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Joseph Matthews 1715 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1715

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia

Death Date: Abt 1791

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: Hugh Matthews

Mother: Martha Johnston

Spouse(s): Edith Stephenson, Ann None

Children(s): Jacob Matthews

Joseph Matthews was born in 1715 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, the child of Hugh Matthews and Martha Johnston. Joseph Matthews later married Edith Stephenson and Ann, and together they raised children including Jacob Matthews. In 1791, Joseph Matthews passed away in North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Hugh Matthews
1681 – 1747
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Martha Johnston
1685 – 1738
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Edith Stephenson
1720 – 1759
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
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Ann None
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Jacob Matthews
1742 –
Birth Location: of Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: About 1715
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Abt 1791
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills and Estate Papers (Cumberland County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, Wills; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Cumberland County); Probate Place: Cumberland, North Carolina
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