Brief Life History of John
When John Matheny was born about 1810, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Sims Matheny, was 36 and his mother, Nancy Cooke, was 32. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Lucretia Love.
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Spouse and Children
1810– Male
1811– Female
Children (4)
1850– Male
1852– Female
1854– Female
1857– Male
Parents and Siblings
1775–1836 Male
1780–1845 Female
Siblings (12)
1795–1857 Male
1796–1879 Female
1799–1857 Female
1800–1861 Male
1802–1861 Female
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World Events (8)
1812
Age 2
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 25
1846
Age 36
Name Meaning
English (of French Huguenot origin): altered form of French Mathenay, a habitational name from a place called Mathenay in Jura (Franche-Comté). This surname is very rare in Britain, while the surname Mathenay has already died out in France.
History: Daniel Matheny came to MD from London in the latter half of the 17th century. — This surname is listed along with its original form Mathenay in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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