George Pace

Abt 1609 - 1652  (~ 42 years)

• Name	George Pace  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1609	Wapping, Middlesex, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between 1651 and 1652	Virginia   [2]
  Notes	In Howard's COLONIAL ANCESTORS, he notes that "On the 1st day of September in the year 1628, almost two years after the remarriage of his mother, a Royal Patent was issued in the name of George Pace. There is no doubt about it, this young man was only in his 19th year of age at the time this patent was issued and under English Common Law as the oldest son of his father he was entitled to all of the landed estate but no all of the personal estate. He was only entitled to an equal share in the personal estate with any siblings and his mother, if she survived the husband, was entitled to a one third share. " The author assumes that George was an only child, drawn from the fact that the early records do not disclose a single clue which would lead us to believe there were any other children; it cannot be proven or disproven. Contrary to many Pace researcher's in the past, Mr. Howard does not believe that George married Sarah Maycock, nor did he "come into" his lands in Charles City County by marriage or any other means except outright purchase. Mr. Howard points out the Sarah Maycock was only 11 at the age of her supposed marriage, and would have been only 13 at the time of birth of Richard Pace, George's son. Additionally, there is no record of Sarah Maycock ever living on the southern side of the River, near Pace's Paines. Mr Howard believes that Sara Snowe is a more likely prospect. He believes Sarah Snowe was under the guardianship of William Perry (Pace's stepfather) and was probably brought to Chapman Plantation at some point. The primary document that has led many researchers to believe that George's wife was Sarah Maycock was one dated April 25, 1659, when George's oldest son, Richard, confirms a sale of land to Thomas Drewe. Richard stated that "I Ric'd Pace Sonne and heire apparent of mr. George Pace of the Com: of Charles Citty att Mount March in Virginia, and sonn and heire as the first issue of my mother Mrs. Sarah Macocke wife unto my aforesd father (being both dec'd) do hereby by these presents...confirme and allow of the sale of eight or nine hundred acres of land... sold by my dec'd father mr. George pace unto mr. Thomas Drewe." Mr. Howard points out the Richard is telling us that... his mother has a second issue of children, he being of the first issue. He doesn't say the first issue of his father, because his father died before his mother. In the same breathe he says "Mrs. Sarah Macocke." He does not say "my mother known before marriage as Sarah Maycock" or "my mother formerly Sara Maycock daughter of Samuel...."
  Person ID	I8179	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Richard Pace,   b. Abt 1585, England, United Kingdom d. Aft 1623, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia (Age ~ 39 years)
  Mother	Isabella Smyth,   b. Abt 1589, England, United Kingdom d. Aft 1637, Charles City County, Virginia (Age ~ 49 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1608	St. Dunstan's, Stepney, London, England   [2]
  Family ID	F3874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah ???,   b. Abt 1610   d. Bef 1655, Charles City County, Virginia (Age ~ 44 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Pace,   b. Aft 1628   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Pace,   b. Aft 1630   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Richard Pace, II,   b. Abt 1636, Charles City County, Virginia d. Abt 1677 (Age ~ 41 years)
  Family ID	F3873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1609 - Wapping, Middlesex, England Death - Between 1651 and 1652 - Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S191] Matkin, Marianne--Family Researcher (correspondence). [S134] Howard, Bruce A. PACE A SKETCH AND HISTORY OF OUR COLONIAL ANCESTORS FROM 1619 to 1799 (1998).