Matthias Matson1

M, #1765, b. 5 February 1724, d. between 18 May 1767 and 28 May 1767
  • Birth*: 5 February 1724; Gloucester Co., New Jersey1
  • Marriage*: 1755; Gloucester Co., New Jersey; Stewart: "I recently came into possession of a number of original marriage licenses presumed to represent some of the marriages performed by John Ladd as a Justice of the Peace between the years 1731 and 1760. ...
    "Mathias Matson, yeoman, Greenwich township, Gloucester Co., and Elizabeth Wilkins, spinster, Deptford township, Gloucester county, 1755."

    Note that Beatty's book describes the marriage as occurring "on 12 Sep 1754 at Holy Trinity Church", [Swedesboro, Gloucester Co.].; Spouse:Elizabeth Wilkins2,3
  • Death*: between 18 May 1767 and 28 May 1767; Gloucester Co., New Jersey; Dates will written & inventory taken.
Last Edited: 10 Apr 2009
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Parents:

Father: Matthias Mattson1 b. 12 Aug 1688, d. bt 20 Oct 1750 - 7 Nov 1750
Mother: Judith Swanson1 b. 1688, d. a 1754

Family:

Elizabeth Wilkins
  • Marriage*: 1755; Gloucester Co., New Jersey; Stewart: "I recently came into possession of a number of original marriage licenses presumed to represent some of the marriages performed by John Ladd as a Justice of the Peace between the years 1731 and 1760. ...
    "Mathias Matson, yeoman, Greenwich township, Gloucester Co., and Elizabeth Wilkins, spinster, Deptford township, Gloucester county, 1755."

    Note that Beatty's book describes the marriage as occurring "on 12 Sep 1754 at Holy Trinity Church", [Swedesboro, Gloucester Co.].; Spouse:Elizabeth Wilkins2,3

Children:

Hepzibah Matson5 b. 29 Sep 1755
Sarah Matson+ 5 b. 22 Feb 1757, d. 11 Jun 1817
Mary Matson5 b. 24 Oct 1764

Notes

  • Note*: Will: "1767, May 18. Matson, Matthias, of Gloucester Co., yeoman; will of. I order that I be buried on the plantation and nowhere else. Wife, Elizabeth, £100, and many household goods. Daughters - Hepsabey, and Mary, my two plantations; Hepsiba to have the homestead, and Mary the other place, when they are of age. My daughter, Sarah, the value of 1/3 my lands. Executors - my wife and my brother, William Matson. ... Witnesses - John Pinyard, Martha Pinyard, Jacob Richman. Proved June 3, 1767.
    "1767, May 28. Inventory, £191.5.9, made by John Pinyard and Caleb Lippincott."4

Citations

  1. [S394] The records of the Swedish Lutheran churches at Raccoon and Penns Neck, 1713-1786. Translated & compiled by Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of New Jersey. Intro & notes by Amandus Johnson. 1938 p. 250, Racoon Creek.   Swedish-Lutheran-Raccoon-Ck.pdf
  2. [S490] Stewart, Frank H., Stewart's Genealogical and Historical Miscellany, No. 1, 1918. Originally publ. in Woodbury Daily Times from June 19 to July 31, 1918. (Gloucester County Historical Society, 1969), vol 1, p. 22 & 25.   Stewart--Miscellany.pdf
  3. [S21] Beatty, Ronald, Beatty, Ronald compiler, "The Rambo Family Tree, 2nd edition 2006". Based on 1st ed. book by Beverly Rambo. An on-line manuscript or book viewed at http://members.aol.com/RamboBook/index.htm, version 14 Jul 2006. Portions downloaded. rambo5.txt.   Beatty--Rambo-Family-Tree.pdf
  4. [S127] Documents relating to the colonial, revolutionary and post-revolutionary history of the state of New Jersey. aka New Jersey Archives. 33:277.
  5. [S468] Society of Friends, Salem Monthly Meeting, NJ. Filmed at Dept of Friends Records, 302 Arch St, Phila. FHL microfilm 20,482. Births & Deaths 1686-1798, p. 90, children of Mathias Matson and Elizabeth his wife (listed after her Grinslade children).