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Field Genealogy
BEING THE
RECORD OF ALL THE FIELD FAMILY IN AMERICA, WHOi
ANCESTORS WERE IN THIS COUNTRY
PRIOR TO 1700. /l.
EMIGRANT ANCESTORS LOCATED IN MASSACHUSETTS, RHOI
ISLAND, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, NEW
HAMPSHIRE, VIRGINIA.
ALL DESCENDANTS OF THE FIELDS OF ENGLAND, WHOS
ANCESTOR, HURBUTUS De la FIELD, WAS
FROM ALSACE-LORRAINE.
VOLUME XL
BY
FREDERICK CLIFTON PIERCE,
chicago, illinois,
Historian and Genealogist,
Member of the Society of American Authors, American Historical
Association, Illinois Historical Society, and author of
Batchelder, Fiske, Gibson, Pearce, Whitney,
Peirce, Foster, Pierce and Forbes
Genealogies.
1 1) 0 1
HAMMOND PRESS
W. £J. CONKEY COMPANY, CHICAGO
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Bv FREDERlCi: CLIFTOS PIERCE
FIELD GENEALOGY. COl
N.
m. JaxL so, 1857, Emily Rebecca, dau. of Thomas J. Coe. of iladisoa.. Coan., b. Jan.
3, 1 03 7. Res. Madison. Conn.
3598. L EDWARD ELLIOTT, b. SepL 30, 1858: m. EUen G. Cnitieiiden.
3599. ii. MARY ELLEN, b. Dec 7, 1S70.
3600. lii. HARRY CHASE, b. May 13. 1=74-
3601. iv. SAMUEL IRVING, b. jiay 2, 1577.
2023. HARRY FIELD (Benjamin, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zecb-
ariab. John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Beniamin ai:d Lucy (Murray),
b. in Easl Guilford. Conn., March, 17S7; d. Sept. iS, 1S4S. He m. Polly Charlotte
Leach, b. September, 1755 ; d. Feb. 25, 1146.
3602. L LUCY ANN, b. 1812; m. Nov. 2. 1844. Dvright F. Richmond.
3603. IL BENJAMIN W., b. Sept. 11, 1S14: m. Betsey Robinson, s. p.
3604. iii. WYLLIS WILSON, b. ; m. Louisa Bishop.
3605. iv. HENRIETTA HILL, b. Feb. 4, 1523; m. June 6, IS44, Lucerne
Hull, of Durham. Conn.; d. 2Cov. 26, 134S.
3606. V. CHARLOTTE ANGELINE, b. Dec 7, 1S25; m. Aug. 31, 1847,
John Jackson, of Guilford, Conn. ; d. Jan. S. 1S76.
3607. vL DIAN-A ROSALIND, b. Sept. 3. 1832; m. June £, 1S54, George B.
Robinson; m., 2d, Nov, 9, 1&55. Edwin A. Graves.
2024. ANSON FIELD ^Benjamin. David. David, Ebenezer, Zechanah, Zech-
ariah, John. John. Richard, William. William), son of Benjamin ani Lucy ^Mur-
ray), b. in East Guilford, Conn., May. 17^4: d. May 50, 1=35. He m. Dec 5:, 1S12.
Achsab Benton, of East Guilford, b. March 15, 1795; d. Sept. 15, 183^
360S. L JASON LEWIS, b. Feb. S, 1815: m. Myrtie Ann Lee.
3609. ii. S.\RAH NARISSA, b. Jan. 25. 1817; m. Jan. 25, 1855, Leverett
BnstoL
361a iii. GUSTAVUS GOODWIN, b. Nov. 5, i5i5; m. Zuni Sperry.
361 1, iv. MARIETTE ELMIRA. b. SepL 5. 1821; d. Dec S, 1821.
361;. V. MARIETTE, b. Aug. 24, 1825; m. March 17, 1542, Gilbert Blatch-
ley, of Madison, Conn.
3613. vL BETSEY ANN, b. Dec 8, 1525; m. Jan. 8. 1848, Nelson Aias-
worth, of New Haven, Conn ; d. Aug. i, 1853.
3614. viL ELMIRA, b. Aug. 21. 1830: m. 1852. Charles F. Dibble, of New
Haven. Conn.
2026. JOEL FIELD ^Benjamin, Da%-id, Da\-il, Ebeue^er. Zechariah. Zechar-
iah, John, John, Richard. William, Williamj, son of Bcn;a-nin and Lucy .^Murray),
b. in East Guilford, Conn.. Oct. i^ 17^; d. OcL 23, 1S55. Hem. May
Rachel, dau. of Noah and Caroline (Parmenter) Hill, b. Dec 19, 1796; d.
1876.
3615. L CAROLINE ELVIRA, b. Nov. 4, 1827; m. Aug. 31. i ..
Stone, Esq., of Madison Conn.; d. Aug. 25, 1873.
2027. FREDERICKS. FIELD ,,Benjamin,Da-i-id,Da\-id.Ebeneier,Ze ..
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, WilliamX. son of Benjamin '&:
(Murray), b. in East Guilford, Conn., in 1797; d. Feb. 5, 1S65. He m. Oct -
Dency, dau. of Joel and Ruth ^^Soper) Blatchley, of Madison, Conn., b.
1797: d. November, 1881.
3616. i. ANN MARI-A. b. ; m. . or Madison; went W..---
3617. ii. CATHERINE, b : m. Elliott; m.. 2d. Decembe . .
George T. Lyon, of Minnesoia.
561S. iii FREDERICK'fRANKLIN b. .
602 FIELD GENEALOGY.
3619. iv. MINERVA, b. .
3620. V. DANIEL WEBSTER, b. .
3621. vi. HENRY CLAY, b. April 30, 1836; d. May 30, 1837.
3623. vii. EMMA AUGUSTA, b. 1838; d. Oct. 14, 1841.
2028. HENRY FIELD (David, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zecbar-
iah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son ot David and Lois (French), b. in
East Guilford, Conn.. March 3, 1787. Went with his father, in I7g4, to Jericho, Vt.,
where he d. Feb. 22, 1844. Was a farmer. He m. 1820, Rachel Howe, of Jericho;
m.. 2d, Oct. 8, 1830, Laura Lee, of Jericho, b. Aug. 31, 1793; d. Feb. 10, 1875.
LAURA ANN, b. Dec. 20, 1821; d. March 28, 1855.
ANSON HOWE, b, March 14. 1824; m. Martha Baker.
DAVID LEE, b. Dec. 24, 1831; m. Anna B. Johnson.
JOHN HENRY, b. March 18, 1833; ra. Edna G. Janes.
RACHEL EMELINE, b. July 21, 1835; d. Jan. 8, 1846.
SARAH LOUISA, b. Jan. 13, 1838; d. Jan. 29, i860.
2030. DAVID FIELD (David, David, David. Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechar-
iah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of David and Lois (French), b. in
East Guilford, Conn., May 7, 1790; went with his father, in 1794, to Jericho, Vt. ;
removed to Pompey, Onondaga county, N. Y. ; then to the city of New York,
where he d. Sept. 7, 1B77. He m. widow of Conklin, of Jericho, Vt. ; m., 2d,
Phebe Ward, of New York,
3629. i. EDWIN, b. .
3630. ii. MARY, b. .
3623.
!•
3624.
ii.
3625.
iii.
3626.
iv.
3627.
V.
3628.
VI.
3631. iii. ADELINE, b. .
3632. iv. HARRIET, b. ; m. Sheldon.
3633. V. DAVID, b. .
3634. vi. ALBERT, b. .
3635. vii. EMMA, b. .
2035. DEACON ANSON FIELD (David, David, David. Ebenezer, Zech-
ariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of David and Lois
(French), b. in Jericho, Vt., March 5, 1803; d. 1884. Hem. Dec. i, 1828, Almira
Renick Shaw, adopted dau. of Mr. Shaw, of Hampton, N. H., b. June 6, 1807; d.
Oct. 13, 1856; m.. 2d, Dec. 27, 1857, Mary J. Bliss, of Jericho, b. Aug. 28, 1829.
Anson Field was b. in Jericho, Vt., and lived there the most of his life. He
was a mechanic and deacon in the Congregational church.
3636. i. FLORA E. (adopted), b. Jan 19, 1831; m. July 13, 1657, Thomas
A. Thomas, now of Philadelphia, Pa.
3637. ii. EDWARD BRACKETT SHAW, b. March 12, 1832; d. unm.,
Rockford, 111.
3638. iii. HENRY MARTYN, b. Nov. 26, 1833; m. Lucy Davis and Mrs.
Elizabeth C. Shaw.
3639. iv. MARY ALEXIA ANNIE, b. March 32,1836; unm. Res. Jeri-
cho, Vt.
ALMIRA JANE, b. Jan. 6, 1838; m. Oct. 9, 1861, W. Scott
Benson, of Philadelphia. She d. Feb. 15, 1898, in Dubuque,
Iowa.
ANSON, b. Oct. 21, 1840; m. Ella Louise Woodford.
GRANVILLE SHARP, b. June 19. 1842; d. unm.
ELLEN HENDRICK. b. June 2, 1844; m. Sept. i, 1868, Henry
Goding, of Warren, IlL
3640.
V.
3641.
vi.
3642.
vii.
3643.
viii
FIELD GENEALOGY. 603
3644. ix. LUCIA AUGUSTA, b. Aug. 17, 1846; unm. Res. Janesville,
Wis.
3645. X. ROLLIN BURTON, b. Aug. 19, 1850; m. Sept. 29, 1870, Clara
K. Lavigne. Res. Jericho, Vt.
3646. xi. CHARLES STEVENS, b. Sept. 21, 1858; m. Laura Stevens.
Res. Jericho, Vt.
2038. ELISHA FIELD (Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Ichabod and Anna (French),
b. in East Guilford. Conn., Dec. 30, 1788. He removed, in 1822, to Lansing,
Tompkins county, N. Y., where he d. April 6, 1864. He m. April 3, 18 10, Sarah
Butler, of Saybrook, Conn., b. May 2, 1786; d. Feb. 13, 1868. Elisha married Sarah
Butler, dau. of Samuel Butler and Lizzie Beckinghara Butler, and a niece of Col.
Zebulon Butler of Revolutionary fame. She was the youngest of seven daughters.
They had nine children, the eldest, Hester, dying unmarried, at the age of thirty-
six. Susan married James Egbert, and was the mother of three children ; Raynor liv-
ing at Ilwaco, Wash. ; Alice Fairchild at Rochester, N. Y., and James Henry at Ana-
conda, Mont. Elizabeth married Joseph Apgar, and was the mother of two chil-
dren. Sarah and Wilbor. Sarah married Buel Smith and her descendants are
living in Hartford county, Maryland. Alanson, who married Maria Terpening,
and had six children, all living in Tompkins or Broome county. New York ; Selden
Lyman who married Eliza Personius, and had one child, Dell M. Bush, Ithaca,
N. Y. ; Henry Merwin, who died young unmarried; Samuel Butler; and a daughter
who died in infancy.
3647. i. HESTER A., b. Dec. 28, 1810; d. Dec. 15, 1848.
3648. ii. SUSAN, b. Jan. 6, 1813; m. Feb. 22, 1840, James D. Egbert; d.
March 2, 1872.
3649. iii. ELIZABETH, b. March 18, 1815; m. Oct. 8, 1835, Joseph Apgar.
3650. iv. SARAH, b. April 27, 1817; m. Dec. 26, 1840, Buel J. Smith. He
was a farmer; d. November, 1871. Shed. Oct. 17, 1898. Nine
children, six daughters and three sons were bom, five of whom
are living, i. Mrs. Eva Campbell, West Chester, Pa. 2.
J. Egbert Smith, Delta, Pa. 3. Milton E. Smith, Norrisville,
Md. 4. Florence A. Smith, Norrisville, Pa. 5. Mrs. Emma L.
Gable, Stewartstown, Pa. The latter was b. Nov. 13, 1857; ra.
April 28, 1897, J. Benson Gable. He is a farmer; was b. March
16, 1851.
ALANSON. b. July 4, 1819; m. Maria Terpening.
SELDEN L., b. Sept. 11, 1821; m. Eliza Personius.
HENRY M., b. Oct. 23, 1824; d. July 25. 1846.
SAMUEL B., b. Jan. 30, 1827; m. Catherine Knettles Tichenor.
MARY, b. Jan. 22, 1831; d. in infancy.
2039. AUGUSTUS FIELD (Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Ichabod and Anna
(French), b. in East Guilford, Conn., Nov. 5, 1790. He removed, in 1822, to Lans-
ing, Tompkins county, N. Y., where he d. Oct. 28, 1865. He m. May 4, 181 7,
3656. i. EUNICE, b. May 13, 1818; m. Levi Wykoff; m., 2d, Nathan
Bullock.
3657. ii. JULIUS S., b. May 26. 1820; m. Elizabeth S. Smith.
3658. iii. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 25, 1822; d. young.
3659. iv ANNA, b. Oct. 15. 1824.
3651.
V.
3652.
VI.
3653.
vn.
3654.
vni
3655-
IX.
604 FIELD GENEALOGY.
3660. V. SAMUEL J., b. Jan. 13, 1831; m. .
3661. vi. CATHERINE, b. Jan. 3, 1833; ra. Tunis Covert.
3662. vii. MARY. b. Jan. 3. 1836; m W. A. Curtis.
2040. SELDEN FIELD (Ichabod, David. David. Ebenezer, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), son of Ichabod and Anna
(French), b. in East Guilford, Conn., Nov. 2. 1793. He removed, in 1822, to Lans-
ing, Tompkins county, N. Y., where he d. June 11, 1857. He m. June 8, 1817, Jane
Boysburn, b. March i, i7qS; d. March 24, 1824; m., 2d, May 12, 1824, Lydia
Ketchum, b. Jan. 25, 1801.
3663. i. PAMELIA, b. April 3, 1818; m. Feb. 28, 1839, John S. Eaton; d.
Oct. I, 1840.
ELISHA, b. April 12, 1820; d. April 4, 1824.
MARY, b. Dec. 30, 1821; m. Sept. 16, 1847, David Lininger; d.
Aug. 13, 1862.
JOHN, b. Dec. 30, 1821; d. Jan. 2, 1822.
AUGUSTUS, b. March 7, 1824; d. March 28, 1824.
CYLINDA J., b. Feb. 25, 1825; m. March 2, 1876, William
Alger of Lansing; d. Sept. 12, 1847.
ELIJAH S.. b. May 17, 1827; m. Rhoda A. Hilliard.
LYDIA A., b. May 2, 1829; m. May 27, 1847, Noah Odell.
DAVID A., b. Oct. 21, 1831; d. Sept. 2. 1832.
JEDEDIAH J., b. Oct. 27, 1833; m. Amanda Russell.
MARILLA S., b. April 11, 1835; m. April 5, 1853, Charles
Roberts; d. Jan. 25, 1855.
CONSTANT P., b. July 7. 1837; m- April 5, 1855, William Siddell.
EUNICE B., b. Sept. 28, 1839; m. April 5, 1863, Marquis Black.
WELETHA M.. b. March 14, 1844; m. April 19, 1868. Calvin
Corse.
2042. DAVID LYMAN FIELD (Ichabod, David. David, Ebenezer, Zechar-
iah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Ichabod and Ann
(French), b. in East Guilford, Conn., March 10, 1797. He removed, in 1822, to
Lansing, N. Y., where he resided. He m. Sept. 23, 1823, Mary Knettles, b.
Dec. 7, 1805.
3676. i. JOSEPH E., b. Jan. 2, 1826; m. Cathalinda Terpening.
3677. ii. WILLIAM H., b. July 26, 1827; d. Sept. 8. 1863.
3678. iii. MARY K., b. Nov. 23, 1833.
2044. REV. JULIUS FIELD (Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John. Richard. William, William), son of Ichabod and Anna
(French), b. in East Guilford. Conn., April 2. 1799. He entered the Methodist min-
istry, and was licensed to preach in 1820. He was first stationed in New York City;
in 1827 at Glenn's Falls, N. Y. ; in 1829 at Fort Ann, N. Y. ; in 1832 at Salisbury,
Conn. ; in 1834 at Sylvianna, Wis., and at various other places during his long min-
istry. He resided at Durham, Conn. He m. May 4, 1824, Minerva S., dau. of
Helmor Kellogg, of Goshen. Conn., b. Sept. 24, 1800; d. Dec. 23, 1875. He d. Sept.
22, 1884.
3679. i. SUSAN MINERVA, b. May 7. 1827; m. Jan. 2, 1855, Rev. Wil-
liam H. Sampson, of Appleton, Wis.; d. Aug. 27. 1861.
3680. ii. JULIA ANN, b. Jan. 15, 1829; m. Dec. >. 1858, Rev. Hiram P.
Shephard, of Belleville. U. C. W. ; d. De< 20, 1863.*
3681. iii. JANE AUGUSTA, b Jan. 7, 1832; m. Aug, 30. i860, Samuel S.
Scranton, of Durham, Conn. She d. June, 1888.
3664.
11.
3665.
iii.
3666.
iv.
3667.
v.
3668.
vi.
3669.
vii.
3670.
viu.
3671.
ix.
3673.
X.
3673.
xi.
3673.
xii.
3674.
xiu.
3675-
xiv.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 605
3688.
IV.
3689.
V.
3690.
vi.
3691.
vii.
3692.
vni
3682. iv. LUCELIA ELVIRA, b. Aug. 15, 1834; d. Dec. 30, 1865.
3683. V. MARY LOUISA, b. Nov. 16. 1839; d. Dec. 6, 1874.
6384, vi. GERTRUDE ELECTA, b. June 8, 1842; m. Sept. I4, 1880, Rev.
A. H. Wyatt, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
2045. JEDEDIAH FIELD (Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Ichabod and Anna
(French), b. in East Guilford, Conn., Dec. 13, 1802. He removed, in 1822, to Lans-
ing, N. Y. ; in 1S37 to Barton, Tioga cotmty, N. Y. ; then to Grand Rapids, Mich.,
where he d. April 24, 1S65. He m. Feb. 7, 1827, Bertrand Brown, of Spencer,
N. Y., b, Aug. 6, 1809.
3685. i. ANSON, b. Feb. 29, 1828; m. Almira Brown.
3686. ii. CHAUNCEY BROOK, b. April 23, 1830, ra. Mary J. Carl and
Anna M. Lathrop.
3687. iii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. July 26, 1831; ra. Caroline Under-
wood.
JOHN WYKOFF, b, June 13, 1833; m. Wealthy Nippress.
JESSE BROWN, b. April 27, 1836; m. Almira Fish and Eliza A.
Hubbell.
DAVID LYMAN, b. Nov. 21, 1838; m. Nettie Creager.
ALMIRA, b. Nov. 15, 1841 ; d. Sept. 11, 1842.
MARY EMMA, b. Oct. 13, 1843.
' "■ 2046. ICHABOD GAYLORD FIELD (Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Ichabod and
Anna (French), b. in East Guilford, Conn., Dec. 5, 1804. He settled, in 1822, in
Lansing, N. Y. ; in 1837 removed to Brownville, N. Y. ; in 1843 to Orleans, N. Y. ;
then to Kent county, Michigan, where he resided. He m. June 3, 1822, Wealthy
Saxton, of Lowville, N. Y., b. Nov. i, 1804.
3693. i. CHARLES S., b. May 24, 1833; m. Elizabeth Compton.
ABRAM, b. July 26, 1835.
SUSAN, b. April 10, 1838; ra. Dec. 20, 1857, Myron Buck.
SYLVESTER, b. June 3, 1841.
ABBIE ANN, b. Aug. 8, 1844.
2048. NOAH FIELD (Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechar-
iah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. in East Guilford, Conn., in 1809.
He went with his father, in 1822, to Lansing, N. Y. ; then removed to Spencer,
N. Y., where he d. in the fall of 1889, from injuries received by falling from a scaf-
fold. He m. Sept. 23, 1832, Eleanor Stebbins, of Homer, N. Y., b. Dec. 2, 1810;
d. June 12, 1S60; m., 2d, March 23, 1873, Mary A. Cook.
AN INFANT, b. July 23, 1833; d. July 23, 1833.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. July 29, 1834; m. Priscilla Gutman
and Mrs. Almeda E. Burgess Taylor.
HORACE WEBSTER, b. Nov. 29, 1835; m. Aggie Cushman.
SUSAN, b. Aug. 30, 1837; m. Sept. 22, 1867, Samuel B. Shaw, of
Chicago, 111. Res. 1277 West Polk St.
SOPHRONIA, b. Oct. 15, 1839; d. June 29, 1851.
MARGARET, b. April 16, 1842; m. Dec. 19, 1868, Levi P. Smith,
of Athens, Pa. Res. Waverly, N. Y.
ELI, b. March 15, 1844; m. Eva A. Shaw and Emma Larson.
HENRY ELISHA, b. March 31, 1847; m. Louisa F. Bunnell.
BYRON, b. June 2, 1849; m. Alzina Sales.
3694.
11.
3695.
111.
3696.
iv.
3697.
V.
3698.
1.
3699-
ii.
3700.
iii.
3701.
IV.
3702.
V.
3703.
VI.
3704-
vii.
3705.
Vlll
3706.
ix.
606 FIELD GENEALOGY.
3707. X. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, b. June 8, 1853; m. Mary A. Shaw.
3708. xi. JEDEDIAH, b. Sept. 5, 1S55; d. May 27, 1858.
2051. HARVEY FIELD (Jedediah, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zech-
ariab, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. East Guilford, Conn., in 1790.
He settled in Jericho, Vt., where he d. Sept. 13, 1814, from over-exertion in the
battle of Plattsburg, Sept. 11, 1814. He m. Persis Church.
3709. THEY HAD live children.
2054. HON. LYMAN FIELD (Jedediah, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son ot Jedediah and Mabel
(Stevens), b. in East Guilford, Conn., Oct. 10, 1795. He went with his father, in
1796, to Jericho, Vt. He removed to East Benton, 111., where he d. March 28, 1877.
He represented the town of Jericho in the legislature in 1837-38. He m. Harriet
Frink; m., ad, Rhoda Joslyn.
3710. i. MABEL A., b. Jan. '25, 1826; m. Aug. 15, 1844, Dr. George Lee
Lyman, of Jericho; d. Oct. 3, 1845. He m., 2d, Aug. 27, 1846,
Mary Clarinda Boynton. He was b. Feb. 23, 1812; d. June 4,
1863. Ch. : I. George Field Lyman, b. Sept. 9, 1845; d. Jan.
18, 1846. 2. Anna Mary Lyman, b. Dec. 15, 1847: d. July 29,
1848. 3. Ella Maria Lyman, b. May 25, 1849; rn- Sept. 8, 1869,
William Henry Lee. Res. Underbill, Vt.
2055. HON. ERASTUS FIELD (Jedediah, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechar-
iah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Jedediah and Mabel
(Stevens), b. in Jericho, Vt., June 16, 1798, where he resided. He represented the
town of Jericho in 1835-36, and was a member of the Constitutional Convention,
holden at Montpelier, June 10, 1870, when the council ot Censorswas abolished,
and annual sessions of the legislature changed to biennial, and all officers changed
to conform to it. He d. May 15, 1887. He m. April, 1828, Maria A., dau. of Hon.
James A. Potter, of Jericho, b. June 16, 1808; d. Sept. 27, 1875. Res. Jericho, Vt.
371 1. i. CORNELIA, b. ; m. Frederick Beach, of Jericho. Res. 340
Maple St., Burlington, Vt.
3712. ii. ELLEN M., b. Nov. 13, 1835; m. March 21, 1855, Hira A. Perci-
val, of Jericho, Vt. He is a farmer; was b. Aug. 28, 1833. Res.
Jericho. Ch. : i. Harmon Erastus Percival, b. Feb. 21, 1856;
m. Sept. 30, 1879, Helen M. Spaulding. P. O. address, Butler,
Bates county. Mo. 2. George L. Percival, b. March 21, 1867; d.
Dec. 30, 1869. 3. Fred Augustus Percival, b. June 15, 1869; m.
Nov. 12, 1888, Maime Pierce.
2058. FREEMAN FIELD (Jedediah, David, David. Ebenezer, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. in Jericho, Vt, Oct. 6, 1806.
He settled in 1826 in Peru, Clinton county, N. Y. ; in 1851 returned to Jericho; in
1852 removed to Troy, N. Y. ; in 1853 to St. Paul, Minn. ; in 1857 to Prescott, Wis. ;
in i860 to River Falls, Wis. ; in 1867 returned to Prescott, Wis., where he d. Aug.
I. 1884.
He was b. near Bennington, Vt. , and when twenty-one years of age he
located in Peru, N. Y. ; was in business there as a dry goods merchant, but on
account of poor health was obliged to give up the business which he did in 1854.
He came west, and settled in Prescott, Wis., where he was a pioneer. He held
public office, and for years was register of deeds of Pierce county. He m. Oct. 15,
1829, Charlotte S., dau. of John and Elizabeth (Hay) Elmore, of Peru, b. May 27.
1811; d. Oct. 22, 1838; m., 2d, Feb. 23, 1840, Philana Wheelock, wid. of Wil-
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cox, of Jericho; d. May 20, 1852, while on a visit to her brother at Vienna, Oneida
county, N. Y; m., 3d, Nov. 6, 1856, Abby S., dau. of Abel and Altrida (Foster)
Bailey, ot St. Paul, Minn., wid. of Currier.
3713. i. ADELIAE., b. Aug. 13, 1830; m. July 8, 1852, Dr. Azro E. Good-
win, of Clintonville. N. Y., later Rockford, 111. He was b. Chel-
sea, Vt., Aug. II, 1826; d. May 11, 1889. She resides at 726 Jef-
ferson St., Rockford. Ch. : i. Carrie Field Goodwin, b. Aug.
22, 1853, at Clintonville, N. Y. ; d. in Rockford, 111., December,
1861. 2. Nellie T. Goodwin, b. Oct. 10, 185G; m. Oct. 10, 1887, in
Rockford, 111., Robert Rew. Res. Rockford, 111.
Azro E. Goodwin, M. D., b. in Chelsea, Vt., Aug. 11, 1826. In
early life he became imbued with a desire to acquire an education.
Later in life his thoughts turned to tile practice of medicine as the
profession of life; a poor boy, but not discouraged by poverty,
by dint of energy he achieved success. He studied medicine at
Burlington, Vt., meeting the necessary expenses by teaching and
manual labor. During the Civil war he was appointed surgeon
of the nth Illinois regiment, and afterwards with the io8th Illi-
nois infantry. While there he received a wound that obliged
him to leave the service, and from which he suffered the remain-
der of his life.
Another correspondent says: Dr. Goodwin was born in Chel-
sea, Vt., Aug. II, 1826. He succeeded in securing an excellent
education and decided to study medicine. He studied at John-
son, Vt. , and taught school there. Later he worked his way
through Berkshire Medical College, at Pittsfield, Mass., and
began the practice in Clintonville, N. Y. There he was married
and in 1854 moved to Rockford, 111., where he ever after resided,
honored and respected by the entire community. During the
Civil war he was surgeon of the nth Illinois Infantry, and after-
wards surgeon of the loSth Illinois Infantry. He was wounded
in the stomach at Vicksburg, and ever after suffered from his
wound. He died of Bright's disease. May 14, 1889. He was a
member of the Board of Education, Library Board; was presi-
dent of the Winnebago County Medical Society, and held other
offices of honor and trust.
JAMES H., b. June 10, 1833; ra. Clarissa Reynolds.
ADELAIDE E., b. July 15, 1836; d. Aug. 20, 1839.
HELEN, b. Oct. 8, 1838; d. Oct. 15, 1838.
NELSON P., b. Feb. 28, 1843; d. Dec. 18, 1845.
MARY A., b. Feb. 15, 1845; m. Horace N. Hohman. Res. Pres-
cott, Wis. Ch. : i. Henry, b. 1887.
FRANKLIN C, b. Sept. 26, 1857; m. Nellie M. Stowe.
JESSE S., b. Oct. 3, 1862. He was b. at the town ot River Falls,
Pierce county. Wis. ; removed with his parents to Prescott, in
same county, when about four years of age, at which place he
has ever since resided. He commenced reading law in the office
of District Attorney Ross, in Prescott, in 1883, after attending
the public schools at that place ; entered the law department of
the University of Wisconsin the fall of 1885 ; graduating in June,
1886, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Law; entered upon the
general practice of law at Prescott in the same year he gradu-
3714.
a.
3715.
111.
3716-
IV.
3717-
V.
3718.
Vl.
