William PATTERSON[1, 2, 3]
1795 - 1895
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Birth 17 Dec 1795 Pendleton District, South Carolina
[4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] - *17 Dec 1795; Pendleton District, SC -> Butler Ahnentafel
*17 Dec 1795; Pendleton District, SC -> blog comment
*Dec 1795 -> Find a Grave
*abt 1799, SC -> age 51 on 1850 census
*1796, SC -> age 64 on 1860 census
*1798, SC -> age 72 on 1870 census
*1798, SC -> age 82 on 1880 census
*1790-1800 -> age 40-49 on 1840 census
*1790-1800 -> age 30-39 on 1830 census
*Greenville SC [Greenville is in the old Pendleton District] -> Joseph Patterson's ECA #9949
**likely Pendleton District -> his parents appeared there in 1800. His father and maternal grandfather appeared there in 1790.
Gender Male Census 1800 Pendleton District, South Carolina
[13] - John Patterson was head of household. There were three John Pattersons in Pendleton District in 1800, but this one matches the pattern of children the best.
The household consists of:
Free White Males Under 10: 5 [likely Joseph, John, William, George, and Jeremiah]
Free White Males 26 to 44: 1 [John Patterson]
Free White Females 26 to 44 : 1 [likely Nancy Chapman Patterson]
Number of Slaves: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16 : 5
Number of Household Members Over 25 : 2
Number of Household Members: 8
Census 1810 Pendleton District, South Carolina
[14] - Nancy Patterson appeared as head of household.
The household consisted of the following:
Free White Males Under 10: 3 [probably Hiram, Enoch, and Samuel]
Free White Males 10 to 15: 3 [possibly William, George, and Jeremiah*]
Free White Females Under 10: 1 [probably Elizabeth]
Free White Females 10 to 15: 1 [unknown?]
Free White Females 26 to 44: 1 [Nancy]
Numbers of Slaves: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 8
Number of Household Members Over 25: 1
Number of Household Members: 10
*Joseph, the oldest son, is head of his own household in 1810 (and living next door to his mother. John, the second son, is the most likely to be living in someone else's household, but there is no way to be sure.
Residence 1828 , , Georgia
[15] - In order to be eligible for the 1832 Gold Lottery, William had to have been a Georgia resident for three years prior to 24 Dec 1831.
Census 1830 , Hall, Georgia
[16] - William Patterson appeared as head of household.
The household consisted of:
Name: William Patterson
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2 [probably Samuel & Joshua]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 [son #1]
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 [certainly William]
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 [possibly Mary; if not, then a daughter who died before 1840]
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 [probably Martha]
Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 6
Possessions 1832 , Cherokee, Georgia
[17] - "William B. Paterson" drew land in the 1832 Georgia Gold Lottery. He drew lot no. 1260, in district 19, section 3. This is in the part of Cherokee County that became Paulding County after the lottery (the original survey and grant records are filed under Cherokee County).
Residence 1832 Whiteheads District, Habersham, Georgia
[18] - "William B. Paterson" registered for the 1832 Georgia Gold Lottery as a resident of Whiteheads Militia District in Habersham County.
Census 1834 , Lumpkin, Georgia
[19] - William Patterson may have appeared on the 1834 Georgia State Census in Lumpkin County. The ages of the children don't match up, so I consider this tentative, especially until I locate him on the 1840 census.
The household consisted of:
No. in family: 5 [should be 6 or 7, based on the ages of his children. This could be William, Martha, Joshua, Mary, and Hiram.]
Free persons of color: 0
No. of Slaves: 0
No. of Deaf: 0
No. of Dumb: 0
No. of Lunaticks [sic]: 0
No. of male children between 6 & 16 years: 0 [Tolliver and and Samuel should be in this category. Where are they?]
No. of female children between 6 & 15 years: 0
Census 1840 Smiths, Lumpkin, Georgia
[20] - William Patterson appeared as head of household.
The household consisted of the following:
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 [probably Enoch]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 [probably Hiram]
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2 [probably Samuel & Joshua]
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 [son #1]
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 [certainly William]
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 [probably Mary]
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 [certainly Martha]
Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 8
Persons Employed in Mining: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2
William's brother Jeremiah appeared on the same page.

1840 Census. Georgia. Lumpkin County, p. 19 Residence Aft 1845 , Forsyth, Georgia
[21] - William Patterson did not appear on the Georgia State Census in Forsyth County in 1845, which means he and his family moved there between 1845 and 1850.
Census 1850 District 31, Forsyth, Georgia
[2] - William Patterson (51) appeared as head of household. He was a farmer, with real estate valued at $100 (the neighborhood average was $184). He was born in South Carolina and was literate. The household included Martha (50), Mary A. (18), Hiram (15), Enoch (10), Sarah A. (8), and Frances (4).
