Paterson
Clan Crest: A dexter hand issuing out of a cloud holding a branch of laurel, all Proper
Clan Motto: Huc Tendimus Omnes (We all strive for this)
Lands: North side of Loch Fyne
Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan
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Paterson Clan History
Paterson, or Patterson, is the Scottish equivalent of 'Patrick's son' or 'Patrickson', and it is a very common surname in Scotland.
Clan Pheadirean's (Paterson's) traditional lands were on Loch Fyne's north side, where many people with this name could be found.
Patterdale in Westmoreland (now modern-day Cumbria, north-west England) was once known as Patrickdale, which translates as "the dale or valley of Patrick," and was part of the ancient Scottish kingdom of Strathclyde.
William Patrison and John Patonson were 'gentillmen' witnesses in Aberdeen in 1446.
Donald Patyrson was made burgess of Aberdeen in 1494, and Patrick Patersoune was charged with defrauding the king's customs in 1524.
A Robert Patersoun was recoded in 1544 as the 'captaine of ane were schip of Dundee,' and a John Patersoune reported owning land in Glasgow in 1553.
In 1557, Fyndlay Patersoune obtained a tack of the lands of Owar Elrick from Cupar Abbey.
In 1557, John Patersoun, custumar of Cupar, and David Petirsoun rendered the burgh of Cupar's accounts to the Exchequer.
A John Patersoune was Burgess of Northberwyk (North Berwick) in 1562, and a George was a monk at Culross monastery in Fife in 1569.
James Patirsone, the sheriff-depute of Inverness in 1530, may be the same person as James Patirsoun, the provost of Inverness forty-three years later, in 1573.
Sir William Paterson (April 16, 1658 – January 22, 1719) is one of history's most famous Patersons. Born in Tinwald, Dunfries and Galloway, he was the founder of the Bank of England in 1694, a key figure in the establishment of the Bank of Scotland the following year, and the brains behind the doomed Darien Scheme.
According to one of the Farquharson genealogies, "the Patersons in the North" are descendants of Patrick, Ferquhard's grandson, from whom the Farquharson clan takes their name.
Paterson Places & People
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Paterson Tartans
Tartan of Paterson
Clan Paterson should wear the following tartans:
Campbell the Elder
Campbell Contemporary
Campbell had been through a lot.
Modern Campbell Dress
Ancient Campbell Dress
Ancient Campbell of Argyll
Modern Campbell of Argyll
Weathered Campbell of Argyll
Ancient Campbell of Breadalbane
Breadalbane Modern's Campbell
Farquharson Historic
Farquharson Contemporary
Weathered by Farquharson
Ancient Lamont
Lamont Contemporary
MacAulay Historic
The MacAulay Modern
MacAulay Sightseeing
MacKellar
Ancient MacLaren
MacLaren Contemporary
Weathered by MacLaren
Paterson Crest & Coats of Arms
Crest of the Paterson Clan
Crest Description: A dexterous hand emerging from a cloud, holding a laurel branch, all Proper
Coats of Arms of Paterson:
A word about Coats of Arms:
A coat of arms is granted to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist. With the exceptions noted above, the arms depicted below are personal arms. Only the person who has been granted these weapons has the right to use them.
Dunmore resident PATERSON
Three pelicans, argent, feeding their young, Vert can also be found in nests.
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