Samuel Pate was indeed listed in the 1860 Sevier Co, Western Div, TN slave census on page 3 as owner Saml. Pate. 1 Black male 35 1 Black male 33 1 Black male 28 1 Black female 22 3 Black males 16 1 Black male 15 1 Black male 12 1 Black female 12 1 Black female 10 1 Black female 7 Owner Wm Pate of 1860 Sevier Co, Western Div, TN was listed on page 2 with: 1 Mulatto male 5 Best regards, Diana > Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:26:16 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [PATE] Preston Pate - Sevier Co., TN > > Edward > > I noted your recent note on the website formerly maintained by Jinks > Pate Lee - > Name: edward pate jr > E-mail address: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Where From: NC > Comments: just came across this page,,,anyone have info on any "African > American pates" out of Tennessee (sevier county)for example. I'm direct > line from "Preston Pate" (possible slave formerly owned by "Samuel > pate"). Preston born abt 1836, married "Dianna Henry", resided in sevier > county,Tennessee.thanks for this site > > Wednesday, August 18th 2010 - 05:01:35 PM > > Suggest you scan the 1870 federal census for Sevier Co., TN for the > household of Preston Pate age 30 Black Male, Farm Laborer born TN about > 1840. Following is an abstract of that household- > Page 460 Fair Gardens Township, site 78/78 > > *PRESTON PATE 30 B/M FARM LABORER TN 1840* > > *SUSANNAH PATE 28 B/F KEEPING HOUSE TN 1842* > > * TINA PATE 18 B/F HOUSE KEEPER TN 1858* > > *DICY A PATE 15 B/M HOUSE KEEPER TN 1855* > > *FRANK PATE 11 B/M AT HOME TN 1859* > > *PRESTON PATE 9 Mu/M TN 1861* > > *SYNTHA PATE 7 Mu/F TN 1863* > > *PLEASANT PATE 5 Mu/M TN 1865 > * > > > One of the most prominent men in this section of Sevier County was Rev. > Samuel Pate, a Baptist Minister. His widow, Hannah Canterberry Pate, > was enumerated in the same area at site 61/61. Other members of this > family also can be found in the 1870 census. > Samuel Pate was enumerated in the 1850 slave schedule of Sevier Co as a > slave holder, but he was not listed in the 1860 slave schedule. The > individual names of slaves were not recorded in the slave schedules. > Age, gender and race of slaves were recorded in the slave schedules. > > > Former slaves often took the surnames of their owners or biological fathers. > > > The apparent sons of Preston Pate b ca 1840, Preston Pate b ca 1861 and > Pleasant Pate b ca 1865 perhaps were later in Hamblen Co., TN > ** > > * * > > > -- > PATE DNA PROJECT http://www.familytreedna.com/public/pate-dna-project > Sharing Our Past, Our Present and Our Future PATE LIST SERVE > [email protected] A free E-Mail Forum for PATE Researchers > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message