Census 1860 , Forsyth, Georgia
[22] - William Patterson (64) appeared as head of household. He was a farmer with real estate valued at $300 (neighborhood average $390) and a personal estate valued at $135 (neighborhood avg. $184). He was born in South Carolina and was illiterate. The household included Martha (63), Enoch (21), Sarah A. (17), and Frances (13).
His son, Joshua, and family appeared four households down on the same page.

1860 Census. Georgia. Forsyth County, p. 487 Census 1870 Chestatee, Forsyth, Georgia
[23] - William Patterson (72) appeared as head of household. He was "at home." He had real estate valued at $60 (neighborhood average: $506) and no personal estate (neighborhood avg: $456). He was born in South Carolina and was literate. He was blind.
The household included Martha (72), Mary Morgan (40), Gustin Morgan (12), Calvin Morgan (10), Jasper Morgan (8), and Martha Morgan (6).

1870 Census. Georgia. Forsyth County, p. 361 Census 1880 Chestatee, Forsyth, Georgia
[3] - William (82) appeared in the household of Joshua Patterson (52) as his father. He was married and was "at home." He was blind. He was illiterate. He was born in South Carolina, his father in Ireland*, and his mother in South Carolina. The household included his daughter-in-law Darcus E. (49), granddaughter Emily A. (17), granddaughter Sarah E. (16), grandson Gordon B. (14), grandson George H. (12), wife Martha (80), Joshua's nephew Anderson Smith (13), and laborer John H. Woodliff (26).
Three younger Patterson's appeared in households directly below Joshua: John (undetermined relation, but likely a son), Enoch (son), and William W. (son).
*Note, this is the only reference I've found so far that John "Hense" Patterson was born in Ireland.

1880 Census. Georgia. Forsyth County, p. 30 Died 16 Apr 1895 , Forsyth, Georgia
[5, 24] - 16 Apr 1895; Forsyth County GA -> Butler Ahnentafel
16 Apr 1895 -> Find a Grave
Buried Aft 16 Apr 1895 , Hall, Georgia
[25] Address:
Chestatee CemeteryNotes - Name:
William Patterson -> Marty Grant, citing deed
William Patterson -> 1850 census
William Patterson -> 1880 census
Connection to parents:
Named as a child of Nancy Chapman Patterson -> Marty Grant, citing deed
Person ID I2527 Kendrick-Hemphill Last Modified 31 Jul 2011
Father John PATTERSON, b. Between 1755 and 1774, Possibly Ireland
, d. Between 1807 and 1810, Pendleton District, South Carolina
Mother Nancy CHAPMAN, b. 1770, , , North Carolina
, d. Abt 1855, , Lumpkin, Georgia
Married Bef 1790 Pendleton District, South Carolina
Family ID F839 Group Sheet
Family Martha WELCH, b. 1798, , , South Carolina
, d. 24 Nov 1891 Married Abt 1818 Children 1. Son #1 of William & Martha PATTERSON, b. Abt 1821–1825, d. Yes, date unknown > 2. Samuel PATTERSON, b. 13 Aug 1826, , Hall, Georgia
, d. 5 Jan 1916, , Hall, Georgia 
> 3. Joshua PATTERSON, b. Abt 1828, , , Georgia
, d. Yes, date unknown> 4. Mary A. PATTERSON, b. Abt 1832, , , Georgia
, d. Yes, date unknown5. Hiram PATTERSON, b. Abt 1835, , , Georgia
, d. Yes, date unknown6. Enoch PATTERSON, b. Abt 1840, , , Georgia
, d. Yes, date unknown7. Sarah A. PATTERSON, b. Abt 1842, , , Georgia
, d. Yes, date unknown8. Frances PATTERSON, b. Abt 1846, , , Georgia
, d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F845 Group Sheet
- *17 Dec 1795; Pendleton District, SC -> Butler Ahnentafel
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Sources - [S516] Marty Grant, Marty & Karla Grant (http://www.martygrant.com/default.htm : accessed ), ., accessed; 15 June 2011; "John Patterson (c1755/74-c1810/20) and Nancy Chapman of Pendleton District, SC and Hall, Cherokee and Lumpkin Co., GA," citing Hall Co., GA Deed Book A, pp. 272-273 (Reliability: 2).
- [S528] 1850 U. S. Census, Forsyth County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 69., Thirty-first Dist.; p. 203 (stamped); dwelling 812, family 812; William Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 3).
- [S537] 1880 U. S. Census, Forsyth County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FHL microfilm publication 1,254,147, roll 147., Chestatee District No. 841; 78; p. 30 B (penned); dwelling 278, family 279; Joshua Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 3).
- [S495] Tonia Kendrick, "Nancy Patterson: Analysis of a Death Certificate," , Tonia's Roots, (http://www.toniasroots.net : accessed )., 4 October 2010; comment posted; 24 March 2011; Comment # 3 by Linda Davis (Reliability: 2).
