Dick, Thanks, but actually the descendants of John Patterson (1766) who married Margaret Black are pretty well documented within our family. I just double checked the surnames listing on my website (link below). Feel free to use any of the data. Take care and good luck finding your line also! Wes Patterson At 08:42 AM 9/4/98 -0700, Richard L. Cisco wrote: > Wes: > >I don't know if this is relavent or not. My ggfather was John S. >Patterson, b. about 1838 in KY (according to the census) who was >residing in Hankock Cty, KY in 1850. He married Josaphine Pate and had 7 >kids one, William Franklin was my gfather. John is a very common name >but could he have been the son of John the son of your John? I have also >been searching back for ancestors of John S but have had no success so >far. > >Dick > Wes Patterson 648 Lantern Ridge Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27104 (336) 760-9657 mailto:[email protected] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4422/gen.htm http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/a/t/Charles-W-Patterson/index.html