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- NOTE 1./ from James Ham & Family at<<http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/county/crawford/Biographies/jamesham.htm>>
Moses Mathews was a gunsmith and maker of fine guns.
From: "A Genealogical History of the Mathews Family from a Remote Period to the Present Time" as compiled by Dr. James C. Mathews (now deceased), Greenville, Georgia. "Moses Mathews was born in Virginia in 1725. In 1753/54 he married Sarah Finley. Their first child James was born in Virginia in 1755. He moved his wife and firstborn to Winfield County, South Carolina and settled on the Broad River near Winsboro. In 1760/61 he bought a tract of land where he later built a gun shop where he could repair and manufacture guns. During the Revolutionary War his shop became a Government shop for the Colonial Government. He made and repaired guns for General Sumpter's command. Just before the end of the war his home was raided by the Tories. His stock of horses was stolen and his home, gun shop, his shop books, accounts, and family records were burned. He may not have been fully paid for his services and for materials furnished during the war. There is an account against the Government for $18,000.00 which was never fully paid. The only payment he ever received was a land grant of several hundred acres in then Wilkes County, (now Lincoln County) Georgia. In 1784 he was granted 270 acres on Lloyd's Creek. He built a home here with his family where he conducted a large farming interest until his death in 1806. He was one of the wealthiest men in Georgia in his day. He and his wife, along with other family members, are buried in a churchyard near his home.
From "Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia" compiled by Mrs. Howard H. McCall, published by the Georgia Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1968: "Moses Mathews, b. Halifax Co., Va., 1725; d. Wilkes Co., Ga.1806. Was a Rev. Sol.; served as a gunsmith in Gen. Sumpter's S.C. Regiment; received grant of land in Ga. for his service. Mar. in Va.,Sarah Findley."
NOTE 2./ Will of Moses Mathews is as follows: March 13, 1806, Crawford County, Georgia
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"In the name of God Amen: I Moses Mathews of the State of Georgia and county of Lincoln being weak of body but of sound mind and perfect memory and knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death do constitute this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following.
ITEM. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sally Mathews my house and land on the North side of Loyds Creek, two Negroe fellows named Bob and Pompey and two Negroe women named Denna and Jane for her comfort during her natural life to be disposed of at the discretion of my executors and two honest hearts of her choice and after her decease the above named Negro Bob to devolve to my son James Mathews and the above named Negroe Pompey to my daughter Polly Ware,wife of Nicholas Ware. I give to my son Jesse one Negroe woman named Jane after my wife's death.
ITEM. I give and bequeath to Sally Smith the wife of Henry Smith, one Negroe boy named Jack. I give my son William one girl Hannah.
ITEM. I give and bequeath to my son Phillip Mathews one Negroe fellow named Will.
ITEM. I give and bequeath to my son Moses Mathews five hundred dollars to be paid after his mother's decease or sooner if circumstances will admit the money to be raised by the hire of two Negroes named Jack and Will and all the money made over and above supporting my wife Sally Mathews yearly to go towards the payment of the above mentioned five hundred dollars till paid with all the livestock that can be spared by discretion of the here in after mentioned executors.
ITEM. I will and bequeath to my son Moses one feather bed of furniture.
ITEM. I will and bequeath that all my lands should be equally divided among my three sons Moses, William and Jesse Mathews agreeable to quantity and quality.
ITEM. I will that my wife should live peaceable on the plantation whereby she now lives during her life. ITEM. I will and bequeath that after the death of my wife Sally Mathews that all the stock that may be on this plantation may be sold with all the household furniture and all my tools and the money to be equally divided between James and Phillip Mathews, Sally Smith and Polly Ware. I will that Bob and Pompey should be hired after the death of my wife and the money go towards the payment of the within five hundred dollars. I do hereby constitute and appoint my sons James Mathews and Nicholas Ware Executors to this my last Will and Testament. In Witness where of I have set my hand and this 13th day of March and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Six. Signed Sealed and Delivered Moses Mathews Assigns and Acknowledges in the Presence of Benjamin Samuel Issac Essy William Griffin. The Original Will as has been proven in Open Court William Harper C.C.O.
NOTE 3./
Wilkes County was created in 1777 as one of the original 11 counties of Georgia.
The original Wilkes (in some old records Wilks) County included all of the area now in Lincoln, Elbert, and Wilkes Counties; most of Oglethorpe,, Madison, Taliaferro and Warren Counties; half of Hart County, and parts of Clarke, Glascock, Greene Hancock , and McDuffie Counties, and of course present day Wilkes County. The County seat of Wilkes County is Washington.
NOTE 4./
DAR Patriot Lookup: Reference Code RFTYZXK:
Matthews Sr., Moses
Birth: VA 1725
Service: SC
Rank: Civil Service
Death: GA 1806
Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No
Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No
Spouse: (1) Sarah Findley
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1725 - 1806 (81 years)
