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BAKER FAMILY HISTORY AND
GENEALOGY
 
THE DESCENDANTS
OF PETER PATTERSON
11
PETER PATTERSON’S Family
Tree
PETER PATTERSON
Peter was b. bet. 1724-1730 in ?; m. (#1?) Agnes McCormick 1
Apr 1755 in Paxtang Twp, Lancaster (Dauphin)
Co., PA [marriage record]. Agnes
McCormick-Patterson was b. abt. 1733; d. 7 Oct 1807 in Washington
Twp., Fayette Co., PA; buried
Rehoboth Presbyterian cemetery in Fayette Co. PA [info from
headstone] m. (#2?)
Mary _______ bet. 1807-1810 (she b.
bef. 1765 [census] in ?; d. after 1820 [census]; buried ?] [[wf.
“Mary” in Peter’s
Will]
Peter lived in Paxtang
(Paxton) Twp., Lancaster (Dauphin) Co., PA [tax & military
records]
Peter moved from Lancaster
(Dauphin) Co. abt. 1778-79 [deed, Cuthbertson journal] & perhaps
settled
temporarily in
Strabane Twp.,Washington Co., PA; by 1785 had settled in
Washington Twp., Fayette Co., PA [land records]; Peter
patented land in Washington Twp. (which became Jefferson Twp. later)
“near the Redstone Post Office”where he lived until he
died (History Fayette Co., p. 617 & Fayette Co. Deed Bk.
D pp. 101-102)
Peter d. abt. Sept. 1821 in
Washington Twp., Fayette Co., PA {Will]; buried
?
Peter “had a large family”
(History of Fayette Co. p. 617) [but we know of only five
children]
Children of
Peter & Agnes Patterson: [baptism record for each
child]
*
*Per
the 1790 Fayette Co, PA.
Census:
There are NO males <16
in Peter Paterson’s household in Washington Twp., Fayette Co., PA in
1790. Finally, this
agrees with the facts of Peter’s life as we know them, i.e. he had
no children b. after
1774.
A.
JAMES
PATTERSON * (all
footnotes are at end of this
“tree”)
James was
b. 4 Apr 1756 (Bible records from Cleland); baptized 22 Aug 1756,
Pequea meeting house, Lancaster Co., PA (Peter as father per records
of Rev. John Cuthbertson)
[Note: in
Hist. Allegheny Co. p. a756 James is referred to as a “native
of Scotland”????]
James was in Westmoreland
Co., PA by 1778, in area which became Elizabeth Twp., Allegheny Co.,
PA.
James was 1 of
1st settlers of Elizabeth Twp.”over 100 yrs. ago” i.e.
bef. 1779 [Hist. Allegheny Co.
,
1889, p. 756] [Land grant records in
Allegheny Co. show 384 & 1/2 acres warranted in Elizabeth Twp.
27 Nov 1787 to James Patterson; survey 19 Aug 1788; patented 1 Oct
1788; plot was called “Belgrade.”]
James m. 1785 “Sarah
Ewen” (she b. 1759; d.
1820) [Compendium Amer.Genealogy
Vol.6,p.143]
James’ wife “Sally Ewing”
was b. Apr. 4, 1756 (Bible records from
Cleland]
“Sara Patterson” d. 18 Sept 1829,
age 63 yrs, 5 mo. 18 days [Cleland Bible records] Note: If this
“Sara Patterson” is the same person as “Sarah” or “Sally”
Ewen/Ewing-Patterson, then her computed
birth date of
1766 conflicts with both Comp. Amer. Genealogy AND the
Cleland Bible records]
Sarah is buried at Round
Hill; “d. 1829, age 64”
James was a farmer &
distiller; in 1794 James was arrested for his activities in the
Whiskey Insurrection; was incarcerated by Washington’s troops in a barn “at the
mouth of Wild-Cat Run”; was later pardoned [the OTHER Hist.
Allegheny Co., by Everts, 1876, p.
158]
James d. 1827 in Elizabeth
Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
[Comp. Amer.
Genealogy]
James d. 20 Apr 1827, age
71 yrs 16 days (Cleland Bible
records]
James is buried at Round
Hill; “d. 1827 age 72”; Rev. soldier marker is on his grave
[cemetery records]
8 Children of James
and Sally (Ewing)
Patterson:
1.
