Jeremiah Pate, b. c 1776 VA, d. May 1849 Knox Co, TN md Mary Reynolds, b. c 1778 Ireland Children: Jane Pate, b. 10 Sep 1798, d. 9 Oct 1846 md Judge Joseph C Moore Nancy Pate, b. 5 May 1802, d. 1 Dec 1859 md John M Frost Maria Pate, b. c 1806 md John L Foust Amanda Pate, b. c 1809 md Jacob Foust John Frank Pate, b. c 1810 TN md (1) Margaret Marley (2) Barbara White Reynolds This family was in Knox Co, TN from 1830 to 1850. The four sons of John Frank Pate went to Yalobusha Co, MS. Is this family in some way connected to the John F Pate b. c 1810 TN who was in Wilcox Co, AL in 1850 and 1860??? Jinks

I thought someone might be interested in whether or not the Wilkinson Co GA land drawn by Pates 1805 Land Lottery was actually granted. [GDAH microfilm 61/47--arranged by District, Lot #'s] #127 27th dist Wilkinson Co, Drawn by Thomas Pate, 5th Dist Baldwin Co ---- Granted 30 Sept 1813 [This land is now in Twiggs Co, GA. llh] #157 27th dist Wilkinson Co, Drawn by James Pate [may be James Tate, but looks like Pate to me] (orphan), Thompson's Dist Elbert Co--- Granted 28 Aug 1810 #211 21st dist Wilkinson Co, Drawn by Thomas Pate, Henderson's Bat. Jackson Co--granted 5 Nov 1812 #211 12th dist Wilkinson Co, Drawn by William Pate, Pinkston's Dist Hancock Co--granted to Robert Ivey 29 Feb 1817 Lindy

Researching for POSSIBLE relationships between Samuel Pate family & Joseph Smith family in early Twiggs Co GA. After Samuel Pate's death in Twiggs Co (James Averett notice of application for administration is in 25 July 1848 Union Recorder newspaper,) his administrator, James Averett begins selling the land a few parcels at the time. Two of these parcels were formerly owned by the Smith family. #78, 26th dist formerly Wilkinson, later Twiggs Co was drawn in the 1805 land lottery by Joseph Smith of 1st District Baldwin Co & granted 28 Nov 1809 to Joseph Smith [130 acres Parcel was advertised for sale by James Averett, admr of Samuel Pate dec'd 22 Nov 1848 GA Journal & Messenger] #60, Sec 2 Dist 22, 160 acres Cherokee Co Ga was granted to Sarah Smith, widow of Will's [Wells] Dist Twiggs Co 16 Jan 1843 [Entire lot advertised for sale 9 May 1849, Ga Journal, by James Averett, admr Samuel Pate dec'd by order of Inferior Ct Twiggs Co GA] 1818 Tax Digest Jefferson's dist, Twiggs Co has Samuel Pate with 75 acres, #46, 27th dist, Joseph Smith with 202 1/2 acres #78 26th dist & Jas Smith with 100 acres #77 26th dist 1826 Tax Digest Capt. Blackshear's dist, Twiggs Co has Samuel Pate with 300 acres Twiggs, joins Smith & 125 acres Early Co GA; John Smith with 202 1/2 acres Dooly Co; Joseph Smith (no poll) 101 1/4 acres Twiggs Co; James Smith with 490 acres Irwin Co & 202 1/2 acres Dooly Co 1830 Tax Digest Capt Wells Dist Twiggs Co has Samuel Pate with 700 acres Twiggs [might include the Early co land]; John Smith [no land listed], Needham Smith [no land listed]; and Sarah Smith, 101 1/2 acres Twiggs Co, orig. granted to Smith------ From this I believe that Sarah Smith is probably the widow of Joseph Smith. She goes on to draw in the 1832 land lottery & grant is made 1843. Without the missing deeds, it's not easy to determine how or why Samuel Pate ends up with the Smith land. He may have simply bought the land directly or at auction or there may be a family relationship. A land lot map of Twiggs Co shows the Joseph Smith land to be on the border of the 26th dist, joining the 27th dist & only (2) 202 1/2 acre lots separate it & Samuel Pates #46, 27th dist. Also of interest, is later in Randolph Co GA, Elijah Pate, son of Samuel Pate of Twiggs, has more land dealings with descendants of the Twiggs Co Ga Smith's, although I do not know if these Smiths are related to the Joseph Smith family. In 1875 Benjamin J Smith deeds to Elijah Pate & George D Smith both of Clay Co, 1/2 interest in the Beall mill land in Randolph Co-- Elijah Pate is a railroad engineer & George D Smith is a railroad conductor. In 1877 deeds are also made between Lovett A Smith & Elijah Pate & Mrs. Laura Smith (formerly Laura Beall before marriage but widow of George D Smith). There are several deeds involved. Lovett A Smith was born 1840, son of Seaborn Augustus Smith who was b 1811 in Twiggs Co Ga to Lovett B Smith & Elizabeth Fort. Elizabeth Fort (1789-1814) was d/o Arthur Fort (1750-1833) of Twiggs Co. Any help greatly appreciated-- Lindy

