Genealogy Research - Colonel Leslie Patterson - Heritage Collections Elgin-St. Thomas

History / Biographical: Colonel Leslie Patterson arrived to the Talbot Settlement alongside John Pearce and his sisters, Mrs. Storey and Mrs. John Pearce, in 1809. During the War of 1812, Patterson participated as a Private and was later promoted to Captain and Colonel. He was known for allegedly saving Colonel Thomas Talbot's life during the war. He was married to Lydia Patterson and had nine children, including Mary, Hannah, Catherine Anne, Olivia, Frances, Lydia, Joseph and Walter. Leslie died in 1852 and is buried at St. Peter's Cemetery.

Scope and Content: File contains records collected by Alison Pearce during her genealogical research project which informed the publication "The Pearces of Little Ireland". Includes photocopies and internet print-outs of reference material related to Colonel Leslie Patterson. Also includes the following original documents: -The Last Will and Testament of Leslie Patterson, circa 1850. -Handwritten note delineating the familial relationships in the Patterson, Wilson and Backus families. -Assignment of Mortgage, dated September 14, 1881, from Thomas Urquhart and William Joseph Moon, executors of the Last Will and Testament of Frances Patterson, to Alice S. Patterson. -Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Francis Patterson, Township of Dunwich, dated July 15, 1881. -Miscellaneous savings and shares certificates issued by the Canada Permanent Building and Savings Society to various members of the Patterson family, 1862-1888. -Transcription of grave marker for Leslie and Catherine Patterson, which reads "Underneath Lieth the Remains of Leslie Patterson, and Cathrine his Wife; the former died January 26th Aged 71 years; the latter February 19th 1800 Aged 62 Years."

User Comments: In August 2022, Angela Foreman-Bobier stated the following on Disqus: "The Patterson's, Storey's, and Pearce's arrived in 1809, not 1803. 1803 is when Thomas Talbot arrived in Dunwich".