Individual Details

"During the Revolutionary War, Great-grandmother Mathews had a trusty servant who hid her silver so securely that the enemy failed to find it. He also hid her valuable horses in an almost impenetrable swamp. One day he ventured to go home for provisions, and while sitting on his horse at the front door of the mansion he saw a squad of British cavalry approaching. As he could not regain the road without risking capture, his mistress opened the hall door and he dashed through the house, and making his horse leap the enclosure, he was soon in the open field. The enemy tried to follow but their horses would not jump the ditches, so they turned back to the road, but while they were thus delayed the old "darkey" had reached the road and they failed to overtake him. When he was near the swamp two of his pursuers rushed frantically forward, but he gained the swamp ahead of them, and knowing the safe trails through the quagmire, he was soon beyond their reach. His pursuers said that he had gone where the devil himself could not find him." (Pauline Craig Hughes,1908)

From C.P.M.(Clelia Peronneau Mathewes) notes
"On the first day of July 1816 I promise to pay to Mrs. George Mathewes one thousand and eighty eight dollars for value received. JOHN R. MATHEWES
Charleston, June 28, 1816
July 9, 1821
"This note I give to my beloved son, John R. Mathewes".
MARY MATHEWES

From notes by Jeanie T. Cason marked Salters Fund, State of SC
Deed and settlement made 13 May 1794 between Archibald Salters of the 1st part, Mary Mathewes sister of Said Archibald and wife of George Mathewes of second part and John Bee Holmes and William Holmes of the 3rd part, a lot situated on the North side of Wentworth Street bordering on the west on Smith, north on lands of ---------- east on lands of Thomas Waring and south on Wentworth was conveyed to said John Bee Holmes and William Holmes in trust for the use of said Mary Mathewes during her life and then to the issue of her body living at the time of death.
During the lifetime said lot was sold and proceeds invested and whence John R. Mathewes was on 26 June 1818 appointed trustee in place of John Bee Holmes and William Holmes and whereas the said Mrs. Mary Mathewes departed this life 1845 leaving the undersigned proceeds of sales amount to $4413.50 whereof each is entitled to $51.48 of payment, etc.
Jan. 1, 1847
Witness 1. O.E. Hughes
Ed G. Heriot 2. Mary W. Hughes
" 3. Wm. O.E. Hughes
" 4. J.P. Hughes
" 5.Wm. O.E. Hughes
" 6. John R. Hughes
A.M. Mathewes 7.Eliza Brown
R.G. Lawton 8. Winburn Lawton
9.R.G. Edwards
Geo M. Coffin 10 & 11 for A.M.Edward, Wallace W. and William B. Ioor
R.G. Edwards 12. George M. Coffin
13.I.M. Hughes for Maria E. Hughes, Edward G. Heriot 14. I.M. Dwight for A.M. Dwight
Anne Mathewes 16. Geo. M. Coffin in trust for my children
E.G. Heriot 17. P.G. Edwards - Atty for Witt Evans
18. William J. Mathewes
19. J.G. Edwards -Atty for W.P. Delph
Martha S. Johnson 20. R.W. Habersham for Mrs. Martha Habersham
Oliver Mathewes 21. Edward Mathewes
22. C. Mathewes
Wm. H. Green rec'd 23. his wife, Georgiana, portion from Bank of Charleston
J. Raven Mathewes, Jr. 24 & 25 F.Y. simmons for self & wife, Elizabeth
Ed G. Heriot 26. P.G. Edwards, Atty for W. Brook
John B. Bee 27. Edward W. Mathewes
Edward G. Heriot 28. Isaac H. Mathewes
29. J. Raven Mathewes, Jr.
Edward G. Heriot 30. B. Elliot Habersham for Hariett Habersham
Isaac H. Mathewes 31. J.R. Mathewes
F.Y. Simmons 32.W. Clifford Simmons
33-37 Josiah P. Hughes, guardian of my 5 children Edward, Caroline, Martha S., Henry M.
38. O. E. Hughes, agent for James Fischer Hughes
39-51 children of age James F., Charles, George M. Josiah P. David Price and guardian for Eliza, George C. W. Evan (Edding) Louisa M., Joel W., Martha , L. Daniel Optimus, Sarah
52. Received for use and benefit of children Eliza and Richard (since dead)
53. The (?) book of Charleston Savings Institute with the principle and interest in full to date the above named being daughter of J.R. Mathewes, Charleston Oct. 24, 1859 H.E. Habersham, Martha J. Habersham
54. Winborn Lawton guardian for Winborn Wallace Lawton and 55. Maria Julia Lawton
Received Charleston 24 June 1867 from J. Fraser Mathewes Executor of J. Raven Mathewes deposit book #3995 of Charleston Savings Investment - the same being in trust for Louisa E. and Mary G. Edwards as their portions of the Salters Fund. Eben Coffin for Louisa E. Shand & Mary G. Edwards, witness Alex R. Haig 5 May 1861 Oliver D. Mathewes by order of OHR. Stay this recd?
I do hereby state that the stock purchased for me in trust from Mrs. Peters Bond-Robbs Bonds Becksetts note and Edward Hutchinson Bond are from the sales of the Wentworth Street House given to myself and children by my brother Archibald Salters, also a balance of fourteen hundred dollars in J.R. Mathewes hands, the interest on the several sums having been received in full by me up to this date. Signed Mary G. Mathewes May 15, 1837 Witness O. L. Dobson

Birth	1754	Charleston, South Carolina, British America
Marriage	2 May 1776	St. Philip's Parish, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - Lieut. George A. Mathews
Census (family)	1810	Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - Lieut. George A. Mathews
Census	1820	Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Census	1830	Ward 4, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Death	25 Jun 1845	Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Burial		Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Spouse	Lieut. George A. Mathews (1754 - 1815)
Child	Louisa Mathews (1778 - 1820)
Child	Anne Bolen Mathews (1787 - 1857)
Child	Henriette Mathews (1787 - )
Child	John Raven Mathewes "the Elder" (1788 - 1867)
Child	Elizabeth "Eliza" Mathews (1789 - )

Father	Richard Saltus (1728 - 1773)
Mother	Mary ( - 1773)
Sibling	Archibald Saltus (1752 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth Saltus (1752 - )

Notes