Individual Details

The following deeds could belong to either Matthew Tanner:

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 6
p.151 16 Dec 1780 William Watkins to Mathew Tanner. 7000#'s 405 acres on branches of Birches Creek. Pine Morres line, Mark Sheltons line signed: William Watkins
Wit: James Hester, James Reamy, Francis Hester
21 Aug 1781 Proved by wit

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 10
p.470 19 Sep 1796 Mathew Tanner to Tunas Cole. 1500#'s Tobacco. 87 acres. Waters of Birches Crk. Walters's line, Kerbys Road as it crooks and turns.
Wit: Jere Cole, Wm Cole, Burnett (X) Cole. Ack by Tanner 17 Oct 1796

Matthew's 1st wife is unknown. He married Alsey Langley, 20 Jan 1799, Caswell Co NC.

Pittsylvania Co Va DB 11
p.471 30 Jan 1799 Matthew Tanner to George Lewis. $100. Waters of Birches Crk, 80 acres. Coles line, said Tanners line Signed: Matthew Tanner
Wit: George Dodson, William Lewis, John Lawless 17 Jun 1799, ack by Tanner

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 12
p.51 27 Nov 1799 Matthew Tanner Junr to Thomas Tanner. 241#'s 10sh. 243a. Dixes Road in Daniel Motley's line, Matthew Tanners line. Signed: Matthew Tanner Jr Wit: Thomas Tanner, William (x) Gooding, Matthew Tanner Senr 16 Dec 1799 ack by Tanner
p.56 23 Oct 1798 William Mading to Matthew Tanner. 40#'s. Waters of Birches Crk, 20a. pointers at the wagon ford on the creek, with the road, line chopd by agreement along edge of said Mading. Signed: William Mading. Wit: Nathan Cunningham, Jeremiah Cole, Hezekiah Bennett 21 Jan 1799. proved by Cole. 17 Jun proved by Bennet. 16 Dec proved by Cunningham

Birth	Abt 1756	Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Death	15 Dec 1833	Hall County, Georgia

Father	Matthew Tanner (1730 - 1809)
Mother	Lucy Haskins ( - )
Sibling	Josiah Tanner (1754 - 1807)
Sibling	[Son] Tanner ( - 1806)
Sibling	Martha Tanner (1763 - )
Sibling	Creed Tanner (1765 - 1827)
Sibling	Elizabeth Creed Tanner (1773 - 1861)
Sibling	Thomas Tanner (1775 - )
Sibling	Mary "Polly" Tanner (1778 - 1841)