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Family HistoryFamily History - William Williams Mathewson


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features William Williams Mathewson and five of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. William Williams Mathewson,1 born 9 February 1829 in Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, the son of Rufus Smith Mathewson and Faith Williams McClellan;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 31 May 1901 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut.5 William married, 28 September 1858 in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York, Harriet Augusta Warner1, 5 (born 14 May 1842 in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York, the daughter of Benjamin ‘Uncle Ben’ Warner and Sarah Sallie Gazlay1, 2, 3, 5, 6).

Children of William Williams Mathewson and Harriet Augusta Warner:

+2i. Albert M. McClellan ‘Bertie’ Mathewson, born 19 October 1860 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut. Married Mary E. Foster.
+3ii. Ellen Trumbull ‘Nellie’ Mathewson, born 17 March 1862 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut. Married John Deforest Haskell.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, Windham County, Town of Woodstock, page 156-157, family of Rufus S. (age 57) and Faith W. Mathewson (age 56), with William W. Mathewson (age 31), Harriet A. Mathewson (age 18), Arthur Mathewson (age 22), Addison G. Warner (age 24), two domestics and one day laborer.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, Windham County, Woodstock, Enumeration District 132, Page No. 24, family of William W. Mathewson, age 51, wife Hattie, age 38, son Bertie (initials unclear), age 19, daughter Nellie T., age 18, father-in-law Benj Warner, age 74, and mother-in-law Sallie Warner, age 70.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, Windham County, Woodstock, Enumeration District 522, Sheet No. 6B, family of William W. (age 41, born Feb 1829) and wife Harriet A. Mathewson (age 58, born May 1842), married 41 years, with Benjamin Warner (age 94, born Jul 1805) and Sarah Warner (age 90, born Apr 1810), married 67 years.
  4. History of Windham County, Connecticut, Edited by Richard M. Bayles, W. W. Preston & Co., New York, 1889. Digitized copy available at www.archive.org. Pages 552-553, biographical sketch of Rufus S. Mathewson.
  5. Abbe-Abbey Genealogy, in Memory of John Abbe and His Descendants, by Cleveland Abbe and Josephine Genung Nichols. New Haven Connecticut: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1916. Pages 235, 236, 349, 350. Digitized copy available at Google Books.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Town of New Berlin, page 172, family of Benjamin Warner (age 45), Sarah Warner (age 39), Addison J. Warner (age 14), and Harriet A. Warner (age 8).
Second and Third Generations
2. Albert M. McClellan ‘Bertie’ Mathewson2 (William1), born 19 October 1860 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut.1, 2 Bertie married, 13 June 1888 in New Haven, Connecticut, Mary E. Foster2 (born ____, parents not determined).

Albert was a lawyer and judge in New Haven, Connecticut.2


3. Ellen Trumbull ‘Nellie’ Mathewson2 (William1), born 17 March 1862 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut.1, 2 Nellie married John Deforest Haskell2 (born ____, parents not determined).

Children of Ellen Trumbull ‘Nellie’ Mathewson and John Deforest Haskell:

 4i. Cornelius Haskell.
 5ii. Albert Haskell.
 6iii. Faith Haskell.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, Windham County, Woodstock, Enumeration District 132, Page No. 24, family of William W. Mathewson, age 51, wife Hattie, age 38, son Bertie (initials unclear), age 19, daughter Nellie T., age 18, father-in-law Benj Warner, age 74, and mother-in-law Sallie Warner, age 70.
  2. Abbe-Abbey Genealogy, in Memory of John Abbe and His Descendants, by Cleveland Abbe and Josephine Genung Nichols. New Haven Connecticut: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1916. Pages 235, 236, 349, 350. Digitized copy available at Google Books.