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John PATTERSON[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male Abt 1794 - 1854  (~ 60 years)


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  • Name John PATTERSON 
    Born Abt 1794  , likely Pendleton District, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    • *1794, South Carolina -> age 56 on 1850 census
      *1794, Pendleton District, SC -> Butler Ahnentafel

      *likely Pendleton District -> his parents appeared there in 1800. His father and maternal grandfather appeared there in 1790.

      *Greenville, SC [Greenville is in the old Pendleton District] -> Joseph Patterson's ECA #9949
    Gender Male 
    Census 1800  Pendleton District, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • 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 
    inconclusive 
    • There are three males in John's age group living in his mother's household in 1810; however, she had four sons who should have appeared. John, as the oldest, seems the most likely to have been living elsewhere, perhaps with an uncle or cousin.
    Census 1820 
    Missing 
    • A search for John Patterson born about 1794 in the 1820 census on Ancestry.com yields several of that name. However, there are no households headed by John Patterson in South Carolina or Georgia that seem likely to be this John. Since he didn't get married until 1828, he is probably living in someone else's household, but whose has not been determined.
    Residence 1828  , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • In order to be eligible for the 1832 Gold Lottery, John had to have been a Georgia resident for three years prior to 24 Dec 1831.
    Census 1830  , Hall, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • John Patterson appeared as head of household.

      The household consisted of:
      Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 [John]
      Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 [Nancy]
      Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 [Jane (Chapman)]
      Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
      Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
      Total Free White Persons: 3
      Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 3
    Property 1832  , Cherokee, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • John drew land in the 1832 Gold Lottery. He drew lot no. 818, in district 3, section 3. This is in the part of Cherokee County that became Cobb County after the lottery (the original survey and grant records are filed under Cherokee County).
    Residence 1832  Says District, Hall, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • John registered for the 1832 Gold Lottery as a resident of Says Militia District in Hall County.
    Census 1834  , Lumpkin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • John appeared on the 1834 Georgia state census, with 4 free whites. This probably included John, Jane, Nancy, and Jeremiah.
    Census 1840  , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • John Patterson appeared as head of household.

      The household consisted of:
      Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 [Jerry]
      Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 [John]
      Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2 [Malinda and Louisa]
      Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 [Nancy]
      Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 [Jane]
      Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 6
      Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
      No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1
      Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
      Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
      Total Free White Persons: 6
      Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6

      John's brother, Hiram Patterson, and Jenny's brother, Fields Chapman, and mother, Christina Chapman, all appeared on the same page.
    Census 1850  Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • John Patterson (56) appeared as head of household. He was a farmer who owned $1,000 in real estate (the neighborhood average was $244). He was born in North Carolina. The household included Jinny (36), Jeremiah (17), Malinda (14), Louisa (9), Henson (7), John (4), and Gallatin (4/12).
    Name Jackie Patterson 
    Residence 1851  , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 13
    • *John and Jane's residence in 1851 according to their grandson William Patterson's Cherokee application.
      *and grandson Joseph Patterson's ECA #9949
    Died 18 Apr 1854  , Fannin County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16
    • *He does not appear on the 1860 census and his wife, Jane, appears as head of household.
      18 Apr 1854; Fannin, GA -> Butler Ahnentafel
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Jack Patterson -> daughter's death certificate
      John Patterson -> Marty Grant, citing deed
      "Jackie Patterson (probably named John)" -> Annals of Upper Gilmer

      Connection to parents:
      *Named as a child of Nancy Chapman Patterson -> Marty Grant, citing deed
      *Named as a son of Hense Patterson, along with brothers Sam, Josh, and Hiram -> Annals of Upper Gilmer

      John “Jackie” Patterson – The Early Years
    Person ID I1537  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2012 

    Father John PATTERSON,   b. Between 1755 and 1774, Possibly Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1807 and 1810, Pendleton District, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Mother Nancy CHAPMAN,   b. 1770, , , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1855, , Lumpkin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married Bef 1790  Pendleton District, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F839  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane CHAPMAN,   b. Abt 1814, Greenville, , South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1881 and 1900, , probably Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 6 Oct 1828  , Hall, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Patterson-Chapman Marriage License
    Patterson-Chapman Marriage License
    Records the marriage of John Patterson and Jane Chapman
    Children 
    +1. Nancy PATTERSON,   b. 28 Nov 1829, , Hall, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1919, , Hall, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +2. Jeremiah PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1833, , probably Lumpkin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1872  (Age ~ 39 years)
     3. Malinda PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1836, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1894  (Age ~ 58 years)
    +4. Louisa J. PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1839, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1897, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years)
     5. Henson PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1843, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1864, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 21 years)
     6. John PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1845, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1878  (Age ~ 33 years)
     7. Julia Anne PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1848, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +8. James G. PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1850, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +9. Fields C. PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1852, , Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S336] Eastern Cherokee Applications, 1908-1910; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; NARA, Washington, D.C., Wm H. Patterson, application no. 14089, rejected. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S296] Georgia. Hall County. Death Certificates. (GA Virtual Vault), accessed; 25 September 2010; no. 11172; Nancy Patterson; 1919 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S373] Marty & Karla Grant, 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).

    4. [S329] Annals of Upper Georgia Centered in Gilmer County, 280 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S287] 1850 Census. Georgia. Gilmer County, pop. sch., Subdivision No. 33; p. 374 B (stamped), p. 54 (penned); dwelling 369, family 369; John Patterson household; accessed; 16 September 2010 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S375] 1800 Census. South Carolina. Pendleton District, p. 177; dwelling 744 [houshold no. added by enumerator]; John Patterson household; accessed; 16 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S382] 1830 Census. Georgia. Hall County., p. 114 (penned); Joseph Patterson household; accessed; 25 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S383] 1840 Census. Georgia. Gilmer County, p. 8; John Patterson household; accessed; 25 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S396] Eastern Cherokee Apps 1906-1909 - Footnote, accessed; 24 July 2011; Joseph Patterson, application no. 9949, rejected (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S389] 1832 Gold Lottery of GA, Foreword, 409 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S389] 1832 Gold Lottery of GA, Foreword, 410 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S373] Marty & Karla Grant, 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 the 1834 Georgia state census for Lumpkin County. (Reliability: 2).

    13. [S336] Eastern Cherokee Applications, 1908-1910; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; NARA, Washington, D.C., Wm H. Patterson, application no. 14089, rejected. (Reliability: 2).

    14. [S87] Patterson-Chapman Family Group Sheet"; digital images, Ancestry.com, Robertson - Hamelburg, (http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/family.aspx?tid=4816903&pid=-1540495307&pg=0 ) (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S288] 1860 Census. Georgia. Gilmer County, pop. sch, Subdivision 33; p. 41 (penned); dwelling 306, family 293; Jane Patterson household; accessed; 7 March 2010 (Reliability: 2).

    16. [S276] Ahnentafel Report for [M. B.] Butler, 2009, p. 15; citing Burch File Review.FTW imported Jan 8, 2002 (Reliability: 2).

    17. [S119] Hall County Marriage Book 1819-1870; digital images, Georgia's Virtual Vault, 50-51, Patterson-Chapman, 1828 (Reliability: 3).
      http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/countyfilm&CISOPTR=84000&REC=1