 He married Peggy F. Patton and they had John M. Patton, Waller T. Patton, James F. Patton, Joseph F. Patton and William Patton, as well as daughters Lucy A. WIlliamson (who returned to live with the family by 1850) and Eliza Patton.Patton was elected a Jacksonian and Democrat to the United States House of Representatives originally to fill a vacancy in 1830, but he won re-election twice and served until 1838.He became chairman of the Committee on Territories from 1835 to 1839.