Karen: George Washington Pate Thomas Jefferson Pate James Madison Pate Andrew Jackson Pate Grover Cleveland Pate {I can even find you one John Quincy Adams Pate) Our Pate ancestors honored our Presidents by naming their children after them. Our ancestors also honored American patriots, military leaders and heroes as well as statesmen by naming children after them Henry Clay Pate Benjamin Franklin Pate Nathanael Greene Pate Jefferson Davis Pate Nancy Hart Pate Freeman Walker Pate Sam Houston Pate Stonewall Jackson Pate (Thomas Jonathan Jackson) Robert Edward Lee Pate. And then there are the biblical names- Isaac Pate Jacob Pate Jeremiah Pate Zachariah Pate Solomon Pate Jesse Pate Gabriel Pate Gideon Pate Shadrack Pate Ablemlic Pate Elijah Pate I suspect that the two men named James Madison Pate, one born 24 Nov 1890 and one born 8 Mar 1800 were not directly related and were coincidentally named the same. Keep digging and sharing. Joel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Borden" <karenborden@sbcglobal.net> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 5:46 PM Subject: [PATE GENEALOGY] Oscar Pate and James Madison Pate > > I read with curiosity the recent posting about Oscar Pate and James Madison Pate. > > I have a James Madison Pate born 24 Nov 1890 in Sumiton AL the son of Thomas and Telitha Abbott-Pate. > > Thomas Pate, born 21 January 1871 in Robinson Springs, Elmore County AL, was the son of Emmanuel C. Pate. > > Emmanuel C. Pate, born ca 1821 TN, was the son of a Jeremiah and Lucinda Pate. This Jeremiah, by family lore, is to have been one of seven brothers and been very well off. This Lucinda is said to be Jeremiah's cousin by birth. > > Could it be just coincidence that my James M. Pate is named James MADISON Pate, or could this be some remote hint of a connection to the James Madison Pate in the recent postings on the Pate Forum??? Or, is it more likely this was this just a common name for that day???? > > I've been at a brick wall with my "Jeremiah" for some time now. I would appreciate any one's input who may have stumbled onto anything relating to my lineage. > > Karen in California > >