Wes - > This question is for anyone who has done research on the Robert > Patterson family of Craven/York Co., SC (ca. 1727-1791). Have any of you > ever heard of the late Leonardo Andrea and the research that he did in > the 1940s and '50s? A description of this research by Andrea can be found in "The Patterson and Pattison Family Association Newsletters" by Norman G. Patterson that were published in the 1960's. There are 4 volumes and they also have been put on microfiche. The microfiche copies have some indexes that were not in the bound copies I saw. A the Sutro Library, the microfiche call number was G3 1641. My Pattersons were in York Co. PA and Harford Co. MD about 1750 to 1800, but I cannot connect them to any of the people mentioned by Andrea (or any one else). It is my understanding that people could move freely between Great Britain and America. No immigration records were necessary because it was all owned by England. Several years ago I went through a number of Filby's "Passenger and Immigration List Index" books and copied all of the Patterson citations. Before 1800, he lists over 400 Patterson citations which condense into 160 unique families because they have the same given names, arrival year and destinations. There are 23 in the years between 1720 and 1739. My conclusion is that Patterson was a common name in Colonial America and many more families arrived here than those mentioned by Andrea. Hope this helps, and good luck on your search. John _______________ John Patterson Lindley johnlindley@compuserve.com or johnlindley@tcsn.net