Nancy Patterson, b. 19 Feb 1787; m. Jesse Greer* 16
Nov 1813 (Cleland Bible
records]
2.
William Patterson**,
b. 22 Mar 1788; m. Sallie McKnight [Cleland
Bible records]
3. Polly Patterson, b. 29
Feb 1790; m. ____Wylie & lived at Clareton [Cleland Bible
records]
4. Sally Patterson, b. 9
Jan 1794; m. Nath. Points in KY [Cleland Bible
records]
5. Peter
Patterson [son of James
per Hist. Allegheny Co., p. 756 & per Peter’s
Will]
Peter was b. 18
Jan 1796 [Cleland Bible records] “on the homestead” (Buena
Vista)
Peter m. Jane
McKnight [Cleland Bible records & Hist. Allegheny
Co.]
Peter d. 9 Nov 1849,
age 53 yrs, 9 mos, 21 days [Cleland Bible
reccords]
Peter
had 7 children with Jane (McKnight) Patterson [all info from
Hist. Allegheny
Co.]:
-Frank b. 23 Apr 1828; m. Kate McCune, dau. William & Julia
(Flynn) McCune;
was in mercantile business in Buena Vista; elder in
U.P. Church Buena Vista;
Frank & Kate (McCune) Patterson had 3 children:
Charles H., Jesse O. & Frederick
G.
-Sarah
m. Thomas W. McCune; d. bef
1889
-James H.
-William E.; m. Arthusa A. ___; had son Alvin C. b. 18
May 1864 ; Alvin m. 10 Jan
1895 Almeada
Thompson at New Castle, PA; children: Howard R. &
Almeada
[Hart’s Directory Brownsville 1904
p. 275]
-Thomas C.
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(Continuing with children
of Peter, son of James, son of
Peter):
-Rebecca m. James
Nesbit; d. aft. 1889
-Amanda “maiden
lady living w/James H.”; “d. 1895, age 53” [Round Hill
cemetery]
(Continuing with children
#6-8 of James, son of
Peter):
6. Thomas Patterson
Thomas was
b. 16 Mar 1799 [Cleland Bible records]; “born 1797 Elizabeth Twp.,
Allegheny Co., PA” per Compendium Amer Genealogy by
Verkus]
Thomas m. Martha/Margaret
Gardner (“Martha” in
Cleland Bible records & “Mgt.” In
Comp.Amer. Gen.]
“Margaret”
Gardner was b. 1819 & d. 1872 (Comp. Amer.
Gen.)
“Margaret
Gardner Patterson” d. 10 Sept 1872, age 53 years [Cleland Bible
records]
Margaret is buried at Round Hill; “d. 1872, age 53”
[Round Hill cemetery
records]
Thomas d. 1867 Elizabeth Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
[Comp. Amer. Gen.]
Thomas d. 21 July 1867, age 70 yrs, 10 mos. [Cleland
Bible reccords] Note:
This info would
have
Thomas b. abt. 1797, which would agree w/Verkus but not w/the Bible
birth date]
Thomas
is buried at Round Hill; “d. 1867, age
68”
Children
of Thomas & Margaret (Gardner)
Patterson:
-Caroline
Patterson, b. 22 May 1839; d. 10 May 1844, age 14 [Cleland Bible
records]
-Oliver
Wylie Patterson, b. 30 Apr 1840; d. young [Cleland Bible
records]
Oliver is buried at Round
Hill; “d. 1844, age 3”[Round Hill cemetery
records]
-Floretta
Ewing Patterson b. 27 May 1843; m. Henery Pollack [Cleland Bible
records]
“Florilla” Patterson b.
1843; m. Henry G. Pollack; d. 1921 per [Comp. Amer.
Genealogy]
Henry
and Floretta Ewing (Patterson) Pollack had
daughter:
-Anna Pollack (sister of “Uncle
Eben” of the bible provenance]; Anna
m.
