PACE, Richard IV-[285]

  General Notes:

NAME GIVN Richard IV
NAME SURN Pace
FA1: Place: Buried near Savannah River, S.C.
_FA2: Date: 1757 Place: Moved froNOTE CONC m N.C. to S.C.
_FA3: Date: 1759 Place: Moved to Georgia_FA4: Place: PlantatiNOTE CONC on Owner
--------------------------------------------http://www.hal-pc.org/~NOTE CONC hervey/ancn09.htm
Richard PACE IVFollowing is a description of Richard PaceNOTE CONC IV as given by his grandson
Barnabas in a letter to his son (written 1844-185NOTE CONC 0).
"I have seen the handwriting of my grandfather. He wrote an elegant hand,NOTE CONC
spelt well, and was a man of good English education. I have often heardhiNOTE CONC m spoken of by old men who knew him as a man of good sound sense, a
plain unaNOTE CONC ssuming man, a good citizen, a good neighbor, a kind husband,
and as a parentNOTE CONC , skilled in managing a family and training his children
in the pathway of viNOTE CONC rtue, honesty and economy. He knew how to govern
himself and his family".RENOTE CONC CORD: Pace Society of America Bulletin #7 March 1969; Richard Pace IV
RichardNOTE CONC Pace IV married Elizabeth Cain about 1723. She was apparently not
the daughteNOTE CONC r of William Cain whose will of 1732 was witnessed by Richard
IV. Cain listsNOTE CONC no daughter Elizabeth. His widow was named Elizabeth, but
she became a widowNOTE CONC nine years after Richard married.
The Bulletin compares Richard Pace IV to theNOTE CONC patriarch Abraham. When his
land on Urahaw Swamp, in Northampton County, losNOTE CONC t its fertility, and when
his older sons were reaching maturity and needed plNOTE CONC antations of their
own, he decided on an exodus to a place where it was stillNOTE CONC wilderness,
and where fertile land could be obtained by grant.Richard PaceNOTE CONC IV sold his 740 acres in North Carolina in 1744 and he set
out with his nineNOTE CONC sons and four daughters, heading for Georgia. Although
Barnabas Pace in hisNOTE CONC letter states that the exodus consisted of sons,
daughters-in-law, daughtersNOTE CONC and sons-in-law, most of the children were
too young to have been married byNOTE CONC that time. Probably only his oldest two
children had spouses when they movedNOTE CONC to Georgia.
The journey was difficult. The Barnabas Pace letter states they toNOTE CONC ok with
them 400 head of cattle and a fine stock of horses, and "everythingnecessary to make a settlement in the Wilderness". They had to cross manyriNOTE CONC vers and creeks, travelling on horseback and in
wagons. By 1749 they
had reacNOTE CONC hed Georgia, for it was then that Richard Pace IV petitioned the
government oNOTE CONC f Georgia for a grant of 100 acres of an island in the upper
Savannah.AccorNOTE CONC ding to Barnabas Pace, Richard Pace IV died in his seventies at
about the timNOTE CONC e of the Revolution. He and Elizabeth had thirteen children.
A later article iNOTE CONC n the Pace Bulletin No. 10, December 1969, indicated
that when Richard Pace INOTE CONC V sold all his land in Northampton County, NC in
1744, he did not, as indicatNOTE CONC ed by his grandson Barnabas, go directly to
Georgia. He went only as far as CNOTE CONC raven County, NC, where, in November
1745, he recorded two deeds, one for 273NOTE CONC acres, the other for an adjacent
300 acres, along the north side of the NeusNOTE CONC e River in a part of Craven
County that later became Johnston County. SeveralNOTE CONC of Richard IV's sons
also took up land in Johnston County as they came of agNOTE CONC e.
Richard Pace IV probably traveled to Georgia about 1758 to take a look atthe open country. On February 14, 1759 he petitioned the Georgia CouncilinNOTE CONC the city of Savannah "setting forth that he
was settled in the
Province, hadNOTE CONC no land, and was desirous to obtain a grant of land for
cultivation. ThereforNOTE CONC e praying for 100 acres on an island in the Savannah
River about one-half milNOTE CONC e below an island called Johnson's Island, and
about thirty-two miles above ANOTE CONC ugusta, which, if granted, he engaged to
cultivate and improve same".The peNOTE CONC tition was granted. The record reads: "Resolved that on condition
only that pNOTE CONC etitioner doth take out a grant for such land within seven
months from date tNOTE CONC hereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his
suit rent."The CherokeeNOTE CONC war evidently caused delay, as the grant was not
FA1: Place: Buried near Savannah River, S.C.
