Mary Russell Field

Biography

Mary Russell Field (Colvin) was born on February 8, 1818, in Culpeper, Culpeper, United States. Her parents were James C. Colvin and Martha Polly Colvin. She was a Merchant.

Mary married Henry Hill Field on October 7, 1843, in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA. Together they had the following children:

• Martha Rosa Steele;
• Frances Russell Trigg;
• William Edward Field;
• Mary Virginia V McNeal;
• Albert Francis Field.

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She died on January 24, 1885, in Lockhart, Caldwell County, TX, United States, and was buried in Lockhart Municipal Burial Park, Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31423568]

Mary Russell Field (Colvin) husband, Henry Hill Field was a Merchant and large Plantation owner in Texas. He moved with his first wife, Diana Field (Slaughter) to Eufaula, Alabama, until her death, February 19, 1838. He then moved back to Culpeper County, Virginia for several years. He sold his home in Eufaula he shared with his first wife in 1842, but in the deed, Mr. Field Reserved Ten Square Feet of the lot, which contained the graves of his first wife and child. He moved back with Mary Russell Field (Colvin) and family by 1848, where they lived until 1855 when they moved to Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas for the remainder of their lives. After her husband's death, Mary took over his Merchant business and successfully running of the Plantation until her sons were old enough to step into the business. She didn't remarry, she was very independent and wanted to keep her property in her name and her children's control if she would've remarried during this era all of her property would've been in her new husband's control. None of our maternal grandmother's remarried, I was told for this reason. She was an astute businesswoman passing down this knowledge to her daughters and sons. The Field family sold the land over time and much of the land that was part of the plantation is the town of Lockhart, Texas today.

The stained glass windows at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church has a plaque in the memory of Field Family name dedicated and donated by the Field family members. [(ref [http://www.eeclockhart.org/history.html F]

References

• [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31423568] All graves of the Field Family are well-maintained at the Lockhart Municipal Cemetery in Lockhart, Texas.
• Field Genealogy - ”Lancaster From Virginia to Texas” Mary Nixon Rogers
• Eufaula Alabama Historical Homes Registry.
• Culpeper County Records
• ‘’’https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockhart,_Texas’’’
• [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eufaula,_Alabama]
• Field Genealogy referenced he owned 50 slaves, but didn't name them, need probated Will Caldwell, Texas, around the time of his death, Jan. 10, 1858. A copy may be in ”Lancaster From Virginia to Texas” genealogy book referenced above.
• Residence: 1860 - [Blank], Caldwell, Texas, USA
  • Reference: 1860 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy: Jun 29 2019, 11:39:37 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 20 2019, 23:28:22 UTC
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Nov 10 2019, 10:40:36 UTC