Mathews County, the smallest of Virginia's rural counties, was originally delineated in 1651 as Kingston Parish, a part of Gloucester County. In 1791, the two were separated, and Mathews became an independent county. It was named for a prominent American Revolutionary officer, Major Thomas Mathews of Norfolk, who supported the separation legislation as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. From Cricket Hill, which overlooks Gwynn's Island, Continental cannons drove the last of Virginia's Royal Governors, Lord Dunmore, from Virginia's shores in 1776. The county, whose 94 square miles are surrounded by more than 200 miles of shoreline, is the site of numerous landmarks of historical significance. The county seat is Mathews. 

REV WAR REJECTED CLAIM =
William Cellers/Sellars
Soldier
Army
Gloucester Co, Va
Affidavit said Wm Cellars
" #2 Elizabeth Parrott
Reprt Jno H. Smith, Comr
Cert - J. Adams Smith, Actg auditor
1834 

Virginia Soldiers of 1776 =
William SELLERS, Exec Dept 8-1-1835
Heirs allowed L.B for his services as a Soldier in Cont Line
Mary Cellers/Sellers of Matthews Co - Wt 8354 for 100 acres 8-29-1835 to Mary Sellers, only heir of William Sellers 

1791 Mathews Co, VA tax list

Wm CELLAR, 1 man, no acres, no horse 

BORUM. . . . .Francis C. Gill. . . . .26-January-1997 
Seeking info on the BORUM family who resided in Mathews Co, VA prior to 1735. My anc,
Richard BORUM, arrived in Amelia Co, VA abt 1738 from Mathews Co. I am looking for his
parents.fra@utah.uswest.net Francis C. Gill.
See also. . .BORUM
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BORUM - STOKES - JEFFRESS - CARTER. . . . .Donna Johnson. . . . .26-January-1997
       
Seeking info on anc: William Richard BORUM m ? STOKES; William Albert BORUM m ?
JEFFRESS; Charles Edmund BORUM, b 1862, m ? CARTER. Borum fam homeplace built
1740's on tributary of East River that empties into Mobjack Bay. Between 1780-1830, part of fam
moved to Amelia Co, VA, later became Nottoway Co, VA. Want to find info on Mathews Co
BORUMs.bounty@charlotte.infi.net Donna Johnson


1810 MATHEWS CO, VA =

WILLIAM SULLARS, PAGE 385=00001-01100-00

AUGUSTIN PARROTT, PAGE 385 =00201-00010-00

1820 MATHEWS CO, VA=

NO SELLERS