Not an answer to your question, but a little more Pate data, Coweta Co GA... Coweta Co GA Tax Digests 1845-1848, 1854-1857, 1861 [GDAH microfilm 169/74] 1845 Capt Smith's Dist (Cedar Creek) Pate, Johnson 1855 691 Militia Dist, 1st District Pate, James M, 1 poll, 100a, #247 1st Dist Coweta There may have been more Pate entries & more information on the above entries. I just happened to notice these two while looking for my Adam Rish family & made brief notes. Lindy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jinks Lee" <jinksp@juno.com> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 12:47 PM Subject: [PATE] Brick Walls: Johnson Pate (AL39) > Johnson Pate, b. 4 May 1801 GA, d. 11 Oct 1873 Fayette Co, GA > md (1) 26 Jan 1822 to Rebecca Hurt > (2) 3 Mar 1857 to Martha Elizabeth Fountain > > This family was in 1830 Hall Co, GA; 1840 Meriweather Co, GA; > 1850 Coweta Co, GA; 1860 & 1870 Fayette Co, GA > > Who were Johnson's parents?? > Jinks > >