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James Matthews 1739 – 1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1739

Birth Location: Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 12 Mar 1822

Death Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Mathis

Mother: Elizabeth Bright

Spouse(s): Wilhelmina Dean

Children(s): Elizabeth Matthews, William Matthews, Lurania Matthews, Aaron Matthews, Hezakiah Matthews, Jeremiah Matthews, James Matthews, Margaret Matthews, Benjamine Matthews, Absolem Matthews, Reuben Matthews

In 1739, James Matthews ⚜📕 entered the world in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia Colony, born to Thomas Mathis and Elizabeth Bright. James Matthews ⚜📕 married Wilhelmina Dean, and had children including Elizabeth Matthews, William Mathis Matthews, Lurania Raney Matthews, Aaron Matthews, Hezakiah Matthews, Jeremiah Matthews, James Matthews, Margaret Matthews, Benjamine Matthews, Absolem Matthews, Reuben Matthews. James Matthews ⚜📕 passed away in 1822 in Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1739, James Matthews ⚜📕 entered the world in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia Colony, born to Thomas Mathis and Elizabeth Bright.
  • James Matthews ⚜📕 married Wilhelmina Dean, and had children including Elizabeth Matthews, William Mathis Matthews, Lurania Raney Matthews, Aaron Matthews, Hezakiah Matthews, Jeremiah Matthews, James Matthews, Margaret Matthews, Benjamine Matthews, Absolem Matthews, Reuben Matthews.
  • James Matthews ⚜📕 passed away in 1822 in Surry, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mathis
1709 – 1765
Birth Location: Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Bright
1710 – 1779
Birth Location: Pasquotank, Pasquotank, Colony of North Carolina, British Co, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Wilhelmina Dean
1750 – 1820
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Matthews
1777 – 1848
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA
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William Matthews
1781 – 1865
Birth Location: Surry Co., North Carolina, USA
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Lurania Matthews
1784 – 1826
Birth Location: Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
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Aaron Matthews
1790 – 1836
Birth Location: Surrey Co., North Carolina, USA
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Hezakiah Matthews
1790 –
Birth Location: Surrey Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
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Jeremiah Matthews
1790 –
Birth Location: Surrey Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
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James Matthews
1791 –
Birth Location: surrey county, North Carolina, USA
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Margaret Matthews
1792 –
Birth Location: Surrey Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
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Benjamine Matthews
1807 –
Birth Location: –
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Absolem Matthews
Birth Location: Surrey Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
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Reuben Matthews
Birth Location: Surry Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
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James Matthews's Ancestors

Self
James Matthews
1739 – 1822
Birth Place: Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia Colony
Parents
Thomas Mathis
1709 – 1765
Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Bright
1710 – 1779
Pasquotank, Pasquotank, Colony of North Carolina, British Co, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Matthews's Descendants

