Wes Patterson
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In June 2010 I visited the Clerk of Court in Blairsville, GA (Union Co) to research the deeds of Union. While there I purchased for $10 a copy of the "Land Districts and Land Lots" map for Union County. The phone # for the person who sells these maps at the court house is 706-439-6011.
There are various land districts for north Georgia which were drawn up in the early 1800's. Some of those districts exist in part or in whole within today's modern boundaries of Union Co. I made digital pictures of the whole map, and then each district, and then some sections of the county which are pertinent to my Patterson research. Feel free to download these images, as follows:
John and Margaret "Peggy" Black Patterson were married ca 1786-88 in Camden District, SC. Most of their children were born there, but the last four were born in Buncombe Co, NC. Four of their five sons moved to Union Co, GA during the 1830's, beginning with youngest son, Amos. The other sons who settled there were Joseph, John Jr, and George. Amos left prior to 1850, and eventually settled in Rusk Co, TX with the fifth son of John and Peggy, Robert Patterson.
John and Peggy also had at least two and possibly three of their daughters to settle in Union and surrounding counties. Amy Jane (Kincaid) settled in Morganton, GA which was first in Union but later in Fannin County, just to the west. Daughter Ann never married and lived most of her life with her parents. Another possible daughter was Isabella (Price). It is not yet proven that she was a daughter, but John and Peggy were living next to her in the 1840 Union Co, GA census, and other pertinent evidence seems to indicate at least some relation.
Amos Patterson (b 1803/04) was the first of the sons to purchase a lot in Union County (established 1832). Amos bought his 160 acre lot on 18 Nov 1833 from Elbert Bartow. Amos' lot was #249, District 9 (Union Co, GA Deeds, Bk A, Pg 367).
The special 1834 census of Union Co, GA shows us that Joseph, Amos, John (Jr), and George Patterson were all living next to each other. This tells me that they were all living on Amos' lot #249 in Lower Young Cane.
The same 1834 census enumerates 5 males and 2 females in Amos' household. By that year, he and his wife Elizabeth should have only had two sons, Lumpkin and John. That leaves two extra males and one extra female. It seems that Joseph's youngest son (Judson) may have lived with his grandparents after being born in 1828 and his mother dying about then. I believe the extra males and female in Amos' household were John and Peggy (Amos' parents) and this son of Joseph. Where was Amos' sister Ann? There are extra females in Joseph's household, so she is likely one of them.
Isabella Price (b 1792) purchased her 160 acre lot in Union Co on 8 April 1837 from R. W. Roberts (Union Co, GA Deeds, Bk A, Pg 149). This was lot # 290, District 9, in Lower Young Cane. By 1840, John and Peggy Patterson were living next door to Isabella, so it is vital to know where her lot was located, as John and Peggy never seem to have owned land in Union Co.
By 1840, Joseph Patterson (b 1789) had purchased lot # 213, Section 9, Lower Young Cane (next to Ivy Log). The last 100 acres of this 160 acre lot was sold by his widow Agnes on 28 Dec 1867 (Union Co, GA Deeds, Bk A, Pg 215).
George Patterson (b 1800) purchased two different lots but the dates are not clear. Those records did not survive the 1859 court house fire. One was a 160 acre lot # 113, Section 9, in Ivy Log. This is located near Deaver Road, and George and his wife Rebecca Chastain are both buried there. Rebecca died ca 1845-1847 and was buried on this lot. However, George sold this lot on 7 August 1847 in two parcels - 148 acres to J. C. Neece (Union Co, GA Deeds, Bk A, Pg 186), and 12 acres to David Thompson (Union Co, GA Deeds, Bk F, Pg 512).
It is also known that George Patterson owned lot # 255 in Section 9, Lower Young Cane. Whether he owned these lots at the same time is not known, but the latter lot was adjacent to Amos Patterson, so I would be surprised if George bought it later rather than earlier. I would suspect George bought this lot early on, perhaps in the 1830's. The NE corner of lot 255 was the same corner as Amos' SW corner of lot 249. And, Amos' lot 249 was perfectly in line (north to south) with Joseph's lot 213, and 1/2 mile due south of Joseph's lot. In other words, there was one lot between Joseph and Amos, and then George was south one and west one, from Amos. George later lost this lot in 1868 due to debts incurred by 1858, but when it was sold at auction by the sheriff on 2 Feb 1869, the highest bidder was George's son, John A. Patterson. John and his brother Bill (my g-g-gf) actually bought their father's farm together, but it was officially in John's name only. (Union Co, GA Deeds, Bk B, Pg 520, 521, 522)
John Patterson Jr (b 1798) purchased land that apparently was in modern Fannin Co, as was the case for sister Amy Jane Patterson Kincaid (b 1793).
Here is a map of the lots in Lower Young Cane with labels for the Patterson lots, the Price lots, and also Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. THE PINK LINES (SQUARES) ARE THE LOT BOUNDARIES. Here is a larger map of the area, also labeled. And yet another map, a medium sized version of the same. Feel free to download any or all of them.
On the previous map you will see the names Bill and John Patterson - they were sons of George. Likewise, you will see Joseph Price - he was the son of Isabella.
I see more and more evidence leading me to believe John and Peggy Patterson are buried in the Bethlehem Cemetery. I cannot prove it, but I think it is very possible that is the case. The same is true for Joseph Patterson (1789-1860), as well. Isabella Price is buried there, next to Bill Patterson. Descendants from Joseph, George, and Amy are all there, plus Isabella Price. No other cemetery in Union Co, GA holds descendants of John and Peggy from multiple branches of their family. Bethlehem is unique in this regard. There must be a reason for this unique distinction.
For more info on the deeds I copied while in Union Co, see my page on Union Co, GA Deeds.
