Births

Wlliam Pence he was born August the 22,1802 Cumberland County and Stte of Pensylvania in West Pensbourough Township.

Nancy Pence she was born October 15,1801 in the land [Ireland: Tiveron (Tyrone Chermin Parish

Susanah Pence she was born April the 26th.1824 in Mifflin County and Milford township in the State of Pensylvania Baptised by John Coulter.

James Smith Pence he was born February 12,1826 in Mifflin County and Milford Township and the State of Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth Armstrong Pence was born April 14,1828 in Stark County and in Perry Township and State Ohio.

William Armstrong Pence he was born in February 5,1832 in Stark County and in Plain township in the State of Ohio.

Robert Lucas Pence he was born the 2nd of June 1835 in Stark County and in Plain Township in the State of Ohio.

Hiram Pence he was born January 22,1843 in Stark County and in Plain Township and in the State of Maio.

Saren Pence she was born September the 4th.Eighteen Hundred and thirty seven in the County of Stark and State of Ohio in Township of Plain.

Family Record - Marriages

William Pence and Nancy Black was married in August the Twenty Second . in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty two in Mifflin County in Milford Township in the State of Pensylvania by the Reverent John Coulter D.D.

William Pence and :Elizabeth Hensel Was married May the 3rd. 1864 in Stark County by the Rev. P. Herbruck.

Deaths

Saren Pence departed her life on the nineteenth Day of October Eight hundred Eighteen hundred and Sixty One aged Twenty Four years and one month and Fifteen days.

November the 18th. 1862 Nancy Pence wife of William Pence Died the 18th. of November 1862 age 62 years 1 month and 13 days.

William,Pence Jr.Departed his life on the 17th. Day of December 1885 in Akron Summit County aged 54 years.

William Pence Sr. departed his Life on the 9th. Day of January 1885 in Canton Stark County Ohio age 82 yrs 4 months 17 days.

James Smith Pence died November 27,1890 at Columlbia City Ind.

Robert L. Perice died I7th. May 1897 at Raber, Whitney [Whitley] County Ind.

Elizabeth Armstrong Rice was born April 14,1828 and Died August 12,1900

William Chrtstain Rice was born Feb. 21,1829 and died Oct. 19 1907.

Lewis Pence was born June 10th A. D. 1803

Sarah Ann Pence Born Oct 15th 1827

Lewis Pence Died June 7th 1858

Prepared by Don T. Mitchell, great great great grandson of Lewis & Rachel Pence, last of St. Paul, Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana.

Transcription of part of a letter from Edker B. Avery of St. Paul, Indiana to his niece, Alice (Avery) Guest, undated (likely written about 1940)

"(1)

[Details unknown]

Polly Pence born in the year of our Lord September 5 1880 her Godmother Polly Pence

Polly died May the 5th 1855

Husband's father - Henry Pence

Husband's mother - Mary Young Pence

Wife's father - Edward Henry Van Hoesin

Wife's mother - Mary Gerard Van Hoesin

Husband - Willis A. Pence

Wife - Mary Helen Van Hoesin

Children of Mr. and Mrs. Willis A. Pence

Etta Alverda Pence born Feb. 25, 1887

Everett Dewitt Pence born Oct. 18, 1888

Mabel Irene Pence born Aug. 19, 1890

Martha Pearl Pence born Aug. 10, 1892

Lulu Helen pence born Sept. 15, 1894

Willis Earl Pence born Jan. 31, 1896

Edward Henry Harold Pence born Nov. 10, 1898

Grandchildren born

Marriages

Joseph E. Stafford and Mary J. Pence Was Married the 25th of May A.D. 1836

Deaths

Ann Jane Pence Wife of A.C.P. died July 28, 1845

Christina Pence Mother of A. C. Pence Died (Date unreadable) aged 83.1.21 days

Joseph Eaton Stafford Died March 31st 1874

Josephine Stafford Daughter of M.J. and J.E. Stafford Died May 31st 1874

Births

Abner C. Pence Was Born June 28, 1808

Ann Jane Pence wife of A.C. Pence was Born Feb. 11, 1809

Barbara Utz wife of A.C. Pence was born Feb. 1st 1806

Lucinda Pence Daughter of A.J. Pence and A.C. Pence was born Mar. 7, 1836

Mary Jane Pence Daughter of A.J.Pence and A.C. Pence was born July 30, 1838

Cyrus B. Pence son of A.J. and A.C. Pence was born Apr. 15th, 1841

Martha Ann Pence Daughter of A.J. and A.C. Pence was born March 21st, 1844

Joseph E. Stafford Was Born the 7th Day of February A.D. 1825

Mary Jane Pence Wife of Joseph E. Stafford Was Born the 31st Day of July A.D. 1835 (or 1836)

John Willis Stafford son of Mary Jane and Joseph E. Stafford Was Born the 15 Day of Aug. A.D. 1857

George Stanton Stafford Was Born the 15 Day of March A.D. 1862

Joseph Eaton Stafford Born Feby 4 1864

Pence Stafford Born May 10 1866

Josephine Stafford only Daughter of M.J. and J.E. Stafford Born May 13 1874 (74 is a guess)

