Dave,
Thank you for the information about your grandfather Cate's statement that
his ancestors were three brothers who came over from Ireland. When would your
grandfather have been born? Did he have any work done on his family tree?
Candee
In a message dated 10/23/2006 9:18:59 PM Central Daylight Time,
Dave397(a)aol.com writes:
Keep me informed. I would be very interested in a DNA study.
I saw in an encyclopedia awhile back, under the category "names," that Cate
was derived from Katz, which was Hebrew for Kohen Tezedek, or in English,
"Most
Righteous Priest." We got a kick out of telling my maternal grandfather,
Laney Perry "Jack" Cate, that he was actually descended from Jewish priests
the
last few years of his life. (He always had a hook nose! LOL. But he always
said
he came from 3 brothers who came over from Ireland.)
Count me in,
Dave Smith