>From the book A HISTORY OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS by Stambaugh. "James M. Brown was twice married... His first wife was Mary Patterson, daughter of William Patterson, a Baptist preacher in Georgia." Alvin Patterson was his brother-in-law. They were in Fannin County TX in 1854 then in Plano TX in 1857. COPEVILLE: " Miles Cope came to the area in 1848 with his brother, James Cope. Some other early settlers were Robert and John Patterson,............................."