Listers, I offer the Baskin-Patterson connection with JOHN PATTERSON, Sr.'s LWT in the hopes some of you may find it useful. John Patterson, Sr. ws born circa 1730-35 Co. Antrim, Ireland[ imported into VA by Wm. Baskin, Sr., from PA to Augusta Co., VA, where their names appear for land. Ref: Raymond Bell's Baskin Families in PA, VA. and SC (1963). John Patterson, Sr., married Margaret Baskin, Ye Younger, in VA; she the d/o Wm. Baskin, Sr. and his wife Mary Stuart. Ref: Headwaters of Freedom, Baptisms by Rev. Craig at Old Providence Presbyterian Church and Tinkling Springs Church, located near Staunton, VA. The LWT of JOHN PATTERSON, Sr. (1730-35-1808) is recorded and proven in Elbert Co. GA Will Book L/F, 1804-1809, pages 65.66. & 67., Office of the Ordinary, Elbert Co., GA. "In the name of God, Amen: Know all men by these presents that I, John Patterson, Senior, of the State of GA and the Co. of Elbert, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, revoking all others do make and ordain this my last will and testament that it is to say Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors, and as touching my Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me, I give and dispose of in the following manner and form. First, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Margaret, the third part of the land on which I now live and possess, to be taken off of any part of the land my said wife shall choose, to be enjoyed and possessed by her as her own property during her natuaral life. Also two negroes, namely Brown and Sara. Also one horse, two cows and calves and all my household furniture to be possessed by her as her own right and property during her natural life. After her death, the negro fellow Brown to return to my son William B. (Baskin, csh) Patterson and the wench Sara to my daughter Frances Gillespie and to her my said wife's part of my Land above named, I give at her death to my son James Patterson. I also give and bequeath to the James Patterson all the remaining part of my Land on which I now live after my wife's dower is taken off from it aforesaid by him to be possessed and enjoyed and my land which I drew and now own in the County of Baldwin, I give the one-half to my son Robert Patterson,that is the half on which the Spring and house is situated, and the other half of the said Tract of Land I leave to be sold and the money applied to pay and discharge my just debts. Also my negro fellow named Dave I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Patterson to him to be possessed as his own right and property. Also I leave to my son John Patterson five dollars to be raised and paid to him out of my Estate after the discharge of my debts. Also I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Pickens five dollars to be paid to her out of my Estate which sum of five dollars to my son John Patterson and sum of five dollars to my daughter Elizabeth is all that I give or leave to them or Either of them. I having given them in their own actual possession all I intended for them or Either of them except the five dollars to each of them mentioned, that is give dollars to my son John Patterson and five dollars to my daughter Elizabeth Pickens above named. All the remaining Part of my Property I named in this Will I leave to be sold and the money equally divided among my four sons hereafter named, that is one-fourth to my son Thomas Patterson, one-fourth to my son George Patterson, one-fourth to my son Joseph Patterson, one-fourth to my son Alexander Patterson as their Portion of my Estate. If there should not be enough money raised out of my Estate by the sale of the Property named above to be sold, I leave my sons William B. Patterson, Samuel Patterson and James Patterson topay the debts that shall remain unpaid after the Property above mentioned is sold and the money applied to that use out of their own effects. I also institute and ordain Samuel Patterson and James Patterson my sons Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. Sealed and Signed this 19th day of March 1808. JOHN PATTERSON [Seal] And in the presence of us: William H. Underwood, Micajah Terrell, Robert McCreight. Georgia, County of Elbert. We, Samuel and James Patteson, so solemnly swear that the writing produced inCourt and herewith shown as the Last Will and Testament of JOHN PATTERSON, Sr., deceased so far as we know and believe and that we will well and truly executethe same by paying first the debts and then the legacies contained in the said Will as far as the goods and chattels will thereunder extend and the law charges us with, and that we will make a true and perfect inventory of such Goods and Chattels, Rights and Credits of the Dec'd. so far as shall come to our possession. Sworn to in Open Court this 4th day of July 1808. Signed: Samuel Patterson and James Patterson/ Samuel Patterson and James Patterson produced the Last Will and Testament of John Patterson, Sr., Dec'd. which being proved by the Oaths of William H. Underwood and Micajah Terrell, two of the subscribing Witnesses, Which was ordered to be recorded in Will Book L/F, pages 65.66.67, Ordinary Office, Elbert County, Georgia. Cordelia Snell Holem, granddaughter of Wm. Baskin & Mary Stuart, John Patterson & Margaret Baskin, Wm. Baskin Patterson & Janet Henderson, Rebecca S. Elizabeth Patterson & Samuel Stewart, Wm. S. Patterson Stewart & Elizabeth Lucinda Black, Mary Irene Stewart & James Harrison Snell, Robert Bruce Snell & Effie May Rogers (McClain)