Life in Surry County Among Family
In 1706, Richard Pace, Jr., was granted 640 acres in Chowan Co., NC, on the north side of Moratoke river, now Roanoke river, upon which he and his family never lived.(112) At that time, Richard and his family were living in the newly formed Prince George Co. on the south side of James river.(113) Not until 1718 in Surry Co. was there a record of Richard being granted any land other than the land in Chowan Co. His brother, John, was living in Surry Co. by 1703(114) and was granted two tracts of land, one of 640 acres along the Roanoke river below Occaneechee Neck and 300 acres above Occaneechee Neck in 1713 in North Carolina.(115) A 1775 map showed “Pace’s Mill where John’s land was located.
In August of 1711, Richard appeared in court in Surry Co. to prosecute a case against John Edmunds,(116) one month before Rebecca Bartholomew gave her gift to her daughters.
On July 18, 1716, at Southwark court in Surry Co., Richard Pace brought suit against Charles Kimball, an Indian trader, for 502 pounds of tobacco.(117) Kimball denied owing the debt and court was continued until the next court date for trial. On August 15, Kimball requested a further continuance at his own cost.(118) On September 19, neither party appeared indicating that a settlement had been reached.(119) On November 21, Richard received 300 pounds of tobacco for killing three wolves.(120) On June 18, 1718, a case between Richard Pace and John Scott was dismissed as neither party appeared.(121) John Scott was married to Bethia Boyce the daughter of Thomas Boyce and Emelia Craven. Bethia was first cousin of Rebecca Poythress. On January 18, 1718, Robert Rainwater was to be awarded 300 pounds of tobacco plus court costs against Richard unless he appeared to answer the charges.(122) In the springtime after a postponement, the judgement was set aside. On February 18, 1718, in a suit between Hugh Golitely against the estate of Thomas Watson, Richard, Thomas Avent, Richard Moore, and James Odyam were assigned to value the estate.(123) These cases show that Richard had established himself in Surry Co.
George Pasmore (1651-1751) sold William Rainey 150 acres of land on September 15, 1717, on the south side of Blackwater swamp that was bounded by Indian traders, William Jones and Henry Jones.(124) Henry Jones and wife, Katherine, of Surry Co., sold Peter Poythress, of Prince George Co., 250 acres(125) on the south side of Nottaway river bounded by Flatt swamp on February 15, 1725/6. The witnesses included Peter’s brother, William Poythress,(126) and neighbor William Freeman. Peter Poythress’ kin, Robert, John and Sloman Wynne, held land near Freeman’s road. Henry and William Jones, Sr. and Jr., held land immediately north of Peter Poythress’ land. The land that Pasmore sold Rainey was in the same area as the Jones’ families. Henry and Katherine Jones were probably relatives of Peter Poythress’ wife.
The witnesses to George Pasmore’s deed to Rainey were Robert Wynne, first cousin of Rebecca Poythress; Burrell Green, husband of Rebecca Poythress’ half-sister, Anne; and, William Green, who appears to have been Burrell Green’s brother who lived near Robert Wynne and a tract of land belonging to his father, Lewis Green. Frances Pace, Richard and Rebecca Pace’s daughter, married a William Green,(127) about 1722. William Green’s brother, John, married, before 1725, Amy Pace, the sister of Frances Pace.
George Pasmore is recorded as having lived to be 100 years old. By 1717, he was “of Surry Co.”(128) and held a tract of land adjacent to George Hamilton’s land and by June 18, 1718, adjacent to Richard Pace’s newly acquired 285 acre tract. Richard Pace’s land was on the north side of Three Creek and was adjacent to not only the land of George Pasmore but also George Hamilton and Captain John Gaddes. Pasmore held tracts adjacent to Richard Pace and John Roberts, and along Courthouse road among Robert Wynne and William Green.
William Rainey, of Surry Co., lived on the south side of Three Creek bounded by land sold by James Washington to Nathaniel Harrison on June 14, 1725. John Roberts’ land separated William Rainey’s land from Richard Pace’s 1,220 acres. William Rainey also owned land near the present Greensville Co. area where John Duke, Henry Duke and John Taylor Duke settled for several decades. John Duke, son of Henry Duke and Elizabeth Taylor, married Lucy House, daughter of Thomas and Katherine House. Thomas House(129) was the father-in-law of Richard Pace’s daughter, Sarah.
