A Thomas Patterson b. 1752 and his brother John Patterson b. 1760 show up in Nottingham Twp., Washington Co., PA in abt 1785 and start farming. John is my gr gr gr gr grandfather. From 1790 on when John married a Mary Caldwell b. 1776 in Greencastle, PA, and they proceeded to raise 13 children, I have the families pretty well traced. Thomas d. 1829 and John d. 1837 and both are buried in the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church Cem. in Somerset Twp., Washington Co. PA. The dates I have agree with their head stones. The problem for those of us searching these lines has been to find the place of birth and parents for the brothers. We are stuck with a family myth of an Arthur Patterson coming from N. Ireland to the area of Chambersburg, PA in 1750 and parenting these guys. After considerable checking I feel Arthur probably is not the correct name of the missing parent as I have yet to any such who would come close to being a match. Recently it was suggested to me that the famous Indian Trader -" James Patterson of Connestoga Manor" is the father of a James JR. who went to the Mexico, PA area to land willed to him. This is in Juanita Co. and Mexico, Pa was at one time called "Fort Patterson." I am trying to find the data on James JR. to see if he may in fact have fathered my John. Although I did read the Publication on "James Patterson of Connestoga Manor" sometime back, at that time I was still looking for an Arthur as my missing parent-- so I may have overlooked something. I can't find a source of this publication, (1950) locally.(Tampa, FL area) Is it possible that one of you Pattersons reading this may have access to that publication and could see if there may possibly be sons of James JR. who could be my Thomas & John Patterson as described above? Any help or suggestions will be much appreciated.