FCO 32 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Ancestry of Marshall FIELD 2. FIELD entries on Broderbund CD of _The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776_ 3. Descendants of John Wesley FIELD of AR 4. Westmoreland Co., VA FIELD References, 1690 - 1708 5. The FIELDS, COFFEE (COFFEY), and BERRY Families of Colonial VA and NC 6. Queries ****** Although Marshall FIELD of Chicago, Illinois, was of a Massachusetts, not a Virginia, FIELD line, some members of FCO have expressed an interest in learning more about his family. The following is a synopsis of Marshall FIELD's line, according to Pierce's _Field Genealogy_ and the A&E biography on his life. >From _Field Genealogy_: Roger DEL FELD b. ca1240 Sowerby, Eng; md. ??. Pierce says, "He was descended from Sir Hubertus De la Feld and the head of the family which settled in Lancaster and Kent counties, England. Res. Sowerby, England." His children: 1. Richard b. ca1276. * 2. Thomas b. ca1278. Thomas DEL FELD b. ca1278 Sowerby, Eng; md. ??. His children: * 1. John b. 1300. 2. Adam. John DEL FELD b. 1300 Sowerby, Eng; md. ??. Called "son of Thomas del Feld." His only known child was Thomas DEL FELD. Thomas DEL FELD b. 1330 Sowerby, Eng; md. Annabelle ?. Their only known child was Thomas b. 1360; d. 1429; md. Isabel ?. Thomas DEL FELDE b. 1360; d. 1429; md. Isabel ?. Resided in Bradford, Eng. "Thomas del Felde de Bolton" made his will 12 Mar 1429. Their children: 1. Robert. * 2. William md. Katherine ?. William FELD possibly b. Bradford, Eng; d. Apr 1480; md. Katherine ?. Their children: * 1. William. 2. John. William FELD b. Bradford, Eng; md ??; Lived in East Ardsley, Eng. His children: * 1. Richard md. Elizabeth ?. 2. Thomas was supervisor of his brother Richard's will. 3. John b. ca1519; md. ??. Richard FELDE b. prob East Ardsley, Eng; d. Dec 1542; md. Elizabeth ?. The only child whose name is known was * John b. ca1525; md. Jane AMYAS. John FIELD (or FELDE or FEILD) b. ca1525 East Ardsley, Eng; d. May 1587; md. Jane AMYAS. He was an astronomer. Their children: 1. Richard b. ca1563 was disinherited by his father. 2. Matthew b. ca1563; md. Margaret ?. 3. Christopher b. ca1565. Neither Christopher nor John were named in their mother's will. * 4. John b. ca1568; md. ??. 5. William b. ca1570; md. Mrs. Jane (SOTWELL) BURDETTE. 6. Thomas b. ca1572 was named in his mother's will and called third son. 7. James b. ca1574 was named in both parents' wills. 8. Martin b. ca1577 was named in both wills. 9. Anne b. 1580; prob died young, but named in her mother's will. John FIELD b. ca1568 Ardsley, Eng; md. ??. Pierce says, "He was born in Ardsley, but evidently moved away before reaching his majority, for he was not mentioned in his father's will. Osgood Field is of the opinion that he died young, as he was not mentioned in the wills of his father or mother." [Note the date of his father's death. If he was the son of John FIELD (or FELDE or FEILD), the dates don't work re Osgood Field's opinion. -MMLA] His children: 1. John b. ca1590; md. ??. * 2. Zachariah (or Zechariah) b. ca1596; md. Mary ?. 3. Other children, names unknown. Zechariah FIELD b. 1596 East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng; d. 30 Jun 1666; md. ca1641 Mary ?. Residences: Dorchester, MA in 1629, Hartford, CT in 1636, Northampton, MA in 1659, and Hatfield, MA in 1663. Their children: 1. Mary b. ca1643; md. 6 Oct 1663 Joshua CARTER, Jr. of Northampton, MA. 2. Zechariah b. ca1645; md. Sarah WEBB. * 3. John b. ca1648 md. Mary EDWARDS. 4. Samuel b. ca1651 md. Sarah GILBERT. 5. Joseph b. ca1658 md. Joanna WYATT and Mary BELDING. John FIELD b. ca1648 Hartford, CT; d. 26 Jun 1717 Hatfield, MA; md. 17 Dec 1670 Mary EDWARDS, d/o Alexander and Sarah (SEARLE) EDWARDS of Northampton, MA. Their children: * 1. John b. 11 May 1672; md. Sarah COLEMAN. 2. Mary b. 2 Feb 1674; d. young. 3. Zechariah b. Aug 1676; md. SARAH CLARK. 4. Benjamin b. 14 Feb 1679. 5. Mary b. 20 Feb 1681; md. 6 Mar 1701 Dr. Thomas HASTINGS of Hatfield, MA. 6. Bethiah b. 1684; md. 1707 John ALLIS, Jr. (his second wife). 7. Sarah b. 2 Feb 1687; md. 25 Oct 1709 Nathaniel PACK. 8. Abilene b. 1689; d. 6 May 1689. 9. Ebenezer b. 2 Jul 1690; d. 26 Oct 1708. 10. Abilene b. 2 Jul 1690; d. Jul 1764; md. 29 Dec 1715 John NASH and lived in Hatfield, MA. John FIELD b. 11 May 1672 Hatfield, MA; d.28 May 1747 Hatfield; md. 1698 Sarah COLEMAN, d/o John and Hannah (PORTER) COLEMAN. They lived in Hatfield, MA and had six children: 1. John b. 14 Sep 1700; md. Editha DICKINSON and Ann BAGG. 2. Sarah b. 14 May 1702; d. 17 Aug 1763; md. first on 1 Dec 1725 Joshua BELDING; md. second 1741 Thomas NOBLE of Westfield, MA. 3. Hannah b. 8 Jul 1704; d. 3 Sep 1740 Deerfield River; md. first 24 Dec 1729 Samuel DICKINSON of Deerfield, MA (his third wife); she md. second ? SHEARER. 4. Amos b. 24 Jun 1708; md. Mehitable DAY. * 5. Eliakim b. 27 Nov 1711; md. Esther GRAVES. 