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Mathews-Williams Family Genealogy
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Upon the death of Robert Atkinson, in 1821, his children were adopted by his brother, Thomas.
Humphrey Brooke, of Spotsylvania Co., VA.
Walter Brooke, US Senator from Mississippi.
Edward Coles, the first Governor of Illinois.
Elizabeth Coles never married.
Lieutenant James Bankhead of the naval service in the Revolutionary War.
Gen. James Bankhead, USA. He was an attache of future president James Monroe when he was a United States envoy in France and England.
Capt. John Pyne Bankhead, USN. He commanded the "Monitor" when she foundered of Cape Hatteras, 1862. (See App. Cyc. Am. Biog.)
Captain Smith Pyne Bankhead, CSA.
Lt. William Henry Ball, USA.
John Ashby was called "Rufus" for his red hair.
John Ashby was called "Rufus" for his red hair.