 Jeremiah John "The Carpenter" Mathis, son of Jerimiah Mathis and Hannah Andrews.Born 19 Mar 1755 Little Egg Harbor Burlington, NJ, died 16 Oct 1826 Logan County, Ohio, 71 years, buried Curl Cemetery, Logan County, Ohio Darby Creek. Occupation: Carpenter  Mathis Jeremia John Headstone  Mathis Jeremia John Headstone TITL The Mathis Family of Little Egg Harbor AUTH Harris, Murray and Jean PUBL Gloucester County Historical Society, 1987, Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey REPO Gloucester County Historical Society, 17 Hunter Streert, Woodbury, New Jersey CALN MEDI Book PAGE 106 RESI DATE 12 AUG 1816 PLAC Certificate granted from Society of Friends to move to Ohio Member 1st Friends Church established in Logan Co, Ohio. Served in Revolutionary War, listed as John Mathews: pvt. in 2nd NJ Regiment in Capt. Jonathan Phillips' Company, 2nd Regiment of foot of State of NJ, commanded by Col. Israel Shreve. This company was designated at various times as Capt. Thomas Yard's, Capt. Jonathan Phillips, Capt. Abel Weynans 7th & 6th Company. He was on the Company Muster Roll from Jan. 31 to May 31, 1778, enlisted Mar. Married 11 Dec 1777 Toms River Ocean, NJ (48 years married) to:  Deborah Grant, daughter of John ("the Elder") Grant and Sarah Irons.Married name: Mathis, born 3 Jan 1759 Little Egg Harbor Burlington, NJ, died 1829 Champaign County, OH, 69 or 70 years, buried Zane Township--Darby Creek Cemetery Logan Cty Jeremiah Mathis rev war vet in same cemetery as deborah 10 18 1826 died N J SOLDIER Logan County, Ohio Cemeteries Zane Township--Darby Creek Cemetery Inscriptions Mathis, Deborah, 1759-1829 (wife of John Mathis; fallen) Mathis, Jeremiah, d 16 Oct 1826 (N.J. troops, Rev. War.) Children: 1. Deborah MathisMarried name: Garwood, born 4 Mar 1799 Little Egg Harbor Burlington, NJ, died 1865 Champaign County, OH, 65 or 66 years Note that Elizabeth Anne Ewing Johnson Blair's obituary states that John and Deborah had 14 children. This would explain the void from marriage to Elizabeth's birth. Also if John was the Captain who died just before 1840, he could have been away. It is unllikely because he is shown as a leather worker in history books 2. Jeremiah MathisBorn 26 Oct 1778 NJ, died 29 Apr 1863 Reading Livingston Ill New Bedford, Bureau, IL, 84 years Jeremiah Mathis married Esther Morse. Other sources have his birth day as 26 Oct 1778. Moved from New Jersey to Champaign County, Ohio in 1816, and to Bureau County, Illinois in 1840, where he was sheriff. In 1852 was among the first settlers of Reading, Livingston, Illinois, and was first Justice of the Peace.. Jeremiah died of pneumonia and typhoid fever (obit) Mathis, Esther, d 24 Jan 1832, ae 51y 4m (wife of Jeremiah Mathis) Logan County, Ohio Cemeteries Union Township--New Philadelphia Cemetery Inscriptions He received permission from Friends to move to Ohio on Sept 12, 1816; went to Champaign co., Ohio in 1820. Died at New Bedford, Ill., April 29th, 1863, of bronchial pneumonia and typhoid fever, Mr. Jeremiah Mathis, in the eighty-sixth year of his age. The subject of this obituary was born in Tuckerton, New Jersey, Nov. 26, A.D. 1777, emigrated to Ohio at an early day where he lived many years of his life, and raised a large and respectable family. He came to Illinois in 1840, and settled in Bureau county where now his remains find a final resting place. He was born and raised among the "Friends" and consistent with early education he lived a quiet, moral, useful life. He possessed a remarkably excellent physical constitution and almost unyielding powers of endurance. As a mechanic he had few superiors and he continued to work at his bench, and elsewhere until about a week before his decease. He also enjoyed the full possession of his mental faculties, and in the ripeness of his old age calmly passed to the "better land". His career which commenced only a few months after the birth-day of American Independence, has run parallel with almost the entire history of our Government, and it is with satisfaction that we record his name among the veteran fathers who labored for and loved our country so long and well. But it is with sadness we note his death, now in this hour of our country's trial and danger. Heaven grant that the sunshine of political peace which lighted his pathway through life may soon again return, long to cheer and bless his posterity. 3. John MathisBorn 7 Feb 1781 possible urbana ohio see family search born 9 feb 1791 married to anne worley 4. Sarah A MathisMarried name: Weatherby, born 13 Jul 1785, died 23 Apr 1858 Champaign County, OH, 72 years http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/leadbeater/44/mathis2.htm 5. Caleb MathisBorn 5 May 1783, died before Mar 3 1793 another Caleb born the above date, at most 9 years http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/leadbeater/44/mathis2.htm 6. Job MathisBorn 6 Jun 1791, died 21 Sep 1863 Putnam County Illinois, 72 years http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/leadbeater/44/mathis2.htm 7. Caleb MathisBorn 3 Mar 1793, died 26 Mar 1875 Illinois, 82 years  Caleb and Margaret Horn Mathis  Caleb and Margaret Horn Mathis 1870 Census Name: Caleb Mathis Birth Year (Estimated): 1793 Gender: Male Age (Original): 77y Race: White Birthplace: New Jersey Event Place: Illinois, United States Household Gender Age Birthplace Caleb Mathis M 77y New Jersey Margrett Mathis F 76y New Jersey | |||