• General Notes

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  See Historical Document.
  
  Matthew may also have been in NORTHUMBERLAND, England or YORKSHIRE, England. \N
  otes:\Matthew Rodham worked as a servant to Leonard Calvert in 1633, Maryland u
  ntil\28 Oct 1639. In 1642, He moved to Virginia.  \Moved back to Maryland, 164
  3, back to Virginia in 1650.\In 1656 He was a Justice for Northumberland, Virgi
  nia.\He owned land in both Maryland and Virginia.\From MARYLAND GENEALOGIES by
  the Maryland Historical Magazine p138: "Matthew\Rodham of Kent Island, Marylan
  d, in Jul 1642 swore "oath" to the will of John\Butler of Kent Island, half nep
  hew of Capt Nathaniel Butler.  Thomas Butler,\brother of John, also lived on Ke
  nt Island with Matthew."\"Matthew demanded 50 acres more as servant of Governor
  Baltimore." Matthew\bought 100 acres ("Come Away") from Col Thomas Taylor of A
  nne Arundel,\executor of the will of Major Samuel Lane.\Sources:\CURRY DESCEN
  DANTS by Judge Noble K. Littell pp30 ref#3410.\CURRY DESCENDANTS by Judge Noble
  K. Littell pp31-32 ref#6820.\More Notes:\From The Coppage-Coppedge Family by
  Maxim/Manham:, "Mathew Rodham was\apparently a younger son, contributed by his
  mother to Lord Baltimore's\experiment." It is known from various early MD recor
  ds that Matthew's passage\to MD was paid by others and that he served six years
  as a servant to Lord\Leonard Calvert.  He may have been the son of Edmund and
  a younger brother to\John Roddam(b. 1614), the heir to Roddam.  However, a sear
  ch of available\Northumberland Parish Records failed to reveal a list of Edmond
  's children. \The Ancestry of Edmond Roddam is given back to 1296 in Burke's LA
  ND GENTRY,\1939 Edition. p. 1934, and includes Sir John Roddam who was killed a
  t the\Battle of Towton in 1461 during the Wars of the Roses, and Edmond's fathe
  r,\Robert, who was persecuted for his "Papist" (Catholic) beliefs.\Matthew Rod
  ham was born in Northumberland, England 20 SEP 1620. Matthew died\after 20 MAR
  1672 in Northumberland, VA, at approximately 51 years of age. \He married Eliza
  beth Hewitt in MD, 1648. Elizabeth was born in England 1633.\Elizabeth was the
  daughter of Richard [Robert ?] Hewitt and Hannah <-----> wo\William Price. Eliz
  abeth died before 03 FEB 1675 in Northumberland, VA, at\approximately 41 years
  of age.\Notes for Mathew Rodham:\From William W. Grier:  Mathew is mentioned i
  n the Minutes of the Council and\General Court of Virginia, in 1674 and 1675 (P
  gs. 388, 399, and 405). \From Mary and Robert Pettitt:  From the amount of land
  Mathew gave to his\daughter Hannah, it would appear he was a large landowner i
  n Northumberland Co.\, Virginia. The following deeds are interesting in that it
  appears that\Mathew was able to procure some of the coveted cleared Indian lan
  d that was\quickly patented by the early settlers. Northumberland County is in
  the area\of the Algonquin Groups, specifically that region which was earlier un
  der\Chief Powhatan's influence. Although we don't know exactly where the Rodham
  \land was located, it is possible that the Indian land claimed by Mathew Rodham
  \was cleared by a small tribe known as Secacawoni, which lived in\Northumberla
  nd County along the Coan River and near it's entrance to the\Potomac River. (Fr
  om "Indians in the 17th Century Virginia" by Ben C McCary\1957, Pg 1-6) \"Math
  ew Rhoden" renewed a patent of 350 acres in Northumberland County on 9\Dec 1662
  , 280 acres being located on a swamp which was a branch of Kings Creek\of the C
  hickacoone River. Its northwest border was upon Mr. Hugh Lee's land,\and 70 acr
  es was upon the same. The patent was originally dated 13 Sept 1654.\(Cavaliers
  and Pioneers, vol. 1, pg. 487, Patent Book V.) \On 8 June 1664, "Mathew Rhodam"
  of Northumberland Co. was granted 393 acres of\land in that county. 100 acres
  were situated northernly upon Hugh Lee's land,\southernly upon an old Indian fi
  eld and westernly upon land of James Clayton.\288 acres were situated southeast
  ernly upon the head of a swamp of King's\Creek, northeasternly toward land of C
  ol. John Matrom, and five acres were at\the head of the aforesaid land and betw
  ixt land of Capt. Rogers and Col. Jno.\Trussell. \Also in 1664, Mathew Rodham
  and Elizabeth, his wife, made a deed in\consideration of Richard Kenner's marri
  age with their daughter Elizabeth. We\do not have a copy of this deed proving o
