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William Patterson 1757 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1757

Birth Location: Leitrim County, Ireland

Death Date: 17 Mar 1840

Death Location: Mount Pulaski, Logan, Illinois, USA

Father: William Patterson

Mother: Sarah Douglas

Spouse(s): Rebecca None, Mary (Patterson), Dorcas Spear

Children(s): Elizabeth Patterson, Alexander Patterson, Robert Patterson, Thomas Patterson, William Patterson, Jane Patterson, Moses Patterson, William Patterson, Alexander Patterson, Elizabeth PATTERSON, Thomas Patterson, Elizabeth Patterson, Robert Patterson, Elizabeth Patterson, james Patterson, John Patterson, Alexander Patterson, rhoda Patterson, Elisabeth Patterson

The story of William Patterson began in 1757 in Leitrim County, Ireland, with parents William Patterson and Sarah Douglas. As an adult, William Patterson wed Rebecca, Mary Anne Hancock (Patterson) and Dorcas Spear. Their household included Elizabeth Betsey Patterson, Alexander Patterson, Robert Patterson, Thomas Patterson, William Patterson, Jane Patterson, Moses Patterson, William Patterson, Alexander Patterson, Elizabeth PATTERSON, Thomas Patterson, Elizabeth Patterson, Robert Patterson, Elizabeth Patterson, james Patterson, John Thomas Patterson, Alexander Patterson, rhoda Patterson and Elisabeth Patterson. William Patterson's life came to an end in 1840 in Mount Pulaski, Logan, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

William Patterson
1730 – 1782
Birth Location: Leinster Province, IRE
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Sarah Douglas
1730 – 1780
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca None
1760 – 1810
Birth Location: Ireland
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Mary (Patterson)
1764 – 1779
Birth Location: Ireland or Botetourt, Virginia USA
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Dorcas Spear
Birth Location: –
DS

Children(s)

Elizabeth Patterson
1780 – 1840
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
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Alexander Patterson
1782 – 1829
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Robert Patterson
1784 – 1851
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
RP
Thomas Patterson
1788 – 1841
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
TP
William Patterson
1791 – 1821
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
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Jane Patterson
1792 – 1862
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
JP
Moses Patterson
1795 – 1854
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
MP
William Patterson
1780 – 1849
Birth Location: VA
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Alexander Patterson
1782 – 1823
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Elizabeth PATTERSON
1782 – 1853
Birth Location: Cumberland County, PA
EP
Thomas Patterson
1784 – 1823
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
TP
Elizabeth Patterson
1786 –
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
EP
Robert Patterson
1786 –
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
RP
Elizabeth Patterson
1795 – 1820
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
EP
james Patterson
1804 – 1884
Birth Location: St Francois, St Francois, Missouri, United States
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John Patterson
1806 –
Birth Location: St Francois, St Francois, Missouri, United States
JP
Alexander Patterson
1809 – 1829
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
AP
rhoda Patterson
1812 –
Birth Location: St Francois, St Francois, Missouri, United States
rP
Elisabeth Patterson
Birth Location: –
EP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1757
    Event Place: Leitrim County, Ireland
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 13, Place: Maryland; Year: 1775; Page Number: 250, Source number: 1486.193; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1, Class: HO107; Piece: 562; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Liverpool; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 47; Folio: 36; Page: 21; Line: 16; GSU roll: 438714, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1775
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1775; Page Number: 250

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1800
    Event Place: District 4, Harford, Maryland
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: District 4, Harford, Maryland; Series: M32; Roll: 11; Page: 98; Image: 116; Family History Library Film: 193664

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Election District 4, Harford, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Election District 4, Harford, Maryland; Page: 65; NARA Roll: M33_44; Image: 64

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 4 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Liverpool Port of, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 562; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Liverpool; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 47; Folio: 36; Page: 21; Line: 16; GSU roll: 438714

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Patterson & Pattison family association

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 13

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Mar 1840
    Event Place: Mount Pulaski, Logan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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