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Moses Mathews (1725–1806)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Renee B. Russo Family Home Page:Information about Moses Mathews )〕 was an American gunsmith. He is a notable figure of the American Revolution. Mathews was born in Halifax County, Virginia. He supplied the Continental Army guns and was granted hundreds of acres by George Washington. In his will he mentioned the freeing of all of his slaves. This may be why there are African-Americans with the last name Mathews. He is the ninth great-grandson of Sir David ap Mathew. He married Sarah Findley in 1748. His children were: *Sally (1753-abt 1820) *James *Phillip *William (1760–1847) *John He became one of the wealthiest men in Georgia.〔http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/county/crawford/Biographies/jamesham.htm〕 He died in Wilkes/Lincoln County, Georgia, USA. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moses Mathews」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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