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Archer Mathews was born in 1744 in [[Augusta County, Virginia|Augusta County]], [[Virginia]], to Ann (Archer) and [[John Mathews (American pioneer)|John Mathews]]. His parents were among the first European settlers of Augusta County, likely having immigrated to America during the [[Scotch-Irish American|Scotch-Irish]] immigration of 1710–1775.<ref>[[#Waddell|Waddell]], p. 1</ref> His father was a notable member of the early Augusta County community, serving as a militia captain and public officer.<ref>[[#Peyton|Peyton]], p. 97</ref><ref>[[#Waddell|Waddell]], p. 137</ref> Archer Mathews was the youngest of eleven siblings, and was a minor when his father died in 1757.<ref name="Cole, p. 70">[[#Cole|Cole]], p. 70</ref> He sold the land bequeathed him to a brother in 1768,<ref>[[#Chalkley|Chalkley]], p. 478</ref> and moved to the new frontier of [[Greenbrier County]],<ref name="Cole, p. 70"/> where his brothers [[Sampson Mathews|Sampson]] and [[George Mathews (soldier)|George Mathews]] had established the area's first European trade network.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Handley|first1=Harry |date=1963 |title=The Mathews Trading Post |url= http://www.gillilandtrails.org/pages/MathewsTradingPost.asp|journal=The Journal of the Greenbrier Historical Society |volume= 1|issue=1 |access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> He married Letitia McLanahan and had seven children.<ref name="Cole, p. 70"/>

In Greenbrier County, Mathews was [[saddle]]r,<ref name=Rice /> and served as one of county's first [[magistrate]]s, overseeing road construction, surveying the land, and holding court.<ref name="Dayton, p. 215">[[Dayton]], p. 215</ref> On the outbreak of the [[American Revolutionary War]], Mathews served as commissary for [[Fort Randolph (West Virginia)|Fort Randolph]], an American outpost erected in 1776 for defense against Indian raiding. Mathews purchased a large drove of cattle and hogs for the fort in November 1776 and delivered it through territory under regular attack from Indians.<ref>[[#Rice|Rice]], p. 61</ref><ref>[[Reuben Thwaites|Thwaites]], p. 209</ref> Mathews was elected to the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] from Greenbrier County for the sessions of 1780–81 and 1781–82.<ref>Kromkowski, http://vavh.electionstats.com/php/bio.php?pid=4797 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217210757/http://vavh.electionstats.com/php/bio.php?pid=4797 |date=2018-12-17 }}</ref> During the latter session he was appointed one of eight original [[trustee]]s of the city of [[Lewisburg, West Virginia|Lewisburg, Virginia]] (now [[West Virginia]]) on its formation, and as such he worked to develop the city and partition its land into plots to be sold.<ref>{{cite book| last=Grose | first=S. E. | year=1997 | title= Greenbrier County WV Heritage | publisher= The Greenbrier Heritage Book Committee | location = [[Greenbrier County, West Virginia]] | oclc = 2575649 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=GPsJ1b3sJ6MC |page = 2|ref=Grose }}</ref> One such plot was bought by a nephew, Joseph Mathews, who was the grandfather of 5th [[West Virginia Governor|West Virginia governor]] [[Henry Mason Mathews]].<ref>[[#Combs|Combs]], p. 5-44</ref>

In Greenbrier County, Mathews was [[saddle]]r,<ref name=Rice /> and served as one of county's first [[magistrate]]s, overseeing road construction, surveying the land, and holding court.<ref name="Dayton, p. 215">[[Dayton]], p. 215</ref> On the outbreak of the [[American Revolutionary War]], Mathews served as commissary for [[Fort Randolph (West Virginia)|Fort Randolph]], an American outpost erected in 1776 for defense against Indian raiding. Mathews purchased a large drove of cattle and hogs for the fort in November 1776 and delivered it through territory under regular attack from Indians.<ref>[[#Rice|Rice]], p. 61</ref><ref>[[Reuben Thwaites|Thwaites]], p. 209</ref> Mathews was elected to the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] from Greenbrier County for the sessions of 1780–81 and 1781–82.<ref>Kromkowski, http://vavh.electionstats.com/php/bio.php?pid=4797 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217210757/http://vavh.electionstats.com/php/bio.php?pid=4797 |date=2018-12-17 }}</ref> During the latter session he was appointed one of eight original [[trustee]]s of the city of [[Lewisburg, West Virginia|Lewisburg, Virginia]] (now [[West Virginia]]) on its formation, and as such he worked to develop the city and partition its land into plots to be sold.<ref>{{cite book| last=Grose | first=S. E. | year=1997 | title= Greenbrier County WV Heritage | publisher= The Greenbrier Heritage Book Committee | location = [[Greenbrier County, West Virginia]] | oclc = 2575649 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=GPsJ1b3sJ6MC |page = 2|ref=Grose }}</ref> One such plot was bought by a nephew, Joseph Mathews, who was the grandfather of 5th [[West Virginia Governor|West Virginia governor]] Henry [[Mason Mathews]].<ref>[[#Combs|Combs]], p. 5-44</ref>

Archer Mathews died c. 1790,<ref name="Dayton, p. 215"/> and was buried at the [[Old Stone Church (Lewisburg, West Virginia)|Old Stone Church]] in Lewisburg, West

