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Doris V. Welsh, Compiler, Varner and Patterson Families Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3543

Overview

Records relating to the Varner (Warner, Worner) and Patterson families of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The Varner records include copies of original deeds, surveys, warrants, and patents, and focus on the lands and movements of John, Jospeh, and Abraham Varner in Fayette, Washington, and Greene Counties in Pennsylvania, and Monongalia County, West Virginia, in the late 18th and 19th centuries. There is also a typescript timeline (1777-1830) for records regarding John Varner, manuscript genealogy notes, and three original registered letter receipts to and from Joseph Varner in Statler Run, West Virginia. Also includes court and land records regarding an 1870s land dispute between Abraham Varner and Jospeh Varner, a typed note about the Varner family cemetery in Rudolph's Run in Monongalia County, and a manuscript poem by M.S. Stockdale to one of the Varners. The Patterson records consist of copies of a survey, warrant, and patent; there is also a map of Fayette County homesteads relating to John Patterson's land, called Pattersonia, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in the late 18th century. The collection also includes Doris V. Welsh's notes derived from researching 'History of Fayette County Pennsylvania' by F. Elli., and one unidentified photograph of an oil derrick, presumably in western Pennsylvania or northern West Virginia. For additional materials related to the Varner family, please see A&M 3899.

Dates

  • Creation: 1787-1906
  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1787-1877

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (Summary: 1 in.)

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Related A&M Collections

3543, 3899

Title
Doris V. Welsh, Compiler, Varner and Patterson Families Papers, 1787-1906
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536