Benjamin Matthews

1729 - Bef 1762  (~ 42 years)

• Name	Benjamin Matthews
  Birth	Between 1720 and 1729	Southampton Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 4 Sep 1762	Edgecombe Co., North Carolina
  Person ID	I19638	Gregory Gen
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Hugh Matthews,   b. Between 1681 and 1685, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia d. Between 7 Nov 1747 and 12 Sep 1751, Nottoway Parish, Southhampton Co., Virginia (Age ~ 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Johnson,   b. Between 1680 and 1690, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia d. Between 1738 and 1747, Southampton Co., Virginia (Age ~ 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1710	Isle of Wright Co., Virginia   [1]
  Family ID	F4806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Phoebe Matthews,   b. Abt 1747  [Father: natural]   2. Benjamin Matthews,   b. 1748   d. 17 Oct 1818, Georgia (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Joel Matthews,   b. Abt 1760  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F14143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S272] Mark Valsame, (Name: MV66NC@email.msn.com;). "...All of the children of Hugh Matthews were by wife Martha Johnson. We know that Hugh Matthews and his wife were married by 1715 when they conveyed land to Martha's brother John Johnson. In 1738, Hugh Matthews sold land again and that deed was witnessed by Martha and confirmed by both Hugh and wife Martha. Thus, Martha was still living in 1738. All of Hugh Matthews' children would have been born well before 1738. Indeed, by 1747, virtually all of his children were married and had families of their own,..."