James Matthews

born: 23 Mar 1779, Virginia
died: 16 Sep 1837, Shelby Co.,Indiana
bur.: Indiana
spouse: Margaret REED
marr: 24 Mar 1803, Greene Co.,Tennessee
born: Abt 1784
died: Dec 1824, Ross Co.,Ohio
Children:
John Harvey MATTHEWS
Mary C. ``Polly'' MATTHEWS
Tunstal Quarles MATTHEWS
Lucinda R. MATTHEWS

Pedigree Chart

                      |--------
                      |
           |---------Preston MATTHEWS ( - )
           |          |
           |          |--------
           |
  |------Joel MATTHEWS (1755, (probably) Virginia - 1834, OH)
  |        |
  |        |          |--------
  |        |          |
  |        |---------RANSBIRD ( - )
  |                   |
  |                   |--------
  |
James MATTHEWS (1779, Virginia - 1837, Indiana)
  |
  |                   |--------
  |                   |
  |        |---------
  |        |          |
  |        |          |--------
  |        |
  |------Patty (1757, (probably) Virginia - )
           |
           |          |--------
           |          |
           |---------
                      |
                      |--------
James grew up in Greene County, Tennessee. While James was a child there, Davy Crockett was born in Greene County in 1786, just a few miles east of where the Matthews family lived.

James moved to Pulaski County, Kentucky with his new bride and several other Matthews family members in 1803. In 1815-16, James and his family moved on to Ross County, Ohio and settled in Twin township there. About 1827, the family moved to Fayette County, Indiana.

James is named as an ``early'' landowner of Rush Co., Indiana.

Relatively little is known of James, compared with his father or his children. His son, T.Q. was appointed administrator of James' estate in Shelby County on Oct. 31, 1837.

In Pulaski Co., Kentucky, James was taxed for 100 acres on Pitman Creek for the years 1804--1813. The amount increased to 140 acres in 1814 and changed to 80 acres in 1815. It appears that James just rented the land and didn't own it as the tax lists show the land entered in someone else's name (A. Russell from 1807--1814).

Andrew Russell received two certificates in Pulaski Co., for 100 acres and 300 acres, on Pitman's creek in June 1801.

Census: 1810, Pulaski Co.,Kentucky
Census: 1820, Twin Twp,Ross Co.,Ohio
Census: 1830, Rush Co.,Indiana

Sources for this individual: @S142@ @S193@ @S194@ @S195@ @S196@ @S197@ @S198@ @S404@

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