May 31, 2003
There are a great many Pattons in North Carolina. Especially around the
Swannanoa area. Swannanoa is a little town on the Swannanoa River in the
mountains not far from Ashville, N.C. There is the Patton Cemetery,
established in 1794, and also the cemetery in the church yard of the First
Presbyterian Church of Swannanoa. Many Pattons are buried at these places.
Records of this family indicate they are of Scotch origin. Spelling in New
England states is PATTEN while those found in Pennsylvania and the south are
usually spelled Patton. The earliest records of Pattons in Pennsylvania are of
Matthew and John, "brothers from Covenanter stock, who settled in the North of
Ireland then came early in the eighteenth century and settled in Cumberland
Co., PA" It is reported that these Pattons are decendents of "the Covenanter
martyr, MATHEW PATOUN of Newmilns, Scotland who was executed in Glasgow public
square in 1666".
1A JOHN PATTON
John was Matthew's younger brother.
2A MATTHEW PATTON
b. 1705 ? maybe Ireland
d. Jan. 7, 1778 1788? Carlisle, Pennsylvania
m1 JANE ALEXANDER
m2 ELIZABETH ALEXANDER
In 1735 may have lived on tract of land in what is now Peters township, PA.
May have lived Carlisle, PA
2 known child: Thomas (m1), Matthew (m2)
1b THOMAS PATTON (CAPTAIN THOMAS PATTON)
b. 1726 or 1730? Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
d. March 1808 Buncombe (now Transylvania) Co., North Carolina
burried Davidson River Cemetery, Pisgah Forest, Transylvania
Co., North Carolina
m(1) MARGARET ERWIN (MARGARET IRWIN ?) 1752 Cumberland Co., Pa.
b. 1728 ? Cumberland County, Pa.
d. 1790 Azalea, Buncombe Co., North Carolina buried"on hill
above BURTON PATTON'S home on highway 70 east of
Azalea)"
Margaret's parents, James & Jane/Jean:
JAMES IRWIN
b. 1700 ? Ireland
d. April 1778 Cumberland (now Franklin Co.) Pa.
James father:
JOHN IRWIN
b. ?
John received a Manor in Cromwell's time
m. JANE or JEAN ?
b. Ireland
d. 1781 Cumberland, Pa. (Church's Hill Cemetery)
m(2) ABIGAIL CHAMBERS Sept. 14, 1800
Burried with Thomas in Davidson River Cemetery
Thomas Patton was in the Revolutionary War. He has lived in Bedford Co.,
Tenn. and Rutherford Co., Tenn., He lived in Cumberland County, PA at
least until 1765 when his church letter dated 1765 transferred to
Swannanoa Presbyterian Church in 1803. Thomas Patton, at the time of his
first marriage, lived in Peters twp. Cumberland Co. PA and was on the
NC/SC border by 1760. His church letter, from Carlisle Presbytery was
used in transferring his membership to the Bethel congregation in SC and
then to "Piney Grove" Presbyterian Church in Buncombe Co., NC in 1803. He
and his second wife moved to what is now Transylvania Co. after that
date. He has been accepted as a Revolutionary ancestor for DAR
membership, DAR #538818.
6 Children all m(1): Mathew, John, James Thomas, Jane, Joseph Erwin,
Margaret
1c MATHEW PATTON (MATTHEW ?)
b. 1760 ? York Dist? South Carolina
d. Sept. or Oct. 1808 (1806 or 1807?) Rutherford Co., Tenn.
or before 1806 Bedford Co., Tenn.?
m. KATHERINE KATY CUNNINGHAM 1785 York Co., S.C.
also spelled CATHERINE CUNNINGHAM
b. 1767 ? (1760 or 1761 ?) York County, South Carolina
d. 1835 Ray County, Mo.
<1> *** SEE CUNNINGHAM <4> ***
Katherine's m(2) ROBERT HANNA
They moved to Ray Co., 1830, from Rutherford Co., Tenn.
Mathew and Katherine had 8 children: Margaret, Magdaline, Thomas, John,
Rhoda, James, Sarah, Martha
1d MARGARET PEGGY PATTON
b. 1786
m. ANDREW HANNAH JR. May 12, 1805 Rutherford Co., Tenn.
7 Children: Katy, Polly, Lucinda, Rhoda, Betsy, John, Mary
1e KATY HANNAH
2e POLLY HANNAH
3e LUCINDA HANNAH
4e RHODA HANNAH
5e BETSY HANNAH
6e JOHN F. HANNAH
7e MARY HANNAH
2d MAGDALINE PATTON
b. Oct. 7, 1788
d. April 29, 1872 Daviess County, Missouri
m(1) JOHN PATTON Ray County, Missouri
m(2) THOMAS RUBEY
3d THOMAS PATTON
b. 1792
d. Before March 18th in 1842 Randolf County, Missouri
m(1) WINNIE ?
m(2) MARY POLLY STINSON
4d JOHN CUNNINGHAM PATTON
b. Nov. 2, 1795 North Carolina
d. Aug. 8, 1863 Macon County, Missouri
m. WILMOUTH JARRETT Feb. 6, 1815 Tennessee (Willie)
b. 1790
d. 1865
2 known child: Daniel, Matthew
1e DANIEL ALEXANDER PATTON
b. 1833
m. MARGARET C.C. PEELER 1853
b. 1834
1 known child: Laura
1f LAURA ELLEN PATTON
b. 1854
m. WILLIAM PORTER WALKER 1872
b. 1851
1 known child: Alma
1g ALMA E. WALKER
b. ? Macon, MO.
2e MATTHEW CAGE PATTON
5d RHODA PATTON
b. 1796
m. SAMUEL HANNAH Tennessee
6 Children: Matthew, George, Margaret, Robert, Rhonda, Jane
1e MATTHEW HANNAH
2e GEORGE NEWTON HANNAH
b. 1815
3e MARRGARET ANN HANNAH
b. 1819
4e ROBERT P. HANNAH
b. 1821
5e RHONDA EMELINE HANNAH
6e JANE HANNAH
6d JAMES THOMAS PATTON
b. 1801 Bedford County, Tennessee
d. Aug. 15, 1876
m(1) DOVEY McWHORTER (McWHARTER) (DOVEY McWIRTER ?) Feb. 22, 1823
b. 1795 Madison County, Alabama
d. Before 1846
m(2) JONTHA T. HALL
m(3) ELIZABETH E. HAYTER
m(4) MARTHA A. ?
13 Children: m(1) 9 Children
Robert, Rocinda, Margaret, John, Sarah, Cynthia,
Mary, James, Susan
m(2) 1 Child
Rufus
m(3) 3 Children
Henry, Daniel, Doctor
1e ROBERT WINSLOW PATTON
b. May 3, 1825 Bedford County, Tennessee
d. Jan. 24, 1891 Richmond, Ray County, Missouri
m(1) LUCRETTA JANE HALE Sept. 30, 1852
d. 1870
m(2) MARY M. McQUISTION July 13, 1871
b. 1831
d. 1876 Ray County, Missouri
m(3) MRS. ELIZABETH GRAHAM
7 Children m(1): William, Jene (only known names at this time)
1f WILLIAM C. PATTON
b. July 30, 1854 Ray County, Missouri
2f JENE B. PATTON
b. ? Ray County, Missouri
3f ?
4f ?
5f ?
6f ?
7f ?
2e ROCINDA PATTON
3e MARGARET E. PATTON
4e JOHN T. PATTON
b. June 9, 1829 Bedford County, Tennessee
d. Aug. 25, 1903
m(1) MARGARET EMERSON Nov. 20, 1850
b. 1830
d. 1858 Richmond, Missouri
m(2) NARCISSA R. JACKSON Dec. 20, 1859
b. 1837
d. May 1887 Richmond, Missouri
m(3) EMMA HAMMOND Sept. 16, 1888
d. Jan 10, 1904
3 Children: m(1) Laura, Isabel
m(2) Margaret
1f LAURA A. PATTON
b. 1854 Ray County, Missouri
m. WILLIAM MAGILL
2f ISABEL PATTON
b. 1858 Ray County, Missouri
m. RUFUS HILL
3f MARGARET PATTON
b. 1860
5e SARAH ANN PATTON
b. 1832 Ray County, Missouri
d. Windom, Fannin County, Texas
m. OLIVER SLACK Oct. 6, 1853
6e CYNTHIA C. PATTON
b. 1837
7e MARY J. PATTON
8e JAMES ALEXANDER PATTON
9e SUSAN A. PATTON
10e RUFUS HALL PATTON
b. 1848 Ray County, Missouri
11e HENRY C. PATTON
b. 1855 Ray County, Missouri
12e DANIEL W. PATTON
b. 1859 Ray County, Missouri
13e DOCTOR F. PATTON (first name Doctor)
b. 1861 Ray County, Missouri
7d SARAH SALLIE PATTON
b. 1804 Bedford County, Tennessee
d. Ray County, Missouri
Burried Perryville, Kansas
m. EBENIZER CARSON (EBENEZER CARSON ?)
8d MARTHA JANE PATTON (JANE)
b. April 1, 1805 Rutherford Co., Tenn.
d. Feb. 21, 1847 Ray Co., Mo. or Feb. 25, 1847 Ellis Co., Texas
m(1) JOHN FREELIN COWSERT (Sr.) Aug. 27, 1821 Ray Co., Mo.
b. July 8, 1801 in Maury or in Williamson Co., Tenn.
d. Sept. 11, 1834 in Ray Co. Missouri
Between 1830 and 1833 the people of Tennessee became conscious of the
many acres of land in the state of Missouri, and the fact that it was
selling very cheaply. Jane had a brother and a cousin who decided
to move. A MARY POLLY COWSERT who had married JAMES ERWIN PATTON was
also moving. In 1831-1832 John F. sold the part of the family farm he
had inherited when his mother died, to his brother James. They then
moved to Richmond, Ray Co., Missouri where they bought a farm 6 miles
North of Richmond. When John F. died he left Jane a widow at age 29,
with 7 small children. She also lost her son John T. the same year.
Their 7th child was born after John F. died. It is understandable Jane
would marry again two years later. She signed the custody of her
children over to her brother, JAMES THOMAS PATTON. John F. Cowsert
and Jane lived in Ray Co., Missouri. John was a farmer. Notes: John
F. Cowsert, intestate, widow Jane Cowsert wishes O.H. Searcy to
administer approved. Sec James Patton and John C. Patton Oct. 14,
1834 (a80).