3719-
vii.
3720.
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ated; was district attorney of Pierce county from 1893 to 1895.
He is a Republican in politics, and is unmarried.
3721. ix. MAUDE C, b. June 13, 1S64; m. Prof. Charles Douglas.
2065. HON. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD (David D., Timothy, David, Eben-
ezer. Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Haddam,
Conn., Feb. 13, 1805; m. Oct. 26, 1829, Jane Lucinda Hopkins, dau. of John, of
Stockbridge; d. Jan. 21, 1836; m., 2d, Sept. 2, 1841, Mrs. Harriet Davidson, wid. of
James Davidson, Esq.; d. April 22, 1864; m., 3d, June 9, 1866, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Carr, wid. of Dr. Samuel J. Carr. She d. April 19, 1876.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
(By Rev. Henry M. Field.)
The eldest of the family received his father's name, David Dudley. He
was born at Haddam. in a house which is still standing. The germ of his
character showed itself when a child. It was found hard to break his will.
As soon as he was old enough, he was sent to the village school. When he was
nine years old, his father took him into his own study, and taught him Latin, Greek
and mathematics. Taken at fourteen from Haddam to Stockbridge, he found there
an excellent academy, under the instruction of a famous teacher, Mr. Jared Curtis.
Here were three young men of about his own age, with whom he soon formed a
great intimacy. These were Mark and Albert Hopkins, and John Morgan, of
whom the first afterwards became president, and the second professor of astronomy,
in Williams College; and the third a professor at Oberlin, O. These four young
men went to Williams College about the same time, and ever after cherished the
warmest friendship. Field entered in 1821, and distinguished himself as a scholar.
Leaving in 1825, he went to Albany to study law. He began the study of law in
the office of Harmanus Bteecker in Albany, but remained there only a few months,
when he removed to New York, and completed his studies in the office of Henry
and Robert Sedgwick, who were from Stockbridge. They were lawyers of distinc-
tion, and of a large practice. When the elder brother, Henry, was obliged, by ill
health, to retire from active business, the younger, Robert, took Mr. Field into part-
nership, and thus he began his legal career. He was admitted an attorney and
solicitor in 1828, and counsellor in 1830, and immediately, on the first admission,
entered upon practice in New York, which he has continued for more than fifty
years.
Entering an established law firm, he had not to go through the long and painful
stage of "waiting for clients," but found himself at once engaged in the work of his
profession, in which he met with such success that when a few years later the firm
was dissolved, and he opened an office for himself, he had already a respectable
clientage, and was recognized as one of the rising young men at the bar.
From that time his life has been a busy one. The first interruption to it was in
1836, when, after the death of his wife, he went abroad, and spent a year in travel,
many lively pictures of which afterwards appeared in "Sketches over the Sea,"
published in the Democratic Review.
Returning to New York, he entered again on the practice of his profession,
which soon became one of the largest in the city. It would be impossible to give a
list of the cases of importance in which he was engaged, both in the State and Fed-
eral courts. Some of them involved large interests of property ; others difficult
constitutional questions; and in some the litigation was kept up for years, being
finally decided only in the tribunal of last resort.
See page 608.
SUMMER RESIDENCE OF HON. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
(From Harper's Magazine.)
This estate formerly belonged to John Sargeant, the celebrated
missionary to the Stockbridge Indians.
3on law and in equity as then established in the courts of New York."
ely technical character of the whole system impressed him from the
He could not see that it was necessary, and thought he saw that it was
Two works of very different character, which fell into his hands about
nded to the same result. One was Livingston's Report of a Code for
the other a Discourse on the History and Nature of the Common Law,
fore the New York Historical Society by William Sampson, in Decem-
id republished with other papers under the title "On Codes and Com-
;her his student life, nor the first years of practice in his profession,
1 an opportunity for the exercise of his disposition to improve the law
1st abroad in 1836 he went through Great Britain and a large part of the
This visit, and what he'then saw of the English courts, the civil law,
ich Codes, did not tend to increase, but very much to lessen, his respect
mical system of our own which he already disliked,
eturn to this country in the summer of 1837. and resuming the practice
le began to consider more carefully what he could do for the improve-
system of procedure in the courts. His first public effort was a letter
Verplanck, published in 1839, on the Reform of our Judicial System,
e went to Albany, and addressed a committee of the Legislature on the
vo years later, at the general election in November, 1841, he sought and
lomination from the Democratic party for the Assembly of New York,
w of introducing law reform measures into the Legislature. Being
ough the interference of Bishop^Hughes in his opposition to the public
m, then prevailmg in New York, he contented himself with preparing
three bills to be introduced by Mr. O'Sullivan, his colleague in the can-
mpanied by a long letter in explanation of their provisions. These
ntroduced; but the Judiciary Committee to which they were referred,
it or recommend them. They were printed, however, with the letter,
al of the Assembly.
ing of the Constitutional Convention, pursuant to an act of the Legis-
5, gave him a new opportunity. Before the delegates were elected, and
1846, he wrote and published in the Evening Post, a series of articles
organization of the Judiciary," which were collected in a pamphlet and
ulated. He wished to obtain a seat in the convention, with a view to
aw reform ; but the unpopularity to which he had subjected himself by
to the annexation of Texas, and the extension of slavery, made it
3r him to obtain a nomination from the Democratic party, then the only
lich he could expect an election. But if he was not permitted to influ-
vention by his voice within its walls, he could influence it from without,
3 to the utmost of his powers, by conversation and correspondence with
5, and by articles in the newspapers. The convention met on the ist of
iring the whole summer he kept at work. The Evening Post alone had
articles from him relating to different parts of the constitution. The
610 FIELD GENEALOGY.
instrument which the convention offered to the people, was adopted at the general
election in November. It contained two law reforming provisions, one in the first
article, aiming at a general code, and the other in the sixth article aiming at the
Reform of the Practice, both to be set in motion by appomtments of the Legisla-
ture. Both of these provisions owed their existence very much to his voice and
pen.
In anticipation of the action of the Legislature, he published on the first of Jan-
uary, 1847, a little treatise of thirty-five pages, entitled "What shall be done willi
the Practice of the Courts? Shall it be wholly reformed? Questions addressed to
lawyers." This treatise he followed up by a Memorial to the Legislature before
the passage of any act ot that body. This memorial, drawn up on the fourth of
February, to which he procured the signatures of Vice Chancellor McCoun, Charles
O'Conor, E. P. Hurlbut. F. B. Cutting, Theodore Sedgwick, James J. Roosevelt,
Joseph S. Bosworth, Erastus C. Benedict, and forty-three other lawyers of New
York, was in these words:
"To the Senate and Assembly of the State of New York:
' 'The memorial of the undersigned members of the bar in the City of New York,
respectfully represents, that they look with great solicitude for the action of your
honorable bodies in respect to the revision, reform, simplification, and abridgment
of the rules and practice, pleadings, forms, and proceedings of the courts of record.
They are persuaded that a radical reform of legal procedure in all its departments,
is demanded by the interests of justice, and by the voice of the people; that a uni-
form course of proceeding in all cases legal and equitable is entirely practicable,
and no less expedient; and that a radical reform should aim at such uniformity, and
at the abolition of all useless forms and proceedings.
"Your memorialists, therefore, pray your honorable bodies to declare by the act
appointing commissioners, that it shall be their duty to provide for the abolition of
the present forms of action and pleadings in cases at common law, for a uniform
course of proceeding in all cases, whether of legal or equitable cognizance, and for
the abandonment of every form of proceeding not necessary to ascertain or preserve
the rights of the parties. "
This was presented to the Legislature, and a section was introduced into the
pending bill in accordance with the memorial, except that the word which Mr. Field
wrote "every" was by mistake made to read "any." Compare the provision, as he
drew it, and as it now appears in the statute, as follows:
"And it shall be the duty of the said commissioners to provide for the abolition
of the present forms of actions and pleadings in cases at common law, for a uni-
form course of proceeding in all cases whether of legal or equitable cognizance, and
for the abandonment of all Latin and other foreign tongues so far as the same shall ,
by them, be deemed practicable, and of any form and proceeding not necessary to
ascertain or preserve the rights of the parties."
Mr. Field's name was naturally brought forward in connection with the
appointment of commissioners; but the conservative feeling was too strong, he was
too radical, and Mr. Nicholas Hill was appointed instead of him. The commission,
consisting of Mr. Loomis, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Hill, was formally established by
a law passed on the 8th of April, 1847. The commissioners could not agree, how-
ever, in carrying out this provision, and Mr. Hill resigned in September. By that
time the feeling in favor of radical reform had gained strength, and Mr. Field was
appointed in Mr. Hill's place by a resolution of the two houses, passed on the 29th
of September, 1847. Meantime he had published "Some Suggestions respecting the
Rules to be established' by the Supreme Court," designed to effect a considerable
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reform in the pleadings and practice. Upon the reorganization of the commission,
it went to work in earnest, and on the 29th of February, 1848, reported to the Leg-
islature the first installment of the Code of Civil Procedure. This was enacted on
the 12th of April, 1848, with very little change, and went into effect on the first of
July. It was, however, but an installment of the whole work contemplated, and
the residue was reported from time to time in four different reports, until the first of ,
January, 1850, when completed codes of Civil and Criminal Procedure were sub-
mitted to the Legislature. These two works covered the whole ground of remedial
law.
Meantime the other commission, called the Code Commission, which had the
whole body of substantive law in charge, broke down, and the law appointing it
was repealed on the loth of April, 1850. In August of that year Mr. Field went
abroad with his family, and left them in Rome, returning to New York in Decem-
ber. While in England, he had an interview with Lord Brougham, and was
warmly received by the Law Amendment Society. The former commended the
eft'orts the commission had made for the fusion of law and equity, but doubted if it
could ever be effected in England. He soon changed his mind, however; for in the
following spring he wrote a letter to London from Cannes, in which he said that
sooner or later fusion was sure to be adopted in England.
In the same month of his return to New York, December, 1850, Mr. Field pub-
lished in the Evening Post five articles on "The Completion of the Code," designed
to promote the immediate consideration by the Legislature of the two Codes of
Procedure which had been reported complete. His efforts, however, were unsuc-
cessful. In May, 1851, he rejoined his family in Europe, and traveled with them
over a great portion of the Continent, and into Egypt and Palestine. While in
England, on his return home, a dinner was given to him in London by the mem-
bers of the Law Amendment Society, an account ot which was published in the
Morning Chronicle of the next day, Dec. 22, 1851. Robert Lowe, now Lord Sher-
brooke (who has so distinguished himself in Parliament, and as Chancellor of the
Exchequer under Mr. Gladstone), was one ot the speakers. He had resided some
years in Australia, and knew how wise laws, whether framed in England or Amer-
ica, affected legislation at the very extremities of the British empire. In his speech
he paid a tribute to Mr. Field, such as has seldom been paid to any legislator, liv-
ing or dead. Among other things he said:
"He trusted that his honorable friend, Mr. Field, would go down to posterity
with this glory — that he had not only essentially served one of the greatest countries
in the States of America, but that he had also provided a cheap and satisfactory
code of law for ever colony that bore the English name. Mr. Field, indeed, had
not squared the circle; he had not found out any solid which answered to more
than three denominations ; he had not discovered any power more subtle than elec-
tricity, nor one that would bow with more docility to the service of man than steam.
But he had done greater things: he had laid the foundations of peace, happiness,
and tranquillity, in the establishment of a system which would make law a blessing
instead of a scourge to mankind. He believed that no acquisition of modern times
— if he rightly understood what had been done in the state of New York — he
believed that no achievement of the intellect was to be compared to that by which
Mr. Field had removed the absurdities and the technicalities under which New York,
in common with this country and the colonies, had so long groaned." And again:
"As to the colonies, he could only repeat that he had trusted the example of
New York would not be lost upon them. While England was debating upon
the propriety of some small and paltry reforms in the administration of law.
a great master in the art of administrative reform had risen there in the person of
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his distinguished friend, Mr. Field, and had solved the problem which they in Eng-
land were timidly debating. America had a great future before her, in the estab-
lishment and diffusion of the arts of peace. Let them leave to others— to absolute
governments — to have their subjects shot down in the street, rather than wait even
for the headlong injustice of a court-martial; but let it be the lot of England, hand
in hand with America, to lead the way m the arts of Jurisprudence, as well as m
other arts — let them aim at being the legislators and the pacificators of the world."
Mr. Field returned to New York in January, 1S52, to encounter continued hos-
tility to the code, and to any attempt at its completion; but he abated neither his
efforts nor his hope. In July of that year, he published a pamphlet entitled, "The
Administration of the Code," the first of a series of Law Reform Tracts, to which
he gave the following introduction:
" 'What need is there of more efforts by law reformers? Has not law reform
got so firm a foothold as not to need further aid?' were the questions of a friend to
whom the plan of publishing a series of Law Reform Tracts was mentioned. The
answer was: 'It is very true that the reforms we have already obtained cannot be
undone, nor can the further progress of reform be finally stopped, but it may be
injuriously delayed. We may help to give it a true and proper direction, and push
it on to its just results. There remains a great deal yet to be done. That portion
of the Code of Procedure which has not been considered by the Legislature, must
be speedily acted upon. Certain reforms in the law of rights must be effected, and
we must have a complete code of the whole body of our law.' To promote these
objects is the purpose of these tracts."
This tract was followed in the same year by two others — one entitled "Evi-
dence on the Operation of the Code," and the other "Codification of the Common
Law."
From this time to 1855 he was constantly watching and urging forward the
completion ot the Code in this state, and its adoption in other states. In the session
of 1853 he procured the whole Code of Civil Procedure, with slight changes, to be
reported for passage by a committee of the assembly, and in like manner, during
the session of 1855, the whole Code of Criminal Procedure. In January, 1854, he
drew a memorial to the Legislature in favor of the passage of a law to admit the
testimony of parties to actions. In March, 1855, he delivered an address to the
graduating class of the law school in the University of Albany, in which he endeav-
ored to enforce the necessity of reforms in the law. Soon after this address a bill
was introduced into the Legislature to reorganize the Code Commission, making
him one of the Code Commissioners. This bill was sharply opposed, and finally
defeated. During the same year he published Law Reform Tract No. 4, on "The
Competency of Parties as Witnesses for Themselves;" and at the beginning of the
following year, in January, 1856, Law Reform Tract No. 5, being "A Short Manual
of Pleading under the Code."
On the 6th of April, 1857, his efforts to resuscitate the Code Commission were
for the first time successful. An act, the whole of which was prepared by him, was
then passed, appointing him with Mr. Noyes and Mr. Bradford Commissioners "to
reduce inio a written and systematic Code the whole body of the law of this state,
or so much and such parts thereof as shall seem to them practicable and expedient,
excepting always such portions of the law as have been already reported upon by
the Commissioners of Practice and Pleadings, or are embraced within the scope of
their reports." They were required to report at the next session of the Legislature
a general analysis of the projected codes, and at each succeeding annual session,
the progress made to that time. As fast as any part of the draft was prepared it
was to be distributed among the judges, and others, for examination, and afterwards
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to be re-examined, with the suggestions made, and finally submitted to the Legisla-
ture. No compensation whatever was to be allowed to the commissioners.
The first thing they did, after their appointment, was to prepare the Analysis
prescribed by the law. Mr. Noyes undertook to prepare that for the Penal Code;
Mr. Field undertook the rest, that is to say, the analysis of the Political and Civil
Codes. After this they went to work on the Codes themselves. The Political Code
was the first finished. That was prepared by Mr. Field alone, Mr. Austin Abbott
assisting him. The first draft was sent out on the loth of March, 1859, ^^^'^ after a
re-examination, the revfsed and completed work was submitted to the Legislature
on the loth of April, t86o. On the i6th of that month a provision was, at his sug-
gestion, introduced into an act amending the Code of Civil Procedure, authorizing
the Commissioners of the code to prepare an appropriate Book of Forms. This was
prepared in the same manner as the three codes ; first a draft, or, as in this case,
two successive drafts were circulated, and then the revised work was reported to the
Legislature on the 30th of March, 1871. This was done entirely under his super-
vision, Mr. T. G. Shearman assisting him. The first draft of a portion of the Civil
Code was sent out on the nth of March, 1861. Then a draft of the whole was dis-
tributed on the 5th of April, 1862, and that of the Penal Code on the 2d of April,
1864. The full draft of the Civil Code was prepared by Mr. Field alone, with the
assistance of Mr. W. J. A. Fuller, Mr. Austin Abbott. Mr. B. V. Abbott, Mr.
Charles F. Stone, and Mr. T. G. Shearman. The draft of the Penal Code was pre-
pared under the supervision of Mr, Noyes, with the assistance of Mr. B. V. Abbott,
and then it was read over section by section at meetings of all the Commissioners,
and amended by them. The Political and Civil Codes were left entirely to Mr.
Field, except that Mr. Bradford prepared a first draft of that portion of the latter
which relates to the estates of deceased persons. After eight successive reports to
the Legislature, the Commission submitted their ninth and final report on the 13th
of February, 1865, laying then the Penal Code complete upon the tables of the
members of the Senate and Assembly, and referring them to the Civil Code com-
plete in the hands of the printer. The printing of the latter was not actually com-
pleted until the autumn of that year.
These law reform labors of Mr. Field occupied his thoughts and a large portion
of his time for eighteen years. During all these years, except the first two, he not
only received no compensation, but had to pay the expense of his assistants,
amounting to over $6,000.
The codes for New York were written and rewritten several times ; parts of the
Civil Code eighteen times. These codes, as completed, are contained in five vol-
umes. Three of them — the Civil Code, the Penal Code, and the Political Code —
give the substantive law. Two of them — the Code of Civil Procedure and the Code
of Criminal Procedure — prescribe the practice of the courts, and define their juris-
diction. In their preparation, Mr. Field was associated, as stated above, with
Arphaxed Loomis, David Graham, William Curtis Noyes, and Alexander W. Brad-
ford, who were able and distinguished men in the profession ; but they gave to it far
less time than he did, and wrought upon it with far less intensity. With him it was
the passion of his life — the work which he was the first to propose, and was the most
determined to carry through, and he wrought upon it with all the ardor of personal
ambition. He gave to it more time than the others combined, indeed all the time
which he could spare from the labors of an engrossing profession. His habits
were to rise early, and take a ride on horseback before breakfast ; and then, retir-
ing to his library, give hours to this work before he went to his office, and resume
it in the evening, often continuing it past midnight. In this way he worked upon
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it, from 1847 to 1865 ; so that he is universUy recognized, at home and abroad, as the
chief author of the codes.
In a letter to his brother Stephen, reviewing these long labors, he thus speaks
of the difficulties he had to encounter:
"Now that my work is finished, as I look back upon it, I am amazed at the diffi-
culties I had to overcome, and the little encouragement and assistance I received.
It seemed as if every step I took was to be impeded by something laid across my
path. I was opposed in everything. My life was a continual warfare. Not only
was every obstacle thrown in the way of my work, but I was attacked personally
as an agitator and a visionary, in seeking to disturb long settled usage, and think-
ing to reform the law, in which was embodied the wisdom of ages. This was per-
haps to be expected when 1 undertook such radical changes in the face of the most
conservative of professions. Bu the has little reason to complain of the number or
violence of his adversaries who finds himself victorious in the end. As to any real
service which I may have rendered to American law, and so to the cause of uni-
versal justice, of human progress and civilization, in short, as to any claim I may
have to the title of lawgiver and reformer, 1 am willing to be judged by the wise
and good after I have passed away.
"One lesson, which I might perhaps have learned by reading, has been taught
me by experience, and that is, that he who attempts reform must rely upon himself,
and that all such enterprises have received their start and impetus from one, or at
most a very few persons."
Though this work of reform had been begun for the state of New York, it did
not end here. Other states soon perceived its immense advantages, and were ready
to toUow the example.
The introduction of these codes attracted great attention in England, where
there had long been felt a pressing necessity of law reform. Lord Brougham
watched with great interest the progress of the movement here, and when Mr. Field
went to England, sought from him the full details of this new legislation. There
was a Law Amendment Society in London, with which he was in constant commun-
ication. The interest thus excited led to the appointment of a Parliamentary Com-
mittee, and of a Crown Commission, to consider the whole subject of law reform;
and twice when in England — in 1851, and again in 1867 — Mr. Field was invited to
meet with them, and explain the methods and extent of codification in New York.
On the latter occasion there were present the most eminent legal authorities of the
Kingdom, including five Lord Chancellors — Lord Westbury and Lord Cran worth;
Sir Page Wood, afterwards Lord Hatherly; Sir Hugh Cairns, now Lorn Cairns ;
Sir Roundell Palmer, now Lord Selborne. The last of these is the present Lord
Chancellor — a position which he held for the second time in the administration of
Mr. Gladstone.
As a result of the movement for reform, Mr. Field's Code of Procedure has
been adopted in substance in Great Britain and her colonies. When going round
the world, he found his System of Practice m use in the courts in India, and at
Singapore and Hong Kong. The rules which he had framed for an American state
— in the very words which he had written in his library — were in force on the other
side of the globe.
Having thus finished his work tor the state, or, as it may be termed, the Code
of National Law, he turned his thoughts towards a Code of International Law.
The mode adopted for initiating it was this: Attending the meeting of the British
Association for the Promotion of Social Science, held at Manchester in September,
1866, he brought the subject before that body by an address, in which he suggested
the appointment of a committee to prepare and report the outlines of an Interna-
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tional Code. The suggestion was cordially received, and a committee was appointed
consisting of the following gentlemen: For England — George Denman, now judge
of the Common Pleas, chairman; Lord Hobart, T. E. Headlam, Sir Travers Twiss,
George Shaw Lefevre, W. T. S. Daniel, T. Chisholm Anstey, George W. Hastings,
W. S. Cookson, John Westlake, secretary ; for the United States— David Dudley
Field, William Beach Lawrence; for France — M. Berryer and M. Desmarest; for
Germany — Baron von Mittermeier, Baron Franz von Holzendorf. Dr. R. von Mohl ;
for Italy— Count Sclopis and Signer Ambrosoli; tor Russia— Professor Katche-
nowsky; for Belgium — Professor Hans.
Mr. Field then prepared an analysis, which he had laid before the English mem-
bers of the committee at a meeting in London. This analysis was approved and
accepted, and the first draft of the work divided among the members, with the
understanding that they should interchange their respective portions, and then
meet for the revision of the whole. It was so difficult for him to do this to advant-
age so long as he was separated from his colleagues by the Atlantic Ocean, that he
determined to prepare and submit to them a draft of the whole work, hoping that
they would do the same. The result was the "Draft Outlines of an International
Code," which he published. This was entirely his own work, with the assistance
of Mr. A. Abbott, Mr. C. F. Stone, and Mr. H. P. Wilds, except that President
Barnard prepared the titles on Money, Weights, and Measures, Longitude and
Time and Sea Signals. During its progress Mr. Field visited Europe once, for two
or three months, to attend another meeting of the British Association, which was
held at Belfast in September, 1867, where he delivered an address on "The Com-
munity of Nations."
In October, 1869, he made an address on an International Code before the
American Social Science Association at New York; and in 1870 an address at
Albany before the Joint Committees of the two Houses, on Judicial Abuses and
Legal Reforms; and an address in New York on the probable changes in Interna-
tional Law consequent upon the Franco- Prussian War.
This International Code, though an ideal code, states nevertheless the law of
nations as it now exists. It is framed upon the idea that some time or other the
different nations will agree upon a general treaty concerning the subjects discussed
in it. Such a treaty has already been made upon International Postage and upon
Sea Signals. Mr. Field's work has attracted great attention abroad among the
statesmen of Europe, has passed through two editions, and been translated into
French and Italian ; and Prince Kung has recently ordered it to be translated into
Chinese.
While thus absorbed in the work of law reform, in the preparation of the codes,
and in the practice of his profession, Mr. Field took a deep interest in political
affairs. Although but once in his life has he held an office — (except as a Commis-
sioner of the Code ; he was once offered the appointment of judge of the Supreme
Court of New York, which he declined)— that of member of Congress for a brief
period, yet in the discussion of principles, and in the formation of parties, he has
exerted an important influence; few public men of the day have exerted more.
There is a chapter in the political history of New York, and of the country, which is
yet to be written. A few references to dates will show the abundant materials to
be found in the journals of thirty years ago. when old parties were breaking up,
and new ones being formed. In his political faith Mr. Field was always a Demo-
crat. He believed the principles of the Democratic party, as elaborated by Jeffer-
son, to contain the true principles of our government. The first political speech he
ever made was in Tammany Hall in 1842, on the nomination of Robert H. Morris
for mayor. But he was not under bondage to a name, and the moment he saw that
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the Democratic party was to be used as the instrument and supporter of slavery, he
revolted. The first thing which excited the alarm of the more independent men in
that party was the project for the annexation of Texas. In 1844 Mr. Field made a
speech at the Broadway Tabernacle against, it as being merely a scheme for the
extension of slavery.
But in spite of all warnings, it seemed that the Democratic party was to be com-
mitted to this fatal policy. At the Baltimore convention of 1844 Mr. Van Buren
was thrown overboard, simply because he had written a letter against the annexa-
tion of Texas, and James K. Polk was nominated on a platform committing the
party to that project. This led to the war with Mexico, Texas was brought into
the Union. But this only inflamed still more the Anti-Slavery feeling of the North.
In 1846 Mr. Wilmont, a Democrat in Congress from Pennsylvania, introduced as an
amendment to a bill for purchasing Mexican territory, his famous proviso: "That
as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from
the Republic of Mexico, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist
in any part of the said territory." The proviso was adopted in the House, but
rejected in the Senate. But it became a battle-cry for the North. At the same
time Mr. Field here in New York wrote the famous "Secret Circular" and "Joint
Letter," designed to rally the Anti-Slavery portion of the Democratic party. In
1847 he attended the River and Harbor convention at Chicago, and made a speech in
favor of a strict construction of the Constitution in respect to public works. The same
year he was a delegate to the Syracuse convention, where the Democratic party was
split in two over the question of Slavery Extension, and on that occasion he intro-
duced the famous resolution, long afterward known as "The Corner-Stone," which
was for years displayed at the head of the leading column of the Albany Atlas, as
the rallying cry of the Free Democracy. It was in these words:
"Resolved, That while the Democracy of New York, represented in this con-
vention, will faithfully adhere to all the compromises of the Constitution, and main-
tain all the reserved rights of the states, they declare, since the crisis has arrived
when that question must be met, their uncompromising hostility to the extension of
slavery into territory now free, or which may be hereafter acquired by any action
of the Government of the United States."
Matters came to a head in 1S48 with the nomination of General Cass. When the
Democrats of New York assembled in mass meeting to hear the report of their dele-
gates to Baltimore, they were very much excited. Mr. Field wrote the address,
which declared their strong disapproval. Carrying their feeling into action, a por-
tion of the party refused to support General Cass, and nominated Mr. Van Buren
for president, and Charles Francis Adams for vice-president, on a platform of no
more extension of slavery. In support of these principles and candidates, Mr. Field
spoke at the Park meeting in New York; in Faneuil Hall, Boston, and elsewhere in
New England ; and wrote the address of the Democratic-Republican committee to
the electors of the state. The "irrepressible conflict" was renewed several years
later, in the attempt to force the admission of California into the Union as a slave
state; in the repeal of the Missouri Compromise; and the struggle for the mastery
of Kansas; in all which he took his stand on the side of Freedom, and against the
extension of slavery. In 1856 he Supported Fremont, making speeches in New York,
Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. When charged with being false to his Democratic
principles, he thus defined his position in a letter to the Albany Atlas and Argus,
dated May 22, 1856:
"Though I have not hitherto acted with the Republican party, my sympathies
are of course with the friends of freedom wherever they may be found. I despise
equally the fraud which uses the name of Democracy to cheat men of their rights;
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the cowardice which retracts this year what it professed and advocated the last ;
and the falsehood which affects to teach the right of the people of the territories to
govern themselves, while it imposes on them Federal governors and judges and
indicts them for treason against the Union, because they make a constitution and
laws which they prefer, and collects forces from the neighboring states and the Fed-
eral army to compel them to submission."
By these successive strokes, the wedge was driven deeper and deeper, by which
the old Democratic party, which had so long ruled the country, was cleft in sunder.
Thus arose the Free Soil party, which a few years after united with the Anti-Slav-
ery portion of the Whigs, and formed the Republican party. In all these move-
ments Mr. Field took a part, and none were more active, and few were more influ-
ential, in the counsels and deliberations of the leaders. He attended the Repub-
lican convention at Chicago in i860; and Mr. Henry J. Raymond, the late editor of
the New York Times, in a letter to that paper, ascribed largely to his influence,
with that of Horace Greeley, the defeat of Mr. Seward, and the nomination of Mr.
