Person:Robert Patterson (66)
Col. Robert Patterson
b.15 Mar 1753 Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
d.5 Aug 1827 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1751
  1. Francis PattersonAbt 1751 -
  2. Col. Robert Patterson1753 - 1827
  3. Jane PattersonEst 1754 -
  4. _____ PattersonEst 1756 -
  5. Mary PattersonEst 1756 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 29 Mar 1780
  1. William Patterson1781 - 1782
  2. William Lindsay Patterson1783 - 1783
  3. Rebecca Patterson1784 - 1858
  4. Margaret Patterson1786 - 1861
  5. Elizabeth Patterson1788 - 1827
  6. Francis Patterson1791 - 1854
  7. Catharine Patterson1793 - 1864
  8. Jane Patterson1795 - 1876
  9. Harriet Patterson1797 - 1822
  10. Robert Lindsay Patterson1799 - 1833
  11. Jefferson Patterson1801 - 1863
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Facts and Events
Name[1][5] Col. Robert Patterson
Gender Male
Birth[1][3][4][9] 15 Mar 1753 Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Alt Birth[5] 1759
Military[3] 1774 Pennsylvania, United Statesserved in a company of Rangers
Residence[3] From 1775 to 1777 Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky, United StatesMember of an early party from Fort Pitt to present-day Georgetown
Illness[3] 12 Oct 1776 seriously wounded in attack by Native Americans, along the Ohio River, between Kanawha River and Hocking River
Residence[3] From Oct 1776 to Sep 1777 Pennsylvania, United Statesrecovering from attack
Other[1] 1776 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United StatesOne of the founders of Lexington and Georgetown, Kentucky
Military[3] 1778 Illinois, United StatesIllinois Campaign with George Rogers Clark
Military[3] Sep 1778 Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, United Statesenrolled in the Kentucky Militia
Military[3] Abt Jan 1779 made Ensign of his Militia company
Residence[3] Mar 1779 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United StatesEstablished garrison at Lexington; built cabin for himself in the stockade later that year
Residence[3][8] From 1779 to 1804 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United Statesbuilt a new log house in 1783; then later, a stone house until moved to Ohio
Marriage 29 Mar 1780 Falling Spring, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United Stateson the Lindsay farm
to Elizabeth Lindsay
Military[3] Aug 1780 Ohio, United StatesServed as Captain in Clark's expedition against Old Chillicothe and Old Piqua
Military[3] 7 Apr 1781 Commissioned a Captain of the Virginia Volunteers
Military[3] 8 Aug 1782 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United StatesFought in the Battle of Piqua with George Rogers Clark
Military[3] 19 Aug 1782 Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, United StatesFought in the Battle of Blue Licks
Occupation[3] 1783 Fayette, Kentucky, United Stateselected Justice of the Peace
Other[3] Jul 1785 Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United StatesDelegate to the convention to petition for independent statehood for Kentucky, separate from Virginia
Military[3] Sep 1785 commissioned a colonel by Virginia governor Patrick Henry
Military[3] From 1786 to 1788 Ohio, United Statesvarious activities with Benjamin Logan and others
Other[1] 1787 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United StatesOne of the founders of Cincinnati
Occupation[3] 1790 Delegate from Fayette County to the Virginia Legislature
Military[3] 4 Nov 1791 Fort Recovery, Mercer, Ohio, United StatesFought in the battle known as St. Clair's Defeat
Occupation[3] 1792 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United StatesRepresentative from Fayette County to the first Legislature of Kentucky
Other[3] 1803 Clifton, Greene, Ohio, United Statespurchased land
Other[3] 1803 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United Statespurchased land just south of town (later known as Rubicon Farm)
Residence[1] From 1804 to 1827 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Residence[4] From 1804 to 1827 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Military[1] 1812 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United StatesQuartermaster for Camp Meigs
Military[3] From 1812 to 1815 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United Statesin charge of transportation of supplies from Camp Meigs to armies north
Military[5] New York, United StatesPrivate, New York, Revolutionary War
Death[1][3][5][9] 5 Aug 1827 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United Statesfrom lingering effects of various battle wounds
Alt Burial[3] 6 Aug 1827 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United StatesOld Graveyard on Fifth Street
Burial[1][2][3][5] 30 Nov 1855 Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United StatesSection 13, lot 800
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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Brown, Henry; Robert Patterson; Brown family; and Patterson family. Brown-Patterson Papers.
  2. ↑ Grave Recorded, in Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum. Woodland Cemetery Records Database.

    Robert Patterson
    Date of Death: 08/05/1827
    SECTION 13
    Plot: 800-
    Grave: -1

  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 Recorded, in The History of Montgomery County, Ohio: containing a history of the county; its townships, cities, towns, schools, churches, etc., general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the Northwest Territory; history of Ohio; map of Montgomery County... etc. (Chicago [Illinois]: W.H. Beers, 1882)
    370-378.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Conover, Charlotte Reeve. 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 grandfathers of John Henry Patterson of Dayton, Ohio : for whose children this book is written. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974)
    page needed.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Grave Recorded, in Goad, Betsie M. Gricar. Cemetery Listings of Revolutionary War Soldiers Known to Be Buried in Montgomery County Ohio. (Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio: Jonathan Dayton Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 2013)
    page needed.
  6.   Robert Patterson (pioneer), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
    Col. Robert Patterson
  7.   Recorded, in Smith, Zachariah Frederick. The History of Kentucky: from its earliest discovery and settlement, to the present date ... its military events and achievements, and biographic mention of its historic characters. (Kentucky: Courier-journal job printing Company, 1892)
    75.

    [describes his experiences in building fort at Royal Spring]

  8. ↑ Historical Marker, in Kentucky Historical Society. Historical Marker Database [1].

    Patterson Cabin
    Marker Number 1613
    County Fayette
    Location Transylvania Univ. campus, near corner of 3rd & Broadway, Lexington
    Description Built by Robert Patterson prior to his marriage in April 1780 to Elizabeth Lindsay, this small cabin has been a home, servant's quarters and tool shed. It has had many sites, including original on Cane Run; farm of Patterson's grandson, Dayton, Ohio, 1901-1939; and several on Transylvania campus. Returned to Lexington by request of Kentucky, this city and D.A.R.

    (Reverse) Col. Robert Patterson (1753-1827) - A large landholder, Patterson took part in founding Lexington, Cincinnati and Dayton. Chose site of Lexington, helped erect fort, April 1779, and laid off town; on Board of Trustees for many years. He helped charter Transylvania Univ. Urged separation from Va., 1784; elected representative from Fayette County, 1792, and served eight years. Moved to Dayton, 1803.

  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ancestry World Tree: (Note: not considered a reliable source)
    24 Jun 2002.
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