John and Jane had 7 children: James, David, Robert, John T., Andrew,
Mathew, and John F.
<2> *** SEE COWSERT <2> for these children m(1) ***
m(2) LEROY P. FOWLER Sept. 21, 1837 Ray Co., Missouri
From the Family Bible of ROBERT PORTER COWSERT, now in the hands
of LEO COWSERT of Chicago, Ill. it is learned that Jane and Leroy
had three children: Paulina A., William T, Jesse A.
1e PAULINA A. FOWLER (PALINA ANN FOWLER ?)
b. July 13, 1839 Ray Co., Missouri
d. Dec. 19, 1919 Ray Co., Missouri
m(1) GEORGE MASON (ALEXANDER O. MASON)
m(2) JAMES FORBES
2e WILLIAM TIPTON FOWLER
b. March 15, 1841 Ray Co., Missouri
d. Oct. 1, 1843 Ray Co., Missouri
3e JESSE A. FOWLER
b Jan 29, 1843 Ray Co., Missouri
d. June 18, 1864 killed in Civil War at Jefferson, Alabama.
2c JOHN PATTON
b. Feb, 14, 1765 (1763 ?) Augusta Co., VA.
d. Feb. 28, 1838 Marshall Co., Tenn.
m. MARY WILSON Jan. 19, 1785 Lincoln Co. North Carolina
Lived York Dist. SC 1775, Served one month in the "Now Campaign-Capt.
DUFF's Co. at age 10. In 1776, age 11, expedition against Cherokees, 3
months in Capt ANDREW LOVE's Co., Col NEEL's Reg. In 1779 at age 14,
spent 4 months in "Wagon Dept: in Tono Camp'n. Then in June 1780
enlisted Capt THOMPSON's Co., Gen SUMTER's Brigade, served 16 months
and was in engagement at Col BRATTON's farm and at engagement at Rocky
Mount, Aug. 1780. In 1786, age 16, Battle of Fishing Creek,
engagements at Buckhead, Wright's Bluff, and Lynch's Creek. After 1782
he moved to Lincoln Co. NC. In 1785, age 20, married Mary Wilson. In
1805, moved to Wilson Co. TN and 1808 to Bedford Co. TN (now Marshall),
age 43. April 10, 1832 granted Rev. Pension in Bedford Co., age 67.
Died Feb. 28, 1838 at age 73. Oct 1840 Mary Wilson Patton declaration
as widow of John Patton recorded in Marshall Co. court.
9 Children: Jean, James, Margaret, John, David, Joseph, Betsey, Polly,
Martha
1d JEAN DAVIS PATTON
b. Oct. 9, 1785 Lincoln Co. NC
2d JAMES PATTON
b. Sept. 18, 1787 Lincoln Co. NC
3d MARGARET PATTON
b. April 10, 1790 Lincoln Co. NC
4d JOHN PATTON Jr.
b. Oct. 10, 1792 Lincoln Co. NC
5d DAVID PATTON
b. March 15, 1795 Lincoln Co. NC
6d JOSEPH PATTON
b. Oct. 10, 1797 Lincoln Co. NC
7d BETSEY BARRY PATTON
b. Nov. 20, 1799 Lincoln Co. NC
8d POLLY McKISICK PATTON
b. April 7, 1802 Lincoln Co. NC
9d MARTHA W. PATTON
b. March 2, 1806 Wilson Co. TN
3c JAMES THOMAS PATTON
b. Feb. 20, 1764 Buncombe County, North Carolina
d. Aug. 9, 1827 Bedford County, Tennessee
buried in Couch Cemetery
m. SARAH SALLIE CUNNINGHAM Aug. 3, 1784 York Co. South Carolina
b. Dec. 12, 1765 York County, South Carolina
d. Aug. 13, 1825 Bedford County, Tennessee
<3> *** See CUNNINGHAM <3> ***
Sarah and James are buried in the Couch Cemetery near Wartrace,
Tennessee. He moved to Bedford Co., Tenn. near Shelbville.
