I would like to learn where Richard Pace's sons-in-law came from (that's Richard who married Rebecca). I have been looking at John Moore. Tabitha Pace, daughter of Richard Pace whose will was proved Bertie Co 1738, married John Moore. His will, proved Northampton Co NC 1753, names his wife Tabitha and their children Sarah, Mark, John, William, Isham, Nathaniel, Richard. Execs wife Tabitha, Richard Moore, and Thomas Pace. It has sometimes been suggested that John Moore was a son of Richard Moore of Bristol Parish (will proved 1727 Prince George): "To son John, lower part of tract I now live on, the whole tract containing 200 acres, the road from my plantation to the main road at Spring Garden to be the upper bounds, and also a tract adjoining the lower part of land which I purchased of William Whittington, containing 50 acres. To son Benjamin, upper part of land which my dwelling house stand containing part of the 200 acres mentioned To son William, land out of the tract I bought of William Whittington called "Spring Garden", next to William Grigg, Baleys Creek. To grandson Thomas Moore, son of my son Thomas, deceased, a tract called "Spring Garden" bought of William Whitington, next to son John Moore and William Moore. To son John 1 shilling. To son William 1 shilling. To daughter Mary Lewis, a warming pan. To Daughter Elizabeth Baugh, 10 shillings. To Son Samuel, a cow, calf and my wearing clothes To Son Roger , 1 shilling. To Grandson George Rives, 1 shilling. Rest of estate to be divided between wife Elizabeth & son Benjamin Son Roger, to be executor.] Wit: John Fitzgerald, Thomas (x) Sturdivant, John (x) Lewis, Jr." I think this may be the wrong Richard Moore. There was more than one Richard Moore around at the time. A Chowan deed of July 16 1716 mentions three different Richard Moores in the one deed, which must be something of a record: "1716. Chowan Deed Book B #1, Pages 357 – 363, # 901-905. Thomas Avent of Chowan Precinct, weaver, transfers 200 acres on Morattock, joining Nottaway Richard Moore and Richard Moore upon ye River, to Richard Moore of the Province of N.C. for 10 Pounds." And since none of those Richards live in Bristol Parish, that makes four. I think John Moore who married Tabitha Pace was the son of Richard Moore whose will was proved in Bertie Co in Feb 1740: sons Jno and Richard Moore, wife Alice, wit: Philip Smith and Robt Harris. On 7 July 1726, a Richard Moore patented 540 acres "on both sides of Beaverpond Creek". Although I've only seen a brief abstract, this deed looks like it might be John Moore (m. Tabitha) selling part of that land, just a few days after the will of Richard Moore in Bertie Co was proved: 3 Mar 1740: John Moore of Bertie Co to William Johnson l40 Ac - part of patent to Richard Moore 1726 and by his death to John, heir at Law. And the deed abstract below shows John and Tabitha Moore selling to William Walker in 1746, land which was "part of a Patent that was granted to Mr Richard Moore in 1728". Richard Moore of Bristol Parish was dead by 1728, so the land could not have been patented by him. "Indenture made 23 February 1746, between John Moore of North hampton County, North Carolina, and William Walker of Virginia, £22, 100a, Binding on Pea Hill Creek, Beginning at a hiccory on the County Line running thence up the sd. Creek to a white oak a corner tree on the side of the Creek thence along the Line of the Patent to a popler a Corner tree on the side of seader run thence along the Line of the Patent to the Country line thence along the Country Line to the first station it being part of a Patent that was granted to Mr. Richard Moore in 1728. signed John Moore, and Tabitha Moore. Witnesses: Wm. Allen, Edward Revis, Thomas Clanton (bhm). Court May 6, 1747, Indenture and Receipt were proved by oaths of Wm. Allen, Edward Revis &; Thomas Clanton. Deed Book 3, Page 320." The Richard Moore whose will was proved in Bertie Co in 1740 might possibly have been a son of Richard Moore of Bristol Parish. It would be handy if this were so and could be proved, but so far I have not found anything to substantiate it. I don't know who the William Walker was who bought the land from John and Tabitha Moore. He sold the land to Arthur Harris three years later, at which time he was still "of james City County". James Blair

--- On Wed, 1/21/09, James Blair <[email protected]> wrote: > A Chowan > deed of July 16 1716 mentions three different Richard Moores > in the one deed, which must be something of a record: > > "1716. Chowan Deed Book B #1, Pages 357 – 363, # > 901-905. > Thomas Avent of Chowan Precinct, weaver, transfers 200 > acres on Morattock, joining Nottaway Richard Moore and > Richard Moore upon ye River, to Richard Moore of the > Province of N.C. for 10 Pounds." Of these three Richard Moores, "Richard Moore of the Province of N.C." was the father of John Moore who married Tabitha Pace. 1739. Bertie Deed Book F, Page 105. John Moor to Richard Moor. February 13, 1739. Gift. 200 Acres "John Moor son of Richard Moor late Dec’d…and Richard Moor son of Richard Moor aforesaid…" land on Northside Morattoak River. Being land late Richard Moor bought of Thomas Avent by deed dated July 16, 1716."… and is Manor Plantation Richard Moor now lives on …" Wit: P(?) Smith, Robert Harris. February Court 1739. *. So John Moore's father Richard Moore was already "of N.C." in 1716. That makes it more difficult to guess where this family of Moores might have come from. John Moore named a son Mark. That might (or might not) indicate some connection with the family of Mark Moore of Henrico Co., who was on Swift Creek (Henrico) as early as 1708: 1708 Oct 01 Henrico Deeds 1706-1737, James Franklin, Jr. of Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., to Thomas Toddy and Mary Toddy of same, for £ 41, 360 acres in Appomattock on south side of Swift Creek, granted to said Frankling by patent 23 Oct. 1703. Wit: George Hunt, MARK (M) MORE, John LEONARD Also on the south side of Swift Creek: JOHN WILLSON, whose daughter married Thomas LOWE (granddaughter ELIZABETH LOWE m. JOHN PACE). Also, Francis Epes, who married ANN ISHAM. John Moore also named a son Isham. Although this is all only speculative, the associations of the Mark Moore family in Henrico Co lend some support. The Franklin -Toddy deed of 1708 was witnessed by MARK MORE and also by a JOHN LEONARD. A Bertie Co deed (27 Nov 1744) shows John Wade of Northampton Co selling to John Melton of Edgecombe Co 230 acres NS of Marratock "being land that JOHN LEONARD bought of PHILLIP JONES of Surrey Co Va 21 Oct 1718". A PHILLIP JONES was also in Henrico Co. Together with Francis Epes (he who married Ann Isham, Isham Epes, Francis Epes Jr, Elizabeth Kennon, Martha Stratton, George Archer, and John Hill, PHILLIP JONES patented 4000 acres on 24 April 1703. Also perhaps of interest: on 30 Sept 1718, William Reeves sold to WILLIAM LOWE (whose grandfather JOHN WILLSON had land on Swift Creek) 140 acres on the Morratock, and on the same day sold Elizabeth Molton 150 acres "adjoining PHILLIP JONES". Because of these records, and quite a few others I haven't included, it seems to me very possible that the Phillip Jones who sold 230 acres on the Morratock in 1718, and the John Leonard he sold it to, were the same Phillip Jones and John Leonard who appear in records together with Mark Moore in the Swift Creek area of Henrico Co. So we seem to have William Lowe, John Pace, Richard Pace, John Leonard, Richard Moore, and Phillip Jones, all in NC on the Morratock by 1718-1720. That seems to fit with my guess that maybe Richard Moore, the father of John Moore who married Tabitha Pace, also came from the Swift Creek area of Henrico Co. Fits with it, but doesn't provide any evidence. More digging required. One more thought: also in the same area of Henrico Co, though much earlier, was WILLIAM BAUGH, whom Richard Pace chose as his guardian in 1655. William Baugh's son James married Elizabeth Moore, daughter of the Richard Moore whose will was proved in 1727. James Blair