D.M. Cleland [Clealand Bible
records); D.M. & Anna (Pollack Cleland
had:
-Wendel
Cleland [possessor of Cleland Bible in the mid
1960’s]
-Sara
Caroline Patterson, b. 22 Aug 1845; d. 6 Apr 1837, age 1 yr, 7 mos,
8 days [Cleland Bible
records]
-Mary
Frances Bell Patterson, b. 15 Apr 1849; m. Will McKnight; d. 21 June
1874, age 26 yrs, 7 mo., 5 days [Cleland Bible
records]
- Ebenezer was b.
abt. 1853 (computed from Round Hill burial information; he “d. 16
Feb 1938, age 85”)
Note: This is “Uncle
Eben” of the Bible records provenance.
-Thomas
Oliver Patterson, b. 11 Dec 1859; m. 1st Mary Boyd; m.
2nd Ella Young; d. 11 Feb 1922, age 63 yrs
[Cleland Bible records]
7. Isaac C. Patterson, b.
28 May 1802; m. ? [Cleland Bible
records]
Isaac C.
Patterson d. 11 Nov 1836, age 84 yrs, 5 mo. 18 days [Cleland Bible
records]
Isaac is buried
at Round Hill; “d. 1836, age 34” [Round Hill cemetery
records]
8. Rebecca Patterson, b. 11
July 1807; m. Ebenezer Henderson; Ebenezer d. bef.
Rebecca
(Continuing with the
children of Peter and Agnes (McCormick) Patterson):
B.
THOMAS
PATTERSON
Thomas was
b. abt. 1757 [computed from Rehoboth Cemetery
headstone]
Thomas was bapt. 11
June, 1758 in Middle Octoraro meeting-house, Lancaster Co., PA [Rev.
Cuthbertson]
Thomas m. Nancy _____ [Fayette
Co. Deed Bk. Q, p. 375 & Orphans Court Bk. 2, p. 100]
Thomas
was the only son of Peter to make his home in Washington Twp.
(Hist. Fayette Co. p.
617)
Thomas
“opened the Red Lion Tavern…but did not keep it a great while”
(Hist Fayette Co., p.
617)
Thomas “d.
intestate abt. 15 Aug 1823”***
(see footnote at end of this “tree”)
Thomas and Nancy Patterson had “no
issue”*** (see
footnote at end of this
“tree”)
Thomas & Nancy are buried at Rehoboth Presbyterian
Church cemetery, Fayette Co., PA
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(Continuing with the children of Peter and Agnes (McCormick)
Patterson):
C.
JOHN
PATTERSON ****
John was
bapt. 8 June 1760 at Paxtang (Paxton) Twp., Lancaster (Dauphin)
Co.
John m. Rebecca
_____ (Fayette
Co. Deed Book Q, p. 375: [regarding estate of John’s
brother, Thomas, who d. 1823]: “Oct. 1823,
petition of James Patterson…Nancy Patterson, relict of Thomas,
dec’d. John Patterson, brothr of dec’d., and wife Rebecca of Brooke
Co., Virginia…” (abstract in
Patterson & Pattison
Vol. 2 p. 88]
John and Rebecca (Oliphant?) Patterson had
son:
1.
Andrew Patterson (per 1818/1821 will of Peter Patterson) [Is this
"Rev. Andrew O. Patterson"?]
2.
? Dr. Thomas M. Patterson
3.
? Alfred Patterson; m. Caroline Whitely 1834
4.
John E. Patterson; d. young.
(Continuing
with the children of Peter and Agnes (McCormick)
Patterson):
D.
AGNES
PATTERSON
Agnes was possibly b. 1760 Lancaster Co (computed from “died
age 29?” on her Rehoboth Cemetery gravestone - Link to picture of
grave on page 3)
Agnes was bapt. 5 Sept. 1762 at the Muddy Run meeting-house,
Lancaster Co.
Agnes prob. did not marry (name on gravestone is “Agnes
Patterson”)
Agnes d. 7 Jan 1789 in Washington Twp., Fayette Co., PA
(gravestone death date); buried
Rehoboth
E.
MARY
‘POLLY’ PATTERSON
Mary was bapt. 7 Apr 1765 in Paxtang (Paxton) Twp., Lancaster
(Dauphin) Co. (Rev.
