Surnames: Patterson, Ely, Phillips
Before the close of the Revolution four brothers, named Robert Patterson, James Patterson, William Patterson and Peter Patterson moved from Dauphin County to Fayette County where they proposed to found new homes. Robert Patterson settled in Westmoreland County and the others in Fayette County: Peter Patterson and William Patterson in Jefferson township, and James Patterson in Franklin township.The brothers came westward in company and with their families traveled and carrier their effects on the backs of horses. With the journey over the mountains and the pack saddle mode of progress, William Patterson became especially familiar for after their settlement in Fayette, he made several trips to the East for salt and supplies.
Peter Patterson patented the land now owned by Emma Cope near Redstone post office, and lived there until his death at the age of more than ninety. He had a large family but of the sons only Thomas Patterson made his home in the township after reaching man's estate. He opened the Red Lion Tavern on the place and in the house now occupied by David Browneller, but did not keep it a great while. He gave it up before 1809 but while it lasted the Red Lion was a stopping place of some note on the old Pittsburgh road leading from the country south by way of the Sharpless paper mill.
William Patterson warranted in 1786 the place now owned by William G Patterson. He is said to have been born on shipboard during the emigration of his parents frm Ireland to America. His children numbered nine, of whom but two were sons, named James Patterson and William Patterson.
James Patterson, who lifed and died in Jefferson township, was a captain in the war of 1812 under General Harrison. Patterson went out as a member of Captain Reginald Brashear's company, but Capt Brashear falling from his horse and sustaining severe injury resigned his command, in which he
was succeeded by James Patterson.A colored man named Harry Goe, born in slavery upon William Goe's farm, was a teamster in Capt Patterson's company. Some of Goe's descendants still life in Jefferson.
Captain Patterson followed the business of teaming as well as farming and hauled goods from Baltimore and Philadelphia to Brownsville until 1823. In that year his son, William G Patterson, continued the business and freighted from Baltimore to Wheeling until the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway reached the Ohio River.Captain James Patterson died on the W G Patterson farm in 1827. William Patterson, brother of Captain James Patterson, lived on the present David Wakefield's farm. He had eleven children of whom the sons were: David Patterson, James Patterson, William Patterson and Jeremiah Patterson.
David Patterson served in the War of 1812 under Captain Geisey. Of the eleven children, six are living: Nelly Patterson, Martha Patterson, James Patterson, and Nancy Patterson, of Jefferson township; Jeremiah Patterson of Kansas; and Mrs Sarah Ely, mother of Mrs Benjamin Phillips, of
Redstone township.