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CHAPTER IV
THOMAS PATTERSON, JR.
(son of Thomas Patterson, Sr.)
Thanks to the sharing of family letters and documents by Patty Gray of California; and thanks to the generosity of George & Lonnie Patterson of Pennsylvania; and thanks to the dogged research efforts, conducted nearly 100 years ago by Sarah Luella Patterson, we know a fair amount about the life of Thomas Sr.’s son, Thomas “Jr.,”, who settled across the Fayette Co. border in Rostraver, Westmoreland Co., PA.
Thomas was baptized by Rev. Cuthbertson 8 Oct 1758 at Rev. Cuthbertson’s “home base” in Middle Octoraro, Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. We don’t know the exact date of his birth, but we do know that he was born during trying times, at the height of the Indian uprisings. He was probably baptized a year or so after he was born. He could not be baptized at the Muddy Run meetinghouse in Martic Twp., Lancaster Co., where he two older brothers had been baptized seven years before, because the Indians had since burned down this structure. (See Chapter II.)
In 1762-64, when Thomas was still a boy, his father uprooted the family from Lancaster County and crossed the Susquehanna River to live for a time in the area of the Marsh Creek meetinghouse in Highland Twp, in present-day Adams Co., PA. (At that time it was part of York Co., PA.) Travel at this time was exceedingly difficult, the roads being no more than old Indian paths through which a pack-mule could barely pass. We can only dimly comprehend the hardships that Thomas Jr.’s parents must have faced during this move. At that time, his parents had five children: William, the oldest, about 13-15 years old; John, about 11-13 years old, Thomas Jr., age 5-7; Susannah, age 2-4; and Alexander, a baby.
It is not known how long Thomas Jr.’s family remained in the Marsh Creek area where his sister, Sarah, was baptized in 1764. Thomas Jr. may have been in the area of Marsh Creek only a short time, because it does seem that about1765, when Thomas Jr. was about seven, Thomas Jr.’s family was in the Big Cove area of Pennsylvania, in present-day Fulton Co. (formerly Adams Co.). (This is based on David Hunter Patterson’s “Memoirs,” in which it is stated that his great-grandfather—William, son of Thomas Sr.—arrived in the Big Cove about 1765.)
Based on Cumberland Co. tax lists 1778-1780, it appears that Thomas Jr.’s brothers—William and John—were living in Antrim/Washington Twp., Cumberland Co., during the Revolution. However, the whereabouts of Thomas Sr. and his son Thomas Jr. (then about 20-22 years old) is uncertain. Perhaps they remained behind in the Fulton Co. area, though tax lists there do not support this notion.
When war broke out in 1776, Thomas was a young man of about 18 years old. Did Thomas Jr. serve in the Revolutionary War? There is a Rev. War veteran marker on his grave at Rehoboth Presbyterian Cemetery in Belle Vernon, Fayette Co. (see below),
but I personally do not know on what specific service this marker is based. To my knowledge, there is no tradition among the descendants of Thomas Jr. that their ancestor was a Revolutionary War solider. I did not find reference to military service in any of the research material gathered by Sarah Luella Patterson. I do know that another Thomas Patterson (1757-1823), son of Peter Patterson of Washington Twp., Fayette Co.) is buried
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in Rehoboth Cemetery, and this Thomas was definitely a Revolutionary soldier. Since both of these men named Thomas Patterson were born within a year of each other (and, to my knowledge, are no relation), I wonder if there has been some kind of mix-up resulting in the service of Peter’s son, Thomas, being attributed to Thomas Jr. I do know from looking through Sarah Luella’s research materials that these two men were confused from time to time. For example, one notation I found shows that Sarah Luella thought that Thomas Jr. operated the Red Lion Tavern in Washington Twp.—but I know that the Thomas Patterson who owned the Red Lion Tavern was Peter’s son, not Thomas Sr.’s son.
“In Memory of Thomas Patterson Junr. who departed this life
March 21st in the 54th year of his age.”
As stated earlier in this paper, I think that Thomas Jr. may have come “west” to Fayette County a few years later than his father and brother. The names of his father and two of his brothers (John and Alexander) can be found with certainty on the records of Fayette/Westmoreland Co. prior to 1790, but Thomas Jr. cannot definitely be placed in this area prior to the 1790 census. The reason for Thomas Jr.’s possible later arrival in Fayette County might be explained by the fact that he had married in 1781 and, at the point his father and brothers were moving west, Thomas Jr. had a family of very young children. Perhaps his move was delayed for that reason.
