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Subject: [Abbeville] Re: A Collection of Upper South Carolina Genealogical and Family Records Volume III
Date: 22 Jan 2003 18:40:20 -0700
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Page 142 of the above book:
Matthews, Joseph C.. #40 Clerk of Court Office Abbeville, SC
Abbeville Dist.
In Equity, To the Honr. the Chancellors; Your oratrix Margaret Mathews, sheweth, that her late husband Joseph C. Mathews was possessed with a tract of land on waters of Little River known as the Patterson tract, granted to John Patterson the 14 Jan 1791. That on the 6 April 1853, Joseph C. Mathews entered into an agreement for sale of said tract, with George A. Christopher. Said agreement was written, signed & sealed, but no legal conveyance was ever executed by Joseph C. Mathews. Joseph C. Mathews was possessed with another tract of land, known as the home tract, bound by land of James Edward Calhoun, Lewis Covin & others. That on ___ day of Jan. 1854 Joseph C. Mathews departed this life testate. Heirs at law mentioned in will are: Thomas J. Mathews, Ezekiel W. Mathews & Joseph A. Mathews, Mary Mathews, Lucretia Mathews, Jane A. the wife of George A. Christopher, Rachel C. the wife of Patrick McCaslan, Elizabeth T. the wife of James Shanks, Margaret E. the wife of Clar!
k C. or A. McGaw, Martha L. the wife of Samuel S. Wilson, Caroline the wife of William Robison and Mary the wife of Edward Burns. Filed 30 April 1856. On another paper Robison is written Ribinson, Mary Burns was written Nancy Burns... On 30 April 1856 Ezekiel Mathews, Joseph A. Mathews, William Robinson, Edward Burns were residing beyond the limits of this State... A copy of the will in pack... Dated 2 Jan 1854... filed 27 May 1856. No executor named in will. Wits: M. O. Talman, A. Houston, James Macelvey...wife Margaret and unmarried daughters to live on the home place, until death or marriage, and are to have negroes, Betty, Fanny & Andrew. At death of wife to be property of unmarried dtrs.
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>From ABSTRACTS OF OLD NINETY-SIX AND ABBEVILLE DISTRICT WILLS AND BONDS by Pauline Young...Page 521:
MATTHEWS, JOSEPH C.---BOX 132, PACK 3824:
Will dated Jan. 2, 1854 in Abbeville Dist. Filed Feb. 21, 1854. Wit: M. O. Tallman, Jas. MaCelvey, A. Houston. Wife, Margaret Matthews. Chn: Thos. J., Mary, Lucretia, Ezekiel Wl, Joseph A. Matthews, Jane A. Christopher, Rachel C. McCaslan, Elizabeth T. Shanks, Margaret E. McGaw, Martha L. Wilson.
(Letter)
Son l., Geo. A. Christopher.
Clear Springs
24 Feb., 1854
Mr. Wm. Hill
Dear Sir:
I wrote a few line to you but hearing that you had not recd. it. I now write you a few more on the same business. Mrs. Matthews and the legatees have requested me to Admnr. on the est. of Capt. J. C. Matthews decd. with the will annexed I wish you to grant a citation, etc. Jas. McCallan.
I hope this is of some help to you...
Mary
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