I think it is as James says -- the record mentioning "the orphan" seems to be the end of the paper trail from Richard and Isabella. We know there was at least one child of the marriage between Richard (George, Richard) and Mary but we don't know what became of that child. We don't know if it was a boy or a girl or whether it grew up to claim the estate which was still being haggled over in 1692. If it was a girl the chances of finding a trail are slim. If it was a boy there is difficulty in identifying it amongst the multiplying Paces in Virginia. Ruth Clark comments "the singular orphan may be significant". In the timeline, if I have not overlooked any entries, the next time a Richard Pace appears in court is in Surry County 15 Aug 1711: "Richd Pace not appearing to prosecute his suit agst. Jno. Edmunds. Case dismissed." Who is this Richard Pace? The orphan? Some other descendant of Richard and Isabella? Or an unrelated Richard Pace? There is this comment on the timeline: "Found no documentation as to the parents of the Richard PACEs in Surry County. We know which went to NC but cannot prove parentage." --------------------------------- All New Yahoo! Mail – Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.