Edith (?) A. Stafford Daughter of ?. ?. and J.W. Stafford was born Dec. 10, 1884 (4 is a guess)

Baptisms

John W. Stafford was Baptized on the 31 Day of Jan AD 1858 by the Reverend B. Winans in the presence of his parents

George S. Stafford was Baptized on the 21 day of Dec AD 1862 by the Rev C.S. Burgerer in the presence of his parents

Notes by Richard A. Pence: Abner Crowbarger Pence, son of George Pence and Christina Crowbarger, was born in Rockingham County, VA [twin]; died 31 May 1889 Clinton County, Indiana; married (1) Ann Jane (Bonner) Lacey 29 Dec 1833 Warren County, Ohio, (2) Barbara Utz 23 Sep 1847 Clinton County, Ind. Ann Jane was the mother of all the children of Abner C. Mary Jane Pence was the second child of Abner C. and Ann Jane and the wife of Joseph E. Stafford.

Christina Pence, mother of Abner C[rowbarger] Pence, nee Crowbarger, wife of George Pence

Births

James McFarland b. January 20, 1797

Jane my corsort was born Feb. 5, 1801

Jackson McFarland b. September 3, 1817

John Ewing McFarland b. July 4, 1819

Sarah McFarland b. April 3, 1821

Anna McFarland b. March 29, 1823

Albert McFarland b. November 10, 1824

Rebecca McFarland b. Oct. 3, 1826

Jasper McFarland b. Aug. 10, 1828

[other side of page]

Cynthia Ann McFarland b. June 21, 1830

James McFarland b. August 25, 1832

William McFarland b. May 17, 1834

Mary Jane McFarland b. May 30, 1836

Newton McFarland b. October 11, 1839

Arthur McFarland was b. August 14, 1844

Araminta McFarland dau. of N. J. And A. M. McFarland b. Ap. 15, 1875

Simeon J. McFarland b. 15 March, 1885

[second page]

Births

Jackon McFarland b. September 3 1817

Artimissa McFarland b. March 2 1826

James Franklin McFarland b. August 9, 1847

John Win McFarland b. April 9, 1849

Nancy Jane b. January 2, 1851

Newton Jackson McFarland b. December 29, 1857

Cyrus Silvester McFarland b. March 1, 1865 (Uncle Boss)

Jonn Pence b. May 13, 1793

Nancy Pence b. March 2, 1788

Margaret Pence b. November 18, 1812

Singular A. Pence b. December 21, 1815

Susannah Pence b. October 16, 1816

Mary Pence b. December 11, 1818

Jane Pence b. March 6 1821

Samuel Pence b. November 12, 1824

Artemissa Pence b. March 2, 1829

Marriages

Jackson McFarland and Artemissa Pence was m. July 13, 1845

Nancy Jane McFarland and William W. Cunningham m. Jan. 4, 1872

James T. McFarland and Mary J. Harper m. Feb. 4, 1872

John E. McFarland and Nancy B. Horn m. 25 September 1873

Deaths

Nancy Pence departed this life February 13th 1860

Margaretta Pence departed this life March 17, 1814

John Pence departed this life February 18, 1865

Mary A. Cunningham Dtl September 14, 1883

Lillie Rado McFarland Dtl Feb. 10, 1887

Mittie McFarland Dtl October 15, 1879

Artemissa dau of C. S. and Susie McFarland Dtl April 13, 1888

C. S. McFarland son of Jackson and Artimissa McFarland Dtl September 5, 1925

James McFarland Dtl October 18, 1871

Jane McFarland Dtl May 14, 1872

Jackson McFarland Dtl August 14, 1883

Newton McFarland Dtl September 2, A.D. 1872

Susannah Wright Dtl Jun 22 A.D. 1895

Artamissa McFarland wife of Jackson died July 6, 1907

James McFarland died Feb. 4, 1917 at 7 a.m.

Nancy Jane wife W. W. Cunningham died Feb. 14, 1924

Additional Information: The above records were hand copied 21 Jan 1982 by Doris Toon Alley from the family Bible in possession of Miss Nancy McFarland, 203 Church Street, Ladonia, Texas. Nancy and her brother Albert Sylvester "Vester" shared the family home at that time and each had health problems. Their paretns were Newton Jackson and Hazzie (Hulsey) McFarland. Their grandparents were Jackson and Artemissa (Pence) McFarland. Vester was b. 1900 and Nancy was b. 1902. After the death of Vester in 1983 Nancy went to the Grove Manor Nursing Home in Honey Grove, Texas. She is now deceased, 1990. Nancy gave me permission on one of my visits to copy some loose in her Bible which contained a short history of John Pence and Nancy Waggoner written by Lola McFarland, youngest dau of James Franklin and Mary Jane Harper McFarland. John Pence and Nancy Waggoner settled in Ky in the 1700s at the Land of the Sinking. Lived there until Artemissa was about 6 [1835] then moved to Green Co. IL near Leitchfield until she was 16. Lmoved to Fanin Co. TX in 1845. In 1846 Artie married. She was tall, thin and very courageous. She died in 1907. Polly Pence Griswold md. Ambrose Griswold. Polly was Nancy Alcorn's mother and lived in Leitchfielld, IL. Samuel Pence buried in CA; Aunt Susan bur. Newton Co. MO. Aunt Jane and Polly are buried near Leitchfield, IL. Singular bur. Hunt Co. Texas (we think). Polly Pence b. to John and Nancy Pence 1827.

