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Oliver Matthews 1729–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Chester Co, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1799

Death Location: Cumberland Co, Kentucky

Father: Walter Matthews

Mother: Mary Mendenhall

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Evans

Children(s): Samuel Sr

Oliver Matthews was born in 1729 in Chester Co, Pennsylvania, the child of Walter Matthews And Mary Mendenhall. Oliver Matthews married Elizabeth Ann Evans, and had children including Samuel Matthews Sr. Oliver Matthews passed away in 1799 in Cumberland Co, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Oliver Matthews was born in 1729 in Chester Co, Pennsylvania, the child of Walter Matthews And Mary Mendenhall.
  • Oliver Matthews married Elizabeth Ann Evans, and had children including Samuel Matthews Sr.
  • Oliver Matthews passed away in 1799 in Cumberland Co, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Matthews
1702–1784
Birth Location: Centre, New Castle Co. Delaware
WM
Mary Mendenhall
1712–1761
Birth Location: Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Evans
1726–1804
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
EE

Children(s)

Samuel Sr
1775–1853
Birth Location: Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, USA
SS

Oliver Matthews's Ancestors

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Oliver Matthews
1729–1799
Birth Place: Chester Co, Pennsylvania
Parents
Walter Matthews
1702–1784
Centre, New Castle Co. Delaware
Mary Mendenhall
1712–1761
Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Oliver Matthews
1647–1708
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Thomas
1671–1709
England, England, United Kingdom
John Mendenhall
1688–1765
Concordville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Susannah Pierson
1687–1765
East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Matthews
1633–1693
Eleanor DeFoss
1635–1671
Thomas Tristram
1629–1686
Ann King
1638–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Matthews
1591–1635
Anne Blanch
1595–1678
Stephen Fosse
1602–1634
Mary Jackson
1615–1677

Oliver Matthews's Descendants

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Oliver Matthews (1729–1799) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Evans (1726–1804)
  1. 1. Samuel (Matthews) Sr 1775–1853 m. Keziah Smith 1780–1855
    1. 1. Oliver Mathews 1798–1823 m. Nancy (Angeline) Savage 1798–1878
      1. 1. Kizziah Matthews 1822–1898
    2. 2. David Matthews 1799–1839
    3. 3. Nancy Mathews 1800–1834 m. Parish Sims 1798–1886
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Sims 1832–1874
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Margaret) Sims 1834–1866
      3. 3. John (H) Sims 1832–1909
      4. 4. Kizziah Sims 1820–
      5. 5. Mary (Hayden) Sims 1824–1907
      6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson) Sims 1832–1909
    4. 4. Mary (Polly) Mathews 1804–1877
    5. 5. Robert Mathews 1807–1839 m. Elizabeth Lowery 1776–
    6. 6. Joseph (E) Matthews 1817–1874 m. Eliza Morton 1825–1910
      1. 1. Bennett (Mansil) Matthews 1859–1937
      2. 2. Cleona (C) Matthews 1855–1921
      3. 3. Eliza (R) Matthews 1863–
      4. 4. John Matthews 1847–1903
      5. 5. Mary (Jane) Matthews 1842–1860
      6. 6. Nancy (Etta) Matthews 1845–1922
      7. 7. Walter (M) Matthews 1851–1910
      8. 8. William (Oliver) Matthews 1848–1880
    7. 7. Walter Mathews 1818–1880 m. Elizabeth (J) Couch 1834–1916
      1. 1. David Matthews 1843–1895
    8. 8. Elizabeth Mathews 1825–1883 m. Bennet McClaren 1827–
      1. 1. Bennett (Jarvis) McLerran 1862–1884
      2. 2. Virginia Mclure 1857–
      3. 3. Samuel Mclure 1860–
      4. 4. Dorcas McClaren 1848–
      5. 5. Sarah McClaren 1854–
      6. 6. Burnetta (J) McClaren 1849–
    9. 9. Jane Mathews 1824–1855

Oliver Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1729
1729
Birth of Oliver Matthews in Chester Co, Pennsylvania
Chester Co, Pennsylvania
1799
1799
Age 70
Death of Oliver Matthews in Cumberland Co, Kentucky
Cumberland Co, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Chester Co, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Cumberland Co, Kentucky
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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