Maria (Lewis) Mathieu (1768 - 1828)

Born 30 Mar 1768 in New York City, New York County, New York Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob Clingman — married 6 Aug 1795 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1828 at age 59 in United States

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Biography

Mary (Lewis) Mathieu is Notable.

Maria Reynolds is known for being Alexander Hamilton's mistress between 1791 and 1792.

Mary Lewis was born on 30 March 1768. ^{[1] [2]} She was the daughter of Richard Lewis and Susanna Vanderburgh. ^{[1] [2]}

She married James Reynolds on 28 July 1783. ^[2] They had the following children:

1. Susannah b. 18 August 1784 ^[3][2]

She lived in Philadelphia. ^[4]

James was apparently cruel to Maria and left her to live with another woman. ^[5] Maria appealed to Alexander Hamilton for help, and they ended up having an affair. ^[5] In December 1791 James started pressuring Alexander Hamilton for money to keep the affair quiet. ^[5] This eventually resulted in the publication of the Reynolds Pamphlet.

James and Maria divorced in 1793. ^{[4] [6]} Aaron Burr was her divorce lawyer. ^[6]

She married Jacob Clingman on 6 August 1795 in Philadelphia. ^[7]

They lived in East Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland. ^[4]

She and her husband went to England in 1797 after the Reynolds Pamphlet was published. ^{[citation needed]}

Maria was back in the US in the summer of 1800. ^[8] She was boarding with the Culp family at a farm house near the Schukylkill River. ^[8] She was apparently going by the name Mrs. Clement. ^[9]

She was working as a housekeeper in the house of Dr. Mathieu. ^[10] She later married Dr. Joseph Mathieu before January 1807. ^{[11] [10]}

She died on 25 March 1828. ^[11] Her obituary in the 26 March 1828 edition of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser ^[11] reads:

DIED, on Tuesday morning, 25th. inst. in the 60th. year of her age, Mr. MARY MATHIEU, wife of Dr. Joseph Mathieu.

Her friends and acquaintances and those of the family, are particularly invited to attend her funeral, from her late dwelling, No. 5 Lodge-street, north of the Bank of Pennsylvania, between Dock and Second-streets, to-morrow morning, at 10 o'clock, without further notice.

Research Notes

• half-brother was Lewis DuBois ^[2]
• James Reynolds was the oldest child of David and Mary Reynolds of Orange County, NY ^[12]
• Sources to look for:
  • Draft Deposition of William W. Thompson, March 27, 1802, Chancery Papers, BM-474-R, Hall of Records, NYC
  • Draft Deposition of Isaac Van Duzor, Jr. December 18, 1802
  • "Lewis Family Bible", Dutchess County Historical Society year Book, XXIX (1944), 93
  • Dutchess County Men of the Revolutionary Period: Colonial Lewis DuBois
  • Dutchess County Historical Society Year Book, XX (1935), 71-85
• According to Wikipedia:
  • She and Clingman moved to England after the Reynolds Pamphlet was released.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Lewis and (Double) Vanderburgh Ancestry of President George Bush: A Colonial New York Excursion.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 21, p. 123.
3. ↑ "U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989", database with images, Ancestry.com, baptism for Susannah Runnells, 10 Oct 1784. Ancestry Record NYDutchChurch #130261.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} To Alexander Hamilton from Edward Jones, 30 July 1797.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Draft of the “Reynolds Pamphlet”, 25 August 1797.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Nancy Isenberg, Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr, p. 121.
7. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821", database with images, Ancestry.com; Maria Lewis and Jacob Clingman. Ancestry Record 2383 #70797.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} William Safire, Scandalmonger, p. 483; Selections from Memoirs of Peter A. Grotjan.
   • Scandalmonger is a historical fiction book, but it includes transcriptions of historical documents.
9. ↑ William Safire, Scandalmonger, p. 484.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} William Safire, Scandalmonger, p. 487.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, 26 Mar 1828, p. 3, Obituary for Mary Mathieu
12. ↑ The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 21, p. 124.

See also:

• Linn, John B. and Egle, William H., "Record of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810, Volume 1", (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1968, 1987), p. 331
• Wikipedia:Maria_Reynolds