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James L Mathews (1764 - 1844)

James L Mathews
Born in Parnassus, Augusta, Virginiamap
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Husband of — married 5 Jul 1796 in Augusta Co VAmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 80 in Boone, Kentuckymap
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Biography

James Mathews was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.

James was born in Augusta County, Virginia in 1755. He was son of William Mathews and Elizabeth Wright. He claimed to have served in Capt W. James McKittrick's Company on Virginia frontier, but his pension was later denied for reasons he did not serve in Revolution. He may have served under Capt. John McKittrick. He migrated with immediate and extended family members to Kentucky and settled in what became Boone and Kenton counties. He passed away in 1844.

Sources

  • Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions/i. Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1852.
  • Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.
  • Kentucky, U.S., Land Grants, 1782-1924. he Kentucky Land Grants; Volume Number: 1; Part: 1; Title: Chapter IV Grants South Of Green River (1797-1866); Section: The Counties of Kentucky; Source Page Number: 358
  • Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850. This marriage record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
  • U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. SAR Membership 98086




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