The Mathew Patton that married Elizabeth Moore (daughter of Charles Moore and the widow of George Barber) migrated to Wilkes County, GA and died their in 1806.
This is a really messed up family as there were at least three Mathew Pattons in Augusta County, VA at pretty much the same time. One when to Kentucky, one went to Georgia, and I am still working on the third.
Based on a newspaper article I found detailing a court case in Augusta County in 1801, the Mathew Patton that went to Kentucky was the executor of William Patton's estate. James Patton, son of John Patton, who was the son of said William was suing the executors (Mathew Patton and David Stephenson) and Mathew didn't show up in court. At least I THINK this is the Kentucky Mathew. Both the Kentucky Mathew and the Georgia Mathew had left left VA by then (for sure Georgia Mathew had, pretty sure that Kentucky Mathew had too).
Anyways, keep an open mind about this family that liked the name Mathew :)
Contributor: Michele Simmons Lewis
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Matthew married Elizabeth Moore 1720-1805 and they moved over the mountains to the valley of the South Branch of the Potomac River, Virginia. Finding the area unhealthful, they moved father up the valley and settled in Sweedland District near the site of the future Fort Seybert, close to what is Franklin, West Virginia. Fort Seybert was one of a chain of forts laid out by Major George Washington for the protection of the frontier.
Matthew was Lt. of Foote in the Virginia Militia in 1753 and was promoted to Captain in 1768. He was commissioned Justice of the Peace in 1761. He furnished supplies to the army during Dunmore's Rebellion in 1774. Matthew was the first importer of English cattle of the shorthorn breed to Augusta County, Virginia. His name appears in Eckenrode's List of Revolutionary War Soldiers from Virginia. He is considered a Patriot because he furnished supplies to the American troops. His son, Matthew, Jr. (1750-1834) was also a soldier in the Rev. War.
He moved to Kentucky, about 1793, taking with him a few head of the celebrated "Patton" stock, so well known in Clark County, Kentucky in later years. This information contributed by Glenda Patton.
This is a really messed up family as there were at least three Mathew Pattons in Augusta County, VA at pretty much the same time. One when to Kentucky, one went to Georgia, and I am still working on the third.
Based on a newspaper article I found detailing a court case in Augusta County in 1801, the Mathew Patton that went to Kentucky was the executor of William Patton's estate. James Patton, son of John Patton, who was the son of said William was suing the executors (Mathew Patton and David Stephenson) and Mathew didn't show up in court. At least I THINK this is the Kentucky Mathew. Both the Kentucky Mathew and the Georgia Mathew had left left VA by then (for sure Georgia Mathew had, pretty sure that Kentucky Mathew had too).
Anyways, keep an open mind about this family that liked the name Mathew :)
Contributor: Michele Simmons Lewis
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Matthew married Elizabeth Moore 1720-1805 and they moved over the mountains to the valley of the South Branch of the Potomac River, Virginia. Finding the area unhealthful, they moved father up the valley and settled in Sweedland District near the site of the future Fort Seybert, close to what is Franklin, West Virginia. Fort Seybert was one of a chain of forts laid out by Major George Washington for the protection of the frontier.
Matthew was Lt. of Foote in the Virginia Militia in 1753 and was promoted to Captain in 1768. He was commissioned Justice of the Peace in 1761. He furnished supplies to the army during Dunmore's Rebellion in 1774. Matthew was the first importer of English cattle of the shorthorn breed to Augusta County, Virginia. His name appears in Eckenrode's List of Revolutionary War Soldiers from Virginia. He is considered a Patriot because he furnished supplies to the American troops. His son, Matthew, Jr. (1750-1834) was also a soldier in the Rev. War.
He moved to Kentucky, about 1793, taking with him a few head of the celebrated "Patton" stock, so well known in Clark County, Kentucky in later years. This information contributed by Glenda Patton.
The Mathew Patton that married Elizabeth Moore (daughter of Charles Moore and the widow of George Barber) migrated to Wilkes County, GA and died their in 1806.
This is a really messed up family as there were at least three Mathew Pattons in Augusta County, VA at pretty much the same time. One when to Kentucky, one went to Georgia, and I am still working on the third.
Based on a newspaper article I found detailing a court case in Augusta County in 1801, the Mathew Patton that went to Kentucky was the executor of William Patton's estate. James Patton, son of John Patton, who was the son of said William was suing the executors (Mathew Patton and David Stephenson) and Mathew didn't show up in court. At least I THINK this is the Kentucky Mathew. Both the Kentucky Mathew and the Georgia Mathew had left left VA by then (for sure Georgia Mathew had, pretty sure that Kentucky Mathew had too).
Anyways, keep an open mind about this family that liked the name Mathew :)
Contributor: Michele Simmons Lewis
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Matthew married Elizabeth Moore 1720-1805 and they moved over the mountains to the valley of the South Branch of the Potomac River, Virginia. Finding the area unhealthful, they moved father up the valley and settled in Sweedland District near the site of the future Fort Seybert, close to what is Franklin, West Virginia. Fort Seybert was one of a chain of forts laid out by Major George Washington for the protection of the frontier.
Matthew was Lt. of Foote in the Virginia Militia in 1753 and was promoted to Captain in 1768. He was commissioned Justice of the Peace in 1761. He furnished supplies to the army during Dunmore's Rebellion in 1774. Matthew was the first importer of English cattle of the shorthorn breed to Augusta County, Virginia. His name appears in Eckenrode's List of Revolutionary War Soldiers from Virginia. He is considered a Patriot because he furnished supplies to the American troops. His son, Matthew, Jr. (1750-1834) was also a soldier in the Rev. War.
He moved to Kentucky, about 1793, taking with him a few head of the celebrated "Patton" stock, so well known in Clark County, Kentucky in later years. This information contributed by Glenda Patton.
This is a really messed up family as there were at least three Mathew Pattons in Augusta County, VA at pretty much the same time. One when to Kentucky, one went to Georgia, and I am still working on the third.
Based on a newspaper article I found detailing a court case in Augusta County in 1801, the Mathew Patton that went to Kentucky was the executor of William Patton's estate. James Patton, son of John Patton, who was the son of said William was suing the executors (Mathew Patton and David Stephenson) and Mathew didn't show up in court. At least I THINK this is the Kentucky Mathew. Both the Kentucky Mathew and the Georgia Mathew had left left VA by then (for sure Georgia Mathew had, pretty sure that Kentucky Mathew had too).
Anyways, keep an open mind about this family that liked the name Mathew :)
Contributor: Michele Simmons Lewis
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Matthew married Elizabeth Moore 1720-1805 and they moved over the mountains to the valley of the South Branch of the Potomac River, Virginia. Finding the area unhealthful, they moved father up the valley and settled in Sweedland District near the site of the future Fort Seybert, close to what is Franklin, West Virginia. Fort Seybert was one of a chain of forts laid out by Major George Washington for the protection of the frontier.
Matthew was Lt. of Foote in the Virginia Militia in 1753 and was promoted to Captain in 1768. He was commissioned Justice of the Peace in 1761. He furnished supplies to the army during Dunmore's Rebellion in 1774. Matthew was the first importer of English cattle of the shorthorn breed to Augusta County, Virginia. His name appears in Eckenrode's List of Revolutionary War Soldiers from Virginia. He is considered a Patriot because he furnished supplies to the American troops. His son, Matthew, Jr. (1750-1834) was also a soldier in the Rev. War.
He moved to Kentucky, about 1793, taking with him a few head of the celebrated "Patton" stock, so well known in Clark County, Kentucky in later years. This information contributed by Glenda Patton.
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