Lincoln.* Thus he did as much as any man towards the organization of that great
party of liberty, which finally triumphed in Mr. Lincoln's election, and has now for
these twenty years had possession of the national government. The election of Mr.
Lincoln stirred up all the hostility of the Southern states, and there were threats of
secession and dismemberment of the Union. To allay the Southern discontent, if
it could be done by any honorable concession and adjustment, a Peace Congress
was held in Washington, during the last months ot Mr. Buchanan's administration,
composed of delegates from a large number of states, North and South. It sat for
weeks, deliberating and negotiating. In this congress Mr. Field was at the head
of the delegation from the state of New York, and did all he could to preserve
peace. He foresaw the horrors of civil war, and was as anxious any man could be
to avert the impending danger ; and yet he saw that it would be false policy to pur-
chase peace by weakness or a sacrifice of principle, which could only postpone a
conflict which was inevitable. His speech on the subject is reported in Chittenden's
Proceedings of the Congress. This was the ground which he took in a correspond-
ence with Professor Morse and Reverdy Johnson. If the war must come, he
thought it might as well come then, and be fought out by this generation, as be
postponed to be the curse of millions yet unborn.
With the firing on Fort Sumter, all further negotiations were thrown to the
winds. The time for discussion was ended ; the time for action had come. From
* Mr Raymond is confirmed by James A. Briggs, Esq., of this city, who was also present at
the convention, "all of which he saw, even if he cannot add "a part of which I was." Mr. Briggs
is a nephew of the late Governor Briggs, of Massachusetts, a lawyer by profession, and lived for
twenty years in Cleveland, during which time he became an intimate personal and political
friend of Mr. Chase. In 1857 he removed to New York, and went from this city to Chicago, in
hope to promote the nomination of his political chief. From his party associations, he was in a
position to have a full "inside view" of the movements of the several divisions of the party that
were struggling for the ascendancy. He says:
"I have always thought that Mr. Lincoln was more indeoted to Mr. David Dudley Field for
his nomination for the Presidency at Chicago in 1860, than to any other one man. I was present
at that convention as the friend of Mr. Chase, but soon found that the nomination was to go
either to Mr. Seward or to Mr. Lincoln, ana then I was for Mr. Lincoln.
"I was at the Tremont House, with Mr. Field, Mr. Greeley, Mr. George Opdyke, and Mr.
Hiram Barney. The night before the nomination, about midnight, Mr. Greeley came into Mr.
Field's room, and threw himself down with a feeling of despair, and said 'All is lost; we are
beaten.' Mr. Field replied 'No, all is not lost. Let us up and go to work.' His energetic voice
and manner seemed to inspire Mr. Greeley with new life, and both immediately went out to
renew the struggle. Mr. Field particularly worked with a determined will and resolute purpose
that soemed to know no such word as fail. He went from delegation to delegation, and as he
was from New York, Mr. Seward's own state, and yet was opposed to his nomination, he had
great influence in turning the tide of feeling in favor of Mr. Lincoln. Before morning they
returned in high spirits, when Mr. Field said: 'Tne work is done. Mr. Lincoln will be nomi-
nated.' Mr. Greeley seemed equally confident — a confidence which was justified by the event.
But it was in those midnight hours that the work was done. That was the turning-point in that
memorable convention, and therefore a turning-point in the political history of our country.
For the issue then reached, I have always been convinced, from vyhat passed under my own
eyes, that more was due to Mr. Field than to any other man."
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that moment Mr. Field threw himself into every patriotic movement. He was often
called to Washington to advise with members of the administration. He was an
active member of the National War Committee raised in New York; spoke in Union
Square on the great uprising of the people ; and made a stirring address to the
Twentieth Massachusetts regiment marching through to the front. In 1862, he
wrote the address of the loyal citizens of New York at the Union Square meeting;
a report to the National War Committee, on the necessity of increased exertions for
the war; and made speeches at the ratification meetings in the city and throughout
the state, in support of General Wadsworth's nomination for governor. In 1863, he
spoke at the mass meeting in the Cooper Institute; at the complimentary dinner to
Governor Morton of Indiana ; at the meeting on the anniversary ot the fall of Sum-
ter; at the mass meeting in Madison Square; etc., etc. He was in the country at
the critical moment of the riots in 1863, but was immediately summoned to the city
by the mayor, and by his resolute spirit did much to reanimate the people, who
were taken by surprise, and for a moment almost paralyzed. Mr. Opdyke, in the
history of his mayoralty, speaking of the three terrible days of the riots, says: "To
many eminent private citizens my acknowledgments are due for most valuable serv-
ices, and to none more than to David Dudley Field, Esq., whose courage, energy,
and vigilance were unsurpassed, and without abatement from the beginning to the
end."
When the war was over, new questions' arose respecting the reconstruction of
the states lately in rebellion. There was a disposition to carry the rule of war into
the time of peace ; if not to declare martial law. at least to use military methods in
place of civil government. Military leaders were put in charge of large districts in
the South, who of course, if they were to rule at all, were likely to rule in military
fashion. Mr. Field's strong repugnance to this kind of military domination led
him to draw apart from some of the men with whom he had lately acted, especially
from the more extreme and partisan. His objections to military rule were ex-
pressed in his arguments in a series of celebrated cases before the Supreme Court
of the United States: in the Milligan case in 1867, respecting the constitutionality
of military commissions for the trial of civilians in loyal states, where the courts
were open, and in the undisturbed exercise of their jurisdiction; in the McArdle
case in 1868, respecting the constitutionality of, the reconstructing acts; and in the
Cruikshank case in 1875. The late Chief Justice Chase spoke of his argfuments in
the Milligan and McArdle cases as among the ablest on the subject of military rule
and reconstruction to which he had listened. " He also argued against the constitu-
tionality of the test oath in the Cummings case and in the Garland case. His argu-
ments in all these cases attracted general attention, and added much to his reputation.
In the years 1 870-72 there was a series of litigations in New York which attracted
great public attention, and for his course in which Mr. Field was criticised by a
portion of the city press. These unprofessional critics seemed to have strange ideas
of a lawyer's duty, when they thought he might abandon his clients in the midst of
a litigation. Mr. Field's firm had been retained by the Erie railroad as its legal
adviser, and his idea of professional honor did not permit him to refuse his counsel
in its important cases coming before the courts. He held that a lawyer had a duty
to his clients, which he was not at liberty to throw off, because a case was unpop-
ular. To desert a client because he had incurred public odium, justly or unjustly,
would have been an act of cowardice, and of professional disgrace. He believed
that every man was to be regarded as innocent until he was proved guilty; and thi^t
even if guilty, it was for the law, and not for public clamor, to fix the measure'of
his punishment. The trial by newspapers was, in his view, a very poor substitute
for the trial by jury. Even though a man had committed a crime, he was not to be
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taken out and hanged by a mob ; but to be tried according to law. to be condemned
according to law, and punished according to law. An excess of punishment, an
infliction of penalty not prescribed by the law, was in his behalf a violation of just-
ice, which savored more ot the wild decrees of a Vigilance Committee, than of the
sober judgment of a court, sitting deliberately to hear evidence, and sworn to give
its solemn verdict according to law. Thus in the case of Tweed, who was tried and
convicted of malfeasance in office, and justly punished, Judge Noah Davis, influ-
enced perhaps unconsciously by the popular indignation, not content with a single
punishment, chose to consider the several counts of the indictment as so many sep-
arate crimes, and proceeded to impose punishment as for so many distinct offences.
This "cumulative sentence," as it was called, Mr. Field believed to be wholly with-
out warrant of law, and he carried the case to the Court of Appeals, where is was
unanimously reversed.
In short, he insisted that it was not lawful to commit a second crime, for the
sake of punishing a first. He maintained his position with such spirit, and gave
such a clear exposition of the rights and duties of lawyers, that the warmest acknowl-
edgments came to him from many quarters. It is not too much to say that his
courage in standing up for the rights of lawyers, as well as clients, has made it
easier for every lawyer to do his duty, with a sense of professional independence.
The best proof that he was right in the stand he took, was that, after all this cen-
sure and denunciation, his views of the law were uniformly sustained by the courts
of last resort.
In 1876 the country was in a position without precedent in its history, and for
which there was no provision in the Constitution — that of a disputed presidential
election. The candidates were Samuel J. Tilden of New York, Democratic, and
Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio, Republican. The election took place on the 7th of
November, and the next morning it was announced all over the country that Mr.
Tilden had been elected. The result was accepted even by his opponents. He had
received a majority of a quarter of a million of the votes of the people, and it was
conceded a handsome majority also ot the Electoral College. But this included the
votes of South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana, the returns of which were in the
hands of a set of oflScers known as Returning Boards, who had power to throw out
any votes that in their judgment had been cast under the pressure of intimidation.
This was an exercise of discretion that could only be entrusted to men of the great-
est purity and patriotism ; whereas it was notorious that nearly all the persons com-
posing these boards were political adventurers, whoUj' without character. This
created a suspicion that the returns might be tampered with — a suspicion that was
not lessened by the course of events — the visit of active partisans from the North,
who held secret conclaves with members of the boards, The slow making-up of
the returns, and the mystery m which it was involved, gave rise to a general fear
that a great fraud was likely to be committed.
Mr. Field, though dissatisfied with the course of the Republican party in the
manner of Reconstruction, still followed his recent political ties so far as to vote for
Mr. Hayes. And yet, when the election was over, he had no doubt that Mr. Tilden
had been fairly chosen. Nor did he hesitate to express his opinion with his usual
frankness and independence. It was the knowledge of this fact that led the Demo-
cratic party on the retirement from Congress of Mr. Smith Ely, who had been
chosen mayor of the city of New York, to offer him the nomination, which he
accepted, and was elected. It was early in January when he took his seat, so that
he was a member of the House of Representatives but about eight weeks. Few
men have entered either House of Congress who in so brief a time took so high a
position. He was received with the consideration due to his great abilities, and at
020 FIELD GENEALOGY.
oflce plflr.ft/l on Important coramitteea. He took the lemd in the ezamiiuon of the
mcnibcrs of the Returning Board of Louisiana, proving out of their on moatbs
th»t they were base and corrupt men, engaged m a plot to falsify the -turns of
their Rtate. In Louisiana Mr. Tilden had !.ooo majority on the popul: rote, yet
these niftn had the power to throw out any number of votes, end had »h»n tbiM»-
iielves dolcrniincd to exercise their power to throw out enough to give le vote to
thoir own party, no matter what might be the rightful majonty against tjm.
The case was further complicated by the fact that the two House-- .Teas
wrro rlividrrl— tlic Senate being Republican, and the House Der-v hich
might bring them into direct antagonism. The case was a ver>- <: and
re(|iiircd all the wisdom of patriotic men. to guide the countr>' through til perilous
rrlMis in the nation's history.
Ill this [tcrplrxity. with neither law no-- '-• • "- •*•'-■ » ' was
brought forward in the Senate. ^to create an "i :;cm-
bers -five judges of the Supreme Court, five memtjers of the Senate, an ! ve of the
House— to sit in judgment on the case. This Mr. Field and
ullhoii^^h the result was not what he had he r-f . •■ ! vet, ii.itcofall
tibjiHtioiiH. made before or after, he still hol<s ti..i'. •. -.■• i ■ :neas?c. to meet
H Ntnto of atTairs which had no precedent, and which might have involve the ooun-
try In bitter strifes, and possibly in civil war.
When till- commission was created. Mr. Fiel<! wu OOe o! ::.c ads '•: re
it on tlie Democratic side, and argued the case with his usual ati;! v. axs m
vain all the members of the commission voted at. . es. and
tlio result was, that by a vote of eight to seven, it decided tnat there «i no power
to ^M> behind the returns, so that no I- , , '-'^
there was no appeal. No matter wl... ,..;... ..;... .t . . ..._:.;
stand. And thus the votes of Florida and I^iuisiana were taken : THldeo
and given to Mr. Hayes, who on the night of the j<l of March, i»77, loc after mld-
i«iy;hl. was declared prcsirlent liy a t
Tliis I ourse of tilings Mr. Field res.,,. . -•■ i •• • "•
loyally to tlie decision of a commission which he^had hcl{«d to creu
from himself or from others his conviction that a great fraud had bee ;ommitted.
and tlml for the (irst time in our history a man was seate<l in the prcsicntial chair
who had not been elected. This view he expressed n' • •■••"•»- 'of Con-
gress, but in a pamphlet publiHhe<l shortly after he Ic' '., "The
\'*>tp that made the President."
Since that time he has taken little |>art in politics, but has been whuv engrossed
by !u;. profession.
In the Intervals of his multiplie<l avocations, he has found lime m tnly for fre-
quent viNits to Kuropp, but in 1H74 he made a voyage around the wod, including
the ciuuiiinavigatloii of Australia. He has visited every quarter i the globe
except S»»ut!i America.
Such In the brief outline of a life prolonge<l beyond the allotted ^rm of man.
and (ill,,! will, an activity which has shown itself in many forms, ad produced
uuui(l,.ld and inemorable results. As a lawyer. Mr. Field has loc stood in the
tu<nt rank of his piofenslon In iM>htical alfairs he has had a very uportant influ-
ence in the ftinuallon of parties and in the legislation of the couiry. but the
>:»ei»t XV. mU of bin lite, and that on which his fame will rest, is the tries of codes
>vUh which hlH nniup will be ftuever eoiinette<l. Such a work is inmiely greater.
A.«s it is luoie lai ivmhin^ In IIn eHlpnt, and more e' " lence. than
that of the oidluniy lo^^UbUoi, hIikp it is making law. „;.^. — . ..ol ofily for
th» piTsent. but for ftituiv gviieratloua
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The greatness of this work is recogxized quite as much abroad as at home. Mr.
owe is not the only British statesman who has perceived what must be the inf n-
ace of these reformed codes on the legislation of all English-speaking conntries.
\ late Lord Chancellor of England said recently that "Mr. Dudley Field, of New
'ork, had done more for the reform of the law than any other man living." A
.an who has thus left the impress of his mind on the laws which rnle great nations,
.ay well leave his claim to the title of law-giver and reformer "to be judged by the
ise and good after he has passed away. " '
During the latter part of his life, after the death of his wife, in 1S75, he spent
:uch time travelling abroad- On one of his return trips to America, owing to
qjosure, he had a chill, which developed into pneumonia. He sank rapidly and
ved but a short time.
" 'For at least a third of a century", said the late Mr. Austin Abbott, Da^-id
udley Field was the most commanding figure at the American bar. . . . But
a was not merely 'a figure at the bar." however 'commanding;' he was a reformer
ad reconstructor of the law itsell In the colonial period of American history our
^w was the common law of England, that dates back to the time of Alfred the
reat and was o\-erlaid with the accumulations of a thousand years. The acts of
arliament were scattered through hundreds of volumes. There were whole librar-
s of decisions of the courts; decisions that were often so contradictory as to create
3p>eless confusion. And even more confusing than the law itself was the admin-
tration of the law, as there were two forms of procedure — in law and in equity—
nereby what was decided in one might be reversed in the other. Was there any
2cessity for this roundabout way to secure simple justice? Was it not possible to
xiuoe somewhat the enormous bulk of the English law ; to gather up the weighty
■agments that were scattered all along the centuries, and frame them into fixed
ides: Such were the questions that a young lawyer asked himself more than fifty
iars aga He believed that even where chaos reigned it was within the power oi
.an to restore order; to cut a passage through the jungle, and 'cast up an highway'
lat shoTild lead straight to the temple of justice. . . . The very idea of justice
as sacred to him. God was the great lawgiver, and human justice should be
ELmed as far as possible on the foundation of eternal justice. . . . If, as Mr.
'ebster tells us, 'justice is the great interest of man upon earth.' there can be nc
reater service to humanity than to establish justice by law. The union of justice
id power is the only solid foundation for human societ%-. Inspired by such a con-
ction, the reform of the law was to its projector a holy crusade. Brought up in
te old Puritan faith that the law of God was not only for the wise but for the simple,
i would have the law of man brought down to the intelligence of all who were
ider iL No foreign phrases should obscure its meaning. Every word should be
: the dear old English tongue wherein we were bom. If all men could not under-
said the intricacies of the law they could at least understand justice, as they felt
le stings and wrongs of injustice. He would have the pressure of the law like the
"assure of the atmosphere, resting alike upon all, yet not as a burden, but as the
vy breath of life, the inspiration of freedom as well as of justice, that makes men
rong and nations great. Thus the law should be "of the people, by the people,
ad for the people, '
'•. . . A lord chancellor of England, the late Lord Cairns, said that he "had
cne more for the reform of the law than any other man living;' and expressed his
z^axement that he could undertake the enormous labor it involved while at the
ase time carrying on a large professional practice. . . . Nor was this alL Nc
an was more deeply interested in the political questions of the day. . . . Bui
aove all professional or political ambitions was the reform which he undertook ii
622 FIELD GENEALOGY.
his early manhood, and which filled up the measure of his days till he breathed his
last in his ninetieth year, a purpose thus briefly recorded on his tomb:
'He devoted his life to the reform of the law,
To codify the common law;
To simplify legal procedure ;
To substitute arbitration for war;
To bring justice within the reach of all men.'
"Did any man, living or dead, ever aim higher than this? . . . He pur-
sued it for half a century against an opposition that would have crushed most men,
till before he closed his eyes in death he had given law to forty millions of his
countrymen." — Boston Transcript,
He d. April 13, 1S94. Res. New York, N. Y.
3722. i. DAVID DUDLEY, b. March 28, 1830; m. Laura Belden.
3723. ii. JEANIE LUCINDA, b. Oct. 9, 1833 ; m. June 20. 1870, Sir Anthony
Musgrave, the governor of British Columbia, who had previously
been governor of Newfoundland, and has since been governor of
Natal, in Africa, and of South Australia, and later, in 1877, gov-
ernor of Jamaica, which office he held for five years. He d. Oct.
8, 1887, in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. Ch. : i. David
Dudley. 2. Arthur David. 3. Herbert. 4. Joj'ce; d. in Aus-
tralia. Sir Anthony is descended from an ancient famil5% whose
ancestor was one of the companions in arms of "William the Con-
queror, who obtained a grant of Scaleby, Castle county, Cumber-
\ land. Camden, in his "Britannia," speaking of the two villages
called Musgrave, in Westmourland, describes them as the places,
"which gave name to the warlike family of the Musgraves."
Members of the family have been in Parliament and held many
important positions in state and church.
3724. iii. ISABELLA, b. April 3, 1835; d. March, 1836.
2066. HON. MATHEW DICKINSON FIELD (David D., Timothy. David,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Rev. David D. and Submit (Dickinson), b. in Haddam, Conn., June 26, i8ri. For
many years he was engaged in the manufacture of paper at Lee, Mass. In 1843
he removed to St. Louis, Mo., where for eleven years he was engaged as contractor
in building railroads and constructing bridges. He constructed the splendid sus-
pension bridge across the Cumberland river at Nashville, Tenn., having a span of
656 feet and no feet above the water. The whole length of the bridge, including
the embankments, is 1,956 feet. It was destroyed by the rebels in 1863. He also
built one of a similar character over the Cumberland river at Clarksville, Tenn.
Later another at Frankfort, Ky., of strength sufficient to bear the passage of rail-
road trains. In 1854 he returned to Southwick, Mass., and engaged in the manu-
facture of paper. He was a senator from Hampden county in 1856; d. March 22,
1870. He m. Oct. 6, 1836, Clarissa Laflin, of Southwick; d. June g, 1879.
3725. i. HEMAN LAFLIN, b. Sept. 11, 1837; m. Martha Forwant.
3726. ii. CATHERINE SUBMIT, b. Sept. 13, 1840; m. Aug. 9, i860, Wil-
liam B. Herbert, of Southwick, Mass. She d. March 14, 1898, at
Lakewood, N. J. Ch. : i. Henry Arthur Herbert. Res. 216
West 14th St., New York, N. Y. 2. Clara Wells. Mrs. Herbert
was for eight years an assistant of Mrs. T. J. Life, at Rye Sem-
inary, for girls, and the last two years of her life carried on a
most self-denying and useful life at the head of the Brooklyn
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Home for Consumptives, where she was greatly beloved and
deeply mourned.
3727. iii. HENRY MARTYN. b. Sept. i, 1842; unm. Res. Brownville,
Texas. Conducts a large commission business.
3728. iv. WELLS LAFLIN, b. Jan. 31, 1846; m. Ruth Downing Clark.
3729. V. A SON. b. April 24, 1848; d. April 24, 1848.
3730. vi. CLARA, b. March 15, 1851; unm. Res. New York City, N. Y.
For the past three years she has assisted her uncle with his work
on "The Evangelist."
3731. vii. MATHEW DICKINSON, b. July 19, 1853; m. Lucy Atwater.
2067. HON. JONATHAN EDWARDS FIELD (David D., Timothy, David,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. July
II, 1813, Haddam, Conn.; m. May 18, 1835, Mary Ann Stewart, of Stockbridge, b.
1816; d. Oct. 14, 1849; m., 2d, Oct. 17, 1850, Mrs. Huldah Fellowes Pomeroy, wid.
of Theodore S. Pomeroy. Esq., and dau, of John H. Hopkins. He entered Williams
in 1828, and graduated in 1832 with the second honor ot his class, and studied law
in the office of his brother, David Dudley Field, in New York. Seized with the
ambition of young men in those days to strike out into new paths, and make a
career in some new part of the country, he removed, at the age of twenty, to Michi-
gan, which was then very far west, and the next year (1834) was admitted to the
bar at Monroe, and commenced practice at Ann Arbor, which was then quite a new
settlement, but is now one of the most beautiful towns in the west, the seat of the
University of Michigan. In 1836 he was elected clerk of the courts of Washtenaw
county. He was one of the secretaries of the convention which framed the Consti-
tution of the state preparatory to its admission into the Union. But his ambitious
career was checked by that which was the scourge of all the new settlements, chills
and fever, from which he suffered so much that, after five years, he was obliged to
abandon his western home. He returned to New England, and settled in Stock-
bridge, where for nearly thirty years he continued the practice of his profession,
holding a very honorable place at the Berkshire bar. In the town he was invalu-
able as a citizen for his enterprise in projecting improvements for the general good.
It was to his public spirit and energy that the village is indebted for the introduc-
tion of an abundant supply of pure water from the springs on the side of one of the
neighboring hills, which conduced not only to the comfort, but to the health of
•the town. Till then the people had been dependent upon wells, and there had been
almost every year a number of cases of a fever, which was sometimes called in the
neighboring towns the Stockbridge fever. But scarcely had this abundant supply
of pure water been introduced when it entirely disappeared.
In 1854 he was elected a member of the State Senate for Berkshire county.
The same year he was appointed by Governor Washburn one of a commission to
prepare and report a plan for the revision and consolidation of the statutes of Mas-
sachusetts. His associates in that commission were Chief Justice Williams and
Judge Aiken. Originally a Democrat in politics, yet when the war broke out he
forgot everything in his devotion to the Union; and in 1863 he was elected by the
Republicans to the State Senate, and was chosen its president — a position in which,
by his dignity, his impartiality, and his courteous manners, he rendered himself so
popular with men of all parties that he was three times elected to that office — or as
long as he continued in the Senate — an honor never before conferred on a member
of that body. Such was the personal regard for him, that on one occasion, in the
beautiful summer time, the members of the Senate came to Stockbridge to pay him
a visit, and were received with true New England hospitality. Nor did this contin-
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uance of honors excite surprise, for never had the Senate, or indeed any public
body, a more admirable presiding officer, or one who commanded a more thorough
and universal respect; so that when he died, April 23, 1868, there was an universal
feeling of regret among those with whom he had been associated. The Springfield
Republican, in announcing his death, gave a brief sketch of his public career, and,
alluding to the singular distinction which had been conferred upon him, of being
three times elected president of the Senate, added: "The same general esteem
he enjoyed among the brethren of his profession, and in the community. Active
and public-spirited as a citizen, he will be greatly missed in the affairs of the town
and county, as well as of the state ; while as a kind friend and courteous gentleman,
he will be truly mourned by all who knew him."
He d. April 23, 1868. Res. Stockbridge, Mass.
3732. i. EMILIA BREWER, b. June 19, 1836; m. Oct. 4, 1856, William
Ashburner, of Stockbridge. He was son of Luke Ashburner and
Cornelia (Whitney), and d. in California in 1891. She resides
1014 Pine St., San Francisco, Cal. William was educated at
Ecole des Mines, in Paris, and for many years resided in Cali-
fornia, where he had a high reputation as a mining engineer.
He held the position of Professor of Mines in the State University.
They had one son, Burnet Ashburner, b. March 22, 1858; d. March
24, 1862.
3733. ii. JONATHAN EDWARDS, JR., b. Sept. 15, 1838; m. Henrietta
Goodrich.
3734. iii. MARY STUART, b. July 18, 1841; m. Oct. 3, 1872, Chester
Averell, of Stockbridge. Ch. : i. Chester, b. Aug. 11, 1873.
2. Julia Pomeroy, b. July 2, 1875. 3. Alice Byington, b. Feb. 21,
1878.
3735. iv. STEPHEN DUDLEY, b. Jan. 31, 1846; m. Celestine Butters,
3736. V. SARAH ADELE, b. Oct. 8, 1849; d. Dec. 6, 1850.
2068. JUSTICE STEPHEN JOHNSON FIELD (David D.. Timothy, David.
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Had-
dam. Conn., Nov. 4, 1816; m. in San Francisco, June 2, 1859, Sue Virginia, dau. of
Richard S. and Isabella Virginia Swearingen, of St. Louis, Mo., b. in Louisville,
Ky., Sept. 10, 1836. No issue.
STEPHEN JOHNSON FIELD.
(By Rev. Henry Martyn Field.)
For the first time in the history ot the descendants of Rev. David Dudley Field,
death came into the household. In the midsummer of 1815 (July nth) was born a
fifth son, to whom, in honor of a venerable minister of Connecticut, was given the
name of Stephen Johnson. He lived but a little over five months, dying on Christ-
mas day of the same year. This early grief consecrated the memory of that child,
so that when a sixth son was born, Nov. 4, 1816, his parents gave him the same
name. He too was of a mould so delicate and fragile as gave little promise that he
could ever reach manhood. For a time it seemed doubtful if he could live. The
old dames who came around his cradle shook their heads, and told his mother that
"she could never raise that child!" But her love watched him night and day — no
hired attendant ever took her place — and carried him through the perils of infancy.
Nothing but that incessant care saved him ; so that he has always had reason to
feel, that in a double sense, he owed his lite to his mother.
He was not three years old when the family removed to Stockbridge, in August,
1819, and here he spent the ten years following — the period of boyhood. In 1829
HON. JONATHAN E. FIELD.
See page 6^3.
JUSTICE STEPHEN J. FIELD.
United States Supreme Court.
See page 6a4.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 625
(Dec. 2d) his sister Emilia was married to Rev. Josiah Brewer, who was immedi-
ately to embark for the East, as a missionary, to^promote female education among
the Greeks. Her brother Dudley (who, as the eldest of the family, was always
looking out for the education and advancement of his brothers) thought it would
be a good opportunity for Stephen, now a boy of thirteen, to accompany his sister,
to study the Oriental languages, and thus qualify himself to be a professor of
Oriental Literature in some college on his return. His sister was delighted at the
suggestion, and as our parents gave their consent, it was decided upon. The fam-
ily party sailed from New York on the loth of December, bound for Smyrna. It had
been Mr. Brewer's intention to go from there to Greece, but when he reached Smyrna
he was persuaded to remain in that city as a place where he could labor for Greek edu-
cation quite as effectively as in Greece itself. There were in Asia Minor at that
time more Greeks than of any other nation. Accordingly he settled in Smyrna,
where he remained nine years. For two and a half Stephen was in his family.
During that time he visited Ephesus, Scio, Patmos, Tenos, and ^gina. He
accompanied Mrs. Hill (the wife ot Rev. John Hill, D. D., the well known Epis-
copal missionary in Greece) from Smyrna to Athens, and there spent the winter of
1831-32. The place was then in ruins, and unable to find a house, they lived in an
old Venetian tower. While in the East, young Field learned modern Greek so that
he could speak it fluently, and for a time, kept his journal in it. He also acquired
some knowledge of Italian, French, and Turkish.
