Mathew History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Mathews to arrive on North American shores:

Mathew Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Samuell Mathew, aged 14, who landed in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Elizabeth" 2
• Thomas Mathew, who landed in Maryland in 1637 2
• John Mathew, who settled in Virginia in 1639
• Robert Mathew, who landed in Virginia in 1651 2
• Ralph Mathew, who arrived in Virginia in 1661 2
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Mathew Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Anthony Mathew, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1710 2
• Simon Mathew, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1710 2
• Andrew Mathew was banished to a plantation on Martinique in 1747 after the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Culloden Moor
• William Mathew, aged 25, who arrived in New York in 1774 2
• Louis Mathew, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1793 2

Mathew Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Patrick Mathew, who landed in New London, Connecticut in 1811 2
• Edward Mathew, aged 42, who landed in New York, NY in 1812 2
• Joseph Mathew, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1846 2

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mathew Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• John Mathew, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
• Mr. George Mathew U.E. (b. 1748) born in Dundee, Scotland who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 Harbour Master in Saint John, he died in 1832, became a Freeman in 1795 3
• Mr. William Mathew U.E. who settled in New Brunswick c. 1784 3

Mathew Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Agnes Mathew, who settled in Nova Scotia between 1799 and 1820
• Mary Mathew, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1831

Mathew Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• Mr. Edward Mathew, British settler arriving as Detachment of the Royal New Zealand Fencibles travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Sir George Symour" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 26th November 1847 4

Mathew Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

• Mr. George Mathew, Cornish settler from Ludgven (Luggan), Cornwall, (b. 1611), aged 23, British settler travelling from Plymouth, England aboard the ship "Margarett" arriving in St Christopher (Saint Kitts) on 1st March 1634 6
• Mr. Rowland Mathew, (b. 1608), aged 27, British settler travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Alexander" arriving in Barbados in 1635 7

• Hector Mathew, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1958, 1960 8
• Theobald Mathew (1790-1856), Irish temperance reformer
• David Mathew, Archbishop of Apenea
• Jules Mathew Le Lievre (1933-2016), New Zealand rugby union player for the New Zealand National Team (1962-1964)
• Jeremy Mathew Wariner (b. 1984), American ten-time gold medalist track athlete
• Todd Mathew Hollandsworth (b. 1973), American former Major League Baseball outfielder from Dayton, Ohio
• William Mathew Hodgkins (1833-1898), New Zealand painter
• George Mathew Fernandes (b. 1930), Indian trade unionist, politician journalist agriculturist
• James Mathew Montgomery, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1979 9
• James Mathew Catchick (b. 1935), American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1966, 1988 10