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Francis Matthews 1598–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1598

Birth Location: Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Death Date: 19 December 1648

Death Location: Oyster River, York, Maine, United States

Father: Anthony Matthews

Mother: Elizabeth Boddie

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Francis Matthews was born in 1598 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, the child of Anthony Matthews And Elizabeth Boddie. Francis Matthews passed away in 1648 in Oyster River, York, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis Matthews was born in 1598 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, the child of Anthony Matthews And Elizabeth Boddie.
  • Francis Matthews passed away in 1648 in Oyster River, York, Maine, United States.

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Francis Matthews's Ancestors

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Francis Matthews
1598–1648
Birth Place: Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Parents
Anthony Matthews
1582–1685
England, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Boddie
1582–1657
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lady (Lucy Frances Barlow of St David,) Pembrokeshire
1550–1629
St David, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Sir (Tobias Archbishop York) Mathews
1546–1628
Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Admiral (John "Thomas" 19 Boddye (Royal Navy under Q.) Elizabeth)
1551–1595
London, London, England
Thomasine (Lady Boddie *) Mildmay
1568–1613
Cretingham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Barlow
1485–1568
William Barlow
1498–1568
Sir. Mathew
1522–1591
Lady Crofton
1525–1568
William Boddy(Boddie)
1503–1558
Lady Jones
1504–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Matthews
1501–1578
Sir Shropshire
1505–1556
Lady Moreton
1505–1555
John Budd
1450–1520
Elizabeth Bishoppe
1454–1525

Francis Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1598
1598
Birth of Francis Matthews in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
1648
19 December 1648
Age 50
Death of Francis Matthews in Oyster River, York, Maine, United States
Oyster River, York, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 December 1648
    Event Place: Oyster River, York, Maine, United States

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