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Matthew "Old Matt" Leander Patton 1705 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Patton

Mother: Matilda (Patton)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Patton

Children(s): Col Patton

The story of Matthew "Old Matt" Leander Patton Sr. began in 1705 in Ireland. Matthew "Old Matt" Leander Patton Sr. married Elizabeth Jane (Alexander) (Davis) Patton, and had children including Col Robert Patton. Matthew "Old Matt" Leander Patton Sr. passed away in 1778 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew "Old Matt" Leander Patton Sr. began in 1705 in Ireland.
  • Matthew "Old Matt" Leander Patton Sr. married Elizabeth Jane (Alexander) (Davis) Patton, and had children including Col Robert Patton.
  • Matthew "Old Matt" Leander Patton Sr. passed away in 1778 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Patton
1665 – 1767
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JP
Matilda (Patton)
1685 – 1718
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Patton
1710 – 1778
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, USA
EP

Children(s)

Col Patton
1737 – 1808
Birth Location: Cumberland Village, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
CP

Matthew Patton's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Patton
1705 – 1778
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
John William Patton
1665 – 1767
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Matilda (Ann Wideman \ Widemann) (Patton)
1685 – 1718
Scotland
Grandparents
(Reverend) (William Henry) Patton
1645 – 1743
Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Sarah (Spears) (Patton)
1657 –
Donegal, Ireland
Johan ("John" Casper) Widemann
1650 – 1710
Scotland
Maria (Brune (Widemann \) Wideman)
1665 – 1718
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Patton
1620 – 1666
Christian Porteous
1601 – 1680
George Spears
Mary (Spears)
2nd-Great-Grandparents
(Reverend) Patton
1590 – 1641
Margaret (Patton)
1593 – 1659
James Porteous
Christine (Porteous)
1625 – 1680

Matthew Patton's Descendants

1.
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Matthew ("Old Matt" Leander) Patton (1705 – 1778) m. Elizabeth (Jane (Alexander) (Davis)) Patton (1710 – 1778)
  1. 1. Col (Robert) Patton (21 Oct 1737 – 09 Jan 1808) m. Sarah (Farris) (Patton) (1744 – 16 Feb 1829)
    1. 1. Margaret (Patton) (Robinson) (1 Jan 1776 – 24 Jun 1866) m. James ((William)) Robinson (21 Jun 1776 – 26 Oct 1852)
      1. 1. Robert Robinson (Sep 1818 – 3 Mar 1904) m. Evaline ((McLean \ McLuney)) Robinson (Abt. Sept 1824 – aft 1900)
        1. 1. Robert (Franklin) Robinson (Nov 1862 – 11 Apr 1955) m. Martha (Annie (Walker)) Robinson (Jan 1867 – 24 May 1951)

Matthew Patton's Timeline

3 Records

1705
1705
Birth of Matthew "Old Matt" Leander Patton Sr. in Scotland
Scotland
1705
1705
Birth of Matthew "Old Matt" Leander Patton Sr. in Ireland
Ireland
1778
1778
Age 73
Death of Matthew "Old Matt" Leander Patton Sr. in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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