My ancestor who is Col. James Patton who's grandfather was William Patton of the family you wrote about 7/6/2002. I would like to know the Thompson fellow from the Scotch-Irish list who maybe on the same line as me that you mentioned. Col. James Patton married Mary Osborne. Where they married hasn't been found yet. They resided at Whitehaven, England. James Patton was in the Virginia trade transporting indentured servants and Irish linen from Ireland to Virginia and carrying home tobacco and timber. His homebase of operations was Whitehaven, England, Kirkcudbright, Scotland and Dublin, Ireland. He sailed from there to the Chesapeake Bay where it was unloaded at Rappahannock and Potomac landings. He picked up Maryland bright tobacco. This tobacco was inferior to the London merchants, Maryland bright was preferred by the Dutch. This led to the trade triangle between Virginia, the British Isles and Holland. James Patton also picked up Wines in France and Portugal. He was more involved in the tobacco and wine trade first as a employee of Scottish tobacco factors at Kirkcudbright called The Kirkcudbright Company and later of the Lutwidge Company at Whitehaven, England. The Kirkcudbright Company collapsed because of Patton's manipulations, according to Walter Lutwidge, his second employer. Lutwidge a ship owner in the tobacco trade had been sailing to Virginia since 1708. Lutwidge made Patton commander of a ship and send her around the world to transport passengers to settle his plantations in Virginia. He was working for him in 1737 when Patton became a partner of Virginia land speculator William Beverly to get land in Orange county. James was to bring settlers from Northern Ireland to settle the grant. Also Patton's maternal relatives the Lynns and Lewises were also speculating in western lands in Orange County. In 1737 William Beverly wrote Patton that the council had granted them 30,000 acres to settle. Col. James Patton advertized in the Dublin newspaper, April 1738, that the 250-ton ship Cockermouth, well victualed and mounted with great guns, Captain Patton commander, would take passengers at Dublin for Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, those for Pennsylvania to land at Bohemia landing or Elk River. Emigrants were to contact Patton's agents at various places in Ireland. Patton's brother-in-law John Preston and Colin Campbell were his agents in Derry. Patton had to take the Walpoole instead of the Cockermouth and cleared customs at Whitehaven on March 16, 1738. The Walpoole sailed to Dublin and stayed there for several weeks taking on passengers, then went to Lough Swilly, a bay reaching into County Donegal. Patton had agents at Rathmullen and Rathmelton two towns on Lough Swilly near Kilmacrenan, home of the Patton family. John Preston was at Londonderry recruiting and this is where he brought on his wife Elizabeth Patton and their son William Preston and their daughters. Patton had 65 passengers and they reached Virginia August 23, 1738. Patton was to return the Walpoole to Whitehaven. Patton did not return but established his family, friends and servants on the Beverly Manor grant on Shenandoah and he drew on Lutwidge's credit. Lutwidge said Patton bought 6,000 lbs of fresh beef in Virginia, 40 barrels of Indain corn and everything else in proportion and gave it to his families charging all to Lutwidge. He also took 15 indentured servants belonging to Lutwidge. April 28, 1739 Patton sailed the Walpoole back to Kirkcubright carrying over 400 hogsheads of tobacco because Lutwidge was cheating customs in Scotland. By August he was in Rotterdam unloading tobacco. Lutwidge checked the Walpoole's accounts and found how Patton had used him in Virginia. Patton saled to Walpoole into Whitehaven in October Patton and Lutwidge quarreled angrily. Due the efforts of John Thompson did they finally compromise. Lutwidge sent John Thompson Patton's notes where he will pay to him. Lutwidge stated that Patton has outdone them all. Hell itself can't outdo him. On May 1740 landing at chesapeake he brought the William Thompson family with him. May 23, 1740 William Thompson, Isabella Thompson and William Thompson together proved their importation into Orange County, Virginia. Also William Thompson's sister Catherine Stuart Thompson Alexander came in 1740 to Cecil County, Maryland with her husband Andrew Alexander of Ulster, Ireland. William Thompson's family were wealthy, influential people possibly connected to the royal Stuarts of Scotland. William Thompson's family was associated by marriage with the Erskines, Alexanders and Montgomerys. The Thompson family were associated with Patton in his venture. David Thompson at Rathmelton on Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland, near Patton's home at Kilmacrenan was an emigration agent for Patton. John Thompson, an associate of Lutwidge, held Patton's notes. Lutwidge fell out with Patton and John Thompson persuaded Lutwidge to settle with him. Mary Osborne wife of Col. James Patton had a sister Margaret who married Rev. John Thompson a Presbyterian minister. John Thompson was born north of Londonderry on the river Foyle. He was licensed to preach by Armagh Presbytery June 23, 1713. John came to America in 1715 landing in York, Virginia. He was licensed to preach by New Castle Presbytery. He preached at Lews, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Shenandoah Valley. William Thompson Sr. settled on Middle River of Shenandoah near Henry Downs. Thompson and wife Jean gave the land for the Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church site. This is where Thompson's kin the Pattons, Prestons, Buchanans, Lewises, Breckenridges worshiped. By 1742 Patton controlled the Roanoke and James River company's 100,000 acre grant. James Patton in 1745 was appointed President of the court and county lieutenant heading the militia with title of Colonel. John Buchanan was appointed a justice. Col Patton challenged John Madison for a burgess seat in 1748. Madison won. In 1754 Patton went to Williamsburg as a Burgess. In the Autumn Virginia sent Patton to Logstown to arrange a treaty with the Iroquois to sell their interest in Allegheny lands opening for settlers. The next summer in 1752 representing Virginia at the treat exploiting the New and Holston region. Col. James Patton died in 1755 at Drapers Meadow by Shawnee Indains. This was the same time that Mary Ingles was taken hostage. James and Mary Patton had two daughters Margaret and Mary. Margaret married John Buchanan and Mary my direct line married William Thompson Jr., who built Fort Thompson and owned Springfield. My names of interest from this early area of Virginia are the following: Patton, Thompson, McCarty, Farley, Clay, Caperton, Kelly, Hounshell, Messersmith. Haven't proved yet but hope to add Cowan to the list. Known data on Cowan is Nancy Ann Kelly born in Franklin Co, Tenn in the town of Cowan. Parents were Caperton Kelly and Elizabeth Cowan. Gay Nix