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1748 - 1813
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Prefix Captain Birth 3 Nov 1748 Chester, , Pennsylvania 
Gender Male Military From Bef 1777 to 1782 American Revolutionary War [1] - "Robert Patton entered Revolutionary Service in Burke Co., N. C. and served as a militiaman under Captain William Morrison of McDowell's Regiment. He served as an Indian spy, or scout. Later he was commissioned captain of mounted troops. He served in this capacity throughout the remainder of the war. In 1777, Captain Patton and his company served on the Catawba Frontier, guarding against the Cherokees. In early 1780, during the actions in and around Charleston, he marched his mounted troops into S. C. joining the forces of Colonel William Washington and General Isaac Huger. They rendezvoused near Monck's Corner, S. C. The following morning, before daylight, in a surprise attack, they were badly beaten by the combined British forces under Colonel Banastre Tarleton, Major Patrick Ferguson, and Major James Webster (April 14, 1780). Later the remnants of the command regrouped at Nelson's Ferry, S. C. on the Santee River. They progressed to Camden, S. C., joining the units of General William Caswell and Colonel Charles McDowell. They marched on into N. C. to Cross Creek. Colonel McDowell along with Captain Patton proceeded westwardly to Mecklenburg County, joining the brigade of General Griffith Rutherford. Here they leaned [sic] of the Tory gathering near Ramsour's Mill and rapidly marched to that place, arriving there shortly after the battle of June 20, 1780.
Captain Patton later served with General Rutherford in the Camden Campaign. In September and October he took part in the Kings Mountain Campaign and battle, again commanding mounted troops (Oct. 7, 1780). He served under the McDowells in the Wilmington Expedition (Fall, 1781), and in the Cherokee raids of 1782."
Property 1779 , Burke, North Carolina [2, 3] - "Robert Patton received a land grant for property situated on the east side of the main branch of Muddy Creek. (1782 - enter 1779). He also received grants on French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers."
Entered land.
Census 1790 , Burke, North Carolina [2] Census 1800 , Burke, North Carolina [2] Census 1810 , Burke, North Carolina [2] Association Thomas Hemphill Died 11 Mar 1813 Dysartsville , Burke, North Carolina [4] Buried Aft 11 Mar 1813 Dysartsville , Burke, North Carolina [4, 5] Address:
Drucilla Presbyterian CemeteryPerson ID I1841 Kendrick-Hemphill Last Modified 25 Jul 2010
Father Robert PATTON Mother Charity, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F554 Group Sheet
Family Elizabeth DYSART, b. Abt 1766, d. 9 Jun 1844 Married 1782 , Mecklenburg, North Carolina [1, 6] - "Married Elizabeth Dysart 1782. They were married in Mecklenburg Co., N.C."
Children 1. Charity PATTON, b. 24 May 1796, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F488 Group Sheet
- "Robert Patton entered Revolutionary Service in Burke Co., N. C. and served as a militiaman under Captain William Morrison of McDowell's Regiment. He served as an Indian spy, or scout. Later he was commissioned captain of mounted troops. He served in this capacity throughout the remainder of the war. In 1777, Captain Patton and his company served on the Catawba Frontier, guarding against the Cherokees. In early 1780, during the actions in and around Charleston, he marched his mounted troops into S. C. joining the forces of Colonel William Washington and General Isaac Huger. They rendezvoused near Monck's Corner, S. C. The following morning, before daylight, in a surprise attack, they were badly beaten by the combined British forces under Colonel Banastre Tarleton, Major Patrick Ferguson, and Major James Webster (April 14, 1780). Later the remnants of the command regrouped at Nelson's Ferry, S. C. on the Santee River. They progressed to Camden, S. C., joining the units of General William Caswell and Colonel Charles McDowell. They marched on into N. C. to Cross Creek. Colonel McDowell along with Captain Patton proceeded westwardly to Mecklenburg County, joining the brigade of General Griffith Rutherford. Here they leaned [sic] of the Tory gathering near Ramsour's Mill and rapidly marched to that place, arriving there shortly after the battle of June 20, 1780.
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Histories 
Saving the Cattle from the Tories
Revolutionary War Story
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Sources - [S66] Emmett. R. White, Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina: Burke County (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1984), 228 (Reliability: 3).
- [S66] Emmett. R. White, Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina: Burke County (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1984), 229 (Reliability: 3).
- [S53] Anthony, Margaret Hemphill, Hemphills in North Carolina (Collegedale, Tennessee: The College Press, 1981), 26 (Reliability: 3).
- [S51] daughertycortney, Hall Tree and Branches, digital images (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2488317/family/pedigree), photograph, gravestone for Robert Patton (1748-1813), Dysartsville, North Carolina. (Reliability: 3).
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/ViewPhoto.aspx?tid=2488317&oid=de4e337d-a904-4cbd-bf5b-c40a1e0073f8 - [S53] Anthony, Margaret Hemphill, Hemphills in North Carolina (Collegedale, Tennessee: The College Press, 1981), 43 (Reliability: 3).
- [S53] Anthony, Margaret Hemphill, Hemphills in North Carolina (Collegedale, Tennessee: The College Press, 1981), 41 (Reliability: 3).
- [S66] Emmett. R. White, Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina: Burke County (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1984), 228 (Reliability: 3).
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