--- On Mon, 1/26/09, James Blair <[email protected]> wrote: > The 400 acre tract which was patented by William Lambert 15 > Aug 1764 in Lunenburg was described as "adjoinint > Nance, and Fox’s lines". I suggest the adjoining tract was the one patented by William Nance in 1756: 16 Aug 1756, Lunenberg Co., William Nance patented 400 acres "on the branches of Roanoak River adjoining Hickman, Fox &c." Here is another reference to Lambert land in Lunenburg adjoining land of William Nance: 05 Jun 1765, Joseph Lambert, Lunenburg Co., "240 acres on the south side of the long branch of Great Creek adjoining William Nance, and John Lamberts lines." Here is an abstract of the will of William Nance, proved 25 Feb 1771Brunswick Co. VA: "November the 17th, 1770. I, William Nance, of the Parish of Meherrin in the County of Brunswick ...son Isham Nance ... two hundred acres of land lying in Mecklenburg County adjacent to Reuben Nance and William Fox ...son John Nance ... land I now live on, also three hundred and ninety acres of land lying in Mecklenburg County adjacent to Drury Malone and Edward Epps ...son Reuben Nance ... two hundred acres of land whereon he now lives being the upper part adjacent to Richard Warthin ...daughter Elizabeth Glover ... daughter Tabitha Nance ... daughter Mary Lanier ... daughter Sarah Lanier ... my Sagathy coat to John Lanier. ... my three sons, Isham, John and Reuben, executors. Wits. Joseph Floyd John Nipper Benjamin Walker" Tabitha, the daughter of William Nance, married Stephen Mabry, son (according to Pritchett, SVG p1523) of Joshua Mabry. Joshua Mabry patented 226a in Brunswick Co. "both sides of the Three Creeks" 12 July 1750. He patented 145a in Lunenburg Co "on the branches of Great Creek and Parham Creek, adjoining Langford, and Timms lines." (See William Nance patent on Great Creek, above, adj Lambert.) Joshua Mabry was a son of Hinchia Mabry (c. 1697-1761), who married (1) Frances Parham (daughter of Lewis Parham); (2) Ann Jackson, widow of Mark Jackson (see following post to this list with subject line "Mark Jackson"); (3) widow Ann Clack Courtney, daughter of Rev. James Clack. A familiar deed: "Indenture made 27 March 1750, between Nathaniel Bradford Son and heir of John Bradford deceased and Richard Moore both of North Carolina, and Hinchia Mabry of Brunswick County, Whereas the sd. John Bradford in his Lifetime was seized in Fee of and in one certain Tract or Parcel of Land lying & being in the County aforesaid between the three Creeks and the Otterdam Swamp containing 680a, and died so Seised without makeing any Disposition thereof after whose Death the sd. Nathaniel Bradford as his Eldest Son and Heir entred into the said Land and was also Seised thereof in Fee and being so Seised by Deed duly executed and Recorded in the General Court of the sd. Colony Sold & Conveyed the same to the said Richard Moore who has since agreed with the said Hinchia Mabry to sell and Convey the sd. Lands to him and whereas the said Nathaniel Bradford at the Time of making and executing the Conveiance aforesaid to the sd. Richard Moore was under the age of twenty one Years but is since arrived to full age & is desirous & Willing to confirm and make good the said Sale to the sd. Richard testified by his being a Party to these presents, £120, 680a, bounded by the several course contained in a Pattent formerly granted to one Richard Pace dated 5 November 1724 of 1220a of which the sd. 680a is a Part, and conveyed by the said Richard Pace to the sd. John Bradford deceased in his Lifetime by deeds of Lease and Release acknowledged and Recorded 7 June 1733. Signed Nathaniel Bradford, Richard Moore. Wit: Lewis Parham, James Boisseau, Nicholas Edmunds. Court March 27, 1750, Indenture acknowledged by Nathaniel Bradford & Richard Moore. Deed Book 4, Page 11." >From the above it seems probably that William Lambert (m. Martha), the father of William Pace's wife Ruth Lambert, may have known the Paces through association with the Mabrys, plus other mutual Brunswick Co associations. Consequently it seems to me also probable that when William Lambert patented land in Wake Co adjoining the two different William Paces, he or his relations already knew (perhaps were already related to) the Paces and other associated families in NC. James

