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Richard Mather 1596–1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Mather Lane, Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire

Death Date: 22 Apr 1669

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

Father: Thomas Mather

Mother: Margerite Abram

Spouse(s): Sarah Cotton, Catherine Holt

Children(s): Rev Mather, Hannah Mason, Jacob Mason, Samuel Mather, Timothy Mather, Eleazer Mather, Joseph Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Elizabeth Mather

Richard Mather was born in 1596 in Mather Lane, Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire, the child of Thomas Mather And Margerite Abram. In 1618, Richard Mather resided in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Richard Mather married Catherine Holt, Sarah Hankredge Story Cotton, and had children including Eleazer Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Hannah Mason, Jacob Mason, Joseph Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Rev Increase Mather, Samuel Mather, Sarah Eleanor Mather, Timothy Mather. Richard Mather passed away in 1669 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Mather was born in 1596 in Mather Lane, Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire, the child of Thomas Mather And Margerite Abram.
  • In 1618, Richard Mather resided in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Richard Mather married Catherine Holt, Sarah Hankredge Story Cotton, and had children including Eleazer Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Hannah Mason, Jacob Mason, Joseph Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Rev Increase Mather, Samuel Mather, Sarah Eleanor Mather, Timothy Mather.
  • Richard Mather passed away in 1669 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Mather's Ancestors

Self
Richard Mather
1596–1669
Birth Place: Mather Lane, Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire
Parents
Thomas Mather
1575–1633
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Margerite Abram
1576–1601
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Mather's Descendants

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Richard Mather (1596–22 Apr 1669) m. Sarah (Hankredge Story) Cotton (1601–27 May 1676) m. Catherine Holt (18 January 1596–Mar 1655)
  1. 1. Rev (Increase) Mather 1639–1723 m. Maria Cotton 1641–1714
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Lucy Stirrup) Mather 1654–1745 m. Richard Mather 1651–1733
      1. 1. Thomas Mather 1685–1745 m. Hannah Rawlinson 1704–1795 m. Hannah Rawlinson 1704–1761
        1. 1. Thomas (Mather) IV 1736–1802 m. Hannah Cross 1737–1771 m. Hannah Cross 1737–1797
        2. 2. Richard Mather 1743–1821
        3. 3. Elizabeth Mather 1727–1791
        4. 4. Margaret Mather 1731–
        5. 5. Alice Mather 1729–1744
        6. 6. John Mather 1731–1802
      2. 2. Margaret Mather 1682–
      3. 3. Ann Mather 1688–1718
      4. 4. John Mather 1710–
      5. 5. John Mather 1688–1745
    2. 2. Maria Mather 1665–1746
    3. 3. Jerusha Mather 1684–1710
    4. 4. Rev (Nathaniel) Mather 1669–1688
    5. 5. Sarah Mather 1671–1746
    6. 6. Elizabeth Mather 1667–1745 m. William Greenough 1670–
    7. 7. Rev (Samuel) Mather 1674–1729
    8. 8. Abigail Mather 1677–1748
    9. 9. Abigail Mather 1748–
    10. 10. Katharine Mather 1682–1683
    11. 11. Hannah Mather 1680–1706
    12. 12. Dr. (Cotton) Mather 1663–1728
  2. 2. Hannah Mason 1647–
  3. 3. Jacob Mason 1644–
  4. 4. Samuel Mather 1626–
  5. 5. Timothy Mather 1628–
  6. 6. Eleazer Mather 1637–
  7. 7. Joseph Mather 1632–
  8. 8. Nathaniel Mather 1630–
  9. 9. Elizabeth Mather 1618–1690

Richard Mather's Timeline

5 Records

1596
1596
Birth of Richard Mather in Mather Lane, Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire
Mather Lane, Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire
1618
1618
Age 22
Richard Mather resided here in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
1636
1636
Age 40
Richard Mather resided here in Dorchester
Dorchester
1669
22 Apr 1669
Age 73
Death of Richard Mather in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1907
1907-1907
Age 311
Richard Mather resided here in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Mather Lane, Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire
    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] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [4] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [5] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Rising Genealogy : descendants of Jonathan Rising of Suffield, Connecticut
    [9] Colonial Families of the USA
    [10] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. IV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford - Brasenose College Register 1509-1909

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 74

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Dorchester
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1907-1907
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Handy Book of American Authors, 1907

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1669
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    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] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [4] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [5] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Rising Genealogy : descendants of Jonathan Rising of Suffield, Connecticut
    [9] Colonial Families of the USA
    [10] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. IV

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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