Brief Life History of Sally
When Sally Mathews was born on 17 January 1790, in Prospect, Waldo, Maine, United States, her father, Samuel Matthews, was 23 and her mother, Sarah Parker, was 20.
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- Sally Mathews, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
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1791
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1794
Historical Boundaries: 1794: Hancock, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Hancock, Maine, United States 1827: Waldo, Maine, United States
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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