Lois, I re-read Bruce Howard's book on this issue (relative to my Alsey Pace, b. 1785NC, son of Stephen Pace and an Indian girl). Bruce said: In the 1820, 1830, and 1840 census reports an Indian would be shown as a Free Person of Color in the main census report. If he were considered to be Black or Negro, he would be shown at the very end of the white people in that enumeration district. My Alsey was always shown as a FPC in the main census report, but when he married again in 1836 (white man a bondsman), he and his family were shown as mulatto--black would have been a possibility if the census taker judged that appropriate. I take it that this fact signifies that he must have looked Native American. For Alsey this is true of his family in the 1850 census and onward. I wish one of that family would take the DNA test. My line from Alsey (and Zilpha Hall of Johnston Co. NC) were deserted by Alsey Pace and always showed white in census reports in Guilford Co. NC and later in other counties. Betty Pace On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:06:40 -0400 "Lois Long Carey" <[email protected]> writes: > I agree with Joe . I would love to hear from any black Paces from > Alabama( > or elsewhere) who could submit to a DNA test. > Is it possible that since in 1850 Cherokees were listed as black, > that some > black Paces today could believe they > are black because of being listed that way on earlier census, rather > than > Cherokee? Are there any Paces in the > Society with Cherokee ancestry who have done the DNA test? Is there > DNA > different from others? > Anyone with Pace ancestry should be welcomed to the Society .They > may > possibly solve many questions. > If my Canadian friend is a subscriber to this list. I would love to > hear > from her and whether she ever did get a relative > to do the test. Do you know,Gordon in Canada? She brought pictures > of her > relatives in the USA who were black, > but she looks as white as anyone I know. > >From some notes from her. > William Chastain Captain went to Canada between 1837-1842 > With him was a Lucy Ann White b, June 16, 1827 in Charlottesville or > > Staunton,Va > >From more notes from her there seems to be a connection to William > Moment > Pace b. 1806 and Dicy King > The approx. location of the land that the Captain Children inherited > is 130 > acres at Cuffey's Creek > In her notes are also the following Virginia family names, > Meriwether > Anderson > Lewis > Henry Pace(editor of the" Gazette of the United States"- broke the > news on > Oct. 13, 1802 that > Thomas Jefferson had fathered a child by a slave( Slly Hemmings) > Henry Pace's partner was found floating in the river after the story > broke. > Ann Meriwether Johnson( from her Captain line) had a second marriage > to John > Cosby. > This is of particular interest to me as the lady who lived with my > Pace > family was Fannie Cosby( wife of Edw.Cosby) > > > Lois Carey > > ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find the perfect picture with our powerful photo search features. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mDcGmxeGlU93liJJ5AbZ254KBKeXCOJQg3qZnGPUxkqtRYs/