Third Generation


13. Agatha WALTERS4,8 was born about 1760.1
Married Clechester Matthis/Matthews. Said to have left VA in 1785. [Her name was given as Agatha Matthis in her father's will.]

Memorial grave marker which looks fairly recent - certainly not from the early 1800's - is in the Sand Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Francisville, Boone Co, KY. There are no dates for the deceased.
Rev. Chichester
Matthews
and Wife Agnes
First Pastor of
Sand Run
Baptist Church
1819-1828

Website of the church states that Brother Chichester Matthews was appointed to Preach. He had been licensed to preach in his home state of Virginia in 1800. He was a member of Bullittsburg Baptist Church and a deacon until he came to Sand Run and helped organize the church.

1820 Census. Burlington, Boone Co KY
Matthews, Chitester. 1m 10-16, 1m over 45. 1 f 10-16, 1f over 45.

1830 Census. Boone Co KY
Agnes Matthews, 1 female age 60-70

Agatha WALTERS and Chichester MATHEWS were married. Chichester MATHEWS11 was born (date unknown).

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 5
p.27 20 Oct 1778 Buckman Russell, planter, to Chichester Matthews, schoolmaster. 220#'s. On branches of the Lower Double Creek. 200 acres. Begin red oak corner of John Walters on George Carters Line; Crossing two small branches. Post oak in Thomas Walters line. Beach in Madden's Spring Branch. On George Carters line.
Signed: Buckner Russell, Rachel Russell, Manny Maddin
22 Oct 1778 Ack by Buckner Russell. Rachel his wife examined & relinquished.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 6
p.153 9 Jun 1781 Joseph Terry to Chichester Grubbs. 5000#'s. Tract on waters of Birch Creek, 200 acres. Signed: Joseph Terry.
Wit: Chichester Mathews, Clement Walters, Champness (X) Mading, Jno. Atkinson.
19 Jun 1781 Proved by two of wit; 21 Aug 1781, proved by another

Pittsylvania Land Tax Lists, 1782: Checehester Matthews: 200 acres

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 7
p.411 20 Nov 1784 Chichester Mathews and James McMurdry of Pittsy to Thomas Walters. 100#'s. 200 acres. Begin at said Thomas Walters corner red oak. Pointers on a branch, down the meanders. Signed: Chichester Matthews, James McMurdery. Wit: Archer Walters, Samuel Walker, Obadiah Walters18 Apr 1785 Deed with memoradum & receipt proved by oaths of the witnesses.

p.171 20 Apr 1795 Thomas Walters to Robert Walters. Sum of 100#'s. Tract on branches of Double Creek, 185 acres. Begin Robert Walters corner tree in Atkinsons line, sd Atkinsons line to Robert Madding line; to sd Thomas Walters line, meanders of branch to Robert Walters line & his line to the beginning. Being the plantation and part of Tract of the Land Deeded from Chichester Mathews to said Thomas Walters. Signed: Thomas (T) Walters.
Wit: Othe Thorp, William Finch Thorp, James Thorp, Obadiah Walters, Jackson Walters, Walker Gooding.
Sum of 100 pounds rec'd from Robert Walters. Signed: Thomas (T) Walters
Wit: Othe Thorp, Wm Finch Thorp, James Thorp, Obediah Walters
20 Apr 1795 Ack by Thomas Walters