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Samuel Patterson (1765/67-c1825) and Elizabeth (—) (c1770-1840s) of Tryon, Rutherford, Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania Co, NC

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Samuel and Elizabeth (—) Patterson are my 5 times great grandparents, though my connection to them isn’t 100% proven, but I’m confident about it.

Special thanks to several people who provided information that greatly helped to sort out the children of this family: Linda McBroom, Linda Jernigan, William T. Ledford, Jess Markle, Evelyn Miller, Jennie Vee Pitts (1918-2000), Mycolynda Updegraff, Valeska Vicars (1929-2009), Sharon Welton and others.

Samuel Patterson was born ca 1765/67, presumably in old Tryon County, North Carolina (now Rutherford County).

His age is based on census analysis and other records:

∙           1790 Census aged 16+ (before 1774)

∙           1800 Census aged 26-44 (1755/1774)

∙           1810 Census aged 26-44 (1765/1784)

∙           1820 Census aged 45+ (before 1775)

∙           The above work out to 1765/1774.

∙           Was chain bearer for 1783 land survey, so legally had to be 16+ (born before 1767).

∙           All of the above combines to ca 1765/67.

Samuel Patterson is probably a son of Matthew Patterson (Jr).

Samuel was a Chain Bearer for a 1783 Survey for Matthew and he owned land next to Matthew on Puzzle Creek in Rutherford. Samuel later moved to Buncombe County near Matthew, though about 10 years after Matthew did, but he moved to the exact same section. Samuel also named his oldest son “Matthew.” All this is circumstantial, but it is strong enough to convince me they are father and son.

On 9 Nov 1779, Samuel’s presumed father Matthew Patterson Entered a tract of land on Puzzle Creek. The land was surveyed on 19 Oct 1783. Thomas Price and Samuel Patterson were the Chain Bearers. Chain Bearers were almost always relatives (or close friends/neighbors) of the person entering the land, so this is one of the pieces of evidence tying Samuel to Matthew. (From the Card Index at the North Carolina Archives, recorded on Card # 240, which stated this grant was recorded in Book 65 page 304.)

Legally speaking, Chain Bearers (alias Chain Carriers) had to be 16 or older as they had to be strong enough to carry the heavy chain and old enough to be a witness to a legal document which a survey was. Thus, from this document we can assume that Samuel was at least 16 by 1783.

Samuel was not listed on the 1790 census, so it stands to reason he was still at home with his parents. His father Matthew was listed in Rutherford County in 1790 and his household included two males over 16 (born before 1774), one being Matthew, and the other is probably Samuel.

Samuel Patterson married Elizabeth — ca 1790 in Rutherford County. I have no direct proof that his wife was named “Elizabeth,” but after Samuel died, a widow Elizabeth was listed on the next census record, and her household fits well with Samuel’s, so I’ve assumed she was his widow. I have not found any other evidence to connect her to him, but I’m reasonably sure she was his wife. More on her later.

I have no strong clues as to her maiden name thus far.

Elizabeth was born ca 1770/74 per census analysis, maybe in Tryon, now Rutherford County, since that’s where they presumably married. Her age is consistent on all the census records except 1810:

∙           1800 census aged 26-44 (1755/1774)

∙           1810 census aged 45+ (before 1765)

∙           1820 census aged 45+ (before 1775)

∙           1830 census aged 50-59 (1770/1780)

The above combine to ca 1770/74 if we ignore the 1810 entry. If we ignore 1830 instead, then she was born ca 1755/65. I personally think the 1810 census is the incorrect one, but I could be wrong.

Samuel Patterson was a juror in April 1790 Rutherford Co., NC court.

On 5 Dec 1791 William Johnston, John Webb and Samuel Patterson witnessed a deed in Rutherford between William Baker and William Baxter for land on north side of Second Broad River near Jacob Kerkindal. (Shared by Gary Carson who noted that William Baker was a neighbor to Matthew Patterson in 1790 and that John Webb was associated with David Carson (son-in-law of Matthew Patterson) in 1798 Washington Co., TN, assuming it is the same John Webb). (Rutherford Co., NC Deed Book K, pp. 187-188.)

In 1791 Samuel Patterson and John Patterson witnessed a deed in Rutherford. (Shared by Gary Carson. I haven’t been able to find this record.)

Samuel Patterson was a juror in July 1792 Rutherford Co., NC court.

On 4 Apr 1794, Samuel Patterson entered 50 acres (Entry # 527) on Waters of Puzzle Creek bordering Matthew Patterson and Robert Webb. He described the land as “being my own improvement” meaning he had already worked it and added crops and or a house. The Chain Bearers for the survey were Isaac Little and Thomas Cartright. The land was granted to Samuel on 23 Dec 1796 (Grant # 1243) and recorded in State Grant Book 91 page 525. (I found this at the North Carolina Archives in Land Grant Card Index.)

I don’t know who Isaac Little and Thomas Cartright were, but working on the assumption that they are related, they could be nephews or brothers-in-law to Samuel Patterson if related at all. Neither of them were listed on the 1790 or 1800 census in the area.

Samuel’s parents moved to newly formed Buncombe County by 1792, but Samuel remained in Rutherford for a few more years before joining them.

In Oct 1795 Rutherford court, Samuel Patterson was among the list of jurors in several cases.

Samuel Patterson was listed on the 1797 Rutherford County tax list and taxed for 1 Poll (himself) and for 50 acres, (which matches the one land Grant he had received).

Samuel served as a juror in July 1797 Rutherford court.

In Jan 1798, the Rutherford court ordered that David McDow, Burgis Liles, Isaac Settle, John Fortenberry, James Fortenberry, Britain Liles, Burwell Eves, James Baber, Samuel Patterson, William Robinson, Robert Haney, John Baber, William Johnson, Jonas Bedford & Harburd Hawkins serve as jurors to lay off and mark a road “where it makes out of the Island Ford Road crossing 2^nd Broad River at or near the Burk shoals & from thence nearly as said road was formaly (sic) opened by the volunteer company to where said road goes into the Sandy Run &tc.”

The above gives us a general idea where Samuel lived, as road jurors usually only worked in their own neighborhoods, thus the other names were probably neighbors, or at least known to each other. I haven’t been able to locate any of the other named landmarks on modern maps, though I would assume it’s not too far from Puzzle Creek.

Samuel Patterson served as a juror in April 1799 in Rutherford Co., NC. Robert Patterson was on the same jury. I don’t think they are related.

Samuel Patterson was listed on the 1800 census in Rutherford County. Unfortunately this census was alphabetical, so I can’t tell who the neighbors were. There were four other Pattersons in Rutherford that year also, but I don’t know if any lived near Samuel or not.

1800 Census, Rutherford Co., NC

Page

Name

M0-9

M10-15

M16-25

M26-44

M45+

F0-9

F10-15

F16-25

F26-44

F45+

FPC

Slaves

135

Samuel Patterson

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My analysis (who each person *might* be)

1m 26-44 (1755/1774)       Samuel Patterson (1765/67)

2m 0-9 (1790/1800)            1. Matthew Patterson (c1790/94) son

                                               2. William Patterson (1795) son

1f 26-44 (1755/1774)         Elizabeth (—) Patterson (1770/74) wife

2f 0-9 (1790/1800)              1. Daughter (1790/1800) > gone by 1810

                                               2. Daughter? (1794/1800)

Samuel Patterson was a juror in July 1806 court in Rutherford Co., NC.

Around 1806 or 1807 Samuel Patterson moved to neighboring Buncombe County and joined his parents. He settled somewhere in the same general area as them in the vicinity of Patterson Creek (south and west of Brevard). He made several land entries, but I didn’t find where any of those were actually granted to him, nor did he appear in any deed records as Grantee (buyer) or Grantor (seller). It’s possible the records were lost, or that the entries he made were invalidated due to prior claims. The area they lived is now Transylvania Co., NC, but was then part of Buncombe. For a time Georgia also claimed the area and formed Walton County there causing much conflict as it seriously overlapped Buncombe, however, that was straightened out eventually, though not after some actual violence.

A land list in Buncombe county of those who entered land in 1807 includes Matthew Patterson (# 11069, 3 Jul 1807, 200 acres) and Samuel Paterson (# 11075, 3 Jul 1807, 200 acres). No details were given as to where the land was.

A Land Warrant was issued to Samuel Patterson on 5 Nov 1809 (# 11828) for 150 acres in Buncombe “on the Tukeyseedge Waters about one half mile north of the Indian Road that leads to Tellino.” This record is actually for Samuel’s uncle, also named Samuel Patterson. This land was in Haywood Co., NC which was formed from Buncombe in 1808. It was probably entered prior to the new county being formed, thus the warrant was also filed in Buncombe though Haywood already existed by 1809.

On 28 Mar 1810 a Land Warrant was issued to Zachariah Candler (# 11939) for 200 acres in Buncombe on the “first creek that mouthes (sic) into french broad river on the West Side Below the mouth of the Cherey Field Creek including the place where Samuel Patterson now lives where Charles Vickery made a small improvement joining Millars land on the west side and joining said Candlers other land.”

The above shows that Candler was issued a warrant for land where Samuel Patterson was then residing. Was it the same 200 acres that Samuel had entered in 1807? If so, perhaps Candler had a prior claim, or else Samuel sold him his claim. There is no records of Samuel being granted any land, so this could be why.

Note: On 1 Nov 1799, John Strother of Buncombe deeded several tracts of land to Zachariah Candler, also of Buncombe. One of those was 250 acres on the “First creek that mouths into French Broad River on the west side below the Cherry Field creek ...” The deed mentions a small improvement by Charles Vickery, making it seem the same land from the 1810 land warrant, or at least adjacent to it. Samuel Patterson was not mentioned in the 1799 deed, which makes sense as he was still in Rutherford then. (Buncombe Co., NC Deed Book 7, pp. 89-93.)

Cherryfield Creek is just southwest of Brevard in present day Transylvania Co., NC. It’s not far from Catheys Creek where Matthew Patterson entered land and Patterson Creek.

Samuel Patterson was listed on the 1810 census in Buncombe County. He was not listed near his father (several pages away), but they were clearly in the same part of the county based on the neighbors, so they probably didn’t live very far apart. There were eight other Pattersons in the county that year (including Samuel’s father Matthew), but none were listed near Samuel or Matthew. Samuel’s next door neighbors were John Orr and James Erwin (whose son Thomas would marry Samuel’s daughter Mary in a few years). They were undoubtedly on or near Patterson Creek.

1810 Census, Buncombe Co., NC

Page

Name

M0-9

M10-15

M16-25

M26-44

M45+

F0-9

F10-15

F16-25

F26-44

F45+

FPC

Slaves

295-98

Samuel Patterson

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My Analysis (who each person *might* be):

1m 26-44 (1765/1784)       Samuel Patterson (1765/67)

1m 16-25 (1784/1794)       Matthew Patterson (1790/94) son > m by 1820

1m 10-15 (1794/1800)       William Patterson (1795) son

2m 0-9 (1800/1810)            1. Samuel Patterson (1805) son

                                               2. Nathan Patterson (c1810) son

1f 45+ (before 1765)           Elizabeth (—) Patterson (1770/74) wife*

1f 10-15 (1794/1800)         Daughter? (1794/1800) > gone by 1820

3f 0-9 (1800/1810)              1. Mary Patterson (1800) daughter

                                               2. Daughter? (1800/1804)

                                               3. Sarah Patterson (c1811) daughter

* Not a perfect age match.

Samuel Patterson was listed as a juror for the January 1812 session of Buncombe County Court.

On 18 Jan 1812 a Land Warrant was issued for Samuel Patterson (# 12253) for 250 acres of land entered on the northwest side of French Broad River including Matthew Patterson’s improvement. This shows his father had already started developing this land. No other details were given. His father, who was still alive then, had a land grant in the area already, so this wasn’t that land but another tract. I didn’t find any record of this land being granted to Samuel Patterson so perhaps there was a prior claim to it which preempted his or perhaps he sold his warrant to someone else who received the grant.

Was the above land also on Cherryfield Creek?

Samuel Patterson and his father Matthew and many of their neighbors signed an 1813 Petition as residents of Walton County, Georgia requesting something be done about their disputed situation, asking for a new county to be created in North Carolina for them. It was this same year that the state border issue was resolved and North Carolina once again had exclusive claim on the area, and Walton County, Georgia was dissolved, thus they were unequivocally Buncombe Co., NC residents again.

