Called 'Blind David' because he was blind for thirty or forty years before his death, said caused by powder burns received in the Revolutionary War. Resided Little Nine Partners, Dutchess Co. and near West Point, NY during the Revolutionary War; Washington Co., NY by 1790; Onandaga Co., NY 1811- 12; Cook Co., IL, 1835; later Lockport, Will Co., IL; and WI. Operated saw and grist mill, Van Buren, NY. A good fiddler. Private in Capt. David Waterbury's Co., Col. Henry Ludington's Regiment, 7th New York from Dutchess Co. He participated on campaigns up and down the Hudson River . . . crops of his lands were taken to sustain the army in the field . . . contributed largely to the building of forts on the river Hudson . . . By tradition . . . participated in the Battle of Bemis Heights . . . had brothers Daniel, John, Peter and Jonathan in service. Three of his sons married McClaughry sisters, daughters of Matthew McClaughry from County Longford, Ireland, a Private in the Revolutionary War, settled at Salem, Washington, Co., NY, son of Thomas and Margaret (Swift) McClaughry.

1. 2. Thomas PADDOCK   b. 1774, Salem, Washington County, New York; d. Abt 1877, Knox County, Indiana.
2. 3. James PADDOCK   b. 1777/1778, Dutchess County, New York; d. 1854, Kankakee County, Illinois.
3. 4. Phebe PADDOCK   b. 10 May 1780, Dutchess County, New York; d. 14 Nov 1859, Homer, Will County, Illinois.
4. 5. David PADDOCK   b. 15 Sep 1781, Champlain, Clinton County, New York.
5. 6. Anna PADDOCK   b. Abt 1783, Champlain, Clinton County, New York.
6. 7. Levi PADDOCK   b. 25 Oct 1786, Champlain, Clinton County, New York; d. 4 Aug 1871, La Porte County, Indiana (probably).
7. 8. Mary PADDOCK   b. 8 Aug 1790, Champlain, Clinton County, New York; d. Illinois; bur. Mount Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois.
8. 9. William Don PADDOCK   b. 19 Sep 1793, Argyle, Washington County, New York; d. 27 Feb 1871, Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota.

He died aged 103.

Removed from Salem to Camillus, Onondaga Co., NY, 1 OCT 1805, then to Lockport, IL, 1835, later to Kankakee by 1850. Operated a saw and grist mill, Van Buren, NY. Merchant, Joliet, IL. Said to have lived once in Northern Indiana.

Lived northern Indiana

Lived Camillus, NY, Mentz, NY and Salem, Kenosha Co., WI. William, with his father, David and son, Francis went westward 1838 in covered wagons, settling "just west of what is now Kenosha, on the banks of a beautiful lake, later called Paddock's Lake, WI.