BIOGRAPHIES - PATTERSON, Samuel L., Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: Samuel L. PATTERSON _________________________________________ Birth: August 1, 1819, Leesburg Precinct, Harrison County, Kentucky Father: Joseph PATTERSON (1783-) Mother: Susan SMITH (1793-) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Penelope EWALT Birth: May 3, 1829, Cooper’s Run, Kentucky Father: Richard EWALT (1795-1833) Mother: Mariah STAMPS (1794-1871) Marriage: January 18, 18591 SAMUEL L. PATTERSON,2 farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Paris. The proprietor and owner of “Patterson Dale Farm” was born Aug. l, 1819, in Leesburg Precinct, in Harrison County, son of Joseph, who was born July, 1783, in Augusta County, Va.; he married Susan Smith, a native of Woodford County, this State, she was born about the year 1793, a daughter of Elijah and Hannah (Todd) Smith, both families of Virginia. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Joseph Patterson, who married a Laird, and emigrated to Fayette County about 1794, he died 1829, a farmer by occupation. The subject of these lines was of a family of twelve children, ten of whom came to maturity. He had but common school advantages, having never attended high school or college; he was raised to farming pursuits, his father being a large farmer and successful business man, and was for many years prominently associated with Harrison County, both in a business and legislative manner; he began public life about the year 1822, and for five terms represented his county in the Legislature, and in the Senate four years, and was a prominent member of the church of which he was an elder for years, and was a liberal man in all his relations with the church and society, and its demands generally. Samuel L. remained with his father on the home farm, until he was thirty years of age, his father having about 1000 acres of land, which they farmed in common. Jan. 18, 1849, he married Penelope Stamps Ewalt, who was born May 3, 1829, on Cooper’s Run; she was a daughter of Richard and Maria (Stamps) Ewalt, Maria was a daughter of William Stamps and Jane Shores. After Mr. Patterson’s marriage, he remained on the land set off to him from his father’s estate, to which he added more by purchase from lands adjoining; here remained until 1866, when he and his brother Eli dissolved partnership and removed to this county; he located on the farm he now owns, consisting of 206 acres, for which he paid $140 per acre. Mr. Patterson is one of the thorough-going and scientific farmers in the county. Since 1852, has been engaged in breeding short-horns, trotting horses and Cotswold sheep. He is a member of the Christian Church, and in politics is Democratic. Has no children. Sources 1. “The Western Citizen,” Paris, Kentucky, January 21, 1859. 2. Perrin, pp. 484, 487 (mistake in page numbering) ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.