PATTON, JACOB [SSNE 1716]

Surname
PATTON
First name
JACOB, JAMES
Nationality
SCOT
Social status
GENTRY

Text source

James Patton was a governor at Jamagorod in 1582. He is also listed in Swedish military service in 1583. There was also a Jacob Patton as a citizen of Stockholm in 1580. It is not known if these were the same people or two separate individuals

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1582/6; 1583/1; T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), p.215.

Service record

SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM
Arrived 1580-01-01
Departed 1580-12-31
Capacity BURGESS, purpose CIVIC
SWEDEN, JAMAGOROD
Arrived 1582-01-01, as STATHALLARE
Departed 1582-12-31, as STATHALLARE, GOVERNOR
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY