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Note: 1820 Smith:
William 21010-13101
William 10001-01010
William 21010-13101
1820 Wilson:
William 10010-10201
William 30001-00210
William 00001-01010
Possible records:
Ireland 1766 Religious Census:
PATTERSON, William
Religion: Protestant Parish: Aghalow & Carnteel
Diocese: Armagh County: Tyrone
Marriage record (?):
Surname: Patterson
Given Name: William
Marriage: 17 June 1766
Marriage Place: Saul Parish, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland
Spouse's Surname: Tate
Spouse's Given Name: Eliza
A weaver of fine linen before 1808
"The Patterson Family Tree"
Being impressed to write an article for the benefit of our Patterson
relation in America, to bring them closer together and more correct
understanding of their relatives in America I write as follows:
We are all the descendents of William Patterson born in Irland date
unknown, a
weaver by trade came to America and settled in North Carolina long before
the question of a New Government was ever spoken of in History. He had
three sons; Uncle John settled in Tennessee near Nashville on a farm where
he labored and toiled until his death. I find by investigation his
decendents in
the state of Tennessee and Missouri are prominent, many politicians,
lawyers, doctors and preachers.
Uncle Frank settled in Alabama and all that I know of him is one of his
decendents was a Colonel commanding a regiment in the Confedrate Army.
William Patterson [Jr.] started in North Carolina, taken a therer course in
Mathematics under an English Mathamatician by the name of Phillip Solimon,
they used the instruments togather in observing the Planets and their
movements in making various calculations until his presepter Phillip
Solimon from over straining his mind became demented and died a maniac.
Next he went to Philadelphia accepted a pialots position on a vessel from
Philadelphia to Liverpol, made these voyages across the Atlantic for
several years, finaly taken sick with typhoid fever on his last voige and
lay at Philadelphia two months. All of this part of his life was done
before his marriage. He then returned home to North Carolina and married
in 1808 spent a few years at home in North Carolina then moved to middle
Tennessee bringing his father with him.
He settled on the Cumberland River above Nashville, there he was engaged
in
farming and distilling he ran the largest distillry in the state of
Tennessee in that day, making in the distilling season 200 gallons a week.
When he could get a boat load manufactured he would send it to Nashville
wholesaling it at 18 cents per gallon; he was also engaged in raising
tobacco for a number
of years. His religious views was that of the old Presbyterian Church of
Scottland, he was a man of few words, never talked much, he had a family
diciplin that was not to be broken, he was a strong believer in Saboth
observance as Moses was, when he was leading the children of Isrel to the
Land
of Cannon. Should anyone break his saboth day dicipline nothing said
nothing done until mounday morning when the Court would convene and the
case was promptly disposed of. He was the father of four boys, Amzi,
Phelix, Horace and John. Amzi, Horace and John moved to Benton County,
Arkansas in 1853. Amzi, Horace and John all died in Benton County,
Arkansas. Uncle Phelix a Baptist preacher moved from Tennessee to Texas
and spent the latter part of his life there. William Patterson born
Feburary 1, 1771 died March 8, 1854. Relics I want presreved, widow of
John R. Patterson is in possession of a coverlet woven by our great
grandfather in Ireland more than two hundred years
ago, any person desiring to see this ancient piece of art can call on the
widow of John R. Patterson, Rocky Comfort, Missouri. I also have in my
possession my grandfather's little walking cane which I want preserved, it
has
been kept in the family for something near 100 years I desire that it go
to Arkansas, North Carolina or Tennessee, this staff is now in posssession
of William I Patterson, who will answere an correspondance in regard to
preservation, any further question that may be asked on this article will
be directed to William I Patterson, Route #4, Rogers, Arkansas.
signed Horace H. Patterson, sr.
Rita's note: This copy was typed with signature also typed. It is very
hard not to correct typing and spelling errors.
Rita
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