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May 3, 2009 RWJ

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unless the donor requests otherwise.

Brief explanation:
These are the main groups of Paces,
according to the DNA evidence

  1. Persons related to or descended from John Pace of Middlesex County, VA. (immediately below)

  2. Descendents of Richard, James, and John Pace of North Carolina (John b. 1732), first believed to be the sons of "Richard Pace II", grandson of Richard of Jamestown. Recent discussion on Pace mailing list suggests the above Richard may be the son of a George Pace (Richard>George>"Richard II">George).

    DNA and other evidence has divided this line into  two sub-groups, 3a and 3b.   DNA evidence and analysis by FTDNA indicate that group 3b and 3a have a common ancestor within the time span for Richard of Jamestown.  

    Group 3a has the following sub groups
    (with some individuals not matching a group)

      Richard Pace b. ca 1699 + Elizabeth Cain
      John Pace + Ann Russell
      William Pace + Ruth Lambert

    Group 3b has the following sub groups
    (again with some individuals not matching a group)

      John Pace + Sarah (Originally identified as Burgh but this is questionable)
      Jesse Pace descendents (not proven but strong circumstantial evidence)
      William Pace + Sicely Walker

  3. Descendents of Frederick Pace of ?Wales
    (Note: Wales is used only as an identifier; this origin is not verified)
  4. PACES of unsure or unmatching lineage.
  5. UK PACES,
    born in the United Kingdom or descended from more recent immigrants.
  6. GERMAN Paces,
    who changed their name from Pees to Pace after arriving in the US.
  7. ITALIAN Paces. The Pace name seems to have originated independently in England and Italy.
  8. GROUP 3b
  9. WILLIAM PACE-RUTH LAMBERT Sub Group
  10. WILLIAM PACE-SICELY WALKER Line
  11. JOHN PACE-SARAH BURGH Line
  12. PACE-HENDRIX of Giles Co TN & Benton Co AR

Donors who cited
John of Middlesex as ancestor

Kit #6281 J-Jr - John,John,William

NOTE:

This is a donor who seems to have a firm set of records leading to John of Middlesex, but the DNA says he is not related, nor does he match with any other Pace in the study.
 

Kit #6501 J-Jr - John,John,William

Comment:

Although the two individuals above cite common ancestry from William Pace on back - DNA results indicate that they are NOT related.

Kit #6379 J-Jo - John,Joseph,John

Note:

common ancestry to William Henry Pace with 35533 below.  
See related 1907 letter from descendent Edward Pace 1837-1925.

Kit #35533 John,Joseph,John

Kit 48329 J-W

Kit 141809

Comment:

This kit is an exact 67/67 match with kit 48329 above and matches 37/37 and 25/25 with the modal (most common result) for the John of Middlesex group. This is not surprising due to the Goochland origins of the submitted lineage.

Kit 47737 JM Jr. - John,Joseph,John

[jhpacerd AT charter.net]

Kit No. 25581 John, Joseph, John

The above documented by personal research in early generations and by
Pace Society records in generations 5-8.

Kit #26406 - John,Joseph,John

Kit #9599 J-Jo - John,Joseph,John

Kit #7901 J-B - John,Benjamin,Benjamin

arden

Kit 10110 J-B

Note: The two Benjamin Paces above may be the same person, two wives, but this does not affect the descendency.

 

Kit 8749 J-W - John,William,John

Kit N5752

Kit 88920


NOTE:

Gordon Pace of Canada is NOT descended from John of Middlesex, but his DNA showed 25/25 match with a majority of John of M descendents.

This implies probable descent from a close relative of John, and it is likely that the common ancestor is no more than three generations before John. Click to see his descent from Shropshire/Staffordshire Paces.

This evidence plus naming similarities are strong evidence that John of Middlesex is descended from these Paces on the Welsh border, rather than from the London Paces of Richard Pace descent.

ID 68931 Pierce

Explanation:

This person from the Pierce surname study has a 25/25 match with most John of Middlesex Paces, and does not match with anyone in the Pierce study.  The names Pace and Pierce were often interchanged, especially in England, where the same person was listed as Pierce one time and Pace the next. The submitted lineage and other internet study by myself and the Pierce administrator leads us to doubt that he is a John of M descendent; however, the DNA match indicates a probable relationship back in England.

1. JEREMIAH PIERCE is thought to have been born in 1710 in Essex County, Virginia. (This is an unverified entry.)

2. ISAAC PIERCE was the only known child of Jeremiah Pierce and Elizabeth. He was born in Caroline County, Virginia after 1735. He was living in Orange County, Virginia on July 27, 1783 when he and his wife ANN deeded 100 acres of land to their son FRANCIS PIERCE. It is believed that he died in Orange County prior to 1791?

3. FRANCIS PIERCE

+ ELIZABETH LEWIS, daughter of James Lewis. (LEWIS name not verified) Born in Caroline County, Virginia and moved to Orange Co., Virginia when he was 10 years old.

After marriage, they moved to Wilkes County, North Carolina about 1784. In 1801 he sold his land then removed to Cumberland County, Kentucky (later named Clinton, County in 1837) where he had received a Land Grant for 200 acres of land near the Central Grove churchouse, on Spring Creek of the Wolf River and lived there until his death in 1853.

4. JOHN PIERCE (1789-1854)

He moved to CHRISTIAN County, Kentucky before 1818, south of Hopkinsville near Church Hill and bought a farm located one mile east of Hebron Church on what is now called the James Roy Cayce farm. This begins the family genealogy of the Pierce Family in Christian County which follows; he served as a Sergeant in the War of 1812, in the 20th Regiment of the U. S. Infantry from March 12,1812 to December 1, 1814.

He married SARAH (SALLY) ALLEN, on February 22, 1818

She was born in Alexandria, Virginia, daughter of HENRY ALLEN, Born: September 4, 1773, died: November 6, 1841 and Elizabeth Summers Allen. Born: 1782, Died: 1836 (buried in the Pioneer Graveyard in Hopkinsville, Ky).

The Pierce graveyard is located on the James Roy Cayce farm 1.2 miles east of Hebron Methodist Church and is registered with the State of Kentucky Historical Society.

5. GEORGE ROBIN PIERCE

+ He married ELVIRA MCCLAREN STEGER November 18, 1862.

The GEORGE ROBIN PIERCE family lived on the JOHN PIERCE homeplace 1.2 miles east of the Hebron Methodist Church, Christian County, Kentucky.

6. CHARLES LUCIAN PIERCE was born July 23, 1878. He married EDNA ASHTON ADAMS on February 11, 1911. He died April 9, 1958.

7. JAMES ADAMS PIERCE was born Dec 7, 1911. He married ELLEN MCCRAE on April 16, 1935. He died on February 20, 1999. This

This recent note from Brad Pierce, coordinator of the Pierce DNA project:

Actually, in a more extended version of that pedigree he began with this: 

"The earliest pioneers in my family arrived in America in 1682 in Piscataway, New Jersey and others in Middlesex County, Virginia about

1684".

 So somewhere in his family tradition, maybe verbal, is the notion that these Pierces started out in Middlesex Co. Va.  It is interesting that

several Middlesex Paces arein the same counties in Kentucky as this Pierce line in later generations. 

Brad 

Donors who cited one of the believed sons of
"Richard Pace II" as ancestor ("Richard III", James, or John)
(Red letters show common ancestors among donors)

NOTE:
Our DNA evidence has divided this group clearly into two sub-groups. At first, FTDNA thought they were not related, but with our persistent requests for a review, it was decided that they are indeed one group. However, there is a marked difference, with a difference of two in marker 6 and one in marker 21.

This indicates that one of the descendents of the patriarchal ancestor must have had a double mutation in one allele and a single mutation in the other. It is most unlikely that such a combination would occur twice; therefore, even though the DNA evidence contradicts some of the submitted lineages, it is likely that the DNA evidence is correct.

Group 3a
Kit #6352
Richard,Richard,Richard + Cain - Drury

Group 3a
Kit #14184
Richard,Richard + Cain - Silas

  • O. Donor
  • 1 Father
  • 2 Grandfather

  • 3 WILLIAM PACE
      born in GA
      died between 1860 and 1866
      (federal and state census)
    + MARY ANN POLLARD
      1847 Marion County, GA (marriage record)

  • 4 WILLIAM PACE
      died before May 1823 Bibb County GA
      (newspaper and court records)
    + BATHENA COX about 1800
    + PATSY HIXON 1823 Columbia County, GA (marriage record)

  • 5 SILAS PACE
      born about 1726 VA
      died abt 1802 Edgefield County SC
      (court records)
    + MARY NEWSOME married about 1747

  • 6 RICHARD PACE
      born about 1700 VA
      died about 1775
    + ELIZABETH CAIN m about 1723

  • 7 RICHARD PACE
      born about 1665 VA
      died about 1738 NC
    + REBECCA m about 1699

Group 3a
Kit 144464
Richard + Cain - Drury

Information from Dredzil Evans Pace on back supplied by Gordon W. Pace

 

Group 3a
Kit 140013 - 3a
Richard + Cain - James

Group 3a
Kit 119455
Richard + Cain - Barnabus

Kit #161294 - Group 3a
Alfred Gaines P.1810 GA


Kit #10428 - Group 3a
Hardy - Eli

Kit #163681 - Group 3a
John - Isaac - Paulding Co GA

 

Group 3a - Kit #10428

Group 3a - Kit #10265 - Unsure

but DNA shows common ancestry with this group (3a)

We feel Hardy's father is connected to the north GEORGIA Paces, where the name HARDY is prevalent, but have never been able to document a connection.

