Micajah Mathis

1717 - 1804  (87 years)

• Name	Micajah Mathis  [1]
  Birth	9 Sep 1717	Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Nov 1804	Tuckerton, Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA   [1]
  Burial	Tuckerton, Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Address: Friends Burial Ground Tuckerton, New Jersey USA
  		Headstone of Micajah Mathis
  Notes	Micajah, eldest son of John Mathis was an enterprising man, and besides his father's liberal bequests, he accumulated a handsome property, but the depreciation of the continental paper was a heavy blow to his financial affairs, yet not withstanding all of his losses at his death his personal property amounted to many thousand dollars, and he also owned the Francis French farm and a farm at Chestnut Neck now called the Shreve Mathis farm. On the Francis French farm was a noted shipyard, where several large sloops were built. A brig called Argo was built at Micajah Mathis Sr.'s landing, on what was called the "Francis French farm" and for many years this was a noted shipyard. The Argo was commanded by Captain John Sowers, a son-in-law of Captain John Leaks Sr. of Bass river. Soon after the building of the Argo, Micajah Mathis built a large sloop called Hope, of Bass River, at the same place. She was designed for the purpose of carrying lumber from Egg Harbor to New York City, and was commanded by Barzilla Mathis, son of the owner of the vessel. After Micajah's death, his sons Job and Barzilla were the proprietors of the Hope. All of these old-time crafts used the old inlet to the Atlantic. He also owned many hundred acres of heavily timbered land and cedar swamp. There was considerable ship building done at Bass river, the principle ship owners were the Mathis, Cranmers, Adams, Frenchs, Lovelands, Allens and others. The principal ship yards at Bass river were the Francis French place and the Caleb Cranmer place. He settled on the Francis French place where he resided till the end of his life.
  Person ID	I3426	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	John Mathis,   b. 1690, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales d. 23 Oct 1779, Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Alice Andrews,   b. 1696, Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA d. 1784, Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1716	Little Egg Harbor, Atlantic, New Jersey, USA
  Family ID	F1298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mercy Shreve,   b. 8 Sep 1725, Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA d. 1804, Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	7 Mar 1746/47
  Children	1. Martha Mathis,   b. 26 May 1748   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Job Mathis,   b. 1750   bur. Tuckerton, Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA   3. John Mathis,   b. 23 Dec 1753   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Barzillai Mathis,   b. 13 Dec 1755   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Benjamin Mathis,   b. 15 Jul 1760   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mercy Mathis,   b. 21 Aug 1762   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Sarah Mathis,   b. 29 Aug 1764   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2002

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Sep 1717 - Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA Death - 1 Nov 1804 - Tuckerton, Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA Burial - Address: Friends Burial Ground Tuckerton, New Jersey USA - - Tuckerton, Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S748] Find A Grave, (Find A Grave, Inc.), 18 Nov 2011, entry for gravestone of Micajah Mathis (1717-1804).