Catherine (Patterson) Snodgrass (abt. 1705 - aft. 1783)

Descendants

Died after 21 Sep 1783 after about age 78 in Berkeley, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Catherine Patterson

Born: 1705 Catawba, Virginia, USA.

Died: After Sept. 21, 1783 Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA.

Buried: Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA.

Marriages

William Snodgrass m. c. 1725

Note

At the time William, Catherine's husband, died, the law in Virginia said that when a man died intestate owning real estate his oldest son inherited all of the real estate. William's son David inherited his property. Therefore David is the eldest son of William and Catherine. William of Botetourt (wife Isabelle) and Joseph of Tinker Creek (wife Hannah Vernon) were both older then David and therefore cannot be the sons of William and Catherine.

WARNING: Erroneous information found on FindAGrave

The information shown on FindAGrave is in error. There were only four documented sons and no daughters born to my sixth great grandparents. Those documented sons were David, born in 1725, Joseph, born in 1738, Robert, born 1742 and John, born in 1746. There is currently no trustworthy documentation showing any other children.

1. The William (Snodgrass-313) who married Isabelle does exist but no source for his parentage has been found but as stated above it has been proved that William could not be his father. Also FindAGrave says that he and Joseph were born in the same year but the Snodgrasses had no twins. Definite problem.

2. David was the eldest and was born in 1725 so the information on Joseph is wrong since he didn't exist in 1722.

3. The information on David is correct.

4. The information on Robert is correct.

5 Although he exists, this John Snodgrass (Snodgrass-169) is not the son of William Snodgrass. No reliable source has been found for his parentage. There is no indication that he had the middle name of Joseph. William did have a son named John but this is not him.

6. Although he exists, James Snodgrass (Snodgrass-596) was not the son of William Snodgrass. James was born in Culpeper, Virginia, a place where Catherine and William never lived. No sourcing linking him to William has been found. His parentage is unconfirmed.

In closing, it is highly probable that all of these Snodgrasses were related as nephews, cousins or possibly even as a long lost child of Catherine's and William's but there are many errors and assumptions and few reliable sources that address the relationships. FindAGrave and Family Search are currently not those reliable sources.

Rick Gardiner (Gardiner-1534)

Issue of Deeds

25 Sep 1766 -- (loose paper in the Virginia State Archives, Richmond, VA)

Set This day came before <me> Catherine Snotgrass widow of William Snotgrass Deceased and Desires that Deeds may Issue for a Certain Tract of Land on Back Creek Quantity unknown, in the Names of her Two Son's, Robert and John (John is crossed out) Joseph Snotgrass and that she Relingisheth all her Right and property of the Said Lands unto Them Given under My hand this 25 day of Sept'r 1766 To the Agent of the Proprietors Office Jn'o Greenfield [vss - this paper proves that William Snodgrass and his wife, Catherine had sons Robert & Joseph, and MAYBE a son John]

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #44277144
• Hancock Family History

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Patterson-1625 created through the import of Reynolds8-18-11.ged on Aug 18, 2011 by Christina Miller.