0.8 Linear Feet, Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator
Payne, Ruffner R.
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/
Language
English
Abstract
Collection is chiefly composed of genealogical materials compiled by Ruffner R. Payne. It contains various types of genealogical
information for different West Virginia families from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Documents include charts,
notes, letters, certificates, pamphlets, narrative histories, and legal documents, and date from 1805 to 1943. Materials are
loosely arranged in alphabetical order by family name and vary in number and format for each family. Families for whom there
are several documents include the Fowke, Franklin, Furman, Payne, Rogers, and Ruffner families. A complete inventory of names
is available in the library. Collection also includes typewritten copies of journals and letters belonging to Henry Bedinger
(1753-1843) that detail his service in Boston as a member of Captain Hugh Stevenson's Company of Riflemen. Bedinger chiefly
records he unit's movements, places they camped, and engagements with the British. Bedinger served in defense of Fort Washington,
Pennsylvania, and was captured there in November 1776. He was held as a prisoner of war until his exchange in October 1780.
He later served as postmaster of Shepherdstown and a member of the Virginia Assembly. Collection also includes a bound volume
of typewritten letters to and from Henry Bedinger from September 1781 to 1799. Most letters are written to Bedinger during
the 1790s and pertain to Assembly meetings and Bedinger's business as a merchant. Letters written from Bedinger are typically
to his wife and friends and relate more to family matters.
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.
Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ruffner R. Payne, Collector, Genealogical Materials, A&M 1914, West Virginia
and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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