DESCENDANTS OF JOHN WILLIAM PROVENCE
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Don Norman
1.JOHN WILLIAM PROVENCE
John William
Provence was probably born about 1720 and died
in about 1776, probably in present day Fayette County
PA. He
first married Elizabeth Thompson. Elizabeth apparently died
before 1765 and John married Sarah (Yard) Wright. Sarah, a
daughter of Joseph and Susannah (Martineau) Yard, was
born in DE in
1724 and was christened in Philadelphia, PA February 28,
1727. She
married Jonathan Wright.
Jonathan died before 1765 and may have
been the John Wright killed by Indians in Frederick
County VA
April 24, 1758.
John and Sarah
lived in present day Fayette County PA about
1767. That area
was then claimed by VA and Sarah Provence is
named in Monongalia County VA Public Claims Records as
having
rendered services during the American Revolution.
Sarah died
sometime after 1796. Her will is dated
April 17,
1796.
Children of John William and Elizabeth (Thomson)
Provence.
2. (1). Jane
m.-------
McCleland
3. (2). Margaret
m.David
Casto Jr.
4. (3). John Jr.
5. (4). Thomas
Children of Jonathan and Sarah (Yard) Wright.
(Step children of
John William Provence.)
6. (1). David
7. (2). Permilia
m.-----
Rockhold
8. (3). Rachel
m.------
Harges
9. (4). Mary
m.------
Brown
10. (5). Benjamin b. 1755
d.c. 1830
m.Sarah
Casto
Children of John William and Sarah (Yard) [Wright]
Provence.
11. (1). Joseph Yard b. 1764
d. 1843
m.Elizabeth Casto
11.JOSEPH YARD PROVENCE 1.JOHN WILLIAM PROVENCE
Joseph Yard
Provence, a son of John William and Sarah (Yard)
[Wright] Provence, was born in present day Fayette County
PA in
1764 and died Wood County VA (WV) in 1846. His will was written
May 5, 1843 and was proven in Wood County March 20, 1846.
He married
Elizabeth Casto. Elizabeth, a daughter
of David
and Phoebe (Gandy) Casto, was born in 1765 and died March
30,
1818.
Joseph's second
wife was Rachel Reed.
Children of Joseph Yard and Elizabeth (Casto) Provence.
12. (1). John William b.Oct 7 1786
13. (2). Benjamin E. b.Oct 7 1786
14. (3). David b.Aug 8 1788
15. (4). Sarah Yard b.Jul 22 1790 d.Feb 28 1826
m.Robert
McClain Jr.
16. (5). Joseph b.Jan 8 1792
17. (6). Elizabeth b.Mar 3 1793
18. (7). Lydia b.Mar 21 1794
19. (8). Patience b.Nov 1 1795
m.Thomas
Boise
20. (9). Samuel b.Mar
5 1797
21. (10).
Thomas b.Jul 10 1798
22. (11).
Jane b.Feb 23 1800
23. (12).
Phoebe b.Mar 7 1801
24. (13).
Jesse b.Sep 29 1802
m.Celia
Spencer
25. (14).
Simeon b.Dec 1 1803
26. (15).
Uriah b.Jan 19 1805
27. (16). Mary
Ann b.Oct 3 1808
28. (17).
Elisha b.Jul 2 1810
m.Ann
Marie Galliton
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Deagan, Tom, Letter to Don Norman Jun 13 1996
Deagan, Tom, Robert McClain family data base
Vickers, Eileen S., "Casto Cousins"