On July 12, 1718, Richard Pace, “of Surry Co.,” was granted 285 acres on the north side of Three Creek in Surry Co. on the creek side of Captain John Gaddes’ land, then along Gaddes’ line to George Hamilton’s line, along Hamilton’s line to George Pasmore’s lines and along Pasmore’s line to Three Creek.(130) On January 18, 1718, at Southwark court in Surry Co., Richard Pace petitioned the court to register his livestock mark, “a half moon, over and under in the right ear & a crop & a hole & an underheel in the left.”(131) He had moved his livestock to Surry Co. from Prince George Co. By 1718, three years after the peace treaty with the Tuscarora Indians, Richard and Rebecca were living in Surry Co. as were Burrell and Anne Green. Burrell appears to have been a younger, if not the youngest son of Lewis Green. As there is no record where he acquired land, he evidently lived on one of his father’s properties possibly near Robert Wynne, William Green, his brother, and land belonging to George Pasmore.
On June 16, 1719, Chichester Sturdivant and Elizabeth, his wife, of Prince George Co., sold John Denton, of Surry Co., 230 acres on Three Creek. The witnesses were Edward Goodrich and Peter Simmons.(132) John Denton was one of the witnesses to Rebecca Bartholomew’s gifts to her daughters. Margaret Wynne Goodrich, wife of Edward, was Rebecca Poythress’ first cousin.
In September of 1719, nephew Richard Pace, Thomas Kirkland and William Reese made an appraisement of the Estate of Phillip Jane, deceased. This was sworn before John Poythress. Elizabeth Jane was administratrix of her husband’s estate.(133)
On February 25, 1719/20, after a year and a half of ownership, Richard Pace sold his 285 acres on Three Creek to John Bradford, the husband of Rebecca Pace, the daughter of Richard and Rebecca Pace. On February 19, 1722/3, after three years, John and Rebecca sold the 285 acre tract to Nicholas Hatch, of Prince George Co.(133)
Thomas House was granted 120 acres on February 20, 1719/20, on the north side of Three Creek that adjoined George Hamilton on the south side of the creek.(134) The House family lived close to the Pace family in Surry Co. and later in NC. Richard Hay was granted 200 acres on May 25, 1734, on the north side of Three Creek on the west side of Odium’s branch in Surry Co. adjacent to a line tree of George Hamilton, of Prince George Co., and a line tree of Peter Poythress’ land.(135) Abraham Odium was a witness to Anne and Burrell Green’s sale of 200 acres on Easterly Run in 1721. Peter Poythress was an Indian trader and first cousin of Rebecca Poythress. Richard Pace’s brother, John Pace, was also an Indian trader. Peter Poythress, of Prince George Co., bought 92 acres on the north side of Three Creek in Surry Co. in February of 1720/1 from William Moore.
On August 22, 1720, Richard Pace sold his 640 acres that he bought in 1706 in Chowan pct., in Albemarle Co. On March 1, 1720/1, Richard Pace and his son, Richard, received patents for land in Albemarle Co., near the Roanoke river and Yourah swamp. Richard and Rebecca Pace lived in Surry Co. at the time but Richard was buying land over the boundary line in North Carolina for his use and eventually for his sons’ use.(136) It was not unusual for landowners with several tracts to have a manor house built on separate properties and Richard appears to have done this.
On October 11, 1721, James Vaughan sold Robert Wynne 50 acres on the south side of Three Creek being part of a patent for 250 acres granted James Vaughan in 1719. The witnesses were John Scott, Jr., and William Short, Jr.(137) This land was close to the Kimballs, Charles and William, and not far from the 285 acres Richard Pace sold John Bradford. This Robert Wynne (-1727) may have been Margaret’s brother, both being children of Joshua Wynne.(138) John Scott, Jr.,(139) was a cousin of Rebecca Poythress. William Short’s daughter, Mary, married Joshua Poythress.
On January 15, 1723/4, in Surry Co., Thomas House, Sr., sold Isaac House 60 acres on the south side of the Nottaway river. The witnesses were James Washington, Lawrence House and John Bartholomew. John Bartholomew(140) was the son of Charles Bartholomew and half-brother of Anne Green and step-brother to Rebecca Poythress. Lawrence House
was married, by 1732, to Sarah Pace. Charles Bartholomew, son of John and Elizabeth Bartholomew, married Tabitha House.(141) Isaac House was Thomas’ brother.
On September 5, 1723, John Poythress, of Prince George Co., was granted 200 acres of new land in Isle of Wight Co., now Greensville Co., on the south side of the Meherrin river on the east side of the Cane branch. This was the same property repatented by his son, John Poythress, in 1737 and sold by his nephew, Thomas Poythress, to John Dawson in 1773.(142) John Poythress was Rebecca Poythress’ brother. This land was located south of Richard and Rebecca Pace’s 1,220 acres.
John Poythress’ will was proved in Court on May 20, 1724,(143) in Prince George Co. He mentioned his neighbors, John Young, Dorrell Young and Thomas Lovesay. His neighbor, John Woodlief, “of the pasture,” and first cousin, Robert Poythress, were the executors of his will. Thomas Lovesay was the son of John Lovesay and the brother of William Lovesay who married Mary Woodlief, the sister of Sarah Woodlief Pace. John Poythress’ daughters, Rebecca and Anne, were named after his sisters. In 1718, John Roberts, “of Surry Co.” and Edward Winningham, of Prince George Co., sold John Woodlief “of the pasture,” land in Prince George Co. adjacent to Dorrell Young, John Young and John Poythress.(144) The witnesses were Gilbert Hay and Henry Batte. Henry Batte was the brother-in-law of John Poythress, Sr., a first cousin of John and sister, Rebecca Poythress.(145)
On November 5, 1724, Richard Pace, “of Surry Co.” was granted 1,220 acres in Surry Co.(146) between Three Creek and Otterdam swamp in the parish of Lawne’s creek, on the west side of Otterdam swamp, by the side of Ryar’s branch,(147) a corner of John Roberts’ land then by Roberts’ line, a corner of John Barlow’s land then by Barlow’s line. On the same day, Charles Stewart bought 530 acres on the east side of Otterdam swamp in Surry Co. Charles Stewart was married, by 1724, to Richard and Rebecca Pace’s daughter, Ann Pace, who was the first daughter named in Richard’s will. The area where Richard Pace’s 1,220 acres was located became Brunswick Co. in 1732 and is today in two counties, Greensville and Sussex counties. Richard sold this land in 1733 to two of his sons-in-law, John Bradford and William Johnson, and Hubert Farrell. William Johnson was married, by 1732, to Richard and Rebecca Pace’s daughter, Mary.
On February 22, 1724/5, John Davis was granted 270 acres(148) on the east side of Three Creek that adjoined “a corner of his other land,” and “a lightwood post in a line of Thomas House’s land then by House’s line.” John Davis, the son of Christopher Davis, was the nephew of Elizabeth Davis and Philip Jane. John Davis, Jr.’s children, Lucy, Mathew, James and Johanna, were listed in the Albemarle Parish register in Surry Co., later Sussex Co., from 1730 to 1740.(149)
Thomas House, Jr., sold 175 acres on the north side of Three Creek to William House in 1726.(150) This land was part of a tract of 350 acres that was granted Thomas House on February 22, 1724, bounded by George Pasmore whose land adjoined Richard Pace’s land. The witnesses to this deed were the same witnesses to George Pasmore’s deed to William Rainey in 1717, nine years earlier. Robert Wynne and Burrell Green were family members of Rebecca Poythress and William Green appears to have been Burrell Green’s brother. On February 16, 1729, Lawrence House sold 70 acres to Charles Dickings(151) on the north side of Otterdam swamp adjoining William Melton(152) and the main swamp. Thomas House, Jr., William House and brother, Lawrence House (1686-1751), of Lawne’s creek parish, were sons of Thomas House, Sr. Lawrence was married to Sarah Pace.
On October 16, 1728, the will of John Barlow was proved in Surry Co. Richard Pace, Richard Moore and Thomas Avent were the witnesses to Barlow’s will dated July 7, 1727.(153) John Barlow bequeathed to his son, William, the “plantation where I live including Land between the Otterdam Swamp and a small branch that runs into Ryar’s Branch, then down the branch to Richard Pace’s corner, to the Three Creek.” Richard Moore was a brother-in-law of Tabitha Pace, the daughter of Richard and Rebecca Pace.
Records show that Richard and Rebecca Pace were residents in Surry Co. before January 18, 1718, and lived in the county until after November 5, 1724, the date when Richard was granted 1,220 acres in Surry Co.
George Pasmore, who held land in the area of David Poythress, Lewis Green, John Roberts, William Jones, Sr., and Robert Wynne, also owned land around Three Creek adjacent to George Hamilton, Thomas House, John Davis and Richard Pace and in close proximity of Captain John Gaddes, These men owned several properties in different locations and were neighbors of one another.
Richard and Rebecca Pace Moved to North Carolina(154)
A Richard Pace appeared on a jury list in 1723 in Bertie Pct. This may have been Richard or his eldest son as Richard Pace was recorded as “of Surry Co.” in November of 1724. By 1727, Richard Pace, husband of Rebecca, was appointed Vestryman of the Northwest Parish of Bertie Pct., an area that later became Northampton Co., NC.(155) He and Rebecca had evidently begun the transition from Surry Co. to Northampton Co., but maintained property in both VA and NC.
Col. Thomas Avent was granted 1,200 acres of land on Otterdam swamp adjoining Richard Pace, John Davis, Richard Moore and Charles Stewart in Surry Co. in March of 1729.(156) John Davis, of Surry Co., was Elizabeth and Philip Jane’s nephew and first cousin of Rebecca Poythress. Charles Stewart was married to Ann Pace.
