Pace History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Pace name or one of its variants:

Pace Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Richard Pace (c. 1590-1625), an early settler and Ancient Planter of Colonial Jamestown, Virginia; he and his wife received a land grant of 100 acres later named Pace's Paines
• Isabella Pace who arrived in Virginia in 1628
• Henry Pace, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 8
• Antho Pace who settled in Virginia in 1669
• John Pace, who arrived in Maryland in 1679 8

Pace Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Mary Pace, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1715-1716 8
• Robert Pace, who settled in New England in 1748

Pace Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• James Pace, who landed in New York in 1812 8
• H. Pace, who settled in Philadelphia in 1823
• Fco. Pace who arrived in New Orleans in 1825
• Charles Pace who settled in San Francisco in1852

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pace Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Darius Pace who settled in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1783

Pace Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• John Henry Pace, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Taglioni" in 1842 9
• Elizabeth Stevens Pace, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Taglioni" in 1842 9
• Mr. Thomas Pace, (b. 1816), aged 35, English miner who was convicted in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England for 10 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Cornwall" on 28th February 1851, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1891 10

• Tarrian LaShun Pace (1961-2022), American gospel singer–songwriter, a Stellar Award winner and evangelist
• Jim Pace (1961-2020), American racing driver
• Glenn Leroy Pace (1940-2017), American religious leader, general authority of the LDS Church (1985-2017)
• Scott Norman Pace (b. 1959), American current Director of the Space Policy Institute at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University
• Nick Pace (b. 1987), American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division
• Lee Grinner Pace (b. 1979), American Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominated actor, known for his roles in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Fall (2006)
• Calvin Lamar Pace (b. 1980), American football outside linebacker for the New York Jets
• Frank Pace Jr. (1912-1988), American 3rd United States Secretary of the Army (1950-1953)
• Stephen Pace (1918-2010), American Abstract expressionist painter, co-eponym of the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries
• Olin Stephen Pace (1891-1970), American politician and lawyer, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia (1937-1951)
• ... (Another 51 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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