Patti, My great grandfather, William Mathers was of full age when he married my great grandmother in 1864. They had both lived in Tyrone before marriage. Later, in New York, the name evolved into Mathews. Both William and his father Thomas were shoe/bootmakers. Connection? All the best, Kevin **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)