Old Dead Relatives

The genealogy of my extended family

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First Name

Last Name
Elizabeth MATTHEWS

Elizabeth MATTHEWS

Female Abt 1781 - 1840  (~ 59 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elizabeth MATTHEWS was born about 1781 in Warren, Lincoln [Knox] Maine (daughter of James MATTHEWS and Charity COOMBS); died in 1840; was buried in unknown.

    Elizabeth married Pentecost WALCOTT on 8 Mar 1801 in Warren, Lincoln [Knox] Maine. Pentecost (son of Pentecost WALCOTT and Hannah GUILD) was born on 8 Sep 1774 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 4 Mar 1844 in Kennebec, Washington, Maine; was buried in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Hannah WALCOTT was born in 1802 in Union, Knox, Maine; died on 30 Dec 1862.
    2. Robert WALCOTT was born in 1813 in Union, Knox, Maine; died in 1814 in Union, Knox, Maine.
    3. Elizabeth WALCOTT was born in 1805 in Union, Knox, Maine; died in 1870.
    4. Lydia WALCOTT was born in 1809 in Union, Knox, Maine.
    5. Katherine WALCOTT was born on 16 Jun 1802 in Union, Knox, Maine; died on 1 Sep 1872 in Searsmont, Waldo, Maine; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Searsmont, Waldo, Maine.
    6. Mary WALCOTT was born in 1815 in Union, Knox, Maine; died in 1836 in Union, Knox, Maine.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James MATTHEWS was born on 5 Jun 1737 in N Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine (son of Col Benjamin MATTHEWS and Catherine CAMPBELL); died in Mar 1802 in S Thomaston, Knox, Maine; was buried in unknown.

    James married Charity COOMBS after 28 Jan 1764 in Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine. Charity (daughter of John COMES and Lydia) was born on 11 Oct 1737 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died before 1796 in Maine; was buried in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Charity COOMBS was born on 11 Oct 1737 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts (daughter of John COMES and Lydia); died before 1796 in Maine; was buried in unknown.
    Children:
    1. 1. Elizabeth MATTHEWS was born about 1781 in Warren, Lincoln [Knox] Maine; died in 1840; was buried in unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Col Benjamin MATTHEWS was born about 1708 in Lock Carron, Roxburghshire, Scotland; died on 26 Jul 1759 in Maine; was buried in unknown.

    Benjamin married Catherine CAMPBELL on 5 Apr 1733 in N Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine. Catherine was born about 1712 in Monzie, Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1755 in Maine; was buried in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Catherine CAMPBELL was born about 1712 in Monzie, Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1755 in Maine; was buried in unknown.
    Children:
    1. Lt John MATTHEWS was born on 29 Jun 1743 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut; died about 1781 in S Thomaston, Knox, Maine; was buried in unknown.
    2. Jane MATTHEWS was born on 28 Apr 1734 in N Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine; died on 11 Oct 1813 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine.
    3. 2. James MATTHEWS was born on 5 Jun 1737 in N Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine; died in Mar 1802 in S Thomaston, Knox, Maine; was buried in unknown.
    4. Margaret MATTHEWS was born in 1738 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut; died in 1830 in Thomaston, Lincoln [Knox], Maine.
    5. Abigail Campbell MATTHEWS was born in 1739 in N Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine; died in ? in Corinna, Penobscot, Maine.
    6. Mary MATTHEWS was born on 3 Jun 1745 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut; died in ?.
    7. Ruth MATTHEWS was born on 4 Sep 1753 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut; died in 1832 in Thomaston, Lincoln [Knox], Maine.
    8. Charles MATTHEWS was born on 17 Aug 1755 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut; died on 17 Jun 1844 in Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine.

  3. 6.  John COMES died in ?.

    John married Lydia. Lydia died in ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Lydia died in ?.
    Children:
    1. 3. Charity COOMBS was born on 11 Oct 1737 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died before 1796 in Maine; was buried in unknown.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023