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"Colonial Surry, VA" "When the First General Ammembly met in 1619, the Burgesses from James City were Captain William POWELL and Ensign William SPENCE. Captain William POWELL held land on the Surry side of James City. John ROLFE, (yes, that one!) a member of the Council, or Upper House of the Assembly, better known to romantic historians as the husband of Pocahontas, also owned land on the Surry side." "Even after the Great Charter of 1618 the Company seemed reluctant to grant land to indivduals for such reason as were set out in their answer to a petition of Captain William POWELL and John SMITH, February 2, 1620, as follows:..." A Petition of Captain William POWELL, etc began an opening of the land... "On Good Friday, March 22, 1622, there occurred the Great Massacre by the Indians under Opecanough. RICHARD PACE was then residing at his plantation called "PACES PAINES" on the banks of the James on the Surry side near the Four Mile Tree and Mount Pleasant plantations. PACE, who had been living at his plantation sice December 5, 1620, was instrumental in saving the lives of the Jamestown settlers." "His story is known to every school child, yet it might be well to quote from the original account published in the records of the Virginia Company, as follows: "The slaughter would have been universal if God had not put it into the heart of an Indian belonging to one PERRY, to disclose it, who living in the house of one PACE, was urged by another Indian his brother who came in the night and lay with him) to kill PACE, (so commanded by their King as he declared) as he would kill PERRY: telling further by such an hour in the morning a number would come from divers places to finish the Execution, (who failed not at the time). PERRY'S Indian rose out of his bed and revealed it to PACE who had used him as a son: And thus the rest of the Colony that had warning given them, by this means was saved.***" "PACE was forced to leave his plantation and reside in Jamestown for safety. In the Winter of 1622, he petitioned the Governor to allow him to return to the plantation promising "to fortify and strengthen the place with a good company of able men." "The petition was granted but the brave PACE died not long afterwards, for GEORGE PACE, "son and heir apparent to RICHARD PACE, dec'd." Richard PACE was an appraiser for the estate of Nicholas BREWER, 15 March 1729/30. Surry County, VA. Note: Of course, there was more than one Richard PACE. (aep) Source: Northampton County, NC: "Will 76 pg 115 Thomas PACE 4 July 1764 February Court 1765 to my wife Amy PACE 2 negroes, bed and furniture, dishes, etc. and the use of my Manor plantation thereon I now live during her widowhood and should she marry I give her the use of my plantation and land thereunto belonging on Stone Hill in lieu of her Dower to my daughters Amy and Celia PACE 1 Negro and 50 pounds VA money each to my sons Nathaniel PACE my Old Plantation whereon I formerly lived and 3 Negroes to my daughter Frances PACE 2 Negroes to my son Thomas PACE the plantation whereon I now live with land thereunto belonging and 2 Negroes to my son Richard PACE my grist mill and plantation on Ceder creek and 2 Negroes residue of my estate to be sold to pay debts and any overplus to be divided among my children. Extr: my son Nathaniel PACE and Blake BAKER to assist my said Extr. Wits: William PACE, Nathaniel HOWELL." "Will 12 pg 17 William PACE 14 may 1772 December Court 1775 to loving wife Celia PACE Negroes, horses, hogs, etc. and the use of my plantation and the 2 parcels of land thereto belonging for her natural life and no longer son Solomon PACE 2 Negroes and 200 acres of land which I bought of Barnaby MC KINNEY dec'd. situate on the head of Urahaw Swamp and joining William HOWELL to sons William, Hardy and Stephen PACE and daughters Winefred WINBORN and Penelope PACE Negroes, etc. son Hardy PACE land and plantation after death of my wife Celia and also my Water Grist mill and land thereto belonging being forty acres more or less residue of estate to go to wife Celia and at her death same to go to four sons: Solomon, William, Stephen and Hardy. Extr: my wife Celia Wits: James DANCY, James EXUM, Ann EXUM X her mark" "Will 328 pg 477 George PACE 21 March 1789 June Court 1789 to Mary COLLINS 1 Negro and if said Mary dies without heirs, to James COLLINS said James to receive money due me from Mr Willie JONES and pay my debts, residue of said money to said James to Dorothy Cotton PACE 1 Negro and if said Dorothy dies