When the war was complete, Patterson was one of the first settlers in western Massachusetts to form a group of "proprietors" of the Boston Purchase, also called the Boston Ten Towns. The original group of 11 investors grew to sixty in 1786 with the Treaty of Hartford that settled a border dispute between New York and Massachusetts and provided 230,400 acres for settlement to these investors in New York as part of that settlement.
Patterson purchased his tract of land and arrived in 1786, spending some months each year until 1791 to clear land for a farm along the north side of the Susquehanna River and located in the Town of Union. Finally, in March 1793, he went back to Richmond, Massachusetts, and gathered his family for the long 13-day trek to his new home. It was an arduous journey through the winter season, but they arrived at the new farm.
Built in 1799, the family moved to the new home in 1800. In 1806, when Broome County was split off from Tioga County, Amos Patterson became one of the first judges of the newly formed community. He would serve in that capacity until 1813. His farm contained orchards for the making of apple cider and livestock. Anne Patterson died in 1815, while Amos Patterson died on March 5, 1817 and both were buried in the large Patterson family plot located on a rear corner of the original tract of land.
When the war was complete, Patterson was one of the first settlers in western Massachusetts to form a group of "proprietors" of the Boston Purchase, also called the Boston Ten Towns. The original group of 11 investors grew to sixty in 1786 with the Treaty of Hartford that settled a border dispute between New York and Massachusetts and provided 230,400 acres for settlement to these investors in New York as part of that settlement.
Patterson purchased his tract of land and arrived in 1786, spending some months each year until 1791 to clear land for a farm along the north side of the Susquehanna River and located in the Town of Union. Finally, in March 1793, he went back to Richmond, Massachusetts, and gathered his family for the long 13-day trek to his new home. It was an arduous journey through the winter season, but they arrived at the new farm.
Built in 1799, the family moved to the new home in 1800. In 1806, when Broome County was split off from Tioga County, Amos Patterson became one of the first judges of the newly formed community. He would serve in that capacity until 1813. His farm contained orchards for the making of apple cider and livestock. Anne Patterson died in 1815, while Amos Patterson died on March 5, 1817 and both were buried in the large Patterson family plot located on a rear corner of the original tract of land.
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Amos Patterson
B. Jan 18, 1749
D. Mch 5, 1817
Annie
his wife
B. Mch 22, 1753
D. Dec 25, 1815
Their Children
Nancy
wife of ??? Robinson
B. Mch 10, 1780
D. Aug 28, 1804
Lyman
B. June 28, 1783
D. Nov 24, 1824
Mrs. Sally Coryell
B. May 27, 1785
D. Mch 3, 1826
Sophia
B. Dec 31, 1789
D. Nov 21, 1854
Family Members
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