This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pattonmm Surnames: Patton, Pitts Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.randolph/863.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: BJ I have a Mary J. Patton in my tree, born abt 1839. All I know is she is present in the census records through the 1860 census, at which point I assume she married, because she is not buried with the rest of the family. Here is an address to a website that has really helped my research: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~morandol/ Check out Larry Sumpter's Randolph County Death records, he has recorded a lot of tombstone information which has helped me in tracking some of the women in my family and there a few Mary Patton's listed. I can tell you that there seem to be 2-3 initial Patton Family's. There is a larger family (John, Nathanial, Matthew...) that are all related and I think from NC, but I'm not 100%. They're not my family and they owned a lot of land and are quite traceable using the afore mentioned website and census records. My family owned a small pig farm, on the edge of Huntsville, that was in our family up to about 25 years ago when it was sold. They arrived about the same time as the other Patton's, but are from Tenn or VA. This Mary J. seems to be about the right age. If it is your Mary, her father is Robert M. Patton, and her mother is Cynthia A. Baker. Cynthia (Baker) Patton is traceable through at least 5 Randolph, Co. censuses. If this is the correct Patton family let me know and I can send you more information. Best of luck, Melissa Patton Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.