An experience of a very different kind was the visitations of the plague and
the cholera, by which Smyrna, like so many other cities of the East, was often
scourged. In the terrible plague of 1831, every one avoided his neighbor, as if the
slightest touch carried contagion. If two men went in the street, each drew away
from the other, as if contact were death. Sometimes they hugged the walls of the
houses, with canes in their hands ready to strike down any one who should
approach. All papers and letters coming through the mails were smoked and
dipped in vinegar before they were delivered, lest they might communicate infec-
tion. Even vegetables were passed through water before they were taken from the
hands of the seller. Terrible tales were told of scenes where guests were carried
away dead from the table, and servants dropped down while waiting upon it. On
every countenance was depicted an expression of terror. When the plague appeared
in a house, it was instantly deserted, the occupants running from it without stop-
ping to look at anything, or to take anything with them, as if pursued by an avenging
angel. Of those who were attacked nearly one-half were swept away. Few, except
those who had recovered from the plague, ventured to go about the city. And it
was not till the pestilence had spent its force, and their houses had been thor-
oughly cleansed and purified, that the affrighted inhabitants returned to their
homes.
Such was the memorable plague of 1831, of which this missionary family were
witnesses. Mr. Brewer remained in the city for two or three weeks after it broke
out, when, for the safety of his family, he took them on board a vessel and sailed
for Malta. But no sooner had they arrived than they were ordered into quarantine.
So without remaining more than two or three days, not being permitted to land,
they returned to Smyrna, after an absence of a little over six weeks, when the
plague had passed. On their return voyage they visited Patmos, Scio, and other
islands of the Grecian Archipelago.
In the autumn of the same year Smyrna was visited with the Asiatic cholera,
when there were three hundred deaths a day. Thirty thousand people left the city
and camped in the fields. During that period Mr. Brewer filled his pockets with
medicines, and went around in the lanes and alleys, and ministered to the sick and
626 FIELD GENEALOGY.
dying. His young brother-in-law, with his pockets filled in the same way, accom-
panied him in all his rounds.
Young Field remained in the East two years and a half, when Mr. Brewer
thought it was time for him to return to America to enter college. Accordingly
he sailed for home in the latter part of 1832, and entered Williams College in the
fall of 1S33. He graduated in 1837, with the valedictory oration— the highest honor
of his class. The next spring he went to New York, and began the study of law in
his brother Dudley's office. His studies were interrupted by a long illness. When
he was sufficiently recovered he removed to Albany for change of scene and occu-
pation, and for some months taught in the Female Academy, spending his leisure
time in the office of John Van Buren, the attorney-general of the state. After a
year and a half he returned to New York City, and re-entered his brother's office,
and in 1841 became his partner, and so remained for seven years.
In the spring of 1848 he was seized with a desire to visit Europe, and terminat-
ing his partnership that he might be free, he went abroad, and spent the following
winter in Paris. That was the year of the Revolution, when Louis Philippe was
overthrown, and the government of France was passing through the stage of a
Republic back to the Second Empire. While he was in the city, it was visited with
the cholera, whose terrible ravages recalled the cholera of Smyrna. His sister
Mary joined him in Paris, and in the following spring came out his brother Cyrus
and his wife, and all together travelled extensively in Europe. The Continent was
still in great agitation. They were in Vienna while the war was raging in Hungary.
They returned home in the autumn of that year.
The fall of 1849 was a stirring moment in the history of the country. The
Mexican war had been brought to a close by a treaty in which California was ceded
to the United States, and soon afterwards this new acquisition was discovered to be
a land of gold. Nothing could be conceived more fitted to excite the imagination
of Young America. The picture of an empire on the Pacific, rising as it were out
of the sea, presented itself as a boundless field for enterprise and ambition. No
one was more prepared to catch the excitement than the young lawyer just returned
from Europe. Years before his attention had been drawn to the country bordering
in the Pacific, and particularly to the bay and town of San Francisco. In 1845, the
year before the Mexican war, his brother Dudley had written two articles for the
Democratic Review— a political magazine of the day— upon the Oregon Question,
which was that of the Northwestern boundary between the British possessions and
the territory of the United States. In preparing them, he had examined several
works on Oregon and California, and among others that of Greenhow, then recently
published, and thus became familiar with the geography of the Pacific Coast.
Afterwards, when the war broke out, in speaKing of its probable issue, he remarked
that "if he were a young man he would go to San Francisco;" for he was satisfied
peace would never be concluded with Mexico without our acquiring that harbor (as
there was no other good harbor on the coast), and that, in his opinion, at no dis-
tant day it would be the seat of a great city. He offered to furnish his younger
brother the means to go, and also for investment in the new city which was to be.
Some months afterwards, while Colonel Stevenson's regiment was preparing to start
from New York for California, his brother again referred to the subject, and sug-
gested the idea of his going out with the regiment. But he wished to go to Europe,
and so the project was deferred. But the idea thus suggested had taken possession
of his mind. He was attracted by the prospect of adventure in a new country,
besides the ambition of being one of the founders of a new commonwealth.
In December, 1848, whilst in Paris, he read in the New York Herald the mes-
sage of President Polk confirming the reports of the discovery of gold in California.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 627
This recalled the suggestion of his brother, and made him almost regret that he had
not acted upon it. But as he was now in Europe, he concluded to carry out his
original plan of completing his tour, before returning to America. But the fire was
only smothered, not extinguished, and it burst out anew when he found himself
once more in his own country, being kindled afresh by the general excitement.
Crowds were leaving by every steamer to the Isthmus, and by every ship around
Cape Horn. Thousands had crossed the plains the previous summer, or were on
their way. He v^as not long in making up his mind. He landed in New York on
the ist of October, and on the 13th of November he left on the steamer Crescent
City for Chagres, an old Spanish- American town on a river of that name, on the
Isthmus of Panama, where he arrived in about a week. In company with others,
he took a boat and was pushed up the river by Indians to Cruces, where they
engaged mules and rode over the mountain to the city of Panama. Here they
found a crowd of emigrants and adventurers bound for the land of gold. They
took passage for San Francisco on the old steamer California, which was crowded to
the utmost, passengers being stowed in every nook and corner, and some without
even a berth lying on the deck. It was said there were over twelve hundred per-
sons on board. Many carried with them the seeds of disease, contracted under a
tropical sun, which, being aggravated by hardships, insufficient food, and the
crowded condition of the steamer, developed as the voyage proceeded. Panama
fever in its worst form broke out, and soon the main deck was covered with the
sick. There was a physician attached to the ship, but he too was prostrated. In
this extremity the young lawyer, just from New York and from Paris, turned him-
self into a nurse, and went from one sufferer to another, bending over the sick, and
watching them as carefully as if he had been trained in a hospital. One gentle-
man, afterwards a lawyer of high standing in California, Mr. Gregory Yale, thought
that he owed his life to this attention of his fellow-passenger, and ever after felt
towards him as a brother. At last, after twenty-two days, this voyage of misery
ended; they reached San Francisco on almost the last day of the year, Dec. 28, 1849,
and went on shore between eight and nine o'clock at night.
Mr. Field landed in California with ten dollars in his pocket. He had two
trunks, one he might perhaps have carried, but could not manage both ; so he was
compelled to pay seven out of his ten dollars to have them taken to an old adobe
building, where a room was to be had, ten feet long by eight wide, for thirty-five
dollars a week. Two of his fellow-passengers shared it with him. They took the
bed, and he took the floor. The next morning he started out early with three dol-
lars in his pocket, and hunted up a restaurant and ordered the cheapest breakfast
to be had it cost two dollars ; so that when he began his career in California, he
had as a capital to start on, exactly one dollar! But he did not abate a jot of heart
or hope. In after years, when he could smile at his early fortunes, he loved to
recount these first experiences.* He said:
"I was in no respect despondent over my financial condition. It was a beauti-
ful day, much like an Indian Summer day in the East, but finer. There was some-
thing exhilarating and exciting in the atmosphere which made everybody cheerful
* His friends in California, many of whom had been, like himself, among the pioneers of '49
were as fond of hearing as he could be of relating his adventures and often urged him to put
them on record before he and they should pass away. This he long refused. But once when in
San Francisco he was persuaded to dictate some of them to a reporter, who took them down in
short-hand, and afterwards wrote them out. In the course of successive conversations, they
grew into a volume, which was printed privately for his friends under the title "Personal Remin-
iscences of Early Days in California." It reads more like a tale of fiction than of sober reality.
Though related in familiar style, as one tells a story to a group of friends, it is a thrilling nar-
rative, full of excitement and adventure, and full also of dangers, from coming in conflict with
desperate men, that could only be met with the greatest personal courage. To some of these
incidents we may refer hereafter, though it can only be a passing allusion, as we must reserve
what space we have to speak of his work as a legislator and a judge.
628 FIELD GENEALOGY.
and buoyant. As I walked along the streets, I met a great many persons I had
known in New York, and they all seemed to be in the highest spirits. Every one
in greeting me. said, 'It is a glorious country,' or 'Isn't it a glorious country?' or
'Did you ever see a more glorious country?* or something to that effect. In every
case the word 'glorious' was sure to come out. There was something infectious in
the use of the word, or rather in the feeling, which made its use natural. I had not
been out many hours that morning before 1 caught the infection : and though I had
but a single dollar in my pocket and no business whatever, and did not know where
I was to get the next meal, I found myself saying to everybody^I met, 'It is a glori-
ous country.'
"The city presented an appearance which, to me, who had witnessed some curi ■
ous scenes in the course of my travels, was singularly strange and wild. The Bay
then washed a portion of the east side ot what is now Montgomery street, one of
the principal streets of the city; and the sides of the hills sloping back from the
water were covered with buildings of various kinds, some just begun, a few com-
pleted— all, however, of the rudest sort, the greater number being merely canvas
sheds. The streets were filled with people, it seemed to me, from every nation
under heaven, all wearing their peculiar costumes. The majority of them were
from the states; and each state had furnished specimens of every type within its
borders. Every* country of Europe had its representatives; and wanderers without
a country were there in great numbers. There were also Chilians, Sonorians,
Kanakas from the Sandwich Islands, and Chinese from Canton and Hong Kong.
All seemed, in hurrying to and fro, to be busily occupied and in a state of pleasur-
able excitement. Everything needed for their wants, food, clothing, and lodging-
quarters, and everything required for transportation and mining, were in urgent
demand and obtained extravagant prices. Yet no one seemed to complain of the
charges made. There was an apparent disdain of all attempts to cheapen articles
and reduce prices. News from the East was eagerly sought from all new comers.
Nev7spapers from New York were sold at a dollar apiece. I had a bundle of them,
and seeing the price paid for such papers, I gave them to a fellow-passenger, telling
him he might have half he could get for them. There were sixty-four numbers, if
I recollect aright, and the third day after our arrival, to my astonishment he handed
me thirty-two dollars, stating that he had sold them all at a dollar apiece. Nearly
everything else brought a similarly extravagant price."
His fortunes were further recruited by the proceeds of a note of over $400,
which his brother Dudley had given him against a man who, having prospered in
his new home, paid it promptly. As the newcomer handled the money in Spanish
doubloons, he felt rich. With this start he opened an office in San Francisco, but
had only received his first fee when the excitement about gold in the interior led
him to abandon the city, and take a steamer up the Sacramento river, then in its
annual flood, to a point which, being at the junction of two rivers, the Feather and
the Yuba, seemed a natural site for a town, and where already some hundreds of
people had pitched their tents upon the bank. Two of the proprietors were French
gentlemen, who were delighted when they found he could speak French, and insisted
on showing him the town site. It was a beautiful spot, covered with live-oak trees
that reminded him of the oak parks in England. He saw at once that the place,
from its position at the head of river navigation, was destined to become an import-
ant depot for the neighboring lines, and that its beauty and healthf ulness would ren-
der it a pleasant place for residence. Here accordingly he pitched his tent, and was
to spend the next seven years.
As may well be supposed, life in this new settlement was very primitive.
Besides the old adobe of the original settler, there was only one house. The new-
comers slept in tents or under the open sky. But this was the least of their anxieties.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 629
Society was in a state of chaos. There was no law, no government, no ofiBcial
authority, no protection for life or property, except the instinct of self-preservation
which leads men to combine to protect each other. To create something like civil
order, the first thing was to organize a temporary local government. So the settlers
got together, and christening the place with a name — that of Marysville, in honor
of the only woman in the place, the wife of one of the proprietors of the town — they
agreed to elect a town council and a chief magistrate, or in Spanish phrase an
Alcalde. To this position Mr. Field was chosen. Under the Mexican law an Alcalde
was an officer of very limited jurisdiction; but in the anomalous condition of affairs
in California at this time, he was called upon to exercise, and did exercise, very
great powers. Mr. Field therefore became at once the center of authority, around
whom the elements of society could crystalize. He was the chief official in the
newly-formed community, and had use for all his powers, since along with the
respectable, the orderly, and the law-abiding class of people, there was a great num-
ber of disreputable characters — gamblers and thieves and desperadoes, the scum
and refuse of older communities, who had to be held in check with a firm hand.
They soon found that there was an authority with which they could not trifle. Thus
a man had committed a robbery. He had stolen gold dust out of the tent of a
miner. It was found upon him, and he was at once convicted. What should be done
with him? There was no jail to hold prisoners, and the sheriff could not be kept
standing guard over him. Nor could he be sent to San Francisco but at great
expense. If he had been turned over to the mob, they would have hung him to the
nearest tree. The judgment of the Alcalde was more merciful, though not less
swift and effective. It was, as all punishment of crime ought to be, sharp and
stinging. The thief was sentenced to be stripped, and to receive fifty lashes on his
bare back — a sentence that was promptly inflicted; and he was then turned adrift
with the warning that he would be flogged again if he was caught in the town within
two years. The warning did not need to be repeated. The wretch slunk away
like a hunted wolf, and never troubled them more.
Thus the Alcalde did not bear the sword in vain. A few instances of such whole-
some severity quelled the spirit of lawlessness, and established order in the com-
munity. A good many bad characters hung about the place, and gambling-shops
were open ; but deeds of violence were effectually repressed, and during the whole
time that he bore rule, this settlement on the border was as peaceful as a New Eng-
land village. Sometimes he had more pleasing duties than that of punishment. In
one case a husband and wife came to him bitterly complaining of each other, and
demanding an immediate divorce. Then the good Alcalde forgot his office as a
magistrate, and tried to interpose as a pacificator and friend, which he did with
such good effect that they promised to kiss and forgive each other, and departed arm
in arm, to live in peace and love foraver after.
As chief magistrate, he had the general superintendence over matters affecting
the public interests of the town. He had the banks of the Yuba river graded so as
to facilitate the landing from steamers and other vessels. He established a night
police, and kept the record of deeds of real property.
This efficient rule of the Alcalde was of course but temporary. It ceased as the
new State Government went into operation, and its officers appeared and took the
place of officials with Spanish titles and unlimited powers. The change was no
doubt, on the whole, a benefit ; although in some cases it was quite the contrary, as
in the haste of organization some very unfit men were appointed to positions in
which their power for mischief was great. Thus in the District Court of Yuba
county a lawyer from Texas, who was of a low type of desperado, was appointed
judge. A drunkard, he often appeared in court in a state of intoxication, and by
630 FIELD GENEALOGY.
his vulgar and brutal manners created universal disgust. He took a hatred to Mr.
Field, and even threatened personal violence, so that the latter always went armed ;
but as bullies are generally cowards, he prudently confined himself to swaggering
and bluster. But the nuisance did not continue long. The following winter Mr.
Field was a member of the Legislature, and secured a reorganization of judicial
districts, by which this model judge was sent off to the extreme northern part of
the state, where at the time there were few inhabitants and little litigation. For
some years he continued on the bench, but his ungovernable passions and habits
of intoxication finally led to a movement for his impeachment, when he resigned,
and soon afterwards died in utter disgrace.
The nomination to the Legislature introduced Mr. Field to a new experience.
Every candidate had to make the canvass for himself. It did not do to stand upon
his dignity. The people did not know him, and an Eastern reputation counted for
little in the mining gulches of California. He had to mount his horse like a Meth-
odist circuit-rider, and ride from camp to camp, speaking to the people wherever
he could find them — in the oak grove, under the shade of trees, or by the river-side
where they washed for gold. In this way he saw a great deal of the rough life of
the border, and had many a novel, and sometimes a touching, experience. A single
incident, which is related in the "Personal Reminiscences," is given in the note
below.*
*I witnessed some strange scenes during the campaign, which well illustrated the anomalous
condition of society in the country. I will mention one of them. As I approached Grass Valley
then a beautiful spot among the hills, occupied principally by Mr. Walsh, a name since become
familiar to Californians, I came to a building by the wayside, small lodging-house and drinking-
saloon, opposite to which a Lynch jury was sitting, trying a man upon a charge of stealing gold
dust. I stopped and watched for awhile the progress of the trial. On an occasion of some little
delay in the proceedings, I mentioned to those present, the jury included, that I was a candidate
for the legislature, and that I would be glad if tbey would join me in a glass in the saloon, an
invitation which was seldom declined in those days. It was at once accepted, and leaving the
accused in the hands of an improvised constable, the jury entered the house and partook of the
drinks which its bar afforded. I had discovered, or imagined from the appearance of the pris-
oner, that he had been familiar in other days with a very different life from that of California,
and my sympathies were moved towards him. So, after the jurors had taken their drinks and
were talking pleasantly together, I slipped out of the building and approaching the man, said to
him, "What is the case against you? Can I help you?" The poor fellow looked up to me and
his eyes filled with great globules of tears as he replied, "I am innocent of all I am charged with.
I have never stolen anything nor cheated any one; but I have no one here to befriend me."
That was enough for me. Those eyes, filled as they were, touched my heart. I hur-
ried back to the saloon; and as the jurors were standing about chatting with each other I
exclaimed "How is this? you have not had your cigars? Mr. bar-keeper, please give the gentle-
men the best you have; and, besides, I added, let us have another 'smile'— it is not often you
have a candidate for the Legislature among you." A laugh followed, and a ready acceptance
was given to the invitation. In the meantime my eyes rested upon a benevolent-looking man
among the jury, and I singled him out for conversation. I managed to draw him aside and
inquired what State he came from. He replied, from Connecticut. I then asked if his parents
lived there. He answered, with faltering voice, "My father is dead; my mother and sister are
there." I then said, "Your thoughts, I dare say, go out constantly to them; and you often write
to them of course." His eyes glistened, and 1 saw pearl-like dew-drops gathering in them; his
thoughts were carried over the mountains to his old home. "Ah, my good friend," I added,
"how their hearts must rejoice to hear from you." Then, after a short pause, I remarked, "What
is the case against your prisoner? He, too, perhaps, may have a mother and sister in the East,
thinking of him as your mother and sister do of you, and wondering when he will come back,
For God's sake remember this." The heart of the gooa man responded in a voice which, even to
this day— now nearly thirty years past— sounds like a delicious melody in my ears: "I will do
so." Passing from him I went to the other jurors, and finding they were about to go back to the
trial, I exclaimed, "Don't be in a hurry, gentlemen, let us take another glass." They again
acceded to mv request, and seeing that they were a little mellowed by their indulgence, I ven-
tured to speak about the trial. I told them that the courts of the state were organized, and
there was no necessity or justification now for Lynch juries; that the prisoner appeared to be
without friends, and I appealed to them as men of large hearts, to think how they would feel if
they were accused of crime where they had no counsel and no friends. "Better send him, gentle-
men, to Marysville for trial, and keep your own hands free from stain." A pause ensued; their
hearts were softened; and, fortunately, a man going to Marysville with a wagon coming up at
this moment, I prevailed upon them to put the prisoner in his charge to be taken there. The
owner of the wagon consenting, they swore him to take the prisoner to that place and deliver him
over to the sheriff; and to make sure that he would keep the oath, I handed him a "slug," a local
coin of octagonal form of the value of fifty dollars, issued at that time by assayers in San Fran-
cisco. We soon afterwards separated. As I moved away on my horse my head swam a little,
but my heart was joyous. Of all things which I can recall of the past, this is one of the most
pleasant. I believe I saved the prisoner's life; for in those days there was seldom any escape
for a person tried by a Lynch jury.
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The experience of this campaign was useful in other ways. In the mining
camps he learned the rules by which the miners regulated their claims, and their
relations with each other — rules which he was soon to lift into dignity by giving
them the force of positive law.
The Legislature met in San Jose, then the capital of the state, on the first Mon-
day of January, 1851. It had an immense work on its hands in framing the laws
for a state just coming into existence, but destined to a magnificent future. Here
Mr. Field found himself at home. As a diligent student of law for many years, he
had become familiar with the civil and criminal codes and the codes of procedure at
the East, and now had opportunity to turn to account the results of long study,
aided by experience and observation. He at once took a leading position in the
Legislature, and it is said by those familiar with the history of that body, did more
towards framing the laws of California than any other individual.
He at once directed special attention to legislation for the protection of miners.
California was a mining state. The vast immigration from the East had come in
search of gold. This was for the moment the great interest of the state, and the
miners the most important class of the population. Here Mr. Field turned to account
his recent experience. He had been among the miners. He had slept in their tents
and their cabins, and sat by their camp-fires, listening to the tales of their adven-
tures. He had learned the rules by which they were governed — rules by which he
perceived that justice was practically administered. He saw that it would never
do to undertake to override these regulations by a set of arbitrary laws, framed at
a distance, by men ignorant of their peculiar conditions. The attempt to impose
such an authority would be extremely impolitic; it would provoke resistance; a con-
flict would be inevitable ; and what was far more important in his view, it would
be cruelly unjust. The miners, who at great hardship and peril had sought out the
places were gold was hidden in the beds of rivers and in the rocks of the mountains,
had rights which could not be ignored. The wise course was to give the sanction
of law to the rules which they had made for themselves. Then they could not com-
plain of injustice when bound by the laws which they had framed for their own pro-
tection. Accordingly at an early stage of the session he introduced the following
provision, which through his advocacy was adopted and incorporated into a general
statute regulating proceedings in civil cases in the courts of the state:
"In actions respecting 'Mining Claims' proof shall be admitted of the customs,
usages, or regulations established and in force at the bar, or diggings embracing
such claims ; and such customs, usages, or regulations, when not in conflict with
the Constitution and Laws of this State, shall govern the decision of the action.'
These five lines contain, as the acorn contains the oak, the germinal principle
of a whole code of wise and beneficent legislation. The great principles of law,
being founded in natural justice, are always simple, and yet^simple as this was, no
one had had the sagacity to perceive or the courage to propose it ; but once proposed
and adopted, it solved all difficulties, and smoothed the way to peace in all the
borders of the Golden State. It was afterwards adopted by other mining regions,
and finally by the Congress of the United States. Its wisdom has been proved by
thirty years of experience. For this single act, says a California writer, "the peo-
ple of this state and of Nevada, should ever hold the author in grateful remem-
brance. When they think of him only as a judge deciding upon the administration
of laws framed by others, let them be reminded that in a single sentence he laid
the foundation of our mining system so firmly that it has not been, and cannot be,
disturbed."
Next to the miners, and forming a large part of them, was another class requir-
ing protection — that of poor debtors. Of the thousands who rushed to California in
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the early days, a large proportion were men who had met with reverses of fortune
in the older states. Many were utterly broken down ; and sick at heart, and often
sick in body, they had sought a new field in hope to begin life anew. It was all-
important that they should not have their hands tied at the very beginning ; that they
should not find, on landing in their new home, that they were pursued by prosecu-
tions, and their little means taken from them. In the older states there were laws
exempting certain effects of a debtor. But these exemptions were very small. The
workers who had come to build up an empire on the Pacific Coast needed some-
thing more. Strong-limbed mechanics might as well be bound in hands and feet as
deprived of tools to work with. The farmer needed his plow and his oxen, the
surgeon his instruments, and the lawyer his library. To meet all these cases, Mr.
Field drew a provision more comprehensive than had ever been framed before,
exempting from forced sale under execution the following property of judgment
debtors, except where the judgment was recovered for the purchase-money of the
articles, viz:
"r. Chairs, tables, desks, and books, to the value of one hundred dollars.
"2. Necessary household, table, and kitchen furniture, including stove, stove-
pipe, and stove furniture, wearing apparel, beds, bedding, and bedsteads, and
provisions actually provided for individuals or family use sufficient for one month.
"3. Farming utensils, or implements of husbandry; also two oxen, or two
horses, or two mules, and their harness, and one cart or wagon, and food for such
oxen, horses, or mules for one month.
"4. The tools and implements of a mechanic necessary to carry on his trade,
the instruments and chests of a surgeon, physician, surveyor, and dentist, necessary
to the exercise of their professiorrs, with their professional library, and the law
libraries of an attorney or counsellor.
"5. The tent and furniture, including a table, camp stools, bed and bedding,
of a miner; also his rocker, shovels, wheelbarrow, spade, pumps, and other instru-
ments used in mining, with provisions necessary for his support for one month.
"6. Two oxen, or two horses, or two mules, and their harness, and one cart or
vT^agon, by the use of which a cartman, teamster, or other laborer habitually earns
his living ; and food for such oxen, horses, or mules for one month ; and a horse,
harness, and vehicle used by a physician or surgeon in making his professional
visits.
"7. All arms and accoutrements required by law to be kept by any person."
This comprehensive provision spread a broad shield of protection over every
honest man who was willing to work.
Mr. Field was a member of the^Judiciary Committee, and his work naturally
related mainly to the administration of justice. "Among the most important of the
measures drawn up by him," says Prot. Pomeroy,* "was a bill concerning the
judiciary ot the state. This act was general, dealing with the whole judicial sys-
tem, and requiring great labor in its preparation. It completely reorganized the
judiciary, and defined and allotted the jurisdiction, powers and duties, of all the
irades of courts and judicial officers. An act passed in the subsequent session of
g853, revising and amending in its details the original statute of 1851, was also drawn
up by him, although he was not then a member of the Legislature. The system then
planned and established in 1851, and improved in 1853, and again in 1862, to conform
to the constitutional amendments of the previous year, was substantially adopted
in the codes of 1872, and continued in operation until it was displaced by the revolu-
♦John Norton Pomeroy, LL.D., Professor of Law in the University of California, has written
a somewhat elaborate review of the career of JudgeField, as a legislator, State Judge, and Judge
of the Supreme Court of the United States, from which the above is taken.
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tionary changes made in the new constitution of 1879-80. In connection with this
legislation affecting the judiciary, he also drafted and procured the passage of an
act concerning county sheriffs, defining all their official functions and duties; an act
concerning county recorders, creating the entire system of registry which has since
remained substantially unaltered ; and an act concerning attorneys and counsellors
at law, by which their duties were declared and their rights were protected against
arbitrary proceedings by hostile judges."
"He also prepared and introduced two separate bills to regulate the civil and
criminal practice. These acts were based upon the Code of Civil Procedure, and
the Code of Criminal Procedure proposed by the New York commissioners, but they
contained a great number of changes and additions made necessary by the provi-
sions of the California constitution, and by the peculiar social conditions and habits
of the people. They were by no means bare copies taken from the New York
codes, since Mr. Field altered and reconstructed more than three hundred sections,
and added over one hundred new sections. The two measures were generally
designated as the Civil and the Criminal Practice Acts. They were subsequently
adopted by the other states and territories west of the Rocky mountains. They
continued, with occasional amendments, in force in California until the present sys-
tem of more elaborate codes was substituted for them in 1872; and even this change
was more in name than in substance, since all their provisions substantially reap-
pear in some one of these codes. ' '
In the Civil Practice Acts he incorporated the provisions above mentioned
respecting mining claims, and exempting certain articles ot property of judgment
debtors trom forced sale under execution, both of which have become permanent
features ot the legislative policy ot California.
But to enumerate all the acts framed by this indefatigable legislator would
require us to write the history of the Legislature itself during that memorable ses-
sion. Says one who was familiar with all the steps taken in that founding of a com-
monwealth:
"The session of 1851 was the most important in the history of the state. It was
the first one held after the admission of California into the Union ; and some of the
best timbers of the new governmental structure are the handiwork ot Mr. Field.
His labors exhibited great devotion to the public service, untiring industry, and a
high sense of the responsibility of a public officer. Many bad bills were defeated
through his influence, and many defective ones amended by his suggestions. He
was seldom absent from his seat ; he carefully watched all measures ; and there
were few debates in which he did not participate. Such is the universal testimony
of all the survivors ot the legislative body of 1851, and its truth is established by the
Journal of the Assembly and^the papers of the time."