Thomas was married to Elizabeth Brown on 1 May 1781, in “Midleton.” by Rev. Alexander Dobbin, who had arrived in America 1774 to assist the aging Rev. Cuthbertson. Rev. Dobbin’s register was transcribed in Chapter VII of History of Adams County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886), pp. 24-31. The location of this marriage is not clear. “Middletown” is a city in Dauphin Co., PA--where a prominent Brown family was based--but Rev. Dobbin lived in Adams Co. (formerly York), and is not likely to have performed a Dauphin Co. marriage. I think that the
“Midleton” in Rev. Dobbin’s register may refer to Middleton Twp. in Cumberland Co., PA—an area that Rev. Dobbin occasionally served. Information gathered by Sarah Luella
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Patterson states that Elizabeth Brown was born about 1750 and that she was the daughter of “Jean Brown” (father not stated).
Thomas Jr. is not listed on the 1786 Septennial Census for Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., nor is he found on the 1786 Septennial Census for Washington Twp., Fayette Co. Therefore, I believe that Thomas was still back “east” in 1786.
However, by 1790 Thomas was living on land in Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, so we can estimate his move to Fayette County as between 1786-1790. Thomas is listed as “Thomas Patterson Jr.” on the 1790 Rostraver census, and with him in his household are 3 males under the age of 16 (Alexander, Thomas and John), and 2 females (wife Elizabeth and daughter Jane).
It does not appear that, in 1790, Thomas Jr. actually owned the land he was living on--though this was probably just a lack of attending to the formalities. On 17 Dec 1784 Thomas Jr.’s brother, Alexander, had patented a 241 ½ -acre tract called “Rich Grove”, which was surveyed 10 Apr 1785. This land was formally patented by Thomas Jr. on 28 Feb 1793, and recorded in Patent Book P19-203, Coordinates E-3. (See Sharon MacInnes’ wonderful book, Early Landowners of Pennsylvania: Atlas of Twonship Warrantee Maps of Fayette Co., PA, Apollo: PA, Closson Press, p. 289.) This tract was partly in Fayette Co., and party in Westmoreland Co. Additionally, on 13 Apr 1797, his father, Thomas Sr., granted forty-nine acres of a tract called “Rich Hill” (a tract originally comprising 318 acres, which Thomas Sr. had purchased from Edward Cook in 1788) to his son, Thomas Jr. Another part of this “Rich Hill” tract—57 acres—had been granted to Thomas Sr.’s son, John, on 7 Apr 1797. (See “Transcriptions” chapter where these deeds are transcribed in their entirety.) Thus, by 1797, Thomas Jr. was the owner of nearly 300 acres of valuable farmland.
The 1800 Rostraver census is missing (the National Records Office having neglected to microfilm this census, and those original census pages having since been destroyed.) However, the 1800 Septennial Census for Rostraver Twp. shows the household of Thomas Patterson [Jr.]. Thomas Jr. appears on the tax lists for Rostraver Twp. 1802-1812. (These tax lists began in 1802, and only one tax year list is missing in these records—1803. The lists have NOT been microfilmed. One needs to go to a basement storage area across the street from the Greensburg courthouse to look at the actual old books, which are very nearly crumbling into dust.) Thomas Jr.’s household is also listed on the 1810 Rostraver Twp. census (see census info at end of this chapter).
Thomas Jr. lived all his life as a simple farmer. He was somewhat educated (see transcription of his will, which appears to have been written by him, in “Transcriptions” section of this paper). Thomas and his siblings were the first generation of his Patterson line to be born in America (his father having been born, we think, in Ireland). He lived through Indian uprisings; he endured travel into the rough frontier areas of Pennsylvania; with back-breaking labor, he cleared the land, and was able to leave a portion of this land to his children—one of whose descendants live on this same land to this very day. As a young man, Thomas Jr. witnessed first-hand the birth of a new country. No doubt his sturdy Scotch-Irish heritage bolstered him during these turbulent times.
