DAVID PATTERSON was born on 17 May 1739 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. He lived in his native town and was a blacksmith by trade. A David Patterson, probably identical to this individual, served under Capt. John Burk 2 Mar 1757 during the French and Indian War. It is probable he was with his brother Johathan Patterson when he was marching to the relief of Ft. William Henry or defending the fort that same year. In Temple’s account of the Battle of Fort William Henry on 9 Aug 1757, the fort was surrendered and the soldiers were allowed to leave the fort under arms with their possessions when an overwhelming force of Frenh and Indians surrounded the fort. The treaty was broken and the Indians attacked the column as it was retiring from the fort. Sgt. Burk was captured, stripped of his clothing but escaped into the forest. Apparently Capt. John Burk survived because he is listed as a Captain in 1758 during the Lake George Campaign. It would appear that Eliezer Patterson, Johathan Patterson and David Patterson all served during the same periods of the French and Indian War, probably engaged in the same battles.

David Patterson moved to the adjoining Town of Framingham with his wife and signed the covenant of the church, 16 Nov 1759. They moved to Boylston, Worcester, MA in 1783 but returned to Framinham in 1799 and he died there 28 Nov 1809 at the age of seventy. He married BEULAH CLARK. She was born on 23 Jul 1740 in Framingham, Middlesex, MA. The couple had fifteen children, David [b. 7 AUG 1760, d. S. Carolina 1798]; Lydia [b. 8 Dec 1761, m. Ezra Rice of Northboro 12 Nov 1786 and d. at Cornord 18 July 1842]; Molly [b. 30 Sep 1763, m. Elias Hemmenway and resided in N. Marlborough]; Jonathan [b. 3 Sep 1765, m. Sarah daughter of Deacon Seth Rice of Westbory 11 Mar 1792, resided at Northboro, Vermont, Canada and Connecticut and d. 11 Aug 1846 at Northboro]; James [b. 3 Sep 1767, m. Lovisa Wyman of Northboro 13 Sep 1798, d. 1838 at the South]; Isaac [b. 9 Mar 1769, m. Persis Wyman of Northboro, resided in Boylston, was and killed by a fall from a loaded wagon 2 Nov 1795]; Nancy [b. 18 Feb 1771, m. 15 Apr 1798 to Jabez Maynard Parker of Westboro, d. 1843 at Phillipston]; Enoc b. 30 Sept 1772 [proprietor of the Patterson House in Boston aka the Elm Street House, m. Mary Adams Resided in Boston, d. 17 Mar 1858 at Dedham, MA]; Artemas [b. 30 Mar 1774, m. Asenath Hemenway 12 Apr 1802, d. 11 Nov 1851 at Northboro]; Sally [b. 12 Apr 1775, d. 23 Sep 1775]; Sally [b. 31 Jul 1776, m. Gill Bartlett of Northboro 26 Aug 1796, d. 21 July 1826]; Beula [b. 20 Jun 1779, m. Henry Hastings 6 Apr 1797]; Catherine [b. 7 Feb 1781, m. Adam Hemenway of Framingham Mar 1804, d. Jul 1875]; William [b. 19 Apr 1782, m. 1st Hannah Hemenway 12 Sep 1802, 2nd Eliza Adams, d. 14 Nov 1835 at Natick killed by cars of the Boston & Worcester RR] ; and Finis [b. 1 Sep 1784, m. Luther Hemenway 10 Jul 1803 residence in Boylston and New Hampshire].

He is listed as buried in the Church Hill Cemetery, Framingham, MA in the Abstracts of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots.

A plaque at the Cemetery donated by the Daughters of the American Revolution lists a number of names of the original Minutemen who fought at the Battle of Concord, including David Patterson.