Col Gent James Patton, (immigrant)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: Between 1741 and 1755, Beverley Manor SW, Augusta Co, Virginia; "Early Settlers of Augusta"
• Other-Begin: 27 Nov 1742, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 26 Jul 1744, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 23 Aug 1744, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 24 May 1745, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 1746, Augusta Co, Virginia
• Other-Begin: 15 Aug 1746, Augusta Co, Virginia
• Will: 1 Sep 1750, Fishersville, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia

Notes:

James was a younger son, born in 1692 in Newton, Limavaddy, not slated to inherit any of the Patton estates, so he went to sea when very young. The book goes on to say, "A very impressive ship's master he must have been, as he was a 'man of gigantic statue, handsome and dignified and of remarkably commanding powers'. He was dark-haired and brown-eyed and over six feet two inches tall." It is said that James took part in the War with France called "Queen Anne's War" which terminated in 1713.

James Patton took up several thousand acres on the New River, in what is now Montgomery Co, Virginia. Here, on the river, Phillip and Mary (Preston) Barger built a fort and began a settlement. To this day, it is known as the "Barger's Fort", and across the ridge Patton built a fort and began a settlement known as "Draper's Meadows". Here the Drapers, Ingles, McDonalds, Cloyds, etc. made their first home in the New World. Patton's home was called "Solitude" and it was here, in July, 1755, Col. James Patton met a tragic death when much of the settlement was wiped out on a bright Sunday morning by the savage tomahawk. It is said that Patton had sent his nephew, William Preston, on an errand to Sinking Spring near present day Newport. Drapers Meadows is now known as Blacksburg, the home of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Four generations of Pattons lived here (at what is now known as "Solitude") as well as Governor John Floyd.

James served in the British Royal Navy in Queen Anne's War. After the Treaty of Utrecht, he procured a passenger ship and traded to the Colony of Virginia at Robbs Hole on the Tappahannock. He penetrated the then wilderness of the state as far as Orange County, thence across the Blue Ridge and commenced a settlement near Waynesborough in Augusta County. He crossed the Atlantic 23 or 25 times as Master of a ship in and around 1728. In his private shipping enterprises, Capt James Patton made contracts with promotors of the settlement of the western part of Virginia. He sailed on the ship 'Walpole' to Virginia, arriving August 26, 1738. His first residence was Beverly Manor on the south fork of the Shenendoah. From his headquarters there, adventurer Patton soon extended his interest to the management of the Roanoke and James River Grant of 1740 and the Woods River Grant of 1745.

After the organization of Augusta County, Patton came to be county lieutenant, commander of the Virginia militia, president of the Augusta court, president of the Augusta vestry, commissioner of the Tinkling Spring congregation, county coroner, county escheator, customs collector, county sheriff, member of the House of Burgesses, and other minor offices. While tending to affairs of the community, Colonel James Patton was killed by Indians in July 1755 at Drapers Meadow."

("James Patton and The Appalachian Colonists", by Patricia Givens Johnson)

(read more about Draper Meadows Massacre at wikipedia.org)
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Property:
James Patton (Beverley Manor SW, 474 acres, 1741) and (SE, 1356 acres) and (SW, 432 acres), (1692-1755), who married Mary Borden, who is most likely related to Benjamin Borden, the early land-holder of the "Borden Patent" of 92,100 acres. James Patton was killed 30 July 1755 by Shawnee Indians at "Draper's Meadow" in Augusta County, VA.

http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County%2C_Virginia_-_Surnames_P-T



Other-Begin:
27 November 1742, O.S. p. 304
On the petition of the Inhabitants of Bordens Tract for a road from where James Young lives on ye sd Bordens Tract to ye Gapp in the blue ridge of Mountains commonly called Michael Woods Gap Its ordered that the said road be cleared from the sd Youngs through the timber Grove from
thence to ye foot of ye Mountain Leaving patrik Campbells to ye northward continuing an Easterly Course so on ye south Side on ye south river to samuel Davis’s plantation thence to ye Gapp of ye Mountains And its further ordered that ffrancis McCowen saml: Walker Captn John Buchannan patk Hays Charles Campbell and Captn John Christian be hereby appointed
Overseers of ye said road And that Colo James Patton be desired to lay off for each Overseer his precinct & Men to clear each precinct on ye sd road.


Other-Begin:
26 July 1744, O.S. p. 172
Ordered That a road be Cleared from Finleys Mill to the Tinkling Spring and thence to McCordes Mill & That John Finley and Archibald Howard, John Christy and Robert Cunningham Oversee the same And that James Patton Gent lay off their Precincts and appoint their several Gangs.

