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William Matthews 1661 – 1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 June 1661

Birth Location: Hungars Parish, Northampton, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 12 December 1726

Death Location: Somerset, Maryland, USA

Father: Morice Matthews

Mother: Elizabeth Littleton

Spouse(s): Mary Riggin

Children(s): Teague Matthews-Planter

The birth of William Matthews took place in 1661 in Hungars Parish, Northampton, Maryland, USA, to Morice Matthews and Elizabeth Elice Littleton. William Matthews married Mary Riggin, and together they had Teague Matthews-Planter. William Matthews's death occurred in 1726 in Somerset, Maryland, USA.

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Parents

Morice Matthews
1643 – 1707
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Littleton
1645 – 1695
Birth Location: Hungars Parish, Northampton County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Riggin
1668 – 1726
Birth Location: Annemessex, Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Teague Matthews-Planter
1695 – 1761
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 June 1661
    Event Place: Hungars Parish, Northampton, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 December 1726
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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