This is an email I received today:
Dear Neddy,
Hello, my name is David Patterson and my line is from Littleberry Patterson. I’m trying to find the information on Littleberrys Revolutionary War service & service with Morgans Rifles. Would you please tell me where to find the info. I would greatly appreciate any assistance you can give me.
Thank you, David
My reply: I found the service of my ancestor “Sergeant Littlebury Patteson” in Captain Cabell’s Company to be documented by the NSDAR. He is Patriot Ancestor #A086429.
The service of Littleberry Patteson with Morgan’s Rifle Regiment should be on National Archives Microfilm Publication M246 (Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, Roll 133, Continental Troops, jackets 219-225, Livingstons Regiment, 1777-80; jacket 226, Morgans Rifle Regiment, 1777-79). I have not yet found his name, although I think that others have. The film has 644 images and I have not had time to go through them and find where he appears. If you or someone else can find the page or image number, it would be great to post it here.
I think I probably discovered the story of his service with Morgan’s Rifles from a book that I perused at the DAR Library in Washington DC: “An Informal History of Virginia-Kentucky Pattesons in Illinois”, by Ethel M. Smith.
UPDATE: I have determined that Daniel Morgan’s Riflemen’s Rolls start at Image 424 on the above mentioned Archives Microfilm. Littlebury Patteson is in the Ancestry.com index to them, but Ancestry does not give the image number.
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Thank you for the info but I’m confused since their are 2 Littlebury’s. Can you clarify them for me? I’m not sure which one I descend from.
Littlebury Patterson {born February 1754, died 23 June 1825}: sergeant in a
Virginia unit; married to Matilda Smith.
Littlebury Patterson {born 1749, died between 1789 and 1796}: private in a
Virginia unit; married to Nanney______.
I am related to the Littleberry Patterson born in 1749. I am a DAR member. Contact me if you are still looking for information
I just entered a response to your request. hopefully you will find one of my notes and respond.
I do not know anything about another Littlebury PATTERSON (1749-1789/1796) in the American Revolution. My Littleberry PATTESON has been documented to have served as a Sergeant in Captain Cabell’s Company, April to July 1777. Perhaps the other Littlebury PATTERSON, if there is one, is the person who was said to be in Daniel Morgan’s Riflemen.
It would be interesting to find him on the National Archives Microfilm. I have looked at some of the images under Daniel Morgan’s Rifles and did not find him. Perhaps he was in the other regiment that is on the same film, which was Livingston’s Regiment. His name is obviously on the film, as he is in the index of that film at Ancestry.com.
I think there are also Bounty Claims for Littleberry Patteson. If you find those you may be able to tell something, as the land was awarded according to the soldier’s rank and time served.
Those of you related to Littleberry Patterson 1754 – 1827 married to Matilda Smith please contact me to start exchanging family info. Littleberry is my 2nd cousin 6 generations removed. I have lots of family info and am happy to share.
Littleberry Patteson and his wife Matilda were my fifth great grandparents. DAR documents that he served with Daniel Morgan’s Riflemen.
Harold pls email me so we can start exchanging family info. Dave