Ichabod Sheffield, Sr.

family

From History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut: From Its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900. Richard Anson Wheeler. Page 566.:

SHEFFIELD FAMILY.

Ichabod Sheffield (No. 2), b. 1626 and d. Feb. 4, 1712, m. Mary, daughter of George Parker, at Portsmouth; they were published in 1660.

CHILDREN:

1. 3 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 22, 1661, d. in 1706.
2. 4 MARY, b. April 30, 1664.
3. 5 NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 8, 1667, d. Nov. 12, 1729, m. 1st, Mary , and 2d, Catharine Gould. Had five children.
4. 6 ICHABOD, b. March 6, 1670, d. in 1736, m. Elizabeth Manchester Dec. 27, 1694.
5. 7 AMOS, b. Jan. 25, 1673, d. 1710; m. 1st, Annie Pearce March 5, 1696, and m. 2d, Sarah Davis, Dec. 22, 1708.

biography

From Some Descendants of Edmund SHEFFIELD

10. Ichabod SHEFFIELD (Edmund ) was christened 23 Dec 1630 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. He died 4 Feb 1712 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island and was buried in Clifton Burying, Ground, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

GENEALOGIES OF R.I.FAMILIES, VOL. II, ONE BRANCH OF THE RHODE ISLAND SHEFFIELDS, by G. Andrews Moriarty, A.M., LL.B., F.S.A., pages 158 & 159.:

    The youngest brother, Ichabod Scheffield, whose family is the subject of theis paper, settled in Portsmouth, RI.     1. "Mr." Ichabod Scheffield, of Portsmouth, RI, baptized at St. Peter's Church, Sudbury, co. Suffolk, England, on 23 Dec. 1630, son of Edmund and Thamas=zin Sheffield, died in Newport, RI, 4 Feb. 1711/12 "in his 87th. year" (sic.),. He married in Portsmouth, in 1660, Mary Parker, daughter of George Parker of that town (cf, The Register, op.cit.; Austin's Gen. Dic. of RI, p. 175; Arnold's Vital Rec. of Rhode Island, vol. 4, p. 39).

    On 10 July 1648 he was received in Portsmouth as a Freeman and was on a committee "for the tryall of the General Officers" (Portsmouth Town Records, pp. 37-38). At this time he was actually 18 years old, lacking five months. He appears on the Roll of Rhode Island Freeman in 1655 as of Portsmouth, where his name is incorrectly printed as "Fred: Sheffield" (Rhode Island Colonial Records, ed. Bartlett, vol. I, p. 300). In 1658 he was in Cocheco, NH, with his brother William, and was taxed there that year soon returned to Portsmouth.

(Portsmouth Town Rec., op. cit., p. 133). On 3 June 1672 he was chosen Constable (ibid., p. 169). On 12:10mo.;1684 he was on a town committee regarding the town's title to its land (ibid., p. 225). This appears to have been concerned with the threatened annulment of the Colony's Charter by the Home Government. On 9 April 1686 he was on a committee to divide the town's common lands (ibid., p. 232). On 7:4mo.:1686 he was chosen a member of the Portsmouth Town Coun cil (ibid., p. 233) and on 12 Feb. 1689/90 he was elected the Deputy from Portsmouth to the Colonial Assembly to be held at Newport (ibid., p. 241; Rhode Island Colonial Records, vol. III, p. 260); on 2:4mo.:1690 he was again chosen a member of the Town Council (Portsmouth Town Records, p. 242). On 22:6:1690 he was again Deputy from Portsmouth to the General Assembly in Providence (ibid., p. 243). His ear mark was recorded in November 1667; on 5 March 1685/6 it was transferred to his son Joseph (ibid., pp. 272, 295). His land lay in the central part of Portsmouth, midway between the Middle and West Roads and considerably south of the present Meeting House Land (West's "Original Land Grants of Portsmouth", Section E). On 26 Sept. 1681 he purchased a tract of land on the west side of the Taunton River from James Leonard, Sr., of Taunton (Rhode Island Colony Deeds). This tract lay, apparently, in what is now the town of Dighton, Mass.

