Later Life and Family
In 1783 he retired from public life, and attended to his properties. Matthew died at his home Rich Neck, near Claiborne, Maryland on May 4, 1790 and was buried in a family cemetery there. His home, now known as Rich Neck Manor still stands on Rich Neck Road north of Claiborne. The home, listed as Sherwood Manor, was added on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is private property. (Please respect the rights of property owners.)
Matthew Tilghman was the grandson of one of the early settlers in Maryland. His grandfather, Richard Tilghman (1626–1675) had been a surgeon in the British navy and established the family plantation at the Hermitage. His father was also named Richard Tilghman (1672–1738) was a planter.
Matthew and his wife Anna Lloyd Tilghman (1723–1794) had five children: Margaret (1742–1817), Matthew Ward (1743–1753), Richard (1747–1806), Lloyd (1749–1811), and Anna Maria (1755–1843). Margaret married Charles Carroll, Barrister. Richard served as a major in militia of Queen Anne's County during the Revolution. Anna Maria married her cousin Tench Tilghman on June 9, 1783.
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