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This county was formed 1790 from Gloucester. It is one of the Peninsula counties lying between the Chesapeake Bay on the east and Mob Jack Bay on the west. The Piankitank river is on the nothern boundary, thus almost completely surrounding it by water. The East river which runs through the county about its central part, divides it into two nearly equal parts, and called East and West Mathews. Gloucester County is on the east. The only other adjoining county is Middlesex, which is on the north. A fair crop of corn, and some rye, oats and wheat are grown, but not enough to supply home use. The country is renowned for the superior excellence and great quantity of fish and oysters caught in its estuaries, rivers and creeks. Next to Northampton its fisheries yield larger product and have greater value than any other county in Virginia, and the average value is even greater than Northampton. Mathews Courthouse on a branch of East River, is a town of considerable importance. It has a population of about three hundred, and daily mail communication. There are tri-weekly steamers from Baltimore and Norfolk. West Point in King William County, distant about thirty miles, is nearest railroad station. The timbers are pine, oah, and cypress. The area of the county is but eighty-four square miles, or fiftythree thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine acres, and the land has an average assessed value of $11.12 per acre.

Post Offices

Blake's
Cobb's Creek, P. Hodges
Crickett Hill
Fitchett's, W. E. Fitchett
Gywnn
Hicks' Wharf
Hudgins
Laban, Labin Hudgins
Mathews C.H.
New Point
North
Port Haywood
Williams' Wharf, Benj. Williams

Courts

The Circuit Court of the ninth Circuit meets at Mathews Courthouse on the 15th April and 15th October.

Judge, J. M. Jeffries
Clerk, Sands Smith

The County Court meets at the Courthouse on the 2d Monday in each month.

Judge G. Taylor Garnett
Clerk, Sands Smith

County Officers

Sheriff, R. B. Gayle
Treasurer, Luther B. Hundley
Surveyor, George W. Bohannon
Commissioner of Revenue, Thomas S. Borum
Commonwealth's Attorney, G. Hundley

Overseers of the Poor

John W. Diggs, Chesapeake District; Joseph Davis, Westville District; Carter B. Hudgins, Piankitank District, J. H. White, Superintendent of the Poor.

Justices of the Peace

William H. Hudgins, Lemuel James, A. J. Miller, J. W. Minter, Thomas H. Williams, J. C. Apperson, L. C. Thomas, R. H., Respass.

Constables

John R. Foster, James H. Dutton

Supervisors

James B. Thurston, Andrew Borum, William N. Trader

Attorney's at Law

Christian, Thomas J., Mathews C.H.
Dixon, J. W., Hudgins
Donovan, John B., Mathews C.H.
Foster, D. H., Hicks' Wharf
Garnett, G. T., Mathews C.H.
Garnett, T. J., Williams' Wharf
Hunley, George A., Mathews C.H.

Coach and Wagonmakers

Diggs, Cornelius, Port Haywood
Douglass, A. T., Williams' Wharf
Douglas, R. T., Fitchett's
Hudgins & Dickson, Mathews C.H.
Foster, John E., Hick's Wharf
Richardson, John R., Mathews C.H.
Thomas, E. T., Laban

Dentists

Cheatham, W. M., Fitchett's
Lane, T. B., Port Haywood

Druggists

Davis, C. C., Mathews C.H.
Hudgins & Son, Hudgins
White, A. & Co., Laban

General Merchants

Armistead, Williams Wharf
Armistead & Sons, Mathews C.H.
Blake, R. H., Cobb's Creek
Brooks, A. S., & Co., Port Haywood
Burroughs & Hudgins, Williams Wharf
Daley, G., Hick's Wharf
Davis, A. J., Laban
Davis, C. C., Mathews C.H.
Davis, G., Laban
Diggs, C., Laban
Diggs, George J. & Co., Port Haywood
Fitchett, W. E., Fitchett
Haynes, F. R., Cobb's Creek
Hodges, P. & Bro., Cobb's Creek
Howlett, R. B., Cobb's Creek
Hudgins, A. T. & Co., Port Haywood
Hudgins, John E. & Son, New Point
Hudgins, Marchant & Co., Port Haywood
Hudgins, C. F., Williams Wharf
Hudgins, S., Port Haywood
Hudgins, T. D., Williams' Wharf
Hudgins, T. J. & Sons, Hudgins
Hudgins, Walter G., Gwynn
Hudgins, W. B., Hick's Wharf
Landon, R. F. & Marchant, Cobb's Creek
Marchant, Andrew, Mathews C.H.
Marchant, R. W. & Co., Mathews C.H.
Marchant, & Bro., Williams' Wharf
Mathews, M. B., Cobb's Creek
Miller, S. N., Hicks' Wharf
Powell, Lewis N., Gwynn
Respass & Co., Gwynn
Ripley, J. R. & Co., Port Haywood
Sears, ______ Williams' Wharf
Sears & Williams, Mathews C.H.
Sleet, George E. & Co., Mathews C.H.
Stoakes & Bro., Fitchett's
White, J. B., Williams' Wharf
White, John D., Hick's Wharf
Williams, B. & Co., Williams's Wharf
Williams, W. L. & Co., Port Haywood

Hotels

Davis, C. C., Mrs., Mathews C.H.
Ripley, J. R., New Point
Sleet, George E., Mathews C.H.

