| 1. | James Matthews, Jr. was born on 12 Aug 1739 in Dublin, Ireland, or Pennsylvania (son of James Matthews (Mathes), Sr. and Mary McGill); died on 15 Mar 1825 in Southport, Maury Co, Tennessee; was buried in Matthews Cem, Southport, Maury Co, Tennessee. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military: 14 Jun 1781, Revolutionary War, Guilford Co, North Carolina
- Property: 1 Apr 1783, Surry Co, North Carolina
- Property: 4 May 1790, Surry Co, North Carolina
- Residence: Abt 1810, Maury Co, Tennessee
Notes:
Revolutionary War Soldier
1739?1825
1. James Matthews (1739?1825), son of James Matthew Sr. and his wife Mary (McGill) Matthews was born in Pennsylvania on 12 August 1739. After the death of his father he became "Sr.," and that is on his tombstone in the Matthews Cemetery in Maury County, Tennessee. James purchased 500 acres of land near John Hanna and raised his family on Stewart Creek, Surrey County, North Carolina. He participated in the Battle of Alamance as a "Regulator." After the outbreak of the Revolutionary War he enlisted as a private in the North Carolina Line as a resident of Guilford County. He served as a private in Blount's Company, North Carolina troops, for eighteen months, beginning 17 December 1779. Next, he enlisted on 14 June 1781 for a twelve-month term in CPT Thomas Donoho's Company, 4th Regiment North Carolina Continental Line. About 1810 he moved his family from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, with the family of Samuel Scott other members of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church to Maury County, Tennessee, settling in the Campbellsville Pike area. James was a co-founder of the Hopewell A.R.P. Church. He died on 15 March 1825, and was buried in the Matthews Cemetery in Maury County. In his last will and testament, which he executed on 4 June 1819, he mentioned his surveying instruments.
James married Miss Mary Doak on 5/6 February 1766 in Rowan County (which later became Guilford County), North Carolina. She was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia, on 30 June 1749, and died in Maury County, Tennessee, on 7 March 1833, aged "near 84 years." James and Mary (Doak) Matthews had six sons and six daughters, and at least three of them moved to Maury County with their parents.
Information provided by Earl
One of the founders of the Hopewell A.R.P. Church
(findagrave)
from Turner Matthews:
James Matthews Jr. and Mary Doak moved to Maury County as early as 1810. Their children John, Robert, Joseph, Martha (Hanna), Agnes (Harris) and Abner also moved to Maury County. After his parents' death, Abner moved to Texas and died there.
Birth:
Helen Harrell's Book, James Stuart and Mary Doak Matthews of Wilcox County, Alabam, claims that James Matthews, Sr. emigrated from Ireland to Boston in 1718. If that is true, then James Jr. must have been born in America. However, several Maury County Bibles and family lores state that James Jr. was born in Ireland. He was known as "Irish Jimmy."
(from Turner Matthews via email 12/30/2014)
Military:
James participated in the Battle of Alamance as a "Regulator." After the outbreak of the Revolutionary War he enlisted as a private in the North Carolina Line as a resident of Guilford Co. He served as a private in Blount's Company, North Carolina troops. He enlisted on 14 Jun 1781 for 12 months in Capt. Thomas Donoho's Company, 4th Regiment North Carolina Continental Line.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maury/cemetery/MatthewsCemetery/Ma136.htm
Property:
Surry County N.C. Wills
1 Apr 1783, James Matthews & wife Mary to John Flemming for L100 VA money, 300 acres on Stewarts Creek.
Property:
Surry County, N.C. Wills
4 May 1790 James Matthews & wife Mary to John Flemming for L200 VA mney, 192 acres Stewarts Creek adj John Hanna and Andrew Bailey. Edmond & Mordecai Fleming served in the War of 1812 from Surry Co. Surry Co. Minutes of the Court of P &QS.
Residence:
He moved to Maury Co., Tennessee around 1810 from Mecklenburg Co., N.C. with the family of Samuel Scott, settling in the Campbellsville Pike area.
Buried:
MATTHEWS, James, 12 Aug 1739 - 15 Mar 1825. 85-07-03. (Revolutionary War Soldier, one of the founders of Hopewell A. R. P. Church.)
"Sacred - to the memory of James Matthews who was born August the 12th, 1739 and departed this life March the 15th - 1825 Aged 85 years, 7 months & 3 days."
and
MATTHEWS, Mary, 30 Jun 1749 - 7 Mar 1833. Aged near 84 years. (Nee Mary Doak, born in Lunenburg Co., Virginia; married 6 Feb 1766 to James Matthews.
"Sacred to the Memory of Mary Matthews, - SEN?? who departed this life March the 7th, 1833 aged near 84 years."
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maury/cemetery/MatthewsCemetery/Ma136.htm
James married Mary Doak in Feb 1766 in Rowan Co, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of John Doak, (Immigrant) and Mary Wilson(?)) was born on 30 Jun 1749 in Lunenburg Co, Virginia; was christened in Lunenburg Co, Virginia; died on 7 Mar 1833 in Southport, Maury Co, Tennessee; was buried in Matthews Cem, Southport, Maury Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- James Matthews, III was born on 23 Oct 1766 in Rowan Co, North Carolina; died in 1795 in Rowan Co, North Carolina.
- John Matthews was born on 24 Oct 1768 in Rowan Co, North Carolina; died on 20 Jul 1839 in Maury Co, Tennessee; was buried in Matthews Cem, Southport, Maury Co, Tennessee.
- Martha Matthews was born on 11 Dec 1770 in Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina; died on 19 Aug 1835 in Maury Co, Tennessee; was buried in Matthews Cem, Southport, Maury Co, Tennessee.
- Mary Doak Matthews was born on 17 Oct 1772 in Guilford Co, North Carolina; died on 22 Nov 1793 in Meckenburg Co, North Carolina.
- Robert Matthews was born on 20 Oct 1774 in Guilford Co, North Carolina; died on 12 Mar 1849 in Maury Co, Tennessee.
- William Doak Matthews was born in 1777 in Guilford Co, North Carolina; died before 1787.
- Abner Barnet Matthews was born on 21 Nov 1792 in Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina; died on 27 Dec 1862 in Travis Co, Texas.
- Joseph H. Matthews was born on 13 Jan 1779 in Surry Co, North Carolina; died on 7 Jun 1847 in Maury Co, Tennessee.
- Margaret Matthews was born on 27 Jun 1781 in Surrry Co, North Carolina; died about 1803 in Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina; was buried in Matthews Cem, Southport, Maury Co, Tennessee.
- Samuel Matthews was born on 27 Dec 1782 in Surry Co, North Carolina; died after 1840 in Wilcox Co, Alabama.
- Agnes Matthews was born on 8 Sep 1786 in Surry Co, North Carolina; died after Oct 1852 in Maury Co, Tennessee; was buried in Hopewell Cem, Maury Co, Tennessee.
- Prudence Matthews was born on 23 Mar 1789 in Surry Co, North Carolina; died in 1789 in Surry Co, North Carolina.
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1739 - 1825 (85 years)