Descendants of James Patterson

First Generation

1. James Patterson was born in , , Pennsylvania. He died in 1808.

James Patterson, whose father emigrated from Ireland and settled in Pennsylvania, and later in Virginia.  The National cyclopaedia of American biography, Volume 12‎ - Page 217

January 18, 2003 from Gobearsrolltide@aol.com (B.Patterson)  BOYD , CARDON, MASON , PATTERSON -I am researching my ggggrandfather James Patterson born as far as I know in Bedford County. I know that he was married there to Martha Boyd in 1770. I believe he was married to an Elizabeth Cardon before that in 1763. I am trying to verify that however. I believe that he had a son by her named James. I am trying also to find information on who his parents were and anything else that I can find about them. I am also trying to find information about Martha's parents, William Boyd and Margaret Mason. I know that the Mason family name appears many times in Virginia hisatory. I do not know if she is part of that family or not. Can you help me please? I live near Houston, Texas and very seldom get to your area to do any first hand research. Thank you for your time.

Greene County, Tennessee (formed 1783 from Washington County)
24 Oct 1810: The following persons are appointed Overseers of the following public roads in this County: Joseph Williams Overseer from James Patterson to Plumb Creek. Samuel Hunter Overseer from the So. West end of Jos. Lackland plantation at the forks of the road, to Jacob Freese's. Alexander Murphey Overseer from John Moore's to Henderson's Ford. (note: marriage to Lacklin).

I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Martha Patterson all of my household furniture during her life or widowhood only such as I should mention hereafter and the plantation on which I now live and all of the _nock of all sorts to support the family and at her death divide it as she thinks proper among the children . I give to my son James Patterson one hundred and ninety acres of land known by the name of Cedar Lick. Also I give to my son William Patterson a tract of land where he now lives to a certain line that we made betwixt us. I also give my son Andrew Patterson a tract at the lower end of the plantation I now live on beginning at the meadow fence and down to Campbell's line be it more or less a hundred acres. I also give to my son Nathaniel Patterson one hundred and fifty acres where I now live at his mother's death and all the plantation tools and his sisters is to live with him as long as suits them and he is to sow flax for them and give the same privileges of the house as they have at the time of the writing of this will until married or they see cause to go away and also the same Nathaniel is to support with provisions the gorls {?} and their stocks with such as can be made on the farm. And also I give to my two daughters, Janey Patterson and Nancy Patterson, Vd, Janey, my bay horse and Nancy my sorrel horse with their side saddles, two featherbeds and furniture and all of their wearing apparel only this reserved, that Nathaniel shall have use of the horses as long as the girls live with him. And also the girls is to have two cows apiece out of my stock at the time of their marriage or leave the house. And also I give one hundred and fifty acres of land to be sold to the best advantage and this money and property is to be equally divided among all of my children at the discretion of my Executors of which I likewise constitute and appoint ---- James Patterson and William Patterson and Cornelius Newman Executors of this my last will and testament,on the third day March in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and four. signed -- James Patterson.

In 1788 John Phereis and his son Robert (identified as such) were assessed on six horses in Captain Robert Harrison's company.49 On 4 October 1790 James Patterson won a judgement against John and his son Johnson Pharis for £4 8sh plus interest and court costs.50 Patterson was a Captain in the militia and a prominent merchant, and he probably had sued to collect an unpaid store bill. In the tax list of 1792 John, Senior, Johnson, Robert, and John, Junior (who would be John IV by our count were all assessed on one tithable.51 Robert Phares married Susanna Minnis in 1795 and moved to Randolph County in the year after.

He had the following children.

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James Patterson Sr. was born on 6 Jun 1759. He died on 6 Feb 1844.

James also married Elizabeth Carson ¹, daughter of John Carson and Anne Dixon, on 2 Dec 1763 in , Bedford, Virginia. Elizabeth was born on 13 Mar 1743 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA. She died in 1770 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA.

They had the following children.

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Jane "Janey" Patterson was born on 1 Feb 1770. She died on 2 Sep 1843.

James also married Martha Boyd ¹, daughter of William Boyd and Margaret Mason, on 24 Apr 1770 in , Bedford, Virginia. Martha was born in 1749 in , Bedford, Virginia. She was christened in Igi, F. She died before 29 Jan 1791.

They had the following children.

	4	M	iii	William Patterson.
+	5	M	iv	Andrew Patterson was born on 1 Feb 1778. He died on 25 May 1849.
+	6	M	v	Nathaniel Patterson was born in 1780.
	7	F	vi	Nancy Patterson.

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