• Matthew initially traveled to the valley in 1847, but then returned to Winter Quarters and returned again in 1848. The purpose of his second trip is unknown.

Charles C. Rich Company (1847)

• Age at Departure: 36

Brigham Young Company (1848)

• Age at Departure: 37

Sources

• "Father Matthew Mansfield," Deseret Evening News, 19 Mar. 1891, 8.
• First 100, report, 1848 June.
• Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 21 June 1847, 50.
• Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1848, 6.