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Charity Matthews 1808–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1808

Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: William Bedsole

Mother: Sarah Bedsole

Spouse(s): Thomas Parker, Edward Briggs

Children(s): Virginia Briggs, William Parker, William Parker, Henry Parker, William Parker, Johnathan Parker, Stephen Parker, Caroline Parker, Susan Hall, James “Jim”, Erasmus Parker, Gibson "Gipson"

Charity Matthews was born in 1808 in Bladen, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Henry Bedsole And Sarah Sally Smith Smyth Bedsole. Charity Matthews married Edward Briggs, Thomas Parker, and had children including Caroline Parker Parker, Erasmus Parker, Gibson L Parker Gipson, Henry Willis Parker, James Mack Parker Jim, Johnathan Parker, Stephen R Parker, Susan Parker Hall, Virginia Jennie Briggs, William Thomas Parker. Charity Matthews passed away in 1885 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Charity Matthews was born in 1808 in Bladen, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Henry Bedsole And Sarah Sally Smith Smyth Bedsole.
  • Charity Matthews married Edward Briggs, Thomas Parker, and had children including Caroline Parker Parker, Erasmus Parker, Gibson L Parker Gipson, Henry Willis Parker, James Mack Parker Jim, Johnathan Parker, Stephen R Parker, Susan Parker Hall, Virginia Jennie Briggs, William Thomas Parker.
  • Charity Matthews passed away in 1885 in North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bedsole
1773–1825
Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
WB
Sarah Bedsole
1782–1850
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Thomas Parker
1817–1880
Birth Location: Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
TP
Edward Briggs
1796–1885
Birth Location: Gates County, North Carolina, USA
EB

Children(s)

Virginia Briggs
1835–
Birth Location: North Carolina
VB
William Parker
1830–1901
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina, USA
WP
William Parker
1830–1901
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina, USA
WP
Henry Parker
1840–1887
Birth Location: Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
HP
William Parker
1830–1901
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina, USA
WP
Johnathan Parker
1833–1910
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States of America
JP
Stephen Parker
1845–1913
Birth Location: Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
SP
Caroline Parker
1837–1915
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
CP
Susan Hall
1844–
Birth Location: Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
SH
James “Jim”
1853–1934
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
J“
Erasmus Parker
1858–
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
EP
Gibson "Gipson"
1855–1932
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
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Charity Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Charity Matthews
1808–1885
Birth Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William Henry Bedsole
1773–1825
Beaver Dam, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sally Smith Smyth) Bedsole
1782–1850
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Bertram Bedsole) Sr
1750–1825
Beaverdam, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Jones
1753–1820
Beaverdam Township, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
James Smith
1765–1820
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth Smith) (Phipps)
1768–
Natchez, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Frances Prestwood
1741–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charity Matthews's Descendants