_FA2: Date: 1757 Place: Moved fro m N.C. to S.C.
_FA3: Date: 1759 Place: Moved to Georgia
_FA4: Place: Plantati on Owner
--------------------------------------------
http://www.hal-pc.org/~ hervey/ancn09.htm
Richard PACE IV
Following is a description of Richard Pace IV as given by his grandson
Barnabas in a letter to his son (written 1844-185 0).
"I have seen the handwriting of my grandfather. He wrote an elegant hand,
spelt well, and was a man of good English education. I have often heard
hi m spoken of by old men who knew him as a man of good sound sense, a
plain una ssuming man, a good citizen, a good neighbor, a kind husband,
and as a parent , skilled in managing a family and training his children
in the pathway of vi rtue, honesty and economy. He knew how to govern
himself and his family".
RE CORD: Pace Society of America Bulletin #7 March 1969; Richard Pace IV
Richard Pace IV married Elizabeth Cain about 1723. She was apparently not
the daughte r of William Cain whose will of 1732 was witnessed by Richard
IV. Cain lists no daughter Elizabeth. His widow was named Elizabeth, but
she became a widow nine years after Richard married.
The Bulletin compares Richard Pace IV to the patriarch Abraham. When his
land on Urahaw Swamp, in Northampton County, los t its fertility, and when
his older sons were reaching maturity and needed pl antations of their
own, he decided on an exodus to a place where it was still wilderness,
and where fertile land could be obtained by grant.
Richard Pace IV sold his 740 acres in North Carolina in 1744 and he set
out with his nine sons and four daughters, heading for Georgia. Although
Barnabas Pace in his letter states that the exodus consisted of sons,
daughters-in-law, daughters and sons-in-law, most of the children were
too young to have been married by that time. Probably only his oldest two
children had spouses when they moved to Georgia.
The journey was difficult. The Barnabas Pace letter states they to ok with
them 400 head of cattle and a fine stock of horses, and "everything
necessary to make a settlement in the Wilderness". They had to cross many
ri vers and creeks, travelling on horseback and in wagons. By 1749 they
had reac hed Georgia, for it was then that Richard Pace IV petitioned the
government o f Georgia for a grant of 100 acres of an island in the upper
Savannah.
Accor ding to Barnabas Pace, Richard Pace IV died in his seventies at
about the tim e of the Revolution. He and Elizabeth had thirteen children.
A later article i n the Pace Bulletin No. 10, December 1969, indicated
that when Richard Pace I V sold all his land in Northampton County, NC in
1744, he did not, as indicat ed by his grandson Barnabas, go directly to
Georgia. He went only as far as C raven County, NC, where, in November
1745, he recorded two deeds, one for 273 acres, the other for an adjacent
300 acres, along the north side of the Neus e River in a part of Craven
County that later became Johnston County. Several of Richard IV's sons
also took up land in Johnston County as they came of ag e.
Richard Pace IV probably traveled to Georgia about 1758 to take a look at
the open country. On February 14, 1759 he petitioned the Georgia Council
in the city of Savannah "setting forth that he was settled in the
Province, had no land, and was desirous to obtain a grant of land for
cultivation. Therefor e praying for 100 acres on an island in the Savannah
River about one-half mil e below an island called Johnson's Island, and
about thirty-two miles above A ugusta, which, if granted, he engaged to
cultivate and improve same".
The pe tition was granted. The record reads: "Resolved that on condition
only that p etitioner doth take out a grant for such land within seven
months from date t hereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his
suit rent."
