Individual Details
Matthias Hatfield
(Abt 1635 - 13 Dec 1687)
It is thought that Matthias Hatfield came to Staten Island from Leiden, Holland under the Patroon Cornelius Melyn. Matthias married Cornelius Melyn's daughter Mary in 1664 at New Haven. Matthias settled first in New Haven, where Melyn had gone, but after the first of his children, the family relocated the Elizabethtown.
For a long time it was thought that Matthias's father was an Englishman who had traveled to Leiden with the Puritan migration. There seems now to be some thought the he was actually Dutch and not related to Thomas Hatfield the Englishman. But there is a lot of disagreement about this by the experts. In fact, the same primary genealogist on the Hatfield family first made the case that Matthias was the son of Thomas the Englishman and 20 years later made the case the Matthias was really Dutch and not really related to Thomas. So, who knows?
December 5, 1673 Matthias Hatfield bought a stone house on Pearl Street at the corner of Hatfield, from a Mr. Lubberson which remained in the family until 1914 (241 Years). The property from the stone house extended to the Elizabeth River where he had tanneries. He gave land for the Presbyterian Church and burial ground (which is now the center of town. Alexander Hamilton used to walk there learning his lessons while attending school at Barbers.) Matthias was one of the leading men in town and greatly respected. Matthias Hatfield sat in the Justices Court as a chosen Freeholder. He was also a Justice, a High Sheriff, and a Collector for the County.
Read more about Matthias and Maria here: https://www.abbottgenealogy.com/single-post/matthias-hatfield-1635-1687-and-maria-mariken-melyn-1637-1694
For a long time it was thought that Matthias's father was an Englishman who had traveled to Leiden with the Puritan migration. There seems now to be some thought the he was actually Dutch and not related to Thomas Hatfield the Englishman. But there is a lot of disagreement about this by the experts. In fact, the same primary genealogist on the Hatfield family first made the case that Matthias was the son of Thomas the Englishman and 20 years later made the case the Matthias was really Dutch and not really related to Thomas. So, who knows?
December 5, 1673 Matthias Hatfield bought a stone house on Pearl Street at the corner of Hatfield, from a Mr. Lubberson which remained in the family until 1914 (241 Years). The property from the stone house extended to the Elizabeth River where he had tanneries. He gave land for the Presbyterian Church and burial ground (which is now the center of town. Alexander Hamilton used to walk there learning his lessons while attending school at Barbers.) Matthias was one of the leading men in town and greatly respected. Matthias Hatfield sat in the Justices Court as a chosen Freeholder. He was also a Justice, a High Sheriff, and a Collector for the County.
Read more about Matthias and Maria here: https://www.abbottgenealogy.com/single-post/matthias-hatfield-1635-1687-and-maria-mariken-melyn-1637-1694
Events
| Birth | Abt 1635 | Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands | |||
| Marriage | 25 Aug 1664 | New Haven, Connecticut - Maria Mariken Melyn | |||
| Death | 13 Dec 1687 | Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey |
Families
| Spouse | Maria Mariken Melyn (1637 - 1694) |
| Child | Cornelius Hatfield (1665 - 1718) |
| Child | Isaac Hatfield (1667 - 1709) |
| Child | Abraham Hatfield (1670 - 1706) |
| Child | Rachel Hatfield (1674 - ) |
| Child | Mary Hatfield (1675 - 1742) |
| Child | Elizabeth Hatfield (1676 - 1725) |
| Father | Thomas Hatfield (1600 - ) |
| Mother | Anna Hampton-Cox (1600 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Hatfield (1627 - ) |