Hi Matt
We may share some ancestors, but have different paths to get there!
My earliest Austen was Mary b 1688 who married into the Nash side of my family. I have her father as Roger Austen b 1672 who married a Margaret Franklyn b 1665. This link got me quite excited at the time as it went back to Edward 1, but again there was a 'class' and geographic divide which led me to dismiss all of the other trees ... sad.
Roger Austen's father was Matthew b 1652 and his father was also Matthew, whose father was Valentine b 1595, who I have as married to a Jane Terell.
My email address is johncowan38@gmail.com and I am quite happy to exchange relevant bits of our trees.
Regards, John
Hiya
Yes I think you are right. I don't have your Matthew Austen [b1652] but I do have his father, Matthew Austen [son of Valentine Austen and Jane Terrell] born November 1629 [christened 1 November 1629 Wye]. Valentine Austen was a maltster and died in 1649/50 leaving a Will.
Valentine Austen married Elizabeth Sheffe/Sheaffe in about 1634 [Jane died in 1633]. Their 5th child Elizabeth Austen married John Kennett in Wye in 1664.
Valentine's parents were Matthew Austen [1562-1640] and his wife Tomasine [who died in 1652], both of whom left Wills. Valentine himself was the son of Richard Austen of Adisham [1512-1592] and Agnes Denne.
John Kennett and Elizabeth Austen's son William Kennett married Margaret Gibbes [daughter of Lawrence Gibbes of Crundale]. I descend from their son [and only child] John Kennett [b1698 Wye]. Interestingly there is another mention of the Austens in the Will of Margaret Gibbes uncle, Stephen Gibbes. In his Will he mentions his sister Jane who was married to Thomas Austen, and also their son Lawrence Austen:
"I give to Jane my sister the wife of Thomas Austen the sum of fifty pounds which her husband hath of mine in her hand she to have the use and profit thereof during her natural life and after her decease I give the same fifty pounds to Lawrence Austen her son"
He also mentions "Elizabeth daughter of William Austen of Wye" so there must be a link there with the other Austens but I haven't worked it out yet.
Anyhow I will end there but I will try to email you some GEDCOMs or trees in pdf format over the next few days.
There are certainly a lot of the Austens and they are an interesting family.
Matt
William Kennett's younger brother Richard married Elizabeth Austin of Newington nxt Hythe in 1699 but I don't know how she is related to the other Austens.