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Capt Matthew Arbuckle

Birth	:	15 Jul 1740 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	27 Jul 1781 Bath County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Madonna Cemetery, Fort Lee, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8619003, -73.9805984
Description	:	Captain Matthew Arbuckle, ‘‘large of stature and large of spirit,'' was born about 1740/41 in Virginia or Scotland. He is listed as serving in the Augusta County, Virginia, militia in 1758–59, was a lieutenant in 1767, and commissioned captain of Botetourt County militia in 1770. He served as a gentleman justice of Botetourt County from its founding in 1769 until 1773. A hunter and trapper, Arbuckle was probably the first white man to travel from Virginia to the Ohio other than as a prisoner of the Indians. In 1774 he built the stockade on Muddy Creek, Greenbrier County, now known... Read More	Captain Matthew Arbuckle, ‘‘large of stature and large of spirit,'' was born about 1740/41 in Virginia or Scotland. He is listed as serving in the Augusta County, Virginia, militia in 1758–59, was a lieutenant in 1767, and commissioned captain of Botetourt County militia in 1770. He served as a gentleman justice of Botetourt County from its founding in 1769 until 1773. A hunter and trapper, Arbuckle was probably the first white man to travel from Virginia to the Ohio other than as a prisoner of the Indians. In 1774 he built the stockade on Muddy Creek, Greenbrier County, now known as Arbuckle's Old Fort. Commanding a company of Botetourt County militia he served as guide and chief scout for Gen. Andrew Lewis's 1774 march to Point Pleasant, contributing greatly to the defeat of the Indians led by Chief Cornstalk at the Battle of Point Pleasant. Later he built Fort Randolph at Point Pleasant. He was in command there when a mob of newly arrived and undisciplined militia, who had witnessed one of their number killed and scalped by the Indians, overcame their officers' and Arbuckle's attempts to maintain order and murdered the captive Cornstalk. Soon after 1774, Arbuckle established his residence near Lewisburg, then known as Fort Savannah, and when the town was laid out in 1780 he was the first settler. In 1778 he was active in raising the siege of Fort Donnally, near Lewisburg. On retirement from active military service he farmed his extensive lands and served several public duties. In March of 1781 he was commissioned to lay out a route from Lewisburg to Warm Springs, Bath County. In June of that year, returning from the capital at Williamsburg, Arbuckle was caught in a violent storm near the banks of the Jackson River and killed by a falling tree. He left a widow and six strong sons.

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Capt Matthew Arbuckle's memorial is located at: Madonna Cemetery, Fort Lee, Bergen County, USA.
When did Capt Matthew Arbuckle death?
Capt Matthew Arbuckle death on 27 Jul 1781 in Bath County, Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 40.8619003
Longitude: -73.9805984

Family Members:

Parent

James Arbuckle

(1713 - 1783)

Spouse

Frances Hunter Arbuckle Welch

(1750 - 1834)

Jane Lockhart Arbuckle

(1746 - 1771)

Siblings

Children

Charles Arbuckle

(1768 - 1846)

James Harvey Arbuckle

(1774 - 1869)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Madonna Cemetery
Fort Lee, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8619003, -73.9805984

2. Leonia Slave Cemetery (Defunct)
Leonia, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8715410, -73.9809930

3. Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
Leonia, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8627280, -73.9935280

4. All Saints Episcopal Columbarium
Leonia, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8589220, -73.9935920

5. Fort Lee Municipal Building
Fort Lee, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8525900, -73.9725800

6. Woodland Cemetery
Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8703510, -73.9653150

7. First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden
Englewood, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8910030, -73.9702980

8. James Gordon Bennet Park
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate: 40.8528040, -73.9380950

9. Saint Frances Cabrini Shrine Chapel
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate: 40.8576241, -73.9354172

10. Saint Matthews Burial Site
Ridgefield, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8341713, -74.0091705

11. Saint Pauls Church Memorial Garden
Englewood, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8962750, -73.9705010

12. Ridgefield Cemetery
Ridgefield, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8344600, -74.0130600

13. Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate: 40.8333200, -73.9489600

14. Old Dutch Burying Ground
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate: 40.8331100, -73.9492400

15. Undercliff Cemetery
Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8872400, -73.9423200

16. Holy Cross Armenian Church
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate: 40.8527500, -73.9304100

17. Church of the Intercession
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate: 40.8321900, -73.9453300

18. Edgewater Cemetery
Edgewater, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8194230, -73.9790400

19. Mount Moriah Cemetery
Fairview, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8218994, -74.0028000

20. Maple Grove Park Cemetery
Hackensack, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8611412, -74.0380096

21. Brookside Cemetery
Englewood, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9057999, -73.9646988

22. Gethsemane Cemetery
Little Ferry, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8555100, -74.0414100

23. True Reformed Church of Hackensack Cemetery
Hackensack, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8728390, -74.0414970

24. Natives-Slaves-Settlers Burial Grounds
Teaneck, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8889320, -74.0330240