THOMAS
MATHEWS ~ NANCY ROSS
Thomas Mathews
home in 1782
Thomas Mathews
home in 1782
THOMAS MATHEWS
born 1782 in BALLYMONEY, IRELAND.
THOMAS MATHEWS and
NANCY ROSS born 1791 had the following children:
THOMAS MATHEWS DIED 1874 age 92 ~
NANCY ROSS MATHEWS DIED 1867
Nancy,
Robert, Thomas, James, William J, Joseph,
Hugh, Adam, Jeannette, Alexander.
ROBERT MATHEWS CO ANTRIUM IRELAND
BORN 5 MAY 1814 ~ DIED 4 DECEMBER
1888
REBECCA BOYD,MATHEWS WIFE ROBERT
BORN 18 MAY 1823 ~ DIED 8 JULY 1883
robert ~ rebbeca, left __ wm ~ martha,
right
WM J MATHEWS A NATIVE OF ANTRIUM CO
IRELAND
DIED 22 DECEMBER 1891 AGE 71 YRS 22
DAYS
nancy tweed, wm j, robert mathews
thomas mathews mathews father died
at john tweed home.
john tweed died 27 june 1890 age 72
yrs 10 m 2 days
nancy mathews tweed died 28 january
1886
age 72 yrs 10 m 2 days
joseph mathews died 20 january 1898
aged 73 yrs 9 mo 3 days
h margaret keys, wife died 19 february
1911 age 74 yrs 4 mo 17 days
hugh mathews born 26 june
1826 died 12 may 1906
jane mcguire, his wife born 28 july
1831 died 2 april 1918
james mathews father died 16 april
1900 aged 81 yrs 6 mo 15 days
isabella redpath mathews wife-mother
died 22 january 1899 aged 68 yrs.
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1173 Mathews
I quote from Brink's Atlas of Randolph
Co. on page 1173 thu 1181.
Cornelius Mathews m Nancy
Orr and brother Robert and brother Thomas and Son
Thomas Jr. All Came to America from
Ballymoney, Ireland.
1 gen. Thomas Mathews
Sr. b 6-12-1782 d 10-14-1874 at the home of his son-in-law John
Tweed, Was m Ireland To Nancy Ross
b 1791 d 8/9/1864 in Randolph Co. IL.
"she was the Dau of
Robert Ross of Anockwall, Parish Derrykeigham, near Derrock, Co.
Antrim, Ireland Lord and Lady Ross
were wealthy and had a beautiful estate."
"Influenced
by their
son Robert, who had come to America in 1836, and to Randolph Co.IL
in 1838 This couple Thomas and
Nancy
Mathews came to Illinois in 1840 with the
principle part of the family arriving
in the country, by way of New Orleans and thence to
Illinois.
They where members of the
Old Light, (Reformed Presbyterian) Church, and raised their
children in the fear of the Lord,
as the first great truth of life; than place before them an
example of piety and virtue worthy
of their initiation, and they all became members of
that same church an had lead exemplar
lives, and have made reputable, patriotic and
trustworthy citizens.
We have this bible record.
Thomas Mathews was born
6/12/1782 in Ireland and died in Randolph Co. IL.
D 10/14/1874 in his 93rd year. He
married in Ireland Nancy Ross b in Ireland and died in
Randolph Co. IL. About 1864. she was
the Dau of Robert Ross of Anockwall, Parish
Derrykeigham, near Derrock, Co. Antrim.
Thomas and Nancy left Ireland
9/25/1839, and arrived in Randolph Co. IL. On 1/24/1840.
Their children
2 gen. Nancy b 2/2/1813 d 1/28/1886
m John Tweed.
2 gen. Robert b 5-5-1814 d 4/12/1888
m 8/4/1842 Rebecca Boyd.
2 gen. Thomas b 7/13/1816 d 9/17/1856
m Elizabeth Moffatt.
2 gen. James b 10/31/1818 d 4-16-1900
m Isabel Redpath.
2 gen. William John b 11/30/1820 d
12-22-1891 m Martha Mathews
(his cousin)
2 gen. Joseph Braden b 4/27/1824
d 1-20-1898 m Ann Brown
& Ann Jane Hayes
2 gen. Hugh b 6/18/1816 d 5-12-1906
m 1851 Jane Milinda McGurie
2 gen. Adam Thomson b 9/26/1828 d
10-19-1887 m Jane Gregg
& Mrs.Holiday Boyd Margaret
2 gen Janet White b 11/13/1831
d 2-15-1915 m Robert Catheart.
2 gen. Alex McCloud b 8/13/1834 d
6-5-1841 died young
Adam and Janet are buried
in Winchester, Kqansas.
All others are buried in
Hill Prqairie Cemetery.
Alex was killed by a kick
from Joseph's horse.
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