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MATTHEW WAKEFIELD 1712–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1712

Birth Location: Aughrim, Clare, Ireland

Death Date: 13 Dec 1797

Death Location: Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Robert Wakefield

Mother: Elizabeth Blaney

Spouse(s): Bridget Banks

Children(s): Margaret Wakefield, Mary Wakefield, John Wakefield, Matthew Wakefield, William Wakefield

The story of MATTHEW WAKEFIELD began in 1712 in Aughrim, Clare, Ireland. MATTHEW WAKEFIELD married Bridget Banks, and had children including Elizabeth Wakefield, Jane Wakefield, John Wakefield, Margaret Wakefield, Mary Wakefield, Matthew Wakefield, William Wakefield. MATTHEW WAKEFIELD passed away in 1797 in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of MATTHEW WAKEFIELD began in 1712 in Aughrim, Clare, Ireland.
  • MATTHEW WAKEFIELD married Bridget Banks, and had children including Elizabeth Wakefield, Jane Wakefield, John Wakefield, Margaret Wakefield, Mary Wakefield, Matthew Wakefield, William Wakefield.
  • MATTHEW WAKEFIELD passed away in 1797 in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

MATTHEW WAKEFIELD's Ancestors

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MATTHEW WAKEFIELD
1712–1797
Birth Place: Aughrim, Clare, Ireland
Parents
Robert Wakefield
1682–1677
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Blaney
1686–1805
Wellingore, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Wakefield
1661–1720
Wellingore, Lincolnshire, England
Dorothy Troth
1661–1728
Wellingore, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wakefield
1630–1688
Mary (Wakefield)
1634–1661
John Troth
1628–1721
Jane Ainscough
1634–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Wakefield
1605–1689
William Trout
1590–1632
Mary
1592–1632
Anne (Ascogh)
1605–1690
Francis ASCOGH
1605–1680

MATTHEW WAKEFIELD's Descendants

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MATTHEW WAKEFIELD (1712–13 Dec 1797) m. Bridget Banks (1716–1810)
  1. 1. Margaret Wakefield 1745–1815 m. Johannes (V 'John' "SLAVEOWNER") Bell 1747–1825
    1. 1. Catherine (A.) Bell 1767–1842 m. John (William) Shoptaugh 1764–1851
      1. 1. Thomas Shoptaw 1790–1850 m. Rachel (Welch Shoptaw) Hashfield 1794–1852
        1. 1. William (J) Shoptaw 1822–1896 m. Mary Carr 1817–1870 m. Franky (A. Yancey or) Yancy 1830–
        2. 2. Adam (Hoke) Shoptaw 1820–1886
        3. 3. Elizabeth Shoptaw 1818–1911
        4. 4. Jane Shoptaw 1837–
        5. 5. Jeremiah Shoptaw 1829–
        6. 6. Rebecca (A) Shoptaw 1825–1852
        7. 7. Susan (M) Shoptaw 1835–1887
    2. 2. George Bell 1772–1819
  2. 2. Mary Wakefield 1755–
  3. 3. John Wakefield 1757–1812
  4. 4. Matthew Wakefield 1771–
  5. 5. William Wakefield 1773–1828

MATTHEW WAKEFIELD's Timeline

3 Records

1712
1712
Birth of MATTHEW WAKEFIELD in Aughrim, Clare, Ireland
Aughrim, Clare, Ireland
1797
13 Dec 1797
Age 85
Death of MATTHEW WAKEFIELD in Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Nelson, Kentucky, United States
1823
20 Jul 1823
Age 111
MATTHEW WAKEFIELD was baptized in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England
Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Aughrim, Clare, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1823
    Event Place: Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1797
    Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America

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