The first document in this collection is a book entitled Holston Methodism. Pages 206-209 of the book talk about the Vances and page 209 addresses Leah and Sandy Erwin. The second document in this collection is the Cohabitation Records of Leah and…
The document about the slave Venus in this collection is actually a story of Venus from the Clement Dowd biography. It is one page 13 of Life of Vance. Dowd describes Venus as the "warm-hearted old servant who helped rear the children." A footnote…
This collection about Aggy, one of Vance's slaves, includes David Vance Sr.'s Will of 1813, a letter from Mira M. Vance to Margaret, and Priscilla Vance's Will of 1835. In David Vance Sr.'s will, he explains what to do with his slave men and women…
This collection includes the "David Vance Estate Sale Announcement" and "Scan of Estate Sale Document Listing Enslaved Persons." The latter document lists the sale of Venice, Leah and her children, and Ann to M. M. Vance for a total of $1327.00.
Information about enslaved people who lived at the Vance Birthplace. Census records are often of little help when researching enslaved people. The earliest records only count the number of slaves, with no regard to age or gender. Although the details…