Patchin-en Family Association

02/26/2022

Obituary
Warren, Ohio – Dennis Leroy Patchin, age 68, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center.
Born September 3, 1953, to the late Raymond Richard and Marian Justice Patchin Sr., he graduated from Labrae High School in 1972.
He worked at RD banks Chevrolet as an auto body repairman from graduation until the summer of 2021 and attended champion Christian Church.
Denny lived his life to the fullest. During his life he enjoyed barefoot waterskiing with his sports boat and ski jumping, flying and airplane and obtaining his commercial pilot’s license, riding 4-wheelers with his friends, riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and the most exciting joy of his life, driving his new car. He was a very hard worker and worked many weekends to ensure his family could enjoy everything the wanted. He loved spending time with his family and friends. Denny was very personable, and people enjoyed being around him. He knew how to do so many things and he was willing to help anyone with any project.
Ancestry
Dennis LeRoy Patchin 1953-2022
Raymond R. Patchin, Sr. 1929-
Bird LeRoy Patchin 1893-1952
Lester Patchin 1861-1943
Schuyler Patchin 1822-1904
Thaddeus Patchin 1790-1882
Zebulon Patchen 1763-1847
Thaddeus Patchen, Sr. 1728-1801
Joseph Patchen 1694-1786
Jacob Patchen 1663-1749
Joseph Patchen 1610-1690

06/07/2021

Elijah Patchen
B. 1804 Palermo, Oswego, New York, USA
D. 4 May 1875, ARENA, DANE CTY., WI.

Ancestry
Azor b. Abt. 1762
Joseph Jr. b. 20 Mar 1724
Joseph b. 24 Mar 1694
Jacob b. Abt. 1663
Joseph b. Abt. 1610

