Abigail Matthews (1815–) • FamilySearch

Abigail Matthews

1815–
Greenville, South Carolina, United States

The Life of Abigail

When Abigail Matthews was born in 1815, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, her father, William Matthews, was 40 and her mother, Mary Nash, was 31. She had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Isaac Finch. She lived in Benton, Alabama, United States in 1850 and Washington Township, Conway, Arkansas, United States in 1860. She died in Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Isaac Finch

1805–

Abigail Matthews

1815–

Elvisey Finch

1834–

Sarah J Finch

1842–

William Franklin Finch

1843–1901

James J Finch

1845–

John W Finch

1846–

Martha Adaline Finch

1849–1918

Spouse and Children

Isaac Finch

Male1805–Male

Abigail Matthews

Female1815–Female

children

(6)

Elvisey Finch

Female1834–Female

Sarah J Finch

Female1842–Female

William Franklin Finch

Male1843–1901Male

James J Finch

Male1845–Male

John W Finch

Male1846–Male

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Parents and Siblings

William Matthews

Male1775–1850Male

Mary Nash

Female1784–1825Female

siblings

(10)

Eleanor Eliza Matthews

Female1803–Female

Edward Matthews

Male1805–Male

Elizabeth Mathews

Female1806–1886Female

Lucinda Matthews

Female1807–Female

Thomas Matthews

Male1809–Male

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 4

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.

1819 · Constitution of 1819

Age 4

The Alabama Enabling Act was signed on March 2, 1819, by President James Monroe. This enabled the people to form a constitution and state government which paved the way for Alabama to enter the union.

1846

Age 31

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Matthews

Abigail

1 English: patronymic from Matthew . In North America, this form has assimilated numerous vernacular derivatives in other languages of Latin Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus.2 Irish (Ulster and County Louth): used as an Americanized form of McMahon .

Possible Related Names

Matthew

McMahon

Mathews

Sources (3)

Abbigale Finch in household of Isaac Finch, "United States Census, 1850"
Abagail Finch in household of Isaac Finch, "United States Census, 1860"
Book-"Ancestors and descendants : Edward and Lucinda Bell Nash, ..." (working)

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