Martha "Patsy" Matthews

Martha married David Ward Sanders on 23 Dec 1854 in Navarro Co, Texas. David (son of Charles R. Saunders (Sanders) and Lucy Bessie Hatcher) was born in 1833 in Van Buren Co, Arkansas; died in 1891 in Huntsville, Madison Co, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Harvey Sanders was born in Apr 1855 in Henderson Co, Texas; died in 1927 in Polk Co, Arkansas.
2. Thomas Graham Sanders was born on 29 Dec 1857 in Henderson Co, Texas; died on 22 May 1934 in Clearwater, Pinellas Co, Florida.
3. Martha "Patsy" Sanders was born in 1860 in Texas; died after 1900.
4. Sarah Melvina Sanders was born in 1862 in Henderson Co, Texas; died in 1909 in Washington Co, Arkansas.
5. David Ward "Bud" Sanders was born on 5 Jul 1863 in Polk Co, Arkansas; died after 1920 in Oklahoma.

James married Martha Patricia Matthews on 10 Jul 1823 in Maury Co, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Robert Matthews, (son of who?) and Mary Ann Stewart) was born in 1805 in Tennessee; died in Aug 1844 in Kaufman Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Sarah Walker on 4 Aug 1803 in Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina. Sarah was born on 14 Apr 1785 in Mecklenburg Co, Virginia; died on 29 Aug 1855 in Maury Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

There is confusion about this Robert, Robert's spouse, and Robert's descendants, because there were two "Roberts." Two Robert Matthews were born in North Carolina at about
the same time; two Roberts moved to Maury County about the same time; and two Roberts lived and died in the same area of Maury County. There is no doubt that they were kin to each other, but the exact kinship has not been determined. One Robert was the likely the brother of John,
Joseph, and Martha Hanna, and the other Robert was likely a cousin.
Y-DNA testing has confirmed kinship of the "Cousin Robert" but has not clarified if "Cousin Robert" was indeed a cousin, or was the brother.
One Robert (this Robert, son of James Matthews and Mary Doak) married Mary McKinnon; the other Robert (Cousin) married Mary Ann Stewart. The family of Robert Matthews and Mary Ann Stewart is chronicled in the book, Sampson Stewart, His Royal Ancestors and Some of His Descendants.
(supplied by Turner Matthews via email 12/30/2014)

Robert married Mary Ann Stewart about 1800. Mary was born in 1783 in Guilford Co, North Carolina; died in 1864 in Columbia, Maury Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Notes:

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 Matthe - ws 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