14 children: Margaret, Rhoda, Jane, Sarah, Thomas, Elizabeth,
Katherine, Magdaline, James, Abigail, Mary, Nancy,
Humphrey, Keziah
1d MARGARET PATTON
b. Oct. 5, 1785 Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. Mar. 8, 1874
m. WILLIAM HANNAH Aug. 19, 1806
b. 1771
11 Children: Mary, James, Andrew, Robert, Sarah, Larson, Harvey,
Jane, Catherine, Rhoda, Melvina
1e MARY HANNAH
2e JAMES HANNAH
3e ANDREW HANNAH
4e ROBERT HANNAH
5e SARAH HANNAH
6e LARSON HANNAH
7e HARVEY HANNAH
8e JANE HANNAH
9e CATHERINE HANNAH
10e RHODA HANNAH
11e MELVINA HANNAH
2d RHODA PATTON
b. Mar. 12, 1787 Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. March 1851
m. THOMAS COUCH Mar. 22, 1800
7 Children: Josh, Sallie, Nancy, Patton, Betsy, Ervin, Isaac
1e JOSH COUCH
2e SALLIE COUCH
3e NANCY COUCH
4e PATTON COUCH
5e BETSY COUCH
6e ERVIN COUCH
7e ISAAC COUCH
3d JANE PATTON
b. April 14, 1789 Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. Aug. 11, 1874
m. JOSEPH ERWIN (JOSEPHUS IRVINE?) Nov. 10, 1809
3 Children: Mary, Josephus, Matilda
1e MARY "POLLY" ERWIN
2e JOSEPHUS S. ERWIN
3e MATILDA CAROL ERWIN
4d SARAH PATTON
b. Feb. 28, 1791 Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. Aug. 6, 1880
m. JOSEPH HAYNES May 11, 1813
8 Children: Patton, Patsy, Samuel, Magdalene, Mary, Wilkins,
Anderson, Anderson (yes another Anderson)
1e PATTON HAYNES
2e PATSY HAYNES
3e SAMUEL HAYNES
4e MAGDALENE HAYNES
5e MARY HAYNES
6e WILKINS HAYNES
7e ANDERSON HAYNES
8e ANDERSON HAYNES
5d THOMAS PATTON
b. Aug. 11, 1793 Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. Mar. 10, 1795
6d ELIZABETH PATTON
b. Nov. 30, 1794 (Nov. 3, 1794?) Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. July 10, 1866 IL
m. ROBERT HAYNES Nov. 29, 1813
11 Children: Joseph, James, Jane, Eliza, Margaret, William, Keziah,
Burney, Sarah, Katherine, Ruth
1e JOSEPH HAYNES
2e JAMES HAYNES
3e JANE HAYNES
4e ELIZA HAYNES
5e MARGARET HAYNES
6e WILLIAM HAYNES
7e KEZIAH HAYNES
8e BURNEY J. HAYNES
9e SARAH HAYNES
10e KATHERINE HAYNES
11e RUTH HAYNES
7d KATHERINE PATTON
b. July 10, 1796 Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. March 10, 1886
m. JOSEPH COUCH Nov. 4, 1813
12 Children: Nancy, Martin, James, Elizah, Sarah, Rhoda, Margaret,
Reubin, Archie, Robert, Mary, Emma
1e NANCY COUCH
2e MARTIN COUCH
3e JAMES COUCH
4e ELIZAH COUCH
5e SARAH COUCH
6e RHODA JANE COUCH
7e MARGARET COUCH
8e REUBIN COUCH
9e ARCHIE COUCH
10e ROBERT COUCH
11e MARY COUCH
12e EMMA COUCH
8d MAGDALINE PATTON (MAGDALENE PATTON)
b. Dec. 16, 1797 Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. March 30, 1878
m. ROBERT WAITE Nov. 12, 1828
3 Children: Sallie, Frances, Magdalene
1e SALLIE WAITE
2e FRANCES WAITE
3e MAGDALENE WAITE
9d JAMES ERWIN PATTON (JAMES ERVIN PATTON?)
b. April 5, 1799 Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. Aug. 8, 1874 Ellis County, Texas
m. MARY POLLY COWSERT Oct. 16, 1817
<4> *** SEE COWSERT <1> ***
10d ABIGAIL PATTON
b. Dec. 11, 1800 Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. March 31, 1875
m. JACOB ANDERSON Sept. 26, 1820
6 Children: Levi, Mary, Sarah, George, Moffett, James
1e LEVI ANDERSON
2e MARY ANDERSON
3e SARAH ANDERSON
4e GEORGE ANDERSON
5e MOFFETT ANDERSON
6e JAMES ANDERSON
11d MARY PATTON
b. April 10, 1802 Buncombe Co. North Carolina
m. ENOCH HAYNES March 6, 1820
15 Children: Sarah, Erwin, Harriet, Mary, James, John, Abigail,
Robert, Catherine, Porter, Keziah, Rhoda, Clemenze,
Finice, Edward
1e SARAH HAYNES
2e ERWIN HAYNES
3e HARRIET HAYNES
4e MARY HAYNES
5e JAMES HAYNES
6e JOHN HAYNES
7e ABIGAIL HAYNES
8e ROBERT HAYNES
9e CATHERINE HAYNES
10e PORTER HAYNES
11e KEZIAH HAYNES
12e RHODA HAYNES
13e CLEMENZE HAYNES
14e FINICE HAYNES
15e EDWARD HAYNES
12d NANCY ANN PATTON
b. Aug. 8, 1803 Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. Dec. 14, 1875
m. REV. SILAS H. MORRISON April 4, 1829
6 Children: John, Calvin, William, James, Michael, Laura
1e JOHN SCOTT MORRISON
2e CALVIN MORRISON
3e WILLIAM H. MORRISON
4e JAMES S. H. MORRISON
5e MICHAEL MORRISON
6e LAURA ANN MORRISON
13d HUMPHREY PATTON
b. July 21, 1805 Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. March 1806
14d KEZIAH PATTON
b. Feb. 24, 1809 Bedford Co. Tenn.
d. July 20, 1841
m. HANCEFORD M. DAVIDSON 1838
4c JANE PATTON
b. 1766 or 1786? York Dist. South Carolina?
d. April 1, 1856 Franklin, Tennessee or Macon Co. N.C.?
m. JOHN MOORE Aug. 24, 1786 York County, S.C.
