Richard
Mather
Born before in Manchester, Lancashire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Turner (Richard) Mather
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Turner) Mather
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mariah (Mather) Brashear, Henry Mather, James C. Mather, Cary W. Mather, Ann Garibella (Mather) Lewis and Edward L. Mather
Died
after age 35
in Hardin County, Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Mar 2014
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Biography
Richard was born before 1788. Richard Mather ... He passed away in 1823. [1]
Richard Mather was born in England, came to America and was engaged in the mercantile business in Philadelphia for several years, then was in New York City for a few years before coming to Kentucky about the year 1802. He settled on his land in Hardin County at that time, which was a tract of 15,000 acres near the little settlement of "Tanner" in present day LaRue County. Mather apparently was one of the largest landholders of his time. From part of the land he owned was carved out the Thomas Lincoln Farm on which Abraham Lincoln was born in February, 1809.
Richard Mather died April 17, 1823 and was buried in the family burial ground near his home. His wife, Mary, died May 7, 1848; she was buried by his side. Their children were: Mariah, born September 18, 1804; Henry, born 1807; Cary, born 1812; Ann Gabriella, born March 6, 1815; James C. and Edward.
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Sources
- ↑ Otis M. Mather, The Mather Papers , Ancestral Trails Historical Society, page 17.
See also:
- Otis M. Mather, The Mather Papers , Ancestral Trails Historical Society, page 17
- McClure, Jr., Daniel E. Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin County Kentucky 1776 - 1976. 1979. pp 179-180
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard 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 Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard 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 Richard:
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~0.78%
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