The Children of Paul Patrick (b. 1730) and Agnes Millikin Patrick:
Elizabeth Patrick (b. 1755 Isle of Wight d. Oglethorpe County, 1800)
William Patrick (b. 1756, Surrey County, NC. d. 1833, Oglethorpe County, GA)
David Lucas (b 1756 d. 1837, South Carolina?)
Sophia Patrick (b. 1760, Edgecombe County, NC d.1800, South Carolina?)
Joseph Patrick (b. 1760, Edgecombe County, NC d. 1823)
Luke Patrick (b. 1761, Edgecombe County, NC d. 1815, Georgia)
Lewis Patrick (b.1762 Edgecombe County NC, d. 1804)
Paul Patrick Jr. (b. 1764 Edgecombe County, NC d. 1799)
Alexander Patrick (b. 1765, Edgecombe County, NC d. 1830, Walton/Barrow County, GA)
Solomon Patrick (b. 1773 Edgecombe County, NC d. 1813)
Samuel Patrick (b. 1774 Oglethorpe County, GA d. 1820)
John M. Patrick (b. 1775, Oglethorpe County, GA d. 1850, Muscogee County, GA)
Agnes Patrick (b. 1777 Oglethorpe County, GA)
Paul Patrick Sr. (b. 1730) was the son of Lewis Searman Patrick (b. 1703). There are two sources of information that are prominent on Ancestry that simply cannot be accurate. The first is that Lewis Searman Patrick is buried at Williamsburg, Virginia at Eastern State Hospital. We know this is incorrect. Lewis Searman Patrick died in 1766. Eastern State Hospital did not open until 1773.
Paul Patrick (1730??) and other members of the Patrick family, left North Carolina between 1773 and 1774.
The actual gravesites of Paul and Agnes Patrick (b. 1734) are unknown, however, they may have both died in Walton (Barrow) County, Georgia. Barrow County was created from portions of Gwinnett, Jackson, and Walton counties when Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment on November 3, 1914. Paul’s son, Alexander Patrick, and his children settled in Walton County, Georgia. Walton county was divided, creating Barrow County.
Captain James Millikin (b. 1700 d. 1739) and Elizabeth Cook Joyner (b. 1700 d.1734), parents of Agnes Millikin Patrick, were from The Isle of Wight, Virginia, however, the majority of their lives were spent in Edgecombe, North Carolina, where Captain Millikin was a Justice of the Peace and owned a mid-sized tobacco plantation. Both Elizabeth and Captain Millikin are buried at Edgecombe, County, NC. James Millikin remarried after the death of Elizabeth Cook Joyner who died either during childbirth, or soon thereafter, giving birth to Agnes. His later wife was named Catherine. Captain Milliken died in his 30s, and without a will. We know this from the documents that were probated after his death, wherein his estate was owed (and owed), monies and tobacco crops from and to businesses and individuals. Since he did not leave a will, there is no documentation of Agnes or Paul Patrick being bequeathed property or goods. His wife Catherine settled his estate. We only have one record of land being transferred to Agnes after his death. The land originally had been given to his son James, who also passed away, reverting the land back to his only living child, Agnes.
Paul Patrick and Agnes Millikin, at one point, may have resided at Isle of Wight, Virginia, presumably with or near the Millikin family. Their first child, Elizabeth may have been born at Ilse of Wight rather than in Halifax, NC. Both families left Virginia sometime around 1770?? for Edgecombe County, Halifax North Carolina, during a time when many colonists from Virginia and other colonial settlements were hoping to avoid high taxes being imposed by the English crown. The Patrick family, along with the Millikin family, emigrated to Edgecombe County during this period.
It was customary at the time to name children after the family of the mother. This enabled the maternal family’s name legacy to continue. The name Milligan first appears in the names of the children of Paul (1730) and Agnes Millikin Patrick, so we know that it was not a Maternal or Patriarchal name prior to circa 1775. Since this was during a time before the revolution, but when animosity towards the Crown of England was growing, it would not have been popular to name children with English names (Scotland is part of the United Kingdom). This may be why Milligan was used vs. Millikin.