6. Mary b. 18 Jun 1715; md. 18 May 1738 Moses WARNER. Eliakim FIELD b. 27 Nov 1711 Hatfield, MA; d. 8 Feb 1786; md. 1752 Esther GRAVES, d/o David and Abigail (BARDWELL) GRAVES. They lived in Hatfield and had nine children: 1. Zenas b. 10 Aug 1753; md. Sarah BURROUGHS and Lydia CATHCART. 2. Sarah b. 22 Apr 1755; md. David SCOTT of Whatley, MA (his second wife). 3. Zilpah b. 13 Nov 1756; d. 22 Mar 1847; md. Abner LOOMIS of Colchester, CT and lived in Whatley. 4. Rhoda b. 26 Oct 1758; d. 19 Jan 1819; md. Elisha WAITE of Hatfield, MA. * 5. John b. 25 Aug 1760; md. Lucy LOOK. 6. Abigail b. 21 Jul 1762; d. 9 Feb 1809; md. Roger DICKINSON of Whatley. 7. David b. 11 Apr 1764; md. Tabitha CLARK. 8. Esther b. 4 Apr 1767 was an invalid; d. unmarried. 9. Hannah b. 21 Jun 1769; d. 13 May 1843; md. first 10 May 1796 Samuel GRIMES of Whatley; probably md. second 25 Apr 1823 Oliver COOLEY of South Deerfield, MA. John FIELD b. 25 Aug 1760 Hatfield, MA; d. 29 Jul 1854; md. 1789 Lucy LOOK of Conway, MA. They lived in Conway and had the following children: 1. Polly b. 27 Apr 1790, d. 25 Oct 1816. 2. Nancy b. 30 Oct 1791, d. 2 Dec 1856; md. Jan 1820 Elijah PAGE and lived in Ballston Spa, NY. 3. William b. 8 Dec 1793; md. Submit HAMILTON. * 4. John b. 28 Jun 1796; md. Fidelia NASH. 5. Lucinda b. 8 Jun 1798; d. 4 Mar 1868; md. 24 Jul 1828 Franklin CHILDS of Conway. 6. Prudence b. 20 Oct 1800; d. 30 Nov 1829. 7. Editha b. 6 May 1803; d. 1 Aug 1804. John FIELD b. 28 Jun 1796 Conway, MA; d. 13 Jun 1876 Conway; md. 25 Sep 1828 Fidelia NASH, d/o Elijah and Paulina (WARNER) NASH of Conway. John and Fidelia's children: 1. Chandler Augustus b.19 Sep 1829; md. Helen M. WELLS. 2. Joseph Nash b. 20 Sep 1831; md. Jane HAYES and Catharine BLACKWELL. *** 3. Marshall b. 18 Aug 1835; md. Nannie Douglass SCOTT. 4. Helen Eliza b. 3 Feb 1837; md. 10 1857 Hon. Lyman D. JAMES of Williamsburg, MA. 5. Henry b. 25 May 1841; md. Florence LATHROP. 6. Elizabeth Page b. 25 Sep 1843; d. 27 Dec 1854. 7. William E. b. 17 Feb 1845; d. 22 May 1845. 8. Laura Nash b. 30 Oct 1848; md. 26 Nov 1873 Henry DIBBLEE of Chicago. 9. Elizabeth b. 10 Apr 1851; d. 6 Aug 1854. Cousin Reed Bradford says, "I taped the A&E biography of Marshall Field and then played it back several times. From that program here is what I think I understood:" Marshall Field was born in Conway, Mass. on September 18, 1834 to John Field (June 8, 1794 - June 13, 1876) and Fidelia Nash Field (February 3, 1805 - September 22, 1885). [Note some discrepancies in dates between Pierce and the biography as well as the number of, and some dates of, Marshall's sibs. -MMLA] John Field and Fidelia Nash were married on September 23, 1828. They had six (6) children, and Marshall was the third of six. Chandler Augustus Field (September 1829 - January 1873), Joseph Nash Field (September 25, 1832 - unknown) and third was Marshall Field (September 18, 1834 - January 16, 1906). The other three children were not mentioned. Note: Marshall Field's grave marker indicates a year of birth of 1835 but it was specifically stated earlier in the program as 1834. Marshall died in New York City but is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. In 1856 Marshall Field went to Chicago. Marshall Field met Nannie Douglas Scott (August 6, 1840 - February 23, 1896) and they were married in January 1863 in Nannie's home town of Ironton, Ohio. October 12, 1868 opened the first Field, Leiter & Co. store in Chicago. April 25, 1872 reopened after rebuilding following the Chicago fire. October 9, 1873 reopened again, this time on the original State St. and Randolph St. location. Marshall and Nannie had two (2) children - Marshall Jr. and Ethel. In 1880 Marshall Field bought out Leiter and became sole owner of the store. On February 23, 1896 Nannie died in Europe and was returned to the United States and buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. Marshall Field Jr. graduated from Harvard in 1893. After graduation married Elbertine Hoch (? spelling first and last names) and had three (3) children including Marshall Field III and Henry. The third child I believe was a girl. In 1901 Marshall Field Jr. moved to England near his sister Ethel. After the death of Nannie, Marshall Field Sr. married Mrs. Delia Caton in August or September of 1905. November 22, 1905 Marshall Field Jr. shot himself with a hunting rifle and died November 27, 1905, as a result of that gunshot at age 37. This would make Marshall Field Jr. born about 1868. Marshall Field Jr. is buried in the Graceland Cemetery in Chicago with his parents. Marshall Field III was thirteen (13) years old when Marshall Field died so he was born about 1893. Several years later Elbertine (mother of Marshall Field III) remarried and went to England to live. Marshall Field III went to Eton school. Marina Rust (a granddaughter of Marshall Field III) was on the program. Marshall Field III graduated from Eton in June 1911 then on to Trinity College. On February 8, 1915 just after graduation from Trinity, Marshall Field III married