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John Patterson
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ClaimDetailEvidence
SpouseMary Jane Caldwell (1776-1858) 
Child +John Patterson II (1800-1883)
ChildBenjamin Patterson (e1806-)
ChildCharles Patterson (e1806-)
ChildElizabeth Patterson (e1806-)
ChildGeorge Patterson (e1806-)
ChildJames Patterson (e1806-)
ChildJean Patterson (e1806-)
ChildJonah Patterson (e1806-)
ChildMargaret Patterson (e1806-)
ChildMary Patterson (e1806-)
ChildRobert Patterson (e1806-)
ChildWilliam Patterson (e1806-)
Attributes
ClaimDetailEvidence
GenderMale
NameJohn Patterson
 
Timeline
ClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
Birthcal 1760Hamilton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States [S33]
Hamilton Township is now part of Franklin County, Southwest of modern day Cumberland Co.
 
Residence1795
 
Residenceabt 1837Nottingham, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States [S33]
 
ProbateFeb 13, 1837Washington, Pennsylvania, United States [S33]
Claim is inconsistent with death
 
DeathFeb 27, 1837Pigeon Creek, Nottingham, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States [S33]
Claim is inconsistent with event
 
BurialMar 1837Eighty Four, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States (Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 45 Church Rd, Eighty Four, Pennsylvania 15330)
 
WillMar 8, 1837
Claim is inconsistent with death
 
Sources
IndexTitle
[S33] Ancestry.com, "Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993" (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2015 Place:Lehi, UT, USA), Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
Family Note
[[#ToDo determine place/date for marriage ]]
Research Note
Title: Determine John Patterson II place of birth
Ref No:
Type: Plan
Date: 07 Jul 2024
Description:
Status: open

Research PlanFocus person:
1. Establish objective
Define your goal, keep it concise* Determine exact place of birth for II b1800

2. List known facts
List everything you know to help with your objective*

3. Form a working hypothesis
What do you think the facts are*

4. Identify sources
List the sources to check to test your hypothesis*

5. Implement research strategies
Detail the work you need to do and implement them. Remember to log the answers even when they are "not found"*

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Research Note
Title: PA.240729.A.= Locate BMD for all Children of John Patterson Sr. b.1760
Ref No: PA.240729.A.0000
Type: Plan
Date: 29 Jul 2024
Description: Locate BMD for all Children of John Patterson Sr. b.1760
Status: open
[[#Research ]]

Research PlanFocus person:
1. Establish objective
Define your goal, keep it concise* Locate BMD for all Children of John Patterson Sr. b.1760

2. List known facts
List everything you know to help with your objective* John Sr and wife had 13 children who all lived to adulthood
* Estate was probated in Washington Co PA
*

3. Form a working hypothesis
What do you think the facts are* Obit should have been in Washington Co area papers
* Probate records for Washington Co PA in 1837 should provide a good list of heirs
* 1850 Census may should yield location for children's names found in probate

4. Identify sources
List the sources to check to test your hypothesis* Obit should have been in Washington Co area papers
>* https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61843/">>* https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10146/newspaper-funeral-home-obituaries">>* https://www.myheritage.com/research/category-Pennsylvania/pennsylvania-genealogy-vital-records">* Probate records for Washington Co PA in 1837
>* https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196">>* https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8802/">* 1850 Census may should yield location for children's names found in probate
* Additional sources on FS
>* The 1783 tax lists and the 1790 federal census for Washington County, Pennsylvania Zinsser, Katherine K.; Bell, Raymond Martin, 1907-1999
>* Deed books, 1781-1886; deed index, 1781-1924 Washington County (Pennsylvania). Recorder of Deeds; Pennsylvania. County Court (Washington County)
>* Index to accounts, 1781-1850 Washington County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills
>* Index to Washington County, PA, wills 1781-1900 Closson, Bob; Closson, Mary
>* Index to Washington County, Pennsylvania wills, 1781-1900 Closson, Bob; Closson, Mary
>* Washington County, Pennsylvania tax lists for 1781, 1783, 1784, 1793 and census for 1790 Bell, Raymond Martin, 1907-1999; Zinsser, Katherine K.
>* Washington County, Pennsylvania, will book index, 1781-1900

