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AMY PACE-SOLOMON STRICKLAND

My name is KAREN CARTER GARCIA and I live at Rt 8 Box 824 Jasper, Texas 75951. My email is kgarcia@inu.net. This is were I grew up. There have been Paces living here as long as I can remember but I never knew the connection until several years ago. One of my daughters had Dianne Pace as a history teacher last year. I am the daughter of AUDREY CARTER b. Feb. 26, 1913, son of ALBERT KEMP CARTER b Aug 16, 1881 and MARTHA LANEY STRICKLAND b. Mar 10, 1883. Both ALBERT AND MARTHA descend from the STRICKLAN/PACE union. ALBERT is the son of BRADFORD CARTER & ELIZABETH MARGARET MASON (3rd wife) BRADFORD is the son of REDMOND CARTER & NANCY KEMP (second wife) First wife was PATIENCE PACE dau of WILLIAM PACE of St. Tammany Par. LA. REDMOND is the son of WILLAM CARTER of Jackson Co. Ga and MOLLIE COTTON (MARY ELIZABETH) STRICKLAND dau of SOLOMON AND AMY PACE. WILLIAM CARTER is son of SOLOMON CARTER of Jackson Co. GA. SOLOMON is son of SAMUEL CARTER, Edgecombe Co. NC m REBECCA ________ SAMUEL is son of SOLOMON CARTER Virginia. MARTHA LANEY STRICKLAND dau of WILLIAM F. STRICKLAND and NANCY TRAVIS WILLIAM F. son of NOAH STRICKLAND and MARY ELIZABETH CARTER dau of WILLIAM CARTER and MOLLIE COTTON (MARY ELIZABETH) STRICKLAND. MARY ELIZABETH CARTER AND REDMOND CARTER were brother and sister. I know the PACE society is busy looking into all the questions concerning who married who and which story is accurate but my request is to know the names of all of SOLOMON/AMY STRICKLAND'S children. One story states there were about 15 of them. If this is true who are they. I have a lot of cousins out there somewhere. Let me know something.

Subj: PACE Lineage Date: 98-04-09 18:59:00 EDT
From: jlabetts@burgoyne.com

From Leatha A. Betts 777 West 1000 South Woods Cross, Utah 84087

Thomas PACE-b.1704 Northampton Co. North Car. married 1755 Camden Co. S. Car.Amelia BOYKIN b. 1708 Northampton Co. Nor. Car.

Children: Celia PACE-b.1729 Northampton Co. Nor. Car. Nathaniel PACE-b.1731 Northampton Co. Nor.Car. Frances Boykin PACE-b. 1733 Northampton Co. North Car. Thomas PACE-b.1735 Northampton Co. Nor. Car. Amy PACE-b. 2 May 1739 Edgecombe, Northampton Co. Nor. Car. wife of Solomon STRICKLAND mar. 19 Sep 1757. Richard PACE-b. 1739 Northampton Co. North Carolina

Solomon STRICKLAND and Amy PACE had many children. I descend through: daughter Mollie (Mary Elizabeth) Cotton STRICKLAND-b.1 Jul 1767 Edgecombe Co. North Car. married William CARTER and moved to St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. son: Redmond CARTER- b. 1792 Georgia died 29 Jul 1862 Sabine Par., La. married Patience PACE 1818 St. Tammany Par. La. she died soon thereafter...he then married in 1822 in St. Tammany par.La.,Nancy KEMP/CAMP b. 30 Oct 1797 d. 1862 Sabine Parish, La. Son: Bradford Stephen CARTER-b. 3 Aug 1832 Sabine Par. La. d. 27 Dec 1899 Carter Plantation, Sabine Par., La. married 1 Oct 1857, Sarah Ann LOVING b. 24 Jul 1837 Sabine Co. Tex. d. 9 Oct 1865 Sabine Par. La. daughter: Sarah Elizabeth (Bettie) CARTER-b.11 Sep 1864 Sabin Par. La. d. 19 Feb 1926 Many, Sabine Par. La. married 24 Jul 1881 Acey Jefferson STROUD b. 26 Apr. 1856 Many, Sabine Par. La. d. 25 jan 1898 Many, Sabine Par. La. son: Acie Jefferson STROUD-b. 19 Jul 1887 Sabine Par. La. d. 16 Dec 1972 Sabine Par. La. married 23 Jan 1907, Alba Rebecca MERRITT-b. 17 mar 1887 Tebo, Sabine County, Tex. d. 15 Jul 1973 Many, Sabine Par. La. son: Caswell Hardy STROUD-b. 17 Feb 1919, Many, Sabine Par. La. married 1 Oct 1941 Mary Ann HOWELLS(ENYART-real name, adopted) b. 23 Jun 1923 d. 11 Dec 1991 daughter: Leatha Ann STROUD-b. 5 Dec 1946 married 3 Aug 1974 John Forster BETTS, Jr. b. 25 Jun 1941.

