FCO 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. FIELDs and WOODs of Albemarle (with numerous references to related families) 2. The FIELD and SLAUGHTER Connection 3. More on Pres. Thomas JEFFERSON's Line 4. FIELDs with the Lewis and Clark Expedition 5. FIELDs from Harris' History of Louisa County VA (1936) 6. FIELD Home in Hanover Co. 7. "The Fields Discovery" by Cousin Phil Hirl ****** Albemarle Co. WOOD Family There was a great deal of interaction between the Robert FIELD family of Albemarle Co. and one of WOOD families of that same county. This WOOD family had dealings with other families of interest as well, including DURRETT, GILLIAM/GILLUM, TERRELL, and YANCEY, et. al. According to Edgar Woods' _History of Albemarle County in Virginia_, "William Wood first appears, who about 1760 bought land from John Leake and others on the head waters of Mechum's. He seems to have had five sons, John, William, Isaac, Abner and Jesse." To date, we have been unable to trace these WOODs pre-1760. If anyone has information on this line, please contact Majie Alley . John WOOD married Elizabeth YANCEY--said to have been a daughter of Jeremiah YANCEY--on 3 Feb 1788. William WOOD, Jr. (d. 1820) married first Martha GLEN(N). She was a daughter of David GLEN(N); married second Elizabeth ?. His children: 1) Rice, 2) Jesse, 3) Elizabeth married John BROWN, 4) David, 5) Nancy married Joseph WATSON, 6) William, 7) Milton, 8) John, and 9) Clifton. Isaac WOOD (d. 1815) married Susan GRAYSON, a daughter of Capt. William GRAYSON. One of their sons, John, lived near Batesville, Albemarle Co. (Other children are mentioned in a letter below.) Abner WOOD married Mary ?. They sold their land in 1795 and moved away. Their sons: 1) William and 2) Thomas [from _Wood Family Index_ by John Sumner Wood, p. 554] Jesse WOOD (d. 1824) married Mrs. Mildred "Milly" (?) TERRELL, the widow of Reuben TERRELL. [Some researchers say her maiden name was ATKINS, but we have not seen proof of that. If anyone has information on her maiden name, please contact Majie.] Reuben's will, probated Nov 1776, mentions his wife Milly and daughter Mary, and appointed his brother John TERRELL guardian of his children. It was witnessed by John WOOD. Milly and Reuben's daughter, Mary TERRELL, married John WOOD (d. 1843) in 1788 in Albemarle. (John was a son of Isaac WOOD.) Much of the land owned by the WOOD, TERRELL, and FIELD families seems to have been adjacent to each other. Four of Robert FIELD's (ca1732-1824) children married four of Jesse and Mildred WOOD's children. [Robert has been covered in earlier FCOs. If you need those issues, please contact either Sam Brown or Majie Alley.] 1. Capt. John FIELD (1774-1833) md Sarah "Sally" WOOD (ca1778 - 5 Nov 1840) on 11 Sept 1795. Their marriage bond was witnessed by William WOOD, Jr., Marchel DURIT [Marshall DURRETT], and Benjamin BURGER. On the same consent form signed by her father, Jesse WOOD, William WOOD, Jr. affirmed that he saw his uncle "Jessey Wood" subscribe his consent. One of their daughters, Jannette W. FIELD, married Milton WOOD on 20 Mar 1823 in Albemarle. 2. Ralph Howard FIELD (ca1780-1855/56) md Mildred WOOD (ca1783 - 15 Jun 1866)--marriage bond signed 13 Oct 1806. In the next generation, James FIELD and Jervine B. WOOD were bondsmen when Ralph and Mildred's daughter, Milly FIELD, md Jesse BRIDGE on 20 Mar 1837. 3. Joseph FIELD (b. ca1782) md Elmira "Mira" WOOD on 2 Oct 1809. After his death, she md John ROBERTSON on 6 Nov 1823 in Albemarle Co. 4. Nancy FIELD (b. ca1784) md William WOOD on 15 Apr 1802. Cousin Betty Field <104315.124@compuserve.com> has provided all of the following information, which she found among the research papers of Joseph Field DULANEY (dec'd). He was the son of Lucy (FIELD) DULANEY. He had helped his mother gain membership in the DAR in 1941 based on her descent from Robert FIELD. >From _Atlas Map of Lafayette Co., Missouri_, 1877: "Judge W.T. Wood is a native of Ky., having been born on his father's farm at Gordon Sta., in Co. of Mercer, March 25, 1809. The son of Wm. and Sallie (Thomas) Wood, early emigrants from Va. The father, a native of Alb. Co.; the latter of Culpeper, and both of English descent. His father's family descended from two brothers who emigrated at a very early day from Eng. It is known that no member of the family survives in Eng. The last three died some forty years ago, leaving an estate valued at from twelve to twenty million pounds sterling, which has been lost to family in America." >From a letter written 12 Mar 1936 by W.H. Atteberry of Munfordville, KY to Miss Virginia Stewart of Kansas City, MO, with whom Dr. Dulaney was in contact. [This Isaac was the man who married Susan GRAYSON supra. His will was written 1813 and he died 1815.