William PATTON

Abt 1660 - 1715  (~ 55 years)

• Name	William PATTON
  Born	Abt 1660
  	Probably born in Ireland or Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Immigrated to the United States from either Ireland or Scotland in 1705. === Contact: Donald Patton 1738 Patton, Eliner, K 1.2 K=Kent; N-New Castle COLONIAL DELAWARE WILLS and ESTATES to 1800: An Index, by Donald O. Virdin, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, c1994) Contact: Donald Patton http://hometown.aol.com/dwpatton0/williampattenpatton1.html It is said that William (Patten) Patton arrived in America on the ship The Davy sometime in the late 1600?s. We don?t know when or where he was born, he died about July, 1715. He had bought land in Somerset County Maryland. It appears that he was a farmer and was growing tobacco. His will was recorded in the Maryland Calendar of Wills Volume 4 page 77, the following is a transcription of the will. ===  [1]
  Occupation	Farmer, growing tobacco.
  Died	Jul 1715	Somerset County, Maryland, USA
  Notes	Source: Gwen Bjorkman website David Agricola, Patton Lineages Originating in Maryland and Delaware (Cleveland, OH: 1998) William was probably born in the 1660s, in either Scotland or Ireland, and came to Maryland ca. 1705. He first appears in the written records when Peter CAMPBELL, planter of Somerset County wrote his will on 10 Feb 1708/9. CAMPBELL named his wife Jennet executrix and his brother-in-law William PATTIN overseer of the estate, which included a plantation named "Ripley." William (or his son Wm) was named administrator for William CURTIS in 1714. === Pauline Manning Batchelder, A Somerset Sampler: Families of Old Somerset County, Maryland 1700-1776 (Salisbury, MD, Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society, 1994) p. 52. CAMPBELL. Campbell family lived at what is now Golden Quarter farm on Ayres Cr., Sinepuxent Neck, Worcester Co. Peter CAMPBELL d. 1709 m. Janet PATTON and had issue: (1) John*, (2) Ebenezer*, (3) Samuel, (4) Tabitha, m. ---- DALE, (5) Rhoda, m. ----CORD, (6) Sarah, m. ---- BRAVARD, (7) unnamed dau. (Will of Peter Campbell, 10 Feb 1708/9-Mar 1708/9, Md. Cal. Wills, 3:162.) === Will of William PATTON, Somerset County Maryland April 22, 1715. Eldest son John, dwelling plantation and adjoining plantation, purchased from Christopher GLASS, containing 200 acres. He to pay to his brothers William, Thomas, Robert and James each 1500 pounds of tobacco and to his sisters Mary and Sarah each 500 pounds of tobacco. Portions to be paid each when they arrive at age of 21 years. Son John aforesaid to have possession of said house and land at decease of wife Elinior. In the event of death or marriage of wife, sons to be of age at 18 years. === Son William personalty, wife Elinor extra 200 acres dwelling plantation and one third estate during life. Residue of personal estate to children equally at age of 21 years. === Test - Wm Robeson, Hannah Robeson - Robert Penn Recorded July 6, 1715 === http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se4/000000/000016/html /01446.html MARYLAND INDEXES (Probate Records, Colonial, Index) C, 1634-1777, SE4-16 Inventories & Accounts PATTON, William 1717 Somerset Co. Liber 38B, Folio 154 (Inventory) === http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se4/000000/000016/html /01448.html MARYLAND INDEXES (Probate Records, Colonial, Index) C, 1634-1777, SE4-16 Will PATTON, William 1717 Somerset Co. Liber 38B, Folio 154 (Inventory) === http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se4/000000/000016/html /01447.html MARYLAND INDEXES (Probate Records, Colonial, Index) C, 1634-1777, SE4-16 Testamentary Papers PATTON, William 1694 Somerset Co. Inventory
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  Last Modified	31 Aug 2008

  
  

  Father	Unknown PATTON
  _UID	EED03D9208A740D698B984321DAA85F69BB6
  Family ID	F5931	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elinor CAMPBELL,   b. Bef 1666,   d. Dec 1738, , Kent County, Delaware, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	Bef 1686
  _UID	E1A4F6C43A17433C8515E185234007CD4644
  Children	1. John PATTEN,   b. 1675, , Ulster, Ireland, UK ,   d. 1739, , Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA  (Age 64 years)   2. William PATTON,   b. Abt 1688   3. Thomas PATTON,   b. Abt 1690   4. James PATTON,   b. Aft 1697,   d. Bef 1732  (Age < 33 years)   5. Robert PATTON,   b. 1710, , Somerset County, Delaware, USA ,   d. May 1783, , Kent County, Delaware, USA  (Age 73 years)   6. Mary PATTON,   b. Bef 1712,   d. Bef 1732  (Age < 20 years)   7. Sarah PATTON,   b. Abt 1712
  Family ID	F407	Group Sheet

  
  

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