Daniel Matheny (abt. 1638 - 1685)

Born about 1638 in Canterbury, Kent, England

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Died 14 Oct 1685 at about age 47 in Hope Plantation, Stafford County, Virginia

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Daniel Matheny is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

The Matheny family immigrated to the American colonies from England and subsequently spread out over many states. The first immigrant to the American colonies was Daniel Mathenia I, ca 1638-1685. In so far as known all the colonial Mathenys are descended from Daniel & his wife Sarah.

Born at Bossenden Farm on the Faversham Road near Canterbury,County Kent. Son of William Matheny, the great-grandson of a Huguenot refugee from Flanders.

Many of his ancestors were French noblemen of the chevalier (knight) class.

Immigrated to the Virginia Colony sometime around the mid-1600s with his brother Michael. It is believed they first set foot in the new world at or near Jamestown, Virginia. Michael has no known descendants.

Daniel went to Charles Co., Maryland where he acquired "Portowne, Wentworth-Woodhouse", "Fernes", "Mathena'a Folly", "Cowland" plantations. That was where he first started to farm tobacco. ^[1]

Although there is a theory that his wife Sarah was a daughter of neighbor Thomas Wentworth, there is no proof of this, nor that Thomas Wentworth was a married man with a family.

BIOGRAPHY: 1672-1679 ARCHIVE OF MARYLAND, Vol. LX p.445: Jan 1672/73-Daniel registered earmark for his daughter Sarah (cattle); Liber F. #1, folio 203; Daniel entered earmark of Hoggs (sic) for daughter Mary, court held 1674; Libre H, #1; court held 9 Mar 1679--Daniel entered earmark of hogs for daughter Sarah, who, now being dead, left her stock to sister Elizabeth.

In 1681, he and several Protestant farmers got into trouble along with Lt.Gov. Josiah Fendall of Maryland and became embroiled in an early Protestant uprising against Lord Baltimore's Catholic dominated government in Maryland Daniel was arrested, and seems to have been given the choice to leave the county or stand trial. He moved to Stafford County VA where he and son in law Solomon Day bought and divided 500 acres of a plot known as the "Hope Grant" where he continued to farm tobacco. He lived there until his death around 1685.

Although exiled from MD Daniel was allowed to arrange for the sale of his MD property, which he did through intermediaries. However, it seems he never received any remuneration for those Maryland lands. (see Sources)

Sources

1. ↑ Bell, A. W. Index Rent Roll, Charles County, Maryland, 1642, 1725, Index p. 26: Mathana, Daniel (145, 148 -Mathena's Folly)

WILL OF DANIEL MATHENA OF STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA as found by Betty McKenzie, 1988 1683/1686 DANIEL MATHENA'S WILL- Stafford Co., VA: In the name of God Amen. I Daniel Mathena -26th day of Nov 1683 being sick in body but of perfect memory, do make & ordain this my last will & testament- First, I bequeath my soul into the hands of God my maker & my body to the Earth with Christian burial at the discretion of my wife executrix heretofore named and as for my temperal estate. I bequeath in manner and form following. Item, First I give & bequeath unto my daughter SUSANNAH DAY a Mair now in her husbands possession & one cow called Bell both them & their increases to her & heirs of her own body for ever. Item -I give & bequeath unto my son WILLIAM one hundred acres of land lying in Mattawoman in Maryland after the decrease of ___and then , also one mair called Ginney and one three year old heifer and two year old and yearling mair being cropt and overhook on the right ear. Crop and overhook on the left ear. Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter MARY Mathena one cow and one heifer being cropt and slit and the under part then taken out of the left ear. Crop overhook and a hole in the right ear. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter ELIZ. Mathena three head of cattle, two cows and one heifer being crop and over heeled and a hole in the right ear. A crop & overhook and A______ under the left ear. All which cattle & female increases to her children till they come to age or marry & then the male also. Item-I give and bequeath to my daughter SARAH Mathena one yearling heifer and with her increases as aforesaid. Item-I give unto my son DANIEL Mathena one younge Mare and one yearling heifer with all the increase of the Mair & the heifer as to the rest. And all the rest of my estate of _______ and Real I give to my loving wife SARAH Mathena and appoint her my wife my whole and sole Executrix of my last will and testament. To which I have here unto put my hand & seal this day and year above written. Soe help me God. Signed Daniel Mathena. Signed and sealed before Martin Scarlott and John Cogon - Capt. Scarlett came here in Court and made an oath to the will this 8th day of Sep Anno D____ 1686. And was then recorded. C.C.

INVENTORY

STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED AND WILL BOOK, 1686 - 1689; THE ANTIENT PRESS p. 36a November the 16 1686. A true and perfect Inventory of all and Singular the goods Chattells and Debts of DANIELL MATHENEY deced taken vallued and comprized as foloweth Vizt_ lmpr. 4 Cows and three ca!fes by their Sydes; 2 Cows and one yearling and advantage; 1 bead, l bolster, one Rugg and blanctett; a Paircell of Flax; a parc ell of old Coopers Tooles, 2 old broaken Iron potts, a parcell of old pewter, two old guns, one payle, one piggin, 3 old trays; one table Total 3500 Sworne ye 16 day 9ber before me JOSEPH WHITSON EDW:THOMASON. JOHN CARR SARAH MATHENEY the Widdow and Admt, of DANNLL MATHENEY came here in open Court and made oath that the above written Inventory is all ye Accot. shee can give of her husbands Estate that is now come to her hands this 9 day of March 1686/7 And was then recorded

Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-1685/6, Volume 17, Page 278

Sr. I take this hasty oportunity by my worthy friend CAPT BRENT, not to complaine but rather to offer to your most prudent consideration, a force designed (not Acted, the oportunity mist) by some Inhabitants of Maryland against an Inhabitant of this his Majties Governmt of Virginia, The intended principall Actor was one JOHN MUNNS of your County who stood indebted to DANIEL MATHENA of Stafford County; MUNNS Impowered Mr GIBSON of Stafford County his Attorney at Law to answer the action MATHENA had brought against him for a Considerable summe, in which Judgemt passed agt Mr GIBSON, who had assumed to answer for MUNNS; An Accomodation was proposed, and a place appointed for treaty both betweene MUNNS and MATHENA, and to have been in Stafford County; where MUNNS came with a considerable force to have surprised MATHENA, as I am informed, but MATHENA haveing private Intimation thereof waved the meeteing; This would have been soe greate a violation of the good Correspondency desired to be maintained betweene the two Governmts of Virginia and Maryland, that I take my self obleiged to Intimate the same unto you, haveing this good oportunity by worthy CAPT BRENT; whom if you please to give leave, will give you a full acco' of all occurrences therein pardon this trouble given by To his honred ffriend EDWARD Sr Your humble Serv' PYE Esqr one of his Lsps Councill NICHO: SPENCER in the Province of Maryland These prsent p CAPT BRENT

See also:

• Passenger List: "U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s"
  Place: Maryland; Year: 1680; Page Number: 447
  Ancestry Record 7486 #4276773 (accessed 31 January 2024)
  Name: Daniel Mathena [Daniel Matheny]; Arrival Year: 1680 [probably 1660; he married in Virginia in 1663.]; Arrival Place: Maryland; Primary Immigrant: Mathena, Daniel; Source Publication Code: 1243; Annotation: Date and place of mention in land survey. County and name of land purchased are provided. Original records are contained in Land Office Registers, indexed starting on page vii of the introduction.; Source Bibliography: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. Settlers Of Maryland 1679 - 1783. Consolidated Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2002.;
  Household Members (Name):
  Daniel Mathena.

• Death: "Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015"
  Original data: GenealogieOnline. Coret Genealogie. http://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/: accessed 31 August 2015; URL: http://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-onderzoek-vanuit-de-rupelstreek/I35870.php
  Ancestry Record 9289 #13470380 (accessed 31 January 2024)
  Daniel Matteneye death 14 Oct 1685 (age 47), son of William Metteneye & Elizabeth N.N., in Hope Plantation, Overwharton, Stafford, Virgina, USA.

• https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/49058/FLHG_SettlersMaryland2-0461/102107?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/86093426/person/302076527759/facts/citation/902105080912/edit/record/ Settlers of Maryland, 1679-1783. Consolidated Edition

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