I recently posted a note on two GenForum sites at www.genealogy.com. They concerned a Richard Wade and his wife of Goochland Co., VA of the same time period as below. I thought it might be of interest. Thus: Was Richard Wade’s Wife a Dabney?               Richard Wade (abt. 1704 - Bef. 15 Mar 1768 ), of Goochland Co., VA,  was married to a Giselle (Griselle). There is evidence that she was a Dabney before her marriage. However, if one accepts the older theory of the origins of the Dabney family in Virginia, I find it difficult to place her in that family. This theory holds that the original Dabney immigrants to Virginia were brothers who were Huguenots.             Aubrey H Starke published an article entitled “Some Problems in the Morriss-Wade Genealogy,”in  Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William & Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 4., in 1981.  She notes that William Wade, Richard’s son, and wife Ann (Cauthorn) Cawthorne, begot several children. There were three sons, Dabney, William Abinadab and Jonadab Wade. A contributor to her article suggested that “Abinadab and Jonadab are “Portmanteau” names, achieved by combining the Biblical names Abner and Jonah with the first syllable of Dabney.” The parents played a similar game with the names of the five daughters, Rosannah, Joanna, Hannah, Anna, and Susannah. Conversations at the family dinner table must have sounded rather melodic. I descend from Susannah Wade and her husband, Samuel Coleman Morris.             It seems obvious that William Wade and his wife Ann had a definite preoccupation with the surname Dabney. As author Starke noted, it seems reasonable to conclude that William’s mother was surnamed Dabney. A grandparent by that name would be outside the probable time period for the arrival of Dabneys in Virginia.             Griselle Wade did have a family. In March 1746, she ‘relinquished her dower right in court.’ So she came to the marriage with property. This property seems to have been in Goochland Co.             I am asking this. Does anyone have any concrete evidence that Griselle was a Dabney? James R. Pace ________________________________ From: Roy Johnson <royj@webster.edu> To: pace@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, October 31, 2009 5:25:53 PM Subject: Re: [PACE] PACE Digest, Vol 4, Issue 364 I made the necessary changes on the web page, taking out the disputed Wade connection. Roy -----Original Message----- From: pace-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pace-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of TENNEVA@aol.com Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 6:56 PM To: pace@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PACE] PACE Digest, Vol 4, Issue 364 Roy;  Elizabeth Wade appears to be the daughter of Richard  Wade.  This Elizabeth Wade seems to  have married a John Pace.  I have no  idea who the parents of this John Pace may have been.  John Pace and Richard deeded land to, I  believe a Daniel Wade.  I believe  this Elizabeth Pace was mentioned in the will of Richard Wade!  I must also cite Raymond Ruch.  I  thought Raymond had put the Elizabeth Wade theory to rest.  For what it is worth, William Pace and Mary  gave their permission for their daughter Elizabeth to marry William Wilkerson  Evans in Fluvanna County,  Virginia.  That marriage took place 7 December  1790.  Later on, they signed for  their daughter Susannah to marry Jackson Bellomy.  Tnis marriage took place on 24 December  1800 in Fluvanna County,  Virginia.  It is my opinion this Mary was the  mother of all his children.  Edward Pace is cited by a descendant as  saying William Pace was married to a widow Winegar and their children  intermarried.  I doubt this is  correct.  William Pace, Jr. married  an Elizabeth Wininger but she was the daughter of David Wininger  (1768-1885).  Margery Pace married  George Wineinger. George’s father was John A. Wininger (1755-1835). William Pace  was long dead before either David or John might have left a  widow! Jim Brown  Message:  1 Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:47:00 -0500 From: "Roy Johnson"  <royj@webster.edu> Subject: [PACE] 1) New on PacePix 2) New DNA  results To: <pace@rootsweb.com> Message-ID:  <001b01ca59dc$cdaaf210$6900d630$@edu> Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="us-ascii" (1)  I just posted pictures of the  tombstone of Margery Pace Wineinger, daughter of William Pace of Washington's  guard and Elizabeth Wade. Go  to http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pace/pacepix/ and  scroll down to her name. You might also want to check out the other pictures  to see if any are in your line if you haven't previously done  so. (2)  New 38-67 results for kit 9852, a Burwell Pace  descendent. No surprises. One mutation in the entire string of 38-67;  otherwise tallies with the modal. 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