Isaac Patterson

Notes:

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1820 census of Overton County, Tennessee

011 Robert Patterson 3 1 1 1 1
011 Benjamin Moore 1 1 1 1 1
011 James Patterson 2 1 2 2 1

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1830 Franklin County Alabama Census

Jas Patterson 00101/00001

Is this correct???
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1850 Argicultual Franklin County Alabama Census

James Patterson, 12, 60, 125, 52, 100


These are the items represented and separated by a comma; for ex ample John Doe, 20, 25, 10, 5,
100
1. Owner
2. Acres of Improved Land
3. Acres of Unimproved Land
4. Cash Value of Farm
5. Value of Farm Implements and Machinery
13. Value of Livestock





1850 Franklin Co Al

889 889 James Patterson age 60 Male Farmer 150 bo rn SC
Margaret Patterson 59 Femal e NC
Mabel 27 Female (could be 29 ) TN
Margaret 21 Femal e TN
John W. 20 Male Farme r TN
Sarah 18 Femal e TN
Nancy 18 Femal e TN
Isaac 14 Mal e TN



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I also found this: //cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al /Tallapoosa?read=429

Patterson's in Alexander City area

Posted by Judy Howington on Mon, 1 9 Apr 1999

Surname: Patterson, Brown, Neighbors
Can anyone help me get James Isham/Isom Patterson out of Alabama ? James Isham Patterson b. about 1795 (prob. Ireland) was marrie d to Margaret (Peggy) Brown b. abt. 1795 (prob. Ireland).A Son , Andrew Jackson Patterson, b. Dec. 11, 1816 SC was married to M ary Ann Neighbors, b.June 16, 1822 SC. Andrew Jackson Patterso n and his wife, Mary Ann are buried in the back yard of their ho me which is standing just off Hwy 280 in Alexander City. I thin k James Isham Patterson and Peggy Brown were in the Newberry, S C area before moving to Chambers and then Tallapoosa Counties. D esperate to find the parents of James I. Patterson. Peggy's fath er was William Brown.

James married Margaret about 1813 in North Carolina U.S.A.. Margaret was born about 1790 in North Carolina U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Note: Based on Land transaction below Robert Patterson should h ave been atleast 18 years old to have purchased land.. so he wou ld have to have been born ca 1748 or 1749..

Note..Robert Patterson, JR's land
.. PATTERSON, ROBERT - File #2220; Gr. #375; Bk. 23, p. 151
Plat:
Surveyed for Robert Patterson Junr, 150 A on both sides Clarks f ork of Bullocks Creek...
W Sims, Surv.
Wm Cravens, Thos Petterson, CB
Iss. 26 Oct 1767

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Per Harald Reksten: Robert died near Manila, McMinn County, Tenn essee. Found in the 1790,1800, 1810, 1820 Census records, Lan d Deed, and will. Sold York Co land in 1796, bought Rutherford C o NC land in 1795, Farm granted in 1825 in McMinn County, TN.

From "Marty Grant"

Robert Patterson left York County, South Carolina and moved to R utherford County, North Carolina in the mid 1790's. He and his w ife Margaret left Rutherford County North Carolina after 1810 an d went to McMinn County Tennessee. He died in McMinn County.

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Will of Robert Patterson from the Records Office of the County C ourt Clerk of McMinn County, Tennessee, Athens, Will Book A. Pag es 119-120.

In the name of God amen.... Robert Patterson of the State of Ten nessee and McMinn County revoking all other wills so appoint thi s my last will and testament in the following manner. First I g ive and bequeath to my daughter, Anna Green, wife of James Green , one negro girl named Rose... Second I give and bequeath to m y son, Samuel Patterson all my plantation where I now live conta ining one hundred and sixty acres after his mother's death and u ntil then my will is that he and his mother work the plantatio n jointly and divide the profit equal and I also give my son, Sa muel Patterson one negro boy named Peter. 3rd I give to my daug hter Hannah Patterson on negro boy named Ben. I give to my lovin g wife, Mabel Patterson all my estate that I have not given to m y children before to have the use and benefit thereof as long a s she lives.

4. I give to my daughter, Margaret Blackburn, ten dollars to b e paid to her at her mother's death.
5. I give to my daughter, Edna McElheren ten dollars to be pai d to her at her mother's death.
6. I give to my daughter, Martha Moore ten dollars to be paid t o her at her mother's death.
7. I give to my son, William Patterson ten dollars to be paid t o him at her mother's death.
8. I give to my son, Robert Patterson ten dollars to be paid t o him at her mother's death.
9. I give to my daughter, Sarah Moore, wife of Jonathan Moore te n dollars to be paid to her at her mother's death.
10. I give to my son, James Patterson ten dollars to be paid t o him after her mother's death.
11. I give to my daughter, Nancy Grigg ten dollars to be paid t o her after her mother's death.
12. I give to my daughter, Elizabeth Julian thirty five dollar s to be paid to her after her mother's death.
13. I give to my daughter, Mabel Gaston ten dollars to be paid t o her at her mother's death.

