As some of you know Val Tice and I have been platting land patents for Charles City/Prince George and Dinwiddie Co in VA. We are not finished by a long shot; but I can tell you what we have learned so far about the subject of Southern Run. As of now, I know of three Southern Runs in what was Charles City Co VA but is now Prince George and Dinwiddie Co. 1. Southern Run now located in Eastern most Dinwiddie Co, a tributary running south off the Appomattox River. John Evans obtained a patent there in 1682 and another in 1690. Some patents occurring around him were Nicholas Overby 1690, Abraham Jones 1683, the closest Pace land to this Southern run was Francis Pace patent of 1756 is about 3 miles SE of this Southern Run. 2. Southern Run in Southeastern Prince George Co, a tributary off the head of Ward's Creek which flows south off the James River. Some land patents in this area were Edward Richards 1674, with neighbor Matthew Marks 1690; John Eaton 1714, Benjamin Evans 1715, Ralph Hill 1699, George Blighton/Blayton. This area is still very much a work in progress but the closest Pace land I have found to this area so far is George Pace patent of 1687 and it is at least 5 miles west of this Southern run. 3. Southern Run in northern central Prince George Co is a creek running south off of Ward's Run which is a western running branch of Powell's creek. Land located on this southern run is Francis Poythress 1683, James Warradine 1652, Daniel Higdon 1683. This Southern Run is about 1 mile from the line of Richard Pace which is the northern border described in the other patent of Daniel Higdon of 1683. About a mile and a half east of this Southern Run is the 140a plat of land Richard & Mary Pace bought off Richard Baker. Another branch of Powell's creek in this area is called Holly Bush Run. Francis Poythress sold Peter Grammer land there in 1715. The land dealings of Francis Poythress and Richard Pace occuring in 1717 with Thomas Goodwyn were were also in this same area although we haven't gotten them platted yet. In 1731 Thomas Goodwyn dies leaving his land in Prince George Co to his son William. In the land sale of Richard & John Pace to William Goodwyn occurring in 1759 Southern Run & Swamp & Great Bottom is referred to. The Great Swamp is referred to in many land dealings in this area and is the same Ward's run mentioned earlier which Southern Run branches from. I cannot say without a doubt that John & Richard Pace sale of 1759 to Wm Goodwyn in 1759 was located here but in my opinion it was. For those that are members of PSA and want a visual, this area is mapped out in Bulletin 163, Spring 2008 and Southern Run is the run flowing through the word 'Dan" in the land plat of Daniel Higdon 1683. Val and I have done more work in this area so some additions and corrections will be coming to the map in this bulletin. For those on the list who are not members and would like a visual of this area, I invite you to join the Pace Society. John Pace ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Blair" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:08 PM Subject: [PACE] More on Francis and Lydia Clements > Mary Clements, daughter of Francis and Lydia Blighton Clements, married > William Browne (d. 1744), son of William Browne and Jane Meriwether. > (Boddie, Southside Virginia Families p. 112.) > > Mary Browne, daughter of William Browne and Mary Clements, married William > Eaton (d. 1785, Northampton Co., NC). (Boddie) > > William Eaton was the son of William Eaton and Mary Rives, and a grandson > of John Eaton of York Co. John Eaton patented land "on the Southern Run" > in 1714. He seems to have done so by claiming to have imported the entire > Marks family who were already living there, but hey, who's counting? > > "John Eaton, of york Co; 429 acres (N. L.), Prince George County beg. on > the > Southern Run, in line of Capt. George Blayton, dec'd; on land of Ralph > Hill; 23 > Dec. 1714. 10 shill., & Imp. of 7 pers: Mathew Markes, Mary Markes, > Edward Markes, John Markes, Isreal Markes, Sarah Markes, William Townsin. > > William Eaton was associated with Paces in Carolina. William Eaton was > one of those who divided the estate of George Pace in 1745 but it's not > clear to me whether this was William Eaton who married Mary Browne, or his > father William Eaton who married Mary Rives. > > William Eaton the elder died in 1759 in Granville Co. NC. His will > mentions his son-in-law Robert Jones, Jr, who is mentioned in boundary > descriptions of land belonging to Paces 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 >

That seems to fit together rather well. Repeating the same quote from Pritchett, "Southside Virginia Genealogies", p2563: "In September 1733 a William Willson, of Henrico County, deeded "Goodwyns", a 100-acre plantation on Ward's Creek in Prince George County, to Lydia Clements. Included in the transaction was a second plantation in Martins Brandon Parish on which Lydia was then living. We do not know how Willson came to own the tracts." William Willson's presumed ancestor, John Willson, had two daughters (that I know of). One, Hannah Willson, married Charles Clay, son of John Clay, who came in the Treasurer, Feb 1613 (muster of 1624/5). John Clay had a grant in 1635 of 1200 acres in Charles City County, bounded on the land of Captain Francis Hooke. To the head of Wards Creek and east upon the same, and north by the James River. 