Hi, I have heard that she might be descended from a Smythe fellow who was a big-wig in one of the funding companies for Jamestown, not the same as Capt. John Smith, whose father was a George by the way. It doesn't seem that anyone has really made an effort to track down Isabel's roots, maybe because the name Smith/Smythe was too common. Or, like with a lot of genealogy research, the preference seems to be toward tracing the male line, forgetting the two share equally in the descendants. If Paces are descended from Richard I, we are also descended from Isabel. Betty Pace On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:58:48 EDT BetinFL@aol.com writes: Hi, If you find out anything about Isabel Smythe Pace's, parents or who she was related to, I would appreciate it if you would let me know. I also descend from her. I have heard that she was a relative or some such of John Smith, since she had the money to pay her own passage to Jamestowne and as such got her own land Grant. Have you read this or heard this, and if so, do you know the source? Best regards, Betty Morgan BetinFL@aol.com