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Origin Displayed: Welsh
Origins Available: English, Scottish, Welsh
Spelling variations of this family name include: Mathews, Mathew, Matthew, Matthews, Mathewes and others.First found in Glamorganshire , where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Samuel Matthews, who came to Virginia from London in about 1618 and established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River; John Mathew, who settled in Virginia in 1639. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009) Motto Translated: What God wills, will be.
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Suggested Readings for the name MatthewsThe Mat(t)hews Family by John R. Boots, A Matthews (also Mathews) Trail from Wales to West Virginia by Nelson Elbert Matthews, Mathews Family History by Nathan Mathews. Some noteworthy people of the name Matthews- Joseph W Matthews (1812-1862), American politician, Governor of Mississippi from 1848 to 1850
- James Brander Matthews (1852-1929), American writer
- Herbert Matthews (1900-1977), foreign correspondent and editorialist for the New York Times
- Cerys Matthews (b. 1969), Welsh singer
- Albert Edward Matthews (1873-1949), Canadian Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1937 to 1946
- David Matthews (b. 1943), English composer of classical music
- Sir Stanley Matthews CBE (1915-2000), English football player who was knighted in 1965
- Alfred Edward Matthews (1869-1960), English actor
- Major General Albert Bruce Matthews CBE, DSO, ED (1909-1991), Canadian commander of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division during the Second World War
- Drummond Hoyle Matthews (1931-1997), British marine geologist and geophysicist and a key contributor to the theory of plate tectonics
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Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products. Matthews, sept of the Clan MathesonIs your family of Scottish descent? If so, you can proudly display the Matheson Clan Badge. This clan badge is used by all septs of that clan. WALESWELSH SURNAMESMost Welsh surnames are patronymic; that is, they are derived from a personal name of an ancestor. In the Middle Ages, the prefixes ap, ab (son of) and ferch (daughter of) were commonly found in Welsh surnames. Welsh names used to include strings of patronymics going back through the generations, until the 16th century when people began to use fixed hereditary surnames. However, some surnames' prefixes can still be found today in many Welsh surnames, such as Prince, Probert, Bowen (ap Owen), and Beddoes. Henry VIII frowned upon this nomenclature and thus began the great change in Welsh surnames
MoreTHE BLACK KNIGHTThe Black Prince, or Edward, Prince of Wales, (1330-76), is thought to have gained his nickname due to the color of his armor -- jet black. However, this claim cannot be verified. Contrary to popular conceptions, period illustrations typically depict him in silver or gilt armor, not black. He may have gained this moniker because he wore a black surcoat with a silver plume. Yet a more fantastic notion also circulates. Many hold the opinion that he was labeled black because of his skill as a knight or because he was often merciless towards the vanquished. His sacking of the town of Limoges in 1370 gives some credence to the latter notion. After taking the town, all its inhabitants were slaughtered, with no consideration to age or gender.
MoreTHE KING ARTHUR LEGENDWriters and historians have long been divided on the truth of the many different tellings of the stories of Arthur, the great Welsh king of Britain. Although many now think that there is some truth underlying the widely varying accounts, the hard facts surrounding Arthur's reign are almost completely obscured in a mist of myths and legends. Like all legends, these tales evolved over many centuries. Their telling and retelling over those years, while it may have left them somewhat lacking in truth, has emphasized and expanded their most compelling parts, making the Arthurian saga as glorious and prolific a body of stories as any, in fact or fiction.
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