A&M 3543Doris V. Welsh, Compiler, Varner and Patterson Families Papers, 1787-1906 A&M 3543Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave. P.O. Box 6069 Morgantown, WV 26506-6069Business Number: 304-293-3536wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.comURL:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:21:12 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Doris V. Welsh, Compiler, Varner and Patterson Families Papers Welsh, Doris V. A&M 3543 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/1938 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. 1787-1906 1787-1877 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. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Doris V. Welsh, Compiler, Varner and Patterson Families Papers, A&M 3543, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Related A&M Collections

3543, 3899

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.

Patterson family Varner family