At the close of the Legislature, Mr. Field returned to Marysville. He had
added to his reputation, but in other respects his fortunes were at a low ebb. His
legal practice had been broken up by a ruffian on the bench, and he was as poor as
when he landed in San Francisco with but ten dollars in his pocket, and he had to
ask credit for a week's board. But this judicial ruffian was now gone, and he had
at last a clear field before him ; and soon the same ability which he had shown in
the Legislative Assembly gave him a conspicuous place at the bar. The next six
3'ears, which were devoted to his profession, were years of success in every respect.
His practice became very large. Indeed, one who watched his progress during
those years said: "His practice was as extensive, and probably as remunerative, as
that of any lawyer in the state." The same careful observer thus analyzed the
secret of his success:
"He was distinguished at the bar for his fidelity to his clients, for untiring
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industry, great care and accuracy in the preparation of his cases, uncommon legal
acumen, and extraordinary solidity of judgment. As an adviser, no man had more
the confidence of his clients, for he trusted nothing to chance or accident when
certainty could be attained, and felt his way cautiously to his conclusions, which,
once reactfed, rested upon sure foundations, and to which he clung with remarkable
pertinacity. Judges soon learned to repose confidence in his opinions, and he
always gave them the strongest proofs of the weight justly due to his conclusions."
Thus established in the high esteem of the profession and the public, he had an
assured future before him. He was universally recognized as among the leaders of
the bar. Had he chosen thus to continue in the courts, there seemed to be nothing
of success or of fortune which was not within his reach. It was at this moment,
when his prospects were at the brightest, that his legal career was interrupted by
his elevation to the bench.
In 1857 he was elected Judge of the Supreme Court of the state for the term of
six years, commencing Jan. i, 1858. There were two candidates besides himself
before the people, and 93,000 votes were polled. He received a majority of 36,000
over each of his opponents, and 17,000 over them both together. His duties began
even before his regular term of office. In September of that year the chief justice
of the court, Hugh L. Murray, died, and one ot the associate judges was appointed
to fill the vacancy. This left the remainder of the associate judge's term of service,
which extended to the following January, unoccupied, and Mr. Field was appointed
by the governor of the state — a political opponent— to fill it. He accepted the
appointment, and took his seat on the bench Oct. 13, 1857. He held the office of
associate judge until the resignation of Chief Justice Terry in September, 1859,
when he became chief justice, and so continued as long as he remained on the bench
of California.
In the exchange of positions from the bar to the bench, Mr. Field left the sphere
in which he was at home, and which might have seemed most attractive to his
ambition. To an aspiring lawyer there is no fame so dear as that of a great advo-
cate. One who has already gained success Jn this arena, who has proved his power
over courts and juries, is very reluctant to turn aside from this brilliant career.
He felt a natural regret that he could no more take part in these exciting contests,
even though it were to exchange his place for the more calm and dignified position
of a judge. But in the condition of California at that time there was perhaps no
officer of the state so much needed to strengthen law and order — the foundations
of the commonwealth — as an uptight, able, and courageous judge. The bar of
California contained a number of men of eloquence and ability, lluent speakers and
debaters, ready in wit as in argument, who would run over a weak judge or a timid
one. They now found in the seat of authority one whose clearness of mind and
understanding of the great principles of law could not be confused or deceived,
and who, with the utmost courtesy of manner, united a firmness and courage
nowhere more needed than on the bench. This combination of qualities inspired
respect for the judicial office, and for the law which it represented. Besides this,
in California the laws themselves were unsettled. Successive legislatures had
indeed passed volumes of enactments, but the force of these could only be deter-
mined by actual decisions in the courts. It is well understood in law that the work
of the legislator is incomplete until the judge comes to apply the acts which have
been passed, and in Scripture phrase, "to give the meaning and the interpretation
thereof." The novelty of some of the cases presented for decision, and their
extreme difficulty, are such as only a lawyer can understand. I do not feel compe-
tent to give an opinion on the numerous complexities which he was to disentangle,
but will quote what was written of him afterward, when he was about to retire from
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that court, by one who was for three years his associate in this work — Judge Joseph
G. Baldwin;
"When he came to the bench, the calendar was crowded with cases involving
immense interests, the most important questions, and various and peculiar litiga-
tion. California was then, as now, in the development of her multiform materiel
resources. The judges were as much pioneers of law as the people of settlement.
To be sure something had been done, but much had yet to be accomplished ; and
something, too, had to be undone of that which had been done in the feverish and
anomalous period that had preceded. It is safe to say that, even in the experience
of new countries hastily settled by heterogeneous crowds of strangers from all coun-
tries, no such example of legal or judicial difficulties was ever before presented as
has been illustrated in the history of California. There was no general or common
source of jurisprudence. Law was to be administered almost without a standard.
There was the civil law^ as adulterated or modified by Mexican provincialism,
usages, and habitudes, for a great part of the litigation; and there was the common
law for another part, but what that was was to be decided from the conflicting
decisions ot any number of courts in America and England, and the various and
diverse considerations of policy arising from local and other facts. And then, con-
tracts made elsewhere, and some of them in semi-civilized countries, had to be
interpreted here. Besides all which may be added that large and important inter-
ests peculiar to this state existed — mines, ditches, etc. — for which the courts were
compelled to frame the law, and make a system out of what was little better than
chaos.
"When, in addition, it is considered that an unprecedented number of contracts,
and an amount of business without parallel, had been made and done in hot haste,
with the utmost carelessness; that legislation was accomplished in the same way,
and presented the crudest and most incongruous materials for construction ; that
the whole scheme and organization of the government, and the relation of the depart-
ments to each other, had to be adjusted by judicial construction — it may well be
conceived what task even the ablest jurist would take upon himself when he assumed
this office. It is no small compliment to say that Judge Field entered upon the
duties of this great trust with his usual zeal and energy, and that he leaves the
office not only with greatly increased reputation, but that he has raised the charac-
ter of the jurisprudence of the state. He has. more than any other man, given
tone, consistency, and system to our judicature, and laid broad and deep the founda-
tion of our civil and criminal law. The land titles of the state — the most important
and permanent of the interests of a great commonwealth — have received from his
hand their permanent protection, and this alone should entitle him to the lasting
gratitude of the bar and the people."
As might be supposed, the fame of such judicial decisions could not be hid in a
corner. It was spread abroad, especially in the Pacific states, where there were
many similar cases to be decided, and he came to be recognized as the first judicial
authority on that coast. So universally was this conceded that when in 1863 the
rising importance of those states led Congress to pass a law creating a new district
on that coast, and a tenth judge on the Supreme bench of the United States, the
whole delegation from the Pacific — Senators and Representatives, Democrats and
Republicans — went in a body to President Lincoln and urged the appointment of
Judge Field. No other name was pressed by the bar of California for the position,
for no other man was thought so eminently fitted for it. He was accordingly nom-
inated by the president, and confirmed unanimously by the Senate. His removal
was a great loss to the bench of Calitornia. "By this event," said Judge Baldwin,
"the state has been deprived of the ablest jurist whoever presided over her courts."
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Judge Field's commission was dated on the loth of March, 1S63, but he did not
take the oath of office till the 20th of May. For this there was a reason of conven-
ience and a reason of sentiment. A great number of cases were pending in the
Supreme Court of California, m which he had heard the arguments, and he desired
to have them decided before he left the bench. But there was also another reason.
The 20th of May was his father's birthday, and he thought that the dear old patri-
arch, then li\-ing in New England, who on that day would complete his eighty-sec-
ond year, would be gratified to learn that on the same day his son had become a
justice of the Supreme Court of the L'nited States.
The new appointment obliged the removal of Judge Field from San Francisco
to Washington, which now became his residence for the greater part of the year;
but as he was assigned to the new circuit, consisting of the Pacific states, it was a
part of his duty to return each summer to hold a term of the circuit court in Cali-
fornia, Nevada, or Oregon, and sometimes in all of them.
■When he ascended the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States, he
took his seat in a company of illustrious men. Taney was then chief justice, and
though he had long passed his fourscore years, his mind did not fail with age, and
he still continued to preside with the serenity of wisdom. He died the following
year, and was succeeded by Chief Justice Chase. There sat, as associate judges,
Wa^-ne, Catron, Nelson, Grier, Clifford, Swayne, Miller, and Davis. The questions
which came before this court were worthy of the dignity of such a tribunal. As
observed by a legal writer:
Legal questions of a countless number and variety, affecting private rights, and
invoh-ing ever)- department of jurisprudence — common law and equity, admiralty,
maritime and prize law, patent law and copyright, the civil law as embodied in
Louisiana and Mexican codes, statutes of Congress and of State Legislature —
ever\-thing except pure matters of probate — ma^- come before that court for
adjudication. Probably no other single tribunal in the world is called upon to exer-
cise a jurisdiction extending over so many different 'subjects, and demanding from
its judges such a variety of legal knowledge. But the highest power of the court,
that incident of transcendent importance which elevates it far above any other
judicial tribunal, is its authority as a final arbiter in all controversies depending
upon a construction of the L'nited States Constitution, in the exercise of which
exalted function, as the final interpreter of the organic law, it determines the bounds
beyond which neither the national nor the state governments may rightfully pass.
It is the unique feature of our civil polity, the element which distinguishes our
political institutions from all others, the crowning conception of our system, the
ver\- keystone of the vast arch, upon which depend the safety and permanence of
the whole fabric, that the extent and limits of the legislative and executive powers,
under the Constitution, both of the nation and or the individual states, are judicially
determined by a body completely independent of all other departments, conserva-
tive in its essential nature and tendencies, and inferior to no authority except the
deliberate organic will of the people expressed through the elective franchise.
The vast conservative power of this department of our government, as well as
the magnitude of the questions submitted to its decision, was never more fully illus-
trated than in the cases which grew out of the civil war and the legislation to which
it gave rise. One or two examples will illustrate the nature of these cases, and of
the questions involved. One of the first of these was the famous Milligan case. In
October, 1S64 — six months before the close of the war — a man by the name of Milli-
gan, a resident of Indiana, was arrested by order of the military commander of the
'listrict, and thrown into prison. In the excitement of war the authorities were dis-
posed to make quick work of treason, proved' or suspected. He was almost immed-
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lately brought before a military commission charged with conspiring against the
government, affording aid and support to rebels, inciting to insurrection, disloyal
practices, etc., and was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. The proof
may have been ample. No doubt he was a "rebel sympathizer," and may have
been very open and bold in expressing his sympathy. But he was not a soldier,
and under military authority; there was no rebellion in Indiana, no state of siege,
and oo excuse for martial law. The courts were open, and of whatever offence he
had been guilty, he could be tried and punished according to law. But this did not
sitisfy the eager spirit of those who would trample down opposition as they would
trample down an army in the field. Even the good President Lincoln was so far
governed by these considerations, that he approved the sentence, and ordered it to
be carried into immediate execution, and the man would have been hung had not
the supreme court stretched forth its powerful hand to save him from the scaffold.
When the question was brought b}' appeal before that tribunal, the judges were
unanimous in decreeing that the man who had been so accused and condemned
should be set at liberty. But five of the nine judges (of whom Judge Field was
one) went still farther, and in rendering their decision entered a solemn declaration
in support of civil authority as against military tribunals, which is one of the most
memorable decisions in the annals of the country. Referring to this decision, in
which he took part, Judge Field pays a high tribute to one of his associates:
"The opinion was written by Mr. Justice Davis, and it will be a perpetual
monument to his honor. It laid down in clear and unmistakable terms the doctrine
that military commissions organized during' the war, in a state not invaded nor
engaged in rebellion, in which the Federal courts were open and in the undisturbed
exercise of their judicial functions, had no jurisdiction to try a citizen who was not
a resident of a state in rebellion, nor a prisoner of war, nor a person in the military
or naval service ; and that Congress could not invest them with any such power; and
that in states where the courts were thus open and undisturbed, the guaranty of
trial by jurj' contained in the Constitution was intended for a state of war as well as
a state of peace, and is equally binding upon rulers and people at all times and
under all circumstances."
Hardly had the excitement of this case subsided when the court was called
upon to consider the famous Test Oath case. In the constitution of Missouri just
passed had been inserted a provision requiring, as a condition of holding any o:fice
of honor, trust, or profit under the state, or of filling any one of numerous positions
previously open to all, that the party should take what was called the Ironclad Oath
— that is, swear that he had never had anything to do with the rebellion, and had
never favored it openly or secretly. Not only did the oath extend to his acts, but to
his secret motives and feelings. It contained more than thirty distinct affirmations,
and seemed like a series of tests framed b}- the Inquisition to search out a man's
very soul, and to convict him in spite of himself. If a man could not swear to each
of these, the Constitution did not permit him to hold any of the offices, trusts, or
positions mentioned. He could not teach school ; he could not practise law; he could
not be a trustee of a church or an officer of a corporation; he coud not preach the
Gospel ; he could not administer the sacraments. It is hard to believe in this time
of the world that such provisions coud be found in the Constitution or laws of any
civilized countr3^ They belong to the Dark Ages rather than to the nineteenth
century, to Spain and Russia rather than to free America. Yet there they were,
broadly laid down in the Constitution of Missouri — a constitution just made, and
it was to be supposed, "with all the modern improvements."
Nor was this a dead letter. A Roman Catholic priest in that state, Father
Cummings, was indicted for the horrible crime of teaching and preaching the gospel
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without taking this oath, and convicted, and sentenced to pay a fine of five hundred
dollars, and to be committed to jail until it was paid. The case was appealed to
the supreme court of Missouri, which affirmed the judgment, and then as the last
resort it was carried to the supreme court of the United States. Of the nine judges
sitting on that tribunal, in that sanctuary of justice, four voted to sustain that leg-
islation. Judge Field gave the casting vote against it, and wrote the opinion in
burning words by which that infamy and shame was swept away forever from an
American state.
But we have no space to follow the cases growing out of the war which sprung
up in great number and variety: such as cases of pardon and amnesty; cases of the
confiscation of property ; cases involving the question of the legislative power of
the insurgent states during the war, and the extent to which the Confederate Gov-
ernment should be regarded as a de facto government. Then came up for review
the Reconstruction Acts of Congress, by which the South was divided into military
districts, and placed under the government of military officers. To Judge Field all
vhis policy was odious in the extreme. His whole nature revolted against it. It
served only to prolong the irritations of the war. and to give up a whole section of
the country, which had already been swept with destruction, to the anarchy of mis-
rule. In all these cases he was animated by one controlling desire — to bring back
the government to the rules and methods of peace. In his view it was time that the
reign of arms should cease, and that the reign of law and order should begin.
In the famous Legal-tender cases he stood with Chief Justice Chase against the
constitutionality of the act of Congress making the promises of the government a
1 igal tender for the payment of debts. Had that decision, which prevailed in the
court by a majority of one, been sustained, it was his opinion that the people would
l:ave been spared the financial uncertainty which followed the war, ending in a
revulsion which for a long period depressed the whole industry of the country. But
shortly after the decision two new judges were placed on the bench, and the ques-
tion was reopened, and the former decision reversed by a majority of one. This he
thought a fatal step backward, and he has always believed that it was owing in
great measure to this reversal of the former policy, that the country, which had
begun to emerge from financial chaos, and had made some progress towards
resumption, was thrown back where it was before, and had to ' 'wander in the wil-
derness" seven years more.
In the Slaughter-house cases of New Orleans he went beyond the majority of
the court, and gave a wider application to the Fourteenth Amendment of the Con-
stitution, arguing that it was designed to prevent hostile and discriminating legisla-
tion against any class of citizens — whites as well as blacks. In another instance, in
referring to the amendment abolishing slavery, and the provisions of the first sec-
tion of the Fourteenth Amendment, he said that they constiuited the crowning glory
of the government: for they made freedom, when not forfeited by crime, the normal
condition of every human being within the United States, and equality before the
law his constitutional right.
In the case of protection of sealed matter in the mails, he held that letters and
sealed packages subject to letter postage in the mail, can be opened and examined
only under warrant issued upon oath or affirmation, particularly describing the
thing to be seized, the same as is required when papers are subjected to search in
one's own houseliold; that the constitutional guaranty of the right of the people to
be secure in their papers against unreasonable searches and seizures, extends to
their papers thus closed against inspection wherever they may be. But the law that
thus sacredly guards private correspondence, is abused and perverted, when made
a shelter and screen for vice and crime; and he points out in what way. consistently
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with the constitutional guarantee, the senders through the mails of obscene books
and prints may be reached and punished.
In his dissenting opinion on the constitutionality of the Thurman Act in regard
to the Pacific railroads, he argued for the inviolability of contracts; that an engage-
ment once made by a state or by an individual, is sacred, even though it be difficult
of fulfilment; that it is the mark of a just government, as of a just man, that it
"sweareth to its own hurt, and changeth not." As stated by the legal writer from
whom we have already quoted :
The principles which underlie all Judge Field's work in interpreting the con-
stitution, and to which he has constantly adhered, whether acting with the court or
dissenting from it, "are summed up in two ideas: P'irst, the preservation from
every interference or invasion by each other of all the powers and functions allotted
to the national government and the state governments ; and Second, the perfect
security and protection of private rights from all encroachments, either by the
United States or by the individual states. These two ideas he has steadily kept in
view, and has made the basis of his decisions. He has demonstrated that a con-
stant and firm maintenance of the powers justly belonging to the federal govern-
ment, is not incompatible with an equally firm upholding of the powers entrusted to
the states, with an undeviating adherence to the sacred doctrine of local self-govern-
ment, and the zealous protection of private rights, because all, in fact, rest upon the
same foundation."
Judge Field has now (1883) been twenty years on the bench of the Supreme
Court of the United States, and m length of service is the senior judge, with the
single exception of Judge Miller, who took his seat ten months earlier. In the
decision of the multitude of cases which have come up from year to year, he has
taken his full share of labor and responsibility, sometimes writmg the opinion of
the court, and sometimes dissenting from its views. It would require a volume to
give even a condensed history of these cases.
In the summer of 1873 Judge Field was appointed ,by toe governor of California,
in connection with two other persons, to examine the codes of the state, and pre-
pare such amendments as seemed necessary for the consideration of the Legislature.
The codes had been reported by a commission in the previous year, which had
adopted them principally from the reports of the New York Commission. There
was some conflict in the provisions of the different codes which prevented their har-
monious working. It was thought, by the bar and profession m the state that if
Judge Field would undertake it, the conflicting provisions could be, by proper
amendment, removed. At their suggestion, the governor appointed him and Mr.
John W. Dwinelle and Mr. Jackson Temple commissioners. They entered upon the
labor with great cheerfulness, and prosecuted it during the summer of 1S73 and
made a report to the Legislature, with the drafts of several bills. The amend-
raents proposed were adopted by the Legislature, with few alterations, and since
then the codes have worked well in the state.
In th'S beginning of the year 1S77 the supreme court of the United States,
then sitting in Washington, arrested its session for a case which had no precedent
in the history of the government. There was a disputed presidential election (see
pages elsewhere). The country was greatly excited, Congress was divided, the
Senate being Republican and the House Democratic. To meet a crisis for which
the Constitution made no provision, a law was passed creating an Electoral Com-
mission, composed of five judges of the Supreme Court, five Senators, and five
Representatives. In the act of Congress Judge Field was designated one of the
commissioners, and sat in the deliberations upon the question whether Mr. Tilden
or Mr. Hayes was entitled to the electoral votes of certain states. On their decision
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it was to depend who was to be president for the next four years. The history of
that commission is well known. They refused to go behind the certificates forwarded
from the different states, which declared certain persons to have been appointed
electors, and considered that their duty was simply to announce the result of those
certificates; when by the very terms of the act creating the commission, they were
required to determine — not merely who had certificates of election — but who had
been duly chosen. The position taken by some of the commissioners appeared to
him to be monstrous, and he expressed his opinion without qualification.
In the year i38o the name of Judge Field was prominently before the country
as a candidate for the presidency. He had always been a Democrat, and except
during the civil war uniformly acted with the Democratic party. When the war
broke out, he ranged himself on the side of the government, and gave the heartiest
support to the administration of Mr. Lincoln. Some of his friends think he con-
tributed as much as any one to keep California in the Union; certainly he was one
of a few persons who accomplished this. But when the war was ended, he was for
peace — actual peace — not one in name only. All the oppressive measures taken by
the Republican party towards the South, known as Reconstruction acts, under
which carpet-bag rule was inaugurated and sustained, with all its attendant and
subsequent corruption and plunder, were to him the subject of utter detestation.
The stand he took on the supreme bench against these measures, drew upon him
the eyes of the whole country; and before the meeting of the convention at Cincin-
nati, no name was more conspicuous than his. On the first ballot he received sixty-
hve votes. He had assurances from various portions of the countrj', and from men
who were members of the convention, that he would receive, at a very early stage
of the proceedings, over two hundred and fifty votes. It is quite probable that such
would have been the case, had he been earnestly supported by his own state. This
might have been expected by one who had received such proofs of his popularity,
not only in the state, but everywhere on the Pacific Coast, as were given in his
immense majority of the popular vote when a candidate for the supreme bench in
California, and in the unanimous recommendation of the Pacific delegation for his
appointment to the bench of the supreme court of the United States. But the con-
vention in California, which chose delegates to the National Convention, met at the
time when Communism, under the name of Kearneyism, held sway in the state, and
the convention there was affected by its influence. Judge Field despised Kearney
as a pestilent agitator. He detested every form of Communism and agrarianism,
that would tend to upset the foundations of law and order and security in society,
and as usual in such cases, did not conceal his sentiments. Nor would he try to
conciliate this worthless crowd, even to change the vote of the state.
Another case which affected his popularity was his decision in the famous
Queue case. An ordinance had been passed by the city of San Francisco declaring
that every male person imprisoned in the county jail, under the judgment of any
court having jurisdiction in criminal cases in the city and county, should immedi-
ately upon his arrival at the jail, have the hair of his head "cut or clipped to an uni-
form length of one inch from the scalp thereof," and made it the duty of the sheriff
to have this provision enforced. This ordinance, though general in its terms, was
intended to apply only to the Chinese, and was enforced only against them, although
the imprisonment might be for the most petty offence, and only for one day. This
seemed a small matter, but it involved a great principle. Among the Chinese the
queue is a badge of respectability, and to cut it off involves a personal degradation.
The ordinance imposed upon them a degrading and cruel punishment, and so far
was contrary to the spirit of our laws. Judge Field decided that the ordinance was
unconstitutional, in that it was hostile and discriminating legislation against a class,
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orbidden by that clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution which
declared that no state "shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws." He held that this inhibition upon the state applies to all
the instrumentalities and agencies employed in the administration of its govern-
ment; to its executive, legislative, and judicial departments; and to the subordinate
legislative bodies of its counties and cities. All this seems plainly and obviously
just; and yet such was the feeling against the Chinese, that the decision created
great bitterness, and probably lost Judge Field the vote of California in the
National Convention. But little did that disturb him. He followed his own sense
of right, and left consequences to take care of themselves. Could he have foreseen
the result of his decision in its effect upon his political 'fortunes, he would not have
decided otherwise, nor delayed the decision a single hour.
This political campaign was a novel experience, which probably he would not
wish to repeat. His candidacy was not a matter of his own seeking; it was urged
upon him by friends who thought that if elected he might do something to bring
the two sections of the country into more amicable relations than had for a long
time existed. The whole canvass was a mere episode in his career, and the result
was accepted without regret.
In the summer of iS3i Judge Field went to Europe, and remained abroad sev-
eral months, extending his journey to the East, and revisiting Athens and Smyrna,
where he had spent several happy years of his boyhood half a century before.
' 'The peculiar distinction belonging to Justice Field did not attach, as many peo-
ple appear to think, to the length of his service. It is probably not too much to say
that with the possible exception of Chief Justice Marshall, he rendered more import-
ant service than any other man on the Supreme Court bench. If that eminent jur-
ist blazed the way for the proper interpretation of the constitution, Justice Field
was without a rival in the maintenance of the interpretation of that instrument
within the lines that had thus been laid down. What is still more to his credit,
showing that his courage was not inferior to his legal attainments, he adhered to an
interpretation that brought upon him the severest and most unjust criticism. But
no charge that he was a traitor to his country could swerve him a hair's breadth
from what he believed to be his duty.
During the exciting and turbulent times of the Civil war and the period imme-
diately following the constitution was subjected to a strain that often threatened to
nullify some of its most important provisions. As always happens under such cir-
cumstances, men of action, facing a great peril, did not stop to consider whether
there was constitutional warrant for the policy they pursued. They were more
intent upon the accomplishment of the task that untoward events had set before
them. They left it for the interpreters of the constitution to find a warrant for
what they had done. Too often the interpreters did not fail to meet their expecta-
tions. Justice Field's jealousy of personal liberty was hardly less than his jealousy
of the nation's honor and honesty. In the multitude of cases that came before the
supreme court after the civil war, when individual rights were ruthlessly trodden
under foot, he never flinched from the maintenance of the fundamental principle of
American institutions. He always insisted upjn the observance of the good old
democratic doctrine that the rights of the individual should be limited only by the
exigencies of order and justice.
Justice Field's retirement from the Supreme Court bench occurred Dec. i, 1897,
and Attorney-General McKenna, of California, shortly afterward was nominated to
succeed him. He tendered his resignation in April, 1897, to take effect December
ist. The president in his letter of acceptance of the resignation wrote:
642 FIELD GENEALOGY.
"Upon your retirement both the bench and the country will sustain a great
loss, but the high character and great ability of your work will live and long be
remembered not only by your colleagues, but by your grateful fellow countrymen."
The dead justice made the formal announcement of his resignation to his col-
leagues on the bench in a long letter sketching his own and the court's history dur-
ing his extended service In one part, he said:
"It is a pleasant thing in my memory that my appointment came from Presi-
dent Lincoln, of whose appointees I am the last survivor. Up to that time there
had been no representative here of the Pacific coast. A new empire had arisen in
the west, whose laws were those of another country. The land titles from Spanish
and Mexican grants were often overlaid by the claims of the first settlers.
"To bring order out of this confusion congress passed an act providing for
another seat on this bench, with the intention that it should be filled by some one
familiar with these conflicting titles and with the mining laws of the coast, and, as
it happened that I had framed the principal of these laws and was, moreover, chief
justice of California, it was the wish of the Senators and Representatives of that
state, as well as those from Oregon, that 1 should succeed to the new position. At
their request Mr. Lincoln sent my name to the Senate and the nomination was
unanimously confirmed."
During his incumbency he said that he alone had written 620 opinions, which
with fifty-seven in the circuit court and 365 in the California supreme court made
up a total of 1,042 cases decided by him in his life. He took issue with the styling
of the court as an aristocratic feature ot a republican government and said that it is
the most democratic of all. "It carries," he wrote, "neither the purse nor the
sword, but it possesses the power of declaring the law and in that is found the safe-
guard which keeps the whole mighty fabric of government from rushing to destruc-
tion."
The court replied in a very feeling letter, and later called in a body and bade
him farewell. Since his retirement he had lived quietly in his old home facing the
eastern section of the capitol grounds.
Judge Field was appointed by President Lincoln as associate justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States, as an office from which he did not retire till he
had made the record of holding a place on the nation's judicial tribunal longer than
it had been held by any other incumbent. His nearest competitor for the honor was
Chief Justice i^Iarshail, the first chief justice of the United States supreme court.
When Associate Justice Field retired, in iSgy, after thirty- four years of service, he
had held the office a few months longer than Chief Justice Marshall ot earlier fame.
For his selection to a place on the bench of the United States Supreme Court
Judge Field had the support of the entire Pacific coast delegation in Congress, con-
sisting of four Senators and four Representatives, of whom five were Democrats
and three Republicans all union men. While on the supreme bench he was distin-
guished especially for a minute knowledge of laws relating to mines and mining and
land claims, and held high rank also as a constitutional lawyer.
Like every man of strong convictions and independence of action in public life,
Justice Field had enemies. About thirty-two years ago, soon after taking his place
on the United States Supreme Bench, Justice Field received in the mail a package
containing an infernal machine. The appearance of the parcel aroused suspicion,
and he was prevented from opening it. Investigation proved the package contained
a mechanism calculated to kill any person who might open it without taking unusual
precautions.
On the inside of the lid of a box inclosed in the package was pasted Justice
Field's decision which terminated litigation known in legal circles as the Pueblo
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case, and by which a large number of speculators and squatters who had occupied
land in San Francisco had been deposed.
