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Facts and Events
Archer Matthews was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 190.--16th November, 1768. Archer Mathews to William Mathews, £100, his part of 299 acres willed to William and Archer by John Mathews, Sr., deceased, in Forks of James, on Mill Creek, corner Richard Mathews, William McBride's line; corner John Murry; corner tract belonging to John Mathews, Jr.'s heirs. Delivered: William Mathews, 18th March, 1771.
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
- Page 266.--6th January, 1770. Samuel Cowden and Mathew Cowden to John Graham and Daniel Kidd, £80, mortgage, Ys, acre in Staunton, part of a lot formerly James Hughes' and purchased by Col. David Stewart and Samuel Cowden and 15 acres of wood land belonging to the same and bounded by Sampson Mathews, Archer Mathews, James Hartgrove, Euphram Hughes, widow; being the same whereon Randal Lockhart and John Readpath now lives; also 1/2 acre lot lying above Daniel Kidd's and joining Water Street and divided by one street from a lot belonging to Doctor John Mathews, and 30 acres of woodland thereto belonging; also 1/2 acre lot in Staunton, formerly property of Joseph Bell bounded by Robert Reed and Doctor William Fleming's lots. Teste: John Virner.
Records in Kentucky
- Hardin County, Kentucky Deed Book I, pg. 275.
- IEnou know all to whom these presents shall come that I John Matthews Heir at Law of Archer Matthews Deceased of the County of Greenbrier and state of Virginia for and in consideration of the special trust and confidence I repose in John Willson of the County and state aforesaid do by these presents constitute and appoint the said John Willson my true and Lawfull attorney for me and in my name to act contract bargain and sell a certain tract or parcel of land on the waters of Green River on creek and state of Kentucky containing one thousand acres and when sold any money to receive and acquitanc_ to give for the same and any deed or accts to convey and acknowledge & assigns and confirming all acts bargains and or conveyances made or in any manner done by the said John Willson as fully and completely as if I myself were personally present. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this ___ day of ___ in the year of our Lord One Thousand seveen hundred and ___. {Signed] John Matthews.
- Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of ___.
- Greenbrier. This second day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety six. Came John Matthews ___ Heir at Law of Archer Matthews Dec'd. and personally acknowledged the above power of attorney to be his act and ___ before me Thomas Edgar one of the Justices for the said County. [signed] Tho. Edgar
- Virginia, Greenbrier. John Stuart Clerk of the said County do Certify that Thomas Edgar is one of the Commonwealth Justices of the peace for said County and duly qualifies to take the within acknowledgement in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed by seal the seal the seal of said being sent to Richmond to be recorded this 2nd day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety six. {Signed] John Stuart.
- At a Court held for Hardin County on Tuesday the 28 day of March 1797 ~ the foregoing letter of attorney with the several Certificates thereon Endorsed was produced in Court duly authenticated and ordered to be recorded.
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References
- ↑ POSSIBLE Record Match - for review, in Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer. Kentucky records: early wills and marriages, copied from court house records by regents, historians and the state historian; old bible records and tombstone inscriptions; records from Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Daviess, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby counties. (Lexington, Kentucky: Keystone Printery, Inc., c1932)
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RANDOM NOTES FROM SUITS FILED IN OFFICE OF CIRCUIT CLERK
John Archer vs. Archer Matthews, Box 120, Feb.-Apr., 1803
John Archer was deputy sheriff under James Henderson, now decd., then sheriff of Greenbrier Co., Va., in 1778-79, was in Ky., 1779.
PAL Lettice Matthews who intermarried with Joseph D. Kyser, admr. and Thomas and John Stuart, Admrs. of estate of Archer Matthews, decd., and John Anderson vs. John Archer, deputy sheriff of James Henderson.
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[cos1776 Note: Record may not belong to this Archer Matthews. Proceed with caution. Record raises the possibility that Lettice Matthews was either the widow or daughter of Archer Matthews. More research needed.]
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