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Mathew St. John

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Mathew St. John

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
1671 (aged 59–60)
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
Plot
no tombstone remains.
Memorial ID
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In 2023, thanks to AncestryDNA for descendants of Capt. Samuel St. John, this Mathew St. John of Norwalk has been identified as the son of Sir William St. John, Knight and his wife a granddaughter of Sir Edward Maunsell. His father died in January 1638 and in March 1638 Mathew was granted lands in the CT colony. See: https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I10585&tree=OSA0001#cite1

Baptism:
29 Sep 1611 St Bride Fleet Street, London, England, UK (England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013..)

Death:
He died before 1671 when the town of Norwalk voted to let his second son, Mathias b. 1635, have his properties because his elder son William had died in 1664.

Alt. Death: (He may have had his remains sent back to England)
Name: Mathias Senshon
[Matthew Senshon]
Burial Date: 15 Dec 1669
Parish: St Leonard, Shoreditch
County: Middlesex
Borough: Hackney
Record Type: Burial
Register Type: Parish Register
In 2023, thanks to AncestryDNA for descendants of Capt. Samuel St. John, this Mathew St. John of Norwalk has been identified as the son of Sir William St. John, Knight and his wife a granddaughter of Sir Edward Maunsell. His father died in January 1638 and in March 1638 Mathew was granted lands in the CT colony. See: https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I10585&tree=OSA0001#cite1

Baptism:
29 Sep 1611 St Bride Fleet Street, London, England, UK (England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013..)

Death:
He died before 1671 when the town of Norwalk voted to let his second son, Mathias b. 1635, have his properties because his elder son William had died in 1664.

Alt. Death: (He may have had his remains sent back to England)
Name: Mathias Senshon
[Matthew Senshon]
Burial Date: 15 Dec 1669
Parish: St Leonard, Shoreditch
County: Middlesex
Borough: Hackney
Record Type: Burial
Register Type: Parish Register


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  • Created by: S. St. John
  • Added: Mar 20, 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197698093/mathew-st_john: accessed ), memorial page for Mathew St. John (11 Sep 1611–1671), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197698093, citing East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by S. St. John (contributor 47842252).