An email about Nancy Vance
Last week I recived an email from my Uncle Skip with the following information regarding Nancy Vance (one of my great-great grandmothers):
At Summer Quarters on May 3,1848, Nancy recieved a letter from her father"togeather with $5.00 requesting her to act her pleasure about coming back". She returned to Winter Quarters and later married William Shin Wordsworth by whom she had thre additional children. The daughter, Hannah, adopted the Wordsworth name and later married a Mr. Harris. It all started 1Dec 1847,there was a council and John D. Lee's case was considered. Most of his wives and adopted sons were dissatisfied with him and it was so managed to let all go free who chose when 2 wives and almost all of his adopted children stepped out....
JOHN DOYLE LEE, ZEALOT,PIONEER BUILDER, SCAPEGOAT, page 382;
NOTE: In the fall of 1845 Lee married Nancy Ann Vance, daughter of John Vance. She was born 29 Sep 1824; baptized 1 Oct 1839. Her daughter, Hannah, was born at Winter Quarters in 1846. At Summer Quarters on 3 May1848, she received a letter from her father "together with $5 requesting her to act her pleasure about coming back." She returned to Winter Quarters, and later married William Shin Wordsworth by whom she had three additional children. The daughter, Hannah, adopted the Wordsworth name, and later marrieda Mr. Harris.
RESIDENCE 1848: FHL book 921.73/L513dj, page 24-25;
"W.Quarters. Wed., May 3rd, '48. Light clouds flying, Wind high W.J.D. Lee cleaning up his Beans & loading some of his waggons. About 4 P.M. John Harmon Young, A.D. Young's Bro., arrived fromTenn. Reported that he left his [family] quite low, entirely unable to Travel & that he had come to let us know the cause[of] his delay. Brought no mony with him. Said that he wanted his Family sent back to him thought that he could do better towards making an outfit in Tennessee than what he could do here& perhaps collect Some of the Estate that was left in his hands. About 5 commenced raining. Mr. Young also brought Letters from A.D. Young to J.D. Lee & one from Lewis Vance to Nancy Ann, his Daughter, to geather with $5 requesting her to act her pleasureabout coming back."
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 1847 Jedediah M. Grant - Willard Snow Company Departure: 19 June 1847Arrival: 4 October 1847
Lee, Hannah (infant) Lee, Nancy Ann Vance (22)Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868Lee, HannahBirth Date: 1846Death Date: unknownGender: Female Age: infant Company: Jedediah M. Grant - Willard Snow Company (1847)Pioneer Information: She is the daughter of John Doyle Lee and Nancy Ann Vance Lee, and she may have gone by the surname, "Wordsworth."
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868Lee, Nancy Ann VanceBirth Date: 29 Sep. 1824
Death Date: 30 Oct. 1851Gender: FemaleAge: 22Company: Jedediah M. Grant - Willard Snow Company (1847)
Pioneer Information:
She is listed on roster as Nancy Ann Vance. Sources:Journal History, 21 June 1847, p. 33
FAMILIES OF JOHN D. LEE --CHAPTER 11
Posterity of Nancy Ann Vance (1824 - 1851)Listing 2 descendants for 2 generations.8832. Nancy Ann1 VANCE was born 29Sep 1824 in Morgan, Illinois. She was the daughter of John VANCE and Sarah Lavinia Gant PERKINS. Nancy died 30Oct 1851.In the fall of 1845, John D. Lee married Nancy Ann Vance as his tenth wife. Lee had baptized several families of Youngs in Tennessee during his missionary days there, including David Adolphous, with his wife and three of his children. Lee had married two of the girls, Lavina and Polly. David's wife, whose name was Elizabeth Vance, was probably a sister to Lewis Vance and an aunt to Nancy Ann.
