Joseph married Sarah Ervin in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1803 and lived there on a farm in Elk Lick Township. About 1816 the growing family moved to Preston County, West Virginia near Brandonville. They had the following children: Mary, William, Julia, Lydia, Samuel, Delilah, Joseph, Josiah, John, Zachariah, and Elijah. With the exception of William and John, the grown sons removed to northeast Missouri. Joseph and Sarah followed around 1850 along with their recently widowed daughter, Delilah (Matlick) Raymond, and her children. Delilah and her family later settled in Montana. The other daughters, Mary, Julia, and Lydia, remained in Preston County.
Joseph's parentage has not been proven. Family lore says he was born in New Jersey, the only child of Joseph Matlick/Matlack and Julia Scott, the father dying while Joseph was young, as a result of injury or illness incurred while a soldier in the Revolutionary War. This information is based on "History of the Matlick Family" by Jacob G. Matlick. Census records confirm New Jersey as the place of birth. However, no supporting documentation has been found of a Joseph Matlick/Matlack marrying a Julia Scott or of them having a son named Joseph. Even so, many DAR and SAR applications name Joseph's father as Pvt. Joseph Matlack of Capt. Mordecai Morgan's Company, Chester County, Pennsylvania Militia. But there is conflicting genealogy which makes this unlikely. There were a few Joseph Matlacks in New Jersey at this time and at least one other Joseph Matlack who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Jacob G. Matlick's history also states that Julia remarried to a man named Cuchler/Cucklar. Estate records of Elk Lick Township show a Jacob Kuckler who died intestate in 1798. Letters of administration were granted to his widow, Vienna Kuckler on July 28, 1798. The 1800 U.S. Census for Elk Lick Township shows a Levinah Cuckler as the head of a household of nine members. Whether this Levinah/Vienna and the woman traditionally known as Julia Scott are the same person is uncertain but the evidence is compelling. From early tax lists it appears that Jacob Cuckler was living in Waterford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey before removing to Elk Lick around 1790. Also the name Joseph Matlock appears in a list of bidders at the estate sale of Jacob Cuckler in Elk Lick Township. This is possibly Joseph Scott Matlick bidding on his stepfather's belongings.
Y-dna testing of descendants of three different sons of Joseph Scott Matlick indicate he is a descendant of William Matlock, who came in 1677 from Cropwell Bishop, England to the area of Burlington, New Jersey. Interestingly, the strongest y-dna match is with a descendant of William's great-grandson, William B. Matlack.
Thank you to Richard K. Matlick for this information.
Joseph's parentage has not been proven. Family lore says he was born in New Jersey, the only child of Joseph Matlick/Matlack and Julia Scott, the father dying while Joseph was young, as a result of injury or illness incurred while a soldier in the Revolutionary War. This information is based on "History of the Matlick Family" by Jacob G. Matlick. Census records confirm New Jersey as the place of birth. However, no supporting documentation has been found of a Joseph Matlick/Matlack marrying a Julia Scott or of them having a son named Joseph. Even so, many DAR and SAR applications name Joseph's father as Pvt. Joseph Matlack of Capt. Mordecai Morgan's Company, Chester County, Pennsylvania Militia. But there is conflicting genealogy which makes this unlikely. There were a few Joseph Matlacks in New Jersey at this time and at least one other Joseph Matlack who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Jacob G. Matlick's history also states that Julia remarried to a man named Cuchler/Cucklar. Estate records of Elk Lick Township show a Jacob Kuckler who died intestate in 1798. Letters of administration were granted to his widow, Vienna Kuckler on July 28, 1798. The 1800 U.S. Census for Elk Lick Township shows a Levinah Cuckler as the head of a household of nine members. Whether this Levinah/Vienna and the woman traditionally known as Julia Scott are the same person is uncertain but the evidence is compelling. From early tax lists it appears that Jacob Cuckler was living in Waterford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey before removing to Elk Lick around 1790. Also the name Joseph Matlock appears in a list of bidders at the estate sale of Jacob Cuckler in Elk Lick Township. This is possibly Joseph Scott Matlick bidding on his stepfather's belongings.
Y-dna testing of descendants of three different sons of Joseph Scott Matlick indicate he is a descendant of William Matlock, who came in 1677 from Cropwell Bishop, England to the area of Burlington, New Jersey. Interestingly, the strongest y-dna match is with a descendant of William's great-grandson, William B. Matlack.
Thank you to Richard K. Matlick for this information.