On 31 May 1813, this Samuel’s uncle Samuel Patterson of neighboring Haywood County made his Will and named, among others “Samuel Patterson, my brothers son.” That was a reference to this Samuel, of Buncombe, I believe. The older Samuel also named Samuel as his Executor. It isn’t 100% certain that Samuel of Haywood is the uncle of Samuel of Buncombe, as opposed to some other Samuel Patterson, but the scant evidence found suggests that’s the case.

On 1 Feb 1819 a Land Warrant was issued to Benjamin King for 200 acres in Buncombe on west side of French Broad River on both sides of the Cherry Field Creek joining the Cherry Field tract of land & including the improvements where Samuel Patterson now lives.

This is nearly identical wording to Zachariah Candler’s 1810 land warrant (see above). I’m not sure if this means King is getting a warrant for the very same land Candler did, or if this is another tract of land, perhaps bordering Candlers, which Samuel Patterson had moved to after 1810. Or, is it possible this is an overlap of the land Samuel entered in 1812? Without the surveys and land grants it’s hard to say. Unfortunately none of Samuel’s land entries were actually granted to him, and as best as I can tell, Benjamin King’s wasn’t granted to him either, and Candler’s claim may have suffered the same fate for I didn’t find a grant in his name for that particular land. I may have missed it in Candler’s case, as he had numerous land grants. I did find where Candler sold some land with very similar description (more on that later).

Samuel Patterson was listed on the 1820 census in Buncombe County. He was next door to Matthew Patterson (likely son), and David Duck (probably Duckworth). Many of his other neighbors were the same ones as were his neighbors and his father’s neighbors back in 1810.

1820 Census, Buncombe Co., NC

Page

Name

M 0 - 9

M 10 - 15

M 16 - 17

M 16 - 25

M 26 - 44

M 45 +

F 0 - 9

F 10 - 15

F 16 - 25

F 26 - 44

F 45 +

F P C

S l a v e s

116

Samuel Patterson

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My Analysis (who each person *might* be):

1m 45+ (before 1775)        Samuel Patterson (1765/67)

2m 10-15 (1804/1810)       1. Samuel Patterson (1805) son

                                               2. Nathan Patterson (1810) son

2m 0-9 (1810/1820)            1. James M. Patterson (1812) son

                                               2. John Patterson (1814) son

1f 45+ (bef 1775)                 Elizabeth (—) Patterson (1770/74)

2f 16-25 (1794/1804)         1. Mary Patterson (1800) daughter > m 1824

                                               2. Daughter? (1800/1804)

1f 10-15 (1804/1810)         Sarah Patterson (c1811) daughter

I did not find Samuel Patterson on the 1830 census. However, an apparent widow Elizabeth Patterson was listed. She was listed next door to James Erwin (who’s son Thomas married Samuel’s daughter Mary a few years before that). Elizabeth’s other neighbors were many of the same names who were near Samuel and Matthew in previous census records, so I’m more than reasonably sure that Elizabeth was Samuel’s widow.

Samuel may have died before 1825, for on 22 Dec 1825 Matthew Patterson of Buncombe sold 150 acres to James Hamblin. (This Matthew is Samuel’s son, I believe.) The land was on the West Side of the French Broad River on both sides of Graham Branch. E. Fain was the only neighbor mentioned in the description. I don’t know where Matthew got this land, so it stands to reason that he inherited it from Samuel when he died. Witnesses were James Erwin (Elizabeth Patterson’s neighbor in 1830) and Benjamin Wilson. (Buncombe Co., NC Deed Book 15 p. 130).

Note: Is “E. Fain” the same person as Ebenezer Fain? If so, one was in McMinn Co., TN in 1830 and 1850 (born ca 1786, died 1854), and one in Gilmer Co., GA in 1840 (born ca 1762) and another one in Union Co., GA in 1840 and Gilmer in 1850 (born ca 1802). I don’t know which, if any, of the above is “E. Fain” from the 1825 deed.

Graham Creek is now in the western edge of Brevard, and flows into Nicholson Creek which flows into the French Broad River.

If Samuel purchased the above land, the deed for it is lost. If it’s some of the land he entered in 1807 or 1812, the acreage doesn’t match either of those, nor does it match the 100 acres that Matthew Patterson (father of Samuel) was granted. It could be some combination of those and other lands. Once Samuel died, his eldest son Matthew would have sold it to divide the inheritance with the other heirs presumably.

Jennie Vee Pitts read the Buncombe County Court Minutes through 1835 and found no mention of Samuel Patterson’s death, nor any other references to him.

On 7 Sep 1826, Reuben Johnston* made a deed to Jesse Osborn for several tracts of land. One was described: “... and also that part of a two hundred acre tract of land granted to the aforesaid Zachariah Candler that lyes west of French Broad River joining the Cherryfield tract on the north side and joining Roberts, Henrys, Glazners tract on the south side and joining the George Davidson one hundred acre tract on the Cherry Field Creek on the east side including part of the plantation below the mouth of Cherry Field Creek where Matthew Paterson did live that lies within the lines of the said old grant & with other old lines the old grant is of No. 1123 & entered 17 January 1802 ...” (Buncombe Co., NC Deed Book 13, pp. 505-506.)

*Reuben Johns(t)on (1750/60) might not have lived in that same general area judging by his neighbors on the 1830 and 1840 census, though certainly in the same part of Buncombe that became Henderson and later Transylvania.

Backtracking a little, I found that Zachariah Candler sold the above land to Reuben Johnston on 12 Aug 1820, and the description was the same, except it said the land where Matthew Patterson now lives, so that confirms the above is a reference to Samuel’s son Matthew, not Samuel’s father Matthew. (Buncombe Co., NC Deed Book 13, pp. 231-232.)

A land entry dated 4 Feb 1829 might reference Elizabeth Patterson, though not by name. On that date, William D. Smith entered 60 acres on the waters of French Broad on the east side of said river joining the lands of David Miller and the place that Mrs. Patterson now lives on & the land that J. Brock now lives on. (Entry # 3012.)

While that’s the east side of French Broad instead of the west, Mr. Smith had already entered land on Pattersons Creek right where Samuel and his family had lived (described on Matthew Patterson’s page.) David Miller was also a neighboring land owner to the Pattersons, so I believe this Mrs. Patterson must be Elizabeth.

