Birth: 1718, Northern Ireland Death: 1770, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Burial: Unknown
"According to First Families, Old Buncombe, Internet Site: In 1755, John Patton and his two sons Robert and Elijah, came to America, eventually moving inland to Rowan County, NC. From there they moved into Burke Co., and Robert moved into Swannanoa in Burke Co., (now Buncombe County) in the 1780's."