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PACE FAMILY HISTORY

William Shelton (1.5) is a direct ancestor of the authors.  William Shelton married Martha Pace (16), another direct ancestor of the authors.  Martha is the author’s youngest ancestor born with the surname of Pace and establishes the author’s Pace line.  Martha is the daughter of William Pace, Jr. and Elizabeth (Wininger) Pace.  William Pace, Jr. is the son of William Pace, Sr., the author’s oldest proven ancestor with the surname of Pace.  There is much written on the ancestors of William Pace, Sr. which unfortunately has not been authenticated by the authors.  The authors felt that the verification of this ancestry was beyond the scope of this book.

Because of the numerous intermarriages between the author’s Shelton, Pace and Wininger lines, it was decided to include all three major lines.  This section of the book includes not only the undocumented ancestry of the author’s oldest proven Pace ancestor, William Pace, Sr., but also includes literally thousands of descendants of William Pace, Sr.  Much more information is published on the ancestry of William Pace, Sr., but it was felt that the inclusion of this material would give too much of an appearance that the authors believed that this ancestry was accurate.

The authors have reluctantly included the ancestry of William Pace, Sr. because it was felt that this ancestry is not documented and is considered by the authors to be speculative in nature.  The authors have found some evidence linking William Pace, Sr. of the Scott County, Virginia to the Pace’s of Fluvanna County, Virginia.  The only evidence found are marriage licenses of four of William Pace’s (14) children in Fluvanna County, Virginia.  The authors do believe that this connection is plausible and have found no evidence disproving this connection.  However, the authors have not throughly researched this ancestry and it is hoped that future researchers will take the time to verify this ancestry with good primary documentation.  As comprehensive as this book has evolved into, some priorities had to be established.  Unfortunately, the verification of the Pace ancestry was not vigorously pursued.  It is hoped that readers of this book will not accept this ancestry as factual, but as input for their own future research.

Several articles in the “Pace Society of America Bulletin” are the primary source for this research material as well as the eight page “Maycock Papers” pamphlet.  As of the printing of this book, most back issues of the “Pace Society of America Bulletin” and the “Maycock Papers” are available from the historian of the Pace Society.  An article in the “Pace Society of America Bulletin” written by Robert Malone provides good research material for supporting the connection between Richard Pace (the immigrant and Jamestown resident) and John Pace (of Middlesex County, Virginia).  The authors would appreciate any additional primary source documentation that would help establish the ancestry of William Pace, Sr.  If this ancestry could be proven in detail, then Pace descendants included in this book would be linked back to America’s first area of settlement by the English.  Richard Pace played a important role in the establishment of Jamestown and colonization of America.

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A note should be made about a calendar conversion that occurred throughout the English colonies in the mid 1700’s.  Prior to 1752, the English colonies in America used the Julian calendar which had the first day of the year falling on the 25th of March.  This was the day of the Feast of the Annunciation (commonly called Lady Day) which commerates the visit of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to inform her that she would be the mother of the Messiah (Luke 1:26 - 28).  Note that this day is exactly nine months prior to Christmas, when the birth of Jesus is celebrated.  Therefore, January, February and most of March used to be the last months of each calendar year.  When the Julian calendar was replaced by the Gregorian calendar, each new year started on January 1st (as it is today).  Other modifications were made so that as the centuries past, the dates would always remain the same time of the year as the Julian calendar was now known to be several days off.  Because of this calendar change, all dates known or suspected of being Julian, use double dating (year) for the dates that fall between January 1st and March 24th, inclusive.  This is done by taking the Julian date (old calendar year which was actually transcribed in older documents) and then adding one year to convert it to today’s Gregorian date (so that we could better relate to the date).  To the unknowledgeable researcher, a marriage in December and death in February of the same year would appear to be an error when in reality February was two months later.  A date shown as March 3, 1765/1766 indicates that the Julian date (as recorded on the source document) would be 1765 and that the converted date to our new calendar system would be 1766.

RICHARD PACE (A1) was born in England sometime in the latter part of the 1580s and immigrated to the Jamestown settlement in Virginia between 1610 and 1616.  An entry in the Marriage Register of Saint Dunstan’s reads:  “Richard Pace of Wapping Wall Carpenter and Isabell Smyth of the same marryed the 5th day of October 1608.”  Wapping is very near the City of London.  One fact which strengthens the connection between Richard Pace of Pace’s Paines and Richard Pace of Wapping, England, is that William Perry, member of Pace’s Paine and second husband of Isabella, was previously married at Poplar which is only a short distance from Wapping.  Another Marriage Register of Saint Dunstan’s reads:  “William Perry, Mariner, of Poplar, married Elizabeth Withers November 30, 1618.”

Richard and Isabella Pace established a plantation known as “Pace’s Paines.”  This historic plantation has been recognized by a roadside marker:  “Pace’s Paines  -  This place, seven miles north, was settled by Richard Pace in 1620.  On the night before the Indian Massacre on March 22, 1622, an Indian, Chanco, revealed the plot to Pace, who reached Jamestown in time to save the settlers in that vicinity.”

Both Richard and Isabella Pace were each granted land in 1620.  To encourage settlement of the colony, planters were granted fifty acres of land for every person whose passage to Virginia was paid for by the planter.  Richard Pace brought six people over to Virginia under this arrangement.  Richard and Isabella Pace’s son, George, repatented the same land in 1628, all 400 acres were given as patented on December 5, 1620.  Richard and Isabella Pace were the parents of only one son:

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  George Pace (A2), b. 1609, England

Richard Pace was obviously a leader in the Jamestown settlement as evidenced by several facts.  Richard could afford the expense of arranging the passage of six people in exchange for land.  He was one of the few colonists that immigrated to Virginia with his wife.  Richard’s land grant and several surrounding grants were known as “Pace’s Paine,” an old English term for acres or fields.  His leadership was also demonstrated when he learned of the impending Indian attack from his Indian friend and his swift action of crossing the James River to warn the Jamestown settlers.  Without his warning, most of the settlement would have been massacred instead of the almost 350 settlers who died in the raid.  Richard Pace died between 1623 and 1625.  Isabella married a second time to William Perry.

References:  1)  Maycock Papers;  2)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” March, 1968, article by Marion Pace Mehrkens;  3)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” September, 1970, article by Marion Pace Mehrkens;  4)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” March, 1986, article by Robert Malone

GEORGE PACE (A2) is the son of Richard Pace and Isabella (Smyth) Pace.  George was born in 1609 in England.  This relationship is firmly established in a land patent in 1628 which states:  “Georg Pace sonn and heire apparant to Richard Pace, deceased.”  It later mentions “his mother Isabella Perry.”  George and his mother, Isabella, sold Pace’s Paines around 1635.  Around 1636 or 1637, George Pace married Sarah Maycock, the only child of Samuel Maycock.  Sarah was born only a short time before the Massacre of March 22, 1622 in which her father, Samuel Maycock, was killed by Indian raids.  The census of 1624 shows that Sarah was born in Virginia and that she was two years of age, living in the home of Captain Roger Smith.  Samuel Maycock was educated at Cambridge College and was sent to Jamestown in 1617 by the Virginia Company of London to serve as pastor of the first church built in Jamestown.  Samuel established a historic plantation which has been recognized by a marker stating:  “Maycock Plantation  -  Six Miles North, on James River, The Place was patented about 1618 by Samuel Maycock, Slain in the Massacre of 1622.  In 1774, David Meade became the Owner.  There Cornwallis crossed the River May 24, 1781.  Anthony Wayne Crossed there August 30, 1781.”

In 1650, George Pace obtained a grant for 1,700 acres for 34 headrights.  In 1652, George Pace obtained another grant for 507 acres for transportation of ten more headrights.  George and Sarah Pace were the parents of only one son:

  Richard Pace, II (A3), b. Late 1637, Virginia

George Pace died between 1652 and 1655.  Sarah (Maycock) Pace had apparently died prior to George’s death.

References:  1)  Maycock Papers;  2)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” June, 1968, article by Marion Pace Mehrkens

RICHARD PACE, II (A3) is the son of George Pace and Sarah (Maycock) Pace.  Richard Pace, II was born in latter part of 1637 in Virginia.  This relationship is firmly established by Richard’s 1655 guardianship records:  “Richard Pace, the orphan and heire of George Pace, dec’d.”  Richard Pace, at the age of around seventeen, inherited 1,700 acres of land.  Being a minor but over the age of fourteen, Richard had the right to choose his own guardian and he chose William Baugh.  Immediately upon coming of age, Richard Pace filed a confirmation of his father’s sale of 800 or 900 acres to Thomas Drew.  This document had been drawn up on June 4, 1655 while Richard was still a minor and was rerecorded on May 9, 1659.

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On February 11, 1659/60, Richard Pace sold 200 acres to William Wilkins and sold 300 more acres to Thomas Madder on February 28, 1659/60.  Both of these deeds were only signed by Richard which probably indicates that he was unmarried at the time.  On March 13, 1661/62, Richard Pace “with consent of my wife Mary” sold an unspecified number of acres to Richard Taylor.  It is thought that Richard Pace married Mary Knowles, daughter of John Knowles.  The most convincing evidence of Mary’s maiden name is that a great grandson of Richard and Mary Pace was named Knowles Pace.

The children of Richard and Mary Pace are based on a short family history sketch written in 1791 by Mrs. Winnefred Lane and is included in the manuscript written by Maud McClure Kelly in 1947.  According to this 1791 sketch, Richard and Mary Pace were the parents of eight children:

  Richard Pace, III
  Thomas Pace
  John Pace (11), b. 1672, Middlesex County, Virginia
  George Pace
  James Pace
  Ann Pace
  Sarah Pace
  Elizabeth Pace

Richard Pace, II died around 1677 when his wife, Mary, was appointed administratrix of Richard’s estate.  After Richard Pace, II died, Mary married a second time to Nicholas Whitmore.  The connection of Richard Pace, II to John Pace of Middlesex County, Virginia is very speculative in nature.  The Maycock Papers and an article in the “Pace Society of America Bulletin” by Robert T. Malone, present cases for this connection.  However, Marion Pace Mehrkens, probably the most prolific researcher for early Pace ancestors, believed that John Pace, son of Richard Pace, II, moved to southern Virginia and eventually North Carolina.  She states that John Pace, son of Richard Pace, II, married Elizabeth Lowe, daughter of William Lowe and Ann Lowe.  If this account is true, then the ancestry of John Pace of Middlesex County, Virginia is not known.  There definitely was a John Pace who died in 1727 in Bertie County, North Carolina, leaving a will.