PART 2 Major Thomas Pate, Gloucester Co VA I have read a number of records, in various sources, that make reference to Thomas Pate in Gloucester County VA. Some of these items refer to one or more events. For example, the birth, immigration, marriage and death dates are from one source. Some refer to him by militia rank and some refer to him by a property location. As Jinks points, some of the 20th century "records" or compilation may not be accurate. At any rate, the following is what I found in my notes. These items are set up with asterisk "*" delimiters so that the table will travel on PATE-L. [Enlarge your page to get it to spread out] THOMAS PATE*BORN - ENGLAND*GLOUCESTER*1650.00.00 THOMAS PATE*ARRIVED VA FROM ENGLAND*GLOUCESTER*1673.00.00 THOMAS PATE*MARRIED ELIZABETH*GLOUCESTER*1676.00.00 THOMAS PATE*MAJOR-POROTANK CREEK NEIGHBOR*CLOUCESTER*1676.00.00 THOMAS PATE*MAJOR-COURT ACTION MIDDLESEX CO*GLOUCESTER*1677.02.01 THOMAS PATE*CAPTAIN - MILITIA*GLOUCESTER*1678.00.00 THOMAS PATE*DEED GRANTEE OG-JOHN PATE*GLOUCESTER*1678.00.00 THOMAS PATE*MEMBER HOUSE OF BURGESS*GLOUCESTER*1680.00.00 THOMAS PATE*COLONEL-MILITIA*GLOUCESTER*1680.00.00 THOMAS PATE*COMMISSION TO ISSUE MAR LICENSES*GLOUCESTER*1682.02.23 THOMAS PATE*POROPOTANCK S/ DEED TO FATHER EDWARD*GLOUCESTER*1683.00.00 THOMAS PATE*JUSTICE OF PEACE*GLOUCESTER*1686.00.00 THOMAS PATE*SON MATTHEW BAPTIZED ABINGDON*GLOUCESTER*1686.02.20 THOMAS PATE*DECEASED PER EDWARD'S DEPOSITION*GLOUCESTER*1687.07.26 THOMAS PATE*DIED*GLOUCESTER*1702.00.00 The record I find most creditable in the 26 Jul 1687 deposition of Edward Pate who refers to Thomas Pate of Poropotanck, Gloucester, VA as his deceased son.

