Lydia Patterson

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Robert lived in what was then called Craven District, South Caro lina. His will was made July 1775 (shown below) and probated Fe b 1791 in York County, South Carolina. According to Harald Reks ten, Robert has a land grant in 1767 in Mecklinburg County Nort h Carolina.



Will of Robert Patterson of the State of South Carolina

In the name of God amen then twenty first day of July 1775, I Ro bert Patterson of Craven farmer being very sick and weake in bo dy but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be unto God, there for e calling to mind the mortaility of my body and knowing that i s is appointed for all men once to die, do meeks and ordain thi s my last will and testament, that is to say Principally and fir st of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hand of almight y God that gave it and my body recommend to the earth to be buri ed in desent Christian burial at the descration of my Executor s noting debating but at the General Resurrection I shall receiv e the same again by the mighty power of God; and as touching suc h worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in th is life I give demise and dispose of the sme in the following ma nner and form:

And first of all I constituet make and ordain my beloved wife Sa rah and my beloved sons Robert and Peter to be my whole and sol e Executors of this my last will and testament all and singula r my land messages and tenements which all household good dats a nd oveable affects by them to be executed according to law and f or them said Executors to take care and see that all and every o ne of my beloved family sahave have there full share and I shal l appoint imprimisa. I give and bequeath to Sarah my dearly lov ed wife her full thirds of all my moveable affects and the homes tead place till my sone William comes of age and half afterward s while she lived and her horse and saddle.

Item I give and bequeath unte my son Thomas fifty pounds lawful l mony of South Carolina to be leveed out of my estate and all m y clothes except my fir hat and one gray three year old mare an d colt to his son John.

I likewise give and bequesth unte my daughter Sarah one cow an d calf, and what is between Joseph and me.

I likewise give unto my son William the homestead place after h is mother's decease all only fromw here the line crosses the roa d that goes to Peter's old place and staight a cors to the old s aw pit below the muddy branch and se stright on to the outside l ine and from that said line down to Peter.

I likewise give and bequeath unto my sons Peter and Robert eac h of them an equal part of my land and clames in the province o f Virginia.

I likewise give and bequiath unto my children all and every on e of them that is now single with my daughter's Elisebeth and Ly dia each of them an equal part of the remainer of my moveable af fects by all and every one them freely to be possessed and enjoy ed; and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all an d every other former testaments wills legacies and bequeaths an d Executors by me in wise before named willed and bequeathed rat ifying and confirming this and no other to be my lawful will an d testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and s eal the day and year above written.

Signed sealed pulished pronounced and declared by the said Rober t Patterson as his last will and testament in the presence of th e Subscribers.

His
Robert X Patterson
MARK

Nathaniel Harrison
James Dickie


Recorded Feb. 4, 1791
Book "A-12" P. 57
Case No. 61
File No. 353

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From Note I wrote to James Morse Nov 2001.

Robert Patterson: In examining Robert's will and getting a bett er understanding of the terminology and legal issues during th e time the will was written.. Most of Robert's descendants now b elieve Robert died sometime between 1775 and 1791 .. actually cl oser to July 1775 when he stated in his will he will ill. His w ife died around 1790/1791 and at that time the will was recorded /probated to give title of the land to his son William. If yo u remember from the will

From Will: "In the name of God amen then twenty first day of Ju ly 1775, I Robert Patterson of Craven farmer being very sick an d weake in body but of perfect mind and memory, "


From will: " I likewise give unto my son William the homestea d place after his mother's decease all only from where the lin e crosses the road that goes to Peter's old place and straigh t a cors to the old saw pit below the muddy branch and se straig ht on to the outside line and from that said line down to Peter. "

This was also found in York Co by Wes Patterson :

> On Thursday, Oct. 14, 1790 (pg. 285 of the court records) stat es the
> following: "Will of Robert Patterson Senr deceased, formerl y proven
> by James Dickey and Nathaniel Harrison before Samuel Swann Esq r, was
ordered to be recorded."

Plus Wes found that Nathaniel Harrison died in 1784..
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On 8/23/01 12:52 PM, "wpatersn@wfubmc.edu" wrote:

