Individual Details
William Raven Mathewes
(6 Mar 1829 - 13 Feb 1905)
Was co-executor with Fraser Mathewes of his father's estate 1869 - 1879. He has a very detailed account of his expenditures and income from the estate. (see John Raven the elder for partial accounts)
He also was executor of his brother's estate, Isaac Holmes Mathewes, in 1857 and 1858. Among his accounts is a receipt as follows, dated Jan. 22, 1863, Clarksville, Georgia. Received of W.R. Mathewes through A. Y. Nichols Thirty dollars the said Mathewes unjustly refusing to pay in full my Bill against him of 28.50 on the pretext that said bill is extravagant. I utterly deny that there is any proper ground for such complaints but give this as a receipt in full thereby making said Mathewes a present of $28.50. R.G. Neely
Also - Charleston, January 2nd 1860
Mr. W.R. Mathewes
Bought of P.V. Dibble
Fashionable Hat and Cap Warehouse
No. 36 Broad Street
1859
July 6 1 mole hat B.S. Rhett Jr. $5
July 15 1 pearl soft hat Rec'd Payment W.B. Moore
Bill of Sale, State of S.C. J. F. (should be F. Y. ) Simmons for and in condideration of $1200 sell to W.R. Mathewes "two negro slaves vis Juliet and Eliza with all their future issue and increase" etc. etc. Charleston February 1858 F. Y. Simmons - H.T. Bays
Bill of Sale, State of S.C. Mrs. E.I.Mathewes - $6000 to W.R. Mathewes - The following named slaves, Sam and Amey, Harriet and child, Jane and child, Emma, Hugh, Bob and Thomas about thirty-five, thirty, five, thirty-two, thirty five, eighteen months, fifteen, nine, six and five years of age each, etc.
E. I. Mathewes, Charleston January 12, 1860, David Ramsay
Bill of Sale, S.C. John Raven Mathewes - Ten cents and my affection paid by my son William Raven Mathewes to William Raven Mathewes a negro slave named John, a boy about twelve years old, etc. J. Raven Mathewes, Charleston, May 27, 1851 - J. Fraser Mathewes
Bill of Sale - I, J.R. Mathewes, Jr., Executor of the estate of Dr. I. H. Mathewes, and I, E.J. Mathewes, -$1050 to Wm. R. Mathewes - following named slaves (viz) Annette and her child Jim two years old - Charleston January 13, 1859 - J. Raven Mathewes, Jr. Exor of est. I. H. Mathewes - E. J. Mathewes
Bill of Sale - S.C. J. Raven Mathewes for 10 cents and affection to my son William Raven Mathewes the following negro slaves "Gile about 65, Maria and her two children Robert and Willowby about 35 and four and two - Chapman's Isle - April 2, 1857 - J. Fraser Mathewes
He also was executor of his brother's estate, Isaac Holmes Mathewes, in 1857 and 1858. Among his accounts is a receipt as follows, dated Jan. 22, 1863, Clarksville, Georgia. Received of W.R. Mathewes through A. Y. Nichols Thirty dollars the said Mathewes unjustly refusing to pay in full my Bill against him of 28.50 on the pretext that said bill is extravagant. I utterly deny that there is any proper ground for such complaints but give this as a receipt in full thereby making said Mathewes a present of $28.50. R.G. Neely
Also - Charleston, January 2nd 1860
Mr. W.R. Mathewes
Bought of P.V. Dibble
Fashionable Hat and Cap Warehouse
No. 36 Broad Street
1859
July 6 1 mole hat B.S. Rhett Jr. $5
July 15 1 pearl soft hat Rec'd Payment W.B. Moore
Bill of Sale, State of S.C. J. F. (should be F. Y. ) Simmons for and in condideration of $1200 sell to W.R. Mathewes "two negro slaves vis Juliet and Eliza with all their future issue and increase" etc. etc. Charleston February 1858 F. Y. Simmons - H.T. Bays
Bill of Sale, State of S.C. Mrs. E.I.Mathewes - $6000 to W.R. Mathewes - The following named slaves, Sam and Amey, Harriet and child, Jane and child, Emma, Hugh, Bob and Thomas about thirty-five, thirty, five, thirty-two, thirty five, eighteen months, fifteen, nine, six and five years of age each, etc.
E. I. Mathewes, Charleston January 12, 1860, David Ramsay
Bill of Sale, S.C. John Raven Mathewes - Ten cents and my affection paid by my son William Raven Mathewes to William Raven Mathewes a negro slave named John, a boy about twelve years old, etc. J. Raven Mathewes, Charleston, May 27, 1851 - J. Fraser Mathewes
Bill of Sale - I, J.R. Mathewes, Jr., Executor of the estate of Dr. I. H. Mathewes, and I, E.J. Mathewes, -$1050 to Wm. R. Mathewes - following named slaves (viz) Annette and her child Jim two years old - Charleston January 13, 1859 - J. Raven Mathewes, Jr. Exor of est. I. H. Mathewes - E. J. Mathewes
Bill of Sale - S.C. J. Raven Mathewes for 10 cents and affection to my son William Raven Mathewes the following negro slaves "Gile about 65, Maria and her two children Robert and Willowby about 35 and four and two - Chapman's Isle - April 2, 1857 - J. Fraser Mathewes
Events
| Birth | 6 Mar 1829 | Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 12 Apr 1860 | Eliza Peronneau | | ||
| Death | 13 Feb 1905 | Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Eliza Peronneau (1835 - 1923) |
| Father | John Raven Mathewes "the Elder" (1788 - 1867) |
| Mother | Eliza Caroline Jenkins (1787 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Dr. Isaac Holmes Mathews (1807 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Christopher James Mathewes (1808 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Wilkinson Mathews (1809 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Capt Edward Wilkinson Mathewes (1810 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Eliza Ann Mathewes (1812 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Susan Smith Mathewes (1814 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Martha Jenkins Mathewes (1818 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Harriet Emma Mathewes (1820 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Georgeann Mathewes (1821 - 1824) |
| Sibling | Anna Maria Mathewes (1823 - 1869) |
| Sibling | John Fraser Mathewes (1824 - 1876) |
| Sibling | William Seabrook Mathewes (1826 - 1827) |
| Sibling | George Augustus Mathewes (1827 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Christopher Mathewes ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Raven Mathewes (1836 - 1837) |
Endnotes
1. Jean Ann Lemon, "Descendants of Anthony Mathewes," complied records from
2. Jean Ann Lemon, "Descendants of Anthony Mathewes," complied records from
3. Jean Ann Lemon, "Descendants of Anthony Mathewes," complied records from