Joseph married Sarah Ervin in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1803 and lived there on a farm in Elk Lick Township. About 1816 the growing family moved to Preston County, West Virginia near Brandonville. They had the following children: Mary, William, Julia, Lydia, Samuel, Delilah, Joseph, Josiah, John, Zachariah, and Elijah. With the exception of William and John, the grown sons removed to northeast Missouri. Joseph and Sarah followed around 1850 along with their recently widowed daughter, Delilah (Matlick) Raymond, and her children. Delilah and her family later settled in Montana. The other daughters, Mary, Julia, and Lydia, remained in Preston County.
Joseph's parentage has not been proven. Family lore says he was born in New Jersey, the only child of Joseph Matlick/Matlack and Julia Scott, the father dying while Joseph was young, as a result of injury or illness incurred while a soldier in the Revolutionary War. This information is based on "History of the Matlick Family" by Jacob G. Matlick. Census records confirm New Jersey as the place of birth. However, no supporting documentation has been found of a Joseph Matlick/Matlack marrying a Julia Scott or of them having a son named Joseph. Even so, many DAR and SAR applications name Joseph's father as Pvt. Joseph Matlack of Capt. Mordecai Morgan's Company, Chester County, Pennsylvania Militia. But there is conflicting genealogy which makes this unlikely. There were a few Joseph Matlacks in New Jersey at this time and at least one other Joseph Matlack who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Jacob G. Matlick's history also states that Julia remarried to a man named Cuchler/Cucklar. Estate records of Elk Lick Township show a Jacob Kuckler who died intestate in 1798. Letters of administration were granted to his widow, Vienna Kuckler on July 28, 1798. The 1800 U.S. Census for Elk Lick Township shows a Levinah Cuckler as the head of a household of nine members. Whether this Levinah/Vienna and the woman traditionally known as Julia Scott are the same person is uncertain but the evidence is compelling. From early tax lists it appears that Jacob Cuckler was living in Waterford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey before removing to Elk Lick around 1790. Also the name Joseph Matlock appears in a list of bidders at the estate sale of Jacob Cuckler in Elk Lick Township. This is possibly Joseph Scott Matlick bidding on his stepfather's belongings.
Y-dna testing of descendants of three different sons of Joseph Scott Matlick indicate he is a descendant of William Matlock, who came in 1677 from Cropwell Bishop, England to the area of Burlington, New Jersey. Interestingly, the strongest y-dna match is with a descendant of William's great-grandson, William B. Matlack.
Thank you to Richard K. Matlick for this information.
Joseph's parentage has not been proven. Family lore says he was born in New Jersey, the only child of Joseph Matlick/Matlack and Julia Scott, the father dying while Joseph was young, as a result of injury or illness incurred while a soldier in the Revolutionary War. This information is based on "History of the Matlick Family" by Jacob G. Matlick. Census records confirm New Jersey as the place of birth. However, no supporting documentation has been found of a Joseph Matlick/Matlack marrying a Julia Scott or of them having a son named Joseph. Even so, many DAR and SAR applications name Joseph's father as Pvt. Joseph Matlack of Capt. Mordecai Morgan's Company, Chester County, Pennsylvania Militia. But there is conflicting genealogy which makes this unlikely. There were a few Joseph Matlacks in New Jersey at this time and at least one other Joseph Matlack who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Jacob G. Matlick's history also states that Julia remarried to a man named Cuchler/Cucklar. Estate records of Elk Lick Township show a Jacob Kuckler who died intestate in 1798. Letters of administration were granted to his widow, Vienna Kuckler on July 28, 1798. The 1800 U.S. Census for Elk Lick Township shows a Levinah Cuckler as the head of a household of nine members. Whether this Levinah/Vienna and the woman traditionally known as Julia Scott are the same person is uncertain but the evidence is compelling. From early tax lists it appears that Jacob Cuckler was living in Waterford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey before removing to Elk Lick around 1790. Also the name Joseph Matlock appears in a list of bidders at the estate sale of Jacob Cuckler in Elk Lick Township. This is possibly Joseph Scott Matlick bidding on his stepfather's belongings.
Y-dna testing of descendants of three different sons of Joseph Scott Matlick indicate he is a descendant of William Matlock, who came in 1677 from Cropwell Bishop, England to the area of Burlington, New Jersey. Interestingly, the strongest y-dna match is with a descendant of William's great-grandson, William B. Matlack.
Thank you to Richard K. Matlick for this information.
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A new stone was installed by a descendant of Joseph and Sarah with the earlier spelling of the family name.
