This record has been bouncing around the Pace Society since the early years. Some tried to prove John of Hungars Parish was John of Middlesex because the birth date was right, but now we know that this is unlikely. From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 22, No. 1 (July 1913), pages 39-43, is an article written by Thomas B. Robertson that is titled "Hungars Parish Records." Writing from Eastville, Virginia, on 6 Feb 1913, Mr. Robertson says on page 39, "In Vol. XVIII, page 178 and seq. of the William and Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine, there was given the deaths and marriages for the year beginning March 25, 1660, and ending March 25, 1661. I now give below the report made to the monthly court for the year following, that is, from March 25, 1661 to March 25, 1662. This interesting item from the old records of this county is found in the Book of Deeds, Wills, &c., for the years 1657 to 1666. John Lawrance seems to have been the only parish clerk who took the trouble to file his returns in the clerk's office. Or it is possible that in moving the office around from house to house in those days the reports were destroyed along with many other original papers." Then Mr. Robertson begins to quote from the records themselves: "A true account of such persons as have bin borne, Baptized, Married and buried in Hungars Parish from ye 25th of March 1661 to ye 25th of March Anno 1662." CHILDREN Richard Johnson ye sonne of Tho and Ann Johnson - Apr 1st Bridgett Robinson ye daughter of Jno. and Mary Robinson - Apr 2d John Pace ye sonne of Jno and Mary Pace - Apr 2d James Bruce ye sonne of James and Mary Bruce - Apr 2d Thomas Martiall ye sonne of Tho and Mary Martiall - Apr 2d Mary Obin ye daughter of Robert and Ann Obin - Apr 2d Bridgett Henderson ye daughter of Gilbert and Mary Henderson - Apr 2d Ann Mapp daughter of Jno and Mary Mapp - May 5th --- The lists continue on pages 40-43 with more births, baptisms, burials, and marriages. There are no other Pace records given in this list. The quote I have seen from Marion Mehrkens, states "In the Hungars Parish Register is a listing of the birth of John Pace, 'ye sonne of John and Mary Pace' on April 2, 1661. In the same year a John Pace is shown as having died. Whether this was the infant, or his father, is not clear." Ms. Mehrkens was not referring to the Lawrence records quoted by Robertson for no Pace burial is indicated by Robertson, and the dates are different. I wonder where she obtained this information. From what I have seen of her other submissions, she often proceeded on poorly documented or non-documented assumptions. Hungars Parish was in Northampton County VA. Northampton County today is located on the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula that separates the Chesapeake Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. This is further indication that there were other Paces in early VA and may account for some ot our non-matching Pace records. Roy Johnson.