Sorry about my "tracking" the wrong line and ending up with the wrong son, etc. You are correct. Thanks for the names of John Pace's children. I only had the one, Thomas William Pace. For Thomas William Pace I have b. 1812 in Abbeville, S.C. and d. 1866 in TX. m UNK Drucilla, b 1816 in S.C. Had 10 children born between 1835 and 1864 (have years if anyone is interested), but again this Pace family continued to stay with some of the same names which help us as we research, and also hinder us keeping the generations apart. <grin> Children: John Davis, William T., Silas M., Haywood D., Calvin D., Cain, Ohel Dahl, Thomas, Major, and Ewel Ulie P. I go no farther on this line and no true documentation on any. If needed by anyone I could possibly get documentation on the death of Thomas William Pace in Texas, as most of the Paces stayed within the same Piney woods area of NE Texas. And as his death date is only a couple of years after his last child was born there is a big possibility that some of his children stayed in the same general area. I have pictures of some of the Pace headstones in NE Texas, and may make another trip up that direction during Spring Break or next summer. (employed by school) Feel free to make any corrections that you see, as I am always glad to locate any misinformation, or information that makes me dig deeper to prove mine. I had not heard that the wife of Richard born about 1665 might not have been married to a Poythress, and would be glad to hear more about this. I still stay with the Richard and Isabella Smythe being the correct couple, but no real proof yet. Not in hand. Do know they were the first Pace people to come to Jamestowne. At least all documentation that I have seen shows that. Wish I knew which ship they came across on. Thanks, Barbara

No apology needed, it was my mistake. I misread your post. Thank you for the information on Thomas William Pace. On the name of the wife of Richard b. abt 1655 -- there is an indenture of 1721 which refers to land owned by Rebecca Poythress. If she had been the wife of Richard Pace in 1721, the land would have belonged to Richard Pace (not to his wife), and she herself would have been named as Rebecca Pace rather than Rebecca Poythress. A transcript of the deed, and a discussion of the Poythress issue, can be found in "Some Southern Colonial Families" v.2 by David A. Avant Jr., pp 209-212. Re Jamestown, it would be nice to have proof back to Richard and Isabella, but at present it seems there is none. However, we do have proof of the descent of Mary Newsome back to Jamestown. A very interesting line. Happy hunting, Ellen