The Mathews family is an American

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descended from John Mathews (d. 1757) and Ann Archer, originating in

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and active in Virginia and the American South in the 18th–20th centuries. The family origins are unclear, though most researchers believe that the family founders arrived in America around 1730 with the Scotch-Irish immigration, settling in Augusta County (present-day

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), Virginia. Several members played a role in the

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, and numerous members were elected to the

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over successive generations, while additionally members have been involved in the politics of

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, and other U.S. states in roles including state governor and state legislator, among others. Members have served in the U.S. military as generals, colonels, and other officers. Notable members include George Mathews,

Sampson Mathews Sampson Mathews (c. 1737 – January 20, 1807) was an American merchant, soldier, and legislator in the colony (and later U.S. state) of Virginia. A son of John and Ann (Archer) Mathews, Mathews was an early merchant in the Shenandoah Val ...

Henry M. Mathews Henry Mason Mathews (March 29, 1834April 28, 1884) was an American military officer, lawyer, and politician in the U.S. State of West Virginia. Mathews served as 7th Attorney General of West Virginia (1873–1877) and 5th Governor of West Virgin ...

, and Mason Mathews Patrick.

British origin

The Mathews family is believed to be of Scotch-Irish and/or possibly

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ethnicity. Atkinson1, p.229 Numerous, sometimes conflicting family traditions exist regarding the Old World origins of John Mathews (d. 1757). Several of these traditions hold that Mathews was a descendant of a Welsh

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family, of which there existed branches throughout Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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, p. 8 However, these traditions lack corroborating records and/or remain speculative. Mathews likely immigrated to America during early years of the Scotch-Irish immigration of 1717–1775.

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, p. 309 The female progenitor of the family, Ann Archer, immigrated to America during this period, and was of Scotch-Irish ethnicity.

Overview

John Mathews settled in

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around 1737 and held several local offices in the community. Several of his sons took part in patriot efforts during the

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;

(c. 1737–1807) and George Mathews (1739–1812) were members of the Augusta County Committee of Safety, which drafted the

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and the Augusta Declaration. In total, three of Mathews’ sons served as wartime Virginia legislators: Sampson Mathews and George Mathews from

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and

Archer Mathews Archer Mathews (1744 – 1796) was a United States pioneer, legislator, and city founder in the colony (and later U.S. state) of Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Greenbrier County from 1780 to 1782.Leonard, Cynt ...

(1744–) from

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. Additionally, Sampson Mathews was a lieutenant colonel of Virginia militia, and George Mathews was a

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in the

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. George Mathews was later a U.S. House Representative to the First Congress and a

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. George Mathews' son George Mathews Jr. (1774–1836) was a judge of the Superior Courts of the territories of

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and Orleans and as the

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of the

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. George Mathews Jr.'s brother, John Mathews (c.1762–1806), was a federal Supervisor of Revenue from Georgia. Gilmer, p. 82 In Virginia, three more members of the family from the third generation served in the state legislature: Sampson Mathews' son Sampson Mathews Jr. from Bath County, and John Mathews (1768–1849) and James W. Mathews (d. 1825), grandsons of John Mathews through his son William Mathews (1741–1772), from Greenbrier County. From the fourth generation,

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(1803–1878), a grandson of William Mathews, served in the Virginia legislature from Greenbrier County. During the

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, three of his sons served as

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officers.Rice, Otis K. 1986. A History of Greenbrier County. Greenbrier Historical Society, p. 264 His son

(1834–1884) later served as an

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and

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. Henry M. Mathews' son, William G. Mathews (1877–1923), was a federal judge in

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and a candidate for the

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. Mason M. Patrick (1863–1942), grandson of Mason Mathews, served as Chief of the U.S. Army Air Service,

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during

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and the

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.DupreDuPre"> He authored the 1926 congressional bill that created the

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from the Air Service, and served as its first chief.Maurer (1987)''Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919–1939'' (Appendix 5) p. 74 Other relations include

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(1750–1818),

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from Louisiana;Posey, John Thornton. ''General Thomas Posey: Son of the American Revolution.'' East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 1992. Pages 17-18

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(1840–1902), U.S. House Representative from Virginia; and George Mathews Edgar (1837–1913), President of

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.Grose, S.E. (1997). "Greenbrier County, West Virginia Heritage." Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Pg 59. https://books.google.com/books?id=GPsJ1b3sJ6MC&q=edgar#v=onepage&q=george%20mathews%20edgar&f=false Retrieved December 2, 2018

Offices held

A list of offices held by members of the Mathews family. * John Mathews (d.1757),

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, 1747–1757; Virginia Colonial Militia

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. Father of Joshua, Sampson, George, Archer, and William Mathews. **Joshua Mathews (d.1763), son of John Mathews. ***Martha Mathews (1754–1778), ∞

(1750–1818), U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1812–1813; 2nd Governor of Indiana Territory, 1813–1816; Lt. Governor of

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, 1806–1808; Kentucky State Senator, 1804–1806. Daughter of Joshua Mathews. **

(c. 1737–1807), Virginia State Senator from Augusta County and surrounding counties, 1776–1781, 1791–1792; Virginia State Militia

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; Virginia Colonial Militia Captain. Son of John Mathews. ***Sampson Mathews Jr., Virginia House Delegate from Bath County, 1809–1810. Son of Sampson Mathews ****Sampson L. Mathews.

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. Son of Sampson Mathews Jr. *****Mary A. Mathews, ∞ William H. McClintic (1825–1892). Daughter of Sampson L. Mathews. ****** George W. McClintic (1866–1942), Judge of the

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1921–1942; West Virginia House Delegate 1919–1921. Son of Mary A. Mathews. ******Lockart Mathews McClintic (1860–1928) West Virginia House Delegate, dates unknown ** George Mathews (1739–1812), 20th & 24st Governor of Georgia, 1787–1788 & 1793–1796; U.S. House Representative from

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, 1789–1791; Georgia Assemblyman from Wilkes County, 1786; Virginia Burgess from Augusta County, 1775;

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. Son of John Mathews. ***John Mathews (c.1762–1806), Supervisor of Revenue for Georgia, 1794–1796. Son of George Mathews. ***Ann Mathews (±1767–1840), ∞ Samuel Blackburn (1759–1835), Virginia House Delegate from Bath County, 1799–1801, 1809–1813; Georgia Assemblyman, 1795. Daughter of George Mathews. *** George Mathews Jr. (1774–1836), Presiding Judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court, 1813–1836; Judge of the Superior courts of the

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, 1806–1813; Judge of the Superior Courts of the

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1805–1806. Son of George Mathews. ***Charles L. Mathews (1776–1842), ∞ Lucy Early, sister of

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(1773–1818), 28th Governor of Georgia. **William Mathews (1741–1772), Justice of

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, 1770–1772. Son of John Mathews ***Elizabeth Mathews (±1766–1853), ∞ Isaac Otey (1766–1850), Virginia House Delegate from Bedford County, 1798–1813. Daughter of William Mathews

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, p. 70Virginia State Library, p. 413. Retrieved December 9, 2018 from https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=Pa0YAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&pg=GBS.RA2-PA413 ****Isaac Otey Jr., Virginia State Senator from Bedford and surrounding counties, 1821–1825; Virginia House Delegate, 1820–1821. Son of Elizabeth Mathews. ****John M. Otey (1792–1859), President of

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, 1841–1859. Son of Elizabeth Mathews.Public Administration Service (1939). City Manager Government in Lynchburg, Va. Lynchburg, Va. Retrieved December 9, 2018 from https://books.google.com/books?id=FmtDAAAAIAAJ&q=%22john+m.+otey%22+%22city+council%22&dq=%22john+m.+otey%22+%22city+council%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi96a6uo5TfAhWprFkKHQyaC_oQ6AEIWjAJBruce, P.A., et al. (1924) History of Virginia, volume 5. American Historical Society, p119. Retrieved December 9, 2018 from https://books.google.com/books?id=higSAAAAYAAJ&q=james+hervey+otey+%22elizabeth+mathews%22&dq=james+hervey+otey+%22elizabeth+mathews%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-lsesgpTfAhURvlkKHUkPBXwQ6AEINjAD *****

(1840–1902), U.S. House Representative from

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, 1895–1902; delegate to the

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. Son of John M. Otey.White, J.T. (1967). National Cyclopedia of American Biography p. 246 Retrieved December 9, 2018 from https://books.google.com/books?id=gCHYAAAAMAAJ&q=peter+j.+otey+%22elizabeth+mathews%22&dq=peter+j.+otey+%22elizabeth+mathews%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIsrScgJTfAhUxuVkKHZpmBoEQ6AEISjAG **** James H. Otey (1800–1863), first Episcopal Bishop of

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. Son of Elizabeth Mathews. *** John Mathews (1768–1849), Virginia House Delegate from

, 1798–1801, 1803–1804, 1813–1814, 1816, 1829;

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candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, 1815;