  ur lineage, but we do have a copy of\another of Mathew's deeds of gift. We pres
  ent the following documents which\give proof of the lineage of another of the R
  odham daughters, Hannah. The\documents were written in a decorative script whic
  h helped contribute to the\difficulty in transcribing them. \"To all _____ peo
  ple to whom _____ & Gents shall come Mathew Rodham today\greeting in Lord God e
  verlasting. Know ye that ye said Mathew Rodham for and\in divers considerations
  & many other good Causes ____ here unto moving. have\_____ granted afirmed & C
  onfirmed & due by these sd presents give grant show &\Confirme unto my Daughter
  Hannah Neale wife to Christopher Neale & to her\heirs Lawfully Begotten of so
  be gotten of her owne Body forevor. That\plantation which was formerly in _____
  __ Loos Situating in sd County of\Northumberland together with ye three hundred
  ninety acres being Bounded by\Sevorall Bounds as appears by Deed & patent with
  a _____ of an old road\Joyening ye plantation on ye sd same side of ye Swamp l
  ying & being within ye\line of ye Land that I now live on & within three hundre
  d ninety & three acres\of Land being Surveyed in ______ as followeth One hundre
  d in our ___ ___\___northorly upon ye sd ___ Loos southerly upon an old Indian
  (ink blot) upon\ye Lane of Garner (?) Laughton & Easterly upon ye main woods &
  Two hundred\eighty & eight acres another ______ whereof abutting Southeast upon
  ye road of\a Swamp it Cometh out of Kings Creek northernly ______ ye land of C
  oll. John\Mottsom (?) northwest & southwest upon a main woods & full ____ & ___
  __\forming a Triangle figure lying at ye head of ye aforesd land __ ____ &\Bet
  wixt ye Land of Capt. Rogors _____ & old John Morgons Land & Coll. John\Trussel
  l (?) Bounding Northerly upon Capt. John Rogors easterly upon ye sd\Toure hunda
  rd (possibly the name of a location) and southerly & westerly upon\Coll. Trusso
  ll. Immediately unto ___ my sd Daughter Hannah Neale & unto he\heirs Lawfully b
  egotten or to ye begotten of her own Body & If it ____ ye\Almighty God ___ my s
  d Daughter Neale depart this life before her sd Husband\Christopher Neale witho
  ut any lawful heirs of her owne body, Then ye sd\Christopher is to enjoy ye sd
  Lands & appurtenances therof during his Life. &\after his life is ended in this
  world, Then ye sd plantation together together\with four hundred ninety & thre
  e acres of Land with ye appurtenances thereof\belonging (ink blots) Ye next hei
  r of my owne abound & ye generation of Ye\Rodham family family & heire for ever
  : _________ __ forbid & prohibit _____\shall it be held Lawfully ___ or any of
  mine it may lay any future Clayme or\Title to ye sd Land & ye appurtenances the
  rof. That my lands Daughter Hannah\Neale nor for husband Christopher nor not af
  ter _____ whatsoever forever of\Com: _______ to Lett Lott or ____ out or to Lea
  se or give any part or parcell\of ye sd Land or appurtenances therof, But only
  & wholy to _____ to _____\_____ ______ _____ without consideration or ______ th
  ereunto belonging AND I\Elizabeth wife toye above sd Mathew Rodham do give my O
  wn Consent as ye wife\thereof. In Witness whereof I ye sd Mathew Rodham & Eliza
  beth my wife have\hereunto Sett our hands & Seales this 17th day of December an
  no 1666. (SIgned)\Mathew Rodham ye mark of Elizabeth Rodham (signed & sealed) i
  n ye presence of\Richard Kenner Jsm (?) Thornbury 20th X Dr 1666 Recognitur Mat
  t: Rodham et\Ehraba ____ Cur(court) at Northumberland" \It appears that the sa
  me deed of gift was resubmitted to the court on 7 Nov\1668 (on pp. 52-53) and w
  as recorded as it was first written. The apparent\addition to this recording wa
  s the following: \"Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Rodon doe he
  reby appoint &\______ my Loving friend Thos Hobran to be my lawful ____ in my n
  ame & ____ to\at _____ in Northumberland County & Convey _____ for three hundre
  d ninety\three acres of made over by my husband Mathew Rhodon with my full cons
  ent unto\my son in law Christopher Neale my sd _____ shall lawfully Act _____ I
  doe\hereby ratify & confirm he is a good friend to all intents & purposes as i
  f I\was there personally _________ & acknowledged the same my self-written for
  my\hand & seale this 7th of Nbr (November) 1668 (signed) Elizabeth Rodon marke\
  (witnessed) Daniel Neale George Hayes his marke"\

Details of Matthew's family with Elizabeth Lee HEwiTT