Hi, Does anyone know anything about the genealogy of any of these Confederate soldiers and/or army staff? A friend sent me these names: Pate, John Hugh - Lieutenant Colonel. Pate, John Haynes-Major. Pate, Redding Hamilton - Assistant Surgeon. These men were from Georgia (please see the subject line), and I believe that I could have a collateral relationship to them. I am trying to find a qualifying ancestor for the Military Order of the Stars and Bars (MOS&B), and I need a relative (lineal or collateral). I know that a number of Pates served in the War. Jeremy Utt

Jeremy: Suggest that you read THE AMERICAN GENOLOGY OF THE PATE FAMILY by John Ben Pate. Find the paragraph that begins- "John Pate, son of Jacob Pate and brother to Rev. William Pate, was born in Gloucester County, Virginia, or Newbern, N. C., about 1760." In the booklet John Ben Pate lists the alleged children of Jacob Pate and his wife Zillah Broach. Among them were Rev William Pate allegedly born about 1750 and the above referenced John Pate born about 1760. It is important to know and understand that JACOB PATE DIED IN SURRY CO VA IN 1752. His Last Will and Testament was made 15 Jun 1752 and was filed for probate by his Executrix and Executor " my dear and loving wife and my trusty friend William Clinch " in Surry Co VA on 21 Nov 1752. Zillah Pate and William Clinch are named in the probate filing. You may obtain a certified copy of this LWT and probate filing from the Clerk of Court in Surry Co VA. The document is recorded in Will and Deed Book 9, Pages 810-811. Jacob Pate was NOT the father of John Pate born about 1760 as asserted in the booklet written by John Ben Pate. John Pate b about 1760 was NOT a brother of Rev William Pate. Most evidence points to Rev William Pate being born in NC 1770-1774, much too late for him to have been a Revolutionary War Soldier. I can not make a reasonable conclusion that there is a collateral relationship between Rev William Pate and John Pate b about 1760. None the less, the John Ben Pate booklet does contain some very useful information about the Pate family of Washington Co., GA. Your research would be better served if you focused on the descendants of Redding Pate 26 Apr 1786-28 Sep 1838. I would submit that Major John Haynes Pate (2 Nov 1831-17 Mar 1888) and Lieutenant Colonel John Hugh Pate are one and the same individuals. Major John Haynes Pate did receive a brevet promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. His service cards reflect- Company K, 49th Georgia Infantry Regiment, ANV, aka Pulaski Grays, recruited from Pulaski County GA. He enlisted as 2nd Lieutenant 4 Mar 1862, was elected 1st Lieutenant 22 Mar 1862, was elected Captain 27 Jun 1862, was elected Major 28 Jun 1863, and resigned 23 Feb 1864. John Haynes Pate did have a brother named Redding Hamilton Pate (Sr) (Jun 1834-Mar 1896). He was a Physician. His service record reflects- Staff and Company F, 5th Regiment, State Guards. Also Staff and Company F and Company K, 49th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Pulaski Grays, Pulaski County. Enlisted as Private Company K, 49th Infantry Regiment, 1 May 1862, appointed Asst. Surgeon 16 May 1862, resigned 16 July 1862. Recommended for appointment as Asst. Surgeon, 5th Regiment, Georgia Reserves. Appears on Register of Medical Purveyors Office at Macon, 10 Oct 1862 through 2 Nov 1864. Also listed as Robert H. Pate. There was a third brother, Anthony Cowart Pate (11 Apr 1836-13 Feb 1916), not named in your listing. His service record reflects- Company E, 5th Georgia Regiment, State Guards, Reserves. 1st Lieutenant. I have no dates. Anthony Cowart Pate was an attorney and later a judge. I would be reluctant to assert a claim of lineal or collateral relationship between John Haynes Pate, Redding Hamilton Pate, Anthony Cowart Pate and the descendants of Rev William Pate. Do they have a common ancestor? Perhaps. Can you provide reliable evidence as to that common ancestor? I can not. In my view the assertion of John Ben Pate that these Pates lines descend from Jacob Pate is fundamentally flawed and is erroneous. Joel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Utt" <jeremy_utt@hotmail.com> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 7:31 PM Subject: [PATE GENEALOGY] FW: Roster of Field, Staff and Band of the 49th Reg. Ga. Vol. Inf. ANV > Hi, > > Does anyone know anything about the genealogy of any of these Confederate > soldiers and/or army staff? A friend sent me these names: > > Pate, John Hugh - Lieutenant Colonel. > > Pate, John Haynes-Major. > > Pate, Redding Hamilton - Assistant Surgeon. > > These men were from Georgia (please see the subject line), and I believe > that I could have a collateral relationship to them. I am trying to find a > qualifying ancestor for the Military Order of the Stars and Bars (MOS&B), > and I need a relative (lineal or collateral). I know that a number of Pates > served in the War. > > Jeremy Utt > > > >