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At the age of 20 was taken prisoner by Cresap.
After his father's death he moved to Donegal Township, 4 miles above the Stuarts.
In 1747, he sold out to Lazarus Lowrey, and bought 300 acres in what is now Lurgan Township, Franklin County.
4 Feb 1755 he got a warrant for 407 acres of land on the Juniata river, where Mexico now stands. Here he built a block house, called generally "Fort Patterson", but sometimes called "Pomfret Castle". On the opposite side of the river, his son William also built a fort.
James Patterson was made a Captain of the militia very early and fought all through the French and Indian waes. He served under Col. Denny, Col. John Armstrong, Gen. Forbes and pershaps Gen. Braddock. He was also the chief leader in all local conflicts.
He is called the "most illustriuos pioneer settler in Juniata County". See "History of Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys".
Mary STUART
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Abt 1712
Pennsylvania
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26 Apr 1785
Middletown, Pennsylvania
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Resided near Juniata,PA.
She was a brave woman, and in the absence of her husband "defended herself" and those who took refuge with her in the block house. On one raid she shot while others loaded the guns.
She was made executrix of her husband's will and lived in Mexico until 1783 when she moved to her daughter's home (Mrs. Moore), where she died in 1785, either 70 or 75 years old.
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