Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
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On 28 August 1828, Robert P Waring of lawful age made a deposition at Loretto in Essex County in a certain matter of controvercy now depending in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Fredericksburg district, William T Mooklar plaintiff and Frances A. Matthews administratrix of John R. Matthews deceased defendant.
Q by Thomas Matthews agent for Deft Do you know anything of a Jack called Pallifox
Answer—I sold him in the year 1822 or 1823 to James M Garnett Junr & John R. Matthews for $250 he was at that time sound—
Question by the same—Do you know any thing about his having been foundered—
Answer—I heard that he was after I sold him but I put my mares to him & got several fine Colts by him
Question—do you not know of other Colts that he got whilst in the possession of Mr. R. Matthews
Answer—My Son Robert got Two or Three [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 45, item 45-L-30.]
In about 1830, orators R. L. Pitts in his own right and the said R. L. Pitts and John S. Rowzie Merchants and Partners in trade under the firm of R. L. Pitts & Co., Austin Brockenbrough Thomas Matthews, and Robert S. Hipkins and John L. Cox late merchants and partners in trade under the firm of Hipkins & Cox complained that Joseph Allein is indebted to them and is about to leave the commonwealth. No date. Pitts & others vs. Whitlocke. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 45, item 45-O-5.]
On 28 May 1833, orator Thomas William Micou, who had already filed a bill re Stella Matthews requested as defendants Thomas Matthews a brother of the said testatrix, Virginia Baynham relict of Wm Baynham decd a sister, Albert Micou and Elizabeth M his wife who is a daughter of Fanny B. Micou decd late the wife of James R. Micou, another sister of the textatrix, Eleanor Roy Micou, Ann O. L. Micou and James R. Micou Jr (in his own right) who are only children of Fanny B. Micou decd, John C. Matthews, William B. Matthews and James M. Matthews infant children of the late William B. Matthews decd another brother of the said testatrix, Lucy Y. Matthews, Philip Matthews and Maria Louisa Matthews infant children of John R. Matthews decd who was a son of John Matthews decd another brother of the said testatrix, and therefore nephews to the said textatrix, and John M. Tupman a son of Nancy Tupman another sister of the said textatrix only heirs of law of Stella Matthews. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 46, item 46-G-20.]
On 18 March 1833, Wm Fisher made a deposition at the tavern of Thomas Matthews in the town of Tappahannock. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 45, item 45-J-11.]
On 30 May 1833, Thomas Matthews of lawful age provided a deposition in the case of Garnett vs. Wright taken in Tappahannock in the presence of James Roy Micou Jr., guardian ad litem to Ellen H. Jones. The deponent is well acquainted with the tract of land that was allotted to Martha M. M. Jones now Martha M. M. Gordon, John G. Jones and Ellen H. Jones that was purchased by John Jones deceased their father from Archibald Ritchie and others. The land is nearly destitute of timber or improvements except for an old house of little or no value. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 45, item 45-G-27.]
On 31 July 1834, Thomas Matthews made purchases at the sale of the estate of Major Arthur L. Barnes. [Essex County, Virignia, Will Book 24, pages 12–20.]
On 23 October 1839, Thomas Matthews provided a deposition in the case of Saunders vs. Crow:
The deposition of Thomas Matthews of lawfull age taken at the same time & place, to be read as evidence in the same cause—This deponent being first duly sworn on behalf of the defts, deposes and says as follows—
Question by deft’s Counsel—
Please state the time, and all you know in relation to the taking and carrying away of certain negroes from the possession of Moses Crow, by Armstead Jones—
answer
in the winter of 1831 I went to Mr John Jones Senr to see Dr Minor, when I was about half way between the gate and Mr Jones’s House I saw 2 persons come out of Mr Jones’s house & walk off toward a ps of woods between sd Jones’s and Mrs Rennolds. I assertained and Mr Jones’s that one of them was Mr Armstead Jones—having been at Mr Crows the day before on business & he having mentioned to me his intention of selling all or a part of the negroes carried away to Armstead Jones, it excited suspitions in my mind, from Mr Jones’s leaving the House of Mr John Jones, that something was intend [sic] by him not right, on my return to Tappahannock I met Mr James Croxton on his way home & I mentioned to him that he had better see Mr Crow & tell him that he had better, send and have the negroes brought back to his House — in the same walk I heard that Armstead Jones had taken the negroes off—
Question by same—
Please state whether in the conversation referred to with Moses Crow, he the said Moses Crow explained how it was, that the negroes were at the House of Mr John Jones.
Answer
Mr Crow mentioned to me that Armstead Jones had requested him to permit the negroes to go to his uncles Mr Jones & that this might be with some of their connections & that no charge should be made for their support
Question by same—Did he or did he not also say, that he permitted them to stay at Mr John Jones, so as to save the cost & expence of keeping them, untill the arrival of Mr Dawson, a trader, who was kept in the Northern Neck, by the ice in the Rappahannock— Answer, Mr Crow asked me if Mr Dawson had gotten to Tappahannock & I told him that he had not,
Question by same—
What was the state of health, and the bodily condition of Moses Crow at the time referred to— Mr Crow was sick at the time I was at his House—
Question by same.
