Barbara, You have helped me before and I'm asking again. Do you know where the Patton Cemt. in Itawamba Co., is located? I will be there the 2nd week of April and want to take photo's of Dorn Patton's cemt.
I still do not know where Sarah died or is buried.
Thanks a million for your assstance in this never ending search.

Patton Cemetery Directions:

From Tremont take Hwy 23 North to Oakland and turn left for about three miles. Cemetery is located on Bobby Yielding’s property.

Descendants of John Dorrington Patton, Sr.

1 [1] John Dorrington Patton, Sr. b: July 14, 1786 in North Carolina d: April 03, 1864 in Itawamba Co., MS Burial: East Fulton Cemetery, Itawamba Co., MS Age at death: 77
. +Elizabeth Beene b: December 10, 1789 in Franklin Co., GA m: Abt. 1809 in Franklin Co., TN d: 1857 in Itawamba Co., MS Father: Robert Beene, Sr. Mother: Martha Womack Burial: East Fulton Cemetery, Itawamba Co., MS Age at death: 68 est.
........ 2 Sarah Patton b: January 08, 1810 in Tennessee d: January 31, 1863 in Yalobusha Co., MS Burial: Shiloh Cemetery, Yalobusha Co., MS Age at death: 53
............ +Asa Martin Womack b: April 03, 1806 in Rutherford Co., NC m: December 17, 1826 in Marion Co., TN d: March 24, 1863 in Yalobusha Co., MS Burial: Shiloh Cemetery, Yalobusha Co., MS Age at death: 56
........ 2 Isabella Patton b: April 20, 1811 in Tennessee d: June 16, 1888 in Freestone Co., TX Burial: Salem Cemetery, Teague, Freestone Co., TX Age at death: 77
............ +William W Beene b: October 20, 1808 in Tennessee m: 1828 d: October 28, 1892 in Freestone Co., TX Burial: Texas Age at death: 84
........ 2 Martha Ann Patton b: November 12, 1812 in Tennessee d: June 22, 1907 in Lee Co., MS Burial: Baldwyn City Cemetery, Lee Co., MS Age at death: 94
............ +John Dulaney b: July 29, 1803 in Pendleton District, SC m: December 19, 1848 in Itawamba Co., MS d: April 29, 1889 in Baldwyn, Prentiss Co., MS Father: Thomas Dulaney Mother: Rhoda Thrasher Burial: Baldwyn City Cemetery, Prentiss Co., MS Age at death: 85
........ 2 Rhoda Patton b: Abt. 1813 in Franklin Co., TN d: Abt. 1852 in Itawamba Co., MS Burial: Friendship Cemetery, Itawamba Co., MS Age at death: 39 est.
............ +Nobel V Warren b: 1812 in Wayne Co., KY m: August 01, 1850 in Itawamba Co., MS d: 1875 in Baldwyn, Prentiss Co., MS Father: Reuben Warren, Sr. Mother: Margaret Marjery Hancock Burial: Friendship Cemetery, Itawamba Co., MS Age at death: 63 est.
*2nd Wife of [1] John Dorrington Patton, Sr.:
. +Sarah Spaulding b: 1796 in West Virginia m: Abt. 1822 d: 1878 in Texas ? Burial: Texas ? Age at death: 82 est.
........ 2 William Patton b: Abt. 1822 in Franklin Co., TN d: Unknown Age at death: ?
............ +Margaret Green b: Abt. 1822 in Alabama m: February 20, 1845 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown Age at death: ?
........ 2 [2] Mary Anna Patton b: 1824 d: Unknown in Texas ? Burial: Hillsboro, TX Age at death: ?
............ +Hugh Rogers, Jr. b: September 12, 1809 m: November 15, 1840 in Itawamba Co., MS d: February 12, 1882 in Tishomingo Co., MS Father: Hugh Rogers, Sr. Mother: Jennie Thompson Burial: Allen Cemetery, Tishomingo Co., MS Age at death: 72
........ *2nd Husband of [2] Mary Anna Patton:
............ +[3] Shadrick Tipton b: Abt. 1825 m: Abt. 1885 in Hillsboro, Texas d: Unknown Age at death: ?
........ 2 Sarah Ann Patton b: Abt. 1826 d: Unknown Age at death: ?
............ +[3] Shadrick Tipton b: Abt. 1825 m: August 07, 1851 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown Age at death: ?
........ 2 Mary Caroline Patton b: February 10, 1829 in Alabama d: 1915 in Aurora, Wise Co., TX Burial: Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Wise Co., TX Age at death: 86 est.
............ +Finias Dudley Beachum b: November 15, 1825 in Lawrence Co., AL m: December 23, 1847 in Itawamba Co., MS d: June 12, 1893 in Aurora, Wise Co., TX Father: John Beachum Mother: Anna ??? Burial: Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Wise Co., TX Age at death: 67
........ 2 Drucilla Patton b: 1830 d: Unknown Age at death: ?
............ +James McAllister Womack b: September 18, 1832 in Madison Co., AL m: September 18, 1856 in Itawamba Co., MS d: July 16, 1861 in Civil War Age at death: 28
........ 2 Benjaman Franklin Patton, Sr. b: February 18, 1831 d: April 22, 1863 in Itawamba Co., MS Burial: East Fulton / White Cemetery, Itawamba Co., MS Age at death: 32
............ +Martha Washington Moore b: June 03, 1838 in Fulton, Itawamba Co., MS m: April 12, 1860 in Itawamba Co., MS d: July 21, 1907 in Itawamba Co., MS Father: William Hurt Moore Mother: Sarah Ann Wilburn Burial: East Fulton / White Cemetery, Itawamba Co., MS Age at death: 69
........ 2 Martha E Patton b: 1833 in Fayette Co., AL d: September 21, 1911 in Russellville, Pope Co., AR Burial: Shiloh Cemetery, Ross Co., AR Age at death: 78 est.
............ +James Franklin Works b: January 25, 1825 in Autauga Co., AL m: November 06, 1851 in Itawamba Co., MS d: May 06, 1896 in Itawamba Co., MS Father: Eli Works, Sr. Mother: Nancy Ann Ross Burial: Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery, Itawamba Co., MS Age at death: 71
........ 2 [4] John Dorrington Patton, Jr. b: June 11, 1834 in Tennessee d: Unknown Age at death: ?
............ +Lucy Ann Chilcoat b: 1843 in Lawrence Co., AL m: February 28, 1855 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Bef. 1873 in Itawamba Co., MS Father: John Kelly Chilcoat Mother: Ruth Green Age at death: 30 est.
........ *2nd Wife of [4] John Dorrington Patton, Jr.:
............ +Martha Mary Moore b: Abt. 1840 m: Abt. 1860 in probably Itawamba Co., MS d: February 20, 1880 in Mississippi Age at death: 40 est.
........ *3rd Wife of [4] John Dorrington Patton, Jr.:
............ +Sophronia Wren b: July 28, 1855 in Mississippi m: September 09, 1880 in probably Itawamba Co., MS d: July 11, 1945 in Texas Age at death: 89

