Davis Uriah I | Born 1707

WISE, Matthew

Male 1788 - 1874  (86 years)


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  • Name WISE, Matthew 
    Born 28 May 1788  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Oct 1874  Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Wirt Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8438  Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Father WISE,   d. 1795, Nelson County, Kentucky (In Spring Or Early Summer) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Possibly Elizabeth,   d. Between Oct 1811 and 1812, Galatin County, (Now Trimble County ), Kentucky Or Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1788  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2967  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family VAWTER, Julia 
    Married 16 Feb 1815 
    Children 
     1. WISE, Copeland Arion,   b. 28 Mar 1816,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. WISE, Elizabeth V.,   b. 15 Sep 1818,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. WISE, Mary,   b. Abt 1822,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. WISE, Patsy,   b. Abt 1824,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. WISE, Prudence,   b. 7 Feb 1826,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F2968  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mathew served in the Indiana Militia during the war of 1812. 6 Reg't (Apt. June, 1812) Indiana Militia, as a private. He was counted as part of the Militia for Jefferson County in the Indiana Census of 1812.
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      A biography aout the Vawter family indicated Matthew may have been adopted by Rev. Jesse Vawter, who became his father-in-law.
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      According to his earliest records located so far in Jefferson County, IN, Matthew Wise served on a jury for U.S. v. Samuel Jacobs and Samuel Cobb, incitement to riot, Jefferson County Special #2, on February 18, 1812. (First Court Book of Jefferson County, 1811-1817).