Richard (1) Pace, (carpenter)

Abt 1585 - Bef 1623  (< 38 years)

• Name	Richard (1) Pace  [1]
  Suffix	(carpenter)
  Birth	Abt 1585	Stepney Parish, Middlesex, Greater London, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Bef 1616	Jamestown, Virginia   [1]
  	Richard Pace and his wife Isabell came to Virginia by 1616, as both are described as Ancient Planters. On 5 Dec 1620, 200 acres on the south side of James River was granted to them jointly. This plantation, known as "Pace's Paines," across the river and not far from Jamestown, was the noctural scene of he disclosure of the Indian plot to massacre the white settlers, 22 March 1621/2. Chanco, a Christian Indian, revealed the plot to Pace and so saved the colony from extincton.
  Record ID	118620
  Death	Bef 1623/24	James City Co, Virginia   [2]
  	Dorman states there were no Paces listed in the census of 1623/4 or the muster of 1624/25 and it seems probable that Richard Pace had died and his widow and son returned to England. His widow Izabella (Smyth) Pace married (2), before 21 Jan 1627/28 her first husband's friend William Perry.
  Person ID	I118620	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Isabella Smith,   b. 1589, England d. Abt 1643 (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1608	St. Dunstan's, Stepney Parish, Middlesex, Greater London, England   [1]
  Children	1. George (2) Pace,   b. Abt 1610, James City Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F39947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 764 (Pace Family), 888. [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 765 (Pace Family), 888.