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Margaret Rachel "Peggy" Matthews 1724–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1724

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 February 1790

Death Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA

Father: Jonathan Matthews

Mother: Betsey Archer

Spouse(s): James Byars

Children(s): Sarah Byars, Jeremiah Byars, James Jr., John Byars, William Byars, Nathan Byars, Barbara Byars, Sarah Byars, Mourning Byars

Margaret Rachel "Peggy" Matthews was born in 1724 in Orange, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jonathan Matthews And Betsey Ann Margaret Archer. Margaret Rachel "Peggy" Matthews married James Henry Byars, and had children including Barbara Byars, James Jonas Byars Jr, Jeremiah Byars, John Byars, Mourning Byars, Nathan Byars, Sarah Byars, William Byars. Margaret Rachel "Peggy" Matthews passed away in 1790 in Hanover, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Rachel "Peggy" Matthews was born in 1724 in Orange, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jonathan Matthews And Betsey Ann Margaret Archer.
  • Margaret Rachel "Peggy" Matthews married James Henry Byars, and had children including Barbara Byars, James Jonas Byars Jr, Jeremiah Byars, John Byars, Mourning Byars, Nathan Byars, Sarah Byars, William Byars.
  • Margaret Rachel "Peggy" Matthews passed away in 1790 in Hanover, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Matthews
1700–1757
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, USA
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Betsey Archer
1706–1784
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Byars
1713–1792
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA
JB

Children(s)

Sarah Byars
1742–1783
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
SB
Jeremiah Byars
1755–1796
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
JB
James Jr.
1740–1823
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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John Byars
1734–1781
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
JB
William Byars
1747–1794
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
WB
Nathan Byars
1749–1846
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA,
NB
Barbara Byars
1750–1821
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
BB
Sarah Byars
1751–
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
SB
Mourning Byars
1755–1791
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
MB

Margaret Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Matthews
1724–1790
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jonathan Matthews
1700–1757
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Betsey (Ann Margaret) Archer
1706–1784
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edmund Mathew
1648–1718
Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland
Eileen (Honora) Ryan
1665–1735
Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Theobald Esq.
1630–1699
Catherine Nevil
1630–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain 9thgg
1581–1670
Lady Mathew)
1587–1673
Richard Nevil
1614–1665

Margaret Matthews's Descendants

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Margaret (Rachel "Peggy") Matthews (1724–8 February 1790) m. James (Henry) Byars (1713–October 1792)
  1. 1. Sarah Byars 1742–1783
  2. 2. Jeremiah Byars 1755–1796
  3. 3. James (Jonas Byars) Jr. 1740–1823 m. Betty (Francis "Fannie") Collins 1740–1764
    1. 1. Henrietta Byars 1758–1782 m. Joel (Blackwell) Sr 1737–1821
      1. 1. Mary (Polly) Blackwell 1777–1855 m. Richard (Anderson) Arendale 1777–1839
        1. 1. Alfred (Greenberry) Arendale 1820–
        2. 2. William (R.) Arendale 1817–1860
        3. 3. John (L) Arendale 1810–1866 m. Ophelia Branch 1829–1897
        4. 4. James (Blackwell "Joel" Arendale) Arnold 1810–1866 m. Thursa (Adeline) Winslow 1814–1860
        5. 5. John (L) Arendale 1819–1866 m. Ophelia Branch 1829–1897
        6. 6. Joel (Blackwell) Arendale 1796–1881 m. Elizabeth Black 1805–1862
        7. 7. Rebecca Arendale 1797–1808
        8. 8. Corporal (Thomas R.) Arendale 1817–1864 m. Elizabeth Dobson 1825–1910
        9. 9. Henrietta (Byars) Arendale 1805–1892 m. Joab Byars 1807–1884
        10. 10. Dau (St) Arendale 1795–
        11. 11. Richard (Anderson Arendale) Jr. 1802–1883 m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Poer 1805–1876
        12. 12. Daniel (G.) Arendale 1804–1861 m. Ann (Cooper -) Arrendale 1807–1863
        13. 13. Cinderella Arendale 1808–
        14. 14. Benjamin (Franklin) Arendale 1810–
        15. 15. William (Kendale) Arendale 1797–1866
        16. 16. Nathan (Blackwell) Arendale 1815–1873 m. Margaret (A) Alexander 1816–1858 m. Ophelia Branch 1829–1897
        17. 17. Sarah Arendale 1809–
        18. 18. Mary (Ann Arendale (Now Arnold) ,Citizen of The Republic of) Texas 1814–1864 m. *Isham (Tate Citizen of The Republic of) Texas 1810–1861
      2. 2. Charles Blackwell 1782–
      3. 3. Henrietta Blackwell 1780–1826
      4. 4. John (Byars) Blackwell 1775–1850
      5. 5. Sarah ("Sally") Blackwell 1773–1854 m. Major (Reuben) Mastin 1772–1850
      6. 6. Anna Blackwell 1778–1851 m. George (K) Byars 1765–1843
      7. 7. Joel (E. Blackwell) Jr. 1779–1807
      8. 8. James Blackwell 1769–
    2. 2. James (L) Byars 1761–1835
    3. 3. Rebecca (Watkins) Byars 1765–1795 m. Joel Blackwell 1753–1821
      1. 1. Peter Blackwell 1788–1857
    4. 4. William (I.) Byars 1760–1819
  4. 4. John Byars 1734–1781
  5. 5. William Byars 1747–1794
  6. 6. Nathan Byars 1749–1846
  7. 7. Barbara Byars 1750–1821
  8. 8. Sarah Byars 1751–
  9. 9. Mourning Byars 1755–1791

Margaret Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1724
1724
Birth of Margaret Rachel "Peggy" Matthews in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA
1790
8 February 1790
Age 66
Death of Margaret Rachel "Peggy" Matthews in Hanover, Virginia, USA
Hanover, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1724
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 November, 1757
    Event Place: Forks of James River, Augusta Co., Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1790
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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