 1689 - 1757 (68 years)
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| Name |
John J. Patton [1, 2] |
| Birth |
1689 |
Newton, Limavady, Derry, Ireland  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
10 Mar 1757 |
, Augusta, Virginia [1] |
| Notes |
- Occupation: First Sheriff of Augusta County, Virginia, circa 1745
John Patton emigrated from Ireland in the early 1700s, probably encouraged to come to America by his Uncle, John Lewis. He joined his uncle in Philadelphia, later moving into Lancaster Co, PA where he purchased 2 parcels of land, the first on 23 Mar 1736 (200 acres) and an additional 200 acres on 18 Feb 1744.
He later moved to Augusta Co, VA, settling in that part of the county which later became Pendleton Co, WVA. He purchased several tracts of land in that region known as "The Buffalo Meadows", near the present town of Franklin. He built his home on the banks of the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River. He built the first mill in that part of the county on the South Fork. Fort Seybert was later erected on the hill about 100 yards above the mill site. He also entered claims on Mill Creek and John's Creek near Sweedland. John Patton Sr, John Patton, Jr, and Matthew Patton (a son of John Patton Sr) made the following land purchases: John Patton Sr, 453 acres for 18 pounds; Matthew Patton, 157 acres for 6 pounds, John Patton Jr, 210 acres for 8 pounds 10 shillings.
A petition "for a road from Widow Coburn's Mill on the South Branch, to John Patton's Mill on the South fork, at least 30 miles nearer than the road we formerly traveled", a bridle path, is asked for and the petition is signed by William Stephenson, Matthew Patton, Jeremiah Calkin, George West, Peter Reed, Jr., Samuel Patton, Benjamon Patton, Leonard Reed, John Reed, John Knowles, Alexander Crockett, John Patton, Luke Collins, Jacob Reed and Daniel Richardson (Chalkley, Volume 1, page 438)
John Patton Jr, sold his 210 acres to Jacob Seybert of Frederickstown, MD in 1755. In 1756, Fort Seybert was built on the property. On May 22, 1755, John Patton, Sr sold his 453 acres to John Dunckle. These sales were probably in preparation for the Patton family's exodus to North Carolina. In 1758, Matthew Patton was the only one of the original Patton settlers to own land from the original purchase.
2 Jan 1756 Will of John Patton:
"In the name of God, Amen, January the second day in the year of our Lord 1756 - I, John Patton, of the County of Augusta and Collony of Virginia being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory.... do make and ordain my Last Will and Testament. I give and bequeath to Agness, my dearly beloved wife, the use of the planatation whereon I now dwell with all the appurtenances thereto belonging during her widowhood.... I do put into her hands all my moveable estate. In order to have my five children, to wit: William, James, Margaret, Isabell and Agness educated and supported until they come to age... - my elder children already portioned off. They are not by this Will intitled to any part of what I now possess..."
(Todd Williams)
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| Person ID |
I23935 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
1 Feb 2012 |
| Father |
Henry Patton, b. 1663, Dundee, , Angus, Scotland d. 1743, Kilmacrenan, Donegal, Ireland (Age 80 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Sarah Cameron Lynn, b. 1668, Dundee, Dundee, Scotland d. 1757, Clondevaddock, Kilmacrenan, Dublin, Ireland (Age 89 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
1685 |
Kilmacrenan, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland [1] |
| Family ID |
F08929 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Sarah Rogers, b. 1690, Limavady, Northern Ireland d. 1752, , Augusta, Virginia (Age 62 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Samuel Patton, b. 1720, Limavady, Northern Ireland d. 5 Sep 1799, Cabarrus, North Carolina (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Jacob Patton, b. 1726 d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. John J. Patton, b. 1728 d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 4. Matthew Patton, b. May 1730 d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. Alexander Patton, b. Abt 1734 d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 6. James Patton, b. 12 Oct 1735 d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 7. Benjamin Patton, b. Abt 1736 d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 8. Lydia Patton, b. 1739 d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 9. William Patton, b. Sep 1742, Chester, Pennsylvania d. 23 Jun 1818, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina (Age ~ 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F10676 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
1 Feb 2012 |
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