-MMLA]: "I am enclosing herein an attested copy of the will of Isaac Wood, decd. which is of record in Hardin County, Ky. Will Book A, Pages #99, et seq, which indicates that the Jesse Wood mentioned by you as Executor was a Son of the same Isaac Wood, your ancestor. [Copy was not attached. -MMLA] "I find from deed records that Thomas Speed, et ux, and John Speed, et ux, conveyed to the six devisees (children or some of the children of Isaac Wood) a certain tract of land in what was then Hardin, but now Hart County, described as follows, viz:- 'That certain tract of land on which said Isaac Wood lately lived in Hardin County on Green River at the Mudd Lick, ...estimated to contain 310 acres' this land is about 8 miles northeast of Munfordville on Green River--deed from Speeds to Woods, dated Oct 24, 1815, deed book E Page 463, Hardin County--that the six devisees conveyed the land to John Boling Dec. 5, 1817, deed book F Page 401, from the deed from six Wood heirs or devisees, I find that there were four sons, two daughters, one daughter, Patsey Grayson or Gresson married a Wm. Bell, the other daughter Sally (or Sarah) married Rich Lewis; from this also it appears that one of the Sons resided in Mercer County and at least one in Nelson County, from information I get it appears that Jesse Wood is the only one who remained in Hardin or what is now Hart County, it appears that he owned a large body of land all adjoining and in the same community as the 310 acre tract above referred to; I have information that Jesse Wood is buried on a farm which is a portion of the 310 acres above referred to. "Feb. 26, 1807 Jesse Wood married Polly A. Buckner... Jesse Wood and Polly A. (his wife) were the parents of three children, viz: Isaac Hartsell Wood and two daughters; Isaac Hartsell Wood had four Sons and some two or three daughters; one of the Sons, Richard Wood, aged 87 years, never married is now living at Munfordville, Ky. One other Son, David J. Wood, now decd. was married and his only living child is Mrs. W.P. Savage, Munfordville, Ky. and the other two sons left no children; one of the daughters, one of whom married a Woodson, one of her children is Col. Isaac Woodson..." Typed on another typewriter, beneath the signature line, is written: "The section of country where the Woods lived was formerly in Jefferson County, (Louisville is county seat) Hardin City was carved out in or about 1793; then Hart County was carved out of Hardin County in 1819; all records of Jefferson and Hardin County are, in-so-far as I am advised, intact, however the Hart County Court House and all records were destroyed by fire in 1928." 1815 Wood, Isaac Exors. from John Wood 310 acres B&S DB19 p. 291: "This Indenture made this thirty first day of March One thousand eight hundred and fifteen between John Wood (son of Isaac deceased) of the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia of the one part and William Lewis and Jesse Wood executors of said Isaac Wood dec'd of Harden County of the State of Kentucky sheweth that the said John Wood for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to him paid the rec't being hereby acknowledged hath bargained sold and conveyed all the right interest and title he has in the land left his said father in said county of Harden to said executors containing by estimation 310 acres, lying on Green River at the Mud Lick ...to have and to hold the said land and premises with all its benefits and appurtenances to the said executors these heirs or assigns forever and the said John Wood and Mary his wife doth agree for themselves and their heirs or assigns to forever cede claim to said land and premises and relinquish all claim whatever witness their hands and seals the day and year above written. John Wood seal" Deeds as Recorded in the Clerk's Office Albemarle Co., Charlottesville, VA.: 1748 WOOD, Edmund & Mary his wife to Robert THOMSON of Goochland. Land on branches of Hatcher's Creek of Willises River (parts of two patents, one granted to Wm. CANNON in 1743 and the other to Edmund WOOD in 1747). 