Every person that is sent this email has some kind of family history tied to the famous Indian Trading area at Trading Ford, NC and Fort York Hill and historic old Rowan & Davidson County. These areas located just a few miles from Salisbury, NC are in danger of possible environmental damage due to the State of North Carolina DOT expanding Interstate 85 northbound and southbound to eight lanes. This is NOT a widening project but brand new 8 lanes of bridges. Plans for brand new bridges are being made by the DOT that will cross the Yadkin River. I am not opposed to the construction nor do I want to stop the construction. I do want to bring a heightened awareness to the NCDOT that valuable historic areas exist in the area of the "proposed new bridges". Civil War & Revolutionary War earthworks, trenches and battle remains could be present. I certainly hope that the NCDOT will make sure that public meetings are held and a committee set-up to oversee an exploratory mission to make sure these HISTORIC areas are protected and marked. After reading this email, would everyone of you hit your "reply to all" button and demonstrate your support for this concern to the emails listed. A list of email addresses are listed on the bottom just in case you need a copy. This web address has a lot of info on this area: http://home.webkorner.com/whigkid/tradingford/ PLEASE TAKE TIME TO FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK. Thanks greatly, Dan Patterson Spencer, NC www.gorowan.com/salisburyprison/ Info on Prison site and York Hill www.RowanCounty.info Visual tour of Rowan County www.High-Rock.com Visual tour of High Rock Lake www.DanTana.com On-Line Travel Services Rowan County Information WebSite All Attachments are scanned with NORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2002 bocrawford@dot.state.nc.us; mmwood@dot.state.nc.us; richardmoore@dot.state.nc.us; choward@dot.state.nc.us; lsanderson@dot.state.nc.us; sjohnson@dot.state.nc.us; hjernigan@dot.state.nc.us; ddevane@dot.state.nc.us; rsheats@dot.state.nc.us; rshelton@dot.state.nc.us; cleggett@dot.state.nc.us; stanley@dot.state.nc.us; mmarbet@dot.state.nc.us; gconti@dot.state.nc.us; mayor@ci.spencer.nc.us; cwilker@salisburypost.com; mbella@salisburypost.com; editor@salisburypost.com; fdeloache@salisburypost.com; verner@salisburypost.com; news@salisburypost.com; cakins@co.davidson.nc.us; fmcclure@co.davidson.nc.us; phege@co.davidson.nc.us; rlanier@co.davidson.nc.us; rhyatt@co.davidson.nc.us; bzell@co.davidson.nc.us; nbates@co.davidson.nc.us; ghege@co.davidson.nc.us; bwilson@co.davidson.nc.us; zhanner@co.davidson.nc.us; jesse_helms@helms.senate.gov; howard.coble@mail.house.gov; bobs@ncleg.net; calc@ncleg.net; stanb@ncleg.net; johnbl@ncleg.net; hughowardla@ncleg.net; hh@ncleg.net; jerryd@ncleg.net; smbcomfort@salisbury.net; leda@salisbury.net; commissioner@co.rowan.nc.us; andrewsg@co.rowan.nc.us; asc@co.rowan.nc.us; russellbt@co.rowan.nc.us; foilr@co.rowan.nc.us; kkoutsky@wghp.com; newsradio1490@yahoo.com; dmp@dantana.com

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG FOSTER b. abt 1875 Adair Co., Ia. married on 19 Apr 1900 to ELLEN NORA PATTERSON b. 11 Aug 1879 Adair Co., Ia. and d. 7 Apr 1969. Source: LDS Ancestral file Colleen Kitch GuyCol@webtv.net

JACOB ARTHUR PATTERSON b. 22 Nov 1838 Sweden and d. 17 Sep 1918 Yamhill Co., Or. married in 1870 Adair Co., Ia. to ESTHER BIRD b. 3 Jun 1848 Fulton Co., Il. and d. 25 Jun 1911 Adair Co., Ia. Children: Mary Elizabeth, Charles G., Ellen Nora, Jess C. Source: LDS Ancestral File Colleen Kitch GuyCol@webtv.net

