Good morning all, Got the below info in response to a query on my Stone line and thought it might help someone on this list. Anyone know what county in TN these Pates were from? Diana In a message dated 12/28/2003 9:07:40 PM Mountain Standard Time, tracymkirk@charter.net writes: > MIDDLE TENN. SUPERIOR COURT RECORDS, TENN. ARCHIVES,LOOSE PAPERS IN MSS. > DIVISlON, > CARD INDEX FILE. > MARBLE STONER, Adm. > vs. > WILLEROY PATE, MILLEY PATE, STEPHEN PATE, JNO ANDERSON &RHODA, > his wife, JAS C. FERGUSON &LAURY (?) his wife, JAS CARTER & > JANE, his wife, JOHN THOMASON &AGNES, his wife, BOOKE PATE & > SABE PATE; a/ANTHONY PATE, dec'd > Be it remembered that at August Term 1827 of the Supreme Court of error & > appeall > held for the third judicial circuit at the court house in Sparta &on the > 31st day > of August 1827 this cause came to be heard before the Honorable Robert > Whyte, Jacob > Peck &Henry Crabb(?) the presiding judges &was heard upon the bill of the > complt > thro answer, replications exhibitsthe testimony taken in the cause and > arguments of > counsel on both sides when it appeared to the court that ANTHONY PATE the > ancestor > of debts employed the sd MARBLE STONE in l795 to purchase URIAH STONES > interest in > the negroes in the bill mentioned - that the sd MARBLE made sd purchase in > that year > pursuant to his agreement with sd ANTHONY - that the suit in Va. was carried > on for > sd ANTHONY's benefit - that he paid MARBLE STONE for making sd purchase from > URIAH > STONE this sd ANTHONY's trustee &agent - &that in atro(?) paid sd MARBLE the > consideration advanced the sd URIAH for his equity of redemption in the > negroes and > this court being of opinion that the assignment procured by MARBLE STONE > from URIAH > STONE in 1806 as alledged in his bill &the interest acquired by it enured to > the > benefit of ANTHONY PATES representatives the debts in this suit - whereupon > the > court doth order adjudge &decree that the bill of the (??) be issued with > costs & > that execution issue > Recorded Augt 1827 >