Hi How is your brother in law related to the Benjamin Pate line? > -----Original Message----- > From: MRipke@aol.com [SMTP:MRipke@aol.com] > Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 6:20 PM > To: FLHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FLHOLMES] Nancy Elizabeth Pate > > In a message dated 1/12/2003 6:03:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, > hinson@wfeca.net writes: > > > One was the son of Dolly Pate (daughter of Ben Pate) > > and his father was David Levi Smith. This Joel was > > an illegitimate child. Dolly Pate later married David Levi > > Smith. Patricia > > > > Patricia, > Excuse me for jumping in here!! Just wanted to say that growing up in Holmes > Co I used to walk by David Levi Smith's old home place all the time. Some of > our neighbors were from the Benjamin Pate line. My brother-in-law is from > Benjamin Pate line also....maggie > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >