John R. Pace, son of William Pace and Secily Walker, married Sarah Hunt, so it has been accepted. Genealogist Edna Z. Cabler suggested that Sarah was the brother of a Levi Hunt. This begs the question: who was Levi Hunt? Taking Edna’s hint, I searched for LEVI HUNT on the Web. I found only one relevant Levi Hunt in Robertson Co. He appears in the 1850 Robertson Co. Census. He was 44 years old, a farmer, and was born in TN. If he was Sarah's brother, he was her younger brother. Levi Hunt, born 1806, was the son of William Hunt and Francis Lewis. William Hunt was born 9 Nov 1768 in Franklin Co., NC. He was the son of James Hunt, born 24 July 1732 in or around Brunswick Co., VA. He married Mary Rackley, born about 1735 in VA. Here is the interesting part. On 19 July 1797, James Hunt purchased 640 acres from the State of North Carolina. This land was in the Old Tennessee County, which was broken up after TN became a state. Robertson and Montgomery Counties were part of Tennessee Co. James's land fell in Robertson Co. James Hunt moved to this land early on. His will, dated 22 Aug 1803, was proved in Robertson Co. in Feb 1805. Some of his heirs moved to Georgia, but others remained in Tennessee. Son William was left 100 acres, part of the old homestead, 1 feather bed and 1 saw. Among his heirs listed were: Henry, Moses (moved to GA), Shadrack, Matthew, WILLIAM, Sion and John. Matthew married 13 Nov 1797 in Davidson Co., TN. James Hunt was the son of Henry Hunt, born about 1700 in Surry Co., VA, died about 1750 in Granville Co., NC. He married Agnes __. Henry Hunt was the son of William Hunt III, born about 1675 in Charles City Co., VA, died before 10 Apr 1727 in Surry. He married Sarah Wyche (?) (Abt. 1680 - aft. 1728). Sarah was the daughter of Henry II Wyche (27 Jan 1647/48 - Bef. 18 Mar 1713/14). He was born in Sutton, Surrey, England and died in Surry Co., VA. The marriage of Sarah Wyche to Henry Hunt is to be found in Hunt family genealogies. Henry II Wyche was the son of Henry Rector de Sutton I Wyche. The Hunt family appears to be well documented. Now the Wyche family can be found in one of several studies of seventeenth century immigrants to America with demonstrable Plantagenet ancestry. An example of such a reference is : Richardson, Douglas, "Plantagenet Ancestry, A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families," Baltimore, Gen. Pub. Co., Inc., 2004 Back to Levi Hunt. On page 6 of the 1820 Census for Robertson Co.,TN, Springfield Township, the following are listed: third from the bottom of the page William Pace, 5th from the bottom William Pace and 6th from the bottom Demsey Pace. On the same page is Jordan Hunt (grandson of James Hunt, Sr.), Henry Hunt, and WILLIAM HUNT. On page 5, there is a John Hunt; on page 3, Shadrach. On page 0, there is a James Hunt. One source suggests that William Hunt had 3 daughters and 7 sons, not all identified as yet. This opinion is based on the study of census records. William Hunt's death has been placed by some as around 1832. This seems to be because he can't be found on the 1840 census. However, there are 6 Hunt wills in Robertson Co. around 1840: Henry Hunt 1843, Sion Hunt 1847, Shadrack Hunt 1847, a Thomas Hunt (?)1842, and two William Hunts, 1843 and 1844. These wills may supply some information, although I think Sarah Pace, nee Hunt, died before 1840 (Sistler, Index to TN Wills & Administrations, 1779-1861). 　 Still, I do not have any direct evidence that Sarah Hunt was either the brother of Levi or the daughter of William Hunt, or the granddaughter of James Hunt, Sr. It is possible. It seems even more likely that Sarah was the granddaughter of James Hunt, Sr. William Pace, Sr. certainly knew of the Hunts. William had land dealings in Franklin Co., NC at the same time as James Hunt. They both moved to Robertson Co. about the same time. Their economic and social backgrounds seem similar. The Pace and Hunt children probably associated with one another, as they lived in close proximity. This brings me back to Wyche Pace, whose ancestry seems to be in doubt. Evidently, Wyche hailed from Robertson Co. His being named Wyche might be attributed to family pride, if he is connected to the Hunts or even the Wyche family. It is tempting to assign him to Sarah Hunt, perhaps her first born. Sarah then would have named him after her Wyche ancestor. I noted before that John Pace may have remarried after Sarah’s death. This factum appears in: Whitley, Edythe Rucker, "Marriages of Robertson Co. TN, 1839-1861", Baltimore, Gen. Pub. Co., Inc., 1981. James R. Pace