JESS C. PATTERSON b. 9 Sep 1871 Adair Co., Ia. married on 21 Sep 1892 to MARY CAVINESS b. abt 1875 Adair Co., Ia. Source: LDS Ancestral File Colleen Kitch GuyCol@webtv.net

CHARLES G. PATTERSON b. 3 Jun 1876 Adair Co., Ia. married on 30 Aug 1899 to EFFIE unknown b. abt 1880 Adair Co., Ia. Source; LDS Ancestral File Colleen Kitch GuyCol@webtv.net

JOHN RUFUS HARTZELL b. 22 Feb 1873 Keokuk Co., Ia. and d. 26 Jun 1943 Multnomah Co., Or. married on 19 Dec 1894 Adair Co., Ia. to MARY ELIZABETH PATTERSON b. 19 May 1873 Adair Co., Ia. and d. 23 May 1957 Multnomah Co., Or. Children: Virgil Rupert, Evan Patterson, Ida May, Harlan Leroy. Source: LDS Ancestral File Colleen Kitch GuyCol@webtv.net

Seeking information about the following family and their connections to the original Robert and James Patterson/Paterson who settled in the Laggan area: PATTERSON James Monegragane 1 Nov 1614 Sir John Cunningham PATTERSON Robert Magharymore 1 May 1613 James Cunningham JAMES PATTERSON b. abt 1725; prosperous landowner of County Donegal. Children of James Patterson: i. ROBERT PATTERSON b. 1749 d. 1829 m. wife & cousin Elizabeth Patterson b. 1754 d. 1852); Brooke Co., WV ii. JAMES PATTERSON b. 1757 d. 1849 m. Sarah Given settled at Bethel Ridge, Washington County, PA iii. JOHN PATTERSON b. 1762 d.1849 m. Jane Scott settled at Bethel Ridge, Washington County, PA iv. Sisters in Philadelphia Thank you, John Patterson Great Bridge, VA

Greg: I am trying to research a John PATTERSON in Preble, Cortland Co, NY. He died there in 1798. Don't know too much about him. Is there anything you can add about your John PATTERSON? I have a Walter and Charles PATTERSON in Tompkins Co, NY that I am trying to connect to John and James PATTERSON. > I would like info on > 1) John Patterson > spouse > Deborah Bowne > b before 1744 NY > 2) John Patterson > spouse > Phebe Bowne > b 1750 NJ Carol

I would like info on 1) John Patterson b m d spouse Deborah Bowne b before 1744 NY d 2) John Patterson b m d spouse Phebe Bowne b 1750 NJ d 3) Mary Ellen Patterson b m d spouse George Corwin Bowne b 1887 Chatfield MInnesota d thanks Audrey Bowne Seattle gregbowne@earthlink.net

For you new comers. Many families migrated through old Rowan County, NC. http://www.gorowan.com/rowanroots my family history http://www.gorowan.com/salisburyprison Civil War era Confederate prison pictures http://www.gorowan.com/rowanroots/articles.php PA. wagon road articles Most of Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Davidson, Alamance & Orange counties of North Carolina. Washington, Greene counties of TN. Southern Illinois, Union county. . Abenschon Wendel Abentschon 1578 . Boger Wendel Boger 1580 . Braun Johann Jacob Braun, Johann Stephan Christian Braun 1675 . Cobb Henerich N. Kopp 1736 . Furr Heinrich Furr 1727 . Kluttz Hans Klotz 1535 . Lemly George Lambly 1770 . Lyerly Johann Christopher Layrle 1710 . Michael Johan Nicholas Michel 1696 . Patterson John Patterson 1730 . Propst Heinrich Propst, Sr. 1736 . Rufty George Rufty 1774 . Sink Jacob Zink 1738 . Smith James Allen Smith 1864 . Suther Samuel Suther 1722 . Treece John Treece 1765 . Waggoner Peter Waggoner, Sr. 1766 Dan Patterson P.O. Box 241 Spencer, NC 28159 www.GoRowan.com Rowan County Information WebSite All Attachments are scanned with NORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2002

