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Added the Patterson Surname Origin to the first Male bearing that name going backward ---GSD
Origin of the Patterson Surname
Exerpt from Surnames of Scotland
by George Black
Paterson, Patterson
Scottish forms of "Patrick's son" or "Patrickson,
and one of the commonest of Scottish surnames.
The native home of the Clan Pheadirean(Paterson's)
was on the north side of Lochfyne where they
were formerly numerous (Carmicheal, Carmina
Gadelica, II, pg.332). See under Macpatrick.
Patterdale in Westmoreland was formerly
Patrickdale, "the dale or valley of Patrick."
William Patrison and John Patonson,
'gentillmen,' witnesses in Aberdeen, 1446(REA., I,
pg. 245). Donald Patyrson was admitted burgess
of Aberdeen, 1494(NSCM., 1, p. 37). Ade Patersoun
is mentioned in 1499 (RAA., II, 398), and in 1524
letters were issued against Patrick Patersoune
for defrauding the king's custom(Irvan, I, pg. 35).
Robert Patersoun was capitane of ane wereschip
of Dundee." 1544(CRA., pg. 205). And John
Patersoune held land in Glasgow, 1533
(Protocols, I). Fyndlay Patersoun had a tack of
the lands of Owar Elrik from the Abbey of Cupar,
1557 (Cupar-Angus, II pg. 170-171). And in the
same year John Patersoun custumar of Cupar,
and David Petirsoun rendered to Exchequer the
accounts of that burgh (ER., XIX, pg. 80). John
Patersoune was burgess of Northberwyk, 1562
(CMN., 85). George Patersoun, a monk in the
monastery of Culross, 1569 (Laing, 844), and
Alexander Patersone, burgess of Aberdeen, 1594
(CRA., pg. 104). William Paterson (1658-1719)
was author of the ill-fated DArien Scheme and
originator of the plan of the bank of England.
Patirsone, 1497. Ade Patrisoun had a precept
of remission in 1536 ( RSS., II, 2033). James
Patirsone, sheriff-depute of Innernes, 1530, may
be James Patirsoun, provost there, 1573 (OPS.,
II, p. 666-669). One of the Farguharson
genealogies says that "the Patersons in the North"
are descended from Patrick, grandson of
Ferquhard from whom the clan Farquharson
take their name (Farguharsons of Invercauld, pg. 4)
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