Joyce: It is when I can lay my hands on it. I am packing to move to another town in a month, and many of my belongings are boxed. I will make a record of your name and will be in touch with you when I relocate and become organized. Carole Emma Mathewson ----- Original Message ----- From: "joyce" <scritters@cox.net> To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [RIPROVID] Lydia MATHEWSON b.1701 m. Resolved WATERMAN > Carol, > Thank you for confirming the connection! Is the complete funeral > sermon > of United States Senator Elisha Mathewson available? > > Thanks again! > Joyce > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mathewson1933@therim" <mathewson1933@therim.com> > To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 8:58 PM > Subject: Re: [RIPROVID] Lydia MATHEWSON b.1701 m. Resolved WATERMAN > > > > Joyce: > > Yes, John Mathewson, "the cave-dweller" of Scituate, married > > Deliverance. They met while he was on a trip to Boston: > > "On his way, he passed a boiling spring, near a cottage; and being very > > dry, he applied at the house for water. A young woman came out with a > > pitcher and, in John's words, 'like Rebecca of old,' gave him to drink. > > Returning home, he just happened to be again dry at the same place. He > > called and was supplied. John says the acquaintance was thus > > providentially > > commenced. It ripened into marriage some year or two afterwards, in > > 1698." > > Those words, from my one-woman play, initially came from the funeral > > sermon > > of United States Senator Elisha Mathewson, great-grandson of John > > Mathewson. > > Sincerely, > > Carole Emma Mathewson > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "joyce" <scritters@cox.net> > > To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 3:07 PM > > Subject: [RIPROVID] Lydia MATHEWSON b.1701 m. Resolved WATERMAN > > > > > >> > >> My line is through Lydia MATHEWSON b. 1701 d/o John MATHEWSON d. 1716 > > Prov. > >> RI m. 1698 Prov. RI, Deliverance MALAVERY. > >> > >> Is this the same John MATHESON being discussed? > >> > >> Joyce > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "mathewson1933@therim" <mathewson1933@therim.com> > >> To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 1:08 PM > >> Subject: Re: [RIPROVID] Re: [RIPROVIDMathewson/Matteson > >> > >> > >> > Don: > >> > The first white settler of Scituate was John Mathewson, son of the > >> > immigrant James. John settled on the shore of Moswansicut Pond and > > first > >> > lived in a cave. In that setting, he fought off wolves. (Information > >> > from > >> > the funeral sermon of United States Senator Elisha Mathewson, > >> > great-grandson > >> > of John. The funeral sermon was handed down in my family.) John > >> > Mathewson > >> > was followed in Scituate by his brother, Thomas Mathewson (my > >> > forebear), > >> > who > >> > took up land across the pond from his brother. In 1985, I wrote a > >> > carefully > >> > researched one-woman play concerning the early Mathewsons, early > >> > Providence > >> > and "the outlands." If you wish information about obtaining a copy of > > the > >> > play, please write to me at the below > >> > e-mail address. > >> > The immigrant James Mathewson arrived in Providence in the year > >> > 1657. > >> > He served as deputy to the assembly in 1680, and died two years later. > > In > >> > early Providence records, the name is variously spelled > >> > "Matheson" and "Mathewson." We can only speculate concerning his > > origin, > >> > however, the spelling of the name minus the "w" is Scottish. > >> > A distant cousin has recently shared with me his theory that James > >> > might > >> > have been captured by Cromwell's men at the Battle of Dunbar in > >> > Scotland > >> > and > >> > brought to the Saugus Iron Mine in Massachusetts as an indentured > >> > slave. > >> > He > >> > further theorizes that, having served the required time at Saugus, he > > then > >> > went to Providence. I would be interested in hearing the thoughts of > >> > others > >> > on the theory. > >> > My books are in storage as I prepare to move to another town the > > latter > >> > part of September. When I become settled, I can refer you to books > >> > concerning Scituate and concerning the Mattesons. > >> > Sincerely, > >> > Carole Emma Mathewson > >> > mathewson1933@therim.com > >> > (e-mail address will probably change the end of August) > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "DON TAYLOR" <directinstallationsinc@msn.com> > >> > To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> > >> > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:15 AM > >> > Subject: [RIPROVID] Re: [RIPROVIDMathewson/Matteson > >> > > >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >From: "mathewson1933@therim" <mathewson1933@therim.com> > >> >> >Reply-To: RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com > >> >> >To: RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com > >> >> >Subject: Re: [RIPROVID] Lydia Olney Phillips > >> >> >Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 02:07:54 -0700 > >> >> >In response, my lineage, extending from the immigrant James Mathewson > > of > >> >> early Providence, follows thusly: Thomas I, Thomas II, Thomas III, > >> > Charles, > >> >> Dr. Harley, Edward, Harley, Carole. During the years in which I > >> >> published > >> >> the "Mathewson Gazette" (1983 to 1989), some of my readers believed > > that > >> >> Henry Matteson was a nephew of the immigrant James Mathewson. Another > >> >> refuted the possibility. > >> >> Carole Emma Mathewson > >> >> Carole, > >> >> Legend has it that Scituate, R.I. area was first settled by people > >> > from > >> >> Scituate, Mass. and that a Matteson was the first white settler there. > > So > >> >> was your immigrant James Mathewson from Mass. and then to R.I. or did > > he > >> >> immigrate from England? to Providence directly? Is your genealogy on > >> >> rootsweb or anywhere online and do you know of anyone who has > > researched > >> > the > >> >> family with the Matteson spelling variation? > >> >> My earliest known Taylor ancestor is John b. ca. 1675 who married > >> > Naomi > >> >> Jordan and they settled at Scituate, R.I.. I am descended from their > > son > >> >> Benjamin. I have often wondered if the John and son Benjamin who was > > the > >> >> servant to the Matteson were an earlier generation. I understand that > >> > early > >> >> Providence meeting records were destryed by a fire so don't know where > > to > >> >> look to try and confirm my theory. Do you know the maiden name of > >> >> Henry > >> >> Matteson's wife, possibly a Taylor? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ==== RIPROVID Mailing List ==== > >> >> Please do not FLAME this list - We are here to help each other and we > > all > >> > had to start somewhere. Flames just scare off good people...People who > >> > might > >> > someday be able to help you. > >> >> > >> >> ============================== > >> >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > >> >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. 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