Cuthbertson]
Mary
m. George Espy Oct. 1784 in Old Redstone Church, Fayette Co.,
PA (Espy genealogy-no
proof)
George Espy was b. 27 Mar
1759 in Cumberland Co., PA, son of Josiah and Elizabeth (Patterson)
Espy; he d. 1835 in Espyville, Crawford Co., PA (Espy genealogy-no
proof)
The children of George and Mary (Patterson) Espy were
(according to Espy
genealogy):
1.
Nancy
Espy b.
18 June 1785; m. Anthony Bennet (he b. 1777; d. 1859 per Espy
genealogy)
2.
Patterson
Espy b. 12 Dec 1786 [Espy
genealogy]
3.
Josiah
Espy b. 29 Dec 1788 [Espy
genealogy]
4.
Thomas
Stevenson Espy b. 1792 [Espy
genealogy]
5.
Anna
Esy b. 1794 [Espy
genealogy]
6.
Dr.
George Richard Espy b. 21 Feb 1796 [Espy
genealogy]
7.
John
Espy b. 8 Nov 1800 [Espy
genealogy]
8.
Hugh
McConnick Espy b. 1802 [Espy
genealogy]
9.
David
B. Espy b. 16 Dec 1807 [Espy
genealogy]
10.
James
Espy b. 9 Feb 1798 [Espy
genealogy]
*
That
this James of Elizabeth Twp., Allegheny Co. was son of Peter
Patterson of Washington Twp., Fayette Co. is nicely substantiated by
the following deed abstract, published in Patterson &
Pattison Vol. 2, p. 89:
Fayette
Co. Deed Bk. Q, p. 464. Aug. 17, 1830. William Pattreson & wife
Sarah, Peter Patterson and wife Jane, Thomas Patterson, Isaac C.
Patterson, all of Elizabeth Twp., Allegheny Co., Pa., sold to Jesse
Greer, land was patented to Peter
Patterson and [2nd] wife Mary, the grandfather of said
William, Peter, Thomas & Isaac C. Patterson, Feb.
5, 1798. March 2, 1816, Peter, the elder, conveyed parrt of said
land to his son James Patterson & Peter Patterson his grandson,
son of said James Patterson, including land said Peter & Mary
had conveyed to his son Thomas whereas said James Patterson since
deceased—right conveyed to his
sons.
Also, Abstracted in
Patterson & Pattison Vol. 2, p. 87: Fayette Co. Bk. S., p. 89.
Jesse & Nancy Greer now of Elizabeth Twp., Allegheny Co., Pa.,
sold to Hugh C. Fred of Washington Twp. Several ch ildren of said
James Patterson, dec’d had not signed. Rec. April 13, 1833.
**The
following may
be
a deed involving this William, son of James (abstract in
Patterson & Pattison, Vol. 2, p. 87): Fayette Co. Bk. N. p. 194.
April 29, 1823. William Patterson & wife Sally of
Washington Twp., to David Wells of Redstone Twp. Patent, Sept. 28,
1786 to Thomas Freeman & wife Margaret, Feb. 10, 1787 to Robert
Lynn & wife Catherine, March 3, 1800 to Andrew Dunn & wife
Elizabeth, March 2, 1805 to William Patterson adj. James Griese,
Joseph Lyons, Wm. Steel, Nath’l Clark. Wit.: Thomas Wells, Robert
Patterson, April 29, 1823.
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The following deed mentions William
(son of James, son of Peter) and William’s wife Sally; who these
OTHER Pattersons are (William Patterson & wife Pamelia) we have
no clue. Abstracted in
Patterson & Pattison Vol. 2 p. 88: Fayette Co. Bk. T. p.
187. April 4, 1834.
William Patterson & wife Pamelia of Washington Twp., to James
Wells, patent to Sam’l Freeman & wife Margaret, Feb 10, 1787, to
Robert Lyon & wife Catherine, March 3, 1804, to Andrew Dunn
& wife Elizabeth, March 2, 1805; to William Patterson & wife
Sallly, April 29 1823 to David Wells & mary his wife; to William
Patterson adj. Sam’l Goe formerly James Greer, Jos. Lyon, John Garee
(?) [sic] formerly William Steele, Nath’l Clark l w & t of
William Patterson, May 1830 to his son William, contracting party.
