SAINT CHADS CHURCH
at Prees, Shropshire


St. Chad's Church - May 2001

PACE FAMILY
CHRISTENINGS
at
Saint Chads parish
Prees, Shropshire

The 1600's
Decade by decade
~ my ancestors ~

In 1600's - 1st two decades appear FOUR PACE FATHERS
in Christenings at PREES
These four fathers show in the records as RICHARD, THOMAS, GRIFFITH and ROWLAND PACE

and where did they come from?

POSSIBLY from a GLOUCESTERSHIRE PACE family
CLICK ON THIS LINK - to view interesting evidence and form your own opinion because it's just my speculative assumption, being a humble researcher of my ancestry.

MID 1800s MIGRATION
SHROPSHIRE PACES
to IOWA and KANSAS

Mississippi River towns

Shifnall, Madeley
to USA and Canada
Iowa Kansas Oregon and
California

GEORGE PACE of Sheriffhales

PORTRAIT of GEORGE PACE
of Sheriff Hales, Shropshire

photo thanks to descendant
in California, USA
who sent me this photo
and said

Hello, I am CLHJ
of Bakersfield, California, USA
and I have an oil on canvas portrait of George Pace, noted George Pace, 1820, London, on the back, hanging in my family room handed down from my grandmother

Margaret Mae Pace Machemer

also
a "chemist's book"
which belonged to
William Cherrington Pace - LJ

- George's Son -
WILLIAM CHERRINGTON PACE
and his sisters
MARY and MARGARET
emigrated from Shropshire
in mid 1800s
to IOWA and KANSAS


PACE MEMORIAL at Sebetha

PACE MEMORIAL
SEBETHA, Kansas


I visited
SEBETHA, KANSAS JULY 2008
and took this photo after attending the PACE REUNION at OKLAHOMA CITY and visiting PACE cousins in Missouri & Oklahoma
It is a thrill to try and follow up on PACE Family Migrations
See - PACE REUNIONS slide show
the fun we have at get-to-gethers
PACE Society of America

Here - in this column
are PACE Christenings
from the parish register

There are about 48
Christenings

LDS Batch Number - C035081
PREES, Shropshire

JONE PACE Female
Christening: 18 MAY 1600
Prees, Shropshire
Father: RD. PACE

RD - is this Richard or Roland ?

MARGARET PACE
Christening: 15 SEP 1604
Prees, Shropshire
Father: THOMAS PACE

ROBERT PACE
Christening: 08 JUN 1606
Prees, Shropshire
Father: RICHARD PACE

a marriage record at nearby Wem may be a marriage for ROBERT-Chr.1606

Roberte PACE
Spouse: Elizabeth CLEY
Marriage: 7 Oct 1638 Wem

AT THIS POINT - we have
THOMAS & RICHARD PACE

fathers in Christenings at PREES - where did they come from ? - after searching many batch numbers on LDS site these RICHARD, THOMAS, JONE Christenings 20/25 years earlier were found at WESTBURY on Severn in Gloucestershire - THOMAS & RICHARD with young sister JONE who died at age of four months.

COINCIDENCE
or same family ?

THOMAS and RICHARD PACE
may be the same brothers

SINCE this RD. PACE

  • could be RICHARD but
  • could be ROLAND)
at PREES, Shropshire
NAMED
HIS DAUGHTER JONE
THIS SIMILARITY
OF GIVEN NAMES

in both parishes, 20/25 years apart, indicate the possibility, these may be the same people from WESTBURY showing up at PREES,

the THOMAS & RICHARD

were two of the earliest Paces at Prees so it's natural to wonder where they may have come from.

DORYTY PACE
Christening: 20 DEC 1612
Prees, Shropshire
Father: GRIFFETH PACE

JOHN PACE
Christening: 24 APR 1615
Prees, Shropshire
Father: ROLAND PACE

GEORGE PACE
Christening: 24 AUG 1616
Prees, Shropshire
Death: 16 AUG 1617
Father: ROWLAND PACE

JOSUAH PACE
Christening: 07 JUN 1618
Prees, Shropshire
Father: ROWLAND PACE

GYDDYON PACE
Christening: 04 JUN 1620
Prees, Shropshire
Father: RICHARD PACE

could father: Richard be an error? It shows up once, around this date - last date 1606

