Diana - this is my direct line - these Pate's were in Smith & Jackson Cos, TN - came there from Bedford Co, VA. The suit actually started in Bedford Co - and Anthony Pate seems to be related to Uriah Stone in some way, which I haven't figured out. I found this info on a scrap of paper in the Nashville Archives - and have tried to find something else on it, but so far have had no luck Jinks