Thomas died 21 Mar 1813, age “54 years.” He is buried in Rehoboth Presbyterian Cemetery in Belle Vernon, Fayette Co., PA. (See photo at beginning of this chapter.) Next to his grave is a stone described in a 1982 transcription as “face shaled off
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this stone.” (See Vol. 3 of “History of Rehoboth,” a copy of which is in the basement church library.) I would guess that this is the grave of his wife, Elizabeth (Brown) Patterson, who—according to Sarah Luella’s notes—died 1 May 1811. Perhaps in 1910-1912, when Sarah Luella was most actively researching her family, Elizabeth Patterson’s stone was then readable, and so this is perhaps where Sarah Luella got her death date information. The unreadable stone is shown below, to the right of Thomas Jr.’s grave:
(Thomas Jr.’s grave) (shaled stone)
When Thomas Jr. died, he willed that his land be equally divided among his three sons (Thomas III, John and William). John moved to Ohio in 1827, selling off his share of the “Rich Grove” farm to a man named Cunningham. William remained on his share of the land but, gradually, over the years, his descendents sold off. Today, only one descendant of Thomas Jr., descending through Thomas Jr.’s son, Thomas III, remain on the original homestead land, on a portion of the original “Rich Grove” tract.
We have no baptism records for the children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Brown) Patterson, but we do have a copy of Thomas Jr.’s will* in which he names his then-living
children. All Thomas Jr.’s known children were still living in 1813 when Thomas Jr. died, except for son Alexander, born 1782, who died young. We also have information
about Thomas Jr.’s children found in “Patterson & Pattison Family Assn.,” Vol. 1, pp. 140-142 (1963), pp. 140-142, submitted by Harry A. Parkhill, 1094 South 5th Ave., Kankakee, IL. Harry Parkhill is a descendant of Thomas Jr., through Thomas Jr.’s daughter, Jane, and Jane’s husband, Samuel Wilson Jr. Mr. Parkhill’s information agrees completely with the material gathered by Sarah Luella Patterson, so I feel it can be trusted. Because in many cases Mr. Parkhill’s information is more complete regarding dates, it is the main source for information in the family tree below.
The eight children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Brown) Patterson were:
*Thomas Jr.’s will is recorded in two courthouses-- I think because he owned land that straddled two counties (Rostraver, Westmoreland & Washington, Fayette), and because his will divides all his land equally between his three sons. See a complete transcription in the “Transcriptions” chapter of this paper.
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I. ALEXANDER PATTERSON (not listed in father’s will because he died “young”) b. 12 May 1782 (date also confirmed in 28 Dec 1910 letter by John C. Patterson of New Philadelphia, OH, to his “dear cousin” Jno. S. Patterson); Sarah Luella’s notes say that Alexander died at a young age (1790-1800, per the census) from a fall down the stairs in the home. No issue.
II. THOMAS PATTERSON [III] (listed 1st in father’s will) b. 8 July 1784; d. 24 Aug 1824. Thomas III is buried in Rehoboth Presbyterian Cemetery in Belle Vernon, Fayette Co., IL, next to his father, Thomas Jr. (See photo of grave at end of chapter.) Thomas III married Mary Shields, daughter of George & Mary Shields “of Pleasant Ridge near Round Hill in Elizabeth Borough, Allegheny Co., PA.” Mary Shields was born 1787 and she died 17 (gravestone) OR 27 (Sarah Luella’s info) July 1842. Mary (Shields) Patterson is buried next to her husband in Rehoboth Cemetery. (See photo at end of chapter.) Thomas and Mary lived all their lives in Washington Twp. They had the following children:
A. Mary Patterson b. 13 May 1817; d. 29 July 1886; m. 6 July 1843, Joseph Chambers “of West Virginia” (he b. 13 July 1817 & he d. 24 July 1910). Children:
1. Thomas Patterson Chambers b. 14 Mar 1844; d. ___; m. 26 Sept 1878 Mary L. Yontsey (she b. 15 Jan 1858 & she d. before 1900 (see census Clark Co., IA). Children:
a. Edward Chambers b. 1884
b. Joseph Chambers b. 1889
c. Mabel Chambers b. 1892
2. Sarah Ann Chambers b. 1846
3. Asa S. Chambers b. 1848
4. Nancy Jane Chambers b. 1851
5. Rachel Elizabeth Chambers b. 1857
6. Joseph E. Chambers b. 1861
7. Mary Elma Chambers b. 1854
Note: On typed sheets prepared by Sarah Luella is the name “Mary Patterson Chambers, of Woodburn, Iowa.” This Mary had daughter Jane and “4 other children.” I cannot place this Mary Patterson Chambers on the above tree.
