Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4488, for Jeremiah Matthews, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.6.
Matthews, Jeremiah N. 4488 or Mathews
Sarah
CONTENTS

1162. Georgia Sarah Matthews, the widow of Jeremiah Mathew who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Priv. of Cavalry
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 61 — Dollars 87 —
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
And 16 th December 1853
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Feb. 1853
and sent to J. S. Coombs Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 152, Vol. a 15

33.286
Georgia Jeremiah Matthews, dec d Matthews of in the State of who was a priv. of in the commanded by Captain Cavalry of the recommended by in the Revolution time for 14 Mo s & 25 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Savannah at the rate of 61. Dollars 87 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Ending 3 rd August 1842. Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of February 1855 and sent to J. J. Coombs. Arrears to the 4th of Semi-ant. allowance ending Present.
{ Revolutionary Claim. } for June 7, 1832. Recorded by G. J. Getty Clerk. Book E Vol. 11. Page 98.

State of Georgia } On this 24 th day of June Newton County } in the year 1833 personally } appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Inferior Court for said County now sitting, Jeremiah Matthews, a resident in said County aged Seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated, that he entered the service of the United States in Cumberland County North Carolina, under Lieutenant Mark Miot, Captain Adkins, Cavalry Company, and the Regiment commanded by Colonel Emmet, in the month of May 1777, that he entered the same as a volunteer, and he took the oath of allegiance to the United States at Cross Creek in said County of Cumberland, before he marched from thence, he served a term of nine months, was discharged from the said service in the month of February 1778. (The day of the month of entering & having the service from old age & the consequent loss of memory he can not now remember) - He does not recollect to have received any written discharge, but if he did the same has been lost or destroyed, he was in no regular engagement, that he was stationed most of the time of the aforementioned service, at Cross at but marched during said service through Guilford County, he was Cross Creek in said County of Cumberland, he was acquainted with Joshua Hadley who was a regular officer - the said Jeremiah Matthews further says that afterwards he entered the service again as a volunteer under Captain Thomas Hadley and Regiment commanded by Col David Smith

in the month of March 1781, that he served the space of three months , and was discharged in June 1781. that when he entered in the said last mentioned service that it was in Cumberland County state of North Carolina; at one time he was stationed in Chatham County North Carolina, that he was  then  there  the  county of Guilford was not engaged in any general battle, but operated mainly against the Tories, he has no recollection of receiving any discharge - the said pensioner further says that he performed one other three months tour as a volunteer in a Cavalry Company commanded by Captain Snep and Regiment commanded by Col. Williams. Snep that said service was in North Carolina, but from old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot state with particularity any thing further of his said last service - He further says that he has no documentary evidence to support his application other than the Certificate hereto attached, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, He says that he was born in Virginia but in what County does not recollect that he was born on the 29th day of December 1757 - There was a record of his age but it has long since been lost or destroyed that he was living in Cumberland County, North Carolina, when called into service, that he lived in North Carolina from the time of his leaving the service 'till the winter of 1783 in the County of Cumberland - that in the winter of 1783 he moved to the state of Georgia Oglethorpe County, He lived many years in said County of Oglethorpe & moved to the County of Clinch in said state of Georgia and resided there many years 'till the

Winter of 1828. and since the last mentioned time he has lived in the County of Newton in the state of Georgia, that he intends the service as a volunteer - that he is known to John Goss and Mr Kendrew Tucker - persons in his neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity & to their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the state of North Carolina Sworn to & subscribed the General Matthews day before aforesaid
Wendell Conyers J. S. C. A. S.
We Mr Kendrew Tucker a clergyman residing in the County of Newton and state of Georgia, and John Goss - of residing in the same County & state hereby certify that we are well acquainted with General Matthews who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in the opinion. Sworn, & subscribed, the day before aforesaid
Wendell Conyers J. S. C. A. S. Kendrew Tucker John Goss

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after testing the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - And the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Mr Wendell Tucker who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in Newton County State of Georgia, and that John Goss who has signed the same, is a resident in the same County & State and is a credible person , and that their statement is entitled to credit
Wm D. Bonner S.S.C. Jno. S. Anderson S.S.C. Wm H. Frammill S.S.C. John S. Sistrunk S.S.C. McCornick Neale S.S.C.
3492 Jeremiah Matthews Ga Oct 7 June 1833 I James Trimble clerk of the Superior Court for said County & State, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Matthews for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24 th day of June 1833.
James Trimble Clerk

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Mama He died Aug. 5. 1842 She " "

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838, entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
State of Georgia } Newton County } S.S.
On this 19 th day of October 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Inferior Court for the County and State aforesaid, Mrs. Sarah Matthews, a resident of Newton County and State of Georgia, aged Seventy Eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, entitled An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. That she is the widow of Jeremiah Matthews, who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, and she has been informed that her deceased husband rendered the following service in North Carolina. That he served under Captain Adkins, and Colonel Emit was the Commander of the Regiment in May 1777 he then took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States served nine months and got a discharge for that service. He was from Cumberland County, North Carolina. — That in February 1778, he again entered the service at Cross Creek, and marched to Guilford County, and joined with Joshua Studly a Regimental Officer. That after that he volunteered under Captain Studly, and the Regiment was commanded by Colonel David Smith. — That in the month of March 1781, he again entered the service for three months, and was discharged in June, 1781, in Cumberland County, N.C. and then he was stationed in Chatham County, N.C. against the Tories, and served three months as a volunteer in the Cavalry commanded by Captain Gies, Colonel William Armstrong Commander of the Regiment. — That he lost his discharges by the Tories getting to the house where his trunk was, and who robbed the house and destroyed the papers. — That this affiant has no means of ascertaining whether the above service was performed in the regular or Militia service. — She further declares that she

was married to the said Jeremiah Matthews in Johnson County North Carolina, (the precise date not now recollected,) but the mar- riage took place in the year 1782. — That her husband, the afore- said Jeremiah Matthews died on the 5th day of August, 1842. — That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794. viz: sometime during the year seventeen hundred and eighty two — She further states that she is still a widow.
State of Georgia Newton County } Inferior Court, December Term, 1843
The Declaration of Mrs Sarah Matthews, certified on the 19 th day of October 1843, by Horace J. Bates a Justice of the Inferior Court, for said County, being submitted to the Court, the said Court doth approve his acts in said case, and hereby directs the Clerk to enter the approval on the papers.
Columbus D. Pace, Jr.
State of Georgia Newton County }
James M c Knight S.C. Rich d L ee Simms S.C.
I William G. Luckie Clerk of the Inferior Court for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Horace J. Bates whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of subscribing the same a Justice of the Inferior Court  State in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. And I further certify that the above

order of court approving the act of the Magistrate is a true copy from the record of said court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office this 25 th day of December 1843.
M c D. Luckie C.S.C.

State of Georgia Newton county On the 8th day of December 1854 personally appeared before the Subscribing Jurat of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Cary Wood aged about 40 years and Horace J. Bates aged about 50 years residents of Newton county who being duly separately sworn according to law upon their oaths respectively declare namely the deponent Cary Wood that he has been intimately acquainted with Jeremiah Matthews and Sarah Matthews his wife since about the year 1806 and the said Horace J. Bates declares he was the family Physician of the said Jeremiah & Sarah Matthews at and before their death that he did not attend Jeremiah Matthews at the time of his death as he supposed for he can find no record in his Books but on 14 December 1850 he has an entry for attendance on Sarah Matthews and understood she died in one or two days afterwards The deponents further declare that the said Jeremiah & Sarah Matthews acknowledged and spoke of one another as husband and wife and lived together as such and were so reported - That the deponents were well acquainted with several of the children of Jeremiah & Sarah Matthews most of whom are now living and that they so recognized them as legitimate children and were so reported - They further declare Sarah Matthews did not marry again after the death of her husband but did the Widow of the said Jeremiah Matthews Saw one and subscribed before me the day and year first above written
Laurence Baker J.P.
Horace J. Bates Cary Wood

State of Georgia Newton County } Clerk's office Inferior Court
I William D Luekie Clerk of the Inferior Court in & for said County hereby certify that Laurence Baker before whom the affidavit on the opposite page was made was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said county, & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the witnesses Horace Bates and Gary Wood & that they are men of truth and respectability in whose statements the fullest faith & credit should be given
Given under my hand and seal of Office this 8 th day of December 1854
Wm D Luekie C. S. C.

State of Georgia Fulton County
On the seventh day of December 1854 Before Joseph H. Mead Esq. Ordinary of Fulton county Georgia personally appeared Nicholas H. Bacon aged about 53 years a resident of Fulton county Georgia formerly of Newton county in said State who being duly sworn - according to law on his oath makes the following de- =claration for the purpose of obtaining of the arrears of pension due to the Estate of the late Jerimah Matthews who was a Revolutionary Soldier under the act of Congress of 4 June 1832: That the declarant is the qualified adminis- =trator on the Estate of the said Jerimah Matthews deceased late of Newton County Georgia that he has been informed and so believes that the said Jerimah Matthews served several terms in different Cavalry companies and perhaps also in the infantry in the State of North Carolina during the American war of independence: That the said Jerimah Matthews during his life time claimed a pension under the act of 4 June 1832 for his services as a soldier in said war and he refers to the declarations of the said Jerimah Matthews and his wife Sarah Matthews on file in the pension office for a more full and specific statement of his services as well as other documents accompanying this: The declarant further states that the said Jerimah Matthews died in New ton County Georgia on the 5th day of August 1842 as recorded by this declarant in his Family Bible which record is herunto annexed: That the said Jerimah Matthews left a wife and nine surviv- =ing children - eight of whom are now living: That the said Widow Sarah Matthews did not again marry but continued the widow of the said Jerimah Matthews until she died on the 11th day of December 1850. The Declarant further swears he has seen a record
copy

any pension under the foregoing act or any other act of Congress now has he ever made any application therefor except the present. He further declares that he does not believe that the said Jeremiah Matthews and Sarah his widow ever re- ceived any pension money during their lives.
Nicholas H. Bacon of Adams
de bonis non with the will annexed
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first within written; and I do further certify that I have no interest in said pension claim or its prosecution. It is further certified that I am personally acquainted with the Declarant Nicholas H. Bacon who is a person of truth and respectability in whose statements full faith and credit should be given.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the day and year above mentioned.
J. S. Mead Ordinary Fulton County Ga
State of Georgia
Fulton County I know all men by these presents that I Nicholas H. Bacon Administrator on the Estate of Jeremiah Matthews deceased late of Newton county Georgia, a Resident of Fulton county Georgia do hereby constitute and appoint J. J. Coombs, of Washington, D.C. my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to receive from the Commissioners of Pensions the arrears of pension to which I am entitled for the services of Jeremiah Matthews in the Revolutionary War as more fully set forth in the within declaration. My said Attorney being authorized to do all things necessary in the premises as fully & amply as I could do if personally present. Declaring this my power of Attorney to be irrevocable. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name at Atlanta this 19th day of December 1854 and set my Seal Nicholas H. Bacon of Adams de bonis non with the will annexed

State of Georgia } Be it known that on the 7th day of Fulton County } December 1854 Before the Subscribing Justice of the Peace in and for said county and State aforesaid personally appeared Nicholas H Bacon administrator of Intestate  estate of the deceased subscriber to the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged the signing sealing and delivery of the same to be his own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name. J. L. Thomas J.P.
Georgia } I Columbus Mr Payne Clerk of Fulton County } the Inferior Court in and for said County. do hereby certify that Joseph H. Mead Esq. is duly Commissioned and qualified as Ordinary for said County. and that the foregoing signature and seal of office is genuine. I also certify that Thomas L Thomas Esq. before whom the power of Attorney was made was at the date thereof a duly qualified Justice of the Peace and that his signature thereto is genuine I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the declarant Nicholas H Bacon, and of the witnesses Joseph H Mead who are persons of respectability and due faith to credit should be given their acts such - I further certify I have no interest in the pension claim or its execution
In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my name & Official Seal this 7th December 1854
Columbus. Mr. Payne C. of C.

State of Georgia Newton County } Ordinary's Office
I William D Guelkie Ordinary in & for the County aforesaid in said State do hereby certify that Nicholas H Bacon formerly of this county, now a resident of Fulton county in said State is the qualified Administrator de bonis non with the Will annexed, on the estate of Jeremiah Matthews deceased late of this county - that said Bacon gave bond in the sum of thirtytwo hundred dollars with good and sufficient security, and that said Bond & the last Will & Testament of Jeremiah Matthews are of record in this office - & that said last Will & Testament was regularly proven & ordered to record on the fifth day of September Eighteen hundred & fortytwo - & that in said Will & Testament said Matthews bequeathed to his Wife Sarah Matthews, after the payment of his debts, all of his property during her life or Widowhood. And I further certify that that the aforesaid Sarah Matthews Wife of said Jeremiah Matthews was nominated as Executrix of said Will & Testament - that she was qualified as such - & that at her death said Nicholas H Bacon was qualified as Administrator as aforesaid - & that said Bacon has not been dismissed from said Administration. And I further certify that said Sarah Matthews died the widow of said Jeremiah Matthews
Given under my

my hand and seal of office this 18 th day of December 1854
Wm D Lucie Ordinary
State of Georgia. I Augustin W Evans Newton County Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said county do certify that William D Lucie is duly commissioned and qualified as ordi- -nary for said County of Newton and that the foregoing signature and the seal of office attached is genuine and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his attestation as such and that the same is in due form Given under my hand and seal of office this 8 th day of December 1854 Augustin W Evans Clerk S.C.

State of Georgia On the 17th day of December 1854 Fulton county Before Joseph M. Mead Esquire Ordinary of Fulton county Georgia personally appeared Nicholas H. Bacon aged about 53 years resident of Fulton county Georgia formerly of Newton County Georgia who being duly sworn according to law on his oath makes the following Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the arrears of pension due to the Estate of Sarah Matthews deceased late of Newton county Georgia under the act of Congress
That the Declarant is the qualified Administrator on the Estate of the said Sarah Matthews. That he has been informed and he believes that the said Sarah Matthews whose maiden name was Sarah Johnson was married to Jeremiah Matthews a Revolutionary Soldier in Johnson County North Carolina in 1782 and that record evidence of the fact has been hereto filed in the Pension office. That her said husband Jeremiah Matthews claimed a pension in his lifetime under the act of 4th June 1832 for services in the Revolution as a Member of a Cavalry company and perhaps that of Infantry and the Declarant refers to the declarations of the said Jeremiah Matthews and his Widow Sarah Matthews on file in the Pension office for more full and specific statement of his services and his marriage as well as other documentary evidence accompanying this. The declarant further states that the said Jeremiah Matthews died in Newton county Georgia on the 5th day of August 1842 as recorded by the declarant in his family Bible which record is hereto annexed. That the said Jeremiah Matthews left the said Sarah Matthews his widow and nine surviving children, eight of whom are now living whose dates of birth were copied by declarant in his family record before referred to from a Memorandum in the handwriting of the said Jeremiah Matthews hereto attached, as well as information derived from him and his wife. That

That this declarant has often seen the said Jeremiah Matthews write and is familiarly acquainted therewith and declares that the manuscript referred to is in the hand writing of the said Jeremiah Matthews. The declarant further Swears that the said Sarah Matthews did not enjoy money but continued the widow of the said Jeremiah Matthews until she died on the 10th day of December 1850 leaving eight surviving children all of whom now survive. That this declarant recorded the death of the said Widow in his family Bible referred to which is herewith attached.
This declarant further Swears he has received no pension under the foregoing act of Congress or any other act nor has he ever made any application therefor in behalf of the heirs of the said Sarah Matthews nor has he ever made any application therefor except the present and further declares that he does not believe the said Jeremiah Matthews and his widow ever received any pension money during their lives.
Nicholas H. Bacon Adm r of Sarah Matthews
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written and I further certify that I have no interest in said pension, claim or its prosecution. It is further certified I am personally acquainted with the Declarant Nicholas H. Bacon who is a person of truth and respectability and whose statements full faith & credit should be given. And I do further certify that he (Nicholas H. Bacon) is a qualified Administrator the Estate of the said Sarah Matthews duly qualified as such in my office, and has given Bond & Security in the sum of One thousand dollars.
In Witness Whereunto I set my hand Officially and the Seal of My Office this 7 th day of December 1854.
W. H. Mead Ordinary

State of Georgia } Personally appeared Joseph H. Mead a Fulton county resident of Fulton county who being duly sworn upon his oath swears that he is intimately acquainted with Nicholas H. Bacon of said county formerly of Newton county that he has seen him write and believes the two leaves of a former record cut from his Bible containing the record of Baths etc. of Jeremiah and Sarah Matthews children are in the hand writing of the said Nicholas H. Bacon and that the deponent has known the same Subscribed and sworn to before me at Atlanta this 7th day of December 1857. } Joseph H. Mead V. L. Thomas J.P.
Georgia } Know all men by these presents. Fulton County } That I Nicholas H. Bacon adminis- -trator of the Estate of Sarah Matthews deceased late of Newton County Georgia resident of Fulton County Georgia do hereby constitute and appoint V. L. Caven of Washington D.C. my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to receive from the commissioner of pensions the arrears of pensions to which I am entitled as administrator on the estate of Sarah Matthews as more fully set forth in the foregoing declaration my said attorney being authorized to do all things necessary in the premises as fully and amply as I could do it personally present declaring this my power of attorney to be irrevocable in witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and set my seal this 7th day of December 1857. Nicholas H. Bacon Admin of Sarah Matthews Est

Georgia
Fulton County
Be it known That on the 7 th day of December 1854 before the subscribing Justice of the peace in and for said county and state aforesaid personally appeared Nicholas H. Bacon administrator of Sarah Mathews subscriber to the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged the signing sealing and delivering of the same to be his own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name
J. L. Thomas J.P.
Georgia
Fulton County
I, Columbus, Me. Payne clerk of the Superior Court in and for said county do hereby certify That Joseph H. Mead Esq is the duly commissioned and qualified as Ordinary for said county and that the foregoing signature and seal of said office is genuine. I also certify That J. L. Thomas Esq before whom the foregoing power of attorney and affidavit were made was at the date thereof a duly commissioned and qualified Justice of the peace and that his signatures thereto are genuine. I do certify That I am personally acquainted with the declarant Nicholas H. Bacon and the witness Joseph H. Mead who are persons of truth and respectability in whose statements the fullest faith and credit should be given. I further certify that I have no interest in said pension claim or its prosecution. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal This 7 th day of December 1854. Columbus. Me. Payne C.S.

Elizabeth Matthews
has been december 22 in the year 1756
Lady Matthews was born december the 19 year 1791 day 2
Harry gh Matthews was born to be the 21 day Chas day
1800
Sally was born april monday the fourth day 1800

georg mathews
georg matthews
Conn
georg was born on the 3 day of year 1801
philles was born jane mary the 5 th 1802
Mingo was born august the 7 day the year
1802

Albert Matthew - Was born March the 7 th 1792
Jeremiah Matthew Jenyns Was born June 26 th 1795
Abby Matthew

David Matthews
was born June 29 th in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and 84
~~~~~ William Matthews
was born February the 2 nd 1787
~~~~~ Polly Matthews
was born October the 7 th 1789

FAMILY RECORD.
 BIRTHS. 
John, George, Henry Jeremiah, William
Was bound the 19 th of September 1839 1/2 past five in the morning I married to Darcy Shucker
Louise Margaret Baker Durasialy Simms Bamberger was born the 28 th day of December 1841 } 20 minutes past 9 o'clock in the morning on Thursday and was aged at then here sold 93/4 lbs
L o M o B o S o V o Bacon Alancy Spotts
James Washington Horace Tunison Bacon Was Born the 14 th of June 1844 on Friday 30 minutes after 8 o'clock in forenoon and weighed 10½ lbs 200 grs Sharp
T. L. Walker McPadden was Board the 12 23 rd of August 1849 1/4 of hour by Sun in the evening at Sparks M c .
DEATHS.
Jeremiah Hattin Matthews departed this life the 5 th of August 1842 Aged 85 years, and 7 Months and 13 Days -
Hennitta Bacon Departed this life the 16 th 17 th of April at 9 O'clock afternoon 1947
Sarah, Matthew Deceased this life The 16 th of December 1850 at 3 O'Clock
Sarah C. H. Good Departed this life the 20 th of December 1853 } about 2 o'clock
Sarah Bacon
Kon

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
Eliza Catherine Internitt Bacon was Born the 15 th of November at 6 o'clock in the morning 1830 Gray Cuningham
Mary Francis Bacon was Born the 15 th June 1833 at 15 minutes before twelve o'clock in the morning Do Cuningham
Nicholas Hobson Bacon was Born the 24 th of May 1835 on Sunday 50 minutes past 9 o'clock in the afternoon 10 1/2 th Dycock Do
Ervine King Bacon was Born the 26 th of July 1837 on Thursday 30 minutes past 7 o'clock in the afternoon 9 1/4 th Do Nancy Sparkes
Births Deaths Births
Cady Matthews was Born the 22 nd of December 1797
Cady J Matthews was Born the 21 st of October 1800
Sarah Matthews was Born the 4 th of April on Monday 1803
George a negro was Born the 3 rd of May 1801
Phillis a negro was Born the 5 th of January 1796
Mingo a negro was Born the 7 th of August 1802

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
Nicholas H. Bacon was Borned 13 th March 1801
Sarah E. Bacon was Borned the 4 th of April 1803
Durliner Pope Bacon was Borned the 3 rd of July 1822 Do Smith
Stalin Theophilus Bacon was Borned the 14 th of May 1824 Do Smith
Sarah Agnes Bacon was Borned the 6 th of September 1826 Do Smith
Fielder Ann Kenetter Bacon was Borned the 7 th of October 1828 Do Cuningham
BIRTHS. Births Births Jeremiah Matthews was Borned the 22 nd of December 1756 my wife father 1756
Sarah Matthews was the wife of J Matthews was Borned the in year 1766
Burrel Matthews was Borned the 29 th of June 1784
Ann Matthews was Borned the 24 th of February 1787
Mary Matthews was Borned the 7 th of October 1789
Elbert Matthews was Borned the 7 th of March 1792
Jeremiah Matthews Jr was Borned 26 th of January 1793

1696 258 255
FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
Nicholas H. Bacon & Sarah V. Matthews Was Married the 10 day of December 1820
Perliner P. Bacon Was Married the 4 th of July 1843
Sturton T. Bacon Was Married the 17 th of March 1844
23 July 1848
1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860
These are two leaves of the family record referred to in our depositions of this 27 th of December 1854 cut of the family Bible of N. H. Bacon.
Nicholas H. Bacon Mrs. Michael Over
1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jeremiah Matthews or Mathews , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. 10.7.4488.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1777 9 mos. Pvt Adkins. James Emmett Pa   Feb 1778 " Joshua Hadley   March 1781 3 mos. Thomas Hadley David Smith   " 3 mos Guerra or Gress William Armstrong  
Battles engaged in, None stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cumberland Co. Pa. winter of 1783 moved to
Calhoun Co., Ga Date of application for pension, June 24. 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Newton Co. Ga
Age at date of application, b. Dec 23 1756 or Dec 29 1757 in Va., (he) moved in
Remarks: Johnston Co. Pa. in 1772 Sarah Johnson b. in 1766, he died in Newton Co. Ga. Aug 5. 1842 and she was allowed pension on an application executed Oct. 17. 1843 while a resident of Newton Co. Ga, she died Dec 16 1850. Children: Burwell or Burwell b. June 27. 1784 William b. Feb 24 1787, Mary or Polly b. Oct 7. 1789, Albert or Elbert b. Mch 7. 1792, Jeremiah b. Jan 26 1793 or 1795, Catherine b. Dec 17 or 22. 1797, Sarah b. Oct 21 1800, Sarah T. b. Apr 4. 1803. Mar. Nicholas H. Bacon; Sons: M., Elijah W.,
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business
Commission
Cal Sarah Matthews Ga Jan 1838
J. P. Noble
Commission of Pension

1916 Jan. 31. History to Mrs. R. F. Burch Jr. made
1916 Feb 19 - History to Miss Mary Matthews done
Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4488
Sarah Matthews Widow
Jeremiah Matthews Rev Rev War
Act: July 29. 1848
Index: — Vol. M , Page 3
[Arrangement of 1870.]

34,942 - Act 1832 - Georgia Jeremiah Matthews - Let to Hon M. C. Dawson - 12 dec '39 dwt N. H. Bacon apl 4. 1843.

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T. Green - 25 Nov - 44
" 19 May - 45
" 13 May 46
" June 12th '47
Set. to W. H. Bacon
January 27/48
Set. to R. R. Ransom
Oct. 12/48
Set. J. J. Coombs, Sept. 12/54
Act. July 38.

State of S.C. (containing the Governor and of the present Lumberland County) The above named is a true and correct copy of the original as now found in the possession of the Governor in this County from his office he has been removed from his office and has been affixed to the State and has taken the oath of office to the best of his knowledge to all of a peaceful We therefore desire all persons to take the oaths of office and the oaths of office to be taken by all who are now acting as a subject to the State government Given under my hand this 27th July 1781

Thomaston Ga Feb 4 th 16
Mr. P. B. Sec
To Pension Bureau - Washington D. C. -
Will you please give me the Rev. war record of Jeremiah Mathews who enlisted in the Revolutionary war from Cumberland

(or Halifax) Co. N. C. o drew pension after coming to Ga. Jeremiah Mathews was my gr. grand- father!
Oblige
Miss Mary Mathews, Thomaston Ga. Upson Co -

No 1397
Sarah Mathews De? widow of Jeremiah. Georgia.
J. S. Coombs 16 th Dec r 1854.
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Act 2 o Feb y
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Rev. Wm H Castman, Georgia, Jan. 20, 1916.
Commissioner of Pensions.
In response to your letter of the 15 in answer to my inquiry concerning the Rev. War records of Jeremiah Mathews. Jeremiah Mathews married Sarah Brinkley and lived in Halifax Co. N.C. during the Rev. olutionary period; in 1783 he moved to Wilkes Co. Georgia, and settled a land grant. -This is on record in court house at Washington, Ga. I think his father's name was James Mathews.
My desire is to obtain

his Revolutionary war record. I have always heard that he served and it seems probable as he was given this plot of land soon after the war. These meager facts are all I have obtained so far. If you can help me in any way to establish the war record & will appreciate it greatly.
Respectfully,
Mrs. R. F. Burch, Jr.

Feb. 16 1886
Amendments to Sarah L. Matthews.
J. L. Edwards Comm te of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Col. J. L. Edwards
Richd. 11 Feb. 1846.
Commr. of Pensions
Sir
I send an amended Declaration of Mrs. Sarah Matthews, widow of Jeremiah Matthews - under act 7 July 1838, also further proof of marriage.
This additional evidence, is the affidavit of her brother, that she was married before he was, that that  his eldest child was born in 1792.
Here then is a circumstence, by which the witness cannot be impeached. If he be credible her marriage must have been before 1794. Yr letter of 19 May last, said the proof as to the date of the marriage was not satisfactory. This additional evidence I hope will remove the difficulty.
I am Yr. Obt sent
Thomas Greene

34.942
Jeremiah Matteson Ga
Act. T. June '92

Dec 9.
The Mother G
Dear L Edwards Esq.
City of Portland Washington
W.C. Dawson A.M. H.R.

House of Representatives
9 Dec r 1859
Sir
I enclose an application for a Pension in behalf of Jeremiah Mathews - I think it has been presented before from its date - what are the objections to granting it ?
Respectfully
W. C. Danson

Certificate of Completion to the Collins
A.
75452 = 2400000000

Reliefs
North Carolina Compt. Office
Jan'y 16 th 1844
I William H Collins Compt of Public Accounts do certify that it appears of Record in my Office that Jeremiah Matthews received a Certificate of Eighty Eight Pounds Fourteen Shillings (£88. 14s.) for "Military Services in the War of The Revolution", which Certificate is No 532. and recorded in Book No 12. and it also appears recorded in Book No 19. that a Certificate for Nine Pounds (£9.) was issued to him for "Military Services in the War of The Revolution." Given my hand and Seal of office
Wm H Collins Compt
$ 2444.25 = 2yr. 10mo. 25d, pri —

Oct 17 '44
Adolph et Sarah Matthews
J. P. Richards Common Pleas Washington
[Handwritten signature]
20.95 21.00 104.80 14.20

Richmond 14 Oct 1824
Col. J. L. Edwards Washington. Sir
I enclose you the affidavit of Eliz: Gower in regard to the time of marriage of Jeremiah Harkness & Sarah Wallcutt. She knows it was in 1882 "as it was only a very short time before deponents own marriage" — Trusting that this , taken in connection with the proof already filed, will be satisfactory. I am Yr. Obedient Servt Thos. Green

11338 Sept 21. 1841.
Georgia July 7. 1838. Sarah Matthews
J. H. Edwards
S.
Comm. of Peacem
Washington

Richmond 19 Sept. 1844
Col. J. L. Edwards Censor of Pensions
Sir,
Enclosed is the application of Mrs. Sarah Matthews, widow of Lemuel Matthews, for a pension under the act of July 1838. I would have forwarded it sooner but the proof of service was incomplete, till I recd. a short time since, the enclosed certificate from the Comptroller of N. Carolina which appears to have been made out in January last. It leaves no doubt as to the service here been at least for two years.
I am Yours very Respectfully
Thomas Green
P.S. My letter to Hon. W. P. Dawson of 12 Decr. 1838, shows that the claim would have been allowed in Lemuel Webb's lifetime, if the parties had followed your advice & sought the proof in the proper office. T.G.

Apr 10 1848
R R Ransom for Sarah Matthews. wid of Jeremiah
Remembrance of Friends
Rev J. J. Edwards
Washington City U. S.
Mass

Monroe April 4 th 1848 Col Edwards Sir
You will Please inform me what evidence is yet wanting in the case of Sarah Matthews widow of Jeremiah Matthews of Newton County Ga and we will endeavor to furnish it, the old lady is very infirm and dependant - if she ever gets a pension she ought to have it as soon as possible - I think the claim was presented to the Department by Thos Green of Richmond Virginia
Yours very Respectfully
R. D. R. Ransom

Washington, Dec. 14 th 1854.
Sir:
Enclosed I have the honor to present additional evidence in support of the claims of Jeremiah Matthews, dec d late of Georgia, under act of 1832, and of his widow, Sarah Matthews, dec d under act of 1838.
The enclosed supplemental certificate of the Comptroller of N.C. will be found satisfactory, I presume, to entirely remove the principal objection made in your letter to me of 19 th Sept. last. It shows that the payments of £88.14 and of £18.6.6 were not made to " Jeremiah Matthews ", (as supposed by Comptroller Collins) but to " J. Matthews ," and that " General John Matthews " was the person, probably, so designated.
This being explained, the case stands thus: Jeremiah Matthews, in his declaration, states that he lived in Cumberland County N.C. in the time of the war. That he served 9 months in the Cavalry Company of Capt. Atkins, 3 months in the Company of Capt. Thomas Hadley, and 3 months in the Cavalry Company of Captain Guep - making one year and 3 months in all.

We present now, evidence of payments to " Jeremiah Matthews," as follows - £ 20. 15 - £ 20 15, and £ 9. 10. making £ 49. 10. or $123.75 federal money. One year & 3 months service as a private of Cavalry amounts to $125. So that the payments proved fall only $1.25 short of the service claimed. This remarkable coincidence between the service claimed and the payments proved by the records, is of itself strong evidence of identity . But it is not all. The certificate of the Comptroller further shows, that said payments were allowed by the Auditors of Wilmington District , to which District Cumberland County belonged, and that the Officers under whom Matthews claims to have served, commanded in Companies raised in whole or in part in said County of Cumberland. Taken altogether these facts identify the claimant with the payments certified by the Comptroller in a remarkable degree, for a North Carolina case. It is very seldom that than in a case founded upon service in said State, such strong evidence of identity is attainable.

The family record herewith filed shows the birth of children prior to 1794, and is therefore strong additional evidence on the point of marriage. I also file a letter from James Taylor Esq. showing that he has written to the Clerk of Johnson County N.C. and can get no answer.
The evidence as to the names of the surviving children is yet defective, but I will obtain it if advised that the evidence on other points is sufficient to warrant the allowance of the claim.
Very respectfully Yours ob't serv't J. H. Goules
James Taylor Hon L. P. Waldo Court of Pensions

Brief in the case of Sarah Mathews widow of Sarumick Newton County and State of Georgia act of July 29. 1848. —
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
This claim was presented under the act of July 7, 1838 March 3, 1843 and June 17, 1849. But as her husband was living, on the 7 th day of July 1838 and as the claimant died before March 3, 1851, she is not entitled under either of said acts. —
Marriage proved by witness to have taken place in 1782 after the last period of her husband's service. — Her husband died the second to have happened August 3, 1842. Her own death December 16, 1850
Under the act of July 29, 1848, she was entitled at the time of her decease to the same pension her husband received from March 4 th (If for increase.) 1848 to December 16, 1850. Her husband's pension was
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
$61.87 a year. This claim is therefore allowed for at $61.87 a year from March 4, 1848 to Dec. 16, 1850. Certificates to be made payable to Nicholas H. Brien Esq. administrator for the benefit of her deceased children, to wit,
Barnwell Mathews, William Mathews, Sarumick Mathews, Mary Mathews, Lady Mathews, Lucy J. Mathews, Sarah M. Mathews, Lewis H. Mathews & Elijah H. Mathews. —
Name and residence of Agent
J. J. Coombs Esq Pleasant,
Examining Clerk.
Examined by J. P. Mular (Coul.)

Brief in the case of Jeremiah Mathews Newton County and State of Georgia act of June 7, 1832.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Jeremiah Mathews made a declaration under said act on the 24 th day of June 1833, in which he alleged a service of fifteen months as a private of Cavalry from the County of Cumberland in the State of North Carolina. He sustained this declaration by the usual deposition of service, but his application was refused for want of more satisfactory evidence.
Now that is more evidence filed from the State of North Carolina that one Jeremiah Mathews of Wilmington District in which Cumberland County is situated received $128.75 for service in the war of the revolution. This sum is equal to the pay of a private of Cavalry for fourteen months and twenty four days. There is more evidence also filed showing that
(If for increase) this Jeremiah Mathews lived until 1785 in Cumberland County North Carolina, when he removed to Georgia where he sustained the expiration of a service of the revolution to the day of his death, August 5, 1812. The evidence that this is the same also received the payments above named is satisfactory. The claim is therefore admitted for fourteen months & twenty four days service, at the rate of $61.87 a year commencing March 4, 1831 and terminating August 5, 1812 when he died. Certificate payable to Nicholas B. Brann administrator with the will annexed (who has given a bond in the sum of $3,200) for the sole use & benefit of Barnwell Mathews , William Mathews , Jeremiah Mathews , Mary Mathews , Lady Mathews , Lucy J. Mathews , Isaac H. Mathews , Levi H. Mathews & Elizah H. Mathews the surviving children of said Jeremiah
Name and residence of Agent J. A. Coombs Esq. Plaint
Examining Clerk. Examined by me D. M. D. (cont'd)

Washington, Dec. 19. 1854
Sir:
I feel it my duty to ask your personal examination of the claim of Jeremiah and Sarah Matthews, both deceased, late of Georgia, for pension under acts of 1832 & 1838.
Jeremiah Matthews made a declaration claiming the benefit of the act of 1832, on the 24 th of June 1833. He stated his services as follows:
That he was a resident of Cumberland County, North Carolina, in the time of the war, and entered the service in said county, in May 1777, under Lieut. Mark Mioty, (Myott), Captain Adkins' Cavalry Company, Regt commanded by Col. Emmett; that he volunteered for the term of nine months , and was discharged at the end of that term, in February 1778. That he afterwards entered the service again as a volunteer, in said Cumberland County, under Capt. Thomas Studley, in March 1781, and served three months , and was discharged in June 1781. That he served one other three months tour as a volunteer in a Cavalry Company, commanded by Captain Guep, in the Regt. commanded by Col. W m Armstrong.
From the above it will be seen that the

whole amount of service claimed was one year and 3 months.
In 1844 application was made to the Comptroller of N.C. for evidence in support of this claim, and Comptroller Collins furnished the certificate marked A. which shows that Jeremiah Matthews received one payment of £88. 14. and one payment of £9. for military services in the Revolutionary war. This certificate being filed, it was very properly decided to be unsatisfactory, because the payments far exceeded the amount of service claimed by Matthews himself.
The case so rested until last September, when I filed the certificate of Comptroller Clarke, marked B. This certificate shows payments to "Jeremiah Matthews" as follows.
"Book W. No. 2 page 3. £ 20. 85. Specie " " " " " 30 £ 20 85 Specie. " C. " 17 " 65 $ 9. 80. Specie Making — $49.10 — or $123.75
This certificate also shows, that the two principal payments were allowed by the auditors of Wilmington District, to which District Cumberland County belonged. It also shows the Thomas Hadley and Mark Myott, (officers under whom

Matthews claimed to have served, commanded Companies raised in whole or in part in said County of Cumberland.
When this evidence came before Col. Viles, he objected that instead of removing the former difficulties in the case, it increased them, inasmuch as it showed a still greater excess of payments over the services claimed by Matthews in his declaration. I admit the force of this objection, as the case then stood .
But I forwarded to Comptroller Clarke a copy of Comptroller Collins's Certificate Marked A, and received in answer the enclosed explanatory Certificate marked C. This certificate shows that the payment of £88. 114, certified by Comptroller Collins, and one other payment of £18. 86. 66. (not mentioned in any other certificate,) were not made to "Jeremiah Matthews," but to "J. Matthews," and that it is his opinion they were made to " Major John Matthews " of Cumberland County, and not to " Jeremiah Matthews ."
I felt very certain that this explanatory Certificate would entirely remove all objections heretofore made

(and I admit it will mislead) upon the point of identity. In fact I regarded it as a case in which identity was established with a degree of certainty almost un- paralleled for a North Carolina case. Jeremiah Matthews made his declaration in June 1832, - at a time when very few unfounded claims were presented. He claimed for 18 months service as a private of Cavalry - the pay for which would be $125. 00 And now, after the records of N.C. have been repeatedly examined and re-examined, the result is, that the payments made to " Jeremiah Matthews " amount to just $123. 75 - or $1.25 less than the pay would amount to for the whole service claimed. (It is to be presumed one of his terms was a few days short of a full term.) This remarkable coincidence between the amount of payments made, and the amount of service claimed by the soldier himself, is of itself very strong evidence of identity, especially when it is considered that he made his declaration more than 74 years before this evidence of payments was known to exist.

But in addition to this, we have what I have always regarded, and what I think has been heretofore regarded in the Pension Office, the highest evidence of identity attainable , in a case of this kind. We show that these (or at least the two principal ones) payments, made to "Jeremiah Matthews", were allowed by the Auditors of Wilmington District , to which District Cumberland County (in which Matthews resided) belonged. Also, that the officers under whom he claimed to have served, commanded in the militia of said County.
Having given this brief history of the case, with my review, I beg leave now to bestow a little attention upon the report of the 16 th inst. which I consider in some respects very unfair, and in others very illogical. The Examiner who wrote said report, says, on page 3, in speaking of the various certificates from the Comptroller's office: "These certificates are certainly confusing in their character; for in 1844 Mr. Collins' certificates to certain payments having been made to Jeremiah Matthews, which indicate a service twice as large as that XXXXXX asserted

by the claimant, while in 1854 Mr. Clarke certifies to other payments, and gives it as his opinion that Mr. Collins was wrong, and that the £88. were paid to Major John Matthews of Cumberland County. With due respect to Mr. Clarke's opinion, I do not think he has satisfactorily proved that Mr. Collins was in error. I might with equal safety express my opinion that the "J. Matthews," of Cumberland who was paid £88, was one Jeremiah Matthews, and not Major John Matthews, "se.
Now I respectfully submit, that this argument is unsound and illogical. Comptroller Clarke specially points out the error of Comptroller Collins, viz. that of certifying that payments appearing on the books to have been made to " J. Matthews ," were made to " Jeremiah Matthews ." The fact that Comptroller Clarke disconciled this error , and found other payments actually made to " Jeremiah Matthews ," which Collins never discovered at all, shows that Clarke has much more carefully and thoroughly examined the records

in his office than Collins ever did. His certificates are for that reason more re- liable than Collins's. And I respect- fully submit, that the opinion of the Comptroller, who has the custody of said Revolutionary records, and who is called upon daily to examine them, as to whether the " J. Matthews " referred to " Jeremiah " or " John " Matthews, is of more weight than the opinion of any mere outsider , even if he be an examiner in the Pension Office. It is to be pre- sumed that Comptroller Clarke had good reasons for certifying, officially, what he did certify. Some of these reasons are, incidentally apparent. He of course knew the fact that there was a " Major John Matthews " in the ser- vice from Cumberland County. There was also a " Jeremiah Matthews " of Cum- berland County, who claimed to have served 15 months, as a private . He finds, a payment of £88, to one " J. Matthews " — a payment covering twice as much service as Jeremiah Mat- thews claimed, and a larger pay- ment, perhaps, than is ever found