- [S198] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database (http://www.findagrave.com), entry for William Patterson (1795-1895), Memorial No. 47089219, Records of Chestatee Cemetery, Hall County, Georgia; record copyright J Lowery (Reliability: 2).
- [S528] 1850 U. S. Census, Forsyth County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 69., Thirty-first Dist.; p. 203 (stamped); dwelling 812, family 812; William Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).
- [S529] 1860 U. S. Census, Forsyth County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 121., Cumming Post Office; p. 487 (penned); dwelling 840, family 840; William Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).
- [S530] 1870 U. S. Census, Forsyth County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 150., Chestatee District; p. 361 (stamped); dwelling 725/91, family 646/79 [all but one household on the page includes two dwelling nos. and two family nos., with no strikethroughs]; William Patterson; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).
- [S537] 1880 U. S. Census, Forsyth County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FHL microfilm publication 1,254,147, roll 147., Chestatee District No. 841; 78; p. 30 B (penned); dwelling 278, family 279; Joshua Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).
- [S522] 1840 U. S. Census, Lumpkin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FHL microfilm publication 0,007,045., Smiths District; p. 19 (penned); William Patterson household; accessed; 21 July 2011 (Reliability: 2).
- [S525] 1830 U. S. Census, Hall County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FHL microfilm publication 0,007,038., p. 125 (penned); William Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).
- [S539] "Eastern Cherokee Applications of the U. S. Court of Claims, 1906-1901," digital images, Footnote.com (http://www.footnote.com : accessed ), ; citing NARA microfilm publication M1104., accessed; 24 July 2011; Joseph Patterson, application no. 9949, rejected (Reliability: 2).
- [S519] 1800 U. S. Census, Pendleton District, South Carolina, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FHL microfilm 181,425., p. 177; dwelling 744 [houshold no. added by enumerator]; John Patterson household; accessed; 16 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).
- [S520] 1810 U. S. Census, Pendleton District, South Carolina, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FHL microfilm 181,420., p. 290 (penned); Nancy Patterson household; accessed; 16 July 2011 (Reliability: 2).
- [S531] S. Emmett Lucas, The 1832 gold lottery of Georgia: containing a list of the fortunate drawers in said lottery (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1976)., Foreword, 409 (Reliability: 3).
- [S525] 1830 U. S. Census, Hall County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FHL microfilm publication 0,007,038., p. 125 (penned); William Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 3).
- [S531] S. Emmett Lucas, The 1832 gold lottery of Georgia: containing a list of the fortunate drawers in said lottery (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1976)., unnumbered map page facing the Foreword, Foreword, 409 (Reliability: 3).
- [S531] S. Emmett Lucas, The 1832 gold lottery of Georgia: containing a list of the fortunate drawers in said lottery (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1976)., 409 (Reliability: 3).
- [S532] Marilyn L. Adams, ed., Censuses for Georgia Counties: Taliaferro, 1827, Lumpkin, 1838, Chatham, 1845 (Atlanta, Ga.: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1979), ., 11 (Reliability: 2).
- [S522] 1840 U. S. Census, Lumpkin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FHL microfilm publication 0,007,045., Smiths District; p. 19 (penned); William Patterson household; accessed; 21 July 2011 (Reliability: 3).
- [S533] Brigid S. Townsend, comp., Indexes to seven State census reports for counties in Georgia, 1838-1845 (Atlanta: R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, 1975), ., 213 (Reliability: 3).
- [S529] 1860 U. S. Census, Forsyth County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 121., Cumming Post Office; p. 487 (penned); dwelling 840, family 840; William Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 3).
- [S530] 1870 U. S. Census, Forsyth County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 150., Chestatee District; p. 361 (stamped); dwelling 725/91, family 646/79 [all but one household on the page includes two dwelling nos. and two family nos., with no strikethroughs]; William Patterson; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 3).
- [S392] P. M. Sinclair, , Ahnentafel Report for [M. B.] Butler; supplied by Sinclair, [
address for private use ]., 2009, p. 22; This report includes footnotes, but no citation is given for this item. - [S495] Tonia Kendrick, "Nancy Patterson: Analysis of a Death Certificate," , Tonia's Roots, (http://www.toniasroots.net : accessed )., 4 October 2010; comment posted; 24 March 2011; Comment # 1 by Linda Davis (Reliability: 2).
- [S516] Marty Grant, Marty & Karla Grant (http://www.martygrant.com/default.htm : accessed ), ., accessed; 15 June 2011; "John Patterson (c1755/74-c1810/20) and Nancy Chapman of Pendleton District, SC and Hall, Cherokee and Lumpkin Co., GA," citing Hall Co., GA Deed Book A, pp. 272-273 (Reliability: 2).
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