B. Eliza Jane Patterson b. 18 OR 19 May 1819; d. 28 Apr 1884; m. 28 Apr 1851, John B. (P.?) Hinchman (he b. 3 Jan 1823 & he d. 28 July 1857. They lived in Hansen, Adams Co. (Nebraska?) and had children:
1. Henry Hinchman b. 23 June 1852; d. 30 Nov 1873; lived in Hansen, Adams Co. (Nebraska?) – no further info
2. Joseph B. Hinchman b. 28 Dec 1854; d. ____; m. Lizzie Steel; lived in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, andhad children:
a. Myrtle Hinchman
b. Kate Hinchman
c. Blanche Hinchman
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Continuing with the children of Thomas III & Mary (Shields) Patterson:
C. George Shields Patterson b. 16 July 1821 (note by Sarah Luella’s sister, Cora, says that George was “born on the John Patton farm”); d. 16 May 1904; m. 13 Feb 1845 Mary Stephens (she b. 14 May 1819 & she d. 16 Oct 1875). George and Mary are listed on the 1850 Jefferson (formerly part of Washington) Twp., Fayette Co., PA. In 1850 George & his family are listed on the Rostraver, Westmoreland Co. census. In 1894 George was living in Fayette City (or perhaps Connellsville?), according to an old letter found among family papers. George & his wife Mary are buried in Rehoboth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Belle Vernon, Fayette Co., PA. Their children:
1. Nancy J. Patterson b. abt. 1845; she must have died young, between 1850-1860, because she is not found on the 1860 census with her parents. There is no info on her in the family records.
2. John Stephens Patterson b. 2 May 1850; d. 19 Oct 1928; m. 2 Oct 1873 Cora Jane Harris (she b. 6 Feb 1855 & she d. 24 Jan 1937). Sarah Luella’s info shows that Cora Jane Harris was “of the Harris line of New Jersey.” John & wife Cora were living 1880 in Rostraver, Westmoreland Co., in the household of John’s father, George Shields Patterson. By 1880 John & Cora had daughters “Luella” and Mary (Mary Naomi). The 1890 census was destroyed by fire in 1921 in Washington, D.C., but we can assume that John & Cora were still living in Rostraver at that time, since they are listed there in the 1900 census, as well as in 1910, when he was listed next to his son, George Harris Patterson. John and Cora are not found on the 1920 Rostraver census, and was perhaps living in Perryopolis, from which he sent a 1911 letter to his daughter, Sarah Luella. John and his wife Cora are buried in Rehoboth Presbyterian Cemetery in Belle Vernon, Fayette Co., PA (no photos). Children:
a. SARAH LUELLA PATTERSON (this is the Sarah Luella who amassed so much of the family history!) b. 7 Oct 1874; d. 1937; buried Rehoboth Cemetery after her “remains were shipped from L.A.”; never married
b. Mary Naomi Patterson b. 17 May 1876; d. 24 Sept 1957; buried Rehoboth Cemetery; m. 7 OR 13 Oct 1897 John Andrew Brown (he b. 14 Oct 1848 and he d. 14 Nov 1928. Children:
- John Andrew Brown (Jr.) b. 19 Dec 1898; m. Violet Brown NOTE: I believe this is the John Andrew Brown who prepared a family history, a copy of which was in the possession of George & Lonnie Patterson in 2005, & which they copied for me. (This history has errors concerning the earliest Patterson generations.)
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Continuing with the children of John Andrew & Mary Naomi (Patterson) Brown:
- Clark Power Brown b. 26 Oct 1900; m. 1st Grace Allen; m. 2nd Margaret Findley Eckerdt
- Sarah Brown b. 27 July 1903; m. Herberet Layport on 1 Sept 1925 (he b. 15 Dec 1899). In 1974 they were living in W. Boylston, MA (per 1974 letter sent to her cousin, John W. Patterson, in which she offers to send a parchment deed dated 1785, then in her possession, to her cousin John W., since “you are living on that original farm.”
- Mary Jane Brown b. 8 May 1905; m. Vincent Partridge
c. Winona Belle Patterson b. 13 OR 31 May 1881; d. 1904; m. Charles Vernon DeLong on 4 June 1902 (he b. 28 May 1874 & he d. 1918). Winona died in 1904 when her only child was still a baby; in 1912 her husband remarried. Winona is buried in Rehoboth Cemetery. Children:
- Hugh Patterson DeLong b. 15 Feb 1903
d. George Harris Patterson b. 15 Nov 1886; d. 1965; buried in Rehoboth Presbyterian Cemetery in Belle Vernon, Fayette Co., PA (Masonic marker on stone). George married Elizabeth Lavina Willson on 8 Jan 1908 (she b. 22 Oct 1887, dau of William & Elizabeth (Smith) Willson & she d. 1978). She is buried beside her husband in Rehoboth. Children:
- John William Patterson b. 22 Sept 1909; d. 29 May 1991; m. Melissa Zundel (she b. 6 July 1908 & she d. 8 July 1990). Some descendants are living (2007) and so no descendants are listed here.
- Esther Louise Patterson b. 13 Feb 1913; m. Jim (Lieper? Layport?)
- Mary Elizabeth Patterson b. 25 Apr 1917; perhaps married Mathias J. Homstetter, s/o M.J. Homstetter of Chicago (Undated newspaper clipping found in family records announce her engagement to Mathias; this article says she was a bookkeeper at 1st Nat’l Bank in Belle Vernon for 8 years, then took a job w/American Airlines in Cincinnati)
- Clifford Wilson Patterson b. 12 Feb 1926
e. Cora Edna Patterson b. 5 OR 15 Nov 1888; d. ____ (after 26 Dec 1933); m. Guy Watson Brown on 14 Sept 1911 (he b. ___ & he d. after 26 Dec 1933). (Letter dated 26 Dec 1933 from Guy Brown of Pittsburg to Sarah Luella enclosed info he said his wife, Cora, had collected.) Children:
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Children of Guy Watson & Cora Edna (Patterson) Brown:
- Frances Lucille Brown b. 30 Dec 1912
- Mary Virginia Brown b. 19 Sept 1914
- Samuel Watson Brown b. 11 June 1916
- Guy Wilson Brown b. 3 Feb 1919
- Gordon Thomson Brown b. 17 Aug 1920
3. Naomi Patterson b. 25 Dec 1845; d. 4 Jan 1910; m. Robert Galloway Patton (he b. 14 June 1846 & he d. 4 Jan 1910 [sic—on same day as wife? Or is this an error?]. Children:
a. Mary Olive Patton m. Noah Crousmore
b. Susan Allen “Allie” Patton b. 1872; m. Robert Allen
c. Ocea Anna Patton b. 1875; m. Richard Shepler
d. George W. Patton no info
e. Frederick E. Patton m. Elizabeth (Ruth?) McConnell
Continuing with the children of Thomas Jr. & Elizabeth (Brown) Patterson:
III. JOHN PATTERSON (listed 2nd in father’s will) b. 22 Nov 1786; d. 17 Dec 1856 in Ohio, “probably Guernsey Co.”; m. 1815 Margaret Thompson (she b. 18 Oct 1796). Sarah Luella’s info says that John moved to Guernsey Co., OH in 1827, and that he “traded off our present farm of ‘Rich Grove’ (name dates to 1784) to Cunningham for $25.00 and 800 acres in Guernsey Co., near New Concord, OH, in 1827.” My note: Only a part of the ‘Rich Grove’ tract was sold. Part of it is still being farmed today (2007) by a direct descendant of Thomas Patterson Jr. John and Margaret (Thompson) Patterson had a large family of twelve children:
A. Elizabeth Patterson b. 13 Nov 1816; d. 1900; m. Rev. John Bonner
B. Mary Jane Patterson b. 28 Oct 1818; d. 1904 in Nebraska; m. Henderson Duff (he d. 1886)
C. James Thompson Patterson b. 1 Jan 1821; d. 24 May 1904 in OH; m. Violet Perry on 25 Nov 1849 (she b. 4 Mar 1825 & she d. 16 Feb 1905). Children:
1. John Cooper Patterson b. 12 Nov 1850; d. ___; m. Idella Adams on 7 Jan 1885; lived in New Philadelphia, OH in 1911 when he wrote letter to Sarah Luella’s father, John S. Patterson. Children (info gleaned from 1911 letter):
- Henry Thompson Patterson “oldest son”; Henry was in Witchita, KA as of 1908 & was “thinking of going to Oklahoma” to get in the oil business
- Edward Campbell Patterson – no info
- Violet Jane Patterson – no info
2. Robert Wilson Patterson b. 6 Nov 1852; lived in Muskingum Co., OH – no further info
3. Rosalie Patterson b. 6 Aug 1856; never married; lived near New Concord, OH
4. Priscilla Jane Patterson d. age four
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Continuing with the children of James Thompson & Violet (Perry) Patterson:
5. William Drennen Patterson b. 2 Jan 1860; m. Stella Halstead; in early 1900’s was living in Guernsey Co., OH; had (among other children?) one daughter, not named:
- Unknown Daughter Patterson in early 1900’s she was attending Muskingum College at New Concord, OH
