Joel - what about the marriage in Sussex Co, VA 12 May 1804 for John Pate & Rebecca Pate??? If these are parents of Burrell Pate - who are John Pate's parents??? Jinks Pate Lee jinksp@juno.com Pate Webpage http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~patefamily/index.htm My Direct Line: Desc Charts P-64 & P-16