Richard Miller Patterson (abt. 1806 - 1852)

Born about 1806 in Virginia

Husband of Rachel Hart (Fleming) Patterson — married 24 Jan 1828 in Monongalia, West Virginia

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1852 at about age 46 in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia

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Biography

Prior to RMP marriage to Rachel Hart Fleming RMP leaves no easily traceable roots. On the 1850 Census RMP states he is 44, a gunsmith and born in Virginia. Can read and write. Date of birth estimated from this.

Sources

William Fleming Family (a genealogy) with a brief account of some other Flemings of Delaware; by Franklin Marion Brand, 1880-_; old catalog at Library of Congress; call# CS71.F612 1941. Exceptional resource with the entirety of the Fleming Family detailed back to the immigrant William Fleming. Lacks cites but the information provided has so far proved to be quite correct.

Marriage: West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com Transcript Richard M Patterson Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Rachael Fleming Spouse Gender: Female Marriage Date: 1828 Marriage Place: Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

Photo of marriage record: "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBC8-6XN : 4 December 2014), Richard M Patterson and Rachael Fleming, 1828; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,910

1830; Census Place: Western District, Monongalia, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 191; Page: 411; Family History Library Film: 0029670 Transcript Richard Patterson Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Western District, Monongalia, Virginia Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 3 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1 Total Free White Persons: 4 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4

1840 census: Year: 1840; Census Place: West Monongalia, Monongalia, Virginia; Roll: 567; Page: 106; Image: 577; Family History Library Film: 0029689 Transcript Richard M Patterson Home in 1840 (City, County, State): West Monongalia, Monongalia, Virginia Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 3 Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 8 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 Total Free White Persons: 10 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 10

1850 Census: Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Marion, Virginia; Roll: M432_958; Page: 230A; Image: 461 Transcript Richard M Patterson Age: 44 Birth Year: abt 1806 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: Western District, Marion, Virginia, USA Race: White Gender: Male Family Number: 1011 Household Members: Name Age Richard M Patterson 44 Almeda Patterson 22 John Patterson 21 William Patterson 18 Priscilla Patterson 17 George Patterson 15 David Patterson 13 Henry Patterson 11 Mary Patterson 10 Louisiana Patterson 8

History and Progress of the County of Marion, West Virginia, From its Earliest settlement by the Whites, Down to the Present, together with Biographical Sketches of its Most Prominent Citizens, by George A. Dunnington, Fairmont, WV, George A. Dunnington, Publisher, 1880. Page 17.

West Virginia Cemetery Readings, 1941, Ancestry.com Transcript Richard M. Patterson District: Fairmont Cemetery: Fleming #2 Birthdate: - - 1806 Death Date: 1 Jul 1852 Relative: Rachel H. Patterson Relation to relative: h Survey Date: 22 Feb '46 Cemetery Description: Locust Ave. Extension, Fairmont, at Fleming Memorial Presbyterian Church. Established 1800; extent, 1 acre; no restrictions as to type and placing of markers; fenced; not landscaped; condition, fair. Lots not marked; graves marked by monuments and wooden slabs; lots not for sale; no burial records kept; no longer in use as burial ground. Earliest stone dated 1810. One Spanish American War veteran buried here. Was originally a private cemetery for the Fleming family. Burials no longer made because of crowded condition. Marked graves. 61; unmarked graves, unknown. For stone readings see p. 40. Apr. 19, 1937

West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, Ancestry.com Transcript Name: R. M. Patterson Death Date: 4 Jul 1852 Burial Place: Fairmont, West Virginia Cemetery Name: Archie Fleming Gender: Male FHL Film Number: 464957

West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1978, Wills; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Marion County); Probate Place: Marion, West Virginia, Ancestry.com Transcript Richard M Patterson Probate Date: 1852 Probate Place: Marion, West Virginia, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1852 Inferred Death Place: West Virginia, USA Item Description: Wills, Vol 1-3, 1842-1903 Names all the children and executor William B Fleming, Rachel's brother.

Fleming Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia USGENWEB - Submitted by David Knight, [dmknight@intelos.net], April 2000 Fleming Memorial Presbyterian Church Located at Rt. 19 and Country Club Road Fairmont, WV This is a cemetery located just as you enter Fairmont on SR19N coming from Monongah. It is located in the front lawn of Fleming Memorial Presbyterian Church and is easily visible from the road.