To understand the nature of the information in these group sheets, it is strongly suggested that you read the the Background section. This file now contains the families of 10 Shenandoah Valley Pence progenitors, plus the families of some 35 of their known sons (with their grandsons being gradually added) - providing more than the first three or four generations of the surname in Virginia and those who went west from there.

Augusta/Rockingham County Pence Families The descendants of the brothers Jacob and Valentine Pence of Augusta (now Rockingham) County, Virginia.

The Hawksbill Pences: Shenandoah/Page County The descendants of Lewis, Jacob, Adam and Henry Pence of Shenandoah (now Page) County, Virgnia. [Johann Ludwig, Johann Jacob, Johann Adam and Johann Heinrich Bentz, born Iggelheim, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany]

The Shenandoah County Pence Families The descendants of Michael, Conrad, George Philip and Nicholas Pence of Shenandoah County, Virginia.