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Margaret Rowland Matthews 1676 – 1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1676

Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1744

Death Location: Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Matthews-Rowland

Mother: Jeannette Matthews

Spouse(s): Richard Tankersley

Children(s): Jean Tankersley

In 1676, Margaret Rowland Matthews entered the world in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States, born to James Matthews-Rowland and Jeannette Margaret Matthews. Margaret Rowland Matthews married Richard I Tankersley, and had children including Jean Tankersley. Margaret Rowland Matthews passed away in 1744 in Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1676, Margaret Rowland Matthews entered the world in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States, born to James Matthews-Rowland and Jeannette Margaret Matthews.
  • Margaret Rowland Matthews married Richard I Tankersley, and had children including Jean Tankersley.
  • Margaret Rowland Matthews passed away in 1744 in Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Matthews-Rowland
1656 – 1676
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, British Colony, USA
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Jeannette Matthews
1653 – 1723
Birth Location: Richmond, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Richard Tankersley
1676 – 1744
Birth Location: Tankersley, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Jean Tankersley
1715 – 1784
Birth Location: Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
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Margaret Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Matthews
1676 – 1744
Birth Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Parents
James Matthews-Rowland
1656 – 1676
Richmond, Virginia, British Colony, USA
Jeannette (Margaret) Matthews
1653 – 1723
Richmond, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Matthews's Descendants

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Margaret (Rowland) Matthews (1676 – 1744) m. Richard (I) Tankersley (abt 1676 – 1744)
  1. 1. Jean Tankersley (1715 – 1784) m. John (W) Lyon (1697 – 23 Apr 1784)
    1. 1. SARAH LYON (1740 – 1765) m. Benjamin Denny (1738 – Jul 1765)
      1. 1. Sarah (" Sally ") Denny (4 March 1762 – 1841)
        1. 1. Daniel Turner (1 January 1789 – 7 August 1854) m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Hill (1791 – 1860)

Margaret Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1676
1676
Birth of Margaret Rowland Matthews in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
1744
1744
Age 68
Death of Margaret Rowland Matthews in Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
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