Re: Matthew Patton Orange Co., NC
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Re: Matthew Patton Orange Co., NC
Alex S. Thompson 4/14/06
Alex,
Hymelius Patton is my husband's ggg grandfather.I have wondered if Samuel might be his father, but have found no proof.The veteran researcher of our Patton line tells me that Hymelius' sons William and Alexander were named for Nancy Woods' brothers and, indeed, she did have brothers named Alexander and William.Something that may shed a little more light is that David Dortch was the bondsman for the marriage of Hymelius and Nancy.Hymelius & Nancy named their 3rd son Jesse Young Patton.I don't know where the name Jesse came from, but there was a Young Dortch who married a Nancy Woods in Orange Co on 28 Aug 1799.Hymelius' father-in-law Sampson Woods came to Orange Co from somewhere else--probably VA, as his wife Markey Chisenhall had a sister born in Queen Ann County.The Nancy Woods who married Young Dortch was a daughter of John Woods and Mary Margaret Cain and a granddaughter of Hugh Woods.Since the Woods and Pattons of Orange Co were Scot-Irish who came through Lancaster Co PA from Ireland, I believe Hymelius belongs to them, but as someone pointed out, he may not necessarily have been born in Orange County, but may have come there as an adult.
If Hymelius followed the naming conventions--and it's possible he did not, as his grandson held that Hymelius claimed to be Cherokee--the oldest son William might have been named for Hymelius' father, while for some odd reason Alexander was named for Nancy's oldest brother instead of her father.I'm just pulling at straws, but would love to discuss these things with others who are interested.
The other oddity is Hymelius' name itself.I have never run into anyone else with that name.The nearest thing I've found to it is Harmonious Alkire.I'd like to hear some theories about the origin and/or meaning of the name Hymelius.
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