Individual Details
Mathews Flournoy
(21 Jun 1732 - 26 Mar 1793)
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== Biography ==
Mathews is the child of [[Flournoy-80|Jean Flournoy]] and [[Williams-18576|Mary Williams]].
MATHEWS (the name appears as Mathew, Mathias, Matthews and Mathews) FLOURNOY: Was the 5th son and 7th child of the Huguenot Immigrant Jean Jacques. He was born June 21st, 1732. See July Magazine, page 84. By deeds now of record at Farmville, Va., he conveyed his lands in Prince Edward county on May 10th, 1757, Feby. 12th, 1760, and May 20th, 1765. He removed to Kentucky – the exact date of his emigration not being known – and while returning to Kentucky from Virginia was killed by Indians. The locality of his death is stated as Cumberland Gap, Ky., by the Kentucky tradition, and Crab Orchard by the Virginia tradition. From the locality of the two places, Cumberland Gap being enroute, the Kentucky tradition is probably correct. He left many descendants. It would seem he made many trips to and from before he met his death at the hands of the aborigines.
The tradition obtaining in the Northeast Kentucky branch of the family concerning the death of their propositus, Mathews, is furnished by John Flournoy Henry, Esq., 2d Vice. President of the Louisville Trust Co., Louisville, Ky., his great grandson, as follows:
:"Matthews Flournoy, returning from Virginia, was killed by the Indians near Cumberland Gap. He was with Whitney, a celebrated Indian fighter, and others. Being attacked they sought the protection of the forest trees. Soon Whitney called to Matthews Flournoy ‘why do you remain behind one tree? Change from one to another or they will kill you.’ Flournoy replied, ‘I cannot move, they have shot me through the knee.’ Just then Whitney saw a stalwart Indian with his arrow drawn upon Flournoy. He raised his rifle, hoping to kill the Indian before he had slain his friend, but the Indian was too quick. His arrow pierced the heart of Flournoy almost at the same instant that Whitney’s rifle ball entered the vitals of the Indian. Whitney and his companions were driven from the forest, but returned to carry off the body of their companion, Flournoy, and found it so eaten by wolves that they buried it on the spot where he was killed."
MATHEWS FLOURNOY’S FAMILY.
He married, according to Mr. Henry’s narrative, about 1755, in Virginia, the widow of Charles Smith, formerly Miss Elizabeth Pryor, daughter of William Pryor.
Their children were as follows:
(1) Robert Flournoy;
(2) [[Flournoy-136|Samuel Flournoy]];
(3) David J. Flournoy;
(4) John J. Flournoy;
(5) Francis Flournoy;
(6) Mathews, Jr., Flournoy;
(7) Patsey (who married Wells in Virginia);
(8) Thomas;
(g) Elizabeth Julia, who married Gen. William Henry, of Scott county, Kentucky, Oct. 12th, 1786, and died in 1813, aged 45 years, 6 months and 12 days.
[[Flournoy-136|Samuel Flournoy]], second child of Mathews, married [[Martin-62750|Nancy Ann Martin]], daughter of John Martin, Scott county, Ky., and left Nancy, who married Keel. She left a large family.
=== Death ===
:Mathews Flournoy Indian Attack account 1793 Newspaper
:From the North Carolina Journal May 29, 1793.
:"Lexington, (Kentucky) April 6.:On the 26th of March a company consisting of nine men, two women and eight children, on their way to this state, were attacked about five miles from the Hazel Path towards Laurel river, about an hour before sunset, by a party of Indians supposed to be about thirty. The nine men dismounted and defended the women and children for about 15 minutes, during which time they fired 4 or 5 rounds, but being overpowered and the Indians closing on all sides, the whole were killed or taken, except 4 who escaped, one of which is dangerously wounded.:Names of the killed and missing: Joel Carder and his family - James Anthony and his family - Mathews Flournoy - Spilman. Thomas Penifton and James Jones, wounded - Robert Bid, James M’Farland and William Anthony, escaped unhurt. The above account is given by one of the men who escaped."