595 acres. B&S, DB1, p.10 1761 WOOD, John from William WOOD. Gift of 100 acres in Albemarle Co. in Ragged Mountains. Witnesses: Charles LAMBERT, James GLEN, William BETTS. DB3, p.61 1764 WOOD, William Jr. from William GRAYSON. Land on Mechum's River. 100 acres. B&S, DB4, p.18 1766 WOOD, William from Thomas TERRELL & wife, Rebecca, of Caroline Co. Witness James GLEN. 10 acres. B&S, DB4, p.301 1767 WOOD, William Sr. to Isaac WOOD. Land "lying & being in the parish of county and colony aforesaid (St. Anne's Parish of Albemarle Co.) on the branches of Mechum's River, etc." 50 acres. B&S, DB4, p.384 1768 WOOD, William from David GLEN, Sr. Negro girl to his son-in-law. Both of St. Anne's Parish. PP, Gift, DB4, p.517 1770 WOOD, William to John MORRIS. Land where William WOOD "formerly lived" in the Ragged Mountains on Mechum's River. 100 acres. B&S, DB5, p.217 1772 WOOD, William from David GLEN. Power of Atty. ["David Glen had made his home with his son-in-law, Wm. Wood and now wanted to travel, so he gave Wm. Wood the power to pay his debts. He gave Wm. Wood two negroes but if he became displeased with the conduct of Wm. Wood he reserved the right to take back possession of the negroes."] DB5, p.421 1772 SMITH, Thomas from William WOOD, Jr. & his wife Martha & Abner WOOD & his wife Mary WOOD. 200 acres being part of tract containing 520 acres conveyed by John ROBINSON, Esq. to Wm. GRAYSON and from said GRAYSON to Wm. WOOD and John KINKEAD (100 acres from KINKEAD to Abner WOOD & 100 acres from GRAYSON to Wm. WOOD.) B&S, DB6, p.30 1773 WOOD, William Jr. from Wm. WINSTON. 400 acres. B&S, DB6, p.94 1779 WOOD, William of Colbert Co., MD from Thomas ISBELL of Albemarle Co. 94 acres. B&S, DB7, p.283 1779 WOOD, William & Martha his wife (made her mark) to Daniel WHITE. Witness Jesse WOOD. 400 acres. B&S, DB7, p.302 1779 WOOD, William from Wm. TWYMAN & Winnefred his wife of Culpeper Co. Land in St. Anne's Parish. 352 acres. B&S, DB7, p. 343 1782 WOOD, William from Joseph HUNTSMAN. Land on Moorman's River in Albemarle Co. 342 acres. B&S, DB8, p.21 1784 WOOD, William to Francis WETHERED. Land in Albemarle Co. on Mechum's River. 18 acres. B&S, DB9, p.20 1784 WOOD, Jesse from Joseph MORRIS. 100 acres. B&S, DB8, p.147 1790 WOOD, Josiah from James HAYS & Mary his wife. A Negro girl for L30. Witnesses: Wm. WOOD, Jr. and John WOOD. PP, DB10, p.104 1792 WOOD, William Sr. from Jesse STOCKTON & Mary his wife. Land on Mechum's River. Witnesses: Isaac HAYS, Wm. WOOD Jr., James HAYS, Gedion PULLIAM. 148 acres. B&S, DB10, p.353 1792 WOOD, William from Isaac ALLEN. 130 acres. B&S, DB10, p.452 1793 WOOD, William from Robert & Susanna NELSON of Henrico Co. Land at North Garden. 300 acres. B&S, DB11, p.9 1795 WOOD, Jesse from John TERRELL son of Reuben TERRELL. 310 1/2 acres. B&S, DB11, p.471 1795 WOOD, Jesse from John TERRELL. 153 acres. B&S, DB11, p.472 1795 WOOD, Jesse from Joshua MORRIS. 283 acres. B&S, DB11, p.473 1796 WOOD, William from James KEATON & Aukey his wife. Land on Cockey's Creek in Albemarle Co. Witnesses: Hezekiah WOOD, Zachariah GARRISON, John DUNN, Achillis GARRISON. 200 acres. B&S, DB12, p.39 1796 WOOD, William J. from Francis WETHERED. 208 acres. B&S, DB12, p.137 1796 WOOD, William and Elizabeth his wife (both made their marks) to Thomas MARR. Land on which MARR had lived. 120 acres. B&S, DB12, p.155 1797 WOOD, Jesse from John WILKINSON. 117 acres. B&S, DB12, p.237 1798 WOOD, Jesse Sr. from Wm. Johnson WOOD & his wife Elizabeth. 208 acres. B&S, DB12, p.540 1798 WOOD, Jesse Sr. from Wm. Johnson WOOD & his wife Elizabeth. B&S, DB13, p.7 1799 WOOD, William Jr. from Moses CLACK (or Clark), James ROBERTSON, George BERRY, John CLACK, Susannah CLACK (or Clark). Witnesses: William WOODS, John FIELD, Benjamin MARTIN, Reubin MICHEL. 105 acres. B&S, DB13, p.33. 1799 WOOD, William Jr. from Susanna CLARK (or Clack). 