William Field

William FIELD b. about 1698;1 d. 30 Mar. 1748, age 50,1 Tyrone Twp., Lancaster2 (now Adams) Co., PA ; bur. Old White Episcopal Church Cem., Huntingdon Twp., Adams Co., PA.

Family

married

1. Jane who was living 1772; Jane and her children moved to Guilford Co., NC by 3 Nov. 1755 when she submitted land entries; Jane's first name was Elizabeth.

Children:

1. 1. John FIELD2 age 21+ in 1748;2 m. Mary7 POWELL6 23 Jan. 1750;6 will written 12 Dec. 1787 Guilford Co., NC7
2. 2. William FIELD2 age 21+ in 1748;2 m. Lydia;5,8 died between 2 June and 30 Nov. 1805 Randolph Co., NC8
3. 3. Robert FIELD2 under age 21 in 1748;2 m. Anne5,24 WALKER;9 d. May 1820 Guilford Co., NC16
4. 4. Jeremiah FIELD2 under age 21 in 1748;2 m. Mary;5,21 d. between 19 Dec. 1818 and 31 May 1821 Guilford Co., NC10
5. 5. Joseph FIELD2 under age 21 in 1748;2 m. Lydia5 JULIAN;11 probably d. 7 Oct. 1780 Battle of King's Mountain, York Co., SC fighting for the Loyalists11
6. 6. Mary FIELD2 under age 18 in 17482
7. 7. Ann FIELD2 under age 18 in 17482 ?(m. Ninian Beall HAMILTON)?;12 living 1830 St. Louis Co., MO age 90-10013

Links

• Find A Grave Memorial# 23179587
• Genealogy of Field Family of Guilford, North Carolina
• Fields DNA Project; y results - Family F-27 and F-43
• Saunders Rootsweb database
  • Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 14 2020, 17:29:32 UTC

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• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 14 2020, 17:14:32 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

Last Will and Testament of William Field: In the Name of God Amen the twentey Second of March in the year of our Lord God one thousand Seven hundred & fortey Eight I William Feeld in Tyrone townshipe & County of Lancaster & province of Pensellvania farmer being verey sick and week of body but of parfect Mind & Memory thanks be Given to God therefor Calling unto Minde ye Mortalety of my body & Knowing that all itt is apointed for all men once to dye do make & ordaine This my Laste will and Testement that is to say Principley & first of all I give & Recommend my soul into ye Hands of God that gave itt and for my body I Recommend itt to ye Earth to be Byried in a Christin Lick & Decent Manner att ye discresion of my Executors Nothing doubting but att ye General Resurrection I shall Recieve ye same again by ye Mighty power of God & as touching such worldly Effects wherewith itt hath plesed God to bless me in this Life I give devise and dispose of ye Same in ye following Manner & forme Imprimis itt is my will & I do order that in ye first place all my Just Debts & funeral Charges be paid & Satusfied. I give and bequath unto Jaine my Deerley beloved wife ye planteshon I now Live one During her wedowhod & if shee my said wife Marrey shee is to departe the plase Leving the Incobence one having ye tords of ye moveables. Item I give & bequath unto my well beloved Son John Feeld the sum of fifteen pound to be paid of my said Esteate one halfe of ye said fifteen in one yeer after my Desese and ye other half withing a year after that is to say ye Insuing year after. Item I give & bequath to my well beloved Son William Feeld my said planteshon att ye Death of my wife or ye day of her Marreg with all and singler my Good & Chatels he paying to my Son Robert Feeld the Sum of twentey pound when he arivs att ye years of twentey one and to my Son Jeremiah Feeld ye Sum of Eighteen pound when he Arives to ye years of twentey one & to my Son Josaph Feeld ye Sum of Seventeen pound to be paid when he a Rives of Twentey one and to my well beloved Daughters Mery & Ann Feeld therteen pounds appees when the arive to ye years of Eighteen and each of them a Cow Likewise I do Constetute & apointe my well Beloved wife & my Trusty frend William Proctor my only & Sole Executors of this my last will & testement Conferming this & no other to be my Last will & Testement in witness whereof I have Heerunto sett my hand and Seal ye day and yeer above written his William O Feeld mark Signed Sealed published pronounced & Declered by ye said William Feeld att his Last Will and testement in ye presence of us ye Subscribers Jas Murray John x McGauhey The will was proved 5 May 1748 by Ja Murray and John McGahey.

Husband William's will, filed 1747, Tyrone Township, Lancaster, PA. Names wife Jane and the children listed below. The widow, Jane and her children came to NC in the late 1750's. Jane got land in Orange county, the other land in Rowan. This land fell into Guilford and Randolph in 1771. This family belonged to the Quaker faith and probably were among the Quaker's that came with John Armfield, and son William Armfield.

From "Find a Grave" <b> William Field </b> Birth: 1698 Death: Mar. 30, 1748, Lancaster County. Pennsylvania Family links:  Spouse: Jane Field   Children: John Field (1725 - 1788), William Field (1726 - 1805), Robert Field (1728 - 1820), Jeremiah Field (1730 - 1821), Joseph Field (1731 - 1780)   Mary Field (1733 - ____), Ann <i>Field</i> Hamilton (1735 - ____)

Burial: Old White Episcopal Church Cemetery, York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania   Created by: Fredric Z. Saunders - Record added: Nov 30, 2007 - Find A Grave Memorial# 23179587

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23179587

Family Members Spouse Jane Field

Children John Field 1725–1788

William Field 1726–1805

Photo Robert Field 1728–1820

Jeremiah Field 1730–1821

Joseph Field 1731–1780

Mary Field 1733 – unknown

Ann Field Hamilton 1735 – unknown

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Sep 30 2021, 1:31:25 UTC