Then "Major" was his name, not his title. I wondered about that. I misinterpreted the 1779 record because (as has now been explained to me) I confused the term "dower" with the term "dowry". Apologies. James --- On Tue, 1/13/09, Betty A Pace <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Betty A Pace <[email protected]> > Subject: [PACE] Major Walker and Stephen Pace sell 160 acres to Jesse Bryant-deedof 1779 in Halifax Co va- > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 3:23 PM > 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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