Misc. Notes
Information from John Grant, great-great-grandson of Susanna (nee Parsons) born ca 1819 and Samuel Matthews.
Brian of
nzolivers.com identified Samuel Matthews name on the Amelia Thompson passenger list, “aged 25”. This places him as being born in ca 1816, four years ahead of her sister, Mary Parsons.
From
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzbound/ameliat.htmMatthews, Samuel Age 25 Sex M Spouse Y Labourer
Matthews, Susannah Age 22 Sex F Spouse Y