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Show PATRICK NOT CATHOLIC NOR IS IT IRISH NAME A Conscientious Iconoclast Destroys the Claim That All Great Patricks Were Irish and Made Catholic foot Prints on American Sands. (M. I. J.' Griffin in Historical Researches.) Xowadays Patrick is a distinctively Irish and Catholic name. -S'o others bear it except, occasionally, oc-casionally, in Virginia it is found borne by negro men or by women as Patsy. Probably on account of Patrick Henry I suppose. ' But in 'colonial days it was not so. A list of four hundred Patricks who fought 'in the Revolution 1ms gone the rounds of our Catholic papers right gleefully to show how Irish Catholics participated in that movement. Even Governor Pennypacker. with all his his-torieal his-torieal knowledge, has twice within a year spoken of Patrick Henry of Virginia as an Irishman. All of our own people are of the same belief. Our orators oft so declare to the applause of the multitude. multi-tude. Yet Governor Pennypaeker. at' .hist St.. Patrick's Day banquet by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, though declaring ho had not a drop of Irish blood in his veins for which he was sorry, could tell that one of his great-great grandfather's was named Patrick Pennypacker. That ought to have suggested to him the thought that. possibly Patrick was not, as now. an exclusively Irish and Catholic name. Ho might have remembered that Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania from 1727 to 17:J7 had a Governor. Patrick Gordon, who was neither Irish nor a Catholic. Also that the famous Patrick Lyons of Philadelphia Philadel-phia a century ago, the celebrated locksmith who had the noted suit against the Bank of Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania for false -imprisonment J'or being charged with robbery of the Bank of Pennsylvania, was neither Irish or Catholic. There were numerous Patricks in colonial times who were not Irhdi Catholics. '. Iie;. Patrick Gordon in 1702 was sent by the Church of England Bishop of London, to New York as Chaplain to the British forces for which, before going, he received the queen's bounty of 20. (So Car. His. Mag. Jan. 1904, p. . IV. trick Sinclair, Esq., of 81-tii British regiment, was lieutenant governor, superintendent and commander com-mander of the post Michilimakinac and Dependencies Depend-encies in 1781-2. Patrick Tonyn was the British governor of East Florida in 1776 and later was sent as British commissioner to the Creek Indians. Patrick Ferguson, lieutenant colonel of the 71st Highlanders was killed at King's Mountain, X. C, October. 1779. - Patrick Graham was governor of Georgia in 1752. Patrick Tailfcr published at Charleston. South Carolina, in 1741, "A True and Historical Xarative of the Colony of Georgia." Rev. Patrick-Copland was a Protestant minister min-ister at Eleuthera, a small island of the Bahamas j group adjoining Guanahani, or Catt Island, the ' j rirst land seen by Columbus. Patrick Alison was in 1760 a tutor in the Latin school of the college, academy and charity school of Philadelphia, now in .University of Pennsylvania. Pennsyl-vania. Patrick Mcin. Esq., was surveyor general of His Majestv's customs in the American plantations (Md. At. iii, p. 9. Tr. Ta. Rec. J, p. 297.) Patrick Reed was a signer November 28th, 1689. of -the Address of the Inhabitants of Somerset County, Md., to William, and Mary that he with the oilier signers were resolved to continue in the profession and defence of the Protestant religion against the French papists. (Md. Ar. iii. p. 140.) Patrick Lockhart. a Presbyterian of the. church' at Forks of the Brandy wine, Chester Co.. Pa., made a subscription for support of the minister, August 1st, 1741. but his-widow paid it in 178. (His Church by McCIune. p. 2o8.) Patrick Maitland in 1794 was a member of that Presbyterian congregation. ( Ibid p. 207.) Patrick Mairork was also a member in-1751. but ceased to be in 11'jo and the record then -is "He is an Apostate.' Patrick Wilson, a Scotchman, had a horse saw mill near the New Market, South Second street, Philadelphia-, in 1749. He was a snulfniakcr. (Pa. Jour., Feb. 28.) Rev. 'Patrick Davidson was pastor of the Pres-liytorian Pres-liytorian church at Frederick, Md., in 1825. Patrick Anderson, Presbyterian, was in December, Decem-ber, 1777, elected a member of the Pennsylvania assembly. ' " Patrick Cunningham was one of the settlers at the Fort 96. the Presbyterian Irish settlement in North Carolina. He was a Loyalist and in 1780. was made a brigadier general in British forces. In l7b2 Jiis estate was confiscated by. the Americans. After peace he petitioned to be allowed to remain in South Carolina but was refused. He went to Nassau, New Providence. He died in 1813. His . brother Robert was also a Loyalist. There was a William Cunningham there also who was known as "Bloody Bill." (Fanning Nar., p. 70.) Patrick Calhoun was the father of John C. Calhoun, Cal-houn, vice president of the United States. Patrick was a common name among the Scotch. Even Bridget was not in those far off days distinctively dis-tinctively Catholic or Irish. Many English women bore it. - ' . Patrick Jack was a colonial and revolutionary officer and often oallqd "the Black Rifle.' (Eglc's N. iV Q. ii. p.-437.) Not. likely Jo'-have been a Catholic else he would not have been in . colonial service. 4 Patrick Baird, cjiirurgoon, in 17-10, kept a vendue room in the Town Hall, N. W cor. Second and Market,' Philadelphia.- .1 lis name is on the first Dancing Assembly. J lis portrait i.