Mathew Pate (1685 - 1780)

Born 20 Feb 1685 in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1780 at age 95 in Halifax County, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Mathew Pate was a Virginia colonist.

Mathew Pate

Origin

Mathew was baptized on February 20, 1686^[1] at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, son of Thomas Pate of Poroportank Creek, Gloucester County^[2] and his wife Elizabeth^[3] (Elizabeth Early in WikiTree).

He is identified as "Matthew Pate (2d)" by researcher, Jinks Lee.^[1] Unclear what is the evidence for this, and who this indicates was Mathew Pate (1). Research is needed. Mathew may have been a brother of Maj. John and Maj. Thomas Pate, also nephew of Richard Pate.^[1] Again, evidence is sought.

Mathew lived at lived at Poropotanck creek, in Gloucester County.^[1]

Marriage

Mathew married c. 1709 to Anne Reid.^[2]

Children of Anne and Mathew:^[2][4]

1. Jacob Pate; mar Zilla Broach
2. Sarah Pate eldest daughter; mar 18 Feb 1736/7 William Anderson
3. Jeremiah Pate; mar Miss Bender
4. Matthew Pate, III; mar Miss Buck, "Their children: Matthew Pate, Betsy Pate, Becca Pate - It does NOT show this Matthew Pate md Miss Dabney. Evidently someone else has added this"^[4]
5. Rebecca Pate; mar George Newell
6. Rachel Pate; mar 1) Robert Robinson, 2) John Warrington
7. Thomas Pate b 11 Mar 1728, d Nov 24, 1814 James City Co.; mar Hannah (Phillips) Williams, widow

The above are the children reported by the William and Mary Quarterly. The children below are included, without evidence; citation is an Ancestry Tree. A more reliable source for this information is required.

1. Catherine Pate
2. Moses Pate
3. Elizabeth Pate
4. Cornelius Pate

Death and Legacy

Mathew died on 1 June 1780 at Halifax County, Virginia Colony.^{[citation needed]}

Matthew was born about 1686. He passed away after 1728.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Lee, Jinks,[PATE-L The Matthew Maze, Part 2 of 4 ] PATE-L Archives, 14 May 1999, accessed 13 February 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Anderson, Robert, 1903 Family Records of Anderson, Pate, Tyler, Graves and Mouring Families. The William and Mary Quarterly. (Vol. 12, No. 2 (Oct., 1903), pp. 116-124) Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, JSTOR.org accessed 13 February 2016.
3. ↑ Historical and Genealogical Notes The William and Mary Quarterly. (Vol. 5, No. 4 (Apr., 1897), pp. 279) Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, JSTOR.org accessed 13 February 2016.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Lee, Jinks, [PATE Matthew Maze] PATE-L Archives, 14 July 2001, accessed 13 February 2016.

See also:

• Ancestry Family Trees Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Jinks Lee for your research and posts online, which provide many hints for avenues of research.
• The American Genealogy of the Pate Family by John Ben Pate.