Rev Daniel Patton
BIRTH 8 Jan 1799
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
DEATH 1 Dec 1893 (aged 94)
BURIAL
Shady Grove Cemetery
Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, USA
I was born in North Carolina, Orange county, and came to Missouri about 1830, and settled in this county on William Creek. I assisted in building the first Old School Presbyterian church in this county. I have been a member of that church 30 years. I have always been a Democrat. The first vote that I ever cast was for the re-election of Andrew Jackson for President.
I was a lieutenant in Capt. Cummins' company under Gen. Doniphan in the Mormon difficulty. I am 64 years of age, and never have had a lawsuit or even on arbritration. My father was raised in Ireland, and knew something of a despotic government. – He learned us, his boys, to love this government – our glorious old Constitution was the next thing with me to my Bible; never knowingly violated one law, or one clause of the Constitution. I never have been called on the second time for a tax. Disfranchised. JOHN CROSSET.
REV. DANIEL PATTON.
My parents were Scotch-Irish, born, raised and married in
Ireland; where they had 5 children. My father was a Presbyterian, O.S., was in the Irish rebellion, in the days of Robert Emmett; two of his grand-fathers were in the battle of the Boine, in 1690, under King William. My father was a devout Christian, and lover of civil and religious liberty. I, his eight son, was born in Wilkes county, North Carolina, January 8th, 1799. Eight years after my birth, my father and family removed to Bedford county, Tennessee, where he died in 1815. I made a public profession of religion in the 20th year of my age,
under the preaching of Cumberland Presbyterian ministers.
Shortly afterwards, I entered into the work of the ministry in the C.P. church. Rev. R.D. King and myself, formed, and traveled, the first circuit in south Alabama formed by Cumberland Presbyterians, shortly after the Creek Indian war. Much of our traveling was done on the Indian trails. I removed to this State, (Missouri) in the fall of 1826, a poor man, as to earthly substances having a wife and 2 children. Settled in 1 mile of where Richmond, Ray county, now stands, helped husk corn which grew where the Court House now stands. I believe I preached the first sermon ever preached in Richmond and the first in Carrolton. I removed to Clay county, Mo., where I still reside, in the fall of 1844, being strongly urged to do so by the C. Presbyterians of the county.
So far as politics are concerned, I read, and thought, formed my own opinions, and always tried to act, in accordance with the fundamental principles of our government. I never meddled with politics in the Pulpit. I passed through the scathing wicked war, gotten up by wicked men, which has well neigh destroyed "the best Government in the world." I acted in elections as a voter, and voted the Whig ticket. I have not tried to vote since the base requirement of the qualifying Oath. If in principle, and fact, I was ever entitled to vote, I am so entitled yet. Therefore, knowing the character of the men who have usurped authority to sit in judgment on me I never go to the polls.
I am now nearly 72 years old, have been preaching 50 years. I would make any sacrifice a good man could make to see my county reinstated to its former happy state.
This at your service respectfully. DANIEL PATTON.
http://files.usgwarchives.org/mo/clay/newspapers/theoldme56gnw.txt
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Daniel Patten
Age: 51
Estimated birth year: abt 1799
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,Co,State): Washington, Clay, MO
Family Number: 944
Household Members:
Name Age
Daniel Patten 51
Margarett L Patten 42
Thos S Patten 20
William J Patten 17
Martha A Patten 8
George E Patten 6
Daniel R Patten 4
Laura T E Patten 2
1860 Census > MO > Clay > Fishing River
Patton Daniel 61 Minister b.NC
" Margaret 50 KY
" Martha 17 MO
" George 16 MO
" Daniel 13 MO
" Laura 11 MO
1870 Census > MO > Clay > Fishing River
Patton Daniel 71 Minister b.NC
" Margaret 61 KY
" George 28 MO
" Daniel 24 MO
" Laura 21 MO
1880 Census > MO > Vernon > Blue Mound
Scott Thomas F 40 PA
" Laura F 28 MO
" Susan M 4 MO
Sharp J E 12 nephew MO
Patton Daniel 81 minister NC
the Reverend was also married to Martha Provine King
born: 2 December 1799 - Sumner Co TN
died: 12 January 1839 - Ray Co MO
married: 4 November 1823
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