Greetings! My name is Jeremy Utt, and I am a descendent of the Pates of central Georgia (Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Turner, and Wilcox counties). Much of the information that I have on my Pate ancestors comes from closely related family members, and from "History of Turner County" (authored by John Ben Pate). Certainly, I want to find out more about my Pate ancestors than what I already know, and I also want to prove (or disprove?) any theories that may be correct (or incorrect?) in John Ben Pate's records of my ancestors. Well, let me go ahead and tell you what I know (or think I know) about my Pate genealogy (note: this is not a complete or comprehensive showing of my knowledge about the Pates): Generation 1) JEREMY B. UTT (B: 1981 in Richmond, VA) Generation 2) Edwin D. Utt married KAREN L. PATE (B: 1956 in Richmond, VA) Generation 3) WILLIAM B. PATE, SR. (B: December 24, 1923/24 in Crisp Co., GA) married Dorothy T. Mitchell Generation 4) ADDIE LEE PATE (B: 1896 in ???) married Viola "Ola" Gilbert (Married: 1914, Turner Co., GA) Generation 5) WILLIAM BENNETT PATE (B: December 2, 1872 in ???) married Victoria (V. V.) Love (Note: Victoria Love was his first wife, and Maud Odom was his second wife) (Married: 1892, Dooly Co., GA) Generation 6) JOHN THOMAS PATE (B: ???) married Henrietta Kirkland (Marriage: circa 1870 in Wilcox Co., GA) Generation 7) JAMES PATE (B: ???) married Jane Moore Generation 8) REV. WILLIAM PATE married Temperance "Tempty" Parkerson (John Ben Pate claims that Rev. William Pate was married three times, that Tempty Parkerson was his third wife, and that he was a patriot in the Revolutionary War.) Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jeremy B. Utt Powhatan Co., VA