Leland "Lee" Patterson born probably before 1875 and married Mary Lewis also born probably before 1875. They had a daughter Mary Lois Patterson born 1895 in Tennessee and died in 1969 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Would appreciate any help on this family. Carolyn csclark01@msn.com

I am researching a PATTERSON married to a BOWNE thanks Audrey Bowne Seattle gregbowne@earthlink.net

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Hello, I am updating my webpage and my links and I am wondering if there is a new link for the Patterson People website? It is no longer valid on the aol member page and I would like to add it again if it has been moved. Donna Patterson http://pattersonfamily.50megs.com

>From Chapter 1 of Alexander Lecky's 1905 book, "The Laggan and its Presbyterianism we find the following description of the district know as the LAGGAN: "On looking at a map of the County Donegal, it will be seen that the north-eastern part of the county, which is the most northerly part of Ireland, is a peninsula washed on the eastern side by the waters of Lough Foyle and on the western by Lough Swilly. This is Inishowen, a mountainous and, to a large extent, a barren country. Immediately to the south of it is a fertile and comparatively flat country, lying between the river Foyle and the upper reaches of Lough Swilly, and extending in one direction from the City of Derry to Stranorlar, and in another from Lifford to Letterkenny. This is the district which in by-gone times was known under the name of THE LAGGAN, and formed the most productive and desireable portion of the ancient territory of Tyrconnell..." This is also where many of my ancestors and yours came from; Defenders of Derry during the great siege, the defining moment in Ulster Protestant history. To an Ulsterman the Siege of Londonderry is what the War Between the States is to an American. Shortly after this event great waves of Derrymen left for America, first settling in Pennsylvania and then moving down the Valley of Virginia and into the Carolinas. This genealogical connection between the families of those who fought at Derry and those who settled in Augusta/Rockbridge counties Virgina and the Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier (Carolina Cradle by Ramsey) eventually reaches a climax on a little mountain in North Carolina on October 7, 1780. This is the area of history that myself and fellow researcher John Giocoletti from Florida have always wanted to explore in detail. This June we will be travelling to Derry and Belfast for some extended research into the family histories of those names that appear both in the records of the Laggan and at King's Mountain. Lecky's two books, "The Laggan and its Presbyterianism," and "In the Days of the Laggan Presbytery," published in 1905 and 1908 Belfast, Davidson & McCormack, North Gate Works, are a must for anyone wanting to discover their Ulster roots. The books real value for the genealogist is in the Appendix which is divided into several parts, the most important being the following: "The following are the names of men who attended the meetings of the Laggan Presbytery between the years 1672 and 1700, as ruling elders or as commissioners, together with the names of the congregations which they represented. They were doubtless the leading men in the districts in which they lived..." These lists are by Parish and I will give a couple of examples: Taboyn: Matthew Lindsay, John Aikine, Alexander Houston, Robert Cowan, Archibald Alexander, Robert Scott, Wm. Mackie, Wm. Bell, Robert M'Clellan, Richard Armstrong, Richard Moore, John Kilgore, Wm. Inglis, John Gay, John Harvey, David Paterson, George Brown, Robert Moore, James Marshall, John Graham Raphoe: Joseph Henderson, Edward Hervies, William Mills, Michael Henderson, Robert Anderson, Patrick Bell, Robert Dick, Alexander Stuart, William Ramsay, James Laird, Robert Walker, John M'Clure, Robert Gray, John Sproul Londonderry: John Craig, William Cunningham, John Campsie, William Rodger, James Fisher, Horace Kennedy, James Wilson, William Macky, James Lennox, William Smith, John Cowan, Alexander Lecky, William Davidsson, James Wallace, George Henderson, others In addition to the ruling elders there is a list of people from the Hearth Money rolls of 1665 by Parish and TOWNLAND which places a person in an area sometimes as small as a few acres. These lists are important when comparing names with the early landowners of Augusta county or the Baptismal records of the the Rev. Craig at Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church or the early settlers of the Yadkin settlement in Rowan county, North Carolina. I will be willing to furnish copies of these two books for a limited time to researchers who want to explore their Ulster genealogy. Many of you purchased copies of Professor Hagy's thesis, "Castle's Woods; Frontier Virginia Settlement" and I have received numerous e-mails about the quality of that document. I believe these two books by Lecky are superior in the information contained and if you would like a copy please contact me privately at cscunc@aol.com for the details. Any information John and I discover specific to your surname will be posted on the appropriate list after our return from Ireland. I will provide a list of surnames that have "made the cut" so far, the requirements being that the family is found in Derry and also found at King's Mountain. Any suggestions for additional names will be considered as long as the request is substantiated with a reasonable amount of documentation. Regards, Robert Cowan 525 Harrogate Rd. Matthews, North Carolina 28105 Names on the list so far: Alexander, Anderson, Bell, Black, Blair, Brown, Buchanan, Campbell, Cowan, Craig, Cunningham, Denniston, Edmondson, Finley, Fleming, Gillespie, Graham, Hamilton, Houston, Irvin, Kilgore, King, Knox, Lindsay, McClure, Maxwell, Moffatt, Montgomery, Moore, Ramsay, Robinson, Russell, Scott, Steele, Stewart/Stuart, Thompson, Walker, Weir, Young spellings may vary John and I will stay in touch with the various lists as best we can. It will not be possible to remain of all the surname lists all the time for obvious reasons. Feel free to contact me at cscunc@aol.com if you have any suggestions or questions. This may make a nice book one day.