If there are descendants or ancestors of these people, I would enjoy hearing from one and all.

In the Amite Co. Miss Histories Vol. 3 p. 590... It states that Solomon Strickland and Amy Pace were married in Edgecombe Co. N. Car 19 Sep 1764.....went to Lib. and found Edgecombe Co. N.Car. found many Boykins, Thomas Pace, Richard Pace of Prince George Co. Vir. his brother John Pace their father George Pace exactly mentioned in land rec. deeds and court minutes there. Also John, William and Jesse Boykin, as well as Cotton's (Mollie Cotton Strickland Solomon's daughter) Carters, Bracewells, William Strickland, the place is full of people.....cannot sort it all out yet.....but at least they are there. William Strickland is mentioned as having land across the Tar River from Jacob Strickland's land (Solomon Strickland's father.) This is the place Thomas Pace settled in....and Amy Pace was raised.

Yours

Leatha B.

Date: 98-04-06 20:01:55 EDT From: CWP666@aol.com (Carolyn Parkman)

I am a descendant of Amy Pace and Solomon Strickland. I have tried to answer some of the queries tonight in regard to her lineage back to Richard Pace and Isabella Smythe and aol can't deliver any of the e-mails for reasons unknown as one in particular was an aol address. I am trying now to determine the parentage of Amelia Boykin who married Thomas Pace. They were the parents of Amy Pace who m. Solomon Strickland, and I am working on my Magna Charta line through the Boykin's to Thomas Warren of Virginia. Do you have any idea as to the correct parentage? The dates given in the last Pace book are much earlier than the dates given in the Boykin book I have, and as that book lists Amy as Amelia Elizabeth, I think the Boykin book is off by at least one generation and the parents could not be William Boykin and Elizabeth Bryant of Kershaw Co. S. C. That Amelia Elizabeth was too young, and she is the one who married Nathaniel Pace, anyway, according to the Pace book. Can you help?

Carolyn W.Parkman P. O. Box 666, New Smyrna Beach, Fl. 32170 My telephone number is area code 904-428-8043.

Received the following from Carolyn on 5/10/98:

I am trying to clear up an error in the Strickland-Pace-Boykin line that has been accepted by various organizations as being correct when in fact it isn't. I have found no proof that Thomas Pace married Amelia Boykin. She is referred to in his will as Amy, and because they lived in the same area both families have assumed that she was Amelia Boykin. If she was a Boykin, I need proof of her parentage. Can anyone out there help with this. Also, the Boykin family has mistakenly identified Thomas Pace's wife as being Mildred Amelia, dau of William Boykin and Elizabeth Bryant of Kershaw Co. S. C. This is a mistake, as Mildred, as she is referred to in legal documents, was married to Nathaniel Pace, son of Thomas Pace and Amy?. I believe, but have no proof, that Amelia Boykin, who is supposed to have married Thomas Pace, may have been the daughter of Francis Boykin who also lived in Northampton Co. N. C. in the same time period. If anyone on the Pace network who is descended from this line can help, I would appreciate it.

Carolyn

Subj: Fwd: Some additional Pace -Strickland information Date: 97-10-18 16:16:29 EDT

From: HONEY4k@aol.com

Dear Roy,

I'm forwarding some information that was given to me by a cousin. Please view and give me your comments if you would.