12 3/4 acres. B&S, DB13, p.110 1799 WOOD, William from Chas. L. LEWIS. For L9 an acre being an island in the Rivanna River "lying between the Lands of the above Chas. L. Lewis & the Plantation called & distinguished by the name of the River Place, formerly the property of Valentine Wood, dec'd." 1 acre. B&S, DB13, p.86 1801 WOOD, William of Buckisland in Albemarle Co. to William PAGE. 224 3/4 acres. B&S, DB13, p.479 1801 WOOD, William Sr. from William ALCOCK, Wm. WOODS & John NICHOLAS Trustees in a deed from Edward BROADDUS and Mary his wife. Land on Mechum's River sold to get ready money and bought by Wm. WOOD for L1217. B&S, DB13, p.552 1801 WOOD, William from Wm. GERMAN. Land on Mechum's River "where Edward Broaddus now lives." 10 1/2 acres. B&S, DB13, p.552 1801 WOOD, William from Valentine WOOD, Sr.'s Heirs: Lucy WOOD, Henry WOOD, G.F. STRAAS & Martha his wife, Peter JOHNSON & Mary his wife, Edward CARTER & Lucy his wife, John H. WOOD, Jane WOOD. 224 3/4 acres. B&S, DB13, p.570 1802 WOOD, Jesse to Michael ISEHOWER. Release, DB13, p.580 1803 WOOD, William J. to James DOLLINS. DB14, p.237 1804 WOOD, Jesse from Francis MONTGOMERY. 470 acres. B&S, DB14, p.447 1804 WOOD, William of Buckisland to Richard ANDERSON. Wm. WOOD sold slave and horse to Richard ANDERSON, from sale to pay William Brown & Co. L150. PP, Trust, DB15, p.51 1805 WOOD, William to Richard JOHNSON. Land on Buck Island's Creek "beginning at a pine on the lands purchased by said Johnson of Henry Wood." 45 acres. B&S, DB15, p.69 1805 WOOD, William from William BAILEY on debt to McCredie Higginbotham & Co. PP, Trust, DB15, p. 170 1806 WOOD, William of Buckisland to James BARBOUR of Orange Co., VA. PP, Trust, DB15, p. 320 1806 WOOD, William of Buckisland to McCredie, Higginbotham & Co. 203 acres. B&S, DB15, p.387 1806 WOOD William, WOOD John, H., WOOD Lucy to John ROGERS. Land on Buckisland Creek for L1500. 500 3/4 acres. B&S, DB15, p.407 1806 WOOD, Jesse Sr. to William WOOD, his son. 260 acres. Gift, DB15, p.459 1806 WOOD, Jesse Sr. to Milley WOOD, his daughter. 156 acres. Gift, DB15, p.460 1806 WOOD Jesse Sr. to his daughter Sally FIELD, wife of John FIELD. 129 acres. Gift, DB15, p.461 1806 WOOD, William of Buckisland from John Barrett & Co. Release, DB15, p.495 1807 WOOD, William of Buckisland to David ANDERSON. 200 acres. B&S, DB15, p.636 1807 WOOD, Jesse Sr. from Solomon WOOD & Venny his wife. Land bounded by that of Jesse WOOD, Sr. and Wm. WOOD's son Jesse & that of Cornelius GILLUM on Mechum's River. 100 acres. B&S, DB16, p. 115 1807 WOOD William, WOOD John H., WOOD Lucy, WOOD Jane to Richard ANDERSON. Land on waters Buckisland for L290 s10. 218 acres. B&S, DB16, p.155 1808 WOOD, William and WOOD Jane to Joel SHIFLETT. Land on Buckisland's Creek. Witness: John H. WOOD. B&S, DB?, p.156 1809 WOOD William of Buckisland to James BULLOCK for William GALT of Richmond. PP. Trust, DB16, p.471 1810 WOOD, Jesse and WOOD, Rice from Zacharis EMMERSON. Witnesses: John FIELD, William WOOD, Jesse WOOD. 200 acres. B&S, DB17, p.188 1810 WOOD, Jesse from John WOOD (son of Isaac) & Mary his wife, daughter of Reuben TERRELL (dec'd). Witnesses: C. YANCEY, Jechonias YANCEY, E.L. WILLIAMS. B&S, DB17, p.222 1811 WOOD Jesse Jr. to Thomas MARTIN. B&S, DB17, p.438 1811 WOOD, William son of Wm. dec'd to Joseph COFFMAN. Land for a mill on Mechum's River. Witnesses: Ralph H. FIELDS, John FIELDS. 19 1/2 acres. B&S, DB17, p.447 1812 WOOD, Jesse Sr. to Mira FIELD, wife of Joseph FIELD and daughter of Jesse WOOD, Sr. Land on Mechum's River. Witnesses: John FIELD, Rice WOOD, Richard WOOD. 271 acres. B&S, DB18, p.3 1812 WOOD, Jesse Sr. to Richard WOOD, his son. Land on Mechum's River. Witnesses: John FIELD, Jesse WOOD Jr., William WOOD. 172 acres. B&S, DB18, p.4 1812 WOOD, Jesse from Richard WOODS. Witnesses: William WOODS, C. YANCEY, Ralph YANCEY. 150 acres. B&S, DB18, p.20 1812 WOOD, William & Elizabeth his wife (both made their marks) to James HARRIS. Land on Mechum's River. Witnesses: Melton PAYNE, David WOOD, A. DOUGLASS, Edward WOOD, Robert McCULLOCK Jr. B&S, DB18, p.93 1812 WOOD, William and NICHOLAS, John Trustees for Thomas L. SHELTON. B&S, DB18, p.100 1812 WOOD, William son of Wm. dec'd. to Joseph COFFMAN. 1/2 acre. B&S, DB18, p.145 1812 WOOD, William & Elizabeth his wife to Joseph COFFMAN. 