This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Patten Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UEB.2ACE/394 Message Board Post: I am interested in corresponding with anyone with the surname Patten or descended from that name. My great grandfather, Ferdinand W. Patten came from that area. I think his parents are Elbridge and Mahala Patten. We know he was born around 1844 or 1845 in Pittsfield and find his family living in Hartland in 1850 census.