Smith and Young Families of northern Rhode Island
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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