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Ester (Esther) Matthews 1739–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 11 September 1832

Death Location: Akron, Greene County, Alabama

Father: Victor Matthews

Mother: Isabel Edmiston

Spouse(s): William 1738

Children(s): Richard Wedgeworth

In 1739, Ester (Esther) Matthews entered the world in South Carolina, born to Victor Matthews And Isabel Edmiston. Ester (Esther) Matthews married William Wedgeworth 1738, and had children including Richard Wedgeworth. Ester (Esther) Matthews passed away in 1832 in Akron, Greene County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • In 1739, Ester (Esther) Matthews entered the world in South Carolina, born to Victor Matthews And Isabel Edmiston.
  • Ester (Esther) Matthews married William Wedgeworth 1738, and had children including Richard Wedgeworth.
  • Ester (Esther) Matthews passed away in 1832 in Akron, Greene County, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Victor Matthews
1727–1796
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Isabel Edmiston
1720–1797
Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

William 1738
1742–1798
Birth Location: York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Richard Wedgeworth
1778–1853
Birth Location: Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ester Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Ester Matthews
1739–1832
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Victor Matthews
1727–1796
York, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Isabel Edmiston
1720–1797
Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
David (Turk) Edmiston
1676–1751
Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Edmiston\Edmundson
1659–1719
Maria Worthington
1658–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Edmondson
1627–1712
Margaret Saniford
1630–1691

Ester Matthews's Descendants

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Ester ((Esther)) Matthews (1739–11 September 1832) m. William (Wedgeworth) 1738 (1742–11 Jun 1798)
  1. 1. Richard Wedgeworth 1778–1853 m. Mary Conner 1785–1852
    1. 1. John (D. "Dickie") Wedgeworth 1812–1870 m. Amarinth ("Arpey" Ann) Carrington 1822–1880
      1. 1. Beckey (J) Emmon 1857–1920 m. John (C.) Enmon 1860–
        1. 1. Mattie (J) Enmon 1887–1956 m. Robert (Abraham "Bob") Lindsey 1884–1959
        2. 2. Aepian Owens 1878–

Ester Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of Ester (Esther) Matthews in South Carolina
South Carolina
1832
11 September 1832
Age 93
Death of Ester (Esther) Matthews in Akron, Greene County, Alabama
Akron, Greene County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 1832
    Event Place: Akron, Greene County, Alabama
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