Was he, or was he not able to attend to business— answer, he was in his bed and appeared to be in considerable pain & had I think a very high fever
Question by Plaintiffs counsel, Did Mr Crow send after the negroes to Mr John Jones—or pursue them after Armstead Jones had taken them away—answer, I do not know—
Question by same Did James Croxton deliver to Moses Crow the message you sent him before spoken of—answer I have no recollection of ever hearing whether he did or not—
Question by same—Did you understand from Mr Crow in the conversation before spoken of that the negroes were at Mr John Jones with the [illegible] and consent of him Moses Crow
Answer—I think that the above question is answered in the 1st question, I having stated that Mr Crow said that Armstead Jones had requested permission for the negroes to go to Mr John Jones’s to be with their connections until sold, he not having said that any objection had been made
Question by same, Please state the circumstances which excited suspicion your [sic] mind relative to Armstead Jonaes before spoken of—Did Moses Crow express suspicion of Armstead Jones, to you or had you heard of any evil intention on his (said A Jones) part relative to said negroes—answer I had transactions with Armstead Jones in my official character as sheriff on[?] [illegible] and I found him to be a very slippery fellow—I did not hear Mr Crow express any want of confidence in him—and further this deponent saith not—
Thomas Matthews
Subscribed and sworn to this 23 Octo 1839
James Wright J.P.
[Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 49, item 49-D-10.]
On 24 June 1840, Thomas Matthews provided a deposition at his tavern in the case of Saunders vs. Crow:
The deposition of Thomas Matthews taken at the same time & place, to be read as testimony in the same cause—
Being first duly sworn on behalf of the deft
Question by deft’s Counsel—
You say in your deposition heretofore given, that you saw Mr Moses Crow at his own house, the same week that Armstead Jones took the negroes off—Please say distinctly what was his state of health then, and from what you saw, whether he had been in a situation for some time previous thereto, to attend to any sort of business.
Answer Mr Crow told me that he had been confined for several days, and from his then situation I did not think he ever would recover for really I did not expect he would have his a living man [sic] and certainly his appearance indicated that he had been sick for some time, he was so weak that I had to aid his wife in turning him in his bed—and further this deponant saith not
Thos Matthews
Sworn to and subscribed before me a justice of the peace for the County of Essex this 24th June 1840
James Wright J.P.
[Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 49, item 49-D-16.]
Q by Thomas Matthews agent for Deft Do you know anything of a Jack called Pallifox
Answer—I sold him in the year 1822 or 1823 to James M Garnett Junr & John R. Matthews for $250 he was at that time sound—
Question by the same—Do you know any thing about his having been foundered—
Answer—I heard that he was after I sold him but I put my mares to him & got several fine Colts by him
Question—do you not know of other Colts that he got whilst in the possession of Mr. R. Matthews
Answer—My Son Robert got Two or Three [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 45, item 45-L-30.]
In about 1830, orators R. L. Pitts in his own right and the said R. L. Pitts and John S. Rowzie Merchants and Partners in trade under the firm of R. L. Pitts & Co., Austin Brockenbrough Thomas Matthews, and Robert S. Hipkins and John L. Cox late merchants and partners in trade under the firm of Hipkins & Cox complained that Joseph Allein is indebted to them and is about to leave the commonwealth. No date. Pitts & others vs. Whitlocke. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 45, item 45-O-5.]
On 28 May 1833, orator Thomas William Micou, who had already filed a bill re Stella Matthews requested as defendants Thomas Matthews a brother of the said testatrix, Virginia Baynham relict of Wm Baynham decd a sister, Albert Micou and Elizabeth M his wife who is a daughter of Fanny B. Micou decd late the wife of James R. Micou, another sister of the textatrix, Eleanor Roy Micou, Ann O. L. Micou and James R. Micou Jr (in his own right) who are only children of Fanny B. Micou decd, John C. Matthews, William B. Matthews and James M. Matthews infant children of the late William B. Matthews decd another brother of the said testatrix, Lucy Y. Matthews, Philip Matthews and Maria Louisa Matthews infant children of John R. Matthews decd who was a son of John Matthews decd another brother of the said testatrix, and therefore nephews to the said textatrix, and John M. Tupman a son of Nancy Tupman another sister of the said textatrix only heirs of law of Stella Matthews. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 46, item 46-G-20.]
On 18 March 1833, Wm Fisher made a deposition at the tavern of Thomas Matthews in the town of Tappahannock. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 45, item 45-J-11.]
