Children

 Henry Mather
Henry was born about 1660 in Kearsley.


 Thomas Mather
Thomas was born on March 22nd, 1664 in Turton and his baptism took place on March 26th, 1664 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹ 
• Birth Notes

  Name:    Thomas Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Birth Date:    22 Mar 1664
  Baptism Date:    26 Mar 1664
  Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Father:    John
  Mother:    Ann
  Reference Number:    L243/1/1/2
  Item Number:    1
  Archive Roll:    853
  
  Text:  Thomas Mather, S: of John & Ann of Turton
  
  
  Baptism: 26 Mar 1665 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England
  Thomas Mather - Son of John Mather & Ann
      Born: 22 Mar 1664/5
      Abode: Turton
      Source: Rev. Canon Powell Transcripts
  
He died at the age of 68 in November 1732 in Turton.  He was buried on November 4th, 1732 at St. Peter's (Bolton).² 
• Death Notes

  Name:    Tho Mather
  Event Type:    Burial
  Burial Date:    4 Nov 1732
  Parish:    Bolton le Moors, St Peter
  Parish as it Appears:    Bolton St Peter Parish Church
  Reference Number:    L243/1/1/3
  Item Number:    1
  Archive Roll:    854
  Tho: Mather of Turton Yeoman


 Mordicai Mather
Mordicai was born about 1667 in Turton.³ 
• Birth Notes

  DDPI/12/2
  Title    Assignment: for £48
  Date    10 Nov. 1694
  
  James Pendlebury of Turton, yeoman, and Anne his wife, (widow of John Mather), Mordecai a younger son of J.M., and Christopher Horrocks of Turton, gentleman, and Robert and Oliver Greenhalgh of Horwich, yeomen -- the whole of the messuage as in DDPI 12/1
• Death Notes

  Name:    Mordecai Mather
  Gender:    Male
  Burial Date:    4 Jun 1729
  Burial Place:    Stepney, Middlesex, England
  FHL Film Number:    597252
  Reference ID:    it3 vP93


 Margarett Mather
Margarett was born in 1670 in Turton and her baptism took place on May 29th, 1670.¹ 
• Birth Notes

  Name:    Margarett Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    29 May 1670
  Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Abode:        Turton
  Father:    John
  Mother:    Anne
  Reference Number:    L243/1/1/2
  Item Number:    1
  Archive Roll:    853
She died in 1670 in Turton.  She was buried on October 21st, 1670 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹ 
• Death Notes

  Name:    Margarett Mather
  Event Type:    Burial
  Burial Date:    21 Oct 1670
  Burial Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Abode:    Turton
  Father:    John
  Mother:    Ann
  Reference Number:    L243/1/1/2
  Item Number:    1
  Archive Roll:    853
  
  Burial: 21 Oct 1670 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England
  Margarett Mather - Daughter of John Mather & Ann
      Abode: Turton
      Notes: intra eccl.
      Source: Rev. Canon Powell Transcripts
  


 Margaret Mather
Margaret was born about 1672 in Turton.  She died in 1672 in Turton.  She was buried on October 20th, 1672 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹ 
• Death Notes

  
  Name:    Margrett Mather
  Event Type:    Burial
  Burial Date:    20 Oct 1672
  Burial Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Abode:    Turton
  Father:    John
  Mother:    Anne
  Buried "Inter ecclesiam" (?)


 Peter Mather
Peter was born in 1684 in Kearsley and his baptism took place on August 13th, 1684 at St. Mary (Deane).¹ 
• Birth Notes

  Name:    Petrus Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    13 Aug 1684
  Parish:    Deane, St Mary
  Father's name:    Johannis Mather
  Reference Number:    GB127.L85/1/1/2
  Abode: Kearsley
  
  Name    Petrus Mather
  Event Type    Baptism
  Baptism Date    13 Aug 1684
  Baptism Place    Deane, St Mary, Lancashire, England
  Father    Johannis Mather
  Reference Number    GB127.L85/1/1/2
  
  Petrus Matherfilius Johannis Mather do Kersley
  
He died at the age of 1 in 1685 in Turton.  He was buried on December 26th, 1685 at St. Peter's (Bolton).⁴ 
• Death Notes

  Burial: 26 Dec 1685 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England
  Peter Mather - Son of John Mather
      Abode: Turton
      Source: Rev. Canon Powell Transcripts
  
  Name:    Peter Mather
  Burial Date:    26 Dec 1685
  Father's name:    John Mather of Turton
  Register Type:    Bishops Transcripts
  Reference Number:    Drm/2/17
  Burid:  Intra Eortiorm (could be intra ecclesiam)
  
  This is the only entry that doesn't mention Ann(e).  Had she died?
  
  Note: "Intra ecclesiam" is the Latin for "inside the church"