> Debra,
>
> Yes, I have that same record from John of Great Bridge, Va . I don't have it
> with
> me (at work) so I wasn't able to refer to that earlier whe n I replied to you.
> There are other accounts of these same families though that d o confuse the
> issue, as you mentioned.
>
> I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU:
>
> 1. Do you know which 8 children grew to maturity, as stated i n those notes?
>
> 2. Do you know anything about the Robert (son of Robert of Lan caster) who was
> four years old in the account below? I'm trying to determine i f he was four in
> 1730 when they reached PA or when they first started on that t wo year
> excursion
> across the state. In either case, that would make him being bo rn about 1724 or
> 1726. Do you know if he stayed in the PA area or if he left an d went south?
>
> I'm specifically trying to see if there is a link between hi m and the Robert
> Patterson who died in York County, SC in 1791. This latter Rober t was born about
> 1727 give or take a year. It is known that owned land in Augus ta County, Va which
> covered most of the western region of Va in the 1740s and 1750 s (WV also). It
> is
> believed that his family was from PA and that he was either bo rn in PA or in
> N.
> Ireland. His 1775 will (he died in 1791 though) states that h e owned land in
> both Augusta County, Va and also in Craven/York County, SC.
>
> His oldest son was named Thomas (and I see where the Robert so n of Robert of
> Lancaster was about two years older than his brother Thomas ma king them close,
> no doubt). Robert of Va/SC also had children named Robert, Pet er, Elizabeth,
> Lydia, Sarah, and William (and I see where the PA Robert als o had a brother
> named William, too).
>
> The Va/SC Robert's son Thomas was born ca. 1748. This same Tho mas and his
> younger brothers Robert and Peter may have been born in August a County, Va, but
> it
> is believed that the four youngest siblings were all born in t he old Craven
> Co.,
> SC between 1755 and 1762. So it looks like this Va/SC Robert a cquired land in
> Augusta County, Va in the 1740s perhaps, and then moved to SC i n the mid 1750s,
> holding onto the land in both states. According to the accoun t on the PA
> Pattersons, the Thomas Patterson there was killed in 1756 (mi d 1750s) by
> Indians. If he WAS the brother of the Va/SC Robert Patterson , perhaps THAT is
> why Robert moved to SC, to get away from the dangerous open la nds. I DO know
> that is why thousands did move south during the 1750s.
>
> I am 95% sure that my gggg-gf John Patterson (b. ca. 1766 in S C; d. 1840s in
> Union County, Ga) was the son of Thomas Patterson (ca. 1748), wh o was the son of
> the Va/SC Robert Patterson(ca. 1727). I am extremely intereste d in finding out
> more about this "four year old" Robert Patterson, son of Rober t of Lancaster.
> If
> these two Roberts (PA Robert and Va/SC Robert) were not the sa me person, I
> suspect there may still be a connection somewhere.
>
> I would greatly appreciate any insight you may have.
>
> Thanks, Debra.
> Wes
>
> http://wespatterson.com/patterson.html
>
>
> Debra Clark wrote:
>
>> Hello Wes,
>> Thanks for the names of the boys. Some sources say that Joh n Patterson m. to
>> Phebe ___ was the brother of Col. Robert Patterson of Dayton , OH and some
>> say 1st cousin. The Patterson Papers in Dayton say that Fran cis's brother
>> John was the father of John Patterson m. Phoebe/Phebe. So w e are leaning
>> toward 1st cousin. Also there is a John Patterson buried in W oodland Cem.
>> with all of Col. Robert and his family and that John Patterso n b. 1754 d. 09
>> Jun 1829 was married to Sarah __ and had two children, Willia m and a
>> daughter Sarah that married a Mr. Roads. I have his will , I thought he was
>> my John Patterson but mine died 26 Dec 1821 Union Villiage, W arren County, OH.
>> No will or estate as far as I know. Here is some informatio n I recieved from
>> John Patterson from Great Bridge, VA
>> Notes: Concerning the Forefathers: The first of the Patterson s who came over
>> had settled in the northeast part of the state. The father (e migrant John),
>> and son Robert (afterwards of Lancaster), decided to go farth er south. It
>> took them, according to the family records, two years to cros s the state.
>> They settled on the way, raised a crop of corn and then move d on farther
>> west and south. The family party in wagons were as follows: t he emigrant
>> ancestor, John Patterson, and his middle-aged single daughter , whose name
>> has not been preserved; Robert (of Lancaster), his son, Rober t's wife,
>> Margaret, and their children: John; aged thirteen (ancestor o f the Shaker
>> Pattersons); Mary, eleven, Francis (of Bedford), nine (afterw ards father of
>> Robert Patterson of Lexington); William, seven; Robert, four ; and Thomas, a
>> baby. Another daughter, whose name isnot known, was next olde r than William.
>> Several more children were born to Robert and Margaret afte r they came to
>> Amercia; Ann was born in NJ in 1732.
>>
>> ... After the death of John Patterson, his spinster daughte r left the family
>> party for a home of her own in a cabin near the Patterson far m and lived