Evelyn Marshall and settled in Chicago. In 1921 they moved to New York. Marshall Field III and Evelyn had three (3) children including Marshall IV. Marshall Field III and Evelyn divorced in 1930. He quickly remarried (program did not give spouse's name) but that also ended in divorce. In 1933 Marshall Field III moved back to Chicago. In 1941 he started the _Chicago Sun_ newspaper. Marshall Field III married a third (3rd) time (again no name given) and had two (2) more children. Marshall Field IV - first wife unknown - second wife Kay Fanning. Marshall IV graduated from Harvard in 1938. He died September 18, 1965 of a heart attack at age 49. That would make him born about 1916. Marshall Field V - has a half brother Frederick W. "Ted" Field. Marshall V was born about 1941. Frederick W "Ted" Field was born in 1952. Marshall V graduated from Harvard with a degree in Art History. There is a Marshall Field VI, but no information was given. END OF PROGRAM. ****** Cousin Gale Fuller received the following from Linda Smith, who bought the CD for this book from Broderbund and has been copying and pasting FIELD entries. >From _The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776_ by Peter Wilson Coldham: 28 October 1668. The following apprenticed in Bristol: Morgan Wattkins to John Tucker, 4 years Virginia; William Kettle to Henry Field, 4 years Virginia; John Tayler to Morgan Jones, 4 years Virginia; George Parker to same, 4 years Virginia; Morgan Pranch to same, 4 years Virginia; Sarah Tippett to Alice Thomas, 4 years Virginia; James Lewis to William Innis, 4 years Virginia. (BR). 28 July 1680-19 August 1680. Shippers by the _Comfort of Bristol_ bound from Bristol for Virginia: John Dudlestone, Thomas Dudlestone, Richard Pope, Francis Fisher, Edward Field. (PRO: E190/1141/1). 30 December 1700-6 January 1701. Shippers by the _Katherine_, Mr. Thomas Haworth, bound from Hull for Maryland: John Field, John Thornton, Jonathan Beilby, Nathaniel Rogers, Ralph Spencer, John Russell. (PRO: E190/336/6). 3 August 1722. The following apprenticed from Christ's Hospital: John Legg to his mother Mary L. and Mr. Joseph Adams of Mincing Lane, merchant, to serve Col. Jacob Morgan of Antigua, merchant; Peter Hudcoat to his aunt Mary Redmayne and Mr. Joseph Macham, merchant, to serve James Field of Antigua, planter; James Lake to his brother Henry Lake and Mr. Joseph Adams, merchant, to serve Col. John Burton of Antigua, merchant. (CH). 30 December 1736-12 January 1737. Shippers by the Mortimer, Mr. Robert Lansdown, bound from Bristol for Virginia: George Whitehead, Richard Field, William Roscoe. (PRO: E190/1213/3). 12 November 1668. Newgate prisoners reprieved to be transported to Barbados [but may have gone to Virginia - see petition of Emanuel Jones of May 1673]. London: Henry Griffin; Richard Crispe; John Lively; William Field; Henry Inman; Elizabeth Burton, widow; Margaret Griffiths, spinster; Jane Rogers, widow; Mary Edwards alias Symmes, widow. Middlesex: Francis Oakley of Bromley; Elizabeth Betts of St. Giles in the Fields, spinster, [order made in May 1669 for custody of her bastard child delivered in Newgate]; Mary Standley of St. Giles Cripplegate, spinster; Susan Partridge of St. Paul Covent Garden, spinster; Martha Goodman, wife of Edward Goodman of St. Andrew Holborn; Margaret Tattle of St. Giles in the Fields; Mary Jones of St. Paul Covent Garden, spinster; Rose Whitehead of St. Martin in the Fields, spinster; John Cooke of Ruislip; Thomas Draper of St. Giles in the Fields; Isaac Johnson of Stepney; John Eades of Northwood; Emanuel Jones of St. Martin in the Fields; Richard Morgan of St. Giles Cripplegate; James Welling of St. Giles in the Fields; David Sirvin of St. Giles in the Fields. (EB & PRO: C66/3102/3). ****** Descendants of John Wesley FIELD Generation No. 1 1. John Wesley1 FIELD was born in Arkansas. He married M. Anna FOSTER. Child of John FIELD and M. FOSTER is 2. i. M. Lewis Haley2 FIELD, b. December 25, 1872, Little Rock, Arkansas; d. August 02, 1937, Salem, Virginia. Generation No. 2 2. Lewis Haley2 FIELD (John Wesley1) was born December 25, 1872 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and died August 02, 1937 in Salem, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Taylor GRIMES, daughter of Bartlett GRIMES and Emma GUINN. Children of LEWIS HALEY FIELD and ELIZABETH GRIMES are 3. i. John Jefferson FIELD Sr., b. October 25, 1899, Greenville County, Virginia; d. April 02, 1987, Roanoke, Virginia. ii. Marie FIELD. iii. Lina FIELD. iv. Wesley FIELD. v. Dutch FIELD. vi. Lewis (Tiny) FIELD. vii. Lenny FIELD. Generation No. 3 3. John Jefferson3 FIELD Sr. (Lewis Haley2, John Wesley1) was born October 25, 1899 in Greenville County, Virginia, and died April 02, 1987 in Roanoke, Virginia. He married Willie Jane DUNMAN, daughter of Samuel DUNMAN and Julia PAGE. Children of John Sr. and Willie DUNMAN are: 4. i. Emma Lorine4 FIELD, b. July 14, 1926. 