FOURTEENTH GENERATION

9280. Richard PACE II ⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ died on 19 Nov 1677. He was born [1638]. Unsure of source of exact death date. The Pace Family (Anthony, 1976) only gives death date as 1677. I have marked in the text birth and death place of Charles City Co, VA, but unsure of where this came from.

According to The Pace Family (Anthony,1976):

"Richard Pace II was only 17 years old when his father, George, died, leaving him an inheritance of at least 1300 acres of land. This was a heavy responsibility for a young boy. Planting, curing, and marketing tobacco required his careful planning. Also the maintenance of his indentured servants depended upon him. He could legally choose his own guardian to manage him and his estate to be approved by the Court. He chose Mr. William Baugh to be his guardian until he became of age.

Richard II seems to have found the going hard. Instead of acquiring more land as did his father and grandfather, he sold much of what he had inherited. In 1656, heavy duties were imposed on tobacco (which was the colonies' livelihood) shipped in a vessel bound for a foreign port.

In 1660 the drastic Navigation Act designed solely for the good of English shipping and the people of England, required all tobacco to be shipped to England for sale and customs duties, and that only English ships be used. This injured the Virginia planter, it depressed the value of his tobacco by restricting his market. It removed the competition of Dutch ships which navigated more efficiently and could therefore charge lower rates.

These conditions led to Richard II having difficulty financially in later life. However, he was not alone. Many planters were in deep trouble. Lt. Colonel Hordan, one of the leading men in the County, died in 1682, owing a hundred persons, including (the estate of) Richard Pace.

It was about this time that Richard and a neighbor, John Drayton were feuding over a cow that John was butchering. Cows were highly valuable possessions in those days, and there was much ado when they were seized or destroyed unlawfully, and severe penalties were assessed. The Court appointed two leading citizens, James Ward and Richard T____, to examine the cow's ears and determine whose marks were there. A badly mutilated Court order contains the legible words: '.... ordered that a somme (sum) in consideration .... to sd Pace'. We hope this means Drayton had to pay for the cow.

In the year 1677, wife Mary was appointed administratrix of Richard's estate. He evidently died without leaving a will. He was 39 years old and left his wife, Mary, with eight children, the oldest about 15 and the youngest about a year old." He was married to Mary Baker KNOWLES [1659] in Jamestown,,VA.

9281. Mary Baker KNOWLES ⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ was born about 1640. Name given as Mary Knowles in The Pace Family (Anthony, 1976). Unsure of source of name BAKER. Children were:

i. Sarah PACE⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ was born in 1664.
ii. Elizabeth PACE⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ was born in 1664. Either birthdate in error, or she and Sarah were twins(?)
4640 iii. George PACE II.
iv. John PACE I⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ was born in 1668. He died in 1727.
v. James PACE I⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ was born in 1679. Birth date is inconsistent with death date of father. Anthony lists him in between John, born 1668 and Thomas, born 1672, so date is more likely 1669 or 1670.
vi. Thomas PACE I⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ was born in 1672.
vii. Ann PACE⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ was born in 1674.
viii. Richard PACE III⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ was born in 1676. She died in 1736.

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