Should there be any of my estate undisposed of by this last wil l and testament I leave it to be equally divided between all m y children after their mother's death.

I appoint my sons Samuel Patterson and Robert Patterson to be ex ecutors of my last will and testament as witness my hand and sea l the 7th day of January 1828.

Signed sealed and delivered by the said testator as for his las t will and testament in the presence of us

AR Cox
Joshua Leonard
Joseph Briant
(his mark) signed,

Robert Patterson

From Book "Heads of Families - First Census of The US - 1790 - S C"

Camden District, South Carolina - page 29

Robert Patterson 2 3 3

means- In the Robert Patterson household there were 2 free whit e males of 16 years, and upward, (Robert and probably his fathe r Robert), there was also 3 free white males under 16 years of a ge, and 3 free white females.
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//ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rutherford/census/ruth1800.tx t

1800 Rutherford County North Carolina Census

Date SNDX L Name F Name NARS StR Pg# Famil y Grp.
---- ----- ------------- --------------- ---- ---- --- -------- ------
1800 P362 PATTERSON David M-32 033 135 10010-3 0100-00
1800 P362 PATTERSON James M-32 033 135 00100-0 0100-00
1800 P362 PATTERSON John M-32 033 136 20100-0 0100-00
1800 P362 PATTERSON Robert M-32 033 138 21001-2 3011-00
1800 P362 PATTERSON Samuel M-32 033 135 20010-2 0010-00


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ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rutherford/census/1810lz. txt

1810 Rutherford County North Carolina Census

Date SNDX L Name F Name NARS StR Pg# Famil y Grp.
---- ----- ------------- --------------- ---- ---- --- -------- ------
1810 P362 PATTERSON David M-252 042 126 NdRcd

1810 P362 PATTERSON James M-252 042 127 NdRcd

1810 P362 PATTERSON John M-252 042 128 NdRcd

1810 P362 PATTERSON Robert M-252 042 128 NdRcd

1810 P362 PATTERSON Robert M-252 042 128 NdRcd

1810 P362 PATTERSON Robert Sr. M-252 042 128 NdRcd

1810 P362 PATTERSON Robert Sr. M-252 042 128 NdRcd

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1820 Rutherford County North Carolina Census Index


Date SNDX L Name F Name NARS StR Pg# Famil y Grp.
---- ----- ------------- --------------- ---- ---- --- -------- ------
1820 P362 PATTERSON David M-33 080 347 NdRcd
1820 P362 PATTERSON John M-33 080 347 NdRcd
1820 P362 PATTERSON John M-33 080 390 NdRcd
1820 P362 PATTERSON John M-33 080 392 NdRcd
1820 P362 PATTERSON Robert M-33 080 386 NdRcd
1820 P362 PATTERSON William M-33 080 386 NdRcd

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after Roberts death ...

the 1830 Rutherford County North Carolina Census index

Date SNDX L Name F Name NARS StR Pg# Famil y Grp.
---- ----- ------------- --------------- ---- ---- --- -------- ------
1830 P362 PATTERSON John M-19 124 496 2nd Reg iment
1830 P362 PATTERSON William M-19 124 481 2nd Reg iment

NEED TO CHECK THIS OUT....

1782 Tax rolls


Date SNDX L Name F Name NARS StR Pg# Famil y Grp.
---- ----- ------------- --------------- ---- ---- --- -------- ------
1782 P362 PATTERSON James N/A N/A N/A Tax Rol l
1782 P362 PATTERSON Mathew N/A N/A N/A Tax Rol l



1790 Rutherford County North Carolina Census

Date SNDX L Name F Name NARS StR Pg# Famil y Grp.
---- ----- ------------- --------------- ---- ---- --- -------- ------
1790 P362 PATTERSON Hugh M-637 007 118 01 00 0 3 00 00
1790 P362 PATTERSON Joseph M-637 007 117 01 01 0 1 00 00
1790 P362 PATTERSON Mathew M-637 007 117 02 00 0 3 00 00
1790 P362 PATTERSON Robert M-637 007 118 01 02 0 3 00 00

From Marty Grant:

1790 Census Rutherford Co NC.

Rutherford County, NC:
pg 117 Joseph Patterson 1-1-1-0-0 ** NFI (No further Info)

pg 117 Matthew Patterson 2-0-3-0-0 ** Matthew Patterson (bef 174 9-c1813/20).
My ancestor. He lived on Puzzle Creek in Rutherford County, NC but m oved to
Buncombe (later Henderson, now Transylvania) County, NC in the 1790' s.

pg 118 Hugh Patterson 1-0-3-0-1 ** NFI

pg 118 Robert Patterson 1-2-3-0-0 ** Robert (bef 1755). Here i n Rutherford
in 1800, and 1810.

Robert married Mabel. Mabel was born about 1765 in Colonies; died about 1826 in McMinn County, Tennessee U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Per Harald Reksten: On the 1800 census listed as between 26 an d 45 years old.

Notes:

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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]

Notes:

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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.. ??