We hope this DNA project helps us finally find the rest of the family tree!!

Comment:

DNA results show this individual to have common ancestry with others who believe themselves descended from Richard II group 3a, so I have listed him under this heading.

WILLIAM PACE-RUTH LAMBERT
SUB GROUP

Group 3a
Kit #6366 - 3a
Wm. + Lambert - Isaac - John - Wm.

(Disputed from this point on)

COMMENT
Perfect 25 match of this donor and the one below is strong evidence of close relationship.

HOWEVER
- Note that WILLIAM No. 5 in the lineage above is the same as WILLIAM No. 8 in 6429 below.

These two individuals are from the same line but disagree about the lineage from WILLIAM on back.
  1. Donor 6429 accepts Bruce Howard's theory;
  2. Donor 6366 (R-W(Jo1) does not.

 R-W(Jo1) believes he has sufficient documentation
as listed on Val Tice's home page

Kit #6429
Group 3a
Wm. + Lambert - James - James - Warren

 

Kit 128919
Group 3a
Wm. + Lambert - Isaac - John - Jefferson

Kit 163053
Group 3a
Wm. + Lambert - James - Wm. - Harvey - Wm.

Kit #14155
Group 3a
Wm. + Lambert - James - Wm. - Wilson

Kit 15548
Group 3a
Wm. + Lambert - James - Wm. - Harvey - Gordon

Kit 63672
Group 3a
Wm. + Lambert - James - Wm. - Wm.

Kit 7833
Group 3a
Wm. + Lambert - James - James - Wm. Byram

Kit 132805
Group 3a
Wm. + Lambert - Isaac - John - Wm. - Alzo

END WILLIAM PACE-RUTH LAMBERT
SUB GROUP

131118 - Group 3a
John + Ann Russell - John


Kit #10265 - Group 3a
Thomas 1802 NC

50592 Unknown

20864
Group 3a - R-Ja - George before 1785


Kit #55605 - Group 3a
George ca 1692


Kit #57109 - Group 3a
Cosby Alonzo

Kit #107999 - Group 3a
Thomas 1902 MS

Kit Number 108957
Group 3a
Rich + Cain - Silas

Kit 125997
Group 3a - Bignal - 1750

Kit 141962
Group 3a
John + Ann Russell - Twitty

Group 3b

This group is distinguished from 3a by a two step difference in marker 26 and a single step difference in marker 21. Normally, this would indicate that they are not related, but FTDNA performed a careful analysis of other markers and has determined that they ARE related. The mutations must have occurred AFTER the common ancestor.

Donor 10683 submits a totally different ancestry chart citing a William Pace as son of Richard II Pace records do not indicate such a son.

It would be well to examine the documentation carefully.

Most recent common ancestor  (as per submitted lineage) shown in red.

Kit #7791 - Group 3b
Jesse? - Simeon - Francis

Kit #13827 - Group 3b
Jesse ? - Richmond - John


Kit #88349 - Group 3b
John + Sarah - Burrell ? - Richmond - William

Joseph and Lonie were distant cousins as both are direct descendents of Richard Pace and Sarah Woodliefe, parents of the John Pace above.

Kit #53888 - Group 3b
Jesse ? - Richmond - William

Kit #65302 - Group 3b
Jesse ? - John - Zachariah

Kit #122167 - Group 3b ?
Unknown

This donor writes:

"My Grandfather was born Ernest Houston Pace in Huntsville, Texas @ 1906. At some point for reasons unknown to me his name changed to Roy Shannon."

This person has no evidence beyond this but DNA places him in Group 3, most likely Group 3b based on the DNA result at marker 385b (marker 6 on the chart

Notes

There is a difference of opinion among Jesse Pace submitters about Jesse's lineage back to John and Sarah Pace.  This page uses the opinion of the submitters for this category initially, until and unless hard evidence to the contrary can be found. Therefore, this designation has been changed to make Jesse the first proven ancestor.

Part of the controversy hinges on the wording of a deed of 1778 in which Thomas Pace sold some land. If a copy of that deed can be found and printed on this page, it might help to resolve the controversy.

WILLIAM PACE-SICELY WALKER line:
The following entries show
clear descent from William-Sicely.
The DNA record shows them matching with Group 3b

 

Kit #10683 - Group 3b
Wm. + Sicely Walker - Wm.

Kit 134499 - Group 3b
Wm. + Sicely Walker - Gideon

  1. 0. Donor

  2. Father
  3. Grandfather
  4. Great-Grandfather -
    ROBERT JAMES PACE
      b. June 8, 1848, Columbus, Colorado Co. TX
      d September 4, 1903, Bastrop Co. TX
    + Married MARTHA ELLEN KEEPERS

  5. G-Great-Grandfather -
    DEMPSEY COUNCIL PACE
      b, abt 1820, TN
      - d. Oct. 3, 1851, Columbus, Colorado Co. TX
    + Married ELIZABETH DABNEY

  6. G-G-Great-Grandfather -GIDEON PACE
      b. abt 1784, TN
      d. abt Sept. 2, 1829
      Schooner Eclipse returning to TX
      Gideon arrived in TX in 1828
      documented in Texas State Archives.
      Gideon is listed with known brothers in William Pace Sr. will
    + Married MARTHA HUNT

  7. G- G-G-Great-Grandfather
    WILLIAM PACE Sr.
      b. abt 1747, Edgecombe Co NC
      d. 1845, in Montgomery Co., TN
    + Married SICELY WALKER

For further comment on
possible ancestors of William click here

Kit 138826 - Group 3b
Wm. + Sicely Walker - John

  1. 0. Donor
  2. RICHARD LEE PACE
      b. Mar. 2, 1920 Ballard County KY
      d. Mar. 28, 2003 Ballard County KY
  3. WILLIAM BENJAMIN PACE
      b. May 16, 1879 Ballard County KY
      d. Oct. 20, 1963 Ballard County KY
    + BERTHA CHRISTINA CORNELL

  4. WILLIAM MATTHEW PACE
      b. Oct. 20, 1841, Robertson County TN
      d. Feb. 15, 1929 Ballard County KY
    + MARY ARAMINTA LYNN

  5. ALCEY CARSON PACE
      b. abt. 1818, Robertson County TN
      d. abt 1857 Montgomery County TN
    + 1. MARY B. LUTER
    + 2. ELIZABETH FARMER

  6. JOHN R. PACE
      b. abt. 1785 Nash County, NC
      d. Dec. 1859 Montgomery County TN
    + SARA HUNT

  7. WILLIAM PACE Sr.
      b. abt. 1747 Halifax County NC
      d. 1845 Montgomery County TN
    + SISLEY WALKER

Kit # 35220 - Group 3b
Wm. + Sicely Walker - Wyche

  • 0. Donor
  • 1. Father
  • 2. LEWIS CULLEN PACE
      b. 1848 MS
      died after 1930 in Franklin Co AL
  • 3. WYCHE H. PACE
      b. 1817 in TN
      d. 1851 in Carroll Co MS
  • 4. DEMPSEY PACE, Haywood & Robinson Cos TN

    -- strong circumstantial evidence

  • 5. WM. PACE + SICELY WALKER

Kit #16218 - Group 3b
Wm. + Sicely Walker - Alsey

  • 0. Donor
  • 1. Father
  • 2. JOHN MILTON PACE, Sr.
      b. 1870 AR (documented)
  • 3. JOHN HARVEY PACE
      b. 4/18/1831 Haywood Co, TN
    + FLORENCE HAYDEN (documented)

  • 4. CHRISTOPHER STUMP PACE
      b. 12/29/1809 Davidson Co, TN
    + MARGARETA M. WOODS (documented)

  • 5. ALSEY PACE
      b. 1781 Halifax Co, NC
    + SALLY A. STUMP (documented)

  • 6. WILLIAM PACE, Sr.
      b. abt. 1747 Edgecombe Co, NC
    + SICELY WALKER     (documented)

  • 7. GEORGE PACE
      b. 1711 Prince George Co, VA
    + PATIENCE HOWELL

    There is a slight possibility that the George who was the father of William Pace, Sr. was a different George than the one listed here, possibly son of Richard Pace and Sarah Woodliefe.

  • 8. JOHN PACE
      b. 1668 Charles City Co, VA
    + ELIZABETH in 1689 (documented)

  • 9. RICHARD PACE II
      b. 1638 Charles City Co, VA
    + MARY BAKER (documented)

  • 10. GEORGE PACE
      b. 1609 Wapping, England
    + SARAH MAYCOCK (documented)

  • 11. RICHARD PACE
      b. abt 1585 Wapping, England
    + ISABELLA SMYTHE (documented)

End William Pace Sicely Walker sub group

Kit #13700 - Group 3b
John + Sarah - Burrell - Daniel

  • 0. Donor
  • 1. Father
  • 2. JAMES MITCHELL PACE 8/20/1879-11/1/1950
      b Hendersonville or Flat Rock NC
      d Bozeman Montana
    + NAOMI BROCK

  • 3. JOSEPHUS SPURGEON PACE
      b 11/20/1855
      d 3/27/1909
    + LOUISE CHILDERS

  • 4. HIRAM KIMSEY PACE
      b 12/4/1826
  • 5. DANIEL KIMSEY PACE
      b 1791
      d 1871
  • 6. BURREL POPE PACE Sr.
      b 1758
      d 1816
  • 7. JOHN PACE
      b abt 1725
    + ?? SARAH BURGH/BURGE ??

COMMENT:

24/25 match plus the 2-step difference in marker 6 places this donor in group 3b.