I would love to hear from anyone who could point me in the direction of my family tree. My name is William Leo Patterson and these are my roots (so far). Grandfather: Aruthur (Arthur) Patterson - Kentucky? Grandmother: Lillian (Nelson) Patterson - Kentucky? Father: Clifford Patterson - Louisville, Kentucky - 1910 Mother: Edna Mae Swails - Falmouth, Kentucky - 1913 Daughter: Shirley June Patterson - Texas? - 194? Son: William Leo Patterson - Phoenix, Arizona - 1947 Daughter: Kathy Lee Patterson - Mesa, Arizona - 1952 Mother's mother: Dora (Martin) Swails, Fackler (Kentucky and Ohio) Mother's father: William S. Swails Thanks in advance. Bill Patterson Tucson, Arizona bphata@theriver.com

I'm forwarding the below message because it's of interest to all of us waiting for the 1930 census. Sorry if you receive more than one message. Jerry W. Murphy jwm_genealogy@hotmail.com Jerry's Homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jwmurphy/ Rootsweb List Administrator: ALFRANKL-L, TNHARDIN-L, TNWAYNE-L, BRATTON-L, COCHRAN-L, HAFLEY-L, PATTERSON-L, SOWERBY-L Wayne County, Tennessee Web Page: http://www.netease.net/wayne Wayne County Computer Club: http://www.netease.net/waccc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim E Cochran" <jimeco@juno.com> To: <COCHRAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 10:58 AM Subject: [COCHRAN] 1930 Census > > > The 1930 Federal Population Census by the National Archives and Records > Administration (NARA) will be released on 01 Apr 2002. By law, census > records are restricted for seventy-two years for privacy reasons, but > the wait is almost over. Since the census day in 1930 was 01 April, that > is the day that two thousand, six hundred and sixty-seven microfilmed > rolls of population schedules will be released for public access at > the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and thirteen regional branches, > this year. > > Please be aware that most of the earlier census records to used the > Soundex > finding aid. This personal name indexing tool makes it relatively easy > for us to find our ancestors out of the millions of names in a given > census. That is not the case in the 1930 census, with the exception of > twelve southern states, which will still have Soundex for the 1930 > census. > Indexes using the Soundex exist for the states of Alabama, Arkansas, > Florida, Georgia, Kentucky (part), Louisiana, Mississippi, North > Carolina, > South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia (part). > > Below is the list of questions that were asked on the 1930 Federal > Census: > > QUESTIONS ASKED IN THE 1930 CENSUS > > The 1930 Federal Census form called for: > > 01. Street, avenue, road, house number, > 02. Number of dwelling house in order of visitation, > 03. Number of family in order of visitation; > 04. Name of each person whose place of abode on 01 Apr 1930 was in this > family; > 05. Relationship of this person to the head of the family; > 06. Home owned or rented, value of home, if owned or monthly rental, if > rented; > 07. Radio set; > 08. Does this family live on a farm?; > 09. Sex; color or race; > 10. Age at last birthday; > 11. Marital condition; > 12. Age at first marriage; > 13. Attended school or college at any time since 1 September 1929; > 14. Whether able to read or write; > 15. Place of birth-person, place of birth-father, place of birth-mother; > 16. Language spoken in home before coming to the United States; > 17. Year of immigration into the United States; > 18. Naturalization; > 19. Whether able to speak English; > 20. Trade, profession, or particular kind of work done, > 21. Industry of business, class of worker; > 22. Whether actually at work yesterday, if not, line on unemployment > schedule; > 23. Whether a veteran of U.S. military or naval force--yes or no, what > war > or expedition; > 24. Number of farm schedule (Note: The farm schedules have not > survived.). > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Can any one tell me anything about an Olive PATTERSON, age 53 when she died, born in Connecticut, married, d. July 1849. She is buried in Dryden, Cortland Co, NY? Thanks. Carol

