Catherine Mathews

1766 - 1799

• Born	Between 1766 and 1770	Orange Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	1799	Orange Co, New York, USA
  Person ID	I3668	markhamchest
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Fletcher Mathews,   b. Abt 1728, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. 1789, New Windsor, Orange Co, New York, USA
  Mother	Sarah Woodhull,   b. 9 Feb 1726, Brookhaven, Suffolk Co, New York, USA ,   d. 1791, New Windsor, Orange Co, New York, USA
  Family ID	F1287	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jonathan Brooks,   b. 1740-1750, New York, USA ,   d. Aug 1811, Blooming Grove, Orange Co, New York, USA
  Married	Abt 1790
  Children	1. Fletcher Mathews Brooks,   b. 1795, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. 27 Nov 1861, Orange Co, New York, USA   2. Esther Hester Lewis "Hettie" Brooks,   b. 1795-1800, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. Nov 1849, Hamptonburgh, Orange Co, New York, USA
  Family ID	F1293	Group Sheet

  
  

• Biographies		Will: Jonathan Brooks Will of Jonathan Brooks of Orange County New York; written 21 August 1811; probated 11 October 1811; New York Wills and Probate Records - Orange County.
  		Bio: Catherine Mathews Catherine Mathews’ story has been a challenge to piece together. Many questions remain. Catherine Mathews was probably born 1766-1770 at the home of her parents, Fletcher Mathews and Sarah Woodhull of Mount Pleasant, in Ulster (Orange) county New York . . Mathews’ family records indicate that Catherine Mathews was married to an Orange county neighbor, Jonathan Brooks.

  
  

  Sketches

  Sketch: Jonathan Brooks, A Collection of Records Jonathan Brooks was probably born about 1740-1750. Some researchers identify him as Jonathan Brooks who was born 1745 in Ridgefield, Fairfield county Connecticut, son of John (or Jonathan) Brooks. But, many questions remain, related to this identification.