5c JOSEPH ERWIN PATTON
b. Oct. 30, 1775 or 1772? York Dist. South Carolina
d. March 17, 1843 Buncomb Co., North Carolina
m. JANE ORR Aug. 7, 1785 (Ancestor of T.L. GASH of Pisgah Forest, NC)
6c MARGARET PATTON
b. June 12, 1780 York Dist. South Carolina?
d. Feb. 3, 1847 Ray Co., MO. ? Bedford Co., TN ?
m. HUMPHREY CUNNINGHAM JR. June 9, 1801 (or July 9, 1801)
b. April 13, 1777 York County, South Carolina
d. August 15, 1836 Bedford County, Tennessee
<5> *** SEE CUNNINGHAM <5> ***
10 Children: George, Thomas, T.P., James, John, W.N., Margaret, H.L.D.,
Josephus, Caye
1d GEORGE CUNNINGHAM
b. 1802
2d THOMAS P. CUNNINGHAM
b. 1805
3d T.P. CUNNINGHAM
b. 1806
4d JAMES ERWIN CUNNINGHAM (JAMES ERVIN CUNNINGHAM)
b. Feb. 8, 1809 North Carolina
d. Jan. 24, 1891 LA
m. NANCY ELLZEY Nov. 24, 1831
b. Dec. 30, 1802 South Carolina
1 known child: William
1e WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM
m. JULIA DELILAH HOLMAN Dec. 24, 1868
b. June 14, 1845 LA
d. Dec. 6, 1880
1 known child: Julia
1f JULIA NEWTON CUNNINGHAM
b. June 9, 1874 LA
d. Feb. 19, 1967 LA
m. DR. HENRY JACKSON PARSON Dec. 1900
b. Sept. 18, 1873 LA
d. Oct. 25, 1919
1 known child: Margaret
1g MARGARET ADELE PATSONS (PARSON, PARSONS)
b. May 1908 LA
d. Dec. 1956 LA
m. GEORGE WRAY GILL Oct. 17, 1924
b. Oct. 30, 1900 Crawley, LA
5d JOHN W. C. CUNNINGHAM
b. 1812
m. SARAH C. ?
b. 1813
6d W.N. CUNNINGHAM
b. 1814
7d MARGARET M. CUNNINGHAM
b. Sept. 15, 1817
d. Oct. 27, 1888
m. FREDERICK BROWN Dec. 24, 1839
b. Nov. 24, 1818
9 Children: Margaret, Mary, James, Jennett, Frances, Martha, John,
Williamson, Nancy
1e MARGARET HULDA BROWN
b. April 14, 1841
d. June 30, 1842
2e MARY ELIZABETH BROWN
b. June 10, 1842
3e JAMES HUMPHREY BROWN
b. Sept. 25, 1846
4e JENNETT BROWN
b. Nov. 2, 1848
d. Aug. 13, 1852
5e FRANCES ANN BAYLEY BROWN
b. May 1, 1850
6e MARTHA J. BROWN
b. Jan. 14, 1852
d. March 6, 1878
7e JOHN FRANKLIN BROWN (twin)
b. March 31, 1855
d. Dec. 7, 1879
8e WILLIAMSON DAVIDSON BROWN (twin)
b. March 31, 1855
d. Sept. 29, 1873
9e NANCY MATILDA BROWN
b. Jan. 19, 1857
d. Dec. 5, 1878
8d H.L.D. CUNNINGHAM
b. 1819
9d JOSEPHUS A. CUNNINGHAM
b. 1822
m. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS
10d CAYE F. CUNNINGHAM
b. 1824
2b MATTHEW PATTON
b. 1738 Cumberland Co., PA.
d. August 25 (26?), 1824 burried Underwood Cemetery: Madison, Jefferson
Co., Indiana
m. JANE HOUSTON June 30, 1761 Cumberland Co., PA.
b. 1740 Lancaster or Cumberland Co., PA.
d. March 18, 1833 (Aug. 25, 1825?) Jefferson Co., Indiana, burried
in Underwood Cemetery, Madison, Indiana
Jane's father was AARON (?) HOUSTON
Matthew Patton served in the American Revolution, supposedly from PA but
he also lived in Mecklenburg Co., NC The DAR Patriot Index lists him as
fighting in North Carolina. By July 1863 he aquired land on both sides of
the Catawba River living newr the NC/SC line in what became Tryon Co.
(later Lincoln and now Gaston). He was there as late as 1784/5 when his
son Aaron married a Cunningham girl on Allisons Creek, just across the
state line in York District, SC. Matthew, with his family, his children,
his brother Thomas and the Alexander and Cunningham clans moved to what
is now Buncombe Co., NC and then about 1799? or 1810, moved on to
Jefferson County Indiana. Some of his children were in Buncombe County
NC (Burke in 1790 census) Burke County's 11th Militia District later
became Buncombe County. Matthew's will dated Aug. 13, 1824 was probated
Oct. 22, 1824 (Will book "B" page 107 Jefferson Co., Indiana) he left
property on"Bie Tree" (Beetree) Creek, Buncombe Co. NC to AARON, who had
remained in NC when his parents moved to Indiana in the early 1800's.