PART 1 Major Thomas Pate, Gloucester Co VA Following is a descendant chart extracted from page 2855 of Burke's -"American Families with British Ancestry". It purports to trace a line down to a Walter Romny Pate b 26 Nov 1877 in Nebraska. Most of the detail has been omitted, but enough detail to identify the relationships and locations has been retained. The original work was done after 1923. My copy is from a 1975 reprint. Thomas (Gloucester VA) PATE (1650-1702) is often held to be Major Thomas PATE of Gloucester Co VA HOWEVER, there is some evidence that the man known as Major Thomas Pate died as early as 1687 ------------------------------------------ 1-Edward (Eye Kettleby) PATE (-) -2-Edward2 (Eye Kettleby) PATE (-) --3-Henry (Eye Kettleby) PATE (-) ---4-Sir John (Baronet) PATE (-1652) ---sp: Elizabeth SKIPWITH (-17 Aug 1628) -----5-Abigail PATE (-25 Oct 1691) -----sp: Thomas SMITH (-) ------6-Frances PATE (2 Nov 1663-) ------sp: Richard LISTER (-) -----5-Frances PATE (-1693) -----sp: Charles SMITH (-May 1706) ---sp: Lettice Dilke (-) -2-John (Brin) PATE (-) -sp: Ellen SALTMARSH (-) --3-Edward (Brin) PATE (-) --sp: Anne BLOUNT (-) ---4-Thomas (All Hallows, Lombard St) PATE (1594-) -----5-Thomas (London) PATE (-) ------6-Thomas (Gloucester VA) PATE (1650-1702) ------sp: Elizabeth Unknown (md 1676 -) ------ 7-John PATE (1677-1706) -------8-Anthony PATE (1702-1782) --------9-Jeremiah PATE (1732-1812) --------sp: Christina HARMAN (-) More