MARGARET PACE
Christening: 01 NOV 1620
Prees, Shropshire
Father: ROWLAND PACE

JOHN PACE
Christening: 07 JUL 1622
Prees, Shropshire
Father: ROBERT PACE

ELIZ PACE
Christening: 04 MAY 1623
Prees, Shropshire
Father: ROWLAND PACE

MARGRET PACE
Christening: 03 APR 1625
Prees, Shropshire
Father: ROBERT PACE

THOS. PACE
Christening: 18 JUL 1625
Prees, Shropshire
Death: 03 OCT 1625
Father: ROWLAND PACE

PACES Male
Birth: 20 NOV 1626
Prees, Shropshire
Death: 20 NOV 1626
Father: ROWLAND PACES

JOHN PACE
Christening: 20 APR 1637
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOHN PACE

MARGRT PACE
Christening: 11 DEC 1645
Prees, Shropshire
Father: GIDDION PACE

RD PACE Male
Christening: 06 FEB 1649
Prees, Shropshire
Father: GIDDIAN PACE

JOHN PACE
Christening: 20 JUN 1650
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOHN PACE

HUGH PACE
Christening: 24 JUL 1650
Prees, Shropshire
Father: GIDDION PACE

ELIZ PACE
Christening: 20 OCT 1650
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOHN PACE

JOHN PACE
Christening: 03 OCT 1651
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOHN PACE

JOHN PACE
Christening: 27 APR 1652
Prees, Shropshire
Death: 15 DEC 1660
Father: GIDDION PACE

CATHARNE PACE
Christening: 18 AUG 1654
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOHN PACE

RICHARD PACE
Birth: 03 DEC 1659
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOHN PACE

ISSABELL PACE
Birth: 09 FEB 1657
Prees, Shropshire
Christening: 17 NOV 1661
Prees, Shropshire
Father: GIDEON PACE

ISABEL PACE
Birth: 04 JUL 1657
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOHN PACE

GEORGE PACE
Christening: 28 MAY 1670
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOSEPH PACE

ROWLAND PACE
Christening: 02 OCT 1676
Prees, Shropshire
Father: GIDEON PACE

JOSEPH PACE
Christening: 17 JAN 1682
Prees, Shropshire
Death: 04 MAY 1683
Father: GIDEON PACE

MARY PACE
Christening: 03 OCT 1689
Prees, Shropshire
Death: 06 JUL 1702
Father: JOSEPH PACE
Mother: MARTHA

SARA PACE
Christening: 17 MAR 1693
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOSEPH PACE

ELIZ PACE
Christening: 28 OCT 1691
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOSEPH PACE
Mother: MARTHA

JOSEPH PACE
Christening: 18 OCT 1696
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOSEPH PACE

JOHN PACE
Christening: 09 JUL 1709
Prees, Shropshire
Father: ROWLAND PACE
Mother: MARY

MARY PACE
Christening: 06 JUN 1712
Prees, Shropshire
Father: ROWLAND PACE

ANN PACE
Christening: 05 DEC 1712
Prees, Shropshire
Father: ROWLAND PACE

THOMAS PACE
Christening: 05 FEB 1714
Prees, Shropshire
Death: 15 FEB 1714
Father: ROWLAND PACE
Mother: MARY

JOSEPH PACE
Christening: 28 DEC 1722
Prees, Shropshire
Father: RICHARD PACE

PHEBE PACE
Christening: 05 DEC 1759
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOSEPH PACE
Mother: CATHERINE

SARAH PACE
Christening: 23 JAN 1763
Prees, Shropshire
Father: JOSEPH PACE
Mother: KATHERINE

This seems to be the last of PACE Christenings at Prees in north Shropshire although Paces have been present in RECENT CENSUS
of nearby places.

Considering decades of the 1600's, one at a time, at PREES, we can get an idea how many PACE families may have been living in the parish. Since some PACE men seemed to have left, also an idea who may have emigrated.
1600 to 1610

RD. PACE
THOMAS PACE
RICHARD PACE

registered as father in Christenings at Prees.

The RD PACE
may be RICHARD PACE
or ROLAND PACE

This needs attention because in the following decade, 1610 to 1620, a ROLAND PACE appears as father in registered Christenings.

RD.PACE could be ROLAND as well as RICHARD.

Differentiation may apply,

looking at number of years ROWLAND PACE continued as father in registered Christenings at Prees, 1615 to 1626.


1610 to 1620
GRIFFETH PACE
The name GRIFFETH may come from the nearby WELSH town WREXHAM where the name was popular
ROLAND PACE
RICHARD PACE


1620 to 1630
ROWLAND PACE
ROBERT PACE

ROBERT was likely Christened Jun 1606
son of RICHARD PACE

possibly
(should I say likely)
the same ROBERT

father at Prees
JOHN PACE Chr.1622
MARGARET PACE Chr.1625

ROBERT passes from history at this point and may have emigrated.


1630-1640
JOHN PACE
This JOHN PACE
was likely Christened Apr 1615
son of ROLAND PACE
and a son
JOHN PACE Chr.APR 1637
1640-1650
JOHN PACE
GIDDION PACE

1650-1660
JOHN PACE
GIDDION PACE

GIDDION PACE
was likely Christened
JUN 1620 - son of
RICHARD PACE

This GIDDEON appeared to have a large PACE family in the parish

  • MARGARET PACE Dec 1645
  • RD.PACE Feb 1649
  • HUGH PACE Jul 1650
  • JOHN PACE Chr 1652
    dead Dec 1660
  • ISSABELL PACE birth Feb.1657 Chr.Nov 1661
  • ROWLAND PACE Oct.1676
  • JOSEPH PACE Chr. 1682
    dead May 1683

1660-1670
GIDDION PACE
JOSEPH PACE
1670-1680
GIDDION PACE
JOSEPH PACE
1680-1690
JOSEPH PACE
1700-1722
ROWLAND PACE
RICHARD PACE
1750-1770
JOSEPH PACE

At this point 1750-1770
PACE families disappear from St. Chads parish, Prees.


GEORGE PACE Chr.1670
my 6X great grandfather
IGI record - 'father Joseph'

GEORGE migrated to NORBURY, Staffordshire, married 1693, married again 1709 at RANTON, Staffordshire and settled at SHARESHILL Staffordshire around the 1720's.
I should mention -
at NORBURY 1693 when

GEORGE PACE
wed
MARY ELIZABETHA COTTERELL

the church warden was
EDWARD CHERRINGTON

- and historical fact -
PACE-CHERRINGTON
connected nearby
117 years later

when another
GEORGE PACE
Chr 12 Aug 1787
SHERIFFHALES
Shropshire

wed

MARIA CHERRINGTON
16 May 1810
at KEMBERTON Shropshire


GEORGE PACE of Sheriffhales

PORTRAIT of GEORGE PACE
of Sheriff Hales, Shropshire

photo thanks to descendant in California, USA

- George's Son -
WILLIAM CHERRINGTON PACE
and his sisters
MARY and MARGARET
emigrated from Shropshire
in mid 1800s
to IOWA and KANSAS


PACE MEMORIAL at Sebetha

PACE MEMORIAL at SEBETHA, Kansas
I visited SEBETHA, KANSAS and took this photo in JULY 2008 after attending the
PACE REUNION at OKLAHOMA CITY
and visiting PACE cousins in Missouri & Oklahoma
See - PACE REUNIONS slide show
the fun we have at get-to-gethers
PACE Society of America


Were
JOSEPH PACE & MARTHA
of 1680-90 Christenings
GEORGE PACE's parents?

Not likely
but where did this JOSEPH, come from? There is no Christening of JOSEPH in Prees PRs about 25 years earlier.


GEORGE PACE named his first child MARGARET PACE Chr 19 Aug 1694. This makes some sence. JOSEPH PACE's wife was MARGARET PALMER. Marriage in HIGH ERCALL records.

A 1653 PACE-PALMER marriage is recorded at HIGH ERCALL in 1653. I believe this couple to be my 7X great grandparents. Note spelling of the name, JOSHUAH

JOSHUAH PACE
Spouse: MARGARETTE PALLMER
Marriage: 04 MAR 1653
High Ercall


married 04 MAR 1653
HIGH ERCALL, Shropshire

NOTE the father's name varies from this in Christenings in nearby parish records

  • * ANNE PACE
    - Chr 02 NOV 1655
    RODINGTON, Shropshire
    - Father: JOSEH PACE

  • * JOHN PACE
    - Chr 22 Sep 1665
    WROCKWARDINE, Shropshire
    - Father JOSEPH PACE
    - Mother MARGARET - P006621

  • * GEORGE PACE
    - Chr 28 May 1670
    PREES, Shropshire
    - Father: JOSEPH PACE
    - Mother not mentioned

but George's 1st child also named MARGARET


It was necessary to scour all available parish registers in the area to conclude that this was the likely family, not absolute but there is nothing further to look up.
and the names given to his children in the 1690's matched up with names JOHN PACE of Middlesex Co. Virginia, also gave his children. With little else to consider, these are important facts.
At this point
Some researhers in America may look at Christening names of George's children and John's children in the 1690's and see very close selection of the names given. Apart from the DNA match of descendents of this JOHN PACE and myself, there is nothing further to go by on the English side.
In American colonies, people took land patents to establish ownership of land so there are records to look up and prove such matters. The same was not so in Shropshire. Maybe an important fact. This is why people emigrated, to own their own land. In England, the land was owned by the Lord, baron, Laird in Scotland. Emigration was encouraged, people were told they could own their own farm in the colonies.

