Nancy (Wright) Matney (abt. 1796 - aft. 1870)

Born about 1796 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Wife of John Matney — married 1 Dec 1811 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died after 25 Jun 1870 after about age 74 in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Nancy Wright was born bef. 1798, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. She was the daughter of John Wright of England.

Nancy Wright married John Matney, and they moved from Pittsylvania County, Virginia to Moravian Falls, Wilkes County, North Carolina. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

In the 1850 census, Nancy (age 55) was in Yadkin, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States.^{[5] [6]}

In the 1860 census, Nany (age 64), Spinstress, was in Buffaloe, Caldwell, North Carolina.^[7]

In the 1870 census, Nancy (age 74), At Home, was in Blue Ridge, Watauga, North Carolina.^{[8] [9]}

Nancy Matney died in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States.^{[10] [11]}

Research Notes

History of Matney and Wright Families: From: "A History of Watauga County, North Carolina with sketches of Prominent Families" by John Preston Arthur, published 1915, Richmond: Everett Waddey Co., Chapter IX. Various Churches, pp. 110-111.
"William Matney and John Wright with their families came from England to America just after the close of the Revolutionary War and settled in Virginia, near the James River, William finally locating in Pittsylvania County, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a strict John Wesley type of a Methodist. Two of his children, John and James, are remembered yet by his North Carolina descendants, John having married Nancy Wright, a daughter of John Wright above named, and after a few years removed from Pittsylvania to a farm near the Moravian Falls, in Wilkes County, and, after most of his children were grown, he sold this farm and moved to Caldwell. He had a large family of children, was a scholarly man for his day, taught school, conducted religious services and was an effective, old-time Methodist exhorter. All five of his boys married except one who died at fourteen, while all of his seven girls followed their example, one of them marrying Adam Hampton, of Watauga, and the others Caldwell and Wilkes County men."

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
   Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 33326
   Ancestry Record 60214 #3335641 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   John Matney marriage to Nancy Wright on 1 Dec 1811 in Pittsylvania, Virginia.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850"
   Dodd, Jordan R., Et Al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, UT, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers
   Ancestry Record 3723 #87840 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   John Matney marriage to Nancy Wright on 1 Dec 1811 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004093099; FHL microfilm: 33326; Record number: 179; Packet letter: G
   FamilySearch Record: X5Y5-ZYV (accessed 2 May 2024)
   Nancy Wright marriage to John Matney on 1 Dec 1811 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004093099_001_M9JZ-QDY; Image number: 124
   FamilySearch Record: 6NVR-D6BH (accessed 2 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99LX-MHFN
   Nancy Wright marriage to John Matney on 1 Dec 1811 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.
5. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Yadkin, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: 623; Page: 34b; Line Number: 23
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #12615930 (accessed 2 May 2024)
   Nancy Matney (55) in Yadkin, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA. Born in Virginia.

   Nancy Matney F 55 Virginia

   Caroline Matney F 21 Virginia

   Jane Matney F 15 North Carolina

6. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 25; Digital film/folder number: 004189786_001_M9CH-W4Y; FHL microfilm: 18109; Image number: 74; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01139-1
   FamilySearch Record: M4B4-CQ1 (accessed 2 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DH4Q-L7H
   Nancy Matney (55) in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States. Born in Virginia.

   Nancy Matney F 55 Virginia

   Caroline Matney F 21 North Carolina

   Jane Matney F 15 North Carolina

7. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Buffaloe, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: M653_890; Page: 168; Family History Library Film: 803890
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #41082545 (accessed 2 May 2024)
   Nany Matney (64), Spinstress, in Buffaloe, Caldwell, North Carolina. Born in Virginia.

   Nany Matney M 64 Spinstress Virginia

   Caroline Matney F 26 North Carolina

8. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Blue Ridge, Watauga, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1164; Page: 791A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #23016262 (accessed 2 May 2024)
   Nancy Matney (74), At Home, in Blue Ridge, Watauga, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.

   Thomas Matney M 39 Farmer North Carolina

   Susanna Matney F 37 Keeping House North Carolina

   Martin L Matney M 15 At Home North Carolina

   William C Matney M 14 At Home North Carolina

   James P Matney M 12 At Home North Carolina

   Thomas R Matney M 10 At Home North Carolina

   John H Matney M 8 North Carolina

   Greer W Matney M 3 North Carolina

   Nancy Matney F 74 At Home North Carolina

9. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 9; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 37; Digital film/folder number: 004277659; FHL microfilm: 000552663; Image number: 665; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01584-4
   FamilySearch Record: MWD4-999 (accessed 2 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DRK9-Y6Z
   Nancy Matney (74) in Blue Ridge Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.

   Thomas Matney M 39 North Carolina

   Susanna Matney F 37 North Carolina

   Martin L Matney M 15 North Carolina

   William C Matney M 14 North Carolina

   James P Matney M 12 North Carolina

   Thomas R Matney M 10 North Carolina

   John W Matney M 8 North Carolina

   Green W Matney M 3 North Carolina

   Nancy Matney F 74 North Carolina

10. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
    Find A Grave: Memorial #178069081
    Ancestry Record 60525 #142389326 (accessed 27 April 2024)
    Nancy Matney burial in East Hudson Baptist Church Cemetery, Hudson, Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America. Born in 1795.
11. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178069081/nancy-matney: accessed May 2, 2024), memorial page for Nancy Wright Matney (1795–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178069081, citing East Hudson Baptist Church Cemetery, Hudson, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Michael Linford (contributor 50058603).