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- There is a reference "English Sirnames" that provides some information on the Patch name. Some names cited are Seman Pac or Pach died in 1177/8, Nicholas Pache from Oseney i 1248, Henry Patche from Bec c1248, and William Payche from SRSF in 1327. Pache is from pasches (Easter or Passover, the Hebrew holiday). It apparently was often given to anyone born around Easter time. It was used as a first name in the early days and then became a surname eventually. Other variations are Pack and Pach. Another source has the birth as 1528; maybe the William Payche and this person are the same. Still another record suggested that the name was indeed Payche. The same information can be found in the "New Dictionary of American Family Names" by Elsdon C. Smith. Some additional comments from Greg Patch in Australia on the above are as follows. The earlier records from Meare and Westbury sub-Mendip have 'Pache' and 'Pach' also occurs. There is also a 'Patchway' in Bristol and 'Patching' in Sussex that are derived from the Saxon 'Paecc,' which apparently means "plot of ground," hence "cabbage patch" etc. He adds to the debate with "It's something that will be a source of speculation as to whether we are the descendants of fools (as in the Shakesperrean foole) or of someone born at Easter." William may have had a daughter Jane; however, it seem more likely that this Jane (in the AF records) was confused with the Jane Patch (maiden name unknown) that was the wife of Nicholas, William's son. In the AF these two Jane's appear essentially the same. Without further research in England, this question remains unresolved. The Parish Registers of South Petherton show that he was buried. A recent listing from Greg Patch in Australia has a d. Elizabeth. This has been added, but there is no verification available. Still another suggested date b, 6/15/15614 from Lorraine Zigman. Doris Amsbury 's book indicated that research on the original records by Robert Rankin showed the NEHGR records of 1917 are one year in error, which could account for the many 1 year differences found in subsequent citations.
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1530 - 1575 (45 years)
