Person:Phebe Cheek (1)

Phoebe Cheek, probably b. abt. 1750-1755, Granville or Bute Co., NC; d. unk.; m. Matthew GOODRICH, Dec. 1, 1780, Warren Co., NC (d. July 1813, York Dist., SC). They were living in Warren Co., NC, in 1786 when "Mathias GOODRICH" appears on a tax list. Moved to Mecklenburg Co., NC, bef. 1792, when Matthew GOODRICH of Meck. gave power of attorney to Randolph CHEEK of Warren concerning soldier's pay. (Matthew was a Revolutionary War veteran.) July 10, 1810, Matthew paid $15 to lease 360 acres of land in York Dist., SC, for 99 years. The 1810 census of York, SC, indicates he was living in the part of the District "within the Indian lands" (i.e., the Catawba Reservation, which was located at the border of SC and Mecklenburg Co., NC). Matthew GOODRICH died 1813; estate sale Oct. 28, 1813, identifies wife Nancy GOODRICH (probably a 2nd wife) and 6 children. Children: Elizabeth (m. unk. WEATHERS); Mary (m. Zebulon JACKSON); William GOODRICH, John GOODRICH; unk. daughter (m. James BOBBITT); and Silas Cheek GOODRICH.