Although the St Dunstan's marriage record for Richard Pace and Isabell Smyth says that they are both "of" Wapping Wall, that doesn't necessarily mean that they always lived there, or that they lived nearby, or even within what is now Greater London. Given that St Dunstan's was the maritime church, it seems at least possible that Richard and Isabell might have come to London from the provinces, and got married at St Dunstan's because it fitted in with their plans to sail to Virginia. I believe that in the 16th-17th century a couple only needed to reside in a parish for three weeks minimum, while banns were called, in order to be allowed to be married in the parish church. So I had a look in the IGI to see if I could find the names elsewhere. And in Flamstead, Herts, (batch number C046972) these two records appear: RICHARD PACE chr 21 Feb 1589 Flamstead Herts (son of Richard) ISABELL SMITH chr 7 Apr 1583 Flamstead Herts (daughter of William and Isabell) The dates aren't exactly right but near enough, it seems to me, to be interesting. There's also a Richard Pace born in 1560 which would also be possible given that the Jamestown Richard Pace died by 1629 so might possibly have been a good deal older than Isabell. Quite a few other Paces, also, including at least one George. Flamstead is to the north west of London, near St Albans. See http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=43269 for history. Interesting to see that in the 15th century Flamstead was owned by Richard Earl of Warwick, and after his death it passed to his daughter Isabella. That may be why the names Richard and Isabella were popular amongst the residents of Flamstead in the 16th century. Unfortunately it seems Flamstead marriage registers don't go back as far as the 16th-17th century. Ellen Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com