>> alone until her death, some years later. The next move of th e family was
>> into Pennsylvania. They spent several years in Bucks and Lanc aster Counties,
>> the in 1738 crossed the Susquehanna into York County and live d near Hanover;
>> then, returning to Lancaster County, Robert purchased land o n Sweet Arrow
>> Creek; and "Sweet Arrow Farm" as the Patterson home, became w idely known as
>> is the "Rubicon Farm" near Dayton (Ohio), 160 years later. Th e names of
>> John, Farncis and William, sons of Robert of Lancaster, wil l be found
>> enrolled for military services in the fort companies of troop ers of York and
>> Lancaster counties. Eight of these children of Robert and Mar garet Patterson
>> lived to maturity, and most of them acquired homes in Pennsyl vania. William
>> married a Virginia girl and they joined her people south of t he Potomac in
>> Berkeley County; some records say Frederick County. This Will iam, as a
>> "minuteman" took part in the Battle of Cowpens, his brother s Francis and
>> Robert marching in reinforcements when halted by the news o f Colonel
>> Morgan's glorious victory. One of Robert's daughters marrie d and lived in
>> Maryland. Mary married and moved to the Pennsylvania frontie r with her
>> brothers, Francis (father of Robert, of Lexington) and Thomas , leaving the
>> Sweet Arrow Farm in order to make their home together in th e Cove Mountain
>> neighborhood.
>>
>> ...For five years, 1758 to 1763, Francis and his brother Robe rt (Uncle of
>> Colonel Robert) of Lancaster County were in almost constant m ounterd service
>> of the frontier.
>>
>> I don't know if my John and Phebe were in KY for sure or if i t was the other
>> John Patterson m. to Sarah. I think my John and Phebe were i n VA near the
>> Patomac(k) River. Here is a note from "The Chronicles of th e Scoth Irish in
>> Virginia", by Chalkey, Vol 1, Patterson vs. Gamwell.--John Pa tterson, son of
>> John Patterson, Middle River, 14th. June, 1770, but I have fo und another
>> John mentioned as the son and heir of Robert Patterson aroun d the same
>> period. If my John was from Lancaster as mentioned in the ab ove paragraph
>> then he didn't stay long but lived mostly in VA then KY the n Dayton, OH.
>> It is going to take lots of digging to find out who is who . So for now I am
>> unsure of when and where he was exactly before Dayton,OH.
>> Sincerely,
>> Debra Clark
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Wes Patterson"
>> To: "Debra Clark"
>> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 7:14 AM
>> Subject: Re: Robert and Mary/Margaret Patterson family
>>
>>> Debra,
>>>
>>> Thanks for writing. I have seen a couple of different list s and am trying
>> to
>>> sort through them myself. It sounds like the information yo u have is on
>> their
>>> son Francis Patterson (married Jane). I see where you have y our John as
>> the
>>> nephew of this Francis. Do you know who your John's father w as?
>>>
>>> According to the info I have Robert was born ca. 1675 and ma rried
>> Mary/Margaret.
>>> They had 9 or 10 sons and at least a couple of daughters. I' m still trying
>> to
>>> piece together the dates for the children, but it seems thei r sons' names
>> were
>>> William, Hugh, James, Robert, Matthew, Thomas, John, Leonard , Francis, and
>> one
>>> other possibly. These are not in any kind of order here.
>>>
>>> I'd love to know anything more that you do on this family. T hanks.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>>
>>> Debra Clark wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Wes,
>>>> I too descend from Robert b. 1700 Ireland and Margaret/Mar y Patterson.
>> I
>>>> recieved some information from Wight State Univ. Library i n Dayton, OH.
>> My
>>>> ancestor John Patterson m. Phebe were 1st cousins to Col. R obert
>> Patterson
>>>> co-founder of Lexington, KY and Dayton, OH. John and Pheb e became
>> Shakers.
>>>> That is another story. Any way Col. Robert's family documen ts were
>> preserved
>>>> in Dayton. His son Jefferson was also a Col. and grandson J ohn Henry
>>>> Patterson was founder and CEO of National Cash Registar. S o they were
>> very
>>>> important to Dayton. Mine were run out of town because the y were
>> Shakers.
>>>> At any rate, one of the genealogical charts for Col. Rober t Patterson
>> shows
>>>> Robert's parents as Francis and Jane Patterson. The childre n were:
>> Francis
>>>> Patterson, b. 1721 Ireland d. 09 Jul 1801 Lexington, KY, Jo hn Patterson
>> b.
>>>> 1717 d. prob. Lancaster, Lancaster Co.,PA, William Patterso n ca 1730, I
>>>> think he is the one m. Sarah Douglas, Robert Patterson b. 1 724, Thomas
>>>> Patterson b. 1726 d. Killed by Indians in 1756, Arthur Patt erson b.
>> 1728,
>>>> Ann Patterson b. 1732, and the last one I have is Mary Patt erson b.
>> 1719.
>>>> If you have a list of children and info on Robert and Marga ret/Mary's
>>>> children. I would really appreicate a list. Also, if you ha ve any info
>> or
>>>> know anyone who might know more about John Patterson b. 171 7 Ireland I
>> would
>>>> really appreciate the help.
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Debra Clark
>>>
>
> ******

