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Matthew Wakefield 1730–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Aughram, Galaway, Connaught, Ireland

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: Wakefield Cemetery, Nelson County, , Kentucky, USA

Father: Robert Wakefield

Mother: Robert Wakefield

Spouse(s): Bridget Banks

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

Matthew Wakefield was born in 1730 in Aughram, Galaway, Connaught, Ireland, the child of Robert Wakefield And Robert Wakefield. 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 Wakefield Cemetery, Nelson County, , Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Wakefield was born in 1730 in Aughram, Galaway, Connaught, Ireland, the child of Robert Wakefield And Robert Wakefield.
  • 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 Wakefield Cemetery, Nelson County, , Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Wakefield
1680–1730
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Wakefield
1683–
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Bridget Banks
1734–1810
Birth Location: Aughrim, Galway, Ireland
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Children(s)

John Wakefield
1757–1812
Birth Location: Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland
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Mary Wakefield
1755–
Birth Location: Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland
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Elizabeth Wakefield
1760–1856
Birth Location: County Galway, Ireland
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Jane Wakefield
1762–1762
Birth Location: , , Pennsylvania
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Margaret Wakefield
1768–1815
Birth Location: Ireland
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Jane Wakefield
1768–1818
Birth Location: County Galway, Ireland
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Matthew Wakefield
1771–
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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William Wakefield
1773–1827
Birth Location: Ireland
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Matthew Wakefield's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Wakefield
1730–1797
Birth Place: Aughram, Galaway, Connaught, Ireland
Parents
Robert Wakefield
1680–1730
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert Wakefield
1683–
Ireland
Grandparents
Albert Wakefield
1650–
Ireland
Albert Wakefield
1652–
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Wakefield's Descendants

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Matthew Wakefield (1730–1797) m. Bridget Banks (Abt 1734–Abt 1810)
  1. 1. John Wakefield 1757–1812 m. Elizabeth Alexander 1768–1842
    1. 1. James (Alexander) Wakefield 1790–1855 m. Elizabeth Heady 1792–1833 m. Millvilla Brown 1813–1867
    2. 2. William (Banks) Wakefield 1792–1857 m. Charlotte Heady 1796–1854
    3. 3. Rosanna Wakefield 1793–1810
    4. 4. Bridget Wakefield 1797– m. Culbertson Glass 1798–
    5. 5. John Wakefield 1798–1831
    6. 6. Joseph Wakefield 1800–1810
    7. 7. Robert Wakefield 1802–1885 m. Hannah Glass 1804–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Wakefield 1804–1870 m. John Cain 1796–1881
    9. 9. Reid (Alexander) Wakefield 1806–1854 m. Eliza Snider 1810–1848 m. Amasette Martin 1815–1860
    10. 10. Mary (Samuels) Wakefield 1809–1882 m. William Taggart 1809–1899
    11. 11. Matthew Wakefield 1788–1870 m. Mary Russell 1790–1873 m. Rebecca Heady 1786–1835
      1. 1. Elnora (�SEllen�T) Wakefield 1806–1839 m. William (S.) Snider 1808–1875
        1. 1. Eliza (Mariah) Snider 1835–1907 m. John (L.) Stevens 1829–1900
        2. 2. James (W.) Snider 1826–1839
        3. 3. Rebecca (Jane) Snider 1828–1899 m. John McClaskey 1810–1864
        4. 4. Amanda Snider 1829–1898 m. Ennis Herndon 1819–1890
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Snider 1830–1907 m. William (Jackson) Truax 1827–1912
        6. 6. Emily (Ann) Snider 1833– m. Thomas Helm 1825–
      2. 2. James (Heady) Wakefield 1810–1909 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Taggart 1813–1882
      3. 3. Elizabeth Wakefield 1811–1813
      4. 4. Jane Wakefield 1813–1815
      5. 5. Mary (Mahala) Wakefield 1814–1857 m. William (B) Violett 1808– m. James Violette 1820–
      6. 6. Marcus (Alexander) Wakefield 1816–1883 m. Margaret (Bell) Wakefield 1831–1895
      7. 7. John (Banks) Wakefield 1819–1851 m. Rosanna Cain 1823–1895
      8. 8. William (Banks) Wakefield 1819–1835
      9. 9. Thomas (S.) Wakefield 1821–1835
      10. 10. Mathew (Washington) Wakefield 1822–1892 m. Christina Snider 1831–1906
      11. 11. Robert (A.) Wakefield 1825–1835
      12. 12. Stillwell (H.) Wakefield 1829–1897 m. Ann (M.) Taggart 1829–1921
      13. 13. John Wakefield 1835–
  2. 2. Mary Wakefield 1755– m. Robert Samuels 1755–1822
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wakefield 1760–1856 m. Robert Kennedy 1762–1831
  4. 4. Jane Wakefield 1762–1762 m. Russell 1764–
  5. 5. Margaret Wakefield 1768–1815
  6. 6. Jane Wakefield 1768–1818 m. James Russell 1768–1818
  7. 7. Matthew Wakefield 1771– m. Ruth Brown 1776–
  8. 8. William Wakefield 1773–1827 m. Abigail Huston 1788–1857

Matthew Wakefield's Timeline

3 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Matthew Wakefield in Aughram, Galaway, Connaught, Ireland
Aughram, Galaway, Connaught, Ireland
1797
13 Dec 1797
Age 67
Death of Matthew Wakefield in Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Nelson, Kentucky, United States
1797
1797
Age 67
Burial of Matthew Wakefield in Wakefield Cemetery, Nelson County, , Kentucky, USA
Wakefield Cemetery, Nelson County, , Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Aughram, Galaway, Connaught, Ireland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Matthew Wakefield, person ID LH66-VQ1.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1797
    Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Matthew Wakefield, person ID LH66-VQ1.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Wakefield Cemetery, Nelson County, , Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Matthew Wakefield, person ID LH66-VQ1.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
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