Kit #55000 - Group 3b

  • Donor*
  • 1. Father*
  • 2. Grandfather*
  • 3. JOHN ASHLY PACE
      b Oct 1861 Fannin Co. TX
      d Abt. 1921/22 Lamar or Fannin Co. TX
    + GEORGIE MAE SCALES
      (sources for John and Georgie are verbal information from living individuals, including my father, grandmother, and great aunt. Some of my family still residing in Fannin/Grayson/Lamar county have most of the documented sources from the court houses in those counties.

      I have received most of my information from them via emails; 1870, 1900,
      1910, 1920, and 1930 census records)

  • * 4. ASHLEY L. PACE
      b 12 Dec 1834 AR
      d 7 Feb 1863 Grayson Co. TX;
      (same sources as above; 1860 census record)
    + ARAMINTA DAVIS
      m. 20 Dec 1860 Fannin Co. TX
      (2nd Wife, mother of John Ashly)

  • * 5. TWITTY PACE
      b 29 Dec 1789 Greenville Co SC
      d 11 Feb 1849 Fannin Co TX
     + SUSANNAH DUNCAN
      m. 19 Apr 1810 Warren Co Kentucky
      (Twitty Pace Bible, owned by Bland and Simeon Smith of Bonham, TX
      ... published in the Fannin County Folks and Facts book (Bonham Public Library - 1977)

All below information is from
OUR COLONIAL ANCESTORS
by Bruce Howard
and/or
The Pace Network
Pace Forums
and mailing list archives

*

  • 6. JOHN PACE
      b 1748 Prince George County, VA
      d 1825 Greenville County, SC
    + ANN RUSSELL
  • * 7. FRANCIS PACE
      b abt 1718 Prince George Co VA
      d Aft. 1791
    + ANN UNK
  • * 8. RICHARD PACE
      b abt 1690 VA
    + SARAH WOODLIEF
  • * 9. JAMES PACE b abt 1666 VA
    + ELIZABETH LOWE
  • * 10. RICHARD PACE
      b abt 1636 VA
      d Abt. 1677 - 1678

    + MARY (BAKER?) m. Abt. 1660 Merchants Hope

Comment:

extended marker tests indicate that this donor could NOT be a descendent of John Pace/Ann Russell as he does not match other descendents of this union. This donor does not match with any others in the Pace study. This could mean that he is from a yet undiscovered Pace line, that there was an unreported adoption or illegitimacy, or that the lineage is inaccurate. Further study is needed.

 

JOHN PACE - SARAH BURGH
GROUP 3b

Kit #6280 - Group 3b
John + Sarah - Burrell - Cornelius

  1. 0. Donor
  2. 1. Father
  3. 3. Grandfather

  4. GEORGE ROBERT PACE
      was born on September 27, 1864 in Milton County, GA
    + DORA ELLEN TURLEY (Documented)

  5. JONATHAN PACE
      was born on April 1, 1815 in Rutherford County, NC
    + MARY THOMPSON (Documented)

  6. CORNELIUS PACE
      was born about 1787 in Spartanburg County, SC
     + ? ROYAL
      (Relationship tenuous but probable; some documentation)

  7. BURRELL PACE
      was born about 1758 in Prince George County, VA
     + LYDIA WOODRUFF
      (Documentation; relationship highly probable)

  8. JOHN PACE
      was born bef 1732 in Virginia
      He died about 1780 in Shallow Ford, Surry County, NC.
      He was married to
     + SARAH BURGH about 1753. Documentation: see above

Kit #9852 - Group 3b
John + Sarah - Burrell - Johnathan

  • 0. Donor
  • 1. Father
  • 2. Grandfather

  • 3. SILAS WASHINGTON PACE
      b abt 1819
      d 6 Apr 1915
    + EVALINA STATON

  • 4. JONATHAN PACE
      b abt 1779
      d 15 Feb 1870
    + SUSANNAH ALLEN

  • 5. BURWELL (Burrell) POPE PACE
      b abt 1758
      d abt 1816
     + LYDIA WOODRUFF

  • 6. JOHN PACE
      b abt 1732
      d abt 1780
    + SARAH (? BURGH)

Kit 76815 - Group 3b
John + Sarah - Burrel - Moses

  • 0. Donor
  • 1. Oliver Dockery Pace
      b. 29 Sep 1888, Hendersonville, NC
      d. 25 Mar 1991, Jacksonville, FL
  • 2. William Whitted Pace
      b. 15 Jan 1865, Hendersonville, NC
      d. 8 Feb 1908, Hendersonville, NC
  • 3. Leander Jackson Pace
      b. 3 Aug 1816, Hendersonville, NC
      d. 2 Feb 1893, Hendersonville, NC
  • 4. Moses Pace
      b. 1781, Edgecombe, NC
      d. 1868, Saluda, NC
  • 5. Burrell Pope Pace
      b. 1758, Bertie, NC
      d. 1816, Saluda, NC
  • 6. John Pace
      b. 1734, Bertie Precinct, NC
      d Oct 1780, Shallow Ford, VA
  • 7. George Woodleife Pace
      b. 1711
      d. 1769
  • 9. Richard Pace
      b. 1690, Prince George, VA
      1738, Bertie District, NC
  • 9. James Pace
      b. 1667, Charles City, VA
      1735, Charles City, VA

Kit 127433 - Group 3b
John + Sarah - Burrell - Daniel

  1. donor
  2. father
  3. JAMES MITCHEL PACE
  4. JOSEPHUS PACE
  5. HIRAM KIMSEY PACE
  6. DANIEL KIMSEY PACE
  7. BURELL PACE
  8. JOHN PACE m. SARAH

Kit #21419 - Group 3b
John + Sarah - Stephen - Edmond

  • 0 Donor
  • 1 CHARLIE MADISON
      born 1918
      died 1991
  • 2 JAMES MADISON PACE
      born 1866
      died 1953
  • 3 JOHN PACE
      b @1829/1830 Guileford Co NC
      d after 1900 census Harlan Co KY
    +(2) JOICIE SHACKLEFORD
      1 July 1866 Harlan Co KY (documented)
  • 4 EDMOND PACE
      b 1800/1804 Johnson Co NC
      d Aug/Sept 1885 Lee Co VA documented)
  • 5 STEPHEN PACE
      b @ 1757; (per Bruce Howard)
      raised family in Johnston Co NC (documented)
  • 6) JOHN PACE
      b before 1732 VA
      d Oct 1780 in Shallow Ford, Surry Co NC
      (per Bruce Howard)
    + SARAH BURGE (per Bruce Howard)

This is an interesting submission
for two reasons.
  1. The first is a name change.
    For personal reasons, James Madison Pace decided to use Madison as his last name. So the donor is a male Pace descendent although not named Pace.

  2. Secondly, he fits clearly into group 3b. Also, the mutation in marker 23 would seem to indicate a closer relationship to the other three in the chart with this mutation.

HOWEVER

note that marker 21 is consistent with group 3a, not 3b Two things could cause this:

  1. unique double mutation in this group might have occurred in two steps, rather than one -- one mutation in one generation, the next in a later one.

  2. A later mutation could have occurred reverting BACK to the original score in marker 23.

It will be interesting to follow future developments.
Posted July 29, 2004.

Kit #26541 - Group 3b - Edmund + Walker

Descendent of Edmund Pace & Sarah Walker

email  lrp AT steenrd.com
  • 0. Donor
  • 1. Father
    2. Grandfather
  • 3. ROBERT VERNON PACE
      born 12/15/1883
      died 10/31/71
    + married ARVIE SOUTH

  • 4. DAVID NATHAN KOSCIUSKO PACE
      born 10/11/1855
      died 6/14/46
    + married MARTHA MARTIN

  • 5. ALBERT PACE
      born 6/16/1827
      died 12/27/1905
    + married ELIZA JANE BELUE
    2nd wife: MARY JANE ADAMS

  • 6. (Unverified) DAVID W. PACE
  • 7. (Unverified) EDMUND PACE/SARAH WALKER

    #2 is buried in Alcorn Co., MS. Numbers 3,4, and 5 are buried in Tishomingo Co., MS

    From the donor:

    "According to other information that I have not tried to verify, Edmund and Sarah would have been the grandfather of Albert, # 5 on my list. Albert's father was supposedly David W. Pace, whom I believe to have been the first in my line to settle in MS."

