In the past others have suggested that Henry was buried in the Vaughn Lot In East Greenwich, R.I., going as far as to erect a memorial stone there. We do not know how they came to that conclusion as we have never found any evidence to suggest that Henry, or any Mattesons at all are buried there.

Henry Matteson's gravesite is located in West Greenwich, R.I. within the Big River Management Area in Rhode Island Historical Cemetery WG076 on land believed to have been owned at one time by his son Capt. Henry. This cemetery is the oldest identified Matteson cemetery in the state and likely the first Matteson cemetery to exist anywhere in this country.

After over 300 years of weathering Henry's gravestone is severely worn and eroded. On most days it is impossible to discern any markings at all. His grave is located far to the front of the cemetery indicating that his is most likely the earliest burial. It stands alone as one would expect to find it as it is well known that Henry's wife Hannah remarried Charles Hazelton sometime after Henry's death.

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