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Facts and Events
George Matthews was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
Sampson & George Matthews' land (Beverley Manor NE, 560 acres, 1765) as shown on the map meticulously drawn by J.R. Hildebrand, cartographer. This map is copyrighted©, used by permission of John Hildebrand, son of J.R. Hildebrand, April, 2009.
Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 21.--23d May, 1765. Same (From Robert Beverley) to Sampson and George Mathews, £20, 560 acres in Beverley Manor, including two hills called and known by the name of Betsey Bell and Mary Gray, Alexander Gibson'.s line; corner Col. Stewart's; McClanahan's corner. Delivered: Sampson, October, 1708.
- Page 24.--23d May, 1765. Same to same ((From Robert Beverley) to Sampson and George Mathews), £220, 1200 acres in Calfpasture on a branch of Calf Pasture called Elk Branch (Elk Run).
Will of Gen. George Matthews
From Chalkley's:
- Page 285.---24th October, 1806. George Mathews' will, Sr, of Mississippi Territory---To daughters, Rebecca Meriwether and Jane Telfair, land in Kentucky on Green River; to son, John Mathews' three sons, George, Archer and John Mathews, 1,000 acres on Ohio River four miles below mouth of Sciota; to son William's four sons, George, Francis Meriwether, Charles L., and Samuel B. Mathews, land on Dice Creek in Ohio; to wife, Mary; to Miss Sarah Carpenter Nelson. Executors, sons George and Charles L. Mathews. Teste: Lawrence Lewis, Archibald Lewis, John Cavit. Certified tru copy from Adams County, Mississippi Territory. Proved in Scott County, Ky.. September Court, 1813. Recorded in Augusta County, 27th September, 1813.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave.
- Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
- Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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