Matthias was born in about 1724/25. He was christened 20 Jun 1725. He was the son of Philip Larkin. According to his wife, in affidavit to the Worcester Probate Court , dated 11 June 1770, Matthias Larkin died 6 April, 1770.
Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Immigration Records, with Births, Marriages, and Deaths, database online.
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Vital records transcripts.
Compiler: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch ® Ancestral File, Version: 4.19 (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
William Addison Houghton, History of the town of Berlin, Worcester county, Mass.: from 1784-to 1895 (Worcester, Mass.: F.S. Blanchard & Co., 1895), p. 419. Archives.org.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthias 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 Matthias:
Matthias Larkin, husband of Demaris Sawyer died 6 Apr 1770. His will is in probate court in Lancaster, 11 June 1770. Here is a link to his widow's statement that she cannot carry out the duties of executrix. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9GB-PJWR
The Revolutionary War soldier, Matthias Larkin is likely related, either as a son or nephew.
The soldier is not the father of Abel Larkin, as Abel never claimed a descent from a Revolutionary War soldier.
The Revolutionary War soldier, Matthias Larkin is likely related, either as a son or nephew. The soldier is not the father of Abel Larkin, as Abel never claimed a descent from a Revolutionary War soldier.