Elijah Weldon MATTHEWS, Sr.

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• _UID: 2F0A3F9A47EF4F0996C72A135A1FD6D25B89

Notes:

Listed on the 1840 & 1850, page 117, Paulding County Census
We know that Elijah's middle name was "Weldon". It was listed on his
daughter Georgiann's death certificate.

Elijah married on 1 Jul 1830 in Newton County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Marraige listed in the book Newton County, Georgia Marriages 1822-1903
page 119

Elijah married on 1 Apr 1834 in Newton County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Marriage listed in the book Newton County Georgia Records. Marriage
Licenses 1822-1903 page 119.
Elijah and Matilda were married by Cary, Elijah's father who was a
justice of the peace

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• _UID: ECE928ED05E04AA88E36F8F9E7D757A53053

Notes:

Birth & death listed in the Matthews-Bacon Family Bible - copies on file.
American Revolution Veteran: served in the North Carolina line in
Cumberland County. Served in the Calvary under, Capt. Adkins and Col.
Emmett in May, 1777 for 9 months, Col. Joshua Hadley, Feb. 1778 for 9
months, Capt Thomas Hadley & Col. David Smith, March 1781 for 3 months,
and Capt. Guess & Col. William Armstrong, 1781 for 3 months.

Pension Papers received from archives with copies of the Matthews Bible
entries for births and deaths.
Will received from Newton county dated 9-3-1839 and probated 9-5-1842.
Also copy of the inventory of his estate after his wife Sarah died in
1850.
Copies of the 1790 (Reconstructed) Census of Georgia, 1820 listed in
Clarke County, 1830 & 1840 listed in Newton County.

Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1838
Number District
Name Residence County
174 FIFTEENTH DISTRICT, THIRD SECTION, CHEROKEE Jeremiah Matthews
Martin's Newton COMMENT: Soldier of late war. Granted previous to
the first day of January, 1838

Jeremiah is mentioned in the book: "Gone to Georgia" article 604 as being
listed on the 1785 Wilkes County tax list, Elsberry District.

From the court abstracts of Cumberland County, NC, January 30, 1782, a
warrant was issued for Jeremiah and Rueben Johnson for pilfering from
confiscated property. They were to have appeared in the next April 1782
court. There is no record of that trial suggesting that Jeremiah left
North Carolina and went to Georgia before they could be tried. Georgia
had no extradition at this time. In his pension papers Jeremiah said he
left for Georgia in 1783, however since the trial was to be in 1782 it is
more likely that he left in 1782. In his pension papers he said he could
not recollect dates very well.

Ref: Slaves George(5-3-1801), Mingo(8-30-1802), Phyllis(1-5-1796) and
Sarah.(The slave Sarah is not the wife Sarah Johnson of Jeremiah- there
seems to be some confusion on this. They are two different people))
There is a very good possibility that Sarah the slave was Jeremiah's
mistress and the other three slaves their children. We discovered that
the three children were mentioned in the family bible with their birth
dates. Also in Jeremiah's will he provides for life for Sarah the slave
and that she may chose any of his children to live with for the rest of
her life. After receiveing this information it was put on the internet.
There were several replies to this information from professional
genealogists and the director of the African-American page. According to
ALL of these authorities, the information that was given is almost a 95%
chance that the slaves were Jeremiah's children, and most likely that
Sarahthe slave was the mother. Slaves were usually not mentioned in a
family bible unless they were "family". And providing for Sarah the way
he did shows that she was very important Jeremiah.

From bills of sale:
P303 May 28, 1844 Newton Sheriff Sale - prop Jeremiah Mathews, satisfy
James B. Zachary. Nicholas H. Bacon security**

P345 Oct 29, 1844 Newton Sheriff Sale - 300a, prop Nicholas H. Bacon
and Sarah Matthews, satisfy Joel B. Mabry.**

P11 1/28/1845
Newton Cty Sheriff's Sale- 1st Tues March - 300ac prop Nicholas H. Bacon
and Sarah Mathews.. in favor of Joel B. Mabry.

P211 2/4/1851, 3/4/1851 p216
Newton Cty - Nicholas H. Bacon applies L/A estate of Jeremiah
Matthews.**

Jeremiah married Sarah JOHNSON about 1782 in Johnston County, North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Reuben JOHNSON and Lydia "Liddie") was born about 1766 in Johnston County, North Carolina; died on 16 Dec 1850 in Fulton County, Georgia; was buried in Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 7FDE486BB5724566AA71CBB8079BB0E5B7EE
• Alt. Birth: 1766; Alt. Birth

Notes:

Birth & death listed in the Matthews Bacon Family Bible - copies on file.
Sarah is listed on the 1850 Newton County census, age 83, living with her
daughter Sarah V. and husband Nicholas Hobson Bason.

