A Guide to the Patteson Family Papers, 1734-1906 Patteson Family Papers, 1734-1906 24295

A Guide to the Patteson Family Papers, 1734-1906

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Accession Number 24295


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
24295
Title
Papers, 1734-1906
Physical Characteristics
4.15 cubic feet
Creator
Patteson Family
Physical Location
Personal Papers Collection, Acc. 24295
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Patteson Family Papers, 1734-1906. Accession 24295, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Deposited by George W. Patteson, 3 March 1955.

Biographical/Historical Information

The Patteson family was prominent in Buckingham County, Virginia, and in Nelson County, Virginia during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Both branches of the family descended from Thomas Patteson (ca. 1700-1745) of Albemarle County, Virginia.

Son Thomas Patteson (1734-1790) lived in Buckingham County. His son, David Patteson (1758-1846) became a prominent planter in the county and served as a major in the militia. David Patteson and his wife Judith (1761-1844) had twelve children, including David W. Patteson (1793-1851) who moved to Staunton, Virginia, and served in the Virginia House of Delegates, and James M. Patteson (1801-1862) who remained in Buckingham County and followed in his father's footsteps as a planter and militia major.

James M. Patteson and his wife Willie Ann Tompkins Patteson (b. 1817) had seven children, including George W. Patteson (1846-1926). Another son of Thomas Patteson, David Patteson (d. 1802) lived in what became Amherst, then Nelson County, Virginia. His son David R. Patteson (1810-1862) became a physician. David R. Patteson's son David Patteson (1810-1862) also became a doctor. He married Elizabeth Camm (b. 1815) and they had twelve children including Camm Patteson (1840-1909) and Sergeant S. Prentis Patteson (1856-1930) both of whom became lawyers in Albemarle County and Bedford County respectively. Their sister, Kate Patteson (b. 1855) married George W. Patteson of Buckingham County thereby reuniting the branches of the Patteson family.

Scope and Content Information

Papers, 1743-1906 (bulk 1820-1889), of the Patteson family of Buckingham County, Virginia, consisting of account books, accounts, agreements, Bible records, bonds, broadsides, correspondence, deeds, envelopes, estate records, genealogical notes, insurance policies, judicial records, memorandums, military commissions, minute books, passports, plats, powers of attorney, promissory notes, receipt books, receipts, reports, scrapbooks, surveys, tax records, and wills. Topics covered are the family histories of the David Patteson family of Buckingham County and the David Patteson family of Amherst County, Virginia; history of Buckingham and Amherst Counties; education of the Patteson children; Patteson family business interests; African Americans and slavery; Virginia politics and government; Patteson property in Mississippi; Buckingham County militia; the Civil War; railroads; overseers of the poor; and other matters.

Organization

Organized into the following six series:
I. Patteson Family Papers, 1743-1906.
II. Dr. David Patteson Family Papers, 1766 and 1830-1884.
III. Dibrell Estate Papers, 1799-1834.
IV. Charles Carter Estate Papers, 1821-1831.
V. Bible Records, Deeds, Wills, Commissions, Genealogical Notes.
VI. Account Books, Ledgers, etc., 1782-1893.

Contents List

Series I: Papers, 1743-1906
Box 1-5

Contains the papers of the Patteson family of Buckingham County, mainly David Patteson (1758-1846), James M. Patteson (1801-1862), and George W. Patteson (1846-1926) consisting of accounts, agreements, bonds, broadsides, correspondence, estate papers, judicial records, promissory notes, receipts, reports, surveys, tax records, and wills detailing the Pattesons' agricultural and business interests, including slaves, in Buckingham County and in Mississippi; and family matters. Of interest are letters from David W. Patteson of Staunton, Virginia, to James M. Patteson concerning Virginia politics during the 1830s and 1840s; letters from R. L. Patteson of Culpeper County, Virginia, to James M. Patteson concerning the early days of the Civil War; papers concerning James M. Patteson's Mississippi interests; an 1840 campaign biography of William Henry Harrison; and an 1831 arrest warrant for Peter Francisco for indebtedness.

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Series II: David Patteson Family Papers, 1766, 1830-1884
Box 5

Consists of the papers of the David Patteson family of Amherst, Bedford, and Nelson Counties, Virginia, mainly of David Patteson (1793-1862), Reuben Blakey Patteson (1834-1862), Camm Patteson (1840-1909), D. R. Patteson (1842-1861), Elizabeth Camm Patteson (b. 1815), and S. S. P. Patteson (1856-1930) of Bedford County and concerning family matters; business and agricultural concerns, including slaves; education of Reuben B. Patteson and Camm Patteson; family genealogical notes; and other matters. Of interest is a memorial concerning John Hampden Pleasants, editor of the Richmond Whig.

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Series III: Dibrell Estate Papers, 1799-1834
Box 5

Contains the estate papers of Anthony Dibrell (d. 1816) of Buckingham County including accounts, receipts, correspondence, and judicial records regarding the estate.

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Series IV: Charles Carter Estate Papers, 1821-1831
Box 6

Details the administration of the estate of Dr. Charles Carter (d. 1825) of Lancaster County, Virginia, by Joseph C. Cabell, and contains accounts, receipts, and correspondence concerning the estate.

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Series V: Bible Records, Deeds, Plats, Wills, Commissions, and Genealogical Notes
Box 6

Contains Bible records, deeds, plats, wills, commissions, and genealogical notes of both the Patteson family of Buckingham County and the Patteson family of Nelson County.

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Series VI: Account Books, Ledgers, etc., 1782-1893
Box 7-8

Contains account books, receipt books, ledgers, scrapbooks, and minute books of both branches of the Patteson family. Of interest are the farm account book and store account book of David Patteson of Buckingham County; a saw mill account book; a passport doubling as a scrapbook; and the scrapbook of S. S. P. Patteson of Bedford County and Richmond, Virginia.

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Oversize materials.
Boxes 9-10
Extent: 2 boxes.

These are oversized items pulled from the first eight boxes of the collection. Placeholder tabs for these items are filed within the first eight boxes.

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