AMOS PATTERSON. The Patterson family, of which the subject of this sketch is an honored member, comes of direct English descent, now several generations removed. Robert Patterson, a native of New Jersey, the great ancestor of the family in Washington county, in 1794 came from York (now Adams) county, Penn., to this county, with his family, locating in Morris township. The trip was made in wagons, at that time an undertaking of no small magnitude. The names of Robert Patterson's children are Joanna, James, Timothy, William, John. Robert, Polly, Abigail and Peter. John Patterson, son of the pioneer Robert, was born in 1782, in York (now Adams) county, Penn.; he married Mary Enlow, a daughter of Elliott Enlow, who removed from Maryland to East Finley township, this county, prior to 1800. To this union twelve children were born, eight of whom lived to maturity, as follows: Elliott, Rachel, James, Phoebe, Amos, John, Jesse and Aaron. Of these children are now living: Amos (our subject), John ( in Greene county, Penn.), and Aaron (in Mercer county, ILL.). Amos Patterson was born in 1816, and received the limited educational advantages which the neighboring schools afforded.. In 1843 he was married to Harriet Cooper, who was born in 1821, a daughter of John Cooper, of Morris township, this county, and to their union have been born three children: John A., born in 1846, died in 1853; Clara, born in 1855, married to S.L. Day; Mary Elizabeth, born in 1864, at home with her father. Mrs. Patterson died August 20, 1889. Mr. Patterson has been remarkably successful as a farmer, and has accumulated valuable property. He is a life-long Democrat, and a member of the Baptist Church at Pleasant Grove.

Text taken from page 976 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed January 1997 by Jack McNatt of Valrico, FL as part of the Beers Project. Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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