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[http://www.co.mathews.va.us/ Matthews County Courthouse]<br>P.O. Box 463<br>10622 Buckley Hall Road<br>Mathews, Virginia 23109<br>Phone: 804-725-2550 | [http://www.co.mathews.va.us/ Matthews County Courthouse]<br>P.O. Box 463<br>10622 Buckley Hall Road<br>Mathews, Virginia 23109<br>Phone: 804-725-2550 | ||
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| − | == History == | + | == Mathews County, Virginia History == |
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| − | == Places/Localities == | + | == Mathews County, Virginia Places/Localities == |
==== Populated Places ==== | ==== Populated Places ==== | ||
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[[Middlesex County, Virginia|Middlesex]] | [[Gloucester County, Virginia|Gloucester]] | [[Middlesex County, Virginia|Middlesex]] | [[Gloucester County, Virginia|Gloucester]] | ||
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Several genealogies have been published about Mathews County families. To view a list, visit [[Mathews County, Virginia Genealogy]]. | Several genealogies have been published about Mathews County families. To view a list, visit [[Mathews County, Virginia Genealogy]]. | ||
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| − | == Societies and Libraries == | + | == Mathews County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries == |
*[[Tidewater Genealogical Society|Tidewater Genealogical Society]] | *[[Tidewater Genealogical Society|Tidewater Genealogical Society]] | ||
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vamathew/ Mathews Co., VAGenWeb]. Part of the [http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project]. Maps, name indexes, history. | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vamathew/ Mathews Co., VAGenWeb]. Part of the [http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project]. Maps, name indexes, history. | ||
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Revision as of 20:53, 15 February 2013
United States 
Virginia Mathews County
Mathews County, Virginia genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Mathews County (established 1790) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.
| Mathews County, Virginia | |
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 Location in the state of Virginia | |
 Location of Virginia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | 1790 |
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| County Seat | Mathews |
| Courthouse | |
Mathews County, Virginia Courthouse
Matthews County Courthouse
P.O. Box 463
10622 Buckley Hall Road
Mathews, Virginia 23109
Phone: 804-725-2550
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce,
probate, court and land records from 1865[1]
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| 1853 | 1854 | 1853 | 1810 | 1863 | 1865 |
Mathews County, Virginia History
The county is named after Admiral Thomas Mathews (1676-1751) of the British Navy.
Parent County
1790--Mathews County was created 16 December 1790 from Gloucester County.
County seat: Mathews [2]
Boundary Changes
Variant Spellings
- Matthews[3]
Record Loss
- Lost censuses: 1800, 1890
Visit the Library of Virginia's website to determine exactly what records have been lost and their Lost Records Localities Database to find additional resources.
Mathews County, Virginia Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Mathews County, Virginia Genealogy Resources
Research Guides
- Davis, Virginia Lee Hutcheson. "Records of Tidewater Virginia Counties," Tidewater Virginia Families: A Magazine of History and Genealogy, Vol. 1, No. 2 (May-June 1992):53-66. FHL Collection 975.51 D25t [For Mathews County, see p. 61]
African American
- Freedmen's Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-1872
- Heinegg, Paul. "Mathews County Personal Property Tax List, 1791-1815," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
- Johnson, Martha C. Black Families of Elizabeth City Co., VA, 1800-1990: Research of Families of Callis, Davis, Simpson, Radcliff, Originating from Gloucester Co., Mathews Co., York and James Counties and Elizabeth Co., Hampton, Virginia. FHL Collection 1728886 Item 2.
Bible Records
Images of the Virginia Historical Society's family Bible collection have been digitized:
- Virginia Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007 - browse collection at FamilySearch; free.
Additional Bible records include:
Cemeteries
- Tyler, Lyon G. "Old Tombstones in Mathews County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1895):255-256. Digital version at JSTOR - free.
Census
For tips on accessing Mathews County, Virginia census records online, see: Virginia Census.
