In 1659, a James Pace attended the estate sale of John Marsh in York Co. VA; he bought a gun. Also present at the sale: Capt. Langley, Jeremiah Rawlings. [In 1683, Nicholas Ware patented 300 acres in New Kent County adj "land of Jeremiah Rawlins, decd". Nicholas Ware was a merchant and was related by marriage to the Vassall family. He is a forebear of the James Ware who is said to have married "Agnes Pace".] Fourteen years later, in 1673, also in York Co., "Mr" James Pace has died, and there is a dispute concerning his estate, and the estate of a Clement Marsh: 24 MAR 1673 William Major on behalf of Mr. James Pace, entered a claim against the estate of Clement Marsh for _16 10sh sterling. 25 MAY 1673 James Pace , deceased. General Court ordered that no judgements should pass against his estate, so ref granted in diff betw his estate and estate of Clement Marsh -- perhaps, or perhaps not, a relative of the John Marsh at whose estate sale James Pace bought a gun. Also of interest: a William MAJOR is acting on behalf of Mr. James Pace. So who was Clement Marsh? I don't know, but he evidently had a dispute, in 1672, with Robert Spring: 11 JAN 1671/2 Know all men that I Clement Marsh stand indebted to Mr. Robert Spring, _130, upon demand of his executors, administrators, or assigns. 27 FEB 1671/2 Clement Marsh confessed judgement to Mr. Robert Spring for _130 sterling. [24 OCT 1683 Judgement granted Mr. William Briscoe (who married the relict of a Richard Pace) agn Mrs. Ann Spring exr of Mr. Robert Spring.] But Clement Marsh's main claim to fame is that he married the widow of Joseph Croshaw, son of Raleigh Croshaw who arrived in 1608 on the Second Supply. "27 FEB 1671/2 Clement Marsh to marry Mary Croshaw, agrees Mary has full power and authorization after marriage to her real and personal property and to give to her children or otherwise." Attagirl. Joseph Croshaw had five wives; the last, who outlived him, was Mary PERHAPS Ballard. Mary PERHAPS Ballard marred (1) Thomas Broomfield (2) Joseph Croshaw and (3) Clement Marsh. Mary PERHAPS Ballard was PERHAPS sister of Thomas Ballard, later to be sheriff of York Co. The Ballards and the Langleys (Capt. Langley, who was present at the estate sale of John Marsh} and the Majors were all intermarried; it would be very interesting to know if the Judith Major who married Henry Walker in Granville Co NC was related to these Majors. Joseph Croshaw's daughter Unity married (in 1654) John West, son of the Governor. Their son Nathaniel West married the widow of Gideon Macon. [24 OCT 1679 Judgement granted unto Wm Briscoe adm of estate of Richard Pace decd agn Jno Vaden adm of estate of Nick Toop decd for payment of 48sh sterling with costs. John Vaden enters Gideon Macon his attorney.] These records seem to show that the James Pace who died in York Co in 1673, and the Richard Pace whose widow married William Briscoe had associates in common. I myself have not been able to arrive at a convincing hypothesis as to who James Pace might have been, what might have been his relationship (if any) to Richard Pace (relict m. Briscoe), or what, if any, might have been the relationship of any of them to Richard Pace m. Mary. James