John Patterson and Mary "Polly" Clendenin

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Husband John Patterson ^{1 2}

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       Marriage: 16 Apr 1793 3

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• Note: This may be the same person as : John Patterson.

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Wife Mary "Polly" Clendenin ^{3 4}

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         Father: John Clendenin (      -1802) 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Caldwell (      -      ) 6

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• Note: This may be the same person as : [Unk] Clendenin.

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Patterson ^{7 8}

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           Born: 25 Mar 1795 - near Baltimore, MD 1
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           Died: Aft 1877
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         Spouse: Dr. Alexander Gilfillan (1784-1815) 9 10 11
           Marr: 21 Oct 1813 8 9

         Spouse: Benjamin Blackburn (Abt 1790-1876) 1 2
           Marr: 27 Dec 1821 2 3

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General Notes: Husband - John Patterson

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He came to North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1801, and settled south of what is now Mount Jackson, on the farm later owned by Major James Patterson. During the spring he built a cabin, made a small clearing, and planted some corn and potatoes, and went back after his family, which he brought out with him in the fall. The family then consisted of his wife and four children-three girls and one boy.
He was a wheelwright, and brought his tools along with him. For breaking corn he put up what was called a "hominy-block;" a log was hollowed, and a long sweep with an iron wedge driven in the end, rigged up with which to pound the corn. This was used for a number of years. For a sieve they stretched a sheep-skin they had brought along with them over a hoop, and punched holes through it. Though a very rude affair, it was used for some years.
Mr. Patterson, after some time, put up a blacksmith shop. No coal was then known, but finally a bank was discovered near Lindsay Robinson's place, and not knowing there was coal in his own neighborhood, Mr. Patterson took a bag and went after coal to that bank, bringing it home on horseback.

1 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 21, 69.

2 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 279.

3 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 21.

4 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 760.

5 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 43, 758.

6 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 43, 759.

7 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 20, 68, 69.

8 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 278.

9 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 20, 68.

10 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 163, 278.

11 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 953.