The wrong formula would result in quadrupling the area, not doubling it. Example: 100 Chains (33') squared equals 250 acres, 100 Chains (66') squared equals 1000 acres. Lonnie Pace -----Original Message----- From: pace-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pace-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 9:12 AM To: paceshire@cox.net; pace@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PACE] Archaeolgical digs at George Pace property Bruce Howard was confused about the size of George Paces patent at Maycocks, primarily because he mistakenly thought a chain of measurement was 66 feet in Virginia; not so, a chain was 33 feet. Of course the land patent of George Pace of 1650 would have been twice its actual size if the wrong formula of 66 feet were used. This would have encompassed all of Maycocks Point and Windmill Point which was impossible because it is well known that Flowerdeu Hundred was located at Windmill Point. In turn he concocted some theory about the Maycock description found in the Patent as being some kind of Indian fruit. When Bruce disputed the location of Samuel Maycocks land, he disagreed with many Historians, Archaeologists and Mapmakers and he was just wrong. I am sure he is probably aware of that now, but printed word does not go away. John Pace -------------------------------------------------- From: <paceshire@cox.net> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:24 PM To: <pace@rootsweb.com> Cc: "John" <pjohndeb@verizon.net> Subject: Re: [PACE] Archaeolgical digs at George Pace property > It's interesting that Samuel Maycock bones may have been found for I have > never seen a discripition and location where his patent (Hundred) was > located. Bruce Howard had an idea but never documented. Jack Pace > ---- John <pjohndeb@verizon.net> wrote: >> I have been in contact recently with the Anthopologist/Archaeologist, >> Jeffery Blick who participated in the Archaeological digs over 20 years >> ago at Weyanoke Old Town, an Indian Town located on one of the patents >> acquired by George and Sarah Maycock Pace. This area is now part of the >> James River National Wildlife Refuge which can be visited by permit. Jeff >> has written many papers on his findings, primarily concerning dog remains >> recovered there. He provided me with a link that one can view some >> pictures and read a story of his recent revisit of the area. >> http://hamptonroads.com/2010/01/tracking-origin-mans-best-friend . Samuel >> Maycock was the previous owner of part of George Paces' patents and was >> killed in the Indian Massacre. of 1622. Perhaps Samuel Maycock's bones >> were some of the ones mentioned in the article. >> >> John Pace >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PACE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes, you are correct, it would quadruple the area; but, the lineal measurement would only have been doubled, which is what I meant to say. That said, if the wrong formula were used, it would still cover the whole neck of land from Powell's Creek eastward past Windmill Point and then some. Thanks for the correction. John -------------------------------------------------- From: "Lonnie Pace" <LonnieP@johnsonpace.com> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:15 PM To: <pace@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [PACE] Archaeolgical digs at George Pace property > The wrong formula would result in quadrupling the area, not doubling it. > Example: 100 Chains (33') squared equals 250 acres, 100 Chains (66') > squared equals 1000 acres. > Lonnie Pace > > -----Original Message----- > From: pace-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pace-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of John > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 9:12 AM > To: paceshire@cox.net; pace@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PACE] Archaeolgical digs at George Pace property > > Bruce Howard was confused about the size of George Paces patent at > Maycocks, > primarily because he mistakenly thought a chain of measurement was 66 > feet > in Virginia; not so, a chain was 33 feet. Of course the land patent of > George Pace of 1650 would have been twice its actual size if the wrong > formula of 66 feet were used. This would have encompassed all of > Maycocks > Point and Windmill Point which was impossible because it is well known > that > Flowerdeu Hundred was located at Windmill Point. In turn he concocted > some > theory about the Maycock description found in the Patent as being some > kind > of Indian fruit. When Bruce disputed the location of Samuel Maycocks > land, > he disagreed with many Historians, Archaeologists and Mapmakers and he > was > just wrong. I am sure he is probably aware of that now, but printed word > > does not go away. > > John Pace > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: <paceshire@cox.net> > Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:24 PM > To: <pace@rootsweb.com> > Cc: "John" <pjohndeb@verizon.net> > Subject: Re: [PACE] Archaeolgical digs at George Pace property > >> It's interesting that Samuel Maycock bones may have been found for I > have >> never seen a discripition and location where his patent (Hundred) was >> located. Bruce Howard had an idea but never documented. Jack Pace >> ---- John <pjohndeb@verizon.net> wrote: >>> I have been in contact recently with the Anthopologist/Archaeologist, > >>> Jeffery Blick who participated in the Archaeological digs over 20 > years >>> ago at Weyanoke Old Town, an Indian Town located on one of the > patents >>> acquired by George and Sarah Maycock Pace. This area is now part of > the >>> James River National Wildlife Refuge which can be visited by permit. > Jeff >>> has written many papers on his findings, primarily concerning dog > remains >>> recovered there. He provided me with a link that one can view some >>> pictures and read a story of his recent revisit of the area. >>> http://hamptonroads.com/2010/01/tracking-origin-mans-best-friend . > Samuel >>> Maycock was the previous owner of part of George Paces' patents and > was >>> killed in the Indian Massacre. of 1622. Perhaps Samuel Maycock's > bones >>> were some of the ones mentioned in the article. >>> >>> John Pace >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> PACE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PACE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PACE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >