Family:Arthur Patterson and Martha Allen (1)

Patterson Family Index

From "Concerning the forefathers: being a memoir, with personal narrative and letters of two pioneers, Col. Robert Patterson and Col. John Johnston, the paternal and maternal grandfather of John Henry Patterson of Dayton, Ohio for whose children this bookis written. New York: Winthrop Press, 1902 503p.

"Robert Francis Patterson had brought his second wife and Robert's half brothers and sisters with him, and scattered mention of them is made in family letters, in Lexington records, and in the "Kentucke Gazette". There were eight children - Francis, Robert, Jane and Mary (afterwared Mrs. Ewing), by his first wife, Jane William Arthur, Mary, Thomas by 2nd wife Catherine and five others whose names are not known or who died young.

They all settled in or near Lexington with the exception of Arthur, Robert's half-brother, who settled in Shelby County, on the site of the present Shelbyville. He married and had a family. The only one of his children we know anything about was a son named for his unlce Robert, and a prominent laweyer".

Letter to Mr. J. H. Patterson from the Hon. Chas. Anderson, on being consulted about the family history Kuttawa, KY Nov. 4th 1894

My Dear John:

I am truly sorry that I cannot help you, in the least, in your good work. I suppose that I know as much of your grandfather's ancestry as any other living person. And that is just nothing at all.

His father was Scotch-Irish Protestant, Presbyterian, of course: for he (your grandfather) started out and was a zealous earnest Elder in that Church until it was almost drowned out by the deluge of the "New Light" revival, which swept over Kentucky in the dawning of this century. Then with the Worleys, Thomsons, and a great many other Calvinists of all the Churches, he left his ancestral church and joined Elder B. Stone's Novelties.

His father was married twice, for in my early days (say from 6 to 12 years old) I knew his half brother Arthur Patterson. He first lived at Mulberry, some four miles from Shelbyville, Kentucky. He was a most sensible, upright, and, in every way, worthy gentleman and citizen, respected by everybody. He had three children, Robert, Thomas and Catherine. He removed, perhaps before 1830, with two later (unmarried) children to Illinois. In a short time he removed to his son Robert's. He lived and died at Princeton, KY, some twelve miles from us, say, in the early 50's. He was, as a lawyer, quite at the head of his Bar: - represented his County and District several times in the State Senate and House: and was very opular and much esteemed by te best people, though beinng of the wrong politics (a Clay Whig) he was beaten several times by one blackguard or another of the Jackson politics for congress.

His father and himself now repose in the Princeton cemetery, with their monuments duly inscribed above. I forget their dates. Your cousin Latham, gave plans for the laying out of that cemetery.

Your grandfather must have had a brother, for in 1837, I stopped at the hotel of Thomas Patterson, who told me he was a cousin of the above. He was a very pleasant, sensible man, who also had lived in Illinois.