To a mere private. In addition to this, he finds payments to " Jeremiah Matthews ", just sufficient to cover all the service by him claimed. These are some of the apparent reasons which Comptroller Clarke had for certifying as he did. He doubtless had other reasons, not apparent to us.
I regard the examiner's assumption, that he "might with equal propriety express his opinion that the " J. Matthews " of Cumberland, who was paid £88, was one Jeremiah Matthews " &c. as an exceedingly unfair assumption. Let us look, for a moment at the case as it now stands before you. " Jeremiah Matthews " has sworn that he served 15 months as a private of Cavalry, from Cumberland County. We show payments made to " Jeremiah Matthews , of the District to which Cumberland County belonged, just sufficient to cover the 15 months service claimed . But other large payments are shown to have been made, not to " Jeremiah Matthews , but to " J. Matthews ." In order to explain this, we show that there was a " Major John Matthews "

of the same county, in service, of a rank corresponding to the amount of these payments to "J. Matthews." Under these circumstances, would it be fair to assume that these payments, not appearing to have been made to "Jeremiah Matthews,"  were made to him , for the mere purpose of " confusing " the evidence and raising an objection to his claim? Let us revisit the matter, and suppose we were now claiming an allowance to " Jeremiah Matthews ," for the payments made to " J. Matthews ?" Under these circumstances would you assume that " Jeremiah Matthews " was indicated by the payments to " J. Matthews ," in face of the fact that there are other payments to " Jeremiah Matthews ," just sufficient to cover all the service he claimed, and of the further fact that there was a " John Matthews " in the service holding a rank corresponding with the amount of the payment to " J. Matthews ?" Would not an argument based upon such an assumption, in  in favor of a claim on behalf of "Jeremiah Matthews," for the service credited

to " J. Matthews ," be treated by the Office as an absurd one? And is the argument any more sound because made by the Pension Office for the purpose of defeating a claim? The truth is, there is no " confusion " at all in the evidence as it now stands . I admit there was confusion before the Explanatory certificate, marked C. was filed, but that clears it all up.
The Examiner further says, on said 3 rd page of the report: "It will be observed that said Jeremiah's claim is unsupported by a single item of parole testimony. He has not even shown that he was reputed to have been a revolutionary soldier." This statement shows how little attention the Examiner gave to the Evidence in a case he so elaborately undertook to write down . For on the very same sheet containing the declaration , is the affidavit of M c Andrew Tucker, a Clergyman, and Isaac Gop, a citizen of the County in which Matthews resided, certifying to the fact that said

Matthews was reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution. There is also a certificate, signed by all the Justices of the County Court, declaring their opinion, "after investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states." Also certifying as to the credibility of said witnesses (Tucker & Gop,) and that the former was a clergyman &c
It is objected by the Examiner, that the payment of £9. to "Jeremiah Matthews," as certified by Comptroller Clarke, is not shown to have been allowed by the Auditors of Wilmington District. In answer to this I have only to say, that if it be an objection, it only goes to the said payment of £9. and does not affect the other payments amounting to £40. 10 d which are shown to have been allowed by the Auditors of said District But inasmuch

Much as said payment just makes the total amount of payments correspond with the amount of service claimed, and as it is not shown to have been allowed by the Auditor of any other District and as there is nothing to show that any other Premium Mate thereas served in the militia of North Carolina, I think this pay- ment clearly ought to be credited to him.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Your obt servt A. L. Coombs
Hon L. P. Waldo, Censor of Pensions.

Pension Office, 16 th Dec. 1857.
Sir,
The application of Sarah Matthews dec d widow of Jeremiah of Georgia, has been received and filed under Act 2 d February 1848.
The evidence of Jeremiah's services as a revolutionary soldier is unsatisfactory. In his Declaration he says he entered the service in Cumberland North Carolina under Lieutenant Mark Miot, Capt. Adkin's Cavalry Company in Col. Emmets Regiment, in May 1777, and served nine months; that in March 1781 he again entered the service as a volunteer under Capt. Thomas Hadley in Col. David Smith's Regiment and served three months; and that he performed one other three months' tour as a volunteer in a Cavalry company under Capt. Guess in Col. William Armstrong's Regiment. On 16 th Jany. 1844, the Comptroller of North Carolina certified that "Jeremiah Matthews" received two payments for his revolutionary services; viz. one for $88. 1 / 4 , and one for £9, indicating in the aggregate nearly three years services of a private.

On 14 th September 1857, another certificate is made by the Comptroller of North Carolina, by which it appears that "Jeremiah Matthews" received three payments for military services; two of them of £20. 5. each having been allowed by the Auditors of Wilmington District, of which District, Cumber- land was a part; the third payment was for £4., but it is not stated by whom it was allowed. He also certifies that Thomas Hadley was a Captain of Militia in Wilmington District; that Mark Hyatt was a Captain of a company raised in the South- ern part of Wake and Northern part of Cumberland Counties; and that James Emmett was a Colonel of Militia. On 6 th October 1857, the Comptroller of North Carolina certifies that in his opinion the payments of £88, 14., and £18, 6., 6. (the latter pay- ment is not shown in any of the other certificates), to J. Matthews, were made to Major John Matthews of Cumberland County, and not to Jeremiah Matthews. The co-incidences between the allegations of the applicant, and the facts proved by the Comptrol- ler's certificate that one "Jeremiah Matthews" was paid by the Auditors of Wilmington, and that the officers named by him were in service, are striking, I admit.

But I do not think they afford that conclusive proof as to his identity; length of service; and officers under whom he served, necessary to a favourable adjudication of the claim. It will be observed that Jeremiah's claim is unsupported by a single item of proof testimony. He has not even shown that he was reputed to have been a revolutionary soldier. His whole case therefore rests upon the history, given by himself, of his services, and the Certificates of the Comptroller of North Carolina. These Certificates are certainly confusing in their character; for in 1844 Mr. Collins certifies to certain payments having been made to Jeremiah Mathews, which indicated a service twice as large as that asserted by the applicant; while in 1854 Mr. Clark certifies to other payments, and gives it as his opinion that Mr. Collins was wrong, and that the £88. were paid to Major John Mathews of Cumberland County. With due respect to Mr. Clark's opinion, I do not think he has satisfactorily proved that Mr. Collins was in error. I might with equal safety express my opinion that the "J. Mathews" of Cumberland who was paid £88. was one Jeremiah Mathews, and

not Major John Mathews; and that there were several soldiers of the name, and so far as the records of the Comptroller go, either hypothesis might be sustained. But assuming the two payments of $20. 5 each, which are certified to have been made to Jeremiah Mathews of Cumberland, as a basis of calculation, they still fail to sustain applicant's assertions, for they indicate only a little over one years service of a private of cavalry, while he claimed to have served fifteen months. Now as regards his officers. It is admitted they  were in the North Carolina service. But when they served, or whether the applicant ever really served a day under them, are points upon which there is no evidence. Without further and more conclusive proof of Jeremiah's services and identity, I would not feel justified in allowing the claim. The dates of the marriage, and death of Jeremiah and Sarah, and the names and number of their children, seem well established.
I am, respectfully, Your Wt. Servt. J P Malac Commissioner
H. S. Coombs, Esq., Present.

Sunterville Dec 10 th 1854
A. S. Coomb Esq. Washington City D. C.
I returned here last night, accompanying this are declarations etc, in Jeremiah & Sarah Matthews' case. I have only to remark, that Mrs Gower proved the marriage of the parties in the year 1782 being present at the ceremony; she is now living in Tunnet county Georgia; she is the sister of Mrs Matthews and is on the pension rolls. You will find her testimony on papers in file in Pension Office which were presented by Mrs Matthews in 1843. I wrote to clerk of Court of Johnson county N.C. for certificate of Matthews' marriage, but have rec'd no return
With Great Respect
Your obed Servt
James Mayhew

Washington, Sept. 21, 1854
Sir:
In making a copy of the enclosed Certificate of the Comptroller of South Carolina, relative to the services of Jeremiah Matthews, dated June, 6 th 1844, I inadvertently put it up with my own private papers, instead of the files of the case, and did not discover my mistake till to-day. I beg leave to return it to the files of your Office.
Very respectfully Your obed servt J. T. Coombs
Hon L. P. Waldo Commr of Pensions

9 mos to Feb. 1978 3 mos to Mar. 1981
180.3 75 175.8
20.5 20.5 9.0 49.10 20 8 ) 990 ( 123.75 8 19 16 30 24 60 56 4