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• _UID: 2454582050E04863A0A5BB4E0EE75C67D1BE

Notes:

Reuben and his son-in-law Jeremiah had warrants issued aganist them in 1782 in Cumberland County, NC for pilfering from the loyalists. They were to have appeared in court in April of 1782. However they fled to Georgia, which had no extradition, to escape being tried on these charges. Ref: Cumberland County, NC Court abstracts. Copy of will from Oglethorpe County, Georgia signed 1-18-1823 and probated 5-5-1824

Reuben Johnson was a charter member of Cloud's Creek Baptist Church (chartered 1788) in the part of Wilkes that became Oglethorpe. Below is the inscription of a marker that was erected in 1999 at the church.

CLOUD'S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

In 1785, following the Revolutionary War, pioneers from North Carolina -- including the Hendons, Hartsfields, Standifers, Johnsons, Lawrences, and Olives -- settled near Big Cloud's Creek on the Georgia frontier near the Creek and Cherokee nations. Olive's Fort was soon constructed and Cloud's Creek Baptist Church was constituted within its walls in 1788. The church was later moved 2 1/2 miles south to its present location on land deeded by Thomas Hendon in 1798. The second and current sanctuary on the new site was constructed in 1909 and continues in use today.

Erected by The Georgia Historical Society, Cloud's Creek Baptist Church, Descendants of Robinson and Elizabeth Hartsfield Hendon, and Historic Oglethorpe County.

Cloud's Creek Baptist Church constituted September 20, 1788

Charter Members

Robinson Hendon * Elizabeth Hartsfield Hendon * William Hendon * Elizabeth Standifer Hendon * Thomas Hendon * Cassander Standifer Hendon * Kerenhappuch "Happy" Hendon Olive * Benjamin Standiford/Standifer * Rachel Forrest Standiford/Standifer * Thomas Johnson * Penelope Sanders Johnson * Reuben Johnson * Lydia Johnson * William Lawrence * Rhoda Lawrence * Joseph Embry * Rachel Embry * Timothy Carrington * Abel Gower * Isaiah Haile * Adam Simmons * Jimmy Sims * Benjamin Tribble * Mary Bradford Bridges * Tabitha Simillion

Erected by Descendants. Dedicated September 19, 1999.

A Brief History of Cloud's Creek Baptist Church

compiled and written by Alice Hughes

After the Revolutionary War, land grants for military service were given in Georgia. Certain pioneers arriving in the northern portion of Wilkes County (later to become Oglethorpe County) were a close-knit group of families from Wake County, North Carolina. Interconnected by blood and marriage, they included Hendons, Olives, Johnsons and Hartsfields. Beginning in 1785, they formed a community near Big Cloud's Creek.

The Cherokee and Creek Nations overlapped in this area, and tensions between the two tribes erupted -- fully directed against the settlers. For protection, Anthony Olive built a two-storied blockhouse and stockade known as Olive's Fort. His wife, Kerenhappuch, was a younger sister to three Hendon brothers: Robinson, William, and Thomas, who along with their families used the fort for refuge.

Olive's Fort became the community's spiritual center on Saturday, September 20, 1788 when Cloud's Creek Baptist Church was constituted within its walls. The congregation joined the Georgia Association (Baptist) the following month.

In less than a decade, the church site was moved two and a half miles south to its present location. Legend states timbers from the old fort were used in the construction of the first church building. Thomas Hendon deeded the land and the existing structure to the church on May 12, 1798. Cloud's Creek united with the Sarepta Association of Baptists in 1800. William Hendon was ordained on July 11, 1807, and served as minister for more than four years thereafter. During these early years, Robinson Hendon acted as mediator for the congregation.

In a thicket beside Cloud's Creek Church are burial plots of early church members. Marked only with field stones, time has obscured the identities of specific graves.

The second sanctuary on this site was completed and dedicated on October 31, 1909, though the congregation had been meeting in the unfinished building as early as 1907. This structure continues to function as the place of worship.

Reuben married Lydia "Liddie" in North Carolina. Lydia was born in in North Carolina; died about 1811 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia; was buried in Clouds Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Liddie
• _UID: 5682F714D43745FE92875264EB33DE2F2BC2

Notes:

Lydia "Liddy" is listed in the Clouds Creek Church minutes 1805 - 1835 as
being a charter member and having died in 1811.