About Matthew Mayhew
Governor Matthew Mayhew was son of Thomas Mayhew Jr., and grandson of Thomas Mayhew Sr., an early settler of Martha's Vineyard, and a governor of the Vineyard, Nantucket and adjacent islands. Matthew succeeded his grandfather as Governor and Chief Magistrate in 1681/2, and occasionally preached to the Indians. He was appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Dukes county in 1697, and remained on the bench until 1700. He was judge of probate from 1696 to 1710. He died in 1710.
- Born
- 1648
- Died
- 1710
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