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Subject: Re: PA-OLD-CHESTER-D Digest V01 #415
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:02:26 EST
In a message dated 12/4/01 12:01:46 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Nils Mattsson was from Silleson, Torshalla, Sodermanland Ian, and he
> brought his wife and family to New Sweden on the EAGLE, in 1654. Initially,
> he was assigned to a plantation in "Finland", the name then given to the
> area south of Upland. On 24 Sept, 1655, Gov. Rising issued a testimonial on
> behalf of "the honest and intelligent Nils Matson". In 1671 Nils Mattsson,
> (sometimes called Long Nills in contemporary records) was a resident of
> Upland, but soon moved to a tract on Crum Creek, which was patented to him
> on 10 March 1670/1. On feb 18, 1683/4 he sold his Crum Creek farm and moved
> to Gloucester county with his son's family. He was buried at Wicaco
> Church on 15 March 1701 at the age of 87. This church had been established
> by the Swedes of New Sweden, and only Swedes attended ..it was built in
> 1677 to serve the Swedes living above the Schuylkill River...and, the
> ministers were sent from Sweden.
> These folks are very well documented, and I suggest you tell your
> friends to try to find a copy of THE 1693 CENSUS OF THE SWEDES ON THE
> DELAWARE, by Craig. It contains a great deal about all these people, as is
> a must read for anyone who researches the Swedes of New Sweden.
> At the witch trial for Margaret, Nils' wife, the court records discuss
> the fact that these people spoke ONLY Swedish, and lists those who
> translated for Margaret....one, being Lasse Cock, apparently a bilingual
> Swede,(his name also appears in the list of Swedes on the Delaware.)
> Nils Matson's name appears on "A list of Tydabler pasons", and says that
> he lived in Calkoens Hoek...this was in Upland co, pre Chester, in 1677/8.
> The ONLY folks on this taxable list were Swedes.
> The Welsh did not arrive in the area till after Wm. Penn's arrival with
> the first tide of Quakers, in 1683.
> Sandra
>
> "There are Matson's descended from Margaret and Nils, who based on some
> good evidence believe that the Matson family might be of Welsh lineage."
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> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 21:00:32 EST
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Anyone interested in the Nelson Family (originally Neilsson) there is a book,
"ANTHONY NELSON" Author: Elmer Garfield Van Name Call Number: CS71.N43
It can be gotten from an Interlibrary Loan Dept. of the local library. It
starts with the journey of Nils Mattsson, wife and Anthony. It is NOT
documented too well, but is a starting
point....................................................Virginia
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