    Later in life he appears to have removed to the home of his son, Major Nathaniel Sheffield, in Newport, where he died. He is buried beside his son, Major Nathaniel, in the Clifton Burying Ground in the town (gravestone).

Ichabod married Mary PARKER, daughter of George PARKER and Frances DARBYE, on 1660 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Mary was born 1639 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died 1733.

Children, born in Portsmouth: Joseph, Mary, Nathaniel, Ichabod, Amos.

• The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of ... By John Osborne Austin. Page 176. Sheffield: Ichabod 1626-1713 m. Mary Parker daughter of George and Frances had 1. Joseph 1661-1706 married Mary Sheriff daughter of Thomas and Martha; 2. Mary; 3. Nathaniel April 18,1667-Nov. 12, 1729 married 1. Mary 1672-Oct. 3, 1707; 4. Ichabod March 6, 1670-1736 married Elizabeth Manchester daughter of William and Mary (Cook); 5. Amos June 25, 1673-1716 married 1. Anne Pearce Feb. 14, 1674-Nov. 27, 1706 daughter of John and Mary (Tallman)

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"Mr." Ichabod Scheffield, of Portsmouth, RI, baptized at St. Peter's Church, Sudbury, co. Suffolk, England, on 23 Dec. 1630, son of Edmund and Thamas=zin Sheffield, died in Newport, RI, 4 Feb. 1711/12 "in his 87th. year" (sic.),. He married in Portsmouth, in 1660, Mary Parker, daughter of George Parker of that town (cf, The Register, op.cit.; Austin's Gen. Dic. of RI, p. 175; Arnold's Vital Rec. of Rhode Island, vol. 4, p. 39).

On 10 July 1648 he was received in Portsmouth as a Freeman and was on a committee "for the tryall of the General Officers" (Portsmouth Town Records, pp. 37-38). At this time he was actually 18 years old, lacking five months. He appears on the Roll of Rhode Island Freeman in 1655 as of Portsmouth, where his name is incorrectly printed as "Fred: Sheffield" (Rhode Island Colonial Records, ed. Bartlett, vol. I, p. 300). In 1658 he was in Cocheco, NH, with his brother William, and was taxed there that year soon returned to Portsmouth. (Portsmouth Town Rec., op. cit., p. 133). On 3 June 1672 he was chosen Constable (ibid., p. 169). On 12:10mo.;1684 he was on a town committee regarding the town's title to its land (ibid., p. 225). This appears to have been concerned with the threatened annulment of the Colony's Charter by the Home Government. On 9 April 1686 he was on a committee to divide the town's common lands (ibid., p. 232). On 7:4mo.:1686 he was chosen a member of the Portsmouth Town Council (ibid., p. 233) and on 12 Feb. 1689/90 he was elected the Deputy from Portsmouth to the Colonial Assembly to be held at Newport (ibid., p. 241; Rhode Island Colonial Records, vol. III, p. 260); on 2:4mo.:1690 he was again chosen a member of the Town Council (Portsmouth Town Records, p. 242). On 22:6:1690 he was again Deputy from Portsmouth to the General Assembly in Providence (ibid., p. 243). His ear mark was recorded in November 1667; on 5 March 1685/6 it was transferred to his son Joseph (ibid., pp. 272, 295). His land lay in the central part of Portsmouth, midway between the Middle and West Roads and considerably south of the present Meeting House Land (West's "Original Land Grants of Portsmouth", Section E). On 26 Sept. 1681 he purchased a tract of land on the west side of the Taunton River from James Leonard, Sr., of Taunton (Rhode Island Colony Deeds). This tract lay, apparently, in what is now the town of Dighton, Mass.

Later in life he appears to have removed to the home of his son, Major Nathaniel Sheffield, in Newport, where he died. He is buried beside his son, Major Nathaniel, in the Clifton Burying Ground in the town (gravestone).