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? m. 1655? b. 1650 VA d. 1710 VA |
John b. 1659 Denbigh, Warwick, VA d. May 1, 1706 York Co. VA |
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Lt. Col. Samuel Mathews was a member of the local militia and then represented
Warwick Co. in the local government. |
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Samuel was the Governor of Virginia from 1656 until he died in 1660, when Gov.
William Berkeley was reinstated by unanimous vote. |
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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. Poquoson Virginia Museum, website. Rowberry, website. |
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