=== Notes ===Matthew's house is now used for a farm office, and has been beautifully restored. Restoration has been started on a remaining outbuilding. It is located on a country road off Hwy 460 east of Georgetown, Kentucky (Scott County).It is said that he brought the first glass panes for his windows over the Cumberland Gap for this house.
=== Will ===Will of Mathews Flournoy of Woodford County and State of Virginia. Scott Co., KY, WB D (1793-1811), pp. 69-73, written 1 Sep 1791, codicil written 27 Oct 1792, date proved not shown, executors posted bond in Scott Co., KY, on 22 Jul 1793. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y6enhwmm
son Samuel
son David
son John James
son Mathews
son Robt
[part of will missing]
first four children
all my children
son Thomas
daughter Martha (Willson?)
Exr: wife Elizabeth, son (sic) David Flournoy, William, Henry and John James Flournoy
No witnesses shown
Codicil:
children John James Francis Thomas Matthews and Lucy (no commas in this sentence)
Some of the children (unnamed) are under age.
brother T Flournoy
daughter Lucy
Appoints son Matthews Flournoy, Maja John G [blank] and Col. Will Russel executors
Wit: John Hallum
Campbell Co., KY, Administration & Executive Bonds, Vol. 1 (1795-1800), no page number. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y8yqm663
8 Oct 1798, Campbell Co., KY - John Flournoy, with William Cave & Squire Grant securities, appointed guardian of Lucy Flournoy, orphan of Matthews Flournoy.
== Sources ==
* Flournoy Rivers, “The Flournoy Family,” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Oct. 1894) pp. 190-203.
* https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A039821
== Acknowledgments ==Thank you to [[Cohoe-130 | Caroline Shultz]] for [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Flournoy-111 creating] Flournoy-111 on 29 Aug 13.
== Biography ==
Mathews is the child of [[Flournoy-80|Jean Flournoy]] and [[Williams-18576|Mary Williams]].
MATHEWS (the name appears as Mathew, Mathias, Matthews and Mathews) FLOURNOY: Was the 5th son and 7th child of the Huguenot Immigrant Jean Jacques. He was born June 21st, 1732. See July Magazine, page 84. By deeds now of record at Farmville, Va., he conveyed his lands in Prince Edward county on May 10th, 1757, Feby. 12th, 1760, and May 20th, 1765. He removed to Kentucky – the exact date of his emigration not being known – and while returning to Kentucky from Virginia was killed by Indians. The locality of his death is stated as Cumberland Gap, Ky., by the Kentucky tradition, and Crab Orchard by the Virginia tradition. From the locality of the two places, Cumberland Gap being enroute, the Kentucky tradition is probably correct. He left many descendants. It would seem he made many trips to and from before he met his death at the hands of the aborigines.
The tradition obtaining in the Northeast Kentucky branch of the family concerning the death of their propositus, Mathews, is furnished by John Flournoy Henry, Esq., 2d Vice. President of the Louisville Trust Co., Louisville, Ky., his great grandson, as follows:
:"Matthews Flournoy, returning from Virginia, was killed by the Indians near Cumberland Gap. He was with Whitney, a celebrated Indian fighter, and others. Being attacked they sought the protection of the forest trees. Soon Whitney called to Matthews Flournoy ‘why do you remain behind one tree? Change from one to another or they will kill you.’ Flournoy replied, ‘I cannot move, they have shot me through the knee.’ Just then Whitney saw a stalwart Indian with his arrow drawn upon Flournoy. He raised his rifle, hoping to kill the Indian before he had slain his friend, but the Indian was too quick. His arrow pierced the heart of Flournoy almost at the same instant that Whitney’s rifle ball entered the vitals of the Indian. Whitney and his companions were driven from the forest, but returned to carry off the body of their companion, Flournoy, and found it so eaten by wolves that they buried it on the spot where he was killed."
MATHEWS FLOURNOY’S FAMILY.
He married, according to Mr. Henry’s narrative, about 1755, in Virginia, the widow of Charles Smith, formerly Miss Elizabeth Pryor, daughter of William Pryor.
