John Patton (abt. 1689 - 1757)

Born about 1689 in Newtown-Limavady, County Derry, Ulster, Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Rogers) Patton — married about 1726 in Ulster, Ireland

Husband of Agnes (Snodgrass) Patton — married 23 Mar 1754 in Augusta, Virginia

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1757 at about age 68 in Augusta, Virginia

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Biography

John Patton was born in Ireland.

John Patton served during the French and Indian War.

john J. Patton, son of Henry Patton and Sarah Lynn, was born in 1689 at Limavady, Northern Ireland.^[1]

First High Sheriff of Augusta County, Colonial Virginia

He was the First High Sheriff of Augusta and in charge of the Augusta County Virginia militia foot soldiers, November 18, 1852. Serving under Cornel John Buchanan. ^[2]

John was born about 1704. John Patton ... He passed away in 1757. ^[3]

John Patton emigrated from Ireland in the early 1700s, probably encouraged to come to America by his Uncle, John Lewis. He joined his uncle in Philadelphia, later moving into Lancaster Co, PA where he purchased 2 parcels of land, the first on 23 Mar 1736 (200 acres) and an additional 200 acres on 18 Feb 1744.He later moved to Augusta Co, VA, settling in that part of the county which later became Pendleton Co, WV. He purchased several tracts of land in that region known as "The Buffalo Meadows", near the present town of Franklin. He built his home on the banks of the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River. He built the first mill in that part of the county on the South Fork. Fort Seybert was later erected on the hill about 100 yards above the mill site. He also entered claims on Mill Creek and John's Creek near Sweedland. John Patton Sr, John Patton, Jr, and Matthew Patton (a son of John Patton Sr) made the following land purchases: John Patton Sr, 453 acres for 18 pounds; Matthew Patton, 157 acres for 6 pounds, John Patton Jr, 210 acres for 8 pounds 10 shillings.A petition "for a road from Widow Coburn's Mill on the South Branch, to John Patton's Mill on the South fork, at least 30 miles nearer than the road we formerly traveled", a bridle path, is asked for and the petition is signed by William Stephenson, Matthew Patton, Jeremiah Calkin, George West, Peter Reed, Jr., Samuel Patton, Benjamon Patton, Leonard Reed, John Reed, John Knowles, Alexander Crockett, John Patton, Luke Collins, Jacob Reed and Daniel Richardson (Chalkley, Volume 1, page 438)John Patton Jr, sold his 210 acres to Jacob Seybert of Frederickstown, MD in 1755. In 1756, Fort Seybert was built on the property. On May 22, 1755, John Patton, Sr sold his 453 acres to John Dunckle. These sales were probably in preparation for the Patton family's exodus to North Carolina. In 1758, Matthew Patton was the only one of the original Patton settlers to own land from the original purchase.(R-Ron Custer).

Family Members

Spouses

Sarah Rogers Patton 1690-1752

Agness Snodgrass Patton 1715-Unknown

Children

Matthew Patton 1730-1803

Samuel Patton 1732-1799

Lydia Patton Alkire 1739-1798

William Patton 1742-1818

Agnes Patton Patterson 1756-1843

Created by: Sue McDuffe:) (47122067) Added: 26 Nov 2010

He married Sarah Rogers in 1719.^[1]

He married Agness Snodgrass in 1754.^[1]

John died on 10 March 1757 at Augusta County, Virginia.

Note

Note: John Patton had 9 children.

• In 1754-1755, in the below source it talks about William Preston who emigrated to The Americas when he was young with his parents on a ship owned by his uncle John Patton. He was a merchant between Ireland and Virginia. He also encouraged family members to move to America because he had been enticed by the Council of the Virginia Colony to recruit settlers in turn for large tracts of land. Capt. John Patton John Patton took over the education of his nephew William Preston in his teens when his parent's died.

• Captain John Patton John Patton died from a Tomahawk at Draper's Meadow

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John was born in 1689. He passed away in 1747.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #62168731 Capt John J Patton Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 January 2019), memorial page for Capt John J Patton (1689–10 Mar 1757), Find A Grave Memorial no. 62168731, ; Maintained by Sue McDuffe:) (contributor 47122067) Unknown.
2. ↑ From "Virginia's Colonial Soldiers" by Brock struck pg. 4 B. Tilley
3. ↑ Entered by Jack Wise, Apr 3, 2012

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Patton-610 created through the import of Nixon Family Tree 100211.ged on Oct 2, 2011 by Susan Shirey. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Susan and others.
• Jack Wise, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Jack and others.
• WikiTree contributors, "Mary Ann (Vardaman) Webster (abt.1755-aft.1810)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (Vardaman-62 : accessed 17 July 2021).

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