1 JOHN PACE 1665-1720
of Middlesex County VA

2 JOHN PACE ca.1696-1734
- b MIDDLESEX Co VA ca.1696
- d MIDDLESEX Co 25 Nov 1734
SEE ALSO - other JOHN PACE page

+ ELIZABETH MONTAGUE - b 1699 ESSEX Co VA

MONTAGUE ancestry on PACE NETWORK
MONTAGUE web site - BEAULIEU Hampshire ENGLAND
Bishop/Abbot THOMAS PACE 1533 burial site
Refer to PACE PEDIGREE

  • 3 WILLIAM PACE ca.1724-1799
    b MIDDLESEX Co.VA abt 1724
    d HENRY Co.VA abt 1799

    + SUSANNA WEST
    b 1726 Cellar Creek Va
    wed abt 1749 Amelia Va
    11 children

    • Milly, b. 1749
    • John, b. 1751
    • Newsome, b. 1754
    • William, b. 1756
    • Langstrom, b. 1758
    • Joel, b. 1762
    • Letitia, b. 1764
    • Spencer, b. 1770
    • Langston, b. 1770
    • Susannah, b. 1772

    • 4 CAPTAIN JOHN PACE b 28 May 1751
      + ELIZABETH NUNN m 1771 Virginia

      • 5 JOSEPH PACE
        A JOSEPH PACE was a son of
        JOHN PACE b. 5/18/1751 in Henry Co.VA.
        and ELIZABETH NUNN m. 7/10/1772 Henry Co, VA.

        The other is Joseph Pace b. prob. in Henry Co.VA.
        son of NEWSOM Pace b 1754 Amelia Co.VA d 8/19/1845 Marshall Co.KY.m. Mary Polly NUNN b 1766
        They married in 1790 in Henry Co, VA.

        This Joseph had 7 siblings. The two fathers of these Josephs,
        NEWSOM and JOHN were brothers
        and sons of WILLIAM PACE and SUSANNA WEST
        of Pittsylvania Co.
        Gordon W. Pace May 13, 2000

      • 5 SUZANNAH PACE
        + ABIJAH HUGHES
        ca.1796 Virginia

        Archives - Earliest Paces in Missouri

        • 6 WILLIAM J. HUGHES
          + MAHALA RODGERS
          m 1836 Kentucky
          • 7 JOHN SAMUEL HUGHES
            + ELIZABETH MILLER
            m 1858 Missouri
            • 8 ROSA ALICE HUGHES
              + JOHN SLOOP
              m 1886 Kansas

        Archives - My PACE Line

      • 5 JERMAN W. PACE
        + 1 HARRIET M. WILLIAMS
        + 2 PAULINA LANE SUTHERLIN
        • 6 GEORGE SOUTHERLAND PACE
          + ALICE ALLEN BLAINE
          • 7 ADDIE BELVIN PACE
            + ESSEL LEROY SMITH

      • 5 WILLIAM INGRAM PACE 1773-1843
        - born 8 July 1773 - died 1843
        + SALLY NUNN m 1796

        WM I PACE b 1773 and uncle LANGSTON PACE b 1770 were best of friends three years apart in age both married sisters MILLIE and SALLY NUNN same year 1796

        • 6 NANCY GATEWOOD PACE 1800-1884
          b 21 Jul 1800 VA - d 23 Jul 1884
          2nd daughter of WILLIAM INGRAM PACE
          bur PACE-HENSLEY Cemetery Metcalfe Co KY
          click here - supplemented with numerous notes that correct some errors and adds additional information. If you have additional documented information that you would care to share,
          contact me - CHARLIE HARTLEY - CLICK HERE

        • 7 LUCINDA S. CLARK b 1825
        • 7 JOSEPH JEFFERSON CLARK 1826-1859
        • 7 NANCY HAYDEN CLARK 1827-1875

      • 6 THOMAS NUNN PACE
        b 12-5-1801 d 5-4-1893
        + DOSIA WILLIAMS - d 3 May 1841

  • 4 NEWSOME PACE 1754-1845
    (3William - 2John - John of M)
    b AMELIA Co VA 1754 - d HENRY Co VA 19 Aug 1845

    + MARY (Polly) NUNN 1766-1853
    b 1766 m 1785 d 1853 HENRY Co

THREE of the NUNN GIRLS MARRIED PACES

and lived for a time on the SMITH River, but in 1805
two of the families joined the EXODUS to CUMBERLAND Co KY.

