William
Patterson
Born about in Ireland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Brother of
James Patterson, Robert Patterson, John Patterson, Nathaniel Patterson, Jane (Patterson) Carson, Erwin Patterson, Janeat (Patterson) Carson and Edward Patterson
Husband of
Mary (Walker) Patterson
— married
about 1742 (to about 1786) in British Colonial America
Descendants 
Father of
William Patterson
Died
at about age 66
in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jul 2011
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Biography
William Patterson was the son of William Patterson and Janet Irvine. He was born about 1720 in Ireland most likely (he was not in Augusta County until about 1749) and died after 18 April 1785, probably in Augusta County, Virginia. On 28 February 1749, he obtained a deed from Robert Beverly for land on the South River. William served with the Augusta County Militia in 1752 in the French and Indian War. In 1785 he was exempted from the Augusta County Levies.
Marriage
William was married to Mary Walker. They had at least four children. His second wife was Mary McDonald from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Sources
- WikiTree profile Patterson-1553 created through the import of 2010-09-14.ged on Jul 28, 2011 by Bob Carson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.
- Johnston, Doris Ross Brock. "Pattersons of Augusta Co., VA," Our Texas Family: 11 August 2013 (https://ourtexasfamilycom.ipage.com/Longley-Patterson-Campbell/Patterson-VA.html : accessed 27 December 2018).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
Rhonda Dunn
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Lisa (Roark) Haefka :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lhaefka33
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Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz
Patterson-1566 and Patterson-1553 appear to represent the same person because: This merge is to help straighten out a Patterson conflagration.
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by Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz
Rejected matches › William Patterson (1721-1789)
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