Sam: By no means I am suggesting any American family (PAIT or PATE) has any hereditary rights or privileges to the Coat of Arms in question; nor am I suggesting that you are asserting such a claim. You have made this clear over the years in all of your publications. Likewise, I am not suggesting that you are giving out bad information. My problem is this; I simply, perhaps through my own inadequate research, have not been able to find reliable evidence that the coat of arms continued in any state of validity after the original grantee, Sir John Pate, baronet, of Sisonby, County Leicester, died in 1652. My research indicates that the original grant of arms was made in 1643. I've found nothing to support a 1619 grant. Perhaps you can help me and show me where I've missed the boat. The reference I found- "Burke's American families with British ancestry : the lineages of 1,600 families of British origin now resident in the United States of America." at page 2855, indicates that Sir John Pate d.s.p.m. (descessit sine parole mascula ), i.e., died without male child. I used the 1974-75 Edition, LCCN 74-032428. The other reference I used was Cokayne's "The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, by G.E.C." LCCN 06-022397. This one has a drawing. The grant and extinction dates of the arms are confirmed in this reference. [George Edward Cokanye] Neither reference makes mention of a grant of arms or motto in 1619. Such a grant would have, no doubt, had to have been made to an Ancestor of the Sir John Pate who died in 1562. Likewise, neither reference makes mention of the addition of an embellished crest in 1681 (62 years later). Rev. John Ben Pate, in his booklet of ca 1917-1919 wrote (in part) "Their pedigree, coat of arms and family motto can be obtained from the Herald's College, London, E.C., Queen Victoria Street, for the sum of about thirty-two dollars. The Pate arms are a stag's head, decorated or attired, and between the attires, a raven with outstretched wings." Regrettably, John Ben Pate, did not provide the motto nor did he provide a description of the field of the arms. This description of ARMS is consistent with the description of the CREST provided with the color representation of the arms on the web site. John Ben Pate also relied on a Mr. Green in London for information about the Pate coat of arms. He wrote - "Major Thomas Pate was an English emigrant, the son of Sir John Pate, who was created a baron of Leicestershire, England in 1643, at the death of his father (according to a letter to me from Everard Green, Herald's College.)". I note that John Ben Pate uses 1643 as the date the arms were granted and Sir John Pate was created a baronet. Did Mr. Green provide references and citations for the 1619 grant, for the motto, and for the crest embellishment As to the quartering of the Pate coat of arms with a Smith coat of arms, I've no knowledge of such a grant of arm. Is there a drawing and pedigree for this? Sir John Pate, who died in 1652, did leave two daughters as co-heirs. Frances, who seems to be the younger, did marry Charles Smith, the third and last Viscount Carrington. He d.s.p. May 1706 when his title also became extinct. The older sister, Abigail Pate married Sir Thomas Smith, baronet, of Hatherton, County Chester. Lady Abigail Pate Smith died 25 Oct 1691 leaving only a dau, Frances, as an heir. This Frances was recorded as Frances Pate b 2 Nov 1663. She married Richard Lister of Thorpe Ernald, who seemed to have been untitled. Perhaps it was through some of these lines that a quartering was achieved. I'm not familiar with the rules and nuances of quartering and hereditary claims to arms that far out. Perhaps it was one of these other arms that was granted in 1619 and the motto belongs with that grant I found the Randy Regan site that contains the color representation of the arms, but I can't locate the explanatory text that goes with it. http://regan.org/genealogy/families/pate/index.htm#toc The site does not seem to contain a genealogy for a David Pate. Is there perhaps another site or http address? Sam, again, I'm not suggesting anything other than the fact that I have been unable to find proof of the grant of arms in 1619, the existence of a motto associated with the coat of arms or the addition of an embellishment for the arms in question. Please point me in the right direction. Joel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Samuel T. Pait, Sr." <stpait@carolina.net> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [PATE] Family Motto > Joel; > > The Pate Coat-of-Arms questioned is from my web site. I at no time claim > that this crest was granted to the American Pate family. The story of how > and to whom the Arms was granted to is in the David Pate genealogy in the > same site as the Arms. I also tell how I got it, from a Mr. Green, in > London. I found the Pate Arms quarted with the Smith Arms and that is how I > got the crest. From your answer to the question, the motto is correct, but > when you give it you make it sound like I am giving out bad info. If you > fill this way, please let me know how. > > Sam > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joel Pate <patej@nettally.com> > To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 6:33 AM > Subject: Re: [PATE] Family Motto > > > > Diana > > The standard reference for British coats of arms that contains a > > representation and description of the PATE arms is Burke's book on > Extinct > > English and Irish Arms. > > That work indicates that the arms with the 3 Roman letters "R" was a life > > baronet grant that EXPIRED upon the death of the grantee. To my knowledge > > no embellishments, honors or motto were granted, recognized or recorded. > > > > One translation of "Pietas nunquam mor moritur" > > Death Never Kills Goodness (piety) > > > > Semper suspicat mal > > Joel > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Icdrose1@aol.com> > > To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 8:34 PM > > Subject: [PATE] Family Motto > > > > > > > The following website: > > > > > > http://regan.org/genealogy/families/pate/coat_pate.htm > > > > > > gives "Pietas nunquam mor moritur" as the Pate family motto...anyone > know > > the > > > translation? > > > > > > Many thanks! Diana > > > > > > > > > >

Joel; The Pate Coat-of-Arms questioned is from my web site. I at no time claim that this crest was granted to the American Pate family. The story of how and to whom the Arms was granted to is in the David Pate genealogy in the same site as the Arms. I also tell how I got it, from a Mr. Green, in London. I found the Pate Arms quarted with the Smith Arms and that is how I got the crest. From your answer to the question, the motto is correct, but when you give it you make it sound like I am giving out bad info. If you fill this way, please let me know how. Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: Joel Pate <patej@nettally.com> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 6:33 AM Subject: Re: [PATE] Family Motto > Diana > The standard reference for British coats of arms that contains a > representation and description of the PATE arms is Burke's book on Extinct > English and Irish Arms. > That work indicates that the arms with the 3 Roman letters "R" was a life > baronet grant that EXPIRED upon the death of the grantee. To my knowledge > no embellishments, honors or motto were granted, recognized or recorded. > > One translation of "Pietas nunquam mor moritur" > Death Never Kills Goodness (piety) > > Semper suspicat mal > Joel > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Icdrose1@aol.com> > To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 8:34 PM > Subject: [PATE] Family Motto > > > > The following website: > > > > http://regan.org/genealogy/families/pate/coat_pate.htm > > > > gives "Pietas nunquam mor moritur" as the Pate family motto...anyone know > the > > translation? > > > > Many thanks! Diana > > > > >

Diana The standard reference for British coats of arms that contains a representation and description of the PATE arms is Burke's book on Extinct English and Irish Arms. That work indicates that the arms with the 3 Roman letters "R" was a life baronet grant that EXPIRED upon the death of the grantee. To my knowledge no embellishments, honors or motto were granted, recognized or recorded. One translation of "Pietas nunquam mor moritur" Death Never Kills Goodness (piety) Semper suspicat mal Joel ----- Original Message ----- From: <Icdrose1@aol.com> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 8:34 PM Subject: [PATE] Family Motto > The following website: > > http://regan.org/genealogy/families/pate/coat_pate.htm > > gives "Pietas nunquam mor moritur" as the Pate family motto...anyone know the > translation? > > Many thanks! Diana > >

The following website: http://regan.org/genealogy/families/pate/coat_pate.htm gives "Pietas nunquam mor moritur" as the Pate family motto...anyone know the translation? Many thanks! Diana

John Pate, b. 14 Jan 1814 NC, d. 13 Aug 1896 Chattahoochee Co, GA md Martha Ann Weathers, b. 18 Aug 1820 GA, d. 3 Oct 1900 GA Children: Caroline Kelline Pate, b.2 Oct 1840 GA, d. 23 Aug 1925 GA md James Marion "Jim" Sizemore Elizabeth Pate, b. c 1844 GA md William Martin Sizemore Maron Jordan "Med" Pate, b. 20 Nov 1846 GA, d. 19 Dec 1928 GA md Sarah C Ann Ryals Joel D Pate, b. c 1848 GA, d. 11 Nov 1925 GA md Millie Culpepper Susan Pate, b. Aug 1852 md Wiley Newton Ryals Jesse Pate, b. 4 Nov 1853 GA, d. 17 Mar 1925 GA md Alice Ann McCardel John Washington Pate, b. 7 Mar 1857 GA, d. 31 Oct 1911 md Bettie Morris Thomas Jefferson Pate, b. 15 Sep 1858 GA, d. 4 Jul 1947 GA md Susan Culpepper Samuel Jackson Pate, b. 27 Apr 1861 GA, d. 8 Nov 1910 md Susie Rebecca Sizemore Martha Ann Pate, b. 8 Feb 1863 GA, d. 26 Jul 1935 md Rufus Hampton Jenkins Eliza Pate, b. 9 Feb 1867 GA, d. 1 Aug 1933 md William Daniel Funderburk This family was in 1850 Muscogee Co, GA and from 1860 to 1900 Chattahoochee Co, GA. This is John Land's line and he has done a great job of tracking the descendants, it's just hitting the "brick walls" that hurt. Jinks

Happy Holidays everyone, I am still searching for Jesse PATE who was b. in about 1814 in Buncombe, NC. He m. Loucretia EDWARDS in Macon, IL , 3 Feb 1836. Jessie had been living in southern IL, but probably not before 1824. Jesse is found in Sangamon Co, IL along with Jacob, Riley, William PATE who may be some of his siblings. They all appear to have voted in 1824, 1826, 1827, 1830. Jacob is possibly the father of this group, or at least a brother. Jessie goes to JoDavies Co, IL. in 1836 and moves on to Jackson Co, IA where he and Loucretia live until the both have passed away by 1862. By 1840, Henry PATE and Jacob PATE appear in Dubuque Co, and Jones Co, IA, respectively. These counties are right next to Jackson Co, where Jessie is located. I had thought that Jessie and family probably came directly from NC to IL, but if they are all related, then it is possible they came from VA to NC to IN to IL to IA. Henry PATE and Jacob PATE are also found in Dearborn Co, IN in 1820. Any ideas or help greatly appreciated :-) Carol

Emmanuel C Pate, b. c 1821 TN md (1) Pamelia Atchley, b. c 1824 (they divorced) Child: Walter Richard Pate, b. 1849 AL md Margaret Roberson Emmanuel C Pate md (2) 18 Mar 1866 Elizabeth Jane Robinson-Delaney, b. 4 Dec 1841 AL, d. 17 Aug (year???) Children of 2nd marriage: Sarah E E Delaney/Pate??, b. c 1861 (One descendant says she was Emmanuel C Pate & Elizabeth Delaney's dau , born before he married Elizabeth Jane Robinson-Delaney) Samuel Pate, b. 23 Jul 1869, d. 3 Apr 1934 md Mary E Light Thomas Pate, b. 21 Jan 1870, d. 11 Mar 1955 md Telitha Jane Abbott Lucinda Pate, b. c 1875 md Henry Reno Mary L Pate, b. c 1877 AL md Joseph C "Lum" Densmore This family was in Coosa Co, AL from 1850 to 1870 and 1880 Blount Co, AL Jinks

Max Yankee bullets, as vile as they were, would not get to women and children like yellow fever, cholera and typhus. The big picture= 1850-51 North America: Influenza 1851 Coles Co., Illinois cholera 1851 The Great Plains - cholera 1851 Missouri - cholera 1852 Nationwide: Yellow Fever (New Orleans: 8,000 die in summer) 1853 New Orleans: yellow fever killed 7,790. 1855 Nationwide (many parts): Yellow Fever 1857-59 Worldwide: Influenza (one of disease's greatest epidemics) 1860-61 Pennsylvania: Smallpox 1865-73 Philadelphia, New York, Boston, New Orleans, Baltimore, Memphis, & Washington D.C.: a series of recurring epidemics of Smallpox, Cholera, Typhus, Typhoid, Scarlet Fever & Yellow Fever 1867 New Orleans: 3,093 perished from yellow fever. 1873-75 North America & Europe: Influenza 1878 New Orleans: Yellow Fever (last great epidemic of disease) 1878 Southern states: over 13,000 people died from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Yates" <xamilil@wfeca.net> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 10:45 PM Subject: [PATE] Deaths in 1864 FL. > Hello All, > > Just curious if anyone has knowledge of cause of deaths (half of family) in N.W. FL. abt Summer of 1864, not including yankee bullets. > Were there any known break-outs of cholera, or such as that? > > Thanks, > Max > >

Joh F Pate, b. 10 Jul 1811 TN, d. 22 Sep 1897 TX md Harriett J Culpepper, b. 1819 NC Children: Anthony Pate, b. 1842 TN Ella A Pate, b. 1844 AL Thomason Pate, b. 1845 AL Sarah Pate, b. 28 Oct 1848, d. 1 May 1927 md George J Morgan Mary Pate, b. 1849 AL Ida Pate, b. 1853 AL Cloey Pate, b. 1855 AL William Robert Pate, b. 1860 AL John F Pate, Jr, b. 3 Feb 1865 AL, d. 20 Sep 1936 md Martha A Brown This family was in 1850 & 1870 Wilcox Co, AL; 1880 McLennan Co, TX Jinks

Lewis Robert Pate, b. 1819 GA, d. 187 AL md (1) Lucinda Green b, 1823 AL (2) c 1860 Mary Elizabeth Duncan, b. 183 AL Children: Elizabeth Jane Pate, b. 1840 AL William A T Pate, b. 1842 AL Lewis T W Pate, b. 1846 AL Susan Pate, b. 1847 AL Pleasant Pate, b. 1848 AL Sofronia H Pate, b. 1853 AL md Dallas P Parvin Sarah S Pate, b. 1855 AL James Harvey Pate, b. 10 Sep 1859, d. 24 Mar 1947 md Tabitha Jane Williams Margaret Pate, b. 1863 AL Eliza Pate, b. 1869 AL Sam S Pate, b. 1871 AL Gilbert Pate, b. c 1873 AL This family was in 1850 & 1860 Franklin Co, AL; 1870 & 1880 Colbert Co, AL and 1910 Red River Co, TX (widow) Jinks

