There were a tri-racial group in the upper south which included Paces (possibly mine) and others. Since members of this group were classified variously as white, mulatto, or FPC (free person of color). Many were so light skinned that they could easily pass into the white world and pass their name on. To see this interesting story, go to http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pace/pacepix/Pace-Taylo r/ My own Alsey Pace (b.1785) was the illegitimate son of Stephen Pace and an unidentified Native American girl. He married two white women in Johnston Co. NC--Zilpha Hall (my line) and Cassandra Dean. Betty Pace ____________________________________________________________ Click here for free information on nursing degrees, up to $150/hour http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nEnk9JQgmnl0QJP1Db6iECX2FP4MJWGxVcG05jSJmjVrx2Q/