Liz: As far as I know Alexander had only one wife, Prudence. ALEXANDER PATTERSON was born Abt. 1777 in Lancaster County, PA, and died Bef. 1840 in Crawford County, MO. He married PRUDENCE FERRIER Abt. 1800, daughter of THOMAS FERRIER. Notes for ALEXANDER PATTERSON: Wilson County Deed Book M, pg 126, 2 Aug 1818: Alexander Patterson sells his land on Roundlick Creek, in the S. East corner of the 1000 acre tract owned by Sam'l Patterson, dec'd Jun 1815. (Greene County 1833-1855, Webster County after 1855) Children of ALEXANDER PATTERSON and PRUDENCE FERRIER are: 1. ROBERT PATTERSON, b. October 30, 1798, TN; d. May 14, 1868, Pleasant Hope, Polk County, MO; m. MARY SMITH, Abt. 1824. 2. SALLY PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1800, TN; d. Abt. 1880, MO; m. DAVID DOUGLAS SMITH, AR. 3. MILTON PATTERSON, b. Aft. 1800; m. MARY BRUTON. 4. CYRUS PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1805, TN; m. ELIZABETH MOONEY, August 08, 1828, Gasconade County, MO. 5. GEORGE PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1806. 6. LUCINDA PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1807; d. Abt. 1845; m. WADE HAMPTON EDINGTON, Abt. 1835. 7. HULDAH PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1809, TN. 8. ELIZA PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1811. 9. PLEASANT PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1815, TN. 10. SUSAN PATTERSON, b. February 11, 1820, TN; d. November 16, 1842, Webster County, MO; m. SPENCER MARLIN, December 20, 1835, Greene County, MO. 11. HIRAM PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1823, TN; m. MARY HICKS, August 30, 1846, Greene County, MO. Source: Marsha Hoffman Rising, Alexander Patterson - Ozark Migration Project, The Patterson Family of Webster County. Elizabeth Armstrong wrote: > To Joe Patterson and the List: > I am wondering about the wife/wives of Alexander Patterson, son > of Samuel PATTERSON and Martha RAMSEY. I have an entry that he > was married to a Miss BEDFORD and you listed a Prudence FERRIER. > My source is only a listing in the book "John Patton and his > Descendants" so I realize it is not the most reliable. You have > much more extensive information than I and I would like to > correct my data if you think that Alex had only the one wife. > Liz > > ==== TNWILSON Mailing List ==== > Wilson County Genealogical Sources at the TSLA > http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/factwils.htm