Person:Matthew Patton (2)

Will of Matthew Patton

In the name of God amen, I Mathew Patton of the county of Jefferson in the State of Indiana, being weak in body but of Sound mind and memory possessing my common Judgmetns do make and ordain this my last will and Testament int he folllowing manner, viz:

First of all I order t hat all my just debts and funeral expences shall be paid out of my personal estate and as to the rest of estate real and perosnal o (can't read) which I may die possessed I give, devised and bequeath in the following viz: I allow my beloved wife Jane to live in the peaciable possession and enjoyment of the plantation on whihc we now live together with son James Patton so long as my said wife Jane shall live and then Secondly I give unto my Son-in-Law Robery Ray or Ripley County Eighty Acres of land lying in the neighborhood where said Ray now lives.

3rd: I give and bequeath to my Soon Oughtby Huston Patton one quarter section adjoining to George Waggoner int he above said County of Ripley (cant read)state aforesaid.

4th : I bequeath and give unto my son James the qr. r (cant read) on wh ich I now live during his natural life. :5th : After my wife and my James are dead, I then allow to my son Aaron Patton now living in North CArolina, Bunkam County the Plantation and sole use and possession of forever of which I am now possessed and living on.

6th : to my daughter May Long and Elizabeth Patton I give and bequeath one lot in the Township of Madision, Indiana, to said son Aaron I also give one hundred acres of land lying in North Carolina Beetree Creek in the count yof Bunkam in consideration of which he said Aaron is to pay Jane Stafford, daughter of my son Huston at the death of wife Jane one hundred fifty dollars. 6th after the decease of my wife I also allow my personal property to be sold by public sale and the proceeds to be equally dividied amongst all my aforesaid children together and in like manner if there should be any money left after paying all debts and dues to any creditors and redeem.. any land that is yet to pay off, I allow said money to be equally divided between or amongst my children as aforesaid.

I do hereby authorize appoint and choose John Tirchey of aforesaid 1st named County and STate to be my sole executor of this my last will and Testament in witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this the 13th dya of October 1824 signed, sealed, and delivered in the presants of us who witness the same at his request.

(Signed) Mathew Patton

Witnesses:

s/ William Hamilton

s/ Jno Ritchie

s/ Joseph Wilson

The above Will appears in Will Book B, pages 106, 107 and 108, in the office of the Clerk of Jefferson County, Indiana.

The State of Indiana

County of Jefferson Clerk's office Oct. 22, 1824

Be it remembered that Personally came before me the undersigned Clerk of the Jefferson Circuit Court John Ritchey who produced the last will and testament of Mathew Patton Dec for profoo, which was duly provved by the oath of William Hamilton and Joseph Wilson who upon oath state that t hey were present when the said Testator signed and that they heard him publish the same to be his last will and testament and that they sadi William Hamilton and Joseph Wilson signed t heir names to said will in presents of the Testator, and it further appearing as specified and set forth in Said will, letters Testamentary with tthe will annexed is thereupon granted in due from of Law, where upon said will is admitted to record.

Information on Matthew Patton

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Husband's Name

Matthew PATTON (AFN:MRV6-V7) Pedigree

Born: 1740 Place: Of, Buncombe, N. Carolina

Died: 25 Mar 1833 Place: Madison, Jefferson, In

Buried: Place: Zion Cem, Jefferson, Indiana

Married: 30 Jun 1761 Place: Of, Buncombe, N. Carolina

Father: Matthew Lander PATTON (AFN:RFJ4-27) Family

Mother: Elizabeth ALEXANDER DAVIS (AFN:RFJ4-3D)

Wife's Name

Jane HOUSTON (AFN:MRV6-WD) Pedigree

Born: 1740 Place: Buncombe, , North Carolina

Died: 18 Mar 1833 Place: Madison, Jefferson, In

Buried: Place: Zion Cem, Jefferson, Indiana

Married: 30 Jun 1761 Place: Of, Buncombe, N. Carolina

Children

1. Sex Name

M Matthew PATTON (AFN:MRV7-27) Pedigree

Born: 26 Jan 1768 Place: , Buncombe, No. Carolina

Died: Bef 1810 Place: Buncombe Co., Nc

Buried: Place: Buncombe County, Nc

2. Sex Name

M Oughtry Houston PATTON (AFN:MRV7-4K) Pedigree

Born: 17 Oct 1772 Place: , Buncombe, No. Carolina

Died: 10 Oct 1824 Place:

3. Sex Name

F Mary PATTON (AFN:MRV7-12) Pedigree

Born: 28 Jun 1767 Place: , Buncombe, No. Carolina

Died: Bef 1788 Place:

4. Sex Name

M James PATTON (AFN:MRV6-XK) Pedigree

Born: 19 Jul 1762 Place: , Buncombe, No. Carolina

Died: 18 Mar 1831 Place: , Jefferson, Indiana

Buried: Place: Zion Cem, Jefferson, Indiana

5. Sex Name

M Aaron James PATTON (AFN:MRV7-0V) Pedigree

Born: 6 Sep 1765 Place: Swananoa, Buncombe, No. Carolina

Died: 18 Mar 1826/1831 Place: Betree Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina

6. Sex Name

F Nancy Or Agnes PATTON (AFN:FB8F-T2) Pedigree

Born: 7 Nov 1763 Place: , Buncombe, North Carolina

Died: 28 Dec 1854 Place: Madison, Jefferson, In

Buried: Place: Underwood Cemete, Madison, Jefferson, In

7. Sex Name

F Elizabeth PATTON (AFN:MRV7-3D) Pedigree

Born: 14 Dec 1771 Place: , Buncombe, No. Carolina

Citations

http://genforum.genealogy.com/patton/messages/5594.html

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   Matthew Patton was born 1738 probably North Carolina. He died 25 Aug 1825, Jefferson County, Indiana. He married Jane.
   Children:
   Nancy born 1764 died 28 Dec 1854 married Robbin Rea, a Revolutionary War Soldier; Cughbry (Humphry) Houston born 17 Oct 1771 married Elizabeth; Elizabeth; Mary married a Long; Aaron; James born 1770, died 18 Mar 1831.
   Source Page 81, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1966.
   
   http://jerry.vigo.lib.in.us/revoluti/jefferso.htm