A Family Genealogy of
the Gentle House of Stapleton
 

Mathias FIRESTONE Sr.

[N992]

16 OCT 1777 - 2 MAY 1850

  • BIRTH: 16 OCT 1777, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
  • DEATH: Hiwassee Purchase
    2 MAY 1850, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
  • REFERENCE: 25909
Father: Johann Nicholas FIRESTONE
Mother: Eva Catharina SCHWAB

Family 1 : Mary HILL
  • MARRIAGE: 3 NOV 1798, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
  1.  William Mathias FIRESTONE
  2. +Samuel FIRESTONE
  3. +Sarah FIRESTONE
  4. +David Jefferson FIRESTONE
  5.  Alfred FIRESTONE
  6. +Elizabeth FIRESTONE
  7. +John FIRESTONE
Family 2 : Mary Polly FINNEY
  • MARRIAGE: 16 MAR 1839, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
  1.  Nancy FIRESTONE
  2.  Mathias FIRESTONE
  3.  Mary Ann FIRESTONE 
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 _Johann Nicholas FIRESTONE _|
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|--Mathias FIRESTONE Sr.
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|_Eva Catharina SCHWAB ______|
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[N992] The family moved to Peter's Township in Cumberland County in 1779, then to Frederick County, Maryland in 1781. In 1796 his family moved to Rockbridge County, Virginia. Then in 1807 they were in Botetourt County, Virginia. Mathias married Mary "Polly" Hill, who was born in New Jersey, daughter of James and Sarah. In the will of Nicholas he was confirmed in 150 acres on which he then lived. This land was probably in Rockbridge County. Mathias and his wife, Mary, conveyed substantial acreage in Rockbridge in 1804 and 1805 and sold a 150 acre tract on Cedar Creek to William Shields in August, 1814. By 1827 Mathias and his family had moved to Hiwassee, McMinn County, Tennessee. He would be joined later by his mother Evey, daughter Elizabeth and her husband Henry John. After Mary Hill's death, Mathias married Mary "Polly" Fenny. Mathias was a carpenter. He built his home on Sec. 29, Twp. 5, Rng.1, east of Median. He owned his land. Mathias and his wife were buried in a small cemetary near their home.