References:  1)  Maycock Papers;  2)  “Descent From Richard Pace of Pace’s Pains and Samuel Macock,” by Maud McClure Kelly, 1947;  3)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” September, 1968 and December, 1968, articles by Marion Pace Mehrkens;  4)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” March, 1986, article by Robert Malone

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JOHN PACE (11) is possibly the son of Richard Pace, II and Mary (Knowles) Pace.  This connection is not well documented.  John was born in 1672 in Middlesex County, Virginia.  John Pace married Elizabeth Newsome.  According to the “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” Elizabeth is the daughter of Robert Newsome and Frances Newsome.  According to the “Maycock Papers,” Elizabeth is the daughter of William Newsome.  The fact that John and Elizabeth Pace named one of their sons, Newsome, tends to strengthen the case for Elizabeth’s maiden name being Newsome.  It is also known that William Newsome resided not far from where John and Elizabeth lived.  John and Elizabeth Pace were the parents of at least ten children:

  Sarah Pace, b. April 24, 1694
  John Pace, Jr., b. ca. 1696
  Joseph Pace (12), b. ca. 1698, Middlesex County, Virginia
  Benjamin Pace, b. ca. 1700
  Margaret Pace, b. March 5, 1702
  Mary Pace, b. July 23, 1704
  Jane Pace, b. September 22, 1706
  Newsome Pace, b. February 6, 1708
  William Pace, b. March 25, 1711
  George Pace, b. 1715

Elizabeth (Newsome) Pace died on December 30, 1716 in Middlesex County, Virginia.  On February 20, 1717/18, John Pace married a second time to Mary Murray, daughter of Alexander Murray.  John and Mary Pace had no children.  John Pace’s will was dated December 2, 1720 and according to the Christ Church Parish Register, John Pace was buried on January 20, 1720/21 in Middlesex County, Virginia.

On June 16, 1718, Sarah Pace married William Davis.  On October 24, 1717, John Pace, Jr. married Elizabeth Montague.  John Pace, Jr. died on November 25, 1734.  Benjamin Pace and his wife, Mary, were married around 1721.  On September 22, 1721, Margaret Pace married William Johnson.  On September 26, 1731, Mary Pace married Ignateous Tureman.  Mary (Pace) Tureman died on March 12, 1743.  On December 28, 1733, Jane Pace married George Blackley.  Newsome Pace died on October 6, 1733.  On December 26, 1733, William Pace married Hannah Booten.  George Pace died on January 9, 1715.

References:  1)  Maycock Papers;  2)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” June, 1969, article by Marion Pace Mehrkens;  3)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” March, 1986, article by Robert Malone

JOSEPH PACE (12) is the son of John Pace and Elizabeth (Newsome) Pace.  Joseph was born in 1698 in Middlesex County, Virginia.  On April 18, 1721, Joseph Pace married Ann Basford in Middlesex County, Virginia.  Ann is the daughter of Richard Basford.  Joseph and Ann Pace were the parents of at least ten children:

  John Pace (13), b. March 14, 1722
  George Pace, b. June 10, 1725
  Josiah Pace, b. May 31, 1727
  Daniel Pace, b. February 26, 1729
  Lettice Pace, b. September 26, 1731
  Elizabeth Pace, b. 1737
  Mary Pace, b. 1739
  Susannah Pace, b. 1740
  Joseph Pace, Jr., b. 1741
  Sarah Pace, b. 1743

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Joseph Pace died on April 18, 1765 in Goochland County, Virginia.  George Pace died on September 10, 1725.  In 1758, Josiah Pace married Elizabeth Brett.  Daniel Pace died on September 21, 1730.  In 1753, Elizabeth Pace married John Hanson.  On January 14, 1755, Mary Pace married John Wright.  On July 22, 1759, Susannah Pace married Benjamin Johnson, son of Margaret (Pace) Johnson.  On October 26, 1762, Joseph Pace, Jr. married the first time to Mary Ann Page.  In 1774, Joseph Pace, Jr. married a second time to Ann Pace.  On January 10, 1759, Sarah Pace married Thomas Clements.

Reference:  1)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” December, 1969, article by Marion Pace Mehrkens

JOHN PACE (13) is the son of Joseph Pace and Ann (Basford) Pace.  John was born on March 14, 1722.  In 1743, John Pace married Susanna Hutchings (or Houchins).  John and Susanna Pace were the parents of at least thirteen children:

  Mary Pace, b. 1744
  William Pace (14), b. October 10, 1745, Goochland County, Virginia
  George Pace, b. 1747
  Susanna Pace, b. 1749
  Murray Pace, b. 1751
  Ann Pace, b. 1753
  Elizabeth Pace, b. May 3, 1759
  Edward Pace, b. May 27, 1761
  Francis Pace, b. November 23, 1764
  Rachel Pace, b. December 21, 1766
  Charles Pace, b. October 24, 1768
  Stephen Pace, b. October 2, 1770
  James Pace, b. November 25, 1772

John Pace died in 1790.  On October 1, 1761, Mary Pace married Reverend William Baskett of Fluvanna County, Virginia.  Mary (Pace) Baskett died in 1815.  On October 1, 1765, Susanna Pace married Stephen Johnson.  On September 15, 1775, Murray Pace first married Mary Ashley.  In 1782, Murray Pace married a second time to Mary Bragg.  Ann Pace married Mr. Page.  On December 26, 1780, Elizabeth Pace married Joshua Tuggle.