Kit #19490 - Group 3b
John + Sarah - Stephen - Alsey

  • 0. Donor
  • 1. Father
  • 2. Grandfather

  • 3. JOHN FLETCHER PACE
      born 28 Dec 1844 Salisbury NC
      died 9 Nov 1901 Salisbury NC (Documented)
    + CLARA SB Bell WILSON
      born 1857 Salisbury NC
      married 11/25/1874 Salisbury NC
      died 1943 Greensboro NC

  • 4. ABNER PACE
    • born 17 Aug. 1821 in Guilford Co NC
      d 1800-1890 Salisbury, NC (Documented)
    + JULIA ANN REID
      born 9/23/1825 Guilford
      married 1843 Guilford Co NC
      died 1911 Guilford Co NC

  • 5. ALSEY PACE
      born 1785 in NC
      died abt 1890 in Johnston Co NC
      (Documented and Bruce Howard)
    + ZILPHA HALL
      born 1798-1800 Chatham/Wake Co. NC
      married 1820 Johnston Co NC
      died after 1880 Mecklenburg Co NC

  • 6. STEPHEN PACE
    • born abt 1757 Prince George Co VA
    • died after 1804 Johnston Co. NC (Bruce Howard)
    + INDIAN girl
      (mother of Alsey Pace
      --illegitimate--nothing known of her)

  • 7. JOHN PACE
      born before 1732 VA
    • died October, 1780 in Shallow Ford, Surry Co., NC (Bruce Howard)
    + SARAH BURGE
      born abt 1733 in VA
      died before 1808 in Surry Co. NC

    Disputed from this point on:

  • 8. RICHARD PACE
      b Abt 1688
      d Abt 1738
    + SARAH WOODLIEF
      b 1694
      m Abt 1710
      d Aft 1759

  • 9. JAMES PACE
      b Abt 1666
      d Aft 1735 in NC
    + ELIZABETH LOWE
      b Abt 1670
      m Abt 1685

  • 10 RICHARD PACE
      b Abt 1636
      d November 19 1677 Pr. Charles Co VA
    + MARY
      m Abt 1661
      d Aft 1718 Prince George Co VA

Kit #7840
(Group 3a
but DNA evidence shows
no relationship to this group)

  • 0. Donor
  • 1. Father
  • 2. Grandfather

  • 4. FRANCIS MARION PACE
      born 1871 in Smith Co MS
      died May 1939 in Carrollton, Carroll Co Ms. (documented)
  • 5. ABNER LAFAYETTE PACE
      born July 18, 1832 in Rankin Co MS
      died October 14, 1903 in Carroll Co Ms. (documented)
  • 6. ISHAM PACE
      born Abt 1794 in North Carolina
      died 1838 in Vicksburg, Warren Co Ms. (documented)
  • 7. JOHN PACE
      born abt 1761 in Edgecombe County, No. Carolina
      died Abt. 1821 in Coffeeville, Clarke Co Ala (Per B. Howard)
  • JOHN PACE
      born abt 1725 in Prince George Co VA
      died Abt 1780 in Surry Co N Carolina.
    + SARAH BURGH
 
The following two lineages seem related
#3 JOSEPH B. PACE in (Kit #12269) is half brother to
#1 WALTER EUGENE PACE in (Kit #137170)
but DNA results suggest that they did NOT share the same father

Kit 137170 - Group 3b
Thomas 1790 NC

  • 0 Donor

  • 1 WALTER EUGENE PACE
      b 1876 Waverly, Humphreys Co TN)
      d 1947 New Boston, Bowie Co TX

  • 2 JOACHIM "Joac" L.
    • b 1823-1825 prob Williamson Co TN
    • 16 Aug 1843 "Joac" PACE m Emily Jane DOTSON (DODSON) Williamson Co TN
    • c1845 #1 child, "Laversia" born
    • 18 Mar 1845 "Thomas" PACE m. Nancy M. LOGSDON in Williamson Co - could this be a brother? Cousin? to Joacum?
    • 24 Aug 1870 "Joseph L." PACE family in Waverly Twp, CD#4, Humphreys Co, TN
    • c1846 #2 "Descipee T." born, but dies a few years later
    • *c1849 #3 "Ida Louise" born. She m Tom NELSON aft 1870
    • 11 Feb 1849 #4 "Joseph B." born. He m Jennie P. BUCHANAN abt 1884
    • 1850 Census - J.L. PACE family in Hardin Co, TN
    • 02 Oct 1845 #5 "Thomac C." born. He m Mariah L. SNOWDEN abt 1890
    • *c1858 #6
      "Elisah Elbert" Pace is born.
    • 1860 Census -
      J.L."Joseph" PACE family in Perry Co TN
    • *c1861 #7 "Leonidas P" is born. He m Mary TAYLOR in 1882.
    • c1864 #8 "Samuel A." Pace is born.
    • Jan 1868 - J.L. leased land in Humphreys Co. TN from George. W. PHEBUSA
    • 24 Aug 1870
      -"Joseph L." PACE family in Waverly Twp, CD#4, Humphreys Co, TN
    • c 1871 -
      1st wife "Emily Jane" dies
      (no gravesite found)
    • c1871 - J.L. m Nancy Emma England McKAMEY, prob in Humpreys Co TN
    • c1873 #9
      "Ada" is born in Waverly, Humphreys Co TN
    • c 1875 #10 "Theophilus Elmore" born He m Lela SMITH
    • 25 Nov 1875 #11 "Walter Eugene" born in Waverly. He moved to New Boston, Bowie Co, TX & m. Carrie Estella Burden CAMPBELL
    • c1877 #12 "Boley" is born but he drowns in Buffalo River when young
    • 02 May 1879 #13 "Chester Arthur" born. He m Ferry Ethel CARPENTER & d. in ...Rector, Clay Co AR
    • *02 Jan 1880 #14
      "Cora Emma" is born in Waverly, Humphreys Co, TN. She m ..Stephen Henderson Wooten YANCEY in Rector, Clay Co AR
    • 1880 Census -
      "Joacum L."PACE family in Dist #4 Humphrey Co TN
    • Jan 1882 #15 dau. "Lenzie" is born TN, m W.T. "Tom" DAVIS & d. in Piggott, ...Clay Co, AR
    • June 1884 - J.L. PACE is deceased
    • Nov 1884 - widow Emma PACE vs Thomas PACE et al for 1/3 widow's
    • Mar 1885 - widow Nancy Emma & stepson Thomas & siblings make property ..agreement in Humphrey Co, TN court
    • Dec 1885 - widow Nancy Emma
      m. William HENSON
    + NANCY EMMA McKAINEY
      b ca 1848 TN
      d ca 1890 Clay Co? AR

  • 3 THOMAS PACE, Sr.
      b 1790-1794 SC? NC?
      d Oct1867-May 1868 Williamson Co TN
    + CATHERINE (DONAHOO?)
      b 1790-1794 VA? NC?
      d ca 1865 Williamson Co TN

Kit #12269 - Unsure

  • 0 Donor
  • 1 CHESTER LEE PACE
      (b 1911 Craighead Co, AR)
      (d 1981 Craighead Co, AR
  • 2 JOSEPH B. PACE
      (1850-1853 Hardin or Perry Co, TN)
      (d 1894 Clay Co? AR)
  • 3 JOSEPH B. PACE
      b 11 Feb 1849 TN
      d 27 Nov 1891 Clay Co? AR
  • 4 JOACIM L. PACE
      (J.L., once Joseph L.) born 1823-1825 Williamson Co? TN
    + 1st wife
    EMILY JANE DOTSON
      c 1828 TN m 1847 Williamson Co - lived in 1850 Hardin, 1860 Perry, 1870 1880 Humphreys Counties - died ca 1883 Humpreys Co TN
  • 5. THOMAS PACE Sr.
      b 1790-1794 NC (or SC?) he got an 1816 Maury Co TN appears on Williamson Co TN census from 1830-1860 died between Oct 1867-May 1868 Williamson CO TN
     + Catherine DONAHOO?
      b 1790 VA?
      d ca 1865 Williamson Co. TN

    Comment:

    By family tradition and census,
    #3 Joseph B. Pace is half brother to #1 Walter Eugene Pace in kit 131170  but DNA results suggest that they did NOT share the same father.

Kit #23435
Comments:

LANDRUM:
This person, of an entirely different surname and no known Pace ancestry, matches 12/12 with 7840 - Research is indicated on his part to determine whether a Pace ancestor is possible.

 

UNSURE or OTHER
Many Paces cannot trace their lines
back to these patriarchs

John of Middlesex Co VA
or Richard, John, or James
of North Carolina)

They are encouraged to submit their lineages to see if they match any of the other Pace lines.   They will be identified by kit number and by "unsure" or "Wales" (see explanation).   Their lineages will be traced as far back as they have them; perhaps Pace genealogists can help them to extend those lines.

Frederick Pace of ?Wales?

The DNA of this group of Paces does not match any of the others. Family tradition and strong evidence indicates that they are the descendents of a Frederick Pace, believed to be of Wales who came to this country with sons William, John, and Dempsey, in 1768. These Paces moved to Clarke County, Alabama, and then spread out from there. It should be noted that no record of this Frederick has been found, and that "Wales" could include parts of western England on the Welsh border, as Wales was never an independent country and had no definite border. There were Welsh speakers on both sides of the presently defined border of Wales, and the "border" of Wales was "fuzzy" and even wobbled back and forth at different times.

To see the evidence for the ancestry of these Paces - click here.