Who is the Sarah you were asking. Mary Ann Patton was my ggrandmother and her twin sister was Sarah. I have visited the Patton Cemetery and have some information.

I am looking for Dorn Patton's grave. His daughter was Eliza Gaines wife of John S. Gaines. Do you know if he is buried in this cemetery? Is John S. & Eliza Gaines buried there?
Thank you for any help. - Carolyn

While searching for other data recently, I've noticed a number of websites and posts which mention the name "John Dorrington Patton" - I think perhaps it’s time to shed some light on this fictitious person. Hopefully, people who have JDP in their databases will review these comments and correct their data accordingly, if they see fit.
"John Dorrington Patton" is an erroneous combination of 2 different people, either Dorn Patton (mar. Sarah Spaulding, his second wife) and John Patton (mar. Elizabeth Beene), or Dorn Patton and his brother John Patton (mar. Sarah Langston). Since I happened to run across Don Pate's 2004 post concerning JDP, I'll just reply to it and provide some explanatory notes here. I hope that people who have added JDP to their family trees in the past are not offended by this "new" information (which has always been available to researchers, but apparently not known to some). Harvesting data from the internet without checking its accuracy can lead to difficulties such as this; I am reminded that the three most important words in genealogy are verify, verify, and verify.

1. Notes concerning John Patton b. ca. 1787 in VA or TN, d. bef. Dec 1863 probably in Itawamba Co. MS, who mar. Elizabeth Beene, dau. of Robert Beene and Martha Womack.