The Cherokee war evidently caused delay, as the grant was not
NAME GIVN Richard IV NAME SURN Pace FA1: Place: Buried near Savannah River, S.C. _FA2: Date: 1757 Place: Moved froNOTE CONC m N.C. to S.C. _FA3: Date: 1759 Place: Moved to Georgia_FA4: Place: PlantatiNOTE CONC on Owner --------------------------------------------http://www.hal-pc.org/~NOTE CONC hervey/ancn09.htm Richard PACE IVFollowing is a description of Richard PaceNOTE CONC IV as given by his grandson Barnabas in a letter to his son (written 1844-185NOTE CONC 0). "I have seen the handwriting of my grandfather. He wrote an elegant hand,NOTE CONC spelt well, and was a man of good English education. I have often heardhiNOTE CONC m spoken of by old men who knew him as a man of good sound sense, a plain unaNOTE CONC ssuming man, a good citizen, a good neighbor, a kind husband, and as a parentNOTE CONC , skilled in managing a family and training his children in the pathway of viNOTE CONC rtue, honesty and economy. He knew how to govern himself and his family".RENOTE CONC CORD: Pace Society of America Bulletin #7 March 1969; Richard Pace IV RichardNOTE CONC Pace IV married Elizabeth Cain about 1723. She was apparently not the daughteNOTE CONC r of William Cain whose will of 1732 was witnessed by Richard IV. Cain listsNOTE CONC no daughter Elizabeth. His widow was named Elizabeth, but she became a widowNOTE CONC nine years after Richard married. The Bulletin compares Richard Pace IV to theNOTE CONC patriarch Abraham. When his land on Urahaw Swamp, in Northampton County, losNOTE CONC t its fertility, and when his older sons were reaching maturity and needed plNOTE CONC antations of their own, he decided on an exodus to a place where it was stillNOTE CONC wilderness, and where fertile land could be obtained by grant.Richard PaceNOTE CONC IV sold his 740 acres in North Carolina in 1744 and he set out with his nineNOTE CONC sons and four daughters, heading for Georgia. Although Barnabas Pace in hisNOTE CONC letter states that the exodus consisted of sons, daughters-in-law, daughtersNOTE CONC and sons-in-law, most of the children were too young to have been married byNOTE CONC that time. Probably only his oldest two children had spouses when they movedNOTE CONC to Georgia. The journey was difficult. The Barnabas Pace letter states they toNOTE CONC ok with them 400 head of cattle and a fine stock of horses, and "everythingnecessary to make a settlement in the Wilderness". They had to cross manyriNOTE CONC vers and creeks, travelling on horseback and in wagons. By 1749 they had reacNOTE CONC hed Georgia, for it was then that Richard Pace IV petitioned the government oNOTE CONC f Georgia for a grant of 100 acres of an island in the upper Savannah.AccorNOTE CONC ding to Barnabas Pace, Richard Pace IV died in his seventies at about the timNOTE CONC e of the Revolution. He and Elizabeth had thirteen children. A later article iNOTE CONC n the Pace Bulletin No. 10, December 1969, indicated that when Richard Pace INOTE CONC V sold all his land in Northampton County, NC in 1744, he did not, as indicatNOTE CONC ed by his grandson Barnabas, go directly to Georgia. He went only as far as CNOTE CONC raven County, NC, where, in November 1745, he recorded two deeds, one for 273NOTE CONC acres, the other for an adjacent 300 acres, along the north side of the NeusNOTE CONC e River in a part of Craven County that later became Johnston County. SeveralNOTE CONC of Richard IV's sons also took up land in Johnston County as they came of agNOTE CONC e. Richard Pace IV probably traveled to Georgia about 1758 to take a look atthe open country. On February 14, 1759 he petitioned the Georgia CouncilinNOTE CONC the city of Savannah "setting forth that he was settled in the Province, hadNOTE CONC no land, and was desirous to obtain a grant of land for cultivation. ThereforNOTE CONC e praying for 100 acres on an island in the Savannah River about one-half milNOTE CONC e below an island called Johnson's Island, and about thirty-two miles above ANOTE CONC ugusta, which, if granted, he engaged to cultivate and improve same".The peNOTE CONC tition was granted. The record reads: "Resolved that on condition only that pNOTE CONC etitioner doth take out a grant for such land within seven months from date tNOTE CONC hereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his suit rent."The CherokeeNOTE CONC war evidently caused delay, as the grant was not
NAME GIVN Richard IV
NAME SURN Pace
FA1: Place: Buried near Savannah River, S.C.
_FA2: Date: 1757 Place: Moved froNOTE CONC m N.C. to S.C.
_FA3: Date: 1759 Place: Moved to Georgia_FA4: Place: PlantatiNOTE CONC on Owner
--------------------------------------------http://www.hal-pc.org/~NOTE CONC hervey/ancn09.htm
Richard PACE IVFollowing is a description of Richard PaceNOTE CONC IV as given by his grandson
Barnabas in a letter to his son (written 1844-185NOTE CONC 0).
