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Matthias Mårtensson was born in 1669 in Ammansland ("land of the wet-nurse") to New Sweden Forefather Mårten Mårtensson (born Martti Marttinen) and an unknown mother. At the time, Ammansland was newly part of New Netherland. Ammansland is now Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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Matthias Mårtensson built the oldest standing log cabin in the United States, now known as the Morton Homestead.
Mathias married Anna, daughter of Johan Gustaffson and Brita Månsdotter, with whom he had seven children.
After Matthias died in 1708, his widow and children moved to New Castle.[1]
"Matthias Mårtensson, born in 1669, was married in 1690 to Anna, daughter of Johan Gustafsson and Brita Månsdotter. He built a log cabin at the Morton Homestead, adjacent to his father's. Matthias' cabin is the oldest log cabin still standing in America today. He inherited the Morton Homestead property with the duty to care for his father and stepmother, but died in December 1708. His widow and children moved to New Castle County, where Anna married [2] the widower Jonas Walraven, and [3] the widower Charles Springer."[2]
"Mathias Martonson, 2nd son of Mârton Mârtonson (otherwise Mortonson and Morton), was of Amosland, yeoman. His descendants assumed the name of Morton. Deed, 1703, 24 May. Mârton Mârtonson to Mathias Mârtonson (otherwise Morton), his son, for 350 acres of land, which the grantor had by deed from Andrew Jansen, 12 Mar, 1694-5. Mathias died intestate before 15 March 1717-18."[3]
Note that different individuals with similar or the same name in this family are sometimes confused for each other.
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