When Solomon Mathews was born on 2 February 1745, in Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Robert Mathews Sr., was 40 and his mother, Mary Coles, was 31. He married Agnes Van Reed about 1771, in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 2 April 1834, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Linville Creek Church, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1752: Berks, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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English: patronymic from Mathew ; a variant of Matthews . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages.
History: Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c. 1600–c. 1657), who came to VA from London c. 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
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