A family story has haunted MY Patterson line for years. This legend indicates that an Arthur Patterson,b. 1724 Antrim, N. Irland, Bro Charles & others came to the area of Chambersburg, PA in 1750. This Arthur was said to have been the father of a Thomas Patterson b. 1752, A John Patterson b. 1760 and possibly a James. John Patterson is my gr gr gr grandfather and he first shows up in Nottingham Twp., Washington Co., PA with his brother Thomas in 1785. There they started farming. John Married a Mary Caldwell in abt 1790. I have good data on most of their 13 kids. The problem has always been-- who were the parents of John & Thomas and where were they born. I have come to disbelieve our family story of an Arthur Patterson as parent. The source of the family story turned out to be flawed and no Arthur I;ve bee able to search could possibly fit my guys. Arthur is not a common name among Pattersons and I can't relate to your search. Wish I could---Pat in Land O'Lakes, Fl. Arleta Galloway wrote: > Sorry if this is a repeat. I have been posting incorrectly and am trying to fix things. > I am a descendant of Arthur (Arter)Patterson through his son Arthur who married Mary FOWLER 1844, through their daughter Louisa who married Burt SOUTHWICK, through their daughter Dollie Louisa who married Harvey Tilford Galloway, through their son Arthur Richard Galloway who married June Ransom. > I would really like to hear from and find information on cousins and their families. > I have the book "Arthur B. Patterson Kith and Kin 1793-1967" by Ethel Swaim Gardner supplemented by James H. Mero and it has a lot of information, but of course there is a lot more out there that I do not have. > Any Pattersons who belong to this line, please respond. I would love to swap info. > Thanks