As I mentioned above, widow Elizabeth Patterson was listed on the 1830 census in Buncombe County. She was next door to James Erwin and William Duckworth (1800/10). Elizabeth’s son-in-law Thomas Erwin was listed on another page, but next to William D. Smith who was her neighbor per the 1829 land entry mentioned above.

1830 Census, Buncombe Co., NC

Page

Name (Males first row, females on second)

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

80-89

90-99

100+

227

Elizabeth Patterson

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My analysis (who each person *might* be):

2m 15-19 (1810/1815)       1. Nathan Patterson (1810) son

                                               2. James M. Patterson (1812) son

1m 10-14 (1815/1820)       John Patterson (1814) son

1f 50-59 (1770/1780)         Elizabeth (—) Patterson (1770/74) widow of Samuel

2f 20-29 (1800/1810)         1. Daughter? (1800/1804)

                                               2. Sarah Patterson (c1811) daughter

On 15 Nov 1830 Leander Smith made a land entry (# 3735) for 50 acres of land joining William D. Smith on Patterson Creek including the place where the widow Patterson now lives. The land was surveyed on 30 Jul 1831. Andrew J. Smith and Peter McMicle were chain bearers.

I strongly suspect that Leander and Andrew J. Smith are sons, or otherwise closely related, to William D. Smith (1780/90). Neither of them were on the 1830 census in Buncombe, so they could be the two 20-somethings residing with William that year. (That’s pure speculation as I’ve not researched this Smith family.) I didn’t find William, Andrew or Leander* on the 1840 census in the region, nor John C. Smith who is probably also part of the same family.

*There is a Leander Smith (1810/20) in Burke Co., NC in 1840 next door to a William Duckworth (1770/80). Same Leander or coincidence? You may recall that a younger William Duckworth (1800/10) was a neighbor of widow Elizabeth Patterson in 1830 in Buncombe.

I should note that William D. Smith and John C. Smith sold all (or most) of the lands they’d acquired on Patterson Creek and nearby to Joseph E. Patton, Benjamin King and William Deaver on 22 Sep 1836. This likely included some of the land where the Pattersons had actually lived. (Buncombe Co., NC Deed Book 20, pp. 344-346.)

Benjamin King sold his one third of the above land to the other two owners not long afterwards. I don’t know if these men are related to the Pattersons in any way.

In 1838, Henderson County was formed the section of Buncombe County where the Pattersons had resided. However, I believe they’d all moved away by that time.

I did not find Elizabeth Patterson on the 1840 census. Someone her age was living with Samuel Patterson (1805) in Union Co., GA that year. Since I believe he was her son, it stands to reason this is she, but I’m not 100% certain. It isn’t Samuel’s mother-in-law because she was with her husband nearby. One of Elizabeth’s probable daughters (Sarah) married in Union in 1838, so it stands to reason that Elizabeth was there around that time.

I did not find Elizabeth on the 1850 census. She was no longer with Samuel Patterson (1805), nor elsewhere as far as I could find. I suspect she died between 1840 and 1850, presumably in Union County, Georgia though it’s possible she moved to where her other children were living, and died there, i.e. Tippah Co., MS, Cherokee (now Clay) Co., NC or Hall Co., GA, though more of her children lived in Union Co., GA in the 1840s and early 1850s than anywhere else at the time.

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Children

Samuel Patterson and Elizabeth had numerous children per the various census records. None of them are proven by any primary source documents, but I have assembled a list of children based on several pieces of evidence and some speculation based on circumstantial evidence.

There are two old family histories that include information about the family. They’ve been a big help.

A family history was given by Mary Jane Patterson White. She was a grandchild of James M. Patterson (presumed son of Samuel and Elizabeth). She told Jennie Vee Pitts (1918-2000) this many years ago:

 

Her great grandfather was Samuel Patterson b. about 1790 to 1795, wasn’t sure. Samuel lived about 10 miles from Hendersonville, N.C. in Henderson County, N.C. Their home was described as being a one days journey to the top of Big Snow Bird Mountain and close to headwaters of the French Broad River. Samuel’s children were born and reared there, and the names of the children were Nathan, Bill, James (Jim), Millicy and John.

It’s very clear she is talking about the same Samuel Patterson that I’ve been researching. She has him born about two decades later than he actually was, but otherwise the story matches up enough to be of great interest. They lived in the part of Henderson County that later became Transylvania County, but perhaps she didn’t know that as the family left there long before that happened.

The other family history (shared by William T. Ledford) was from a great grandchild of William Patterson (presumed son of Samuel and Elizabeth) which included this tidbit:

 

Great Grand Father William Patterson born 1795 he is the Son of one of the three Bros that came over from Scotland one of them named Samuel.

These two pieces of tradition seem to confirm what the circumstantial evidence shows. Not every child of Samuel was mentioned but enough of them to be sure it’s the same family.

The census records include several unknown children who are yet unidentified. The two family histories seem to prove Nathan, William (Bill), James (Jim), John and “Millicy.” I’ve added Matthew, Samuel, Mary and Sarah to the list for various compelling reasons. That leaves a few still unknown. I have no data on Millicy other than her name. There were several unknown daughters per the census, one of them was certainly her. On the other hand Nathan’s wife was named Malissa, so perhaps Millicy is her, though she would be a daughter-in-law instead of a daughter. However, tradition gets mixed up sometimes.

Matthew fits because he was a neighbor of the family and sold land in 1825 that had to have been inherited from Samuel. Also he was likely named for Samuel’s father.

Mary is included because her family and William’s and Samuel Jr’s were closely associated with each other across several states, which is also why Samuel Jr is included.

Sarah is added because she is a proven Patterson (per marriage record) and her son Charles Carroll was listed as a cousin to Samuel E. Patterson (s/o William) on the 1900 census as they were living together in Colorado.

