Amey Pace

Abt 1749 - Abt 1815  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Amey Pace
  Born	Abt 1749	Guilford County, North Carolina
  Gender	Female
  Died	Abt 1815	Madison County, Georgia
  Notes	Bruce Howard disputes the conclusion of the former editor of the Pace Society Bulletin that Amy Pace was the daughter of Thomas and Amy Pace of Northhampton County, North Carolina. He believes that the editor had failed to take into consideration certain critical evidence which would have disproved her assumption at once had she looked closely. First of all was the time sequence. Solomon and Amy were married in September of the year 1764 in Edgecombe County and Thomas Pace of Northhampton did not die until about January of 1765. His will was filed for probate at February Court, 1765, in Northhampton County where the family physically resided, and he had time to change that will if he disapproved of her actions. But that is not the important feature. Secondly, was the law. By law all marriages had to take place in the county residence of the female. (Laws of North Carolina, 1741). There was a very compelling and strong reason for this law...to protect the girl and ultimately her family from unscrupulous men....it did not prevent her from marrying the man of her choice; it simply exposed him to her family and relatives in the community where she lived. Had Solomon Strickland lured the daughter of Thomas of Northhampton, away from family to western Edgecombe to marry her away from the family, there would have been objections coming from her mother, and possibly others, to the sheriff. Also, remember that Solomon applied for a license, or bond, for marriage, legally, at the courthouse before the marriage took place. Does it make sense that he would follow the law on one hand and break it on another? (pps 136-137). Jane Strickland Shelton, Ed.D., also presented a paper agreeing with Bruce Howard's thesis at the Pace Society Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA on June 17, 2000. He paper was printed in the Pace Society of America quarterly bulletin, No. 132, published in June 2000. Her Find A Grave memorial page shows she was buried at the Lystra Primative Baptist Church Cemetery in Comer, Madison County, Georgia.
  Person ID	I68	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Richard Pace,   b. Abt 1713, Prince George County, Virginia ,   d. Aft Apr 1769, Edgecombe County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth ???,   b. Aft 1713,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1743  [1]
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Solomon Strickland,   b. Between 1735 and 1742, Nash County, North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1818, Madison County, Georgia  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	19 Sep 1764	Edgecombe County, North Carolina   [2]
  	Date of bond, 19 Sept. 1764 Bondsman, Jacob Strickland witness Tho. Cavenas. From STRICKLAND SCENE Vol 3, No 1, First Quarter 1982. Submitted by Patty Rowsey. From Bruce Howard's book (pps 349 - 350) Edgecombe County, N.C, Mariage Bonds, Loose Papers, Archives Know all men by these presents that we Solomon Strickland and Jacob Strickland---are held and firmly bound unto his excellency Arthur Dobbs Esq Governor &c in the sum of Fifty pounds proc. money we bind ourselves and each of us our and each and every of our Heirs Ex'ors and assigns Jointly and Severally firmly by these---presents Sealed with our Seals and dated this 19th day of Septr--1764. THE CONDITION of this obligation is Such that wheras the above bound Solomon Strickland--Hath this day obtained a Lycense to be Joined together in the holy Estate of Matrimony with Amey Pace---of this County now if there shall there shall appear to you no lawful cause to Obstruct the Same otherwise to Remain in full force and Virtue Sealed & DeliveredSolomon ( + his mark) Strickland (seal) In presence of Thomas CavenasJacob (S his mark) Strickland (seal)
  Children	1. Ephraim (1) Strickland,   b. Abt 1765, North Carolina ,   d. 1788, Georgia  (Age ~ 23 years)   2. Henry Strickland,   b. Abt 1766, North Carolina ,   d. 6 Feb 1817, Madison County, Georgia  (Age ~ 51 years)   3. Solomon Strickland, Jr.,   b. Between 1766 and 1770, North Carolina ,   d. 1843, Henry County, Georgia  (Age ~ 77 years)   4. Mary (Molly\Polly) Cotton Strickland,   b. 1 Jul 1767, Nash County, North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1820, Pike County, Mississippi  (Age 53 years)   5. Barnabus Strickland,   b. 2 May 1768, North Carolina ,   d. Abt 1840  (Age 71 years)   6. Uriah Strickland,   b. Abt 1770,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. "Milly" Strickland,   b. Abt 1771-1772, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ezekiel Moton Strickland,   b. 4 Mar 1774,   d. 19 Mar 1850, Meriwether County, Georgia  (Age 76 years)   9. Eunice "Unah" Strickland,   b. 11 Mar 1776,   d. 27 Dec 1845, Amite County, Mississippi  (Age 69 years)   10. Jenny Strickland,   b. Abt 1782, Nash County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Hardy "Devil" Strickland,   b. Abt 1783, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Mar 1872, Jackson County, Georgia  (Age ~ 89 years)   12. Melinda "Linny" Strickland,   b. Abt 1784,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Barshebah Strickland,   b. Abt 1786, Madison County, Georgia ,   d. 16 Feb 1856, Butts County, Georgia  (Age ~ 70 years)   14. Ephraim (2) Strickland,   b. Abt 1789, Madison County, Georgia ,   d. 1856, Georgia  (Age ~ 67 years)   15. Nancy Strickland,   b. Between 1790 and 1792, Georgia ,   d. Between 1804 and 1813, Georgia  (Age ~ 14 years)
  Last Modified	9 May 2020
  Family ID	F72	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1749 - Guilford County, North Carolina Married - 19 Sep 1764 - Edgecombe County, North Carolina Died - Abt 1815 - Madison County, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S134] Howard, Bruce A. PACE A SKETCH AND HISTORY OF OUR COLONIAL ANCESTORS FROM 1619 to 1799 (1998). [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 58 (Reliability: 3).