The second attempt to assassinate Justice Field was made in 1889. when Judge
Terry, a man noted for the violence of his temper, and formerly the associate of
Judge Field on the supreme court bench of California, attempted to insult and then
murder the then associate justice. Judge Terry had become incensed at one of the
justice's decisions which was adverse to his own personal interests.
Sarah Altha Hill Terry had brought suit against ex-Senator Sharon, a California
muUimtllionaire. Justice Field was on the bench. The outcome of the case was
unfavorable to the plaintiiif.
A few months later Terry and Field met by chance in a railway eating-house,
in Lathrop, Cal. Terry was accompanied by his wife, who had been the principal
in the suit against Sharon, and whom he had married subsequent to the suit. With
Field was Deputy United States Marshal Nagle, who had been detailed to protect
the justice. The woman attempted to chastise the aged justice and Terry inter-
fered. When it seemed that he was attempting to do violence to Justice Field,
Nagle, the deputy marshal, shot and killed Terry. Nagle was acquitted.
Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Johnson Field died April 9, 1899, at 6.30
o'clock at his home. His death had been momentarily expected. Justice Field
had been in ill-health since his retirement from the Supreme Bench two j-ears ago.
Oi- returning from a carriage ride on March 26, thoroughly chilled, a disorder of
the kidneys developed in a few days .and complicated the aged jurist's illness.
Since then, although showing remarkable vitality, he has gradually grown weaker.
April Slh, at ten o'clock he lapsed into a state of unconsciousness and the watchers
realized that the end was near. During the night prayers were read at the bedside
by the Rev. Dr. Mott, rector of the Church of the Advent, and a warm personal
friend of the dying jurist. All night the spark of life flickered fitfully and early in
the morning it was apparent that Judge Field could not last through the day. Once
he opened his eyes for a moment and looked at Dr. Mott in a way which showed
that the minister was recognized. As the day drew to a close Judge Field's breath-
ing became more labored and the family and the intimate friends who had been in
the house since they were summoned early in the morning, gathered around the bed.
There were present, Mrs. Field, her sister, Mrs. J. Condit-Smith; Mrs. Frances
Edgerton, of California, who had been the guest of Judge and Mrs. Field during the
winter; Supreme Court Justice David J. Brewer, a nephew of Judge Field; Mr.
Lional Linton, Judge Field's private secretary; Dr. G. W. Curtis, the family physi-
cian ; and the servants who had been in the household for many years. Death
came so quietly that it was several minutes before those at the bedside realized that
Judge Field was dead. His breathing for nearly an hour had been so faint as to be
scarcely perceptible. Judge Field's relatives in New York were notified at once." —
Washington Newspaper.
THE FUNERAL.
Impressive funeral services were held over the remains of the late Justice
Stephen J. Field at the Church of the Epiphany on the morning of April 13th.
Among those present were President McKinley, Secretaries Wilson and Long, and
Attorney-General Griggs, the British, Russian, French and German ambassadors,
the Chinese minister and the diplomatic representatives of other foreign countries,
ex-Postmaster General Don M. Dickinson, ex-Senator Edmunds, many senators and
representatives and other distinguished people high in ofificial and social life. Rev.
Mr. Satterlee, the bishop of Washington, assisted by Rev. Macey Smith, the pastor
gf the late justice, officiated. The simple burial service of the Episcopal church
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was read and the choir sang "Lead, Kindly Light," "Rock of Ages," and "Nearer,
My God, to Thee." Chief Justice Fuller and his associates on the supreme bench
acted as honorary pallbearers. The remains were interred in a vault at Rock Creek
cemetery, where they will remain temporarily until Mrs. Field decides where they
are to be permanently buried.
Every newspaper in the country and nearly every periodical had extended
notices of his death and editorials eulogizing the deceased. The Chicago Inter-
Ocean said: "Stephen J. Field went to California when he was thirty-two years
old. He had been so thoroughly prepared in his profession and was so strong in a
certain marked individuality of character that in nine years he became one of the
justices of the supreme court of the state. Men were needed then to take the initi-
ative in building up a new legal system for a state that drew citizens from every
other state in the Union and from nearly every foreign country. Justice Field took the
initiative, and he left the impress of the lawyer and the jurist on the legal system
that was to bring California out of turmoil and controvers.y with laws adjusted to
the needs of miners, investors, and all other interests. In iS6i Justice Field was a
man ot great popularity and influence in a state in which the secessionists hoped to
control. Although he was a stalwart Democrat, he threw his influence in favor of
the Union. He was appointed to the supreme bench of the United States in 1S63,
but he never ceased to exercise great influence on the Pacific coast. Whatever
fame he may have acquired in later years, whatever reputation he made in the thirty-
four years that he was an associate justice of the supreme court, his work tor the
new commonwealth of California must always stand out prominently. The events
that carried this man of the best New England stock, with his family pride, his
New England instincts, to the Pacific coast, developed not only the character of the
man but the character of the commonwealth to which he was transferred. The
career of Justice Field illustrates not only the possibilities of American life, but
the tendency of our system to adjust itself to pioneer conditions and to brmg strong
men to the front. In Connecticut Mr. Field might have sought opportunity in vain.
In California it came to him. "
He d. April 9, 1S99. Res., s. p., Washington, D. C.
2069. CYRUS WEST FIELD (David D., Timothy, David, Ebenezer, Zech-
ariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Stockbridge, Mass.,
Nov. 30, 1819; ra. Dec. 2, 1S40, Mary Bryan Stone, of Guilford, Conn.; d. in iSgi.
There was a time when regions and places on the surface of the earth were in
all respects separated from each other by measurable distances. The time required
for communication from point to point was governed by speed of such methods;
horse or ship or foot, as might convey a man, a messenger. Very nearly in a
related correspondence was there a wideness of separation in feeling among com-
munities and nations. Sympathies were narrowed, neighborly feeling could not
grow, and in times of trial the hands which might have helped were too late in com-
ing. Numberless were the instances of resulting evils, greater or lesser, for even
battles were fought after the nominal return of peace, but before it could be
announced in the opposing camps. At New Orleans, Jan. 3, 181 5, all the bloodshed
and suffering were needless, for the treaty of Ghent had already been signed two
weeks when General Pakenham fell, and his veterans recoiled from before the
American lines. The invention of the electric telegraph and the construction of
land lines began at last to work a kind of revolution, but the victory over distances
so important to the future of the world, was only half won, so long as the wide
reaches of the oceans remained impassable. The world before the telegraph and
the world since its coming are hardly the same, in many great features, but the
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transition from the old to thQ new is already an almost forgotten story. We are so
accustomed to the news of all the earth that we receive it like the air, and think and
talk as if our ancestors had done as we do. There was a long all but desperate
struggle before the oceans ceased to be barriers in the path of the electric current,
and the hero part of that struggle was borne by a man who went into it altogether as a
man of business, undertaking an enterprise in the soundness of which he had what
may be described as "business faith." In so doing he offered a perfect illustration
of an element essential to every permanent or considerable business success. Cyrus
W. Field was born in Stockbridge, Mass., Nov. 30, 1819. The family to which he
belonged has been fruitful in men and women of exceptional ability through several
generations. His own parents were in moderate circumstances, but he received
excellent home training, and with it all that could be obtained from the very good
public school and academy of Stockbridge. Although fond of books, he was a tough
and hardy boy, and evinced a spirit of adventure which was to bear remarkable
fruit in after years. He was only fifteen when it became desirable that he should
begin to do something for himself, and an opening was ready for him. An older
brother, David D. Field, was beginning to win success as a lawyer in New York,
and through him employment was secured in the flourishing dry goods house of
A. T. Stewart & Co. It was a capital school in which to study the ways and means
for success in business, but the young scholar from Stockbridge did not become
devoted to business for its own sake. Especially he formed no liking for the dry
goods business. Nevertheless, he remained with Mr. Stewart during about six years,
acquiring the confidence of his employer and of other men. He had been looking
around him for another kind of opening, and he had found one. When he became
of age, 1840, he ceased to be a clerk, that he might set out for himself, with
others, in the manufacture and sale of paper. It was comparatively small begin-
ning, but the paper business was itself in its infancy. From that time onward the
demand and consumption were to increase with marvelous rapidity. So were all
the machinery and appliances of manufacture, and the sources of supply of varied
materials. It was with reference to this development of the business he had
selected that the peculiar faculties and training of Mr. Field came out into strong
contrast with those of some of his slower-tooted competitors in the paper trade. He
grew with the growth of the demand, meeting it with so much of shrewdness and
enterprise year after year, that he was only thirty-six years of age when he declared
that his fortune was sufficient, and he was ready to retire. Not only had he money
enough ; his family relations were all that he could ask for ; his home was an
acknowledged social center; there was no need for toiling so severely any longer;
but he longed to see the vrorld, and know what was in it. He would, therefore,
give himself to books, to art, to travel, to whatever ways in life the possession of
wealth, position, and friends might entitle him.
Six months were spent in travel in South America, among rivers and mountains
and peoples outside of the accustomed paths of rich American tourists, but all the
while a remarkable proposition had been preparing for his return. His brother,
Matthew D. Field, and Frederick Gisborne had planned a telegraph line across
Newfoundland, to meet the news of Europe at the coast and send it to New York.
It would be "six days or less" from its starting point on the other side of the ocean,
if the plan could be carried out, and all the vague possibilities of cable telegraphy
came in as hopes to add to its attraction.
This at first did not seem to.be very strong, and Mr. Field resisted it. All his
pleasant visions of the life to be led by a retired merchant seemed to draw him in
an opposite direction. They argued, however, and he pondered, and all the while a
great dream of a vast, world-serving enterprise crept into his mind and fixed Itself,
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taking permanent possession. The transatlantic cable had become the business of
his life. The idea was by no means new. While studying the outlines presented
him, he wrote to his friend, S. F. B. Morse, and received for reply that the inventor
himself, as long ago as 1S43, had reported to the secretary of the navy; "Tele-
graphic communication on the electro-magnetic plan may with certainty be estab-
lished across the Atlantic Ocean."
As to the ocean itself, its tides and currents, deeps and shoals, the acknowl-
edged authority was Lieut. M. F. Maury of the navy, and inquiries sent to him
brought back an encouragement that was almost startling m its nature and timeli-
ness. The recent soundings made by the United States brig Dolphin had defined
the existence of the great North Atlantic bottom plateau, with an oozy bed, that
seemed as if it were made to rest cables on. Moreover, recent experiments in the
use of gutta-percha for purposes of insulation seemed to set at rest some causes of
anxiety concerning the character of the cable to be laid. As to the route across
Newfoundland, it presented somewhat vaguely the idea of a rugged wilderness to
be penetrated.
Perhaps Mr. Field did not yet know how completely he had given himself up
to the enterprise, which was taking form in his hands as he proceeded with his
inquiries and calculations. He had now gone far enough, however, to assume the
position of its eloquent advocate, when he prudently began to "ask the advice" of
such men as he selected for desirable associates. His own views and plans were in
shape for vivid presentation before they were heard and scrutinized by a coterie of
the clearest-headed business men in'America. His next door neighbor was Mr. Peter
Cooper, a man of rare acuteness and judgment, but overflowing with business dash
and courage. To him, first of all, the new scheme was presented across the library
table, and his prompt and strong approval, with an assurance of pecuniary support,
was a great encouragement to Mr. Field. His own brother, David D. Field, had
already joined him heartily, and there was need of a cool, capable counsellor, learned
in the law. It was Mr. Cooper's opinion, as well as that of Mr. Field, that the
general public should not be consulted, nor asked, to contribute. The nature of the
adventure required that only a few strong hands should carry it. The next recruit
sought was Mr. Moses Taylor, one of the leading capitalists of the city, and known
also as one of the hardest to convince. An introduction was obtained, and Mr. Field
himself recorded that the keen-eyed financier sat and listened to him a full hour
without speaking a word. He then gave his assent, however, and he also brought
in his friend, Mr. Marshall O. Roberts, a man whose name was a synonym for
dash and enterprise to all the generation of business men that knew him. The
next man enlisted, almost against his will, until his enthusiasm was aroused, was
Mr. Chandler White, a retired merchant of large wealth, a personal friend of Mr.
Field. It was now suggested by Mr. Cooper that five were as good as ten if they
would pull together, and recruiting ceased, but Mr. Wilson G. Hunt, an eminent
merchant, joined them about a year later. Mr. Field, accompanied by his brother,
and Mr. White, were now ready to make a first and somewhat stormy voyage to St.
Johns, Newfoundland. They were well received with assurances of co-operation
from the colonial government, and after a surrender of what may be called the Gis-
borne charter, of a preliminary undertaking, which had failed for lack of capital, a
new company was chartered, with a right of way, a grant of land, and some financial
help, under the name of the New York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph Com-
pany. As yet the ocean cable was a thing of the future, and of doubtful experi-
ment. It was a dream entertained by Mr. Field and his brother and their four
visionary financiers, but for which sober-minded people were not quite ready. The
idea presented for immediate realization was a telegraph line across Newfoundland,
THI-: GREAT EASTERN UNDER WEIGH, LAYING THE CABLE.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 647
a cable across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connection with land telegraph lines to
New York, and then the establishment of the fastest steamship line on earth. Each
steamer was to touch at St. John's long enough to land news, and this could then
be telegraphed to New York, possibly only five or six days from London, and the
reverse process was to be accomplished at a point on the Irish coast, a land Ime
across Ireland, and a cable to England. It was a daring scheme, but it had in it no
traces of the wildness which attached to the idea of a telegraphic rope upon the
bottom of the deep sea. The first action consisted in the general payment of debts
belonging to the old company and assumed by the new, much to the gratification of
many people in St. John's, and then the American party set out for home. Per-
haps the character of the five cable visionaries may appear somewhat from the fact
that their other business engagements were so pressing so that Cyrus W. Field and
Chandler White, with their report, met Moses Taylor, Peter Cooper and Marshall
O. Roberts in David D. Field's dining-room on Monday morning, May 8, 1854,
before six o'clock. The new company was organized ; a million and a half dollars
was subscribed; Peter Cooper was made president. Chandler White vice-president,
Moses Taylor treasurer, all before the sun was well up; and then part of them went
home and the others sat down to breakfast, with a general understanding that the
company expected Cyrus W. Field to go on and do whatever he might deem need-
ful. The first part of the undertaking, the Newfoundland line, included, under the
provisions of the company's charter, "a good and traversable bridle road, eight
feet wide, with bridges of the same width." along the entire distance, over 400
miles. The country was a wilderness of^ mountain, forest, and morass, over which
winter reigned during fully half of each year. Of large sections of the proposed
pathway, in fact, there had as yet been no considerable explorations since the dis-
covery of the country.
The cost of overcoming the difficulties which arose at every step as the work
went on was much in excess of the first estimates, but the projectors did not flinch.
Whenever Mr. Field was in New York his house was the otfice of the company,
and Its directors spent their evenings there, discussing the Newfoundland wilder-
ness; but toward the end of 1854 they were ready to send him to England to con-
tract for the cable to be laid across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and to connect Cape
Ray with the Island of Cape Breton. It was the first of more than forty voyages
made across the Atlantic by Mr. Field. He secured his short cable, but discovered
that the time was not ripe, nor the minds ot men, tor presenting the idea of the
longer line. His only convert was Mr. Brelt, already distinguished for his success
in laying two cables across the British Channel. Mr. Field returned and all things
waited until the following summer. By that time the land lines were doing well,
and a hundred and forty miles of "bridle road" were opened across the island of
Cape Breton. The gulf cable was shipped, and came across the ocean safely. All
things seemed to be going well, even the weather was good when the work of lay-
ing began, on the 7th of August, 1855. When about forty miles had been paid out,
however, a violent storm arose, and the captain of the bark, which carried the cable,
was compelled to cut loose in order to save his craft from utter wreck. The loss
was hopeless, and the work went over to the following year. If it had been in the
hands of weak men it would have been given up, but there were a few neighbor-
hood consultations, and then Mr. Field going again to England, the additional cable
was ordered, and also the proper fitting up of a steamer instead of a sailing vessel,
to carry and pay it out.
The year 1856 came; the cable was laid successfully; the land lines worked
well; there was telegraphic communication from New York to the most easterly
point of America, 'at which the proposed line of steamers could deliver news, and
648 FIELD GENEALOGY.
the first great advance had been made toward a cable across the ocean. Thus far
the projectors had paid out over a million of dollars, in nearly equal portions, Mr.
Field somewhat more than the others. Small sums had been contributed by Prof.
Jilorse, Robert W. Lowther, and Mr. Brelt, the cable builder of England. Now,
however, another change came, for the admission of Mr. Wilson G. Hunt to the
board of directors, and to a share in the financial burdens was made upon the death
of Mr. Chandler White. The change among associates, the unexpected trials and
reverses, the long delaj'S, the perpetual assurance that success of any kind was yet
a thing of the far future — all are important consideration in a study of the kind of
mental and moral fibre, capable of exercising the faith which wins success.
During all this time the general subject of ocean cable telegraphy had received
a great deal of careful studj% accompanied by numerous experiments, by the best
electricians of Europe and America. There were yet mechanical obstacles to be
overcome, and problems of transmission which had not by any means been solved.
The keenest and most hopeful investigators were the very men to whose minds
every doubt was sure to suggest itself. .Neither bonds nor stock of the compan)'
had been placed upon the general market, but now a quarter of a million of dollars
in bonds was issued, and taken at par by the associates themselves prior to an
attempt at obtaining English co-operation. The next step required that Mr. Field
should go to England, taking his family with him, and reside there while conduct-
ing financial negotiations and superintending experiments. He went in the sum-
mer of 1856, with full power of all kinds. One of his first consultations after reach-
ing London was with his old friend Brelt, and he learned how deep an impression
had been made by the difficulties met by that gentleman in laying the channel lines
and by the first failure in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. If so much had to be overcome
in laying less than three hundred miles of cable, what impossibilities might block
the way of one three thousand miles long, if that was to be its actual length?
Nevertheless, Mr. Field met with a great deal of cordial encouragement, espec-
ially by scientific men and constructors. Among these was Mr. Brunei, the builder of
the great steamship Great Eastern. He took Mr. Field to look at the vast hull that
he was putting together, and remarked: "There is the ship to lay the Atlantic
cable," but neither of them had any idea of what was really in store for her.
While other financial negotiations were going on, Mr. Field opened relations with
the British government, and was listened to by men of broad and liberal statesman-
ship, fully capable ot comprehending the results of the proposed .achievement.
Autumn came and nearly passed before a definite success seemed near. In Novem-
ber a favorite sister of Mr. Field, who had accompanied him, died in Paris, while he
and his family were making a pleasure trip to France, but he returned from her
funeral to be stirred into activity again by the decision of the Treasury lords. It
was given in the form of an offered contract with the company that the cable should
be laid, and that a subsidy of fourteen thousand pounds sterling per annum should
be paid, from the date of the completed laying, and that the governments of Great
Britain and the United States^.should have equal rights in the use of the line.
Other helps and protections were promised, and a financial basis was obtained. A
new company was organized, called the'Atlantic Cable Company, with a capital of
/"S 50, 000, and Mr. Field undertook to obtain subscriptions. He began in London,
aided by enthusiastic friends, and he went to Liverpool and Manchester to address
the Chambers of Commerce of those cities, but he had no need to go further. Sub-
scriptions poured in, even excessively, and his own original subscription of two-
sevenths, was cut down to one-fourth, or ;^S6,ooo, which he expected to distribute
among American subscribers. It was not a "promoter's share," but every dollar
of it was actually paid in money, and the contemplated distribution, owing to a sue-
FIELD GENEALOGY. 649
cession of interferences, was only in part ever made, the main burden of it remain-
ing upon Mr. Field himself. The next immediate anxieties in England related to
the mechanical construction of the cable itself, and to the methods and perils of its
paying out from shipboard. These, however, had to be left, for the time, in other
hands, for questions of vital importance summoned him to the United States. He
arrived in New York on Christmas Day, but not for rest or a holiday, for there was
an imperative demand tor his presence in Newfoundland. A tempestuous passage
landed him at St. John's under the care of a physician, but he toiled on and reached
New York again ; his errand accomplished, after a month of continual exposure,
sickness, and suffering. It was a part of the price of the cable. The very day
after his return he went on to Washington, to ask from his own government some-
thing like the recognition he had received from the statesmen of Great Britain. So
far as President Pierce and his cabinet were concerned the response was all that he
could have asked for, but the assent of Congress was needed, and this body was at
that time unfortunately constituted. Even the Senate, while it listened to the argu-
ments of Senators Seward of New York, Rusk of Texas, Douglas of Illinois, Bay-
ard of Delaware, and other able men, in behalf of the cable enterprise, was, never-
theless, so inert or so suspicious that the required legislation was at last carried
through after a severe contest by a bare majority of one. In the House of Repre-
sentatives there was an opposition as narrow and. obtuse. Only at the end of the
session did the cable bill pass, as closely almost as in the Senate, and it was signed
by President Pierce on March 3, 1857, as one of the latest acts of his admmistration.
With the passage of the act of Congress the cable enterprise put on a new aspect.
Its funds had been provided, its cable and appliances were approaching complete-
ness, the Newfoundland land lines and the cable across the Gulf of St. Lawrence
were working well, the two nations were apparently in accord, and even the ques-
tion of the transmission of messages seemed to be answered hopefully by the later
experiments of the electricians. Our own government assigned the Niagara the
best and largest steam frigate in the world, with her armament removed, attended
by another fine ship, the Susquehanna, to the work of laying the cable. The
British government had in like manner placed the Agamemnon and the Leopard at
the service of the company. The Niagara was to begin the work, and, after a splice
in mid-ocean, the Agamemnon was to finish it. The shore end was anchored Aug.
5, 1S57, after a long succession ot courtesies and festivities. So far as the science
and skill then available could provide, all seemed to promise well, and at an early
hour next morning the cable fleet moved away. Before it had sailed five miles, the
heavy and somewhat inflexible cable used for the shore end caught in the machin-
ery and snapped in twain ; but the Niagara put back, the lost line was lifted and
spliced, and another beginning was made. The feeling on board is described as
intense. The suppressed excitement, the ceaseless anxiety, had such a power that
all through the following night even the sailors walking the deck trod softly, as if
there might be danger in a heavy footfall. All through the next two days the
weather was fine, and messages passed freely to and from the shore. On land a
somewhat similar anxiety prevailed, and the coming of bad news was freelj- pro-
phesied, for it was sagely remarked by many that this was a new thing, and Mr.
Field had never before laid an ocean cable. He was not used to it truly, but his
long-tried faith was receiving an apparent justification. There was no cloud upon
it until Monday evening, when they were over two hundred miles from shore ; but
then at about nine o'clock the current ceased to work, without any assignable cause.
It was as if the hearts of men stood still while the electricians tried in vain, again
and again. It had nearly been decidedlo cut the cable and give it up, when sud-
denly the current came again, after an interruption of two and a half hours. The
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ships moved on again, and all the hopes came back with the current, but before the
dawn of day a worse thing came. The cable seemed to be running out with peril-
ous freedom, and the brakes were applied just as the stern of the Niagara arose
from a deep wave-trough, and the strain was too great. The cable snapped, and
the voyage was ended, after 330 miles of perfect success, more than 100 of it in
water over two miles deep. The fleet sailed back, and it was determined not to try
again at once, but at least to wait for the construction of more'perfect appliances,
suggested by this first experience. The directors of the London company seemed
to be by no means disheartened, but ordered new cable to replace the lost piece, and
proposed to be ready for another attempt in 1858. Mr. Field soon returned to
America, only to hear of the great financial panic of 1857. It had swept the coun-
try like a hurricane, and his own fortune had suffered severely. He was not a bank-
rupt, but he was no longer a rich man. It had been a terrible year, and it closed in the
darkness of a great doubt, for the temporary confidence of the previous year was all
gone and in the minds and utterances of many men he was once more a mere vision-
ary, following a will o' wisp. The first experiment had sunk ^/^loo.ooo of the com-
pany's capital, and there was difficulty in replacing it; but this was done, and Mr.
Field returned to England as general manager, after obtaining from President
Buchanan's administration all the ships and co-operation asked for. Comparatively
poor as he now was, he refused the compensation offered for his services, ^1,000,
and worked without wages. The improvements of all kinds were many and import-
ant, but their very supervision gave Mr. Field several months of severe, unresting
toil. The Susquehanna being detained in the West Indies by yellow fever on
board, the British government replaced her with the Valorous. This time the lay-
ing of the cable was to begin in mid-ocean, the two ships to meet, splice cable,
and sail toward opposite shores. The cable squadron sailed from England, June 10,
1858. Even in getting to the ocean rendezvous terrific storms all but wrecked ves-
sels so heavily and unmanageably laden, but on June 25, they were all together at
the place appointed. Days had been consumed in repairing the consequences of
the bad weather, but on the 26th the splice was made, and the work began. It was
only a beginning, for barely three miles of line were out before there was a hitch
and a snapping. Three miles was no great loss. Another splice was made, and
another start. This time forty miles of cable ran out well, and then the current
ceased. No man ever knew why. It was disheartening, but that piece of cable
also was counted lost. The ships came back, the cable ends were joined, and a third
time the messages ran well as the Niagara and Agamemnon slowly separated. On
they sailed, and hope almost grew bright again, until they were about 200 miles
apart, and then it died. It was on the night of Tuesday, June 28th, that the current
ceased. The cable had broken about twenty feet from the stern of the Agamem-
non. Had the vessels been nearer each other, a new trial might have been made,
but as it was, both gave it up and sailed back to England. The directors bravely
determined to try again, but it was almost with the courage of despair that the
needful preparations were made, so completely had other men abandoned the wild
scheme that the cable fleet, when ready steamed away without having any notice
taken of their going. Even those on board the ships were dull and downcast. It
was afterward said by those on the Niagara: "Mr. Field was the only man on
board who kept up his courage through it all." It was on Thursday, July 29t.h, that
a splice was made, and laying cable began. That very evening the current ceased
for a while, and all seemed lost, but it mysteriously returned, and the work went
on. The next day the Niagara's compasses went wrong on account of the mass of
attraction on board, and she wandered out of her course until the British ship Gor-
don went ahead as guide. PYom that time onward there were checks and anxieties ,
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one after another, with seemingly insurmountable difficulties to overcome as they
were met, with storms and contrary winds, with perils even from merchant ships
that crossed the cable-laying course, one of them nearly running down the Niagara.
All were passed, and on Thursday, Aug. 4th, the Niagara anchored in Trinity Bay,
Newfoundland, and the cable seemed to be laid, for the Agamemnon was already
safe in Valenta Bay, Ireland. The nest day, the 5th, Mr. Field sent a long
despatch to the Associated Press to surprise millions of people, who had only heard
of the first failures, and had utterly given up any belief m him or his enterprise.
There was a corresponding reaction in the mmds of men. Cannon salutes were
fired, bells rang, crowds cheered, the news was received as that of one of the great-
est victories ever won in peace, better than any victory won in war. There was
much to be done upon the broken down Newfoundland land lines before a through
message could be sent. Mr. Field and a force went into the woods at once to make
the repairs, and then, although the cable was working well, the doubters began to
deride again. The first message from shore to shore was from the English directors
to the American: "Glory to God in the highest; on earth peace, good will toward
men." The first through messages, however (August i6th), were one from Queen
Victoria to President Buchanan, and the President's reply. Then the enthusiasm
broke out again. The flags everywhere went up, the cannon thundered, and the
church bells rang clamorously, while the name of Mr. Field was greeted with boist-
erous cheerings, as the hero of the hour, fit to be named with Franklin and Colum-
bus. There seemed no limit and no cessation in the all but tumultuous rejoicings.
On the evening of the 17th the city of New York was illuminated, there was great
torchlight procession of firemen, and a grand public reception in honor of Mr. Field
and his associates, with the officers of the cable-ships. As Mr. Field was entering
his carriage to attend the reception a despatch from the London directors was
handed him, and on reaching the platform he at once stepped forward and read it
to the enthusiastic assembly. The cheering was half frantic. It was the culmina-
tion of a triumph, won at untellable cost, and yet it was the beginning of a long
darkness, tor that was the last message received over the cable of 1858. Down in
the depths of the ocean some inexplicable blow had been given, and something like
a death had followed. Almost excessive as had been the outburst of rejoicing, the
fever heat of unexpected success, correspondingly bitter and unreasonable was the
reversal and the harshness caused by disappointment. It Was freely asserted,
against all evidence, that no messages had ever crossed the ocean, and that Mr.
