Francis Matthews, of Oyster River

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1. FRANCIS MATHEWS - m.22 Nov. 1622 Ottery St. Mary, Devon, Mrs. Thomasine (Tamsen) Channon (d.c.1690), d. of Henry Channon d. between 10 May and 19 Dec. 1648

Francis was a fish merchant and lived at Durham Point, NH. He received from Richard Vines, Henry Jocelyn and Thomas Wannerton 1 Oct. 1637 a lease of 100 acres of land for 1,000 years "on the N.W. side of the great island commonly called 'Muskito Hall'" at the Oyster River which flows into Great Bay. He signed the Exeter Combination 5 June 1639. He then bought land at Oyster River of William Hilton 7 July 1641. (1)

Francis' widow Thomasine sued John Heard of Sturgeon Creek in the Maine Court Oct. 1652 and the writings were ordered delivered to her. In 1653 she entered a caution about the land her husband bought from Heard on Great Isle. After her death Benjamin, who was the administrator of her estate, received some renumeration for having taken care of his mother for many years 6 Nov. 1705.

For some unknown reason the descendants of Francis Jr. spell their name Mathes.

Issue-

• I. Elizabeth- bpt. 27 Dec. 1623 Ottery St. Mary, Devon, m.1. William Dixon, 2. William Follett, alive in 1678
• II. Francis- bpt. 20 Feb. 1625 Ottery St. Mary, Devon, m. 23 Feb. 1691/2 Ruth Bennet
• 2III. WALTER- m. MARY ______, d. 1678
• IV. Martha- m.1. ______ Snell, 2. ______ Brown
• V. Benjamin- b. 1634, m. after 1670 Mrs. Dorothy (Hall) Kent, d.c.1701
• VI. Katherine- b. 1638, m.1. Thomas Footmas or Footman, 2. William Durgin

Ref:

• (1) "Old Kittery and Her Families"- Everett S. Stackpole, pp.30-1
• (2) Article on Ottery St. Mary in wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottery_St_Mary
• "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England"- Savage, Vol. III, p.176
• Matthews Genealogy- George Ernst, MS at York, ME Library
• "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire"- p.468
• "Pioneers of Maine & New Hampshire"- Pope, p. 135
• "History Of The Town Of Durham, New Hampshire : (Oyster River Plantation) With Genealogical Notes". 2017. Archive.Org. Accessed March 28 2017. page 262

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Citations

1. from TORREY: MATTHEWS, Francis (-1647?, 1648?) & Tamson/Thomasine [CHANNON] (-1704?, 1690+); Ottery, St. Mary, Devonshire, by 1630, by 1628, 22 Nov 1622, ?28 Nov; Dover, NH {McIntire Anc. 203, 211; Dover NH Mar. 141; Wentworth 1:76; Durham NH 2:135, 136, 263; Kittery 30-1; GDMNH 112, 171, 468; Drew 3; Reg. 9:220}

Links

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