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Descendants of James Patterson

Second Generation


2. James Patterson Sr. (James ) was born on 6 Jun 1759 in , , Pennsylvania. He died on 6 Feb 1844 in Madison, Highland, Ohio, USA.

Will of James Patterson, Rutherford Cty, Tn Oct 1830
Posted by Danielle Patterson on Tue, 22 Feb 2000, in response to Rutherford Co. Ancestors, posted by Sys Admin on Wed, 16 Jun 1999
Surname: Patterson
James Patterson, will dated Oct 1 1830 page 164, Rutherford County, Tn. All my expenses to be paid. To my beloved son, SAMUEL PATTERSON and beloved son, HARVEY PATTERSON, the plantation on which I now live to be equally divided between them and their heirs. To my beloved son SAMUEL one negro boy named Andrew Jackson, also one negro girl named Mariah and also one bed and furniture. To my beloved son HARVEY one negro boy named Ben also one bed and furniture and also one bay mare. To my beloved son JOHN one dollar only, having once given his portion of my worldly property. To my beloved son WILLIAM one dollar having also once given his portion of my property. To my beloved son JAMES one dollar also having once given him his portion of my property. To my beloved son CHARLES C PATTERSON fifty acres of land in HIghland Cty, State of Ohio which he now has in possession, also one bed and furniture. To my beloved son ALEXANDER PATTERSON one hundred acres of land in Highland County, State of Ohio which land he said, ALEXANDER PATTERSON has sold to his brother CHARLES, also one bed and furniture. To my beloved son ISAAC R PATTERSON one colt as the case may bee, also one bed and furniture, also a saddle and bridle. To my beloved son JOSEPH PATTERSON one horse, saddle and bridle, also one bed and furniture. to my beloved daughter AGNESS PATTERSON one Negro boy named Bob, also one bed and furniture, also one three year old sorrel mare, also a saddle and bridle, also two cows and calves to be furnished by my sons SAMUEL and HARVEY when she becomes of age or sooner if she should marry and need them, also one bureau, also one set of silver teaspoons and sugar tongs, also that my sons SAMUEL and HARVEY shall keep her negro boy until she may either marry or comes of age. To my beloved son HENRY LEE PATTERSON one negro boy named Henry who is to be kept by my sone SAMUEL until my son HENRY LEE comes of age. It is my will that my son HENRY LEE be kept at school at the expense of my sons SAMUEL and HARVEY until he is old enough to put to some suitable trade, also one horse and saddle to be furnished by his brothers SAMUEL AND HARVEY when he arrives at the age of twenty one. All the residue of my property shall belong to my sons SAMUEL AND HARVEY to be used or disposed of as they think proper. I have an old Negro woman who I do not wish to remain any longer a slave. I give her to my son SAMUEL to take care of her and provide for her while she may live. I appoint my beloved sons SAMUEL PATTERSON and HARVEY PATTERSON, executors. This 1st Oct 1830. Wit: WM ROBB and EDWIN SHARPE. order to be recorded.

James married Ruth Sarah Ingram about 1784. Ruth was born in 1769. She died on 14 Jul 1843 in , Highland, Ohio, USA.

They had the following children.

+ 8 M i William Patterson was born on 17 Sep 1785. He died on 23 Feb 1843.
+ 9 M ii Alexander Patterson was born on 15 Mar 1793. He died on 8 Aug 1855 from Cholera.
+ 10 M iii James Patterson Jr. was born on 17 Jan 1796. He died on 2 Aug 1828.
+ 11 F iv Sarah Jane Patterson was born on 17 Mar 1799. She died on 10 Apr 1871.

3. Jane "Janey" Patterson 1, 2 (James ) was born on 1 Feb 1770 in , Caswell, North Carolina. She died on 2 Sep 1843 in Jasper County, Georgia.

Janey married Samuel Shy 1, 2 about 1786. Samuel was born on 15 Jul 1765 in Caswell County, North Carolina. He died on 13 Dec 1830 in Jasper County, Georgia.