Thanks,   Donia

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From: jwstrick@flash.net (Joe Strickland)

Donia;

I received some more information from Lila Thompson in Oklahoma on the Pace connection. I thought you might want this information, so, I scanned it in and am attaching a text file of it. Joe, Linda and Opal Strickland

[Webmaster's note:  The following is from the book PACE FAMILY 1607-1750, compiled by Frieda Reed Turner, copyright 1993.  It is basically a compilation of materials from Pace Society bulletins.  It was intended for research and "pointers" only; much of the early Pace Society bulletins contained inaccuracies.  For example, in these excerpts, the Pace-Poythress connection is stated as a fact.  Information on that controversy elsewhere on the Pace Network indicates that the Poythress connection is almost certainly not accurate.  Use the info but be careful --Webmaster]

PACE FAMILY 1607-1750

THOMAS PACE

(Thomas of Urahaw Swamp)

The Thomas Paces of North Carolina, five by the name of Thomas in the eighteenth century, all descendants from Richard Pace II of Maycox. In Bulletin #22, December 1972 issue we learn that the first Thomas born 1706, died 1765, was the son of Richard II and his wife Rebecca Poythress [Note: Not proven and not likely; see the Pace-Poythress question as posted on the Pace Network --Webmaster] , and in 1735 Thomas Pace married Amelia (Amy) Boykin.

Born in Prince George County, Virginia about 1706, Thomas was brought down to the Three Creek area of southern Isle of Wight County, Virginia with his nine brothers and sisters when his father, Richard Pace II, took up land there about 1718. His oldest brother, Richard IV, crossed the state line into North Carolina, taking up a grant in March 1726. In May of the same year his father followed and through grants and purchases of land father and son established adjoining plantations on Urahaw Swamp in the eastern part of Bertie County.

Richard III died in 1736 and Thomas inherited two tracts of land, 320 acres and 290 acres from his father. Brother William was left only 190 acres which leads us to assume that Thomas was the older. Richard IV was left only the usual token sum of five shillings since he had ample land of his own. The larger tract, the "plantation" was left to Thomas subject to his mother's occupancy for the rest of her life. When Thomas first married Amy, they probably lived on his 290 acre plantation.

Thomas and Amy were married around 1735, in his Will he gives the name of his wife as Amy, and it is believed', that she was "Amelia Boykin" but do not have positive proof of her full name, but the Boykin family were neighbors in Isle of Wight County and when the Pace family moved to Bertie, County, some of the Boykins followed.

According to the will of Francis Boykin, his daughter married William Pace, a brother of Thomas, (Celia married William Pace), and we are unable to find another Amelia in the Boykin family.

The only date of birth available for this family is that of Nathaniel, younger son of Thomas, found in his Revolutionary War record gives date of birth as 1743. Thomas II, his sisters Celia, Amy and Frances all must have been older than Thomas. This Amy is probably the one who married Solomon Strickland in 1764, shortly after her father's death.

RICHARD PACE III

In 1753 Thomas I and Richard Moore served as executors: of the will of John Moore, husband of Tabitha Pace, sister of Thomas. The Moore and Bradford families intermarried with the Pace girls, Rebecca married John Bradford.

Around the middle of the century a strong trend toward resettlement on newly opened land south and west of Bertie-Northampton Counties is evident. The second generation in North Carolina was struggling with the worn out land of the old plantations. Thomas I (like his cousin George, the son of John I) sought land in Bute, later Franklin County to the west. In 1752 Thomas I bought from Joseph Bridges, 200 acres on both sides of Cedar Creek. In 1760 he obtained a grant of 347 acres adjoining the first tract. The same year he obtained another tract by grant which lay on both sides of Crooked Creek, but he sold it almost immediately to a Christopher Jones. All in all he had 547 acres in Bute.

Before Thomas I could sell out and leave Bertie County he died and his will is dated July 4, 1764. He left wife, Amy two slaves and a feather bed, pewter dishes and "the use of my manor plantation whereon I now live during her widowhood, and if she should remarry, then I give her the use of my plantation on Stone Hill in lieu of her dower."