On May 13, 1729, John Green and Ralph Mason, an Indian trader, sold Richard Pace 290 acres in Bertie Pct. on the Roanoke river and Yaweuhoke swamp.(157) John Green married Amy Pace. His father, John Green, Sr.,(158) had bought land on Occoneechee Neck shortly after Henry Jones, Sr. Richard Pace left this land, in his will, to his son, Thomas Pace.(159)
On November 1, 1730, Richard Pace, Jr., sold his father, Richard Pace, Sr., husband of Rebecca, 300 acres, less the 30 acres given to Cullen Pollock,(160) on the north side of Roanoke river, and on Urahaw swamp, part of a tract granted to Richard Pace, Jr., for 640 acres on March 1, 1719/20.(161) The witnesses were William Cain and Thomas Pace. Richard, Sr., bought another 40 acres from his son, Richard, on May 14, 1735.(162) Richard, Jr., married Elizabeth Cain.(163) The land that Richard bought from his son appears to be where he and Rebecca were living at their deaths. Richard gave his son, Thomas, the 320 acre Plantation where Richard and his “Dearly beloved wife,” Rebecca, lived, and reserved the property for her “sole use and benefit” during her lifetime.(164)
By 1733, Richard was “of Bertie Precinct,” in NC. In June, 8½ years after Richard bought his 1,220 acres in Surry Co., he sold his son-in-law, William Johnson,(165) 300 acres and Hubert Farrell 240 acres of this land. He sold son-in-law, John Bradford, 680 acres, the balance of his 1,220 acres.(166) William Johnson was married to Mary Pace and John Bradford was married to Rebecca Pace.
Anne and Burrell Green continued to live in Surry Co. where Burrell died intestate in 1733. Anne was appointed administratrix of his estate on September 19, 1733, with Henry Mitchell, John Weaver and Christopher Tatum appointed to appraise the estate. Burrell and Anne appear to have lived in what was later Sussex Co.(167)
On March 7, 1734/5, in Bertie Co., Alexander Bane, of Edgecombe Pct., sold Richard Pace, Sr., of Bertie Pct., 190 acres that adjoined John Green’s line.(168) In Richard’s will of March 1736/7, he left the 190 acres to his son,(169) William, describing it as the plantation where William lived.
On August 18, 1738, in Surry Co., in the estate sale for John Barlow, deceased,(170) Richard and Rebecca Pace and many of their children, relatives and friends were in attendance. Richard and Rebecca were there with Richard, Jr., and William Pace, their sons; William Acock, Charles Stewart, John Green, William Johnson and Lawrence House, their sons-in-law; Thomas and William House, their son-in-law’s brothers; and, William Johnson, Jr., possibly their grandson. Joseph Lane, husband of Patience McKinnie, parents of Jesse Lane, who married Winifred Aycock, was there. Winifred Aycock was the daughter of Rebecca Pace Bradford Aycock. John Bartholomew, Rebecca Poythress’ nephew, was there. John Denton, who witnessed Rebecca Poythress’ deed of gift from her mother, was there. Robert Hicks, the famous Indian trader of Fort Christanna, and his sons, Daniel, Robert, Jr., and George were there and his son, John, who married Rebecca Rives,(171) and her brother, William Rives was there. Other Indian traders in attendance included Robert Lang, Thomas Whitmell, George Smith, William Kimball and Arthur Kavenaugh. Epaphroditus Benton was there. He was mentioned by William Byrd as a famous woodsman. William Gower, a mixed blood Saponi Indian, and John Cumbo, a mulatto, were there. Previous neighbors of Richard’s were there: Thomas Jackson, who lived in the vicinity of Richard Pace’s 1,220 acres; James Vaughan, who sold land to Rebecca Poythress’ first cousin, Robert Wynne, on the south side of Three Creek; and, Thomas Avent, who with Richard witnessed John Barlow’s will, and Thomas’ sons, John and William were present. Other men who had married a woman named Rebecca were there: George Ezell, who married Rebecca Delk, and Francis Myrick who married Rebecca Middleton. Hubert Farrell, who bought some of Richard’s 1,220 acres was there. Francis and Edward Young,(172) members of the Young family who had lived adjacent to John, Francis and Thomas Poythress and Charles and Rebecca Bartholomew on Deep Bottom, were there.
In Richard’s will, he named his wife, Rebecca, and his children, Richard, William, Thomas, Ann Stewart, Rebecca Bradford, Amy Green, Frances Green, Tabitha Moore, Mary Johnson and Sarah House.(173) Richard died between August 18, 1738, and February (~14), 1738/9. Rebecca died after March 13, 1736.
