Obadiah Maxfield

OBADIAH2 MAXFIELD (David1) was born at Vermont say about 1776 (1775-85 in 1800 census, 1776-94 in 1820, 1760-70 in 1830, 1770-80 in 1840), a child of David Maxfield and his wife Judith Clough.

Obadiah Maxfield received land in Georgia, Vermont:

30 December 1797 - Obadiah Maxfield of Georgia purchased from his father David Maxfield of Georgia land in Georgia for $666.66 (Georgia Deeds 1:358).

25 April 1799 - Obadiah Maxfield purchased from Silas Hathaway, Esq., of Saint Albans, land in Georgia for $333.33 (Georgia Deeds 1:363).

Obadiah Maxfield married EUNICE (Michigana 29:118) probably before 1800. Eunice was born at Vermont about 1783 (Michigana 29:118; about 1778 in Carlson). In various records Obadiah's wife is also called "Lucy" and "Polly."

Obadiah Maxfield moved to Milton, Vermont, between 1802 and 1805, and sold his Georgia, Vermont land from 1802 to 1817:

26 March 1802 - Obadiah Maxfield of Georgia sold to his father David Maxfield of same, land for $600 (Georgia Deeds 2:435).

26 March 1802 - Obadiah Maxfield of Georgia sold to his parents David Maxfield and Judith Maxfield of same, land for $600 (Georgia Deeds 2:534-35).

19 October 1802 - Obadiah Maxfield of Georgia sold to Charles Rugg of Georgia, land for $133 (Georgia Deeds 2:497).

8 April 1805 - Obadiah Maxfield of Milton sold to Eliphalet Maxfield now of Colchester, 75 acres in Georgia, for $320 (Georgia Deeds 3:195).

18 October 1806 - Obadiah Maxfield of Milton sold to Levi Maxfield of Georgia, land in Georgia for $100; sworn 1 Apr 1807 (Georgia Deeds 3:280).

12 July 1811 - Obadiah Maxfield of Milton, sold to Seth Castle, land for $100 (Georgia Deeds 4:142).

25 July 1811 - Obadiah Maxfield of Milton sold to Seth Castle of Georgia, land for $ 20 "It being nevertheless understood by Seth Castle that Levi Maxfield will have a title to a part of said premisis after the expiration of the natural life of David Maxfield and Judith wife of said David" (Georgia Deeds 4:142-43).

21 January 1817 - Obadiah Maxfield of Milton sold to Cyrus A. Baker of Georgia, land in Georgia for $220 (Georgia Deeds 4:411).

The Obadiah Maxfield family was reported living in the town of Chazy, Clinton County, New York, in the 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses. These records list the number of persons in the household by age grouping and sex. The following is a possible explaination of them:

1820

age male female

26-44 Obadiah Eunice

10-15 Ira

Paschal ?

0-9 Edward

Albert

? Pollie

1830

age male female

60-69 Obadiah

40-49 Eunice

20-29 Paschal

15-19 Edwin

Albert

? Pollie

10-14 ?

1840

age male female

60-69 Obadiah Eunice

20-29 Pollie

10-14 ?

Obadiah's age was overestimated in 1830, Eunice's age in 1840.

Sometime between 1840 and 1847 they moved to the Township of Lamont, Ottawa County, Michigan, where son Ira had settled in 1835.

Eunice Maxfield died at Lamont on 4 September 1847 (Carlson). Obadiah Maxfield died there on 25 May 1848. He was buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Lamont (Maplewood Cem; Carlson).

According to Carlson, Obadiah and Eunice/Lucy Maxfield had nine children, five of whom Carlson could name. I have indicated the others below in the sequence indicated by the census records

ARTEMEZIA3 MAXFIELD

b. at Vermont about 1800/1 (from age at death)

d. at Clinton County, NY, on 4 May 1832, age 31 years (Carlson)

m. before 1819 JEREMIAH OSBORN HEDGES of Troy, NY (Carlson)

b. at Troy on 21 December 1795 (Carlson)

d. at Lamont, MI, on 26 March 1869 (Carlson)

m (2). after 1832 MARY CALKINS

IRA H.3 MAXFIELD b. at Vermont about 1806

PASCHAL3 MAXFIELD b. at Vermont about 1808

EDWIN L.3 MAXFIELD b. at New York about 1812

ALBERT3 MAXFIELD b. at New York on 13 October 1814

(sixth son)3 MAXFIELD

b. between 1815 and 1820 (1810-20 in 1820 census, 1815-20 in 1830 census)

probably POLLIE3 MAXFIELD

b. between 1810 and 1820 (1820, 1830, 1840 censuses)

occupation: about 1840 at Lamont, MI

The first school was a small square frame building, the pupils were taught by Miss Pollie Maxfield. His Lamont

(eighth child)3 MAXFIELD (Carlson)

(ninth child)3 MAXFIELD (Carlson)

REFERENCES

Information on this family is found in:

Carlson, Joan, to Charles Maxfield e-mail. 4 October 2001.

This is an extensive geneology of the descendants of Obadiah Maxfield. Carlson states "Most dates are from Maplewood Cemetery, Lamont, MI, and from the Ottawa County Clerk's office in Grand Haven, MI."

Census records

Other sources abbreviated above include:

His Lamont

History of Lamont 1835-1935. rootsweb.com.

Maplewood Cem

Maplewood Cemetery, Lamont, Tallmadge Township, Ottawa County, Michigan. www.macatawa.org.

Michigana

Michigana. Grand Rapids, Mi: Genealogical Society of Western Michigan.