William Patterson - b. abt 1800 in NC. m. Nancy BENNETT also from NC. 2 known children - Edward Jackson PATTERSON - b. 1833 in Alexandria, TN (later DeKalb County) and Benjamin Franklin PATTERSON - b. 1843 (or 1845) in Jefferson County IL . Where in NC? Who were Williams parents and the names of additional children? Burial location of this couple in IL? Anyone else working this line of PATTERSONs ??? Please contact me and lets help each other. Yvonne Researching: PATTERSON, LOTTIE, (or LOTTI) CHAMPION, ANDREWS, CANTRELL, ROGERS, LOCKWELL, RODECKER and others.