Ancestry of General
George S. Patton

U.S. Army - World War II

Robert Patton

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of George S. Patton — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 16 
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  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1750 
  • Birth Location:
  • Aberdeen, Scotland 
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  • Death Date:
  • 3 Nov 1828 
  • Death Location:
  • Fredericksburg, Virginia 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Anna Gordon Mercer
  • Marriage Date:
  • 16 Oct 1792 
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  • Child:

  John Mercer Patton (Ahnentafel No:8 )

  • Notes: 

  • Robert Patton is said to have been a native of Aberdeen, Scotland. A criminal who escaped Scotland to the southern colonies in the 1760's. His true name is unknown and he is said to have taken the name Robert Patton as an alias. He apparently chose the name Patton as it was a popular alias among Scots immigrants and a declaration among former rebels of their declaration of service to the king, who in this case was Charles Stuart and not King George.

• Sources for Robert Patton

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A077456.
  • ² Farago, Ladislas, Patton: Ordeal and Triump, New York: Dell Publishing Co. (1963), 49.
  • ³ Goolrick, John T., The Life of General Hugh Mercer, New York and Washington: The Neale Publishing Company (1906), 105-107.