Joseph Pace (abt. 1698 - bef. 1765)

Born about 1698 in Middlesex, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Basford) Pace — married 18 Apr 1721 in Christchurch, Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died before 18 Jun 1765 before about age 67 in Goochland, Virginia

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Biography

Joseph Pace was a Virginia colonist.

Joseph was born in 1692 in Middlesex, Virginia, the son of John and Elizabeth Pace. He received the entirety of his father's land and plantation in John's 1720 will.^[1][2] He married Ann Basford on 18 Apr 1721, the daughter of Richard Basford.^[3][4][5]

From the Pace Society of America: "John Pace Sr. left the Home Place to his second eldest son, Joseph, (see will) because he was the oldest son still living at home, and since there were younger children to care for, and since John Pace Jr. was established he felt that Joseph would care for the remaining family. Joseph Pace marries Ann Basford a few months after his father's death. Five months after his marriage, his step mother, Mary (Murray) Pace remarries and Joseph Pace is now in possession of the total estate...Since Joseph Pace did not go to Goochland until about 1733, he and his wife Ann Basford Pace probably lived on the Home Place for 12 years or more...It appears that Joseph Pace went to Goochland County, Virginia and John Pace Jr. remained and died in Middlesex..."^[6]

Children:^[5]

1. John Pace, b. 14 Mar 1722^[7]
2. George Pace, b. 10 Jun 1725^[8]
3. Josiah Pace, b. 31 May 1727^[9]
4. Daniel Pace, b. 26 Feb 1729^[10]
5. Lettice Pace, b. 26 Sep 1731^[11]
6. Elizabeth Pace, b. 1737
7. Mary Pace, b. 1739
8. Susannah Pace, b. 1740
9. Joseph Pace, b. 1741
10. Sarah Pace, b. 1743

Will

Joseph's will was written on 18 Dec 1745 and proved on 18 Jun 1765 in Goochland, Virginia. His sons John, Josiah, and Joseph received Land. Also mentioned by name were "my four Daughters Mary Pace, Elizabeth Pace, Susanna Pace & Sarah Pace." His wife, Anne, and daughters were "to have his residence plantation during life."^[12][13][14]

Sources

1. ↑ Middlesex County, Virginia "Will books, 1698-1870 ; general index to wills, 1675-1950", Catalog: Will books, 1698-1870 ; general index to wills, 1675-1950 Will book, v. [B], 1713-1734, p. 173-4; Film number: 007645442 > image 105 of 474, FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89P6-RZ74
2. ↑ Will of John Pace of Middlesex County VA from GenSoup (Rootsweb), citing Will Book B, pages 173-4 (archive copy)
3. ↑ Parish Register, p. 163
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V29M-5ZH : 11 February 2018), Joseph Pace and Ann Basford, 18 Apr 1721; citing Christchurch,Middlesex,Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Casey, p. 5-12
6. ↑ Turner, Freda Reid. Pace Society of America Bulletins. Vol. II. Fernandina Beach, Florida: Wolfe Pub, 1999. p. 185-6; FamilySearch Book: 524102
7. ↑ Parish Register, p. 110
8. ↑ Parish Register, p. 117
9. ↑ Parish Register, p. 122
10. ↑ Parish Register, p. 129
11. ↑ Parish Register, p. 132
12. ↑ Virginia. County Court (Goochland County). Deed Books (with Wills, Inventories, Etc.), 1728-1901; General Indexes to Deeds, Wills, Etc., 1728-1969. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948. "Deed books [with wills, inventories, etc.], v. 6-8 1749-1765", Deed book 8, p. 492 (FHL Film 31655, image 699)
13. ↑ The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. The Society; 1914. p. 318–. (Also at http://www.jstor.org/stable/4243368)
14. ↑ Harry G. Enoch, John Martin of Lower Howard’s Creek, Clark County, Kentucky (Lulu.com, 2015). p. 60

• Christ Church (Middlesex County, Va.). 1897. The parish register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812. Richmond: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, Virginia.
  • Also at HathiTrust
• Casey, Robert B. 2003. 2nd Edition. Pace Family History (http://www.rcasey.net/acrobat/pac0203c.pdf)
• Pace Society of America Bulletin, December, 1969, article by Marion Pace Mehrkens