Hugh Patrick
4th great grandfather
Samuel Patrick-1770
Samuel Patrick -1825
Rebecca Patrick-1865
Frona Elizabeth Sanders-1890
Elisha Kane Brown-1921
Kathleen Elizabeth Brown Hill-1947
(These notes were supplied by Jerry Brooks, November 2003.)
Hugh and Susannah Patrick were the parents of at least ten children, born in the valley of Virginia: Robert, John, James, Dorcas, Elizabeth, Priscilla (who married Elijah Bates in 1789 in Montgomery County, Virginia), Nancy, Mary, Margaret and Jemimah.
The first records of Hugh Patrick are found in Fincastle County, Virginia. He was given land grants by the Loyal Land Company in January, 1775. This land was on the New River and later became a part of Montgomery County, Virginia. His land adjoined that of Jeremiah Patrick who is thought to be his brother. Both of them lived in Montgomery until after the Revolutionary War.
Hugh served in the Revolutionary War sworn to service in Captain John Draper's Company of Virginia Militia , September 1777-April 1778.
Hugh was a farmer and along with his children owned 35,025 acres of land in Virginia.
They caused the formation of the Patrick Parish in Virginia in 1778. This proud family caused the founding of the town on the frontier called Patrick, Virginia. The Patrick Courthouse was a rendezvous for soldiers of the revolution.
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| Powell's River, Lee, Va |
Hugh Patrick had land dealings in Montgomery County in September, 1786, when he sold 400 acres of land known as Bradley's Tract on a branch of the same name running into New River on the North side to Jeremiah Patrick for 200 pounds. He and Susannah signed with an "X".
Hugh is found on the 1790 census of North Carolina. They apparently did not remain there very long because Hugh was in Lee County, Virginia by 1795.
Hugh purchased 200 acres of land from Frederick Jones on March 6, 1798, in Lee County. He lived on the north side of Powell's River. Hugh Patrick died about 1814 in Lee County, Virginia.
Note: Powell River was named for a man called Powell who apparently carved his name into many of the trees of the area while accompanying the exploration party of Dr. Thomas Walker in the mid-18th century. His name appeared so frequently on trees in the valley of this river that later explorers and early pioneers came to call the stream "Powell's River" and the valley "Powell's Valley."