Wit.: John H. Farr. Rec. April 4, 1834. (Farr or
Tarr?)
****Various
internet trees show that John, son of Peter Patterson, m. Rebecca Oliphant with whom
he had the above listed children. We are not
absolutely
sure that this correct.
We believe that researchers in the past might
have “grafted” these children onto “our” John above solely because perhaps
both of these Johns had a son named Andrew. According to Ellis in
History of Fayettte County, p. 351, JOHN (not Peter) was the
name of the father of the John who married Rebecca
Oliphant
andwho
eventually removed from Menallen [Luzerne?] Twp., Fayette Co., to
aplantation near Wellsburg, WVA. Whether or not the maiden name of
John’s wife, Rebecca, was Oliphant, one thing is sure: John and wife
Rebecca had a son named Andrew. That John married a woman
named Rebecca is confirmed in the deed abstracts below, and that
John had a son named Andrew is confirmed in the will of Peter
Patterson who names Andrew, son of his son John. HOWEVER, I simply cannot get
past the fact that Peter’s brother, William, had a son named James
and this James had a son named Andrew Oliphant Patterson. For more of this see
William’s chapter, chapter
II.
Investigate: Fayette Co. Deed Bk. E p. 251. 25 Apr
1805. John Patterson & wife Rebecca of New
Town, Luzerne Twp., on Dunlap’s Creek
to Lewis Miller of same. Wit.: George Hogg, Robert Kennedy,
27 Apr 1805. (abstract from Patterson & Pattison Vol
2 p. 86)
Investigate: Fayette Co. Deed Bk. E. p. 53. 27 Mar
1802. John Patterson & wife Rebecca of Luzerne, to
Nimrod Gregg of same patent, 14 Feb
1786 to Andrew Oliphant tract Summer Hill, release to John
Patterson 26 Feb 1796 adj. Michael
Cox. Wit.: Edw. Hallon, Patrick Mahon. Rec. 10 May
1802.
Investigate: Fayette Co. Deed Bk. L. p. 252/3. Aug.
26, 1912. John Patterson & wife Rebecca of Brook
Co., Virginia, to Samuel Craft of
Fayette Co., Pa., tract in Luzerne Twp., adj. James &
John Cunningham, Elijah Coleman, Jos. Thornton, John’s other
land, Michael Cox, Nimrod Grey, Armstrong Porter. Part of
patent to said John Feb 14, 1786. Wit.: Elijah Coleman, Noah Lewis,
Test.: Wm. Cunningham. Rec. Aug 17,
1818.
Additional Abstracts of Fayette
County Records
which support the above
"Tree" of Peter's descendants
Patterson & Pattison Assn. Vol. 2 p. 91 claims this is an abstract of an Orphan’s
Court record found in Fayette Co. Orphan’s Court Bk. 2, p. 100:
“Thomas Patterson estate. Oct. Court 1823, petition of James
Patterson for partition brother Thomas died intestate about Aug. 15,
1825 leaving widow Nancy & no issue but brother and sister – James, John & Mary since become wife
of George Espey. Land in Washington Twp., adj. Lands of
Sam’l Cope, James Patterson, Fred Shearer, Eleazer Brown, heirs of
George Crawford, Nathaniel Wright & John Blythe. Obviously the
“d. intestate about Aug. 15, 1825” is a TYPO in the transcription.
It would not be possible to have Orphans Court
proceedings in 1823 regarding the lands of a dead man who
didn’t die until 1825. This transcription should have been “d.
intestate about August 15,
1823.”
Fayette
Co. Orphans Court Bk. 2,
p. 144. June 16, 1824. James Patterson took land mentioned, George
Espey & wife Mary ch ose part of real estate, Nancy, widow of
Thomas appeared and gave her
consent.
Fayette
Co. Orphans Court Bk. 2,
p. 145. Thomas Patterson, attorney in fact for John Patterson, one
of heirs of Thomas Patterson, decc’d., declined part of real estate
by sheriff to Court ordered administrators sale of
same.
Fayette
Co. Orphans Court Bk. 2, p.
