Tristram PATTON, middle brother of William (eldest) and Robert, emigrated from County Tyrone, it is said, somewhere in the vicinity of 1771-1777. He lived first in Philadelphia, finally making his home in what would become West Virginia where he died in 1843. His birth date varies, according to the source, from 1744 to 1764. One source gives his mother's name as Ann Eliza SIMPSON.
Tristram is said to have had cousins, Robert and Tristram (“Trussy”) PATTON who settled in the same area of Virginia, Robert in about 1805 with his wife Jean (one source gives her maiden name as RAMSEY) and several children. We believe “Trussy” to be one of Robert’s offspring. Ca. 15 August 1793 is the date given by one source for the birth of Trussy and 24 August 1885 for his death in West Virginia. This Tristram is said to have been left 200 pounds sterling by James RAMSAY of Waterford, Ireland.
William, another child of this cousin Robert, is said to have been born in Londonderry in 1778. Robert, the father of William and Trussy, was born in County Donegal. The same source gives him a death date in Virginia of 1823.
Since September, 2011, we have done much research, including two reports commissioned from the Ulster Historical Foundations, to try to track down our illusive ancestor Tristram PATTON. The best we have been able to come up with is that our ancestor's family may well have been from Urney (or Camus or Ardstraw) parish in Co. Tyrone or from the Limavady area in Co. Londonderry.
If anyone has any information on the PATTONs of Co. Tyrone, especially those in the vicinity of Strabane, please let us know. We haven't yet given up hope!
Linda Reverchon
Sunday 19th Jan 2014, 07:29PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Linda,
Would the following make any sense:
Index : Pre-1858 Wills and Admons
Sub-Index : Connor Diocesan Wills
Surname : Patton
Forename : RobertOccupation :
Town or Townland : Florence, America
Parish :
County :
Notes :
Description :
PRONI Ref :
Date : 1854
Original Documents : The original documents referred to in this index DO NOT exist. No further information, other than that recorded above, has survived.Brendan
BrendanJoseph
Sunday 19th Jan 2014, 08:34PM -
Hi,
I have a typewritten family history from sometime in the 1980s. This family history lists Tristrom (apparently he spelled his name this way) as Tristrom senior, with another cousin, Tristrom, also in the county and known as Tristrom Jr. Tristrom and his brother Robert, after living in Philadelphia, owned a 2000 acre tract of land in West Virginia.
The detail I have chronicles Tristrom Sr.'s marriage to Jean Nelson in 1808 in West Virginia. Tristrom's brother Robert was killed in a mill incident around 1800. Tristrom went on to have 12 children with Jean, all of whom made it to adulthood and married. Tristrom died in 1843 I have his birthdate is being 1758.
I'm happy to share a scan of this document if you'd like!
Andrew Pattonapatton
Sunday 22nd Aug 2021, 07:55AM -
Hello, Andrew, and nice to hear from another Patton!
The paper you wrote about sounds familiar, or at least the data it contains. That information is available from several sources, mainly books published in the early 20th century, none of which names its sources. Sigh!
Are you a descendant of Tristram or Robert or one of their sons? There are four of us, leaves off different branches, who have been working together on the problem of the brothers' origin for ten years now. We don't yet have the answer, but I have a theory which I would be glad to explain if you are interested.
All my best,
Linda (Patton) Reverchon
Linda Reverchon
Monday 23rd Aug 2021, 08:44AM -
Hi Linda,
Glad you already have this info!
My family is descended: Tristram > Thomas Beirne Patton > Preston Bond Patton > Owen Bond Patton > OBP II > OBP III > me.
Happy to chat further... please drop me an email at apatton [at] gmail.com if you wish!
All the best
Andrew
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Tuesday 24th Aug 2021, 03:14PM