William Patrick (1734 - 1818)

I have no clue if these are related, but in this era, the records are quite tough, and one finds folks jumping to the same name person from wherever, so one needs to start finding the Wills (often times hidden in non-indexed records on Family Search, or in State Library repositories), Land records, looking for family Bibles and such.

I can tell you that a James Leeper immigrated to PA from Ireland in 1738, and took his Importation Oath to the Augusta Colonies, at Beverly Manor 23 Feb 1739, and brought himself and his children, and lists them in his Oath. He did have two more after arrival, with his wife, Mary Beaty/Beatty (only know this through a whole lot of DNA work that made it easier to find). However this Leeper line would not fit yours, nor would the Old Pioneer Robert Leeper. There is one Scotland Leeper line that came over a tad earlier, for many it goes to an Allen Leeper. All these Leeper lines go back to Scotland back in time, as we have the Y-DNA tree worked out, and it shows they are "cousins" (you just look at the SNP mutations and much becomes clear).

I took a look at the Andrew/Allen Leeper PA line (the family mostly stayed there in PA), I didn't see an Elizabeth. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leeper-150

I see 1759 William Patrick sold 300A to John Chittim Catawba River-S side Anson County (same place, it was Anson, then Lincoln, then Mecklenburg, some areas became Tyron, then that was dissolved, and some of the places became Gaston...county restructuring. Found in Book 1 Page 587. For those not familiar these are all North Carolina.

I do know the Patricks, Leepers, Kuykendall, Armstrong, Beaty, Hambright, etc. were all neighbors right there on the South Fork of the Catawba River in NC, and if you get to looking, you'll notice intermarriages between the families, surveying each other's lands, witnesses to sales, as well as Wills, and other such things. Many of the sons fought together on the Patriot side at Kings Mtn. which changed the tide of the entire Rev. War. Before that it was mostly just a chain of defeat after defeat of the Colonialists.

Also, back on the William Patrick I mentioned earlier, you will see here, that he did a Land Inventory measured by Chain, for Robert Leeper one of his later land grants, 1000 Acres 7 Jan 1755 in Anson County, the Land Warrant was issued 26 Mar 1755 as Grant #69, Chuck # 2152. Many of the Grant documents and surveys are now gone, as people have stolen them: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WV-T5GL The following pages have the survey in it.

But this does prove at least that a "William Patrick" was there, IAW the records, before 7 Jan 1755.

I know a Robert Leeper and Mr. Kuykendall came down with Col Hambright from VA in the 1740's. Kuykendall and Leeper owned nearly the entire, what is known as South Point now, and had built an old Fort at the tip, which encouraged many other settlers to later put down there. Beatties Ford was right by there as well, but much of this is under the Duke Power development when they flooded everything and created Lake Norman. I've got some stuff in Robert Leeper's profile in my tree (Gallery), that mentions various other early settlers and things. If you follow the tree back, and to some of the various siblings on the Catherine Armstrong, you'll see some of the links to the Armstrongs, Beatty, Patrick, Carroll, and others associated.

A William Patrick sold 400A on Allison's Creek to Robert Armstrong in 11 Jan 1765, book 2 page 53/54.

Then William Patrick and Mary sold 300A Cain and Allison's Creeks to John Hendry, Book 2 page 308.

Then Pattrick et al given name Andrew sold 167A to John Bahonon on Chowders's Creek Jul 1768 Book 4 page 799. (I assume maybe the father died near this time?)

Also, there is another Robert Patrick mentioned later (these folks often name their childen after fathers, brothers, uncles, so it is certainly quite easy to get records all mixed up). I know we all want to get our family lines connected to ancestors.

A simple rule, is unless an actual source document is quoted in the source, and you can click on it, it is probably one of the many fairy-tales and wishful thinking, and especially a link to some family tree for "proof"- the more likely it is one of those fables.

I did find a Patrick/Leeper marriage: Marriage 4 Sep 1792 • Tryon and Lincoln, North Carolina, USA North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9J-9K72 : 28 November 2018), Robert Patrick and Elisabeth Leaper, 4 Sep 1792; citing Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Name Robert Patrick Gender Male Spouse Elisabeth Leeper Spouse Gender Female Bond date 4 Sep 1792 Bond # 000074848 Level Info North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum 004735 County Lincoln Record # 01 096 Bondsman James Leeper Witness Jo Dickson see also: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSCX-P9GQ-L?cc=1726957

However this is the wrong time frame. I'd certainly not be surprised if this was like William Patrick's son though!

I also noticed a later land grant in Rowan, Shuck #1890, to a Patrick William 300 Acres, Grant #1105, issued on 25 Oct 1786, entry #2220, Entered on 28 Aug 1779, Book 67 Page 13, Location: On the Beaver branch waters of Hunting Creek beginning at a White Oak...to John Irvins line...to Irvins Corner...to Lawrence Owens corner...to Mathew Buroys line...to John Briants line...to Briant's Corner. Surveyors Lawrence Owne, Deward Stephons, CH Boarors, survey'd on the 26th Day of April 1785....two other names I can't read who signed of as the actual surveyors (the other folks must have been workers who dragged the chains around. The grant itself it has his name written as William Patrick, lying the the county aforesaid on the waters of Hunting Creek on the Road xxx and of the main Road to Thomas Blacklin, given unto my hand at Salissbury Eighth Day of August 1779.

There is also another SAR application #12196 for a William Patrick but he was born 1733 Old Hartford, Connecticut, death in Stillwater, NY, spouse Elizabeth Patrick nee Campbell, father Mathew Patrick, mother Elizabeth Patrick nee Rodgers, children Sarah Seymour.

There is another William Patrick in Charles Parish, York County Virginia, wife Elizabeth Patrick who gave birth to a Thomas Patrick in 1763.

I looked at several trees over at Ancestry, and as usual, they look like they were made by folks playing adrenal video games from the Hint system Ancestry has. Most the folks that reference Robert Patrick's wife as Elizabeth Leeper are picking up the marriage I listed above or the Bond, both in 1792.

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