Matthew St. John, Revolutionary War Soldier

1754 - 1836  (81 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has 1678 ancestors and 122 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Matthew St. John
  Suffix	Revolutionary War Soldier
  Birth	27 Jun 1754	Salem, Westchester, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  WAR	1777	Ulster, New York, USA
  	Revolutionary War Soldier DAR #A099179
  Census	1790	New Marlborough, Ulster, New York, USA
  	Name Matthew St. John Home in 1790 (City, County, State) New Marlborough, Ulster, New York Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 1 (Matthew Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 1 (Adam Leach) Free White Persons - Females 6 (Jemima, Elizabeth, Jane, Phoebe (missing 2)) Number of Household Members 8
  Death	1836	Ulster County, New York, USA
  Age at Death	81 years
  Person ID	OSA0244	St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database | St. John Generation One - Raoul de Sancto Johanne
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2023

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with Matthew St. John, Revolutionary War Soldier
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	Y-DNA-12	Private	R-M173 (R-DF27)	Most distant ancestor: Ralph St. John-Paynel,   b. abt. 1036, Moulins Castle, Moulins-le-marche, Orne, Normandy, France d. 1115-1122, Yorkshire, England, UK Most recent common ancestor: Mathew/Matheus son of Sir William St. John, Shoemaker, of St. Johnstown (1608),of London (1629-1646), of Connecticut Colony (1647-1671),   b. 1581-1594, Uchel-olau (High-light), Gwenfo, Glamorganshire, Wales, Great Britain d. 15 Dec 1669, Newton Yard, Middlesex, Hackney, England, UK 12 Marker values: 13,24,14,10,11-14,12,12,11,13,13,29

  
  

  Father	Job St. John, Revolutionary War Soldier,   b. 28 Jul 1723, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. aft. 1791, Washington, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah _____, [Lewis], St. John,   b. abt. 1728, New York, USA d. abt. 1773, New York, USA (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jemima Eleanor Pelham,   b. Abt 1757
  Marriage	1 Jun 1775	South Salem, Westchester, New York, USA
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years - She : ~ 18 years and 6 months.
  Children	1. Sarah St. John,   b. 18 Oct 1775   d. 4 Aug 1776 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Elizabeth St. John,   b. 25 Jul 1777  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. Adam Leach St. John,   b. 12 Jan 1780, Albany County, New York, USA d. 1870, Lyle, Minnesota, USA (Age 89 years) + 4. Jane St. John, m. William Gardner?????,   b. 10 Jul 1782, Westerlo, Albany, New York, USA  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. Pheobe St. John,   b. 4 Jan 1791  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. Abby St. John,   b. 11 Oct 1793  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   7. Hester / Esther St. John, m. John Decker,   b. 30 May 1797   8. John Wesley St. John,   b. 23 May 1800   d. 29 Dec 1875 (Age 75 years)   9. Philena St. John, m. Clark Warring,   b. 3 May 1803  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]   10. Polly St. John,   b. 20 Jul 1804  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2023

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Matthew St. John, Revolutionary War Soldier(1754 – 1836) 2Job St. John, Revolutionary War Soldier(1723 – 1791) 4Captain Samuel St. John(1672 – 1752) 8Mathewes/Matheias St. John, m. Rachel Button/Bouton(1635 – 1712) 9Rachel Bouton, I m. Mathewes St. John(1633 – 1707) 5Rebecca Olmstead(Abt 1680 – 1755) 10John Olmstead(1649 – 1704) 11Mary Benedict, m. John Olmstead(1656 – 1693) 3Sarah _____, [Lewis], St. John(1728 – 1773) 6 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

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  Suzanne St. John. "Matthew St. John, Revolutionary War Soldier". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://www.stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=OSA0244&tree=OSA0001 (accessed April 30, 2025).