7 Children: James, Agnes (Nancy), Aaron, Mary, Matthew H., Elizabeth
Aughtby
1c JAMES PATTON
b. July 19, 1762 (or July 18, 1762) North Carolina?
d. March 18, 1831 (or 1833?) Jefferson Co., Indiana
2c AGNES PATTON (NANCY AGNES PATTON)
b. Nov. 7, 1763 Mecklenburg Co. North Carolina?
d. Dec. 28, 1854 Jefferson Co., Indiana
m. ROBERT RIGHT REA Jan. 7, 1786
b. June 7, 1762
10 Children: James, Samuel, Nancy, Margaret, Silas, Matthew, John,
Robert, Agnes, Martha
1d JAMES HARRIS REA
b. Dec. 23, 1786
d. July 5, 1853
2d SAMUEL REA
b. Feb. 10, 1790
d. Oct. 1868
3d NANCY JANE REA
b. June 6, 1788
d. 1792
4d MARGARET HOUSTON REA
b. Feb. 7, 1792 North Carolina
d. July 21, 1884
m. MATTHEW HOUSTON PATTON
<6> *** See PATTON <9> ***
1 known child: Right
1e RIGHT HOUSTON PATTON
b. April 3, 1824 New Marion, Ripley, IN
d. June 6, 1910
m. ELIZABETH CALLOWAY Oct. 10, 1849
b. June 30, 1830 Cincinnati, Ohio
d. Sept. 12, 1874
1 known child: Thomas
1f THOMAS HOUSTON PATTON
b. Dec. 12, 1860
d. Aug. 12, 1918 St. Louis, MO.
m. ANNA MARY CUMMINGS May 14, 1893
b. Dec. 17, 1868 Maysville, DeKalb, MO.
d. July 4, 1946 Clayton, MO.
1 known child: Right
1g RIGHT HERBERT PATTON
b. Feb. 15, 1896 St. Louis, MO.
m. MARIE LOUISE SEARLES Sept. 8, 1923
b. Jan. 13, 1893 Greenville, MS
d. Sept. 11, 1976 Tucson, AZ
1 known child: Mary
1h MARY ANN PATTON
b. May 29, 1930 Memphia, TN
m. CARL EUGENE BEATY June 29, 1957 Paris, France
5d SILAS REA (SILA REA)
b. Jan. 20, 1794 Buncombe Co., North Carolina
d. Aug. 4, 1864 (1865?) Madison, IN.
m. ELIZ GIRARD
b. 1798
d. 1855
1 known child: Matthew
1e MATTHEW PATTON REA
b. March 2, 1824 Ripley, IN.
m. NANCY E. SPEARMAN
ca 1846
d. April 15, 1897 Hutchinson, KS
6d MATTHEW PATTON REA
b. Feb. 20, 1796
d. Nov. 8, 1853
m(1) RACHEL HUGHES
7d JOHN McCARARY REA
b. Jan. 12, 1798
d. Mar. 20, 1879
m. MARG. SWAN
8d ROBERT RIGHT REA
b. April 12, 1800
d. March 1869
m. MARY ARMSTRONG
9d AGNES SISSA REA
b. June 11, 1804
d. April 9, 1842
m. ? UNDERWOOD
10d MARTHA McCARARY REA
b. Aug. 24, 1806
d. ?
m. DAVID REA
3c AARON PATTON
b. Sept. 6, 1765 Mecklenburg Co. North Carolina?
d. 1826 Swannanoa, Buncombe Co., North Carolina
m. MARY MAGDALINE CUNNINGHAM 1784 Allisons Creek in York District
b. Sept. 6, 1764 Rowan Co. North Carolina
d. April 9, 1840 Swannanoa, North Carolina
<7> *** SEE CUNNINGHAM <2> ***
Family tradition is that he was a participant in the battle of King's
Mountain. He married Magdaline on Allison's Creek, in York District,
South Carolina. About a year or so later he moved across the Blue Ridge
with the other Patton's and Cunningham's. Both Aaron and Magdaline are
buried in the PATTON MEETING HOUSE CEMETERY, near Swannanoa, North
Carolina. The original grave marker was a fieldstone marked as
"A.P.-1826" but has since been replaced by a bronze plaque.
6 Children: Jane, Nancy, Aaron, Sarah (Sallie?), Matthew, Rhoda
1d JANE PATTON
b. 1788
m. JOHN ALEXANDER
<8> *** See CUNNINGHAM <1> ***
2d NANCY PATTON
b. Nov. 22, 1792 "on Swannanoa", Buncombe Co. North Carolina
d. 1860
m. GEORGE PATTON 1811
Nancy and George are both buried in the PATTON MEETING HOUSE
CEMETERY. The PATTON MEETING HOUSE was the first house of worship
established in the then newly opened lands west of the Blue Ridge
Mountains in North Carolina. It was built by George's father ROBERT
PATTON b. 1742 in Ireland and came to America in 1755. (Robert's
father was a JOHN PATTON who came to America in 1755 with his wife
and two of his sons. The John/Robert/George... line of Patton's is a
different Patton line. Many of the names of this Patton line and
names found in George's family line are similar, several family names
appear from the same area.) The PATTON MEETING HOUSE served the
community until the erection of Piney Grove (now Swannanoa)
Presbyterian Church in 1797/1798. The "burying ground" now known as
the PATTON CEMETERY still exists and is well maintained by a
foundation established for that purpose. A note of interist: George's
sister ELIZABETH PATTON b. 1788 m(1) JAMES PATTON, a first cousin who
died in 1813 (Creek Indian War) and m(2) Col. DAVID CROCKETT
All of George and Nancy's children were born in the home on Beetree
Road, Swannanoa, NC and most are buried either in the cemetery at the
PATTON MEETING HOUSE or at Swannanoa Presbyterian Church.