-j in existence. (Pa. Mag. iv, p. 165.) I think he was a Scotch Presbyterian. Patrick Porter was a land holder in 17."3 at j Chester township, Burlington Co.; X. J., and in the Gazette, Oct. 9th, advertised John Ilanglin, an . jrisli servant, as a runaway'. '';. I t ..JIcrc jare.otboPjji'eIs I h ayr-ro.o6rd of.' Sotiq j .vt these v.'ere undoubtedly Catholic.' , - -. Patrick Shields, of Wesi Cain. Chester Co., Pa. had his house robbed July l-rii. 1777. by ai English deserter. I think he was an Irish Catholic Patrick McXaughtou arrived in PWiladeip'ii: in the ship Alexander. .Juno 3otli. 17, and ;i once announced himself as a "preparaiov of r!u only genuine Dr. Anderson's pilis. (Herald. Jul. 9th.) It, looks like an Irish Catholic name, don' it - Patrick Carr had a plantation . in Morelam township. Pa., in . 1757." and in December, 1757, am January. 175s. adverti-ed r a stray cow. One of the same name in the Gazette. October 1771, advertised as a runaway from bail one J ain't McLanahan. Patrick Crosbio wa a tayior so 'it was thei spelled in Front St., near the Drawbridge, Phila dclphia. in March, 17o7. Patrick Cams was a Iieuk-naiit' in 2d ('aval;-; Legion, commanded by Henry Lee in 177.' Hi name docs not appear in the list of th- Jon Put ricks. Patrick Dennisou was one of the sinners ef tin Address to General Washington, N'ovuuIm r 2-M4 17iv, by the citizens of that city who had-eturne from exile after thf Revolutionary war. lie ai-t signed an address to Governor Clinton (Niles' Ac!: Rev., p. 187-8). He must have had a social or business busi-ness position to justify such prominence.- Sonn one in Xew York ought, to hunt up hi record ;m send Rosea relies. Don't you think he was an IrisI Catholic '. Patrick Carey, of Knoxville. Tenn . April f.th ' JM2. wrote Mathow Carey, of Philadelphia.' -1- s;)) the letter in Carey's Letter Book Xo. S'5 and No. ('.( : who was he '. .... Patrick Shean was one of the witnesses in tli trial of John Lawrence, August 5th,' 177s. charge? with desertion to the Pritish while they- wrv- in Philadelphia. (2nd Pa. Ar. i. p. 397.) Patrick Llinn was captain of the lirigautini Betsy and Nancy of Id ton-,, Mu.v27th, 1775. Patrick Brown of the brig Peggy, 135 tons, Jinn 13th. 1770. On March 1st. 17'. he advertised in the Packet Ihe sale of his sloop and hoiisehoM goods. lie lived on 2d below Race, 5pposiro El-.froth's El-.froth's Alley, now Quarry St.' In 1773 he commanded com-manded the Clementine. . . Patrick Crawford commanded the ship Venn! December 17th. 177. She- was 100 tons. ' In 1753 Patrick Cowan was master of two stag boats to and from Philadelphia and' Ilu'rlington X". J. At Burlington his boats connected with stag? of Jonathan Thomas, who at Amboy met stage ol Daniel O'Bryan. He, we may guess, was an Iri-li Catholic, but if so his religion was not" tolerated in .that province. , Dan had to -coine to-Pliiiayi-Iphi-.i and to Mass if he was a Catholic. . Patrick Byrnes during the Revolutionary war and after kept the tavern, sign of the Cock.' Front near-Walnut St., Philadelphia. He was an Irish Catholic and there is a good bit to tell about him. One writer has confused him with Patrick Byrnes, whom Tom Moore called the "rich bookseller." But page, after page could be given of Patricks-Nowadays Patricks-Nowadays you can be certain that one of the name is an Irish Catholic but prior to the Revolutionary war it is safer to suppose or even to believe those of that name who are mentioned in records were not such. Irish Catholics did not iheu anywhere in America get much chance to be - anything noteworthy. note-worthy. . I think it is only within the past three-quarters of a century that Patrick has become exclusively an Irish Catholic name. From . about 1830 thi Presbyterian Irish in this country became aggressively aggress-ively hostile towards Catholicity vindictively so, From about that time the name Scotch-Irish be-.came be-.came distinctively applied to themselves by the Presbyterian Irish to mark them as apart from the Catholic Irish whom they were assailing. Both had heretofore been classed as Irish. The Presbyterians called themselves "Irish" were so called by others. Speaking generally they were th? Trish then in America as Catholic Irish immigration immigra-tion was scant and did not come in streams until, say 1840, though there was a noticeable coming of these people from 1S20. or thereabouts. When the religious bitterness became marked by occasional disturbances between the "Orangemen" "Orange-men" and the Irish Catholics thn Irish Presbyterians Presby-terians became "Scotch-Irish." . The. Cat-holies bo-came bo-came simply the Irish and so remain. The period of the "Stuffed Paddies" on St.-Patrick's day came to irritate the Catholics and to lead to blows, though very often in earlier days Maxell 17 wa3 t commemorated by the Irish Presbyterians" and tho names of such figure among the prominent Irishmen Irish-men of those days. , As bigotry grew blacker and more aggressive "Patrick" soon became wholly Irish Catholic. Too many of our people became ashamed of it and would not burden their children with a name they f would be ashamed of when grown up. So you find j few Irish Catholics whose chiklren were born in f this country to be named Patrick. So it was with "Bridget." Scotch, and especially English, women were in times called Bridget but none arc now. So when you hear of "Patrick" in American history, say between 125 and more certainly before be-fore '1800, don't assume they were Irish Ca'holics. They may have even been English,-but more cer- ! tainly were Scotch. - |