Patton in 2012, photo by cvanwagoner/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: William Rankin Patton
Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 14, 1954
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Will Patton is an American actor and audiobook narrator. His roles include No Way Out, The Postman, Armageddon, Gone in 60 Seconds, Remember the Titans, The Punisher, Minari, The Forever Purge, the series Falling Skies and Yellowstone, and the Halloween movies.
He is the son of Jan and Bill Patton. His father is a playwright, acting and directing instructor, and Lutheran minister, who served as a chaplain at Duke University. Bill was raised on a farm, where his parents ran a foster home for wayward teenagers.
Bill’s paternal grandfather was William Rankin Patton (the son of Benjamin/Benjiman/Ben F. Patton and Cona/Cora/Corna Morgan). William was born in North Carolina.
Bill’s paternal grandmother was LaNell Moye (the daughter of Malcolm Allen Moye and Ethel Rowell). LaNell was born in South Carolina. Malcolm was the son of Matthew Allen Moye and Sally/Sallie Brabham. Ethel was the daughter of Robert Walter D. Rowell and Susan Adelaide/Adalaide McRoy.
Bill’s maternal grandfather was surnamed McCleneghan.
Sources: https://charlestoncitypaper.com
Will’s paternal grandmother, LaNell Moye, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Will’s paternal great-grandmother, Ethel (Rowell) Moye – https://www.familysearch.org
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