65/8 [sic] acres. B&S, DB18, p. 146 1813 WOODS, James of Garrard Co., KY. (The estate of James GARLAND of Albemarle was left to Mary WOODS, wife of James WOODS.) to James G. WOODS of Garrard Co., KY. Power of Atty, DB18, p.211 1813 WOOD, William ads Charles YANCEY. Petition for a road (A committee of 12 awarded Wm. WOOD (Major) three and one third dollars damages for a road to go through his land. The jury which reported 21 Jan 1813 consisted of Micajah WHEELER, John RIFE, Thomas L. SHELTON, William FOSTER, Robert FOSTER, Henry BAKS, William SIMPSON, G. BARKSDALE, John BROWNING, Joseph ALEXANDER, Dabney CARR, William GRAYSON.) DB18, p.261 1814 WOOD, William from Valentine WOOD, Jr's Heirs. Land on North or Rivanna River and Buckisland Creek. Heirs: Lucy WOOD (signed for herself & guardian for Jane WOOD), Henry WOOD, Stephen SOUTHALL & Martha his wife, Peter JOHNSTON & Mary his wife, Edward CARTER & Lucy his wife, John H. WOOD. 200 acres. B&S, DB19, p.77 1814 WOOD, William son of Jesse from John FIELD. 254 acres. B&S, DB19, p.103 1815 WOOD, William to John R. CAMPBELL. Land on Buckisland Creek. Witness: John H. WOOD. 1165 acres. B&S, DB19, p.271 1815 WOOD, William & Nancy his wife to John MOORE. Land on Whiteside's Creek. Witnesses: Jesse WOOD Jr., Charles PEMBERTON, Richard WOOD. 260 acres. B&S, DB19, p.308 1815 WOOD, William of Buckisland from John HERNDON. 470 acres. B&S, DB19, p.406 1815 WOOD, William from Matther STRAS [perhaps Martha STRAAS of an 1801 deed]. 200 acres. B&S, DB19, p.492 1816 WOOD, Jesse Jr. from William WOOD. "Land both sides of Mechum's River bounded by lines of Maryland, Thomas Smith deceased, thence on John Rodes then on the lines of the land of Samuel Woods, dec'd and Major William Wood and the lines of John Dollins deceased." Signed by William WOOD & Nancy his wife. Witnesses: John FIELD, Cornelius GILLIAM, Larkin MILLER, Bolling SMITH, Allen FOSTER. 254 acres. B&S, DB20, p.73 1817 WOOD, Jesse Sr. from John WOOD & Mary (TERRELL) WOOD his wife. 153 acres part of 795 acres left by Reuben TERRELL, dec'd. Mary WOOD, wife of John WOOD & daughter of Reuben & Mildred TERRELL (later wife of Jesse WOOD, Sr.) B&S, DB20, p.519 1817 WOOD, Isaac B. to Mary BARCLAY of Logan Co., Ky. For $650 in hand and $650 secured by bonds tract of land at North Garden. B&S, DB21, p.190 1817 WOOD, Isaac B. to Robert LANGSTER. Land at North Garden, Albemarle Co. 4 acres. B&S, DB21, p.194 1818 WOOD, William L. from John W. WOOD & Amelia his wife of Richmond. "One half of a tract of land sold jointly to him and Robert W. Wood each of whose halves or parts are to belong to them individually as soon as a dividing line is run by the consent of both of them." 137 1/4 acres. B&S, DB21, p.215 >From Will Books of Albemarle Co.: WOOD, David. WB5, p.259. Will dated 24 May 1809, proved 1 Mar 1813 Heirs: Anna md Barnet SMITH, Nancy (dec'd) md Micajah CARR, James (dec'd), Sarah (dec'd) md. ? GOOCH, son-in-law John SANDRIDGE, Drury WOOD WOOD, Henry. WB2, p.310. Date 1774 Wife ??ulah WOOD, sons: Thomas Sandage WOOD, Richard WOOD WOOD, John. WB3, p.172. Division of estate 19 Oct 1792 Heirs: Solomon WOOD, William Johnson WOOD, Sally WOOD, Mary Ann WOOD, Susannah BOLING, Elizabeth WOOD, Milley WOOD. Witnesses: Rice GARLAND, Daniel WHITE, Jesse WOOD WOODS, John. WB3, p.147. Will dated as proved 1791 Heirs: wife Susannah, children: Michael, Susannah, Mary, Luta, Anna, James ****** Cousin Phebe writes: I have not contributed anything in some time; while going through the SLAUGHTER file on the Rev War at NARA, I came across the following. Col John Fields had a daughter MARY who married George Slaughter. (in his will it states) George Slaughter was a Col. during the War and was with Gen. George Rodgers Clark fighting in Illinois. -- could it be any wonder, he was his uncle by marriage, the same ties continue. Mary and George married Feb. 10, 1767 in Culpeper County (16 years old). On June 17, 1818, in Charleston, Clark Co. Indiana, George dies. Mary then moves to Warsaw, Gallatin County, KY to (I am assuming) live with children. In 1836 at age 85 she applies for a pension that would be due her husband. She can not write and signs the application with an "X". As her witness to her husband's service is Maj. Benjamin Roberts age 87 years