Some sources call this person John Dorrington Patton b. 14 Jul 1786, d. 3 Apr 1864 - this is a major error; "John Dorrington Patton" never existed - rather two different men, John Patton and Dorn Patton, have been erroneously combined into one fictitious person; additional points:

(1) there is no proof that Dorrington was the middle name of John Patton b. 1787, and in fact there is no known proof that he had a middle name or initial of any sort
(2) John Patton b. 1787 did not die 3 Apr 1864 - he died before Dec 1863 when William Patton (presumably his son) petitioned for ltrs. of adm. on John’s estate; chancery court records in Itawamba Co. MS clearly state that John Patton was deceased at this time; it was Dorn Patton (a different person) who d. 3 Apr 1864 (or 3 May 1864)
(3) John Patton b. 1787 is not the same person as Dorn Patton, as proven by the 1840, 1850, and 1860 censuses of Itawamba Co. MS, all 3 of which list both John and Dorn.

1840 census
- p. 155: Dorron Patton 10000001-0220001-0, which I parse as follows: 1(Dorn Jr.)0000001(Dorn)-02(Sarah Ann, Martha)2(Mary Ann, Caroline)0001(Sarah)
- p. ?: John Patton: 0020101-0000201-02-01, which I parse as follows: 002(John Jr., Benjamin)01(William)01(John)-00002(Isabel?, Eliza)01(Elizabeth) plus slaves; however, it is also possible that some in this census may be spouses of John’s ch. rather than his own ch.; note this is NOT the John Patton who was a brother of Dorn Patton - Dorn Patton's bro. John died 1833 in Alabama, as proved by several records court and pension application records
- p. 157: Sarah Patton 002-00011001 (Sarah Langston, widow of John Patton, brother of Dorn)

1850 census
- dist. 7, no. 517: Dorn Patton 64 farmer $3000 NC, Sarah 50 VA, Martha 18 AL, Dorin 16 farmer AL, Rucilla 7 MS (Drucilla)
- dist. 7, no. 507: John Patton 63 farmer $1700 VA, Elizabeth 61 GA, John 22 TN farmer, Rhoda 26 TN; no. 551 is Wm. Patton (son?) 32 TN, Margaret 28 AL, Tennessee 3 MS, John 1 MS
notes on no. 507:
(1) Rhoda age 26 is either wife of John age 22, or someone else (an older Rhoda Patton b. 1813, dau. of John Patton b. 1787, was already married to Noble Warren and listed as Rhody Warren in 1850 census); note no. 515 Jesse and Mary Williams have several adult ch., incl. a dau. Rhoda 26 b. TN - did John Patton Jr. mar. this Rhoda Williams about the time of the 1850 census, so that she was enumerated twice?)
(2) John's dau. Sarah (Patton) Womack is in Yalobusha Co. 1850 along with unk. James (James K.) Patton 38 TN and Leonora M. Patton 20 TN, both enum. with other fams., and Milton D. Patton 30 TN and wife Lavisa S. 22 MS (Milton O. Patton mar. Louisa L. Jones 16 Sep 1846 Yalo. Co. MS)
(3) no. 517 is Dorn Patton - perhaps John and Dorn are related
- dist. 6, no. 34: Sarah Patton 60 NC, John 23 AL, James 21 AL (Sarah Langston, widow of John Patton, brother of Dorn)

1860 census
- Ryans Well PO, no. 1435: Dorn Patton 74 (76?) NC $8000 $24750, Sarah 64 VA, Luzila? 17 f MS (Drucilla, who was 7 in 1850); no. 1436 is Dorn Jr. 25 AL living alone, no. 1437 is Prudence (Patton) Williams & ch.
- no. 1617: John Patton 73 TN farmer $2000 1700, Lucy 27 AL $11 1000?, Alanetta 4 MS, Benjamin 29 TN $600, Martha 22 MS (note Lucy is Lucy Ann Chilcoat, widow of John Patton Jr.; Martha is Martha Washington Moore)

(4) John Patton b. 1787 did not marry Sarah Spaulding - there is no marriage or census record which supports such a marriage; Sarah Spaulding was the wife of Dorn Patton and outlived him; Elizabeth (Beene) Patton, the wife of John Patton, was still alive in 1850 as John's wife, but predeceased him. However, Sarah (Langston) Patton, the widow of Dorn Patton's brother John, was living in Itawamba Co. in 1850 and may have been confused with Dorn's wife, also named Sarah; this may have misled some researchers into combining the families of Dorn and his brother John, and calling the head of this fictitious family "John Dorrington Patton"
(5) the parents of Mary, Sarah, Caroline, Martha, Dorn Jr., and Drucilla Patton (all 6 listed by some sources as children of "John Dorrington Patton" and all born before 1850) were Dorn and Sarah Patton, not John and Elizabeth Patton; this is proven by the 1850 census noted above, which enumerates both families; in addition, various deeds and court records prove the names and parents of the children of John Patton b. 1787 and the children of Dorn Patton, respectively. Some researchers may list the children of John Patton b. 1787 as children of Dorn, also an error.
(6) Dorn Patton Jr., the only son of Dorn Patton and Sarah Spaulding, was not named "John Dorrington Patton Jr."; there is no record which calls him John; also note that John Patton and Elizabeth Beene did not have a son named Dorn.
(7) although Dorn Patton is called Dorrington Patton in some service records associated with the War of 1812, he was not using the spellling Dorrington by the time he came to Itawamba Co. MS; there he is always called Dorn, sometimes spelled Doran/Dorran; Dorn is the only spelling used by his son and by other namesakes of his (e.g., Dorn Rogers)