To all:

I would like to know if someone can help me with court minutes
terminology. I have been reviewing many of the court minutes fro m York
Co., SC 1786 - 1797 just this last week, and found some interest ing
notes regarding the old Robert Patterson who wrote his will in 1 775 and
had his will recorded in 1791. Many of us have assumed over th e months
and years that Robert probably died around 1791 since his will w as
recorded then.

However, there are several good reasons to believe he died befor e
October of 1790, and possibly even well before then. Here's my q uestion.
What specifically does it mean to say that a will was "proven" i n court?
Does that mean that a will was written and witnessed and that pr oves it?
Or does it mean that the person who wrote the will has died an d then his
will was "proven in court"?

On Thursday, Oct. 14, 1790 (pg. 285 of the court records) state s the
following: "Will of Robert Patterson Senr deceased, formerly pr oven by
James Dickey and Nathaniel Harrison before Samuel Swann Esqr, wa s
ordered to be recorded."

Robert Patterson wrote his will in 1775 and it was signed by Jam es
Dickey and Nathaniel Harrison, that we DO know. This record abov e proves
that Robert Patterson was dead by October 1790 at the latest. Ho wever,
at that point in time, it's obvious that the will HAD been prove d, but
HAD NOT be recorded officially. So what does it mean to "prove " a will?
One major thing to remember, Betty (a fellow Patterson and Harri son
researcher) has pointed out to me that the Nathaniel Harrison in
question died in 1784, six years before this 1790 entry. And ye t the
1790 entry says that Harrison proved the will.

So, did Robert Patterson die by 1783 or 84? Yet, there were tw o Robert
Pattersons in York County, SC in the 1790 census, assumed to be th e Robert
in question, and also his son Robert Jr.

I would appreciate any insight, please. Thanks.

Wes Patterson
http://wespatterson.com/gen.html

Robert married Sarah. Sarah was born in abt.1720; died in 1790. [Group Sheet]

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Note: Sarah's birth date is a guess. If she was the only mothe r for these children then she had to be young eough to have ha d Mary ca 1740 and then William ca 1762.. so if she was ca 20 ye ars old when she had Mary she should still be young enough at 4 2 to have William. This would still make her 20 years younger t han her husband and therefore she could be his second wife.. ??

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From Wes's web site: //wespatterson.com/patt_roots.html

In 1770 the following entry was added to it: "These are to certi fy to all persons whom, &c., that I, Robert Patterson of North Carolina, Tryon County, son of William Patterson, deceased, do di sclaim any right or title that is or may be alledged belonging t o me of a certain tract of land lying and being in Augusta Count y upon a small branch on the south side of Linvell's Creek, whic h said land was taken up by Margaret Adams, the widow of John Ad ams, deceased.--Robert R. Patterson. 1st February, 1770.
Teste: Francis Adams, J. P., North Carolina, Tryon County.
Certifies that Francis Adams is a magistrate. Ezekiel Polk, C. C. . Proved, 15th March, 1770, by Samuel Hull and Jacob Gum. Samue l Adams qualifies executor, with Joseph Dictum, John Madison, Jr ."

William married Margaret Donnell. Margaret died in 1770. [Group Sheet]

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From Wes's web site..

Margaret Donnell is the key link. She wrote her will in 1744 i n Augusta Co Va, but she didn't die until 1770. She's listed i n 1744 as in Orange County, but that's only because that was the cl osest county seat to their location at the time. They actually l ived on Linville's Creek which was inside the jurisdiction of Au gusta Co.
* I'm unclear at this point as to the order of her two marriages . She had been married to William Patterson and also to John Ada ms, and both husbands were deceased by 1744. I'm of the impressi on (the more I study these families) that she may have been marr ied to William Patterson first, and THEN John Adams, but again , I don't know that for sure. We do know that Margaret and Joh n Adams had at least four children, maybe more. There were Eliza beth Adams, Catherine Adams, Samuel Adams, and Jane Adams. Thes e children were all born between 1705-1715. Some say that they w ere born in Sussex Co on the DE.

Margaret named in her 1744 will the following: "son Robert Patte rson, and his children; Mary Patterson, daughter of Robert Patte rson; daughter Jane Love; granddaughter Margaret Dollinson; gran ddaughter Ester Harrison; daugher Elizabeth; son-in-law Daniel L ove; son Samuel Adams. She named Robert Patterson and Samuel Ada ms executors. Daniel Love, Jane Love, and Ester Harrison signe d the will September 15, 1744, as the children of "Margaret Adam s".