Patrick is a direct descendant of Thomas & Nancy Agnes Alexander Welch of Rutherford, NC. Joseph Marcus & Catherine Deck Welch and their families lived in Macon & Swain Counties. Patrick is the son of Thomas Paul Welch of Macon Co. & Louise Case Welch of Iowa. Gail De Noce Welch is the daughter of Philip John De Noce, a 2nd generation Italian of Cliffside Park N.J. and Jocelyn Schultz De Noce of Portland Maine, whose family were lighthouse keepers, lobster fishermen, shipbuilders, and midwives on the coast of Maine.

Patrick is a direct descendant of Thomas & Nancy Agnes Alexander Welch of Rutherford, NC. Joseph Marcus & Catherine Deck Welch and their families lived in Macon & Swain Counties. Patrick is the son of Thomas Paul Welch of Macon Co. & Louise Case Welch of Iowa. Gail De Noce Welch is the daughter of Philip John De Noce, a 2nd generation Italian of Cliffside Park N.J. and Jocelyn Schultz De Noce of Portland Maine, whose family were lighthouse keepers, lobster fishermen, shipbuilders, and midwives on the coast of Maine.