Capt. William Patterson and Esther Findley

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Husband Capt. William Patterson ^{1 2 3 4 5}

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         Father: Capt. James Patterson (1715-1772) 1 6 7 8 9
         Mother: Mary Stuart (      -1785) 10

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   Other Spouse: Isabella Galbraith (      -Bef 1768) 3 - 1764 3

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Wife Esther Findley ¹¹

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            AKA: Esther Finley 2 5
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         Father: John Findley (Abt 1721-1771) 12
         Mother: Elizabeth Harris (Abt 1720-1769) 12

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Children

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1 M John Patterson ^{2 11}

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2 F Isabella Patterson ^{2 5 11}

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         Spouse: David Hunter (      -      ) 5

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3 M William Augustus Patterson ^{2 11}

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           Born: 1771 2
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           Died: 15 Jul 1854 - White Deer Valley, PA
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4 F Margaret Patterson ¹¹

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5 M James Patterson ^{2 11}

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           Born: 1776 2
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General Notes: Husband - Capt. William Patterson

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of the Juniata Valley, PA

"William Patterson, Esq., of Fermanagh"

He took up by warrant of February 5, 1755, a tract of three hundred and thirty-six acres opposite Mexico. This he sold to Philip Strouse in 1772, and removed to Foutz's Valley. Here the "young Captain" William Patterson raised nineteen men, and marched to Middle Creek, in Snyder County, in January, 1768, and arrested Frederick Stump and his servant, John Eisenhour (iron-cutter), for killing the "White Mingo" and nine other Indians, and lodged them in the Carlisle jail. They were afterwards forcibly taken from the jail by a band of some seventy-five horsemen from Sherman's Valley,-an event that shook the old provincial government from the mountains to the Delaware. For this arrest Patterson was made a justice of the peace,-the first one west of the Tuscarora Mountains. Here William Patterson erected a fort, or block-house, as a defense against the Indians. It was built partly of stone and partly of logs, and stood for many years, lastly performing the peaceful duty of a corn crib. The logs were well-hewn and notched down flat on each other, with loopholes for defense. They were later in a house at the railroad near by. This fort, erected by William, must not be confounded, as has been done, with "Patterson Fort," on the other side of the river, mentioned in the colonial records; and it will prevent confusion to bear in mind that there were two Captain Pattersons,-father and son, James and William, one on each side of the river.

1 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 16.

2 —, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 852.

3 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 270.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 110.

5 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 97.

6 —, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 851.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 110, 182.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 858.

9 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 315.

10 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 95.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 78.

12 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 77.