Individual Details
John Patterson
(8 Jun 1736 - 6 Aug 1822)
thought to have settled in to Queensborough Township, Georgia
In 1794, John Twiggs signed a certificate of service for John, evidently for the purpose of obtaining bounty lands. The certificate reads:
State of Georgia }
Richmond County }
I do certify that John Patterson was in the service of the United States in the State of Georgia and that he served in Captain Abner Beckham's Company under my command, then Colonel of Burke County.
(Signed) John Twiggs
1st December 1794
In 1794, John Twiggs signed a certificate of service for John, evidently for the purpose of obtaining bounty lands. The certificate reads:
State of Georgia }
Richmond County }
I do certify that John Patterson was in the service of the United States in the State of Georgia and that he served in Captain Abner Beckham's Company under my command, then Colonel of Burke County.
(Signed) John Twiggs
1st December 1794
Events
| Birth | 8 Jun 1736 | ?, Antrim, Ireland |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1753 | ?, Ireland - Catherine Mossman | |||
| Immigration | Oct 1773 | ship Waddell left Ireland | |||
| Military | Bet 15 Aug 1781 and 1 Feb 1782 | Private in Capt Abner Bickham's Company, Georgia Militia, Burke County, GA | | ||
| Death | 6 Aug 1822 | ?, Burke, GA | | ||
| Alt name | Johnny Ban (White Johnny) | ||||
| Burial | Lowery - Alexander Cemetery, Jefferson, GA |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine Mossman (1736 - 1820) |
| Child | Mary Patterson (1756 - 1854) |
| Child | John Patterson (1767 - 1816) |
| Child | Sarah Patterson (1775 - 1829) |
| Child | William Patterson (1776 - 1862) |
Endnotes
1. complied by Mrs. Howard H. McCall, Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia (1968, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD).
2. complied by Mrs. Howard H. McCall, Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia (1968, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD).
3. US National Archives, Veterans Records, Card Number 37090594.
4. complied by Mrs. Howard H. McCall, Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia (1968, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD).