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Walter Matthews 1702–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1702

Birth Location: Centre, Brandywine Hundred, New Castle, Germany

Death Date: 1781

Death Location: Core Sound, Carteret, North Carolina, United States

Father: Oliver Matthews

Mother: Elizabeth Thomas

Spouse(s): Mary Mendenhall

Children(s): Ann Matthews

The story of Walter Matthews began in 1702 in Centre, Brandywine Hundred, New Castle, Germany. Walter Matthews married Mary Mendenhall, and had children including Ann Matthews. Walter Matthews passed away in 1781 in Core Sound, Carteret, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Matthews began in 1702 in Centre, Brandywine Hundred, New Castle, Germany.
  • Walter Matthews married Mary Mendenhall, and had children including Ann Matthews.
  • Walter Matthews passed away in 1781 in Core Sound, Carteret, North Carolina, United States.

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Walter Matthews's Ancestors

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Walter Matthews
1702–1781
Birth Place: Centre, Brandywine Hundred, New Castle, Germany
Parents
Oliver Matthews
1657–1708
New, Cumberland, England
Elizabeth Thomas
1671–1709
England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Matthews's Descendants

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Walter Matthews (1702–1781) m. Mary Mendenhall (1712–1743)
  1. 1. Ann Matthews 1738–1835 m. John Floyd 1710–1766 m. Thomas (Jessup) II 1715–1783
    1. 1. Elizabeth 1759–1815 m. Isaiah Hunt 1756–1822
      1. 1. Isaiah Hunt 1794–1867 m. Nancy Hargrave 1794–1860
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Hunt 1818–1894 m. Adam (B) Wine 1821–1903
        2. 2. Rebecca Hunt 1827–1895 m. Greenberry Tharp 1819–1897
        3. 3. Aquilla Hunt 1824–1830
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Hunt 1828–1923
        5. 5. Penina Hunt 1825–1860 m. Israel (Tharp) Jr 1817–1856
        6. 6. William Hunt 1823–1846
        7. 7. Luzena Hunt 1831– m. Alexander Wright 1829–
      2. 2. Sarah Hunt 1780–1860
      3. 3. Thomas Hunt 1798–1869
      4. 4. William Hunt 1776–1843
      5. 5. Jesse Hunt 1787–1830 m. Marion Wilson 1789–1866
        1. 1. William (John) Hunt 1826–1901 m. Nancy McChristy 1828–1909
        2. 2. Rebecca Hunt 1822–1854
        3. 3. John Hunt 1815–1873 m. Sarah Archer 1826–1891
        4. 4. Mary Hunt 1819– m. George Tharp 1825–
        5. 5. Wilson Hunt 1809–1858 m. Millicent Wilson 1814–1860
        6. 6. Miriam Hunt 1811–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Hunt 1812–
        8. 8. Phanuel Hunt 1817–

Walter Matthews's Timeline

3 Records

1702
1702
Birth of Walter Matthews in Centre, Brandywine Hundred, New Castle, Germany
Centre, Brandywine Hundred, New Castle, Germany
1705
1705
Age 3
Birth of Walter Matthews in Centre, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Centre, New Castle, Delaware, United States
1781
1781
Age 79
Death of Walter Matthews in Core Sound, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Core Sound, Carteret, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Centre, New Castle, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Centre, Brandywine Hundred, New Castle, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Core Sound, Carteret, North Carolina, United States

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