It's possible John of Middlesex was not a farmer but a tradesman, a carpenter, and came from a family that had only three known siblings, born over a span of 15 years, from ANNE PACE Chr. in 1655, JOHN 1665 GEORGE 1670 This indicates to my way of thinking father JOSEPH PACE of Prees was not a farmer but a merchant and was known to be associated with the market town of Wellington, Shropshire. This idea is further supported by the fact that JOHN bought 150 acres in 1693 so he didn't seem to have someone else pay his passage, and do indenture, etc. etc. This further indicates he came from a "merchant family" background. Also, his brother GEORGE (my 6X gg/f) wasted no time leaving the Prees, Shropshire area and migrating to new territory, establishing himself in the 1720's in an area where PACE descendents, even of today, operate a lucrative farm business. So, I think the above facts may vindicate JOHN came from a trades or merchant background, He probably got to know the other PACE people of the James River area if he didn't already know them before leaving England, having maybe travelled to London and lived there a brief time before emmigration. I see also the name Also, if the PACE descendency in England, of Joseph & Margaret was anything like that of John, the son, Then there must have been more emmigration of Paces from England than what we know or imagine, today. Look at: http://www.phc.igs.net/~gordpace/uk/lon/stepney.htm or the other London parishes I've looked for PACE, then there are all the other variations of PACE to consider, that could be present in London. file:///C:/win98%20backup/~gordpace/uk/sal.htm We'd need a crew of researchers to undertake such a search. Fortunately, I was able to save the dozens of LDS Batch numbers of London parishes before the Genealogy Industry took over the lists. GTPace in Canada