1.
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James Matthews (4 Aug 1739 – 12 Mar 1822) m. Wilhelmina Dean (1750 – 1820)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Matthews (1777 – 1848)
  2. 2. William (Mathis) Matthews (1781 – 22 Jun 1865) m. Susanna Flynn ( – 1 Oct 1862)
    1. 1. Minnie (Catherine) Matthews
    2. 2. Hezekiah Matthews
  3. 3. Lurania (Raney) Matthews (15 April 1784 – 1826) m. Burrell Martin (1775 – 1830)
    1. 1. Winnie (Jane) Martin (1808 – 1882)
    2. 2. Faithia Martin (1809 – 1893) m. Eli Smith
      1. 1. Lydia Smith (13 March 1832 – 20 April 1912) m. John Bond (23 July 1832 – 13 January 1914)
        1. 1. Eli (Smith) Bond (7 April 1871 – 19 June 1949) m. Anna Bond (27 August 1886 – 29 January 1948)
        2. 2. John (Henry) Bond (19 February 1876 – 10 April 1928)
      2. 2. Alsey Smith (1844 – 1910)
    3. 3. Moses (S) Martin (1814 – 1896)
    4. 4. Lydia Martin (1816 – 19 Jun 1911) m. Lewis Allen (13 Apr 1816 – 25 Nov 1851) m. Louis Franklin
      1. 1. Charlotte Allen (11 Jan 1836 – 26 Sep 1924) m. Stephen Goens (1836 – 24 Sep 1896)
        1. 1. John (Wesley) Goens (4 November 1856 – 13 Aug 1900) m. Ida (Cleo) Beam (14 August 1860 – 4 August 1904)
        2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Goens (26 Nov 1855 – 27 Aug 1925) m. Jesse Durham (1855 – 1890) m. Samuel Butler (22 Oct 1837 – 20 Sept 1908) m. Mattinson
        3. 3. William (N.) Goens (Abt 1861 – 6 Apr 1932) m. Anna (Elizabeth) Sanderson m. Maria (Belle) Durham (27 May 1861 – 3 Feb 1931)
        4. 4. Abigail Goens (1864 – ) m. John Dill (1860 – )
        5. 5. Louis (Franklin) Goens (12 January 1866 – 2 October 1949) m. Addie Butler (February 1871 – 8 December 1965)
        6. 6. Daniel (B) Goens (2 Sep 1866 – 29 Oct 1944) m. Letha (Ellen) Smallwood (29 March 1870 – 18 March 1943)
        7. 7. Lydia Goen (Jan 1869 – 21 Apr 1909) m. Rensselaer Scott
        8. 8. Thomas Goens (6 Feb 1870 – 18 Dec 1953) m. Dora (Adeline) Lucas (18 May 1883 – 1 Apr 1932) m. Harriet (Elizabeth) Wayman (6 May 1879 – 6 May 1952)
        9. 9. Theodore Goen (3 Feb 1871 – 6 Aug 1961) m. Leona Easton (abt 1877 – 1961)
        10. 10. Marshall (William) Goens (12 Jan 1876 – 16 December 1953) m. Martha (C) McHague (9 Oct 1883 – 27 Apr 1964)
        11. 11. Homer Goens (10 March 1878 – 8 July 1953) m. Dilla Weddle (16 Mar 1874 – 22 Jan 1937) m. Carrie Schneider (abt 1883 – )
        12. 12. James (Milton) Goens (3 Jun 1881 – 10 Feb 1953) m. Sophia Davis (4 Apr 1890 – 19 Jul 1977) m. Mary (Louise) Henderson (2 January 1886 – 8 October 1951)
      2. 2. Lethea (Jane) Allen (9 October 1840 – 27 Jul 1896) m. David (Beckwith) George (15 February 1841 – 9 June 1904)
        1. 1. Almeda Bryant (8 November 1860 – 2 February 1931)
        2. 2. Lydia (Margaret) George (5 October 1862 – 14 Sep 1917) m. James (Scott) Hall (17 January 1862 – 20 July 1948) m. Charles (Minor) Peed (6 May 1859 – 25 December 1946)
        3. 3. Barbara (Elizabeth) George (14 February 1865 – 25 March 1926)
        4. 4. William (Lewis) George (24 May 1868 – 8 April 1938)
        5. 5. Cordelia George (17 May 1871 – 25 November 1930)
        6. 6. Mary (M) George (1875 – )
        7. 7. Thomas (J) George (1879 – 26 September 1950)
      3. 3. Betty (J) Allen (1841 – )
      4. 4. Mary (E.) Allen (abt 1843 – 27 Oct 1850)
      5. 5. Nancy (C.) Allen (1845 – 21 Jan 1919)
      6. 6. William (Riley) Allen (June 1849 – 20 Oct 1937) m. Lucinda (Jane) Scott (9 January 1850 – 10 April 1930)
        1. 1. Benjamin (H) Allen (31 December 1888 – 19 February 1955)
      7. 7. Moses (N.) Allen (Jul 1849 – 15 December 1918) m. Mary Henderson (16 June 1869 – 15 September 1909)
        1. 1. Stephen (L.) Allen (10 December 1876 – 12 June 1905)
        2. 2. Effie Allen (15 November 1879 – 6 February 1904)
        3. 3. Alex (H) Allen (2 February 1881 – 2 September 1905)
        4. 4. Franklin (Lewis) Allen (19 March 1883 – 14 April 1970) m. Alice (Ione) Spies (16 December 1887 – 14 February 1977)
        5. 5. Elsie (M.) Allen (28 July 1885 – 10 December 1905)