11 Children: Matilda, James, Pauline, Sarah, Calivn, Matilda C.,
Rebecca, Martha, Robert, Bradshaw, Lafayette
1e MATILDA PATTON
b. Jan. 7, 1813
d. Nov. 26, 1860
m. JAMES LEANDER PENLAND (his 2nd)
2e JAMES L. PATTON
b. May 4, 1814
d. Feb. 4, 1885
m. SUSANNAH MERRILL
3e PAULINE PATTON
b. Feb. 16, 1816
d. April 10, 1877
m. FRANCIS ASHBURY BIRD
4e SARAH JANE PATTON
b. Jan. 13, 1818
d. Jan. 6, 1884
m. THOMAS LAURENCE YOUNG (his 2nd)
5e CALVIN PATTON
b. Sept. 10, 1819
d. Aug. 2, 1869
m. SOPHRONIA ALEXANDER
6e MATILDA CAROLINE PATTON
b. Feb. 17 or 18, 1821
d. Feb. 18, 1891
m. JAMES TARPLEY PICKENS Jan. 20, 1842
7e REBECCA SERELIA PATTON
b. Aug. 21, 1822
d. Oct. 27, 1906
m. DANIEL WILFONG May 21, 1846
8e MARTHA ANN PATTON
b. July 3, 1825
d. Dec. 6, 1856
m. ? PORTER
9e ROBERT CROCKETT PATTON
b. Mar. 21, 1829
d. Jan. 27, 1886
m. MARY CATHERINE GUDGER
10e BRADSHAW PATTON
b. Oct. 3, 1830
d. in infancy
11e LAFAYETTE PATTON
b. Mar. 29, 1832
d. Aug. 13, 1853
m. CLARISSA HUGHEY Oct. 25, 1851
3d AARON FRANKLIN PATTON
b. 1795
m. ROSELLA GARREN
4d SARAH PATTON (SALLIE PATTON)
m. ? WILSON
5d MATTHEW PATTON
b. 1804
d. 1857
m. NANCY CUNNINGHAM
6d RHODA PATTON
b. c1805
m. JOHN JORDAN
4c MARY PATTON
b. June 28, 1767 Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina?
d. ? TN or KY
m. WILLIAM LONG before 1788 from Tenn.
5c MATTHEW HOUSTON PATTON
b. Jan. 26, 1768 Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina?
d. before 1810 Jefferson Co., Indiana
m. MARGARET McCOLLOUGH? (KATE McCOLLOUGH?) (MARY McCULLOCH?) by 1790
b. prior to 1775 Mecklenberg Co. North Carolina
d. 1820-1823 Jefferson Co. IN
Matthew was probably born in 1769 not 1768 since his sister Mary was
listed as born June 1767 (only 6 months apart?) Kate, daughter of
ELIJAH McCULLOUGH who settled in the mountains of VA, near the North
Carolina border, having come to America from the Scottish Highlands
during the 1700's. Her brother was BENJAMINE McCULLOUGH who fought in
the Revolution. There is a listing in Burke Co. NC for Matthew Patton
Jr. with apparently a wife but no children in the 1790 census. The 1800
census lists Matthew Patton Jr. in Buncombe Co. NC age 26-45 with a
wife age 26-45, three male children under 10 and one female under 10.
There is a deed recorded in Buncombe Co. NC in 1799 in which Mattherw
Patton Sr. deeded paroperty to Matthew Patton Jr.
4 Children: Matthew, John, Hezekiah, ?
1d MATTHEW HOUSTON PATTON
b. Feb. 7, 1792 Buncombe Co. NC
m. MARGARET HOUSTON REA
b. Feb. 7, 1792
Margaret was daughter of AGNES PATTON and ROBERT REA
<9> *** See PATTON <6> ***
2d JOHN M. PATTON
b. before 1795 Buncombe Co. NC
d. 1826
m. SARAH CRAIG between 1810-1814 probably Buncombe Co. NC
Sarah was daughter of JAMES CRAIG and HANNAH DAVIS.
John was living in Jefferson Co. IN by Aug. 4, 1814.
In a letter dated April 5, 1818 addressed to Mr. JOHN CRAIG Buncombe
Co. Swannano River, NC John says "from the information I have
received from the different parts of the State I can assert that it
is not as great a country as I expected to find from the
representations I had of it. The land is rech but does not produce
corn agreeable to its looks. Wheat growns to great perfection and is
the only production that is worthy of the farmers attention. It rates
from 75cts to 1.25 cts per bushel." also "It is not a good country
for young women nor neither is it for old ones without they
understand the needle business to perfection."
Children: Elizabeth, Hiley, James, Mary, Sarah
1e ELIZABETH PATTON
b. before 1818
Jefferson Co. IN marriage records list married for 2 Elizabeth
Patton's, one to ASA KNIGHT on Sept. 27, 1830 and one to MACKLIN
COPELAND with license granted June 27, 1839 with the marriage
performed July 5, 1839. The second is for ELIZABETH C. PATTON
2e HILEY JANE PATTON
b. March 16, 1818
d. 1826 or earlier
3e JAMES McCOLLOUGH PATTON
b. March 19, 1820 Jefferson Co., IN
d. Nov. 13, 1888 Lacey, IA (Buried Oskaloosa, IA)
m(1) ANNA LINDLEY
m(2) JOSEPHINE STANNUS Feb. 19, 1872 Mahaska Co., IA
b. April 1, 1840 Ireland
d. May 6, 1899 Fontanelle, IA
Josephine's parents were JAMES STANNUS b. Dec. 31, 1793, d. Sept.
