The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27

ton. and his sseond VII. -
OF Abraham Pisrsy. His endaD9 n
samuel died q about the aaDe t1o
as his father leaving . son. 366
This son . spoken Of In HN41nG41
~ "the orphan heir - Cet~]
onei MatthewA" John MAtthouo$
came Of age In 1852 and liveA - kiaf
plantation. Blunt Point In WafwtceI
County. at the mouth OF Deep Creek
There is extant an old win Of Rob-
ert Nicholson. Of London. merchants
dated November 10. 1851. In which hef
leaves bsquests Of gloves Cat thas
SESSION. to Captain Samuel Matthew'S
and the different members Of lis fAin-
lily. Il reads.
ITO Captain Samuel Matthews, OF I
Virginia. one pair OF buckskin gloves:
to his wife. Mrs. Matthews. two pairs
of kidskin gloves: TO Samuel his SON
one pair 0f buckskin. and to another
son. Nance Francis. air Of cordu
want glovss.'
Samuel Matthews. eldest son Of Cow
ernor Matthews. ana his nrst wife.
Miss Hinton, was lieutenant-c colonel IN
1855 and member OF the assembly frous
Warwick County in 1852. In 1855. Coli
onel samuel Matthews 10 spoken Of ~
a member Of tAe Council
Captain John Matthews. grandson OF
Captain General samuel Matthews.
married In 1852. or 1888. Elizabeth. the
only daughter and heiress of Niehael
Tavernor. Of York County. Captain
John MattheNo and Elisabeth Taver-
nor Matthews had issue, samuel Nat
thews. who signs himself on bond
dated 1895 as "of ST. Stephens Parish.
King and Queen County" He mar
ried three times first. Miss Praxton.
sister OF George Praxton. BY whom he
had issue. I'd Elizabeth. (e) Mary.
CD JOHN. ca Baldwin. He married
second Katherine Dunstall. no issue
him and married William Skeime. Is
who died without issue. Baldwin, Sec
ond son. died without is1Ne. Elizabeth.
his eldest daughter. married. 6rst.
Robert Tal'aferro. about l73s. by
whom she had two daughters. a. is
shown by thS land records; Elizabeth
Matthews Taliaferro married. second.
Moses Battaley. and had issue, Samuel
Battaley, Of Spotsylvania- wko, In
1851. was heir-at-law to his mother.
the only surviving child and heir-at-
law of her father Captain Samuel
Matthews. in . deed recorded in King
George County, conveying 1000 acres
in Richmond County (then King
George), patented In 1854 by Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Samuel Mathews. which
descended to his grandson. samuel
who made his will In HIS.
Francis Matthews. second son Of
Governor Matthews. and his FIRST WIFE,.
was a captain Of militia and justice Of
~ - &~s
Francis Matthews died February Is.
March 10. 1870; CD Francis, died Au-
gust Is. 1871: (s) Mary. died Febru-s
airy -. 1878; ca Baldwin
Mrs. Francis Matthews. after tho
death Of her husband. returned to
England, where she died. There is
in York County records a letter from
Governor Berkeley. which says: Gems
tlemen.--I find BY q letter that Mra.
Matthews and her child are dead In
England" The letter prays that =
proper person be appointed to admin,
lister on tie estate Of Captain Mat
thews in right Of his child and only
surviving son. Baldwin. not more than
four or Eve years old. then In virginia-
And Mrs. vanly. having the repute OF
an honest and able woman. and living
conveniently for II. think . very
ut person TO be intrusted therei2v
giving good security. ETC." ~
Captain Francis Matthews has Sonoe@:
times been confused with Thomas Ga$ei
thews. Of Cherry Point. NorthumbokS
land County. who. at the request -
Harley. as he states In his prefac1s
June IL. I705. Obliged his pen 10 sSeR:
aside from its habitual element ~
figures and prepared an account o&
"Bacon's Rebellion Mr.. Lyon O.
Tyler. in tie william and Mary Quax4
teyly, states that an examinatfon o.
the records Of Northumberland CountE
shows that there are no grounds for
supposing that Thomas Matthews vaA
a son Of Governor and ain-Genera4
Matthews.
Baldwin Matthews. son Of Captatu
Francis and grandson Of Govefn0H.
Matthews. married Dorothy Buckners
and had issue, Cd Dorothy. (3) Macy
Dorothy Matthews married john
Miller. OF King and Queen County. e14
had Issue. Cd Robert. CD Buc1nefs
60 Edwards. az Thomas. (s} RiclEs
ard, tS) Anthony.
Robert Miller married Cassaudr4
Moore, and had issue.
Edwards Miller married HannaH
ASupAc vWdAMeys SGo tLSy Uo0 1DDU'l0
Cd Robert. 90 Thomas. (s) Hannan
Temple
Robert Miller married Ruth lGnrxiH
Dorsey, daughter Of Jonsa Dorsey au2
Sarah Hammond Dorsey, and had ~
sue. a. Thomas, (s) Pamslia. Oh
Mary.
Thomas Miller married Kathor1uQI
Kennedy. Of Jefferson County. HX&
and had issue, one SON and two asug6ti>
terra Mary and Bette. TIE SON lto(E
at birth
PAMELA Miller died at the age e
seventeen. without issue.
Mary Miller married Peter W3u11N
yanDyke son Of Henry vanDykos -
Spencer County, KY. and had t19uG
% Ida. (2) Robert Miller. (3) 1gnS9n6
Carr. who died in infancy: 90 E3I14S
beth
The record states in enc pSaee senu4'
Mary Matthews. second daughtoe -
Baldwin. married Samuel Tinos00. ~
whom she had two daughters. XEnx
and Dorothy. Mary Tinoson usaRg9D1