In reference to Darlene's post about Revolutionary War payments to Dempsey and Richmond Pace: The source of the records are probably the North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts Secretary of State Treasurer's & Comptroller's Papers. The North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts might contain a list of men under an officer that were paid 2 shillings 8 pence a day for 7 days, a total of 18 shillings 8 pence for the 7 days. The lists also contain such things as Thomas Nuby for 1 Barrel of Pork or Gideon Lamb for 11 days of waggon hire. Dempsey Pace and Richmond Pace were given payments for some kind of goods or services done during the war by the State of North Carolina. The Claim or record of payment with the names of others on a list or series of lists from the same area might reveal where Richmond or Dempsey lived. If you knew that the majority of the men on the list with Richmond lived in Surry County, you could say that there was a strong possibility that Richmond was also from Surry County. If the NC Archives listed Surry County for Richmond and Dempsey that is probably where they were. The place of payment, Warrenton, Halifax, etc. would not give any indication of the place the person lived. Claims were to be made at certain locations, many had to travel a great distance and thus never filed any claim. Suggested reading: Helen F. M. Leary and Maurice R. Stirewalt, North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History, Section 33, pages 342-412, Military Records by George Stevenson for a detailed explanation. Weynette Parks Haun gave the above reference in her introduction to her 1st volume of transcriptions of the NC Revolutionary War Accounts, as well as other background material. Shirley Pace Graham