who states that he was in Col. Crockett's regiment and knew George Slaughter well. One thing that suprised me (I guess that I knew it and had it somewhere in my brain) was that when Gen Clark requested the generous land grants for his men the land was in Indiana not Kentucky. ****** The following was found on Prodigy: From: "Gerald Margrave" <44683@ef.gc.maricopa.edu> Subject: Re: Jefferson's and Branch's To anyone researching the ancestors of Thomas Jefferson, President, the following might be of interest: PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 09/19 9:55 AM Board: GENEALOGY Topic: SURNAMES A-H Subject: BRANCH LINEAGE To: FTMH98A GERALD MARGRAVE Date: 09/12 From: ULEG27A PAT KIRMS Time: 9:31 PM Hi Jerry...I have info on your Branch and Jefferson family. They are also in my ancestry. From a manuscript THE KENTUCKY CRITTENDENS on microfilm in the Filson Club, Louisville, KY. "The first certain ancestor of the President was Thomas Jefferson, who was living at Osborne's in 1677. The name Jefferson is mentioned in the will of Christopher Branch, of "Kingsland," dated June 20, 1678, and proved 20 Feb 1682. In this will, Christopher Branch makes a bequest to his grand-daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Jefferson, and appoints Jefferson one of the executors. Other records show that Mary Branch Jefferson was the dau of William Branch and his wife Jane. Thomas Jefferson died probably in 1697, as his will was probated 7 Dec that year. The order admitting the will to probate is recorded in Henrico Co, but the will itself has not been found. His property was divided between two children (1) Thomas, b. 1678 and (2) Martha, who m a Winn. Thomas, b 1678 in Henrico Co was a Justice in 1706. On the 20th Oct 1697 he was m to Mary Field, dau of Major Peter Field and Judith (Soane) Randolph. His will dated Mar 15, 1725, was probated April 1731. (There is an extract of the will that mentions son Field, and dau's Judith, Mary and Martha. Thomas and Mary (Field) Jefferson (1) Field, died young, (2) Thomas, died young, (3) Peter, b 29 Feb 1708, d. 15 Aug 1757, m in 1739 Jane Randolph, dau of Isham and Jane (Rogers) Randolph. Peter was the father of Pres Thomas Jefferson, (4) Judith, (5) Martha, and (6) Mary. The Branch Family....Christopher Branch was born 1595, York Co, Eng, (I also have a birth date of 2 Sep 1602 from a different source), died abt 1681 in Henrico Co, VA. He m Mary Addie of Yorkshire and London, dau of Francis Addie on 2 Sep 1619, prior to his departure from England. They were marr in St. Peters, Westcheap, London. They came over in the London Merchant in Mar 1620, and settled in Henrico Co. Christopher's will was probated in Henrico Co. in 1682. He and his wife Mary left the following issue: (1) Thomas, b. 1623, (2) William born ca 1625, and (3) Christopher, d. 1687. William Branch died intestate in Henrico Co in 1676. His wife Jane was born in 1640 and died in 1711. Married (2) Wm. Baugh Jr, and (3) Abel Gower. Wm and Jane had the following children: (1) John, (2) Mary, who married Thomas Jefferson, and (3) William. Isham Randolph and his wife Jane Randolph had a dau Jane, b. in London abt 1720, d. 1776, m 1739 Peter Jefferson. They were the parents of Pres Thos Jefferson. Peter Field was born Henrico Co 1640, died New Kent Co. He m 1678 Judith (Soane) Randolph, dau of Henry Soane, and they had dau Mary, b. 1680, who m. Thomas Jefferson. I know this is confusing and I would be happy to send you copies of the manuscript. Hope this helps. Pat in NJ ----------- If you are interested, I also have the Jefferson ancestors back to royalty. It is too long to post, but you can request a printout to me with your US Mail address to the following address: 44683@ef.gc.maricopa.edu Jerry Margrave, Sun City, Az. ****** Cousin Neil Armstrong sent us the following: A Roster of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Date of Expedition: 21 May 1804 1965 DAR Magazine and "The Roots Tracer," Winter Vol.7., #2 FIELDS, Pvt. Joseph: Poss. b KY; woodsman; received military land grant, Franklin MO. FIELDS, Pvt. Ruben: Bro. to Joseph; excellent runner & woodsman; d in KY. ****** The following is all of the Field references from Harris' History of Louisa County VA (1936): Field, John. The name appears on a list of Rev. War soldiers. John is listed as a Private. The name also appears on a 1770 list of landowners. William Baker married Jane Moss Field on Nov. 22, 1798. Gillie Russell m. Baker Fields (no date given). ****** There is one reference to the FIELD family in OLD HOMES OF HANOVER COUNTY VIRGINIA. There is a property called "Westerham" located approximately five miles from Montpelier, near Hopeful Baptist Church. "Early ownership of Westerham is not known. However, records show that prior to 1850, the home passed from the family of Thomas C. Anderson to John B. Jones. The Dokupil, Moss, Cocke, Vauscoy and Field families have owned this property until it was purchased by the present owners." Present owners may be Mr. and Mrs. Leslie A. Bell. A property named "Hill Fork" was owned by Robert Anderson. He was an early land owner and may have inherited this property from his father. He married twice: first to Mrs. Nancy Carter and 2nd to Mary F. Jordan 27 Sep 1804. His will was dated 15 May 1850 in which he mentioned his land that he left to his sons Josephus and Robert P. Anderson. He also left "the old place" to his son William Nelson Anderson. He named six children in his will (not named but referenced to Cocke, William Ronald III, HANOVER COUNTY CHANCERY WILLS AND NOTES, p.6). ****** Cousin Phil Hirl provided the following story he wrote a few months ago: THE FIELDS DISCOVERY For two years I have been looking for the Thomas Bailey family. Piece by piece I have had some good luck with his family taking the Baileys back to 1657 in Virginia, but that's another story. I had drawn a blank on his wife's family. Well, I found them. They are the Fields family headed by Ambrose and Ann Fields, parents of nine maybe ten children. Nine of their children came west. Ambrose and Ann had a Donation Land Claim (DLC) that covered much of the community of Willamette at the mouth of the Willamette River. The Fields family were the early settlers there. Here is how I discovered that and a little more about the Fields family. >From the 1850 Missouri census I knew she was Mary A, born about 1818 in Kentucky. On a list of early marriages I found a Thomas Bailey married a Mary Ann Fields in 1836 in Hickman County, Kentucky. The 1840 Tennessee census has a Thomas Bailey in Obion County who had about the right number and ages of people in the household. The two counties are quite close. These were only leads, but I decided to check if any other Fields came to Oregon. Families often came together. So far I had not found any Baileys that might have come with Thomas and Mary A. Maybe they came with the Fields. I checked the DLC records. There were three Fields who had DLCs not far from Thomas's DLC. Then I checked witnesses for those four DLCs. There were duplications. Then I looked for any DLCs those witnesses may have had. Some had DLCs, and again there were duplications of people. These people all knew one another. >From Ann's probate summary I found the names of the children and the married names of the daughters. One daughter had married again by then, but 1860 census records straightened that out. Ann's probate showed a Polly Ann Barley and no Mary. That threw me for awhile, but I decided it was an error--particularly the Barley part. An 1885 bio of Ambrose lists his children less surname. It shows a Mary A and no Polly. Mary is Polly. A cross check with the DLC records, the 1860 census and Ann's probate pretty well shows who married the Fields daughters. At the Clackamas County Museum I found the names of two people who were searching Fields: Barbara Fields Dettwyler and John Klatt. I called both of them. Barbara is a descendant of Ambrose and Ann. John lives in the Willamette area and has a strong interest in local history, although not a descendant. Barbara and I sat down in the library at Oregon City and went over her many records and stories of the Fields family. It was overwhelming. Counting Ambrose, she takes us back three generations. If there was any doubt left that Thomas Bailey married into this family it was over. She even had records on great-grandfather Charles Bailey's children and who they married. We also went to the Mountain View cemetery in Oregon City. There