5. Implement research strategies
Detail the work you need to do and implement them. Remember to log the answers even when they are "not found"* Use the chosen sources to locate additional BMD information which can be used to pinpoint Vitals for each chld

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Research Note
Title: PA.240729.A.001 Children of John Patterson, Sr b.1760 - Ancestry Obits
Ref No: PA.240729.A.001
Type: Log
Date:
Description: Ancestry Obits
Status: open
Date | Research Activity | Result | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Research Note
Title: PA.240806.A.= Identify Parents of John PATTERSON b.1760 Type: Plan
Date: 06 Aug 2024
Description: Find birth or baptismal records for John PATTERSON to identify his parents.
Status: open

# Research Plan PA.240806.A.=
Focus person: Sr

## Establish objective
Define your goal, keep it concise* Find birth or baptismal records for John PATTERSON to identify his parents.

## List known facts
List everything you know to help with your objective* There are conflicting facts regarding John Sr's birth place
>* (ANC)
>>* Burial in Pigeon Creek (Rd?) Cemetery near modern day Cokeburg and Bentleyville, PA
>* (??) Pre-1784
>>* Hamilton Township is now part of Franklin County, Southwest of modern day Cumberland Co
>* Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (FS)

Birth Date: October 15, 1760
    Place: Hamilton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
>>Hamilton Township is now part of Franklin County, Southwest of modern day Cumberland Co

Residence Date: circa 1837
    Place: Nottingham, Washington, Pennsylvania
    Source: [S33] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
        Note: Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935; Author: Washington County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Washington, Pennsylvania

Probate Date: February 13, 1837
    Place: Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
    Source: [S33] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
        Note: Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935; Author: Washington County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Washington, Pennsylvania

Death Date: February 27, 1837
    Place: Pigeon Creek, Nottingham, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
    Source: [S33] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
        Note: Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935; Author: Washington County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Washington, Pennsylvania

Burial Date: March, 1837
    Place: Eighty Four, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Address: Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 45 Church Rd, Eighty Four, Pennsylvania 15330

## Form a working hypothesis
\*What do you think the facts are\** Since the Scots-Irish tradition of naming male sons might be in play, it would me sense to validate John's birth ordinal.

## Implement research strategies
\*Detail the work you need to do and implement them. Remember to log the answers even when they are "not found"\*
* Obits might reference parents
>* Newspapers.com, NewsArchive, OldNews, GenealogyBank,
* Search church records
>* Especially in Hamilton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, where he was born.
* Look into local archives, historical societies,
* Births
>* https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/4138679","Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, births and baptisms : COLLECTION RECORD, 1520-1999">* Pennsylvania DAR genealogical collection, 1700s-1900s Daughters of the American Revolution (Pennsylvania)
>* https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008218607?cat=548239
>* https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008959951?cat=548239
>* https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008959950?cat=548239
>* https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2451/","Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013">
## Identify sources
\*List the sources to check to test your hypothesis\**
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Research Note
Title: PA.240806.A.001 Correspondence - John Patterson Sr General Info
Ref No: PA.240806.A.001
Person: Sally Linden
Date: 07 Aug 2024
Family: Research Type: Correspondence
Priority:
Type: Correspondence
Status: open

NOTES:
07 Aug 2024 Sent via MyHeritage

Hi Sally,
Pleased to learn that you too appear to be a direct descendent of John Patterson (Sr) b.1760 He is my x4 G Grandfather. Your x3 Grandfather (Benjamin?) and mine (john Jr) would have been brothers.

John Sr \> John Jr \> Henry \> William Henry \> William Lee \> Lynn Susanne. to be precise.

I would very much like to learn more about your research of John Sr and his ancestors.