It is important to think of others of this PACE family of Prees, who may have also emigrated from ENGLAND to elsewhere.


There is the JOHN PACE ye sonne of JOHN of Hunger's parish on the peninsula of the Chesapeake Bay, near to the Middlesex Paces.
the record book of Hungers Parish in Northampton County, Virginia, a record of Baptismal for the year beginning March 25, 1661.... Then follows the names of six children baptized, one of which is 'John Pace ye sonne of Jno. [John] and Mary Pace' on the 28th of April, 1661." This record implies John (Sr.) was born 1644 or earlier. His earlier birth is also implied by the contents of the detailed inventory of his estate as shown by Bruce. This John died 1/20/1720/21 in Middlesex, VA and named eight children in his will as follows: Sarah b 4/24/1694, Joseph, Sr. b 1698, Benjamin b abt 1700, Margaret b 3/15/1701/02, Mary b 7/23/1704, Jane 9/22/1706, Newsome b 2/6/1707/08, William b 3/25/1711, George b 1/15/1713/14. Birth dates have been added from my records. These were children by John's second wife, Elizabeth, surname probably Newsome. As stated above, his son, John Jr. was born by his first wife, Mary. His third wife was also a Mary and is associated with the administration of his estate.


Batch Number: P019051

MARGARET PASS
Christening: 06 DEC 1738
Pontesbury, Shropshire
Father: THOMAS PASS
Mother: ELINOR

THOMAS PASS
Christening: 24 APR 1741
Pontesbury, Shropshire
Death: 14 AUG 1741
Father: THOMAS PASS
Mother: ELINOR

ELIZABETH PASS
Christening: 27 MAR 1743
Pontesbury, Shropshire
Father: THOMAS PASS
Mother: ELINOR

THOMAS PASS
Christening: 15 MAY 1749
Pontesbury, Shropshire
Father: THOMAS PASS
Mother: ELINOR

Batch Number: P019051

The PACE lineage - Theoretical


In the fist two decades of 1600
- there was a RICHARD or RD, GRIFFITH, THOMAS, ROLAND PACE

1 RD PACE
I'll assume this is RICHARD;
shows up again in 1849
GIDDION's son RD.

  • 2 JONE PACE Female
    Chr 18 MAY 1600
    Prees, Shropshire
  • 2 ROBERT PACE
    Chr 08 JUN 1606
    Prees, Shropshire

At nearby WEM,
there was a ROBERT marriage

Roberte PACE
Spouse: Elizabeth CLEY
Marriage: 7 Oct 1638 Wem

I have not found any children of Robert and Elizabeth, perhaps they emigrated

There seems to have possibly been another ROBERT or could the ROBERT Christened in 1608 be the father of:

  • 3 JOHN PACE
    Chr 07 JUL 1622
    Prees, Shropshire
    Father: ROBERT PACE
    • 4 JOHN PACE
      Chr 20 JUN 1650
      Prees, Shropshire
      Father: JOHN PACE
    • ELIZ PACE
      Chr 20 OCT 1650
      PREES, Shropshire
      Father: JOHN PACE
    • CATHARNE PACE Female
      Chr 18 AUG 1654
      PREES, Shropshire
      Father: JOHN PACE
    • ISABEL PACE
      Birth: 04 JUL 1657
      PREES, Shropshire
      Father: JOHN PACE
    • RICHARD PACE
      Birth: 03 DEC 1659
      PREES, Shropshire
      Father: JOHN PACE
  • 3 MARGRET PACE Chr 03 APR 1625
    Prees, Shropshire
    Father: ROBERT PACE


