Ephraim Matthews (1757 - 1813)

Born 28 Jun 1757 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Page) Matthews — married 16 Apr 1782 in Swanzey New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1813 at age 56 in Canton, St Lawrence, New York, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Erinne Kennedy-Dock [send private message]

Biography

Private Ephraim Matthews served with 13th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Ephraim Mathews/Matthews lived in Boxford and was the only person by that name IN Boxford (evidence in the tax Rolls). In the marriage records there is a listing of the marriage of Ephraim Mathews and Lydia Peabody and later of the birth of Abner. Lydia Peabody's death corresponds to the birth year of Abner, so its reasonable to assume she died in or just after or as a result of childbirth. Abner is not listed among the children of Ephraim when he was married to Sarah Page. It is not known at this time what happened to Abner. He may have died, or was raised not in his fathers household ........example in his maternal grandparents home. Still searching for documentation of what happened to Abner

Birth of Ephraim to Joseph and Mary; First marriage of Ephraim and Lydia

Ephraim then married Sarah Page in Swanzy NH Transcript Marriage date: 16 Apr 1782 Marriage place: Swanzey, New Hampshire http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsnewhampshire marriage&h=163636&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Vital statistics of Keene NH https://archive.org/details/cu31924028836075/page/n211/mode/2up?q=sarah+page

History of Swanzey: https://archive.org/details/historyofswanzey00read General information, mentions names within text

Ephraim answered the Lexington Alarm and left to go help out. He was later sent to Ticonderoga to shore up defenses there and later to Rhode Island. both spellings of Matthews are the same man. According to the Masachusetts curator who looked at the poll taxes for me. Also see The history of Boxford

https://archive.org/details/masssoldiers10bostrich/page/348/mode/2up?q=matthews https://archive.org/details/masssoldiers10bostrich/page/356/mode/2up?q=matthews

later in life he was made a captain of a militia unit closer to home.

Ephraim died in his home in 1822 and is buried in Brick Chapel Cemetery. his is listed in this cemetery and grave was seen /viewed by /confirmed by Duane Matthews (my cousin,) Additionally in the summer of 2015 the grave site was cleaned up by cousin Gary Gilson and photographs were taken.

Grave Photo, Ephraim and Sarah Matthews

2 Email letters from the Curator of Massachusetts Archives

First Email from Martha Clark, Curator of MA Archives

Hello Erinne,

Sorry for the delay in responding to your question about Ephraim Matthews. It’s been a busy spring!

The printed volume of pre-1850 vital records for Boxford shows the marriage of Joseph Matthews and Mary Dorman, Sept. 29, 1754. It also includes the birth of Ephraim Mathews, son of Joseph and Mary, born June 28, 1757 and the birth of Abner Matthews, the son of Ephraim and Lydia Peabody, Aug. 25, 1781. Note the differences in spelling in these names.

In addition to the History of Boxford, Sidney Perley wrote another book relating to Boxford: Dwellings of Boxford. In it he discusses the house “built 1754 by Joseph Matthews upon land of his father-in-law Ephraim Dorman. Mr. Matthews had one child Ephraim with whom he marched in Capt. Gould’s company to the battle of Lexington. Ephraim also served at Cape Ann, Roxbury, Winter Hill and Ticonderoga.”

The information from Mass. Soldiers and Sailors is taken from 3 documents held in the State Archives collections: a roll for the Lexington Alarm (Capt. Jacob Gould’s company); a pay abstract for the expedition to Ticonderoga (Capt. Richard Peabody’s company); and a muster and pay roll for the Providence RI expedition (Capt. Samuel Johnson’s company).

When I am in Boxford tomorrow I can also look at tax lists to confirm that there is only one Ephraim Matthews living in Boxford during this time.

I hope this information proves helpful. Best wishes,

Martha Clark Curator Massachusetts Archives Second Email from Curator of Massachusetts Archives Hello Erinne,

I looked at the annual tax lists for Boxford’s First Parish, 1754-1787. The Parish was a governmental entity that provided financial support for the local meeting house/church – in this case, the First Parish in East Boxford. At this time in Massachusetts, “financial support” meant taxation by all men in the Parish, not voluntary contributions.

