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Robert I Matthews 1701 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1701

Birth Location: Paul, Cornwall, England

Death Date: Jun 1787

Death Location: England

Father: Robert Mathews

Mother: Elizabeth Leah

Spouse(s): Thomasin Hammond

Children(s): Honour Matthews

In 1701, Robert I Matthews entered the world in Paul, Cornwall, England, born to Robert Mathews and Elizabeth Leah. Robert I Matthews married Thomasin Hammond, and had children including Honour Matthews. Robert I Matthews passed away in 1787 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1701, Robert I Matthews entered the world in Paul, Cornwall, England, born to Robert Mathews and Elizabeth Leah.
  • Robert I Matthews married Thomasin Hammond, and had children including Honour Matthews.
  • Robert I Matthews passed away in 1787 in England.

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Robert Matthews's Ancestors

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Robert Matthews
1701 – 1787
Birth Place: Paul, Cornwall, England
Parents
Robert Mathews
1668 – 1750
Paul, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Leah
1676 – 1748
Paul, Cornwall, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Matthews's Descendants

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Robert (I) Matthews (13 Oct 1701 – Jun 1787) m. Thomasin Hammond
  1. 1. Honour Matthews (11 Mar 1745 – 17 sep 1811) m. Richard Branwell (9 jul 1744 – 25 mar 1812)
    1. 1. Richard Branwell (1772 – 7 Feb 1815)
    2. 2. Honour Branwell (16 May 1773 – 1776)
    3. 3. Robert (Matthews) Branwell (may 1775 – 10 Mar 1813)
    4. 4. Catherine Branwell (1776 – 13 Sep 1816) m. John Edmunds (1770 – )
      1. 1. John Edmonds (1794 – )
      2. 2. Richard Edmonds (1799 – January 1857) m. Mary Lanyon (1807 – 1859)
        1. 1. Alfred Edmonds (1827 – Mar 1891)
        2. 2. Catherine Edmonds (1829 – )
        3. 3. Charles Edmonds (1829 – )
        4. 4. Robert (Branwell) Edmonds (1829 – )
        5. 5. Emma Edmonds (18 Nov 1829 – 24 Nov 1863) m. George Bennett (21 Aug 1825 – 31 Mar 1911)
        6. 6. Maria Edmonds (ABT 1831 – )
        7. 7. Susan Edmonds (1835 – )
        8. 8. Richard Edmonds (1835 – )
        9. 9. Thomas Edmonds (Mar 1838 – )
      3. 3. Catharine (Bramwell) Edmonds (4 Apr 1801 – 1851)
      4. 4. Joseph Edmonds
      5. 5. Walter Edmonds
    5. 5. Thomas Branwell (1778 – 24 Nov 1811)
    6. 6. Thomasine (Matthews) Branwell (4 Dec 1780 – 3 Oct 1853)
    7. 7. Margaret Branwell (1782 – 13 Sep 1816)
    8. 8. Julia Branwell (1784 – 13 aug 1835)
    9. 9. eliza branwell (1786 – 13 Aug 1835)
    10. 10. William Branwell (1787 – 30 OCT 1813)
    11. 11. Joseph Branwell (27 Oct 1789 – 7 april 1857)

Robert Matthews's Timeline

3 Records

1701
13 Oct 1701
Birth of Robert I Matthews in Paul, Cornwall, England
Paul, Cornwall, England
1787
Jun 1787
Age 86
Death of Robert I Matthews in England
England
1787
10 Jun 1787
Age 86
Burial of Robert I Matthews in Paul, Cornwall, England
Paul, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1701
    Event Place: Paul, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1787
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1787
    Event Place: Paul, Cornwall, England

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