        6. 6. Otis (Sherman) Allen (1887 – 1965) m. Ruth (LaBelle) Whitney (2 Aug 1892 – May 1978)
        7. 7. Manda Allen (Feb 1890 – )
        8. 8. Harry Allen (Aug 1891 – )
        9. 9. Ralph (M) Allen (10 Feb 1895 – )
        10. 10. Ruth Allen (Sep 1897 – )
        11. 11. Nellie Allen (19 November 1900 – 19 November 1991)
      8. 8. Zimiri (Lor) Allen (4 Jul 1852 – 29 Sep 1923) m. Delila (Ann) Cummings (19 Oct 1860 – 29 Feb 1936)
        1. 1. Pearl (Ann) Allen (3 Oct 1877 – 29 Jan 1964)
        2. 2. John (Andrew) Allen (10 April 1884 – 7 April 1962)
        3. 3. Lillie (Dean) Ross (4 April 1900 – 7 March 1982)
      9. 9. Winnie (E) Allen (Abt 1860 – 27 Jul 2002)
      10. 10. Eunice Allen (9 Nov 1861 – 4 Feb 1943)
      11. 11. Lewis (F.) Allen
      12. 12. Ezekiel Franklin (1837 – )
      13. 13. Frank Franklin
      14. 14. Isaac (Newton) Allen (20 August 1857 – 2 September 1937) m. Polly (Elizabeth) Allen (August 1859 – 1 January 1944)
        1. 1. Emmett Allen (1882 – 1962)
        2. 2. Richard (Otho) Allen (24 February 1886 – 3 February 1974)
        3. 3. Belva (Lockwood) Hickman (6 February 1890 – 10 July 1966)
        4. 4. Lawrence (Earl) Allen (1 January 1892 – 24 October 1958)
        5. 5. Oscar Allen (24 August 1895 – 5 February 1973)
        6. 6. Mabel (May) George (24 August 1897 – 27 August 1986)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Martin (15 Mar 1818 – 12 Jun 1881) m. John Cody (Abt 1815 – )
      1. 1. Lourania Cody (21 January 1835 – 3 October 1906) m. Charles (Anderson) McIntosh (10 June 1833 – 24 January 1912)
        1. 1. Eli McIntosh (18 April 1850 – 24 February 1941)
        2. 2. Mary Hensley (27 March 1857 – 31 July 1905)
        3. 3. Letha Young (12 May 1857 – 7 February 1942)
        4. 4. Darius McIntosh (7 June 1858 – 26 December 1941)
        5. 5. Lyons McIntosh (1 January 1860 – 20 February 1949)
        6. 6. Moses (Coday) McIntosh (29 July 1866 – 7 September 1942)
        7. 7. R. (N.) McIntosh (6 November 1866 – 14 August 1928)
        8. 8. John McIntosh (26 November 1870 – 27 October 1958)
        9. 9. Angeline McIntosh (12 April 1872 – 17 July 1896)
        10. 10. Arminda Gray (12 April 1873 – 28 February 1911)
        11. 11. H. (E.) McIntosh (14 July 1879 – 4 July 1915)
      2. 2. Catharine Coday (Abt 1858 – )
    6. 6. Louraine Martin (1825 – 1856)
      1. 1. Catherine (A) Lane (1849 – ) m. William (Fort Lepland) Elkins (6 October 1844 – 26 January 1921)
        1. 1. Willis (M) Elkins (12 September 1865 – 10 August 1949) m. Mary (Jane) Elkins (6 September 1865 – 27 October 1933)
    7. 7. Aletha (Ann) Martin (1825 – 1908) m. Stephen Lindsey (Abt 1816 – 27 June 1901)
      1. 1. Emily Lindsey (20 January 1849 – 10 July 1935) m. John (M.) Laing (8 February 1842 – 1 July 1921)
        1. 1. Nettie (May) Wilson (13 August 1869 – 14 June 1927)
        2. 2. Orlando (J.) Laing (1872 – 1941)
        3. 3. Chester (Augustus) Laing (19 Apr 1882 – 31 Aug 1968) m. Lillian (Mae) Johnson (abt 1879 – )
      2. 2. Edmund Lindsey (16 June 1849 – 9 February 1903)
      3. 3. Lurana Harrington (May 1851 – 1941)
      4. 4. Frank Lindsey (Abt 1858 – )
      5. 5. Douglas Lindsey (Abt 1863 – )
  4. 4. Aaron Matthews (1790 – 1836)
  5. 5. Hezakiah Matthews (1790 – )
  6. 6. Jeremiah Matthews (1790 – )
  7. 7. James Matthews (1791 – )
  8. 8. Margaret Matthews (1792 – )
  9. 9. Benjamine Matthews (1807 – )
  10. 10. Absolem Matthews
  11. 11. Reuben Matthews

James Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1739
4 Aug 1739
Birth of James Matthews ⚜📕 in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia Colony
Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia Colony
1822
12 Mar 1822
Age 83
Death of James Matthews ⚜📕 in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1739
    Event Place: Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia Colony
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1822
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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