2. Notes concerning Dorn Patton b. 4 Jul 1786 , d. 3 Apr (or 3 May?) 1864 Itawamba Co. MS, mar. Sarah Spaulding, whose surname has not been proven

a. His given name is also seen as Doran/Dorrington/Doranton/Dornton/etc.; it is Dorington on War of 1812 muster roll and payroll records (note there are instances of surname Dorrington in earlier records; e.g., Ann Chare [Cheair etc.?] d. 1655 mar. 1st Richard Dorrington in ENG, 2nd Robt. Throckmorton of VA); there is no proof that Dorn's first name was John (Dorn had a bro. John who died in 1833); it appears that some sources refer to Dorn as "John Dorrington Patton" and have mistakenly combined Dorn and his brother John Patton into a single fictitious person whose children include both Dorn's and his brother John's; apparently Dorn’s family has also been combined with the family of another John Patton (mar. Elizabeth Beene); such errors are widespread in internet records - any data which mentions the name "John Dorrington Patton" is suspect and probably contains numerous errors

Here is some data on these three families, as best as I have been able to define them.

1. Children of Dorn Patton and his 2 wives

Children of Dorn Patton and unidentified 1st wife; she apparently d. between 1817 and 1824 (only 1 ch. of this marriage has been identified [if indeed there was a marriage])
i. Eliza A. b. 13 Jan 1817, mar. 1835 or before in Walker Co. AL to John Strother Gaines

Children of Dorn Patton and 2nd wife Sarah Spaulding, the widow of Charles Ryan (her surname Spaulding has not been verified; she had 3 ch. by Charles Ryan, the last being Dr. Charles Ryan b. 22 Jan 1822, the date on his tombstone)

ii. Mary Ann b. 22 Dec 1824, d. 8 Jun 1894, mar. Hugh Riah Rogers (also seen as Hugh Jr., and is Hughriah in 2 deeds dated 1855; his tombstone reads Hugh R. Rogers, and he is called Hugh Riah Rogers in a federal land patent, cert. no. 18162); these are my 2g-gparents
iii. Caroline b. 10 Feb 1829, d. 10 Apr 1915, mar. Finis Dudley Beachum; sometimes called Mary Caroline, but she had an older sister Mary, so “Mary Caroline” is probably an error
iv. Sarah Ann b. ca. 1830, d. aft. May 1856, mar. Shadrack Tipton
v. Martha b. 1832, d. 21 Sep 1911, mar. James Franklin Works
vi. Dorn Jr. b. 11 jun 1834, d. 25 may 1913, mar. 1st Mary Martha Moore, mar. 2nd Sophonia Wren
vii. Drucilla b. 9 Mar 1843, mar. 1st James McAllister Womack, mar. 2nd W. J. “Jack” Tipton, mar. 3rd Isom Jentry (Gentry?) Warren

Dorn and Sarah were said to have had 7 daughters, so 2 are currently unidentified; relative to this, note an enigmatic remark in a 25 Dec 1852 entry in the Lentz Diary: “Dorn Patton's son-in-law was stabbed and died” – neither the deceased nor his wife, presumably a dau. of Dorn Patton, have yet been identified; however, the son-in-law could also be a step-son, or the husband of a step-daughter.