Elijah Patchen met Hannah Whitcomb when Hannah was doing housework to pay for a home for herself and a little girl. Hannah had been swept from her feet by a man who married her at age 15; then told her he was married and had children and could not live with her. Hannah had hidden from society by doing housework, until Elijah saw her and married her in 1825. Hannah was now 26 yrs. old, (b. 1799). Hannah never told her little girl that Elijah was not the father, who she said was away on a trip to the west.
Although it was no disgrace for either Hannah or the girl, such things were looked down upon in the family (Hannah came from a large family--daughter of Eli Whitcomb and Ruth Knight). Even though she was married, she had no papers and her parents considered the little girl as illegitimate. (In most stories I have heard, this girl was called "Millie" but Aunt Jessie refers to her as " Matilda"--I can't believe Elijah would name his first girl Matilda (if that was his Stepdaughter's name)--so there is some confusion in the stories as to Hannah's girl's name.)
About 1844, Elijah, Hannah, the step-daughter (Millie) and Elijah's four children: Will, Matilda, Orson and Eliza Jane, came to Wisconsin. They stayed one season in Racine; then hearing of land near Dover, in Iowa Co. that was being offered ban English Land Company for homesteading, Elijah moved his family to Dover. Millie was now in her twenties and was courted by two brothers, the older being of finer character but the younger, more aggressive and dashing, won Millie's heart. Just before they were to be married, a settler from New York State, who had known the Patchen's, told the young man that Millie was an illegitimate child. The man questioned (Millie and when she asked Elijah for the truth, he told her the story. She was so upset at learning the truth, that she drowned herself that night in Rowe's Pond (now called Sawle's Pond.) (In 1975, I visited Miss Sawle, the only living resident near Dover that remembers Dover. She (age 80) remembered the tragic death of a young girl but details were hazy.) This Pond is about halfway between Arena and Mazomanie, at Hydes Mill.
At the funeral, the young man wanted to take the ring from Millie's finger but the older brother would not allow it so she was buried in her wedding dress with her ring on her finger. The Patchen's moved across the Wisconsin River soon after (late 1840's). The daughter Matilda, born 1838, grew up in Cassell, Sauk Co. Aunt Til was to lead as tragic a life as her mother and step-sister.
The Patchen's moved to Patterson's Pocket, Cassell, Town of Troy, Sauk Co., Wis. shortly before 1850. They lived in a log house in a pocket on the north side of Graveyard Hill. This cove was set far back from the road across a 20 acre field meadow-flats. Kiddy-corner from this pocket was a four-corners of Fox (then called Patterson) Road and Babington road. At this intersection there was a one-A homesite that had been built by the Patterson's (called John B. Patterson's place). It was on the SE corner of the intersection and our (Ruth Babington Schmidt) house on the NW corner. We called this one A.
"The house at our mailbox"--when I was a small girl this house had fallen into ruins and the lilac bushes were grown to a tangled thicket--it was an intriguing spot to explore when I had to wait for the mail.) When the Patchen's moved here a family named Rosenberry (some places spelled it Rosenbury), lived here. They had a daughter Cassa Ann who married Orson Patchen. The older Patchen's moved to the Snow farm east of Cassell cemetery, at the foot of Twin Bluffs, and Orson and Cassa Ann lived in the log cabin, in the pocket. (Elijah had planted an orchard here, and I (Ruth) picked up apples from under the trees many times when I was a little girl--one or two trees were still left in the pocket the last time I visited Cassell. Orson's first baby died and was buried on Graveyard Hill near the first Mrs. Ott (from Cemetery Records of Sauk Co.) When Orson died in the Civil War, Mrs. Rosenberry and Cassa Ann and her two children Nettie and Eddy, moved away and sold the 1 A. homesite on the corner to a southerly family named Anderson who had come north from Virginia during the Civil War. They had at least two swashbuckling, hard-drinking, handsome men & boys, but the pest of the neighborhood, (Cassa Ann Patchen re-married, to Michael Gallagher of Cottage Grove, Wis. in 1863.)
The Patchen's lived on the Snow farm for a few years while both William and Eliza Jane taught the Cassell School during the 50's. Matilda became engaged to a young man that everyone thought highly of. When the war started, this young man went to Orson and Eliza Jane's new husband (Stephan Bentley) and other boys from Cassell to fight in the Civil War, but Matilda did not marry her young man before he left. Orson died, Stephan and the others came home but Matilda's young man did not come back. She went to the post office every day for over a year, but no word. The young folks chided her that he had married a southern belle, or forgotten her. Her folks moved back to the Arena area, and William and his wife Minerva lived in the Snow farm. When the river was frozen, Matilda crossed the ice to visit Will and check the Cassell post office for a letter. One of the Anderson boys was in the post office when she came; he laughed at her foolish loyalty. In defiance, she tossed her head and said, "OK, I'll marry the first boy who asks me." " the Anderson boy went home and told his brother Aaron about Matilda's promise. Before spring Aaron asked Matilda to marry him, and she said "Yes". The ice was going out of the rriver so Matilda did not get to Cassell again until the wedding. Her brother William drove around to the bridge at Sauk City (twenty five miles to go 3 miles to opposite side of river). When he went to the wedding, William took a letter that had come to his home a few weeks earlier--it could not have be important enough to make a twenty-five mile trip to deliver--he would take it with him when he went to the wedding.
When he got there, the church was full, Matilda was dressed and Aaron was waiting. Matilda took the letter; it was from her soldier. He had malaria and lost his memory--was just now piecing together where he was and his past. He said, I am sng on the edge side of my bed--as soon as I can walk, I will be home for you. (One story says the young man came and went with Will to Arena, but when he saw Matilda in her wedding dress he left and did not talk to her--either story is romantically sad,) Aunt Jessie said, "Matilda tucked the letter in her bosom, took Aaron's arm and marched to the alter."
Aaron was almost always drunk, abusive, and arrogant. How many times Matilda must have felt rueful of her decision to go on with the wedding. This kind of a life continued for 5 or 6 years before Aaron changed; but that is another story. Aunt had 14 children with Aaron Anderson; 3 sets of twins and 8 singles.
Elijah Patchen was a big, and unusually strong man. When logging. two lumber men could not lift a log. They said,"Bet Elijah could lift it alone." He did. Someone said, "bet he could lift it with one of us on the end." He did. They said hed lift it with both us on it, but that broke his spine and he was a helplessly paralyzed man the rest of his life. After his wife died, his daughter, Matilda (with all her 14 children), kept him till he died near Arena. Later Matilda's family moved to Iowa. She said the flies were so thick on his face but he could not move to brush them off and she'd have a child (not dependable) stand by him to shoo flies off. In those days there were no screens and with 14 children there would still have been flies in the house. Her husband, Aaron Anderson, for all of his rowdy young life was very good to Elijah.
Tent Meetings, Camp Meetings, or Revivals were great events in pioneer days. A huge tent was put up and a missionary preached, baptized and converted Christians. Aunt Til went with her little ones. when the minister asked the people to come forward and be saved there was suddenly a great racket as Aaron Anderson drove his sleek riding horses right into the tent. He was drunker than a Lord. As he went forward tipping over benches, his five year old daughter, Minnie, whom he worshipped, ran to him, threw her arms around his leg and cried," Oh! My Daddy is going to be saved," Aaron stopped, picked up his little girl and knelt at the alter and was baptized. He never drank after that day, but Aunt Til said it was hard to forget those first five years.
Ref: Ruth (Anderson) Schmidt.
Res: Oswego Co., NY. Racine, Wis.; Arena, Wis.

