Captain Baldwin MATHEWS

Male 1670 - 1737  (67 years)


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  • Name Captain Baldwin MATHEWS  [1
    Born 1670  Warwich County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Feb 1737  York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I13086  Bob-Millie Family Tree
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 

    Father Captain Francis MATHEWS
              b. 1632, Warwick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Feb 1674, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Frances BALDWIN
              d. 1675, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F5649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary DIGGES
              b. 1658, Yorktown, York Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 10 May 1690, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary MATHEWS
              b. 01 Aug 1695, Charles, Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1760  (Age 64 years)  [natural]
     2. Sarah MATHEWS
              b. Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 
    Family ID F5652  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • NOTE 1./
      Bruton Church, Williamsburg VA; Wm. and Mary Qrtly., Vol. 3, No. 3, 1895
      <<http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/jamescity/churches/bruton.txt>>

      The following notes regarding the Mathews family may be of value: Gov. Samuel Mathews, who married the daughter of Sir Thomas Hinton, lived in Warwick county, and died in 1660. - Hening. "John Mathews, son of Col. Samuel Mathews, deceased," Mrs. Anna Bernard guardian, etc., 1671 - General Court Records. "Robert Bullock, son of William Bullock, who was son of Hugh Bullock", sues Col. Peter Jenings, guardian to "orphans of Coll. Mathews, deceased", 1671 - Ibid. "William Cole, Esq., and Capt. John Mathews, trustees of Baldwin Mathews, orphan of Capt. Francis Mathews", etc., 1682 -
      Ibid. "John Mathews, Esq., of Warwick county, and Elizabeth, his wife, sole daughter and heiress of Michael Tavernor, of York county," 1684-5 - Ibid. "Baldwin, infant and only son of Capt. Francis Mathews, deceased", 1674-5 Baldwin Mathews, of York county, in his 68th year, found dead with
      his head resting on the table, etc. - Virginia Gazette, 1st April, 1737. Mary, daughter of Baldwin Mathews, married Philip Smith, of Northumberland county, and had Baldwin Mathews Smith, eldest son, and Mary, who married Thomas Buckner.- York County Records, 1751. Samuel Mathews' will, proved in Richmond county in 1718, mentions his sons John, Baldwin, and Francis, daughters Mary and Elizabeth, and kinsmen Dudley Digges and Baldwin Mathews.

      NOTE 2./
      Baldwin((3)) (Francis((2)), Samuel((1))) <> Baldwin was born 1670; d. 1737. In 1682 William Cole, Esq., and Capt. John Mathews were trustees of Baldwin Mathews, "orphan of Capt. Francis Mathews." Samuel Mathews, of King and Queen, in his will, proved in Richmond County in 1718, refers to Baldwin Mathews and Dudley Digges as kinsmen. << That is to say, cousins>> He was sworn Justice for York County in 1694 and remained such for many years. He had two daughters. One became the wife of Samuel Timson, and had a daughter, Mary Timson, who received a moiety of her grandfather's estate, and married Thomas Buckner, of Gloucester. The other daughter, Mary Mathews, on February 9, 1711, married Philip Smith, of "Fleet's Bay," Northumberland County, and had Baldwin Mathews Smith, who married Fannie Burgess. (Quarterly, IV, p. 185.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S1130] A Mathews/Matthews Family Line, Ann Woodlief, (Name: e-mail to [email protected];).
      Baldwin Mathews (ca. 1670-28/2/1737) & Mary Digges (or Hannah Bushrod)
      Baldwin Mathews served as justice of York Co. 1694-, was captain of militia, and held 1300 acres there in 1704. In the Virginia Gazette of 1/4/1737, it is reported: "Captain Baldwin Mathews of York Co., found dead in his chair with a large wound in his head. A negro suspected. In his 68th year."