Person:Joseph Patterson (26)

Chalkley provides two separate transcriptions of the will of James Patterson, father of Joseph (34), based on their recordation in two separate locations in Augusta court records. He notes that the version on 3:233 was recorded in 1809 in Augusta after it was proven by

by deposition of Robert Young, taken in Montgomery County, Ohio, corporation of Dayton, before William McClure, president of the corporation, 13th August, 1808.

Chalkley's Chronicles 3:231:

Page 150.--26th February, 1793. James Patterson's will--To sons, Joseph and Mathew; daughter, Elizabeth Gray; to granddaughter, Elin Henderson, daughter to Archibald Henderson; to Ellin Dickey, her grandmother's chest; to daughter, Isbald Dickey (legacy to Isbold Dickey provided Jno. Hickey provide a slave in lieu); to son Joseph's sons, Joseph and James. Executors, Jno. Dickey, Jno. Bell. Teste: James Young, Francis Brown, Robert Young. Proved, 29th September, 1807. Executors qualify.

Chalkley's Chronicles 3:233

Page 269.--26th February, 1790. James Patterson's will, far advanced in years--To sons, Joseph and Mathew; daughter, Elizabeth Gray; to granddaughter, Elin Henderson, daughter to Archibald Henderson. (This will recorded p. 150, supra recorded there as to personal estate. Now, 26th April, 1809, proved by deposition of Robert Young, taken in Montgomery County, Ohio, corporation of Dayton, before William McClure, president of the corporation, 13th August, 1808.

It is not clear why the will is given two different dates. The fact that the day of the month for both is 26 February suggests that a transcription error has been made, presumably by Chalkley. Alternatively, the error may have been made during the original recordation.

The abstract version of the will dated 1793 contains more information. It seems likely that the differences (apart from the date), are due to differences in Chalkley's extraction of information, but perhaps the differences lie within the original court records. Overall, it would be useful to examine the original court records to see how they compare with each other, and with the two versions presented by CHalkley.

In the 1790 version of the will James describes himself as "well advanced in years". The will identifies two sons and two daughters, though there may have been a third daughter, depending on how one interprets the reference to "Ellin Dickey". James identifies the relationship between himself and all of the other legatees, stipulating, son, daughter, granddaughter, etc. He does not give Ellin Dickey's relationship. She coud be a married daughter, or perhaps a married grandaughter. Based on these relationships, at a minimum, he could have been born no later than c1752 (1790-20-4*8). That would have made him 48 at the time he wrote his will, which wuold seem to be much too young to describe himself as "well advanced in years". its quite possible that Ellen Dickey is the daughter of either ELizabeth=Gray, or Ellin =Henderson, and herself married to a Dickey. This would add about 20 years to James latest possible DOB, making it c1732. This assumes that all descendants were at least 20 years of age at marriage. If an earlier DOM (say, age 15) is assumed, then an earliest DOB of c1742 results.

James will was proven in 1807 per the 1793 version of the will. That gives a DOD between 1790 (earliest version of will) and 1808. if he died in 1807, we get an age at death of perhaps 75, an age wholly consistent with his self identification of "well advanced in years".

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Rootsweb-Our Texas Family

ID: I37258 Name: Joseph Patterson Sex: M Change Date: 29 JAN 2004 Event: Milit-Beg 18 MAY 1779 Augusta Co., VA Note: Joseph Patterson recommended Captain, vice Captain William Anderson; John Campbell as Lieutenant, and David Gibson as Ensign. Joseph Patterson qualified Captain; also John Campbell as Lieutenant, and David Gibson as Ensign. Residence: AUG 1802 Jessamine Co., KY Note: Campbell vs. Connelly ~ William Hinds and Joseph Patterson, witnesses, living in Jessamine Co., KY

Note: Jailor's account, 1780. To keeping the following: . . Joseph Patterson, desertion . . . Birth: ABT 1752? in Augusta Co., VA Note: John McKittrick recommended Captain, vice James Trimble, resigned; John qualified, and William Anderson as Lieutenant and Robert Anderson as Ensign; Robert qualified; John Campbell qualified Captain, vice Joseph Patterson, and William Allen qualified as Lieutenant and Arthur Connerley as Ensign

Father: James Patterson Jr. b: BET 1729 AND 1732 in Chester Co., PA Mother: Sarah Sprowl b: ABT 1735?

Marriage 1 Eleanor Henderson b: ABT 1750? Married: BEF FEB 1781 in Augusta Co., VA Note: based on her father's will Children

Joseph Patterson Jr. b: ABT 1772? in Augusta Co., VA
James Patterson b: ABT 1775?

From Genforum.com post:

Re: Joseph Patterson, 1765, Rockbridge Co, Va (RevWar)>Iowa Posted by: Doris Johnston (ID *****8199) Date: March 18, 2003 at 14:36: In Reply to: Joseph Patterson, 1765, Rockbridge Co, Va (RevWar)>Iowa by Michael K. Mulford of 11730

Rockbridge Co., VA came out of Augusta Co., and there was a large Patterson family there (more than one) which came from Ireland via PA before, or around the time, Augusta Co. was created in 1738, when the VA Council stipulated its government would not be organized until its population grew enough to justify it. Thus, Augusta's records begin in 1745.

I've been endeavoring to identify my own Patterson lineage and have studied the Augusta Co. records - and places they immigrated - and have put them on my website in hopes others may be able to fill in my blanks or correct my errors. The address is http://OurTexasFamily.com. Click the SURNAMES button/bar, and on that page, click Patterson.

But in the meantime, my data is on Rootsweb WorldConnect, and please look at this particular Joseph Patterson, and the others you'll see by clicking the Index button and entering Patterson, Joseph: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ourtexasfamily&id=I37458

This is a Joseph (whose birthdate I guessed at), who was definitely in the Revolution, named in the will of his father James Patterson whose wife was Sarah Sprowl. He did have a son Joseph who might be yours? because the family did go to KY.

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