William Matlack
Here is another source of info on early Matlacks.I am also descended from matlack via my grandmother,Elizabeth Matlack,dau.of Franklin Matlack & Elizabeth Warrington of New jersey.Does anyone have info on this line?
#69 ANNE SMEDLEY (George,Thomas,George),b.10-11-1768;d.1-26-1847;m. George Matlack,b.4-16-1758;d.10-3-1826;son of Isaiah Matlack and Mary Hunter,of Goshen. Issue:
335 Sarah,b.3-7-1789;d.7-7-1856;m.John Brinton.
336 Phebe,b.12-29-1790;d.4-4-1876;m.Cyrus Hickman.
337 George S,b.2-5-1793;d.4-15-1797,in childhood.
338 John S,b.1-23-1795;d.?-1834;m.Sarah Entrikin.
339 Mary Ann,b.11-1-1796;d.?;m.Jacob Ehrenzeller.
340 Hannah,b.1-23-1799;d.2-?-1802,in childhood.
341 Priscilla G,b.6-12-1801;d.4-26-1882;m.William Babb and Francis
Hickman.
342 Joel,b.8-6-1803;d.2-27-1842;m.Eliza Reed and Mary Hickman.
343 Thomas,b.2-25-1806;d.7-27-1882;m.Eliza McFarlan.
344 George B,b.3-27-1809;d.1-20-1890;m.Susan Hickman and Susanna
(Wise) Hickman.
William Matlack,b.about 1648,carpenter in the employ of Daniel Wills, came with his master to the site of Burlington,N.J.,Oct.1677,being passengers on the Kent,Gregory Marlow,master.He was from Cropwell Bishop a small village in Nottinghamshire,and in 1682,married Mary Hancock,from Brayles in Warwickshire,aged about sixteen.They had children John,George,Mary,William,Richard,Joseph,Timothy,Jane and Sarah.
Joseph Matlack,m.6 mo.1722,at Haddonfield Meeting,Rebecca Haines,dau.of John and Esther (Borton) Haines.They brought a certificate from Haddonfield to Goshen Monthly Meeting,dated 5-14-1729,which says they were "born & Educated with friends here from their youth upward & was married amongst us here & we do not find nor understand but that their conversation & behaviour has been orderly while with us." This was signed by 17 men and 22 women.Rebecca's father,John Haines,had devised some land to her,in Goshen Twp.,and her brother Isaac Haines had been living here for some years,which was the inducement to settle in this place.Joseph died 11 mo.1771. Issue:
Jemima,b.4-20-1723;m.James Pennell,8-15-1741.
Isaiah,b.2-25-1725;d.?-1794;m.Mary Hunter,May 2,1754.
Nathan,b.3-16-1727;m.Mary Mercer,12-14-1749-50.
Ruth,b.12-23-1729;m.Thomas Sheward,9-10-1748.
Esther,b.6-23-1733;m.George Brinton,Nov.27,1753.
Jesse,b.10-2-1735;died young or unmarried.
Jonathan,b.3-16-1737;m.Hannah Waln,April 24,1773.
Joseph,b.7-25-1740;died young.
Amos,b.9-22-1744;m.Hannah Trego,Oct.14,1771.
Caleb,b.2-14-1750;died young.
Isaiah Matlack was married at the old Swedes' Church,Wilmington,to Mary, dau.of Jonathan and Margery Hunter,of Edgmont,for which marriage to one not a member he made an acknowledgment to Goshen Monthly Meeting,8-19-1754.On 3-5-1779,he was complained of by Goshen Meeting for paying his son's substitute fine with receipts for forage,and his acknowledgment was accepted 5-7-1779.His wife not being in membership with Friends,their children were not looked upon as birthright members.There were at least seven of them,Benjamin,m.to Ruth Bowen;George,m.to Anne Smedley;Hannah ,m.Nathan Scholfield;Jesse,m.to Sarah Phillips;Ann,m.to Richard Fawkes; Jonathan,m.Sarah Smedley,and Mary,m.to Jesse Smedley.
Isaiah purchased 100 acres of land from John Burroughs and wife Phebe,6-20-1746,to which his parents added 50 acres by deed of 5-6-1762,and these,with 4 acres,140 perches purchased from his brother Jonathan,Nov. 15,1781,he and wife conveyed to their son George,Feb.23,1785,for love and affection.
Isaiah Matlack also purchased at sheriff's sale,by deed of Feb.22,1768,a farm of 150 acres,which formed the N.E.quarter of the future borough of West Chester.When the county-seat was established at this place,in 1786, he built the Green Tree tavern at the S.W.corner of the farm.He and his wife,by deed of 5-22-1793,conveyed to their son Jesse,then of Christiana hundred,Del.,117.5 acres of this land,together with the tavern.By will,dated 4-28-1794,Isaiah devised the homestead on which he then lived,containing 117 acres,to his son Jonathan;also 21 acres in West Chester.
Anne (Smedley) Matlack was disowned by Goshen Monthly Meeting,9-5-1788, for her marriage by a magistrate to one not a member.George and Anne Matlack settled on a farm given to him by his parents,which adjoins the S.E.corner of the borough of West Chester.
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