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George Drew; Naomi, who married in 1726 Wil-
liam Ghiselin; and Susanna, who married in 1742
Samuel Johnson. Her first cousins were Catherine
Griffith (1732-1793), who married Nicholas Wor-
thington (1734-1793); Ann Baldwin (?-1776), who
married Samuel Chase (1741-1811); and Hester
Baldwin (?-1823), who married Jeremiah Townly
Chase (1748-1828). CHILDREN. SONS: James Max-
well (1737/38-?); John (1741-?); Roger (1753-
?); Aquila (1756-?); John (1757-?); Bennett
(1761-?); Carvile (ca. 1769-?); and Josias (Jo-
seph). DAUGHTERS: Cassandra (1739-died in in-
fancy); Cassandra (1740-?); Rebecca (1742-?);
Mary (1749-?); Hannah (1751-?); Milcah (1759-
?); Naomi (ca. 1763-?); and Frances (ca. 1765-
?). PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELI-
GIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican, St. George's Par-
ish, Baltimore County. SOCIAL STATUS AND AC-
TIVITIES. Mr., by 1737; Gent., by 1739; Esq., by
death. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC
CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House,
Baltimore County, 1751 (elected to the 3rd ses-
sion of the 1749-1751 Assembly to fill vacancy),
1770 (elected to third session of 1768-1770 As-
sembly). LOCAL OFFICES: churchwarden, St.
George's Parish, Baltimore County, elected 1739;
St. George's Parish Vestry, Baltimore County,
elected 1744, 1750 (declined), 1754, 1757, 1774
(declined because of "infirmities"); justice, Bal-
timore County, 1749/50-1753, 1757-1759, 1761-
at least 1763 (no records for 1764), 1765, by 1767-
1769, 1772, Harford County, 1774, appointed 1777;
judge. Court of Appeals for Tax Assessments,
Harford County, appointed 1778 ("never acted,"
replaced 1779). MILITARY SERVICE: captain by
1748. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. PERSONAL PROP-
ERTY: 16 slaves and 1 servant, 1776; assessed value
£797.10.0, including 11 slaves and 12 oz. plate,
1783. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 585 acres in Bal-
timore County (ca. 563 acres received as a gift
from his father in 1726, 22 acres probably inher-
ited from his father in 1740), plus control of 553
acres in Baltimore County acquired through his
first marriage but given to his son James after the
death of first wife (all of this land became part
of Harford County in 1774). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH:
acquired ca. 80 acres in Harford County, formerly
part of his father's estate, by 1783; had accepted
bonds for the conveyance of unspecified amounts
of land in 1769 and 1775, but the transactions
were not made by the time of his death. WEALTH
AT DEATH. DIED: will probated on December 3,
1783, in Harford County. PERSONAL PROPERTY:
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TEV, at least ca. £1,300.0.0 current money (in-
cluding 13 slaves, 15 oz. plate). LAND. ca. 670
acres in Harford County.
MATTHEWS (MATHEWS), ROGER (ca. 1685-
1740). BORN: ca. 1685, in Baltimore County; only
son. NATIVE: second generation. RESIDED: near
Rumly Creek, St. George's Parish, Baltimore
County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: Rodger
Matthews (ca. 1651-1709) of Baltimore County,
a planter, who was transported ca. 1676; illiter-
ate. MOTHER: Hannah (?-1706/07). SISTERS:
Hannah, who married in 1698 Thomas Cord (?-
1721); Sara, who married in 1698 Samuel Jackson
(?-1720). MARRIED first, on November 14, 1710,
Mary Carvile (?-1718), possibly the daughter of
Thomas Carvile (?-1717) and his second wife
Susanna Ayres (Eyers). Her half brother was pos-
sibly John Carvile (ca. 1670-1709). MARRIED sec-
ond, on May 23, 1726, Elizabeth Garrett (?-ca.
1748/49), possibly the daughter of Richard Gar-
rett (?-1709) and his wife Elizabeth. Her brother
was possibly Bennett (?-1740). Her nephew was
possibly Amos Garrett (1723-ca. 1789). CHILDREN.
SONS: John Matthews (1714-1783); Roger (1718-
?); James (1727-1760); Aquila (ca. 1733-1742);
Levin (1736-?), who married first, in 1761, Mary
Hewlings (?-1763), and second, in 1764, Mary
Day; and Bennett (ca. 1739-?). DAUGHTERS:
Hannah (1711-1782), who married first, Asael
Maxwell (?-1729), son of James Maxwell (1662-
1727/28), second, Dr. Abraham Johns (?-ca.
1731), and third, in 1734, John Hall (1701-1774);
Amelia (Emolia) (1729-?), who married Charles
Hynson; and Ann (1731-?), who married in 1754
Maj. William Dallam (ca. 1706-1761). PRIVATE
CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILI-
ATION: Anglican, St. George's Parish, Baltimore
County. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Gent.,
by 1717. OCCUPATION AL PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC
CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House,
Baltimore County, 1720-1721/22 (elected to the
3rd session of the 1719-1721/22 Assembly to fill
vacancy), 1725/26-1727 (elected to the 2nd ses-
sion of the 1725-1727 Assembly to fill vacancy;
Elections 4), 1728-1731 (Aggrievances 1-5), 1732-
1734 (Aggrievances 1-Cv), 1734/35-1737 (Ag-
grievances 1, Cv, 2-4); 1738 (Aggrievances), 1739-
1740 (Aggrievances Cv-2; died before the 3rd
session of the 1739-1741 Assembly). LOCAL OF-
FICES: justice, Baltimore County, by 1717-1733
(quorum 1727-1733); justice, Court of Oyer and
Terminer, Baltimore County, in office 1718, 1722;
coroner, Baltimore County, appointed by 1721/
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