Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-10-09

Special Correspondence of isrnLlionscsh
COLUMBIA, Oct p--Jamos Patterson, th'
pioneer settler Of the name within the pres
eut limits of this county, is said TO have beer
born In Salisbury, England. Tho character
istics OF this family running down through
several generations are peculiar TO those o
y ,otcn. Ir sh origin, and In tho absence o.
positive proof N TO his English descent l an
inclined to believe that the family came from
the north Of Ireland TO England.
James Patterson was already settled In
Conestogoe township, then In Chester county
aud In that part called " Conestogs Manor >
afterwards, and WAS a successful Indian
trader ~ early A. the year l7l6. and estab
iished a trading post aud store (upon the
farm now owned by Jacob b. Shuman and
others) at that time. The Penns gave him
permission TO settle there. by paying small
quit-fent annually. lie also had the use OF
several hundred acres OF land on tho west
side OF the river, In COunejahels valley, used
by him Tor pasturing number OF pack
horses that carried his goods and peltries 10 and
from the Indian villages along the Potomac.
Alter living upon his Manor farm about
eighteen years he received patent for the
land. He died before the land on tho west
side OF the river was offered In iee TO the set
tiers.
hhtlHN 'NhFlltrt OWUtu ttle lauu anu Dhu
his trading post upon the adjoining farm to
Mr.. Patterson, and which passed into the
Stahman family, and il now owned by Levi
Hsverstick. The Susquehsnns Indian town
and fort, Mt the time these traders first set
tied there, were located near the river, mid.
way between wissler's run at Turkey hill
and Winners mill. This town at ore time
could turn out six hundred warriors, but nj
the period we mention ,hero were but few
OF the Indians there aud on Turkey hill,
where what WAS lon OF tho tribe settled, and
were afterwards destroyed by the " PaStang
boys"
AN EARLY INDIAN OUTRAGE.
In the summer OF l720 James Logan held q
conference with the Conestogoe and other
tribes Of Indians at the Conestogoe, and In
his report to council says the Indians " shot
divers ~ our Peoples Creatures for their Di-
version only without touching them for
food aud robbed one Patterson, a Traders
store, before his Face OF some pounds value,
without pretending TO make any manner Of
Satisfaction"
on Aprll 1, I722, Sir william Keith. Bart
governor, was at James Patterson's, on his
return from the west side OF the river, where
he met a number OF Indians and several per-
sons who had taken up land on the west side
OF the river under Maryland patents
In the spring OF iT22 the Marylanders be-
gar To encroach upon the land on the west
side of the river They abused the Indians
and beat their women, and took from them
the spples they gathered on the west side Of
the river. Their conduct causei much un-
easiness among the Indians and the Penns.
After making An Investigation in person,
Gov. Keith on June Is, i7Sl, ordered Col.
John French, Francis worley, esq, (who
owned the Bausmsn farm near Coleman
ville). and James Mitchell, ESQ, of Donegal,
(who resided about two miles northeast from
Marietts), to survey Manor on the west
side OF the river, To contain about seventy
thousand acres, and to be known as Spring.
gets Bury Manor, which was promptly laid
out on the nineteenth and twentieth DAYS OF
June, lI22. This Manor WAS ten by twelve
miles square, and included the land where
York now is. Although the Indians had not
yet disposed OF their title to the Penns they
readily consented to have the Manor laid out
in the hope that II would prevent the settle
ment OF the Marylsnders and others on the
west side OF the river. The scheme was a
failure, ss the pioneer settler had no respect
for an imaginary boundary line, nor for any
claim which the Indian made TO the land.
The law of force was the only one they
bowed to.
PESSsYLvANIASs AND MARYLASDERs AT
ODDS.
There was much irritation between the
Pennsylvsnians and Marylandsrs Debtors
and runaway servants took refuge among
these settlers, who were beyond the reach of
tue law NJ 'htsteF, inc nearest county seal
All were lawless alike. Lord Baltimor,, de-
string TO nse more rigorous measures to
make good his claim to the land on the west
side OF the river sent Capt Thomas Cresap,
in the spring Of 1880, to Connejshels valley
10 take command of his tenants lie com.
missioned him a justice of the peace and
gave him several hundred acres of land and
patent for a ferry which terminated on the
east side OF the river at Blue Rock. From
the period OF Cap: Cresap's appearance there
and there was continual conflict between
them up to and after the period OF Mr.. Pat
terson's death In October, 1875.
In the month of November, 1882, Daniel
and William Lowe, sons OF thn Lowe, who
were cousins OF Capt Cresap, aud resided
upon land ad Joining Mr.. Pauers sons near
Cressp's tort, on the west side of the river,
shot several OF Mr.. Pattersons horses. Mr.. y.
made complaint before Justice Samuel Blum.
ston and John Wright, esq who issued a
warrant for the arrest of the Loves. on the
night OF November % 1882, Constable
Charles Jones, OF Hemphed township, James
Patterson and his son James and several
other persons went to loves house and ar
rested them, and after struggle took them
over the river on the Ice, and before Blum
ston & Wright who released them on bail to
answer at Lancaster court This transaction
gradually led to open hostilities between the
Pennsylvanians and Marylanders, which
eliminated In what is known In history AZ
" "Cresaps war;" which lasted several years.
And during this period Mr.. Patterson was
deprived OF the use OF his plantation, and was
unable to continue his trade with the In
dians, on west side OF the river. he
made brave fight to retain pos
session of his land but died In October 1875,
before peace between the beligerant parties
was restored. A number of persons on both
sides were killed and taken prisoners. Many
ot the latter became very prominent in public
affairs In both provinces as are some of their
descendants to-day In the United States
THE PATTERSON LINEAGE.
James Patterson married Susanna, daush-
ter OF Susanna Howard, who was a widow,
and living with her daughter when her hus-
band died. Gordon Howard, Indian trader,
was her brother. lie left surviving him l
James, Sarah, B Susanna, 4 Rebeccs, s
Thomas, who died in his minority.
James Patterson (James) was about twenty
years oi age when hia father died. His father
gave him three hundred acres OF land on the
Conegochege. After he attained his ma.
jority he moved from the Manor to Donegal.
In the year 1877 or 1898 he married Marv the
Youngest daughter OF George Stewart ESQ.
who owned three hundred and seventy. n We
acres of land, now occupied in part BY the
eastern half Of Marietta While a member of
assembly he died In January 1888. In Sep
tember, I7iS James Patterson bought one
hundred and fiity,two acres OF land from his
brother-in-law James Lowrey, which was
located In East Donegal, just back OF what Ia
now ".5hocks station This WAS the place
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