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Frances Greville Peirsey m. VA b. 1598? England d. 1633 York Co. VA emigrated Sep 1620 |
Samuel b. 1630 Denbigh, Warwick Co., VA d. 1660 York Co. VA |
Francis b. 1632 Denbigh, Warwick, VA d. Feb 16, 1674 |
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? Hinton m. 1638? VA d. |
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Samuel Mathews came to Jamestown by 1619 as a servant. |
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Capt. Mathews built Mathews Manor about 1625 on the north side of the James River
where Newport News is now. The Manor was later known as Denbigh Plantation. |
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Drawing of Mathews Manor
and Denbigh Plantation
Historical Marker. |
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Samuel married Frances Greville, who was twice widowed. She had married Capt.
Nathaniel West (1590-1624) and then Abraham Piersey (1587-1627). She had come to
America on the ship Supply from Bristol England in 1620 while young.
When she died, Samuel married a daughter of Sir Thomas Hinton (1575-1635). |
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Son Samuel was the Governor of Virginia from 1656 until he died in 1660. |
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Son Francis was a large planter with a 2000 acre estate in Northumberland Co. |
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In 1634, what is now York County was formed as Charles River Shire for King
Charles I, one of the eight original shires of Virginia. Charles River Shire
took its name from the younger son of King James I. During the English Civil War,
Charles River County and the Charles River (also named for the king) were changed
to York County and York River, respectively. The river, county, and town of
Yorktown are believed to have been named for York, a city in Northern England.
Map of Virginia counties
shows York County in red. |
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Sources: Berryman, Mary Love, "CAPTAIN SAMUEL MATHEWS and FRANCES GREVILLE", website. Hopkins, Garland Evans, Colonial Cousins... HOLLOWAY and related families originating in the original shire of Charles River, now York County, Virginia, Privately Issued, 1940, p. 17. |
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