On September 21, 1784, Edward Pace married Susanna Johnson, daughter of Benjamin Johnson and Susanna (Pace) Johnson.  On October 21, 1785, Francis Pace married Elizabeth Robinson.  On December 28, 1784, Rachel Pace married Benjamin Johnson, Jr..  Benjamin is the son of Benjamin Johnson and Susanna (Pace) Johnson.  Rachel (Pace) Johnson died prior to 1809.  Charles Pace died in 1808.  Stephen Pace died prior to 1809.  On August 17, 1795, James Pace first married Lydia Drake, daughter of Sary Drake.  On October 28, 1813, James Pace married a second time to Susanna Mitchell.

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Reference:  1)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” December, 1969, article by Marion Pace Mehrkens

WILLIAM PACE, SR. (14) is oldest proven Pace ancestor of the authors.  There appears to be some evidence linking William Pace of Scott County, Virginia to William Pace of Fluvanna County, Virginia.  According to various marriage licenses, three daughters and one son of William Pace, Sr. appear to have been married in Fluvanna County, Virginia.  This is strong evidence linking William Pace (14) to the Pace families of Fluvanna County, Virginia.  Because several of William’s children were married in Fluvanna County, Virginia, it is highly probable that William Pace (14) lived there during that time frame.  The 1815 Scott County, Virginia deed is solid primary documentation that links William Pace, Sr. with several of his sons and son-in-laws, including William Pace, Jr., a direct ancestor of the authors.

According to the December, 1969 issue of the “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” William Pace was born on October 10, 1745 and was the son of John Pace (13) and Susanna (Hutchings/Houchins) Pace.  The February, 1970 S. A. R. Application Number 99765, states that William was born circa 1749 in Goochland County, Virginia.  The September, 1970 D. A. R. Application Number 339,539 states that William was born in 1754/5 in Goochland County, Virginia.  The March, 1971 issue of the “Pace Society of American Bulletin,” states that William Pace was born around 1743.  The March, 1977 D. A. R. Application Number 590,724 states that William Pace was born on October 10, 1745 and was the son of John Pace and Susanna (Hutchings/Houchins) Pace.  No primary source documentation has been located to establish either William’s birth or his parents.  The December, 1969 and March, 1971 issues of the “Pace Society of American Bulletin” provide excellent research material for the ancestry of William Pace, however, no attempt has been made to verify the conclusions as stated in these articles.

Both D. A. R. applications (339,539 and 590,724) state that William Pace married a woman whose first name was Mary.  The D. A. R. Patriot Index, reflects the information contained in the two D. A. R. applications that William Pace married a woman whose first name was Mary.  “Fluvanna County, Virginia Marriages,” lists an interesting marriage where a William Pace married a Mary Thomas on December 14, 1797 in Fluvanna County, Virginia.  William Basket was the minister and Basket was also the minister for four marriages of the children of William Pace.  The connection of this marriage, if any, is unknown.

There is source documentation that substantiates that William was married to a woman named Mary immediately prior to his death.  The 1815 Personal Property Tax List of Scott County, Virginia lists a Mary Pace as owning seven cattle.  Later tax lists (1818, 1820, 1824, 1826 and 1828) include only William and Edward Pace who were sons of William Pace, Sr.  One possibility is that Mary Pace died prior to the time when the 1818 tax list was taken.  An 1815 Scott County, Virginia deed where William Pace, Jr. was buying his brother’s and sister’s share of tract of land formerly owned by William Pace, Sr. did not include Mary Pace.  This indicates that she did not receive a share of what was probably the biggest asset of the estate of William Pace, Sr.  Scott County was formed from Lee, Washington and Russell Counties.  Washington County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists show only William Pace and Edward Pace in 1814.  No Pace families were listed in Washington County, Virginia personal property tax lists from 1783 to 1786 and from 1804 to 1812.

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The December, 1969 issue of the “Pace Society of America Bulletin” states that William Pace married in 1766.  The March, 1971 issue of “Pace Society of American Bulletin” states that William Pace married around 1769.  Both were probably derived from the birthdate of William’s oldest child, Elizabeth, who according to the March, 1971 article, was born in 1770.  The 1962 book “Pace, One of America’s Earliest Families” states:  “a grandson of Edward Pace (Edward was a son of William Pace, Sr.) insists that his grandmother (William Pace, Sr.’s wife) was a widow by the name of Wininger and that Pace children, and children of Mrs. Wininger, a widow before she married William Pace, intermarried.”  The book adds “perhaps the George Wininger who signed the deed was a stepson of William Pace or a son-in-law.”  Many sources substantiate that William Pace’s daughter, Margery, married George Wininger and therefore George Wininger was a son-in-law of William Pace, Sr.  Various sources indicate that George Wininger was the son of John Alexander Wininger and Catherine (Huffman) Wininger.

Many sources indicate that William Pace was married twice, the second marriage to Widow Wininger.  According to the July, 1978 issue of “The Winegar Tree,” William Pace, Sr. first married Elizabeth Wade in 1769 and married a second time to Mary Wininger, the widow Wininger.  Nothing has been found to substantiate this speculation of two marriages.