10, 1877 and her mother was MARGARET CAREY who died Mar. 30, 1854
Carrickfergus, Ireland (both were born and died in Ireland)
1 known Child: m(2) Violet
1f VIOLET PATTON
b. Feb. 25, 1883 Lacey, IA
d. May 3, 1958 Greenfield, IA
m. CHARLES ABNER HOLADAY March 12, 1907 Fontanelle, IA
b. Oct. 24, 1869 Massena, IA
d. May 14, 1954 Orient, Iowa (buried Greenfield, IA)
Charles parents were SAMUEL HOLADAY b. Nov. 18, 1839 in
Vermillion Co., IN and ALMYRA ROOT b. Feb. 23, 1841 in
Wyandotte Co., OH. His parents were buried Massena Twp., Cass
Co., IA.
1 known Child: Sidney
1g SIDNEY EARL HOLADAY
b. Oct. 12, 1910 Greenfield, IA
m. ALBERTA FRANCES BART June 8, 1939 Palmer Lake, CO.
b. May 2, 1917 Las Animas, CO.
1 known Child: Janet
1h JANET LUCILE HOLADAY
b. Aug. 29, 1945
Cresco, Iowa
4e MARY ANN PATTON
b. March 22, 1822 Jefferson Co. IN
m. WILLIAM COPLAND (COPELAND?) Feb. 13, 1840 Jefferson Co. IN
5e SARAH EMILY PATTON
b. Jefferson Co. IN between 1822 and 1826
3d HEZEKIAH E. PATTON
b. July 25, 1796 Buncomb Co., NC
d. July 1856? North Madison, IN
m(1) ANNA WILSON daughter of NATHANIEL WILSON
m(2) MARY STEEL daughter of HUGH and CATHERINE STEEL
Hezekiah migrated to IN in 1814 and settled in Jefferson Co., at what
is now the site of Mud Lick. He bought a farm Sec.21Twp 10, Range 5
North. He moved to North Madison in 1850. Hezekiah was a soldier in
the War of 1812, he was an advocate for freedom and free speeh. He,
with Capt. Isaac Chambers and James Baxter, held a mob of 60 people
at bay while a free soil abolitionist delivered a lecture in the log
school house in 1836. "The mob was armed and equiped with all things
necessary to tar and feather and ride the speaker on a rail."
Hezekiah and the other two soldiers were on picket armed with their
old squirrel rifles and their hunting knives in their belts.
1 known child m(1): John
1e JOHN N. PATTON (MAJOR)
b. Aug. 21, 1825 on his fathers farm in IN
m. ELIZA WOODFILL Jan. 1, 1850
Eliza's father was DANIEL WOODFILL of Jefferson Co., IN
John was usually called Major, he was raised on the farm and got a
good plain education, the best afforded by schools of the time. He
taught school for a number of years. After he married Eliza, he
settled down to life as a farmer on the farm upon which he was
born. June 16, 1862, John mustered into U.S. Service as 1st Lt. of
Co. C, 54th Reg., IN Vol.Infantry, he was promoted to Captain,
served until Aug. 25, 1863. He then organized company in 1st
Independent Battalion Infantry and was made Major, at the close of
service, brevetted Lt-Col for services rendered. After the war, he
settled down again to life on the farm and has since lived on his
farm of 100 acres in Monroe Twp, Jefferson Co., IN.
7 children: Kitty, Sarah, Mary, Julia, J. Morton, Alice, Robert,
1f KITTY PATTON
b. ?
d. ? Kansas
m. GEORGE W. ALTIZER
2f SARAH A. PATTON
b. ?
d. ? in infancy
3f MARY PATTON
m. C. KOHL
4f JULIA A. PATTON
m. FRANK M. McLELANDELL
d. before 1890
5f J. MORTON PATTON
m. ANNIE TAYLOR
6f ALICE CARY PATTON
m. JOHN SPANN
lived New Albany, IN in 1889
7f ROBERT E. PATTON
b. ?
d. ? in infancy
4d ? daughter
6c ELIZABETH PATTON
b. Dec. 14, 1771 Tryon Co., North Carolina
d. ?
m. JOHN PATTON
John is the son of a JOHN and SALLY/SARAH PATTON of Davidson County
and Williamson Co., KY. He also has two brothers WILLIAM PATTON and
JAMES PATTON. John and Elizabeth lived in Russellville, Logan Co.,
KY.
3 known Children: Andrew, Agnes, Cynthia
1d ANDREW JACKSON PATTON
b. ca 1816 Logan Co., KY
m. MALINDA WILLIAMS
2d AGNES PATTON
b. ?
m. THOMAS GORDON
3d CYNTHIA PATTON
b. ?
m. GEORGE H. BLANCHARD
7c AUGHTBY HUSTON PATTON (OUGHTRY, AUGHTRY, HOUSTON, HUISTON)
b. Oct. 17, 1772 Tryon Co., North Carolina
d. Oct. 10, 1824 Jefferson Co., Indiana
m. ELIZABETH ? from KY
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