Lt. Ichabod Sheffield, Jr.

Lt. Ichabod Sheffield Jr.

• Birth: Mar 4 1670 - Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
• Death: 1736 - Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
• Parents: Constable Ichabod Sheffield, Mary Parker
• Spouses: Elizabeth Manchester - 27 December 1694, Portsmouth, Rhode Island

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Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sheffield-62

Ichabod Sheffield was born on 6 Mar 1670 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island to Ichabod Sheffield and Mary Parker Sheffield.

Ichabod served on two Coroner's Jurys, the first on 25 Aug 1692 and the second on 9 May 1697 both in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. [6]

By 1714, they were living in Kingstown, Rhode Island. He served in the militia as a Lieutenant of the Kingstown Company in Feb 1714 in Kingstown, Rhode Island. He later served as a Justice of the Peace in June, 1717. In 1723, Ichabod Sheffield became the first Town Treasurer in South Kingston. He owned a considerable amount of land in South Kingston. [6]

Kingstown, Rhode Island

Kingstown, Rhode Island was divided into two in 1723 creating the new town of South Kingstown. The first town meeting of South Kingstown was held in Ichabod Sheffield's house. [6]

Marriage

Ichabod Sheffield and Elizabeth Manchester were married on 27 Dec 1694 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. Elizabeth Manchester was the daughter of William Manchester and Mary Cook of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. [1]

Children

Ichabod Sheffield and Elizabeth Manchester had the following children: [6] [7] [8] [4] [5]

1. Capt Isaac Sheffield I, born 30 Sep 1695, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island; married Jane Card, 21 Sep 1721, South Kingstown and Westerly, Rhode Island; married Sarah Card, 20 Apr 1727, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island; died 1773, Charlestown, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
2. Jeremiah Sheffield was born on 23 Mar 1696 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
3. Deborah Sheffield
4. William Sheffield was born between 1697 and 1729. Probably died young as he is not named in his father's will.
5. Nathaniel Sheffield, married Dorcas Helme, 17 Apr 1734, South Kingstown and Charlestown, Rhode Island.
6. Ichabod Sheffield III, born aft 1708; married Experience Saeger, 17 Apr 1740; married Elizabeth Seager, 4 Nov 1764, South Kingston, Rhode Island.

Death

Ichabod Sheffield II died before 4 Jun 1736 at the age of 66. His will was proved on June 4, 1736. Jeremiah Sheffield was named the executor for the will of his father Ichabod Sheffield II on 4 Jun 1736 in South Kingston, Rhode Island.

• "Will proved 1736, Jun. 4. Ex. son Jeremiah.
• To son Isaac, £80.
• To son Ichabod, £80, at age,
• To daughter Deborah, 250,-mare, and, feather bed.
• To daughter and four sons, rest of household stuff equally.
• To sons Jeremiah and Nathaniel; rest of personal estate.
• To son, Jeremiah, 'my house and 40 acres, paying legacies and half the mortgage.
• To son Nathaniel, rest of South Kingstown lands, he paying rest of mortgage. To daughter Deborah, use of north-east room and privilege of room at one fire while widow.
• To son Ichabod, va colt. Inventory, £368, 15s., 4d., viz : wearing apparel, beds, carpenter's tools, warming pan, linen wheel, pewter, cards, cider, 3 cows, yoke of oxen, swine, yearling bull, 4 mares, colt, &c." [6] [7]

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ORIGINS: SHEFFIELD FAMILY.

I. JOSEPH SHEFFIELD was the first of this name in this country in 1640.

CHILDREN:

2 ICHABOD, probably also Edmund and Frederick.

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.

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• Marriage to ELIZABETH MANCHESTER (7th GG): (27 Dec 1694 — Age: 24) United States

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References

1. Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II. Page 362. < AncestrySharing >
2. Ichabod Sheffield in the U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. < AncestrySharing > Name: Ichabod Sheffield Gender: Male Birth Year: 1670 Marriage Date: 27 Dec 1694 Marriage Place: New England, USA Death Year: 1736 Spouse: Elizabeth Manchester.
3. Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. I. Page 676. < AncestrySharing >
4. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of ... By John Osborne Austin. Page 176. 4. Ichabod March 6, 1670-1736 married Elizabeth Manchester daughter of William and Mary (Cook) had: c. Issac, Jeremiah, William, Deborah, Nathaniel, Ichabod.
5. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut: From Its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900. Richard Anson Wheeler. Page 566.:
6. . Updated from Ancestry Genealogy via son NATHAN SHEFFIELD (6th GG) by SmartCopy: Jun 13 2015, 5:30:18 UTC
7. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sheffield-62 cites
   1. G. Andrews Moriarty Jr., A.M., LL.B. of Newport, R. I., the Committee on English Research, "Genealogical Research in England (Continued): Sheffield," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. LXXVII: 191-194, Parentage of Edmund, William, Amos, and Ichabod Sheffield, early settlers of New England, with a brief word as to the Sheffield family in England.
   2. Savage James, abstractor, Genealogical Dictionary Of The First Settlers Of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Bef ore May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Register, 4 volumes (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1994), Volume IV, pages 68-68.
   3. "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," online database, FamilySearch, Family Search : viewed and printed to PDF 10 March 2016, Birth record Ichabod Sheffield, father Ichabod Sheffield & Mary 6 March 1669, Portsmouth, RI; citing FHL microfilm 908,270.
   4. James N. Arnold, Editor of the Narragansett Historical Register, Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850: Births, Marriages and Deaths, Volume 4 New Port County (Providence, R.I.: Nauhagassett Historical Publishing Company, 1893), p. 95 of Portsmouth births and deaths section, p. 153 of PDF; pdf, Internet Archive, Internet Archive WayBackMachine; archive.org : viewed and downloaded PDF 11 March 2016; cited from orginal Portsmouth births and deaths, book 1 page 24.
   5. Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts., "Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899," online database and images, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : viewed, downloaded and printed image and reference 13 May 2017), children of Ichabod and Mary Sheffield, Portsmouth, RI, Births and Deaths, 1611 - 1673; citing Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
   6. Genealogical Publishing Company Inc., "Genealogies of Rhode Island Families Volume II," database images, Ancestry, ancestry.com (ancestry.com : viewed and pirnted to PDF 20 May 2017), Lieut Ichabod Sheffield and children; citing Genealogies of Rhode Island Families Volume II, page 164.
   7. Austin John Osborne, 1849-1918, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, The: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers who came before 1690 (Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1887), p. 175-176.
   8. "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," online database," database, Family Search (http://FamilySearch.org : viewed and printed to PDF 10 March 2016), marriage record for Ichabod Sheffield & Elizabeth Manchester, 27 Dec 1694, Portsmouth, RI; citing FHL microfilm 946,795; citing Portsmouth, Rhode Island, reference p 140.