Continuing with the children of John and Margaret (Thompson) Patterson:
D. Unknown daughter Patterson died “as an infant”
E. Susan Martha Patterson b. 29 July 1836; m. David Lemont; lived in Monmouth, IL; died “young”
F. Sarah Brown Patterson b. 9 Oct 1823; d. 1873; m. Joseph White, farmer
G. Nancy Ann Patterson b. 18 Dec 1825; m. in 1852 William S. Shepherd; in 1827 she was living in Homestead (Pennsylvania?); she died “young”
H. Thomas Logan Patterson b. 17 Mar 1828; died young
I. Rev. Thomas Proudfit Patterson b. 1 Apr 1832 in OH; d. 21 Feb 1897; m. in 1862 Celia McKee of Fairview, OH; wrote letter to George Shields Patterson Sept 1894 when he (Rev. Patterson) was in Blairsville, PA, saying he had “family” in Monmouth, IL, living at 437 E. Detroit Ave; Rev. Patterson graduated from Madison College 1859 & studied theology at the U.P. Seminary in Allegheny Co., PA; he was the minister of the Bethel U.P. Church at Clude, W. Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA, 1879-1889. 1870 & 1880 census of Indiana Co., PA, shows these children (and there were perhaps others):
1. John W. Patterson b. abt. 1865 in Illinois
2. Clarence M. Patterson b. abt. 1869 in Wisconsin
3. Nettie M. Patterson b. abt. 1872 in PA
Note: The 1880 census shows that living in Rev. Patterson’s household was Matthew B. Patterson, “second cousin.” This Mathew is Mathew Brown Patterson, daughter of James & Martha (Patterson) Patterson; the James Patterson whom Martha Patterson married was “no relation”; Martha was daughter of William Patterson & William was son of Thomas Jr. You figure it out. I’m content with “second cousin.”
J. Margaret McClain Patterson b. 31 July 1829; she was an “operator” (telephone operator?) in Monmouth, IL – no further info
K. Martha Patterson b. 27 May 1834; d. young
L. Robert Wilson Patterson b. 29 OR 27 Aug 1839; d. young
Continuing with the children of Thomas Jr. & Elizabeth (Brown) Patterson:
IV. GENNET/JANET/JEAN/”JANE” PATTERSON (listed 4th in father’s will) b. 29 Jan 1789; d. abt. 1826 (d. 1827 per Sarah Luella’s info) in Muskingum Co., OH; m. Samuel Wilson Jr. (he b. 11 Dec 1788 in PA, & he d. 5 Feb 1860 in Muskingum Co., OH). Sarah Luella’s info shows that they lived “in New Concord, Guernsey Co., OH.” Children:
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Children of Samuel Jr. and Jane (Patterson) Wilson:
A. James Wilson b. 9 Dec 1813 PA; d. 19 Oct 1879 in Hamilton Co., IL; m. 28 Jan 1851 in OH, Mary Ellen Long (she b. 22 Nov 1825 in PA & she d. 11 May 1879 in Hamilton Co., IL).
B. Thomas Patterson Wilson b. 1817; d. 1870; m. Martha Atchison/ Atcheson; lived and died in Ohio
C. Elizabeth Wilson b. 16 Nov 1819; d. 8 Dec 1853 OR 1855 in OH; m. her 2nd cousin, Robert Proudfit (he b. 18 Jan 1811 in Fayette Co., PA & he d. 23 Mar 1880 OR he d. 20/32 June 1890). (Note: the info of Harry Parkhill, as transcribed & published in “Patterson & Pattison Family Assn” Vol. 1, p. 142, gives yet another death date for Robert Proudfit: 30 Aug 1841, in Hamilton Co. IL. I think “1841” must be a typo, but who knows.) Elizabeth’s husband, Robert Proudfit, was the son of Rev. David & Sarah (Patterson) Proudfit. Sarah (Patterson) Proudfit was the daughter of William and Jane (Morrow) Patterson of McConnellsburg. Thus Elizabeth’s mother, and Elizabeth’s husband’s mother, were cousins. After Elizabeth died in 1853, Robert Proudfit remarried, to Mary Jane (Wilson) Campbell. See Chapter II for the descendants of Robert & Elizabeth (Wilson) Proudfit.
