Megalextoria - Persons


‎ Daniel Mathis‏‎, son of Job Mathis and Phoebe Leek‏. Born ‎ Jul 21, 1761, died ‎ Mar 10, 1836‎, 74 years, buried ‎ at Methodist Cemetery, Tuckerton, NJ Married ‎ 1786 (49 or 50 years married) to: ‎ Phoebe Smith‏‎, daughter of Micajah Smith Sr. and Sara Owen‏. Born ‎ Jun 30, 1764, died ‎ Sep 1, 1836‎, 72 years, buried ‎ at Methodist Cemetery, Tuckerton, NJ Children: 1. ‎ Owen Mathis‏‎ Died ‎ YOUNG 2. ‎ Mary Mathis‏‎ Born ‎ Mar 31, 1787, died ‎ May 13, 1866‎, 79 years, buried ‎ at Tabernacle Methodist Cemetery, Cape May, NJ Ran the in at Port Republic, before moving to Cape May to do the same. 3. ‎ Sarah Smith Mathis‏‎ Born ‎ May 20, 1788 at Bass River, NJ, buried ‎ at Lower Bank 4. ‎ Aaron Mathis‏‎ Born ‎ 1790, died ‎ Jun 28, 1851‎, 60 or 61 years 5. ‎ Leah Mathis‏‎ Born ‎ Feb 2, 1792, died ‎ Nov 1, 1818‎, 26 years 6. ‎ Micajah Smith Mathis‏‎ Born ‎ 1795‎ 7. ‎ Daniel Mathis Jr.‏‎ Born ‎ Sep 14, 1801‎ Twin to Phoebe. Inherited the Island farm from his father, and like him, he spent his days on the Island. He was one of the principal men of his time and place. He carried on his farm and also received considerable sums of money from his valuable fisheries, and also from the rent of his extensive meadows. He had a reputation of being an honest man, and one who was a stranger to deceit. 8. ‎ Phoebe S. Mathis‏‎ Born ‎ Sep 14, 1801, died ‎ Aug 14, 1860‎, 58 years Twin to Daniel. 9. ‎ Anna Maria Mathis‏‎ Born ‎ Dec 6, 1804, died ‎ Oct 21, 1878‎, 73 years, buried ‎ at Miller Cemetery, New Gretna,, NJ She was noted for her good judgement and uprightness in dealing, and also (like her father) for her freedom from deceit.