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William Matson 1720–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef. 30 Oct 1720

Birth Location: Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England

Death Date: Bef. 30 Sep 1819

Death Location: Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: John Matson

Mother: Frances Shrubsole

Spouse(s): Martha Williams

Children(s): ANN MATSON

William Matson was born in 1720 in Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England, the child of John Matson And Frances Shrubsole. William Matson married Martha Williams, and had children including Ann Matson. William Matson passed away in 1819 in Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • William Matson was born in 1720 in Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England, the child of John Matson And Frances Shrubsole.
  • William Matson married Martha Williams, and had children including Ann Matson.
  • William Matson passed away in 1819 in Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Matson's Ancestors

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William Matson
1720–1819
Birth Place: Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England
Parents
John Matson
1678–1730
Chilham, Kent, England
Frances Shrubsole
1685–1740
Chilham, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Matson
1637–1705
Canterbury, Kent, England
Elizabeth Foade
1634–1723
Godmersham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England
John Shrubsole
1639–1709
Canterbury, Kent, England
Elizabeth Juce
1632–1702
Godmersham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Matson
1613–1698
Dorothy Tailor
1617–1709
John Shrubsole
1617–1658
Ann Gray
1614–1696
Robert Juce
1596–1672
Elizabeth Webbe
1592–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Matson
1579–1629
Elizabeth Franklyne
1575–1630
Samuel Shrubsole
1597–
Margret
1597–1685
Thomas Gray
1594–1663
Jone Arnald
1590–1633
Nicholas Juce
1560–1626
Alice Clyfford
1560–1609
Thomas Webbe
1565–
Elizabeth Matthews
1580–

William Matson's Descendants

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William Matson (Bef. 30 Oct 1720–Bef. 30 Sep 1819) m. Martha Williams (14 Sep 1718–13 Apr 1772)
  1. 1. ANN MATSON 1749–1833 m. George Harris 1753–1795
    1. 1. Thomas Harris 1780–1858

William Matson's Timeline

2 Records

1720
Bef. 30 Oct 1720
Birth of William Matson in Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England
Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England
1819
Bef. 30 Sep 1819
Age 99
Death of William Matson in Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England
Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 30 Oct 1720
    Event Place: Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 30 Sep 1819
    Event Place: Chilham, Nr Canterbury, Kent, England

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