Alexander Paton

Brief Life History of Alexander

When Alexander Paton was born on 7 May 1707, in Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Paton, was 38 and his mother, Marion Borland, was 29. He married Jean Borland on 8 July 1740, in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1757, in his hometown, at the age of 50.

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Alexander Paton
1707–1757
Jean Borland
1715–1795
Marriage: 8 July 1740
John Paton
1741–1816
Paton
1750–
James Paton
1743–1744
James Paton
1744–1816
Alexander Paton II
1747–1816
William Paton
1749–1749
Agnes Paton
1750–
Paton
1754–1754
Janet Paton
1757–1840

Sources (5)

  • Alexander Paton, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Alexander Patton in entry for Agnes Patton, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Alexander Paton, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Patton .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Peatáin, see Payton .

English: from either of two places called Patton in Shropshire and Westmorland. The Shropshire placename is recorded as Peattingtune in 901 and derives from an Old English personal name Peatta + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The Westmorland placename is recorded as Patun in 1086 and derives from Old English pæth ‘path, track’ or an Old English personal name Patta + Old English tūn.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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