Mathew first appears in court, Accomack Co., Va., April, 1671 where his age was judged to be eleven (done under English 1aw to "Guarantee" length of Service) as a servant boy to Daniel Jennifer. This would make a birth date of around 1671 + -. He next appears in Court in Lewes; Sussex Co., Twice, in 1682, once to obtain a Warrant of 300 acrees of land and the second time to be bound over from Richard Bundick to a Norton Claypoole. (We know the "history" of Jennifer, Bundick and Claypoole but not how Mathew fits into these families. From then on, until his death in late 1737 or early 1738 we have all kinds of records.

He married a Mary and that is a11 we know. Who was Mary??? They were married prior to 1700. Where??? We know the children names but not the birthdates or order, surely all were born early 1700's.

Children:
Jonathan married Sarah Rowland (Miers)
Mathew II married Isabella Dobson(Dodson)
Thomas married Eliphia Burdell
Henry married ???
Mary married a Hand

Matthew I purchased two hundred acres at Cool Spring and this land has changed very little up to now. In 1710, he sold the 200 acres and purchased five hundred acres. This land is where Milton now stands. Here is where he lived and died. Once again, we know little about Mary, She was named in his will, so she was alive in 1733. Milton was known as "Osborns Landing" around that time. Jonathan was a a ship builder, Thomas also built ships, Henry, we think, didn't marry. He and Thomas had a mill across one of the branches from Mathew I land and Henry also had a large piece of land there. Mary, married a man by the name of-Hand-, they had a daughter, Mary and at least two sons, they lived in the area most of their lives.

*Matthew II married Isabella Dodson, dau of Richard and Elinor Dodson, who was a neighbor of Matthew, who ownned 200 acres in Coo1 Spring. They were married at the Duck Creek MM, around the tenth (Dec), but the exact date and location is not shown. At the time of Mathew I death the land was broken into five, one hundred acre portions, one for each child and grandchild, Jonathan II..

Children of Matthew and Isabella

* William married Rebecca Cox

Matthew III b. Jan. 12, 1728 in Sussex Co:, De--d. Jan. 22, l8l6 in Randolph Co.,NC--Married June. 24, 1755 to Mary Reynolds b. Nov. l5, l737 in Chester Co., Pa--d. Dec.13, 1804 in Randolph Co., Nc

Samuel b. ca 1731 in Sussex Co., De--d. Apr. l5, l807 in Guilford Co., Nc--married Jun.7,l 761 to Elizabeth Lamb b. ukn d. ukn.

John b. ca 1734 d. ca 1817 married Oct. 30, l756 to Sarah Ballard b. ukn d. ukn.

Sarah b.Jun.l7,l737 in Sussex Co.,De d. Dec.29,1784 married Mar.l9,l767 to Aaron Frazier b.ukn d.ukn. Joseph b.ukn d.ukn married May 8,1766 to Mary Angell b.ukn d. ukn.

Daniel b. Jan.3, l745 in Centre, Guilford, NC d. Sept. l, 1817 in Jefferson Co.,Tn --married Feb. 9, l768 to Margaret Stout b. ukn d. ukn

David b.ukn d. ukn.

In 1747 Will moved to Pa and in 1748 the rest of Matthew II family moved there. Three land Warrants were obtained, Matthew II, William and Joseph. Locations are just north and east of (now) Rossville, northwest of York, Pa. They attended the Warrington MM of Friends, Transfering from Cool Spring MM of Friends. The family left PA after only four years and went to the Greensboro area of NC and from there spread out all over. William married in PA before leaving PA and the rest of the children married in NC. William b. ca 1725 in Sussex Co.,, DE d. will probated July 19,1768--married Oct. 5, 1750 Rebecca Cox b. ca 1730-50 d. unkn.

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