Matthew Gayle and Mary Reese

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Husband Matthew Gayle

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           Born: 1753 - Virginia
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           Died: 30 Sep 1820 - Monroe Co., Alabama
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Wife Mary Reese

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         Father: John Reese (1731-Bef 1790)
         Mother: Mary Pentecost (      -1807)

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Matthew Gayle

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"Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702-1981" at Ancestry.com:

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/90050937:61266

GAYLE, MATTHEW, sr., planter, was born in 1753 in Virginia, and died September 30, 1820, in Monroe County; son of John and Maria (Billups) Gayle of Virginia, the former with his sons, served in the Virginia and South Carolina lines, during the Revolutionary War, the sons under Francis Marion. He was educated by private tutors. After the Revolution, he removed to Sumter District, S. C., and in 1813, to Mt. Vernon, locating later, on a plantation in Monroe County. He was one of the pioneer settlers and helped to establish law, order and refined civilization on what was then frontier lands. He was a Democrat-Republican follower of Thomas Jefferson. Married: to Mary, daughter of Col. John and (Miss Pentecost) Reese, of Sumter District, S. C. Children: 1. Billups, m. (1) Miss Merriwether, (2) Pamela Cunningham; 2. John (q. v.), governor of Alabama; 3. Levin; 4. Matilda, m. Capt. Edward Ware, U. S. A.; 5. Lucinda, m. Thomas Eastin; 6. Maria, m. (1) Blake Woodson, (2) Edgar James. Last residence: Monroe County.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Reese

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Mary is mentioned as Mary Gayle in the August 6, 1802 will of her brother Huberd.

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 17947566.