OGLETHORPE COUNTY, GEORGIA

MATHEWS FAMILY

Roster

The within document is an attempt to list every Mathews that appears in Oglethorpe County, Georgia records prior to 1850, with a general reference to the records wherein they appear. An attempt has been made to separate those with the same given name where possible. Needless to say there is a measure of subjectivity involved, especially if the given name is very common (i.e. James, John, William). The following table lists a few Selected Mathews males and females in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.

The following records are NOT included in this table:

•Tax Digests after 1820 as well as Tax Digests before 1821 for Mathews other than: William Mathews (d. 1794, Oglethorpe County, Georgia), his male descendants and other Mathews living in the same district as William before 1821. Oglethorpe County has a nearly complete set of almost every year’s tax digests through 1850!

Explanation

•Given Name. The personal tax digests often revealed the name of the father. In the early years a taxpayer would list sons aged 16 years or older.

•Deed Column. The larger font date (or date range) are dates in which a person appears in a deed (in any capacity). The smaller font is a summary of land bought or sold.

•Tax. Up to three ranges of years may be in a given row. The first being years taxes were paid by the father; the second being years paid by the person directly; and the third being years paid by the estate of the person.

The Personal Tax Digests are very informative as to young men who come of age and then leave the area prior to appearing in any other record.

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Family Tree ID

Mathews

Deed

Tax

All Years Available

Census

1800-1850

Marriage

As of

Document

Estate

William Mathews, d. 1819

See also Wilkes County, GA

1802, 1803, 1814

Not Found in: 1785-1794 (Wilkes, GA); or

1794-1799 (Oglethorpe, GA). Is Found in: 1800-1811; and 1814-1818 (Oglethorpe, GA). He and sons ___ and ___ (along with ___ Miller from across the S. Broad R. in then Elbert County moved to ____ County 1812-1813. He and ___ returned to Oglethorpe County. ___ and ___ moved on to ___.

1800

Mary _____

As of 1819 LWT

d, 1819 (LWT dated 25 Nov 1818, recorded 8 Jan 1820)

 Loose Estate File.

Wife: Mary Mathews

Children:

Littleberry Mathews

_____ (Listed as Caron) (Mathews) Hammon

Mary (David) Mosely

Presley Mathews

William Mathews

Lucy Mathews

Sara (Listed as Saro) Mathews

Coleman Mathews

Mary (Polly) Mathews, d. 1822 wife of William Mathews

1820

Not Found

d. 1822 LWT

Warning: This has NOT been completed.

Links:

Estate File of William Mathews:

Contains the Original LWT of William Mathews, as presented when it was filed. FHC DGS: 007702310, Image: 35. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y5-6Z5 ?view=fullText&keywords=William%20Mathews&lang=en&groupId=

Sources:

•Various State and Local Records, as Cited

• Summaries as Published in Genealogy Facts (https://www.genealogyfacts.org/)

•Frank Parker Hudson Books

•Daniel Crumpton Books

•Michal Farmer Book on deeds

Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com