entry is either 7th or 9th, and shows William as son of Richard and Patience MATTERS [1]
Research notes
initially assumed to have died between 1783 and 1796, from supposed baptism of a 2nd Wm, but the family info supplied had confused two separate families, that of a Richard Pike and Johanna, having children around Virginstow and this William and Patience having children in Bere Ferres. The 1796 William was baptized Virginstow. This family have a 1795 Joseph around that time
Sources
↑ Bap. 7 Oct 1783 William son of Richard & Patience MATTERS, from Bere Ferrers Baptisms
WikiTree profile Metters-3 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: