John Patton (Colonel) was born 1745 in

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. He immigrated to Philadelphia about 1765. John Patton married Jane Davis on March 7, 1777 and they had 11 children: Rachael, Benjamin, William, John, Francis, Joseph, Edward, Anna, Jane, Samuel and Ellen. John Patton died 1804 in

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. Patton was a

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and distinguished himself in command of the unit's 2nd Battalion during the

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authorized him to raise

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. John Parke and Peter Scull became the field officers while Patton was promoted to colonel. Seven companies were recruited from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. From May 1777, the regiment fought as part of the 4th Virginia Brigade in the

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. In July 1778 the unit was reassigned to the

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Department. In January 1779, Patton's Regiment was merged with other units to become the "new"

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. However, Captain

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's Delaware company was reassigned to the

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. Captains John Lesher, Michael Furrer, George Miller and Michael Wolfe all served under Patton's command. After the war he partnered with Colonel Samuel Miles and was a co-founder of the

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. In 1794

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was formed and named for John Patton. John Patton was originally buried near Shingletown, Pennsylvania. In 1938 his body was moved to Riverview Cemetery in Huntington County, Pennsylvania.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patton, John 1745 births 1804 deaths People from Sligo (town) Irish emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies Continental Army officers from Pennsylvania People from colonial Pennsylvania Military personnel from County Sligo