upload image

Mathews County, Virginia

Privacy Level: Open (White)

Surnames/tags: One_Place_Studies Virginia Mathews_County
Profile manager: M White private message [send private message]
This page has been accessed 161 times.

Virginia Counties | Mathews County, Virginia

This profile is part of the Mathews County, Virginia One Place Study.

Contents

Mathews County

History

Effective 1 May 1791, by Act of Assembly of 1790, Kingston Parish is divided from Gloucester County, Virginia and named Mathews for Admiral Thomas Mathews , Speaker of the House of Delegates, who was instrumental in securing passage of the legislation establishing the new county.

Family Names

Some of the more prominent names historically in and around Mathews County include:

  • Armistead (Armstead)
  • Billups
  • Bohannon
  • Brownley
  • Buckner
  • Davenport
  • Davis
  • Diggs (Deggs)
  • Dixon
  • Donovan
  • Foster
  • Forrest
  • Gayle
  • Gwynn
  • Hudgins
  • Hundley (Hunley)
  • James
  • Jarvis
  • Lane
  • Lilly
  • Marchant
  • Moughen
  • Parrott
  • Reade (Read)
  • Sadler
  • Sale
  • Sears
  • Shackleford
  • Sleet
  • Smith
  • Thomas
  • Tompkins
  • Tabb
  • Trader
  • White

Sources


See also:





Collaboration
  • Login to edit this profile and add images.
  • Private Messages: Send a private message to the Profile Manager. (Best when privacy is an issue.)
  • Public Comments: Login to post. (Best for messages specifically directed to those editing this profile. Limit 20 per day.)


Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.