Hello All, Just curious if anyone has knowledge of cause of deaths (half of family) in N.W. FL. abt Summer of 1864, not including yankee bullets. Were there any known break-outs of cholera, or such as that? Thanks, Max

             Hello Everyone,                     I know this is unorthdoxed to put in this request in the mailing lists, but this is a fellow researcher needing HELP. Below is her request for anyone or everyone to help keep a lookout, the website below is an AMBER ALERT, I know the mailing lists reach alot of people, maybe someone out there can help this family before Christmas, if anything by forwarding it to everyone in your address book. http://codeamber.org/gleeson/ Sincerely, Tina Evans Please read forwarded info below, Sandy is a fellow researcher in Genealogy. Hello to all, I am sorry to send this to the list but since it deals with finding family there is no better place to send i The children of my husbands cousin have been kidnapped by their father, who is also wanted by the police for murdering his girlfriend in Holland, Michigan. The children are Asshley Gleeson 5 and Joshua Gleeson 3. We are hoping to find the children alive and well even though things are'nt sounding to hopeful.  All we can do is pray for their safe return. Instead of sending pictures to the list I am sending the website that has pictures of the children and father and all the info you  need to help. Please pass this around to everyone you know.  Your help is greatly appreciated. http://codeamber.org/gleeson/ Thank you Sandy noordhof@swbell.net

Lewis Turner Pate, b. 29 May 1829 GA, d. 7 Sep 1902 md Sarah Jane Adams, b. Mar 1839 GA Children: Mary D Pate, b. c 1861 Rufus Perry Pate, b. 1863 AR, d. 1892 md Fannie Duke Mollie T Pate, b. c 1865 AR James Ida Pate (female), b. c 1866 md John S Ray Lewis Herbert Pate, b. May 1870 AR md Minnie A Reed Lollie T Pate, b. 1 Mar 1874 AR, d. 21 Jun 1959 md Mattie J Milner Elizabeth Pate, b. c 1877 AR William E Pate, b. c 1879 AR Mattie W Pate, b. 3 Jan 1882 AR, d. 20 Oct 1902 This family was in Union Co, AR from 1870 to 1900; his widow was still living in Union Co, AR in 1920. Jinks

Jesse Pate, b. c 1797 VA md Nancy B Jackson, b. c 1800 GA Children: Hilman Pate, b. 20 Feb 1828, d. 30 May 1905 md Louiza A -- Susan Ellinor Pate, b. c 1830 md David Brinson John Jackson Pate, b. 1833, d. 25 Sep 1862 md Sarah Jane Reese William H Pate, b. 1836 GA Emily C Pate, b. 1840 GA, d. Oct 1885 md Jason B Hayes This family was in Warren Co, GA from 1830 to 1870. This is Joel's line and he has tried for years to find Jesse's parents, could he also be a son of Jordan Pate from Sussex Co, VA??? Jinks

Benjamin Pate, b. c 1805 Warren Co, GA md Nancy Hays b. c 1808 NC Children: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pate, b. c 1829 Jones Co, GA md Henry M Nelson Joshua J Pate, b. c 1831, d. 23 Jun 1897 md Epsey Browning Thomas Pate, b. c 1832, d. 30 Sep 1864 md Mary Ann Higden Nancy Ann Pate, b. c 1834 md Burrell Lee John Jordan Pate, b. 18 Dec 1836, d. 22 Feb 1922 md Rebecca A Lee Sarah Jane Pate, b. c 1838 md Lafayette Bonds Frances Pate, b. c 1846 This family was in 1830 Talbot Co, GA; 1840 & 1850 Muscogee Co, GA; 1860 Chattahoochee co, GA (widower) and 1870 the widower was in Crenshaw Co, AL Is Benjamin the son of Jordan Pate from Sussex Co, VA??? Jinks