05/31/2021

Jabez Patchen
birth 7 Apr 1727, Wilton, Ct.
death 26 Feb 1799, Milton, Ny.

June 2, 1796, Jabez Patchen of Milton . . .to Nathaniel Hendrick of Norwalk . . . land in Wilton . . . witnesses, Samuel Gates, Walter Patchen. (Norwalk L. R., 18:209). May 29, 1749, Jabez and Hannah, his wife, of Fairfield, sell to Benjamin Squire all rights to estate of our honoured father, John Squire, for one hundred pounds, old tenor. Also, to Samuel Squire all right to estate of brother, Thaddeus Squire, from father John Squire.

Nov. 2, 1758, Jabez Patchen on committee to collect minister's rates and on Dec. 11, 1758 on school committee.

Before 1764, Jabez Patchen removed to Milton (then Ballston), Saratoga Co., N.Y., as in that year he was in a Troy Raid, and in the Centennial History of Ballston Spa, N. Y., 1763-1907, he was listed among the men of Ballston in the Revolution. Beyond Kennedy's was the house of Jabez Patchin. During raid by Captain Hugh Munro, Oct. 17, 1780, Patchin was taken, but his son Walter and son-in-law Enos Morehouse escaped from the back window and concealed themselves in the adjoining cornfield. The next day a party among whom was Jabez's son Squire Patchin started in pursuit. They followed the trail to the mountain, when they met three old men who, unable to travel fast, had been released. A party of Indians were do***ng their steps but fell back when the rescue party was sighted. The returning captives reported that the prisoners would be killed if a rescue was attempted. Captain Ball with company of men also went in pursuit, but hearing from the captives the danger to the prisoners, he also desisted. Samuel Patchin was taken in the raid of May 1781 under Bettys.
Two of these old men was Ebenezer Sprague and Paul Pierson, fathers of the two future wives of Walter Patchin, Irena Sprague and Sarah Pierson.
At the session of the Legislature in 1792, three new towns were organized out of the large township of Balls Town. All the territory lying north of the present north line of that township was erected into a town named "Milton." This part wasn't settled about 1772-73, where Jabez Patchin and his son-in-law, Enos Morehouse, resided.
1790, a deed of land in Danbury, Conn.; Apr. 11,1792, Jabez Patchin, carpenter, of Milton, N. Y. . . to Squire and Walter Patchin; June 2, 1796, Jabez Patchin of Milton, Saratoga Co., N. Y. . . to Nathaniel Hendrick . .
.Norwalk . . .acknowledged June 2, 1796 . . .Walter Patchin, Justice of Peace, Saratoga County, N. Y.
On the Lanson Wiswall Farm, Ballston Spa, three miles from Ballston, formerly farm of Jabez Patchin, are the graves of Jabez and his wife, a double tombstone marking the graves, also those of Jesse Patchin, his brother, and his son, Bernard Phin, as well as that of Abigail, wife of Jesse, and Sarah (Patchin) Morehouse, daughter of Jabez Patchin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Snyder had this cemetery plot restored and enclosed with a fence in 1910/11.

In memory of Hannah, wife of Jabez Patchin. She died March 12, 1795 in the 71st year of her age.
In memory of Jabez Patchin who died Feb. 26th 1799 in the 74th year of his age.

The following records were borrowed from the Albany Library by Mr. Snyder, photocopied and returned, subsequently destroyed by fire. After the fire Mr. Snyder sent photostat copies to replace those that had been burned.

"Received Ballstown, 23 Feb. 1785 from James Gordon a Certificate for twenty eight pounds N York Currency in full for my pay whilst a Prisoner In Canada during the late War . . .
Jabez Patchin"
"Received Ballstown 1 December 1785 from James Gordon a Certificate for forty nine pounds.
New York Currency in full for my pay whilst a Prisoner in Canada during the late War . . .
Samuel Patchin"
"Ballstown Oct 15 1784

Sir Pleas to Pay John Folsom or order all the Pay Due me For Service Rendered the Public in the year 1780 in Capt Harrison Com Col Harpers Regt of Levies and this order With a Receipt Endorse Shall Be a Voucher For the Same it Being For Vac of Said John Folsom
By me
Witness Samuel Patchin Bill Smith"

From "New York State In The Revolution," by James A. Roberts, Controller, 1898, we find the following Revolutionary listings of Patchen-in of interest. Militia, Albany County, 8th Reg.
Patchen, Zebulon pp.114,238 Militia, 12th Reg.
Patchin, Jabez p. 121
Patchin, Samuel pp. 69,128
Patchin, Squire p. 121
Patchin, Zachariah p. 121 Militia, 15th Reg.
Patchin, Isaac p. 129 Militia, 17th Reg.
Patchin, Zebulon pp. 114,238
Patchin, Jesse p. 238 Militia, Independent Corps, 1000 Men
Patchin, Walter p. 95 "The Levies"
Patchin, Samuel pp. 69,128 Ref: Fairfield and Wilton, Conn. Ch. Recs. Fairfield and Norwalk, Conn. Ch. Recs. Norwalk, Conn. L. R. G. Evans Hubbard, Wilton, Conn. Historian. Saratoga, Co., N. Y. Recs. Remanences of Saratoga, W. L. Stone, p. 417. Centennial History of Ballston Spa, N. Y., 1763-1907.

05/31/2021

Squire Patchen, Death 11 March 1757, Camillus, Onondaga Cty. NY

Before the Revolution,. Squire Patchen lived in Ballston, N.Y., later at Camillus and Onondaga, N.Y. Revolutionary services, S29361, N.Y., follow:
1. Enlisted Apr, 1774 for 9 months at Ballston, N.Y., stationed at Ticonderoga, N.Y., Capt. Tyranus Collins; also Van Schank's Regiment, New York Line, Col. Jacobus Von Schoenhaven's Regiment; discharged Jan. 1777 at Fort George.
2. Enlisted Mar. 1777 as boatman at Ballstown, N. Y., Capt. Peterson. First boating was on Wood's Creek that enters Lake Champlain at Shenesboro, carrying provisions, arms and ammunition for the army at Lake Champlain, also for the sick andded in retreat before Burgoyne. After Ticonderoga was given up the boats on Lake George and Wood Creek were ordered to the Hudson where the remainder of the boating season was spent between Albany and Fort Edward. At the close of the boating season he was employed in making a road to Fort Edward, and in cutting wood between Albany and Schenectady for barracks. Discharged Albany, NY., Jan. 1778.
3. In September, the year of the Cherry Valley massacre, he volunteered at Ballstown, marched to Cherry Valley and spent two months at Fort Plank under Col. Block.
The New York State controller's records show that Squire Patchen was paid as corporal, Sept. 21, 1778 and Nov. 7, 1779. He also resided Charlton, N. Y.
Ref: N. Y. State Controller's Recs. N.Y. In The Revolution. Bounty Land Files, Family Recs. Letter of Sarah A. Patchen.

05/31/2021

Patchin, Ransom A
OHIO 198th Infantry Company A
Enlistment Rank: Pvt
Discharge Rank: Pvt
Conflict Period: Civil War
Branch: Union Army

05/18/2021

Joseph Patchen
Born about 1610 England
Died Aft 10 Dec 1689/1690
Married 1st Elizabeth Iggleden
Married 2nd Mary

Three of Joseph and Mary's children form the three branches of the Patchin/en Family.