A nephew, who could have been a cousin of Nancy Ann Vance, whose name was Adolphia, also joined the Church with his wife, Rhoda, and several children. Both David Adolphous and Adolphia and their families gathered with the Saints at Nauvoo in 1842. Both families departed the city with the body of the Church in 1846, making their way across Iowa to Winter Quarters.While at Winter Quarters, Adolphia learned that his father was critically ill, and not expected to live. Leaving his wife and family with Lee, he immediately started back to Tennessee.
Several months later, John Harmon Young, Adolphia's brother, arrived at Summer Quarters with a message from Adolphia. He was to tell Lee that Adolphia, himself, was seriously ill and would be unable to return in time to travel to the Valley with the company that season. He asked that Lee see that his family was sent back to Tennessee, and when he recovered sufficiently, he would put together his outfit and take his family on to the Valley.Mr. Harmon, who was not a member of the Church, also had a letter for Nancy Ann Vance from her father. It contained $5.00, with which, if she so desired, she could return home, home meaning back to Tennessee. She decided to return, probably making the trip back with Mr. Harmon. Little was known about Nancy during that time, but it was apparent that she later made her way back west, possibly with Adolphia and his family when they went west in 1852. She, however, never returned to John D. Lee, but married a Mormon, William Shin Wardsworth. She had borne a child Hannah by John D. Lee at Winter Quarters in 1846. Hannah later adopted the Wardsworth name and married Mr. Harris. She married (1) John Doyle LEE 1845/1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. They had 1 child:8833.Fi. Hannah Lee WARDSWORTH, born 1846 in Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska. She married ________ HARRIS.Nancy married (2) William Shin WARDSWORTH 31Mar 1847 in Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska.1850
United States Federal Census-Utah CountyHome in 1850(City,County,State): Utah, Utah Territory, pg 138, family # 281Household Members: Name AgeWilliam Wadsworth 41-b. N.Y.-fisherman-$100Nancy A Wadsworth 24- b. IllEliza J Wadsworth 1-b. DeseretMary Langley 24-b. TnEliza Langley 7-b. IllMary Langley 5-b.IowaGeorge Langley 3-b.DeseretJohn Wiser 24 -b. N.Y.
At Summer Quarters on May 3,1848, Nancy recieved a letter from her father"togeather with $5.00 requesting her to act her pleasure about coming back". She returned to Winter Quarters and later married William Shin Wordsworth by whom she had thre additional children. The daughter, Hannah, adopted the Wordsworth name and later married a Mr. Harris. It all started 1Dec 1847,there was a council and John D. Lee's case was considered. Most of his wives and adopted sons were dissatisfied with him and it was so managed to let all go free who chose when 2 wives and almost all of his adopted children stepped out....
JOHN DOYLE LEE, ZEALOT,PIONEER BUILDER, SCAPEGOAT, page 382;
NOTE: In the fall of 1845 Lee married Nancy Ann Vance, daughter of John Vance. She was born 29 Sep 1824; baptized 1 Oct 1839. Her daughter, Hannah, was born at Winter Quarters in 1846. At Summer Quarters on 3 May1848, she received a letter from her father "together with $5 requesting her to act her pleasure about coming back." She returned to Winter Quarters, and later married William Shin Wordsworth by whom she had three additional children. The daughter, Hannah, adopted the Wordsworth name, and later marrieda Mr. Harris.
RESIDENCE 1848: FHL book 921.73/L513dj, page 24-25;
"W.Quarters. Wed., May 3rd, '48. Light clouds flying, Wind high W.J.D. Lee cleaning up his Beans & loading some of his waggons. About 4 P.M. John Harmon Young, A.D. Young's Bro., arrived fromTenn. Reported that he left his [family] quite low, entirely unable to Travel & that he had come to let us know the cause[of] his delay. Brought no mony with him. Said that he wanted his Family sent back to him thought that he could do better towards making an outfit in Tennessee than what he could do here& perhaps collect Some of the Estate that was left in his hands. About 5 commenced raining. Mr. Young also brought Letters from A.D. Young to J.D. Lee & one from Lewis Vance to Nancy Ann, his Daughter, to geather with $5 requesting her to act her pleasureabout coming back."
