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Joseph Mathis 1715 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 18 JAN 1791

Death Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Father: Hugh Matthews

Mother: Martha Johnson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stephenson

Children(s): Jacob Mathis

Joseph Mathis was born in 1715 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, the child of Hugh Matthews and Martha Ann Johnson. Joseph Mathis married Elizabeth Stephenson, and had children including Jacob Mathis. Joseph Mathis passed away in 1791 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Mathis was born in 1715 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, the child of Hugh Matthews and Martha Ann Johnson.
  • Joseph Mathis married Elizabeth Stephenson, and had children including Jacob Mathis.
  • Joseph Mathis passed away in 1791 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Matthews
1682 – 1747
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Martha Johnson
1688 – 1738
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Stephenson
1720 – 1760
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, VA
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Children(s)

Jacob Mathis
1742 – 1810
Birth Location: Cumberland, Harnett, North Carolina, United States
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Joseph Mathis's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Mathis
1715 – 1791
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
Hugh Matthews
1682 – 1747
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Martha (Ann) Johnson
1688 – 1738
Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Edward) Johnson
1663 – 1707
James City, Virginia, United States
Mary (Matilda) Thompson
1666 – 1712
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Johnston-Johnson
1643 – 1733
Katherine Colony
1645 – 1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Mathis's Descendants

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Joseph Mathis (1715 – 18 JAN 1791) m. Elizabeth Stephenson (1720 – 1760)
  1. 1. Jacob Mathis (1742 – 13 Feb 1810) m. Kezziah (Ann) King (1752 – 1810)
    1. 1. Rev. (William T) Mathis (1778 – 6 Dec 1847) m. Lydia Carlton (1778 – Jun 1857)
      1. 1. Mahala (Caroline) Mathis (26 Mar 1813 – 08 Jul 1904) m. William (Fillmore) Witherspoon (12 Oct 1808 – 1860)
        1. 1. Saybord (Y.) Witherspoon (30 January 1849 – 26 December 1912) m. John (Thomas) Wedgeworth (18 Jul 1845 – 12 Apr 1912)

Joseph Mathis's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Joseph Mathis in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1791
18 JAN 1791
Age 76
Death of Joseph Mathis in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 JAN 1791
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
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