Welcome aboard, Anne and Dean! My Paterson forebears were born in Scotland and I might be able to help you. Years ago I was told that my family and myself were distantly related to your William. Do you have any Paterson names; locations and dates would help. Happy hunting! Mary Ann Paterson Brown [email protected] or [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Anne & Dean <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, February 13, 1999 2:13 AM Subject: [PATTERSON-L] William Paterson, founder of Bank Of England >I am new to Genealogy especially on the internet, but have decided that a >good place to start is with my Paterson line. > >Family folklaw (and the presence of a portrait) tells me that I am a >decendant of William Paterson (1658-1719), who founded the Bank Of England >in 1694. He was also responsible for the ill fated Darem scheme which sent >1200 people to colonize the Atlantic side of the Isthmis of Panama, in 1696, >many died including his wife and child, and the majority of the survivors >including William Paterson returned to Scotland. > >We know nothing more of the Patersons until James Speirs Paterson (b 1795) >married in Aug 1811 Marion Jean Hardy, (Hardie?)(b 20 mar 1794) daughter of >James HARDY and Marion LAMB. >We know of 5 children - John P. (who had 7 children no details known) > -Robert Lamb P. moved to Brooklyn NY > -Marion Lamb P. married a Sepburn > -Jean Baird P. married David Bell > and my ancestor -James Speirs P. b 1825? who married Edwina >BARRON, b 5 May 1817 Gorbals Lanark they had 4 children > - Alexander P. who married Bella Graham > - William Barron P. who married Elizabeth >Robinson > - James Speirs P. who married matilda >and my ancestor -Robert Lamb P. christened 8 July 1855 Glasgow >who married (9 Sept 1878 Dunedin New Zealand), Catherine BAILEY (chr 28 mar >1853 Edinburgh) > >Robert Lamb P. (1855-1932) probably either arrived in Dunedin New Zealand on >the "Jura" in 1858 with his parents,and returned to Scotland arriving back >in Dunedin on the "Dunedin" in 1876 alone, We have more information of his >decendants in New Zealand > >Thank You to anyone who can help me to find the 'missing links' > >Anne >