5. ii. John Jefferson4 FIELD Jr. 6. iii. Virginia Elizabeth4 FIELD, b. November 26, 1923, Roanoke, Virginia. Let me know if you have any of these names in your database. Thanks!! Lynda Trout(t) Murphy ****** The following information comes from Cousin Gale Fuller : Westmoreland Co., Virginia 1690 - 1708 1690/1 John Wheeler suit Daniel Field suit Daniel Field suit Francis Gray inventory Tho. Kitchen m. exec. of Francis Gray Daniel Field suit Abraham Field suit 1691 [June] Abraham Field elected constable of Washington Parish Francis Gray widow Sara m. Tho: Kitchen Tho: Sharp m. Eliza Gray 1691 Daniel Field suit Evan Price suit 1691 [Oct] Danll Field suit with Mrs. Eliza Lord. He pd. 400# John Wheeler suit with Mrs. Eliza Lord. Dismissed 1691 [Nov] Daniel Field, planter deed to Tobias Butler, land to 2 bro. by father with wife, Mary Field Abraham Field witness 1692 [Mar] Edward Wheeler will prob. Evan Price with wife Mary, relict 1692 Danll. Field deed from Mulkeroy to Daniel Abra. Field juror on Grand Jury for a year 1692 John Wheeler suit Daniel Field survey liberty to survey land Evan Price suit dismissed 1693 Daniel Field suit Meredith Price suit 1692 Evan Price fined Evan Price juror 1693 Daniel Field & Mary deed sold land to Mulkeroy 1693 William Wheeler attorney appointed 1693/4 Danl. Field suite 1694 Evan Price juror on Grand Jury 1695 Daniel & Abe. & Ellenor deed Abe selling land Abr: and Ellenor deed selling land to Scott Daniel Field suit John Wheeler suit 1695/6 [Jan] Danl: Field & Tobias Butler purchase land Pat: Mulkeroy sold to Daniel and Tobias [This land belonged to Capt. John Lord who sold to John Bell. Left to his wife Mary who m. Alex. Gallant. Gallant sold to Pa: Spence Sr. who left it to Pa: Spence Jr. who sold it to Mulkeroy and finally to Daniel and Tobias.] 1695/6 [Jan] Daniel and Tobias gift Pat: Mulkeroy all household goods & servants 1696 Evan Price appraiser of estate of Ann Spence 1696 [May] Danll. Field suit 1696 [June] Abraham Field deed? James Lawhon "assign all my title unto" Abraham Field bought land from James Lawhon Abr: & Danll. Field atty appt. Daniel atty of land from Lawhon 1696 [July] John Wheeler suit Evin Price suit 1696 [Aug] Danll. Field suit 1696/7 Danll. Field suit William Fitzhugh, Gent. Evan Price suit Evan Price appraiser of estate 1697 Evan Price suit Ann Brent 1697 Danll. Field suit John Elliott 1697 [May] Evin Price suit vs Robert Jones, marrieing [sic] the exec. of Edward Wheeler. Dismissed 1697 Daniel Field suit with John Minor 1697 [Sept] John/Mary Wheeler assault on tobacco they suited Richard/Susanna Hancock for "assault to damage tobacco." 1697 [Nov] Daniel Field suit ordered to pay 500# to John Minor John/Mary Wheeler suit assault & battery chgs - plaintiffs did not appear 1697/8 [Feb] John/Mary Wheeler suit pay witnesses Daniel Field suit pay to John Elliott 1698/9 [Feb] William Wheeler, dec'd exec. named Lewis Markham 1698 Thomas Wheeler named in will godson of Thomas Penell Evan Price, dec'd constable replaced by Thos: Russell Daniel Field appraiser of estate of Tobias Butler [wife Ann m. Charles Smith] 1698/9 Ellenor/Abraham dec'd deed of gift to her children 1699 Daniel Field appear under oath Daniel Field suit Daniel Field suit non appearance to answer Simon Robins 1702 [Sept] Edward Wheeler's orphants [sic] land identifying land--next to Ed. Wheeler in possession of Daniel Field 1702/3 John Wheeler inquiry testify about a dead man 1703 [Dec] Danll. Field jury served as foreman Danll. Field trustee to estate adm. of Wm. Bennett's estate Danll. Field appraiser estate of Francis Thorn 1703/4 [Feb] Danll. Field Atty for Elenor Strother's right of dower Danll. Field adm. of estate discharged from Wm. Bennett's 1703/4 [Mar] Danll. Field deed bought 783 acres in Washington Parish Danll. Field juror 1704 [July] Danll. Field app. estate of Joshua Hudson's estate 1704 [Aug] Anthony Wheeler son of William Wheeler, dec'd 1704 [Sept] Danll. Field inventory of Joshua Hudson's estate 1704/5 [Mar] Danll. Field Atty. for Richard Ayliff - guilty 1705 [May] John Wheeler complaint in relation to kinsman, Thomas Wheeler 1705 [Aug] Daniel Field fined with Christopher Butler for not being jurors 1705 [Aug] Alex. Spence, Gent daughters Dorcas m. Richard Neale, Eliza m. Matthew Mason, Mary, Patrick his son 1705 [Aug] Thos. Wheeler orphant [sic] of Wm. Wheeler servant of Joseph Bayly 1706 [Aug] John Wheeler deposition gave his age as 66 or thereabouts 1707/8 [June] John Wheeler deposition gave his age as 69 or thereabouts ****** Cousin R.W. Fields provided this information: William Coffee Berry was the illigitimate son of Rice Coffee and Elizabeth Fields Berry. She was the widow of a Revolutionary War soldier who had died of rheumatic fever. She then moved down to Wilkes County, NC, where a brother & sister had married into the Coffee family. Rice Coffee refused (or couldn't) marry Elizabeth, but apparently did acknowledge that William, and later Mary, were his. Elizabeth gave both his name and her