100 acres due as an Ancient Planter, 1100 acres for 22 headrights. Charles Clay's descendants would also be John Willson's descendants; could that be how the "Goodwyns" plantation came to William Willson, I wonder? John Willson's other daughter, whose name is not known, married Thomas Lowe, father of William Lowe whose daughter Elizabeth (probably) married John Pace and became the mother of the George Pace whose estate was divided in NC in 1745 by (among others) William Eaton, whose family also had land on Ward's Creek. James --- On Thu, 1/8/09, John <[email protected]> wrote: > From: John <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PACE] More on Francis and Lydia Clements > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 11:56 AM > As some of you know Val Tice and I have been platting land > patents for Charles City/Prince George and Dinwiddie Co in > VA. We are not finished by a long shot; but I can tell you > what we have learned so far about the subject of Southern > Run. As of now, I know of three Southern Runs in what was > Charles City Co VA but is now Prince George and Dinwiddie > Co. > > 1. Southern Run now located in Eastern most Dinwiddie Co, a > tributary running south off the Appomattox River. John Evans > obtained a patent there in 1682 and another in 1690. Some > patents occurring around him were Nicholas Overby 1690, > Abraham Jones 1683, the closest Pace land to this Southern > run was Francis Pace patent of 1756 is about 3 miles SE of > this Southern Run. > > 2. Southern Run in Southeastern Prince George Co, a > tributary off the head of Ward's Creek which flows south > off the James River. Some land patents in this area were > Edward Richards 1674, with neighbor Matthew Marks 1690; John > Eaton 1714, Benjamin Evans 1715, Ralph Hill 1699, George > Blighton/Blayton. This area is still very much a work in > progress but the closest Pace land I have found to this area > so far is George Pace patent of 1687 and it is at least 5 > miles west of this Southern run. > > 3. Southern Run in northern central Prince George Co is a > creek running south off of Ward's Run which is a > western running branch of Powell's creek. Land located > on this southern run is Francis Poythress 1683, James > Warradine 1652, Daniel Higdon 1683. This Southern Run is > about 1 mile from the line of Richard Pace which is the > northern border described in the other patent of Daniel > Higdon of 1683. About a mile and a half east of this > Southern Run is the 140a plat of land Richard & Mary > Pace bought off Richard Baker. Another branch of > Powell's creek in this area is called Holly Bush Run. > Francis Poythress sold Peter Grammer land there in 1715. The > land dealings of Francis Poythress and Richard Pace occuring > in 1717 with Thomas Goodwyn were were also in this same area > although we haven't gotten them platted yet. In 1731 > Thomas Goodwyn dies leaving his land in Prince George Co to > his son William. In the land sale of Richard & John Pace > to William Goodwyn occurring in 1759 Southern Run & > Swamp & Great Bottom is referred to. The Great Swamp is > referred to in many land dealings in this area and is the > same Ward's run mentioned earlier which Southern Run > branches from. I cannot say without a doubt that John & > Richard Pace sale of 1759 to Wm Goodwyn in 1759 was located > here but in my opinion it was. For those that are members of > PSA and want a visual, this area is mapped out in Bulletin > 163, Spring 2008 and Southern Run is the run flowing through > the word 'Dan" in the land plat of Daniel Higdon > 1683. Val and I have done more work in this area so some > additions and corrections will be coming to the map in this > bulletin. For those on the list who are not members and > would like a visual of this area, I invite you to join the > Pace Society. > > John Pace > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Blair" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:08 PM > Subject: [PACE] More on Francis and Lydia Clements > > > > Mary Clements, daughter of Francis and Lydia Blighton > Clements, married William Browne (d. 1744), son of William > Browne and Jane Meriwether. (Boddie, Southside Virginia > Families p. 112.) > > > > Mary Browne, daughter of William Browne and Mary > Clements, married William Eaton (d. 1785, Northampton Co., > NC). (Boddie) > > > > William Eaton was the son of William Eaton and Mary > Rives, and a grandson of John Eaton of York Co. John Eaton > patented land "on the Southern Run" in 1714. He > seems to have done so by claiming to have imported the > entire Marks family who were already living there, but hey, > who's counting? > > > > "John Eaton, of york Co; 429 acres (N. L.), > Prince George County beg. on the > > Southern Run, in line of Capt. George Blayton, > dec'd; on land of Ralph Hill; 23 > > Dec. 1714. 10 shill., & Imp. of 7 pers: Mathew > Markes, Mary Markes, > > Edward Markes, John Markes, Isreal Markes, Sarah > Markes, William Townsin. > > > > William Eaton was associated with Paces in Carolina. > William Eaton was one of those who divided the estate of > George Pace in 1745 but it's not clear to me whether > this was William Eaton who married Mary Browne, or his > father William Eaton who married Mary Rives. > > > > William Eaton the elder died in 1759 in Granville Co. > NC. His will mentions his son-in-law Robert Jones, Jr, who > is mentioned in boundary descriptions of land belonging to > Paces 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 > >