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I sent you an answer also but for the record I have in my possession a booklet compiled by Noble Hamilton Pace, Sr, of Columbus Mississippi (1962)
The following is page 30 & 31:
THE FOUR ORIGINAL BROTHERS
New information has come about Michael, Daniel, Wilhelm and James Pace who lived near Philhower Cross Roads, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in the middle 1700's. Mr. Norman Wittwer of Oldwick, New Jersey, i Historian of the Washington Township Society. He has a fine collection of old records and is an authority. Hi lectures on New Jersey history. He claims that Chambers in his book, written in 18%, confused the German immigrations. He says the Paces did not come from Germany. The ship they came on did not head for the Hud son River and did not sail from Rotterdam.
The facts are that two, only two, early German immigrations were directly from the Palatine, Germany The Palatines came from Newward, Sassenberg, County, Germany. Those two Palatine Groups were urged t( come to Penn's Colony in America. Handbills telling of the glories of America were distributed among them because it was known they were displeased in their homeland. Then came and one ship load of Palatines went up the Hudson to former Dutch settlements The second ship bad went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Those Palatines went to Pennsylvania and to South Jersey. Queen Anne (1702-1714) helped to send them.
After the French and Indian War many former Palatines moved north and northwest in New Jersey. The Palatines were hard-working peasant dirt farmers - good people. But at the time the Paces came, great hordes of refugees from France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland and England were living in England in the south port cities. There were so many of them that they were a problem to house and feed. The reason for the collection of refugees was not only religious, but political and social.
There is a record of six ships which carried these mixed nationalities to New Jersey. These six ships went to Philadelphia Pennsylvania. It was then the greatest American port and the Pennsylvania Colony welcomed all. Religious freedom was assured.
The Paces and those who came with them did not sail from Rotterdam. They sailed from English ports on the Channel. Paces had lived in England since the 1200's IN (1483-1536) Richard Pace, the Tudor Diplomat, written by Jervis Wegg, he tells of Richard living at the close of his eventful but sad life at Southhampton Waters.
It is possible that Michael, James, Daniel and William were English. The family lore of Robert Pace's father (N.Y.C.) about some of his ancestors coming from Alsace-Lorraine may apply to the women they married in America. The rest of the family lore that spoke German and French is not odd. They lived in an area of mixed nationalities and learned languages other than English. Therefore the Virginia Paces and the Paces who went to New Jersey might surely have been English cousins.
Another historian, Mr. Christopher Lanner of the Long Valley Historical Society of New Jersey, claims that many people who came early to German Valley came up fom the Virginia settlements. Settlers came out t
New Jersey and Pennsylvania from Connecticut where the religious intolerance was such that they moved westward into this area which was claimed by the Connecticut Colony. Land grants overlapped, making borders unsure.
Many Europeans were so anxious to come to America that they (if they were very poor) came as "indentured servants" or "redemptionists". This meant that many sold themselves to work free of charge for from one year up to seven years to pay for the passage to America of themselves and their families. The "bound themselves over" to work on plantations until they had paid cff their debts.
GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF HULSHIZER, KOCH, PACE, ROSEBERRY, STOUT,
VAN CAMPEN AND ALLIED FAMILIES BY WANNETA H. HOFF - 1931
Many Germans left Germany after the 30 Years War and various other wars and continued distress they moved to French soil after hearing of Win. Penn's land of Peace they left France going to Holland and embarking on a sailing vessel set sail for America, after months of suffering from scarcity of food and water and congested quarters they arrived in New York, many sick from exposure not able to go up the Hudson River, they remained in New Jersey, settling in German Valley 1747.
Michael, Daniel, Wilhelm and James Pace, four brothers who settled at Philhower Cross Road, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. they all worshiped in the German Reformed Church in German Valley as early as 1774, but removed later to Wyoming. Pa.
Michael married first - second Anna Margaret Welsh (Daughter of John Win. Welsh) had children: (1) Margaret by first wife married a Lerch - (2) Elizabeth married Conrad Rarick, Son of Conrad 1st - (3) Anna, born Nov. 3rd 1768 - (4) David (5) Jacob, twin to David, born Sept. 1st, 1771 (6) Thomas, born Jan. 25, 1774 -(7) Susan, born Jan. 25, 1776 Married Win. Rarick Conrad - (8) Wilhelm, born Feb. 19, 1781 - (9) John, md Elizabeth Hiles, they remained with Jacob Pace in this vicinity when the rest of the family moved to Penn., their sister Elizabeth was brought up by Judge Dayid Welsh her uncle.
2. Daniel Pace, brother of Michael married Marie Barbara, had one child, John Frederick, born July 2nd 1770, married Catherine Beam.
3. Wilhelm Pace married Madelena, had one child, Catherine born Feb. 7th, 1774.
4. James Pace wife's name was Margaret, one child Christina, born 1770, these four brothers came from the vicinity of Newward, Sassenberg County, Germany arriving here with the Kock Heils, all attending the same church with names on the church roll 1747, they later became Presbyterians.
Jacob J. Pace born Sept. 1st, 1771, married Mary Lefler on Feb. 18th 1798, Sussex County Clerk's office, Book A Page 15. Jacob Pace, his wife Mary Lefler, their son John Pace, his wife Sarah Frome are buried in the old Oxford Church yard at the right or near the entrance to the church door, stones and graves are in good condition in 1922.
Major Jacob J. Pace was of German and French descent. He purchased a tract of land adjoining the Warren County Farm and settled there before 1800, near his dwelling was situated the first log school house joining Oxford, now White, Hove and Mansfield
Townships.