married name to both children. William was an Elder in the Refugee Baptist Church in Henderson County, North Carolina in 1850, and also became a literal refugee later in June of 1863 when he, his second wife, and teenage daughter had to flee their home ahead of advancing Yankee troops. In 1870 at Avery's Creek, North Carolina, when he was 74, he wrote out a detailed account of the family's history. Here is that account, deciphered as best was possible, given the condition of the document and his handwriting: A BIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE BERRY FAMILY By William Coffee Berry January 30, 1870 Richard Fields married Elizabeth Murrel, the sister of Drury Murrel ...all natives of Amherst County, Virginia. After marriage, Mr. Fields settled in Albemarle County, Virginia where Mrs. Fields became the mother of four children: Thomas, Joel, Elizabeth and Sarah. Mr. Fields died, and his widow married a second time. Her second marriage was to John Gilliam, by whom she became the mother of three sons: Epaphroditus, Cornelius and John. Thomas (Fields), her oldest son, married Elizabeth Coffee and emigrated to Wilkes County, North Carolina, where he lived to an advanced age and died, leaving a large and respectable family behind him. Joel (Fields) died in the 21st year of his age and left no decendants. Sarah (Fields) married Thomas Coffee. They emigrated shortly after the close of the Revolution to N.C. and settled in Wilkes County. She became the mother of nine children, seven sons and two daughters. Her second son, Reuben, was a distinguished Baptist clergyman. He emigrated with his family and two of his younger brothers and their families to the state of Indiana, and settled in Monroe County near Bloomington, where all those brothers have since died. Reuben, (along with) Lewis and Larkin Epaphroditus Gilliam, emigrated from Virginia to Wilkes County, North Carolina .... and married Sally Israel, daughter of Michael Israel, and moved with his family to Clay County, Missouri, where he has since died. He was a local Methodist preacher. Cornelius Gilliam married a Miss Wood and moved to Kentucky, where he accumulated a handsome property and died without any children. John Gilliam (Jr. ?) married, lived and died in Virginia. Elizabeth Fields married Bradley Berry of Albemarle County, Virginia, by whom she became the mother of a son and called his name Franklin. After his birth his mother, Elizabeth Berry, moved with her infant son Franklin to Wilkes County, N.C. ....where she became the mother of Mary and William, the avowed and acknowledged offspring of Rice Coffee. (Several lines here were erased or obliterated by someone who couldn't stand the idea of this ancestor being illigitimate. It was likely Ruth Parker, who was the custodian of this document in 1971. Her qualification as a DAR would be in question if she could not trace a direct bloodline back to a Revolutionary War soldier, and being a DAR was very important to her. She even gives her DAR registration number, 489910, along with her signature.) When William C. Berry was in his 13th year (circa 1809), his mother moved with Mary and William to Buncombe County, N.C., where she lived until her death. This aforesaid Elizabeth Berry was born March 12th, 1755 and deceased on Monday, May 24th, 1824. Mary was born February 5th, 1789 and was married in February 1810 to Mr. David Rodgers, by whom she became the mother of nine children: Three sons and six daughters. Named as follows: (Sarah), Fawniah, Hugh, Mary, Jane, Robert, Elizabeth Emily, Margaret Minerva and David. The oldest was born December 16, 1811 and the youngest January 21, 1830. All are still living at the present date, 1870. Mary Rodgers, their mother, died April 21, 1857. She lived beloved and died lamented. The three sons, Hugh, Robert and David and five of their sisters are living in Jackson County, N.C. and all are in easy circumstances. The other sister, Mary, married Mr. Jason Chasteaux. They are settled on Toccoa River, Fanning County, Georgia and are in affluent circumstances. William C. Berry was born October 19th, 1796, and on the 30th day of April, 1816, was married to Miss Letticia Woody, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Woody, by whom he became the father of 12 children, six sons and six daughters: Thomas F., Elizabeth, Mary, William M.C., Larkin M., Mariah Louisa, Lewis Franklin, Sarah Elviry Emily, Martha Ann, Ephriam Moor, Joseph Manning, and Letticia Minerva June. Thomas F. was born February 2nd, 1817 and died July 18th, 1878. Elizabeth was born October 29th, 1818. She married William Bishop of Spartanburg, South Carolina May 16th, 1844, and became the mother of nine children, five sons and four daughters. She departed this life on April 1st, 1864, aged 46 years, 5 months, 2 days. Mary Berry was born March 22nd, 1820, and was married to James B. Sutton (?) January 13th, 1842. She became the mother of ten children, two of which died in