Washington, Sept 16, 1854
Sir:
Enclosed I have the honor to present a power of Attorney from one of the children of Jeremiah and Sarah Matthews, dec d . late of Georgia, with additional evidence in support of the claim of said Jeremiah Matthews under act of 1832, and of his widow under act of 1838.
The payments certified by the Comptroller, in the enclosed Certificate, correspond so exactly with the service claimed by Matthews in his own declaration, that I presume no doubt will be entertained as to identity.
By referring to his declarations you will see that he states that he lived in Cumberland County, N.C. That he served nine months in the Cavalry Company of Capt Adkins, 3 months in the Company of Capt Thomas Dudley, and 3 months in the Cavalry Company of Capt Garp - making 1 year in all and 3 months in all.
The payments certified by the Comptroller amount to $123.75, being only

$1.25 short of the amount necessary to cover the exact amount of service claimed. It is further shown by the Comptroller's certificate that the officers under whom Matthews claims to have served, belonged to the Military District to which Cumberland County belonged.
The evidence of marriage prior to 1744, will, I presume, be found satisfactory.
I am aware that evidence of death and survivorship will be necessary if the claim shall be allowed.
I am, very respectfully Your obed servt J. H. Coombs
Hon L. P. Waldo Comm r of Pensions

Jan 10 48
Emory Masters
W. L. Edwards Washington City

J. L. Edwards Esq Jan 4 th 1848
Dear
Sir I wish you to excuse me for troubling on this case I have sent on to J Green Esq an Affida- -ved proving the Marriage of Sarah Matthews to Jeremiah Matthews pre- -vious to 94 according to your own letter & I have not received but one letter from Mr Green since and that a short time afterwards State is that he had got the papers had sent them on to you Please write to me how the case stands now & your compliance will Oblige me very much Remaining yours H
As H Bacon
Covington Newton County, Georgia

Richd. 31 May 1847
Col. J. L. Edwards Marblehead.
Sir:
On 13 May 1846, you required further proof of this marriage, in the case of Sarah Matthews (widow of Jeremiah) of Ga. made act of 7 July 1838.
I now send you the affidavit of Nathan Johnson 20th Nov. 1846 who knew them in 1786 as man & wife.
His neighbors of Newton County Ga. say N. Johnson is a most credible & worthy man. I am Yr. Obt servt
Thomas Green

Declaration
4 In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of July 1838, entitled an act Granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. State of Georgia } Dawton County, { S.S.
On this 15 day of November 1845 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Inferior Court for the County & State aforesaid, W ms Sarah Matthews a resident of Dawton County and State of Georgia aged Eighty years who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled "An act Granting half pay and pensions to Certain widows" (that She is the widow of Jeremiah Matthews, who was a Soldier in the revolution- ary war, that She has been informed her deceased husband rendered the following Service in north Carolina, that he served in Captain Atkin's Company in the Regiment Commanded by Col Ermit, nine months and was discharged, that in May 1777 he took the oath of allegiance to the united States, that in February 1778 he again entered the Service at Croft creek, and marched to Guilford.

County and was in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Joshua Hadley - That afterwards he volunteered under Captain Hadley. The Regiment was Commanded by Col. David Smith - That in the Month of March 1781 he again entered the Service for three months - and after his term of service had expired was discharged in 1781. in Cumberland County N.C. and was then Stationed in Chatham County N.C. against the Tories and Served in three months as a volunteer in a company of Cavalry Commanded by Capt. Goff, in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Wm. Armstrong. That she lost his discharge by the Tories getting to the house where his trunk was and destroying all his papers. She further declares that she was married to the said Jeremiah Matthews in Johnston County North Carolina in the year 1782. That her husband the said Jeremiah Matthews died on the 5 th day of August 1842 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794 viz: at the time above stated and that she has remained a widow ever since that period Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above mentioned before me a Justice of the Inferior Court for the County aforesaid.
Wm R. Henry J.J.C.
Sarah her Matthews mark

Georgia } I William R Henry an acting Newton County } Justice of the Inferior Court in and for said County Do hereby certify that the within named Sarah Matthews is from bodily infirmary unable to attend Court. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22 nd day of December 1845 } M m R Henry J.P.C
State of Georgia, ss Newton County } Inferior Court December Term 1845
The declaration of M m Sarah Matthews certified on the twenty second day of December eighteen hundred and forty five by William R Henry a justice of the Inferior Court for said County being submitted to the Court it doth approve his acts and proceedings in said case, and hereby direct the Clerk to endorse this approval on the papers.
R. G. Simms J.P.C Manson Gaps J.P.C David Crawford J.P.C M m R. Henry J.P.C
State of Georgia, ss Newton County } I William D Luckie Clerk of the Inferior Court for the County and State aforesaid certify that M m R Henry is a justice of the Inferior

Counts in 1 for said bounty, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name This 27 th day of December 1845
Wm D. Luckie Clk. S.C.

Georgia Newton County
I hereby appeal before me Benjamin H. Gop a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Nathan Johnson who after being Duly Sworn deposeh and sayeth that he was acquainted with Jeremiah Matthews and Sarah Matthews his Wife in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty six (1786) and they was then the Reputed Wife of Jeremiah Matthews and he was distantly acquainted with them until the death of the said Jeremiah Matthews and am now acquainted with his widow the said Sarah Matthews
Sworne to and subscribe before me this the twentyth day of November 1828 Benjamin H. Gop, J. P. Nathan Johnson
Georgia Newton County } Clerk's Office Inferior Court
I William D Luckie Clerk of the Inferior Court in and for said County and State do certify that Benjamin H. W. Gop whose name appears to the above affidavit is an acting justice of the peace in said County & that full faith and credit should be had and given to his attestation as such
Given under my hand and seal of office this 23 rd day of November 1846
Wm D Luckie C.S.C.

Georgia } Newton County } I Columbus P Pace one of the justices of the Inferior Court for the County and State aforesaid, do certify that William D Luckie whose name appears to the above and foregoing certificate is Clerk of the Inferior Court for said County, and that full faith and credit ought to be had and given to his attestation as such, and that the same is in due form
Given under my hand and seal this 23 rd day of November 1846
Columbus P Pace

I do certify that Nathan Johnson Newton County & whose name appears to the affidavit on the opposite page, is a creditable W. Trust., and every way worthy of confidence In witness whereof I have set my hand This, 23 rd November 1846.
C. H. Saunders Robt. S. Anderson Wm. S. Turner

Jeremiah Matthews Albany Ga, Act 1832, Sus
J. H. Coombs

Know all men by these Presents,
THAT I, Sarah Bacon Daughter of Jeremiah Matthews Deceased
who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint
my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name, to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before any department thereof, any and all claim or claims I have to arrears of pay or pension money, under any Act or Acts, Resolution or Resolutions of the Congress of the United States, and especially the Acts, 4th July, 1836, 7th July, 1838, 3d March, 1843, 17th June, 1844, 2d February, 1848, and 29th July, 1848, as well as the more ancient Acts of 18th March, 1818, 15 May, 1828, and 7th June, 1832. Said Attorney is moreover authorized in my name to demand at any department of the said Government, a re-consideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given touching my interests, and to obtain from any department or the archives thereof, any and all information or evidence, of whatever character, relating to, or in any wise bearing upon the claim or claims we hereby seek the investigation of. Said Attorney is moreover authorized to do any thing and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the certificates of pension or other character of drafts or evidences of the amounts due me, and to appoint one or more Sub-Attorneys, to confer upon him or them all the powers therein conferred upon him, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may do, by virtue of these presents. Hereby countermanding and revoking all powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given for prosecuting said claims.
WITNESS my hand and seal, this 24 th day of June 1854.
Sarah Bacon 
State of Georgia  ss
BE IT KNOWN THAT ON THE 24 th day of June 1854 before me the subscriber, a citizen of Fulton County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Sarah Bacon the
subscriber to the foregoing power of Attorney, and acknowledging the signing, sealing and delivery of the same to be her own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth. In testimony whereof I do hereunto subscribe my name.
James Concho 196
When you furnish me with the information I will fill up the blanks.

