Mary Eleanor (Hinton) Mattingly (1760 - 1833)

Born 1760 in Maryland, British Colonial America

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Died Mar 1833 at about age 73 in Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States

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Mary was born in 1760. She passed away in 1833.

Copy of pages 169-170 of "Heritage of Faith: The Calvert, Green, and Alvey Family Histories"

"On October 9, 1820, the inventory and appraisement of the estate of Joseph Mattingly was recorded in the court in Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky. In light of the social and economic scene of today a few of the listings in the inventory of that day strike a sharp comparison. For example: 55 head of hogs, total value $70; 6 horses, total value $198; 14 cattle, $108; geese, $12.50, and one negro woman, $450.

Joseph Mattingly was one of the first, if not the first of those buried in the cemetery of Old St. Charles Church, Marion County, Kentucky. A marker over his grave site was erected in 1919 through the efforts of one of his descendantts, John R. Mattingly (1867-1939). In the words of John R. at the time: 'Now more than 100 years have passed since he was laid to rest in the old cemetery of St. Charles. Even the sturdy oaks that sent forth their roots to pierce his mound have passed away and gone. The old cat-leaded builder that has always kept vigil at his head has nearly crumbled into the myrtle and ivy around his grave."

Attached to the gravemarker is a metal plate with the dates 1735-1815, which John R. stated was an approximation made by him, and which we know today was in error.

[Joseph Mattingly] married Hessina (Hessy) Hinton (c 1735-1825) daughter of Vachel Hinton (c 1735-1825) and his first wife, Margaret Howard. Vachel Hinton came to Kentucky from Maryland about 1795 according to Professor John Walton, certified genealogist of Baltimore, Maryland, and descendant of Vachel Hinton.

Professor Walton first finds Vachel in Frederick and Montgomery Counties of Maryland about 1757 and thinks that Vachel was probably the son of Thomas Hinton, Sr., of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, who had married Rachel Howard in 1718 in St. Anne's Anglican Church in Annapolis. Prior to their arrival in Maryland the Hintons were in Virginia - very early, as Sir Thomas Hinton was a member of the Virginia Colony that established the first permanent white settment in America in 1607.

Hessy Hinton was apparently the second eldest child in her family, the oldest being Benjamin born circa 1761 in Maryland and reportedly a Revolutionary War Veteran. Besides Hessy and Benjamin there was Elizabeth, Rachel, Eli, Zachariah, and Samuel, all children by Vachel's first marriage.

By his second wife, Nancy Ray, whom he had married in Mason County, Kentucky, in November 1796, there were three children: Hezekiah, Celia, and Thomas.

Hessy Hinton's nephew, Vachel Hinton, grandson of her father, Vachel Hinton, was an early settler of Breckenridge County, Kentucky. According to Benjamin J. Webb's "Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky," published around 1884, the younger Vachel Hinton came to Breckenridge County in 1791, with a Richard Mattingly of Maryland.

Vachel, like his grandfather, married twice, his second wife being Jane Mattingly, who was a nextdoor neighbor to his aunt, Hessy Hinton Mattingly.

Vachel was born in 1771 and lived to be over 100 years old, dying in 1873. He was buried in St. Anthony's Cemetery in Breckenridge County, Kentucky, and today over 100 years later, his weatherbeaten gravemarker is still standing, near that of his Aunt Hessy's younger son, Gabriel Mattingly.

After her, his, and Joseph's demise, Hessy continued to appear in his place in the Washington County, Kentucky, tax records until the year 1837, after which she in turn disappeared from the tax rolls.

Her estate was absorbed into that of her daughter-in-law, Mary Daley Mattingly, who by that time had been appointed by the court as the administrator of Joseph's estate as well as that of his son and her husband, John Mattingly.

Issue:

1. Barton

2. Eleanor

3. Rachel

4. John Amos

5. Mary

6. Lewis H.

7. Gabriel

8. Zachariah

9. James A.

10. Daughter (name unknown)

11. Elizabeth

(Also there is a possibility of a son, Joseph, as well as other children.)

Will

(Eleanor Hinton is referred to as Nelly Matmy (misspelling for Mattingly) in Vachel Hinton's Will).

• Will Book C pages 205-207

Fleming County, Kentucky

Written 19 Apr 1821

Proved 4 July 1825

In the name of God, Amen, I Vachel Hinton of the County of Fleming and State of Kentucky being of sound mind & memory do make publish & declare this my last will & testament in manner and form following.

1st It is my will and desire that my body be buried in Christian like manner.

2nd I will and bequeath to my daughter Cealy Hinton one bed & bedding (it being the one which she has now made for herself)

3rd I will and bequeath to my wife Nancy the land and premises where on I now live during her natural life and after the death of my said wife Nancy I will and bequeath the land and premises aforesaid to be equally divided between my children and heirs to wit: Hesee Matary, Nelly Matmy, Sarah Trimble, Samuel Hinton, Betsy Browning, Rachiel Carpenter, Benonar Hinton, Hezekiah Hinton, Ceala Hinton, Thomas Hinton and the heirs (jointly) of my son Benjamin Hinton deceased and the heirs (jointly) of my son Eli Hinton deceased.

4th It is my will & desire that after the payments of my just debts & funeral expenses (which is to be out of my personal estate) that my wife have one third of the balance of my said personal estate and the remainder of said personal estate (the bed and bedding devised to my daughter Ceala excepted) to be sold and the proceeds thereof equally divided between my children and heirs as aforesaid. It is to be understood that the heirs of my son Benjamin Hinton deceased are jointly to be entitled to one share and also the heirs of my son Zachariah Hinton deceased jointly to one share & also the heirs of my son Eli Hinton deceased jointly to one share.

5th & lastly I do hereby nominate & constitute Y appoint my friend Salathiel Fitch sole executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or former will or will by me made.

In testimony whereof I shall hereunto set my hand & seal the 19th day of April 1821 signed sealed and acknowledged Vachel Hinton {seal}

Joseph Myorth

Thomas Fitch

Henry Fitch

At a court held for Fleming County on the 4th day of July 1825, this writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Vachel Hinton dec’d was produced in court proven by the oaths of Thomas & Henry Fitch two of the subscribing witnesses thereto to be the will of said Hinton & ordered to be recorded which is done

Joshua Stockton

Sources

1. ↑ Hinton-428 was created by Crystal Bouffard through the import of 2.15.14 Bouffard-Rafuse Family Tree.ged on Feb 15, 2014. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.