Display Patriot - P-112793 - David VANCE

David VANCE

SAR Patriot #: P-112793

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
 

State of Service: NC      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A117314

Birth: abt 1736 / / Ireland
Death: abt 28 Feb 1800 / Mecklenburg / NC

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Enlisted in the 2nd NC Battalion on 29 APR 1776 for a 2 ½ year enlistment term. He served under Colonel John Patten, first in Captain Hall's company and later with Captain Williams' company in the 5th NC
  2. In February 1777 the 2nd NC was ordered to join George Washington's main army and subsequently fought at Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth
  3. Discharged on 10 NOV 1778 before the siege of Charleston

Additional References:
  1. DAR RC # 459666 cites NCDAR, ROSTER OF SOLS FROM NC IN THE AM REV, pg 606,607
  2. "Roster of Rev War Gravesites of Soldiers, Patriots, and Ancestors Buried in North Carolina" - The North Carolina Society Daughters of the Amerian Revolution, Inc
  3. The History of Steele Creek Presbyterian Church 1745-1978, Third Edition, by Historical Committee of 1976

Spouse: Ruth Wilson
Children: Samuel; David; James; Martha; Ruth; Mary; William;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2021-10-15 NM 99044 Robert Edward Vance (220709) Samuel   
2022-08-26 NM 103274 David Charles Vance (223623) Samuel   
2022-08-26 NM 103275 Johnnie Ray Vance (223624) Samuel   
2022-08-26 NM 103276 John D. Vance (223625) Samuel   
2022-08-26 NM 103277 John Milton Vance (223626) Samuel   
2022-08-26 NM 103278 Vernon Paul Vance (223627) Samuel   
2022-11-18 NM 104375 James Lee (224376) Samuel   
2023-05-05 IN 107034 Daniel R. Taylor (226358) Samuel   
Burial:
Steele Creek Presbyterian Church (aka Historic Steele Creek Burying Grounds, Steel Creek) Cemetery (C-0371580)
Location:
Charlotte / Mecklenburg / NC / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
257584
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
35.184111 / -80.956306
Find A Grave Memorial #:
18712392
Marker Type:
SAR Granite Marker
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
16 Jul 2022

Comments:

photo taken and provided with permission of compatriot Robert E. Vance (NM) member 220709



Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
  • From I-77 take I-485 Inner to NC-160 N/Steele Creek Rd in Steele Creek. Take exit 4 from I-485 Inner. Take exit 4 for NC-160 toward Fort Mill
  • Follow NC-160 N/Steele Creek Rd to Steele Creek Pres Ch in Charlotte. Cemetery is on your right at 7001 Steele Creek Road


Author: Robert Edward Vance

Scotch-Irishman David Vance was born about 1736 in County Antrim, Ireland. He came to America in 1754 along with his brothers, Patrick and John, who settled in Franklin County, Pennsylvania where they both served as privates during the war. 

David moved on to Mecklenburg, North Carolina, where he enlisted in the 2nd North Carolina Battalion on 29 April 1776 for a 2½-year enlistment term. He served under Colonel John Patten, first in Captain Hall’s company and later with Captain Williams’ company in the 5th North Carolina Regiment. 

The 2nd North Carolina Regiment helped defend Charleston, South Carolina in 1776, however, David did not join the unit until after this battle [In 1776 the terms Regiment and Battalion were interchangeable]. In February 1777 the 2nd North Carolina was ordered to join George Washington’s main army and subsequently fought at Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. David was discharged on 10 November 1778 before the siege of Charleston.

David lived with his wife, Ruth, in the area between the Steele Creek Presbyterian Church and what is now the Charlotte, North Carolina airport. He died on 28 February 1800 leaving a rather large estate, probated at 1500 pounds. David and Ruth’s children included: Mary, James, John, Martha, Jane, David, William, Samuel, and Ruth. (I am descended from Samuel). Two of David’s sons, David and John were in Captain Taylor’s militia company in 1797, made up of Steele Creek men.
 


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