FCO 10 Welcome, Cousins, to FCO 10. This is a big issue. We hope it will prove both interesting and helpful in your research. ************** Index to FCO 10: 1. Excerpts from John Fields' Revolutionary Pension File and Supporting Documentation 2. Adventurers of Purse and Person; Virginia 1607-1624/5 3. FIELD References in Westmoreland County, VA 4. The family of Anna Rodgers Clark Field, wife of Col. John Field 5. The FIELD/SLAUGHTER Connection 6. PBS Show and Queries ************* Excerpts from the Revolutionary Pension application of John Fields, North Carolina Line, File #R3529 Microfilm Roll #791 Cousin Bill Fields says: "The following is from the Revolutionary Pension application of John Fields of Perry Co., Kentucky. John's application was eventually rejected, largely it seems because John's exact length of service could not be established. In the process, however, a great deal of material was generated. I have selected those parts that I believe contain significant genealogical information, provide useful historical context, or which give insight into understanding John, the man. While all this material is from John's own file, I should point out that information on John's application is also to be found in the file of William Cornett (and possibly those of other men from the Perry Co. area). Apparently, the same man, William Fulkerson, who assisted John's family was also helping other families and some letters he wrote refer to several cases. The documents in the file are written in long hand by several different people and are sometimes very difficult to read. I have tried to some extent to preserve the original grammer and spelling but for the sake of clarity have made some changes. In cases where I could not read complete words I have replaced them with {?}. Parts of words that were unclear are replaced with blanks. When I have some doubt, but think I have deciphered the word, it is followed with (?). John and Polly were my four times great grandparents. I descend through their son Stephen, who gave statements below. Stephen married Elizabeth Baily. Their oldest son was Mahlon, who married Mary Ann Fetzer. Their eldest son was Anderson. His first wife was Clerinda Hall. They had eight children before she died, one of whom was my grandfather, Corneilus T. Fields. He married Laura Belle Hart, and one of their seven children was my father, William Pearl Fields." Statement of John Fields: State of Kentucky Perry County "On this 8th of February 1852 personally appeared before me Probate Judge of Perry County and state of Kentucky John Fields a resident of said county and state aforesaid age eighty seven years old who has been duly sworn according to the law, doth on his oath make the following deceleration (sic) to obtain benefits of an act of congress passed on the 7th day of June 1832. {?} {?} {?} {?} That he mustered and entered the service of the United States in February seventeen hundred and eighty one and served until the 10th October 1784, seventeen hundred eighty four, and that he served all the time under the following officers. Thomas Vincens was the captain of his company, Samuel Brasheres was the Lieutenant of his company and Andrew Hamma was {?} of his company. Col. Sevier had the entire command of all the soldiers and men in that country and at that time. My captain Thomas Vincens discharged me at Bell__________n North Carolina. That he at the time of entering the service was a resident of squabble state, State of North Carolina. Squabble State was that part of the territory that laid between what was called Walker's Line and Henderson's Line and if there was any country covering it at that time, he does not recollect it. That the company he belonged to was made up and left the neighborhood some months before he joined it. "That their operation was mostly confined to the valley of the Holstin River as that was then the western frontier. Added also that forces under the command of Col. Sevier was dispatched to the settlements for the protection of the immigrants, that they moved from one place to another and in building block houses and forts. That they built(?) Shelby's Fort and Bledsoes (?) Fort. That the enemy consisted of Indians, Tories and fragments of Ferguson's army. That there was a certain general as he called himself that the settlers despised more than any other. He was a half-blood white and Indian and was called by the name of General Binge and that this is the same person who took Elizabeth Livingston, wife of Peter Livingston and after {?} taken to Little Stony Gap. After the skirmish with Binge and the Butcher soldiers at Chicamago(?) there was recruits sent out for more men attached to Col. Sevier as we learned there was a great many of his men killed. That he volunteered to serve throughout the war and entered the service as before stated. that he learned from Brashear that his captain Thomas Sawers had been killed early on in the fighting and that he, Brashear, acted as Captain until it was over. "That he was in the lookout mountain battle upon the bluffs of the Tennessee River and after that day Col. Sevier had the command, Col. Martin(?) also Samuel Brashear, S_______ N_______ Elliott and Buttler (?). Captain Buttler (?) was killed and so was Elliott, that this battle was fought in the Fall (?) of 1783. Col. Sevier was in the action and was entirely victorious and this was the last battle of any note that was fought for some years. That he was not all the time engaged in the regular military forts and defense line but was in detached portions defending the different neighborhoods and families and the base of operation included from Shelby's fort to the Tennessee River, from 150 miles to 2 hundred miles backward and forward as the {?} demanded. That his captain discharged him at Bell_______n in the state of North Carolina but that if he did give him a written discharge he don't now recollect. That he is of the impression that he never got any as they had little to do with books papers or writing and there was but little mustering done and but little military display. That he entered the service in his 16th or 17th year and was born in the year 1765 and as to the record of his age, he has none now nor to his recollection never had any {?}{?}{?}{?}{?} He hereby relinquishes(?) any claim whatever to a pension or annuity (?){?}{?}{?} and he declares that he is not on the pension rolls of any agency in the states of Kentucky, North Carolina that is for military service in the Old War or the Revolution." his John X Fields mark Statement of Polly Fields: State of Kentucky Perry County "Polly Fields states upon her oath that she has been the wife of John Fields for a great many years, that she lived with him sometime before the year 1800 until about fifteen years ago. She states from the time she married him that he often told about being in the old war and described very(?) frequently the battles, officers, etc. He often spoke of Col. Sevier, Col. Cleveland, Campbell Cristia and that he was in the battle of King's Mountain, Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga etc.. She states that Fields had a long scar on his head running back from his forehead lengthwise, perhaps 4 inches long. He claimed to have been wounded in the hip. That he had been palsied for at least twenty years and that the last 15 years of his life he had but little mind. She states that she has not lived with him for the past 15 or 20 years but she has lived about with her children. That she has not kept no record of her children's age--that she had by sd. Fields nine children and 2 are dead-- that Stephen Fields, Her son is the oldest. That she has never paid no great deal of attention to his descriptions and tales about the war but knows very well that he always claimed to have been in the war before the battle of King's Mountain. "That several years ago she got a divorce of said Fields owing to his condition and some other causes, therefore she states as she is informed she could have no interest in the claim of him as the court will not permit her to have part as she is not his wife. That he died in 1852. That he always spoke of Stephen Fields being out." Polly Fields "Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace of Perry County Polly Fields and made oath to the foregoing statement as being true. That she is a woman of veracity and believes (?) would swear the truth, This 18th of August 1853 Zachariah Morgan" Declaration as to the heirs of John Fields: State of Kentucky Perry County Oct. "I Jessie Combs clerk of the county and Circuit courts of the said county do hereby certify that the February term of the county court of this county held in the year 1853-- William Fulkerson of Proctor, Owsley County Kentucky was duly appointed the Administration of a John Fields late of said county deceased and said Fulkerson has filed a bond with sufficient security to perform the acts thereof and that on the 20th day of July 1836 as appears in the record that Polly Fields the wife of John Fields deceased was by decree of the circuit court divorced and such divorce has been accordingly filed (?). That from satisfactory proof also filed John Fields left the following heirs to wit Stephen, William, Lucy, Esau, Jacob, Rachel, Sally, and James and no widow. "In testimony whereof I have caused the seal office to be affixed this 26th October 1853 and subscribed my name to the same. Jessie Combs, Clerk of the Perry Circuit and County Court." Note: the following is not in the pension application but is from the Perry County Order Book 5, 1834-44, dated July 20, 1836. Polly Fields Complt vs In Clm for a Divorce John Fields Deft "This day this cause came on to be heard upon the Bill and Deposition and the court being sufficiently advised of the previous orders and decrees that the Complainant Polly Fields be divorced from her husband the Defendant John Fields." First Statement of Stephen Fields: State of Kentucky Perry County "Stephen Fields states upon his oath that he is 56 years old and that he has been a resident of Perry County Kentucky for 46 years. "That his father John Fields filed papers for a pension in Feb. 1852 and died the 23rd of July 1852, That he was present when Judge Brashear and the agent Wm. Fulkerson came to his father's house to prepare his father's papers. He states that his father was so low and palsied that it was impossible for him to talk plain and the Agent spoke at the time that it was impossible to understand what he said. That he asked when the Declaration of Independence was published and when he was told then spoke and said that it was about seven years after that then he entered the service. That he was wounded in the shoulder and was also shot through the hip by a bullet which made him a cripple all his life. That he always claimed to have served six years and served until peace was made. That he claimed to have been at the Moravian town when Cornwallis landed. That he claimed to have been at the battle of King's Mountain and often described how during the battle Furgerson was killed. That Furgerson was killed by Col. Joseph Lewis---and he took Furgerson's clothes and sword. That a woman Furgerson was keeping told the American officers that Furgerson had his sword in his left hand and had been wounded in his right arm before that time. That he always spoke of Col. Cleveland and that he was present when Col. Cleveland had Daniel Wells hung as a Tory. That Captain Martin, Captain Cloud (?), Captain Knighting was gone from the neighborhood, the Tories came in, robbed (?) and killed a boy came and let the Whig Captains know and they then returned and caught Wells and hung him by order of Col. Cleveland. That my father always claimed to have been used by the Col. of his regiment to bear dispatches from one place to another as he had been raised in the Indian country and was used to an Indian life. That Solomon Blair some years ago living in Alabama who was a soldier with my father, hearing that my father was intending to apply for a pension, made out a statement and swore to the same, which statement has been lost. That there has been many persons to see his father in order to attend to his business. He states that when he went to the Moravian town or some town called Hossertown (?) the Tories took his horse, a grey horse, and kept him a short time and returned him. That his father always told him when he was to bear a dispatch it was placed in his sock next to his foot and often searched(?) by the Tories but never found anything out. That he always told him his brother Stephen Fields was a soldier with him but not all the time in the same regiment. That his father had a very long scar on his head and he always said it was done by a sword. That for fifteen years he had been badly palsied and the last 2 or 3 years of his life so much so that he could not eat himself and was perfectly helpless as much as a child. And Judge Brashear when he signed his statement held his body and the agent his hand. That he has no hesitancy in saying that his father was not less than 90 years old when he filed his statement and at the time of his statement of Feb. 1852 he was wholly unable to tell anything correct. That he always claimed of entering into the service at fourteen years old and serving during the war which he said was six years. That he never had no record of his age nor his children. That he had nine children and seven living. That if all his father knew about the old war was published it would make a large volume. He always connected his brother Stephen with most all his facts." (25th Jan 1853) Further Saith not his Stephen Fields X mark "Stephen Fields appeared before me Probate Judge of Perry County and swore to and made his mark to the above statement and also certify that he is a man that can be relied upon oath and also has no doubts as to John Fields' claim and that he served in the old war. That I was present when the Agent took his statement. He was too low to make a proper or correct statement. His voice was too weak and his speech had almost left him. I held his body while the Agent held his hand and would further state that he had been palsied for at least fifteen years and was a cripple, counting from my own recollection his children and other circumstances I could not place him less than 90 years old when he died. Given under my hand this 25th day of Jan 1853 R.S. Brashear Probate Judge" ********* _Adventurers of Purse and Person; Virginia 1607-1624/5_ revised and edited by Virginia M. Meyer & John Frederick Dorman published by Order of First Families of Virginia, 1607-1624/5; 1987. Cousin Kim Sweeney says, "It is absolutely beautiful. The majority of the book is made up of little surname histories: original settler+descendants during this early time frame. This book can be essential for some of our other respective early Virginia lines. I plan on transcribing a complete list of family surnames, and perhaps it could be included in the Field Cousins Online newsletter in case it would help someone in their searches." Listed under "Servants" in "The Muster of Mr. Edward Blaneys Men Over Ye Watter" "William Feild 23 in the _Charles_ 1621" Listed under "Servants" in "Mihell Wilcockes and John Slater Their Muster" "James Feild aged 20 in the _Swan_ 1624" In the surname history "BRANCH" "14. MARY BRANCH (Christopher2, Christopher1) married (1) 1678/9, Thomas Jefferson of Henrico County. She petitioned for probate of his will, now lost, 7 Dec 1697, and his estate accounts, mentioning children Thomas and Martha, were returned 1 Oct 1698. She married (2), 17 Feb. 1700/01, Joseph Maddox. Issue: by (1) [JEFFERSON] 54. Thomas, born 1679, died 15 Feb. 1730/1, owned 492 and 15 acres in Henrico County, 1704, justice of Henrico, left will 15 March 1725/6 - 6 April 1731, married (1), 20 Nov. 1697, Mary Field, born 3 Feb. 1679/80, died 13 Aug. 1715, daughter of Maj. Peter Field and his wife Judith (Soane) Randolph, widow of Henry Randolph and daughter of Henry Soane, and (2) Alice [Ailsey] Ward; 55. Mary, left will 29 Oct. 1744 - Sept. 1745, married Thomas Harris who left will 5 Oct. 1729 - 6 July 1730; 56. Martha, married as his (1) wife, Robert Wynne [Winn] of Surry County with whom she joined in selling two tracts of land in Prince George County, 8 May 1718, and who left will 1754 - 12 Aug. 1754." In the surname history "CLAY" This man was a s/o Henry and Mary (Mitchell) Clay -MMLA: "Issue: 19. William, known as William Mitchell Clay, traditionally killed at battle of Point Pleasant but probably the Clay who was killed 6 Sept. 1774, by Indians while hunting for deer for Capt. John Field's independent company of rangers..." In the surname history "WYATT" This man was a s/o George and Susannah (?) Wyatt -MMLA: "Issue: 7. Henry, born 1647, patented, 1 Oct. 1679, 900 acres in Henrico County on Chickahominy River at Cattail Branch, and 20 April 1682, 649 acres also on the Chickahominy in New Kent County, moved to New Kent County and with wife Alice sold 200 acres on Chickahominy Swamp, 20 Sept. 1686, and 2121 acres on Cattail Branch, part of his tract called Pequenocky, in Varina Parish, to John Pleasants, 1 Aug. 1692, was vestryman, processioner and churchwarden of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, died 1703-04, married Alice--- who held 1300 acres in New Kent County, 1704, married (2) Maj. Peter Field (died 24 July 1707) and died 16 Feb. 1721/2." *********** >From Westmoreland Co., VA Order Bk. 1690-1698 Pts. 1, 2, & 3 2nd part p. 60: >From "Page 112 [29 Nov 1693] Daniel Feild acknowledged an assignment of land from him to Tobias Butler and the lands to be the just right and inheritance of Tobias Butler. Patrick Muckleroy by virture of a power from Mary Feild, wife of Danll. Feild proved by Nathll. Butler, relinquished her right of dower and thirds." 3rd part: "Page 259 [24 Feb 1697/8] In an action of assault and battery between John Wheeler and Mary Wheeler and Richd. Hancock and Susanna Hancock, the plaintiffs did not appeare to prosecute." "Page 259a [24 Feb 1697/8] Wm. Miles servant to Richard Hancock being summoned to give his evidence in a suit between John Wheeler and Mary Wheeler and Richard Hancock and Susanna Hancock on behalf of the plaintiffs and having attended six days, upon the motion of Richard Hancock, it is ordered John Wheeler pay him 240 pounds of tobacco." >From Westmoreland County, Virginia Records 1658-1661 Abstracted and compiled by John F. Dorman, 1970 p. 62 "Page 22a [19a] [D&W 1, pp. 126-27]. 18 June 1660. Christopher Butler of Westmoreland County, planter, unto Mas: [Majr. in transcript] John Washington Gent. For a valuable consideration. One halfe of 300 acres of land and buildings, which I am now seated upon. Christopher (X) Butler Wit: Edward Thomson, Anthony Rallins. 15 9br [Nov.] 1660. Recorded 16 Oct. 1660. John Washington unto Abraham Feilds. All my right of this land. John Washington Wit: William Stute, Katherine (X) Thompson 15 9br [Nov.] 1660. Recorded. 14 9br [Nov.] 1660. Christopher Butler doe acknowledge this bill of sale unto Abraham Feild. Christopher (X) Butler Wit: John Lord, Richard Heabeard. 15 9br [Nov.] 1660. Acknowledged." p. 71 "Page 33a [31a] [D&W 1, p. 141]. Last of Jan. 1660 [1661]. Agreement between Christopher Butler and Abraham Feild. The 2 parties doe bind our selfs to stand to the division of land and housing upon the plantation whereon wee are now seated... head of a branch which lyeth to the north side of the house of Abraham Feild. Christopher (X) Butler Abraham Feild Wit: Edward Thomson, William (X) Stut. 14 Feb. 1660 [1661]. Recorded." "Page 34a [32a] [D&W 1, p. 142]/ 12 Feb. 1660 [1661]. Christopher Butler in Westmoreland County, planter, doe depute Edward Thomson to recorde the devision of land betweene Abraham Feild and Christopher Butler. Christopher (X) Butler 14 Feb. 1660 [1661]. Recorded" ********* Cousin Phebe Ann Morgan submitted the following: Anna Rodgers Clark "Much has been written about her husband Col. John Field, but not much has been written about Anna and her family. I am in the process of identifying her family; any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Anna was the aunt of the famous brothers George Rodgers and William Clark." Note: Anna's will and that of her son John Field, Jr. appeared in FCO 3. ***** The Will of Jonathan Clark - 1734. Department of Archives, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia. No. 21036. Miscellaneous Papers, File No. 13. H. 20. "In the name of God Amen the ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand and seven hundred and thirty four I Jonathan Clark of Drysdale parish in King and Queen County being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say principally and first of all I give my soul to God trusting that through th (sic) mercy and the merits of Jesus Christ my Savior to receive full pardon for all my Sins in this life Committed and be received into Eternal Bliss and my body to the Earth to be deasently buried at the descretion of my Ex'tors hereafter mentioned and as touching Such wordly (sic) Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me I give and dispose of in manner and form following It is my will and desire that all my Just Debts and funeral charges be first paid out of my personal Estate. It is my will and desire that my loving wife Elizabeth Clark shall have the use and benefit of the land and Plantation whereon I now live Dureing her natural (sic) It. I give and bequeath unto my two sons John Clark and Benjamin Clark all that land whereon I now live to be equally divided between them after their mothers death to them and their heirs and assigns forever. It. I give and bequeath unto my foresaid two sons John Clark and Benjamin Clark all that tract or parcell of Land whereon my mother now liveth to be equally divided between them and their heirs and assigns forever. It, I give and bequeath Likewise unto my aforesaid two sons John Clark and Benjamin Clark and to their heirs and assigns forever all that tract of Land which I lately took up in Goochland County on James River to be equally divided between them. It. I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Elizabeth Clark the one third part of all my personal Estate and negroes. It. I give and bequeath all the residue of my personal Estate and negroes to be divided among my four Children John Clark Ann Clark Benjamin Clark and Elizabeth Clark so that my two daughters may have twenty Shillings apeace more than my two sons. And I do hereby appoint my Loving wife Elizabeth Clark and my loving friend John Rogers my Ex'tors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and disannuling all former wills by me made. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written." Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Jonathan Clark to be his Last Will and Testament in presence of us William (X) Benit --his X mark Richard (R) Jones junr --his R mark Samuel (X) Bird --his X mark Sign Jonathan I Clark (seal) "At a Court held for King and Queen County the 24th day of June 1734 This Will of Jonathan Clark dec'd was proved in Court by oaths the witnesses thereto subscribed and it was admitted to record" Test John Robinton A Copy Teste Re: Pollard C.C. Marked on the back of the foregoing will is: "Jonathan Clarks Will A Copy for Rice Faucett" Also the following notation in a handwriting other than that of Robt. Pollard: "The land mentioned in this will John Clark one of the devisees contracted to sell to Samuel Faucett about the year 1762 who thereupon entered into possession." **** Cousin Phebe says: "Attached is just an assumption of the Clark family--until I prove each connection, I have doubts. I have proven that there were _two_ Byrd (Bird) families in early VA." 1. Ann Rogers Clark (b. 1728, d. 1804 Bourbon Co., KY) m. 1747 John Field 2. Jonathan Clark (b. 1695, d. 1734 King & Queen Co., VA) m. 1725 Elizabeth Ann Wilson (b. 1700, d. 1785 Lunenburg, VA--her parents #6 below) Their children: John (b. 1725), Ann (1728-1804), Benjamin (b. 1730), and Elizabeth (b. 1732) 3. John Clark (b. 1657, d. King & Queen Co., VA) m. Elizabeth Lumpkin (b. 1667--her parents #7 below) 4. John Clark (b. 1625 Jameston, VA, d. 1683 Middlesex Co., VA) m. Mary Byrd (b. 1629 Jamestown, VA) 5. John Clark (b. 1599 in England) m. Hannah Wyatt (b. 1603 in England) 6. William Wilson (b. 1675) m. 1700 Lucy Rogers (b. 1673 in England--her parents #8 below) 7. Jacob Lumpkin (b. 1644 New Kent Co., VA, d. 1708 King & Queen Co., VA) m. Martha ? 8. Giles Rogers (b. 1643 in England, d. 1730 in VA) m. 1672 Lucy Eastham (b. 1643 in England) *********** She submitted this about the Bird Family: "This family has been confused often and willfully with the well known family of Col. William Byrd of Westover. There is no justification for this, for the two families in Virginia are distinct and separate; the antecedents in England may have had some common origin. Robert Bird, the first of this family, appeared in Virginia and probably had a patent to lands in Old Rappahannock County in 1650; before 1680 he had moved into St. Stephen's Parish, New Kent County, and had taken out several patents along the Dragon Run. During the next ten years he had several more grants of land, and also had a tract of land on Exoll Swamp. [Land Patent Book No. 7, pages 282, 308. H. Book No. 8 pages 189, 277.] "Close to the lands of Robert Bird, Thomas Holmes had a tract of land, and when Thomas Holmes died, Robert Bird married his widow, Catherine, who had two daughters, Catherine Holmes, who before 1690 had married the Rev. Mr. James Boisseau; and Frances Holmes. Robert Bird moved into the Holmes estate. He made his will in 1691, which was proved in 1696 at King & Queen. He named his wife Catherine and her daughters by Thomas Holmes, his two sons by Catherine Holmes, William Bird and Robert Bird, and two daughters by Catherine Holmes: Anna Bird and Mary Bird. [Will of Robert Bird 1691. Bird vs. Dunn Papers.] "One of the daughters, Anna, married John Richards, and they were the parents of William Bird Richards of King & Queen County. "William Bird, the eldest son and heir, was born in 1679, and became a prominent man in the county of King & Queen, which he represented in the General Assembly. He served in the Commission of Justices. During the time he was a member of the House of Burgesses, he was charged with spreading false and seditious reports concerning the levying of taxes to support the College of William and Mary. Mr. Bird proved that he did not originate the rumor, which appeared to have been started in Gloucester County, and he was, after a hearing, excused by the House. [J.H.B.]" William Bird is thought to have married Frances Armistead. They had Robert Armistead Bird, the oldest son; Philemon Bird, a daughter who married John Richards; and another daughter, who married Giles Rogers. There may have been other sons and daughters. ********* And she offers the following information on the Slaughter/Field connection: "According to the article, "The Slaughter Genealogy," which was excerpted from "Colonel B.G. Slaughter," by Jennie C. Morton, _The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society_ Vol. 2 (Jan. 1904) pp. 89-97: "Col. Robert Slaughter, married Frances Anne Jones, a daughter of Col. Cadwallader Jones, son of Richard Jones, of Devon, England. Col. Slaughter commanded in the French and Indian Wars, and Col. Cadwallader Jones was of the British Army in Virginia. To this marriage we know of but three brothers, Robert the second, Thomas and Francis. Robert and Francis were chosen vestrymen and first church wardens of St. Mark's, at the January meeting, 1731. Thomas, the other brother's family has been located recently. Robert second married Mary, daughter of Capt. Augustine Smith (1723), a son of Col. Laurence Smith, who was one of the most distinguished Virginians of his day. Capt. Smith was civil engineer and surveyor in the company of fifty, under Governor Spottswood, 1716, styled 'the cocked hat gentry,' of the old Dominion, to whom it is accredited, went to lift the blue veil, which once hid from the eyes of the white man the fair face of nature in the Valley of Virginia. The children by this marriage are 1. Robert married Susannah Harrison. 2. William married Miss Zimmerman; settled in Jefferson county, Ky. 3. Thomas married Miss Robinson. 4. Francis married Miss Luggett. 5. Colonel James married Susan, a daughter of Major Philip Clayton. 6. St. Lawrence married a daughter of Col. John Field. [Elizabeth Field--MMLA] 7. Colonel George married a daughter of Colonel John Field. [Mary Field--MMLA] 8. Elizabeth married Major Lightfoot. 9. Martha Jones m. 1st Captain Gabriel Jones, 2nd Maj. William Broaddus." According to the will of John Field these are his children: John Ezekiel Henry Anna Elizabeth m. Lawrence Slaughter Mary m. George Slaughter (brothers) Larkin "Bill Morgan [Phebe's husband] descends from Elizabeth and Lawrence (Mildred Sarah) who is mentioned in the will of John Fields. She married Anderson Long. I have a list of their children. Elizabeth died, Lawrence remarried--but there is no will. I have a list of his land in KY. "For the Slaughter's I have their complete line back to 1617 when John arrived on the ship George. But not their offspring-- I just do our family back. "Larkin moved to KY and took care of his mother--she names him in her will. "As for Ezekiel--now that is a story. If you read the will, it states that Ezekiel was missing and feared dead. Well, that was not the case. While he was held captive, he was adopted into the tribe and married a Indian woman. How do I know this? Several years ago at Point Pleasant we were approached by a gentleman by the name of Wilbur Forrest Baxley. He said he was descended from Col. John's son Ezekiel through an Indian woman he married. Ezekiel married this Indian prior to his marriage to his cousin Elizabeth Field. I have no idea how he managed to piece this together, as I did not know Indians kept records like that." *********** Cousin Sarah Sharpless found the following Slaughter information posted on CompuServe. We have excerpted relevant parts. Anyone wishing to see the lineage can contact Cousins Sam Brown or Majie Alley . THE SLAUGHTERS OF CULPEPER Compiled by Michael T. Slaughter <71420.1477> "This is a brief genealogy of the Slaughters who originated in England. In particular this is a compilation of the descendants of Robert Slaughter and Frances Anne Jones of St. Mark's Parish in Culpeper County, Virginia. The Slaughter family I am a part of originated in Bodelshausen, Wurttemberg in Germany. The ancestor of my family was Jacob Schlotterer. He came over to Philadelphia and lived in Germantown, Pennsylvania a short time before moving with his family to Granville County, North Carolina. Starting in the 1700s members of both families started migrating westward. Some, especially in the English family, migrated southward because of government land grants for military service. "I have put this together to aid me in sorting out the various Slaughters who migrated into Tennessee, Kentucky and other southern states. Since first names run in families, I can tell that some people belong in one family or another. For example, in the English family there are a lot of men named Robert and Francis. In the German family there are a lot of men named Jacob, Abraham, Isaac and Martin. Other names, such as William, John and Thomas, are common in both families. There are large numbers of both families in Tennessee and Kentucky. "The sources I have used are all very old, the most recent having been compiled about 1910. As is common in many old genealogies, there are not many dates given in these sources. I have included every date I could find and any other information I could find that would help identify people. The first genealogy of the Slaughters in Virginia was in _St. Mark's Parish_ by Rev. Dr. Philip Slaughter written about 100 years ago. He said, "We limit our notice of the Slaughter family to two brothers, Robert and Francis, who were transplanted into St. Mark's Parish early in the eighteenth century, as it is not worth while to trace back to the stock from whence they sprang in England." I did most of this research almost 20 years ago and did not record the sources that I photocopied information from. The first reference I used was an updated version of _St. Mark's Parish_ which was included in a compendium of genealogies. The next source was "The Slaughters of Culpeper," which was a chapter in the book _Colonial Families of the Southern States of America_. The third source I used was "Slaughter Family," which was a section in the book _Virginia Families_. "There is one excellent source of material on Slaughters that I have not yet sifted through (except in search of my own relatives). In California in the late 1800s, an attorney named Henry Smith Slaughter did a lot of research on the Slaughter name. He researched all Slaughters because he did not know which ones were related to him and which were not. He mentions Jacob Slaughter of Granville County, North Carolina, who was my ancestor, but could find no evidence of a common origin between Jacob and the Slaughters of