MATHIS James Martin "Martin"^{[1, 2]}
1774 - 1839

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• Nickname	Martin
  Birth	16 Oct 1774	Berks County, Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	29 Oct 1799	Henderson County, Kentucky   [3]
  	List of Taxable Property
  	"Morton" Mathews and his brother, Daniel, were residing in Lost Creek, Walker's Settlement. This land was actually in Henderson County, in an area that would become part of Union County when that county was created in 1811.
  Tax List	1 Oct 1800	Henderson County, Kentucky   [4]
  	1800 Tax List of Henderson County, Kentucky
  	Martin "Mathews" and his brother, Daniel, were found among those listed in the 1 Oct 1800 tax list.
  Witness	25 Aug 1801	Henderson County, Kentucky
  	Will of John Lewis
  	Martin was a witness along with his brother, Daniel. Mary Walker, the sister of Martin's wife, Nancy Walker, married Samuel Harding Lewis, son of John and Hannah Lewis, after the death of her first husband Joseph Barnett in 1799.
  Tax List	1 Oct 1801	Henderson County, Kentucky   [5]
  	1801 Tax List of Henderson County, Kentucky
  	Daniel and his brother, Martin, were among those listed on the 1801 tax list.
  Census	1810	Henderson County, Kentucky   [6]
  	1810 U.S. Federal Census of Kentucky
  	Martin "Matthews" was head of a household that included 1 male under 10, 1 male between 26 and 45; 1 female under 10, and 1 female between 26 and 44. Living nearby was his brother, Daniel and his family.
  Land Sale	22 Mar 1813	Union County, Kentucky   [7]
  	100 acres
  	Martin Matthis conveyed Union County land to William Davis for $1,050, the land amounting to 100 acres. The documents did not give any bordering farms, thus no precise location can be made.
  Military	1815	Union County, Kentucky   [8]
  	Militia List of Solomon Blue's Company
  	"Morton Mathias" is found on a militia list of Solomon Blue's Company whose members lived along the Cypress Creek in South Union County.
  Witness	1 Aug 1816	Union County, Kentucky   [9]
  	Suit by John Withers vs. John Wheeler
  	Martin "Matthews" was summoned to appear as a witness on behalf of John Withers in a trail brought by Withers against John Wheeler. The suit claimed that, "on August 10, 1815, the cattle, horses, mares, geldings, cows, oxen, swine and sheep of John Wheeler broke into the corn field and destroyed the maturing corn of John Withers." The jury found for the Plaintiff in the amount of $15.00 for damages.
  Court	1817-1818	Union County, Kentucky   [10]
  	Road survey
  	In 1817, the Union County Court order several men, including Martin Mathis, to survey the nearest and best way for a road from Morganfield to or near Duff's cabin on the Ohio River. The survey was completed in 1818 and work was begun on the road.
  Census	1820	Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky   [11]
  	1820 U.S. Federal Census of Kentucky
  	Martin Mathis was head of a houshold that was comprised of 3 males under 10; 1 male 10-15; and one male 26-45; 2 females under 10; 1 female 16-25; and one female 26-45. He had no slaves.
  Witness	1822	Union County, Kentucky   [12]
  	Transfer of land and personal possessions
  	Martin Mathis was a witness to the transfer of some land and personal possessions pertaining to the Bohannon family in South Union County near Cypress Creek.
  Census	1830	Calloway County, Kentucky   [13]
  	1830 U.S. Federal Census of Kentucky
  	The household of Martin "Matthews" included 1 male age 5-9; 2 males age 10-14; 2 males age 15-19; and 1 male age 50-59 (Martin); 1 female age 10-14 and 1 female age 40-49 (his wife, Nancy).
  Died	7 Apr 1839	Calloway County, Kentucky   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I10855	Wheeler
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2010

  
  

  Father	MATHIS William,   b. 1750, Virginia ,   d. 1800
  Mother	--?-- Jane B.,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1613	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	WALKER Nancy,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	24 Feb 1797	Logan County, Kentucky   [14]
  Children	1. MATHIS Daniel,   b. 1797, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. MATHIS John,   b. 1800, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. MATHIS Elizabeth Ann "Betty",   b. 18 Jul 1802, Rowan County, Kentucky ,   d. 18 Apr 1847   4. MATHIS Robert,   b. 7 Mar 1807, Henderson County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2008
  Family ID	F3923	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	HOOPER Mina Elizabeth "Betsy",   b. 15 Sep 1775, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 25 Jul 1841, Wayne County, West Virginia
  Married	16 Jan 1809	Henderson County, Kentucky
  Children	1. MATHIS William,   b. 20 Oct 1809, Rowan County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. MATHIS James,   b. 2 Oct 1811, Rowan County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. MATHIS Nancy,   b. 6 Oct 1812, Union County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. MATHIS Bailey,   b. 27 Oct 1814, Union County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. MATHIS Clarendar,   b. 23 Jan 1817, Union County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. MATHIS Dempsey,   b. 23 Jan 1817, Union County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. MATHIS Maria Louisa,   b. 7 Jan 1818, Union County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. MATHIS Samuel,   b. 27 Nov 1820, Union County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. MATHIS Thomas,   b. 3 Sep 1822, Union County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	02 Apr 2007
  Family ID	F3924	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Event Birth - 16 Oct 1774 - Berks County, Pennsylvania Married - 24 Feb 1797 - Logan County, Kentucky Census - List of Taxable Property - 29 Oct 1799 - Henderson County, Kentucky Tax List - 1800 Tax List of Henderson County, Kentucky - 1 Oct 1800 - Henderson County, Kentucky Witness - Will of John Lewis - 25 Aug 1801 - Henderson County, Kentucky Tax List - 1801 Tax List of Henderson County, Kentucky - 1 Oct 1801 - Henderson County, Kentucky Married - 16 Jan 1809 - Henderson County, Kentucky Census - 1810 U.S. Federal Census of Kentucky - 1810 - Henderson County, Kentucky Land Sale - 100 acres - 22 Mar 1813 - Union County, Kentucky Military - Militia List of Solomon Blue's Company - 1815 - Union County, Kentucky Witness - Suit by John Withers vs. John Wheeler - 1 Aug 1816 - Union County, Kentucky Court - Road survey - 1817-1818 - Union County, Kentucky Census - 1820 U.S. Federal Census of Kentucky - 1820 - Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky Witness - Transfer of land and personal possessions - 1822 - Union County, Kentucky Census - 1830 U.S. Federal Census of Kentucky - 1830 - Calloway County, Kentucky Died - 7 Apr 1839 - Calloway County, Kentucky  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  In his book on Cypress Creek Christian Church and Cemetery, George B. Simpson states that the Mathis family pioneer in Union County, Kentucky was a Tory from North Carolina. Dates of birth and death for Martin are taken from two internet sources who did not cite their sources. This information should be considered unproven, as well as any connection with William Mathis. Martin and his brother, Daniel, are said to have been raised by their grandmother in Reading County, Pennsylvania. The family may have come from France. They both appear in the 1800 Henderson County, Kentucky Tax List. From "Ancestors Of The Lansden Family", by J. Keith Lansden accessed 2 April 2007 at http://www.thelansdens.com/Ancestors/aqwn05.htm: Martin MATHIS: This is from "History of Mathis Family" by William Clarender Mathis. "Martin Mathis was a cabinet maker. He took in a partner who stole the money and Martin killed him. Martin moved around some before settling on the West bank of Clarks river." Keith Lansden continues as follows: "The 1799 tax list for Henderson County shows Martin and Daniel (his brother) living on Lost Creek at Walkers Settlement. I believe this area was owned by Martin's first wife Nancy Walker's father. The 1810 Henderson County census shows a Martin Matthews and his wife, both aged 26 to 45 with a son and a daughter, both under 10. Matthews was the way Mathis was pronounced back then. Also in this census it shows his brother Daniel Matthews, aged 26 to 45, with two females aged 16 to 26 (probably his wife and a sister or sister-in-law) and a female over 45 (his mother or mother-in-law) and two females under 10 and a male under 10. "There are a lot of people on Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com that have Martin's twin sons Clarender and Dempsey being born in Todd Co. I don't agree with this because Todd Co. was not formed until 1820 (from Logan and Christian Co.) and Clarender and Dempsey where born in 1817. I am pretty sure Martin Mathis never left the (Logan-Christian-Henderson-Union) area (which is the same place) that Martin lived in from 1799 to the early to mid 1820s (from what I have record of). Martin is in the 1799 Tax Roll in Henderson Co.- The 1810 census in Henderson Co. and The 1820 Census in Union Co which is all the same area. I believe they left Union Co., Kentucky to Calloway Co., Kentucky (now Marshall Co.) between 1823 and 1827. I have Martin's Daughter Elizabeth having her first child Martin Mathis Liles being born 5 Sep 1823 in Union Co., Kentucky and her second child Mary Elizabeth Liles being born 27 Mar 1827 in Calloway Co., Kentucky. "I noticed too that People have some of Martin's children being born in Rowan Co., Kentucky in Eastern Kentucky. I know this is wrong because Rowan Co. was not formed until 1856 and also I don't believe that they were in Eastern Kentucky after 1799 (maybe before). I think all of Martin's children were born in the same place with his children with Nancy Walker being born in Christian and Henderson Cos. (Same place) and his children from Elizabeth Hooper being born in Henderson and Union Cos. (Same place). I think all of his Children from Elizabeth were born in Union Co. except William (their oldest) who was born in Henderson before Union Co. was formed from Henderson." [1, 15]




• Sources

  [S1084] Mathis Family Genealogy Forum, (Accessed at http://genforum.genealogy.com/mathis/. © 2005 MyFamily.com, Inc. at www.Genealogy.com.), Messages: 596, 739 and 824 (Reliability: 1), 2 Apr 2007. [S1252] Hearsay and Random Clues, (Unverified and often unattributed data obtained from on-line searches and elsewhere. May be imbedded in forum postings, public family trees, etc. May provide a clue for further research.), Search on "James Martin Mathis" (Reliability: 1), 17 Apr 2007. [S1114] Census, Kentucky, 1799 Tax List, Henderson Co., (The Census of the United States: Union County, Kentucky, complied by James Blue, Henderson, Kentucky; Pub: Peyton Heady, Morganfield, Kentucky, 1988. Accessed 19 Jan 2009 at http://hendersonkyhistory.com/29Oct1799TaxList.htm.), not paginated (Reliability: 2), 16 Apr 2007. [S2053] Census, Kentucky, 1800 Tax List, Henderson Co., (Accessed online 19 Jan 2009 at http://hendersonkyhistory.com/01Oct1800TaxList.htm). [S2054] Census, Kentucky, 1801 Tax, Henderson Co., (Accessed 19 Jan 2009 at http://hendersonkyhistory.com/01Oct1801TaxList.htm). [S1118] Census, Kentucky, 1810, Henderson Co., (Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Third Census of the United States, 1810. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1810. M252, 71 rolls.), Year: 1810; Census Place: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky; Roll: 6; Page: 335; Image: 350.00. (Reliability: 3), 16 Apr 2007. [S1117] Life of Rev. John Withers, George B. Simpson, (M & M Printing, Sturgis, Kentucky; 1979), p. 62 (Reliability: 3), 16 Apr 2007. [S1115] Kentucky, Cypress Creek & Christian Church & Cemetery, George B. Simpson, (Sturgis, Kentucky; McDowell Publications, Utica, Kentucky: 1986), p. 59 (Reliability: 3), 16 Apr 2007. [S1117] Life of Rev. John Withers, George B. Simpson, (M & M Printing, Sturgis, Kentucky; 1979), p. 60 (Reliability: 3), 16 Apr 2007. [S1115] Kentucky, Cypress Creek & Christian Church & Cemetery, George B. Simpson, (Sturgis, Kentucky; McDowell Publications, Utica, Kentucky: 1986), p. 23 (Reliability: 3), 16 Apr 2007. [S1113] Census, Kentucky, 1820, Union Co., (Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1820. M33, 142 rolls.), Year: 1820; Census Place: Morganfield, Union, Kentucky; Roll: M33_20; Page: 147; Image: 165. (Reliability: 3), 16 Apr 2007. [S1115] Kentucky, Cypress Creek & Christian Church & Cemetery, George B. Simpson, (Sturgis, Kentucky; McDowell Publications, Utica, Kentucky: 1986), p. 41 (Reliability: 3), 16 Apr 2007. [S1125] Census, Kentucky, 1830, Calloway Co., (Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1830. M19, 201 rolls.), Year: 1830; Census Place: , Calloway, Kentucky; Roll: 34; Page: 217. (Reliability: 3), 20 Apr 2007. [S1252] Hearsay and Random Clues, (Unverified and often unattributed data obtained from on-line searches and elsewhere. May be imbedded in forum postings, public family trees, etc. May provide a clue for further research.). [S1115] Kentucky, Cypress Creek & Christian Church & Cemetery, George B. Simpson, (Sturgis, Kentucky; McDowell Publications, Utica, Kentucky: 1986), Preface (Reliability: 3), 16 Apr 2007.