Ethel McFarland in Seven Oaks N. Home in Bonham, Texas. When I visited her in April 1983 said she thought John and Nancy Pence were bur in Rehoboth Cem. West of Ladonia. I checked and there were no markers for them. There were Waggoner markers.

[R.A.P.: The covering letter accompanying the above is lost so the name of the writer is not known.)

Publishing Information:

[The main marriage page is blank]

[The secondary marriage page has the following entries. Each is on two lines: the first line ending with "were", the second starting with "married." All the entries were probably written by the same person]

Sarah Tompson and Amos Miller were

Lyman Miller and Alice Babcock were

Clara Miller and Thomas Pence were

Maria Miller and Ira Graham were

Sylvester Miller and Nealie Smith were

Maria Graham and Edward Pence were

[*The last digit on the year has been corrected/altered]

[The birth entries look as if they were all made by the same author, with the possible exception of the last entry. The entries read:]

Amos Miller was born April 2' 1823

[** the two digits "90" look as if they were added at a later date, and appear to be written in a different type of ink]

[***The last digit of the original entry for the year has been inked out now appears as 188[blot]. 1882 has been written directly above the previous entry]

[****The year is very difficult to read on the photocopy, but it appears to read 1884]

[The deaths appear to be written by multiple people. My best guess would be that the first two entries (Amos-Clarence) were by author #1, who was also the author for the birth records. I think a second author did the next three entries (Sarah-Edward). I think author #3 did the next set (Thomas H.-William Cody) although William Cody could belong to author #4. The entry for Nellie is by a new author, and the last entry for Henry is by still another author]

Amos Miller Died July 10" 1891

Marriages

Mr. Joseph Pence and Miss Sarah Rector were joined in Marriage, March 12th 1815.

Mr. Conaway R. Pence was joined in marriage, to Miss Catherine Lucas, March 24th 1837.

Mr. Allen Pence and Miss Elizabeth K. Sparks were joined in marriage August 23rd A.D. 1846.

Mr. George M. P. Lucas and Miss Elizabeth Pence were joined in Marriage, July 10th 1837.

Joseph Pence was born October __ 1796. [Note: there is a blank line for the date.]

Sarah Rector, wife of Joseph Pence, was born December 6th 1797.

Samuel, first son of Joseph and Sarah Pence, was born December 18. 1815.

Conaway R. Pence, 2nd Son of Joseph and Sarah Pence, was born December 25th 1816

Allen Pence, 3rd Son of Joseph and Sarah Pence, was born September 8th 1819.

Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Pence, was born December 28. 1821.

Elizabeth K. Sparks, wife of Allen Pence, was born, April 27th 1826.

George M. P. Lucas was Born Apr. 6th 1818.

Deaths

Samuel, infant Son of Joseph and Sarah Pence, died February 22nd 1816.

Conaway R. Pence, 2nd Son of Joseph and Sarah Pence, died, July 27th 1863.

Joseph Pence, Son of Henry Pence Died March 25th 1871.

Sarah Pence wife of Joseph Pence Died December 26th 1891

George M. P. Lucas Died July 19th 1895.

Mrs. Elizabeth Lucas Died May 27th 1905.

Marriages

Conaway Pence and Catharine Lucas married March 24th 1836

Conaway Pence and Ann Elizabeth Snapp were Married Sunday the 15 day of May AD 1859.

Births

Conaway Pence son of Joseph Pence and Sarah his wife was born December 25th 1816. [Note: at a later date the surname Rector was written in the margin with a line to the word wife.]

Catharine Lucas was born September 26th 1821.

Sarah Ann Pence daughter of Conaway Pence and Catharine his wife was born August 7th 1837.

Eve Pence was born Jan 31st 1842.

Elizabeth Pence was born Jan 18th 1840.

Myrtilla Pence was born March 5th 1844.

Allen Pence was born June 9th 1847.

Joseph Pence was born August 19th 1849.

Two Girls (twins) was born September 3rd 1851

Arabella Pence was born May the 17th 1853.

Thomas Pence was born Janua the 15th 1855.

Albert Pence was born Tuesday the 6th day of March AD 1860.

Infant daughter (dead) Born Tuesday the 17th day of September AD 1861.

Effie Pence was born Thursday the 19th day of November AD 1863.

Ann Elizabeth Snapp was born May 29th AD 1840.

Deaths

Elizabeth Pence died September 22nd 1841.

Two infants (twin girls) died September 3rd 1851.

Thomas Pence died July the 21st 1855.

Catharine Pence departed this life Sunday the 8th day of March at 2. Oclock P.M. A.D. 1857.

Eve Pence departed this life wednsday the 21st day of October at 9. Oclock P.M. A.D. 1857.

Myrtilla Pence departed this life Wednesday 7th day of January AD 1863.

Conaway Pence departed this life Monday 27th day of July. A.D. 1863.

Allen Pence departed this life April 24, 1893

NOTES: Transcription and comments are by Nancy Beach, York County Historical. December, 1997.

Conaway's Bible has loose covers. His name is written on the inside of the front cover, but no other annotations appear there.

The title page says: Philadelphia: Published by Jesper Harding,/No. 57 South Third Street/J. Harding, Printer, 1847

The name on the front cover is written in a different handwriting than the entries in the family record of the book.

The first page contains marriages and one column of births. This page appears to be written by the same person, and at the same time with two possible exceptions. The first exception is the entry for Conaway's second marriage. The second marriage record has a similar handwriting. But the ink is ever so slightly lighter in color, the wording varies in style, and there are minor variances in how the numbers and letters are formed which may indicate that it was written at a different time and possibly by a different person. The second exception is the last birth record on the page (Joseph-1849). It was written with slightly larger lettering and appears to be written at a different time. There are some minor handwritting variances, such as the the style of the number one in the years, but when that variance occurs there are other characters within the entry that match to previous entries ... leading one to believe that they were written by the same person who had minor variantions in style. The first birth record on this page has the word "Rector" written in the margin near Sarah's name. It is in pencil and this word was definately added later and by a different person.

The second page of records contains one column of births and the deaths. The births appear to be written individually at different times. The first three (twins and Thomas) look like they were written by the same person. The next two (Albert and stillborn) appear to be written by the same person, but in a different time than the previous ones. And, the last two (Effie and Ann) look like they were written by the same person, but someone different than the one who wrote the first five entries. The deaths appear to be written individually and at different times too. The first three entries (Elizabeth to Thomas) look as if they were written by the same person ... probably the same person who wrote the first three birth records on this page. The next two, Catharine and Eve, were written by the same person ... probably the same one who made the birth entries for Albert and the stillborn. The death records of Myrtilla and Conaway were written by the same person ... probably the same one who made the birth entries for Effie and Ann. The last entry, for Allen, is in a handwriting that doesn't appear anywhere else in the book.

Notes by Richard A. Pence: This is an elaborate, large King James Version of the Bible. The family records are, as usually the case, included in a section between the Old and New Testaments. The fmily record sheets and others at the begining of the Bible have come loose from the binding. "Enter according to Act of Congress in the year 1895 by J. R. Jones in the Office of Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C."

The Bible was purchased at a yard sale in western Pennsylvania and later given to Robert Hinton of Pennsylvania. During a visit to Washington, D.C., he gave the Bible to Richard A. Pence, a collector of Pence genealogical records.

[new page]

1. Maude Millicent Pence born in the year of our Lord November 29th 1893 at Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska

2. Clarance Lesley Pence born in the year of our Lord February 3, 1896 at Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska

3. Hazle Gertrude Pence born at Schuyler, Neb., in the year of our Lord September 25th, 1897

[change in handwriting]

4. Marie Pence was born in Schuyler, Neb., Aug. 9, 1902

5. Robert Pence was born in Lincoln July 5, 1905

6. Virginia Pence was born in Lincoln, Feb. 3rd, 1907.

[new page]

[back to original handwriting]
Fannie Maud Pence died in the year of our Lord April 25, 1911, at Deadwood, S.D., age 36 years, 6 months & 13 days.

[Change in handwriting, different from both above]

Maud Millicent Pence died September 25th 1911, aged 17 years, 9 months, 25 & 2t days.

[different handwriting, fourth set]

Robert A. Pence died in the year of our Lord July 10, 1923, age 18 yrs & 5 days at Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska

Clara E. Pence died Dec. 5, 1934, at 2:30 p.m. in Canton, Ohio

[new page]

[back to original handwriting, which is apparently that of Joseph M. Pence]

Jospeh Michael Pence bor May 14, 1872 at Hawkristorn, Shenandoah County, Virginia

Francis Maude Smith born in the year of Lord 1874 at [different handwriting] -able Grove, Fulton Co., Ill. Oct. 11

[new page]

[blank]

[The following is a new page containing a flowerly printed form into which the dates and names have been filled in]

This certifies that Joseph M. Pence of Schuyler, Nebraska, and Francis M. Smith of Schuyler, Nebraska, were joined together by me in the bonds of Holy Matrimony at Omaha, Nebraska, on the 15th day of December in the year of our Lord 1892 in presence of H. L. Pence, County Judge Eller /signed/ Joseph M. Pence

Copyright July 1, 1896

Births

1. William H. Pence was born October the 25th 1840

2. Richard Smock was born April the 19th 1837

1. Martha Elizabeth Pence was born October 26th 1863

2. Mary Ellie Pence was born January the 17th 1865

3. Minnie Catherine Pence was born December the 27th 1866

Marriages

Mr. William H. Pence and Miss Rebecca Smock were married on the 21st day of December 1869

