Rebecca, thanks for the information. I've read that Needham Sorrell also went to Dyer Co. TN and died there but no source was cited so I don't know if it's proved. James --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Rebecca Christensen <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Rebecca Christensen <[email protected]> > Subject: Fw: Re: [PACE] Bird Nance of Rutherford Co. TN > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 9:03 AM > James, >    Some of the Paces and McCulloughs (Susannah > Nance's descendants) later move to Dyer Co., TN too.  > > Rebecca > > --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Rebecca Christensen > <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Rebecca Christensen <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PACE] Bird Nance of Rutherford Co. TN > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 8:59 AM > > James, >    This is one of my other Rutherford Co., TN lines.  I > descend through Reuben's daughter Susannah Nance who > married Alexander McCullough.   > > Rebecca > > --- On Wed, 1/28/09, James Blair > <[email protected]> wrote: > From: James Blair <[email protected]> > Subject: [PACE] Bird Nance of Rutherford Co. TN > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 8:19 AM > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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