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James Matthews 1777 – 1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Broad Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Death Date: 2 Sep 1845

Death Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States

Father: Teague Matthews

Mother: Mary Truitt

Spouse(s): Charlotte Gordy

Children(s): Nutter Matthews

James Matthews was born in 1777 in Broad Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States, the child of Teague Matthews and Mary Truitt. James Matthews later married Charlotte Lottie Gordy, and together they raised children including Nutter S. Matthews. In 1845, James Matthews passed away in Sussex, Delaware, United States.

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Parents

Teague Matthews
1737 – 1790
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Mary Truitt
1752 – 1814
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Charlotte Gordy
1788 – 1847
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware
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Children(s)

Nutter Matthews
1816 – 1876
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States
NM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1777
    Event Place: Broad Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 9 Dec 1788
    Event Place: , Sussex, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1814
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 01 Jan 1836
    Event Place: Sussex Co, DE

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Sep 1845
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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