157. Nov. 1, 1824. Nancy reported sale of land to Thomas
Patterson.
Fayette
Co. Orphans Court Bk. 2, p.
381. Thomas Patterson got Nancy Patterson to agree to settle by
1829.
Fayette
Co. Orphans Court Bk. 2, p.
512. Nancy settled in March 1832.
Also, this abstract from
Patterson & Pattison Vol. 2, p. 88:
Fayette Co. Deeds Book Q,
p. 375. Thomas Patterson [this is Peter’s son], late of Fayette Co.,
dec’d. land in Washington Twp. adj. Lands of Sam. Cook, James
Patterson, Frederick Shearer & others, Eleazer Brown, John
Negus, Joseph Negus, heirs of George Crawford, John Blythe &
others. Widow Nancy Pattrson [Thomas’ wife] & 2 brothers, James
& John Patterson & one sister, viz. Mary, intermarried with
George Espey, OC 4th Monday Oct. 1823 petition of James
Patterson also land adj. John Stickles & heirs of Isaac
Cope.
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Nancy Patterson, relict of
Thomas dec’d. John Patterson, brother of dec’d., and wife Rebecca of
Brooke Co., Virginia, sold to Samuel Cope of Washington Twp. Wit.:
George Plummer, Alfred Patterson. Oct. 14,
1830.
Also this abstract from
Patterson & Pattison Vol. 2, p.
89:
Fayette
Co. Deed Bk. R, p. 380. Oct. 4, Monday, 1823. Petition of James
Patterson, Thomas Patterson, dec’d. left 2 brothers – James &
John & sister Mary, wife of George Espey. Nancy admin. Of Thomas
sold to Thomas Patterso of Robbstown, Westmoreland Co., Pa. Aug. 2,
1830. Who is this Thomas
Patterson of
Robbstown?f
Fayette Co. Vol. 2
[sic—perhaps Orphans Court?]. p. 141. Oct. 26, 1826. William
Patterson & James Patterson account exec. of Peter dec’d. late
of Washington Twp. June Court
1824.
NOTE:
In
Vol. 2 p. 69 of Patterson & Pattison Assn. the provenance
of the Cleland Bible records, referred to in the
famly tree above, is
described: “contributed by Mrs. Kingston J. Smallhouse of Tucson,
Arizona” who received them from “Miss Helen G. Patterson, 1110 Fifth
Ave., Beaver Falls, Pa., who in turn had copied this from a paper
loaned to her by ‘Uncle Eben Patterson’ (transcribed from a family
bible now possessed by Wendel Cleland, who in turn had been given
this by his father, D.M. Cleland, whose wife was Anna Pollack, a
daughter of ‘Uncle Eben’s’ sister Florelle...” A glance at the
family tree above, at the descendants of Peter’s son James, will
identify the names
described in the “provenance” of the Cleland
Bible.
FINAL
NOTE:
We have no proof that any other children besides James, Thomas,
John, Agnes & Mary were born to Peter Patterson, though Ellis,
in History of Fayette County, p. 617, did write that he had
“a large family.”
Contrary to some published research we have seen, we have
found no evidence of a daughter “Hannah Patterson b. ab.t 1764” who
“m. (1) John Robinson and (2) ____Cunningham” NOR of a son William
Patterson b. abt. 1766” who “m. Sarah ____” and who “d. Bedford
Twp., PA” Neither
baptism records, nor Peter’s will, nor Deed Records, nor Orphans
Court Records, refers to any children of Peter Patterson other than
James, Thomas, John, Mary and
Agnes.
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WILL OF PETER
PATTERSON OF
WASHINGTON TWP.,
FAYETTE CO., PA
Note:
Peter’s will can be found in Original Will Book 1, pg.
214. The original
will itself is in amazingly good condition and is still legible, but
the microfilm of this Original Will Book was not exposed in a way
conducive to legible copies. Fortunately, many years ago, the
Fayette Co. Office of Wills made a handwritten transcription of
their oldest wills, and a transcription of Peter Patterson’s will
can be found in Transcription Will Book 1, p. 710. The
microfilm of the transcibed will does, thankfully, yield a legible
copy. We have a copy of
both the original and the transcribed will. As far as we can tell, the
transcription is a pretty faithful copy of the original. Here is OUR
transcription
(from
the original whenever possible).
