James Pace of York Co. died by 25 May 1673. Where did he come from, who did he associate with, and was he related to the Paces of Charles City Co.? He was apparently adult by 1659 when he bought a gun at the estate sale of John Marsh. So he must have been born by or before 1638, which means he was not a younger brother of Richard Pace (m. Mary). To be descended from Richard and Isabella, he would have to be a younger brother of George (m. Sarah Maycock). Or he might have been a later immigrant, unrelated to Richard and Isabella. Another interesting question: was James Pace of York Co. related to the Richard Pace who was claimed as headright by William Corker? Some additional information: As previously mentioned in this thread, in 1673 "William Major on behalf of Mr. James Pace, entered a claim against the estate of Clement Marsh for _16 10sh sterling." Also as previously mentioned, Clement Marsh married the relict of Maj. Joseph Croshaw. Joseph Croshaw's brother, Richard Croshaw, died by May 1669 (will proved, York Co); his widow married William Corker. That suggests (to me) that there might well have been a relationship between James Pace (d. 1673) and the Richard Pace whom Corker claimed as headright. But clearly it remains only a possibility. There is also the question of whether the Richard Pace who was claimed as headright by William Corker was the same person as the Richard Pace whose widow married William Briscoe. Several records in York Co, previously cited, show William Briscoe collecting or paying debts connected with Richard Pace's ordinary. Briscoe's attorney, in some of these court cases, is Roger Rawlings. For instance: "6 Sept 1681, Surry Co. Court Orders Book 3, page 348 Roger Rawlins attorney of Wm Briskoe who married the relict of Rich. Pace dec'd. Agst Mr. Fran. Taylor for expenses in the said Pace's ordinary." Roger Rawlings' brother-in-law was William Newsome. (Rawlings married Newsome's sister Alice.) William Newsome's stepfather was George Watkins, who married the widow of William Newsome's father, also called William Newsome. George Watkins' will mentions "Elizabeth Spencer, my God-daughter, daughter of my well > beloved friend, Captain Robert Spencer..." Robert Spencer married Elizabeth White, daughter of William Corker's second wife. (See Boddie, "Southside Virginia Families", p169; and "The Newsom Family: And Related Families of Surry, Isle of Wight, Southampton and Sussex Counties, Va.", B. C. Holtzclaw, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 47, No. 4 (Oct., 1939), pp. 363-374) This shows that William Corker, who claimed headright for Richard Pace, was part of the same web of relationships as Roger Rawlings who acted as attorney for William Briscoe who married the widow of Richard Pace. It's not proof, but it does seem to me that probably the Richard Pace who was claimed as headright was the same Richard Pace who ran the ordinary. Another question: if the Richard Pace who ran the ordinary was the one who was claimed by Corker as headright, what about Richard Pace who on 17 March 1673 served on a jury which escheated the land of Cornelius Johnathan? The land was re-patented 26 March 1674 by Daniel Wyld. Daniel Wyld's brother-in-law Philip Chesley patented land jointly with Nicholas Meriwether, who was mentioned (together with Joseph Croshaw) in the nuncupative will of William Corker. In the York court of Oct 1665, Daniel Wyld proved the will of Thomas Bromfield, whose widow Mary remarried to Joseph Croshaw and, after Croshaw's death, to Clement Marsh whose estate was in dispute with the estate of James Pace in 1673. I think these associations support (though they do not prove) the hypothesis that the Richard Pace who sat on the escheating jury was the same Richard Pace who was claimed by Corker as headright, ran the ordinary, and may have been related to James Pace who by 1673 had died in York Co. One more question: what about the Richard Pace who appears with Francis Sowersby on tithable lists in Surry Co for 1668, 1669, 1670? Francis Sowersby married Mary Jordan, daughter of Thomas Jordan and Jane Browne (widow of Robert Spencer whose first wife was William Corker's stepdaughter Elizabeth White. Thomas Jordan (Francis Sowersby's father-in-law) married as his second wife Lucy Corker, daughter of William Corker. I think this supports the hypothesis that the Richard Pace who appeared with Francis Sowersby on the tithable lists was the same Richard Pace who was claimed by William Corker as headright. (Speculation: This also fits well with the timing of the escheating jury record: if Richard Pace was a relation of James Pace, who died by 1673, he might have moved to James Pace's land and thus become available for jury duty. Pure speculation.) All in all, considering the various associations and interactions, my own opinion is that James and Richard Pace of York probably WERE related to one another. Whether either or both was related to any other Paces in Virginia is anybody's guess, but I will mention again the record of 7 Nov 1656: "Thomas Pace of Bath, Som gent, bound to John White, merchant, to serve 4 years in Virginia." (Coldham, "The Complete Book of Emigrants 1607-1660" pg 331). John White, whose widow married William Corker, was a merchant in James City Co. It could be the same John White. James --- On Wed, 1/14/09, James Blair <[email protected]> wrote: > From: James Blair <[email protected]> > Subject: [PACE] James Pace d. York Co 1673 > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 8:19 AM > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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