new Matthews Book

By Janis Knox February 26, 2014 at 11:31:21

You may not realize you're a descendant of Thomas Matthews who died in VA in 1737.However, if you descend from Nathaniel Matthews, Sr. and his wife, Alice "Elcye" (Archdeacon/Cody) Matthews you are.Their children who settled in Henderson, Hopkins, Union, and Daviess counties in KY were:Nancy O. Matthews m. William Brooks, Elizabeth Matthews m. Stephen Smith (their son, Stephen m. Josephine Rudy, a well-known Henderson family) Martha Matthews m. Gabriel Jennings, John Matthews m. 1)Lucy Wood, m. 2)Sophronia Collier, Phillip B. Matthews (a Mayor of Henderson), Thompson Matthews (stayed in VA) and Nathaniel Matthews, Jr. m. Sophia Harrison.The book is "The Matthews Family from the Chickahominy" From the Old Dominion To the Lone Star State, available for $22.45 from
Harry Porter, Jr.
3730 Markham Way
Atlanta, GA 30339
Included is a bonus booklet of Pedigree Charts.

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