Individual Details

Mathias first record was a land survey in 1798 in Washington Co VA He first appeared on the tax rolls there in 1799 and stayed until he moved to KY about 1809. He may have previously been counted with his father as he also appears on the tax rolls as "Mathias and father" and as "Michael Sr and son".

VA Land Patent: PB. #46, p.427
27 Oct 1800 Washington County 79 acres on South side Big Ridge and north waters of Beaver Crk a north branch of Holstein River
Here are some of Mathias' neighbors:
12 Mar 1802 Washington County To Robert Preston. 500 acres both sides of Moores Crk on the Big Ridge adj Mathias Gabhart, Martin Moore, etc. PB #48, p.499

WASHINGTON COUNTY TN DEEDS
8 Nov 1803 Jacob Niceley to Matthias Gabbard 99 acres on West branch of Beaver Creek, corners to Adam Shelley & John Shelley. DB 3, p.134
19 Feb 1805 Matthias Gabbard to Peter Hornblower 79 acres on Beaver Creek DB 3, p.221
21 Jan 1806 Matthias Gabbard to Jacob Nicely 99 acres on Beaver Creek DB 3, p.439
[Mathias bought this land from Jacob Nicely about 2 years earlier]

21 Jul 1807 George & Catherine Gabbart to Matthias Gabbert, 50 acres,land where Thomas Sanders now lives ["Solawith" on Walker Mtn that George bought in 1801.] DB 3, p.58
15 Aug 1808 Mathias Gabbert to Abraham & Isaac Hortenstine, on Walker Mtn [same 50 acres "Solawith"] DB 4, p.94 Rec. 16 Aug 1808
16 Oct 1808 Abram & Isaac Hortenstine to Mathias Gabbert. Identified as "where Mathias Gabbert now lives". DB 4, p.95 Rec. 19 Oct 1808
31 Jul 1809 Matthias Gabbart to William Thomas, Walker Mtn. 50 acres. [Same tract]
DB 4, p.205
1 Aug 1815 Delinquent Tax Sale. Mathias Gabbert, delinquent 1809. Sold to John Henderson, 50 acres. [Henderson had also bought Henry Gabbert's 71 acres at the same date. Strangely enough in 1811, William Thomas had sold this 50 acres to Philip Horn, Mathias' brother-in-law. It would appear that Philip Horn forfeited the tract.]

Birth

Abt 1756

Rockingham County, Virginia

Father	MICHAEL GEBERT\Gabert (1735 - 1790)
Mother	CATHERINE GRINDSTAFF (1740 - 1764)
Sibling	Catherine Gabbert (1757 - )
Sibling	Mary "Polly" Gabbert (1758 - )
Sibling	George gabbert (1760 - 1851)
Sibling	JACOB GABBARD (1762 - 1854)
Sibling	John Gabbert (1764 - )