I am looking for Samuel William Mather's ancestors and family background. The available story of his life begins in America as an apprentice to Thomas Paschall, a pewterer/silversmith in Philadelphia who emigrated from England. Mather married Paschall's daughter, Margaret, and they moved to Forks, PA, where they farmed the land. Margaret Paschall was a Quaker, but Mather wasn't, so their wedding took place at, I think, Christ Church, in Phila..
Mather was born approximately 1716 presumably in the New World and was called by his middle name of William. I could not find a record of him in the New England Mather line. The names "Samuel" and "William" have been recycled often within the Mather families. He died quite young, after only a few years of marriage, so I'd like to know how he died and where he's buried as well as his background and ancestors.
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