Recently I received an inquiry regarding Delighter Pate. The Inquiry and my reply follow. Inquiry: I'm trying to get back into my Pate line. I would like to know if any of you know if the William Pate listed on the Dawes Indian Roll is the father of Benjamin & Delighter Pate from Thomas County, GA. Please advise My reply- It is my understanding that Delighter (Delilah) Pate was born 6 Jul 1825 in Thomas Co GA was the daughter of Zacheus or Zachariah Pate and Elizabeth Humphrey. Delighter Pate married Richard W Singletary 21 Oct 1841 in Thomas Co GA. In the late 1840's several Pate and allied families in the Thomas Co GA area relocated to the Dale Co AL area. Zacheus Pate and Richard W Singletary were enumerated in Dale Co AL in the 1850 census. I am convinced that Benjamin Pate was in Dale Co in 1850 but was not counted in the census. Two sons of Zacheus Pate, Alexander Pate and Joel Bennett Pate also moved from Thomas Co GA but they went into the Washington-Holmes-Calhoun Co Fl area about 15 miles south of Zacheus. Richard Singletary and Delighter Pate named their first born son James Zacheus Singletary. In my view Delighter Pate and Benjamin Pate were the children of Zacheus Pate. Joel