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  • Name *Unknown, Catherine 
    Birth Abt 1741  Augusta, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I24830  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2021 

    Family 1 North, Roger   d. 1776 
    Children 
     1. North, Philip   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F12901  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Park, Edward,   b. 1737, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1780 (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 1777 
    Family ID F12902  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Mathews, Col. Sampson,   b. 1737   d. 20 Jan 1807, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jun 1783  Henrico, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce Filed Nov 1790  Augusta, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Court records show the following action:
      "Catherine Mathews, by her next friend, Philip North, vs. Sampson Mathews.--Plaintiff married defendant in 1783 and now sues for divorce for cruelty."

      In March 1791, in the action of Catherine Mathews vs. Sampson Mathews.--"Petition for plaintiff for alimoney pending suit for divorce. Affidavit of Alexander Humphreys, August 20, 1790, that Catherine told Sampson in his presence that she would return if he would put away Lucy, but he refused her to his attorney. On May 17, 1790, Sampson advertised that he would not pay any contracts of Catherine as she had absconded from his bed and board. Joseph Mathews and Mary, his wife, 1790."
    Family ID F10264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1741 - Augusta, Virginia, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jun 1783 - Henrico, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce Filed - Nov 1790 - Augusta, Virginia, British America Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S244] Book:Chalkley "Chronicles", Vol. I, p. 393.