I've been doing some searching on the Scots Origins website and I've found the following miscellaneous Patersons. If they're yours, I can give you the reference number and exact date for them. These are births or christenings listed by child's name, year, mother's full name, father's first name(s), parish. To check where these parishes are, go to the GENUKI website @ > http://www.genuki.org.uk/ > Some are Patterson and some are Paterson but at that time the spelling could change from day to day! : Mary , 1756, Elizabeth PATERSON, Allexander, New or East Kilpatrick Mary, 1756, Jean CARSAN, John, Kirkbean Mary, 1756, Margaret MUIR, William, Libberton Mary, 1755, Margaret FALLOW, John, Lesmahagow Mary, 1756, Mary TOMLINSON, James, Glasgow Mary, 1756, Jane SCOTT, James, Edinburgh Mary, 1759, Christain MONTEATH, Erchebald, Logie Mary, 1756, No mother listed, Joseph, Dunblane Mary, 1758, Margaret KNOX, John, Renfrew Mary, 1758, Catherine HOME, William, Paisley Burgh or Low Mary, 1759, Mary GLASSFURD, Richard, Borrowstouness(Bo'nes Mary, 1763, Elspet MUTCH, John, Ellon Mary, 1763, Marjory SOUTAR, James, Arbroath Mary, 1762, Mary KNOX, John, New or East Kilpatrick Mary, 1760, Mary BUCHANAN, John, New or East Kilpatrick (mine but I'll gladly share!) Mary, 1754., Janet BLACK, John, Glasgow Mary, 1756, Mary TOMLINSON, James, Glasgow Mary, 1764, Mary MCVAIL, Malcom, Glasgow Mary, 1762, Elizabeth SHANKS, John, Glasgow Mary, 1763, Ann HENDERSON, Alexander, Glasgow Mary, 1763, Janet SMITH, Adam, Glasgow Mary, 1764, Mary LEITCH, William, New or East Kilpatrick These are marriages: 1775 Mary PATERSON and John CRAWFORD, Glasgow 1775 Mary PATERSON and George BROWN, Glasgow 1771 Mary PATERSON and Allan GRAHAM, Glasgow 1766 Mary PATERSON and James HUTCHINSON, Barony 1774, Mary PATERSON and John WATSON, Barony -- Pam Thomson http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/ Town Square Network