The September, 1970 D. A. R. Application 339,539 and the March, 1979 issue of the “Pace Society of America Bulletin” state that Edward Pace first married Rebecca Winegar.  The 1962 book “Pace, One of America’s Earliest Families” and the March, 1971 issue of the “Pace Society of America Bulletin” tend to discount the marriage to Rebecca Wininger by stating that Edward Pace first married Elizabeth Potter.  A Hawkins County, Tennessee marriage bond confirms that Edward Pace married a second time to Susannah Foster on October 15, 1820.  According to the July, 1978 issue of “The Winegar Tree,” Rebecca Wininger is the daughter of John Alexander Wininger and Catherine (Huffman) Wininger and Rebecca married Edward Pace.  This would make George and Rebecca Wininger brother and sister.

Several sources confirm that William Pace, Sr. served during the American Revolution.  He is listed in the D. A. R. Patriot Index as serving as a sergeant in the Virginia line.  William Pace, Sr. was the revolutionary war veteran used for D. A. R. Application Number 339,539 and 590,724 as well as S. A. R. Application Number 96,596 and 99,765.  The following detailed account of the military record of William Pace, Sr. is located in the book “Commander-in-Chief’s Guards” by Carlos E. Godfrey (which is also included in Mrs. Gaswint’s article in the “Pace Society of America Bulletin”):

PACE, WILLIAM:  Enlisted January 23, 1777, for three years;  a private, Captain Henry Conway’s Company, Fourteenth Virginia Regiment, commanded by Colonel Charles Lewis;  transferred, Morristown, N. J., May 6, 1777, to the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, commanded by Captain Caleb Gibbs;  sick-hospital, June and July 1777;  at the battle of Brandywine, Del. September 11, 1777;  battle of Germantown, Pa., October 4, 1777;  battle of Monmouth, N. J., June 28, 1778;  re-enlisted and furloughed one hundred and ten days, January 18, 1779;  rejoined September 1, 1779;  at battle of Connecticut Farms, N. J., June 7, 1780;  skirmish of King’s Bridge, N. Y., July 3, 1781;  battle of Yorktown, Va., October 19, 1781;  promoted sergeant June 4, 1783;  furloughed, Newburgh, N. Y., June 6, 1783, until the ratification of the definite treaty of peace;  discharged November 3, 1783.

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“Catalogue of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors of the Commonwealth of Virginia” by Samuel M. Wilson lists Warrant Number 1895.  It lists William Pace for 200 acres for service as a private in the Virginia Continental Line for three years, dated October 20, 1783.  The book “Pace, One of America’s Earliest Families” further substantiates that William Pace, Sr. served in the American Revolution:

William Pace served in the American Revolution in the Virginia Line.  Jilison’s (actually Wilson’s) Land Warrants lists Warrant No. 1895, October 20, 1783 - “200 Acres of land to William Pace for services in the Revolution.”  This was confirmed by the Virginia State Library which states:  “L. O. Military certificate No. 1896, p. 380, William Pace, private, Continental Line, enlisted for the war and served three years, October 20, 1783.  No further record.”

The September, 1970 D. A. R. Application 339,539 (which is also included in Mrs. Gaswint’s article in the “Pace Society of America Bulletin”) shows that William Pace, Sr. was the father of eight children:

NAME  BORN  MARRIED

Joseph  age 79, 1855  Patsey (Martha) Foster
Elizabeth    William Wilkerson Ivins (Evins)
Elisha  age 67, 1850  Patsey (Martha) Johnson
Nancy  age 72, 1850  James M. Bellomy
Susannah  age 70, 1850  1. Jackson Bellomy
    2. Tarlton (Talton) Ivins (Evins)
Margery  March 4, 1788  George W. Winegar (Wineinger)
Edward  September 24, 1790  1. Rebecca Winegar (Wininger)
    2. Susannah Foster
William  age 77, 1870

The March, 1971 issue of the “Pace Society of America Bulletin” shows that William Pace was the father of six children:

NAME  BORN  DIED  MARRIED

Elizabeth  1770    12-1-1790  William Wilkerson Evans
Joseph  1774    10-12-1797  Patsey Foster
William, Jr.  1778    ?  ?
Nancy  1781    1799  James Bellamy
Susanna  1783    1800  Tarlton Evans
Edward  1786  1890  1806  (1)  Eliza Potter
        (2)  Susanna Foster

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This list of the children of William Pace, Sr. is partially verified by an 1815 deed of Scott County, Virginia which also appears in the book, “Pace, One of America’s Earliest Families.”  This deed transferred land granted to William Pace, Sr., deceased, to his son, William Pace, Jr.  William Pace, Jr. paid the other heirs one hundred dollars for their share of this seventy-five acres of land.  Receiving money were:  William W. Evans, James Bellamy, George Wininger, Talton Evans and Edward Pace.  William and Mary Pace were therefore the parents of at least eight children:

  Elizabeth Pace (14.1), b. 1770, Fluvanna County, Virginia
  Joseph Pace (14.2), b. 1776, Virginia
  Nancy Pace (14.3), b. March 9, 1774, Louisa County, Virginia
  Susannah Pace (14.4), b. 1781, Virginia
  Elisha Pace (14.5), b. 1783, Virginia
  Margery Pace (14.6), b. March 4, 1788, Virginia
  Edward Pace (14.7), b. September 4, 1790, Virginia
  William Pace, Jr. (15), b. 1793, Virginia


