James Mateer

1765 - 1832  (66 years)

• Name	James Mateer
  Born	1 Nov 1765	Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 May 1832	, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
  Buried	, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I6889	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2001

  
  

  Father	William McTeer,   b. 2 Dec 1738, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania ,   d. Aug 1819, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Margaret Carothers,   b. 1702,   d. 20 Aug 1794  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F2711	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Ross,   b. 22 Apr 1769, Tipperary, York, Pennsylvania ,   d. 25 Sep 1804  (Age 35 years)
  Children	+ 1. William Mateer,   b. 13 Sep 1792, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania ,   d. 24 Jun 1834, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania  (Age 41 years) + 2. James Mateer,   b. 30 Aug 1794, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 Jun 1864, , Crawford, Ohio  (Age 69 years) + 3. Robert Mateer,   b. 22 Nov 1796, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Jul 1885, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania  (Age 88 years) + 4. Margaret Mateer,   b. 29 Nov 1798, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Feb 1882  (Age 83 years) + 5. John Mateer,   b. 24 Aug 1801, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Dec 1867  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F2625	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Agnes Bailey,   d. 7 Jul 1830
  Married	Bef 1810
  Children	+ 1. Bailey Mateer,   b. 1 Jun 1813, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Jul 1877, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania  (Age 64 years)   2. Elizabeth Jane Mateer,   b. 2 Oct 1815, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania ,   d. 5 Feb 1883, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F2783	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 23 May 1832 - , Cumberland, Pennsylvania Buried - - , Cumberland, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  In the 1800 census of Allen Township, Cumberland County, this man was listed as James Mateer Jr.; he and his wife were aged 26-45 years; they were listed with four children, three boys and a girl under ten years. In 1810 still in Allen Township, James was over 45 years; his household had four boys, 16-26, two 10-16 and one under ten; two females one over 45 years and a girl 10-16 years. The will of James Mateer of Allen Township, written 22 May 1832, probated 11 August 1834, directed that his wearing apparel be divided equally between his sons John and Bailey, and that his copy of Henry's Commentary should go to his son William; all other personal property to be appraised and sold and real estate to be disposed of by public sale; the proceeds after payments for debts, expenses, gravestones and the like to be distributed as follows: to sons William, James and Robert, $200 each; to daughter Margaret, wife of James Dunlap, $200; to daughter Eliza, $400; of the remainder two-thirds to son John and one-third to son Bailey. Executors: son John Mateer and nephew John Mateer (of William). Witnesses: Andrew Mateer, Jesse W. Cooke. The estate was inventoried at $2000. Buried in Silver Spring Church Cemetery. ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 52.