Minnie Catherine was married on September 2 1891

Mary Ettie Pence was married on January 6th 1891 to Jo Jacob Singer

Anna L. Pence was married February 19th 1895 to Fred Baum

William H. Pence, Jr. was married December 24th 1895

Deaths

Martha Elizabeth Pence died February the 6th 1864

Jessie Bell Pence died July the 2nd 1876

Samuel Gordon Pence died June 18th 1886

Everett O. Pence died July 12th 1881

Minnie H. Hew died December the 2nd 1894

Hazel Hew died March 6th 1893

Mary Ettie Pence Singer died March 21st 1895

Anna Pence died January 21 1897

Births

William Pence was born December 2nd 1872 - Died March 7 1918

Anna Laura Pence was born on July 2nd 1875

Samuel Gordon Pence was born May 25th 1877

Everett Omer Pence was born June 15th 1880

Hazel Hew was born June 13th 1892

Opel Hew was born January 16th 1894

William H. Pence died October 31st 1900

J. Henry Pence (Dec 17 1896 - Jul 12 1967)

Roy Hugh Pence (Feb 2 1900 - Sept 2 1959)

Hollie Pence (Aug 21 1903 - Jan 11 1980)

Regina Pence (Aug 21 1906 - Aug 1 1930)

Francis Willis Pence (1901 - infancy)

Addie Owens Pence born Nov 10 1877 (wife of William Pence)

James Robert Pence born Jan 28 1925

Donald Ray Pence born Jan 22 1929

James Franklin Owens died Feb 4 1931

Alonzo M. Sawin died Jan 20 1933 (age 56 years)

Brinton Sawin born Jun 4 1905 - died Aug 10 1947

Ray Sawin born Oct 10 1903 - died Dec 31 1966

Govaca Sawin born Jun 19 1898

Nellie V. Sawin (wife of Alonzo M. Sawin) died Apr 4 1933

Wanda June Pence born [omitted]

Addie Pence Phillips died Nov 15 1944

Hugh Waltz Pence born [omitted]

John Phillips died May 9 1947

Brint Sawin died Aug 10 1947

Elizabeth Marie Pence born [omitted]

Hugh Waltz Pence died Aug 21 1951

James Ray Pence born [omitted]

Cathy Lynn Pence born Jul 22 1953 - died Dec 25 1953

Denise June Pence born [omitted]

Evelyn Yarling Pence born [omitted]

Dorothy Terpstra Pence wife of Don Pence [omitted]

Susan Jane Pence daughter of Don & Dorothy [omitted]

Timothy Ray and Tommy Jay Pence twin sons of Don & Dorothy Pence [omitted]

Henry Joe Pence born [omitted] son of Don & Dorothy Pence

Mary Ray Pence born [omitted]

Jean Ann Pence born [omitted]

Jack Lee Owens husband of June Pence Owens born [omitted]

Greogory Clark Owens son of Jack and June [omitted]

Aimee Leigh Owens daughter of Jack and June born [omitted]

Paul Darwin Owens son of Jack and June [omitted]

Thomas Pedro Pence born [omitted]

Timothy Ray Pence married Susan Marie Wisker on Jul 12 1980

Susan Jane Pence married Robert Chiddister On Jul 4 1982

James William Pence son of Jim and Susan Pence [omitted]

Jonathan Ray Pence son of Jim and Susan Pence born [omitted]

Jeffrey Pence son of Jim and Susan Pence born [omitted]

Thomas Jay Pence married Yvonne Gail Bass on July 2 1988

Jennifer Marie Pence born [omitted]

Allison Renee Pence born [omitted] - both daughters of Tom & Yvonne

Jessica Breigh Chiddister, daughter of Bob & Susan Chiddister [omitted]

Baker Andrew Chiddister, son of Bob and Susan Chiddister [omitted]

Births

[first page, top of first column]

Sath Mary Jane Pursely was born 27th of February 1836

William T. Dawes 97

Father Lee born October 18 1873 auzz [?]

[second column, first page]

Jerome Robert Dawes was born January 21 1862

Abraham Jenkins was born April the 23rd 1864

Abraham Dawes was born February 5 1800

Sarah Dawes was born February the 3rd 1801

William Eslia Dawes was borned September the 4th 1869

[second page, first column]

John Dawes was born 1824 the 15th day of January

William E. Dawes born the 25th day of February 1825

[the following entry is crossed out]

John Wesley Dawes was born the 18th day of February 1824

Margaret Jane Dawes born the 21st of October 1826

Robert Pence Dawes was born the 25th day of October 1829

Mary Ann Dawes was born the 23rd day of November 1830

[second column, second page, Births]

Abraham Dawes was born the 26th of July 1839

Elijah Dawes was born June the 1st 1834

James Dawes born the the 8th day of March 1833 and dide [sic] August 2 1833

Susan Dawes born the 11th day of May 183

[the following entry is crossed out]

Abraham Dawes born 31st day of July 1839

Labon Jones Dawes born the 5th day of February 1843

Samuel Dawes was born June 10 1846

Marriages

[third page]

John W. Dawes and Malinda J. Stephenson was married October the 28th 1846

Robert Pence Dawes and Margaret Emaline Rayburn was married the 23rd day of October 1850

William E. Dawes and S. M. J. Pursely was married October the 7th 1859

Abraham Dawes and Agnes Kirkpatrick was married October the 23rd 1860

Margaret J. Dawes and William A. Pollock was married October the 5th 1841

Mary A. Dawes and J. J. Taylor was married July 27th 1853

Susan Dawes and J. H. Bridgewaters was married July 17th 1854

L. J. Dawes and Sarah Irene Borthick was married September the 3rd 1868

Sam Dawes and Gallie Phillips

Deaths

[fourth page, first column]

S. M. J. Dawes departed this life August the 9th 1853

Abraham Dawes signor [sr.] departed this life May the 4th 1859

Jame H. Bridgewaters departed this life July the 18th 1867

Cindrella Wiley Jennings died December 17th 1916

Susan Dawes Bridgewater Taylor died October 9 1920

Charles H. Taylor died October 4th 1919

[fourth page, second column]

A. J. Dawes departed this life July the 12th 1865

Bolney Augburn Bridgewaters died September the 19th 1856

James Fulton Bridgewaters died February the 9th 1857

James Dawes died August the 28th 1833

List of births:

John Pence was born June 3, 1820

His father is Jacob Pence and his mother is Christina
Eliza Ann Pence was born September 9, 1822
Margaret Pence was born April 11, 1826
Isabella Pence was born February 26, 1828
Annie Pence was born May 12, 1830
Robert Pence was born July 5, 1832
Daniel Pence was born May 21, 1834

Next page, last page before the New Testament title page]

Mary Frances Pence was born May 25, 1838

Sarah Jane Pence was born April 9, 1840
Joseph M. Pence was born August 28, 1842

On a page by itself:

Joseph M. Pence died March 5, 6 months and 3 days.

On another page:

What looks like "Jacob Mar------"

Below which is written:

Book sold at sale at Adison August 2th, 1924."

On the page opposite of the above:

An undecipherable entry which appears to begin with the word "Jacob" and end with "---- 5, 1818." Under that is a line and below the line "Jacob -------" is written at least twice, along with several other undecipherable words.

Additional Notes by Richard A. Pence: The Bible is in the possession of Ms. Reilly, who purchased it at an antique store in Urbana, Ohio, in 1995. The page size of the Bible is about 4 inches by 6 inches. The entries were on blank pages prior to the New Testament. The Bible is printed in German and the following, from the New Testament Title page, is apparently the publisher and place and date:

Philabelphia:

There is another page with writing on it. It is possible the first word on this page is also "Jacob" and it ends with "1819." The marriage bond for Jacob Pence and Christina Shepp in Rockingham County is dated 3 March 1819 and it appears that the various "scratchings" with the years 1818 and 1819 in them may be related to that.

The above is not all of what is written in the Bible, as some of it is illegible and it appears that some of this is merely "handwriting practice" for the person who made the entries.

Jacob Pence was likely born in York County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Pence (Johann Jacob Bentz) and wife Elizabeth (maiden name unkown). The senior Jacob migrated first to Rockingham County, Virginia, and then to Miami County, Ohio, and then settled in Warren County, Ohio. In the estate papers relating to the senior Jacob Pence in Warren County is a letter to Jacob's son John, who was adminitrator of his father's estate, from a Michael Bentz of York County (John's first Cousin) relating to the settlement of the estate of the senior Jacob's father, Johann Micahel Bentz (Michael Bentz) of York County.

Transcribed by Brenda Brent Gordon November 17, 2000

Brenda's Note: The following has been typed as accurately as possible, but any words in italics or parentheses are notes which my Uncle Claude Jackson wrote on my copy for clarification or information which I personally know to be true.

(1^st Generation)

(2^nd Generation)

Their Children

(3^rd Generation)

D. Frank & Ella D. Pence's children

4^th Generation

Grandchildren (Known to be children of Grace and Claude Jackson)

James Franklin Jackson Born July 7^th 1904

John Breckenridge Jackson born May 20^th 1908

Robt M Lees & Malvinas children

Mary Elizabeth Lee was born June 23^rd 1851

Ada Lee born November 25^th 1859 (could be 1859)

Robert E. Lee born Oct 31^st 1863

Josiah and Mary Pences children

Wm. H. Pence born May 13^th 1852

Robt Pence born Feb 8^th 1855

Anna Mary Pence born May 21^st 1857

Thos Pence born Jany 24 1860

Dannie Pence Aug 11^th 1862

Alice Pence born Oct 8^th 1864

Emma Pence born Dec 15^th 1867

D. Frank Lee Jan 26^th 1875 (Listed in this order, but with the name Lee, he may be another child of Robert and Malvina?)

4^th Generation

Grandchildren (other two children of Grace Pence and Claude Jackson)

Imogene EllaNora Jackson born Aug 3d 1910 (Brenda's mother)

Claude Anna Jackson born Apr 28^th 1913 (Brenda's uncle - attested to most of my information in 1984 letter)

W. C. Pence's children (William Collis)

Sarah Ella Pence - born Nov 6^th 1914

Frank Durham Pence Apr 10^th 1918

Daniel B. Pence & Imogene Johnson were married June 6^th 1830

Robt. M. Lee & Malvina Pence were married October 27 1846

Josiah Pence & Mary J. Pence were married April 24^th 1851

D Frank Pence & Ella Smith were married Oct 31^st 1883 by Elder Mark Collis

Wm. Claud Jackson and Grace Maria Pence were married May 8^th 1902 by Elder John Shouse in Lex.