Field had but engineered a stock-jobbing fraud. Bitter, indeed, was the cup held
out to him, and all previous trials seemed as nothing compared to this. Even his
brave associates in England and America were at last dismayed, although they
stood firmly by him, and defended his personal character. This, indeed, was sus-
tained, as men grew calmer, but his fortune had disappeared and little seemed left
except the ghost of a great failure. The real strength of the cable enterprise lay,
after all, in the vast results which were attainable by its success. The British gov-
ernment refused to give it up, although when applied to for large financial aid there
were reasons for hesitation. The following year, however, its Board of Trade
appointed a committee of experts to investigate the entire subject and report.
Two years later (1861) this committee made an elaborate, somewhat bulkj', but
favorable report, but the times were out of joint for cable-laying. The American
civil war was at its height, the relations between England and America were
strained, and there were many who declared that, for military and political reasons,
no cable should be permitted. President Lincoln and his cabinet were wiser, for
Mr. Seward, the champion of Mr. Field in the Senate, was now Secretary of State.
The real difficulty in the way was one of capital, and it seemed for a while insti-
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perable. In i8b2 Mr. Field undertook to meet in person. He visited Boston, Phila-
delphia, Albany, Buffalo, calling together assemblies of merchants, bankers, ar.d
other business men, to address them on behalf of his project. They came, they
received him well, but they gave him no money. In New York he addressed sucn
bodies as the Stock Board, the Corn Exchange and the Chamber of Commerce. It
was all in vain until he went from man to man, asking for subscriptions to start
again with, begging from door to door, until he obtained about seventy thousand
pounds, and could go once more to stir up English liberality. He went, and the
prospect seemed good, for in August, 1864, the London directors advertised for pro-
posals for a new cable. A number were made to them, and one was so entirely
satisfactory that Mr. Field returned hopefully to America. It was only to wait for
and receive news of delays which postponed the cable-laying one year more. There
had been many notable advances in cable-laying since the great disappointment of
1858, but perhaps the best of all was now made when the company secured control
of the Great Eastern. She offered the essential element of steadiness m motion
during the paying-out process. Even her vast hull, however, required a great deal
of changing, and fitting up, and Mr. Field returned to England late in the spring
of 1865 to find her not quite ready. The finances of the company, however, were
now in very good condition, and all preliminaries were ended in good season. On
July 23 the Great Eastern began her work, the shore end of the cable being
already laid. Then, although all the paying-out machinery worked perfectly, a
new enemy was discovered. , Only a few miles out from shore the electric tests
indicated a fault, the cable was recovered to find it, and a small wire was discov-
ered, driven through its covering. A piece was taken out, a splice was made, the
ship sailed on, and all went well until the 2gth, when the same thing occurred
again in deeper water, with greater difficulty in the recovery. It was now plain to
all who examined the matter that treachery' had been at work, but none could im-
agine the agent. After that a closer watch was kept, and further mischief was ap-
parently out of the question. Twelve hundred miles of cable ran out perfectly.
Only six hundred more i^emained to be run. Two or three days would bring them
to Newfoundland. The problem was solved, if it had not been for the breaking
down of the too feeble machinery with which a discovered "fault" was being at-
tended to. The cable was foiiled by the Great Eastern herself, snapped like a
thread and went to the bottom. Days were spent in attempts to grapple and
raise it, which failed only for lack of sufficiently strong apparatus, and then once
more Mr. Field was carried back to England for a consultation with the directors.
They again proved equal to the demand upon their perseverance. They ordered a
new cable made with all improvements which could be devised. On the 13th of
July, 1866, the Great Eastern again steamed out to sea with the new cable passing
over her stern, and this time there was no failure to record. The current news of
Europe came from hour to hour unceasingly. A war was raging between Austria,
Prussia and Italy, and the battle tidings reached the cabin of the Great Eastern,
but when, on the 27th of July, Mr. Field went ashore to send a telegram announc-
ing success, the latest news from the Old World was of peace declared between the
contending powers. The land lines, long unused, required repairs, and Mr. Field
went to work upon them, while the Great Eastern steamed away to grapple for the
lost cable of 1865. This was a severe task, but after several failures, it was accom-
plished in September. Public opinion at home and abroad turned in a great tide
toward Mr. Field and honors were heaped upon him, while full justice was done to
his British and American co-operators. He himself for a time experienced a feel-
ing of weariness, and was willing to rest, if he could be permitted to do so. At a
banquet given him by the New York Chamber of Commerce he expressed his own
PAYING-OUT MACHINERY ON THE (iREAT EASTERN.
SPLICING THE CAHLK AFTER THE FIRST ACCIDENT ON BOARD
THE GREAT EASTERN.
TRINITY BAY, NEWFOUNDLAND. EXTERIOR VIEW OF THE
TELEGRAPH HOUSE IN 1857-1858.
SEARCHING FOR FAULT AFTER RECOVERY OF THE CABLE FROM THE BED
OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
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view of his achievement better than another could do it for him. He said: "It
has been a long struggle. Nearly thirteen years of anxious watching and ceaseless
toil. Often my heart has been ready to sink. Many times when wandering in the
forests of Newfoundland in the pelting rain, or on the decks of ships on dark, stormy
nights alone far from home, I have almost accused myself of madness and folly, to
sacrifice the peace of my family and all the hopes of life for what might prove after
all but a dream. 1 have seen my companions, one and another, falling by my side,
and feared that I might not live to see the end. And yet one hope has led me on,
and I have prayed that I might not taste of death till this work was accomplished.
That prayer is answered, and now, beyond all acknowledgment to men, is the feel-
ing of gratitude to Almighty God." Time was required to recover from so long and
so severe a strain, but he was only forty-seven years of age, and he soon rallied.
He had abundant stimulus, for he was now once more in affluence, and his separa-
tions from his family were ended. Congress gave him a vote ot thanks and a gold
medal. The Paris Exposition of 1867 gave hira its highest honor, a gold medal.
The King of Italy gave him the order of St. Mauritius. At every turn and on every
appearance in public he was met by some hearty token of the universal apprecia-
tion of his fidelity in that long struggle for the realization of a business man's
dream. He did not at once engage in other undertakings, for there was much yet
to be done in connection with the business affairs of the cable. In 1869, however,
he attended the formal opening of the Suez canal as representative of the New
York Chamber of Commerce, gratifying somewhat the early longing for travel
which had led him to his tour in South America. On his return he took an active
interest in varied business affairs, being received wherever he went as one of his
country's most distinguished citizens. Most notable of all were his efforts for the
developments of the system of elevated railways of the city of New York, but their
general control and management passed into other hands. In 1874 Mr. Field's love
of travel carried him to Iceland, accompanied by Bayard Taylor and Murat Hal-
stead. In 1880-S1 he went around the world by way of San Francisco, the Pacific,
Japan, China, India, and the Suez route home. It was at the end of another decade,
after long rest in honor and prosperity, that Mr. and Mrs. Field, on Dec. 2, 1890,
celebrated their golden wedding. It was almost the close of all. In the course of
1891 she faded from him, and other bereavements followed. His work was done,
and he, too, passed away, July 12, 1892. To the very last his mind had been busy
with varied undertakings, among which was a concession which he had obtained
for a Pacific cable, by way of the Sandwich Islands, to Asia. At the southern
terminus of Broadway there is a spot associated with all the earlier history of the
city. It was separated only by a parade ground from the first rude fortification
which defended the Dutch settlers from the Indians, and which was replaced at a
later day by the British Fort George. Here, at the outbreak of the war for inde-
pendence, were the headquarters of General Putnam, commanding the first Ameri-
can garrison of New York. It was and is "Numbered 11 Broadway," the very begin-
ning of the town. It fronts upon the Bowling Green, from which the angry patriots
tore down the leaden equestrian statue of King George III. On this spot Mr.
Field erected a vast office building, a kind of landmark, visible from far out on the
bay. He called it the "Washington," but most other men the "Field" building.
It is not, nor could any structure in brick and stone and iron become nearly so en-
during a monument to his memory as is provided by the ocean cables which now,
one after another, span the Atlantic. It is more visible, however, and it may be
pointed out as recording a business success which seemed to be won by a faith
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3741.
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3742.
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•which did not fail with the faith of weaker men, but before which, at last, not a
mountain literally, but the sea, was overcome.
He d. July 12, 1892. Res. New York, N. Y.
3737. i. MARY GRACE, b. Oct. 10, 1841; m. March 5, 1S74, Daniel Allen
Lindley. Ch. : i. Mary Grace Field, b. Aug. 2S, 1875. 2. Alice
Field, b. April 24, 1877. 3. Arthur Field, b. Dec. 22, 1878. 4.
Allen Ledyard, b. Sept. 14, 1880. 5. , b. April 14, 18S3.
373S. ii. ALICE DURAND, b. Nov. 7, 1843; unm.
3739. iii. ISABELLA, b. Jan. 17, 1846; m. Oct. 10, 1865, William Francis
Judson. He d. in Philadelphia, Pa., March 4, 1S70. Res.
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. Ch. : i. Cyrus Field, b. Feb. 19, 1867. 2.
William Francis, b. Dec. 12, i863.
3740. iv. FANNY GRISWOLD, b. Nov, 20, 1848; m. March 16. 1869, James
Bruyn Andrews, at Pau, France, and the day following at the
United States Legation at Paris. Ch. : i. Fanny Field, b. Jan.
12, 1S70.
ARTHUR STONE, b. Jan. 24, 1850; d. Aug. 20, 1854.
EDWARD MORSE, b. July 11, 1S55; m. Louisa Lindley.
CYRUS WILLIAM, b. March 15, 1857; m. Susan Moore Andrews.
2070. REV. HENRY MARTYN FIELD (David D., David D., Timothy,
David, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John. John, Richard, William, William), b.
Stockbridge, Mass., April 3, 1822; m. New York, May 20, 1S51, Henrietta Des
Portes, b. Paris, France, dau, of Mons. Delroze and Mile. Des Portes; d. March i,
1S75; m., 2d, Frances E. Dwight, b. May 31, 1S36. The following biographical
sketch of Rev. Mr. Field was written by himself and appeared in a pamphlet relat-
ing to his branch of the family:
"Hardly had 1 begun to breathe when a missionary to the East, Rev. Mr. Bird,
of Syria, came to the house with his wife, and fifty years afterwards she wrote to
me that 'an hour from my birth they knelt with my honored father at my bedside,
and gave thanks for my safe arrival, and prayed that I might live to do good.'
Soon after my birth, my mother had one of her terrible sicknesses, and I had to be
taken from her to the care of another. My brother Dudley, who was then at col-
lege, when he came from his vacation, wished to see his new brother, and found the
stranger a mile away, near the Hopkins Place, in the cabin of 'Mumbet,' an old
colored nurse. Nearly sixty years after he remembered distinctly how the little
creature looked up and smiled in his face, already taking a cheerful view of life.
Perhaps it was because I was watched over by this faithful black woman, that I
have always felt sucn a tenderness for her race. She carried me to the old church
on the hillside, and held me in her arms for baptism. My parents found a name
for me in one of the spiritual heroes of the day. It was soon after the begin-
ning of modern missions, and among the first to sacrifice his life in this Christian
heroism was one whose name awakened a peculiar enthusiasm. A graduate of the
University of Cambridge, with the highest honors of scholarship, and the brightest
prospects of preferment in the Church of England, he had left all to devote himself
to carrying the Gospel into Asia, and embarked for India, and died a few years
after in Persia, while yet in the prime of manhood. His genius, united with his
devotion, invested him with a tender and admiring interest, which was heightened
by his early death. He was regarded as the saint and martyr of the Church of
England. The story of his life awakened a similar enthusiasm inAmerica. And
so, when 1 was brought to be baptized, my father gave me the name of Henry
Martvn.
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"Soon after my mother so far recovered that I could be taken back to her, and
then my conscious life began. But who can undertake to tell at what moment and
in what way he first became conscious of existence? We can not see much further
into the past than into the future. Looking back only a tew years, all grows misty
before our eyes, until they rest on a kind ot nebulae, in which it is only by long
gazing that we discover the first twinkle of life and of intelligence. I suppose we
all feel before we think, and that my first consciousness came to me, as to others,
as I lay in my mother's arms, and looked up into her face. 'Heaven lies about us
in our infancy,' and something better than the heaven of dreams, the heaven ot
love. Next to my father and mother, my earliest recollection is of my brother
Cyrus. As he was the nearest to me in age, we grew up together; and from child-
hood until I was twelve years old. when I went to college (he, a few months
later, went to New York), we were inseparable. And yet never were two brothers
more unlike. He was, as I have said, distinguished by a nervous restlessness and
incessant activity; while I was more quiet and slower in my movements. He was
very fond of the outdoor sports of the country, while I would rather be curled up in
the chimney-corner with] a book. My mother was fond of telling a story to illus-
trate the different temperaments of her two youngest boys. We had our 'stent' on
Saturday afternoon to get in the wood tor Sunday. Cyrus went to work with his
usual energy, while I sat on the fence composedly looking on. He grew impatient,
and called to me to jump down and hurry up with our task, which must be finished
before we could go to play. 'Why, Cyrus,' said 1 demurely, 'I am meditating.'
In this the child was father ot the man. I have been 'meditating' all my lite, while
my brother has bestirred himself to such good purpose that he has filled the world
with the fame of his activity. But in our childhood's days there was hardly any-
thing in which we were not together. Together we trotted off to school every
morning; together we went berrying or chestnuting in the woods. On the hillside
back of the village there stood then a grove of hickory trees, where we gathered
walnuts and set traps for squirrels. It was two lives in one, till years brought the
inevitable moment of separation. Of our home life, of our family prayers — token
of that domestic piety which our parents made the law of the household — and the
strict Puritanism shown in the custom of observing Saturday night as a part of the
Sabbath. I have always counted it a favor of Providence that I was born in the
country. To be brought up amid country scenes, to breathe the pure country air,
to live a simple country life, is for the health of body and mind. Thus even a child
may grow into a love of nature. The ^objects that the eye first rests upon are
reflected in the mind, almost before consciousness begins. I found a pleasure which
I could not explain in brooks and trees, in the stately elms that arched the village
street, in the stream that murmured over its pebbled bed a few rods from my
father's door; and though my little life never went beyond the range of the en-
circling hills, yet it had in it the germs of whatever has come from it since. From a
child 1 was sent to school. The place of study was chiefly the 'Old Academy'
building. One term I spent at the Academy in Lenox, under the tuition of Mr.
Hotchkin, a teacher who was noted all the country round for the thoroughness with
which he drilled his pupils. So closely was I kept at study that at twelve years of
age I was ready to go to college. That was much too early ; but as Stephen, who
had come back from the East, had entered Williams the year before, my parents
thoaght^it would be well to have me under his care, and so permitted me to go; and
accordingly 1 entered in the fall of 1834, Williamstown was thirty-two miles from
Stockbridge, which was a pretty good day's journey in the old stage-coach, which
lumbered up and down the long hills, or for my father, who often drove us up in
his wagon. But if our progress^was slow, what charming scenes did we have along
656 FIELD GENEALOGY.
the way! Many years after I traveled over the road again, and wrote in a letter:
" 'There is hardly to be found anywhere a more beautiful drive than that which
I used to take in mj' young days from Stockbridge to Williamstown. The road is
continually winding among hills, climbing over gentle summits, and descending
into soft green valleys, "wandering by the brookside," and by the river. How
familiar seem all its winding ways! Every turn recalls the time when it was trod-
den by my boyish feet. Yonder old, brown, weather-beaten house, modestly hiding
its hospitable virtues under its low-stooping, gambrel roof, which shuts down like
a broad-brimmed hat over an old man's honest face, seems to give me a knowing
look out of its little windows under the eaves. As I see the long well-sweep swing-
ing up and down, 1 long to alight and put the moss-covered bucket to my lips.
How softly murmur the rills by the roadside, how mournfully wave the pines over
my head! It seems but yesterday since I came up that valley for the first time, to
stand before the awful professors and pass an examination.'
"When I entered college, I was so very young, and so small even for my age,
that I went by the name of 'Little Field.' The students gave me the diminutive
title of 'Parvus Ager,' to distinguish me from my brother, who was 'Magnus Ager. '
While I was but a boy, some of my classmates were men in age and in stature, and
petted me for my extreme youth, often taking me under their cloaks to protect me
from the rain or snow, as we went to morning prayers in the old chapel. My first
'public appearance' was in the winter of 1835-36, when I was at home in vacation,
and the minister of Tyringham invited me to give a temperance address in his
church. I had then risen to the dignity of a sophomore, and was almost fourteen -
years old! The people smiled as they saw a boy, with cloth cap and roundabout,
go up into the pulpit; but as I had written out what I was to say, I read it off
smoothly, and received a vote of thanks tor the performance! While in college I
was very regular in attendance on all the required exercises. In not more than two
or three instances was 1 absent from prayers or recitation throughout the whole
course. I was graduated Aug. 15, 1838, and had an oration at commencement.
Among my classmates were William Bross, afterwards lieutenant-governor of
Illinois, and John Wells and James D. Colt, who became judges of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts, and both of whom died while holding that high office.
"During the last two years 1 had come under the instruction of Prof. Albert
Hopkins, who, with Tutor Simeon H. Calhoun, afterwards a missionary in Syria,
took a kind interest in me. They became my religious teachers and guides. It
was owing very much to their influence that I joined the college church in my
senior year, and when I graduated turned my attention to the profession of the
ministry. It would perhaps have been better if I had stopped at this point for a
year or two, to gather up the fruits of my college course, and fix them in my
memory by teaching before passing on to other studies. But my father had re-
moved the year before (1837) from Stockbridge, to his second settlement in Had-
dam, Conn., which was not very far from East Windsor, where a new theological
seminary had been recently established. Thus its doors were open to receive me,
and so a month or two after leaving college I entered on the study of divinity.
The seminary course was three years, which were devoted to the Hebrew and
Greek of the Old and New Testaments ; to ecclesiastical history ; natural and re-
vealed theology, which included the evidences of Christianity; and to exercises in
the writing of sermons, and to learning the practical duties of a pastor's life. Out
side of my studies, I read a good deal; and my favorite authors, strange as it may
appear in a student of a seminary which was ultra orthodox, were Dr. Channing,
Edward Irving, and Orestes A. Brownson. I then began to read also Carlyle anp
Macaulay. In the autumn of 1839, while at home in vacation, I was attacked with
FIELD GENEALOGY. 657
typhus fever, which proved the severest sickness I ever had. My brother Stephen
was taken down at the same time, and mother went from one room to the other
watching over us both. But his case was less dangerous than mine. For weeks
my life hung by a thread, and a council of physicians thought I could not recover.
But at length the crisis was passed, and 1 began to gain very slowly. It was not
till January that I was able to return to the seminary. It was the custom then for
theological students to be licensed to preach at the end of their second year. I was
licensed by the Association of Middlesex county at a meeting in the old church in
East Haddam, Oct. 6, 1840, when I read a sermon from Acts xvii. 23: 'As I passed
by and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription. To the Un-
known God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, Him declare I unto you. '
I was now a regularly licensed preacher at the age of eighteen, and during senior
year 'exercised my gifts' in the villages about East Windsor, and when I went
home in vacation, father set me at work in the scattered districts of his large
parish. I graduated at the seminary Aug. 11, 1841, with an oration on 'The Min-
istry Favorable to the Highest Development of Mmd,' which had at least the
advantage of a large subject, and so was afterwards expanded into an essay for the
New Englander, where it was published in January, 1S45.
"And now 'the world was all before me where to choose.' My brother Dudley
advised my going to Germany to study a year or two longer, and offered to ad-
vance the money for it; but father was fearful of the rationalism of German univer-
sities, and thought I had better pursue my theological studies at home. For the
benefit of further study, I went to New Haven to spend a fourth year, where I had
the double advantage of attendmg scientific lectures in the college — of Professor
Silliman on Geology, and Professor Olmsted on Astronomy ; and at the same time
the lectures of Drs. Taylor, Fitch, and Goodrich, in the School of Divinity. I
boarded in Crown street, at the house of Dr. Murdock, so well known by his tran»-
lation of Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History, with three of the college tutors — Powers,
Strong, and Stoddard. They too were studying theology, and almost every evening
we met at one or another's room to discuss some subject in divinity. How soon was
that little group scattered ! In a year I was settled at St. Louis, and Strong in
New Haven; Powers had gone to Mobile for his health — he died soon after ; and
Stoddard had sailed for the East, as a missionary to the Nestorians.
"My going to St. Louis was a turning-point in my life, and I have always
regarded it as a special Providence, for I barely escaped being settled in New Eng-
land. I had been invited to preach at Fairhaven, opposite New Bedford, and did
so for two or three Sundays to the acceptance of the people, so that they were
about to hold a meeting to give me a call. The notice was to be read on a Sunday
morning, when on Saturday afternoon the last mail brought a letter inviting me to
St. Louis. A few hours later and my lot would have been cast in eastern Massa-
chusetts, on the sea coast, instead of in the heart of the great valley."
He remained in St. Louis for five years. In 1847-48 he traveled in Europe, and
was in Paris during the revolution in February of the latter year, and also in Italy
during similar scenes a few weeks later. His observations and experiences in Rome
were published in a pamphlet entitled, "The Good and the Bad in the Roman Cath-
olic Church." On his return to the United States he became acquainted with the
families of Irish patriots living in New York, and was led to study the History of
Ireland, during the latter part of the eighteenth century. In consequence he pub-
lished "The Irish Confederates, a History of the Rebellion of 1798" (New York,
1851). He was pastor of the church in West Springfield, Mass., 1851-54, and then
moved to New York to become one of the editors of the Evangelist, of which he
was subsequently proprietor. He has published "Summer Pictures from Copen-
jen to Venice" (New York, 1859); "History of the Atlantic Telegraph" (1S66);
rora the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn" (1876); "From Egypt to Japan"
•8); "On the Desert" (1S33); "Among the Holy ^Hills" (1883); "The Greek
mds and Turkey after the War" (1885); "Bloodjs Thicker than ^Water— a Few
^'S Among Our Southern Brethren" (18S6); "Old Spain and New Spain," "Gib-
;ar," "The Barbary Coast," "Bright Skies and Dark Shadows," "Our Western
:hipelago," "The Story of the Atlantic Cable," "David Dudley Field," biogra-
' of his late brother. He retired from active work in 1899, and now resides in
ckbridge, Mass. _.-^^..;^_^^^.^,
d'cn -vol nisfosni j= ^ «>«. As:;^ -.
3745-
3746.
3747.
11.
iii.
iv.
2075. ALFRED BISHOP FIELD (Timothy, Timothy, David, Ebenezer,
:hariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, 'William, William), b. Canandaigua,
Y., Oct. 6, i8oi; d. Feb. 23, 1858. He was an enterprising and successful
rchant. Hem., Oct. 2, 1828, Harriet Hosmer, dau. of Bradley and Harriet B.
rtin, of Avon, N. Y., b. Jan. 9, 1807; d. Feb. 23, 1829; m., 2d. March 7, 1833,
□a, dau. of Thomas and Abigail (Field) Beals (his cousin), of Canandaigua, b.
;. 4, 1805; d. Jan. 5, 1896.
3744. i. HENRY MARTYN, b. Jan. 2, 1834; m. Fanny A. Warren.
ANN ELIZA, b. Nov. 9, 1835; m. June 20, 1862, George B. Bates,
of Detroit,'Mich., 67 Theodore street.
MARGARET BROWN, b. Nov. 17, 1S37; d. March 13, 1841.
LUCILLA BATES, b. Nov. 3, 1839; m. July, 1863, Rev. Samuel
W. Pratt, of Prattsburg, N. Y. ; d. June 10, 1876. He was b. in
Livionia, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1838; is a Presbyterian clergyman; res.
Batavia, N. Y. Ch.: i. Rev. Alfred Field Pratt, b. 1865; res.
Campbell, N. Y. 2. Sarah Ann Pratt, b. 1867; res. Elgin, 111. 3.
Jennie H. Pratt, b. 1869; res. Waverly, N. Y. 4. Frances P.
Pratt, b. Feb. i, 1870; res. Batavia, N. Y. 5. Henry Field Pratt,
b. 1871; res. Campbell, N. Y. 6. Lizzie Bates Pratt, b. 1873;
res. Campbell, N. Y.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. June 23, 1S42; m. Sept. 14, 1865, Willis
P. Fiske, of Chicago, 111. ; son of Lonson (Stephen, Jonathan,
Josiah, Samuel, William, William, John, William, Robert, Simon,
Simon, William, Symond), b. Newark, N. Y., April i, 1836. His
wife d. Feb. 27, 1871, and he m., 2d, Oct. 9, 1873, Julia L. Sher-
man, b. April 23, 1847; res. 34 15th street, Buffalo, N. Y.
[See Fiske Genealogy, p. 459, by Fred. C. Pierce.] Ch. : i.
Lizzie Field, b. July 30, 1866; res. 34 15th street, Buffalo,
N. Y. 2. Adelia Louisa, b. June 5, 1868; d. Aug. i, 1S6S. 3.
Mary Field, b. Dec. 2, 1870; m. Feb. 2, 1892, Edward C. Fisk;
res. Mayville, N. Y. He was b. Titusville, Pa., June 12, 1872; is
editor and publisher of the Mayville Sentinel. Ch. : (a) Everett
Lonson Fisk, b. Aug. 31, 1892. (b) Kenneth Hudson Fisk
b. April 18, 1894. (c) Mary Louise Fisk, b. Nov. 27, 1895.
(d) Katharyn Field Fisk, b. May 7, iSgS. 4. Daisy Sherman
b. Aug. 23, 1875. 5. Charles Pomeroy, b. March iS, 1S82. 6. Eliza-
beth Sherman, b. April 14, 1884. Willis spent his early years
until the age of seventeen on his father's farm, attending the
district school and doing such work on the farm as was required.
In addition to the common school education, he was allowed a
few terms at the Macedon Academy to fit himself for teaching.
3748.
•5.
Uaifc. a
tTOTtn
ad V
FIELD GENEALOGY. 659
He taught his first school while in his eighteenth year, and con-
tinued in the profession until June. 1864, when he resigned his
position in the Canandaigua Academy to accept a position as
book-keeper in the Bank of Ontario, in Canandaigua. At the end
of a year he was made assistant cashier, and for a considerable
time had charge of the bank, whose business was large and the
responsibility of his position great. He continued to fill respons-
ible positions in the banking line until the spring of 1874, hav-
ing been connected with banking houses in Marathon, Herkimer
and Newark, N. Y., as cashier, and for three years held positions
in the Merchants* Savings, Loan and Trust Co., of Chicago, and
the Traders' National Bank, of Chicago. In 1874 he went to
Buffalo and engaged in the insurance business in partnership
with Stephen F. Sherman. In October, 1875, he entered the
office of Richard Bullymore as book-keeper, continuing in that
capacity until December, 1878. when he resigned this position to
become cashier of the Buffalo Grape Sugar Co. He remained in
this company with its successor, the American Glucose Co., until
the summer of 1894, nearly sixteen years. In April, 1894, the
plant was destroyed by fire. He has been chief book-keeper in
the office of the comptroller of the city of Buffalo. He is a Repub-
lican, but never is active in politics. In the several financial
positions he has held he has never been required to give a bond.
3749. vi. LOUISA HOWELL, b. Oct. 23, 1845; m. Oct. 4, 1866, Horace
Marshall Finley, of Canandaigua.
3750. vii. ALFRED BISHOP, b. Jan. 25, 1849; m- Frances Ellen Lapham.
2078. HON. TIMOTHY FIELD (Timothy. Timothy, David, Ebenezer, Zech-
ariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son ot Rev. Timothy and
Wealthy (Bishop), b. in Westminster, Vt., June 8, 181 1. He settled in 1835 in Onta-
rio, La Grange county, Ind. He has held the following offices: Appraiser of real
estate, county commissioner three years ; enrolling and draft commissioner for the
United States during the Rebellion of 1861-64; member of the Indiana Legislature
two years during the Rebellion. He has been engaged in farming and merchandise.
Was in 1879 postmaster in Ontario. He m., Nov. 7, 1839, Hannah, dau. of
Rev. Charles and Sarah Mosher, of Ontario, b. in Romulus, N. Y., May 9, 1809; d.
Dec. 13, 1871; m., 2d, Oct. 31, 1874, Ellen L., dau. of Chauncey and Gertrude Foote,
of La Grange, Ind., b. in Mount Morris, N.'Y., March 3, 1849. Res. Ontario, Ind.
3751. i. TIMOTHY BISHOP, b. Sept. 18, 1875.