Here are notes about Joseph found in the Patchinenfamily.com

Joseph Patchen-Patching came to America in ship Hercules as second servant of Thomas Besbeech from Ashford, Kent, England. He settled first in Roxbury, Mass., in a place called Newks, near Boston. Removed to Fairfield, Conn. by 1652, and tested as Joseph Sr. , ae., 56, in the Benfield case, May 1, 1666.
According to New England Historical and Genealogical Register, his first wife came from Biddenden, Co., Kent, on the Castle, in 1638 with husband Stephen and children, of whom the former died on the passage. Another passenger died at sea and left money to Elizabeth for her care of him.
Jacobus, in The Families of Old Fairfield II part 9, p. 1077 states--New England Historical and Genealogical Register is wrong. Elizabeth Iggleden, not his (Stephen's) widow who came to New England. She came with children Jane, Sarah and John members of the household of Thomas Besbeech of Ashford, Elizabeth Iggleden's son John became Joseph Patchen's stepson.
Since Elizabeth brought a son, John, with her and m. Joseph Patchen our suggestion that John "Iggleden" of Fairfield was Patchen's stepson is probably correct. On Oct. 29, 1646----Egheden, Step daughter to Joseph Patchen about 10 years oldyed of a pain first in her head then in her back". New Eng. Hist. & Gen. Reg. v. 65, p. 187.
Rachel Biggs in her will dated Nov. 17, 1646, recorded in Suffolk Co., Mass., gives---- to "poor Goodwife Hill and Goodwife Patching tenn shillings apiece.
" Goodwife Patchin, a poor old woman,'i.e., sick old woman who joined Roxbury Church, Mar. 16, 1649 may have been mother of Joseph. Yet his wife Elizabeth must have been considerably, perhaps a decade, older than himself, and in the view oft period a woman of 50 years sometimes qualified for the term "old".
Nov. 3, 1651, Benjamin Child witnessed a deed for ten acres and a halfe sold by Joseph Patchin of Roxbury, to John Dane of the same town (Suff. Deed, 1:145, in Linzee's History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Mass., p. 382.)
He removed to Fairfield by 1652, was granted a home lot 1655/6, and was one of four "poor men" whose debts were forgiven by Dr. Pell in his will 1669 (this may have been for medical services). He was living 1689 when his son was still "Jr."
His second wife also testified in the Benfield case, 1666. Much of his property in Fairfield came into possession of the Edward Adams family, probably not inheritance. Quite likely there was a relationship, but just what we cannot say; Patcealty may have been turned over to the Adamses in return for maintenance.
His two sons accompanied him to Fairfield, Conn., by 1652 where he was granted the home lot on Jan. 29, 1655. In 1658 styled as "Joseph Patchen, Sr." and in list of Fairfield landowners from 1649/52. Bought land Apr. 22 and Apr. 28, 1658, Jul2, 1666, Oct. 3, 1672, Oct. 3, 1672, Oct. 4, 1672, May 11, 1681, Nov. 9, 1684 (land holder in Stratford, Conn., from Dec. 1668-1671).
Sold land Apr. 23, 1671, Oct. 3, and 4, 1672, May 23, 1679, Feb. 24, 1681. The title Jr. does not appear until after 1681 when Joseph, Sr. sells and disappears from the records. Then Joseph Patchin sells land jointly with Joseph Middlebrook, one acre, 1686.
Schencks's History of Fairfield, Conn., p. 329, No. VI, mentions Joseph Patchin; 334, 1670/1, Patchin Estate, 60-195 acres; 336, building lot and pasture to Joseph Patchin Sr., 4 and 3 acres; 337, grant of part of Old Indian field, 8 acres, Jph Patchin; 339, division of lots at Compo Neck, Lot #76, 60 acres, Joseph Patchin; 346, Jacob Patchin freeman Mar. 1689/90.