Sarah E. Pence & Thomas McGee were married Aug 10^th 1935 at St. Lukes Methodist parsonage, Covington, Ky.

Virgil W. Easley & Mary Elizabeth Lee were married September the 8^th 1868 by Rev. ?? McNeasny

James L. Jackson & Annie M. Pence were married November 9^th 1875 by Rev. Hiram Ford

Wm.(?) H. Pence & Cora Belle Offutt were married Oct 13^th 1883 by Rev. Hiram Ford (Probably son of Josiah Pence)

Edward H. Pence and Ida L. Cooper were married Nov 18^th 1896 by Squire Hause in Jeffersonville, Ind.

Howard Bennett and Imogene Pence were married Sept 1^st 1913 by Rev. Burdsell???

Wm. Collis Pence and Hattie Durham were married Dec. 25^th 1913 by Rev. Asa Ker?? at Lebanon, Ohio

The first list discovered was made early this century by Mary Catherine Pence, a granddaughter of Henry's son Benjamin, in Bartholomew Co., Ind. A copy of the list was placed in K. A. Pence's Judge John Pence in the Indiana State Library 15 Apr. 1933 by Charles Pence, a grandson of Henry's son Benjamin. Charles' son, Roger, sent a handwritten copy to the author in 1971 and in July of 1972 Roger accompanied the author to view the list, which had been copied into the back of an old ledger book by Mary C. Pence. Roger Pence wrote that it was copied from a record included in family papers given Mary C. by her grandfather. The ledger, which has the date 14 June 1910 along with Mary C. Pence's name and address at that time, was in the possession of her nephew, Frank (Benamin Franklin) Roupp, Rt. 2, Edinburg, German Twp., Bartholomew Co. At this writing (Nov. 1996), children of Frank Roupp seem not to know where the ledger might be.

Following the birth date of each child is inscribed a zodiac sign. The dates of birth do not correspond to the normal dates associated with these signs. It is believed that the signs are "moon signs" similiar to those still found on some calendars. The early German immigrants used these signs as a guide to when to plant certain crops. (Samples of these can be found in, for instance, The Farmers Almanac.) Comparision of the signs with the signs for the dates involved (calculated with a computer program) shows that at least 12 of them correlate to these signs. All of these children no doubt were born near the Little Hawksbill Creek just east of the present-day town of Stanley in Page Co., Va.; however, because of county boundary development, the first five were born in then-Frederick Co. and the rest in then-Shenandoah Co. Following is the family record sent to the author by Roger Pence, who copied it from his father's list. The author has verified it against the list Mary C. Pence placed in the ledger book.

Family Record of Henry Pence

This record was copied from the family record loaned to my father by Mary Catherine Pence, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Pence, son of Benjamin Pence, son of Henry Pence, whose German name was Heinrich Bentz. Henry Pence and Mary Flowers came from Germany to the United States about the year 1760 [incorrect as to Henry, but perhaps correct for Mary] and were married in Virginia.

Births of Children

1. George Pence, born August 16 - 1766 Sign - Goat
2. Jacob Pence, born September 15 - 1767 Sign - Crab
3. Henry Pence, born September 4 - 1768 Sign - Twins
4. Abram Pence, born September 7 - 1769 Sign - Fish
5. Magdalene Pence, born January 31 - 1771 Sign - Lion
6. Susannah Pence, born July 4 - 1772 Sign - Crab
7. John Pence, born January 15 - 1774 Sign - Fish
8. Barbara, born November 2 - 1775 Sign - Fish
9. David Pence, born February 4 - 1777 Sign - Goat
10. Joseph Pence, born September 26 - 1778 Sign - Fish
11. Samuel Pence, born February 4 - 1780 Sign - Water-man
12. Anna Pence, born October 10 - 1781 Sign - Goat
13. Isaac Pence, born July 23 - 1784 Sign - Virgo
14. Elizabeth Pence, born June 22 - 1786 Sign - Fish
15. Benjamin Pence, born April 25 - 1787 Sign - Lion
16. Mary Pence, born June 9 - 1789 Sign - Fish
17. Reuben Pence, born June 28 - 1791 Sign - Ox

The second list of these children appeared in the Citizen, a newspapter in Champaign Co. in 1879, as follows:

PENCE (BENTZ)

TREMONT CITY, O., July 22, 1879 - MESSRS. EDITORS: You will confer a special favor upon not only the writer, but a very large circle of friends and relatives, by giving publicity to the following genealogical record of the Pence family. While on a visit to David Pence, of Madriver township, the writer obtained from Mr. Pence the family record; which was commenced 118 years ago. Henry Pence, the father, and Mary Blimly, the mother, emigrated from Germany in their youth. Henry Pence was born A. D. 1740, just 36 years prior to the Declaration of American Independence, and died A. D. 1826, being 86 years old at his death. Mary Pence died A. D. 1829 in her 80th year. Their family consisted of nineteen children, two of whom died in infancy, and whose names are not given. The other seventeen grew to man and womanhood, were all married, and together with their wives and husbands were at one time gathered around the family board during the lifetime of both parents. The record is in the German language, but was translated by the Rev. John Pence, as follows, giving their births in their respective order: George, August 16, 1766; Jacob, Sept. 15, 1767; Henry, Jan. 4, 1768; Abraham, Sept. 7, 1769; Magdalena, Jan. 3, 1771; Susannah, June 4, 1772; John, Jan. 15, 1774; Barbary, Nov. 2, 1775; David, Feb. 4, 1777; Joseph, Sept 26, 1778; Samuel, Feb. 4, 1780; Anna, Oct. 10, 1781; Isaac, July 21, 1784; Elizabeth, Feb. 22, 1786; Benjamin, April 25, 1787; Mary, June 9, 1789; Reuben, June 28, 1791. The original name was Bentz, but by reason of the German dialect the name stands as above. I will not trespass upon your indulgence by giving anything additional at present.

Yours truly, S. H. Wallace

[Believed to bs Squire Wallace, whose mother was a Pence]

S. H. Wallace is believed to be Squire H. Wallace, the son of Edward L. Wallace and Anna Pence, who was a granddaughter of Henry Pence through his son Jacob.

Note that there are five minor differences in the two lists, no doubt the result of copying errors in one or both lists:

1. Henry, 4 Sep. 1768 in list 1; 4 Jan. 1768 in list 2 (exactly eight months).
2. Magdalene, 31 Jan. 1771 in list 1; 3 Jan. 1771 in list 2 (28 days).
3. Susannah, 4 July 1772 in list 1; 4 June 1772 in list 2 (exactly one month).
4. Isaac, 23 July 1784 in list 1; 21 July 1784 in list 2 (two days).
5. Elizabeth, 22 June 1786 in list 1; 22 Feb. 1786 (exactly four months).

David Pence, in whose possession the Ohio record was in 1879 was the son of Henry's son Abraham. It was doubtless David who provided the list of children (without birthdates) that appears in Beers' history of Champaign Co. The Rev. John Pence, who translated the Ohio list, was a long-time Lutheran minister in Clark Co., Oh., and was a great grandson of Valentine Pence of Augusta (now Rockingham) Co., Va., and unrelated to the Hawksbill Pences.

James Britton Neese brother of the aforesaid Henry Neese was born Jan 22 A.D. 1802

Elizabeth Boseman was born April 19, 1884

Dearrell Willis Neese son of Abraham and Elizabeth Neese was born December 25, A.D. 1837

The daughter of Barbara Neese whose name was Barbara ? Neese was born the ? day of May 1846 and departed this life the 25th of June 1846

Alan Neese son of L.A. Neese was born the 8th of April 184(8?)

? Neese was born October 7th(?) A.D. 1858

Mahala Ann Neese Daughter of Davis and Margaret Neese was born April 20th A.D. 1831

Thomas Neese son of Davis and Margaret Neese was born October 13, 1833

William Louis Neese son of Davis and Margaret Neese was born September 1st A.D. 1836

James B. Neese son of Davis Neese and Margaret Neese was born the 21 day of June 1841(?)

Dorus Elmore Neese son of Davis Neese and Margaret Neese was born the 21 day of May 184(4 or 7)

Daniel ? ? (maybe Jacob Leonard) was born February the 8th A.D. 1856

? sixth Barbara Caroline Neese was born Feb. 25th A.D. 1826

? seventh Rebecca Neese was born July 17th 1829

? eighth James Britton ? (assume Neese) was born January 3rd ?

? (assume ninth) Henry Irwin ? (assume Neese) ? (assume: was born) February ? 1833

? E. L. Neese ? born ? the 1864

? Thomas ? born the 2 ?

? E. ? ? born April ? ? 1860

John ? ? November ? 1861

Deaths

James Britton Neese son of Henry and Anna Neese departed this life March ? A.D. 18(?)2

Anna Pence wife of Henry Neese departed this life December 21st 1862

Henry Neese Departed this life the (?) of February 1848

Ann Neese the wife of Lewallen Neese Departed this Life the 2(?) April 186(?)

Saxsome(?) Boseman(?) departed this life Jan. 26th 1896

James Britton Neese brother of the aforesaid Henry Neese departed this life Sept. 6th A.D. 1828 between the hours of 8 and 9 oclock A.M. aged 25 years and 11 months

Nancy ? ? departed this life April the 30th 1854

? Neese depart ?

Melton(?) departed this life April ? 1857

Jane Neese wife of Lewallen Neese departed this life ? 1896

Lewallen Neese departed this life 30th of Sept. 1896

Rachel(?) ? ? ?

Marriages

Henry Neese and Anna Pence was married January the 5th Anno (assume: Domini) 1812

Margaret Neese daughter of (assume: the above) was married (assume: to Davis) Neese ?

Allen Neese (assume: son of ) the above (assume: was married) to Mary Craft ? A.D. 1829

Mary Neese (assume: daughter of the) above was married to ? A. Pool on ?

Lewallen (assume: Neese) and ? Hamlick(?) (assume: was married) ? A.D. 1862