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From: Charles Hartley <>
Subject: Re: [PACE-L] John of Middlesex
Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 22:21:34 -0400
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At 8:35 PM -0500 5/5/03, Roy Johnson wrote:
>There is no documentary evidence whatsoever for his birth. All dates given
>are made up from someone's guesswork.

Okay, since we don't know when John of Middlesex was born, nor who
his parents were, it follows that we don't know for certain that he
was even born in America.

Since the DNA evidence seems to suggest that John might have been
related to the Shropshire Paces, if we look at the ancestry shown at
[http://pacesociety.org/DNA/donors.html#8033]...
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7. Joseph PACE - Chr 10 Sep 1709 RANTON, Staffordshire + Margaret
MATHER - m 23 Sept
--- 1730 at SHARESHILL
8. George PACE - Chr 28 May 1670 PREES Shropshire + Elizabeth PICKEN
- m 30 Dec 1708
--- RANTON, Staffordshire
9. Joseph PACE of WROCKWARDINE Shropshire + Margaret \
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...perhaps John was a son of Joseph of Wrockwardine, or perhaps he
was a nephew - the son of a brother of Joseph. Keep in mind that I am
just speculating here.

Charlie

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