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James Pace

Male Abt 1666 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name James Pace  [1
    Birth Abt 1666  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    • When he was young, James probably lived with his mother and stepfather, or with his eldest brother Richard at the plantation. He left home by about 1687, and moved some 21 miles west of Pace's Paines, where he came in contact with the Lowe family of Bristol Parish. He married Elizabeth Lowe, daughter of Mr. William Lowe. The young family lived in Charles City County, north of the James River, and returned to live south of the river in 1712 when they returned to Prince George County. In 1715, James purchased 100 acres in Westopher Parish, Prince George County, from William Epes, which had formerly belonged to Caesar Walpool.

      In the northern part of Brunswik was the parish of St. Andrews. Int he vestry book of the parish is a record of a James Pace who served the parish as sexton from October 6, 1732 until October 11, 1735. He was paid for his services in tobacco, the usual form of payment from a church. The parish sexton was the caretaker of the church building and the cemetery, and also charged with the duty of recording all deaths in the parish. This was an occupation usually endowed upon an older man. He was, at this time, about 68 years of age. As before this is the one and only time he is mentioned in the records of the county. Howard does not believe it improbable that James died possessed of no valuable property, such as land or slaves but only household items and any tools of his trade. This would mean there would not be an necessity to make a will, or to administer an estate. Any items still possessed at the time of his death would have been absorbed into the family without going through the legal process. This is why nothing has ever been found concerning him after the year 1735.

      James and Elizabeth had four sons that are known, Richard, George, James and Solomon. They may have had daughters also, but nothing has been discovered concerning them, and may never be.

      SOURCE: OUR COLONIAL ANCESTORS 1619 to 1799 by Bruce Howard

      DNA results (Source: http://pacesociety.org/DNA/results.htm)

      These are the results from descendants who believe themselves direct descendants of Richard Pace II of Virginia, through his son James

      393-390-10-391-385a-385b-426-388-439-389i-392-389ii

      13 25 15 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29

      458-4591-459b-455-454-447-437-448-449-464a-464b-464c-464d

      16 9 10 11 11 24 15 19 29 15 17 17 17
    Person ID I10366  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Richard Pace, II,   b. Abt 1636, Charles City County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1677 (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Mother Mary Baker,   b. Abt 1640, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1660  [2
    Family ID F2009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Lowe,   b. Aft 1666   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. George Pace,   b. Aft 1684   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. James Pace,   b. Aft 1686   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Solomon Pace,   b. Aft 1688   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Richard Pace,   b. Abt 1690   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F4594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Sources 
    1. [S134] Howard, Bruce A. PACE A SKETCH AND HISTORY OF OUR COLONIAL ANCESTORS FROM 1619 to 1799 (1998).

    2. [S191] Matkin, Marianne--Family Researcher (correspondence).