Mathey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Mathey family

The surname Mathey was first found in Champagne, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Ardennes/Marne and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Mathey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mathey research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1630 and 1696 are included under the topic Early Mathey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mathey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Matey, Mateu, Mathy, Mathay, Mathenay, Mathe, Mathey, Maathe, Mathei, Mattei, Mathei, Mathes and many more.

Early Notables of the Mathey family

Notable amongst the family during this period was

Jean Baptiste Mathey (1630-1696), a French architect and painter born in Dijon

Mathey Ranking

In France, the name Mathey is the 1,575^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,785 people with that name. 1

Mathey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mathey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Aime Mathey, who landed in New York, NY in 1831 2

Mathey migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Mathey Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Mathey, aged 20, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hindostan" in 1875

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)