April 5, 1848.
Adairton com
Sarah Matthews.
L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington
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Richmond 3 April 1846.
Col. J. L. Edwards Commissr of Pensions. Sir,
I enclose you the letter of George Little of Raleigh dated 6 Decr, to show that the requisition made by you, of Record proof of the marriage of Mrs Sarah Matthews the widow of Jeremiah Matthews, of Ga who applied for a pension under the act of 1838, cannot be complied with.
In the absence of such proof, I hope that which has already been filed will be deemed satisfactory. I had thought the case was fully made out, provided the absence of record proof could be accounted for satisfactorily, as this letter will show.
I am Y r Ob t serv t Thomas Green

ALBANY
MAR 25
J. Matthews
Georges Street
St. John
N. Edwards
City of Washington
DS

Dear Sir
March 26 th 1843
I wish you after my compliments to send me Mr. Jeremiah Matthews declaration for his pension & if you can't send me the original papers, I will be more than thankful if you will send me a copy of them & what is the cause why he did not draw his pension as I am the Son in law of Mr. Jeremiah Matthews so I may see whether or not the necessary proof can be obtained in hast if you please Direct your letter to Covington Newton County Ga Georgia & your compliance will oblige
Yours H S
C. H. Bacon

State of North Carolina Comptroller's Office
I, William S. Clarke, Comptroller of public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have carefully examined the record of payments made by said State to sundry persons for Military services in the Revolutionary War, with reference to the case of
Jeremiah Matthews
and am of opinion that the payments in Book No. 10 page 17 "J. Matthews £88 114" specie (£0532), and page 26 £18 16 06 specie "J. Matthews" were made to Major John Matthews of Cumberland County, and not to Jeremiah Matthews , and that Comptroller Collins was mistaken in supposing that they referred to said Jeremiah. The payments in my certificate issued about a month ago were undoubtedly made to Jeremiah Matthews, as the christian name is in each case written out in full, with the exception of one entry, where it is written Jere. undoubtedly and unquestionably a contraction for Jeremiah.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 6th. day of October 1854.
Wm. S. Clarke, Compt'r.

State of North Carolina Comptroller's Office I, William S. Clarke Comptroller of publick accounts in and for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of Record in said Office among the payments made to sundry persons for Military services in the Revolutionary war as follows, to wit viz.
"Jeremiah Matthews." Book W. No. 2 Page 3 £20. 05. Specie " " " " " 30 £20. 05 Specie
The foregoing payments were allowed by the Auditors of Wilmington District of which district Cumberland was a part, between the 16 th of July 1783. to the 19 th March 1784.
Book C. No. 17 Page 65 £9. 00. Specie.
I further certify that Thomas Hadley was a Captain of Militia in Wilmington District that Mark Myatt was a Captain of a Company raised in the Southern part of Wake County and the Northern part of Cumberland County.
That James Emmett was a Colonel of Militia
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Office this September 14 th 1854.
Wm. S. Clarke, Compt r .

State of Georgia & Ordinary Office Fullin County } On the second day of January 1855. Before the Joseph H Mead Ordinary of Fullin County State Aforesaid personally appeared Nicholas H Bacon a Resident of said County & State, who being sworn according to law upon his oath swear, and declar, that he is the identi- cal Nicholas H Bacon Administrator on the Estate, of Jeremiah & Sarah Matthews both deceased late of Muslon County and State Aforesaid. who on the seventh day of December last made two declarations for the purpose of obtaining the Area, of pension, due to the said Jeremiah & Sarah Matthews for the services of the said Jeremiah in the War of the Revolution, as will more fully appear from said two declarations on file in the pension office, which declarations are said to be defective and irregular from the Omission of the names of the surviving children of the said Jeremiah & Sarah Matthews. He therefore Now declares that at the time of the death of the said Jeremiah & Sarah Matthews respectively there were living so far as he knows and believes and are now surviving the following named children viz David Matthews, William Matthews, Jeremiah Matthews, Mary Matthews, Lady Matthews, Carey Matthews, Sarah Matthews, Louis Matthews and Elijah Matthews
sworn to the subscribed
Nicholas H Bacon
before me January
2nd 1855
Jos H Mead ord

State of Georgia & personally appeared before me Fulton County, J Thomas L Thomas, an Acting Justice of the Peace for said County Chapman Powell who being duly sworn deposeth & says that he was well acquainted with Jeremiah & Sarah Matthews who is certified to by Nicholas H Bacon in during their life times and that he knows Burwell, William, Jeremiah Mary, Lady, Cary J, Sarah, Louis M and Elijah W. Matthews, were their children, and that they all survive as far as this deponent knows or believes that he is well acquainted with Nicholas H Bacon who made the foregoing declaration that he is a man of truth and respectability & Chapman Powell sworn to subscribe before me On this 2 nd day of Jan y , 1855.
T L Thomas Justice of the Peace.
State of Georgia      Ordinarily Office Fulton County      On the second day of January 1855. It is hereby certified that evidence has been adduced to me to prove and did prove, to my satisfaction by the declaration & affidavits, before written that the surviving and only surviving children of Jeremiah and Sarah Matthews deceased late of Newton County and State aforesaid and who now survive are named as follows, Burwell William, Jeremiah, Mary, Lady, Cary J, Sarah Louis M and Elijah W. Matthews I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the Declar- ant Nicholas H Bacon, Administrator on Sarah Matthews' Estate and with the Witness Chapman Powell, and that he is a person of truth & respectability in whose statements the fullest faith & credit should be given

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand officially and the seal of the Court of Ordinary of said County this second day of January 1855.
For H. Mead Ordinary
State of Georgia & I Columbus M. Payne Clerk Fulton County of the Inferior Court of said County do hereby certify Joseph H. Mead whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate is the Ordinary for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such and that Thomas L. Thomas whose name appears to the foregoing Affidavit is an Acting Justice of the Peace for said County duly commissioned & qualified and that both their signatures are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand officially and the seal of the Inferior Court of said County this second day of January 1855.
Columbus M. Payne C. S.

State of Georgia } Personally appeared before me James Oglethorpe County } Kelley an acting justice of the peace Gary Johnson of said county who deposeth and saith that Sarah Matthews is his sister and she was the wife of Jeremiah Matthews previous to the year seventeen hundred and ninety four and he further deposeth and saith that his sister Sarah and Jeremiah Matthews was married some years before he the said Gary Johnson was married and by reference to the family record of the ages of his children he finds his oldest child was born the thirteenth day of June in the year seventeen hundred and ninety two — Sworn to and subscribed this first day of January Eighteen hundred and forty six
James Kelley J.P.
his Gary Johnson mark
State of Georgia } I George H. Sester Oglethorpe County } Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County hereby certify that James Kelley whose name appears the above and foregoing affidavit is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and that full faith and credit ought to be had & given to his attestation as such
Given Under my hand & Seal of Office this first of January Eighteen hundred & forty six Geo. H. Sester CLK
State of Georgia } I George H. Platt an acting Justice Oglethorpe County } of the Inferior Court in and for said County hereby certify that George H. Sester whose name appears to the above and foregoing

Certificate is Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County and that full faith and credit ought to be had and given to his attestation as such and that the same is in due form Given under my hand & seal this first day of January eighteen hundred and forty six
Chas. F. HAYNES C.

11.338
Sarah Matthews
G a
Act July 7 th 38
Cert. Comp. 244 25 or 7m - 2. 10. 20 days
11.338 G Act July 7 th 38 Cert. Comp. 244 25 or 7m - 2. 10. 20 days

Georgia Gwinnett County } Before me John C. Whitworth a Justice of the Inferior Court of said County personally appeared Elizabeth Gower who being Duly Sworn according to Law saith on oath that she said deponent is the Sister of Sarah Matthews the wife of Jeremiah Matthews (Deed) and deponent further saith that she was at the wedding in Johnston County North Carolina and saw Jeremiah Matthews there Lawfully married in seventeen hundred and eighty two the reason said deponent knows and recollects the time of and date of the Above mention marriage is that it was only a very short time before deponent own marriage took place deponent further states she has just reason to believe that the said Jeremiah Matthews served in the war of the as a Revolutionary soldier Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1 st of Oct r 1844 John C. Whitworth J.P. G. Elizabeth her Gower mark
Georgia Gwinnett County } I John C. Whitworth an acting Justice of the Inferior Court in and for said County do hereby certify that the above named Elizabeth Gower is the wife of Abel Gower Deed, and that Abel Gower did in Life time draw a pension as one of the revolutionary soldiers I further certify that I have been acquainted with the said Elizabeth Gower about eighteen years and believes her statements to be true and I suppose from the best information that I can get that she is about seventy eight of age Given under my hand this 1 st Oct 1844 John C. Whitworth J.P. G.

Georgia I Riley H. Baker Clerk of the Gwinnett County Superior Court for said county, do hereby certify that John C. Whitworth whose name appears to the above and foregoing Deposition and Certificate is an acting & presiding justice of the Superior Court duly commissioned & qualified and that full faith & credit ought to be had & given to his attestation as such, and that the same is in due form & by the proper officers.
Given under my hand and seal of Office, this 3 rd day of October 1844. Riley H. Baker C.S.