This message is being forwarded to the list by the listowner. If you can add something to the message below or wish to contact the person who wrote the message, reply to <nphd99@juno.com>. Please do not reply to the listowner. ----- Original Message ----- From: <nphd99@juno.com> To: <PATTERSON-L-request@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 7:06 PM Subject: Re: Query > Looking for information on the ancestors of my Grandfather, Charles Henry > Patterson, born Sept. 25, 1887 in Milltown, NJ. His father was John born > Jan. 14, 1846 in Belfast, Ireland, died Feb. 5, 1927 in Eatontown, NJ. > His mother was Mary Elizabeth Rupprect, born Dec. 22, 1850 in NJ, died > Dec. 5, 1906. John's father was Joseph Patterson born about 1809 in > Ireland? Died March 7, 1881 in Milltown, NJ. John and Mary Elizabeth had > at least twelve children: John Henry born 1868, Joseph P. born 1871, > Robert Alexander 1872-1927, Joseph E. born 1874, William born 1876, > Samuel C. born 1878 married Rite French, Mary Elizabeth born 1880 married > Henry O'Dell, Thomas John 1882-1938 married Kate Naab, George Reed born > 1885, Charles Henry 1887-1941, 1st wife Rose Bell, 2nd wife Susannah > Maria Long, Henry V. born 1889, Phillip Albert born 1893 married Edna > lived in Englishtown, NJ. Some of John and Mary's children were born in > IL or MO, but most were born in Milltown, NJ. > >

Hello List, I've just received another marriage certificate for a Paterson rellie; this one is William PATERSON, who married Christina McPHAIL in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, in 1876. William was born in Bathgate, W Lothian, in 1850, and was the son of Robert PATERSON and Elizabeth GLEN. Christina was 28; her father was John McPHAIL (deceased), and her mother was Mary McCALLUM, formerly McPHAIL, maiden surname SOMMERVILLE (ie Mary had remarried since John died). William and Christina PATERSON are on the 1881 census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, with one child, a little girl, Mary, aged 3. Mary was born in Parkhead, Lanarkshire - does anyone know where this birth would be registered ? Would it be Bothwell or Cambusnethan or somewhere else ? And is anyone else interested in this family ? Cheers, Rosalind Paterson. Also researching; - PATERSON, BROWNLEE in Lanarkshire, West Lothian, & Midlothian GLEN in West Lothian HENDERSON, HARDIE, MCNEILL, MCMILLAN, FRASER, YOUNG, POLLARD, HENDRY, MORTON, SAUNDERS in Edinburgh CRITCHLEY, HALSALL, IDDEN/EDEN, STRINGER, HOLDEN, ALCOCK, WHITTLE, MOLYNEUX, HARRISON in Lancashire BROWN in the Staffordshire Moorlands