Mathew Albritton Stewart (1822 - 1889)

Born 30 Nov 1822 in Appling, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Cinderella (Staten) Stewart — married about 1845 in Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1889 at age 66 in Apopka, Orange, Florida, United States

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Biography

Mathew A Stewart was a pioneer of Apopka, FL. He homesteaded 3 miles E of Lake Apopka under Armed Occupation Act. He was an Orange County Commissioner in 1855. He and partner William Miles bought the bottom floor of The Lodge in 1868 for a General Store. The top floor was the Mason Lodge.

Pvt Mathew Albritton Stewart was born to 'Leonora Jane and 'John L Stewart, Jr on 30 Nov 1822 in 'Appling, Georgia.

Military

Stewart enlisted at Fort Reed in Martin's Co. Warren's 1st Florida Militia on 27 Jan 1837 in the Florida War. He signed up for a 6 month hitch. He was marked as present. Muster-out 5 Jun 1837 present. There were no remunerations documented.^[1]

Family Life

Cinderella Staten married Mathew Albritton Stewart (1822-1889) in Georgia, USA in 1845.

• Frances J 1846-1874, GA.
• Erastus L 1849-1858, Marion, FL
• James L 1851, FL
• Miles M 1854-1923, FL^[2]
• Jonathan Filmore 1857-1921, Apopka, FL

Dist 4, Marion, Florida, USA was where they were living 22 Nov 1850. Mathew, 28, was farming, Cinderilla, 23, Frances J, 4 had been born in GA, and Erastus L, 1, was born rigth there in Marion, FL.^[3]

Properties Filed Homestead on State of Florida

Registered dates do not necessarily reflect purchased dates just as deed registered dates do not necessarily reflect signed dates.

• MW-0823-352 STEWART, MATTHEW A,

11/2/1854 12711 FL Tallahassee
021S - 028E N½NE¼ 10 Orange
021S - 028E SW¼NE¼ 10 Orange

• FL0330__.355 STEWART, JOHN L, STEWART, SAMUEL M, STEWART, MATHEW A, STEWART, JONATHAN C, STEWART, JAMES

5/1/1855 1118 FL Tallahassee
020S - 028E NE¼NE¼ 36 Orange

• FL0330__.356 STEWART, MATHEW A

5/1/1855 1119 FL Tallahassee
020S - 028E SW¼NW¼ 27 Orange

In 1860, their address was shown as the Mellonville Post Office, Dist. 3, Orange Co, FL, but that isn't where they lived. It would have been in the Apopka area. His son Erastus had just been buried in Apopka in 1858 and his entire family lived in the area. He was living Clay Springs of Apopka in 1870. Jonathan E Stewart was Census taker. Mathew, 37, was a farmer, Cindarilla, 32, Frances J, 13, James L, 9, Miles M, 5, Fillmore, 3 were in the home.^[4]

• FL0950__.040 STEWART, JONATHAN C

8/1/1860 72 FL Tallahassee
021S - 028E SE¼NE¼ 10 Orange

• FL0950__.102 STEWART, MATHEW A

8/1/1860 172 FL Tallahassee
021S - 028E SW¼NE¼ 7 Orange
021S - 028E NE¼NW¼ 10 Orange

In 1870, they were in Clay Springs, Div 17, Orange, FL, USA (Clay Springs was renamed Wekiwa Springs). Mathew 48 was farming, Cinderella 44 was house keeping, James 18 was farm labor, Miles 15, the Florida born, and Jonathan 12 were in the house. Dear Erastus had already died. The farm was worth $5,000 and the personal estate $2,000.^[5]

On 15 May '1871, The U.S. Postal Office recorded Mathew Stewart as the 'U.S. Post Master at the Orange Lodge, Apopka, Orange, Florida.^[6]

Stewart was issued a Homestead Land Patent for 79.98 on a survey done 10 May 1876 under statutory reference 12 Stat 392 under act 20 May 1862. Property in Apopka at 1 S 1/2 NE Tallahassee No 21 D 28 E 6.^[7][8]

• FL0680__.316 STEWART, MATTHEW A

5/10/1876 778 FL Tallahassee
021S - 028E S½NE¼ 6 Orange

Cinderella was 54 and Mathew 58 in 1880 when the census was taken in Precinct 1, Orange, FL. Mathew was Orange Grower. He was one of the earliest orange growers in the Orange County. James L 24, Miles M, 24, M. A. Carpenter, grandson, 13, and Sallie Carpenter, granddaughter, 12, were in the house. These are deceased Francis' children now living with the grandparents. Where did little William Carpenter go?Four months in 1870.^[9]

• MW-0353-108STEWART, MATTHEW A, DUPREE, JESSE

5/10/1882 13279 FL Tallahassee
021S - 028E W½SW¼ 7 Orange

Come the 30th day of June 1885, the couple were in 11 district of Orange, Florida (Apopka). Mathew Carpenter was 62 and Cinderella was 58. They were orange growers. They were from Georgia. Both of Cinderella's parents were from Georgia. Jonathon's father was a Georgian but his mother was a North Carolinian.^[10]

Death and Burial

Mathew Albritton Stewart died 15 Jul 1889 at the age of 66 in Apopka, Orange, Florida, USA.

