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Matthew Nightingale 1738–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1738

Birth Location: Goochland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Sep 1847

Death Location: Goochland, Virginia, USA

Father: John Nightingale

Mother: Hannah Bass

Spouse(s): Lucy Cauthon

Children(s): Matthew Nightingale, Mary Nightingale, Catherine Nightingale, Lucy Nightingale

Matthew Nightingale was born in 1738 in Goochland, Virginia, USA, the child of John Nightingale And Hannah Bass. Matthew Nightingale married Judith Perkins, Lucy Cauthon, and had children including Catherine Nightingale, Lucy Nightingale, Mary Mollie Nightingale, Matthew Nightingale. Matthew Nightingale passed away in 1847 in Goochland, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Nightingale was born in 1738 in Goochland, Virginia, USA, the child of John Nightingale And Hannah Bass.
  • Matthew Nightingale married Judith Perkins, Lucy Cauthon, and had children including Catherine Nightingale, Lucy Nightingale, Mary Mollie Nightingale, Matthew Nightingale.
  • Matthew Nightingale passed away in 1847 in Goochland, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Nightingale
1698–1762
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Colony of Great Britain
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Hannah Bass
1718–1761
Birth Location: Braintree, Massachusetts
HB

Spouses(s)

Lucy Cauthon
1740–1826
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
LC

Children(s)

Matthew Nightingale
1767–1850
Birth Location: Goochland or, Amherst, Virginia, United States
MN
Mary Nightingale
1761–1847
Birth Location: St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Catherine Nightingale
1762–1853
Birth Location: St James Northam Parish, Virginia, United States
CN
Lucy Nightingale
1765–1820
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Matthew Nightingale's Ancestors

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Matthew Nightingale
1738–1847
Birth Place: Goochland, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Nightingale
1698–1762
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Colony of Great Britain
Hannah Bass
1718–1761
Braintree, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Nightingale's Descendants

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Matthew Nightingale (26 Dec 1738–10 Sep 1847) m. Lucy Cauthon (1740–1826)
  1. 1. Matthew Nightingale 1767–1850
  2. 2. Mary (Mollie) Nightingale 1761–1847
  3. 3. Catherine Nightingale 1762–1853 m. Greenberry Lanham 1765–1801
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Lanham 1796–1868 m. Elizabeth (Betsey Goodman) Lanham 1798–1880 m. Mary (A Polly) Lowe 1802–1858 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Goodman 1798–1880 m. Polly Lowe 1800–1853
      1. 1. Sarah (Frances Sally) Lanham 1831–1910 m. Stanton (Pierce) Edwards 1827–1885
        1. 1. Martha (Ellen) Edwards 1857–1905
        2. 2. Benjamin (Harden) Edwards 1860–1946 m. Ruth (Angeline) King 1865–1923
        3. 3. Elijah (J) Edwards 1863–1950
        4. 4. Anna (Elizabeth) Edwards 1865–1916
        5. 5. Greenberry Edwards 1867–1951
        6. 6. John (Calvin) EDWARDS 1872–1940
        7. 7. Mary (Elisabeth) Edwards 1843–1923
        8. 8. Sarah (C) Edwards 1854–1926
        9. 9. Louisa (J) Edwards 1856–1925
        10. 10. William (D) Edwards 1858–1955
        11. 11. Susan Edwards 1875–
        12. 12. Elijah (J) Edwards 1863–1950
        13. 13. Mary (Elizabeth) Lanham 1843–1923
      2. 2. Robert Lanham 1821–1901
      3. 3. Rebecca Lanham 1824–1879
      4. 4. Catherine Lanham 1827–1855
      5. 5. Mary (Jane) Lanham 1828–1906
      6. 6. Martha Lanham 1835–1912
      7. 7. Lucy Lanham 1837–1906
      8. 8. Polly (Ann) Lanham 1839–1867
      9. 9. William (C) Lanham 1841–1890
      10. 10. Mary (B) Lanham 1846–1871
      11. 11. John (T) Lanham 1847–1910
      12. 12. Samuel Lanham 1849–1938
      13. 13. Eliza (Reed) Lanham 1839–1867
      14. 14. Mary (B) Lanham 1846–1871
    2. 2. Christopher Lanham 1782–
    3. 3. Pleasant Lanham 1790–1870
    4. 4. Lucy Lanham 1791–1845
    5. 5. Matthew (Nathan) Lanham 1797–1880
    6. 6. Pleasant Lanham 1790–1864
    7. 7. Greenberry LANHAM –1801
  4. 4. Lucy Nightingale 1765–1820

Matthew Nightingale's Timeline

11 Records

1738
26 Dec 1738
Birth of Matthew Nightingale in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1738
26 Dec 1738
Birth of Matthew Nightingale in Goochland, Virginia, USA
Goochland, Virginia, USA
1739
1739
Age 1
Birth of Matthew Nightingale in Stafford, England
Stafford, England
1740
1740
Age 2
Birth of Matthew Nightingale in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1783
1783
Age 45
Matthew Nightingale resided here in No Township Listed, Amherst County, VA
No Township Listed, Amherst County, VA
1810
1810
Age 72
Matthew Nightingale resided here in Casey, Kentucky, United States
Casey, Kentucky, United States
1820
1820
Age 82
Matthew Nightingale resided here in Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States
Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States
1820
1820
Age 82
Death of Matthew Nightingale in United States
United States
1820
1820
Age 82
Death of Matthew Nightingale in USA
USA
1847
10 Sep 1847
Age 109
Death of Matthew Nightingale in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1847
10 Sep 1847
Age 109
Death of Matthew Nightingale in Goochland, Virginia, USA
Goochland, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1738
    Event Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Stafford, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1738
    Event Place: Goochland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Amherst County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Casey, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Casey, Kentucky; Roll: 9; Page: 46; Image: 0181354; Family History Library Film: 00054

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Casey, Kentucky; Page: 206; NARA Roll: M33_18; Image: 116

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1847
    Event Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1847
    Event Place: Goochland, Virginia, USA
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