Peter Mathews

1660 - 1719

• Born	Between 1660 and 1670	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1719	Albany, Albany Co, New York, USA
  Person ID	I3646	markhamchest
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Mister Mathews,   b. Between 1620 and 1640, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Miss Fletcher,   b. Between 1634 and 1642, London, London (city), England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1299	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bridget [Unknown],   b. Abt 1670,   d. Jan 1723, New York City, New York (city), New York, USA
  Married	Abt 1690
  Children	1. Fletcher Mathews,   b. 1685-1690, Ireland ,   d. Bef 1721, New York, USA   2. Vincent Mathews,   b. Abt 1695, New York City, New York (city), New York, USA ,   d. 24 May 1784, Orange Co, New York, USA   3. Son Mathews,   b. Abt 1700,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Catherine Mathews,   b. Abt 1700, New York, USA ,   d. Aft 1735   5. Flora Mathews,   b. Abt 1700, New York, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1278	Group Sheet

  
  

• External Links

  Markham of Chesterfield Blog Peter Mathews - Tavern Keeper. Read the June 2018 blog posting at the Markham of Chesterfield Blog.

  
  

  Features

  Feature: Peter Mathews and Benjamin Fletcher – What’s the Connection? There is good evidence for a familial relationship between Benjamin Fletcher, who served as governor of New York 1692-1698, and Peter Mathews, Fletcher’s “commander of the fort”. Peter Mathews is my 8xgreat-grandfather, so I have long been interested in the connection. PDF

  
  

  Biographies

  Mathews, Peter Peter Mathews – records dating 1691 to 1720. PDF

  
  

  Sketches		Sketch: Peter Mathews – Ancestral Possibilities Considerable effort has been expended to try to identify the ancestors of Peter Mathews (#3646). I have looked at a number of Mathew, Mathews, Matthews individuals and families. To better define that research, I have placed these individuals in the Markham of Chesterfield database under a collective entry - "Mathews Ancestors ZCollector". PDF
  		Sketch: The Princess Anne Regiment of Foot 1685 – 1692 In my search for ancestors for my 8x-great-grandfather, Peter Mathews, I have closely followed his likely relative, Benjamin Fletcher. In 1691 the two men are noted together in the Princess Anne Regiment of Foot, serving in Ireland – Benjamin Fletcher as Captain, and Peter Mathews as Quartermaster. PDF
  		Sketch: Athlone Ireland 1690-1691 Was Benfletcher Mathews a member of the garrison at Athlone in the late 17th century? –Or, was he a merchant or man of business in the town of Athlone?
  		Sketch: An Account of the Mathews Family . . . The family [Mathews] is of Irish descent. His great grandfather, Peter Mathews, was a commissioned officer in the British army . . . The Rev Mr Ellison informed General Mathews that his coat of arms, probably a funeral escutcheon, was in the old St Peters Church in Albany . . .