For those truly interested in whether Rebecca Poythress married Richard Pace, please start with "Rebecca Poythress and Richard Pace: Was there a Marriage?"
After reading it, read "Land Patents, Family, Friends and Neighbors Prove Relationships, Part I through Part IV."
If this is too much reading, read the deed from Rebecca Bartholomew to her daughter, Rebecca Poythress, in Part I and then the "Conclusion and Final Thoughts" in Part IV.
This study has been a long time in the making. However, it provides new material for the descendants of Richard and Rebecca Pace. If facts are wanted, facts are provided.
If Rebecca Pace was not Rebecca Poythress, then the two knew each other very well. The facts are presented. It is up to you to read the study and provide yourself with the answers.
Once you are armed with the facts, antagonists of the marriage will have no rebuttal. And, the multiple Great Grandmother Rebecca will be known to her descendants. She had ten children that grew up to be adults. She lived a long life for that period, somewhere between 58 and 65 years. Her husband gave her a great life combined with adventure while living among or close to her many family and friends. Her mother provided her with a safety net to ensure that she had a good future in the world. She had a nice place to live surrounded by new country, horses, cattle, hogs and sheep. She was able to ride her horses and travel by a buckboard carriage to visit her children and grandchildren who lived nearby. Her older children were around to assist her when her husband was on his many business trips between the trading posts and friendly Indians accompanied by his friends, many of whom were Indian traders, family and neighbors. Rebecca and her family lived well as is evident by her husband's will. Rebecca's life was anything but boring and she shared her life with a husband who loved her dearly.
