Sunday, August 18, 2013

Zachariah Matlock

 
Zacariah Matlock John's 4th Great Grandfather.  Children in your direct line are Nancy Matlock who married John Vaughn and Martin Matlock who married Barbara Rinehart.

Born about 1754
Married 1780
Zachariah Matlock and (Emily Strain Paine) Children:  Nancy and Eady, married Vaughn brothers, John and William.  Martin Matlock, married Barbara Rinehart, sister of Lewis Rinehart and John Rinehart.   George Rinehart married Jane Matlock.  

  
Deed
1794 27 May Age: 40
Sullivan, Territory Sounth of the river Ohio
Indenture 27 May 1794 between Moore Matlock of Sullivan Co, in the Territory of the United States of America South of the River Ohio and Zachariah Matlock of Washington Co in the Territory aforesaid.   Signed: Moore Matlock Witness: Jason Matlock, Moore Matlock Jr, Absolom Matlock. Proven in court May term 1794. Land situated in Washington Co on the Waters of Boons Creek containing 150 acres.
Zachariah Matlock's property was between Boone's Creek ans Sinking Creek.  At least part of it was along Buffalo Ridge.

 
1796 Tennessee becomes a state
Deed
1798 31 Jan Age: 44
Washington County, Tennessee
Indenture between Zachariah Matlock to Samuel Lane both of Washington Co, TN for the sum of $20. a parcel of land situate lying in the county of Washington on the dividing Ridge between Boons Creek & Sinking Creek. Containing 36 acres. Sig: Zachariah 
Tax List
1814 Age: 60
Washington County, Tennessee 

Residence
1819 Age: 65
Washington County, Tennessee
1830 Census
1830 Age: 76
Washington County, Tennessee


1837 Death
12 Apr 1837 Age: 83
Buffalo Ridge, Washington County, Tennessee
 Deed: 18 Sep 1838  38 Acres, Heirs of Z Matlock to James Miller. Indenture
between Martin Matlock, George Rinehart and Jane his wife formerly Jane
Matlock, John Vaughn and Nancy his wife formerly Nancy Matlock, and
William Vaughn and Eady his wife formerly of the Washington Co, TN and
James Miller of the same place. Sold for the sum of $258. land on the
water of Boons Creek. Sig: Martin (x his mark) Matlock, George Rinehart,
Jane (x her mark) Rinehart, John (L his mark) Vaughn, Nancy (x her mark)
Vaughn, Edy (x her mark) Vaughn. (Washington Co TN Deed book 22,
pg 250-251).

Part of the deed from the sale of Zachariah Matlock's Land