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Thomas Matthews 1638 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 5 September 1688

Death Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: James Matthews

Mother: Joanes Mathewes

Spouse(s): Sarah Rider

Children(s): Thomas Matthews, Elizabeth Matthews, John Matthews, Benjamin Matthews, Mary Matthews

According to available records, Thomas Matthews was born in 1638 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of James Matthews and Joanes Mathewes. Following those early years, Thomas Matthews married Sarah Hedge Matthews Rider, and their family grew to include Thomas Matthews, Elizabeth Matthews, John Matthews, Benjamin Matthews and Mary Matthews. In the later years of life, Thomas Matthews died in 1688 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Parents

James Matthews
1610 – 1685
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England
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Joanes Mathewes
1618 – 1670
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Rider
1645 – 1670
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Matthews
1661 – 1688
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Matthews
1664 – 1748
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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John Matthews
1683 – 1776
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Matthews
1668 – 1741
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Matthews
1670 – 1746
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1638
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1638
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 September 1688
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 September 1688
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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