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Benjamin Matthews 1792–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1792

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 17 September 1878

Death Location: McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Edward match

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Shoopman

Children(s): Jacob Matthews, Mary Kenneday, Thomas Mathews, John Mathews, William Matthews, Hannah Wheeler, Elizabeth Fugate, Martha Wheeler, Nancy Driskill, James Matthews

Benjamin Matthews was born in 1792 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Edward Mathews Jr Dna Match And Eleanor Thomas. Benjamin Matthews married Mary Ann Polly Shoopman, and had children including Elizabeth Fugate, Hannah Wheeler, Jacob Sylvester Matthews, James W Matthews, John J Mathews, Martha Jane Wheeler, Mary Ann Kenneday, Nancy Driskill, Thomas Mathews, William Matthews. Benjamin Matthews passed away in 1878 in McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Matthews was born in 1792 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Edward Mathews Jr Dna Match And Eleanor Thomas.
  • Benjamin Matthews married Mary Ann Polly Shoopman, and had children including Elizabeth Fugate, Hannah Wheeler, Jacob Sylvester Matthews, James W Matthews, John J Mathews, Martha Jane Wheeler, Mary Ann Kenneday, Nancy Driskill, Thomas Mathews, William Matthews.
  • Benjamin Matthews passed away in 1878 in McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Matthews
1792–1878
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Edward Mathews Jr. ✔️DNA match
1755–1814
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Thomas (Mathew (m.) Stephens)
1728–1795
New Britain Twp, Bucks Co, PA
Great-Grandparents
Jane Butler
1676–1751
Simon Mathews
1680–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Butler
1640–1709
Margaret Greeke
1644–1682
Anthony Mathew
1655–1725
Jane McDavid
1660–1710

Benjamin Matthews's Descendants

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Benjamin Matthews (2 August 1792–17 September 1878) m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Shoopman (1796–Aft. 1860)
  1. 1. Jacob (Sylvester) Matthews 1812–1858 m. Mary (Abigail) Driskill 1818–1847
    1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Matthews 1841–1924
    2. 2. Nancy (P) Matthews-Gillam 1847–1918
    3. 3. Thomas (D.) Matthews 1838–
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Kenneday 1822–1884
  3. 3. Thomas Mathews 1814–1886
  4. 4. John (J) Mathews 1820–1898
  5. 5. William Matthews 1818–1893
  6. 6. Hannah Wheeler 1829–1897
  7. 7. Elizabeth Fugate 1825–1906
  8. 8. Martha (Jane) Wheeler 1827–1904
  9. 9. Nancy Driskill 1815–1845
  10. 10. James (W) Matthews 1826–1866

Benjamin Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1792
2 August 1792
Birth of Benjamin Matthews in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1878
17 September 1878
Age 86
Death of Benjamin Matthews in Fandon, McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America
Fandon, McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1792
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1878
    Event Place: Fandon, McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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