Ernest, Hello, my name is Wes Patterson, of Winston-Salem, NC. Today I was going over some paperwork that a fellow researcher sent to me about 2 years ago. Her name is Viola Jones (many of you on this list know her, I'm sure). Last time I checked, she still didn't have email. The copies she sent me was of some work that a man (now deceased) named Leonardo Andrea did in 1947 and 1955. This has to do with the line of Pattersons that came over in 1728, to NJ, and by 1730 were in PA. They were John Patterson, Sr (b 1640, Scotland), and at least 1 of his 3 sons, maybe more, e.i. Robert Patterson (would have been born ca 1670-80, perhaps, born in Londonderry, Ireland). Also, 6 of Robert's 10 children came as well, and the other 4 sons followed in later years with their families. I'll quote from his 1955 compilation, page 1, bullet #4. "Son of John.... ROBERT PATTERSON was born in Londonderry, Ireland and came to America circa 1727 [also later says 1728...Wes] with six of his ten sons...His other four sons followed their father to America with their families...Robert Patterson first settled in New Jersey but later moved over into Pennsylvania and settled in Lancaster County...His ten (Miss Phillips wrote she had the names of these sons but she never sent the list to me...Andrea) [Miss Phillips was one of the ladies that Andrea prepared this for in the 1947 compilation...Wes] sons settled in Chester Co..Lancaster Co..Bucks Co..York Co. in Pennsylvania...Others pushed down into Augusta Co. Va. and over into Amelia Co. Va. and then following the migrations some of the sons and several of the grand sons came into Mecklenburg and Anson Counties N.C. and over into the Long Canes in Abbeville Co. S.C. and in the Waxhaws in Lancaster Co. S.C...One son was William Patterson." Andrea went on to give the names of the 7 sons and daughter of this William Patterson. This William must have been one of the other 4 sons who waited some time before coming to America, though. It appears it was about 1760-1762 before he and his wife and 8 kids came to America. William had a son named Samuel, who evidently served in the Rev. War, so it's possible that a nephew of this William was also named Samuel, and may have been one of these who "pushed down into Augusta Co., VA" that Leonardo Andrea refers to. Any info you can share with us regarding the Augusta Co and Amelia Co., VA Pattersons would be greatly appreciated. I was getting to post this query myself, then I noticed you had already posted yours, and they may very well be closely connected. Any additions and/or corrections to the above data would be graciously accepted. And, again, I want to give credit to Viola Jones for passing this on to me. I'm in the process of trying to reach her again (her daughter lives 10 miles from me), so I'll keep you posted. Wes Patterson At 05:32 PM 9/4/98 -0700, [email protected] wrote: > >HELLO, > >I'M NEW TO THIS LIST, BUT A LONG TIME USER OF ROOTSWEB. I'M ATTEMPTING >TO ESTABLISH THE PEDIGREE OF SAMUEL PATTERSON (BORN ABOUT 1730 - 1740) >OF AUGUSTA CO. VA. HIS WIFE WAS MARTHA LEDGERWOOD. THEIR LAND WAS IN >THE BORDEN MANOR. I BELIEVE THE PATTERSONS CAME TO VA. FROM NEW JERSEY >BUT CANNOT VERIFY. > >THANKS FOR ANY HELP. > >REGARDS, > >ERNEST THOMPSON >MOSS BEACH,CA. > > > 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