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- A tremendous 87-page account of the Mathey family, centered on immigrant Daniel Mathey, whose time in America was colorful and very well documented.
<li>pp 263-274 - A trip by the author to
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<li>Mathenay & Voudrey, France (tiny communes in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France, about 70 km from both Dijon, France and the border of Switzerland)</li>
<li>Brugge, Belgium</li>
<li>Daniel Matheney's birthplace in Kent, England</li>
<li>The location of Hope Plantation in Stafford Co, Virginia, and</li>
<li>The town of Matheney, WV,</li>
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<li>pp 275-285 - The direct male Mathey lineage, from Daniel to Huges, Sire de Thoire in the year 1078,</li>
<li>pp 286-323 - An amazing collection of records and stories about Daniel from Charles Co, MD and Stafford Co VA, including
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<li>A summary of the Protestant revolt in Maryland 1681, which effectly caused him to be exiled to Virginia,</lui>
<li>Daniel's will, and </li>
<li>The full text of "The Story of Daniel Mathena...", which was presented at a Matheney family reunion in 1999.</li>
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<li>pp.324-335 A detailed account of the direct line descendancy from Daniel Mathey through Daniel Jr, to the author.</li>
, Jr to the author</li>
<li>pp.336-350 - "Related Information About the Matheney Family" both in Europe and in America includiing
<li>Descendants of Daniel's son and my ancestor William Wentworth Mathey</li>
<li>Civil War stories, especially from Wood Co, WV</li>
<li>An account of Abraham Lincoln's wedding, where his best man was N.W. Mathey</li>
<li>A note about Aquia Creek Sandstone, which was quarried from the Hope Plantation, and used most prominently in and around the U.S. Capitol Building</li>
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