Horace Bailey Mathewson

Notes:

The surname is often spelled Matteson or Matheson.

Horace — Mary Remington Battey. Mary (daughter of James Battey and Maplet REMINGTON) was born 2 Mar 1822; died 10 Jan 1894; was buried , Maple Root Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

1. James B. Mathewson was born 1842, West Greenwich, RI; died 1924; was buried , Maple Root Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
2. Wanton W. Mathewson was born 29 Apr 1844; died 1918; was buried , Maple Root Cemetery, Harkney Hill Rd., Coventry, RI.

Notes:

This surname is often written as Matteson or Matheson.

Wanton married Mercy Whitford Abt 1818. Mercy (daughter of Sweet Whitford and Phebe Unknown) was born Abt 1800. [Group Sheet]

Thomas — Edith Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Sweet — Phebe Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

This Phebe is the granddaughter of John & Phebe (Havens) Wightman, as mentioned in Phebe Wightman's will of 17 May 1783. It is unclear who her parents were.

Notes:

Pasco lived in East and West Greenwich, and in Coventry, RI. The first three children were born in East Greenwich (Vital Records of Kent Co. p. 171). The rest of the children were born in West Greenwich (Vital Records of Kent Co. p. 102).

On 2 May 1727, by vote of the RI Colonial Assembly, Pasco Whitford of East Greenwich was admitted freeman of the colony (RI Colonial Records, vol. 4, p. 386).

In 1751 Pasco Whitford bought 80 acres of land from Gideon Brayton at Tarbox Corner in East Greenwich, RI. This land was originally granted to the Knight family in 1677, sold to Gideon Freeborn 1688, deeded to his daughter Mary and her husband Thomas Brayton and then passed on to their son Gideon Brayton in 1721. The house on this property has been dated at 1738 and is still standing, having been refurbished. The property passed from the Whitfords to the Tarbox family possibly through an inheritance to Pasco's granddaughter Easter (Esther?) who married Joseph Tarbox in 1788. Source: The East Greenwich Packet - Fall 1971 Vol 1 no 2.

There is a Pasco Whitford listed in the Rhode Island Colonial Census of 1 June 1774, where he is shown as head of a West Greenwich family consisting of 1 male and 1 female over 16, and 1 male under 16, and 1 black, total 4. This may be for this Pasco.

The 1777 RI Military Census shows Paskeo Whitford of West Greenwich as "60 yrs. and up."

The 1782 Census shows Pasqua Whitford's household of West Greenwich as having one male 50 and up, 2 males and 2 females 22-49, 2 boys and 2 girls 0-15. This may be for this Pasco.

He was a member of the Maple Root Church of Coventry, RI. This church was organized in 1762. His son David and David's wife, Lydia (Sweet), were also members (Arnold's Vital Records of RI, vol. 10, p. 275).

His grave site was quite challenging to find. It is located off Carr's Pond Rd. near Middle Rd., near the East Greenwich/West Greenwich border. One must trek a ways through the woods to get to it, and then it is hard to find because it is so well hidden by trees and briers. The marker is a simple rough-hewn granite stone, with a simple and rough inscription: P W 1700 - 1788. There are several other similar Whitford stones nearby, as well as quite a few Tarbox family stones. (Historical Cemetery WG 029)

Pasco married Elizabeth Sweet Between 1752 and 7 Jun 1755. Elizabeth (daughter of Philip Sweet, II and Elizabeth Blackington) was born Between 1720 and 1730, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Elizabeth (Sweet) Whitford is mentioned as "sister Elizabeth Whitford" in the wills of her brothers Samuel, James, & Pentecost.