I am descended from Samuel Pilot and Margarette Jeanette Floyd Pilot from SC via Choctaw Co., AL. Their son William Steven Pilot/Pylate b. 1860 was my great grandfather. And yes I have relatives named Pylate (we are all related since the name was apparently made up) in Mississippi but I have only met one of them. Very recently, I finally met a Pylate relative, a very nice lady in Laurel, Ms.
So, is your name Ron or Andrew? Why don't you email me the particulars.
Bpylate@aol.comBetsy Pylate Simpson