BIRTH 2 JUN 1650 • Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire, England
DEATH 10 DEC 1720 • Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA

Camden, New Jersey, USA Inscription: “Within this inclosure lie the remains of William and Mary Matlack who came to the West New Jersey from England, William in 1677 and Mary Hancock in 1681, the first of the name and the ancestors of the family in America. Here also lies the remains of Richard Matlack, a son of William and Mary and part of his childred. Also a number of the servants and slaves of the family”.
lilysmom19981 Marriage records show William Matlack’s date of birth as being in 1648.
Name: |
William Matlack |
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Arrival Year: | 1677 |
Arrival Place: | New Jersey |
Source Publication Code: | 9448 |
Primary Immigrant: | Matlack, William |
Annotation: | In the years from 1925 to 1942, Frederick A. Virkus edited seven volumes with the title, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, published in Chicago by the Institute of American Genealogy. Each volume has a section in the main body of the work, co |
Source Bibliography: | VIRKUS, FREDERICK A., editor. Immigrant Ancestors: A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1964. 75p. Repr. 1986. |
Page: | 47 |

SHIP KENT ( Born: Apr. 10, 1648 Came to the Colonies: Aboard the ship: Kent Captained by: Capt. Gregory MarloWas a servant of Daniel Wills for 4 yrs in order to purchase 100 acres of land from Wills. )
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William Matlack was born on 02 Jun 1650 in Cropwell, Bishop, Nottinghamshire, England as the fourth child of George Matlack and Jane Hall. He had five siblings, namely: John, George Jr, Dorothy, Elizabeth, and Thomas. He died on 10 Dec 1720 in Burlington, NJ, USA. When he was 31, he married Mary Hancock,daughter of John Hancock and Margaretta Saul, in 1682 in Burlington Co., N.J..
William Matlack arrived in New Jersey in 1677 (ship “The Kent”).
William Matlack and Mary Hancock had the following children:
- 1. George Matlack was born in 1686 in New Jersey. He died in 1739 in New Jersey.
- 2. Mary Matlack was born in 1688 in New Jersey. She died in 1729 in New Jersey.
- 3. William Matlack was born in 1690 in New Jersey. He died in 1730 in New Jersey.
- 4. Jane Matlack was born in 1692 in New Jersey. She died in 1748 in New Jersey.
- 5. Joseph Matlack was born in 1693 in Burlington County, New Jersey, USA. He died in 1771 in Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
- 6. Richard Matlack was born in 1694 in Burlington County, New Jersey, USA. He died on 10 Jan 1778 in Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA.
- 7. Timothy Matlack was born in 1695 in New Jersey. He died in 1752 in New Jersey.
- 8. John Matlack was born in 1696 in New Jersey. He died in 1704 in New Jersey.
- 9. Sarah Matlack was born in 1704 in Cherry Hill, Camden, New Jersey, United States. She died in 1774 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States. She married Carlile Haines on 11 Dec 1721 in Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, United States.
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