Source; Randolph County, NC Genealogical Journal-Spring, 2003; THE COXES WHO WEREN?T QUAKERS: A Strange Case Where Distaff Ancestry Opens the Paternal Line; (Part One of Two) ; Larry W. Cates.

The 1800 Orange co. NC census, Hillsborough district, page 525 has Isaac Paterson and David Paterson.

Groom: Isaac Patterson Bride: Barbery Coble Bond Date: 29 Nov 1799 Bond #: 000099752 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 001593 County: Orange Record #: 02 306 Bondsman: Jno Bullock Witness: M Hart Clerk of Court [ancestry.com]

In a petition by the heirs of Isaac Patterson states he died in Sept. 1825. The children are listed in this order; John, Peggy and William were of age (over 21) and David, James, Polly, Betsy, George, Nancy and Isaac are under the age of 21... waters of Rock Creek, adjoining the lands of Henry Coble, David Coble...
By March 1827 in another petition Barbara Patterson widow of Isaac Patterson decd., also John Patterson, Peggy Patterson, William Patterson and David Patterson, all children of Isaac and of age and Mary, Betsy, George, Nancy, and Isaac all children of Isaac and under the age of 21. This document indicates that son James has died. Isaac owned twothousand acres of land and a saw and grist mill in Orange co. Isaac's brother David is mentioned. David Patterson, brother of Isaac Patterson, bought the saw and grist mill 26 Nov 1827 for $300.
Evidently there was a family Bible giving names and birth dates. Three children not metioned in the petitions but evidently named in the Bible are; Sallie Patterson b 18 Sep 1817, Moses (Col.) Patterson b 11 Mar 1812, [This could fit datewise but why is it listed out of order? Could the date be 1821?], Malinda Patterson b 17 Dec 1822.

"Nancy [Carr] also found at the North Carolina State Archives, the following dated 2 Sept 1837 that John Patterson, David Patterson, George Patterson, Isaac Patterson, Mark Bray and Margaret my wife, John McPherson and Mary my wife, Elijah Bray and Elizabeth my wife, Boa Adams and Maney my wife, for in consideration of the sum of three hundred thirty dollars cash in hand paid by William Patterson...land." [e-mail from Dan & Marilyn Devaney]

The 1840 Orange co. NC census, Southern dist. page 259, has Boaz Adams, he is age 30 to 40 with family. On page 260 is Jno McPherson age 20 to 30 with family. The 1840 Randolph co. NC census has an Eli Bray age 60 to 70 and on the same page is a John Patterson Esq. and a David Coble. I don't find another Eli or Elijah Bray in NC in 1840. There is an Elijah Bray in Henderson co. TN age 20 to 30.

Isaac Patterson is buried in the Mt. Zion Bapt. Church Cem., Alamance Co., North Carolina. They lived in the part of Orange that became Alamance county.

Descendants of Isaac still own the family property on Stinky Quarter Creek. I corresponded in Sept. 2007 with Cristie Akin a descendant of Isaac's grandson William Andrew Patterson.

• Married: 29 Nov 1799 in Orange Co., NC

1. John PATTERSON b: 3 Nov 1800
2. Margaret "Peggy" PATTERSON b: ABT 1802
3. William PATTERSON b: 15 Mar 1804
4. David PATTERSON b: 7 Oct 1805
5. James PATTERSON b: 10 Sep 1807 in Orange Co., NC
6. Mary "Polly" PATTERSON b: 10 Feb 1809 in Orange Co., NC
7. Elizabeth "Betsy" PATTERSON b: 17 Jan 1811
8. George PATTERSON b: 14 Feb 1813 in Orange Co., NC
9. Nancy PATTERSON b: 11 Apr 1814 in Orange Co., NC
10. Isaac PATTERSON Jr b: 19 Nov 1815 in Orange Co., NC