Land Agents

Donovan, J. B., Williams' Wharf
Hunley, George, Mathews C.H.

Mills--Corn and Flour

Brooks, A. S., New Point
Burk, John J., Mathews C.H.
Garnett, G. T., Mathews C.H.
Hudgins, L. W., Mathews C.H.
Smith, Peter W., New Point
Trader, J., Fitchett's
Ward, J. D., Williams' Wharf
White, John, Williams' Wharf

Mills,--Saw

Douns, John W., Mrs., Hicks' Wharf
Howlett, Robert, Mathews C.H.
Hudgins, L. W., Mathews C.H.
Miller, Seth F., Hicks' Wharf
Tinsley & Hudgins, New Point

Physicians

Billups, Thomas G., Hicks' Wharf
Bonhannon, John G., Mathews C.H.
French, William, Mathews C.H.
Hunley, L. B., Mathews C.H.
Lane, T. B., Williams' Wharf
Montague, L. B., Hudgins
Sears, John H., Mathews C.H.

Saddle and Harnessmakers

Dutton, B. B., Hicks' Wharf
White & Bro., Mathews C.H.

Saloons

Lilly, R. S., Fitchett's

Schools

Sadler, Mary, Gwynn
Stoakes, Clara, Fitchett's
Tabb, M.H., Mrs., Port Haywood
Weston, T. R., New Point
Williams, T. H., Fitchett's

There are 21 white and 11 colored public school in this county. Superintendent Thomas B. Lane, Port Haywood.

Undertakers

Diggs, Cornelius, Williams' Wharf
Hudgins & Dixon, Hudgins
Forest, R. H., Hick's Wharf
Minter, Winchester, Hicks' Wharf
Richardson, John W., Mathews C.H.
Thomas, Richard, Williams' Wharf

Principal Farmers

Cobbs' Creek--J. H. Sales, J. W. Lewis, P. T. Moran, John W. Howlett, R. F. Landon, George Chisley, John Chisley, J. D. Mathews, H. L. Mathews, C. C. Sales, G. G. Bassett, Jas. Moore, R. H. Callis, W. A. Hatch, John Sommers, C. C. Simmonds, R. H. Haynes

Fitchett's--W. R. Stoakes, W. L. Diggs, Mills Story, J. J. Callis, J. F. Billups, G. A. Lilly, R. G. W. Lilly, J. A. Fleet, Luther Smith

Gwynn, R. E. Edwards, John Carney, R. E. Godsey, John C. Godsey, L. N. Powell, Branders Rowe.

Hicks' Wharf, James B. White, Jos. Hodby, James Gwyne, Thomas B. Diggs, Robert Gayle, Wm. A. Ransom, Robert L. Sibley, Charles A. Raymond, Booker M. Miller, Wm. A. Miller, Dr. Thomas G. Phillips, Seth F. Miller, Chas. A. Milelr, William Macham, Mackenney Macham, William B. Aldridge, D. H. Foster, Joseph Foster, John W. Minter

Hudgins'--T. Leigh, Jas. Peters, Z. H. Postals, W. H. Garrett, L. B. Davis, W. Lane, W. H. Winder.

Laban--John W. Diggs, Jefferson Brownley, G. N. Diggs, James Owens, Spencer Diggs, Wm. Owens, George W. Hurst, Elkannah Diggs, Augustine Hudgins, Thomas Diggs, Argyle Hudgins, George Brooks, Albert Diggs, William Diggs, Anthony Hudgins, Claude Richardson, Bailey Diggs, Isaac Foster, John W. Hudgins, Daniel Diggs, Hazel Hudgins, Wm. Diggs.

Mathews C.H.--R. T. Sears, John J. Burk, William Lane, G. T. Garnett, Oscar Hudgins, William L. Diggs, James Vradenburg, H. G. Guion, T. J. Hudgins, R. B. Collins, Chas. Davis, Jno. H. Sears, A. C. Wolf, Robt. Kidd, J. T. Hall, Norman Guion

New Point--Samuel D. Hudgins, Thomas J. Hudgins, Geo. W. Hudgins, Wm. Hudson, Shadrack A. Hudgins, Geo. L. Hudgins, Geo. W. Burroughs, John H. Armistead, John T. White, Geo. T. Borum, Wm. G. Borum, C. Borum, Peter W. Smith, E. L. Hudgins, John B. Hudgins, Wm. C. Borum

Port Haywood--Alex Smith, Andrew Borum, Mrs. Thomas Smith, T. R. Ransone, S. M. Foster, Seth Foster, John Foster, Winslow Foster, W. L. Ransone, W. H. Tatterson, John H. Owens, T. L. Borum, Coley Borum, W. H. Gale, Arthur L. Weston

William's Wharf--Thomas Williams, I. D. Ward, H. H. Foster, Thos. Hughes, Robert Hall, Absolom Sadler, G. T. Garnett, Joe Diggs, Walter Diggs, William K. Minter, Brook Ruff, Robert Ruff, James Williams, Joe White, Josiah Williams, Pierson Davis, Seth Richardson.

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