NEWSOME and MARY NUNN PACE did not.

The two mentioned families to KENTUCKY were
LANGSTON and WILLIAM INGRAM PACE.
SPENCER, JOEL migrated later.

-JackPace-8 May 2002

LANGSTON PACE & family left KENTUCKY and moved to COOKE Co. TEXAS 1858. Both buried in a tiny cemetery near Sivells Bend, Cooke, Texas. Langston and Zilpha had 10 children.

            • 6 HENRY CLAY PACE 1844-1925
              + MARY JANE HAYES

HENRY CLAY PACE and MARY JANE HAYES are buried next to Zilpha and Langston in High Point Cemetery. H.C.(as he was known) and Mary Jane had 7 children.
              • 7 CORA PACE b 1888
                + E.P. HOLMAN

          • 5 JOHN PACE 1816-1890
            - b MARSHALL Co KY Oct 1816 - d Salem Dent Co MO 13 July 1890
            + MARY (Polly) CORNWELL

        • 4 WILLIAM PACE Jr. born 1764
          + SUSANNAH HAYNES m 1784
          • 5 DANIEL (the two authors descdend from Daniel)
          • 5 PHOEBE
          • 5 WILLIAM

        • 4 LANGSTON PACE born 1770
          best friend of his nephew WILLIAM INGRAM PACE
          - mentioned above -

          + AMELIA "MILLIE" NUNN m 1796

          • 5 WILLIAM INGRAM PACE 1809-1855
            - b 10 Feb 1809 MARROWBONE KY
            + SALLY VAWTER m 15 Sept 1828

WILLIAM INGRAM PACE 1809-1855 set out for ILLINOIS - stopped in Mt Vernon KENTUCKY to visit UNCLE JOEL PACE arriving in northwestern ILLINOIS, fall of 1829. He served in the BLACK HAWK WAR attaining rank of CAPTAIN. His company was probably involved in the arrest of JOSEPH SMITH (of the Mormons). WILLIAM INGRAM PACE died in 1855 - his sons became prominent citizens in the town of MACOMB Illinois - OurGreen & Growing Tree

          1850 FEDERAL CENSUS: KENTUCKY
          HART County, page 192 line 11, household 264/264

            Thomas N. Pace - 39 M, farmer, $500, KY
            Amanda Pace - 34 F, KY

            • 6 James W. Pace - 14 M, KY
            • 6 John L. Pace - 12 M, KY

        • 1880 Federal Census: Kentucky
          METCALFE County, Edmonton, page 171B

              JOHN L. PACE, Self, M, Male, W, 43, KY, Farmer, KY, KY
              ANNIE PACE, Wife, M, Female, W, 27, KY, Keeping House, KY, KY
              • 7 Miria PACE, Dau, S, Female, W, 5, KY, At Home, KY, KY
              • 7 Willie PACE, Son, S, Male, W, 2, KY, At Home, KY, KY
              • 7 James P. PACE, Son, S, Male, W, 2M, KY, At Home, KY

          • 5 Thos. N. PACE, Father W Male W 69 KY At Home VA, VA
            • 6 Abner H. Pace - 10 M, KY
            • 6 George W. Pace - 8 M, KY
            • 6 Cadwalador Pace - 6 M, KY
            • 6 Anabella Pace - 4 F, KY
            • 6 Mary R. Pace - 6/12 F, KY

            Charles Hartley - PACE-L - 17 Oct 2003

      • 3 BENJAMIN PACE - b abt 1700
        +(2) FRANCES WILLIAMSON

        • 4 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PACE, Sr. - b 1/28/1746/47 Middlesex Co, VA
          + ANNA ROBINSON
          - 1/13/1767

          • 5 JOHN R. PACE
          • 5 BENJAMIN F. PACE Jr b 1794 Albemarle Co VA
            + HARDENIA MILDRED THACKER b 1804

            wed 12/31/1821. Albemarle Co VA

BENJAMIN F. PACE Jr and
HARDENIA MILDRED THACKER
had 12 children and later migrated west
to COLE COUNTY MISSOURI.