D. Isabella Wilson b. 1821; d. Aug 1865 in Hamilton Co., IL; m. David Long, who was “half brother to Mary Ellen Long,” who married Isabella’s brother, James. David Long was b. 25 Nov 1815 in PA & he d. July 1864 in Hamilton Co., IL.
E. Hugh Wilson – “no further information as he died young”
Continuing with the children of Thomas Jr. & Elizabeth (Brown) Patterson:
V. WILLIAM C. PATTERSON (listed 3rd in father’s will) b. 25 Mar 1792; d. 30 June 1869; m. Hannah Crawford (she b. 12 Dec 1790 OR 1791, dau of George & Martha Crawford & she d. 22 May 1870). OR was it William who d. 22 May 1870? NOTE: Many have speculated that Peter Patterson of Washington Twp. was the brother of Thomas Patterson Sr. Peter’s will (written 1818 & recorded 1821 in Fayette Co. Original Will Book 1, p. 214), appoints “my trusty and well beloved neighbor William Patterson (son in law to Martha Crawford),” and others, as his executor. Peter is careful in this will to specify all family relationships of people named in his will (son-in-law, grandson, etc.). I have to believe that if William were Peter’s great-nephew, then Peter would have so stated this relationship in his will. This is one reason I do not think that Peter and Thomas Sr. were brothers. William is living 1850 & 1860 in Jefferson (formerly part of Washington) Twp., Fayette Co., PA. William & Hannah (Crawford) Patterson had nine children:
1. Elizabeth Patterson b. ___; never married
2. Mary Patterson b. abt. 1830; never married
3. Martha Patterson b. abt. 1822; m. “a James Patterson [as did her sister Susan!] but this James was no relative”; had (among other children?) son:
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Son of James & Martha (Patterson) Patterson:
a. Rev. Matthew Brown Patterson of “Weston, CA” – no further info NOTE: This must be the Mathew B. Patterson, “2nd cousin” of Rev. Thomas Proudfit Patterson; in 1880 he was living w/Rev. Thomas Proudfit Patterson in Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA – no further info
Continuing with the children of William & Hannah (Crawford) Patterson:
4. Thomas Patterson b. abt. 1833; m. Rebecca Shearer
5. George Crawford Patterson b. abt. 1831; “bachelor”
6. Susan Patterson b. ____; d. 1869; m. James Patterson NOTE: her sister, Martha, also married a James Patterson. Martha’s husband is said to be “no relation” but Susan’s husband does not have this same qualifying comment. So was Susan’s husband, James Patterson, a cousin? If so, whose son was he? James & Susan (Patterson) Patterson had children:
a. Anna Patterson
b. Boyd Patterson
7. Sarah Patterson b. abt. 1828; never married
8. Jane Patterson b. abt. 1826; never married
9. Margaret Patterson b. ___; d. 28 July 1898 at Oakdale, PA; m. Alexander McJunkin (he also d. 1898?). Children of Alexander & Margaret (Patterson) McJunkin:
a. Rev. James M. McJunkin b. 12 Sept 1847 Oakdale, PA
b. William P. McJunkin b. ___; lived at Unity Station, PA
c. G. Crawford McJunkin b. ____; lived at Beaver, PA
Continuing with the children of Thomas Jr. & Elizabeth (Brown) Patterson:
VI. SARAH PATTERSON (listed 5th in father’s will) b. 25 Mar 1796; d. 2 Sept 1856 (1836?) in Muskingum Co., OH; m. David Wilson (he b. 1799 in PA & he d. 1 Mar 1869 in OH). David Wilson was “not related to the Samuel Wilson who married Sarah’s sister.” David & Sarah (Patterson) Wilson lived “between New Concord & Claysville, Ohio” and had nine children:
A. Elizabeth Wilson m. Mathew Atchison; had son (among other children?):
1. Rev. Robert Ramsey Atchison
B. Hugh Wilson died young
C. Thomas Wilson m. 1st ____ (who died); m. 2nd Susannah Forsythe
D. John Wilson m. Susan Allen & had children:
1. Sarah Wilson
2. Martha Wilson
3. Susan Jane Wilson
E. Mary Jane Wilson m. 1st John Campbell; m. 2nd Robert Proudfit, son of Rev. David Proudfit (David Proudfit married Sarah Patterson, dau of William & Jane (Morrow) Patterson of McConnellsburg; see Chapter II for descendants, so Mary Jane’s 2nd husband was a “cousin.”)