 

1.         Matthew Patterson (1790/94-1855) m Nancy (—).

2.         William Patterson (c1795-1837) m Mary Glazner.

3.         Unknown Daughter (1790/1800).

4.         Unknown Daughter (1794/1800).

5.         Mary Patterson (1800-1887) m Thomas Erwin.

6.         Unknown Daughter (1800/04).

7.         Samuel Patterson (1805) m1 Jane Moore, m2 Margaret Anderson.

8.         Nathan Patterson (c1810-c1846) m Abigail Malissa McAdams.

9.         Sarah Patterson (c1811) m William Carroll.

10.       James M. Patterson (1812-1887) m Easter M. Nicholson.

11.       John Patterson (1814-1900) m1 Mary Ann Mince, m2 Maven Satterfield.

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Matthew Patterson (c1790) was next door to Samuel Patterson for the 1820 census in Buncombe. In 1825 he sold land that he probably had inherited from Samuel which would prove he was his son, except there is no record of him inheriting it. However, it seems 100% likely (to me) that Matthew is Samuel’s son.

By 1828 Matthew and younger brother Samuel (1805) moved to Macon Co., NC. Matthew didn’t remain long at all before moving on to Habersham Co., GA by 1830 and to Lumpkin Co., GA by 1840 and finally to Tippah Co, MS by 1850 where he died in the 1850s.

The “pros” for including Matthew as a son of Samuel were mentioned already, but also include the fact that Samuel did have an apparent son Matthew’s age with him on the 1800 and 1810 census. The biggest “con” is that a descendant of Matthew (1790) has taken the Y-DNA test, and he does not match other Pattersons from Samuel’s lineage. This could be a “non paternal event” and not be an actual problem. More Y-DNA test participants from the Matthew line would help, as well as from the other brothers.

Despite the Y-DNA non-match of the one participant, I still believe Matthew belongs here, particularly because Autosomal DNA testing shows that I personally match many descendants of Matthew.

See Matthew’s own page for additional information on him.

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William Patterson (c1795) alias “Bill” was named in the two family histories I mentioned earlier. His family also maintained proximity to other members of the Samuel Patterson family. His children referred to Samuel Patterson (1805) as their Uncle, so that shows they were brothers.

William married Mary Glazner around 1820 in Buncombe (now Transylvania) Co., NC. They lived in that section until ca 1836 when they moved to the Hiwassee River area of Cherokee (now Clay) Co., NC. William died there in 1837, and Mary remained there for several more years (1840, 1850 and 1860 census in Cherokee). Finally she and her children followed brother-in-law Samuel Patterson and others to Huerfano County, Colorado in the 1860s. She is listed in Huerfano Co., CO for the 1880 census and the 1885 state census.

See their own page for additional information.

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Unknown Daughter (1790/1800). Samuel Patterson had an apparent daughter this age. She was home in 1800 (age under 10, born ca 1790/1800). She was gone by 1810, so probably married or dead by then.

I haven’t found any strong clues who this might have been. If she didn’t die between 1800 and 1810, then she probably married someone in that same time-frame, but who?

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Unknown Daughter (1794/1800). Samuel Patterson had an apparent daughter this age. She was home in 1800 (age under 10, born ca 1790/1800), and still apparently home in 1810 (age 10-15, born ca 1794/1800). She was gone by 1820, so probably married or dead by then.

I’ve found no clues so far who this daughter might have been.

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Mary Patterson was born 19 Jul 1800 in Rutherford Co, NC. She married Thomas Erwin on 29 Jan 1824. (Thanks to Mycolynda Updegraff for these dates and other data on this family.)

There is proof that Mary is a sister of Samuel Patterson (1805), which indirectly proves her as a child of the older Samuel, though that connection is still based on circumstantial evidence for both of them.

The circumstantial evidence is strong, I think. Mary’s husband’s father, James Erwin, was a constant neighbor of the Pattersons in old Buncombe County through the years. A few years after her marriage to Thomas Erwin, they moved to Union Co., GA with Mary’s brother Samuel Patterson (1805) and were his constant neighbors there for years, finally following him to Huerfano Co., CO. Mary’s daughter Rebecca was a witness to the death of Samuel Patterson (1805-1879) and testified to such in an affidavit. Samuel Patterson’s widow Margaret (his 2^nd wife) was living with Mary Patterson Erwin’s daughter Rebecca in 1880 and listed as her “Aunt.”

Thomas Erwin was born 11 Jul 1798 in Buncombe (now Transylvania) Co, NC, son of James Erwin (c1772). As I mentioned before, his father James was a long time neighbor of both Matthew Patterson (c1749) and Samuel Patterson (1765/67).

Thomas Erwin was listed on the 1830 census in Buncombe County just three houses from Walter Hogshead who was grandfather of Easter Nicholson, wife of James M. Patterson. Thomas was on the same page as West Patterson relationship unknown, but probably a cousin to Mary Patterson Erwin.

1830 Census, Buncombe Co., NC

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My Analysis (who each person *might* be):

1m 30-39 (1790/1800)       Thomas Erwin (1798)

1m 0-4 (1825/1830)            Samuel L. Erwin (1827) son

1f 30-39 (1790/1800)         Mary Patterson Erwin (1800) wife

1f 5-9 (1820/1825)              Rebecca Erwin (1825) daughter

I had trouble finding Thomas Erwin in 1840. There was a Thomas Erwin in Henderson Co., NC in 1840. Henderson was formed 1838 from Buncombe and included the area the Erwins and Pattersons had lived so that matches. However, that Thomas was much too old to be the same person. I believe our Thomas was actually in Georgia by 1840 for they had a child born in March 1840 somewhere in Georgia. That means they had moved to Georgia between 1837 and 1840. I expected to find them listed on the 1840 census in Union County where they lived after that, but they weren’t there as far as I could find. I did find a potential match in Lumpkin Co., GA in 1840. The enumerations are a perfect match for everyone but Thomas himself, but his entry is only off slightly, but it may be them. His neighbors were Hardin Perkins and J. S. Chastain. Mary Patterson Erwin’s brother Matthew Patterson (c1790) was also in Lumpkin in 1840, and listed just a couple of pages away.

1840 Census, Lumpkin Co., GA

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My Analysis (who each person *might* be):

1m 30-39 (1800/1810)       Thomas Erwin (1798)

1m 10-14 (1825/1830)       Samuel L. Erwin (1827) son

1m 0-4 (1835/1840)            James Allen Erwin (1834) son

1f 30-39 (1800/1810)         Mary Patterson Erwin (1800) wife

1f 15-19 (1820/1825)         Rebecca Erwin (1825) daughter

2f 0-4 (1835/1840)              1. Mary Elizabeth Erwin (1837) daughter

                                               2. Margaret Erwin (1840) daughter

They are listed in Union Co., GA for the 1850 census. They were next door to my ancestor Mary Murphy Wright no relation to the Pattersons, which puts them in the Gum Log or Ivy Log area. John Irvin (Erwin) (c1801) was a few houses away. A brother perhaps?

