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William PATTERSON[1, 2, 3]

Male 1795 - 1895  (99 years)


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  • Name William PATTERSON 
    Born 17 Dec 1795  Pendleton District, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    Property 1832  , Cherokee, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.
    Residence Aft 1845  , Forsyth, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.
    Census 1870  Chestatee, Forsyth, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [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).
    Census 1880  Chestatee, Forsyth, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.
    Died 16 Apr 1895  , Forsyth, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 24
    • 16 Apr 1895; Forsyth County GA -> Butler Ahnentafel
      16 Apr 1895 -> Find a Grave
    Buried Aft 16 Apr 1895  , Hall, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [25
    Address:
    Chestatee Cemetery 
    Notes 
    • 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 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 Martha WELCH,   b. 1798, , , South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1891  (Age 93 years) 
    Married Abt 1818 
    Children 
     1. Son #1 of William & Martha PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1821–1825
    +2. Samuel PATTERSON,   b. 13 Aug 1826, , Hall, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1916, , Hall, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Joshua PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1828, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Mary A. PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1832, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Hiram PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1835, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Enoch PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1840, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Sarah A. PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1842, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Frances PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1846, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [S385] 1850 Census. Georgia. Forsyth County, pop. sch., Thirty-first Dist.; p. 203 (stamped); dwelling 812, family 812; William Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S395] 1880 Census. Georgia. Forsyth County, pop. sch., Chestatee District No. 841; 78; p. 30 B (penned); dwelling 278, family 279; Joshua Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S354] Nancy Patterson: Analysis of a Death Certificate, 4 October 2010; comment posted; 24 March 2011; Comment # 3 by Linda Davis (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S96] Find A Grave. Databases*, entry for William Patterson (1795-1895), Memorial No. 47089219, Records of Chestatee Cemetery, Hall County, Georgia; record copyright J Lowery (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S385] 1850 Census. Georgia. Forsyth County, pop. sch., Thirty-first Dist.; p. 203 (stamped); dwelling 812, family 812; William Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S386] 1860 Census. Georgia. Forsyth County, pop. sch, Cumming Post Office; p. 487 (penned); dwelling 840, family 840; William Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S388] 1870 Census. Georgia. Forsyth County, pop. sch., 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).

    9. [S395] 1880 Census. Georgia. Forsyth County, pop. sch., Chestatee District No. 841; 78; p. 30 B (penned); dwelling 278, family 279; Joshua Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S379] 1840 Census. Georgia. Lumpkin County, Smiths District; p. 19 (penned); William Patterson household; accessed; 21 July 2011 (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S382] 1830 Census. Georgia. Hall County., p. 125 (penned); William Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 2).

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

    13. [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).

    14. [S377] 1810 Census. South Carolina. Pendleton District, p. 290 (penned); Nancy Patterson household; accessed; 16 July 2011 (Reliability: 2).

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

    16. [S382] 1830 Census. Georgia. Hall County., p. 125 (penned); William Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 3).

    17. [S389] 1832 Gold Lottery of GA, unnumbered map page facing the Foreword, Foreword, 409 (Reliability: 3).

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

    19. [S390] Censuses for GA Counties: Taliferro, Lumpkin, Chatham, 11 (Reliability: 2).

    20. [S379] 1840 Census. Georgia. Lumpkin County, Smiths District; p. 19 (penned); William Patterson household; accessed; 21 July 2011 (Reliability: 3).

    21. [S391] Indexes to Seven State Census Reports in GA, 213 (Reliability: 3).

    22. [S386] 1860 Census. Georgia. Forsyth County, pop. sch, Cumming Post Office; p. 487 (penned); dwelling 840, family 840; William Patterson household; accessed; 30 June 2011 (Reliability: 3).

    23. [S388] 1870 Census. Georgia. Forsyth County, pop. sch., 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).

    24. [S276] Ahnentafel Report for [M. B.] Butler, 2009, p. 22; This report includes footnotes, but no citation is given for this item (Reliability: 3).

    25. [S354] Nancy Patterson: Analysis of a Death Certificate, 4 October 2010; comment posted; 24 March 2011; Comment # 1 by Linda Davis (Reliability: 2).