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Generation No. 3


7. CAPT. JOSEPH CALHOUN3 MATTHEWS (ISAAC2, JOHN1) was born July 11, 1785 in Abbeville County, SC, and died January 1854 in Abbeville County, SC. He married MARGARET BROUGH September 18, 1807 in Abbeville District SC, daughter of THOMAS BROUGH and NANCY. She was born Abt. 1787, and died 1860 in Abbeville County, SC.

Notes for CAPT. JOSEPH CALHOUN MATTHEWS:
Found on 1820 Census CD FTM

Matthews, Joseph 1820 ABBEVILLE DIST., SC 012
Matthews, David 1820 ABBEVILLE DIST., SC 019
Matthews, James 1820 ABBEVILLE DIST., SC 004
Matthews, Luke 1820 ABBEVILLE DIST., SC 009
Matthews, Richard 1820 ABBEVILLE DIST., SC 008
Matthews, Samuel 1820 ABBEVILLE DIST., SC 006

Joseph was born, lived and died on the property bought by his father, Isaac. The property was located 14 miles south west of Abbeville Court house, within two miles of Little River on which Calhoun Mill is situated. Joseph owned a shoeshop and a tan yard. He owned three slaves.

Columbia Newspapers: the South-Carolinian
[p.297] COLUMBIA NEWSPAPERS: DAILY CAROLINA TIMES

The friends and acquaintances of Capt. Joseph Mathews and Mrs. Mathews and of
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Kennedy, are invited to attend the funeral of Capt. Mathews,
at Trinity Church, this afternoon at 6 o'clock.

The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research
SCMAR, Volume XVI
Number 1, Winter, 1988
Some Miscellaneous Abbeville County Deeds

SCMAR, Vol. XVI, Winter 1988, No. 1, p.45
Joseph C. Mathews of Abbeville Dist. for $625 to George A. Christopher… a tract of
land on the waters of Little River, known as the Patterson Tract, granted to John
Patterson 14 Jan. 1791, excepting 25 acres… 6 Apr. 1853. [signed] Js. C. Matthews,
G. A. Christopher. Wit: M. O. Talman.


Subject:
Joseph Mathews & Fortescues
Date:
Tue, 30 Nov 1999 19:48:45 -0500
From:
"Jane McCombs Gillespie" <janeg@mindspring.com>
To:
LONGCANE-L@rootsweb.com



I found the following in a book called "Ninety-Six" South Carolina's Last
Frontier by Carl Julien.. it is mostly a photo book.. Julien was from
Greenwood SC. This book contains some great B/W pictures!!

Ann was a daughter of Wm. Calhoun & Agnes Long Calhoun. Ann Calhoun & Isaac
Mathews was the parents of Capt Joseph Mathews who was long the
"parsecutor" of Hopewell Presbyterian Church which was about half way
between Abbeville & McCormick. It was his duty as parsecutor to parcel out
the lines of the hymns to be sung by the congregation. He built himself a
little railed enclosure right under the pulpit and there would sit facing
the congregation. When the preacher kept going too long or said something
Capt. Mathews did not like the Capt. would give a snort. If this sign of
disapproval did not work he would fold his arms and go to sleep or pretend
to.

When chided about his habit by a fellow member of the church he replied:" I
was full and could hold no more." Then he repeated a saying of the much
beloved Presbyterian pastor Dr Wm. Barr (who served in the section) "Where
weariness begins edification ends"

I might have sent the above before to the list but I thought it was pretty
"cool" . I might have sent the following also but since Fortescues were
mentioned (Mary Jane Fortescue married Thomas Jefferson Mathews s/o Joseph C
Mathews). I have the following Fortescue info:

Martha M (listed as E sometimes) & Nancy E FORTESCUE were baptised/joined at
Hopewell Oct. 26 1855. They are both listed as dismissed in a roll that has
no date. (This from Hopewell Presbyterian Records)

Jan 24 1848 Joseph C Mathews inventories the estate of Thomas Fortescue.