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 1847 Jedediah M. Grant - Willard Snow Company Departure: 19 June 1847Arrival: 4 October 1847
Lee, Hannah (infant) Lee, Nancy Ann Vance (22)Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868Lee, HannahBirth Date: 1846Death Date: unknownGender: Female Age: infant Company: Jedediah M. Grant - Willard Snow Company (1847)Pioneer Information: She is the daughter of John Doyle Lee and Nancy Ann Vance Lee, and she may have gone by the surname, "Wordsworth."
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868Lee, Nancy Ann VanceBirth Date: 29 Sep. 1824
Death Date: 30 Oct. 1851Gender: FemaleAge: 22Company: Jedediah M. Grant - Willard Snow Company (1847)
Pioneer Information:
She is listed on roster as Nancy Ann Vance. Sources:Journal History, 21 June 1847, p. 33
FAMILIES OF JOHN D. LEE --CHAPTER 11
Posterity of Nancy Ann Vance (1824 - 1851)Listing 2 descendants for 2 generations.8832. Nancy Ann1 VANCE was born 29Sep 1824 in Morgan, Illinois. She was the daughter of John VANCE and Sarah Lavinia Gant PERKINS. Nancy died 30Oct 1851.In the fall of 1845, John D. Lee married Nancy Ann Vance as his tenth wife. Lee had baptized several families of Youngs in Tennessee during his missionary days there, including David Adolphous, with his wife and three of his children. Lee had married two of the girls, Lavina and Polly. David's wife, whose name was Elizabeth Vance, was probably a sister to Lewis Vance and an aunt to Nancy Ann.
A nephew, who could have been a cousin of Nancy Ann Vance, whose name was Adolphia, also joined the Church with his wife, Rhoda, and several children. Both David Adolphous and Adolphia and their families gathered with the Saints at Nauvoo in 1842. Both families departed the city with the body of the Church in 1846, making their way across Iowa to Winter Quarters.While at Winter Quarters, Adolphia learned that his father was critically ill, and not expected to live. Leaving his wife and family with Lee, he immediately started back to Tennessee.
Several months later, John Harmon Young, Adolphia's brother, arrived at Summer Quarters with a message from Adolphia. He was to tell Lee that Adolphia, himself, was seriously ill and would be unable to return in time to travel to the Valley with the company that season. He asked that Lee see that his family was sent back to Tennessee, and when he recovered sufficiently, he would put together his outfit and take his family on to the Valley.Mr. Harmon, who was not a member of the Church, also had a letter for Nancy Ann Vance from her father. It contained $5.00, with which, if she so desired, she could return home, home meaning back to Tennessee. She decided to return, probably making the trip back with Mr. Harmon. Little was known about Nancy during that time, but it was apparent that she later made her way back west, possibly with Adolphia and his family when they went west in 1852. She, however, never returned to John D. Lee, but married a Mormon, William Shin Wardsworth. She had borne a child Hannah by John D. Lee at Winter Quarters in 1846. Hannah later adopted the Wardsworth name and married Mr. Harris. She married (1) John Doyle LEE 1845/1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. They had 1 child:8833.Fi. Hannah Lee WARDSWORTH, born 1846 in Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska. She married ________ HARRIS.Nancy married (2) William Shin WARDSWORTH 31Mar 1847 in Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska.1850
United States Federal Census-Utah CountyHome in 1850(City,County,State): Utah, Utah Territory, pg 138, family # 281Household Members: Name AgeWilliam Wadsworth 41-b. N.Y.-fisherman-$100Nancy A Wadsworth 24- b. IllEliza J Wadsworth 1-b. DeseretMary Langley 24-b. TnEliza Langley 7-b. IllMary Langley 5-b.IowaGeorge Langley 3-b.DeseretJohn Wiser 24 -b. N.Y.
