Roy remarked that Alonzo was an Italian name and, being paired with the Pace name, might indicate an Italian origin. (At least I think I remember that is what he said.) I wish it were true; unfortunately for me, Alonzo was apparently a very popular name in the 1800s for when I search for Alonzo Turner (my line that married into Pace family), there seem to be hundreds of them. When you shorten it to "Lon" or "Lonnie" there are even more. Sarah -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/275 - Release Date: 3/6/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/275 - Release Date: 3/6/2006

I modified that later. The Internet says Alonzo was Spanish originally, but could also be Italian. And yes, I recall that Alonzo was popular in the 1800s and even later in the shortened forms of Lonnie and Lon. And who can forget the comedy team of 'Lonzo and Oscar? So I have revised my first suggestion; I don't think the name Alonzo tells us much of anything. Roy -----Original Message----- From: Sarah Lingwall [mailto:fox10@tampabay.rr.com] Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 9:18 AM To: PACE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PACE-L] Alonzo as an Italian name Roy remarked that Alonzo was an Italian name and, being paired with the Pace name, might indicate an Italian origin. (At least I think I remember that is what he said.) I wish it were true; unfortunately for me, Alonzo was apparently a very popular name in the 1800s for when I search for Alonzo Turner (my line that married into Pace family), there seem to be hundreds of them. When you shorten it to "Lon" or "Lonnie" there are even more. Sarah -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/275 - Release Date: 3/6/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/275 - Release Date: 3/6/2006 ==== PACE Mailing List ==== Check out the Pace GenConnect Boards where you can post or peruse Pace Bibles, Obits, Bios, Deeds, Wills, Queries, etc. Bookmark this URL: http://boards.ancestry.com

Sarah Lingwall wrote: > Alonzo Turner (my line that > married into Pace family), > Sarah Hello Sarah, The following may not be much help to you, I'm also researching the TURNER name connected to PACE but in Shropshire UK parishes where PACE inter-acts with PALMER PICKEN TURNER GROOM HARRISON WRIGHT GREGORY SUMNER & many others, around 1600's mid/latter, when John Pace Christened 1665, possibly John of Middlesex, came to Colonial Virginia, just prior to 1693 My research is into thinking that other surnames, such as above, etc. also emmigrated from Shropshire, of Eng. Midlands to Colonial Virginia, around time when John of Middlesex Co VA showed up in VA RICHARD PACE + JANE TURNER b 3 Oct 1777 WHITCHURCH, Shropshire - m 1 Apr 1797 WEM, Shropshire - witnesses Thomas COOKE and Francis OWEN http://www.phc.igs.net/~gordpace/uk/whit.htm Jane's earlier family records go back to Wellington, Wrockwardine, High Ercall parishes common also to the other surnames. click here - for TURNER pages http://www.phc.igs.net/~gordpace/fact/1016.htm http://www.phc.igs.net/~gordpace/records/wellington.htm http://www.phc.igs.net/~gordpace/uk/turner.htm http://www.phc.igs.net/~gordpace/uk/whit.htm GTP