Roy: It is interesting that Frederick was a rather rare given name for Paces in early America. In addition to Frederick Pace b. abt 1768, supposed son of John Pace and Sarah Burgh, there is Frederick b. 1791 SC, grandson of John Pace and Sarah Burgh through their son William. The only other Frederick Pace I know of born before 1800 was Frederick Pace b. 1779, son of Darius Pace b. abt 1750 (NC?) and Dorothy Raines, b. abt 1760 - guess where _WALES! I wonder how common the given name Frederick was in Wales at that time. Also, has anyone looked for Paces in Parish Registers and other genealogical information from Wales in the mid-1700's. If there were Paces there it would seem they should have left some records. Gordon W. Pace -----Original Message----- From: Roy Johnson <royj@webster.edu> Sent: Nov 28, 2005 5:25 PM To: PACE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [PACE-L] Frederick Pace of Wales and Occams Razor I did a study on the Pace name in Wales. Can't recall all sources but I found that : (1) Pace is not a Welsh name; it is English. The Welsh were Gaelic and tended to resist English things. (2) There are Paces living in Wales but they are few in number and appear to be of pretty recent origin. This doesn't prove anyting one way or another, but all facts should be brought in. Roy Johnson = PACE Mailing List ==== To subscribe or unsubscribe send email to PACE-L-request@rootsweb.com with the one word message: subscribe OR unsubscribe For digest mode, use PACE-D-request@rootsweb.com ==== PACE Mailing List ==== You can search archived messages from the Pace Mailing List by going to http://searches.rootsweb.com. If you need instructions just ask me - gordonpace@comcast.net ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com