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Charity Matthews (10 Feb 1808–1885) m. Thomas Parker (1817–12 June 1880) m. Edward Briggs (1796–Bef Jul 1885)
  1. 1. Virginia ("Jennie") Briggs 1835– m. Thomas (Edward) PARKER 1831–1927
    1. 1. Henrietta Parker 1861–1894 m. Eugene (Buchanan) Small 1856–1933
      1. 1. Lena Small 1892–1953 m. Joseph (Frank) Olds 1886–1933
        1. 1. Curtis (John) Olds 1921–2001 m. María (Victoria Nikas Y Griffith Daniels Folkmann) Tysciewicz 1922–1994 m. Annie (Leolin) Jarvis 1919–1989
        2. 2. Herman (Worth) Olds 1912–1996 m. Clara Weeks 1913–1981
        3. 3. Rufus Olds 1914–1996 m. Jennie (Adele) Griffen 1909–1979 m. Evelyn (Clair) Mathias 1912–1983
        4. 4. Louise (Edna Olds Gray) Redmond 1915–1946 m. Nelson (Holmes) Gray 1911–1965 m. Edgar (E) Redmond 1914–1983
        5. 5. Pauline (M) Powers 1916–1990 m. Floyd (Elmo) Powers 1908–1969
        6. 6. Talmond (Hersey) Olds 1919–1998 m. Helen (Irene) Reinhardt 1910–1968
        7. 7. Parker (Eddie) Olds 1919–1995 m. Ruth (P.) Olds 1921–2011
        8. 8. Small (Ross) Olds 1924–2014 m. Elsie (Olexa) Olds 1924–
        9. 9. James (Frank) Olds 1925–1998 m. Marjorie (A.) Franklin 1940–2014 m. Pauline (Cartwright) Old 1927–2011
        10. 10. Forrest (Paul Old) Sr 1927–2007 m. Margaret (Ann) Southerland 1931–2021
        11. 11. Faye (Elizabeth) Olds 1932–2015 m. Carl (Douglas) Swain 1930–1999 m. George (Joseph Woods) Jr 1930–2019 m. Carlyle (Douglas Swain) Sr 1930–1999
        12. 12. George (Ray) Olds 1922–2001 m. Kathryn (Carolyn) Turner 1935–2015 m. Florine (Lucille) Godfrey 1925–2017
      2. 2. Hersey (Bechanon) Small 1897–1954 m. Effie McPherson 1906–2001 m. Olethia (Bernice) Cartwright 1898–1993
        1. 1. Beulah (Marie) Small 1925–1993 m. James (W) Penn 1921–
        2. 2. Gladys (Rae) Small 1927–2024
        3. 3. Maggie (Lee) Small 1928–2008 m. James (Nathaniel) Sawyer 1924–
        4. 4. Jack (Bernard Small) Cartwright 1916–1988
      3. 3. Lizzie (M) Small 1894–1974 m. Reginald (Potts) Whitehurst 1891–1983
        1. 1. William (A) Whitehurst 1920–2014
        2. 2. Evelyn (Marie) Whitehurst 1914–1977
        3. 3. Martha (Frances) Whitehurst 1929–1994 m. John (Lloyd) Baker 1929–1968
        4. 4. Reginald (Eugene Whitehurst) Sr 1916–2006
      4. 4. Joseph (Wallace) Small 1884–1965 m. Edith (M) Purnell 1883–1963
        1. 1. William (Eugene) Small 1911–2009
        2. 2. Pauline (Ellen) Small 1913–1977
        3. 3. Dorothy (Lee) Small 1918–2007
      5. 5. Eugene Small 1888–1908
      6. 6. Rufus (Brooks) Small 1891–1966 m. Pearl (Arvilla) Temple 1892–1947
        1. 1. Emily (Irene) Barnes 1929–2011 m. Verlin (Fax) Barnes 1924–2010
        2. 2. Helen (A) Sluppick 1926–2007 m. Frank (Joseph) Slubpick 1925–2007
        3. 3. Billie (Rufus) Small 1931–1993
        4. 4. Mildred (Florence) Small 1920–2016 m. Thomas (Edward) Swain 1916–1979
        5. 5. Lillian (Henrietta) Small 1924–2017 m. Merrill (W.) Smith 1924–1968 m. Leo (Patrick) Jeffords 1925–2000
      7. 7. Etta Small 1892–1953
      8. 8. Surry (Parker) Small 1890–1934 m. Anna (Elizabeth Dail) Small 1893–1974
        1. 1. Surry (P) Small 1913–1984 m. Elizabeth (Lavenia (Wommack)) SMALL 1921–2016
        2. 2. Elenor (Virginia) Small 1916–
    2. 2. William (Thomas) Parker 1858–1912 m. Coronet (Nettie) Rice 1860–1900 m. Hattie (L.) Spence 1873–1928 m. Cora Parker 1880–
      1. 1. Nettie (Madeline) Parker 1896–1995
        1. 1. Thomas Rice 1931–2022
      2. 2. Clyde Parker 1902–1941
      3. 3. Minnie (T) Parker 1881–
      4. 4. Tom Parker 1890–
      5. 5. Sam Parker 1891–
      6. 6. William Parker 1893–
      7. 7. John Parker 1902–
      8. 8. Lucille Parker 1907–
      9. 9. Ernest Parker 1911–
      10. 10. Hazel (Virginia) Parker 1903–
      11. 11. Rosco Parker 1910–
    3. 3. Robert Parker 1869–1926
    4. 4. Annie Parker 1866–1934 m. Mercer (J) Bell 1857–1941
      1. 1. Milton Belle 1889–
      2. 2. Thomes (E) Belle 1891–1960
      3. 3. Corlous Belle 1894–
      4. 4. Cathrine Belle 1896–
      5. 5. Garlen Belle 1899–1964
      6. 6. Carlton Bell 1894–1954
      7. 7. Virginia Bell 1902–1953
      8. 8. Selma Bell 1905–
    5. 5. Ella Parker 1867–
    6. 6. George Parker 1875– m. Estelle Parker 1883–1959
      1. 1. Estelle (Badger) Parker 1924–
    7. 7. Rosco (Briggs Griffin) Parker 1873–1931
    8. 8. Walter Parker 1871–
    9. 9. G (T) Parker 1852–
    10. 10. David (W) Parker 1854–1908
  2. 2. William (Thomas) Parker 1830–1901
  3. 3. William (Thomas) Parker 1830–1901
    1. 1. Lorena (Alto) Parker 1870–1909
  4. 4. Henry (Willis) Parker 1840–1887
    1. 1. Annie Parker 1875–1903
      1. 1. james (Robert) Booker 1897–1973
  5. 5. William (Thomas) Parker 1830–1901
    1. 1. Lorena (Alto) Parker 1870–1909
      1. 1. Brownie (Kathleen) Chitty 1908–1985
        1. 1. T (J) Cullifer 1926–
  6. 6. Johnathan Parker 1833–1910
    1. 1. Elisha Parker 1868–1936
      1. 1. Willie (Edward) Parker 1894–1945
        1. 1. William (Freeman) Parker 1913–1992
  7. 7. Stephen (R) Parker 1845–1913
  8. 8. Caroline (Parker) Parker 1837–1915
  9. 9. Susan (Parker) Hall 1844–
  10. 10. James (Mack Parker) “Jim” 1853–1934
  11. 11. Erasmus Parker 1858–
  12. 12. Gibson (L Parker) "Gipson" 1855–1932

Charity Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1808
10 Feb 1808
Birth of Charity Matthews in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1885
1885
Age 77
Death of Charity Matthews in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1808
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
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