Smith and Young Families of northern Rhode Island




Matteson Family




The Matteson Family descended from Henry Matteson who was born in 1646 presumably in Denmark. For an
overview of this family in Rhode Island, visit the Matteson Family Website by clicking here. Most information on the
early Matteson Family on my page comes from the Matteson Family Website and Austin's "Genealogical
Dictionary of Rhode Island", page 132.





Henry¹ Matteson

b. October 27, 1646 in Denmark?
m. Abt. 1670 in East Greenwich, R.I.    Hannah Parsons     b. August 7, 1646 in Portsmouth, R.I.     d. Aft. August 9, 1693 in Providence or Warwick, R.I.
d. Abt. October 27, 1690 in East Greenwich, R.I.
burial: Vaughn Lot (EG007) in East Greenwich, R.I.

Henry arrived in the New World in Portsmouth, R.I. in 1666. Henry moved to East Greenwich after King Phillip's
War from Prudence Island in Narragansett Bay.


children:

Capt. Henry² Matteson (1670 - 1752)
***Thomas² Matteson
Hannah² Matteson (1675 - ?)
Joseph² Matteson (1678 - 1758)
Francis² Matteson (1679/80 - Bef. 1750)
Hezekiah² Matteson (1684 - 1752)
Josiah² Matteson (1685 - 1754)





***Thomas² Matteson (Henry¹)

b. 1672 in East Greenwich, R.I.
m. November 14, 1695 in East Greenwich, R.I.    Mary Shippee    b. 1667 in Massachusetts    d. ?
d. January 19, 1739/40 in East Greenwich, R.I.
burial: unknown


children:

Deliverance³ Matteson (1696 - Abt. 1793?)
Elizabeth³ Matteson (1700 - ?)
Thomas³ Matteson (1702/03 - ?)
***Joseph³ Matteson
Henry³ Matteson (1707 - ?)
Mercy³ Matteson (1708 - 1767)
Mary³ Matteson (1709 - ?)
Hannah³ Matteson (1711 - ?)
Martha³ Matteson (Abt. 1716 - ?)





***Joseph³ Matteson (Thomas², Henry¹)

b. July 1, 1705 in East Greenwich, R.I.
m. May 8, 1727 in East Greenwich, R.I.    Martha Greene    b. May 19, 1712 in Warwick, R.I.     d. 1757
d. Abt. March 1796 in R.I.
burial: unknown

Martha Greene was the daughter of John Greene and Mary Increase Allen.


children:

Obadiah⁴ Matteson (1727/28 - 1799)
Jonathan⁴ Matteson Sr. (1730 - 1798)
***William⁴ Matteson
Alice⁴ Matteson (1734 - ?)
Elizabeth⁴ Matteson (1735 - ?)
John⁴ Matteson (1737 - ?)
Thomas⁴ Matteson (1737 - ?)
Lois⁴ Matteson (Bet. 1738-1741 - ?)
Eunice⁴ Matteson (1745 - ?)
Ezekiel⁴ Matteson (1747 - ?)





***William⁴ Matteson (Joseph³, Thomas², Henry¹)

b. February 2, 1731/32 in West Greenwich, R.I.
m. October 15, 1752 in West Greenwich, R.I.    Sarah Lee    b. October 20, 1733 in West Greenwich, R.I.    d. ? in West Greenwich, R.I.?
d. Bet. October 11, 1813 and March 12, 1814 in West Greenwich, R.I.
burial: unknown

On July 3, 1780, William was impeached before the General Assembly of Rhode Island for "obstructing the recruiting service"
during the time that the Six Months Continental Battalion was being raised. William was fined the cost of providing one
abled-bodied recruit for this battalion (Bartlett, "Records of the State of Rhode Island", Vol. 9, pp. 132-133). William
served on the Rhode Island State Convention in 1790 for deciding on the new constitution of the United States. He attended
the first meeting held at South Kingstown on Monday March 6, 1790. He also voted against adopting the U.S. Constitution at
the meeting held at Newport on May 29, 1790. The U.S. Constitution was adopted by Rhode Island at this meeting; Rhode Island
was the last of the original 13 colonies to approve of the U.S. Constitution (William R. Staples, "Rhode Island in the
Continental Congress, with the Journal of the Convention that Adopted the Constitution, 1765 - 1790", 1870, pages 641, 659,
660, 673).

William's will was proved on March 12, 1814 in West Greenwich. For a transcription of the will, click here .


children:

Rachel⁵ Matteson (1753 - ?)
Russell⁵ Matteson (1755 - ?)
***Lucena⁵ Matteson
Russelle⁵ Matteson (Abt. 1760 - 1847)
Ruth⁵ Matteson (1759 - 1848)
Lucene⁵ Matteson (b. Abt. 1761 - ?)





***Lucena⁵ Matteson (William⁴, Joseph³, Thomas², Henry¹)

b. Abt. 1763? in West Greenwich, R.I.
m. Bef. 1787? in West Greenwich, R.I.?    Daniel Greene    b. December 19, 1762 in Coventry, R.I.    d. December 19, 1823 in West Greenwich, R.I.?
d. September 5, 1843 in West Greenwich, R.I.?
burial: Maple Root Cemetery (CY135), Coventry, R.I.

children:
Clarke⁶ Greene (1787 - 1865)
Caleb⁶ Greene (Abt. 1792 - Abt. 1843)
***Amos⁶ Greene (Abt. 1793 - 1857)
Wanton⁶ Greene (Abt. 1795 - 1872?)
Abigail⁶ Greene (1796 - 1885)
Spencer⁶ Greene (Abt. 1799 - 1886?)
Lawton⁶ Greene ( ? - ? , died aged 7 years old)
William⁶ Greene (1805 - 1807)











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