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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 married Edith Stephenson, Ann, and had children including Jacob Matthews. Joseph Matthews passed away in 1791 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

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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Joseph Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Matthews
1715 – 1791
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia
Parents
Hugh Matthews
1681 – 1747
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Martha Johnston
1685 – 1738
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Matthews's Descendants

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Joseph Matthews (About 1715 – Abt 1791) m. Edith Stephenson (1720 – 1759) m. Ann
  1. 1. Jacob Matthews (About 1742 – ) m. Meady ((Middy)) Johnston (1746 – )

Joseph Matthews's Timeline

3 Records

1715
About 1715
Birth of Joseph Matthews in Isle of Wight, Virginia
Isle of Wight, Virginia
1791
Abt 1791
Age 76
Death of Joseph Matthews in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1791
Jan 1791
Age 76
Joseph Matthews - Probate in Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 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 Date: Abt 1791
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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
    [2] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Cumberland County); Probate Place: Cumberland, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Jan 1791
    Event Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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
    [2] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Cumberland County); Probate Place: Cumberland, North Carolina
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