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 Archer Mathews was born in 1744 in [[Augusta County, Virginia|Augusta County]], [[Virginia]], to Ann (Archer) and [[John Mathews (American pioneer)|John Mathews]]. His parents were among the first European settlers of Augusta County, likely having immigrated to America during the [[Scotch-Irish American|Scotch-Irish]] immigration of 1710–1775.<ref>[[#Waddell|Waddell]], p. 1</ref> His father was a notable member of the early Augusta County community, serving as a militia captain and public officer.<ref>[[#Peyton|Peyton]], p. 97</ref><ref>[[#Waddell|Waddell]], p. 137</ref> Archer Mathews was the youngest of eleven siblings, and was a minor when his father died in 1757.<ref name="Cole, p. 70">[[#Cole|Cole]], p. 70</ref> He sold the land bequeathed him to a brother in 1768,<ref>[[#Chalkley|Chalkley]], p. 478</ref> and moved to the new frontier of [[Greenbrier County]],<ref name="Cole, p. 70"/> where his brothers [[Sampson Mathews|Sampson]] and [[George Mathews (soldier)|George Mathews]] had established the area's first European trade network.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Handley|first1=Harry |date=1963 |title=The Mathews Trading Post |url= http://www.gillilandtrails.org/pages/MathewsTradingPost.asp|journal=The Journal of the Greenbrier Historical Society |volume= 1|issue=1 |access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> He married Letitia McLanahan and had seven children.<ref name="Cole, p. 70"/>
-In Greenbrier County, Mathews was [[saddle]]r,<ref name=Rice /> and served as one of county's first [[magistrate]]s, overseeing road construction, surveying the land, and holding court.<ref name="Dayton, p. 215">[[Dayton]], p. 215</ref> On the outbreak of the [[American Revolutionary War]], Mathews served as commissary for [[Fort Randolph (West Virginia)|Fort Randolph]], an American outpost erected in 1776 for defense against Indian raiding. Mathews purchased a large drove of cattle and hogs for the fort in November 1776 and delivered it through territory under regular attack from Indians.<ref>[[#Rice|Rice]], p. 61</ref><ref>[[Reuben Thwaites|Thwaites]], p. 209</ref> Mathews was elected to the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] from Greenbrier County for the sessions of 1780–81 and 1781–82.<ref>Kromkowski, http://vavh.electionstats.com/php/bio.php?pid=4797 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217210757/http://vavh.electionstats.com/php/bio.php?pid=4797 |date=2018-12-17 }}</ref> During the latter session he was appointed one of eight original [[trustee]]s of the city of [[Lewisburg, West Virginia|Lewisburg, Virginia]] (now [[West Virginia]]) on its formation, and as such he worked to develop the city and partition its land into plots to be sold.<ref>{{cite book| last=Grose | first=S. E. | year=1997 | title= Greenbrier County WV Heritage | publisher= The Greenbrier Heritage Book Committee | location = [[Greenbrier County, West Virginia]] | oclc = 2575649 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=GPsJ1b3sJ6MC |page = 2|ref=Grose }}</ref> One such plot was bought by a nephew, Joseph Mathews, who was the grandfather of 5th [[West Virginia Governor|West Virginia governor]] [[Henry Mason Mathews]].<ref>[[#Combs|Combs]], p. 5-44</ref>
+In Greenbrier County, Mathews was [[saddle]]r,<ref name=Rice /> and served as one of county's first [[magistrate]]s, overseeing road construction, surveying the land, and holding court.<ref name="Dayton, p. 215">[[Dayton]], p. 215</ref> On the outbreak of the [[American Revolutionary War]], Mathews served as commissary for [[Fort Randolph (West Virginia)|Fort Randolph]], an American outpost erected in 1776 for defense against Indian raiding. Mathews purchased a large drove of cattle and hogs for the fort in November 1776 and delivered it through territory under regular attack from Indians.<ref>[[#Rice|Rice]], p. 61</ref><ref>[[Reuben Thwaites|Thwaites]], p. 209</ref> Mathews was elected to the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] from Greenbrier County for the sessions of 1780–81 and 1781–82.<ref>Kromkowski, http://vavh.electionstats.com/php/bio.php?pid=4797 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217210757/http://vavh.electionstats.com/php/bio.php?pid=4797 |date=2018-12-17 }}</ref> During the latter session he was appointed one of eight original [[trustee]]s of the city of [[Lewisburg, West Virginia|Lewisburg, Virginia]] (now [[West Virginia]]) on its formation, and as such he worked to develop the city and partition its land into plots to be sold.<ref>{{cite book| last=Grose | first=S. E. | year=1997 | title= Greenbrier County WV Heritage | publisher= The Greenbrier Heritage Book Committee | location = [[Greenbrier County, West Virginia]] | oclc = 2575649 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=GPsJ1b3sJ6MC |page = 2|ref=Grose }}</ref> One such plot was bought by a nephew, Joseph Mathews, who was the grandfather of 5th [[West Virginia Governor|West Virginia governor]] Henry [[Mason Mathews]].<ref>[[#Combs|Combs]], p. 5-44</ref>
 Archer Mathews died c. 1790,<ref name="Dayton, p. 215"/> and was buried at the [[Old Stone Church (Lewisburg, West Virginia)|Old Stone Church]] in Lewisburg, West