man Eli Mathis‏‎, son of John "The Great" Mathis and Alice Andrews‏.
Born ‎ Jun 4, 1730 at NJ, died ‎ Apr 14, 1795‎, 64 years. Occupation: Justice of the Peace
Eli was a Justice of the Peace, and the first proselyte of Methodism in Egg Harbor. In 1767 he purchased the sawmill at the head of the west branch of the Bass river at a sheriff's sale. In the same year he sold the mill tract, containing twenty-one acres, and also one-half of the mill to his brother, Micajah Mathis Sr. His house was a home and a preaching station for the ministers of that denomination until it was burned by the British during the war for independence in the year 1778. He was a leading patriot of those times and was interested in privateering. The British found two Brigs, prizes, anchored at his landing and his home deserted, hence they burned them all. He and his family with all they could move together with all his horses, cattle and hogs had sought a safer retreat in a dense swamp a few miles father from the shore. He had four sons, and the tradition says, he was practical and named them to rhyme.

Married/ Related to:

woman Phoebe Devinney‏‎, daughter of Richard Devinney Sr. and N.N.‏.
Also known as: Phoebe Dwinney, born ‎ 1734 at NJ‎

Children:

2.
man Asa Mathis‏
Born ‎ 1770 at Bass River Neck, died ‎ Jun 16, 1849 at Pleasant Mills,, NJ‎, 78 or 79 years
3.
man Maja Mathis‏
Died ‎ Sep 22, 1845. Occupation: Preacher
The main stay of the Methods Epistle Church in his native place and was for many years a good preacher.
4.
man Amasa Mathis‏
Born ‎ CA CIR, 1783, died ‎ Jan 20, 1855‎, 71 or 72 years