He was buried in the Apopka Church Cemetery, Orange, Florida, USA.^[11]

Headstone

Slaveholder

Mathew, his father, some of his brothers, and many neighbors owned slaves. Mathew was documented as having only two young slaves, one 15- and one 11-year-old male slave in 1860. They had one slave house.

Slaves

1860 Slave Schedules in District 3 Orange County

Sources

1. ↑ 'National Archives, Florida War, 27 Jan 1837 to 5 Jun 1837, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/46116646/person/420163926797/facts?msg=ntm&msgParams=%7c1%7c1%7c&mpid=420163926797&shid=1050235217305&nec=0&mdbid=2071&mrpid=32206
2. ↑ Death of son Miles Stewart: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970"
   Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 055501-058500
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #602007480 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Matthew Stewart in death record for son Miles Stewart 26 May 1923, husband of Cinderella Statem, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
3. ↑ 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: District 4, Marion, Florida; Roll: 59; Page: 138b; Line Number: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #19396031 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Matthew A Stewart (28), Farmer, in District 4, Marion, Florida, USA. Born in Georgia.
4. ↑ 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: District 3, Orange, Florida; Roll: M653_109; Page: 555; Family History Library Film: 803109
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #10663903 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Mathew A Stewart (37), Farmer, in District 3, Orange, Florida. Born in Georgia.
5. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Division 17, Orange, Florida; Roll: M593_133; Page: 448B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #2496920 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Mathew Steward (48), Farmer, in Division 17, Orange, Florida. Born in Georgia.
6. ↑ Employment: "U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 21; Volume Number: 26
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1932 #176616 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Name: Matthew Stewart; Post Office Location: Orange Lodge, Orange, Florida; Appointment Date: 15 May 1871; Volume Year Range: 1857-1876.
7. ↑ Record of Matthew A Stewart: "Florida, U.S., Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908"
   Original data: United States, Bureau of Land Management. Florida Pre-1908 Homestead & Cash Entry Patents. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1993
   Ancestry Record 2071 #32206 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Name: Matthew A Stewart; Land Office: Gainesville; Sequence #: 1; Document Number: 778; Total Acres: 79.98; Misc. Doc. Nr.: 32; Signature: Yes; Canceled Document: No; Issue Date: 10 May 1876; Mineral Rights Reserved: No; Metes and Bounds: No; Survey Date: 10 May 1876; Statutory Reference: 12 Stat. 392; Multiple Warantee Names: No; Act or Treaty: May 20, 1862; Multiple Patentee Names: No; Entry Classification: Homestead Entry Original; Land Description: 1 S ½ NE Tallahassee No 21 S 28 E 6.
8. ↑ 1876 Legal Record: "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015"
   Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1246 #255986 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Name: Matthew A Stewart; Issue Date: 10 May 1876; Place: Orange, Florida, USA; Land Office: Gainesville; Meridian: Tallahassee; Township: 21-S; Range: 28-E; Section: 6; Accession Number: FL0680__.316; Document Number: 778; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=FL0680__.316&docClass=STA&sid=ecmoht4r.h0p.
9. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Orange, Florida; Roll: 131; Page: 382a; Enumeration District: 125
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #38883418 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Mathew A Stewart (58), married, Orange Planter, head of household in Precinct 1, Orange, Florida, USA. Born in Georgia.
10. ↑ 1885 Census: "Florida, U.S., State Census, 1885"
    Original data: Schedules of the Florida State Census of 1885; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M845, 13 Rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington D.C; Page: 10; Roll: M845_10
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7605 #25029 (accessed 17 April 2024)
    M A Stewart (62), married in District 11, Orange, Florida. Born in Georgia.
11. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
    Find A Grave: Memorial #30468732
    Ancestry Record 60525 #82837930 (accessed 17 April 2024)
    Mathew Albritton Stewart burial (died on 16 Jul 1889) in Apopka Church Cemetery, Apopka, Orange County, Florida, United States of America. Born on 30 Nov 1822.

• First Baptist Church of Apopka Old Church Cemetery
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 March 2021), memorial page for Mathew Albritton Stewart (30 Nov 1822–16 Jul 1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #30468732, citing Apopka Church Cemetery, Apopka, Orange County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Elaine McCreary (contributor 46996605) .