Margaret, the second daughter of Robert Barnhill, was born in Ireland, about the year 1736. She was married to Thomas Baird about the year 1754. They had four children before they left Ireland. Three of these died on the passage out. They came out in the ship "Hopewell", that arrived in Halifax, October, 1761. Dorcas, their only child that lived to see Nova Scotia, was married to Alexander, son of John Vance and Mary Kelly his wife, in the year 1777. They settled on the farm that Vinton Faulkner now resides upon at Red Head, Londonderry, where they reared their family, and spend nearly all their lifetime. Mr. Vance died about the year 1828, aged about 74 years, and his wife, Dorcas died about the year 1832, aged 75 years. She was four years old when they came to Nova Scotia.
Mary, the eldest daughter of Alexander and Dorcas Vance, was born in the year 1778. She was married to John Morrison, of Debert in the year 1797. They had five sons and three daughters. She died July 14th, 1850, aged 72 years, and her husband died October 11th, 1857, aged 86 years.
John, the eldest son of Alexander and Dorcas Vance, was born in the year 1779. He was married to Catherine McGregor in the year 1800. They had four sons and five daughters. Mr. Vance died in May, 1869, aged 89 years, and his wife died December, 1869. Thomas, their second son, was born in the year 1783, and was married to Rebecca Carr, in the year 1806. They had four children before they removed to Michigan, U.S., and had a number afterwards. He died there in the year 1860, aged 77 years.
Jane, their second daughter, was born in the year 1785. She was married to Richard Upham, of North River, December 31st, 1805. They had three sons and two daughters. Mr. Upham died in the year 1815, before his son, Richard, was born. Richard was born October, 1815, and she was married again to William Miller, 1819. She died in Truro, in the year 1860, aged 75 years. David, their third son, was born in the year 1786. He left home when about twenty years old, to follow the sea, and never was heard from. Margaret, their third daughter, was born in the year 1791. She was married to Andrew Fulmore, of Five Islands, in the year 1810. They had five sons and four daughters. She died in May, 1836, aged 45 years; her husband was married again. He died May 17th, 1872. Isabel, their fourth daughter, was born in the year 1793. She was married to Robert Simpson, of Economy, in the year 1815. They had five sons and three daughters. They removed to Portland, Me about the year 1845, and died there. Alexander, the fourth son of Alexander and Dorcas Vance, was born February 15th, 1795. He was married to Elizabeth Miller, of Debert, March 17th, 1820. He settled, and built the house that Frederick Pearson, Esq., recently lived in, where they resided until about the year 1834, when they removed to Canada. They had four sons and three daughters. Mrs. Vance died there, and he was married again, and had three sons and four daughters. Mr. Vance died there in the year 1857, aged 62 years. Rebecca, their fifth daughter, was born in the year 1798. She was married to Hugh McInnis in the month of November, 1818. They had four sons and four daughters. They settled on the Wallace Road, near the Folly Lake, and continued there until about 1834, when they removed to Canada. She died there in the year 1858, aged 60 years, and her husband died in the year 1869. James, the fifth and youngest son of Alexander and Dorcas Vance, was born December 1st, 1800. He was married to Margaret daughter of Edward Faulkner and Jane Savage, of Hant's County, August 19th, 1820. They had four sons and two daughters. Mrs. Vance died June 18th, 1845, aged 45 years, and he was married again to Elizabeth, daughter of Henry McLaughlan of Economy and Jane Wilson, widow of the late James Campbell, of the Folly. Mrs. Vance died, and he is living with his son at the Folly.
