There was a Drury Pace who died by May 1801 (probate of will recorded, Richmond Co, GA). The will gave his son Drury land which had been patented by Richard Pace in SC in 1762. So that is one father-and-son pair. However, the "old Mr Drury Pace" mentioned in the passport application seems to have been still living at the time of the application, so he was not the one who died in 1801. So perhaps "old Mr Drury Pace" was the son, the one who was mentioned in the 1801 will. IF that is correct, then that would make the young Drury Pace (the applicant) the grandson of the Richard Pace who was granted the land in 1762. The Richard Pace who was granted the land is believed to have been the son of Richard and Rebecca Pace of NC. Although there is no proof (as far as I know), there is a fairly persuasive accumulation of circumstantial evidence, mainly in the names of associates and spouses. Several descendants of this Richard Pace have participated in the DNA study, with results falling into the 3a group. Question: might the Drury Pace who was apparently heading westward in 1810, be the same person as the Drury Pace who appears on the 1820 census in Hickman Co., TN? I know that the Hickman Co. Drury Pace is thought to have been a son of William Pace and Ruth Lambert but am just wondering. James --- On Tue, 2/17/09, Lois Long Carey <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Lois Long Carey <[email protected]> > Subject: [PACE] Drury Pace , son of Drury Pace of Georgia listed in " Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823" by Dorothy William Potter > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 6:27 PM > a few pages were sent to me by a Pace list subscriber > Pg.253 > To his excellency D.B Mitchell, Governor or State of > Georgia > May it please your excellency------- > The bearer herof Drury Pace and John Strane wishing to > travel to the > western waters, without a passport from your excellency > they do > not think themselves justified to travel there from this > state. > Mr.Pace is a son of old Mr. Drury Pace, an old resident of > Georgia, and the young man as far as ever came to my > knowledge, ever behaved himself as an honest and > industrious citizen - Mr. Strain has lived in my > neighborhood for several years,he is also a very > industrious man and has behaved himself well- > I believe your excellency will do them Justice > to grant them passports for I think they are > worthy of your excellencies clemency > I am dear Sir, > Your excellency mo obt. servat, > Robert Walton J I C > > Order taken to the latter > 29th Jan, 1810 > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * > > 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! > > ------------------------------- > 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