Their children were as follows:
(1) Robert Flournoy;
(2) [[Flournoy-136|Samuel Flournoy]];
(3) David J. Flournoy;
(4) John J. Flournoy;
(5) Francis Flournoy;
(6) Mathews, Jr., Flournoy;
(7) Patsey (who married Wells in Virginia);
(8) Thomas;
(g) Elizabeth Julia, who married Gen. William Henry, of Scott county, Kentucky, Oct. 12th, 1786, and died in 1813, aged 45 years, 6 months and 12 days.
[[Flournoy-136|Samuel Flournoy]], second child of Mathews, married [[Martin-62750|Nancy Ann Martin]], daughter of John Martin, Scott county, Ky., and left Nancy, who married Keel. She left a large family.
=== Death ===
:Mathews Flournoy Indian Attack account 1793 Newspaper
:From the North Carolina Journal May 29, 1793.
:"Lexington, (Kentucky) April 6.:On the 26th of March a company consisting of nine men, two women and eight children, on their way to this state, were attacked about five miles from the Hazel Path towards Laurel river, about an hour before sunset, by a party of Indians supposed to be about thirty. The nine men dismounted and defended the women and children for about 15 minutes, during which time they fired 4 or 5 rounds, but being overpowered and the Indians closing on all sides, the whole were killed or taken, except 4 who escaped, one of which is dangerously wounded.:Names of the killed and missing: Joel Carder and his family - James Anthony and his family - Mathews Flournoy - Spilman. Thomas Penifton and James Jones, wounded - Robert Bid, James M’Farland and William Anthony, escaped unhurt. The above account is given by one of the men who escaped."
=== Notes ===Matthew's house is now used for a farm office, and has been beautifully restored. Restoration has been started on a remaining outbuilding. It is located on a country road off Hwy 460 east of Georgetown, Kentucky (Scott County).It is said that he brought the first glass panes for his windows over the Cumberland Gap for this house.
=== Will ===Will of Mathews Flournoy of Woodford County and State of Virginia. Scott Co., KY, WB D (1793-1811), pp. 69-73, written 1 Sep 1791, codicil written 27 Oct 1792, date proved not shown, executors posted bond in Scott Co., KY, on 22 Jul 1793. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y6enhwmm
son Samuel
son David
son John James
son Mathews
son Robt
[part of will missing]
first four children
all my children
son Thomas
daughter Martha (Willson?)
Exr: wife Elizabeth, son (sic) David Flournoy, William, Henry and John James Flournoy
No witnesses shown
Codicil:
children John James Francis Thomas Matthews and Lucy (no commas in this sentence)
Some of the children (unnamed) are under age.
brother T Flournoy
daughter Lucy
Appoints son Matthews Flournoy, Maja John G [blank] and Col. Will Russel executors
Wit: John Hallum
Campbell Co., KY, Administration & Executive Bonds, Vol. 1 (1795-1800), no page number. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y8yqm663
8 Oct 1798, Campbell Co., KY - John Flournoy, with William Cave & Squire Grant securities, appointed guardian of Lucy Flournoy, orphan of Matthews Flournoy.
== Sources ==
* Flournoy Rivers, “The Flournoy Family,” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Oct. 1894) pp. 190-203.
* https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A039821
== Acknowledgments ==Thank you to [[Cohoe-130 | Caroline Shultz]] for [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Flournoy-111 creating] Flournoy-111 on 29 Aug 13.
Events
| Birth | 21 Jun 1732 | Prince Edward, Virginia | |||
| Marriage | 1758 | Virginia - Elizabeth Ann "Patsy" Pryor | |||
| Death | 26 Mar 1793 | Cumberland Gap, Kentucky | |||
| Reference No | 6368249 | ||||
| Reference No | 6569509 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Ann "Patsy" Pryor (1739 - 1797) |
| Child | Samuel Flournoy (1758 - 1818) |
| Child | Robert Flournoy (1763 - 1825) |
| Child | Elizabeth Flournoy (1768 - 1813) |
| Child | Major Mathews Flournoy Jr (1776 - 1842) |
| Father | Jean Flournoy (1686 - 1740) |
| Mother | Mary Williams (1695 - 1740) |