Patrick William Bruffey was born 30 Apr 1840 in Bath, Pocahontas County, West Virginia the first of 7 children born to Margaret Ann Hartman b 01 Apr 1821 Pocahontas County, West Virginia d 19 Jan 1899 Crawford, Lewis County, West Virginia, and, James W Bruffey, Sr. b 28 Jan 1816 Pocahontas County, Virginia d 22 Oct 1902 in Lewis County, Virginia.

His siblings are:
- John Slaven 19 Apr 1843-25 Mar 1900 m. Mary Lavinia Rittenhouse 1846-1915, had nine children, 5 daughters & 4 sons.
- Janetta Blane b 30 Dec 1845 d. 30 Apr 1900, 14 Jun 1883, Lewis County m. Robert Anderson Moss b 1853 West Virginia, no known children.
- Joel Newton b 10 Aug 1848 d 26 Jan 1863, age 14 years
- Zilla Ellen b 1851 d Bet 1880-1900, m. 01 Apr 1878 Lewis County, West Virginia Joseph Hartwell Dennison b 15 Apr 1840 Hanson, Charles County, Virginia d 20 Oct 1917, Ohio, had a son, John Mark b 09 Sep 1881 Lewis County, West Virginia d 26 Sep 1946 Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio.
- Caroline b 23 Apr 1854, Lewis County, West Virginia d 20 Jan 1863 Lewis County, West Virginia, age 8 years.
- James W, Jr. b 10 Apr 1857 d. 17 Sep 1921 Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois m. 1885 Anna Elizabeth Strickler b 05 Dec 1859 Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois d 17 Jan 1920 Golden, Adams County, Illinois, they had a son, Elmer Luther b 04 Aug 1885 d 1921, age 64. He did not marry.

In 1868, Lewis County, West Virginia, Patrick first married Merceline Mary Bennett b 22 Feb 1846 d 01 Sep 1883. To this union the following 7 children were born:

- Albert Sydney 28 Oct 1869 Lewis County d 28 Jul 1958 Diana, Webster County, West Virginia; on 20 Apr 1899, m. Hulda Alice "Mary" Salisbury b Mar 1880 Guardian, Webster County, West Virginia d 13 Feb 1908 Webster County, West Virginia. To this union 4 children were born:
+ Cecil Patrick b 17 Jun 1900 Webster County, West Virginia d 03 Apr 1969 Akron, Summit County, Ohio m. 1927 Webster County, West Virginia Pearl Virgie Carpenter b 02 Dec 1905 Webster County, West Virginia d 28 Dec 1959 Akron, Summit County, Ohio, daughter of Elvira J. Lough Perrine b Jan 1874 West Virginia d 09 Jul 1926 Holly, Webster County, West Virginia, and, Theo Thomas P. Carpenter b Apr 1867 Webster County, West Virginia d 09 Jul 1939 Diana, Webster County, West Virginia, she has 10 siblings. To this union 3 children were born: JoAnn b 1931, Emogene b 1934 and Cecil Delene 1938.
+ Andrew Jackson b 25 Jan 1902 d 02 May 1988 Webster Springs, West Virginia, m 1924 Webster, West Virginia Mae Mildred Cool b 1910 West Virginia d. Apr 1992 Ohio, they had Betty K b 1927 and Bobbie Gene b 28 Feb 1928 d 04 Jul 1973 Parcoal, Webster County, West Virginia.
+ James Norman b 29 Jun 1904 Webster County West Virginia d 30 Mar 1999 Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, his occupation in 1930 was a Black Setter in a Saw Mill, m. 1923 Webster County, West Virginia Bessie McCartney b 22 Jan 1907 West Virginia d 01 Jun 1999 Webster County, West Virginia, they had 8 children: James Lawrence b 29 May 1924 Diana, Webster County, West Virginia d 29 Jan 2014 Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, Neleen b 1926, Marion b 1928, Mary Helen b 1930, Alice Bell b 1933, Homer Lee b 1935, Janet Marie b 1937, m. 15 Feb 1954 Webster County, Andrew Phil Cochran b 10 Aug 1934 Webster County, West Virginia d unknown and Shirley Naoma b 1939.
+ Roscoe Homer b 23 Jun 1906 d Aug 1993, did not marry.

- Homer Hansen b 27 Aug 1872 d 08 Jan 1965, m. Glenna Shaw Dever b 11 Nov 1891 d 28 Nov 1924, age 33. To this union was born Patrick and Shirley b 1945 m. 1967 Dwight Hardin b 1943, had Ruth Ann, Bonnie, and Andrew "Andy" b 1979.

- Emma Jane b Oct 1874 d 02 Apr 1953, Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, m. 1889 Brevard Peter Mustoe b 24 Jan 1870 d 19 Dec 1935, Bolair, Barbour County, West Virginia; they had five children: Ralph b 1900, Carl b 1903, Millie b 1906, Clarence 1908, and Leonard b 1915.

- Charles Frank b 15 Sep 1877 Lewis County, West Virginia d 01 Apr 1957 Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia

- Etta Bell "Ettie" b 03 Sep 1878 West Virginia d 24 Dec 1939 in Preston, West Virginia age 61, m. 07 Mar 1895, Webster County, West Virginia, James Henry Middleton Erwin b 26 Nov 1875 Gilmer County, West Virginia d 15 May 1951, they had 8 children: Ruth 1898-1994, Clelie "Eldie" 1900, Patrick Bhuman 1905-2004, Allie Merceline 1908, Mary F. 1911, Helen 1913, Bonnie B. Sep 1917, and Adranetta 05 Feb 1919-18 Jul 2009.

Patrick fought in the Civil War for Confederate States of America, he was a 1st Lieutenant in Co I, 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry from 1861-1865.

After Merceline Mary died in 1890, William Patrick m. 1892 Mary Ellen Devers b 20 Oct 1858 Taylor County, Virginia d 20 May 1932 Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia. They had six children:

- Hoke Percy, Sr. b 31 Aug 1893 d 05 Dec 1893 d 05 Dec 1972 Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina. In Webster County, West Virginia 1924, Hoke married Edythe Pearl Mustoe b 27 Jan 1906 d 18 Jun 1992. They had 5 children:
+ Eunice 'Emmie' Eugenia b 1926,
+ Phyllis June b 1928,
+ Clifford Paul b 29 Jan 1930 d 28 Feb 2001,
+ Hoke Percy, Jr. b 21 Jul 1932 d 11 Feb 2010, m. 07 Jun 1959 Dimple Dee Smith they had Patricia & Phyllis, both married and had a child.
+ Darrell Stuart b 1935 d 2009

- Zilah Edith, twin of William Thomas, Sr., b 17 Apr 1896 d 28 Oct 1991, age 95, in 1922 married Edward Swope b 1894 d 1930, to this union was born Edward Swope, Jr. in 1923. About 1932 Zilah married Charles Grover Robinson b 1890 d 1961, they lived in Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia according to the 1940 census, and her son, Edward Swope, age 17, was living with them. Zilah and Charles had a daughter Patricia Ann b 1935.

- William Thomas, Sr., twin of Zilah Edith, b 17 Apr 1896 d. 03 Jul 1974 m. 10 Jul 1918 Susan Alice "Abbie" Deaton b 17 Apr 1895 d 20 May 1990, to this union 3 children were born: William Thomas, Jr. b 1920, Helen E. b 1922 and Lewis R. b 1923.

- Mary stillborn 1898.

Patrick William led a full life, with 2 wives and raising elven children. Patrick William died on 03 Dec 1918 in West Virginia.