Slaves of John P Mathews, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States

Slave Owner

John P. Matthews (abt.1790-abt.1850)

In the 1840 census John Williams' household ^[1] included 1 free colored person, male 24-35 and 13 slaves: 1 male 36-54, 2 males 24-35, 4 males 10-23, 1 male < 10, 2 females 36-54, 1 female 10-23, and 2 females < 10.

in the 1850 US Census Slave Schedule, John P. Mathews was recorded as the owner of 16 slaves in Wythe County, Virginia .^[2] This slave schedule for District 68, enumerated 15 July (microfilm image 3) lists:

• 1. female Black (52)
  2. male Black (46)
  3. male Black (33)
  4. male Black (28)
  5. male black (30)
  6. male mulatto (20)
  7. female mulatto (20)
  8. female mulatto (12)
  9. male mulatto (5)
  10. male Black (3)
  11. male Black (2 months)
  12. female mulatto (18)
  13. female mulatto (2 months)
  14. female mulatto (40)
  15. male mulatto (12 ) "idiotic"
  16. male mulatto (55)

There is also an 1850 slave schedule enrty on img 22 for James N or P Mathews, with 3 slaves, and on img 23 for Jno P Mathews for 3 slaves.

Then in 1860, John's widow, Malvina, appears in a slave schedule in 1860 in District 68, Wythe, Virginia, United States as a slave owner of 1 enslaved person. ^[3]