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- Excerpts from Tate Families of the Southern States, Volume II, by Laura Mentzel and Ethel Updike, 1984
William Tate, born ca 1779, Russell County, VA, son of William and Elizabeth (?) Tate. They lived on the plantation filed on by Joel Hobbs in 1792, on Big Moccasin Creek. That his wife was Mary and that he was son of William Tate is indicated by deeds and will. On January 16, 1804, William Tate and Mary, his wife, of Russell County, VA, sold to Zachariah Fugate, 72 1/2 acres on both sides of Big Moccasin Creek, it being the upper part of the tract of land granted to Joel Hobbs on 15 December 1792 and conveyed to William Tate, Sr., Deceased, and granted by William Tate, Sr., to his son William Tate, Jr. by will. It was adj. William and Joseph Tate, including the dwelling house, etc.
Reference: Russell County, VA Will Book 2, Page 42: Deed Book 3, Page 456.
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