In both the Poythress families and the Pace families, children were named after their relatives. Richard and Rebecca Pace named their children with traditional family names. They named their first son, Richard, after Richard’s father. They named their first daughter Ann and their second daughter Rebecca. Rebecca Poythress’ sister was named Anne and her mother was named Rebecca.
112 (1) Chowan Co., NC, Deed Bk. C-1, p. 75, grant to Richard Pace, 22 Nov 1706. Chowan Co. became Bertie Pct. in 1722. (2) Morgan, Frances Cullom, “The Jones & Woodward connection & the road from Spann’s Mill to Luke White’s ferry in Chowan Co.,” 2018, (https://freepages. rootsweb.com /~fcharper /genealog /JonesandWoodwards. html) “The Indian traders were always the first to acquire Indian land when it had been opened up for patents. Treaties with the Indians prevented patents beyond certain lines. The traders wanted to be as close to the Indian lands as possible and also as close to a navigable river as possible to ship their goods down the river. Once new land was available, land that was previously Indian territory, the traders were the first to obtain grants. However, they did NOT move their wives and children onto that land. It was far too dangerous. They left their families ‘at home’ where they would be safe and ‘commuted’ to work their new land. The early deeds of Chowan County and Bertie County, North Carolina, are full of power-of-attorney deeds by wives living in Surry County or Isle of Wight County, Virginia, or some other location, releasing their right to land their husbands were selling. Ex. Henry Jones, Sr., acquired his land in North Carolina in 1711/12 but didn’t move his family to their land until 1725.” Richard Pace, Jr., acquired land in North Carolina in 1706 and possibly worked with his brother, John Pace, the Indian trader, and other traders. Richard’s property was on the Roanoke river, a transportation medium for transporting themselves and their merchandise. Powers-of-attorney and deeds were especially important for men during this period as the Tuscarora Indians were a threat.
113 Chas. Cty. Co., Va., Ct. Orders, 15 Nov 1695. Richard Pace received a bounty of 200 lbs. of tobacco for killing a wolf in Chas. Cty. Co. This part of Chas. Cty. Co. became Pr. Geo. Co., Va., in 1703.
114 Howard, Bruce, Colonial Ancestors 1609 to 1799, Specialty Publishing & Printing, Box 414, Quitman, MS, 1998, p. 112.
115 (1) Chowan Pct., Albemarle Co., NC, Deeds. John Pace registered two tracts of land, 1 Apr 1713. (2) Morgan, Frances Cullom https :// freepages.rootsweb.com/~fcharper/genealogy/Jonesand Woodwardshtml, “The Jones & Woodward Connection & the Road that Ran from Spann’s Mill to Luke White’s Ferry in Chowan County,” 2018. Indian traders often worked together in groups. Henry Jones, Sr., and his nephews, Philip and William Jones, and neighbors, Matthew Sturdivant and John Hawthorne, of Surry Co., were all granted land around Occaneechee Neck on the same date in 1711/2 .Henry did not move his family to the area until 1725.
116 Surry Co., Va., Order Bk. 1691-1713, p. 374, Richard Pace vs. John Edmonds, 15 Aug 1711.
117 Surry Co., Va., Order Bk, 1713-1718, p. 88, Richard Pace vs. Charles Kimball, 18 July 1716.
118 Surry Co., Va., Order Bk, 1713-1718, pp. 89-90, Richard Pace vs. Charles Kimball, 15 Aug 1716.
119 Surry Co., Va., Order Bk, 1713-1718, p. 91, Richard Pace vs. Charles Kimball, 19 Sept 1716.
120 Surry Co., Va., to Richard Pace for killing three wolves, 21 Nov 1716.
121 Surry Co., Va., Order Bk, 1713-1718, p. 145, Richard Pace vs. John Scott, 18 June 1718.
122 Surry Co., Va., Court records, Vol. VII, 1712-1718, Weynette Parks Haun, Robert Rainwater vs. Richard Pace, 18 Jan 1718. (Virginia court records after this date were postponed.)
123 Hopkins, William Lindsay, Surry County Virginia Deeds, 1684-1733, Iberian Publishing Co., 1991, p. 106, Surry Co., Va., Deeds, Wills, etc., Bk 7, 1715-1730, p. 179, estate valuation of Thomas Watson, 18 Feb 1718.
124 Surry Co., Va., Deeds, Wills, Bk 7, p. 76, George Pasmore to Wm. Rainey, 15 Sept 1711, 18 Sept 1711.
125 Pr. Geo. Co., Va., Deeds & Wills, Bk 7, p. 622, Henry & Katherine Jones to Peter Poythress, 15 Feb 1725/6.
126 William Poythress was an Indian trader from a large family of Indian traders. His wife, Sarah Eppes, was the sister of Anne Eppes, the wife of Major William Kennon, https://nativeamerican
roots.wordpress.com/tag/robert-hicks/.