JOHN R. and BENJAMIN Jr.
were the only Paces in Cole Co, MO in 1850
and both were born in VA.

Also, John named a son Benjamin. Birthplace of John's son Benjamin, places John in TN in 1830. He is probably either the John Pace in Claiborne Co. with 1 son under 5 and 2 daughters under 5
or the John Pace in McNairy Co.
with 2 sons under 5 and 1 daughter under 5.

Webmaster note
For those who may be interested in the THACKER name in the UK and how it is connected to my UK PACE - HICKIN - FARLEY - THACKER family - click here - GTPace - Ontario Canada

exodus from

Henry County Virginia
to Kentucky

Henry County was created in 1776-7 so none of these children were actually born in that county.

Henry County created from Pittsylvania County. Pittsylvania County was created in 1767 from Halifax County. Halifax County was created in 1752 from Lunenburg County. Lunenburg County was created in 1746 from Brunswick County.

So, tentatively, we can say that Milly and John may have been born in Lunenburg County (unless they were born before William and Luranna moved to what was to become their Henry County home); Newsome, William, Langstrom, Joel, and Letitia may have been born in Halifax County; and Spencer, Langston and Susannah may have been born in Pittsylvania County.

Of course this is mostly speculation. I welcome comments and additional documentation about this family.

Charles Hartley Aug 23 2004
Subject: [PACE-L] William and Luranna Pace

Extracted from

Our Green and Growing Tree
by Ruth Pace and Mary Pace McGee
both of Ridgeway in Henry County Virginia

William Jr. son of William and Susanna (West?) Pace born 1764 married Susannah Haynes in 1784. Their known children are Daniel Phoebe and William. (the two authors descdend from Daniel)

Captain John Pace (oldest child of William and Susanna above) and Elizabeth Nunn son William Ingram (their eldest child) born 8 July 1773 died 1843 marriend Sally Nunn.

Langston Pace born 1770 son of William and Susannah was a best friend of his nephew William Ingram mentioned above. The two men married sisters Millie and Sally Nunn in the same year 1796. Langston named his son William Ingram Pace. Langston and his nephew William Ingram led the exodus from Henry county to Kentucky. Langston settled in what was to become Metcalfe county (he named a creek Marrowbone) and William Ingram moved a few miles northwest into Barren county (which became Metcalfe) and established a town called Summer Shade

Langston's son William Ingram Pace born 10 February 1809 in Marrowbone KY married Sally Vawter on 15 September 1828 and they set out for Illinois. They stopped in Mt Vernon KY to visit Uncle Joel Pace and arrived in northwestern Illinois in the fall of 1829. He served in the Black Hawk War and attained the rank of Captain. His company was probably involved in the arrest of Joseph Smith (of the so called Mormons).

He died in 1855 and his sons became prominent citizens in the town of Macomb Illinois.

Ruth Keys Clark, Kansas - Dec 3 2003


SPENCER PACE m to MARY HAYMES
lived and died in Marshall County, Ky. They had 11 children.

JOEL PACE - b 1790 d 29 Sept 1843 His brother

LANGSTON b 1798 d 22 Nov 1879 m. Zilpha CORNWELL
They left KY and moved to COOKE Co. Texas in 1858
They are both buried in a tiny cemetery near Sivells Bend, COOKE, Texas.

LANGSTON and ZILPHA had 10 children. One of which was HENRY CLAY PACE b 1844 d 1925 m MARY JANE HAYES and they are buried next to Zilpha and Langston in HIGH POINT Cemetery. I have pictures of their gravestones as well as their obituaries. H.C.(as he was known) and Mary Jane had 7 children. Their youngest child was my grandmother, Cora. 1888-1952 m. (1910) E.P. Holman.
a descendent


