Origin:
Scottish
Spelling variations include: Patton, Pattin, Paton,
Patin, and others.
First
found in Shropshire where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity
seated as Lords of the manor of Patton and estates in that shire.
Some
of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Mary Patton and
her husband settled in Virginia in 1654 and others.
Coat
of Arms: Blue
with a gold fleur de lis between three silver crescents.
Crest: A Sparrowhawk.
Motto: Virtus laudando
Motto Translated: Description not available
This
information above was obtained from the Swyrich
website, for now we will be dealing with the ancestors and descendents of:
Rachel
Patton
1822-1899
Ireland?
Thomas
Long
Please
follow this link to go to a bulletin board that discusses the surname