Kit 8025

  • Son
  • 31125 - Father
  • Lineage Unsure -- (Disputed Frederick Pace of Wales)
The donor listed below is the son,
but since these three are in the same family
it is the same lineage.
  • 0. Donor
  • 1. Father
  • 2. Grandfather

  • 3. Alfred John Pace
      9 Aug 1864 Conehatta, MS
      d 12 July 1911 Conehatta, MS
  • 4. James Ruben Pace
      2 Jan 1832 Copiah Co., MS
      d 10 Mar 1895 Conehatta, MS
  • 5. Thomas Jefferson Pace
      17 May 1811 West Bend, Clarke Co AL
      d 18 Oct 1864 Conehatta, MS
  • 6. John Pace/ b. abt 1760, Edgecomb Co., NC/ d. 1821 Clarke Co., AL
  • 7. Some references say Frederick Pace from Wales

Kit 73852

    0. Donor:
    Father:
      b. 29 Jan 1921 Dallas, TX
      d. 31 Dec  1995 Alameda, CA
    2. Grandfather:
    Aylmer Ramsey Pace
      b. 27 Aug 1880 Camden, Ouachita County, AR
      d. 16 Dec 1940 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA
    3. Williamson Winfield Scott Pace
      b. 1 Jul 1848 Camden, Ouachita County AR
      d. 17 Aug 18993 Camden, Ouachita County AR
    4. William Pace
      b. 8 Feb 1807 KY
      d. 28 Jul 1894 Ouachita County, AR
    5. John Pace
      b. abt 1761 in Wales, or Edgecombe County, NC
      d. 1821
    6. Frederick Pace
      b. unkn
      d. unkn Migrated from Wales to USA about 1768

Kit 113987

  • 0. Donor
  • 1. Father
  • 2. Grandfather William Earle Pace
      born August 1875
  • 3. John J. Pace
      born 1840 in Clarke Co, AL
  • 4. Dempsey P. Pace
      born 1810 in Wilkinson Co, GA
  • 5. William Pace
      born abt 1757
      died June 1826 in Clarke Co AL
  • 6. Frederick acc to family lore

Kit 126591

  • 0. Donor
  • 1. Lonnie Clyde Pace
      b 11 Aug 1902 Pine Hill, Rusk CO, TX
      d 9 Sep 1978 Beaumont, Jefferson CO, TX
  • 2. Robert Stephen Pace
      b 8 Aug 1878 Clayton, Panola CO TX
      d 9 sep 1913 Henderosn, Rusk CO, TX
    + Pauline “Lena” Jones
  • 3. John William Arthur O’Conner Pace
      b. 22 Mar 1845 Coffeeville, Clark CO, AL
      d 10 Jan 1932 in Marshall, Harrison CO, TX
    + Martha Ann Terry
  • 4. John William “Captain” Pace
      b 1806 in SC
      d 1894 Coffeeville, Clark CO AL
    + Martha Ann Bell
  • 5. Dempsey Pace
      b 26 Feb 1775 SC
      d 29 Jan 1864, Clark County, AL
    + Elizabeth Rainwater of SC
  • 6. Believed to be Frederick Pace supposedly of Wales

Comment:

Consistency in the matches of this line shows that it is a distinct Pace line and refutes the belief that they are descendents of John "the Tory" of the North Carolina/Richard line. 36/37 match between 11397 and 8025 would indicate that we have 36 markers of Frederick's DNA.

Evidence supporting
FREDERICK PACE of WALES

as ancestor of the Clarke County, Alabama, Paces,
father of

    WILLIAM (b. ca 1757)
    JOHN (b. ca 1760)
    and DEMPSEY (b. ca 1762)

Further information is found in the Clarke County, Alabama, Finding Aid, in the Pace Society Database available to Pace Society members,

1. The DEMPSEY PACE BIBLE
(can be found in the PSA database)

states that:

his parents were FREDERICK and ELIZABETH PACE.
This is the Dempsey Pace who died in Clarke Co, AL, in 1864.

2. The biography of WILLIAM PACE published in 1889 in "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of South Arkansas"

states that:

WILLIAM PACE...was born in Kentucky in 1807,
a son of JOHN and ELIZABETH PACE. The father [William’s father, John] was born in Wales about 1776*, a son of FREDERICK PACE who came to this country BEFORE the Revolutionary war. . . ."  [WILLIAM was 13 or 14 years old when his father, JOHN, died in Clarke Co, AL, and probably heard this story from his father.]

3. The biography of Dr. J. M. Pace [Jesse, son of the above William] published in 1892 in "Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas" tells essentially the same story, but he also lists the other Clarke Co Paces (Dempsey and William) as sons of Frederick Pace.  ". . .  his great grandfather, Frederick Pace, was born in Wales and came to the United States in 1768, seven years before the Revolutionary War.  He was the father of five children, three sons and two daughters, all born in Wales.  William the eldest son,…was eleven years of age when he came to America,….John, the second son, and our subjects grandfather, was eight years of age....Dempsey, the third child of Frederick Pace, was six years of age. . . .”

4. The book A Glance into the Great Southeast, or Clarke County Alabama, and its Surroundings from 1650-1882” by Rev T.H. Ball.  He stated: [p. 522]  “John Pace, from South Carolina, after spending about a year in Kentucky and another in Tennessee, coming with Dempsey Pace, with a Parker family and some others, through the Chickasaw Indians, settled in 1809 about a mile and a half above Coffeeville…Dempsey Pace, named above, a brother, probably, of John Pace and a son of Frederick Pace of South Carolina, came in 1809.”

 Rev. Ball was a native of Indiana who lived in Clarke Co during the 1850's during which time he started up and taught at West Bend Academy.  He married a girl from Clarke Co, and he visited there several times during the 1870's while collecting material for his history.  He would have had the opportunity to know the Paces of the area including Dempsey Pace and his descendents as well as "Aunt Patsy" Pace, the widow of Stephen Pace who was a son of John Pace (d. Clarke, 1820/21). 

5. A paper written in 1885 by Fannie Pace Goodman who was a granddaughter of Dempsey Pace.  She stated “Dempsey Pace and John Pace, sons of Frederick Pace, left Virginia in 1790 and spent sometime in South Carolina, a year in Kentucky, one in Tennessee, coming through the Cherokee Indians County with other families…”

Bob Webb has analyzed this evidence and presents a very well reasoned perspective:

My goal is to put the different family traditions in perspective. I agree that the evidence does weigh in heavily that Frederick was Dempsey's father. I accept that without reservation. I'm still reluctant to say that Frederick was the immigrant ancestor of this line, but is rather the earliest known ancestor of the line. I'm still waffling on the idea that he was William and John's father. If not, he was certainly their brother. The math is shaky in Dr. Jesse Pace's account of the births of these men. We know he was off by about 13 years when he referred to Dempsey, the only one we have a decent birth year for (1775). Dr. Pace had Dempsey's birth year as 1762. He has John's birth date set at 1760 (Bruce Howard says 1761). I've often thought John was also younger than that.; closer to Dempsey in age, say 1773. John's wife Elizabeth was born about 1779-1780. When John died in 1821, he left a passel of young children, the youngest an infant. Was he 60 or in his late 40s? Dr. Pace contradicted himself when he said John died at the age of 40 of congestive chills (old medical terminology for malaria with diarrhea). 

That memory must have been a very vivid and direct one for John's son William of Arkansas, who was 13 at the time. I lean towards the later birth date for John. You could almost shoe-horn him in as an adult son of Frederick listed in the South Carolina census of 1800. Certainly works for Dempsey. Does this leave a problem with your ancestor William? If William was much younger, he would have missed service in the Revolution, and I'm not about to challenge that. By Dr. Pace's reckoning, William was born in 1757. His war record says he served in 1779. How young could he have been? Bruce Howard estimated his birth year at 1759, which is acceptable. Dr. Pace says he was 17 when he enlisted , which would make his birth year at about 1761-62. Yet Dr.  Pace says he lived to be four score years, which is 80. We know William died in Clarke County in 1826. William must have been 64-69 at the time of his death. Probably seemed like four-score to his young nephew and namesake.

A note about the birthplace of JOHN and DEMPSEY. John's son RICHMOND states on the 1880 Newton County, Miss. census that his parents were born in South Carolina. RICHMOND's younger brother JESSE MERCER PACE also states that his parents were born in South Carolina. In that same census year in Clarke County, Alabama, Dempsey's children state that he was born in South Carolina. The consistency is compelling. T. H. Ball referred to John "from South Carolina" and "Frederick of South Carolina."

Evidence of the existence of a Frederick Pace in South Carolina . This material was submitted to the Pace mailing list by Kim Strachener Zapalac on 1-17-2010.

This may be the first mention of the progenitor, Frederick Pace of Wales.

For those who also have Frederick Paces in this time period, please do not rule out the possibility that the person mentioned in the newspaper article is not yours. However, I am basing this person on supposed son and daughter-in-law's, William and Drucilla Pace, residence in Chesterfield County, SC, on the 1800 census. William's own son, Frederick Pace is too young to be this man. Please feel free to make any comments.

Source: South Carolina State Gazette, dated September 16, 1803, Page 1
 Repository: www. genealogybank.com
Transcribed by Kim Stracener Zapalac

"State of South-Carolina, Chesterfield district ss. [ss? - anyone know what this abbreviation stands for?]

At a court of General Sessions and Common Pleas, begun and holden for Chesterfield district, at Chesterfield court-house, on the fourth Monday in March, 1803, John Evans and Joel Norris, were duly returned summoned to appear and serve as Grand Ju-rors; and Isaac Course, Joseph J. Handcock, Christopher Vernon, Frederick Pace, Philip Hurst, Josiah Middleton, John Nicholson, German Berry, Nicholas Copeland and Hugh Blackeney, were duly returned summoned to appear and serve as petit and common plea jurors, who severally made default, and were noted for non-appearance.

 Notice is hereby given, that unless the afore-said jurors shall shew [yes, this was the way it was spelled] good and sufficient cause of excuse, upon oath, to any of the Associate Judges of the said state, at the next sitting of the said court, on the fourth Monday in Octo-ber next, that they will severally and respect-ively be fined agreeably to law.

 By the Court,

 ALEXANDER CRAIG, Clerk, 

Clerk's Office, 4th April, 1803."

Comment: Based on the dates given in the JM Pace biography above, Frederick would have been born in 1735 or before, allowing a year after his marriage before William was born and assuming he was at least 21 when he married, although earlier marriages were not uncommon. This Frederick would therefore have been at least in his 60s, possibly late 60s, in 1803, quite possibly the "Frederick Pace of Wales." At least we now have proof of a Frederick in the right time frame and in the right place.

