Researching Samuel Mathews
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11060 people with the Mathews surname? In that year Mathews was ranked number 371 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Mathews on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Mathews and the Mathews Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Mathews Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Mathews family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3421 people with the Mathews surname in the UK? Mathews is now ranked number 1646 for popularity in the UK. |
Mathews Family History Databases
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Mathews Forums
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Some Famous People called Samuel Mathews
Samuel Mathews (Colonial Virginia governor)
Lt. Col. Samuel Mathews (1630–1660), Commonwealth Governor of Virginia, of Warwick County in the English Colony of Virginia, was a member of the House of Burgesses, the Governor's Council, and served as Commonwealth Governor of Virginia from 1656 until he died in office in January, 1660 (1659 A.S.). There was no Royal Governorship at the time of the "Protectorate", and the Governor technically answered to the Cromwellian Parliament, although Royalist sentiment was prevalent in the colony of Virginia at this time. The former Royalist governor Berkeley arrived to replace him March 13, 1660.
Source: Samuel Mathews (Colonial Virginia governor), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Mathews
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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