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1800 | 5,806 | — |
| 1810 | 4,227 | −27.2% |
| 1820 | 6,920 | 63.7% |
| 1830 | 7,664 | 10.8% |
| 1840 | 7,442 | −2.9% |
| 1850 | 6,714 | −9.8% |
| 1860 | 7,091 | 5.6% |
| 1870 | 6,200 | −12.6% |
| 1880 | 7,501 | 21.0% |
| 1890 | 7,584 | 1.1% |
| 1900 | 8,239 | 8.6% |
| 1910 | 8,922 | 8.3% |
| 1920 | 8,447 | −5.3% |
| 1930 | 7,884 | −6.7% |
| 1940 | 7,149 | −9.3% |
| 1950 | 7,148 | −0.0% |
| 1960 | 7,121 | −0.4% |
| 1970 | 7,168 | 0.7% |
| 1980 | 7,995 | 11.5% |
| 1990 | 8,348 | 4.4% |
| 2000 | 9,207 | 10.3% |
| Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. | ||
1890 Union Veterans
- Turner, Ronald Ray. Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website. [Includes residents of this county.]
Church Records
Church of England
- Mason, George Carrington. Colonial Churches of Tidewater Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Whittet and Shepperson, 1945. Available at FHL; digital version at FamilySearch Books Online . [Includes Mathews County.]
Court
Genealogy
Several genealogies have been published about Mathews County families. To view a list, visit Mathews County, Virginia Genealogy.
Land and Property
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Revolutionary War
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Matthews County on pages 131-132.]
War of 1812
Mathews County men served in the 61st Regiment.[4]
- List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Matthews County [sic], p. 90. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]
Civil War
Regiments. Service men in Mathews County, Virginia served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Mathews County, Virginia:
- - 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate).
- - 26th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company D.[5]
Records and histories are available, including:
- Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865
- Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers 1861-1865
Naturalization
- Virginia Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929
Newspapers
The Virginia Newspapers Project identifies local Mathews County, Virginia newspapers.
Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in the Virginia Gazette and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia.
Papers Private
- Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007
Probate Records
- Hopkins, William Lindsay. Some Wills from the Burned Counties of Virginia and Other Wills Not Listed in Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800. Richmond, Virginia: W.L. Hopkins, 1987. FHL Collection [Includes Mathews County.]
Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?
- [1774-1775] Billups, John R. Tithables, 1774-1775, of Kingston Parish, also Billups' Accounts, 1787-1842. MSS., Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia; also available at FHL. [Kingston Parish was located in Gloucester County at the time, but later fell within the bounds of Mathews County.]
- [1774-1791] Mason, Polly Cary. Records of Colonial Gloucester County Virginia. 2 vols. 1946-1948; reprint, Baltimore: Clearfield, 2003. Original edition and 1965 reprintavailable at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($). [Includes land patent abstracts, 1704/05 rent roll, Gloucester County tax lists 1770-1782, Mathews County tax lists 1774-1791, burgesses, council, and court, county officials, etc.]
- [1791-1820] Ward, Roger G. "Burned County Gleanings: Mathews County Land Tax Lists, 1791-1820," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Fall 1997):317-323. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Abstracts of some taxpayers that include "genealogical tidbits," such as relationships, land transfers, etc.]
- [1791-1815] Heinegg, Paul. "Mathews County Personal Property Tax List, 1791-1815," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
- [1803] Indexed images of the 1803 Personal Property Tax List of Mathews County, Virginia are available online, courtesy:Binns Genealogy.
- [1803] Indexed images of the 1803 Land Tax List of Mathews County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
Vital Records
Indexes to Mathews County, Virginia births, marriages, and deaths are available online. These collections are incomplete, but are easy to search. Courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
Marriage
- 1660-1800 - Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 (Ancestry) ($).
- 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry) ($).
Vital Record Substitutes
The Virginia Historical Society's Marriage and Obituary Index, 1736-1820 (newspaper abstracts) is available for free online. Images of the original index cards are browseable, arranged alphabetically by surname.
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For birth, marriage, and death record substitutes, see Bible Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Newspapers, and Probate Records. |
Mathews County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Mathews County, Virginia Genealogy Websites
- Mathews Co., VAGenWeb. Part of the USGenWeb Project. Maps, name indexes, history.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Mathews County, Virginia. Page 717 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883), 90. FHL Book 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive.
- ↑ Stuart Lee Butler, A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812 (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 135. FHL Book 975.5 M2bs.
- ↑ Alexander Lloyd Wiatt, 26th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1984). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 13.
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