Banks--Topographical Dictionary of 1885--English Emigrants to New England
1620-1650 p. 74. Patchen, Joseph, from Ashford in Kent, in ship Hercules. Banks--planters of the Commonwealth, Passengers and ships, p. 116. In Ship Hercules, of Sandwich, John Witherly, Master, 1634. Sailed in the spring of this year, Thsbeech of Sandwich.
Joseph, Jr., 1680, was appointed to sweep the meeting house. Inventory 1Dec. 10, 1689; estate insolvent; no land; clothing and to***co at house of Nathan Adams; administration granted to Jonathan Morehouse. (Fairfield Probate Records, v. 3:.) Henry B. Betts of Danbury wrote, Aug.16, 1911, " In last issue of the (Hartford) Times, a correspondent familiar with Fairfield Records says-- Also repeated references (land rec.) show that the second Joseph (Patchen) who was unmarried and not bright, died at the home of Nathan Adams and the Adams families took his estate."
Oct. 26, 1692, Robert Silliman and Nathan Adams exchange land, lots to run back to land once the property of Edward Adams and Joseph Patchen, both deceased, now owned by Nathan Adams--Fairfield L.R.,v. A:355. Abraham, Nathan, Daniel, David anJohn Adams and Luke Guire, son-in-law of Edward Adams, divide land of Edward Adams and Joseph Patchen,--Ibid., v. 3:227. Jan. 21, 1713/4, have land laid out to Joseph Patchen and agree to divide part of long lots that were Edward Adams and Joseph Patchen's.--Ibid, v. 3:395.
Joseph Patchen, Jr. hath made application to the Townsmen, Apr. 27, 1681; he hath a house and land in Fairfield but wants Town help in improving same.--- Ibid., v. 3:395.
Town paid for his funeral expenses, and on Dec. 10, 1689, estate pronounced insolvent, but on Oct. 26,1692, when James Everts buys land of Joseph Patchen, Sr., now land of Nathan Adams, one of the boundaries is the "land of Joseph Patchen,., deceased, now the land of Nathan Adams," "no lands" on probate record. Everts buys 1/2 acre of Joseph Patchen's home lot, bounded on the north by the Milne Pond, formerly land of Joseph Patchen, Jr., deceast. Rebecca, wife of Daniel-3 Samuel-2 Edward-1 Adams may have been daughter of John Cable, if so, then aunt of Margery and Abigail Cable, who married grandsons of Joseph Patchen, Sr. Also, descendants of Thomas Morehouse married into the Patchen family at least fourteen times.
Sometime before Oct. 4, 1672, Jonathan, son of Thomas Morehouse, purchased from Joseph Patchen, Sr., his house on Wolf Pit Plain which sometime had pretayned to Thomas Morehouse. By Mar. 22, 1681, he had purchased from Joseph Patchen, Sr., alis interests within the bounds of Fairfield.
The first Wolfpit Plain was Sea Side Park formerly owned by the Sasquam Indians.
Ref: Jacobus' History And Genealogy Of The Families Of Old Fairfield, Conn., v. 1:464-5. Savage's Gen. Dict. of New England, v. 2:517. Banks' Topographical Dict. of 1885, p. 74 Banks' Planters of the Commonwealth, p. 116. N. E. Hist. Recs.,9:108. N.E. Hist. gen. Register, v. 2:183, 5:300; 65:187. Clemens' Mar, Recs., p. 167. Schenck's History of Fairfield, Conn., p. 329. Pope's Pioneers of Mass., 1900, p. 348. Ellis' Hist. of Roxbury, Mass., Pt. 1:31. Pulsifer's Early Boston recs.

03/05/2021

Sean Patchin posted today a picture of his mom and dad, both deceased. Today would be their 78 wedding anniversary. The picture shows Byron Wilson Patchin b. 14 March 1919 and d. 28 May 1991 and his wife Hazel Marie Gerstenkorn b. 21 February 1923 and d. 1 January 2020. They were married 4 March 1944l.

01/20/2021

11/29/2020

Frank Gee Patchin (1861-1925), authored of over 200 adventure books. Many were published under various pseudonyms including Victor Durham and Jessie Graham Flower. He also wrote for the Edward Stratemeyer Syndicate.

I have copies of several of his books. Anyone interested in reading them I will ship to you at no cost. Message Rick Patchin.