Indenture, Scott County, Virginia
William Pace, Jr. to heirs of William Pace, Sr.
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Indenture, Scott County, Virginia
William Pace, Jr. to heirs of William Pace, Sr.
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The March, 1971 issue of the “Pace Society of America Bulletin” gives the following account of William Pace, Sr.:   William Pace first appeared as a witness on 1764 deed where Charles Bolton sold John Martin 290 acres in what was then Albemarle County, Virginia.  Fluvanna County was formed from Albemarle in 1777.  In 1774, William Pace and John Pace signed a petition to the House of Burgesses asking that a ferry be established from Point of Rivers (the present day Columbia) across the Fluvanna (James River) to the plantation of Philip Mayo, deceased.  In 1777, William Pace bought 180 acres on the south side of Ballingers Creek.  In 1786, William obtained a grant for 26 1/4 acres “on the waters of Ballingers Creek.”  Also that year, William acquired 51 1/8 acres “on waters of the Great Byrd” which was a little further to the east.  By 1792, William Pace must have moved to what was then Lee County, Virginia.  William obtained a grant in Lee County on Possum Creek about one-half mile north of where the creek enters the Holston River.

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William Pace, Sr. died in Scott County, Virginia between 1792 and 1815.  In 1815, a deed stated that William Pace, Sr. was deceased.  This deed further states that the land was granted to William Pace, Sr. in 1792.  William’s widow, Mary Pace, was listed in the 1815 Personal Property Tax List of Scott County, Virginia.

References:  1)  Deed, Book 3, Page 35, Scott County, Virginia, 1815;  2)  Personal Property Tax Lists of Washington County, Virginia, 1782, 1783, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1809, 1810, 1811 and 1812;  3)  Personal Property Tax Lists of Scott County, Virginia, 1815, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1826, 1828;  4)  “Catalogue of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors of the Commonwealth of Virginia,” by Samuel M. Wilson, 1953, Page 59;  5)  “Pace, One of America’s Earliest Families,” by Noble Hamilton Pace, 1962, Pages 34 and 35;  6)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” December, 1969, article by Marion Pace Mehrkens;  7)  S. A. R. Application Number 99,765, by George Rankin Pace, February, 1970;  8)  D. A. R. Application Number 339,539, by Sue (Pace) Hicks, October, 1970;  9)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,”  March, 1971, article by Marion Pace Mehrkens;  10)  “The Commander-In-Chief’s Guard,” by Carlos E. Godfrey, 1972, Page 222;  11)  “The Winegar Tree,” July, 1978, Page 9, article by Mrs. Beck;  12)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” March, 1979, Page 9, article by Mrs. Mary Gaswint;  13)  “D. A. R. Patriot Index,” Volume II, 1979, Page 160;  14)  S. A. R. Application Number 119,090, by Charles Wayne Neel, February, 1981;  15)  Supplemental S. A. R. Application Number 96,596, by William L. Ming, May, 1984

ELIZABETH PACE (14.1) is the daughter of William Pace and Mary Pace.  Elizabeth was born in 1770 in Fluvanna County, Virginia.  According to Sue (Pace) Hicks, Elizabeth Pace married William Wilkerson Evans on December 7, 1790.  This is verified by “Fluvanna County, Virginia Marriages” which states that Elizabeth Pace married William Wilkerson in Fluvanna County, Virginia.  According to Walter Evans, Wilkerson Evans is the son of Emmanuel Evans and Elizabeth Evans.  According to the 1820 census, Wilkerson Evans was born before 1775.  William Wilkerson Evans’ brother, Tarlton Evans, married Elizabeth Pace’s sister, Susannah Pace (14.4).  In 1810, Wilkerson Evans was living in Washington County, Virginia.  From 1815 to 1820, Wilkerson Evans was living in Scott County, Virginia.  Wilkerson Evans was the father of four children:

  Sons (2), b. 1810 - 1820, Virginia
  Daughters (2), b. 1810 - 1820, Virginia

References:  1)  1810 Census, Washington County, Virginia;  2)  1820 Census, Scott County, Virginia;  3)  “Pace, One of America’s Earliest Families,” by Noble Hamilton Pace, Pages 34 - 35, 1962;  4)  D. A. R. Application Number 339,539, by Sue (Pace) Hicks, 1970;  5)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,”  March, 1971, article by Marion Pace Mehrkens;  6)  “Fluvanna County, Virginia Marriages,” by John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr., Page 86, 1984;  7)  Letter, Walter H. Evans to Mildred Olive, July 8, 1987

JOSEPH PACE (14.2) is the son of William and Mary Pace.  Joseph was born in 1776 in Virginia.  According to “Fluvanna County, Virginia Marriages,” Joseph Pace married Patsey Foster on October 12, 1797 in Fluvanna County, Virginia.  Martha was born on March 17, 1782 in Virginia and is the daughter of John Foster.  In 1812, Joseph and Martha Pace moved to Barren County, Kentucky and located on a farm east of Glasgow, Kentucky.  In 1815, Joseph Pace was not mentioned in the deed between William Pace, Jr. and other heirs.  Joseph could have received other property and therefore was not entitled to receive any share for that land.  The most likely scenario is that he had moved away and lost contact with his family and therefore was omitted from this deed.  This account is somewhat substantiated by the birthdate and birthplace of his son, David Pace, who was born in Kentucky in 1812.  The link between Joseph Pace and his father William Pace is not well established.  It is believed that Joseph and Martha Pace were the parents of at least four children:

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  Mercy Pace (14.2.1), b. ca. 1799, Virginia
  John Pace, b. ca. 1802
  Nancy Pace
  Mary Pace
  David Foster Pace (14.2.5), b. November 13, 1812, Lexington, Kentucky
  Susan Pace
  James Pace, b. September 6, 1825, Barren County, Kentucky
  Lucy Pace

Martha (Foster) Pace died on September 8, 1843 in Barren County, Kentucky.  The inscription on her tombstone states:  “Martha, Wife of Joseph Pace, born March 17, 1782, died September 8, 1843.”  In 1850, Joseph Pace was living with his son, James Pace, in Barren County, Kentucky.  Joseph Pace died on March 7, 1855 near Glasgow, Kentucky.  On August 5, 1822, John Pace married Susanna Humphrey.  On July 12, 1826, Nancy Pace married John Tindle.  On March 22, 1829, Mary Pace married George Tindle.  On November 14, 1832, Susan Pace married Jackson Humphrey.

Around 1845, James Pace married Susan Jane Adwell (born 1827).  In 1850, James and Susan Pace were living in Barren County, Kentucky.  James and Susan Pace were the parents of at least three children:  -  William Pace, b. 1846,  -  Joseph Pace, b. 1848,  -  Samuel Pace, b. 1850.  William Pace (born 1846) is grandfather of Hadie (Pace) Beckner.  As of 1987, Hadie (Pace) Beckner was living in Jeffersonville, Indiana.  On July 30, 1855, Lucy Pace married John Richards.

References:  1)  Marriage Bond and Certificate, 1797, Fluvanna County, Virginia;  2)  1850 Census, Barren County, Kentucky;  3)  D. A. R. Application Number 339,539, by Sue (Pace) Hicks, 1970;  4)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” March, 1971, article by Marion Pace Mehrkens;  5)  “Fluvanna County, Virginia Marriages,” by John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr. Page 40, 1984;  6)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” June, 1987, Pages 9 and 10, article by Hadie (Pace) Beckner;  7)  Letter, Hadie (Pace) Beckner to Robert Casey, August, 1987;  8)  Letter, Alta Mae (Randall) Bowman to Harold Casey, May, 1989

MERCY PACE (14.2.1) is the daughter of Joseph Pace and Martha (Foster) Pace.  Mercy was born around 1799 in Virginia.  On November 13, 1817, Mercy Pace married Thomas Church in Glasgow, Kentucky.  Thomas was born in 1788 in Augusta County, Virginia and is the son of John Christian Church and Eleanor Church.  Thomas and Mercy Church were the parents of eleven children:

  Mary Church, b. 1819, Barren County, Kentucky
  Joseph Church, b. 1821, Barren County, Kentucky
  Pleasant Church, b. 1822, Barren County, Kentucky
  Patsy Church, b. December 24, 1824, Barren County, Kentucky
  Christopher John Church, b. 1826, Barren County, Kentucky
  Ellen Church, b. 1828, Barren County, Kentucky
  Nancy Church (14.2.1.7), b. 1830, Barren County, Kentucky
  Susan Church, b. May, 1834, Barren County, Kentucky
  George W. Church, b. December 24, 1836, Barren County, Kentucky
  Marjorie Church, b. 1838, Barren County, Kentucky
  Thomas Church, b. January 7, 1839, Barren County, Kentucky

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Thomas Church died on January 1, 1839 in Barren County, Kentucky and Mercy (Pace) Church died on September 8, 1858.  On June 8, 1838, Mary Church married Thomas Staples.  On April 8, 1846, Joseph Pace married Sarah Church.  Pleasant Church married a woman named Mary C.  On July 2, 1842, Patsy Church married Moses Staples.  Patsy (Church) Staples died on November 6, 1902.  On March 16, 1848, Christopher Church married Nancy Jane Adwell.  On May 17, 1845, Ellen Church married Albert Vance.  In 1859, George Church married Sarah F. Kimble.  Marjorie Church died in 1871.  In 1861, Thomas Church married Catherine Scott.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Alta Mae (Randall) Bowman to Harold Casey, May, 1989

NANCY CHURCH (14.2.1.7) is the daughter of Thomas Church and Mercy (Pace) Church.  Nancy was born in 1830 in Barren County, Kentucky.  On December 31, 1847, Nancy Church married James G. Driskill.  James was born around 1828 in Barren County, Kentucky and is the son of James D. Driskill and Eleanor (Stallsworth) Driskill.  James and Nancy Driskill were the parents of at least one daughter:

  Martha Jane Driskill (14.2.1.7.1), b. May 21, 1859, Madison County, Illinois

James G. Driskill died in 1899 in Nowata County, Oklahoma Territory and Nancy (Church) Driskill died on November 11, 1911 in Nowata County, Oklahoma.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Alta Mae (Randall) Bowman to Harold Casey, May, 1989