 

Non-matching Paces
These Paces do not match
any of the lineages above

Kit 38697

  • 1. Donor
  • 2. Father
  • 3. Grandfather|
  • 4. Newton Lee Pace (documented)
      Born 06/11/1881 in Alamance County, NC
      Died 01/15/1933 buried at Spray Cemetery in Eden, NC
    + Julia Ann Baker

  • 5. Doctor Pace (documented)
      Born – 02/18/1846 in Orange County, NC
      Died in 1929 and buried at Spray Cemetery in Eden, NC
    + Elizabeth Barker

  • 6. Joseph Barker Pace (Jr.) (documented)
      Born – 1804 in Orange County, NC
      Died 1885 in Alamance County, NC
      Buried in Mebane, NC
    + Elizabeth Truitt

  • 7. Joseph B. Pace (Sr.) (marriage documented only)
      Born – Died – before 1820 Orange County, NC
    + Zilpha Woodward - Married 9/23/1788 in Chowan County, NC

This donor does not appear to be related to any of the other Paces in the study.

Kit #13552 Unsure (Son)
Kit #31372 Unsure

(Father)
See distant cousin kit no. 60597 below

This branch of the Pace family
does not appear to be related to any of the other Paces in the study. There is no DNA match.

The lineage begins with the son, who is donor 13552

  • 0. Donor
  • 1. Father
  • 2. Grandfather
  • 3. SAMUEL DUNBAR PACE
      born 6/25/1866 Marion County, MS
      died 6/14/1953 Pulaski County, AR
    + NANCY ELIZABETH AULTMAN
      (family knowledge, Carroll Watts research notes)
  • 4. JOHN GUSLIN PACE
      b. 8/18/1836 Marion County, MS
      d 2/11/1921 Marion County MS
    + AMEDILLA LOTT
      (Spelled phonetically on tombstone as Armadilla)
      (Carroll Watts research notes, family knowledge)
  • 5. ZEBEDEE F. PACE
      b 1810 Washington County?, MS Terr
      d after 1880
    + CANDIS MORRIS
      (Carroll Watts research notes, Marion County MS marriage records, and censuses)

    6. JOHN PACE

      b 1784 NC
      d 1850-60 presumably in Marion County, MS where he resided
    m. ABIGAIL ____ ?
      b 1784 NC
      (Carroll Watts research notes, 1850 Census)

    This is as far back as anyone in our branch of the family has been able to trace our lineage. We've only been able to identify 2 sons of John and Abigail and could likely track down all their descendants. However, we've been unable to determine our relationship with any other Pace branches anywhere. Kit 60597--distant cousin, descends from John Pace b. 1784 and Abigail. 25/25 DNA match  supports accuracy of research.

    • L.B. Pace
        b Feb. 25, 1915
        d Oct. 24, 1969
      + Irene Parkman
        b July 6 1907
        d May 6 2006
    • William Durien " Hilliard" Pace
        b Feb 22, 1885
        d Sept 17 1965
      + M. Martha Alice Hatten
        b April 5 1890
        d Dec 10 1966
      • Leonidas Allen "Leon" Pace
          b Jun 05 1862 Marion County MS
          d April 10 1928
        + Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Taylor
          b Feb 22, 1868
          d July 6, 1927
      • Lucas Allen Buel Pace
          b Apr. 11, 1838 in Marion County, MS
          d Sept.25 1892 in Marion County, MS
        + Mary Ann McDaniel
          b Nov. 11 1840
          d Dec 11 1915
      • William M. Pace
          b 1804 in GA
          d Aug. 07, 1862 in Marion County, MS
        + Amy Broom b 1814
      • John Pace
          b 1784 in NC
          d 1850-60
          presumably in Marion County MS where he resided
        + Abigail (?) b. 1784 in NC (Common ancestor)

Kit #11424 Unsure

    1. Father
    2. Grandfather
    3. Ed Pace, b. Decatur, MS ca 1893
    4. John Pace b. Conehatta MS ca 1820

Note that this Pace has an entirely different DNA profile from any of the others. The genetic distance is 15 from the nearest match (the total number of steps; 2-step differences count as 2, etc.) This strongly rules out any possibility of a relationship.

The above lineage seems to have a problem.  John Pace would be 73 years old in 1893 when Ed Pace was born.

Kit #12269 ill - Unsure

See possible relationship to 3b - #137170
  • 0 Donor
  • 1 CHESTER LEE PACE
      (b 1911 Craighead Co, AR)
      (d 1981 Craighead Co, AR
  • 2 JOSEPH B. PACE
      (1850-1853 Hardin or Perry Co, TN)
      (d 1894 Clay Co? AR)
  • 3 JOSEPH B. PACE
      b. 11 Feb TN
      d 27 Nov 1891 Clay Co? AR
  • 4 JOACIM L. PACE (J.L., once Joseph L.)
      born 1823-1825 Williamson Co? TN
    + 1st wife EMILY JANE DOTSON
      c 1828 TN
      married 1847 Williamson Co
      lived in 1850 Hardin, 1860 Perry, 1870 1880 Humphreys Counties
      died ca 1883 Humpreys Co TN
  • 5. THOMAS PACE Sr.
      b 1790-1794 NC (or SC?)
      he got an 1816 Maury Co TN appears on Williamson Co TN census from 1830-1860
      died between Oct 1867 - May1868 Williamson CO TN
    + Catherine DONAHOO? b. 1790 VA? d. ca 1865 Williamson Co. TN

Comment:

By family tradition and census,
#3 Joseph B. Pace  is half brother to #1 Walther Eugene Pace in kit 131170  but DNA results suggest that they did NOT share the same father.

14944 - Unsure

  • 1) Donor Pace, (Birth Certificate)
  • 2) WORTH BAGHLEY PACE
      b: 4 Feb 1900, Nash Co N.C
      d: 8 April 1973, Waco, Texas (Census: 1920, 1910 & 1900)
  • 3) JOHN DAVIS PACE
      b: 16 Jan 1844, Nash Co N.C
      d: 17 Nov 1934, Nash Co., N.C. (Census: 1880, 1870, 1860, 1850)
  • 4) WILLIAM PACE
      b: 1807, Franklin Co., N.C
      d: 1892, Edgecombe Co., N.C.

Comment:

no apparent relationship to any of the others in the study.

PACE-HENDRIX

Gordon W. Pace of Oregon
submitted the following information on this line:

From Gordon W Pace, 5-24-04

One of the major Pace lineages for which the ancestry is undiscovered, is that of William R. Pace and Sarah Hendrix of Giles Co, TN and Benton Co, AR. This is the ancestry of DNA test subject #15541 as well as the ancestry of James Dean Pace of Benton Co.
This is briefly what I know about this lineage:
William Pace was b. abt. 1770 in SC and died abt. 1825-30, probably in Maury Co, TN. He married Sarah Frazier abt. 1803 in Mississippi Territory, daughter of William Frazier and a Native American. Per Gale Judkins, family lore says that this family was closely associated with the Choctaw tribe in Mississippi Territory and Sarah may have been a full-blood Choctaw. The area of residence prior to the removal of the Choctaw was near what is now Yalobusha Co, MS. The family apparently arrived in TN before 1811.

Their children were:

  • Alpha Pace b. 1804, d. 1875 Giles Co, TN
    + m. John Escue Rachel Pace b. 1809

  • Thomas Pace b. 1811, d 1848 in Lawrence Co, TN

  • John Jackson b. 1815, d. aft 1870 Giles Co, TN
    + Mourning Logan 1850 Lawrence Co, TN

  • Dempsey b. 1818, d. aft 1880 AR
    + Sarah Cooper in Hardin Co, TN

  • William R. Pace
      b. 1836? Giles Co, TN
      d. aft 1890 Benton Co, AR.

  • Thomas Pace
    + Mary Hendrix 7/17/1833 in Lawrence Co, TN
    daughter of William Hendrix and Sarah

    Their children (Thomas & Mary) were:

    • James Dean Pace b. 1835 Giles Co, TN, d. aft 1880 AR
    • Christopher C. b. 1836 TN
    • Sarah E. b. 1840
    • Sophrona H. b. 1842
    • Robert Richmond b. 1844
    • Thomas J. b. 1845

WILLIAM R. PACE

- birth year from census records range from 1828 to 1836.
- On the 1880 Benton Co, AR census (Brightwater Twp) he shows both parents b. TN. William m. Sarah A. Hendrix (sister of above Mary) on 9/12/1849 in Lawrence Co, TN

Their children were:

  • William J.
  • John S.,
  • Martha Almyra,
  • Thomas E.,
  • General E.,
  • Mary A.,
  • Sarah
  • Rachel,
  • Susan Arphetty,
  • Fanny H.,
  • George M., and J
  • oseph H. b. 10/14/1871 Benton Co, AR.

The following children
were in the household of William R. on the 1880 census:

  • John S.,
  • Mary E., Sarah R.,
  • Fanny H., George M. and
  • Joseph H.

Also in the hh were

William Hendricks 35 and
James Hendricks 18,

relationship not noted
but undoubtedly close relatives of Sarah and Mary Hendrix.