"I have seen the handwriting of my grandfather. He wrote an elegant hand,NOTE CONC
spelt well, and was a man of good English education. I have often heardhiNOTE CONC m spoken of by old men who knew him as a man of good sound sense, a
plain unaNOTE CONC ssuming man, a good citizen, a good neighbor, a kind husband,
and as a parentNOTE CONC , skilled in managing a family and training his children
in the pathway of viNOTE CONC rtue, honesty and economy. He knew how to govern
himself and his family".RENOTE CONC CORD: Pace Society of America Bulletin #7 March 1969; Richard Pace IV
RichardNOTE CONC Pace IV married Elizabeth Cain about 1723. She was apparently not
the daughteNOTE CONC r of William Cain whose will of 1732 was witnessed by Richard
IV. Cain listsNOTE CONC no daughter Elizabeth. His widow was named Elizabeth, but
she became a widowNOTE CONC nine years after Richard married.
The Bulletin compares Richard Pace IV to theNOTE CONC patriarch Abraham. When his
land on Urahaw Swamp, in Northampton County, losNOTE CONC t its fertility, and when
his older sons were reaching maturity and needed plNOTE CONC antations of their
own, he decided on an exodus to a place where it was stillNOTE CONC wilderness,
and where fertile land could be obtained by grant.Richard PaceNOTE CONC IV sold his 740 acres in North Carolina in 1744 and he set
out with his nineNOTE CONC sons and four daughters, heading for Georgia. Although
Barnabas Pace in hisNOTE CONC letter states that the exodus consisted of sons,
daughters-in-law, daughtersNOTE CONC and sons-in-law, most of the children were
too young to have been married byNOTE CONC that time. Probably only his oldest two
children had spouses when they movedNOTE CONC to Georgia.
The journey was difficult. The Barnabas Pace letter states they toNOTE CONC ok with
them 400 head of cattle and a fine stock of horses, and "everythingnecessary to make a settlement in the Wilderness". They had to cross manyriNOTE CONC vers and creeks, travelling on horseback and in
wagons. By 1749 they
had reacNOTE CONC hed Georgia, for it was then that Richard Pace IV petitioned the
government oNOTE CONC f Georgia for a grant of 100 acres of an island in the upper
Savannah.AccorNOTE CONC ding to Barnabas Pace, Richard Pace IV died in his seventies at
about the timNOTE CONC e of the Revolution. He and Elizabeth had thirteen children.
A later article iNOTE CONC n the Pace Bulletin No. 10, December 1969, indicated
that when Richard Pace INOTE CONC V sold all his land in Northampton County, NC in
1744, he did not, as indicatNOTE CONC ed by his grandson Barnabas, go directly to
Georgia. He went only as far as CNOTE CONC raven County, NC, where, in November
1745, he recorded two deeds, one for 273NOTE CONC acres, the other for an adjacent
300 acres, along the north side of the NeusNOTE CONC e River in a part of Craven
County that later became Johnston County. SeveralNOTE CONC of Richard IV's sons
also took up land in Johnston County as they came of agNOTE CONC e.
Richard Pace IV probably traveled to Georgia about 1758 to take a look atthe open country. On February 14, 1759 he petitioned the Georgia CouncilinNOTE CONC the city of Savannah "setting forth that he
was settled in the
Province, hadNOTE CONC no land, and was desirous to obtain a grant of land for
cultivation. ThereforNOTE CONC e praying for 100 acres on an island in the Savannah
River about one-half milNOTE CONC e below an island called Johnson's Island, and
about thirty-two miles above ANOTE CONC ugusta, which, if granted, he engaged to
cultivate and improve same".The peNOTE CONC tition was granted. The record reads: "Resolved that on condition
only that pNOTE CONC etitioner doth take out a grant for such land within seven
months from date tNOTE CONC hereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his
suit rent."The CherokeeNOTE CONC war evidently caused delay, as the grant was not

Richard married Elizabeth CAIN-[136] [MRIN:133], daughter of James CAIN-[139] and Unknown ?-[141], in 1723 in Bertie Co, NC Or Anson Co. (Elizabeth CAIN-[136] was born about 1703 in Jamestown, VA and died about 1775 in GA Or SC.)