Mable Patterson

Other Events:

• Cemetery: Poston Cemetery, Highway 226 North of Shelby, Cleveland County, NC

Family/Spouse: John Poston. John (son of Samuel Poston and Rachel King) was born on 31 Oct 1797 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 20 Oct 1862 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah "Sally" Poston was born on 18 Jul 1818 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 10 Apr 1881.
2. Samuel Poston was born on 8 Sep 1819 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 9 Oct 1902 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
3. James Poston was born on 10 Nov 1820 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 27 Jan 1879 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
4. Daniel Poston was born on 6 Aug 1822 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 15 May 1895 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
5. William Poston was born on 19 Nov 1823 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 10 May 1907 in Caldwell Co., TX.
6. Rev. Robert "Robin" Poston was born on 2 Feb 1825 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 20 May 1901 in Pearl, NC.
7. Abel Poston was born on 18 Dec 1827 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 26 Jul 1902 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
8. Rachel Poston was born on 4 Mar 1839 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jul 1923 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
9. Nancy Poston was born in 1841 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died in 1843 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Baptist Minister

Notes:

Lived in York Co, SC His will, written in 1775 and recorded in York Co. in 1791, mentions land which he owned in "the Province of Virginia," but it is not known if he lived in another state before that. He moved to Rutherford Co., NC then settled in McMinn Co.,TN. Robert was a Baptist Minister. He conducted the marriage of two of his daughters while the family was living in Rutherford Co. NC.



Died:
probated on 7 Jan 1828

Robert married Mabel. Mabel was born before 1755; died in 1828. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Received a grant form King George in Craven Co., SC in 1791. His will was settled in York Co. SC. on 4 Feb. 1791. Book A-12 page 57, case no. 61, file no. 353.

In the name of God Amen the Twenty First day of July 1775 ~ I ROBERT PATTERSON of Craven County farmer being very sick and weake in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be unto God, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do maeke and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say Principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shal receive the same again by the mighty power of God: and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. And first of all I constituet make and ordain my beloved wife SARAH and my beloved sons ROBERT and PETER to be my whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and testament all and singular my lands messuages and tenements whith all household goods dets and moveable affects by them to be executed according to law and for them said Executors to take care and see that all and every one of my beloved family shall have there full share as I shall appoint. Imprimise I give and bequeath to SARAH my dearly beloved wife her full thirds of all my moveable affects and the homestead place till my son WILLIAM comes of age and half afterwards while she lives and her hors and saddle. Item I give and bequeath unto my son THOMAS fifty pounds lawfull mony of South Carolina to be leveed out of my estate and all my cloathes except my fir hat and one gray three year old mare and colt to his son JOHN. I likewise give and bequeath unto my daughter SARAH one cow and calf, and what is between JOSEPH [Black] and me. I likewise give unto my son WILLIAM the homestead place after his mother's decease all only from where the line crosses the road that goes to PETER's old place and straight & cors to the old saw pit below the muddy branch and straight on to the outside line and from that said line down to PETER. I likewise give and bequeath unto my sons PETER and ROBERT each of them an equal part of my land and clams in the province of Virginia. I likewise give and bequeath unto my children all and every one of them is now single with my daughter's ELISEBETH and LYDIA each of them an equal part of the remainder of my movable affects by all and every one of them freely to be possesed and enjoyed: and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other formal testaments wills legacies and bequeaths and Executors by me in any wise before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said ROBERT PATTERSON as his last will and testament. ROBERT (R) PATTERSON In the presence of us the Subscribers NATHANIEL HARRISON, JAMES DICKIE Recorded 11-03-1775, but the final settlement was recorded 4 Feb 1791, after death of the widow Sarah in mid-to-late 1790 and distribution among the heirs.

Robert married Sarah. Sarah died in 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Margaret Donnell before 1710 in Ireland. Margaret and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]