Does anyone have a clue as to the ancestry of William Pace b. abt. 1770 SC? As the James Dean Pace biography indicates, his family believed him to be a descendant of Richard Pace of Jamestown

but the one DNA test from this line seems to refute this.
What is greatly needed is another test subject from this line to see if the results match the first.
Gordon W. Pace

15541 Unsure

  • 0.donor
  • 1. Father
  • 2. Grandfather JOHN JEFFERSON PACE
      b. 10-2-1906 Chester, Arkansas
      d 1-19-1973 Lodi, California
    + DOROTHY PERIGO
      Abt.1-18 or 19 -1930
      b. 12-18-1908 Lacy,South Dakota
      d 12-10-2001 St. Louis, Missouri

  • 3. G- Grandfather JOSEPH H. PACE
      b. 10-14-1871 Benton County, Arkansas
      d. 5-5-1944 Chester, Arkansas
    + DELLA J. BURGETT
      12-2-1897
      b. 11-24-1878
      d 4-6-1927

  • 4. WILLIAM R. PACE
      b 5-12-1824 Giles County,Tennessee
      d. 5-15-1892
      Benton County, Arkansas
    + SARAH ANN HENDRIX
      Abt. 1847 b.5-15-1827
      d 7-27-1889

  • 5. William Pace
      ( no information as of this date

40018 - Unsure

  • 0. Donor.
  • 1. Father
  • 2. Grandfather
    JOSEPH H. PACE

      Born Oct 14, 1871 Benton Co, Arkansas
      Died May 5, 1944 Fort Smith Arkansas
      Have funeral record, death certificate, census records, and photos.

  • 3. Great Grandfather
    WILLIAM R. PACE
      Born May 12, 1821 Tenn
      Died May 15, 1892 Benton Co, Arkansas
      census records, and photos of tombstones.

Group 3b
Kit 7811 - Unsure

  1. 0. Donor
  2. 1. Father
  3. 2. Grandfather

  4. 3. JAMES DEAN PACE
      b 1835, Giles Co TN
    + spouse, HANNAH BELIEU (Documented)

  5. 4. THOMAS PACE
      b 1811, TN.
    + spouse, MARY HENDRIX (Documented)

  6. 5. WILLIAM PACE
      b ca 1775, where?
    + spouse, SARAH FRAZIER (Documented)

Kit 49909 Unsure

    Donor
  • 1. Elton Barden Pace
      b 15 Dec. 1921 in Nash Co
      d 19 April 1998 in Durham, NC
  • 2. Leonard Pace
      b Johnston Co. NC in 1879 in Jo. Co > NC
      d 1927 in Nash Co., NC
    + wife Nettie Celeste DEANS Pace
      b Nash Co.> NC
      d 1941 in Durham, NC
  • 3. McDaniel Pace
      was born Jo. Co. NC in 1855
    + Harriette Wall Pace in Jo. Co. NC in 1879.
+ Zilpha Pace is McDaniel Pace's mother without marriage.
Mc Daniel's Father’s name Daniel Sellers.

Note:

a check of Sellers DNA study shows
no match for this participant to any Sellers on the site.)

  • 5. John Pace b. 1799 to either Stephen Pace
    or Stephen Pace's daughter without marriage

    John married Edney BATTEN Pace in Jo. CO. NC in 1821

  • 6. Stephen Pace or daughter  Stephen
      b. abt. 1757 Prince George Co. VA
      d. after 1804 Johnston Co. NC (Bruce Howard)
    + Indian girl
      (mother of Alsey Pace
      --illegitimate--nothing known of her)

    Stephen married a Walker in Edgecomb County. Following her death he and a Major Walker came to Johnston County, NC. Stephen there married another Walker.

  • 7. John Pace + Sarah ("John the Tory")
      b. before 1732 VA
      d. October, 1780 in Shallow Ford, Surry Co., NC (Bruce Howard)
    + Sarah
      b. abt. 1733 in VA
      d. before 1808 in Surry Co. NC

    Comment:

    Of course this line does not match Paces as it descends from at least one and perhaps two females. However, it is a Pace line and is of interest to Pace researchers.

    93875 Unsure

    No information available at this time (July 2007). Lineage has been requested.

    118620

    • Donor
    • HOWARD EUGENE PACE
        (b. 11/26 /1907, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO
      + JUNE ELIZABETH WILLIAMS
        Dormont, Pittsburgh, PA
        d 3/21/ 1981, Dormont, Pittsburgh, PA)

    • JOEL PLEASANT PACE
      + FLORENCE LUELLA ANCELL, 5/4/1905)

    • JOSEPH H. PACE
        (b. 1829 Surry Co. N.C
      + RACHEL REBECCA DEEM, 8/29/ 1864, Owen Co. Indiana)

    Donor's comment:

    I think Joseph is the son of ALFRED H. PACE who was born in Surry Co. N.C. and married MILLY BRAY there on 9/21/1817, and died in Owen County, Indiana in early 1850's. ) There is speculation, but no proof that's come to my attention yet, that Alfred was the son of Edmund of the Richard Pace (of Jamestown) line, due to location of Edmund in Surry County.  The connection of Surry County N.C. and Owen Co. indiana seems like pretty good evidence that Alfred migrated from N.C. to Owen Co., Indiana with son, Joseph.  Joseph was raised and married there.

    Comment:

    This donor does not match any other Paces in the database. The speculation does not seem to be accurate.

    In addition to the mismatch, the predicted haplogroup for this donor is R1a, not found so far in any  other Pace. The Richard Pace descendents are R1b1. Here is a description of this haplogroup:

    A subclade of R1, R1a is a Y-chromosome haplogroup found at high frequency (more than 40%) from the Czech Republic across to the Altai Mountains in Siberia and south throughout Central Asia.[1]

    R1a arose 15,000 years ago in the vicinity of Ukraine, expanding from either the Ukrainian LGM refuge following the end of the last ice age, or from the Pontic-Caspian steppe as a result of the Kurgan migrations.[2][3][4]. But some studies question these earlier findings and claim that R1a lineages may have its origin in North India [5][6] [7]. The expansion of R1a has been associated with the spread of the Indo-European languages

    Kit 999999

    • 0. donor
    • 1. Father
    • 2. James Edgar Pace
        b. 16 Dec 1895 Dothan, Houston , Al
        d. 21 Jan 1957 Brewton, Escambia, Al
    • 3. John Henry Pace

    Note that this donor submitted DNA to ancestry.com rather than Family Tree DNA. The number 999999 is not an FTDNA number but was assigned arbitrarily. This donor does not match with any other Paces and is our only submitter in haplogroup G.

    Kit 151484

    • 0. Donor
    • 1. John Quintin Pace (1940-1999)
    • 2. Leonard Quinton Pace (1912-1998)
    • 3. Leander Pace (1875-1958)
    • 4. William Henry Pace (1845-1918)
    • 5. David Pace (1816-1902) - he is our shared ancestor from NJ
        Michael Pace (abt 1770/80 - 1841/61) Left NJ for Ontario
        William? Pace He may have been the German immigrant (left NJ for Ontario around 1800 if they're from Germany)

    This donor was believed to be a possible Pees-Pace or at least related to that line, but the DNA results do not bear that out.

    Kit 148638

      0. Donor
      1. Father
      2. John William (Harvil) Pace
      3. Pleasant G. Pace
      4. Willis Pace
    This donor was believed to be descended from William Pace/Ruth Lambert but DNA does not match.

    UK Paces

    Including all Paces
    who trace recent ancestry to the UK

    Kit number 8033

    • 0. GORDON THOMAS PACE
    • 1. THOMAS HENRY PACE 1914-1964
      m 1939 b WIGAN Lancashire
    • 2. CHARLES VICARAGE PACE 1870-1926 m 1898
      Born Laney Green, Shareshill parish-Came to Alberta CANADA in 1890's - returned to ENGLAND married 1898 WALSALL Staffordshire-returned to Canada 1920's-Sister-Toledo Ohio Cousins-Pennsylvania desc-Arkansas
      + ANNIE ARCH 1868-1964 born BLOXWICH Staffordshire

    • 3. EDWARD PACE 1845-1877 m 1868
      b 1845 SHARESHILL, Staffordshire d 7 Mar 1877 age 31 coal mine acc
      + EMILY CULLWICK
      b 1845 REDNAL nr. BROMSGROVE, Worcestershire

    • 4. JOSHUA PACE 1808-1895 m 1832
      Chr 10 July 1808 SHARESHILL, Staffordshire
      d 4 Apr 1895 age 87 BLOXWICH Staffordshire
      + HANNAH HICKIN
      b 28 Mar 1812 NORTON CANES, Staffordshire

    • 5. WILLIAM PACE 1765-1812 m 1785 Chr 14 Jul 1765 SHARESHILL, Staffordshire
      + MARY BROWN Chr 2 Aug 1762 HAUGHTON Staffordshire m 1 Nov 1785

    • 6. JOSEPH PACE - b 1 Feb 1735 SHARESHILL, Staffordshire
      + MARY EVANS - of BREWOOD Staffordshire - m 19 Jul 1757 d abt 1770

    • 7. JOSEPH/JOSHUA PACE b 1709 m 1730 Chr 10 Sep 1709 RANTON, Staffordshire
      + MARGARET MATHER - m 23 Sept 1730 at SHARESHILL

    • 8. GEORGE PACE Chr 28 May 1670 PREES Shropshire
      + ELIZABETH PICKEN - m 30 Dec 1708 RANTON, Staffordshire

    • 9. JOSEPH PACE b 1618 m 1653 Chr 07 June 1618 Prees, Shropshire of WROCKWARDINE Shropshire
      + MARGARET PALMER Chr 1831 Wellington, Shropshire
      married 04 MAR 1653 High Ercall, Shropshire
    • 10 ROWLAND PACE

    Comment:

    As shown in the chart, this donor has a perfect 25/25 match with all but one of group 2 who trace to John Pace of Middlesex. Relationship to these Paces is a near certainty.