1 THOMAS PACE

  • 2 MARGARET PACE
    Chr 15 SEP 1604
    Prees, Shropshire


1 ROWLAND PACE

  • 2 JOHN PACE
    Chr 24 APR 1615
    PREES, Shropshire
    Father: ROLAND PACE
    • 3 JOHN PACE
      Chr 20 APR 1637
      PREES, Shropshire
      Father: JOHN PACE
  • 2 GEORGE PACE
    Chr 24 AUG 1616
    Prees, Shropshire
    Death: 16 AUG 1617
  • 2 JOSUAH PACE
    Chr 07 JUN 1618
    Prees, Shropshire
  • 2 MARGARET PACE
    Chr 01 NOV 1620
    Prees, Shropshire
  • 2 ELIZ PACE
    Chr 04 MAY 1623
    Prees, Shropshire
  • 2 THOS. PACE
    Chr 18 JUL 1625
    Prees, Shropshire
    Death: 03 OCT 1625
  • 2 PACES Male
    Birth: 20 NOV 1626
    Prees, Shropshire
    Death: 20 NOV 1626


1 RICHARD PACE

  • 2 GYDDYON PACE
    Chr 04 JUN 1620
    Prees, Shropshire
    Father: RICHARD PACE
    • 3 MARGRT PACE
      Chr 11 DEC 1645
      Prees, Shropshire
      Father: GIDDION PACE
    • 3 RD PACE Male
      Chr 06 FEB 1649
      Prees, Shropshire
      Father: GIDDIAN PACE
    • 3 HUGH PACE
      Christening: 24 JUL 1650
      Prees, Shropshire
      Father: GIDDION PACE
    • 3 JOHN PACE
      Christening: 27 APR 1652
      Prees, Shropshire
      Death: 15 DEC 1660
      Father: GIDDION PACE
    • 3 ISSABELL PACE
      Birth: 09 FEB 1657
      Prees, Shropshire
      Christening: 17 NOV 1661
      Prees, Shropshire
      Father: GIDEON PACE
    • 3 ROWLAND PACE
      Christening: 02 OCT 1676
      Prees, Shropshire
      Father: GIDEON PACE

      MARRIAGE
      ROWLAND PACE
      + MARY BARNET
      this BARNET family may connect to the BARNET family of RICHARD who married MARY PACE 1720 at RANTON Staffordshire daughter of GEORGE PACE & MARY COTTERELL
      - Marriage M035081 Date: 15 Aug 1708
      - Recorded at Prees, Shropshire

      • * JOHN PACE - Christening: 9 Jul 1709 Prees
      • * MARY PACE - Christening: 6 Jun 1712 Prees
      • * ANN PACE - Christening: 5 Dec 1712 Prees
      • * THOMAS PACE - Christening: 5 Feb 1714 Prees

    • 3 JOSEPH PACE
      Christening: 17 JAN 1682
      Prees, Shropshire
      Death: 04 MAY 1683
      Father: GIDEON PACE

A descendent in US writes:

My ancestry goes through John H Pace (1721/22-1790) and I have documentation that he rendered patriotic service by supplying Wahington's troops. It is controversial whether the William that was Washington's guard was his son, but if this is true, then the son may have been the contact for the transfer of supplies.

I've been reading on Wales.

It was never a really unified "country" as Scotland was, with a common ruler, but rather was divided into kingdoms, often at war with one another. There was however a brief period when one of the kings was recognized as suzerain over all of Wales (suzerainty implies that the rulers of the kingdoms have recognized him as supreme king but without giving up their right to rule their areas, so he has little control over them.) So in the political sense there was never really a "Wales". However, there was at one time a Welsh legal code that came to be recognized by all of the kingdoms which was distinct from English common law and was derived from Celtic, rather than Anglo-Saxon, origins.

Devolution is occurring in both Scotland and Wales. "Devolution" means that the central government of the United Kingdom (parliament)allows a local legislature to be elected and grants it certain powers. In Scotland, this has gone pretty far and some Scots want to break off and form a separate country with links to the British Commonwealth like Canada has. Wales hasn't gone that far yet, and devolution is very recent there, but they do have a legislature and that now implies that there is a definite border. That legislature only has power over certain things, as decreed by Parliament.

Interestingly, the Celtic laws that developed earlier in Wales gave more importance to women than English law did, and actually in the present legislature the women have a majority of one--31 and 30, if I remember correctly, the only legislative body in the world with a female majority.

Devolution is not statehood, as the central government can withdraw it at any time, unlike our states, and parliament tells the Welsh legislature what subjects they are allowed to legislate on, and what they can't. But it is widely viewed as a step to greater independence.
Roy Johnson-Missouri


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