The name of Shi is beginning to be used at about this period of time.  This isprobably due to the usual misspelling and use of the name during
business transactions.  Later generations adopted the Shi spelling almost entirely.

They had the following children.

+ 12 M i James Hinton Madison Shy was born on 15 Mar 1801. He died on 8 Jul 1876.
  13 F ii Sarah Shy 1, 2 was born on 9 Aug 1787 in <, Hancock Cty, Ga>. She died on 15 Sep 1860 in Monroe County, Georgia.
  14 F iii Mary or Polly Shy 1, 2 was born on 28 Jul 1789 in Georgia.

Batch #: 1903779, Source Call #:
  15 F iv Jane Shy 1, 2 was born on 2 Sep 1791 in <, Hancock Cty, Ga>.
  16 F v Eleanor Shy 1, 2 was born on 1 Apr 1794 in <, Hancock Cty, Ga>. She died on 1 May 1862 in Monroe County, Georgia.
  17 F vi Nicey Shy 1, 2 was born on 1 Apr 1797 in <, Hancock Cty, Ga>.
  18 F vii Eliza Shy 1, 2 was born on 2 Feb 1800 in Hancock County, Georgia. She died on 9 May 1852 in Morgan County, Georgia.
  19 F viii Amelia Shy 1, 2 was born on 22 May 1805 in <, , Nc>.
  20 M ix James Hinton Shy 1, 2 was born on 15 Mar 1807 in North Carolina. He died about 1876 in Monroe Co., Georgia. He was buried about 1876.
  21 F x Mariah Shy 1, 2 was born on 25 Jan 1810 in <, , Nc>.
+ 22 M xi Seaborn J. Shy was born on 10 Jul 1803. He died on 10 Jun 1858.

5. Andrew Patterson (James ) was born on 1 Feb 1778 in , Botetourt, Virginia. He died on 25 May 1849 in , Jackson, Missouri, USA.

Andrew married Susanna Trotter on 11 Oct 1810. Susanna was born in 1773 in Washington County, Tennessee. She died on 24 May 1849 in , Jackson, Missouri, USA.

They had the following children.

+ 23 M i James Alexander Patterson was born in 1811.
  24 M ii Daniel Patterson was born in 1813.
  25 F iii Isabelle Patterson was born in 1814.
        Isabelle married Tyler Helskell.
+ 26 M iv Joseph Trotter Patterson was born on 15 Jan 1815. He died in AFT. 1880.
  27 M v John Patterson was born in 1816.
  28 M vi Andrew Jackson Patterson was born in 1817.
        Andrew married Hannah Eliza Carmichael on 1 Apr 1852 in Jackson, Missouri.
+ 29 M vii David Trotter Patterson was born on 28 Feb 1818. He died on 3 Nov 1891.
+ 30 F viii Martha Jane Patterson was born on 4 Sep 1823. She died on 4 Oct 1852.
  31 M ix Nathanial G Patterson was born on 23 Mar 1820 in Green, Karnes County, Texas.
        Nathanial married Kate Simpson.
  32 M x William Patterson was born in 1821 in , Benton, Missouri, USA. He died in 1859.
        William married Sarah M. Fristoe on 5 Mar 1844 in , Jackson, Missouri, USA. Sarah was born on 1 Jul 1824 in , Benton, Missouri, USA. She died in 1877 in , Benton, Missouri, USA.
  33 M xi Benjamin F Patterson was born in 1823.
  34 F xii Valentine Patterson was born in 1823.

6. Nathaniel Patterson (James ) was born in 1780 in , Botetourt, Virginia.

Nathaniel and Ann are found on the 1830 Federal Census of Jackson CountyAlabama. They are also on the 1840 census there. They had 8 children.There were 5 boys and 3 girls. I know only the name of my greatgrandfather at this time. His name was Robert Steele Patterson. I knowthat he was not the oldest. He was born on 02/25/1825.

Nathaniel married Ann McKamey. Ann was born in Virginia.

They had the following children.

+ 35 M i Robert Steele Patterson was born on 25 Feb 1825. He died on 6 Jun 1898.

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