    An AMERICAN PACE of Washington state and recent MISSOURI PACE ancestry whose DNA results - 37 marker test was only one marker number out from donor 8033 at left of RECENT UK ANCESTRY

    Kit number - 48329

    • 0. Donor (starsurfer AT compwrx.com)

    • 1. LUKE FRANCIS PACE 1890-1965
        b.25 May 1890, Centertown, Cole Co. MO
        d: 19 May 1965, Fort supply, Woodward Co. OK
        (my Father)
      + ROMANIA MAY BROWN
        b: 30 Apr 1911, Texhoma, TX
        d: 2 Feb 1990, Yakima WA

    • 2. JOSEPH GRIFFIN PACE 1832~1916 m 1874
      b: Nov. 30, 1832, IL/VA d: abt 1916
      + SARAH CATHERINE BYRD
      b 12 Oct 1852 MO m 1874 d ?

    • 3. JOHN R.PACE 1790-1868 m 1829
      b 18 Apr 1790 Albemerle Co VA d 6 Jul 1868, Camden Co MO
      + EMILY TAYLOR b 20 Jan 1803 KY m 1829 d 17 Oct 1876 Camden Co MO

    • 4. BENJAMIN PACE b 1747 m 1784
      Middlesex Co Va. d:
      + (? Anne ROBINSON) b 13 Jan 1767 Goochland Co VA m 4 Oct 1784 d ?

    • 5. WILLIAM PACE 1711~1782 m 1733
      b: 25 Mar 1711, Middlesex Co VA d abt 1782 Albermarle Co VA
      + HANNAH BOOTEN b 1715 Middlesex Co VA m 26 Sep 1733 d Dec 1785 Albermarle Co VA

    • 6. JOHN PACE (of Middlesex) (Possible continued lineage
      based on DNA comparisons and good circumstantial evidence)      b: 22 Sep., 1665-67, Wrockwardine, Shropshire, Eng.
    • 7. JOSEPH PACE b 1618 m 1653 (Josuah) b: 7 Jun 1618, Prees, Shropshire, Eng.
      + MARGARET (? PALMER)m 4 Mar 1653, High Ercall, Shropshire, Eng.

    • 8. ROLAND PACE b: abr 1595 Eng

    Kit 8179 UK

      (Antony Pace has asked that his full lineage be posted including current generation.)

    • 0. ANTONY(note no h!) LIONEL PACE
        b 16 August 1962 CRAYFORD, Kent
    • 1. DEREK WILLIAM PACE
        b 14 July 1930 MARYLEBONE, London
        d 8 July 2001
    • 2. WILLIAM CHARLES PACE
        b 31 May 1895 BERMONDSEY, London
        d 9 February 1950
      + GWENDOLINE ROSE GILKS
        b 1 October 1904 Kensington LONDON
        d 27 December 1979

    • 3. WILLIAM RICHARD PACE
        b 11 January 1859 ROTHERHITHE, London
        d ABT 1930
      + RACHEL KIGHTLY

    • 4 GEORGE PACE
        living in ROTHERHITHE, London in 1859

    NOTE: Rotherhithe is across the Thames immediately opposite Wapping. Antony says his great grandfather was a barge builder. He matches 22/25 with our group 3, the main group believing themselves descended from RICHARD, but FTDNA says this is not a close enough match. The mismatch at DYS 390, a slow-changing allele, was especially significant in indicating a mismatch.

    GERMAN PACES

    who derive their name from Pees. Explanation: in German, Pees would be pronounced almost exactly like Pace, the double e taking a sound like a long a.  Therefore, in the US it was natural for them to change the spelling to the American way. They are not related to the English Paces. This group has traced ancestry to Baumholder, Germany. It will be interesting to see if some of the undetermined lines of Paces. As of this date (Feb. 20o7) there are no matches. NOTE: Donor 47110's ancestors did NOT change their name to Pace but the evidence shows they are related going back to Baumholder, Germany.

    Kit #20553

    • 0. donor
    • 1. Father:
      RALPH W. PACE
        b 16 Apr 1910 - (birth certificate)
    • 2. Grandfather:
      JAMES EDWIN PACE
        b 14 Dec 1872 - (family records)
    • 3. Great Grandfather:
      GEORGE MILTON PACE
        b. 9 Jan1837 - (family records)
    • 4. Great Great Grandfather:
      ELISHA PACE
        b. 1 Oct 1805 - (family records)
    • 5. Great Great Great Grandfather:
      DAVID PACE
        b. 4 Sept 1771 - (family records)
    • 6. Great Great Great Great Grandfather:
      JOHANN MICHAEL PACE/PEES
        b. 1 July 1732
        (Early Germans of New Jersey
        church records in Baumholder, Germany)
    • 7. G G G G G Grandfather:  Hans Michel Pees b 21 Apr 1691
      (Church records in Baumholder, Germany)
    • 8. G G G G G G Grandfather:  Johannes Pees  b 1643
      (Church records in Baumholder, Germany)

    Kit 47110

    • 0. Donor
    • 1. Father:
      HOMER GLEN PEES
        b. 2 Nov 1931, Washington County, PA
        died 1994, Washington County, PA
        Burial: Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Washington County, PA
      + Married NANCY ELLEN DUVALL
        daughter of RAYMOND DUVALL and RENA FORMECK
        She was born June 17, 1939 in Washington County, PA

    • 2. Grandfather:
      GLEN ELMER PEES
        b. 3 Oct 1890, Washington County, PA
        d. 3 Jan 1962, Washington County, PA
      + Married ZOETTA CLEMENS
        She was born September 03, 1897

    • 3. G-Grandfather:
      JAMES FRANKLIN PEES
        b. 8 Apr 1854, Washington County, PA
        d. 1933, Washington County, PA
        Burial: Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Washington County, PA
      + Married ELIZABETH AMOS
        daughter of HENRY AMOS and MARTHA HARRIS
        She was born 1855, and died 1899

    • 4. G-G-Grandfather:
      NICHOLAS PEES
        b. 1806, Washington County, PA
        d. 1877, Washington County, PA
        Burial: Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Washington County, PA
      + Married ELIZABETH WALLER
        She was born 1812, and died 1885

    • 5. G-G-G-Grandfather:
      GEORGE PEES
        b. 30 Jul 1770, Conococheague, MD
        d. 1849, Washington County, PA
        Burial: Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Washington County, PA
      + Married LYDIA VAUGHN
        daughter of JOHN VAUGHN and MARY CHEESEMAN
        She was born 1772, and died 1865

    • 6. G-G-G-G-Grandfather:
      NICHOLAS PEES
        b. 1713 in Germany
        d. 1818 in Washington County, PA
        Burial: Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Washington County, PA
      + Married HANNAH UNKNOWN

    Comment:

    DNA match of 24/25 with 20553 indicates probable relationship despite lack of common records.

    The following entry comes from Ancestry.com.
    The submitter has asked that his name be included. He traces to Pennsylvania and matches with the German Pees-Pace line. His ancestors spelled it "Pase".

    Kit # Ancestry1

    • 0. Dale Leonard Pase (the donor)
    • 1. Leonard Bryan Pase
    • 2. Christian Carl Pase
        b 17 Dec 1895 West Virginia
        d 15 May 1980
    • 3. Andrew Jackson Pase
        b 1856 Pennsylvania
        d 1943 West Virginia
    • 4. Jacob Pase
        b 1828 Pennsylvanis
        d Tucker, West Virginia

    Kit #12280

    • 0. donor
    • WILLY BURTON SMITH
    • LORENZO DOW "Dow" SMITH
        born 13 Oct 1855 (grave stone) LYERLY, Chatooga Co GEORGIA
        but death cert. etc. suggest 1853
        died 2 Feb 1921 YANTIS, Wood Co TEXAS
      + 1st NANCY THOMPSON
      + 2nd IDA CORILLA MORRISON - 3rd husband LYERLY GA
      born 27 May 1869 CROSS PLAINS, Calhoun Co AL
      died YANTIS, Wood Co TEXAS

    • JOHN SMITH
      born abt 1816 KNOX Co TENNESSEE
      died after 1883 in CHATOOGA Co GEORGIA
      + LYDIA PENNINGER
      born abt 1815 in CABARRUS Co NC
      died after 1880 in CHATOOGA Co GEORGIA

    • JOHN SMITH
      born abt 1785 probably
      PENNSYLVANIA but maybe VIRGINIA
      died abt 1830 KNOX County TENNESSEE
      + REBECCA McCOY
      born abt 1781 VA married 28 Apr 1809 BLOUNT Co TENNESSEE
      d/o ENOCH McCOY/McKAY & SARAH BORDEN

    This entry is from a person surnamed Smith who did not match with anyone in the Smith study

    but who did match with our German Pees-Pace entry. He is exploring the possibility of a name change somewhere in his ancestry and thinks he might be a Pees-Pace.

    Marker 23 has changed from 14 to 12 compared to donor 20553 who is a German Pace/Pees donor. This is a fast moving marker. The two step difference in this allele makes the administrator a bit skeptical but it is certainly possible.

    Italian Paces

    The Pace name seems to have two distinct origins:  England and Italy.  It appears from the evidence that the name evolved separately in these two locations and the DNA evidence so far would indicate that English and Italian Paces are not related.   In both cases, there seems to be some relation of the Pace name to the word "peace" and in fact, in Italian, Pace (pronounced "pah-chee") means peace. The Pace DNA project is interested also in Italian Paces and would like more submissions.

    N13364 To be submitted later
    N11718 To be submitted later

    95418

    1. 0 donor
    2. father (living)
    3. Grandfather GAETANO PACE
        b. January 27, 1913
        d. January 24, 1992
        Born Pittston, PA - Died Whittier, CA
    4. Great grandfather FRANCESCO (FRANK) PACE
        b. Dec. 11, 1875 in Sicily
        d. Sept. 14, 1942, Buffalo, NY