Individual Details
James Mathewes Jr
(Abt 1725 - Dec 1766)
planter St. Phillip's Parish
no issue
John's Island,1136 acres. Sells lands to William Mathewes.
Mathewes, James ( d. 1766) Son-in-law of Benjamin Godin, brother -in - law of David Godin, Isaac Godin, and Thomas LLoyd.
James Mathewes of Charleston was the son of James (d. 1745) and Elizabeth Mathewes. According to the inventory of his estate, he was a small planter (12 slaves ) in St. Philips Parish. Mathewes was not very active politically. He was elected by St. John Colleton Parish to the Twenty-first Royal Assembly (1754 - 1757) but held no other public office. On 29 March, 1750, Mathewes married Charlotte Godin, daughter of Benjamin Godin and Marianne Mazyck. In late December 1766, James Mathewes died. In his will, he bequeathed most of his estate to his childless widow, requesting only that he be "interred in a plain cedar coffin with only my name and age on the Lid with brass Nails and Laid in the Vault with my father". Follows the Sources List of Info. (Biogr. Drcty of S.C. House of Rep. Vol 2 1692 - 1775)
His marriage and background of Godins referred to in HAM Smith's "The Rivers and Region of Early South Carolina" Vol II.
no issue
John's Island,1136 acres. Sells lands to William Mathewes.
Mathewes, James ( d. 1766) Son-in-law of Benjamin Godin, brother -in - law of David Godin, Isaac Godin, and Thomas LLoyd.
James Mathewes of Charleston was the son of James (d. 1745) and Elizabeth Mathewes. According to the inventory of his estate, he was a small planter (12 slaves ) in St. Philips Parish. Mathewes was not very active politically. He was elected by St. John Colleton Parish to the Twenty-first Royal Assembly (1754 - 1757) but held no other public office. On 29 March, 1750, Mathewes married Charlotte Godin, daughter of Benjamin Godin and Marianne Mazyck. In late December 1766, James Mathewes died. In his will, he bequeathed most of his estate to his childless widow, requesting only that he be "interred in a plain cedar coffin with only my name and age on the Lid with brass Nails and Laid in the Vault with my father". Follows the Sources List of Info. (Biogr. Drcty of S.C. House of Rep. Vol 2 1692 - 1775)
His marriage and background of Godins referred to in HAM Smith's "The Rivers and Region of Early South Carolina" Vol II.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1725 | South Carolina, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 29 Mar 1750 | St. Philips Parish, Charles Town, South Carolina, British America - Charlotte Godin |  | | |
| Death | Dec 1766 | | |||
| Will | | |
Families
| Spouse | Charlotte Godin (1730 - 1809) |
| Father | James Mathewes (1700 - 1745) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Wilkins (1705 - 1776) |
| Sibling | John Mathewes (1726 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Mathewes (1727 - 1768) |
| Sibling | Martha Mathewes (1727 - ) |
| Sibling | Anthony Mathewes (1734 - 1735) |
| Sibling | Lois Mathewes (1733 - 1733) |
| Sibling | Sarah Mathewes (1736 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Mathews, James and Charlotte Godin, P Licence by the Revd. Mr Garden Rector, March 29, 1750. St. Phil PRWill
Will Book QQ, pg 618- abstract JAMES MATHEWES, Charles Town, Gent., desired to be "interred in a plain Cedar coffin with only my name and age on the Lid with brass Nails, and laid in the vault with my father, a black cloth to be carried over it to the Burial and then given to the Sexton, who shall attend the Funeral" Wife: Charlotte, residue of estate. Nephew: Thomas LLoyd. Mentions: Mrs. Hannah Franks (now living in my family).Exors: wife, uncle, Mr. George Mathewes. Wit: Joseph Dacre Wilton, William Lennox, John Watson. (From Will Book QQ p 618- abstract)Endnotes
1. Trice, Fletcher, Rootsweb World Connect genealogy tree of Mathews from South Carolina. (
2. Trice, Fletcher, Rootsweb World Connect genealogy tree of Mathews from South Carolina. (
3. , "Marriages Records 1675-1858," South Carolina magazine of ancestral research Vol 5, #3 ():.
4. Trice, Fletcher, Rootsweb World Connect genealogy tree of Mathews from South Carolina. (
5. Jean Ann Lemon, "Descendants of Anthony Mathewes," complied records from
6. Jean Ann Lemon, "Descendants of Anthony Mathewes," complied records from