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of Greenbrier County, Virginia 1831–1849. Son of William Mathews.Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007. Retrieved December 11, 2018 from http://vavh.electionstats.com/php/bio.php?pid=4803 ****Frances Crow Mathews (b. 1814) ∞ Robert C. J. Cary. Daughter of John Mathews. *****Roberta Elizabeth Cary (b. 1836) ∞ Ovid A. Kinsolving (1822–1894). Daughter of Frances Crow Mathews. ******

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(1878–1964),

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. ****Ophelia Mathews ∞ William Cary. Daughter of John Mathews. Kinsolving, p. 38 *****Henrietta H. Cary ∞ Adam Clarke Snydor (1834–1896) Justice of the Supreme Court of West Virginia 1882–1890. Daughter of Ophelia Mathews. ***James W. Mathews (d. 1825), Virginia House Delegate from Greenbrier County, 1802–1803;

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. Son of William Mathews. ***Joseph Mathews (1770–1834), Son of William Mathews. ****

(1803–1878), Virginia House Delegate from Greenbrier County, 1859–1865; ∞ Eliza Shore Reynolds (1808–1872), sister of Alexander W. Reynolds (1817–1876),

. Son of Joseph Mathews. *****

(1834–1884), 5th Governor of West Virginia, 1877–1881; 7th Attorney General of West Virginia; West Virginia State Senator 1865; Confederate States Army Major. Son of Mason Mathews. ****** William G. Mathews (1877–1923),

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for

, 1898–1908, Clerk of Kanawha, West Virginia, 1903–1904. Democratic Candidate for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 1908; alternate delegate to the 1904 Democratic National Convention from West Virginia. Son of Henry M. Mathews. ***** Alexander F. Mathews (1838–1906), Delegate to

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from West Virginia;

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for West Virginia, 1904;

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, 1871–1881; Confederate States Army Captain. Son of Mason Mathews.Greenbrier Historical Society (1938) Greenbrier Historical Society Historical Booklet, Greenbrier Co., 1938. http://www.lewisburg.org/history/mathewsbio.htm Retrieved 2012-10-19West Virginia University. Undergraduate catalog, Volume 1867–1869. Morgantown, WV : The University. https://archive.org/stream/undergrad6769west/undergrad6769west_djvu.txt Retrieved April 28, 2013. ******Mason Mathews (1867–1928), Alternate delegate to

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from West Virginia. Son of Alexander F. Mathews. *****Virginia A. Mathews (d. 1923), ∞ Alfred S. Patrick (1831–1906), son of Spicer Patrick (1791–1884), Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates 1863–1864; West Virginia Senator 1870–1871. Daughter of Mason Mathews. ****** Mason M. Patrick (1863–1942), Chief of U.S. Army Air Service,

, 1917–1918; Chief of U.S. Army Air Service, 1921–1926; Chief of U.S. Army Air Corps, 1926–1927; U.S. Army

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; Public Utilities Commissioner for the

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, p. 43 **

(1744–), Virginia House Delegate from Greenbrier County, 1780–1782. Son of John Mathews. ***Ann Mathews (1765–1852), ∞ Thomas Edgar (1754–1822), Justice of Greenbrier County and

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; son of Thomas Edgar, Virginia House Delegate from Greenbrier County. Daughter of Archer Mathews. **** George M. Edgar (1837–1913), President of

, 1884–1887; President of

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, 1887–1892.

Other Mathews of Virginia

Other Mathews have played an important role in the public life of Virginia. Captain Samuel Matthews immigrated from England to

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around 1622, and his son Samuel Mathews (1630–1660) served as a commonwealth governor of Virginia.Meyers, Virginia M. and Dorman, John F. (1987). ''Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia''. Order of First Families of Virginia

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(1742–1812), a speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, immigrated from

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of Virginia in the years before the American Revolution. Both Samuel and Thomas Mathews have been connected to the Mathews of Virginia by some writers and historians,Boots, John R. (1970). The Mat(t)hews family: an anthology of Mathews lineages. The University of Wisconsin - Madison''Lexington Gazette'' (1938). "Capt. John Mathews and his Descendants." 1738–1938. Bi-centennial Issue: Commemorating the Settlement of the Rockbridge Section of Virginia by the White Men. A Tribute to the Scotch-Irish Pioneers. Lexington Gazette (Virginia)Harris, J.D. (1901) "General Thomas Mathews". ''The Virginia Law Register'', Vol. 7, No. 3 (July 1901), pp. 153–158 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1100495 Retrieved October 25, 2013 though the connection has not been noted by others.

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