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Matthew was born on February 4th, 1798 in Buncombe, North Carolina.1   Matthew's father was Hugh Rogers and his mother was Nancy Thornton.  His paternal grandparents were Robert Rogers and Frances Russell; his maternal grandparents were John Thornton and Jane Augusta Washington. He had eleven brothers and a sister, named David, John, Andrew Newton, James Bayles, Barnard [Arn], Jesse William, Thornton LaFontaine, Hugh, Robert, Cyrus, Nicholas Power and Jane.  He was the fifth youngest of the thirteen children.  He died at the age of 77 on March 23rd, 1875 in North Carolina.1 

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Further source/citation:
World Family Tree Vol. 16, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1609