Elizabeth Matthews

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Elizabeth Matthews (Wright)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 1790 (75-76)
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Immediate Family:

Daughter of James Wright; James Wright (Quaker Minister); Mary Wright and Mary Bowarter
Wife of George Matthews
Mother of Edward Matthews; Margaret Worthington and James M. Matthews
Sister of Hannah Susannah Ballinger; Martha Mendenhall; James Wright; Captain John C. Wright; Thomas Wright and 8 others

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About Elizabeth Matthews

was born on 23 Nov 1714 in East Nottingham MM, Cecil County, Maryland and died in 1790 in Frederick County, Virginia at age 76.

Research Notes: Source: Maryland Quaker Records: Nottingham Monthly Meeting, Cecil County Book F - 1808-1836 Name: George Matthews Relative: son of:Oliver Matthews Comment: of Chester Co, PA Comment: (prcf Goshen MM, PA, dtd 19-8mo (Oct) 1730 OS, showing his clearness of debts & mar engagements) Also pr parents' consent. Name: Elizabeth Wright Birth Date: 23 Nov 1714 OS Relative: dau of:James Wright; Mary - Comment: of Monoquisie near the Potomack, MD; pr parents' consent Comment: (better known as Monocacy) (NB: Both are listed as fr Monoquesie, MD, nr Potomac) Marriage Date: 03 Jun 1731 OS Marriage Place: at Monoquisie MH, MD Child: Edward Birth Date: 03 Feb 1731/2 OS Child: John Birth Date: 10 Mar 1747 OS Comment: (see Gunpowder) Maryland Quaker Records: Nottingham Monthly Meeting, Cecil County Book F - 1808-1836

Elizabeth married George Matthews, on 4 Jun 1731 in Monoquisie MH, Cecil Co., Maryland.

Children from this marriage were:

i.Edward Matthews was born on 3 Feb 1731 in Cecil County, Maryland and died on an unknown date.

ii.John Matthews was born on 10 Mar 1747 in Cecil County, Maryland and died on an unknown

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Elizabeth Matthews's Timeline

1714
November 23, 1714
East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
1731
December 3, 1731
North Carolina, United States
1738
1738
Ireland
1750
December 10, 1750
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
1790
1790
Age 75
Fairfax, Virginia, USA