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Matlack-Whitall family of Woodbury, New Jersey

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  Timothy Matlack (1730-1829) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Haddonfield, Camden County, N.J., March 28, 1730. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1777-83; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1780. Died in Holmesburg (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia County, Pa., April 14, 1829 (age 99 years, 17 days). Original interment at Free Quaker Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1905 at a private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy Matlack (1695-1752) and Martha (Burr) Matlack; married, October 5, 1758, to Ellen Yarnall; second great-granduncle of Caspar Wistar Haines; first cousin once removed of James Matlack.
  Political family: Matlack-Whitall family of Woodbury, New Jersey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin Whitall (1747-1797) — of Deptford, Gloucester County, N.J. Born in Gloucester County, N.J., October 3, 1747. Delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Gloucester County, 1787; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1794. Died in Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J., September 14, 1797 (age 49 years, 346 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ann (Cooper) Whitall and James Whitall; married 1770 to Elizabeth Hopper; uncle of James Matlack.
  Political family: Matlack-Whitall family of Woodbury, New Jersey.
  James Matlack (1775-1840) — of Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J. Born in Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J., January 11, 1775. Common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1806-17; member of New Jersey State Council, 1817-18; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1821-25 (at-large 1821-23, 3rd District 1823-25). Slaveowner. Died in Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J., January 16, 1840 (age 65 years, 5 days). Interment at Eglinton Cemetery, Clarksboro, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Matlack and Hannah Ann (Whitall) Matlack; married, March 15, 1801, to Elizabeth Kennedy; married, January 28, 1817, to Keturah Cooke Kennedy; married, September 10, 1829, to Rachel R. Saunders; nephew of Benjamin Whitall; first cousin once removed of Timothy Matlack.
  Political family: Matlack-Whitall family of Woodbury, New Jersey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Caspar Wistar Haines (1853-1935) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pa., February 11, 1853. Civil engineer; Vice-Consul for Mexico in Philadelphia, Pa., 1901-03. Episcopalian. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 12, 1935 (age 82 years, 243 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Bowne Haines and Margaret Vaux (Wistar) Haines; second great-grandnephew of Timothy Matlack.
  Political family: Matlack-Whitall family of Woodbury, New Jersey.
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