This the sixth day of October in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and eighteen I Peter Patterson of Washington
Township County of Fayette & Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being
weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, therefore calling to
mind the mortallity of my body and knowing that it is appointed that
all men to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament
that is to say first of all I order that my body be buried in a
Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors,
and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased
Providence to bless me with in this life I give devise and dispose
of in the following manner & in form [Impremise?] it is my will
and I do order that in the first place all my just debts &
funeral charges be paid and sattisfied Item and bequeath unto my beloved
wife Mary the one half of all and singular my household furniture
and kitchen stuff viz. as to bedding Cupboard Dresser pots &
every other matter as to household furniture and kitchen apparatus
the full diffdend of one-half also one horse Saddel and bridel one
[Coru?] togeather with the one-third of all dues and money to me
belonging at my death as I have heretofore bound by article my son
James and grand Son Peter to completely maintain my said widow
during her life. Yet it is to be understood that there is more one
feather bed & bedding that belongs to my said wife and to be
considred as hers exclusive of her diffidend as here mentioned. Item I have before this
date given unto my Son James his share in full of my Estate—Except
my wearing apparel which I will unto my said Son James Item It is my will & I do
order that my Son Thomas shall have the one half of the remainder of
my Estate after all Legacies and dues in this will are paid &
sattisfyed being an equal diffidend with Andrew Patterson as here
after mentioned in this will.
Item I also will
unto my son John one hundred Dollars as soon as recovred by my
Executors after my decease.
Item
Whereas I have an obligation on my Grand Son Patterson Espy
calling for four hundred Dollars principel with the interest thereon
which obligation with the Contents its my will that it be disposed
of in the following manner viz. One hundred and fifty Dollars
thereof to my Daughter Mary Espys daughter Nancy Bennet and one
hundred and Twenty Dollars thereof unto my said Daughters Son Josiah
and fifty dollars of the same unto my said Daughters Son James and
the remainder of said Obligation to be equally divided between my
said Daughter Mary Espy and her Son Patterson which it is my will
that my Executors deliver the same into the hands
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of Anthony Bennet and Josiah Espy son and son in law
to my Daughter Mary Espy and that they the said Anthony and Josiah
is hereby fully empowered to ask for and receive the same and place
the amount agreeable to the direction of this will as this part is
not to come before my Executors as my widow is to have no share of
said obligation as here stated due from Patterson Espy. Item I also will unto Andrew
Patterson Son of my Son John the one half of the money to me
belonging after the foregoing dues are paid as here before
willed. Item It is my will and I do order
that my Executors put all my movable estate not herebefore willed
and bequeathed to publick sale as soon as possible and Conveniant
after my death on a Reasonable credit and where the money arising
therefrom is Recovered place it to the legatees as here willed but
my Executors shall not be Compelled to go after the Legatees but
they or their Legal Representatives shall come forward and demand
the same. Item I likewise constitute make
and ordain my only and Sole Executors of this my last will and
Testament—my trusty and well beloved neighbour William Patterson
(son in law to Martha Crawford) and Samuel Cooper and my Son James
Patterson and I do hereby utterly disallow Revoke and disannul all
and every other former wills Legacies and Executors by me any ways
before this time named or willed by me rattitying this and no other
to be my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal the day and year first here
cited.
Peter [his mark] Patterson
[seal]
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of
us.
Anna
Whiting
Peter Patterson
Jr.
Simpson [?]
Montgomery
Fayette County
S.S.
[R Seal]
The 8th day of September Anno Domini
1821
Before me the subscriber Register for the Probate of
wills and Granting Letters of Administration in and for said County
personally came Anna Whiting and Peter Patterson two of the signing
witnesses to the foregoing last will & Testament and on their
solemn oaths did declare tht they saw the Testator when of right
mind sign the same as and for his last will and Testament that they
signed the same as witnesses in his presence that no undue influence
had been used or later will made by him to their knowledge or
belief—In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal the same
day.
Alexander [McCown?],
Register
Registered & Compared 8th September
A.D. 1821
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