1850 Census, Union Co., GA, 85 District, House 156, Family 156

They are still in Union Co., GA for the 1860 census. Thomas’s father James was with them. Son Samuel is next door.

1860 Census, Union Co., GA, Ivy Log PO, House 445, Family 443

They are still in Union for the 1870 census. Son Samuel is still next door, and son James is next to Samuel.

1870 Census, Union Co., GA, Subdivision 126, Blairsville PO, House 636, Family 636

In the 1870s the Erwins moved many miles away to Huerfano Co., CO where they joined Mary’s brother Samuel and sister-in-law Mary Glazner Patterson (widow of William).

Thomas Erwin died in Huerfano Co., CO on 11 Apr 1878.

Mary was on the 1880 census in Huerfano Co., CO with her son James. Most of her children were also in that county at that time:

1880 Census, Huerfano Co., CO, Precinct # 5, House 391, Family 407

Mary is still with James on the 1885 Colorado State Census.

1885 Census, Huerfano Co., CO, Page 55, ED No 2, House 555, Family 555

Mary Patterson Erwin died in Huerfano Co., CO on 4 Jan 1887.

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Unknown Daughter (1800/04). Samuel Patterson had an apparent daughter this age. She was home in 1810 (age under 10, born ca 1800/10), and still apparently home in 1820 (age 16-25, born ca 1800/04). She still seemed to be home in 1830 (age 20-29, born ca 1800/10). I have no record of her after that.

I don’t know who this daughter was unless she was the Millicy Patterson mentioned in one of the Family Histories. I haven’t found a Malissa Patterson on any records in our area of interest thus far, other than Nathan Patterson’s wife.

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Samuel Patterson (1805). Samuel (Jr) is not a proven child of Samuel and Elizabeth but the circumstantial evidence links him to Samuel (Sr). He moved from Buncombe to Macon County in the Toxaway River area which is actually only about 15 miles from the Samuel Patterson home place near Brevard. Samuel (1805) and Matthew (1790) lived there at the same time briefly before Matthew left for Georgia. Samuel (1805) left Macon County for neighboring Union County, Georgia in the 1830s and remained there many years, joined by other members of Samuel Sr’s likely family. On the 1840 census Samuel seems to have his mother Elizabeth living with him, though it’s not proven that it’s her, only someone her age.

Samuel (1805) left Union County, Georgia for Huerfano County, Colorado in the late 1860s where he died in 1879. He was closely associated with Mary Patterson Erwin (1800) and Mary Glazner Patterson, widow of William Patterson (1795) so that seems to tie him into the Samuel Patterson Sr family.

Samuel Patterson married Jane Moore in 1830. They are my ancestors.

See their own page for additional information.

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Nathan Patterson (c1810) was mentioned in one of the old family histories as being part of Samuel’s family. This Nathan entered land in the Patterson Creek area of Buncombe (now Transylvania) Co., NC which shows a connection to Samuel. Later he purchased land in 1838 in Cherokee Co., NC in the section that later became Clay Co., NC which is where his brother William also went.

Nathan married Abigail Melissa Adams (or McAdams) in Hall Co, GA in 1837.

He is listed on the 1840 census in Hall Co., GA. He died in the 1840s, probably in Hall. His widow is on the 1850 census in Hall Co., GA, and she died there between 1855 and 1859.

See their own page for additional information.

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Sarah Patterson was born ca 1810/11 per the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census. Sarah is a proven Patterson and almost certainly a child of Samuel and Elizabeth. Her son Charles N. Carroll (1846) and Samuel Patterson (1822), son of William (c1795), were living together in 1900 in Colorado, relationship listed as “Cousin.”

On 31 Dec 1838 William Carroll married Sarah Patterson in Union (now Towns) Co., GA. William was born 20 May 1807 in Rutherford Co., NC (date and place per his tombstone).

A War of 1812 Bounty Land Warrant (dated 1847) names the heirs of Charles Carroll which includes William Carroll, which is almost certainly this same William. Charles Carroll obtained a marriage bond on 27 Sep 1794 in Orange Co., NC to marry Edy Barbee. William Jenkins was bondsman. Are these actually William’s parents? I believe so. Charles was on the 1800 census in Orange Co., NC and in Burke Co., NC in 1810. Widow Eady Carroll was in Burke in 1820, and later lived with William and Sarah so it all fits.

William Carroll was listed on the 1834 census in Union Co., GA and listed with one male (himself) and three females. One of those is probably his widowed mother, the other two could be sisters since he wasn’t yet married.

The Carrolls and Pattersons may have been related prior to 1838 for Sarah’s brother Samuel Patterson (1805) named his first son “Carroll Moore Patterson” (born in 1832). The “Moore” is after the child’s mother, but I’ve never figured out where Carroll came from, unless perhaps that was an ancestral name on the Patterson or Moore side.

William Carroll is listed on the 1840 census in Union Co., GA. Elisha Carroll and John Carroll are also listed, but not nearby. I don’t know if they are all closely related or not. An older woman is in the household with William, probably his widowed mother, or possibly Sarah’s mother, though I think Sarah’s mother was with Samuel Patterson in 1840. Of course it’s impossible to know for certain since names weren’t given.

1840 Census, Union Co., GA

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My Analysis (who each person *might* be):

1m 30-39 (1800/1810)       William Carroll (c1807)

1m 0-4 (1835/1840)            Augustus Carroll (c1839) son

1f 60-69 (1770/1780)         Edith (—) Carroll (c1777) mother

2f 20-29 (1810/1820)         1. Sarah Patterson Carroll (c1811) wife

                                               2. Sister? Sister-in-law? (1810/1820)

They are on the 1850 census in Union Co., GA. William’s mother is with them. They lived in the section of Union that later became Towns County judging by some of the neighbors that I recognized.

1850 Census, Union Co., GA, 85 District, House 1034, Family 1034

William Carroll died on 27 Jun 1855 in Union Co., GA (now Towns Co., GA). He’s buried at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Towns Co., GA.

Towns County was formed in 1856 from part of Union including the section where the Carrolls resided.

Sarah is listed on the 1860 census in Towns Co., GA. Her mother-in-law is still with the family.

1860 Census, Towns Co., GA, Hiwassee PO, House 360, Family 360

Sarah was on the 1870 census in Towns Co., GA. John Carroll, 68 and wife Cynthia, 58 were four houses away in 1870. John could be William’s brother, but that isn’t proven. John and his family were in White Co., GA in 1860. They were in Habersham Co., GA in 1850 (White was formed from Habersham in the 1850s). They seem to be in Union Co., GA in 1840, but not listed close to William Carroll. I can’t say with any certainty that John and William are closely related.

1870 Census, Towns Co., GA, Hiwassee PO, House 162, Family 164

A findagrave.com entry for Sarah lists her death date as 12 Aug 1873 and that she is also buried at Mount Zion in Towns Co., GA. There is no tombstone photo or other documentation for the dates.

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James M. Patterson (1812) is almost certainly a son of Samuel and Elizabeth for he was one of those names listed in the family history by his granddaughter which showed him to be a son of Samuel Patterson. He also fits based on circumstantial evidence.

I don’t know what his M initial stands for. He has a son named James Monroe Patterson, but I don’t know if Monroe is the older James’s middle name as well.

Special thanks to Jennie Vee Pitts (deceased) for sharing data on James M. Patterson, her ancestor.

James was born 29 Mar 1812 in North Carolina, probably Buncombe (later Henderson, now Transylvania) Co., NC. His exact place of birth isn’t proven, but it is listed as North Carolina on the 1850 and 1880 census. His 1870 entry lists Georgia, and he is missing in 1860.

James appears to be home with his parents for the 1820 census aged under 10 (ca1810/20) and home with his widowed mother in 1830 aged 15-19 (ca1810/15). His mother and many of his siblings moved to north Georgia in the 1830s, and it appears that James did as well.

James would have been about 28 for the 1840 census, but he isn’t listed as a head of household as far as I can find. He was still single then so probably living with other relatives. He does not appear to be with any of his siblings though. He was not with Matthew, Mary (widow of William), Mary Patterson Erwin, Samuel, Nathan or Elizabeth Patterson Carroll. James’s mother seems to be with Samuel in 1840, but he had no one James’s age in his household.

On 25 Dec 1843, James married Easter M. Nicholson in Union Co., GA.

She was born 8 Jul 1822 in Buncombe (now Transylvania) Co., NC, daughter of Walter Nicholson and Dorcas Hogshead. The Nicholson, Hogshead and Patterson families had all been neighbors in old Buncombe County in the section that later became Henderson and finally became Transylvania County.

They are listed on the 1850 census in Union Co., GA next door to Logan Nicholson (c1828 NC), perhaps Easter’s brother? Samuel Nicholson (c1826) was two houses away, and her parents were next to Samuel.

1850 Census, Union Co., GA, 85^th District, House 902, Family 902

In 1854 Fannin County was formed from a large portion of Union County. In 1856 Towns County was formed from another large portion including the section where the Pattersons and Nicholsons had been in 1850.

I was unable to find the James Patterson family on the 1860 census. They were not listed in Towns, Union or Fannin County, Georgia, nor elsewhere as far as I could determine. Easter’s possible brothers Samuel and Logan Nicholson were in Towns Co., GA on the 1860 census very near their widowed mother Dorcas. However, there was no sign of the Pattersons nearby.

They were in Fannin Co., GA for the 1870 census. Their children who were born in the 1850s and 1860s were all listed as born in Georgia, so they were still in Georgia (somewhere) for the 1860 census, but simply notlisted.

Their neighbors in 1870 are most interesting. On one side is Simon Dunn (c1817) who is a grandson of Phoebe Patterson Dunn, probable daughter of Matthew Patterson Sr. Simon Dunn and James M. Patterson were 2nd cousins. Simon’s wife was Mary Ann Patterson (c1827) daughter of Enoch Patterson (c1802-1875) and Violet Chapman. who were James and Easter’s neighbors on the other side! This is either a major coincidence or the two families are related somehow. We have yet to find any common connection between those Pattersons and ours. Enoch is a son of John Patterson and Nancy Chapman. John lived and died in Pendleton Dist., SC then his widow and children came to north Georgia in the 1820s. Is there a connection between the two Patterson families? DNA testing could answer that question since the paper trail doesn’t solve it. One of James and Easter Patterson’s daughters (Martha) married one of Enoch and Violet’s sons (John B.), and they were listed next to Simon Dunn in 1870.

1870 Census, Fannin Co., GA, Morganton PO, House 450, Family 449

James and family are still in Fannin for the 1880 census. Some of their neighbors from 1870 were still nearby.

1880 Census, Fannin Co., GA, Mobile 1130 & Colwell 980 Militia District, House 193, Family 193

* In “Sick” column: Chronic Epetitis.

** In “Sick” column: Pneumonia.

James M. Patterson died on 26 Jun 1887 in Fannin, and Easter M. Nicholson Patterson died on 8 Jun 1889 in the same place. They are buried in the Patterson Cemetery, also known as the Dunn-Patterson Cemetery. They both have newer stones that appear to have been placed many, many years after their deaths.

I noted above how one of James’s daughters married into the Enoch Patterson family. In 1892 James’s youngest child, Amanda, married William M. Patterson (c1851-1892) a grandson of James Patterson (1784-1850) and Sarah Marr, another Patterson family in the area not known to be related.

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John Patterson (1814-1900) is almost certainly a son of Samuel and Elizabeth for he was one of those names listed in the family history. He also fits based on circumstantial evidence. One potential problem is that there were several men named John Patterson in the area. Is this the right one? I think it is.

This John was born in Buncombe Co., NC per his Civil War Discharge, so that is one factor. A second factor is that he lived in Union Co., GA in the 1840's through 1870's. Those two items loosely associate John with the Samuel Patterson family, but are not solid proof of a connection as there were other Patterson families in those two counties that he could belong to instead.

