| ![Show Contents]() Matchet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of MatchetWhat does the name Matchet mean? The surname Matchet is a nickname of Madge and baptismal name as in 'the son of Margaret.' 1 Early Origins of the Matchet familyThe surname Matchet was first found in Surrey where William Maggard was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. 2 From this earliest entry we must move to Yorkshire to find the next two entries. It is here that Willelmus Machet was found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 1 and later, Samuel Maggett was listed in 1647. 2 Early History of the Matchet familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Matchet research. Another 55 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1379, 1526, 1670, 1736, 1737, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1798, 1799 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Matchet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Matchet Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Matchet have been found, including Machet, Machett, Madgett, Madget, Machitt, Machtit, Matchet and many more. Early Notables of the Matchet familyJohn Machet, Rector of Lambeth, county Surrey, in 1526.
Nicholas Madgett of Madget (fl. 1799), was an Irish adventurer, born at Kinsale, co. Kerry, and was according to a secret correspondent of Lord Castlereagh-probably Samuel Turner in 1799, at the time of Humbert's expedition to Ireland, near sixty years of age, and had lived for forty years in France. He was employed in the French foreign office in 1794 and the succeeding years in negotiating measures between the French government and Irish politicians for a French invasion of Ireland. In 1794 he gave William Jackson (1737?-1795) his instructions before Jackson set out...
Another 364 words (26 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Matchet Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Matchet family to IrelandSome of the Matchet family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 103 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Matchet migration to the United States | + |
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Matchet, or a variant listed above:
Matchet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Richard Matchet, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1746 3
Matchet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Isaac Matchet, who settled in Philadelphia in 1802
- William Matchet, who was naturalized in Pennsylvania in 1828
- John Matchet, who arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1840 3
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 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)
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