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- Andrew Gatewood Mathews was born 23 March 1802 in Pocahuntas County, West Virginia, and died 19 May 1880 in Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, at Poland Farm. He was buried there on the farm, and was then moved in the 1940s, with his wife and daughters, to New Dublin Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Dublin, Virginia. The grave location was done by the state as they wanted to build an ammunition plant on the site. He married in 1825, Mary Jane SEE (SEA), daughter of Adam C. SEE and Margaret WARWICK, who was born 15 January 1803 in Randolph County, Virginia, and died 20 January 1880, in Dublin, Poland Farm, Virginia. He lived several years at Dunmore, then moved to Pulaski County, Virginia. He was a highly respected citizen and prominent ruling elder in his church, and well known throughout the Virginia Presbytery. They had eight children.
An undated newspaper clipping provides the following account of Andrew Gatewood Mathews:
"On the 19th of May 1880, the spirit of another blood-bought one was transferred from earth to heaven, exchanging the cross for the crown. It was that of Andrew Gatewood Mathews, who died at his residence in Pulaski County, Va. He was born in Pocahontas County on the 23rd of March, 1802. In 1831 he became a communicant of Tygart's Valley curch, and in 1834 or 1835 was installed a Ruling Elder in Liberty church, now of Greenbrier Presbytery. Iin 1851 Mr. Mathews moved to the county of Roanoke, where he sojourned for a while and with his family worshipped at the Big Lick. Since 1852 he has been a resident of this county, where he faithfully served his Master as Ruling Elder in Bell Spring church, then when Newbern was formed in that, and in his last days on earth was an Elder in the church at Dublin Depot. To him the erection of three church edifices is largely due; these, with other things, show that he was a faithful steward. Full of energy in all that he undertook, his life was one of activity, and up to within a few days of his death, though feeble, the impulses of a noble heart sanctified by grace, prompted him to deeds of kindness. He was followed to the grave by a large concourse of people, representing all classes and all parts of the county. His body was committed to the grave with the impressive service of the Masonic fraternity. To the Church and to the county the loss of Mr. Mathews is very great. He was married to Miss Mary J. See in 1825, who preceded him to the world of glory by but a few months, having died January 22d, 1880. On the 20th of November, 1879, these two had been called upon to mourn the loss of their son, A. W. Mathews. Now these bodies, still united in Christ, slumber side by side waiting the resurrection. Mr. Mathews was a grant-nephew of George Mathews, who fought in the battle of Point Pleasant, W. Va., October 10, 1774, to whose gallantry the salvation of the American army at Germantown was largely due, a hero of Brandywine and Guilford, a Governor of Georgia, and a United States Senator from that State. Twice was Mr. Mathews sent as commissioner to the General Assembly, in 1865 at Macon, Ga., and in 1872 in Richmond, Va..."
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1802 - 1880 (78 years)
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