F. Susan Wilson m. John Stevenson
G. Sarah Wilson m. James Forsythe & had children:
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Children of James & Sarah (Wilson) Forsythe:
1. James Forsythe
2. Sadie Forsythe
3. D. Wilson Forsythe
Continuing with the children of David & Sarah (Patterson) Wilson:
H. Unknown Wilson (twin) “died young”
I. Unknown Wilson (twin) “died young”
Continuing with the children of Thomas Jr. & Elizabeth (Brown) Patterson:
VII. SUSANNAH PATTERSON (listed 6th in father’s will) b. 19 OR 23Sept 1798 (Parkhill’s info) OR b. 23 Sept 1798 (Sarah Luella’s info); TWIN; d. 7 OR 8 Mar 1876); m., on 9 Sept 1828, her “cousin” William Proudfit (he b. 11 July 1799, son of Rev. David & Sarah (Patterson) Proudfit & William Proudfit d. 5 Aug 1862). Her husband’s mother, Sarah (Patterson) Proudfit, was the daughter of William & Jane (Morrow) Patterson of McConnellsburg. Thus Susannah married her cousin Sarah’s son! For much information regarding their descendants, see Chapter II.
VIII. MARY “POLLY” PATTERSON (listed 7th in father’s will) b. 19 Sept 1798 (Parkhill’s info) OR b. 23 Sept 1798 (Sarah Luella’s info); TWIN; d. 10 Apr 1865 near McConnellsburg, Fulton Co., PA; m. her 1st cousin, William Patterson (he b. 11-12 May 1786, son of William & Jane (Morrow) Patterson & he d. 2 Sept 1849 near McConnellsburg, Fulton Co., PA); Mary and her
husband are both buried in Big Spring Cemetery in Fulton Co., PA. For information regarding descendants, see Chapter II. They were the parents of the William Patterson who corresponded with Sarah Luella Patterson in 1911.
NOTE REGARDING THE NAMES OF THE CHILDREN OF THOMAS JR: This paper has repeatedly referred to “Scotch-Irish” naming patterns, which have the first son named after the father’s father, the second son named after the mother’s father, the third son named after the father, etc. Note the departure from this pattern when Thomas Jr.’s named his first son Alexander. I think that Thomas Jr. may have named his first son Alexander after his brother, to whom he was closest in age. Also, it appears that Thomas Jr.’s brother, Alexander, patented the land (“Rich Grove”) which was later turned over to Thomas Jr. There was evidently a very close relationship between these two brothers. After naming his first son, Alexander, the names of Thomas Jr.’s children conform perfectly to the old pattern: Thomas (father’s father), John (name of Elizabeth Brown’s father?), William (name of father’s oldest brother—the name “Thomas,” being already taken), Jean (whom Sarah Luella said was the name of Elizabeth Brown’s mother), Sarah (name of Thomas Jr.’s mother), etc.
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Census Records for Thomas Patterson, Jr.
1790 Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Thomas Patterson
1 male > 16 Thomas Jr.
3 males < 16 Sons Alexander*, Thomas, John
2 females Wife Elizabegth (Brown) & dau Jane
*Son Alexander died very young, it is said, from falling down the stairs in the house.
(1800 Rostraver census has not been microfilmed, and original records have been destroyed.)
1810 Rostraver, Westmoreland Co., PA
Thomas Patterson -- -- 3 -- 1 -- 3 1 -- 1 (p. 3 of 7)
1 male > 45 [b. bef. 1765] Thomas Jr. bapt. 1758
3 males 16-26 [b. 1784-1794] Thomas III b. 1784, John b. 1786, Wm. C. b. 1792
(Son Alexander, b. 1782, has died)
3 females 10-16 [b. 1794-1800] Sarah b. 1796, Susannah b. 1798, Mary b. 1798
1 female 16-26 [b. 1784-1794] Janet/Jane b. 1789
1 female > 45 [b. bef. 1765] Thomas’ wife, Elizabeth (Brown)
(Thomas Jr. died 1813.)
Photos of graves of Thomas Jr.’s son, Thomas III,
and Thomas III’s wife (Mary Shields), are on next page.
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“In Memory of Thomas Patterson [III] who departed this life
August 24th 1824 in the 41st year of his age”
“In memory of Mary [(Shields)] Patterson, consort of Thomas Patterson [III]
who departed this life July 17th 1842, in the 55th year of her age.”
