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Capt Samuel Mathews 1st Governor of Virginia 1583–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1583

Birth Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 13 Mar 1660

Death Location: Denbeigh, Warwick, Virginia, American Colonies

Father: Sir Alumnus

Mother: Lady Barlow

Spouse(s): Lady Hinton, Frances Greville, Sarah Hinton, S Hinton

Children(s): Cicely Mathews

In 1583, Capt Samuel Mathews 1st Governor of Virginia entered the world in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Tobias 56Th Archbishop Of York Mathews Oxford Alumnus And Lady Lucy Frances Of St David Pembrokeshire Barlow. Capt Samuel Mathews 1st Governor of Virginia married Frances Greville, Lady Mary Frances Hinton, S Hinton, Sarah Hinton, and had children including Cicely Mathews. Capt Samuel Mathews 1st Governor of Virginia passed away in 1660 in Denbeigh, Warwick, Virginia, American Colonies.

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Biography

  • In 1583, Capt Samuel Mathews 1st Governor of Virginia entered the world in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Tobias 56Th Archbishop Of York Mathews Oxford Alumnus And Lady Lucy Frances Of St David Pembrokeshire Barlow.
  • Capt Samuel Mathews 1st Governor of Virginia married Frances Greville, Lady Mary Frances Hinton, S Hinton, Sarah Hinton, and had children including Cicely Mathews.
  • Capt Samuel Mathews 1st Governor of Virginia passed away in 1660 in Denbeigh, Warwick, Virginia, American Colonies.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Virginia's Ancestors

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Capt Virginia
1583–1660
Birth Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Tobias 56th Archbishop of York Mathews Oxford Alumnus
1546–1628
Bristol, Somerset, England
Lady (Lucy ' Frances' of St David Pembrokeshire) Barlow
1545–1629
St David, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Grandparents
Sir (John* Ross Bristol, Gloucestershire) MATTHEW
1522–1569
Bristol, Somerset, England
Lady (Eleanor* Ludlow & Crofton) CROFTON
1525–1546
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Bishop (Sir William Barlow, Knight of Essex, Bishop of) Chichester
1485–1568
St. Osyth Parish, Essex, England
Lady (Agatha Wellsborne, Lady of) Chichester
1505–1595
Chichester, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Mathew
1481–1541
Lady Bawdrip
1481–1581
Sir Crofton
1505–1556
John Barlow
1456–1486
Lady. Barley
1460–1487
Humfrey Welbornes
1471–1499
Lady HARCOURT
1471–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mathew
1431–1485
Lady Kemeys
1451–1481
Sir Bawdrip
1460–1500
Lady Giles
1469–1481
Sir Barlow
1425–1490
Lady Trussel
1429–1456
Sir Barley
1425–1475
Lady Colvill
1430–1524
Sir HARCOURT
1450–
Lady DeScalers
–1493

Capt Virginia's Descendants

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Capt (Samuel Mathews 1st Governor of) Virginia (1 Feb 1583–13 Mar 1660) m. Lady (Mary Frances) Hinton (10 Oct 1601–1675) m. Frances Greville (10 October 1601–May 1633) m. Sarah Hinton (1583–) m. S Hinton (1628–1690)
  1. 1. Cicely Mathews 1613–1654 m. Peter Montague 1603–1659
    1. 1. Ellen Montague 1636–1666 m. William Thompson 1627–1666
      1. 1. Elizabeth Thompson 1666–1722 m. John Summers 1643–1740 m. John Summers 1665–1740 m. John Hickey 1665–1723
        1. 1. John Summers 1686–1790 m. Seth (Sythia) Harrison 1691–1723 m. Elizabeth Blake 1696–1738 m. Mary West 1691–1723

Capt Virginia's Timeline

2 Records

1583
1 Feb 1583
Birth of Capt Samuel Mathews 1st Governor of Virginia in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
1660
13 Mar 1660
Age 77
Death of Capt Samuel Mathews 1st Governor of Virginia in Denbeigh, Warwick, Virginia, American Colonies
Denbeigh, Warwick, Virginia, American Colonies

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1583
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1660
    Event Place: Denbeigh, Warwick, Virginia, American Colonies

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