In the War of 1812 he was an officer of a Company of enlisted men from Belvidere and Oxford Township commanded by Captain Francis Dunlevy with 3 officers and 31 men, they joined the 3rd regiment of Sussex County Militia under Col. John Frelinghuysen. He received “Jacob J. Pace,” the appointment of Major for his active service during the War with England. His sword is in possession of Emma Pace Pursell heirs at New Village. His son John was also known by the title of Major John Pace which I understand to have been an honorary title.
Major Jacob Pace, born Sept. 1st 1771, married Feb. 18th 1798, to Mary Lefler, born Oct. 13th, 1771; Jacob Pace died Sept. 7th 1828. His wife, Mary Lefler died Dec. 15th 1838.
“Major” John Pace, son of Jacob Pace and Mary Lefler, his wife, was born July 31st
1798. He married Sarah Frome, born Nov. 10th 1800, they were married Feb. 5th 1820. She
was the daughter of Henry Frome, born Jan. 8th, 1763 and Mary Peterson his wife, born
Aug. 20, 1773 and died March 25th 1851. They were married March 31st, 1797.
The children of Major John Pace a,nd Sarah Frome his wife were: (1) Mary F. born Aug. 15th, 1822, married Geo. L. Shoemaker - (2) Jacob, born May 11, 1824, married Sarah Ann Keyser - (3) Elizabeth R, born July 1st, 1824, md Geo. L. Hoff - (4) Jane J. born Apr 13, 1820, md Thomas Davidson - (5) Sally Ann, born Apr 16, 1833, md Abel Hoff, Dec. 17th, 1849 - (6) Catherine S. born Sept. 2nd 1835, md Amzi A. Mutchleer Oct. 6th, 1853. Two children Dr. Pace Mutchler and Alice Mutchler Frown - (7) Amanda, born Jan. 3,1838, md Miles l. Hutchinson - (8) Win. born Aug. 17th 18t0, unmarried.
“Major” John Pace died Jan. 6th, 1842, Sarah Frome his wife died Aug. 22nd 1845.
Sally Ann Pace, daughter of Major John Pace and Sarah Frome was born Apr16, 1838, md
Abel Hoff Dec. 17th, 1849. Their children were: Irvin, born Sept. 11th, 1850, md Annie M.
Wiggins. morn July 12, 1853, on Feb. 19, 1874, she died Apr. 9, 1879, one child Louis
Royden Hoff, born Oct. 27th, 1876 97 Odgen W. born March 1852, md Annie Young on Dec. 13th 1876, one child Ethel Hoff Woodruff born Aug. 30th, 1877 97 Marshall, born Aug. 10th, 1854, died Feb. 10, 1855 97 Kate M., born Feb. 24, 1856, unmarried, Sarah Viola born Dec. 31, 1857, died Sept. 1860 97 John H. born Mar. 13, 1860, died June 9th, 1861 97 George B., born May 7, 1862, md Nancy Murphy 97 Win. Pace, born Feb. 1864, ind Jesse Wannetta Roseberry, on Feb. 22nd 1898, one child Pace Roseberry Hoff, born July 15, 1900 97 Abel, born Apr. 24, 1866, died June 21, 1878.
Sally Ann Pace, died Nov. 30th, 1898, her husba,nd Abel died Feb. 15th 1896.
Mary Lefler Pace, Inscription on head stone in old Oxford Grave Yard: “My flesh shall slumber in the ground till the last trumphet Joyful sound then burst the chain with sweet surprise and in my Saviour arms shall rise."
From the records of Floyd G. Hoenstine
The following data was found in the Pennsylvania Archives -- Third Series:
pg 504 - Bernhard Pace warranteed 80 acres in Lancaster County Nov. 9, 1774
pg 269 - Michael Pace warranteed 400 acres in Northumberland County on July 1, 1784
pg 262 - Asa Pace warranted 400 acres in Luzerne County on Nov. 17, 1792
pg 445 - Alfred G. Pace warranteed 400 acres in Wyoming County on Oct. 1, 1870
pg 445 - John XV. Pace warranteed 400 acres in Lycoming County Oct. 1, 1870 Sixth Series
XII pg 610 - Martin Pace served during the War of 1812, enlisting in Columbia County as a private, 112th Regt. 2nd Brigade, 9th Division 27 Oct. 1814.
XIII pgs 121, 124 Wililam Pace served during the War of 1812 as a Private, in Capt Samuel Thomas’ Artillery from May 5 until Nov. 5, 1813, including four months on board the fleet at Erie.
IX pg 269, 271, 284, 285, 308 and 729, William Pace of Plymouth Township, Luzerne
County served during the War of 1812, as a Private, Captain Samuel Thomas92 Company.
Col. Rees Hill92s Regiment on the Schooner Sumers, and awarded medal as ~ volunteer on
board the U.S. squadron on Lake Erie, in action Sept. 10, 1813, with Commodore Perry92s
fleet.
History of Luzerne County, by Munsell & Co., page 348, Plymouth Township lists Michael and David Pace as arrivals after the Revolutionary War and taxable in 1796.
A publication listing U.S. Pensioners, 1882, for Luzerne County, Penna. lists the following:
Certificate No. 75500, Pace, Rachel, of Kingston, mother, $8.00/mo. from June 1866.
Certificate No. 33809, Pace, Henry of Mill Hollow, loss of leg $24.00/mo.
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