11/25/2020

David Patchen
Christened - 28 Apr 1734, Stratfield Village, Fairfield, CT.
Died - 4 Oct 1792, Fairfield, CT.
Married – Elizabeth Hull about 1753, daughter of Josiah and Hannah Hull
Ancestors – Samuel (father), Jacob (grandfather), Joseph (great-grandfather)
Children – David Jr., Joanna, Josiah, James, Eleazer (Captain), John, and Mary

David Patchen served in the English Campaign of 1759. He also served in the 3rd. Regiment, under Col. David Wooster, and the 5th Company, Capt. Hubbell. He enlisted Apr. 9, 1759 and was discharged Dec. 3, 1759. On Oct. 4, 1762 he served in the first trainband in Fairfield. Mar. 16, 1776. He enlisted in the Marines and was in Brigade Defense Service. Oct. 5, 1777 to Oct. 30, he served in Capt. Stillmon’s Company. He served to Nov. 22, 1781, in St. John Regiment. of Light Infantry. that marched under the command of the Marquis de La Fayette, his name appears as private. Reference: Conn. Historical Society, Coll, Vol. x., p. 352 no date.

From the Wheeler Journal, page 28, we quote: "My wife had a greatuncle (uncle) (David Patchin) an experienced maksman at shooting pigeons every fall, who was used to such sport as this, having been in the old French war,--when under Abercrombie. His righthand man (as he has often told me) was shot down twice in one day & then he had seven shots when he took as he said as good sight as ever he did at pigeons,-- the last time at one that came round the corner of the house about 3 rods distance. He saw him drop, & then, under cover of the smoke of the whole volley which the British poured in upon them, retreated, & when that left him, sulked behind a rock where the balls struck spat! spat! in manner of hail; but soon under cover of more smoke, he came off safely." . . . (Battle of Ridgefield) Apr. 24, 1777.

David Patchen's house struck, May 14, 1782 (Wheeler Journal, P. 37).
Dec. 13, 1792, administration of his estate was granted to his widow Elizabeth,
William Morehouse, surety; witness,
John Gray, Eliphalet Dikeman; inventory, Apr. 21, 1793, f42-2-9.
The six children, with the husband of the two daughters, joined in a conveyance, Dec. 30, 1803.
Ref: Wheeler Journal. Hull Gen. P. 32. Jacobus' Fairfield Families. Hurd's Fairfield. Fairfield Historical Society.
Ref. Patchin Family Bible, Sage & Clough, N. Y., 1803, in possession of Mrs. John W. Patchin, Traverse City, Michigan.

10/07/2020

When the original Patchin/en data base was made they made 3 files and then a forth. The reason was the size of the filed and storage on the older computers.
The first three files represented three sons of Jacob Patchen who was the son of Joseph Patchen/ing. The forth file was for Patchin/en families that were unable to connect all the way back to Joseph Patchen/ing from England.
Almost two years ago we were able to place the four files on a website so we could search any of these ancestors. We recently realized that even with all this information on the website it was still confusing to follow because of the three original files being separate.
We have been searching for a way to combine the three files together and having all the information in one file. This evening we believe we have accomplished this task. We are still checking out the one new file to see if anything has been left out. Hopefully within the next few weeks we will be able to clean out the website and place the new merged file and the forth file on the website. Our goal is to make this information available to all the Patchin/en/ing family on one site.
Let us know if you have any questions or suggestions. Special thanks to Sean Patchin for becoming my backup with the website and data base. We want the information to continue to be accumulated and available to generations to come.
Rick Patchin
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08/10/2020

