Levi Matthews

1773 - Bef 1829  (< 56 years)

• Name	Levi Matthews  [1]
  Birth	26 Mar 1773	Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	14 Nov 1796	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In his will David Matthews named wife Sarah, Extr. To son Edward, lands where I live, if no issue to son Israel or Joshua. To daughters Betsy Matthews, Sarah Matthews & Seliah Causey. To son Levi Mathews. Witt: Benjamin Schoolfield, George Schoolfield & Nathan Riggin.
  Will - Named in Wifes will	1 Nov 1814	Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	In her will Priscilla Matthews gave to Levi Matthews, Extr, if he doesn't marry Nancy Dickason; then to James Bloyd. Witt: Mathias Miles & Mathias Miles Jr.
  Reference Identifier	Ron Matthews
  Record ID	119054
  Will	5 Mar 1829	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	In his will Levi Matthews gave to James Bloyed, to Mary Bloyed (single person), to wife - unnamed, lands then to William Matthews and Whittington Matthews. James Stewart, Extr. Witt: Wm Miles of Samuel, Mary R. Latchum & James Denston.
  Death	Bef 31 Mar 1829	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Edward Matthews,   b. Abt 1768, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Israel Matthews,   b. Abt 1770, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Levi Matthews,   b. 26 Mar 1773, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 31 Mar 1829, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 56 years) ╚═Priscilla (--?--),   b. Abt 1764, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 19 Oct 1819, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 55 years),  m. Abt 1790, Somerset Co, Maryland   ╚═Nancy Dickerson,   b. Abt 1785, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 3 Apr 1811, Somerset Co, Maryland     4. Betsy Matthews,   b. Abt 1775, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah Matthews,   b. Abt 1778, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Joshua Matthews,   b. 1780, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1811, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 31 years) ╚═Polly Lord,   b. Abt 1787, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 28 Jan 1805, Somerset Co, Maryland     7. Seliah Causey Matthews,   b. Abt 1782, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Morice 'Morris' Matthews,   b. Abt 1630   d. Bef 28 Apr 1707, Dorchester Co, Maryland  (Age < 77 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Dennis,   b. Abt 1650   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I119054	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	David Matthews,   b. 1741, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 20 Dec 1796, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 55 years)
  Mother	Sarah Carsey,   b. 27 Oct 1747, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1798, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1767	Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland   [5, 6]
  	Barnes shows her as Sarah 'Cearsley' and Powell shows her Sarah 'Cearsly' on her marriage record and as Sarah 'Carsey' on her birth record.
  Family ID	F40093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Priscilla (--?--),   b. Abt 1764, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 19 Oct 1819, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 55 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1790	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Children	1. William Matthews,   b. Abt 1790, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Between 1860 and 1870, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 70 years) ╚═ Mary O'Dear  (Age < 31 years)  m. 4 Oct 1810;    ╚═ Mary Hobbs  (Age 50 years)  m. 22 May 1821;    ╚═ Agnes Tull  (Age > 61 years)  m. 2 Jan 1854 + 2. Whittington Matthews,   b. Abt 1792, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1865, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 73 years) ╚═ Sarah Muir  (Age 65 years)  m. 15 Feb 1820   3. Henry Ward Matthews,   b. Abt 1808, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Nancy Walston  m. 30 Jan 1832;    ╚═ Sarah Melvin  m. 15 Jan 1839;    ╚═ Margaret Riggin  m. 12 Jun 1843
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F40092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Dickerson,   b. Abt 1785, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	3 Apr 1811	Somerset Co, Maryland   [7]
  	They were shown as Levi Matthews and Nancy Dickerson.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F40125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3101] Ron Matthews, Matthews, Ron - Matthews Jr. Family Tree, (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/154074903/person/372036876019/facts), 3101. [S1053] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1788-1799, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 43 (will of David Matthews, wife Sarah), 1053. [S2161] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1820-1837, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 13 (will of Priscilla Matthews, Levi Matthews Extr), 2161. [S2161] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1820-1837, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 36 (will of Levi Matthews, wife unnamed), 2161. [S2228] Robert Barnes, Barnes, Robert - Maryland Marriages, 1634-1777, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD 1987), p. 119, 2228. [S592] Powell, Jody - Som Co Coventry Parish Records, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1993), p. 4 (Vol 1, Church 1, 1703-1831) Sarah 'Carsey', 592. [S564] Pollitt, Roy - Som Co Marriages 1796-1871, (Decorah, Iowa: The Anundsen Publishing Co, 1986), 564.