Mike, I searched long and hard on that one and found no family named Patterson anywhere near Patterson's Creek. None by that name on the first warrants or surveys by Genn, nor later on any Fairfax grant. Some years ago I saw reference to an explorer or trader named Patterson (from MD or PA I don't recall which) who may have been in the area in early 1730s. If anyone finds the answer I would like to know about it. Wilmer -----Original Message----- From: Veerle Foreman [mailto:vforeman@shentel.net] Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 10:04 PM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Patterson's Creek Can anyone tell me the family for whom Patterson's Creek is named and any information you may have on them? Thanks...Mike
I find a 1751 listing in Augusta Co for orphans Samuel and James Patterson, orphans of James Patterson with Mathew Armstrong, John McGill guardians (can't determine geographic location within county which then include portions of South Branch Valley). Samuel and Martha Patterson are listed in John Reager's 1765 estate settlement with others from South Branch area. Also a Peter Patterson in 1769 on South Branch adj. Charles Thomson of Foxcraft&Thomson, Wm Castleman (Gray 2:200 O-218). Not much help but some hints. Sara Patton At 10:51 PM 8/6/00 -0400, you wrote: >Mike, > >I searched long and hard on that one and found no family named Patterson >anywhere near Patterson's Creek. None by that name on the first warrants or >surveys by Genn, nor later on any Fairfax grant. Some years ago I saw >reference to an explorer or trader named Patterson (from MD or PA I don't >recall which) who may have been in the area in early 1730s. If anyone finds >the answer I would like to know about it. > >Wilmer > >-----Original Message----- >From: Veerle Foreman [mailto:vforeman@shentel.net] >Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 10:04 PM >To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Patterson's Creek > > >Can anyone tell me the family for whom Patterson's Creek is named and >any information >you may have on them? > >Thanks...Mike