127 Morgan, Frances Cullom, Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, Vol. 3, 2018, p. 164. William, John and Robert Green were the sons of John Green, Sr. (-1727). Henry Jones, a neighbor of George Pasmore, was closely associated with all three of John Green, Sr.’s sons. John Green, Sr.’s daughter, Sarah, married John Bobbitt who was a witness to John Pace’s will, Bertie Pct., NC, dated 21 Mar 1726/7, probated Aug 1727. Bobbitt and Pace were neighbors on the bend in the Roanoke river called Occoneechee Neck. Both were Indian traders. Amy and Frances Pace Green were sisters-in-law of Sarah Green Bobbitt.
128 Surry Co., Va., Pat. Bk 10, p. 351, grant to George Pasmore (312 acres), 22 Jan 1717/8.
129 Brunswick Co., Va., Will of Thomas House, Sr., 16 Feb 1734, 5 Dec 1734.
130 Surry Co., Va., Pat. Bk, 10, p. 389, grant to Richard Pace, 12 July 1718. This land was later in Brunswick Co., Va.
131 Surry Co., Va., Order Bk, 1713-1718, p. 145, Richard Pace registered his livestock mark, 18 Jan 1718.
132 Surry Co., Va., Bk 7, 1715-1730, p. 193, Chichester & Elizabeth Sturdivant to John Denton, 16 June 1719.
133 Pr. Geo. Co., Va., Deeds Part 2, p. 351, appraisal of estate of Philip Jane, 8 Sept 1719.
134 (1) Surry Co., Va., Bk 7, 1715-1730,p. 437, John Bradford to Nicholas Hatch, 19 Feb 1722, 20 Feb 1722. (2) Brunswick Co., Va., Pat. Bk 18, pp. 190-191, to Richard Cocke, 1 Feb 1738/9. Cocke registered 488 acres incl. 284 acres part of tract granted Richard Pace, 12 July 1718, adj. to John Duke, Hamilton, Tapley, Macklin, on both sides of Cattail branch on north side of Three Creek.
135 Surry Co., Va., Pat. Bk 10, 1710-1719, p. 389, grant to Thomas House, 20 Feb 1719.
136 (1) Surry Co., Va., Pat. Bk 15, p. 223, grant to Richard Hay, 24 May 1734. Richard Hay, “of Surry Co.,” 200 acres on the north side of Three Creek, beginning at a maple on the west side of Odiums Branch, a line tree of Peter Poythress land thence by Poythress line W96p to a hickory then N50W 67p to a red oak a line tree of George Hamilton’s land then N30E 184p to a white oak then N70E 88p to a white oak sapling by the side of Odiums Branch aforesaid and down the various courses of the run of the said branch to the beginning. This was in the extreme southern part of Surry Co. almost on the Isle of Wight (later Southampton) county line. A 1747 patent to Richard Bland (renewed to David Mason in 1760) for 1,167 acres that bordered Richard Hay, William Solomon, Lewis Solomon as well as Odiums Branch, was partly in Sussex Co. and partly in Southampton Co. (2) Surry Co., Va., Wills & Deeds, 1715-1730, p. 302, William Moore to Peter Poythress, 14 Feb 1720, 15 Feb 1720.
137 A joint commission surveyed the state boundary in 1728 due to a dispute over the line between Virginia and North Carolina. William Byrd was tasked with surveying the line for the Virginia colony.
138 Surry Co., Va., Deeds, Bk 7, p. 380, as abstracted in William Lindsay Hopkins, Surry C., Va., Deeds, 1684-1733. John Scott, Jr., was the son of John Scott and Bethia Boyce, the daughter of Thomas Boyce, half-brother of Rebecca Coggin.
139 Robert Wynne’s first cousin, Robert Wynne (1688-1754), was the son of Thomas Wynne and was married to Martha Jefferson, the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Branch.
140 (1) Weisiger, Benjamin E., III, “Prince George County, Virginia, Wills and Deeds, 1713-1728, Iberian Publishing Co., 1973, p. 71. Pr. Geo. Co., Va., Wills & Deeds, 1713-1728, part 3, p. 459, Thomas Goodwin to John Scott, Jr., 8 May 1721. (2) Weisiger, Benjamin E., III, “Prince George County, Virginia, Wills and Deeds, 1713-1728, Iberian Publishing Co., 1973, pp. 100-101. Pr. Geo. Co., Va., Wills & Deeds, 1713-1728, part 3, p. 700, Inventory of estate of John Scott, Jr., 12 May 1724. John Scott, Jr., son of John Scott and Bethia Boyce, married Amy Goodwin, daughter of Thomas Goodwin. At his death, John Ledbetter, Richard Carlile and Hugh Golightly inventoried his estate.
141 (1) Brunswick Co., Va., Court Orders, 1732-1746, 7 Nov 1734, p. 72. “Richard Ledbetter is appointed Overseer of a bridle Way from Quarrel Swa(m)p at Henry Ledbetters old path to the old Westward ford on Maherrin River, & from thence the Straitest way into (Peter?) Tatum(‘)s Road and that all the Male Labouring Tyths between the great Creek & Matt Edwards he being included William Kymball Thomas Bailes Richard Bryan & John Bartholomew assist in Clearing the Same.” (2) Surry Co., Va., Wills & Deeds, Pt. Bk 12, pp. 179-180, 22 Feb 1724, grant to William Kymball adj. James Vaughan, 325 acres on the south side of Little Creek, of the Three Creek, beginning and by the side of the Little Creek, a corner of James Vaughans land, adj. to Charles Kymball of Surry Co. By 1723, John Bartholomew was living in the area of James Washington and Lawrence House and probably the Kymballs, William and Charles. (3) Brunswick Co., Va., Deeds, Wills, etc., Bk 1, pp. 234-235, inventory & appraisal, recorded 2 Oct 1735. William Duke’s second wife was Elizabeth Bartholomew, widow of John Bartholomew, who died in 1735. John Bartholomew had sons, John and Charles. The Bartholomews were from Pr. Geo. Co., Va., as listings for an earlier Charles Bartholomew, John’s father, shows. (4) 25 May 1734, William Vaughan, of Surry Co., Va., was granted 400 acres, in Surry Co., Va., on the south side of Nottaway river, and on the north side of Three Creek that adjoined land of Charles Kimball. (5) 7 Aug 1735. At the Brunswick Co. Ct., Elizabeth Bartholomew was granted administration of the estate of John Bartholomew, deceased. Charles Kimball and William Kimball were her securities. Joseph Kimball, Edward Tatum, Ralph Jackson, and Peter Tatum were appointed to appraise the estate, and the Administratrix was also ordered to return an Inventory to the next Court. (6) 2 Oct 1735, At the Brunswick Co. Ct., an inventory of the estate of John Bartholomew was returned by Elizabeth Bartholomew the Administratrix who made oath thereto which is ordered to be recorded. [An Isaac House married Mary Jane Mattox, daughter of William Mattox and Mary Pauline Baker about 1745 in Brunswick Co., Va.]
142 The Duke Family South of the James River. https://genealogy.ztlcox.com./~ztlcox/duke/LynnTeague/Virginia/S%20James.htm.
143 Pr. Geo. Co., Va., Pat. Bk 11, p. 258, new land grant to John Poythress, 5 Sept 1723.
144 Pr. Geo. Co., Va., Deeds, 1713-1728, p. 706, Will of John Poythress, probated 20 May 1724.
145 Pr. Geo. Co., Va., Deeds, 1713-1728, John Roberts & Edward Winningham to John Woodlief, 8 Apr 1718.
146 (1) Pr. Geo. Co., Va., Records, Orders, 1714-1720, p. 331, Will of Henry Batte (the father), 9 Aug 1720. (2) Pr. Geo. Co., Va., p. 1042. Will of Henry Batte (the son), 4 Oct 1727. Cert. of Probate for Will. (3) R. Bolling Batte papers, index cards at Library of Virginia, 1977.
147 Virginia Land Office, Pat. 12, 1724-1726, p. 116, grant to Richard Pace, 25 Nov 1724.
148 Ryar’s branch is presently called Uriah’s branch.
149 Surry Co., Va., Land Office Pat. 12, 1724-1726, p. 165, grant to John Davis, 22 Feb 1724/5.
150 Albemarle Psrish register of Surry Co., Va., 1717-1778, Christenings.
151 Surry Co., Va., Pat. Bk 12, 1724-1726, pp. 115-116, Thomas House, Jr., to William House, 16 Jan 1726, 17 May 1727.
152 Surry Co., Va., Deeds, Wills, Bk 7, p. 714, Lawrence House to Charles Dickings, 16 Feb 1729, 18 Feb 1729.
153 The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal, Vol. XX, No. 2, May 1994. William Melton may have been related to Barnaby Melton who married Mary Pace, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Pace. John Pace was Richard Pace’s brother. On 1 Mar 1720, the Lords Proprietors of NC granted patents to Thomas Whitmell, William Green, John Cotton, John Gaddes, William Reeves, Barnaby Milton and Robert Lang on Plumbtree Island and on the south side of Plumbtree swamp abutting the island.
