Brief Life History 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 Elizabeth 'Polly" 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
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)
Spouse and Children
1805– Male
1815– Female
Children (6)
1834– Female
1842– Female
1843–1901 Male
1845– Male
1846– Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1775–1845 Male
1784–1825 Female
Siblings (10)
1803– Female
1805–1879 Male
1806–1886 Female
1807– Female
1809– Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 4
1832
Age 17
1846
Age 31
Name Meaning
English and Irish (Ulster and County Louth): patronymic from the personal name Matthew . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, such as German Matthäus (from the personal name Matthäus, from Latin Matthaeus) and Slovenian Matavž (from an obsolete vernacular form of the personal name Matevž, from Latin Matthaeus). Compare Mathews .
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Mathghamhna (see McMahon ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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