Judith Field

Judith Soane

• Gender: Female
• Birth: circa 1646 - Litlington, Sussex, England
• Death: October 20, 1696 - Henrico County, Virginia
• Daughter of Henry Soane, 13th Speaker of The Virginia House of Burgesses and Judith (Fuller) Soane
• Wife of 1) Capt. Henry Randolph 2) Maj. Peter Field

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Biography

Judith was the daughter of Henry Soane, 13th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses.

Judith Soane was the second wife of Henry Randolph, then married Major Peter Field after Henry's death. Henry Randolph (1623-1673) was the son of William Randolph and Dorothy Lane, and the widower of Elizabeth.

By Henry, Judith had a son and two daughters:

1. Capt. Henry Randolph (born about 16 Jan 1665 in Appomattoc, Chesterfield, Virginia). Married Sarah Swann.
2. Martha Randolph (born after 1661)
3. Judith Randolph (born 29 Jul 1671 in Appomattoc, Chesterfield, Virginia) (died young)

Major Peter Field (1647-1707) married Judith Soane on October 21, 1678, at Chickhominy, Charles County, Virginia as his first wife. He was the son of James Field.

She had two daughters by Peter Field:

1. Mary Field (Born 3 Feb 1679 in Henrico, Colony of Virginia). Married Thomas Jefferson II. They were the parents of Peter Jefferson, the father of US President Thomas Jefferson.
2. Martha Field (Born 23 Feb 1682 in Henrico County, Virginia). Married John Archer.

Judith Field died October 20, 1696 at Henrico County, and her widower married Alice Bradbridge, widow of Henry Wyatt in 1706.

Peter Field, born 1645 in Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 24 July, 1707 in New Kent, Virginia, USA. He was the son of James Field. He married Judith Soane 21 October, 1678 in Chickahominy, Virginia, USA. Judith Soane, born 1646 in Litlington, East, Suffolk, England; died 20 October, 1696 in Henrico, Virginia, USA. She was the daughter of Henry Soane and Judeth Fuller.

From Randolph, Wassell. Pedigree of the descendants of Henry Randolph I (1623-1673) Page 7. < link >

Judith Soane (daughter Henry Soane, Speaker House of Burgesses 1660-1661, and his wife Judith __ b. 1647, d. 1693) 1. Issue: 3) Henry (second of the name); 4) Judith; 5) Martha.

The suggestion he married Judith Moryson is unfounded: 4 W. & M. pp. 126-127; 9 W. & M. (2) p. 144. The latter writer fancifully suggests that Judith Randolph, sister of Henry Randolph I, came from England to Va. and married Maj. Peter Field in 1642. Judith Soane Randolph m. (2) Oct. 21, 1678 Peter Field and had issue Mary and Martha. …

From “Descendants of Henry Randolph.” The William and Mary Quarterly 4, no. 2 (1895): 125–27. https://doi.org/10.2307/1915057. Page 127. (Notes)

References

• Henry Soane, progenitor of Thomas Jefferson
• Henry Soane II, Burgess and Speaker of the House from James City County
• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Nov 30 2017, 15:17:11 UTC
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187849023/col_henry-soane
• “Descendants of Henry Randolph.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 2, 1895, pp. 125–27. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1915057. Accessed 28 Jul. 2022.
• Randolph, Wassell. Pedigree of the descendants of Henry Randolph I (1623-1673): of Henrico County, Virginia. Memphis, Tenn.: Distributed by Memphis Public Library, 1957. On FamilySearch. Page 6. < link >; Page 7 < link > < book link >
• "Old New Kent County": Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places in New Kent County by Malcolm Harris & Clearfield of Baltimore, MD in 2006; p170-1. < GoogleBooks >
• Find A Grave Memorial ID # 68075538
• Field Genealogy: Being the Record of All the Field Family in America, whose Ancestors were in this Country Prior to 1700 v2, by Frederick Clifton Pierce & Hammond Press of Chicago, IL in 1901; p1059-1060 on < Archive.Org >