In October 1791 another child in this family was named Matthew, so it is assume this child had died. (look for death records)
Research Notes
no death record found on Scotlandspeople, FamilySearch or Ancestry.
Sources
↑Birth:
"Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" Ancestry Record 60143 #26408289 (accessed 22 April 2022)
Name: Matthew Forsayth; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 21 May 1780; Birth Place: , New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland; Baptism Place: , New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland; Residence Date: 1780; Residence Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Father: James Forsayth; Mother: Marrion Boyd.
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree: