This is a long article by a Joshua D. Rothman and speaks of a will made in Sept. 1796 by a Thomas West who named as heirs, two of his children, James Henry West and Nancy West, both free people of color. Thomas West was a white blacksmith. I find this interesting as William Joseph Pace b. Mar. 27,1837 married a Mary J. West on April 26, 1854. William Joseph Pace was a son of William Moment Pace and Dicy King.I have never seen anything on the parentage of Mary j. West. There was a chancery Suit between my Pace family and the family of William Moment Pace. Also I do not know of any DNA test having been done of the descendents of William Moment Pace. Just found this interesting due to the recent conversastions of tri-racial families. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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!