Harald, any idea who the second Robert Patterson may have been in the 1790 York census? Wes Harald Reksten wrote: > You are quite right. It is very possible that Robert died in 1775 and > the > will was not probated until his wife died in 1791. The will for > Robert Jr. > was handled the same way in McMinn County. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wes Patterson" <wpatersn@wfubmc.edu> > To: "Patterson Rootsweb List" <PATTERSON-L@rootsweb.com>; > "PattersonGenealogyNC" <PattersonGenealogyNC@egroups.com>; "Cay Devin" > > <devinc@devca.com>; "Harald Reksten" <hreksten@erols.com>; "Roger" > <rogcat@planetc.com>; <bjhulse@aol.com> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 3:32 PM > Subject: Robert Patterson's 1775 Will - SC > > > To all: > > I would like to know if someone can help me with court minutes > terminology. I have been reviewing many of the court minutes from York > > Co., SC 1786 - 1797 just this last week, and found some interesting > notes regarding the old Robert Patterson who wrote his will in 1775 > and > had his will recorded in 1791. Many of us have assumed over the months > > and years that Robert probably died around 1791 since his will was > recorded then. > > However, there are several good reasons to believe he died before > October of 1790, and possibly even well before then. Here's my > question. > What specifically does it mean to say that a will was "proven" in > court? > Does that mean that a will was written and witnessed and that proves > it? > Or does it mean that the person who wrote the will has died and then > his > will was "proven in court"? > > On Thursday, Oct. 14, 1790 (pg. 285 of the court records) states the > following: "Will of Robert Patterson Senr deceased, formerly proven > by > James Dickey and Nathaniel Harrison before Samuel Swann Esqr, was > ordered to be recorded." > > Robert Patterson wrote his will in 1775 and it was signed by James > Dickey and Nathaniel Harrison, that we DO know. This record above > proves > that Robert Patterson was dead by October 1790 at the latest. However, > > at that point in time, it's obvious that the will HAD been proved, but > > HAD NOT be recorded officially. So what does it mean to "prove" a > will? > One major thing to remember, Betty (a fellow Patterson and Harrison > researcher) has pointed out to me that the Nathaniel Harrison in > question died in 1784, six years before this 1790 entry. And yet the > 1790 entry says that Harrison proved the will. > > So, did Robert Patterson die by 1783 or 84? Yet, there were two Robert > > Pattersons in York Co., SC in the 1790 census, assumed to be the > Robert > in question, and also his son Robert Jr. > > I would appreciate any insight, please. Thanks. > > Wes Patterson > http://wespatterson.com/gen.html > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT [Image] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > PattersonGenealogyNC-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.