Re: James' Son Jesse Patty & Sarah West
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James' Son Jesse Patty & Sarah West
Theresa Bell 2/23/01
Theresa, This subject has been brought up so many times over the years that it is almost like which came first the chicken or the egg. There are five Zorobables so far in my reserach.
But the Zorobable that was in Roane County TN, is the father of your line. There are records in Halifax County Courthouse that back up the Camden Parish Book which states that the three boys, Obediah Josiah and Zorobable West are sons of Sarah West and Jesst Paty, is told to take care of them. In other words they are bound to him.
Zorobable is some what younger than the other two.
It is hard for me to think Delilah Doss Paty, (Jesse's wife would have named a child Zorobable also, she had to know about Sarah West). Why Zorobable is listed in the will and not the other two, I can't say, but the other two were already away from home when Jesse died. They may have already gotton their share, (if indeed they was a share, Jesse was not required by law to put any of them in his will), and moved on.
But all three show up early in TN records.
In the Doss research Zorobable Paty is written up when he was interviewed in TN over a debt for James Doss. (Delilah's father) He said he knew the DOss's from VA. This is the Zorobable of your line. Also the Quaker records of Maryville Tenn. are full of Zorobable and his family.
I will be glad to talk to you about this if you would like, e-mail me for my phone number at [email protected]
Ask whoever told you otherwish to send you proof that there are two Zorobable's in TN, that the one in Sevier Co and the one in Roane Co are not the same. I would like to have a copy of that.
Until I see paper proof that I proves that, I will have to stand on the paper proof I have.
Zorobable has been one of the hardest and most interesting Paty's to date and we still don't have all the answers, but I don't want to kick him out of the family just yet.
Look forward to hearing from all your Patty researchers who are working on this line.
Dee Lansford [email protected]