William Pence, Jr.

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The 1810 census in Virginia shows them with 2 daughters and 4 sons all under 10 years of age. Family tradition is that William tried to teach his slaves to read and write which got him into conflict with his neighbors. They moved to Butler County, Rossville, Ohio where they were living at the time of the 1820 census. The freed slaves followed the family west. In 1825 William moved his family to Preble County, and settled in Monroe Township, section thirty-one.

He served as captain in the War of 1812. For a number of years he was township trustee. He owned 120 acres of land, which he cleared himself. He was the father of eleven children.

William and Christena both died at a fairly young age within two weeks of each other. There was a severe epidemic of cholera at the time and it is believed they both died from it. [Source: (1) Mary Marie Koontz Arrington, "Cradled by the Masanutten: The Zellers-SellersFamily", Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1986 (2) H. Z. Williams & Bros., Publishers - Cleveland, Ohio: W. W. Williams, 1881, "The History of Preble County, Ohio", (reprint Evansville: Unigraphic, Inc. 1973)

William married Christena Sellers on 15 Sep 1801 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. Christena (daughter of Johannes Zeller and Elizabeth Perkey) was born on 14 Jul 1785 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States; died on 22 Jun 1849 in Preble County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Preble County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]