John was born 15 Jul 1814 (per tombstone) in Buncombe Co., NC. In 1862 he was discharged from his Civil War service due to disability. His birth place was listed as Buncombe Co., NC. The other Patterson’s in Samuel’s family generally listed their birth place as Henderson County, though technically it was still Buncombe when they were born there. Henderson was created in 1838 and apparently they were well aware of the change even though moved away before Henderson was created. That region became Transylvania County in 1861, so when John listed his birth place as Buncombe, did he mean that region which was still Buncombe in 1862 or had been Buncombe when he was born there, though no longer? It is difficult to say.

Looking at the 1820 census there were only three Patterson families living in Buncombe then. They were Samuel, Matthew and Robert. Samuel had two boys under 10 (born ca 1810/20), one of whom is this John, or so I believe. Matthew (son of Samuel) had two boys that age also, but they are accounted for: William-1815 and Benjamin-1819. Robert Patterson had three sons in that age group. His are accounted for as well: Jehu-1812; William-1814 and James-1817. That leaves Samuel as the only candidate for John’s father. This is assuming that John was still living in Buncombe in 1820.

In 1830 John would have been either 14 or 15, so he could be in the 10-14 age group or the 15-19 age group. Samuel had died by then, but widow Elizabeth was listed in Buncombe with one boy aged 10-14 and two aged 15-19. John is probably one of these three.

Much of the family moved to north Georgia in the 1830s, and John probably did as well. His mother Elizabeth was not listed on the 1840 census, though someone her age was living with Samuel Patterson (1805) in Union Co., GA that year. No one John’s age was in that household though. John does not appear to be living with any of his known brothers or sisters in 1840 either.

There were three John Pattersons listed as heads of household in Union Co., GA on the 1840 census. One of them is John Patterson (1766) who was married to Margaret Black; the next oldest one was John Patterson (c1798), son of the aforementioned John and Margaret. The youngest listed was probably John Patterson (born 1815) who was a son of Joseph Patterson (c1789) (son of John and Margaret). The youngest John is about the same age as our John. That John married Sarah Beasley in 1839 in Union Co., GA, and they had no children at home in 1840 and the wife’s age is a perfect match for Sarah (c1821), so I think the census entry is them rather than our John son of Samuel. Also that John was listed right there with his father Joseph and grandfather John. That means our John wasn’t in Union, at least not as a head of household. He may have been wherever his brother James was at that time, as he was also not found in 1840.

There is a John Patterson listed as head of household in Hall Co., GA in 1840 near his brother Nathan. This could be him. The age is right, 20-29 (born ca 1810/20), but who are the other members of the household? If this is him, then he was married to someone in the 1830s.

1840 Census, Hall Co., GA

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This John was seven houses from his older brother Nathan. However, despite that proximity, the listing could be for John (c1812) and wife Martha (c1815). That John (1812) is a son of Joseph Patterson (c1790) and Mary. That Joseph is a son of John Patterson and Nancy Chapman. While I can’t be 100% certain, I think this 1840 entry in Hall Co., GA is that John and not ours. First, ours wasn’t married this early as far as we know. Second, that John’s father had been in Hall Co., GA prior to 1840. Third, those Pattersons lived near our Pattersons at various times, so that John being near our Nathan doesn’t prove it’s our John. Fourth, that John did have a son and daughter born in the 1830s which match this 1840 census entry. Our John isn’t known to have any children born in that period.

That means our John is still missing in 1840.

Our John married on 7 Jan 1844 to Mary Ann Mince in Habersham Co., GA. Mary Ann is a daughter of James Mince and Ruth (---). Mary’s birth date isn’t known, but James Mince was listed on the 1840 census in Habersham with four daughters at home, one born ca 1830/35, two born ca 1825/30 and one ca 1820/25. In 1850 they had a daughter at home age 20 (c1829/30), and one age 18 (c1831/32), so that leaves Mary as possibly born ca 1820/25 or 1825/30, thus we can safely say she was born ca 1820/30.

Mary Ann Mince Patterson died sometime between ca 1847 and 1849, presumably in Habersham Co., GA.

John Patterson married 2^nd to Maven Satterfield on 29 Nov 1849 in Union Co., GA. They were married by E. Hedden, Minister. Maven was born 18 Aug 1825 in South Carolina, daughter of James Satterfield and Ruth (---).

James Satterfield was listed on the 1840 census in neighboring Lumpkin Co., GA, and in Union Co., GA in 1850.

Keep in mind that in the 1830s and 1840s there was a lot of movement (and border changes) between the north Georgia counties of Union, Cherokee, Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Gilmer and others, thus it isn’t unusual to see the same families appear in all of them practically at the same time.

John and Maven were listed on the 1850 census in Union Co., GA next door to Thornton Moore (brother-in-law of John’s brother Samuel Patterson). John’s age is off on this listing, but it is definitely the same person. John’s son William Patterson (by 1^st wife Mary Ann Mince) was in Habersham in 1850 with his maternal grandparents.

1850 Census, Union Co., GA, 85 District, House 373, Family 373

John and family are still in Union Co., GA for the 1860 census. Mavan’s parents are a couple of households away. John’s son William was in White Co., GA with his maternal grandmother in 1860.

1860 Census, Union Co., GA, The 865 Dist, Blairsville PO, House 31, Family 31

John Patterson enlisted for the Civil War in the 23rd Regiment, Company K as a Private. He was discharged on 27 Sep 1862 for disability at age 48.

John is still in Union for the 1870 census with several Satterfields living nearby, all presumably related to Mavan.

1870 Census, Union Co., GA, Subdivision 126, Blairsville PO, House 113, Family 113

By 1880 the Pattersons had moved to neighboring Lumpkin Co., GA.

1880 Census, Lumpkin Co., GA, Crumbys Dist No 999 GM, House 85, Family 91

They moved to Floyd Co., GA after 1880.

John Patterson died on 11 Apr 1900 in Floyd Co., GA. He is buried at Old Armuchee Cemetery in that county. He appears to be the only Patterson in that cemetery.

Mavan is listed on the 1900 census in Cherokee Co., GA with her daughter Eliza’s family.

1900 Census, Cherokee Co., GA, Bells Militia District No 819, House 199, Family 201

Mavan Satterfield Patterson died on 13 Feb 1903 in Cherokee Co., GA. She is buried at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Bartow Co., GA. Like her husband in Floyd County, she appears to be the only Patterson in this cemetery.

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For Family Group Sheet and other notes see my database pages for Samuel and Elizabeth (—) Patterson.

Revised: August 2, 2026

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