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Rebecca Mathews

Female 1795 - 1865


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  • Born  1795  Chemung Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Female 
    Died  1860-1865  Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I4157  markhamchest
    Last Modified  20 Aug 2020 

    Father  Vincent Mathews,   b. 29 Jun 1766, Orange Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1846, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Juliana Strong,   b. 1774, Blooming Grove, Orange Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1850, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F1394  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Thomas Mathews,   b. 5 Sep 1786, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1836 
    Married  1817  Bath, Steuben Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F1481  Group Sheet

    Family 2  William Everett,   b. Abt 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  16 Mar 1843  Goshen, Orange Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F1482  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • At Bath, Mr Thomas Mathews to Miss Rebecca Mathews, daughter of Col Vincent Mathews, esq.
      [source] The American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review, Volume 1; Biglow and Holley, 1817.

      Index to Episcopal Church Records 1820-1851; Trinity Episcopal Church of Rochester New York
      Mary Matthews and Rebecca Matthews; confirmed 21 August 1831.
      George Edwards Matthews, Julia Elizabeth Matthews, Vincent Matthews; children of Thomas and Rebecca Matthews; baptized 28 Aug 1831; sponsers Miss Matthews and General Matthews.
      George Mathews; grandson of Gen V Mathews, age 14; funeral 15 June 1838 [born 1824].
      Elizabeth Mathews; 26 years; funeral 1 May 1847 [born 1821; possibly the same as Julia Elizabeth Matthews].

      Rebecca Mathews and Thomas Mathews were the parents of three identified children - George Edwards Mathews (died young); Julia Elizabeth Mathews; and Vincent Mathews.

      Burials in the Wisner Cemetery (or Baptist Burying Ground) in Elmira New York:
      Thomas Mathews; 5 September 1786 to 16 June 1836; 49y 9m 11d; (Trinity Episcopal Church record states he was buried on 6/18/1836 by the Rev. Richard Smith. Towner read tombstone, Fall, 1875.)
      [source] from Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice; http://www.joycetice.com/cemc/wisner01.htm
      note - It has been assumed that this Thomas Mathews is the first husband of Rebecca Mathews, but further confirmation is needed!!

      note - Rebecca Mathews was secondly married to William Everett.

      March 16th [1843] - William Everett of Goshen to Rebecca Matthews of Rochester, witnesses Jonas Seely and wife, Col Wm Little, Robert Hathaway.
      [source] The Early Records of the First Presbyterian Church at Goshen, New York from 1767-1885; Charles C. Coleman; Heritage Books, 1989.

      1850 Census of Monroe county New York; Rochester
      Julia Mathews; 77 (1773) New York
      Rebecca Everett; 53 (1797) New York
      Elizabeth Mathews; 42 (1808) New York
      Isabelle Brown; 16 (1834) Ireland

      1860 Census of Monroe county New York; Rochester
      Elizabeth Mathews; 54, New York
      Everett Mathews (f); 64, New York [Rebecca Mathews Everett]
      Mary Mason; 25 (1835) Ireland

      Notes for Rebecca Mathews; compiled by Pamela Hutchison Garrett, 2018; for Markham of Chesterfield website.