infancy. She lived to see six grandchildren and died November 22nd, 1869, aged 49 years and 8 months. William M.C. Berry was born February 27th, 1822 and was married to Clarisa Williams, daughter of Frederic & Martha Elizabeth Williams of Spartanburg, S.C., by whom he became the father of four children, two sons and two daughters. He yet lives and recently visited his aged father, who now resides in Jackson County, N.C. at the close of the year 1869. Larkin M. Berry was born April 12th, 1824 and professed religion in his 13th year. He became a preacher in the Baptist denomination at age 17, and was ordained to the work of the gospel ministry December 24th, 1848. He has attained the character of an able, popular, efficient preacher. He married Miss Martha Bishop of Spartanburg May 16th, 1844 and became the father of four children, three sons and one daughter. He located himself and his family in the city of Lacon, Illinois in the spring of 1869 where he now lives on January 30th, 1870. Mariah Louisa was born April 10th, 1826 and married John Bishop of Spartanburg, S.C. on August 31st, 1848, by whom she became the mother of seven children, four sons and three daughters. Her husband, John Bishop, died near Richmond in the Confederate army in the spring of 1864. She is now living in Jackson County, N.C. in 1870. Lewis Franklin Berry was born May 25th, 1828 and found the baptist church at Boiling Springs, Spartanburg, in October 1844. He married Sarah Lewis of Spartanburg, by whom he became the father of seven children, five sons and two daughters. He emigrated to Morgan County, Alabama and settled three miles north of Summerville (?). ...professed to be a preacher of the gospel. Sarah Elviry Emily Berry was born March 1st, 1830 and married John Crook, Jr. She died December 28th, 1865, aged 34 years, 9 months, 27 days. She left but one child behind to perpetuate her name. Martha Ann was born May 3rd, 1832 and died on Friday, July 5th, 1834. Ephriam M. Berry was born August 9th, 1834 and professed religion on October 27th, 1850, and was baptized into the fellowship of the Refugee Baptist Church in Henderson County, N.C. He married Miss Matilda Jenkins in the spring of 1853. His wife, Matilda, lived seven months after their marriage and died of consumption on Monday, December 24th, 1853. In the year 1863, said E.M. Berry emigrated to the northwest ...located himself in the state of Indiana, where he has attained some degree of notariety as an M.D. and an Eldership in the Christian Church. Joseph M. Berry was born December 11th, 1837, made profession of the christian religion October 26th, 1850, and was baptized into the fellowship of the Refugee Baptist Church in Henderson County, N.C. on Friday, November 8th, by his father, Elder William C. Berry. After the death of his mother, Joseph M. located in Greenville, S.C. where he married Susannah Owens, by whom he became the father of one child, a daughter born January 1st, 1861. In the spring of 1863, he emigrated to the northwest, locating at Bedford, Indiana. He became a student of the high school at that place and has since attained to high distinction and notariety as a scholar and a clergyman in the Christian Church. Letticia Minerva June Berry, the youngest of her father's family, was born March 4th, 1840 and professed religion October 25th, 1850, and was baptized into the fellowship of the Refugee Baptist Church in Henderson County, N.C. on Friday, November 8th, 1850 by her brother, Elder Larkin M. Berry. She remained at home with her parents until her mother's death, and she was then placed under the care & control of her Aunt Mary Rodgers. After the death of Mrs. Rodgers, Minerva returned to her father, who married Miss Charlotte Osbourn, daughter of Jermiah & Ann Osbourn. She remained with her father and stepmother until June 23rd, 1863, when all were driven to the necessity of leaving home as refugees to seek a destination of safety in the state of South Carolina. Minerva then went to East Tennessee, where she was still living when last heard from by the writer, her father and her mother (____). Letticia Woody was married April 30th, 1846 and died April 14th, 1855, aged 56 years, 10 months, 22 days. She had lived many long years a pious and exemplary christian life, and died in the full triumphs of the christian faith. Jonathan Woody, her father, was the son of William Woody, a native of England. He married Sarah Persel, an English lady. They immigrated from England and settled on the Potomac River in the state of Virginia, where Jonathan was born. After his birth, the family moved to South Carolina where Jonathan married Mary Lovel, by whom he became the father of eight children, four sons & four daughters. Three died in infancy. Their father, Jonathan Woody, moved when nearly 100 years of age to the state of Iowa, and died at his youngest son's place, Berry Woody. Jonathan Woody had three brothers and four sisters: William, Talton, James, Elizabeth, Nancy, Sarah