Sidney Perley states that Joseph Mathews built his house in Boxford around 1754. Mathews’ name first appears on the tax list in 1753, but he is not taxed on any property for that year. Three types of taxes were listed – a “head” or poll tax; real estate and personal property. If an adult male had no taxable property, he would still have to pay the poll tax. Joseph continued to pay varying amounts of taxes through 1772. In 1773, he is assessed for 2 polls, which means that Ephraim was old enough to be taxed, but was still living with his father. Joseph was assessed for 2 polls from 1773-1778. In 1779 Joseph and Ephraim Mathews were assessed separately. This continued until 1782, when Ephraim was not listed at all. Joseph Mathews stopped being listed in 1785. In all of these years, there was never an entry for a second man named Ephraim Mathews.

I hope this provides the information you need. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

Best wishes,

Martha Clark

Name

Name: Ephraim Matthews /Mathews/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 28 JUN 1757

Place: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts^{[7][8][9][10]}

Death

Death: Age: 62

Date: 09 DEC 1813

Place: Canton, St Lawrence, New York, United States^[11][12]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Brick Chapel^[13][14]

Event

Event: Ephraim served in the Revolutionary War as a PVT. from MA. Astaken from the 10th volume of the Massachusetts Soldiers &Sailors in the War of the Revolution: "Matthews, Ephraim, Boxford, Private, ..

Rev Service

Type: Military Service

Date: 1776

Place: Massachusetts

Source:

Occupation

Occupation: Carpenter

Religion

Religion: Methodist

Note

Note: #N64

PHOTO

Marriage

Husband: Ephraim Matthews Mathews

Wife: Sarah Page

Child: Joseph Matthews

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Polly Matthews

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elizabeth Matthews Wight

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sarah (Sally) Matthews Sanborn

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Matthews

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: James Matthews

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary Matthews

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 16 APR 1782

Place: Hudson, Hillsborough, N.H.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S140 Data: Text: Marriage date: 16 Apr 1782 CONT Marriage place: Swanzey, New Hampshire LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsnewhampshiremarriage&h=163636&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. ↑ Source: #S242
3. ↑ Source: #S26 Data: Text: Birth date: 1750 CONT Birth place: Massachusetts, LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=agbi&h=539704&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
4. ↑ Source: #S297 Object: @M1207@
5. ↑ Source: #S41 Object: @M1580@
6. ↑ Source: #S308
7. ↑ Source: #S242
8. ↑ Source: #S26 Data: Text: Birth date: 1750 CONT Birth place: Massachusetts, LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=agbi&h=539704&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
9. ↑ Source: #S41 Object: @M1580@
10. ↑ Source: #S308
11. ↑ Source: #S242
12. ↑ Source: #S308
13. ↑ Source: #S242
14. ↑ Source: #S308
15. ↑ Source: #S140 Data: Text: Marriage date: 16 Apr 1782 CONT Marriage place: Swanzey, New Hampshire LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsnewhampshiremarriage&h=664794&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
16. ↑ Source: #S297 Object: @M1207@
17. ↑ Source: #S140 Data: Text: Marriage date: 16 Apr 1782 CONT Marriage place: Swanzey, New Hampshire LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsnewhampshiremarriage&h=163636&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
18. ↑ Source: #S297 Object: @M1207@

• MA vital records, http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Boxford/aBirthsM.shtml#MATHEWS

• source: History of Swanzey https://archive.org/details/historyofswanzey00read
• Source: S140 Author: Ancestry.com Title: New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2011. “New Hampshire Statewide Marriage Records 1637–1947,” database, FamilySear; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S242 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1
• Source: S26 Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea; Repository: #R1
• Source: S297 Author: Ancestry,com Title: New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013; Repository: #R1
• Source: S308 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1
• Source: S41 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Massachusetts, Town Records, 1620-1988 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).Original data: Town and C; Repository: #R1

• WikiTree profile Matthews-1896 created through the import of Page Family_2012-12-03.ged on Dec 3, 2012 by Eileen Page. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Eileen and others.

Notes

Note N64Ephram Matthews , American Patriot, American Revolution

Volume 10 Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in war of revolution:

"Ephraim Matthews, Boxford, Private,; Captain Richard Peabody's Company, Col. Edward Wigglesworths Regiment; Pay for travel allowance from Ticonderoga-home in 1776; 222 miles of travel allowed to said Matthews"

SLCHA St Law. Co. Heros of the Revolution; Ephraim Matthews, pvt ; Col Wigglesworth regiment; Ticonderoga 1776.

cousin,)

Ephraim died in his home in 1822 and is buried in Brick Chapel Cemetery. his is listed in this cemetery and grave was seen /viewed by /confirmed by Duane Matthews (my cousin,)