PACE FAMILY History
JOHN PACE of Middlesex County, Virginia and descendants
Ancestry from UK Midlands - To COLONIAL VIRGINIA

1 JOHN PACE
Middlesex County, Virginia
Notes - John of M

The John of Middlesex PACE LINE

migrated mostly west to
GOOCHLAND and FLUVANNA counties,
then south to PITTSYLVANIA, HENRY
then west either straight to
MISSOURI as the sons of FRANCIS PACE did ,
or through KENTUCKY
and on west from there,
as several others did. - Roy Johnson

JOHN PACE 1665-1720 of Middlesex Co. VA.
b. 1665 England
d. 1720 Middlesex. VA

JOSEPH PACE 1698-1765
b. 1698 Middlesex. VA
d. 1765 Goochland. VA
+ ANN BASFORD - wed Oct.24,1717 MIDDLESEX Co VA

JOHN PACE 1722-1790
b. 1722 Middlesex. VA
d. 1790 Goochland. VA
+ SUSANNAH HOUCHINS - m 1743 Goochland Co

FRANCIS PACE I 1764-1842
b. 1764 Goochland Co. VA
1842 Pittsylvania Co. VA
ROY JOHNSON said 29 Oct 2008:
My ancestor FRANCIS PACE moved
from GOOCHLAND to PITTSYLVANIA between 1798 and 1800
based on birthplace of his children in the census records,
apparently joining Paces already there. Roy Johnson

FRANCIS PACE II 1798-1883
b. 1798 Pittsylvania Co. VA
d. 1883 St. Clair Co. MO
Married 1st - LUCY DAVIS on 1/17/1825 in Pittsylvania Co.Va

one child:
FRANCIS C. PACE b about 1826, in Pittsylvania Co Va.
died about 1908, in Fannin Co. Texas
FRANCIS PACE II 1798-1883

married 2nd - SARAH DESHAZO on 3/14/1828.
There is no record of any children by this marriage.
FRANCIS PACE II married again
3rd - MARIAH GRIGGS on 12/29/1829
Their children were:

Francis D. b. 10/9/1826, d. 11/6/1908
John R. b. 12/17/1831, d. 7/13/1904
Michael Perkins b. 4/15/1834, d. 9/5/1905
Wesley H. b. 1834 (twin?), d. abt 1865
James Ira b. 2/23/1837, d. 4/1918
Catherine b. 1838
George E. b. 1841
Eliza F. b. 1842

WESLEY PACE 1837-pre-1865
b. 1837 Pittsylvania Co, VA
d. before 1865 (Civil War) MO?

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