Jacob Mathews Sr. (abt. 1742 - 1810)

Born about 1742 in Fayette District, Cumberland, North Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Almeda (Johnston) Mathis — married 12 Sep 1763 in Edgecombe, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1810 at about age 68 in Dale, Alabama, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Letter dated Mar 19, 1935 from the Genealogical Society of Utah^{[citation needed]} states:

"We have written to the Veterans Administration Bureau and to the Adjutant General at Washington, D.C., and the only record found of Jacob Matthews was that he served in the Revolutionary War as a musician in Capt. Gee's company and Captain John Ingle's company, 2nd North Carolina Battalion, commanded by Col. John Patton. He enlisted in 1777. His name is last found on a roll dated 9 Sept. 1778. No record was found of his family, nor place of residence at the time of enlistment."

Note, there were 2 Jacob Mathews living in the same vicinity.^{[citation needed]}

In Cumberland County Jacob Matthews entered land 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1787, and 1789.

Sources

"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJ8B-XPDS : accessed 5 March 2015), Jacob Matthis and Meady Johnston, 1763.

"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-XPD9 : accessed 27 April 2015), Matthis and Johnston, 1763; citing Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, county courthouses, North Carolina; FHL microfilm 296,816.