-Eric

Via Virginia Helen Patterson b.08Aug1922 d.23Sep1990 dau of Harry Patterson \> ... \> Benjamin \> John Sr
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-584030321-1-500100/john-aka-jno-patterson-in-myheritage-family-trees

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Research Note
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Title: PA.240806.A.002 Srch FS - Pennsylvania births and christenings : COLLECTION RECORD, 1709-1950
Type: Log
Date: 09 Aug 2024
Description: Find birth or baptismal records for John PATTERSON to identify his parents.
SourceTitle: Pennsylvania births and christenings : COLLECTION RECORD, 1709-1950
URL: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1681005
Status: open
Target: John Patterson
---
Date | Research Activity | Result 09 Aug 2024 | Names: John Patterson
Place: Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Place Yr: 1760 | No results Found
" | Names: John Patterson
Birth: Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Birth Yr: 1760Sex: male | No results Found
" | +Alt Name: jno | 683 "
| +1760s filter | 384
" | +Alt Names: jno Patterson | NRF " | Last Name: Paterson | NRF " | Names: John Patterson
Birth: Pennsylvania
BirthYr: 1760 | 25 All with the role: Father,
One with child named John b.1807
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"Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950." Database. FamilySearch . http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2024. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
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Research Note
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Title: PA.240806.A.003 Srch FS - Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999
Type: Log
Date:
Description: Births and baptisms from records provided by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Index courtesy of FindMyPast.
SourceTitle: Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999
URL: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/4138679
Status: open
---
Date | Research Activity | Result | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", Database. FamilySearch . https://familysearch.org : 26 July 2024.

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Research Note
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Title: PA.240810.A.= Identify the Birth info for John Patterson c.1760
Type: Plan
Date: 10 Aug 2024
Description:
Status: open
---

# Research PlanFocus person:
## Establish objective
\*Define your goal, keep it concise\** Determine birth related facts in order to zero in on possible parents

## List known facts
\*List everything you know to help with your objective\** There are conflicting facts regarding birth place
>* (ANC)
>* (??)
>>* Date: October 15, 1760
>>* Place: Hamilton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
>* Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (FS)

## Form a working hypothesis
\*What do you think the facts are\**

## Implement research strategies
\*Detail the work you need to do and implement them. Remember to log the answers even when they are "not found"\** B.Year should be easy to reference from later records
* Since he lived and died prior to 1850, Census unlikely to provide B.place info

## Identify sources
\*List the sources to check to test your hypothesis\** Utilize Guided search on FS - https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania">
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Research Note
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Title: PA.240806.A.004 Srch GB - Death notification for John Patterson b.1760
Type: Log
Date: 10 Aug 2024
Description: Locate any death notification for Status: open
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Date | Research Activity | Result 8/10/2024 | | No Obit matches | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Looking for obit to identify parents
https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/pennsylvania?lname=Patterson&rgfromDate=1836&rgtoDate=1838&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&kwinc=&kwexc=&fname=John
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Research Note
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Title: PA.240826.A.= Identify when and where John Patterson b.1760 and Mary Caldwell were married
Type: Plan
Date:
Description: When, where did John and Mary wed?
Status: open
---

# Research PlanFocus person: John Patterson b.1760 and Mary Caldwell
## Establish objective
Identify when and where John Patterson b.1760 and Mary Caldwell were married

## List known facts
\*List everything you know to help with your objective\*
* "John[Sr], son of Arthur, was born in 1760 and married Mary Caldwell of Washington Co., Pa. They remained west of the mountains and raised a family of 13 children."
## Form a working hypothesis
\*What do you think the facts are\**

## Implement research strategies
\*Detail the work you need to do and implement them. Remember to log the answers even when they are "not found"\**

## Identify sources
\*List the sources to check to test your hypothesis\**

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Research Note
Title: Research Plan for John PATTERSON II
Type: Plan
What do you already know and where did the information come from?

* Supports conclusion
* Conflicting information

Primary: The person who supplied this source had firsthand knowledge of the fact
Secondary: The person who supplied this source had only secondhand knowledge of the fact
Direct: The source plainly states the fact I have just entered
Indirect: The source suggests this fact but does not plainly state it. Proof will require better or additional evidence from other sources.
Fact
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Research Questions Clues / Working Hypothesis
Tasks / Places to Look Resolution or Concluding Statement
Research Log Date
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| Search criteria
| Results
| | [Name of online database, FHL Film #] | [birth, death, marriage, etc] | [names, dates, places, phrases, keywords, quotes, asterisk, etc] | [# of results, what was/was not found, link to Source Description Page or file on hard drive] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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