Matthew Mashburn (abt. 1760 - 1826)

Born about 1760 in North Carolina

Descendants

Died Jul 1826 at about age 66 in Burke County, North Carolina

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Biography

From the genealogy webpage of Marty Grant: Susanna Stroud's parents were Peter Stroud and Naomi (maiden name unknown). This page contains the names of her children as well:

• James Mashburn (m. Rebecca Stroud)
• Elizabeth Mashburn (m. John Davis, m. Abel Harris)
• Thomas Mashburn (m. Letta Powell)
• Rabun Mashburn (m. Mary E.)
• Lois Mashburn (m. John P Hall)

Conflicts

The biography above lists only 5 children. Family Search lists the following children as of Sep 2017:

Mathew Mashburn 3 1793–Deceased • LJKV-892​

William Mashburn 1788–1877 • LJKV-ZPZ​

James Mashburn 1790–1860 • 2ZSH-S8Q​

Margaret Mashburn Burton 1793–1870 • LV1L-Y7Y​

Sarah Elizabeth Mashburn 1799–1878 • L4N1-28W​

Joshua Levi Mashburn 1805–1862 • K2XY-RXP​

Thomas Mashburn 1806–1880 • LHNC-5DF​

Lois Louisa Mashburn 1808–1868 • LH7K-ZQQ​

Rayburn Mashburn 1810–1886 • L4HJ-GY4

Rebecca, Margaret and Lois Mashburn are listed in the research of Mary Fern Souder

The following added by Dennis Stewart(16676). The best research on this family to date is the book, "History of The Mashborne, Mashbourn, Mashburn, Marsburn Family London England", by Mary Fern Souder. Matthew Mashburn wrote his will Mar. 26, 1826 in, what was then, Burke Co. NC. He only mentions four children by name, James, Thomas, Raburn & Lois, the last three still being minors, and then mentions his "other children" not by name(I hate it when the testator does not name all of his children). Matthew almost certainly had an older son Jessie Mashburn who was named after his brother-in-law Jessie Stroud. However, the mother of Jessie Mashburn is not certain(see Wikitree profile for Jesse Mashburn). The will also mentions "my beloved wife Susana" and their 328 ac. home tract. This plantation was on Muddy Creek east of what is today Marion, NC., also occupied by a remnant of Catawba Indians. Matthew Mashburn seems to have been earlier in Orange Co. NC. This is indicated by the 1781 Orange Co. marriage of Keziah Patton to Wm. Green and witnessed by her sister Susannah Stroud who would become Matthew's wife. The Mashburn men likely visited Burke Co. before actually moving there. This was common and opened up instances of social interactions with the people living there who would become their new neighbors. The Mashburns were in Burke Co. NC by the 1790 census. The three "daddy rabbits" were Matthew Mashburn, Drury Mashburn & David Mashburn (and a younger David). The Strouds were living next to them as shown by the census. In 1800 Matthew Mashburn, Wm. Green, Peter Stroud, and others served as road jurors. And again in 1810 viewing a road project on a road to Rutherford(Co. NC)were Wm. Green, Peter Stroud, Sr., Jas. Patton, Matthew Mashburn, Wm. Mashburn and others. Matthew's father-in-law Peter Stroud left 2 wills! One in 1812 and the other in 1821. Researchers found the 2 wills in an undated bill of complaint filed in the Court of Equity in(of all places)Haywood Co. NC(read it on Ancestry.Com). Peter's family continued to contend over his estate. The first will, 1812, gave property to his son-in-law Matthew Mashburn and sons Jesse Stroud, Peter Stroud, Jr. & Wm. Stroud. Peter, Sr. revised his will in 1821. In the latter will he gave Matthew Mashburn his negro servant boy Arthur. It was proved Jul. 1827 in Burke Co. NC.

Research Notes

The Burke (County) Journal, February 1995, page 8, contains the following information: "May the 17 Day 1800. The under named jurors Met and after being Duely Sworn to Revue the Rode (road) agreeable to order of the Corte from Joseph Riches to the Cross Rods (illegible) laid off and Markerd as the Rode has Run for sevrl years only at cletis atwaters [?] (actually Titus Atwaters) as R____ Round his/this[?] plantation given under our hands & seals the day above written:

William Green

Jacob Cordy

Thos Green

Peter Stroud

James Hicks

R Woody [Note: the April 1810 P&Qs shows Robert.*This is Robert Raburn Woody – M. F. Souder

William Bright

John Mitchel

Joseph Richey

Stanley

Mathew Mashburn

According to Family Search Matthew Mashburn is the father of Matthew Mashburn.

Sources

• Marty and Karla Grant - Genealogy [1]

• Mary Fern Souder

See Also

• Family Search L1LC-JYW
• http://mashburngenealogy.com/
• http://www.freewebs.com/gregmashburn/
• https://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/mashburn/results