is a fairly large monument there for Ambrose and Ann and several other Fields. Barbara said they were relocated from a Fields cemetery somewhere near Willamette. She believes the original marble stones were lost in the process. Since Thomas died in Oregon City I wondered if he was buried here. He was. His stone is rather large and is not next to any other family members that I could tell. Ambrose was born in 1792 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Ann Nower was born in 1802. They were married in Mason County, Kentucky in 1817. Ambrose and Ann had nine or ten children depending whether there really was a James who disappeared in Mason County. Mason County is on the Ohio River. Some of the children were born there. Prior to 1830 they moved to Hickman County in western Kentucky which is on the Mississippi River. Sometime not long after 1840 they moved to northwest Missouri to Andrews, and perhaps Nodaway, Counties. These are on the Missouri. By 1852 all had come west and most settled near the Willamette River. A number of family members worked on the boats that plied the Willamette. Ambrose and two sons, William and Joseph came early: Ambrose in 1847 and Joseph in 1850 according to DLC records. William died in California in 1850. I'm not sure if they all came separately or not. Ambrose and Joseph took DLCs in 1850-51. Together their DLCs were almost 1000 acres and covered most of the historic community of Willamette which is now a part of West Linn. Much of the land is a nice bench overlooking the Tualatin River, but about half of Ambrose's DLC is steep ground on the south side of the river. There are some expensive homes there now. The rest of the Fields extended family came in the spring of 1852, very probably all on the same wagon train. Here is who I believe was in the Fields party: Ann Fields and three younger children, Minerva, Sarah, and Thomas. Thomas and Mary Ann Bailey and six children Nelson and Lucy Fields and four children Jefferson and Martha Shaw and three children Shelton and Catherine Long and two children The last four are three daughters and one son of Ambrose and Ann. They all took DLCs: Thomas and Jefferson in 1852 along the Willamette River near Wilsonville, Nelson in 1853 also near Wilsonville, and Shelton in 1855 in Polk County. Thomas lost his wife and probably one child and Nelson and Lucy lost a child on the trip. There may have been others. Prior to 1860 Minerva married James Miller who had a DLC next to Joseph in the Willamette area. Sarah married Albert Epperly. Nelson died in 1856 and his widow, Lucy, married again to Daniel Sebastian and they lived near McMinnville. In the 1860 census the six remaining Fields children all lived in Willamette very near their parents Ambrose and Ann. There were nineteen Fields grandchildren in the various households. Nelson also had children. Barbara Dettwyler is his descendant. Thomas had five children who survived the trail crossing. So there were quite a number of Fields descendants at that point and even more by 1870. Ambrose and Ann's marriage was apparently a stormy one. They divorced; I'm not sure when. Barbara's records say 1853, but the 1860 census lists them in the same household. In 1870 census Ambrose is living with son Joseph, and Ann is living with Ambrose Bailey, her grandson. I have had a copy of that for several months showing that an Ann Fields was living in the Bailey home, but it never registered to check out the Fields. I had even forgotten she was living there. I will remember now. The name Ambrose has been helpful. Ambrose Bailey was a constant point of confirmation in the search for the family of Thomas Bailey. Then when I first found an Ambrose Fields had come to Oregon I thought it could well be a fit, because maybe his daughter Mary named her first son for her father. There seemed to be no Ambroses in Thomas's lineage. Ambrose died in 1872 at 80. Ann died in 1883 at 81. Ambrose and Ann take our lineage in Oregon back one more generation. Starting with me as one, then my mother as two, Catherine Bailey three, Charles Bailey four, Thomas Bailey five (Mary Ann never got here), and Ambrose/Ann six. That makes me a sixth generation Oregonian, and my grandchildren eighth generation. Wow!