A note concerning the location of Dorn Patton’s grave: L. P. Allen Jr. stated in 1975 that he had not found the grave of Dorn Patton at Friendship cem. or any other likely locations, and had concluded either that Dorn may have been killed by Union guerrillas during the CW and his body simply not buried in normal fashion, or he had moved to TX and is bur. there, where some of his relatives had lived for 2 decades before his death (the lack of any estate settlement records for Dorn in Itawamba Co. MS is circumstantial support for this theory; his widow Sarah is also supposed to be bur. in TX 1868, but the location is also not known); on the other hand, the book Prentiss County, MS: Hist. and Families, Prentiss Co. Hist. Soc.,Turner Pub. Co. (2002), states on p. 149 that Dorn Patton is bur. near his dau. Eliza (Patton) Gaines and her husband John S. Gaines "in Pleasant Valley" (John and Eliza are bur. in Pleasant Valley cem., Kirkville in present Prentiss Co. MS) - but this publication provided no proof of this Pleasant Valley location. Considering Dorn Patton’s wealth (at least in land), it would be surprising if his grave had not at one time been marked; however, rumors of a fortune in gold having been buried with him may have led to the destruction of any grave marker he might ever have had.

2. Children of John Patton b. 14 Jul 1780, d. 5 Mar 1833 Fayette Co. AL, mar. Sarah Langston sometime during Feb 1803 Montgomery Co. KY (date and place of his death are given in her bounty land application of 1855, based on his service as pvt. in Capt. John Dobbins' Co., Col. Thos. Williamsons' 2nd Regt. TN Volunteer Mounted Gunmen, mustered in 28 Sep 1814, disch. 27 Apr 1815 at Nashville, substitute for Dorrington Patton)
i. Prudence b. ca. 1810 TN, d. 5 Jan 1884, mar. John Williams
ii. Elizabeth b. 1816, mar. John Halbert
iii. Margaret b. 1818 AL, d. aft. 1900, mar. Robert R. Harrison; her birthdate also seen 1825 or 1837
iv. Nancy b. 14 Feb 1820 TN? (or 4 Feb), d. 11 Jul 1896, mar. William Allen Ayres (Ayers)
v. Mahulda b. 18 Jan 1824 AL, d. 22 Jul 1909, mar. James Washington Clearman
vi. John Jr. b. 10 Jul 1827 AL, d. 18 Dec 1903, mar. Sarah Ann McCreary; his middle name may have been Matthew, not proven
vii. James Cane b. 12 May 1830 Tuscaloosa Co. AL (or 5 Dec; that is, either 5/12 or 12/5), d. 29 Apr 1911, mar. Hannah Jane Cox; he may be named for James Cain, perhaps the James Cain who was a wealthy resident of Walker Co. AL in 1850 census

The 1830 census of Tuscaloosa Co. AL suggests that John Patton had 8 daughters aged 15 or under (John “Pattent” 2000001-1340001), and he may have also had ch. who had married by 1830; some possibilities beyond the 5 daughters listed above are as follows:
a. Jane Patton b. 1808 TN who mar. Andrew J. Blythe 14 Apr 1826 in Walker or Limestone Co. AL; in 1881 Jane applied for a pension based on Andrew Blythe’s service in Seminole War, per Old War WA-R21488 MS); next to "John Pattent" next to John Patton in the 1830 census of Tuscaloosa Co. AL is Andrew Blythe 20001-00001 (however, proximity alone is not proof of a relationship).
b. Minerva Patton b. ca. 1828 Tuscaloosa Co. AL, mar. William Kilgore; in 1850 census Walker Co. AL

3. Children of John Patton b. 1787 and Elizabeth Beene (some not proven to my satisfaction, but this is the “usual” list of 10 associated with this couple; Don Pate's post gives more complete data on several of these individuals, and I would defer to him on most details)
i. Geo. Wash. b. 25 Jun 1809 TN, d. 23 Sep 1877 Itawamba Co. MS, mar. bef. 1834 Catherine Reed, 8 ch.; both are bur. at Patton Cem. at Patton Flats 3 mi. NW of Tremont (cem. is in front of the G. W. Patton homeplace); his first entry in Itawamba Co. MS deed books is apparently 2 Jun 1837
ii. Sarah Ann b. 8 Jan 1810, d. 31 Jan 1863 Yalobusha Co. MS, mar. Asa Martin Womack b. 3 Apr 1806 Rutherford Co. TN, d. 24 Mar 1863 Yalobusha Co. MS, both bur. Shiloh Prim. Ch. cem., Yalobusha Co. MS; in 1850 census Yalobusha Co. MS (also note an Asa W. Womack 23 TN & fam. in 1850 census Marshall Co. MS, next to Jesse Womack 51 NC & fam.)
iii. Isabel/Isabella b. 20 Apr 1811 TN, d. 16 Jun 1888 Freestone Co. TX, mar. ca. 1828 William W. Beene b. 20 Oct 1808 TN, d. 28 Oct 1892 Freestone Co. TX
iv. Martha b. 12 Nov 1812 Franklin Co. TN, d. 22 Jun 1907 Lee Co. MS, mar. 19 Dec 1848 John Dulaney (his 2nd) b. 29 Jul 1803 SC, d. 29 Apr 1889 MS, both bur. Baldwyn City cem., Lee Co. MS, 4 ch.; note 1850 census Itaw. Co., dist. 7, no. 646 John Dulaney 47, Martha 38 TN, Thos. 20 AL, Eliz. 21 AL, Mary 18 AL, James 17 AL, Emily 15 AL, Mary 12 MS, Linnett 10 f MS, Margaret 8 MS, Sarah 6 MS, Martha 7/12, plus Benj. Patton 19 MS, Wm. Rice 17 SC; some records show John Dulaney mar. Martha Patton 23 Oct 1851 (CD 5), so 1848 mar. date must be verified; also a John Dulaney (son of Alfred) mar. 14 Jun 1865 Itaw. Co. MS to Mrs. Lucy A. Patton (nee Chilcoat, mar. John Patton 28 Feb 1855)
v. Rhoda b. ca. 1813 Franklin Co. TN, d. ca. 1852 Itawamba Co. MS, mar. 1 Aug 1850 Noble Warren b. ca. 1811 Wayne Co. KY, d. 1874 Baldwyn, Lee Co. MS; possibly 1 ch. John S. Warren b. ca. 1851/52, prob. the same John S. Warren named as an heir of John Patton Sr. in a chancery court record Oct 1866 Itaw. Co. MS; note 1850 census Itawamba Co. MS, Fulton, no. 2: Noble Warren 39 KY, Rhody 37 TN (37 is very clear), Reuben 14 KY, Mary 13 KY, James 9 KY, Benj. 8 KY; some sources have misread James as "Davis" (census date 23 Nov 1850, after their 1 Aug 1850 marriage date); Noble Warren mar. 1st Cassandra Vickery 10 Sep 1833 in Wayne Co. KY, and may have had other marriages as well
vi. James Robert b. 25 Jul 1816 Franklin Co. TN, d. 21 Feb 1886 TN; there is a James Patten 38 TN mechanic, enum. with no. 37 Lilla Harrison 22 f AL planter and Nancy Baker 60 NC 1850 census Yalobusha Co. MS, and also a James K. Patton 38 TN mechanic in a nearby hotel same co., same day (sister Sarah (Patton) Womack in same co.); compare to James Robert Beachum; Joy Brown said this might be the Robert Patton b. 1816 who mar. Eliz. Raulston
vii. Eliza b. 1817 TN (note Dorn Patton also had a dau. Eliza b. 1817); is this Eliza Patton (b. 21 Apr 1817 Franklin Co. TN, d. 1864) mar. 19 Dec 1841 Talledega Co. AL Sims Kelly (b. 23 Nov 1818, d. 23 Jun 1862 Camp Douglas, IL; this Sims Kelly had an uncle of same name b. 1784 NC); she said to res. Patton Hill, Walker Co. AL bef. she was mar.; 1850 census Talladega Co. AL Sims Kelly 32 TN carpenter, Eliza P. 33 TN, Wm. E/C 11 AL, John P. 5 AL, Samuel C. 3 AL, Benj. F. 1 AL; addit. ch. were Mollie b. 18 Nov 1852, twins Walter H. and Alden P. b. 22 Apr 1855 and d. 1856; Sam., Benj., Mollie raised Yazoo Co. MS by Albert Gallatin Kelly, 1st cousin of Sims Kelly; Myles Adrian Kelly (gson of John P.) res. Fort Worth, TX 1979
viii. William b. 1817 Franklin Co. TN (twin of Eliza, or different parents), mar. 20 Feb 1845 Itaw. Co. to Margaret Green b. 1822 AL (sometimes seen Martha); note 1850 census Itaw. Co., dist. 7, no. 551: Wm. Patton 32 TN, Margaret 28 AL, Robert 5 MS, Tennessee 3 f MS, John 1 MS; note Tennie Patton mar. 11 Oct 1868 Itaw. Co. MS to J. R. Gilstrap; this Wm. Patton was prob. the same Wm. adm. of John Patton Sr. estate Oct 1866 Itaw. Co. MS (chancery court papers apparently do not state that he is an heir, so some question that he is a son, although why else would he be the admr.?)
ix. John Jr. (??? note would prob. not be Jr. if father was Dorn) b. 1828 TN, d. bef. 1860, mar. 28 Feb 1855 Itaw. Co. to Lucy Ann Chilcoat b. ca. 1833 AL, d. betw. 1865 & 1873 MS; notes (1) the 1855 mar. record does not call him John Jr. (2) Lucy enum. with John Patton Sr. 1860 with ch. Alanetta 4 b. MS, perhaps only ch. by John Jr. (3) Mrs. Lucy A. Patton mar. 14 Jul 1865 Itaw. Co. MS John Dulaney (son of Alfred; see "An Itawamba Sampler" p. 58 for Dulaney)
x. Benjamin Franklin b. 18 Feb 1831 Marion Co. TN, d. 22 Apr 1863 Itaw. Co., Itaw. Co. MS, mar. 12 Apr 1860 Itaw. Co. to Martha M. Moore b. 3 Jun 1838 MS, d. 21 Jul 1907, both bur. East Fulton Bapt. Ch. cem.; note 1850 census Itaw. Co., dist. 7, Benj. Patton 19 MS enum. with no. 646 John Dulaney and wife Martha Patton; "An Itawamba Sampler", p. 184, says Benj. F. Patton mar. Martha Washington Moore b. 6 (not 3) Jun 1838, dau. of Wm. Hurt Moore b. 1804 and Sarah Ann Wilbourn b. 1817

Conclusion: “John Dorrington Patton” never existed.

I am copying some old info that should tell you where, I am sure, John Dorrington Patton Sr is buried. "I had a lengthy conversation with a Mr. Ben Patton of Fulton, MS., and he is a direct descendant of this John (1787VA) and Elizabeth Beene union. By the way, he is also the one that found and marked the graves of John Patton (1787VA) and Elizabeth Beene Patton. Now, we have a report from the DAR that they found and marked the grave of John Patton m.Beene somewhere in TN. I now am ready to state that they found and marked the grave of Dorn Sr. Dorn Sr., took trips back to Franklin Co., to check on old friends and family. He also would be checking on John’s family who stayed in Franklin Co. We have spent considerable time trying to find the grave of Dorn Sr., but to no avail. So now I know that he is in that grave marked John Patton near Franklin Co (or at least on the way from Dorn’s home in MS toward Franklin Co.) Especially since Ben is sure that John and Elizabeth are buried in Fulton Co., MS. I don’t believe I left this Mr. Patton with any kind thoughts about me and my researching abilities. I tried very hard to convince him that he had found the graves of my John Dorrington and further tried to convince him that Elizabeth Beene was the wife of our Dorn – not his John. I hope to get back there someday and try to apologize. Anyway, Ben, your John was in Franklin Co, TN in 1817 and later ended up in the grave where you found him in Ittawamba Co, very near John Dorrington Pattton Sr’s last home.

I want to talk to you in a big way! But to start out I will tell you that I saw the name John Dorr Patton on Federal Census tapes while looking for my Great Grandfather. I looked under this name and matched the names of his children phonetically with a copy of his last Will which I have in my possession. These were the correct children and it did state that his name was "JOHN Dorr Patton". I have family tree cds that list over 5,000 Dorringtons in North Carolina in the 1700s. I have enough written information to show that Dorrington was listed as Doran, Dorr, Dorn, Dorren and other ways. I am very sure that Dorr is shortened for Dorrington. I am very sure that Dorn is shortened for Dorrington. I am very aware of John Patton's family with Elizabeth Beene. I am very aware that all of the history and proof that is missing is somewhere in Franklin Co, TN. I believe that Robert Waller Patton (I got this Waller from some researcher that was doing his son Robert and called the son Robert Waller Patton Jr) was living in the same house when his daughters married in NC in the 1790s and still living there when he died - 1813 - Lincoln Co, TN. I believe that this house was a stone's throw from the house of his son Dorn Sr. Now back to Franklin Co. In the early 1800s in Franklin Co., I have Dorn Sr and his 1st wife, Eliza, John & Elizabeth Beene, Many Beenes, Many Dorringtons, the future wife of Dorn - Sarah Spaulding Ryan with husband and young son and is pregnant with a son that wrote a scathing report of his Father in Law Dorn Patton, I also have John's dau Eliza (also born in 1817) and her future husband Sims Kelly. So all of the players were there in one county - .

I'm glad someone is interested in clarifying information concerning Dorn Patton! Here are the census records I've seen for him. Note he is not called John in any of these records, or in any other public record of which I'm aware. I have not yet been able to find him in the 1810 or 1820 census (see comments about this below).

