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

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 07 Jan 1778

Death Location: Lemasters, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Patton

Mother: Matilda Wideman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Alexander

Children(s): James Patton, Thomas Patton, Matthew Patton, John Patton, Mary Patton, Col. Patton, Matthew Patton, William Patton, James Patton, Elizabeth Patton, Sarah Patton, William Patton, Mary Patton, Samuel Patton, James Patton, James Patton

In 1705, Matthew Leander "Old Matt" Patton entered the world in Scotland, born to John Patton And Matilda Ann Wideman. Matthew Leander "Old Matt" Patton married Elizabeth Jane Alexander, and had children including Col Robert Patton, Elizabeth Patton, James Patton, John Patton, Mary Patton, Matthew Leander Patton, Matthew Patton, Samuel Patton, Sarah Patton, Thomas W Patton, William Alexander Patton, William Patton. Matthew Leander "Old Matt" Patton passed away in 1778 in Lemasters, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1705, Matthew Leander "Old Matt" Patton entered the world in Scotland, born to John Patton And Matilda Ann Wideman.
  • Matthew Leander "Old Matt" Patton married Elizabeth Jane Alexander, and had children including Col Robert Patton, Elizabeth Patton, James Patton, John Patton, Mary Patton, Matthew Leander Patton, Matthew Patton, Samuel Patton, Sarah Patton, Thomas W Patton, William Alexander Patton, William Patton.
  • Matthew Leander "Old Matt" Patton passed away in 1778 in Lemasters, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Patton's Ancestors

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Matthew Patton
1705–1778
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
John Patton
1660–1767
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Matilda (Ann) Wideman
1665–1718
Scotland
Grandparents
Matthew ('The Martyr') Paton
1600–1666
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Christiane Porteous
1601–1660
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Patton
1578–1642
Margaret Johnstone
1593–1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gratian Patten
1565–1603
Elizabeth Coillis
1565–1603

Matthew Patton's Descendants

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Matthew (Leander "Old Matt") Patton (1705–07 Jan 1778) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Alexander (1710–1778)
  1. 1. James Patton 1724–1767 m. Prudence Farrell 1725–1749
    1. 1. Phoebe Patton 1745–1806 m. Anthony McMeans 1741–1815
      1. 1. John (McKinley) McMeans 1790–1840 m. Margery Henkle 1800–1880
        1. 1. Phoebe (Lety) McMeans 1820–1910
        2. 2. Anna McGlothland 1819–1855 m. Enis Ratliff 1814–1849 m. Thomas (Flemming) Lewis 1828–1865
        3. 3. Mary (Anna) McMeans 1828–1894
        4. 4. Edward (Patton) McMeans 1829–1896
        5. 5. Rebecca McMeans 1765–1820
        6. 6. Elihu McMeans 1829–1896
      2. 2. James McMeans 1795–1852
      3. 3. Sarah McMeans 1794–
      4. 4. William McMeans 1788–1825
      5. 5. Lucinda McMeans 1840–
      6. 6. Edward McMeans 1803–1879
      7. 7. Sarah McMeans 1770–
      8. 8. Margery McMeans 1780–
      9. 9. Prudence McMeans 1775–
      10. 10. John McMeans 1766–1806
      11. 11. Elihue ("Eli") McMeans 1802–
      12. 12. Margery McMeans 1809–1884
    2. 2. John Patton 1745–1789
    3. 3. Elizabeth Patton 1760–1834
    4. 4. Jacob Patton 1754–1838
    5. 5. Jane Patton 1760–
    6. 6. James Patton 1749–
    7. 7. Isaac Patton 1744–1784
    8. 8. Edward Patton 1746–
    9. 9. Ann Patton 1762–
    10. 10. Abraham Patton 1746–
    11. 11. Esther Patton 1763–1857
    12. 12. Mary Patton 1747–
    13. 13. Thomas Patton 1756–1807
  2. 2. Thomas (W) Patton 1726–1808
  3. 3. Matthew Patton 1738–1824
  4. 4. John Patton 1728–1805
  5. 5. Mary Patton 1727–1808
  6. 6. Col. (Robert *) Patton 1737–1808
  7. 7. Matthew (Leander) Patton 1742–1789
  8. 8. William (Alexander) Patton 1730–1797
  9. 9. James Patton 1737–1821
  10. 10. Elizabeth Patton 1729–
  11. 11. Sarah Patton 1605–
  12. 12. William Patton 1725–1794
  13. 13. Mary Patton 1727–1808
  14. 14. Samuel Patton 1731–1805
  15. 15. James Patton 1724–1821
  16. 16. James Patton 1724–1767

Matthew Patton's Timeline

3 Records

1705
1705
Birth of Matthew Leander "Old Matt" Patton in probably on board ship, but registered in Londonderry Parish, Ulster, Ireland
probably on board ship, but registered in Londonderry Parish, Ulster, Ireland
1705
1705
Birth of Matthew Leander "Old Matt" Patton in Scotland
Scotland
1778
07 Jan 1778
Age 73
Death of Matthew Leander "Old Matt" Patton in Peters, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Peters, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: probably on board ship, but registered in Londonderry Parish, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1795;1807
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1795;1807; Page Number: 13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Jan 1778
    Event Place: Peters, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lemasters, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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