Mátyás was born in September 1804 in Tiszakeszi Borsod vm and his baptism took place there on September 17th, 1804.1 Mátyás' father was Gergely Körtvélyesi and his mother was Judit Hodi. His paternal grandparents were János Körtvélyesi and <Unknown>. He had three brothers named Sándor, Gábor and József. He was the youngest of the four children.