To his daughters he left slaves and fifty pounds in money. To Thomas II he left the manor plantation subject to the widow's use (probably the 320-acre tract). To Nathaniel he left "my plantation where I formerly lived' which was probably the 290-acre tract, and to his youngest son, Richard, he left "my grist mill and plantation on both sides of Cedar Creek."

Nathaniel was made executor and Thomas appointed "my friend Blake, Overseer or Trustee to assist said executor, and see my will performed."

Nathaniel, born 1743, had just reached age 21 when his father's death placed this heavy responsibility on his shoulders. He needed advice from a more experienced man when he ran into trouble over the Bute County land.

Deed Book #2, Bute County records page 18, dated July 28, 1767: 28 July 1767 - Julius Nichols Esq., Sheriff to West Harris, both of Bute County, for 100 pounds proclamation money, highest bid at Sheriff's sale held 29 July pursuant to Court Order 1 March in the 7th year of the reign of our lord the King, for land sold to satisfy judgment awarded to James Dancy, (Dency) & Cullen Edwards, amounting to 37 pds. 10 sh. 8 d. procl. money plus fees and costs in suit against NATHANIEL PACE in which said Pace was convicted in Superior Court of Justice for the District of Halifax before Martin Howard, Esq., Chief Justice for the Province of N.C., sums to be had at next Superior Court for District of Halifax, at Court House in town of Halifax 1 Sept. next, so as to render to said. Dancy & Edwards the debt due them and their costs incident to suit. Julius Nichols, then and yet High Sheriff of Bute County-took execution 29th July and sold at public auction 547 acres in Bute County, belonging to THOMAS PACE, and in the hands of NATHANIEL PACE his executor, which said land included Mill belonging to said PACE and was contained in two tracts on both sides of Cedar Creek, the first tract being part of grant to Joseph Bridges 18 April 1745, and the 2nd, adjoining the first and adjoining Osborn Jeffreys, Jeremiah Perry and Joseph Bridges, granted Thomas Pace 5 July 1760.

No witnesses Ack.'by Julius Nichols Esq.

Sheriff Bute, October Court

1767

Ben McCullick CC

Reg. 6 Feb. 1768 by Wm. Johnson P R

Nathaniel was sued as executor. The action was against only property of Thomas, Sr., which could be levied upon in Bute, where the debt must have been incurred. Poor 'Richard was thus deprived of his inheritance. The last bit f data we have on Thomas II is that contained in his father's will of 1764. No further record of him or his brother, Richard, (after the loss of his Bute County inheritance).

RICHARD PACE III

ESTIMATED CHART

BORN DIED MARRIED

1676 1736 Richard III 1697 c Rebecca Poythress

CHILDREN

1698 c ANN 1714 C Burwell Green

1700 1775 Richard IV 1721 Elizabeth Cain

1702 Rebecca 1718 1. John Bradford

2. Wm Aycock

1704 Amy 1720 John Green

1706 Frances 1722 ? Green

1708 Mary 1724 William Johnson

1710 1764 Thomas I 1733 Amy Boykin

1712 Tabitha 17718 John Moore

1714 1772 William 1735 Celia Boykin

1716 Sarah 1732 George House

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1710 1764 Thomas I 1733 Amy Boykin

CHILDREN

1734 Thomas II 1755

1736 Celia

1738 Amy 1764 Solomon Strickland

1740 Frances

1743 1798 Nathaniel 1772 Mildred Boykin

1745 Richard ??

Regarding Thomas Pace I-and wife Amy Boykin, Eleanor. Terrell submits the following; In Abstracts of Deeds, 1741-1759, North Hampton County, N.C., Public registry, Deed Book One and Deed Book Two by Margaret M. Hoffman, a record on page 17 shows that Thomas Pace sold to Arthur Cook 150 acres for 10 pounds sterling money, land located on the road going by Richard Pace Sr., dated Nov. 3, 1741.

Ibid. p. 35, Thomas Pace-on 23 Nov. 1742, sells to Isaa4 Edwards 260 acres for 15 pounds, 10 shillings Va. money, part of a patent to John Green for 640 acres to John Green granted 29 July 1720.

Ibid. p. 134, Thomas witnessed a sale made by John Wade on 17 August 1744.