without heirs, to Henry EXUM to my brother Thomas PACE 1 great coat etc. to my brother James PACE 2 Negroes residue of estate to James COLLINS. Extr: James COLLINS Wits: James MC DOUGALL, Faitha PACE." "Will 353 pg 26 William PACE 25 May 1791 March Court 1793 lend wife Faithy PACE the land and plantation whereon I now live and give her the privilege of getting timber to keep the plantation in repair off the 100 acres which came to me by my wife to my daughter Dorothy Cotton PACE the said 100 acres when she comes to age or marries said land and plantation to go to said Dorothy after wife's death lend wife Negroes for her lifetime and then the said Negroes to go to my said daughter Dorothy to daughter Dorothy and daughter Patty EXUM Negroes each should my grandson Matthew EXUM and my granddaughter Elizabeth EXUM lend wife furniture, stock, etc for her life for the purpose of raising and educating said Dorothy and at wife's death said property to go to said Dorothy. Extrs: wife Faithy and my trusty friends Willie JONES and John THOMPSON. Wits: John LOCKHART, James PENTECOST, John COTTON X his mark." "Will 405 pg 99 Solomon PACE 9 September 1795 Should my daughter Fanny live to have a living child of her own body, either legitimate or illegitimate, I give and bequeath unto her my daughter Fanny BEDINGFIELD as follows: the land whereon I now live with all the land of mine joining, the river land bequeathed to me by William PACE, 50 acres joining as by deed from John VOLENTINE and 200 acres joining as by deed from Robert DUKE to said Fanny also Negroes and their increase, 8 of my best horses, 30 head of cattle, all my stock sheep, 60 of the finest hoggs, etc. should said Fanny not live to have child, property mentioned above to go to my brother Stephen PACE my two old Negroes Ben and Rachel to have ground to work during their good behavior and should my daughter die before them I declare Ben and Rachel free people and my Extrs.to emancipate them daughter bo be entirely under the care of my Extrs. Or bound unto some person, preference being given to Mrs MC KINZIE my Extrs. To use profits from my estate for said Fanny's clothing, education, etc. if Elizabeth BEDIFINGFIELD submits peaceable to my will, my Extrs. To lend chairs, etc. to my brother Stephen PACE the land I bought of Thomas PARKER, Sher. By execution against Solomon BYRD land I bought of John PETERSON, Sher. By execution against William COOPER, land I bought of Samuel BELL which was sold to him by Hardy PACE'S Extrs., land I surveyed in the head of Quarter Swamp pocosan and 500 Spanish milled dollars Negroes to be hired out and land to be rented for benefit of said Fanny. Extrs: William MC KINZIE, John KNOX Wits: John BRIDGERS, Willie BRIDGERS, Lazerous REVIL, Parham MABRY." Source: Halifax County, NC: "Will #261 pg 103 George PACE 27 Jan 1773 (probate date not given) lenad wife ( name not given) if she remains unmarried plantation and one-third of the land whereon I now live and the use of the rest of my estate except the rest of my land and 60 pounds son John PACE 135 acres more or less on the south side of the branch son William PACE 160 acres more or less on the north side of the branch when he is 21. Wit: J. S. READ, William HUX X his mark, Eliza CHAPPELL X her mark. Extrs: Matthew HOWELL and Cary COX." Note: Note the HOWELL name on more than one of these documents. HOWELLS were from Surry County, VA also. (aep) "Will #518 Thomas PACE 17 March 1795 May Ct 1695 wife Cebell PACE land and plantation and Negroes, etc. to raise my youngest children Hardy PACE and James PACE and at her death the estate to be divided between my 7 children: Mary WARD, Elizabeth POWELL, Martha PACE, William PACE, Nancy PACE and the said Hardy and James except for ye land son William PACE 300 acres in Nash County (NC), Negroes etc. son Hardy PACE land after his mother's death, Negroes etc. son James PACE home land and Negroes. Wit: Benjamin CARR, William CARR. Extrs: my wife and Benjamin DOLES." ----- Original Message ----- From: "gail moore" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 4:43 PM Subject: Re: [SC] North and South Carolina Early Wills about c1786 timeframe > Yes Audrey would love to see what you have on this line. > Send away > > > > Gail > [email protected] > [email protected] > BUT ALWAYS embracer and always searching! > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Virus warnings are not welcome on this list. > Remember when writing a query, to always put in DATES & LOCATIONS > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >