AI: Read the study here: ➡ Rebecca Poythress and Richard Pace: Was There a Marriage? (Sept., 2024)

What's Included:

Analysis of the 1711 Rebecca Bartholomew land deeds to her daughters

Multiple land, court, and will records connecting Poythress and Pace families

Migration and property patterns across Prince George, Surry, and Bertie Counties

Interactions between Pace children and Poythress relatives over multiple decades

If you don't have time to read all four parts, I recommend:

The 1711 deed from Rebecca Bartholomew to her daughter (Part I) (September, 2024)

The "Conclusion and Final Thoughts" in Part IV (September, 2024)

Key Takeaway:

If Rebecca Pace was not Rebecca Poythress, then she knew her and her family extraordinarily well—through land, neighbors, church, and law. There is no evidence suggesting any other woman could be the wife of Richard Pace, Jr.

No marriage record survives from that era—but the study builds a strong, documented case. If you're a descendant of either family, or researching early colonial Virginia and North Carolina, this research may add new ancestors or missing clarity to your tree.

Would love feedback from fellow researchers!