Susannah Patton

Brief Life History of Susannah

When Susannah Patton was born about 1710, in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Jacob Patton, was 33 and her mother, Susan, was 39. She married Christopher Columbus Cunningham Sr about 1730, in Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1785, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

Christopher Columbus Cunningham Sr
1710–1783
Susannah Patton
1710–1785
Marriage: about 1730
Ann Cunningham
1730–1834
Susannah Cunningham
1749–1812
Christopher Columbus Cunningham Jr.
1731–1781
Elizabeth Cunningham
1732–1813
Jonathan Cunningham
1760–1816

Sources (2)

  • Christopher Cunningham in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560
  • 1782 Wills: Washington. Wills 1779–1889

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World Events (3)

1758 · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

Name Meaning

English, northern Irish, and Scottish: from the Middle English and Older Scottish personal name Patun, Paton, an Old French diminutive of Pat(e), a pet form of Patrick. Compare Patrick and Pattinson .

History: The American general George Patton (1885–1945) was born in San Gabriel, CA, into a family with a long military tradition. His earliest American ancestor, Robert Patton, had emigrated from Scotland to VA c. 1770.

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

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