Matthew Nightingale

Ancestor Number

A125276 »

Date of Birth

Circa 1740

Place of Birth

Unknown, possibly Virginia

Date of Death

Post 1810

Place of Death

Casey County, Kentucky

Spouse(s)

Lucy Cauthon

Children

Matthew, Mary, Catherine, Lucy, Jesse, Ester

American Revolution Service

Provided "a fine well fix'd British musket" in Amherst County, VA and served on Amherst County, VA jury in 1777

State of Service

Virginia

Donor

This tree was donated by three descendants of this patriot: Georgi Anne Uribe Brochstein, Lesley McClelland Clark and Heather McClelland Bryant

Matthew Nightingale wasn’t a founding father, nor did he fight in any significant battles, but he believed in liberty.

He was born circa 1740 possibly in Virginia. He married Lucy Cauthon on December 26, 1759, in Goochland County, Virginia. They had six children in Goochland County. They were Matthew, Mary, Catherine, Lucy, Jesse and Ester. DAR members are descendants of daughter Mary, who married Osborn Coffey and Catherine, who married Greenberry Lanham.

They resided in Amherst County, Virginia during the Revolutionary War and Nightingale served on a jury on October 6, 1777, and provided “a fine well fix’d British musket” 1781.

Land records indicate that the Nightingales purchased 333 acres on both sides of Corbin’s Creek for 130 pounds from Joseph Barnett and his wife Mary. They later sold the same land to John Merrill for 200 pounds. After the war they moved to Casey County, Kentucky, with other Revolutionary War Patriots. They named the seat of Casey County Liberty in keeping with their beliefs.

The last record of Matthew Nightingale is on the 1810 Casey County, Kentucky Census. There is no record of his death date.