Hi all what I read....... the first instance was Col. John Williams, then under Leut. Pacely, then....This guy called Pacely Is a Leut does that mean Leut Col Paisley ;;;;;What you guys are saying makes sense Paisley and Pacely sure could be one in same ......... Shoot I just keep trying to find a Link to our Pace's ... I am sure so many of you have gone over so much Info searching ... I just keep hoping we will find a clue somewhere along the way...oh Well ! back to the Grind. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty A. Pace" <bapace2@juno.com> To: <PACE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 12:05 PM Subject: [PACE-L] Col. John Paisley > I believe I have read that Col. Paisley was a leader in the Patriot > forces in the vicinty of Surry Co. NC. It is not clear to me whether he > was personally present at the Battle of Shallow Force in Oct. 1780, the > battle where John Pace (wife Sarah Burge) was probably killed. He was > however a figure in fighting the Loyalists of Surry Co. NC. > > Darlene, > I believe the Col. Pacely referred to in the pension application of > Henry Connelly was probably Col. John Paisley of Guilford county, North > Carolina. At the bottom of the pension application he is mentioned as > Col. Paiseley. The following is quoted from the first website below: > "On page 232 Dr. Caruthers says: "Col. John Paisley, father of Rev. > William D. Paisley, was a patriot as well as a christian, and had all > along taken an active part in the service of his country. He was > present at the battle (Guilford Court House) with the men under his > command." Col. Paisley was a member of Alamance Church, and lived seven > miles southeast of Greensboro." > It is apparently a quote from Dr. Caruthers "Life of Dr. David > Caldwell." > > http://rankinfamily.org/Rankins%20of%20NC/Guilford%20County/ > Ch%204%20The%20Watson%20Wharton%20Genealogy.htm > > See also: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncguilfo/AlamancePresbyterianChurch.html > Records of the Alamance Presbyterian Church > > A very interesting genealogical letter about the Paisley family is > found at: > http://thejoyceconnection.homestead.com/PaisleyLetter.html > > Sorry, no Paces mentioned. > > John Krall > > On Feb 16, 2006, at 12:57 PM, darlene wrote: > > > Could we have been Pacely ... in Surry Co NC ? Some of my Harlan Co Ky > > > Pace's went to Floyd Co ky close to Harlan Co Ky and my Pace's somehow > > > stem from John Pace and Sarah Burge of Surry Co NC > > Darlene > > Info below from Floyd Co Ky web site.. > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfloyd/Mis_files/henry_connelly.htm > > > > > > ==== PACE Mailing List ==== > > Check out the new Pace Society of America web page at: > > www.pacesociety.org, and please join the Pace Society of America for > > only $25.00 per year. > > > > > ==== PACE Mailing List ==== > If you haven't done so within the last six months, please post a message describing your Earliest Pace Ancestor and how you descend from them. Please include dates, places, spouses, etc, if possible. Send the message to PACE-L@rootsweb.com > > __________ NOD32 1.1413 (20060217) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >

Help, was it not the Battle of Shallow Ford or did I get it incorrect the first time or were there two battles? thanks, betty in ga ----- Original Message ----- From: "darlene" <darlene@adweb.net> To: <PACE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [PACE-L] Col. John Paisley > Hi all > what I read....... the first instance was Col. John Williams, then under > Leut. Pacely, then....This guy called Pacely Is a Leut does that mean > Leut > Col Paisley ;;;;;What you guys are saying makes sense Paisley and Pacely > sure could be one in same ......... Shoot I just keep trying to find a > Link > to our Pace's ... I am sure so many of you have gone over so much Info > searching ... I just keep hoping we will find a clue somewhere along the > way...oh Well ! back to the Grind. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betty A. Pace" <bapace2@juno.com> > To: <PACE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 12:05 PM > Subject: [PACE-L] Col. John Paisley > > >> I believe I have read that Col. Paisley was a leader in the Patriot >> forces in the vicinty of Surry Co. NC. It is not clear to me whether he >> was personally present at the Battle of Shallow Force in Oct. 1780, the >> battle where John Pace (wife Sarah Burge) was probably killed. He was >> however a figure in fighting the Loyalists of Surry Co. NC. >> >> Darlene, >> I believe the Col. Pacely referred to in the pension application of >> Henry Connelly was probably Col. John Paisley of Guilford county, North >> Carolina. At the bottom of the pension application he is mentioned as >> Col. Paiseley. The following is quoted from the first website below: >> "On page 232 Dr. Caruthers says: "Col. John Paisley, father of Rev. >> William D. Paisley, was a patriot as well as a christian, and had all >> along taken an active part in the service of his country. He was >> present at the battle (Guilford Court House) with the men under his >> command." Col. Paisley was a member of Alamance Church, and lived seven >> miles southeast of Greensboro." >> It is apparently a quote from Dr. Caruthers "Life of Dr. David >> Caldwell." >> >> http://rankinfamily.org/Rankins%20of%20NC/Guilford%20County/ >> Ch%204%20The%20Watson%20Wharton%20Genealogy.htm >> >> See also: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncguilfo/AlamancePresbyterianChurch.html >> Records of the Alamance Presbyterian Church >> >> A very interesting genealogical letter about the Paisley family is >> found at: >> http://thejoyceconnection.homestead.com/PaisleyLetter.html >> >> Sorry, no Paces mentioned. >> >> John Krall >> >> On Feb 16, 2006, at 12:57 PM, darlene wrote: >> >> > Could we have been Pacely ... in Surry Co NC ? Some of my Harlan Co Ky >> >> > Pace's went to Floyd Co ky close to Harlan Co Ky and my Pace's somehow >> >> > stem from John Pace and Sarah Burge of Surry Co NC >> > Darlene >> > Info below from Floyd Co Ky web site.. >> > >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfloyd/Mis_files/henry_connelly.htm >> > >> > >> > ==== PACE Mailing List ==== >> > Check out the new Pace Society of America web page at: >> > www.pacesociety.org, and please join the Pace Society of America for >> > only $25.00 per year. >> > >> >> >> ==== PACE Mailing List ==== >> If you haven't done so within the last six months, please post a message > describing your Earliest Pace Ancestor and how you descend from them. > Please include dates, places, spouses, etc, if possible. Send the > message > to PACE-L@rootsweb.com >> >> __________ NOD32 1.1413 (20060217) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > > ==== PACE Mailing List ==== > Check out the new Pace Society of America web page at: > www.pacesociety.org, and please join the Pace Society of America for only > $25.00 per year. > > >