Virginia. The Henry Smith Slaughter papers fill a large box and are mostly old ledger books he used for his handwritten notes. They are kept at the Filson Club in Louisville, Kentucky, which is a privately funded history and genealogy library." ********* The PBS show, "The Third Choice," which aired the week of 2/19/96, featured two pictures of James Gaven Field. The documentary, chronicling the third party political movement in the United States, included two Populist Party campaign posters from the 1892 election. James G. Field was the Populist Party's candidate for Vice President. ********* Queries: Vivian S. Bandy, 49 San Miguel, San Mateo, CA 94403 has the following information: Sarah Field (b. ca1766) dau of Robert and Mary (Moss) Field married Charles Yancey s/o Jeremiah and Margaret (?) Yancey on 8 Jun 1786. Their children were all born at Yanceyville, Virginia: Jeremiah; Joel; Charles Jr.; Robert; Joehonias [sp?-MMLA]; Sarah married J.W. Ralls (Rawls); Alexander K. married Sarah Farrar and is buried at Hillsboro, Virginia; Jane. Question: Has anyone found proof that Mary Moss was Robert Field's first wife? Replies can be sent to either Majie or Sam . Cousins Kim and Majie have immigration questions: 1. How common it was for colonists who were shipped to the Virgin Islands or Barbados to then move to the mainland--Virginia in particular? 2. How likely was it for people to settle in the same area where they got off the ship? 3. Did the person who immigrated have to go the same area as his sponsor? i.e. Could a sponsor have recieved a land grant in VA for someone he imported who went to another location? New member Matt Madigan is looking for anything on Joseph Field, who was b. 1820 Albemarle Co., VA; d. Logan Co., IL; lived 1860 Pickaway Co., OH. New member Shannon Birdwell <_Shannon/BLS_HOUSTON@bestlock.com> needs help: "I am descended from a James "Joe" Franklin Fields (b. Dec 1853 - d. ca. 1901) and Emma Elijah Jones (b. Aug. 1861). He was born in MO, she in TX. They were married in 1879, presumably in Newton Co., TX but I don't have proof. My first actual record of either is the 1880 Newton Co., TX census (E.D. 54, Page 78) living as borders in the house of Joseph Gibson. Next door is a Henry Jones, who I suspect is a brother to Emma. In 1900 they are still in Newton Co. (E.D. 55, Sheet 4A). Children listed are Joseph aged 19, Elizabeth 11 (my ancestor), Alice 6, Eva 4, Emma E. 1. I have not been able to find James in the 1910 Census and he may have been dead by this time. He died near Albany, TX (Shackleford Co.) while on his way to get his younger children from his daughter Elizabeth. He had remarried since his first wife had died. Alice, Emma and a brother named James aged 8 were living with Elizabeth, who was married to Dalton Ward. They were in Fisher Co., TX (E.D. 98, Sheet 4). "Alice was my great great aunt. She thinks her father had a sister named Ellen. She knew her father was from MO and the census records bear that out. "Starting in MO in the 1860 census, I began looking through all Fields for a six year old boy named James with a sister named Ellen (age unknown). While I didn't go through every one, I did find a James Fields, aged 8, with a sister Ellen, aged 5, living with Joseph (aged 35) and Elizabeth (aged 33) Fields in Ray Co., page 195. They were both born in MO. My James named a son Joseph and a daughter Elizabeth. After his parents? Perhaps. Next door is a Howard and Elizabeth Fields, which is probably Joseph's brother. They are two doors down from a Hanah Field (listed as a male) aged 56 b. in VA. In the same county on page 276 is a William and Jane Fields. He's 39 and she's 34. "I looked in the 1870 MO census but I couldn't find Joseph and family. Nor could I find them in TX. I went back to the 1850 census (before my great grandfather was born) to look for Joseph. I found a Joseph Fields aged 24 living with a Holman(?) family in Buchanan Co., page 87. He is listed as being 24 years old. In the family is a young lady named Elizabeth, aged 24. This looks like the same two, but I don't have any kind of marriage record, yet. "In Ray Co., in 1850, Howard and Elizabeth are living next door to Joseph (aged 60 born in VA) and Hannah (aged 52 born in VA) with a daughter Mary aged 16 born in MO. I think that these are the parents of Joseph and Howard. "Pierce's genealogy of the Fields has sons William and Joseph of Corp. Joseph Field (singular), number 7009, moving to Saline Co., MO, page 1137. "Am I barking up the wrong tree, or is this my family line? What happened to the younger Joseph and Elizabeth after 1860? Are they the parents of my James "Joe" Franklin Fields? Did they all move to Texas, and if so where did they live? I really need help!" ****************