Hi Doverog,
LUSHINGTON MATSON Will 1789:
Excuse the absence, but I was checking and cross checking the Matsons, Jekins and Philpots to try and unravel the jigsaw a bit more. In the course of my digging, I have found the possible baptism for Lushington Matson!
He is likely the son of Stephen an Ann Matson. Stephen is the son of James Matson and Susanna Lusshinton (Stephen was born JUL 1693 • Hougham, Kent, England) and the twin bother of one of the James Matson.
I have found a baptism entry for Lushington Matson and the name matches the transcription of Grandmother Susanna Lusshinton's maiden name. The dates fit with the ages and the place of Baptism with what we know about that family (grandparents James and Susanna).
Lusshinton Matson (mis-transcribed as Lushinten Matson on various websites, but on closer inspection it looks to me like Lusshinton):
Baptised on:16 Jul 1725
Baptised at: St Margaret-at-Cliffe Church, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England
Parents Stephen Matson and Ann
Canterbury Cathedral Archives,
Archive reference: U3/200,
Year range: 1701-1761,
Record set: Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Baptisms 1538-1912
Hope this helps?
MATSONS / PHILPOTS
I have some more information about earlier Matsons, but will involve another thread about Matsons and Philpots. I have found Henry Philpot's marriage entry and I suspected that Alice (married to James Matson who died in 1593) was probably Henrey / Henry's sister. Henry's son Thomas Philpot, a Captain mentions Alice and James Matson's son Robert in his will, as his cousen!
You have Henry as a possible father to Alice and her maiden name as Philpot. I felt this may be wrong and that if any relation, she may have been a sibling. Henry's marriage is well beyond the date of Alice's birth, infact it is just before Alice Marries James Matson at the same church. I can email you what I know if easier.
This would also back up my hunch of Robert Matson being the nephew of Henry Philpot (Thomas' father). In your research you mention that Thomas Philpot adopts the Matson children - do you have any evidence (I am not close to Kent Archives to pop in)? If this is the case, then the cousin will be adopting his cousins.
I have found what I think is James Matson and Alice’s marriage entry. Based upon my other research into Philpots, I am clear that Alice is in fact Henry's wife's (Judith Leigh / Lee, daughter of David Leigh) sister and her name is Alice Lee or Leigh. Definite evidence to support this with the Philpot family - tree mentioned in visitations.
I will continue a new thread, as there is rather a lot here, but the marriage place for them is Barham (this ties up with other Matson's who owned Digges Place and the Black Mill etc - John Matson Mayor of Dover).
