Thomas Matteson, Jr.

1742 - 1809  (66 years)

• Name	Thomas Matteson
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	22 Jun 1742  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Jun 1809	Shaftsbury, Bennington Co., VT   [1]
  Buried	Grandview Cemetery, Shaftsbury, VT
  Person ID	I11456	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Matteson, Sr.,   b. Abt 1714,   d. 1793  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Sarah Johnson,   b. Between 1723 and 1724,   d. Between May 1749 and 1752  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Married	Abt 1742
  Family ID	F04483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Doolittle,   b. Abt 1749,   d. 11 Nov 1823, Shaftsbury, Bennington Co., VT  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F04485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Source for the following information: Linda L. Mathews in "A Line of Descent from Elkanah Johnson of Coventry . . ." in RI Roots Magazine, Vol. 29, No. 3, p. 124) "Thomas moved to Shaftsbury, VT, in 1766, probably leading a significant line of the Johnson family there. In 1780 the Second Baptist Church, of which he was a deacon, was established at Maple Hill in the northern part of the town, with the first meeting taking place at Thomas's home. This congregation was called the "Rhode Island Church" because so many former Rhode Islanders belonged. He is also said to have served as town clerk of Shaftsbury for forty years. His beautiful marble gravestone contains the information that Deacon Thomas Matteson was fourth in his line 'from the Danish nation' and that he was 'twice born as Jesus said,' a reference to his spiritual condition."

  
  

• Sources

  [S012804] "A Line of Descent from Elkanah Johnson of Coventry . . .Part I", Linda L. Mathew, (Rhode Island Roots, Vol. 29, No. 3), 124.