Richard Matters1,2

ID#19797, (circa 1757 - January 1830)
ChartsAncestors (& their siblings) of Alice HENDERSON nee ANDREWS
Maternal ancestors of Lorna
Maternal timeline
METTERS
Relationship4th great-grandfather of Lorna Henderson.
     
     Richard Matters was born cir. 1757 prob. at ?Bere Ferrers, DEV, ENG, but if so, it wasn't in the regular church, as I couldn't spot any Metters/Matters baptisms at all in the registers of the Bere Ferrers church 1751 thru 1763.3,4
     Richard Matters married Patience Pike, daughter of Robert Pyke and Elizabeth UnknownSurname, on 17 Jul 1783 in the Par. Ch, Bere Ferrers, DEV, ENG, writing their names themselves as Richard Matters Patience Pike Wit: Joseph & Nicolas Langman (a surname that would become common in Taranaki, NZ).1 Richard Metters was buried on 14 Jan 1830 at Bere Ferrers, DEV, ENG, aged 73.3
     His surname was also spelt Metters.5,3 He and Mary Metters were possibly related, It has been suggested that Richard's dtr Mary is the Mary who married Nathaniel Hawke. This latter's Mary's parents given in one source as Richard and Joanna, but dates and places match Mary, d/o Richard and Patience, and no Richard and Joanna have been found in other than this one source BUT there's also a pretty good fit, date/place-wise for Richard's dtr Mary to be the one who married Thomas Courtis Metters aka Thomas Courtis.6,7
     In May 1858 Richard Matters was described as a waterman, when dtr Betsy remarried.2

Family

Patience Pike
Children
  • William Metters5 (excluded)
  • Mary Metters5 (excluded)
  • Samuel Metters5 (excluded)
  • Richard Metters5 (excluded)
  • Bettsey Metters5,2 (excluded)
  • Joseph Metters5 (excluded)
  • William Metters5 (excluded)
  • Honour Metters5 (excluded)
  • Joseph Matters5 (excluded)
Last Edited27 May 2007

Citations

  1. Peter & Jill BILLING (24911), "METTERS, Devon: ex P & J BILLING," e-mail to L HENDERSON (1), Marr. 1783 Patience PIKE and Richard MATTERS, rcvd Jan 2000.
  2. Certified copy, Marr. 1858 Betsy DAW and William ROWE, reg. Plympton St Mary Jun qtr 5b/409, copy rcvd Jan 2006.
  3. Baptims marriages burials index: Beer Ferrers, DEV, Bur. 1830 Richard METTERS, extracted Feb 2006 (Baps 1813-1839 Marr 1754-1837 Burials 1813-1837), Deanery of Tamerton CD.
  4. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Bap. 1751-63 Richard METTERS, Bere Ferrers Baptisms, searched May 2007.
  5. Peter & Jill BILLING (24911), "METTERS, Devon: ex P & J BILLING," e-mail to L HENDERSON (1), Bere Ferrers Baptisms 1783-1799 to Richard and Patience METTERS, extracts rcvd Feb 2000.
  6. Peter & Jill BILLING (24911), "METTERS, Devon: ex P & J BILLING," e-mail to L HENDERSON (1), rcvd Jan 2000.
  7. "Lorna's Family History Musings", May 2007.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.
 
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