Meredith & List - I didn't say the Siata Pate with Andrew Pate in 1850 census is one and the same as Scota McCoy in the deed - only that I WONDERED IF it was one and the same. There appear to have been two Matthew Pate's in Dyer - a Matthew D(aniel) Pate and a Matthew B Pate. In 1861 a John Halliburton deeds to the heirs of Matthew B Pate - but the heirs are not named. Also it appears there were two Stephen Pate's there - the Stephen Pate, age 24, listed in the household of James Pate in 1850 (as idiot) and the S D Pate, age 23, (Stephen D?) shown in the household of R H Goodlow. There were 5 Pate children living with other families in 1850 - COULD THEY BE THE CHILDREN OF JANE PATE AND/OR STEPHEN OR MATTHEW PATE??? Jane and Matthew Pate were both dec'd by 1850 M Pate, (male) age 25 (is this Matthew?) living with C P Clark S D Pate, (male) age 23 (is this Stephen D?) living with R H Goodlow E L Pate, age 20 (FEMALE) living with J E Anders Cain Pate, age 19, living with H Clark Siata Pate, age 17, living with A J Pate THESE ARE ONLY SPECULATIONS - sure wish someone could come up with the proof one way or the other Jinks