4) Matthew Gleaves1793 –About 1835“Matthew GLAVES”was the fourth child mentioned in Michael Glaves’ will. He was given “all the lands I have on the Duck River in the counties of Maury and Bedford.”Matthew was also to receive one of Michael’sslaves, “I give a negro girl named Jenna to my son Matthew GLAVES”. Matthew’s brothers were all directed to give their sister, Isabella $200 each, presumably to compensate her for not receiving any of the family lands. For some reason, Matthew had no such requirement. Matthew is not mentioned in his father’s codicil.“Matthew GLEAVES”first appears in Davidson County court records in 1805 in connection with the death of his cousin by the same name. The son of his Uncle William Gleaves of Wythe County Virginia, his cousincame to DavidsonCounty about 1800. The will confirms the relationship wherethe deceasedhad directed thatlands he owned in Kentucky were to be sold and the proceeds divided among his parents and siblings. “I Allow my Cousin Matthew GLEAVEStwenty Dollars out of the Price of it”. If Mr. Turner wascorrect on the date of Matthew’s birth,he would have been about twelve years old when his cousin died. The will also mentions a woman named Betsy Smith although no relationship if any, is referenced, “I also allow Betsy Smith Ten Dollars out of the Price of my Big Steer paid by Thomas GLEAVES”.It appears that this woman would become Matthew’s wife four years later. This would have Matthew marrying when he was about sixteen. During this time, women tended to marry young, but most men did not marry until after their 21stbirthday which calls into question the reported year of Matthew’s birth. The full text of the will appears in Chapter 3 in the section dealing with “Cousin Matthew”.Davidson County Will Book 3, page 4
lizabeth “Betsy” SmithAbout 1790 –1851Davidson County marriage records show a “Matthew GLEAVES”and a “Betsy Smith”applied for a marriage license on August 19, 1809. Again, if Mr. Turner were correct about Matthew's date of birth, he would have been about 16 at the time. Census records list her as being born about 1790.Bill Smith has done research on this branch of the Smith Family and states that Betsy was the daughter of Ezekiel Smith and his second wife, her name is not known. Ezekiel moved to the Davidson County area in 1784 and remarried. A woman named Sallie Smith married Matthew’s Cousin, Thomas Gleaves in 1797. Sallie’s mother was Ezekiel’s his first wife, again name unknown. “She was the Cherokee Widow of Emanuel Choate who lived on The Holsten River in Washington District N C, (now a part of Tennessee)and was killed by Indians in Dunsmore's War in 1774.
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