and Mary. William married a Miss Watkins. Nancy married John Slaton. Sarah married Abner Norrce and Mary married John Davice, nicknamed "Jack of Diamonds." William Woody, brother of Jonathan, had 13 children, nine sons and four daughters: John, Talton, William, Killis, Silas, Nicholas, David, Joseph, Washington, Nancy, Elizabeth, Kizzias (Polly) and Mary. Nancy married William Miller. Elizabeth married John Gasperson. Polly married a Mr. Cook. NOTE: William C. Berry wrote this account for his son, Joseph M. Berry, who carried it to Oklahoma, where it passed to Joseph's daughter, Lillie Belle Berry Clark in 1917. In 1951, Lillie entrusted it to Ruth Hope Parker Lessley, her neice whom she had raised from infancy. Ruth is the daughter of Laura Berry Parker, Lillie's sister, who died in 1907. In January, 1971, Ruth lived in Paducah, Kentucky. ****** Looking for what happened to Richard Henry FIELD, possibly son of a "Daniel FIELD"; died before 1850. He married on 10 January 1839 at Culpeper County, VA to Mary PEMBERTON, born ca. 1820 - 1822; died ca1850 - 1860 at 38 years of age; daughter of Larkin PEMBERTON and Behethelon WHEATLEY. Children of Richard Henry FIELD and Mary PEMBERTON were William FIELD, born 1842; Catherine FIELD born on 1844; and, Zachariah FIELD, born 1847. I hate dead ends in my descendent's chart! Deb Koplen koplend@swbell.net or koplend@juno.com ------ If anyone has information that will help this lady, please let me know. I (Mary Alley will then snail mail her. She's waiting to hear from me. She is not a member, but we have helped her in the past. Here's the snail mail I received from her a couple of weeks ago: Dear Mary: I am still trying to determine the parents of Phoebe Field, who married William Myrtle, Revolutionary War Soldier, who served from Culpeper Co., VA and died in Jefferson Co., KY in 1801. His will was witnessed by the Field brothers, Joseph and Reuben; and Reuben married Phoebe and William Myrtle's daughter, Mary. John Bakeless' book, _Lewis and Clark, Partners in Discovery_, states that Reuben Field married his own niece, which would mean that Phoebe and Reuben were brother and sister. I also wanted to let you know that Edward Sprague Jones died December 4, 1996. In Culpeper Co. records, I found the following: Will Book A 1749-1770: 16 May 1754: Estate of Keene Field summoned and sworn before Abraham Field. Signed by William Field. I assume that Keene is a son of Abraham and Elizabeth Keene Withers? Do you know if this Keene had any children? Deed Book E: Page 396: 18-9 August 1767: Daniel and Sarah Field deed to John Field same land which was "by deed of gift from Abraham Field, father of Daniel Field (to which his wife Elimy is a party)." (Deed Book E, pg 617 dtd 14 Feb 1765) [I show] Abraham's son, Daniel, as being married to Anne Roberts. As they had a son, Benjamin, born 1755, how does this Daniel fit in who was married to Sarah? Do you know of any sibs of the Abraham Field who died Jefferson Co., KY 1822? From the law suit filed 1823 by his heirs, William M. Cardwill [sic] deposed he knew Abraham since 1776--that he (Wm.) married Abraham's sister. Whoops--Wm. Cardwell married his sister. I guess Wm. M. Cardwell was his father, as they both deposed Jefferson Co. Jun 4, 1825. Sincerely, Christine B. Stephens 64 Highview Dr. Ft. Thomas, KY 41075 ------ I'm still going through the family group sheets I got a couple of years ago from Yates Publishing. Does anybody know anything about these FIELD(S), who were born in NC or VA? Notice that some of them wound up in MO and could have been included in my unidentified FIELD(S) section of the VA>MO article, which concluded last month. The first one was submitted by Donald G. Barber, Jr. in 1986: John FIELDS (1769 NC - 1852 Perry Co., KY) md. Eiza BAILEY (b. 1773 NC; d. Perry Co., KY) and had a dau, Rachel FIELDS (1808 KY -1860 Perry Co., KY), who md. John Jackson BAKER, Jr. on 8 May 1833 in Perry Co. This was submitted by Kaylene Nielsen in 1979: David FIELDS (ca1785 NC - 27 Mar 1814) lived in NC and TN. He had the following children: 1. Mary "Polly" FIELDS (b. 2 Mar 1809 TN) md. John W. SWAFFORD on 12 Mar 1827 at Caliborne Co., TN. 2. Milly FIELDS md. Elijah EVANS. 3. Dyca FIELDS md. Jacob ROW. 4. George FIELDS (b. 1802 TN) md. Polly. The next two were submitted by Mrs. H.E. Koelz, this one in 1984: David FIELDS (28 Jan 1768 NC - 1825 Wilson Co., TN) was a s/o Samuel and Catherine (?) FIELDS. He md. Mary JARMAN (18 Aug 1767 NC - 1845 Wilson Co., TN) and had the following children: 1. Penny FIELDS (b. ca1794 Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN) md. Julius SANDERS on 28 Feb 1815. 2. Richard FIELDS (23 Aug 1794 NC - 25 Aug 1881 Gibson Co., TN; bur. New Hope Cemetery) md. Mary "Polly" EDWARDS on 8 Oct 1815. 