Rufus Sweet Matteson (1752 - 1834)

Born 24 Oct 1752 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Rhoda (Andrews) Matteson — married 1772 (to 6 Sep 1834) in Kent, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1834 at age 81 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Private Rufus Matteson served with Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.

Rufus Matteson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A075379.

Rufus Matteson was born on October 24, 1752 in West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island. He was the son of James and Hannah (Sweet) Matteson.

Rufus married Rhoda Andrew(s) in 1772 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island. They had the following children: Hannah, Oliver C., Benjamin, Rufus Jr., Betsey, and James G.

Rufus was a Revolutionary War Patriot serving for 6 mos. as Private in the Rhode Island Line, the pension for which his widow, wife Rhoda, received. Rufus passed away on September 6, 1834.

DAR Ancestor #: A075379

Sources

• Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899; Vol 01: Kent County: Births, Marriages and Deaths. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 (database on-line, frame #513 of 637). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.] (birth date and location, includes parents' names)

• U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815 and 1818-1872; T718: 1818-1872; 15: Widow Pensions, 1831-1843. [Repository: Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872 (database on-line, frame #68 of 195). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872. NARA microform publication T718. 23 rolls. Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, 1775-1978, Record Group 217. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Pension Payment Roll of Veterans of the Revolutionary War and the Regular Army and Navy, 3/1801 - 9/1815. NARA microform publication M1786. 1 Roll. NAI: 2600769. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773–2007, Record Group 15. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.] (Revolutionary War, Widow pension for Rhoda Matteson, wife of Rufus)

• North America Family Histories, 1500-2000; Daughters of the American Revolution [DAR]; Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 030. [Repository: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (database on-line, frame #286 of 412). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.] (includes marriage date and birth name: Andrew)

• NSDAR Genealogical Research System (GRS) Database