154 Surry Co., Va., Bk 7, p. 864, Will of John Barlow, 7 July 1727, 16 Oct 1728.
155 1664 - 1668 Albemarle Co.: 1668-1722 Chowan Co. 1722 - Bertie Pct. was formed from part of Chowan Pct. in 1729. Parts of Bertie Pct., Chowan Pct., Currituck Pct., and Pasquotank Pct. of Albemarle Co. were combined to form Tyrrell Pct. in 1739. Albemarle Co. was abolished and all of its constituent precincts became counties. In 1741, Edgecombe was taken out of southwestern Bertie and Northampton was taken out of northwestern Bertie. In 1746, Granville Co. was formed from Edgecombe Co. and in 1764, Bute Co. was formed from the eastern part of Granville Co. In 1759, Hertford was taken from northern Bertie.
156 The State Record of North Carolina, XXV, Goldsboro, NC, 1906, p. 265.
157 Some Southern Colonial Families, Vol. 2, by David A. Avent, publ. by L’Avant Studios, Box 1711, Tallahassee, 1982, Chapter V: Pace Family of England, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina & Georgia, p. 206.
158 Bertie Pct., NC, Deed Bk C, pp. 122-123, John Green & Ralph Mason to Richard Pace, 11 Aug 1729.
159 Morgan, Frances Cullom https :// freepages.rootsweb.com/~fcharper/genealogy/Jonesand Woodwardshtml, “The Jones & Woodward Connection & the Road that Ran from Spann’s Mill to Luke White’s Ferry in Chowan County,” 2018.
160 Bertie Pct., NC, Will of Richard Pace, Bertie Pct., NC, 13 Mar 1736/7, Feb 1738. Also Pace Society of America website: http://web.archive.org/web/20081002000325/http://freepages. genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pace/richpacewill.htm.
161 Cullen Pollock was the son of Thomas Pollock, acting governor of NC 1712-1714 and 1722.
162 Bertie Co., NC, Deed Bk C, p. 318. Richard Pace, Jr., to Richard Pace, Sr., 1 Mar 1719/20.
163 Bertie Co., NC, Deed Bk D, p. 205, Richard Pace, Jr. To Richard Pace, Sr., 14 May 1735.
164 Letter of Barnabas Pace written 1844-1850, in Freda Reid Turner, History of the Pace Family from Manuscripts of Miss Annie Jones (1873-1951), Barnabas Pace (1789-), Maud McClure Kelly (1887-1973) (n. p., 1995) p. 163.
165 (1) Bertie Pct., NC, Will of Richard Pace, Bertie Pct., NC, 13 Mar 1736/7, Feb 1738. Also Pace Society of America website: http://web.archive.org/web/20081002000325/http://freepages. genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ pace/richpacewill .htm.
166 Brunswick Co., Va., Wills & Deeds, No. 1, p. 54, Richard Pace to William Johnson, 7 June 1733.
167 Brunswick Co., Va., Wills & Deeds, No. 1, p. 56-57, Richard Pace to John Bradford, 7 June 1733.
168 Surry Co., Va., Wills, Bk 8, p. 330, Anne Bartholomew was appointed administratrix, 19 Sept 1733.
169 Bertie Co., NC, Deed Bk D, p. 203, Alexander Bane to Richard Pace, Sr., 7 Mar 1734.
170 Bertie Pct., NC, Will of Richard Pace, Bertie Pct., NC, 13 Mar 1736/7, Feb 1738. Also Pace Society of America website: http://web.archive.org/web/20081002000325/http://freepages. genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pace/richpacewill.htm.
171 Surry Co., Va., Deeds, Wills, 1730-1738, p. 881, Acct. of estate of John Barlow, 16 Aug 1738.
172 George Rives leased land from Rebecca Bartholomew, land that she gave Rebecca Poythress in 1711. George Rives’niece, Rebecca, married John Hicks. John Hicks and William Rives, Rebecca Rives’ brother, were both at the real estate sale of John Barlow with Richard Pace and his family. George Rives’ nephew of the same name married Frances Tatum, daughter of Christopher Tatum and Bridget Scott, daughter of John Scott and Bethia Boyce. John and Tabitha Pace Moore’s children were cousins of young George Rives and Rebecca Rives Hicks who were grandchildren of Richard Moore.
173 Francis & Edward Young appear to have been descendants of Dorrill or John Young, neighbors of Charles & Rebecca Bartholomew and Captain John Poythress in 1718 in Pr. Geo. Co., Va.
174 Bertie Pct., NC, Will of Richard Pace, Bertie Pct., NC, 13 Mar 1736/7, Feb 1738. Also Pace Society of America website: http://web.archive.org/web/20081002000325/http://freepages. genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pace/richpacewill.htm.
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