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#52Ancestors: Hoping to Find the Birth Record for Grandfather Roy Delmar Pace on My Upcoming Texas Road Trip

September 5, 2015 by Colleen Greene 1 Comment

#52Ancestors: Hoping to Find the Birth Record for Grandfather Roy Delmar Pace on My Upcoming Texas Road Trip

Grandfather Roy D. Pace is allegedly the 3rd great-grandson of William Henry Pace (1745-1815), the Pace who served in General George Washington’s elite bodyguard unit–the Commander in Chief’s Guard–during the Revolutionary War. To prove or disprove that claim, I have to first prove the identity or Roy’s parents.

People Referenced: Fields, Laura Mae (d. 1933), Greene, Jeff, Pace, Andrew Jackson (d. 1961), Pace, Betty (d. 2002), Pace, Richard (1583-1627) - Saved Jamestown, Pace, Roy Delmar (b. 1913), Pace, William Henry (1745-1815) - George Washington's Elite Bodyguard
Applicable Surnames: Fields, Pace
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), births, census records, DNA, Texas

The Genealogy Fallout from Nixing Richard Pace of Jamestown Due to DNA

August 15, 2015 by Colleen Greene 2 Comments

The Genealogy Fallout from Nixing Richard Pace of Jamestown Due to DNA

Armed with the recent findings from our male-line Y-DNA test results for my husband’s Pace line, I now face the unpleasant chore of cleaning up my genealogy house due to this fallout, and outlining some next steps for my research plan.

People Referenced: Pace, Richard (1583-1627) - Saved Jamestown, Pace, William Henry (1745-1815) - George Washington's Elite Bodyguard, Smyth, Isabella (1589-1637)
Applicable Surnames: Pace, Smyth
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: corrections, DNA, fallacies, Jamestown

#52Ancestors: DNA Proves Our Pace Research is Only Halfway Right

August 11, 2015 by Colleen Greene 7 Comments

#52Ancestors: DNA Proves Our Pace Research is Only Halfway Right

After three months of waiting for it to finish processing, my husband’s Pace family’s much-anticipated Y-DNA results debunk the belief that they are descended from Richard Pace of Jamestown.

People Referenced: Pace, Richard (1583-1627) - Saved Jamestown, Pace, William Henry (1745-1815) - George Washington's Elite Bodyguard, Smyth, Isabella (1589-1637)
Applicable Surnames: Pace, Smyth
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), corrections, DNA, Jamestown

#52Ancestors: Hanging Out in Jamestown Settlement with 11th Great Grandfather Richard Pace

November 8, 2014 by Colleen Greene 26 Comments

#52Ancestors: Hanging Out in Jamestown Settlement with 11th Great Grandfather Richard Pace

Richard Pace (1583-1627), my husband Jeff’s 11th great grandfather, is credited with saving the colonial settlement of Jamestown, Virginia. Last month, Jeff and I visited Jamestown.

People Referenced: Pace, Richard (1583-1627) - Saved Jamestown, Smyth, Isabella (1589-1637)
Applicable Surnames: Colby, Pace, Smyth
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), Ancient Planters, Jamestown, Virginia

Research Leads: My Husband’s Ancestors Helped Settle Jamestown, Virgnia

April 5, 2012 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

Research Leads: My Husband’s Ancestors Helped Settle Jamestown, Virgnia

The 1624 map created by Captain John Smith of the new settlement of Jamestown, Virginia. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.   This past week, while comparing my own researching against that of others who share their work in Ancestry Family Tree, I came across some heavily documented public trees that trace the male ancestral […]

People Referenced: Pace, Richard (1583-1627) - Saved Jamestown, Smyth, Isabella (1589-1637)
Applicable Surnames: Pace, Smyth
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: Jamestown Settlement, Virginia

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