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Rev Richard Mather 1596–1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Lowton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 22 Apr 1669

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Mather

Mother: Margerite\Margaret 10-Ca

Spouse(s): Katherine Hoult, Sarah Mather

Children(s): Nathaniel Mott, Jacob Mason, Hannah Mason, Eleanor Mather, Increase Mather, Joseph Mather, Timothy Mather, Samuel Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Timothy Mather, Catharine Mather, Eleazer Mather

The story of Rev Richard Mather began in 1596 in Lowton, Lancashire, England. Rev Richard Mather married Katherine Elizabeth Hoult, Sarah Mather, and had children including Catharine Mather, Eleanor Mather, Eleazer Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Hannah Mason, Increase Mather, Jacob Mason, Joseph Mather, Nathaniel Mott, Samuel Mather, Timothy Mather. Rev Richard Mather passed away in 1669 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev Richard Mather began in 1596 in Lowton, Lancashire, England.
  • Rev Richard Mather married Katherine Elizabeth Hoult, Sarah Mather, and had children including Catharine Mather, Eleanor Mather, Eleazer Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Hannah Mason, Increase Mather, Jacob Mason, Joseph Mather, Nathaniel Mott, Samuel Mather, Timothy Mather.
  • Rev Richard Mather passed away in 1669 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev Mather's Ancestors

Self
Rev Mather
1596–1669
Birth Place: Lowton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Mather
1564–1631
Lowton, Lancashire, England
Margerite\Margaret (Abram\Abraham [Mather]) 10-Ca
1568–1621
Lowton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John Mather
1528–1601
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Margaret (Narsin [Mather]) 11-Ca
1532–1642
Winwick, Lancashire, England
William Abraham
1543–1577
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
ELIZABETH CROWBORN
1541–1575
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sir
1500–1560
Elizabeth Thester
1529–1575
RICHARD **.
1517–1542
Judith Woodward
1521–1614
John Cowbrone
1517–1543
Elyzabeth Cowbrone
1520–1584
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicolas Thester
1510–1599
Margaret Blundell
1499–
SIR *.
1500–1550
Lady Willoughby
1501–1581
Flarswort x
1500–1542
Margrethe Whetstones
1502–1548

Rev Mather's Descendants

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Rev (Richard) Mather (1596–22 Apr 1669) m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Hoult (18 Jan 1596–March 1655) m. Sarah Mather (1601–1676)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Mott 1631–1676 m. Hannah Niles 1636–1701
    1. 1. Ebenezer Mott 1675–1736 m. Grace Vinal 1672–1758
      1. 1. Grace (Mott) (267) 1702–1752 m. *Abiezer (Turner, Sr.) (266) 1703–1752
        1. 1. Hannah Turner 1734–1811 m. Daniel Dailey 1732–1812
        2. 2. Abiezer (jr) Turner 1727–
        3. 3. Desire Turner 1728–1756
        4. 4. Grace Turner 1730–1761
      2. 2. Ebenezer Mott 1700–1777
      3. 3. Elizabeth Mott 1716–1717
      4. 4. Mary Mott 1713–1714
      5. 5. Nathaniel Mott 1720–1775
      6. 6. John Mott 1707–1793
      7. 7. Elizabeth Peirce 1716–1789
    2. 2. Samuel Mott 1668–1720
    3. 3. Natlia Mott 1666–1666
    4. 4. Mary MOTT 1664–1665
    5. 5. Lydia Mott 1666–1705
    6. 6. Elizabeth Mott 1671–1761
    7. 7. John MOTT 1659–1688
    8. 8. Samuel Mott 1668–1753
    9. 9. Edward Mott 1673–1734
    10. 10. Nathaniel Mott 1657–1660
    11. 11. Nathaniel Mott 1657–1735
    12. 12. Experience Mott 1672–1672
    13. 13. Nathaniel Mott 1661–1717
    14. 14. Experience Mott 1672–1672
  2. 2. Jacob Mason 1644–
  3. 3. Hannah Mason 1647–
  4. 4. Eleanor Mather 1637–1669
  5. 5. Increase Mather 1639–1723
  6. 6. Joseph Mather 1634–1636
  7. 7. Timothy Mather 1628–1684
  8. 8. Samuel Mather 1626–1671
  9. 9. Elizabeth Mather 1618–1690
  10. 10. Timothy Mather 1641–
  11. 11. Catharine Mather 1682–
  12. 12. Eleazer Mather 1637–1723

Rev Mather's Timeline

4 Records

1596
1596
Birth of Rev Richard Mather in Lowton, Lancashire, England
Lowton, Lancashire, England
1624
29 Sep 1624
Age 28
Rev Richard Mather was married
None
1636
1636
Age 40
Rev Richard Mather resided here in Dorchester
Dorchester
1669
22 Apr 1669
Age 73
Death of Rev Richard Mather in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Lowton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Page: 29
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8054.008; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. IV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1624
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Dorchester
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1669
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Page: 29
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. IV

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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