[PACE-L] 22/07/99
Re: Paces of Marshall Co KY (by Mary Pace Shannon)
I may be missing some information,
but this is what my records show:
  1. Millie 1749
  2. John 1751 (Elizabeth Nunn, Polly Stone)
  3. Newsom 1754 (Mary Nunn)
  4. William 1756 (Susannah Haymes)
  5. Langstrom 1758 (Millie Nunn)
  6. Susanna 1760 (John Thornton)
  7. Joel 1762 (Mary East)
  8. Leisure 1764 (? Shelton)
  9. Spencer 1770 (Mary Haymes)

CHILDREN OF SPENCER AND MARY HAYMES (10 children)

  1. Daniel 1792 (Lettis Hurt)
  2. Polly (John Cope)
  3. Susanna (William Waggoner)
  4. Lettice 1790 (Jesse Starks)
  5. Joel 1791 (Sally Cope)
  6. William 1791 (Jane Powell)
  7. Langston 1798 (Zilpha Cornwall)
  8. Millie 1805 (David Cope)
  9. John Thomas 1888 (Marth Ann Stroud, Louisa B. Shelton)
  10. Angelica Pace

CHILDREN OF DANIEL PACE AND LETTIS HURT (11 children)
Note: Family history say they had 12 children, ten of whom lived.

  1. Wesley 1818 Died in infancy.
  2. Perlina Patton 1819 (Josiah P. Starkes)
  3. Perry Shelby 1821 (Lucinda Elliot Barnett)
  4. Dandridge C. 1823 (Belvanette Jane Starks)
  5. William Spencer 1825 (Nancy M. Hunt, Nancy M. Duvall)
  6. Hope Henry 1830 (Emily k. Starks)
  7. Jalico J. 1832 (James W. Fields)
  8. Louisa 1833 (Martin F. Burnham)
  9. Daniel Frank 1837 (Julia Rebecca Hastings)
  10. Thomas Lank 1840
  11. Newton Jasper 1843 (Nancy Cornwell)

children of
PERRY SHELBY PACE &
+ LUCINDA ELLIOT BARNETT (8 children)

  1. Daniel 1845 Died before 1846
  2. Josiah Taylor 1847 (Nancy Jane Cope)
  3. Charles Henry 1849 (Eliza Endora Landon)
  4. Marquis Barnett 1852 (Viola Ellen Clark)
  5. Amanda Jane 1855 Died in infancy.
  6. Marion Jasper 1857 (Liberty A. Radcliff, Fannie C. Reed) Died 1940
  7. James Monroe 1860 (Mary Jane McCoy, Tennessee Bowerman)
  8. Perry Ellen 1865 (David Wesley Gilliam)


GOOCHLAND CO., VA.: Formed in 1727 from Henrico, this county was named for the man who became the Governor of Virginia that year, William Gooch.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, where I was born, is the 2nd largest city in the UK and has a GOOCH STREET in it's downtown core. I am wondering if the STREET and the COUNTY in VIRGINIA have a common origin. GTP

This county was a huge territory from which many other counties were later formed. During the 22 years that Governor Gooch served, much of the western portion of the polony was settled, particuarly in the Piedmont. The Jeffersonian-styled courhouse, at Goochland Court House, was erected in 1826 by Dabney Cosby and Valentine Parrish, the master builders who constructed many of the original buildings at the University of Virginia. Source: "The Heritage of Virginia" by James Hagemann (The Donning Co. Pub., Norfolk, VA 1986) - Betty A Pace
- 342 +

JOHN of M - his sons - JOSEPH - BENJAMIN - WILLIAM - HOME page
Pace Society of America -

...Generation #6 is not given by Bruce but is from my database. Bruce discusses the fact that the earliest two Benjamins above both acted as overseers of the Edwin Thacker Plantation in King and Queen Co. Perhaps Hardenia Thacker was a daughter or other relation of Edwin Thacker. Benjamin Pace b abt 1700 had 9 children by his two wives. The only children I know of for Benjamin F. Pace, Sr. are Benjamin F. Pace, Jr. and Polly. For Benjamin Jr. I have 2 sons, Martin Marion b 1830 and John Wilson Pace b 7/16/1824. I would be interested in the names and spouses of the other children of Benjamin Jr.

The above lineage is probably controversial.
I would suggest that you examine Bruce's documentation and his arguments before you decide whether to accept it.
Gordon W. Pace