William
Matthews
Jr
Born about in Jackson, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Matthews
and Rachel Wakefield
Brother of
Allen Matthews, Mary Matthews [half], Nancy Matthews, Phineas Matthews, Elizabeth (Matthews) Creighton and Milton B. Matthews
Husband of
Mary A. (Unknown) Matthews
— married
1835 in Texas
Descendants 
Died after
after about age 64
in Texas, United States
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Biography
William was born about 1796. He is the son of William Matthews and Rachael Wakefield. [1]
1860 Census, Texas, Fayette county, Plum Grove P.O.
Series: M653, Roll: 1294, Page: 333
W.H.Mathews...64 W Farmer..Ga[1796]
Mary A. ...........43 F ............SC[1817]
William ...........24 M ............Tx[1836]
Thomas B. .......14 M ............Tx[1846]
Louisa .............12 F ............Tx[1848]
Cate ................10 F............TX[1850]
The family always said that William, Jr. came back to visit his mother in the mid 1830s and the church minutes seem to indicate that.
Minutes of the Session of Bethesda Church in Jackson County http://fayestoneposs.tripod.com/id15.html
1834 .... 27 Jul Session opened by prayer. Received into full communion by Examination on a profession of his faith, William Matthews, Jun. Session closed by prayer. Robt. McAlpin, Mod.
William Matthews, Jun. - dismissed by letter 8 Jan. 1837
Sources
- ↑ Entered by James Hodges, Apr 6, 2012
- James Hodges, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by James and others.
Minutes of the Session of Bethesda Church in Jackson County http://fayestoneposs.tripod.com/id15.html
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Vivian (Wells) Dames
In "Memoirs of B. F. Matthews" is was stated "William, when a young man, started to New Orleans and could never be heard of."
posted 27 Aug 2012 by Vivian (Wells) Dames
[thank Vivian]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
James Hodges
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T512223 [compare], FTDNA kit #631148
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T512223 [compare]
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~1.56%
Robert Wells :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rwellscs
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~1.56%
Vivian (Wells) Dames :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member vivianbuehler
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~1.56%
Don Wells :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A752341 [compare], Ancestry member dwellscho41
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Lucy (Ivey) Norton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #919377
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