Surry in Surry County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Pace’s Paines

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

1. Pace's Paines Marker

Inscription. Nearby to the north, Richard Pace and his family received a land patent in Dec. 1620 establishing Pace’s Paines plantation. In response to English expansion into Indian lands, such as occurred at Pace's Paines and elsewhere, Chief Opechancanough planned a 22 Mar. 1622 coordinated offensive on English settlements. Prior to the event, Pace learned about the impending affair from a Virginia Indian living with him. Pace rowed a boat across the James River to Jamestown and told Gov. Sir Francis Wyatt of the danger. Jamestown was not attacked, but many residents of outlying plantations died in the conflict.

Erected 2005 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-224.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 22, 1622.

Location. 37° 8.037′ N, 76° 53.172′ W. Marker is in Surry, Virginia, in Surry County. It is at the intersection of Colonial Trail West (Route 10) and Hollybush Road (County Route

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618), on the right when traveling north on Colonial Trail West. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Surry VA 23883, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: English Settlement on Gray’s Creek (a few steps from this marker); Southwark Parish Churches (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Glebe House of Southwark Parish (approx. 0.3 miles away); Christian Church (approx. 2 miles away); Organization of the Christian Church (approx. 2 miles away); Surry County WWII Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Smith’s Fort Plantation (approx. 2.8 miles away); Chanco (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Surry.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Organization of the Christian Church (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. This marker sits with K-319 and across the street from K-229.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 7,431 times since then and 274 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 24, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.