Individual Details For -   James MATHENY
Gender	Male
Date Of Birth	1732	Date Of Death	1799
Place Of Birth	Hope Plantation, Stafford County, Virginia	Place Of Death	Fayette County, Kentucky
Date Of Baptism		Date Of Burial
Place Of Baptism		Place Of Burial
Date Of Christening		Date Of Emigration
Place Of Christening		Emigration Facts
Place Of Education		Date Of Education
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Individual Notes
James Matheny was born at Hope Plantation, Stafford County,Virginia. Removed to Loudoun County, Virginia where he married Diana Beasley, In 1789, he moved (with his family) from Loudoun County, Virginia, over the Mountains into Kaintuck Territory (now a part of Kentucky). Later, his sons migrated to different sections of the country; James going to Pennsylvania, Elijah to Tennessee, Daniel to the Carolinas, Charles R. (who became a Methodist Missionary) went to the Northwest Territory (Illinois) settling first at Lebanon. It will be noted that James fathered eight children by his first wife and also eight children by his second wife. It is said that he lived near Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky> The majority of the Mathenys in America today can be traced back to James, William and Daniel.