Is there any information about the parents of either Henry Walker or Judith Major? Any documentation for the marriage of Henry Walker and Judith Major? Just trying to see where they came from. James --- On Tue, 1/13/09, Betty A Pace <[email protected]> wrote: > I am quoting Gordon W. Pace here: > > Stephen Pace married Nancy Ann > Walker (b. aft 1758) abt. 1777 in Halifax Co, NC. Nancy > was > apparently from Halifax Co. as Stephen married her there. > Nancy Ann had > two > brothers named Jacob and Joseph Walker. Nancy's father > is unknown. > Stephen's 2nd wife, who he m. in 1799, was the widow of > one of the > brothers > of Nancy Ann, either Jacob or Joseph. A Major Walker (son > of Henry > Walker > and Judith Major of Old Granville (Bute Co.) NC was > bondsman for the > marriage > of Stephen Pace and Lucy Walker. > > I am descended from Stephen but from a different mother > (Indian girl, > mother of Alsey Pace). > > Betty Pace > > > On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:30:27 -0800 (PST) James Blair > <[email protected]> writes: > > Apparently Ann Pace was Stephen Pace's wife and > Major Walker's > > daughter, since she relinquished her dower rights in > the land that > > was being sold. More than that I do not know. > > > > I speculate that because Stephen Pace was evidently in > the same area > > as the Tembte/Murden/Webb/Daniel families (in which > "Henning" occurs > > as a given name), there could be some connection to > William Pace of > > Montgomery Co TN who mentions his son Henning in his > will written > > 1829. But that's merely speculation. > > > > Sorry not to be able to provide any more information. > > > > James > > > > > > --- On Tue, 1/13/09, Lois Long Carey > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > From: Lois Long Carey > <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [PACE] Major Walker and Stephen Pace > sell 160 acres > > to Jesse Bryant-deedof 1779 in Halifax Co va- > > > To: [email protected], [email protected] > > > Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 9:24 AM > > > Who is this Major Walker and what is the > relationship( if > > > any) between him and Stephen and Ann Pace?( also > mentioned) > > > > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * * > > > * * * > > > > > > Please note: My new email address is > [email protected] > > > Please remove [email protected] from your address > books and > > > files so that we can stay in touch! > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "James > Blair" > > > <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 12:49 PM > > > Subject: [PACE] The name Henning > > > > > > > > > > This may not be relevant but it seems > interesting. > > > > > > > > While looking for information about Henning > Pace, I > > > came across Henning Tembte, who I had not heard > of before. > > > > > > > > I found an article about Dr Henning Tembte > of > > > Nansemond Co VA, by Mary Dean Clement, in the > Virginia Mag. > > > of History and Biography, Jan 1957. (The writer > does not > > > know Tembte's origins but the surname, at > least, > > > doesn't seem to be English; > "Henning" is a > > > German name, I believe.) > > > > > > > > The article describes Tembte's move from > Maryland > > > to Nansemond Co. VA, then by 1765 to Halifax Co. > VA, where > > > he bought land on Fishing Creek. Tembte's > daughter > > > Elizabeth married first Malachi Murden, and then > Edmond > > > Daniel. Tembte's daughter Mary married > Richard Webb > > > and, yes, named a son Henning. > > > > > > > > No reason so far to suppose that > "Henning > > > Pace" had anything to do with "Henning > > > Tembte", but an interesting series of deed > extracts was > > > posted to this list by Betty A. Pace on 8 May > 2001, tracing > > > land which was sold by Edmond Daniel and > Elizabeth his wife > > > (that would be Malachi Murden's widow) to > John Bradford, > > > and subsequently tracing this land (I think -- my > error if > > > not) through several transactions to the deed of > 1779 in > > > which Major Walker and Stephen Pace sell 160 > acres to Jesse > > > Bryant -- signed by both Stephen Pace and Ann > Pace, and Ann > > > Pace relinquishes dower. > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Right on time. 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