Other-Begin:
23 August 1744, O.S. p. 198
On the Motion of James Patton Gent it’s Ordered that George Robinson James Davis Henry Brown Junr. Tarshias Tash or any three of more of them Do View and Lay of a road from the
Center of the inhabitance on the South Side of James River and Roan Oak to the Verge of Brunswick or Amelia County and make retn. to next Court of their proceedings.

Other-Begin:
24 May 1745, O.S. p. 331
James Patton and John Buchanon Gentl. having Viewed the way from Frederick County Line Through that Part of this County Called Augusta according to the order made at Last March
Court made their Report in these words “Pursuant to and order of Orange Court dated the Thirtieth Day of March 1745 We the Subscribers have Viewed laid of and Marked the said road
mentioned in the said Order as followeth Vizt/ To begin at Thom’s Brook at Frederick County line and to go from thence to Benjamin Allen’s Ford and Robert Colwell’s Path and that Henry Fulkinburg Jonas Danton, and Charles Buck and Abraham Strickler be overseers of that Part and that they have for their Gang all the Inhabitants Between the mountain from Frederick County Line up to Colwell’s Path and that the said Road be Continued from Calwell’s Path Cross Beard’s Ford on the north River and Alexander Thompson’s Ford on the Middle River and that John Harrisson and Capt. Daniel Harrisson, Robert Cravens Samuel Stuart, William Thompson and John Stenson be Overseers of the Same and have for their Gang all the Inhabitants Between the Mountains above Colwell’s Path to Thompson’s Ford and that the said Road continue from Thompson’s ford to the Tinklin Spring and that James Cathy and James Carr be overseers of that Part and that all the Inhabitants between the Mountains above Thompson’s ford to Tinklin Spring do Clear the Same and that the said Road Continue from Tinklin Spring to Beverley Mannor line
and that Patk. Campbell John Buchannon and William Henderson be Overseers and that all the Inhabitants above Tinklin Spring to Beverley Manor line do Clear the same and that the said Road Continue from Beverley Manor Line to Gilbt. Campbell’s ord on the north branch of James River and that Capt. Ben. Borden Capt Williams Evins and Capt. Joseph Culton be Overseers of the same and that the Gangs to Clear the Same be all the Inhabitants above Beverley Manner line to the said Gilbert Campbell’s ford and that the Road Continue from Gilbert Campbell’s ford to a ford at the Cherry tree Bottom on James River and that Richard
Wood, Gilbert Campbell Joseph Lapsley and Joseph Long be overseers and that all the Inhabitants betwixt the said Rivers Clear the same and that the same Road Continue from the said Cherry tree Bottom to Adam Harmon’s on the New or Woods River and that Capt. George Robinson and James Campbell and Mark Evins and James Davison be Overseers the Same and that all the Inhabitants between James River and Woods River Clear the Same and that a Distinct Order be given to Every Gang to Clear the Same and that it be Cleared as it is already Blazed and laid of with Two Knotches and a Cross Given under our hands this 8th Day of April 1745 James Patton – John Buchannon whereupon it is Ordered that the said way be from henceforth established a Publick Road and
that the Persons mentioned in the said Report are hereby appointed Surveyors of the Several Districts therein also mentioned and it is Ordered that they Cause the said Road to be Cleared and that all the male Tithables mentioned in the same Report do attend and Obey the Respective overseers in Clearing the Same as it is already Blased and laid of with two Knotches and a Cross and when cleared to keep the same in repair and it is further Ordered that the said Several
Overseers do Set up posts of Directions if Necessary according to Law.


Other-Begin:
Till the year 1746, no vestrymen had been elected, as provided in the act of 1738. In that year, however, an election was held, and twelve persons were chosen to constitute the vestry of the parish, viz: James Patton, (Col.) John Buchanan, John Madison, Patrick Hays, John Christian, (Mr.) John Buchanan, Robert Alexander, Thomas Gorden, James Lockhart, John Archer, John Matthews, and John Smith.
Annals of Augusta County


Other-Begin:
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia
Volume I
COUNTY COURT JUDGEMENTS
AUGUSTA COUNTY.
James Patton vs. George Campbell.--George Campbell, blacksmith, now of Augusta County. Bond to James Patton, dated 15th August, 1746.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chalkley/volume_1/judge292.htm

Will:
In his Will of 1750 is stated:
"L10 to be paid to Rev John Craig, pastor at Tinkling Spring, to pay his stipends from 1740 to 1750, to be paid by the congregation out of the money advanced by him to help build the Meeting House. L10 of same to be laid out for a pulpit and pulpit cloth.... All disputes between executors to be left to arbitration of the minister and elders of Tinkling Spring Church".
(Tinkling Spring Church, which is a Presbyterian church, founded in 1740)


AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 30 - 49

Page 131.--1st September, 1750. James Patton's will--Daughter, Mary, wife to William Thompson, 1 negro woman; tract called Spring Hill; 3,000 acres on which Saml. Stalnaker and others is living, known by name of Indian Fields, on waters of Houlston's river, a branch of the Missisipio. Grandson, James Thompson, infant, remainder in above in fee tail. Daughter, Margaret, now wife of Col. John Buchanan. To son-in-law, William Thompson, the tract called Springfield, joining where widow Gouldman now lives and on which Henry Patton lives. William is to keep the estate 40 intact for his son, James, until 1772. To Margaret, tract called Cherry tree bottom, near Robert Looney's tract at mouth of Purgatory, tract on which there is a small stone house. Margaret's daughter, Mary; sister, Preston, and her son, William Preston, £10 to be paid to Rev. John Craig, pastor at Tinkling Spring, to pay his stipends from 1740 to 1750, to be paid by the congregation out of the money advanced by him to help build the meeting house. £10 of same to be laid out for a pulpit and pulpit cloth. John Preston's bond to be given up to his son. Wm. Preston. All debts due by George Wilson, who is married to testator's wife's niece, Rebecca Vicers (Viers?), to be given up. Granddaughter, Mary Buchanan. Executors, John Buchanan, Wm. Thompson, nephew, Wm. Preston, Silas Harte. All disputes between executors to be left to arbitration of the minister and elders of Tinkling Spring church. Testator was agent for John Smith, Zachery Lewis, Wm. Waller, Wm. Green, Wm. Parks for the Roanoke and James River grants. As to the Great Grant on the waters of Misicipia, James Gordon, James Johnston, John Grimes, John _____, Richard Barns, Robert Gilchrist, James Bowre, Robert Jackson, have assigned their parts to testator. Richard Winston's part is assigned to little John Buchanan. To Mary Preston, horses.
Teste: Thomas Stewart, Edward Hall, John Williams. Proved, 26th November, 1755, bv Stewart and Hall. Wm. Preston refuses to execute, also Silas Harte. Buchanan and Thompson qualify, with sureties David Stewart, Joseph Culton, Wm. Preston, Edward Hall, Thomas Stewart. 16th August, 1769, Wm. Preston qualifies executor.

Sources: Title: The Compendium of American Geneaolgy, 1600s-1800s Abbrev: Compendium American Genealogy Author: Virkus Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, Baltimore, 1997 Page: v. 5; p. 583

http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:William_Thompson_and_Mary_Patton_(1)


Died:
killed by Shawnee Indians at "Draper's Meadow" in Augusta Couny, Virginia.

James married Mary Borden-Osborne, (immigrant) about 1724 in Ireland. Mary was born in 1696 in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England; died in 1749 in Spring Hill, Augusta Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Margaret Belle Patton, (immigrant) was born in 1725 in Newtown Limavady, Limavady, Co Londonderry, Ireland; died after 1770 in Augusta Co, Virginia.
2. Mary Patton was born in 1728; died in 1778 in Virginia.

Notes:

The Pattons were originally landed gentry seated at Ferrochie, Fifeshire, Scotland. The progenitor of the Irish branch of the family, William Patton, M.A., was born in Scotland; had immigrated to Northern Ireland during the King James Plantation. He was in County Donegal by 1626, as Rector of the parishes of Ramoigh and Clonmary, Barony of Raphoe and later at Aughnish, Barony of Kilmacrenan. Reverend William Patton and his wife, Margaret, made their home at an estate called 'Groghan', and reared two sons, Henry and John.

Henry's son, also named Henry, married Sarah Lynn, daughter of David Lynn of Kilmacrenan and a descendant of the Lynns of Loch Lynn, in Scotland. Henry and Sarah lived in the Manor of Springfield, Parish of Clondevaddock, Barony of Kilmacrenan, County Donegal. They became the parents of James, Elizabeth, Andrew, and Richard".

(From a book entitled "JAMES PATTON AND THE APPALACHIAN COLONISTS" is the following information as recorded by Anne Rhea Bruce)
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Henry married Sarah Lynn about 1683 in Ireland. Sarah was born in 1668 in Dundee City, Scotland; died after 1710 in Kilmacrenan, Co Donegal, Ulster, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sarah Lynn, daughter of David Lynn of Kilmacrenan, and a descendant of the Lynns of Loch Lynn in Scotland. Henry and Sarah lived in the Manor of Springfield, Parish of Clondevaddock, Barony of Kilmacrenan, County Donegal.