During the 1730s, vestry records of St Andrews parish in Brunswick show that a James Pace was sexton. At around the same time, court records appear in Brunswick Co mentioning James Pace. I have been looking at some of these records, to see if there are any clues as to where this James Pace was located. First: 06 Oct 1732 Brunswick Co Court Orders p.15 Grand Jury indictment agst ROBERT HUMPHREYS for assaulting JAMES PACE On 6 April 1733, Robert Humphreys was found not guilty. I haven't been able to find out any more about the case, but it does at least suggest that James Pace was located in the same general area as Robert Humphreys. It's possible the Robert Humphreys who was accused of assaulting James Pace, could be related to -- perhaps the son of -- the Robert Humphrys whose estate was valued by Richard Pace in 1713: 17 Mary 1713, Surry County Court Records, Book VII p54: Robert Hicks, David Crawley and Richard Pace or any two of them...are nominated and appointed to value and appraise the estate of Robt. Humphrys, deceased, and order that Mary Humphrys administratrix of the estate of said deceased present an inventory..." Presumably all three of these men (Hicks, Crawley, and Richard Pace) were neighbors of Robert Humphrys dec'd. That makes me wonder if James Pace in 1733 was living somewhere near (perhaps even on) land where Richard Pace was located in 1713. (This is Richard Pace m. Rebecca; he had no son named James, though he did have a grandson James. I don't know where James the grandson was in 1733.) However, I don't know if the 1733 Robert Humphreys was located on the same land as the 1713 Robert Humphreys. There are several patents in the name of Robert Humphreys in Brunswick. ===================================================== Second: 06 Sep 1733, Brunswick Co Court Orders p. 33 JAMES PACE petition to renew his ordinary license is granted. THOMAS RAVENSCROFT Gent. is security. Thomas Ravenscroft was married to Elizabeth Hamlin, granddaughter of Richard Taylor who Richard and Mary Pace sold land to in Prince George in 1662. He had 2000 acres on the South Side of the Meherrin, and (10 September 1735) 45 acres near the Court House. Handy for the ordinary, no doubt. ======================================================= Third: 07 Oct 1736, Brunswick Co Court Orders p. 138 Attachment obtained by AMOS TIMS agst JAMES PACE granted. Cattle attached to be sold. For 2 pounds and 15 shillings. Amos Tims looks like James Pace's competition: Brunswick County, VA: Order Book, 1732-1737 "Upon the pet. of AMOS TIMS ( and his giving security), leave is granted him to keep an ordinary on his own land." "AMOS TIMS together with John HUMPHRIS and John EZARD, his security, ack. a bond to keep an ordinary." Let's hope this competition wasn't the cause of the Grand Jury case. By 1742, John Humphreys was dead and his partner Amos Tims apparently bought from him land on Roses Creek, which he later sold on to Richard Witton. >From Lou Poole's study of the Wall family (http://www.poythress.net/Wall.html) "2 Sep 1742 from Amos Timms of Brunswick, planter, to Richard Witton of Henrico County, Merchant, for 80 £, a certain tract of land of about 305 acres, being part of a tract of land which the said Timms purchased of John Humphreys deceased. The land is in Brunswick on Rose’s Cr, and bounded by Rose, Ravenscroft, the head of the Spring branch, the mouth of the Little Cr, Brown." The "Brown" mentioned there was perhaps William Browne -- he whose son William married Mary Clements, daughter of Francis and Lydia Clements. He left his Roses Creek land to William in his will (proved 1747). James