Robert Patton

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Robert Patton was a Scottish rebel (or criminal) who fled to Virginia via Bermuda to avoid a 500 pound bounty. Robert Patton was the name he assumed in America, Patton was a common name among Scottish emigrants. He never did tell his children his real name. In Fredericksburg he became the superintendent of the Fredericksburg Bank, but he is also known as the great-great-grandfather of George S Patton Jr. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1770/00/00 A wanted criminal? or Scottish Patriot? flees Scotland with a 500 pound bounty on his head, changes his name to Robert Patton and emigrates to Fredericksburg, Virginia. Life
1770/00/00 Rising Sun Tavern is a favorite meeting place of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, George Mason, Hugh Mercer, John Marshall, the Lees and others. Visitor Rising Sun Tavern Fredericksburg, VA
1792/10/16 Ann Gordon Mercer marries Robert Patton Groom Marriage of Ann Gordon Mercer and Robert Patton
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