Another interesting item: Reuben Nance, who patented land adj Lambert (see below) named a son Bird Nance. (William Nance, the father of Reuben, mentions two Lanier daughters, so Bird Nance might have been named after Bird Thomas Lanier.) According to a webpage at http://patriot.net/~crouch/0thers/bird.html, "Bird Nance b. 24 Jul 1772 Mecklenberg Co, VA, son of Reuben Nance and Amy Williamson. m. 17 Sep 1794 Pittsylvania Co, VA, Polly Hannah 1796/1797 moved to Rutherford Co, TN, 1797 Ensign in TN Militia. 1810 Rutherford Co, Census, 1811 Recieved Capt. Commission, 1812 in Battle of New Orleans. Died in route home near natchez MS. 1815 Will Probated in Rutherford Co, TN" James --- On Wed, 1/28/09, James Blair <[email protected]> wrote: > From: James Blair <[email protected]> > Subject: [PACE] William Lambert, Joshua Mabry, Richard Pace > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 6:27 AM > --- On Mon, 1/26/09, James Blair > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The 400 acre tract which was patented by William > Lambert 15 > > Aug 1764 in Lunenburg was described as "adjoinint > > Nance, and Fox’s lines". > > I suggest the adjoining tract was the one patented by > William Nance in 1756: > > 16 Aug 1756, Lunenberg Co., William Nance patented 400 > acres "on the branches of Roanoak River adjoining > Hickman, Fox &c." > > Here is another reference to Lambert land in Lunenburg > adjoining land of William Nance: > > 05 Jun 1765, Joseph Lambert, Lunenburg Co., "240 acres > on the south side of the long branch of Great Creek > adjoining William Nance, and John Lamberts lines." > > Here is an abstract of the will of William Nance, proved 25 > Feb 1771Brunswick Co. VA: > > "November the 17th, 1770. I, William Nance, of the > Parish of Meherrin in the County of Brunswick > ...son Isham Nance ... two hundred acres of land lying in > Mecklenburg County adjacent to Reuben Nance and William Fox > ...son John Nance ... land I now live on, also three > hundred and ninety acres of land lying in Mecklenburg County > adjacent to Drury Malone and Edward Epps > ...son Reuben Nance ... two hundred acres of land whereon > he now lives being the upper part adjacent to Richard > Warthin > ...daughter Elizabeth Glover ... daughter Tabitha Nance ... > daughter Mary Lanier ... daughter Sarah Lanier ... my > Sagathy coat to John Lanier. ... my three sons, Isham, John > and Reuben, executors. Wits. Joseph Floyd John Nipper > Benjamin Walker" > > Tabitha, the daughter of William Nance, married Stephen > Mabry, son (according to Pritchett, SVG p1523) of Joshua > Mabry. Joshua Mabry patented 226a in Brunswick Co. > "both sides of the Three Creeks" 12 July 1750. He > patented 145a in Lunenburg Co "on the branches of > Great Creek and Parham Creek, adjoining Langford, and Timms > lines." (See William Nance patent on Great Creek, > above, adj Lambert.) > > Joshua Mabry was a son of Hinchia Mabry (c. 1697-1761), who > married (1) Frances Parham (daughter of Lewis Parham); (2) > Ann Jackson, widow of Mark Jackson (see following post to > this list with subject line "Mark Jackson"); (3) > widow Ann Clack Courtney, daughter of Rev. James Clack. > > A familiar deed: > > "Indenture made 27 March 1750, between Nathaniel > Bradford Son and heir of John Bradford deceased and Richard > Moore both of North Carolina, and Hinchia Mabry of Brunswick > County, Whereas the sd. John Bradford in his Lifetime was > seized in Fee of and in one certain Tract or Parcel of Land > lying & being in the County aforesaid between the three > Creeks and the Otterdam Swamp containing 680a, and died so > Seised without makeing any Disposition thereof after whose > Death the sd. Nathaniel Bradford as his Eldest Son and Heir > entred into the said Land and was also Seised thereof in Fee > and being so Seised by Deed duly executed and Recorded in > the General Court of the sd. Colony Sold & Conveyed the > same to the said Richard Moore who has since agreed > with the said Hinchia Mabry to sell and Convey the sd. > Lands to him and whereas the said Nathaniel Bradford at the > Time of making and executing the Conveiance aforesaid to the > sd. Richard Moore was under the age of twenty one Years but > is since arrived to full age & is desirous & Willing > to confirm and make good the said Sale to the sd. Richard > testified by his being a Party to these presents, £120, > 680a, bounded by the several course contained in a Pattent > formerly granted to one Richard Pace dated 5 November 1724 > of 1220a of which the sd. 680a is a Part, and conveyed by > the said Richard Pace to the sd. John Bradford deceased in > his Lifetime by deeds of Lease and Release acknowledged and > Recorded 7 June 1733. Signed Nathaniel Bradford, Richard > Moore. Wit: Lewis Parham, James Boisseau, Nicholas > Edmunds. Court March 27, 1750, Indenture acknowledged > by Nathaniel Bradford & Richard Moore. Deed Book 4, > Page 11." > > From the above it seems probably that William Lambert (m. > Martha), the father of William Pace's wife Ruth Lambert, > may have known the Paces through association with the > Mabrys, plus other mutual Brunswick Co associations. > Consequently it seems to me also probable that when William > Lambert patented land in Wake Co adjoining the two different > William Paces, he or his relations already knew (perhaps > were already related to) the Paces and other associated > families in NC. > > James > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message