The Story of the Settling of Roxbury, Delaware County, NY
In 1788, Israel Inman was on one of his hunting excursions, he came upon the broad and beautiful flats, as they seemed to him, of the east branch of the Delaware River, near its headwaters, and about two miles above the present village of Roxbury. The valley and hillsides were covered with the forests. To him this was just the place to pitch his tent, and he commenced a settlement, doing but very little clearing, for agriculture was not his "hobby," as he was born and bred a hunter. John More had settled over east of the Grand Gorge, six miles east, some two years previous, but west of the gorge Inman was the pioneer, as far as Roxbury is concerned.
In 1789 a party of "land lookers," consisting of some twenty families, came into Delaware County, (NY) from Fairfield County, Conn., to explore and fix upon a favorable place for a permanent settlement. The party came by way of Catskill, over roads of a primitive sort, with a blaze upon a tree here and there for a guide, and with streams unbridged. After passing several small settlements, they arrived at Benjamin Barlow's, in Stamford, some distance below the mouth of Rose Brook, on the Delaware.
As the "barn room" for horses was rather scarce, the horses were turned into the woods to browse. On the third day they were missing, and a searching party, composed of Abram Gould, George Squires and Josiah Patchin, was sent out with three days' provisions to find them. Following the trail of the horses, the searchers were led up Rose brook, and at noon were at the top of the mountain, nearly where the road now crosses. They soon discovered the hunter Inman, who was a stranger to them. He had the day before taken up the horses, and was following up the trail to discover, if possible, the owners. The hunter immediately conducted the three strangers to his hospitable mansion in the valley, and with all the well-known hospitality of a pioneer, treated them to a repast of venison steak. Ascertaining that they were in search of a good location for a permanent settlement, he volunteered his assistance, as he knew every inch of the ground. They went up what is now West Settlement Brook, and decided upon that valley as the place of their future abode, and returned again to the rest of the party with the missing horses. They prevailed upon two others of the party to accompany them, namely, Nehemiah Hayes and David Squires. In moving into their new settlement they went by way of what is now Stamford and Moresville, thence along an Indian trail through the gorge, down the Delaware to the little clearing of Inman. Their journey was a laborious one. Their goods were left at Inman's until they could prepare a place of their own, which was but a few days.
The land was measured off with a piece of rope. In "drawing cuts" the middle lot fell to George Squires, and on his lot they erected a rude cabin of crotches and poles, covered with elm bark. Their bedding was the boughs of trees, their chairs were blocks of wood, and their dishes large chips. The cooking was done in a large kettle suspended over a fire beside a huge maple log in front of the door. In this mansion in the forest they passed the remainder of the summer. In this primitive way commenced the settlement of the present flourishing village of Roxbury.
Information in the article taken from the following:
Delaware County NY Genealogy and History Site: The History of Delaware County
W.W. MUNSELL 1797-1880; THE TOWN OF ROXBURY; Electronic text by Mike Martyn, NC
These came from Fairfield, Ct. 1789, with the initial group of 20 and were the ones to settle in what became Roxbury - Nehemiah Hayes, David Squires, Abram Gould, George Squires and Josiah Patchin.
History of Roxbury, NY https://www.dcnyhistory.org/books/munrox.html

Josiah Patchen b. 3 May 1764 Prob. Fairfield, Ct.. d. 1 April 1809 Roxbury, NY
Josiah Patchen married Eunice Parrot, Weston, Ct. 30 Nov 1783 by Rev. James Johnson
Eunice Parrott b. 14 Jul 1763 Fairfield, Ct. d. 25 Aug 1853 Roxbury, NY
Josiah Patchen enlisted as fifer under Lt. Jarvis at Black Rock, and served 2 0r 3 years, he then enlisted as substitute, 3 mos., after which he enlisted for 3 years at West Point under Lt. DeForest, in Col. Swift’s Regt. Josiah Patchen died 1 April 1809
Eunice Parrot Patchin married John Keator, 13 Sep. 1811
John Keator died 3 May 1825; Eunice died 25 Aug 1853

Some information taken from: Pension files, W21510, Eunice, widow of Josiah. Delaware County, N.Y.21 Sep.1843. Eunice Keator of Roxbury, aged 81

Patchinenfamily 3 Genealogy of Josiah Patchen
Joseph Patchen b. 1610 England d. 10 Dec 1689/90 Fairfield, Ct.
Jacob Patchen b. abt. 1663 Fairfield, Ct. d. 15 Feb 1749 Wilton, Ct.
Samuel Patchen b. d. Probably Fairfield Ct.
David Patchen b. 28 Apr 1784 . d. 4 Oct. 1792 Fairfield Ct.
Josiah Patchen b. 3 May 1764 Prob. Fairfield, Ct.. d. 1 April 1809 Roxbury, NY
David Patchen b. 13 Sep 1803/4 Fairfield Ct. d. 1835
John Stewart Patchin b. 2 Sep. 1824 NY d. 18 Dec. 1902 Tekonsha, Mi.
Arthur David Patchin b. 21 Dec 1854Tekonsha, Mi. d. 24 Jan 1928 Southbend, In
Ray Arthur Patchin b. 10 Nov. 1879 Tekonsha, Mi. d. 6 Oct 1924 Madison, Il
Francis Joseph Patchin b. 11 July 1916 Jackson City, Mi. d 23 Feb 1997 Columbus, Ga.
Richard Merrill Patchin, 24 Apr 1946 living

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