On 30 May 1833, Thomas Matthews of lawful age provided a deposition in the case of Garnett vs. Wright taken in Tappahannock in the presence of James Roy Micou Jr., guardian ad litem to Ellen H. Jones. The deponent is well acquainted with the tract of land that was allotted to Martha M. M. Jones now Martha M. M. Gordon, John G. Jones and Ellen H. Jones that was purchased by John Jones deceased their father from Archibald Ritchie and others. The land is nearly destitute of timber or improvements except for an old house of little or no value. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 45, item 45-G-27.]
On 31 July 1834, Thomas Matthews made purchases at the sale of the estate of Major Arthur L. Barnes. [Essex County, Virignia, Will Book 24, pages 12–20.]
On 23 October 1839, Thomas Matthews provided a deposition in the case of Saunders vs. Crow:
The deposition of Thomas Matthews of lawfull age taken at the same time & place, to be read as evidence in the same cause—This deponent being first duly sworn on behalf of the defts, deposes and says as follows—
Question by deft’s Counsel—
Please state the time, and all you know in relation to the taking and carrying away of certain negroes from the possession of Moses Crow, by Armstead Jones—
answer
in the winter of 1831 I went to Mr John Jones Senr to see Dr Minor, when I was about half way between the gate and Mr Jones’s House I saw 2 persons come out of Mr Jones’s house & walk off toward a ps of woods between sd Jones’s and Mrs Rennolds. I assertained and Mr Jones’s that one of them was Mr Armstead Jones—having been at Mr Crows the day before on business & he having mentioned to me his intention of selling all or a part of the negroes carried away to Armstead Jones, it excited suspitions in my mind, from Mr Jones’s leaving the House of Mr John Jones, that something was intend [sic] by him not right, on my return to Tappahannock I met Mr James Croxton on his way home & I mentioned to him that he had better see Mr Crow & tell him that he had better, send and have the negroes brought back to his House — in the same walk I heard that Armstead Jones had taken the negroes off—
Question by same—
Please state whether in the conversation referred to with Moses Crow, he the said Moses Crow explained how it was, that the negroes were at the House of Mr John Jones.
Answer
Mr Crow mentioned to me that Armstead Jones had requested him to permit the negroes to go to his uncles Mr Jones & that this might be with some of their connections & that no charge should be made for their support
Question by same—Did he or did he not also say, that he permitted them to stay at Mr John Jones, so as to save the cost & expence of keeping them, untill the arrival of Mr Dawson, a trader, who was kept in the Northern Neck, by the ice in the Rappahannock— Answer, Mr Crow asked me if Mr Dawson had gotten to Tappahannock & I told him that he had not,
Question by same—
What was the state of health, and the bodily condition of Moses Crow at the time referred to— Mr Crow was sick at the time I was at his House—
Question by same.
Was he, or was he not able to attend to business— answer, he was in his bed and appeared to be in considerable pain & had I think a very high fever
Question by Plaintiffs counsel, Did Mr Crow send after the negroes to Mr John Jones—or pursue them after Armstead Jones had taken them away—answer, I do not know—
Question by same Did James Croxton deliver to Moses Crow the message you sent him before spoken of—answer I have no recollection of ever hearing whether he did or not—
Question by same—Did you understand from Mr Crow in the conversation before spoken of that the negroes were at Mr John Jones with the [illegible] and consent of him Moses Crow
Answer—I think that the above question is answered in the 1st question, I having stated that Mr Crow said that Armstead Jones had requested permission for the negroes to go to Mr John Jones’s to be with their connections until sold, he not having said that any objection had been made
Question by same, Please state the circumstances which excited suspicion your [sic] mind relative to Armstead Jonaes before spoken of—Did Moses Crow express suspicion of Armstead Jones, to you or had you heard of any evil intention on his (said A Jones) part relative to said negroes—answer I had transactions with Armstead Jones in my official character as sheriff on[?] [illegible] and I found him to be a very slippery fellow—I did not hear Mr Crow express any want of confidence in him—and further this deponent saith not—
Thomas Matthews
Subscribed and sworn to this 23 Octo 1839
James Wright J.P.
[Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 49, item 49-D-10.]
On 24 June 1840, Thomas Matthews provided a deposition at his tavern in the case of Saunders vs. Crow:
The deposition of Thomas Matthews taken at the same time & place, to be read as testimony in the same cause—
Being first duly sworn on behalf of the deft
Question by deft’s Counsel—
You say in your deposition heretofore given, that you saw Mr Moses Crow at his own house, the same week that Armstead Jones took the negroes off—Please say distinctly what was his state of health then, and from what you saw, whether he had been in a situation for some time previous thereto, to attend to any sort of business.
Answer Mr Crow told me that he had been confined for several days, and from his then situation I did not think he ever would recover for really I did not expect he would have his a living man [sic] and certainly his appearance indicated that he had been sick for some time, he was so weak that I had to aid his wife in turning him in his bed—and further this deponant saith not
Thos Matthews
Sworn to and subscribed before me a justice of the peace for the County of Essex this 24th June 1840
James Wright J.P.
[Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 49, item 49-D-16.]