3. John FIELDS md. Elizabeth TAYLOR on 8 Oct 1816 at Wilson Co., TN. 4. David FIELDS, Jr. (d. Jun 1828) md. Rhoda FARRINGTON on 26 Apr 1817 at Wilson Co., TN. 5. Polly FIELDS md. Phillip KOONCE on 22 Dec 1817 at Wilson Co., TN. 6. Nancy FIELDS md. Charles BRADBERRY on 24 Oct 1824 at Wilson Co., TN. 7. Redding FIELDS (b. 1803) md. Polly FARRINGTON on 31 Dec 1825 at Wilson Co., TN. 8. Catherine FIELDS. 9. Rachel FIELDS. She submitted this one in 1983: Richard FIELDS (23 Aug 1794 NC - 25 Aug 1881 Milan, Gibson Co., TN; bur. New Hope Cemetery) md. Mary EDWARDS (31 Oct 1797 NC - 6 Jun 1879 Milan, TN; bur. New Hope Cemetery) on 9 Oct 1815 at Lebanon, Gibson Co., TN. She was d/o John EDWARDS. Their children, all of whom were born in Wilson Co., TN: 1. Wm. D. FIELDS (24 Jul 1816 - 13 Oct 1863) md. Elizabeth HALES on 7 Nov 1842. 2. Andrew Jackson FIELDS (2 Sep 1818 - 18 Aug 1888) md. Sara C. HERRON. 3. Hansford Anderson FIELDS (19 Oct 1820 - 1910) md. Lavina ROCHELLE on 17 Jan 1849. 4. Elizabeth J. FIELDS (30 Apr 1823 - 30 Sep 1881) md. Will HICKS on 16 Jun 1841. 5. Louzany McFIELDS (12 Sep 1826 - 27 May 1859) md. Fate WOODSON. 6. Harriett Amanda FIELDS (10 Nov 1828 - 1882) never married. 7. John Henry FIELDS (10 Sep 1831 - 4 Feb 1905) md. Rebecca SENTER. [Note: One of my queries in FCO 30 was about this couple. Mrs. Koelz had submitted that group sheet in 1985.] 8. David H. FIELDS (12 Feb 1834 - 12 Oct 1858) never married. 9. Mary Eliza FIELDS (10 May 1837 - 13 Oct 1867) md. Dr. Henry W. EDWARDS. This group sheet was submitted by Mr. and Mrs. James Howard in 1985: Stephen FIELDS (b. 1795 NC) was (according to this information) a s/o John and Elizabeth (BAILEY) FIELDS. He supposedly md. 1st Elizabeth BAILEY (b. 1800). He md. 2nd Susie THOMAS. His children by his first wife: 1. Mahlon FIELDS (b. 21 Jul 1818 NC; bur. Monroe Fields Cemetery, Perry Co., KY) md. Mary FETZER on 10 Oct 1838 at Perry Co., KY. 2. Sally FIELDS (b. 1820 TN) md. Wm. STANDIFER. 3. Rebecca FIELDS (b. 1822 Perry Co., KY) md. Wm. MILLER. 4. Rachel FIELDS (b. 1822 Perry Co., KY). 5. Winnie FIELDS (b. 1824 Perry Co., KY) md. Aaron COLLINS. 6. Polly FIELDS (b. 1825 Perry Co., KY) md. Dare ASHER. 7. Nancy FIELDS (b. 1830 Perry Co., KY). 8. James FIELDS (b. 1834 Perry Co., KY). 9. Eliza FIELDS (b. 1836 Perry Co., KY) md. Hiram WOOTON. 10. George W. FIELDS (1838 Perry Co., KY - 1884) md. Kiziah HOOVER on 1861 at Lee Co., VA. 11. Minerva FIELDS (b. 1840 Perry Co., KY) md. Benjamin COLLINS. This information was submitted by Barbara Hill Amick in 1986: Abner FIELDS (ca1798 Guilford Co., NC - 1869 Clark Co., IN) was a s/o Benjamin FIELD [sic] and Mary WEATHERLY. He md. Eveline "Eve" WHITEMAN (1796 Guilford Co., NC - ca1870 Clark Co., IN) on 7 Mar 1818 in NC. She was a d/o Mathias WHITEMAN and Margaret LOW. Their children: 1. Malinda FIELDS (12 Dec 1818 NC - 16 Apr 1877 Clark Co., IN; bur. New Market Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Oregon Twp., IN) md. Riley AMICK on 22 Sep 1836. 2. Chambers FIELDS (1825 Clark Co., IN - May 1907 Washburn, Barry Co., MO) md. Eleanor AMICK on 12 Mar 1850. 3. Wilson FIELDS (b. 1824). 4. Lucinda FIELDS (b. 1826). 5. David FIELDS (b. 1829). 6. Cornelius FIELDS (b. 1831). 7. Mary Ann FIELDS (b. 22 Feb 1837). Here's another one on the same Abner. It was submitted by Camille M. Ammerman in 1995: Abner FIELDS (1798 Guilford Co., NC - 1869 Clark Co., IN) was a s/o Benjamin FIELD [sic] and Eveline "Eve" WHITEMAN (1796 Guilford Co., NC - 1870 Clark Co., IN). She was a d/o Mathias WHITEMAN and Margaret LAU/LOW. Their children [no surname provided, so I don't know if it should read FIELDS or FIELD]: 1. Malinda (12 Dec 1818 NC - 16 Apr 1877 Clark Co., IN) md. Riley AMICK on 19 Sep 1836 at Clark Co. 2. Wilson (8 Jan 1820 Clark Co., IN - 11 Sep 1864 Dallas, Paulding Co., GA) md. Sarah Jane ALBRIGHT on 3 Aug 1843 at Clark Co. 3. Lucinda (b. 1826) md. 1st Isaac NICHOLSON, on 22 Nov 1841; 2nd Joseph CLAPP on 10 Apr 1862. 4. Chambers (1829 - 10 May 1907 Barry Co., MO) md. twice--neither wife's name given--on 8 Aug 1850 and 15 May 1898. 5. Cornelius (18 Aug 1832 Clark Co., IN - 9 Dec 1908 Clark Co.) md. 1st Eliz [sic] THOMPSON on 8 Aug 1850; 2nd Mary Ann Clegg SANDERS on 25 Nov 1875. 6. David (27 Jun 1835 Clark Co., IN - 28 Mar 1914 Clayton Co., IA) md. Mary CLAPP on 26 Apr 1855 at Clark Co. 7. Mary Ann (22 Feb 1837 Clark Co. - 1915 Clark Co.) md. Elijah NICHOLSON in Sep 1852 at Clark Co., IN. This one was submitted by Anita Lovell McCray in 1995: Andrew FIELD (d. bef 1797 Campbell Co., VA) lived in Guilford Co., NC; St. Clair Co., AL; and Green Co., TN. He md. Margaret GALBREATH (d. aft 1800). She was a d/o Alexander GALBREATH and Agnes MILLER. Their children: 1. Daniel FIELD (d. St. Clair Co., AL) md. Rachel HUNTER on 11 Apr 1808 at Campbell Co., VA. 2. Mary FIELD md. Samuel CALDWELL. 3. Elizabeth FIELD. 4. Martha FIELD. 5. Hannah FIELD. 6. Nancy FIELD. 7. Sarah FIELD. 8. Margaret FIELD. 9. Rachel FIELD md. James SHANNON on 9 Dec 1799 at Campbell Co., VA. 10. Isabel FIELD (ca1780 VA - bef 1850 St. Clair Co., AL) md. Robert MEANS, Jr. on 15 Oct 1800 at Campbell Co., VA. Thanks. Mary Alley majiea@earthlink.net