Ancestry of
Bette Davis

Movie Actress

Jabez Matthews

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• • 3rd Great-grandfather of Bette Davis — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 36 
  • Father:
  • John Matthews 
  • Mother:
  • Susanna Moore   
  • Birth Date:
  • 27 Apr 1745 
  • Birth Location:
  • Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts 
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  • Death Date:
  • Jun 1828 
  • Death Location:
  • Waterville, Kennebec, Maine 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Sarah Tufts
  • Marriage Date:
  • Aug 1772 
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  • Child:

  John Matthews (Ahnentafel No:18 )

  • Notes: 

  • Revolutionary War veteran

    S.A.R. #90495

    Jabez Mathews's given name is also seen as Jabish.

• Sources for Jabez Matthews

  • ¹ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, S.A.R. #90495, incorrectly gives Jabez's mother Susanna as his wife.
  • ² U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, S.A.R. #55615, Membership application for Norman Lyle Mathews Sr.
  • ³ Wells-Cushing, Gertrude W., Genealogy of the Wells Family and Families Related, Milwaukee: S.E. Tate and Company, Printers (1903), 121.
  • ⁴ Whittemore, Rev. Edwin Carey, ed., The Centennial History of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, Waterville: Executive Committee of the Centennial Celebration (1902), 130-131.