1830 Fayette Co. AL, p. 196, line 4: Dorron Patton 0000001-21101; prev. 3 are line 1: Wm. Rogers 10001-0001; line 2: Andrew Patton 20001-1101; line 3: Richard Rogers 00001-0001

1840 Itawamba Co. MS, p. 155: Dorron Patton 10000001-0220001-0, same pg. as John Beachum

1850 Itawamba Co. MS, dist. 7, no. 517: Dorn Patton 64 NC $3000, Sarah 50 VA, Martha 18 AL, Dorin 16 AL, Rucilla 7 MS (Drucilla)

1860 Itawamba Co. MS, Ryans Well PO, no. 1435: Dorn Patton 74 (76?) NC $8000 $24750, Sarah 64 VA, Luzila? 17 f MS (probably Drucilla, who was 7 in 1850); no. 1436 is Dorn Jr. 25 AL living alone, no. 1437 is Prudence (Patton) Williams & ch., a dau. of John Patton and Eliz. Beene

1870 - not listed; Dorn d. in 1864 (probably in MS, but no grave has been located) and his widow Sarah apparently d. 1868 in TX, where some of Dorn's ch. lived.

Note that none of the census records for Dorn Patton which name him with any of his children (i.e., 1850 and 1860) identify Dorn as "John Dorr Patton".

About 1810 and 1820...the most likely place to find Dorn in the 1810 census would be TN. He was apparently living in Williamson Co. TN 14 Apr 1808 when as Dornton Patton he was the bondsman for the mar. of Ezekiah McCarley and Margaret Langston (were they nephew and niece of Dorn?); then his dau. Eliza by his 1st wife was born ca. 1813 in TN, and a D. Patton from West TN signed an 1813 petition to move the Rutherford county seat from Jefferson to Murfreesboro. Unfortunately, the entire census of TN was destroyed, with the exception of Rutherford Co. and a portion of Grainger Co. There are no Pattons in Rutherford Co. in 1810 {although there is a John McRarry (McCrary?): 00201-22 no slaves and next to him Alexander Orr 2011-1001; several pages later there is a John Langston 201-001 no slaves; McCrary, Orr, and Langston families are all related to Patton, but I have not identified these 3 particular individuals}. I have not looked at the 1810 fragment of Grainger Co.

As to the 1820 census - Dorn was in TN 1817 and then AL by 1821, so might be in either TN or AL, or someplace else; the only "D" Patton in 1820 census of TN was David Patton - but perhaps this was really Dorn, misread as David (I have not inspected the original); note some other Pattons etc. from 1820 census of TN:
- Williamson Co.: Tristram 410001-1001-3 agr, 1 mfg-3200-11 (no other Patton in this co.)
- Rutherford Co.: ? (haven't inspected)
- Bedford Co.: Patton - James (3), James E., John (3), Samuel, Wm. (2); also John McCrary 20001-3101, no slaves. I mention McCrary here, because I am mindful of names similar to McCrary/McCreary and McCarley, two different surnames which I think can be confused with one another, especially considering the poor spelling often found in early 1800's records. The McCreary family lived around Ryan's Well, and a Sarah Ann McCreary mar. John Patton Jr., son of John Patton (d. 1833, son of Dorn) and Sarah Langston. McCarley is connected to Patton through two sisters of Dorn Patton, Elizabeth who mar. John McCarley, and Margaret who mar. Thomas McCarley.

There is a Bedford Co. TN petition dated 1822 or 1825 signed by a D. Patton (other names of interest who signed it were Jos. Patton (2), Saml. Patton, Jesse Allen, Rabise Allen, and Jos. Dyer), so it is possible that Dorn lived near the TN-AL border - in these early years some county boundaries along the TN-AL-MS border were not well-defined, perhaps even disputed, so that pertinent records may show up in several places.

The previous post mentioned a "John Dorr Patton" seen in the census which matched Dorn (what year?). So far I have not seen the name John Dorr Patton in any original records. As the post pointed out, there are many Pattons alive at this time. Phonetically speaking, one possibility here is a John Dyer Patton (b. 28 Jan 1781 Baltimore, MD, d. ca. 1825 KY), possibly a first cousin of Dorn Patton's (if Dorn's father is Robert Patton d. 1813 in Lincoln Co. TN, as the records of Lincoln Co. TN seem to support, and if Robert's father is Matthew Patton b. ca. 1740 and Esther Dyer, which seems likely although Robert is not named in Matthew's will or otherwise identified in records associated with Matthew). I have noted the possible father-son relationship between Matthew and Robert, but have found no