Henry and Sarah lived in the Manor of Springfield, Parish of Clondevaddock, Barony of Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal. They became the parents of James, Elizabeth, Andrew, Richard and possibly Samuel Patton. 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.

Henry Patton and three brothers were in the army of William of Orange and participated in the defense of Londonderry from April to August 1689. He was present at the Battle of the Boyne, July 1st, 1690. Henry and family left Scotland during the reign of James the Second of England. He settled in the Province of Ulster in the north of Ireland near the Town of Newtonlimavady in the County of Derry (now Londonderry).

From "James Patton and the Appalachian Colonists", Anne Rhea Bruce: Henry and Sarah lived in the Manor of Springfield, Parish of Clondevaddock, Barony of Kilmacrenan, County Donegal. Mary Preston Gray, in her book "The Family Tree" states this Henry was a ship builder, operating merchant ships.

From "A Chronicle of the American Lineage of the Pattons" by C. L. Patton, Springfield, Illinois, 1954, pp 10-11: The earliest authentic record of the Patton family is of one Henry Patton, who was born in the Lowlands of Scotland near the town of Dundee. He was married to Sarah Lynn, daughter of the Laird of Loch Lynn, Scotland. There were several children born to this marriage, the names of three being known: John, James and Elizabeth. There were three other daughters and several sons, one of whom was presumably William. Probably others of this union were Matthew, Thomas, Robert, Henry, David, Benjamin and Hugh.

Henry and his family left Scotland during the reign of James the Second of England. He settled in the Provinde of Ulster in the north of Ireland, near the town of Newton-Limavady, in the County of Derry (now Londonderry). There John, James and Elizabeth were born.

All of these Pattons were in Pennsylvania at the same time and all owned land in Lancaster County. Their names all appear in Augusta County, Virginia records at a later time. They were all property owners in Augusta and resided in the same vicinity.

There has been a tradition in the Patton family, handed down from generation to generation, that one of the Patton ancestors was the father of "eleven sons, all over six feet in height." Henry was probably the ancestor referred to in this legend.

Henry did not migrated to America, but there is definite evidence that John, James and Elizabeth took up their residence in Augusta County, Virginia. In the Pennsylvania archives the names of William, Matthew, Thomas, Robert, Henry, David, Benjamin and Hugh all appear as purchasers of parcels of land in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, as follows:

William Patton - 200 acres, July 23, 1735;
Matthew Patton - 200 acres, October 29, 1735;
Thomas Patton - 100 acres, October 13, 1739;
Robert Patton - 200 acres, June 3, 1741;
Henry Patton - no date;
David Patton - no date;
Benjamin Patton - no date;
Hugh Patton - no date.

The records of all of these purchases are found in the same volume of the Archives and extend over a period from 1735 to 1744. All of these holdings were in Lancaster County. The names of all these Pattons are found at a later date in the records of Augusta County, Virginia.