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Matthew Wallace 1638 – 1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1638

Birth Location: Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 1716

Death Location: Manokin (Somerset County), Somerset County, Maryland, USA

Father: Robert Wallace

Mother: Marion Hamilton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Alexander

Children(s): Matthew Wallace, Jane Wallace, Samuel Wallace, Catherine Wallace, James Wallace, Jean Wallace, David Wallace, Ezekiel Wallace, Richard Wallace, Mary Wallace, Dorothy Wallace, Oliver Wallace, John Wallace, Mary Wallace, Isabella Wallace

Matthew Wallace was born in 1638 in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland, the child of Robert Alexander Wallace and Marion Hamilton. Matthew Wallace married Elizabeth Alexander, and had children including Matthew Wallace, Jane Wallace, Samuel Wallace, Catherine Wallace, James Wallace, Jean Wallace, David Wallace, Ezekiel Wallace, Richard Wallace, Mary Wallace, Dorothy Wallace, Oliver Wallace, John Wallace, Mary Wallace, Isabella Wallace. Matthew Wallace passed away in 1716 in Manokin (Somerset County), Somerset County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Wallace was born in 1638 in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland, the child of Robert Alexander Wallace and Marion Hamilton.
  • Matthew Wallace married Elizabeth Alexander, and had children including Matthew Wallace, Jane Wallace, Samuel Wallace, Catherine Wallace, James Wallace, Jean Wallace, David Wallace, Ezekiel Wallace, Richard Wallace, Mary Wallace, Dorothy Wallace, Oliver Wallace, John Wallace, Mary Wallace, Isabella Wallace.
  • Matthew Wallace passed away in 1716 in Manokin (Somerset County), Somerset County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Wallace's Ancestors

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Matthew Wallace
1638 – 1716
Birth Place: Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Robert Alexander Wallace
1604 – 1704
Menstrie, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Marion Hamilton
1600 – 1653
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Alexander, 1st Earl) Stirling;
1567 – 1640
Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Erskine
1572 – 1649
Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Alexander
1545 – 1581
Mariam Graham
1532 – 1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William 1
1500 – 1574
Elizabeth Argyle
1527 – 1601
Marjory Walward
1502 – 1586

Matthew Wallace's Descendants

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Matthew Wallace (5 Feb 1638 – 1716) m. Elizabeth Alexander (1640 – 1692)
  1. 1. Matthew Wallace (1672 – 3 May 1751)
  2. 2. Jane Wallace (1662 – 1697)
  3. 3. Samuel Wallace (1667 – 18 July 1718)
  4. 4. Catherine Wallace (1670 – 1732)
  5. 5. James Wallace (1670 – 31 January 1740)
  6. 6. Jean Wallace (1670 – )
  7. 7. David Wallace (1680 – 19 April 1751)
  8. 8. Ezekiel Wallace (1680 – )
  9. 9. Richard Wallace (1682 – 1745)
  10. 10. Mary Wallace (1683 – 1711)
  11. 11. Dorothy Wallace (1687 – 1747)
  12. 12. Oliver Wallace (1691 – 16 September 1718)
  13. 13. John Wallace (1699 – 1685)
  14. 14. Mary Wallace (1700 – 1758)
  15. 15. Isabella Wallace (1706 – 22 December 1779)

Matthew Wallace's Timeline

2 Records

1638
5 Feb 1638
Birth of Matthew Wallace in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
1716
1716
Age 78
Death of Matthew Wallace in Manokin (Somerset County), Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Manokin (Somerset County), Somerset County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1638
    Event Place: Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Land survey & purchase, not arrival
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1689; Page Number: 688

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1689; Page Number: 688

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Manokin (Somerset County), Somerset County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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