MARTHA JANE DRISKILL (14.2.1.7.1) is the daughter of James G. Driskill and Nancy (Church) Driskill.  Martha was born on May 21, 1859 in Madison County, Illinois.  On August 20, 1882, Martha Driskill married Frank Henderson Randall.  Frank was born on August 8, 1855 in Wyondotte County, Kansas Territory and is the son of John A. Randall and Eliza Snead (Hendricks) Randall.  Frank and Martha Randall were the parents of at least one son:

  Frank Henderson Randall, Jr., b. June 24, 1887, Indian Territory

Martha (Driskill) Randall died on May 24, 1909 in Nowata County, Oklahoma and Frank Randall, Sr. died on December 25, 1940 in Washington County, Oklahoma.  On September 28, 1911, Frank Randall, Jr. married Maggie Florence Albert.  Maggie was born on February 23, 1893 in Polk County, Missouri and is the daughter of George William Albert and Sarah Anne (Corn) Albert.  Frank and Maggie Randall had at least one daughter:  -  Alta Mae Randall, b. June 24, 1913, Nowata County, Oklahoma.  Maggie (Albert) Randall died on July 4, 1922 in Nowata County, Oklahoma and Frank Randall, Jr. died on December 30, 1953 in Nowata County, Oklahoma.  On April 20, 1935, Alta Mae Randall married Fred Calvin Bowman (born April 20, 1912, Craig County, Oklahoma).  Fred Bowman died on March 8, 1976 in Craig County, Oklahoma.  As of 1989, Alta Mae (Randall) Bowman was living in Vinita, Oklahoma.

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Reference:  1)  Letter, Alta Mae (Randall) Bowman to Harold Casey, May, 1989

DAVID FOSTER PACE (14.2.5) is the son of Joseph Pace and Martha (Foster) Pace.  David was born on November 13, 1812 in Lexington, Kentucky.  David was born near Lexington, Kentucky while his parents were moving to Barren County, Kentucky.  On January 14, 1836, David Pace married Grace Walters.  Grace was born in 1815 and is the daughter of Jacob Walters.  David and Grace Pace were the parents of fourteen children:

  Rebecca Pace
  Jacob Pace
  Joseph Pace
  James Pace (twin)
  David Pace (twin)
  Martha Pace
  Sarah Pace
  Schuyler Pace (14.2.5.8), b. 1844
  Benjamin Pace
  Mary Pace
  William Pace
  Newton Pace
  Grace Pace
  John E. Pace, b. February 5, 1858, Hardin County, Kentucky

In 1866, David and Grace Pace moved to Warren County, Kentucky where David was engaged in farming and stock trading.  Grace (Walters) Pace died on March 11, 1876.  Rebecca Pace married a Mr. Lyen.  Martha Pace married a Mr. Higdon.  Sarah Pace married a Mr. Price.  Mary Pace married a Mr. Denton and later married a second time to a Mr. Milligan.  John E. Pace attended Smith’s Grove College and later became a teacher.

References:  1)  “Pace Society of America Bulletin,” June, 1987, Pages 9 and 10, article by Hadie (Pace) Beckner;  2)  Letter, Hadie (Pace) Beckner to Robert Casey, August, 1987;  3)  Letter, Alta Mae (Randall) Bowman to Harold Casey, May, 1989;  4)  E-mail, Brenda (Pace) Howorko to Robert Casey, January, 1999

SCHUYLER PACE (14.2.5.8) is the son of David Foster Pace and Grace (Walters) Pace.  Schuyler was born in 1844.  Schuyler Pace married Sarah Marr.  Schuyler and Sarah Pace were the parents of at least one son:

  William Thomas Pace (14.2.5.8.1), b. May 18, 1870, Rocky Hill, Kentucky

Reference:  1)  E-mail, Brenda (Pace) Howorko to Robert Casey, January, 1999

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WILLIAM THOMAS PACE (14.2.5.8.1) is the son of Schuyler Pace and Sarah (Marr) Pace.  William was born on May 18, 1870 in Rocky Hill, Warren County, Kentucky.  William Pace married Ora Matthews.  William and Ora Pace were the parents of eight children:

  Helen Pace, b. 1892
  Infant Daughter, b. and d. at birth
  Walker Elgin Pace, b. February 25, 1894
  George Pace, b. 1896
  Robert Schuyler Pace, b. April 1, 1899
  William Richard Pace, b. April 1, 1899
  Belle Pace, b. 1906
  Martha Pace, b. 1910

WIlliam T. Pace died on July 23, 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky.  Helen Pace married a Mr. Lawlor.  Helen (Pace) Lawlor died around 1992.  In April, 1916, Walker Pace married W. Jean Shannon.  Walker Pace died in September, 1955.  George Pace died around 1960.  Robert Pace married Lora Chapman.  Robert Pace died in 1950.  William R. Pace married Mary Dixon.  William Pace married a second time to Margaret Gaddie.  William Pace married a third time to Sallie Patterson.  William R. Pace died in 1961.  Belle Pace married Oscar Demling.  Belle (Pace) Demling died around 1980.  Martha Pace married George Yerkies.  Martha (Pace) Yerkies died in 1992.

Reference:  1)  E-mail, Brenda (Pace) Howorko to Robert Casey, January, 1999