Ibid. p. 144, Richard Pace sold to William Hillard 340 acres, part of a tract of 640 acres that had been granted to him on 1 March 1719 and is the remainder of the land whereon Thomas Pace now lives.

Ibid. p. 146, Richard Pace sold land to Robert Nicholas on 26 Nov. 1744 and was witnessed by Thomas Pace.

Ibid. p. 154, on 10 May 1744, Richard Pace Sr., sold 40 acres to William Pace and Thomas Pace was a witness.

Ibid. P. 194, on 18 January 1744/5 Richard Pace sold to Thomas Pace for 15 pounds current money of Virginia 200 acres a certain plantation, witnessed by Winefried Pace and William Pace. Registered in the May 1745 Court.

Ibid. p. 310, on 24 February 1746, Thomas Pace witnessed a land sale made by Thomas Avent.

Ibid. p. 375, on 25 February 1748, William Pace sold to Thomas Pace for 5 pounds Va. money, 65 acres on the north side of Marratock River, joining other lands of Thomas Pace and other lands of William Pace, part of a patent of 130 acres granted to William Pace on 10 March 1748.

Ibid. p. 410, John Green sold to Thomas Pace on 13 January 1749 for 5 pounds Va. money, part of a patent to John Green for 640 acres granted 29 July 1712.

Ibid. p. 413, Solomon Fuller, on 27 February 1749, sold to Thomas Pace for 5 pounds Va. money, 300 acres.

Subj: Researching AMY PACE of Edgecombe Co, NC Date: 97-03-22 23:31:13 EST From: jwstrick@flash.net (Joe Strickland) Reply-to: jwstrick@flash.net To: royjNOSPAM@webster.edu (Remove the NOSPAM)

I am JOSEPH WILLIAM STRICKLAND b. 28 Apr. 1943, son of JOSEPH WINNIS STRICKLAND b. 30 Jan. 1898 Clay Co. Alabama, son of JOHN ANCEL STRICKLAND b. 12 July 1866 Clay Co., Alabama son of AUGUST CLAYTON STRICKLAND b. 7 Sept. 1835, son of ANCEL BUTLER STRICKLAND b 1816, son of EZEKIEL STRICKLAND b. 14 Mar. 1774 buried in Luthersville, GA, son of SOLOMON STRICKLAND b. 1735 in Edgecombe Co. NC (later moved to Madison Co., GA where he died). SOLOMON STRICKLAND married an AMY PACE 19 Sept. 1764 in Edgecombe Co. NC. Does anyone know which PACE line AMY is descended from? SOLOMON STRICKLAND is descended from JACOB STRICKLAND b. ~1710 who was son of MATTHEW STRICKLAND JR. who married ANNE BRASWELL of Isle of Wight Co., Virginia.

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Location: Waxahachie, TX ELKINS EARLE EASLEY STRICKLAND MIXON HART

Date: 95-09-24 19:07:57 EDT E-mail MarniBug@aol.com

My Solomon STRICKLAND married an Amy PACE in 1764. . Anyone have more evidence about her?

my full name is Marcia Easley and my address is: P O Box 567961 Dallas TX 75356

Date: 97-09-05 12:03:20 EDT From: Tiafind@aol.com (Clare F. Magbee)

I am looking for documentation that Amy PACE b.1739 was the son of Thomas PACE and married Solomon STRICKLAND in 1764. I have seen that she was dau of William PACE. What is the truth?

Thank you, Clare F. MAGBEE 840 Stovall Pl. Atlanta, GA 30342
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Date: 97-09-06 08:35:37 EDT From: HXKT03B@prodigy.com (MRS REGINA A ROPER)

This is my lineage:

Richard PACE (c1590-1620) m Isabella SMYTHE (d/o JOHN??)
George PACE m Sarah MAYCOCK
Richard PACE m Mary (KNOWLES??)
Richard PACE m Rebecca (POYTHRESS?)
Thomas PACE m Amelia Mildred BOYKIN
Amy PACE (1739-1815) m Solomon STRICKLAND
Regina Roper 405 NE 10th Ave Gainesville FL 32601

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