I have no info about how these Fortescues fit together or even if they do.



janeg@mindspring.com
Jane McCombs Gillespie

Researching McComb/McCombs in SC
Hopewell Presbyterian in McCormick County SC
Long Canes SC list : longcanes-l@rootsweb.com
McCombs list McCOMBS-L@rootsweb.com

Joseph C MATTHEWS (pg 521, box 132, pack 3824) Will dated 2 Jan 1854 in
Abbeville Dist, SC. Filed 21 Feb 1854. Est Admnr: Jas McCALLAN. Wit: MO
TALLMAN, Jas MaCELVEY, A HOUSTON. Wife, Margaret MATTHEWS. Chn: Thos J,
Mary, Lucretia, Ezekiel W, Joseph A MATTHEWS, Jane A CHRISTOPHER, Rachel C
McCASLAN, Elizabeth T SHANKS, Margaret E McGAW, Martha L WILSON.
Son-in-law: George A CHRISTOPHER

More About CAPT. JOSEPH CALHOUN MATTHEWS:
Baptism: Presbyterian Memberof Hopewell Presbyterian Church
Burial: Old Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun Settlement
Census 1: 1810, Abbeville District SC
Census 2: 1830, Abbeville District SC
Census 3: 1830, Abbeville District SC page 049, ID# SC559260327
Census 4: 1850, Abbeville District SC
Funeral: Trinity Church
Occupation: Tanner/Shoe Shop

Notes for MARGARET BROUGH:
Will of Margaret Brough Mathews. South Carolina, Abbeville District, dated November 30, 1857. The last Will and Testament of Margaret Mathews. To my daughters, Mary Mathews, Lucretia Matthews all my possessions and money their life time. After their death to go to my other children to be equally divided amongst them. I appoint James McCaslan, Esp. sole Executor. Signed: Margaret Mathews. Witnessess: Samuel Link, Robert McCaslan, Robert Z. Drennon.[awarren.FTW]


More About MARGARET BROUGH:
Baptism: Presbyterian Memberof Hopewell Presbyterian Church
Census: 1860, Abbeville District SC

More About JOSEPH MATTHEWS and MARGARET BROUGH:
Marriage: September 18, 1807, Abbeville District SC
     
Children of JOSEPH MATTHEWS and MARGARET BROUGH are:
10. i.   JANE4 BROUGH, b. Bef. 1807; Stepchild.
11. ii.   EZEKIEL WADELL MATTHEWS, b. August 28, 1808, Abbeville County, SC; d. Abbeville County, SC.
12. iii.   NANCY ANN NORRIS MATTHEWS, b. May 29, 1810, Abbeville County, SC; d. March 25, 1884, Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama.
13. iv.   ELEANOR CAROLINE MATTHEWS, b. April 27, 1812, Abbeville County, SC; d. February 14, 1876, Randolph County, AL.
14. v.   JANE ADELINE MATTHEWS, b. July 02, 1814, Abbeville County, SC; d. February 27, 1888, Cass County, TX.
  vi.   MARY LOUISA MATTHEWS, b. February 02, 1816, Abbeville County, SC; d. Georgia; m. EDWARD BURNS, Castelberry, Abbeville District, SC.
  More About EDWARD BURNS and MARY MATTHEWS:
Marriage: Castelberry, Abbeville District, SC
15. vii.   RACHEL CALHOUN MATTHEWS, b. January 12, 1818, Abbeville County, SC; d. 1873, Abbeville County, SC.
16. viii.   THOMAS JEFFERSON MATTHEWS, b. December 25, 1819, Abbeville, South Carolina; d. January 1892, Pontotoc Co, MS.
17. ix.   ELIZABETH T. YOUNG MATTHEWS, b. October 13, 1821, Abbeville County, SC.
18. x.   MARGARET ELIZA MATTHEWS, b. September 17, 1823, Abbeville County, SC; d. 1901, Abbeville County, SC.
  xi.   MARTHA LAURA MATTHEWS, b. April 17, 1825, Abbeville County, SC; d. Abt. 1872, Abbeville County, SC; m. SAMUEL SNEALS WILSON, Abbeville District SC.
  More About MARTHA LAURA MATTHEWS:
Baptism: Presbyterian Memberof Hopewell Presbyterian Church
Burial: Abbeville County, SC

  More About SAMUEL SNEALS WILSON:
Baptism: Presbyterian Memberof Hopewell Presbyterian Church

  More About SAMUEL WILSON and MARTHA MATTHEWS:
Marriage: Abbeville District SC
  xii.   AMANDA CATHERINE MATTHEWS, b. August 30, 1828, Abbeville County, SC; d. Abt. 1829, Abbeville County, SC.
  Notes for AMANDA CATHERINE MATTHEWS:
Amanda died in infancy

19. xiii.   JOSEPH ALEXANDER MATTHEWS, b. January 15, 1830, Abbeville County, SC; d. November 08, 1903, Hardeman County, Tennessee.
  xiv.   LUCRETIA ANN AUGUSTA MATTHEWS, b. February 12, 1833, Abbeville County, SC; d. Aft. 1850, Abbeville County, SC; m. ? THOMAS.

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