3752. ii. GERTRUDE ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 13, 1S77.
2o3o. SERENO FIELD (Timothy, Timothy, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Rev. Timothy and
Susannah (Pomeroy), b. in Westminster, Vt., Aug. 19, 1815. He settled in Sken-
eateles, N. Y., where he resided. He m., Oct. 3. 1844, Juliette, dau. of Thomas
and Margaret (Reed), of Skeneateles, b. ; d, May 21, 1865; m.. 2d. Sept. 11,
1866, Sarah S., dau. of Col. James and Irene Rudd, of Auburn, N. Y.
3753. i. SARAH E., b. May 23, 1847; m. Sept 7, 1876. Edward A. Blanch-
ard, of Boston, Mass. ; res. Mattapan, Mass., 46 Stanton street.
2o3i. LORENZO FIELD (Timothy, Timothy, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. in Westminster, Vt., Aug.
19, 1815. He settled in Putney, Vt., where he resided; a farmer. He m.,
660 FIELD GENEALOGY.
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11.
3756.
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3757-
IV.
3758.
V.
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VI.
3760.
Vll
Sept. 22, 1848, Phebe Ann, dau. of Alexander and Rebecca (Adams) Atchison, of
Rockingham, Vt., b. Sept. 28, iSiS; d. Sept. 5, 1853; m., 2d, June 23, 1854, Martha,
dau. of John and Lydia (Joy) Townshend, of Putney, b. March 20, 18 [9; d. March
30, i860; m., 3d, Oct. 6, 1864, Elvira, dau. of Squire Wells and Sophia (Carpenter)
Haven, of Dummerston, Vt., b. Feb. 6, 1828. He d. March 10, 1898.
FRANKLIN, b. Aug. 2, 1S49; m. Dora M. Graves.
ELLA REBECCA, b. Aug. 31. 1851; d. Aug. 3. 1874.
JOHN TIMOTHY, b. May 31, 1855; d. Sept. 30, 1855.
FRANCES MARTHA, b. May 30, 1856; m. Otis FoUett; res.
Worcester, Mass., s. p.
JAMES AIKEN, b. May 29. 1857; ni. Alice M. Sanborn.
CYRUS CURTIS, b. Nov. 23, 1865; unm., invalid; res. Putney, Vt.
ALFRED LORENZO, b. Aug. 3, 1867; m. Jennie M. Stanley.
2082. WILLIAM FIELD (Timothy, Timothy, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), son of Rev. Timothy and
Susannah (Pomeroy), b. in Westminster, Vt., Nov. 5. 1817, where he resided for
some time. He m. Nov, 10, 1841, Miriam, dau. of Lemuel and Fanny (Putnam)
Rogers, of Westminster, b. Sept. 16, 1S21. He d. Nov. 5, 1896. Res. Saxton's
River, Vt.
GEORGE, b. Feb. 26, 1843; d. Dec. 25, 1879.
TIMOTHY H.. b. March 29. 1845; m. Martha A. Dalton.
MARY A., b. May 7, 1847; unm.; res. Saxton's River.
FREDERICK, b. April 29. 1850; d. Nov. 18, 1850.
ALICE MARIA, b. March 21, 1853; unm.; is a teacher in the
Clarke School at Northampton, Mass.
SUSIE FLORENCE, b. Feb. 23, 1858; d. March 25, 1S93.
REUBEN ADAM FIELD (Reuben, Reuben, Ebenezer, Ebenezer. Zech-
ariah. Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), b. Belleville, Ont.. July
9. 1834; m. Nov. 14, 1864, in Cumberland, Md., Amanda Deetz, b. March 3, 1841.
He was a passenger conductor on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad.
He d. June 23, i8g8. Res. Cleveland, Ohio.
3767. i. FRANK H.. b. July 12, i366; m. Anna A. Matson.
3768. ii. ANIEMAY, b. Oct. 14. 1867; m. Aug. 10, 1898, Capt. Frank Doug-
lass Ferew; res. 16 Sanford street, Cleveland, s. p. He was b.
Aug. 4, 1864. Is vessel master on the great lakes.
2084. BENJAMIN CHARLES FIELD (Reuben, Reuben, Ebenezer, Eben-
ezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Kingston,
Canada, Sept. 16, 1836; m. Cleveland, Ohio, May 20, 1873, Eliza A. Jackson, b. Jan.
25, 1843. He is station master at the Union Passenger Station at Cleveland. Res.
Cleveland, Ohio, 475 Dunham avenue.
3769. i. LAVINIA ELIZA, b. July 6, 1875; m. Nov. 16, 189S, Charles
Tilton Denby; res. 475 Dunham avenue, Cleveland.
2o86>^. LIEUT. SILAS WRIGHT FIELD (Michael, Michael, Ebenezer,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), b.
Vienna (now Phelps), N. Y., July 14, 1835; m. June 18, 1859, Nellie M. Jacobs, of
Oswego, N. Y. She m., 2d, Amos J. Hooker; res. New Haven, N. Y. He was b.
in New York State; educated at Racine College and Beloit College; was preparing
for law, but connected with A. and M. R. R. at Freeport, 111., when he answered
first call for volunteers; was gifted with eloquence, and created great enthusiasm
in Freeport and Racine in speaking at public rallies for enlistment for three years;
3761.
1.
3762.
ii.
3763.
111.
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3765.
V.
3766.
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2083.
RI
FKEDERICK FIELD.
See page 671.
FRED M. FIELD.
See page 662.
GEORGE B. FIELD.
See page 670.
MISS CHARLOTTE FIELD COONEY.
See page 591.
MRS. CHARLES E. HILL.
.'^ee page 591.
LORENZO FIELD.
See page 059.
DKACON LEVI F. FIELD.
See page 6(51.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 661
was mortally wounded at battle of Shiloh; d. at Central Hospital, Paducah, Ky. .
May 9, 1862; buried at Freeport, 111.; captain of Company A, Eleventh Regiment,
Illinois Volunteers; always known' for his bravery and fearlessness. He d. May 9,
1 362. Res., s. p., Freeport, 111.
2092. CHESTER FIELD (Luther, Reuben, Pedijah, John, Zechariah, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Luther and Priscilla (Ware), b.
in Putney, Vt., Aug. 16, i8i2; went with his father in 1S24 to Gates, Monroe county,
N. Y. ; in 1837 removed to Thornapple, Mich. ; in 1845 returned to Gates, where he
d. March 19, 1891. He m. Feb. i, 1837, Eliza, dau. of Simon and Betsey Perkins, of
Claremont, N. H., b. Aug. 12, 18 16; d. May 10, 1892.
3770. i. HELEN I., b. Dec. 8, 1837; d. May 16, 1867.
3771. ii. REUBEN L. , b. Nov. 27, 1841; m. Frances E. Munn.
2094. HENRY FIELD (Luther, Reuben, Pedijah, John, Zechariah, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Luther and Priscilla (Ware), b. in
Dumraerston, Vt., Aug. i, 1816. He went with his father in 1824 to Gates, Ontario
county, N. Y., where he d. Aug. 3. 1853. He m. April 3, 1850, Eliza Higgius, of
Gates, b. .
3772. i. ANN FRANCES, b. Feb. 8, 1851; m. Feb. 16, 1875, Emmett S.
Goff.
3773. ii. HENRY, b. April 3, 1853; d. Sept. 20, iS6r.
2f05. SOLOMON M. FIELD (Levi, Bennet, Pedijah, John, Zechariah, Ztch-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b, Newfane, Vt., Nov. 16, 1818; m.
November, 1839, in Derby, Vt., Louisa Sias, b. March, 18 19; d. December, 1S83.
He was a merchant and contractor. He d. Feb. 14, 1885. Res. Newport, Vt.
3774. i. MARY, b. April 25, 1852; m. Dec. 20, 1886. Charles N. Brady, b.
Feb. 9, 1854; res. s. p. Newport, Vt. He is a merchant and is
postmaster.
3775. ii. LEON G., b. Januarj', 1S55; m. Sarah Port Whitney.
2106. JAMES M. FIELD (Levi, Bennet, Pedijah, John, Zechariah, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Jamaica, Vt., Feb. 12, 1821; m. March
8, 1847, Hannah G. Shafter, b. May 13, 1824; d. Jan. 23, 1893. He was a black-
smith. He d. Mclndoes Falls, April 16, 1S84. Res. Athens, Vt.
JAMES A., b. Feb. 24, 1848; m. Dec. 25, 1873; d. Dec. 29, 1886.
CHARLES O., b. Dec. 29, 1849; m. April 24, 1S76; d. Nov. 13,
i38o.
NEWTON H., b. Aug. 12, 1S51; m. Martha Ellen Bailey.
EUGENE L., b. April 28, 1853; m. Dec. 25, 1S84.
JENNIE, b. Nov. 29, 1855; d. Feb. 17, 1S71.
FRANK E., b, April 27. 1859; ™- June 25, 1SS4.
CLARA, b, Jan. S, 1861; d. Sept. 10, 1882,
JOHN S., b. Feb. 29, 1S64; d. July 12, 1889.
2108. DEACON LEVI FERRIN FIELD (Levi, Bennet, Pedijah, John, Zech-
ariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Newport, Vt., Aug. 5,
1827; m. West Derby, Vt., Jan. 16. 1850, Emily M. Atkinson, b. Jan. 24, 1828; d.
Jan. 30, 1871; m., 2d, 1S72, Mrs. Lusetta M. Frizelle. The earlier part ot his life
he worked at carpenter and joiner's trade. He was married in 1850 to Emily M.
Atkmson. In the year 1S52 went to California; worked at mining, and was quite
successful. Returned to Newport, Vt., in the fall of 1S55. In the spring following
went to La Crosse, Wis., bought two farms and went into the stock business; re-
mained there until 1S70; moved from there to Yankton, Dakota. His wife died
3776.
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there. He married again in 187 1 a widow by the name of Lusetta M. Frizelle, who
is still living. They had no children. She had one son, Uri E. Frizelle. They
crossed the plains to the Black Hills in 1876, with a stock of merchandise; opened a
store in Deadwood, followed mining in connection; afterward went into the stock
business. Came to Billings, Montana, in 1881; engaged in the lumber business for
a time, then in the stone business, which he has followed for the past fifteen years.
He does not use tobacco or liquors of any kind. Is a deacon in the Congregational
church. Republican in politics ever since the party started ; came out from the old
Whig party.
During the winter of 1875 Custer was stationed a few miles below Yankton.
There came a Dakota blizzard which demolished their tents and what little protec-
tion they had, leaving them in very destitute circumstances. At Yankton their
position was surmised, and Mr. Field organized a rescue party which saved not a
few scalps for Sitting Bull's wari-iors six months after. Many of the soldiers were
so benumbed with cold that they were with great difficulty removed to a place of
safety. This may seem a tame incident, but it is not to one who has seen a real
Dakota blizzard.
Res. Billings, Montana.
3784. i. WILBUR B., b. Jan. 29. 1857; d. Aug. 13, 1868.
3785. ii. SARAH E., b. i860; m. 1880, William H. Sanborn, of Yankton.
He d. in 1889. Ch. : i. Jennie E., b. 1882. 2. Fred Field, b.
1884. 3. Estelle, b. i883; d. 1893.
3786. iii. FRED M., b. 1S69; unm. ; res. Pony, Montana. He was born on a
farm near Black River Falls, Wis. His father's family removed
from there to Osage, Iowa, in 1870 or 1871. Remained there but
a short time, going to Sioux City, Iowa, and finally settled at
Yankton, Dakota, where they remained for seven years. Yank-
ton at that time was a frontier settlement and trading post on
the Missouri river. During this period his father was engaged in
several enterprises, some of which are still flourishing, including
mercantile, contractor and builder, mining in Colorado in 1874
and 1875. His father started the Billings sandstone quarries
about 1885, which have furnished a large percentage of the stone
used in building m Montana and Washington. Fred attended
public schools at Yankton, Osage, Deadwood and Billings; at-
tended Yankton College at Yankton, Dakota, in 1890 and 1891 ;
went from that institution to Colorado School of Mines at Golden,
Col. ; graduated there in 1895 as mining and metallurgical
engineer. After various experiences in Colorado and Utah, he
took position as assayer at the Easton Mill in Alder Gulch, near
Virginia City, Montana. In 1897 he went to Pony and entered
parnership with C. E. Morris, firm name of Morris & Field,
"metallurgists and mining engineers. " ... . .,., , , .,
2109. BENNETT BARNARD FIELD (Levi, Bennet, Pedijah, John, Zecha-
riah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Barnet, Vt., Sept. 24,
1824; m. Newport, Vt, Dec. 22, 1845, Clarissa Lindsay, b. Sept. 17', 1824. Con-
tractor. He^d. June 20, 1887. Res. West Derby. Vt.
3787. i. OSMOND LINDSAY, b. May 8, 1851 ; ra. Maria Frances Carter.
; 3788. ii. ALBERT LE ROY,;b.;April 6, 1855; m. Julia E. Abbott.
3789. iii. NANCY JANE, b. Sept 5, 1849; d. Sept. 30, 1849.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 663
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2117. JOHN CHANDLER FIELD (John, John. Pedijah, John, Zechadah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of John and Nancy
(Carter), b. in Northfield, Mass., Oct. 3, 181 1. He kept for a time the King Harris
Tavern, and removed to Chelsea, Mass., where he d. Jan. 12, 1874. He m. Dec. i,
1834, Mrs. Abby, dau. of Thomas and Desire (Ward) Lord, of Northfield, widow of
King Harris, b. June 7, 1S03; d. May 9, 1894.
3790. i. WARREN SILVER, b. Dec. 7, 1834; m. Harriet A. Hodge.
3791. ii. FREDERICK KIMBALL, b. June 28, 1836; res. Clifton Heights,
St. Louis, Mo.
CHARLES SQUIRES, b. April 16. 1838; m. Helen A. Pettibone.
HARRIS CHANDLER, b. Sept. 16, 1839; m. Sophia A. Smith.
GEORGE POMEROY. b. Nov. 29. 1841; res. Northfield, Mass.
FRANK SHERWOOD, b. Aug. 18, 1844; res. Melrose, Mass.
2119. FREDERICK H. FIELD (John. John, Pedijah, John. Zechariah, Zech.
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of John and Nancy (Carter), b.
in Northfield. Mass.. April 30, 181 6. He settled in Winchester, N. H.. where he
now resides. He m.^May 30, 1845. Charlotte, dau. of Frederick and Mary Ann
JOHN F., b. April 3. 1846; m. Harriet L. Bancroft.
EMILY M.. b. July 31. 1847; d. Aug..i. 1853.
GEORGE W., b.;,May 29, 1849; m. Ellen Delvey.
CHARLES B., b. March 2, 1854; m. Mary A. McHugh.
ALLEN M., b. Oct. i, 1857.
ELISA E., b. April 6, 1864.
INFANT, b. Feb. 20. 1853; d. Feb. 21, 1853.
2122. HERVEY CUTLER FIELD (Oliver. John, Pedijah. John, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John. Richard. William. William), son of Oliver and Rhoda (Love-
land), b. in Northfield, Mass., Jan. 26, 1811. He m. Feb. 14, 1839, Martha R., dau.
of Calvin and Statira P. (Richardson) Stearns, of Northfield, b. Nov. 20, 18 10; d.
June 24, 1894.
Martha R., Northfield, Aug. 7, 1894; died June 24, 1894; husband, Hervey C,
died Jan. 31, 1S92. ;The will gives the name of daughter Charry S. Crandall. The
will dated Dec. 8, 1S79. ^^ the probate citation"the daughter's name is given as
Charrie S. Doolittle, of Northfield. She asks to be appointed administratrix, her
father having died since the mother's will was made. — Franklin Co. Probate.
He d. Jan. 31, 1892. Res. Northfield.
3803. i. CALVIN STEARNS, b. Sept. 4, 1841; unm. He enlisted Sept. 3,
1861, in Company B, 22nd Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers;
killed at Gettysburg, June 4, 1S63. Honored and respected by
all who knew him.
3804. ii. CHARRY STATIRA, b. July 7, 1847; m. Sept. 3, 1868, Dexter
Lyman Crandall, of Shutesbury, Mass., b. Sept 3, 1846; d. May
1879; m., 2d, Jan. 14, 1SS2, Franklin Doolittle; res. Sunnyside,
Wash. He was b. Jan. 4, 181 2; d. September, 1888; m., 3d. Nov.
28, 1899, James Sherwood, b. Dec. 22, 1845. Is a farmer. Ch. :
I. .Lyman Harvey Crandall. b. in Northfield, June i. 1869;
adopted by Franklin Doolittle March, iStz, and name changed to
Doolittle; m. to Luella May Olds, of Belchertown, May 30, 1893;
now residing in .Greenwich, Mass. ; pcstoffice address, Enfield,
Mass., Box 258. ,
Doolittle.
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664 FIELD GENEALOGY.
2128. LUCIUS OLIVER FIELD (Oliver. John, Pedijah. John, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. in Northfield, Mass., Jan.
20, 1824. He removed to Mmnesota, where he now resides. He m. Aug. 30, 1850,
Rhoda Stratton, dau. of Charles F. and Mary H. (Alexander) Field, of Northfield,
b. April 28, 1829; d. March 20, 1889. Res. Spring Lake, Minn.
LUCIA RHODA, b. ]\Iarch 5, 1852; m. James H. Mahler; res.
4947 Prairie avenue, Chicago.
MARY ELVIRA, b. Oct. 31, 1853; m. H. Olson; res. Montevideo,
Minn.
GRACIA MARIA, b, Aug. 13, 1856; d. unm. Oct. 12, 1877.
EFFIE SOPHIA, b. March 28, i860; m; Gilbert Hopkins; res.
Farrington, Minn.
GEORGE LUCIUS, b. April 27, 1862; d. unm. Oct. 27, 1889.
CHATTIE EMMA, b. Sept. 13, 1865; is a teacher; res. 4947
Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111.
3S11. vii. FRANK JARVIS, b. May 6, 1869; m. Mrs. L. Holcomb; res.
Spokane, Wash.
3312. viii. EDWIN CYRUS, b. Jan. 16, 1872; unm.; res. Spokane, Wash.
2130. IRA STRATTON FIELD (Elihu. John. Pedijah, John. Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Jan. 25, 1813, Orange, Mass. ;
m. in Athol, Mass., 1834, Harriet Andrews, b. March 5, 1810; d. Jan. 17, 1887. He
was a blacksmith. He d. June 2, 1892. Res. Northfield, Minn.
3813. i. CAROLINE AUGUSTA, b. Jan. 6, 1842; m. January, 1867, Ben-
jamin Ogden; res. Northfield, Minn.
3814. ii. JOHN WESLEY, b. Nov. 20, 1847; m. Virginia C. Stansbury.
3815. iii. MARY ADELAIDE, b. July 14, 1849; m. Sept. 10, 1867, Charles
H. Goodsell; res. Fergus Falls, Minn. He was b. Nov. 26, 1840;
is superintendent of grain elevators. Ch. : i. Charles Ernest
Goodsell, b. Nov. 3, 1869; m. June 21. 1899; lawyer, San Jose,
Cal. 2. Francis E. Goodsell, b. April 17, 1872; d. June 18, 1882.
3816. iv. HARRIET FRANCES, b. Sept. 27. 1853; unm.; res. 1206 Fourth
street, s. e., Minneapolis, Minn. She is principal of the Motley
School.
3817. V. ALEXANDER SPENCER, b. Feb. 23, 1835; d. Jan. 10, 1836.
3S13. vi. WILLARD CONKEY, b. Nov. 10, 1836; d. Feb. 17, 1S39.
3819. vii. SARAH MARIA, b. Feb. 3, 1839; d. Feb. 22, 1840.
2133. FRANKLIN FIELD (Elihu, John, Pedijah, John, Zechariah, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Wardsboro, Vt. ; m. Tonawanda,
Erie county, N. Y. , Zarina Barton; d. in 1896. Franklin Field was engaged in
public works, such as railroad building, until his death in Texas, which was caused
by a fall from a horse that ran away with him. He was a contractor on the New-
York and Erie, Buffalo and State Line, and also on lines running east from Buffalo.
Removing to St. Louis, Mo., he was engaged in building the Ohio and Mississippi
railroad, Belleville and Illinois Town, Alton and St. Louis, North Missouri, Iron
Mountain and Missouri Pacific railroads. He also built some railroads in Alabama.
At the time of his death he had a contract to build twelve hundred miles of railroad
in Texas. He was call^ "The Railroad King of the West." He d. in 1859. Res.
Tonawanda, N. Y.
3820. i. R D., b. ; res. Carabridgeport, Mass.
3821. ii. ; WALTER W., b. ; res. Cambridgeport, Mass.
SPAFFOKD C. FIELD.
See page 665.
MRS. SPAFFORIJ C. FIELD.
See page 666.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 665
3322. iii. JULIA, b. ; m. George White; res. Cambridgeport, Mass.
3323. iv. FRANK, b. .
3S24. V. CHAUNXEY H., b. .
3825. vi. MARIA, b. .
3826. vii. EDGAR L., b. May 22, 1841; m. Mary E. Russell.
2134. ELIHU HOYT FIELD (Elihu, John, Pedijah, John, Zechariah, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Wardsboro, Vt., Jan. 13, 1823; m.
in Bennington, Vt., Maria J. Houghton. He was a farmer. He d. in New London,
Minn., 1S89. Res. Eagle Bridge, N. Y.
3827. i. FRANK G.. b. Dec. 8, 1850; unm.
3528. ii. CLARENCE C, b. Dec. i, 1S53; m. Mary Gallagher.
3529. iii, HATTIE A., b. Aug. lo, 1S57; m. J. Carlile; s. p.
2137. DAVIS PLINEY FIELD (Reuben, Nathan, Pedijah, John, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Winchester, N. H., April 4,
1809; m. there in 1838, Polly Edgar, b. 1820; d. 1851; m., 2d, there in 1854, Mary
Sophia Sprague. He was a tarmer. He d. in 1888. Res. Winchester, N. H.
3530. i. MARY, d. when an infant ten weeks.
3331. ii. WILLIAM, d. when ten months.
3832. iii. SARAH, b. Nov. 9, 1842; m. Jan. 30, 1S60, Lorenzo R. Draper, of
Chesterfield, N. H. He d. March 11, 1864; m., 2d, May 24, 1S75,
Emerson A. Clark, formerly of Volney, N. Y. Res. Winchester,
N. H. Ch. : I. Mrs. Nellie L. Spencer, aged 22; res. Jamaica,
Vt. 2. Mrs. Leon Ellar, aged 20; res. West Swanzey, N. H. 3.
Albert D. Clark, b. May 16, iSSo. 4. Stephen E. Clark, b. April
6, 1883.
LOIS, b. July I, 1844.
ELLEN, b. Feb. 3, 1846; d. May, 1855.
FRANCES, b. August; 1847; d. September, 184S.
JULIA ANN, b. July 3, 1S49.
RUFUS D., b. Feb. 16, 1S51.
LANACY S., b. March 15, 1855.
FRED H., b. July 4, 1S56; m. Henrietta S. Breed.
2140. NATHAN FIELD (Reuben, Nathan, Pedijah, John, Zechariah, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Winchester, N. H., 1S04; m. ,
Res. Winchester. N. H.
3840. i. RUFUS, b. ; res. Winchester, N. H.
3841. ii. OSCAR, b. ; res, Winchester, N. H.
2143. JONATHAN BURT FIELD (Reuben, Nathan, Pedijah, John, Zecha-
riah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Winchester, N. H.,iSo8;
m. . Res. Winchester, N. H.
"- 2144. SPAFFORD CLARY FIELD (Amos, Amos, Bennet, John, Zechariah,
Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Adams, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1809;
m. Beloit, Wis., April 27, 1846, Mrs. Martha Ann Cooper, b. Augusta, Me., July
19, 1816; res. 224S Michigan avenue, Chicago, 111. He was bom in Adams, N. Y.,
where he resided until he was twenty-one years of age, when he came to Illinois
and located on a farm near Rockford, in Winnebago county. After a short resi-
dence there he returned East, where he remained a few months, returning to Illinois
accompanied by two of his brothers. He was married in Peru, Ind., and immedi-
ately took up his residence in Beloit, Wis., having disposed of his Illinois farming
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lands. For several years he owned and conducted an extensive dry goods store in
that city. Later he engaged in the real estate business, buying and selling farm
lands in Wisconsin. In 1S44, with his brother, he went to New Orleans. La., and
engaged in real estate and banking business. About the close of the Mexican war
the soldiers who had served in that campaign were paid to some extent with land
script or warrants of government land in Wisconsin. Mr. Field purchased largely
of these warrants, which he disposed of quite advantageously, on his return home, to
the Norwegian settlers who were then coming into that locality. Later he became
interested in mining in Colorado and California, and died in the latter state near
Sacramento while on a business trip there. He was highly esteemed and respected
by all who knew him. He d. Aug. 13, 1880. She d. Aug. 30, 1900.
Mrs. Martha A. Field of this city, widow of Spafford C. Field, died at the sum-
mer residence of her son-in-law, Clarence I. Peck, in Oconomowoc, Wis., yesterday
morning. She had been in feeble health several years and exceptionally weak the
last few months. Her last hours were painless. She was conscious until an hour
or two before death, which seemed to have no terrors for her. Mrs. Peck and John
S. Field, a son, were present when the end came. The tuneral will be held at 9:30
o'clock to morrow morning at the Peck summer residence. A special train, bearing
the remains and relatives and friends, will leave Oconomowoc at 10:30 o'clock for
Beloit, where the burial services will be held in the afternoon. Rev. Dr. Gunsaulus
will officiate at both funeral and burial. With the demise of Mrs. Field there passed
away a notable woman — one identified with the early history of the Northwest and
for over a quarter of a century an important factor in the quiet social element of
Chicago. Mrs. Field was the daughter of Ezra C. Durgin, and was born in Augusta.
Me., in 1816. She went to Ohio with her parents in 1824, and there, in 1833, married
John S. Cooper. In 1838 they went to Beloit, where Mr. Cooper died, leaving two
sons, who have since died. In 1846 she married Spofford C. Field.
Mrs. Field was one of the most prominent and loved residents of Beloit for
years. She had much to do with building up Beloit College and the Congregational
church there. Her home there was the center where many now prominent men,
then students of Beloit College, found sympathy and encouragement and were
guided by her words of advice and friendship. In 1869 the family moved to Chicago.
Mrs. Field was a woman of strong characteristics, mellowed by a sympathetic dis-
position. Of profound religious beliefs and extraordinary judgment, she lived a
beautiful home-life with her children and friends. Surviving her are four children
— John S. Field, president of the Knickerbocker Ice Company, George D. Field of
Chicago, Mrs. Clarence I. Peck and Frederick Field of Des Moines — her brother,
John C. Durgin of Chicago, and her sister, Mrs. James B. Sherwood of Nebraska. —
Chicago Times-Herald, Aug. 31.
Res. Beloit, Wis., and Chicago, 111,
3842. e. JOHN SPAFFORD, b. Aug. 14, 1847, ; unm. ; res. 2248 Michigan
avenue, Chicago, 111. Immediately after the civil war the devel-
opment of railroad properties brought to the front many of the
most noticeable men of our times. During the past few years
the promotion of street railways, and gas and electrical corpora-
tions has done the same, and public interest now centers largely
in the growing strength of all great mdustrial combinations. It
has been truly said that "The Standard Oil Trust has been the
most successful of all these, and its steady growth has been attrib-
uted to the fact that it has dealt with rare skill with one of the com-
mon necessities of modern life." The Sugar Trust, Steel and Iron
Trusts, and many others have been developed on similar lines,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 667
and now the Knickerbocker Ice Co. of Chicago, which also con-
trols the sale of a modern necessity, has become conspicuous as
a well managed and prosperous corporation. The prominence
given to it by the local newspapers has attracted attention to the
guiding spirit in the enterprise, its president and general man-
ager, Mr. John SpatYord Field,
Mr. Field was born in the beautiful city of Beloit, Wis., justly
celebrated for its college and schools, to which place his father
had migrated from Adams, N. Y. Young Field secured an ex-
cellent common school education, supplemented by several terras
at high school. Later his parents sent him to a French school, to
study that language and to finish his education. When fourteen
years of age he came to Chicago and entered the employ of
Cooley & Farwell, wholesale dry goods dealers, but the life of a
clerk was so confining and unsuited to his tastes, that he remained
there only three months; resigning, he went to Denver, Col.,
where he remained for a year, and returned to Chicago. In 1867
he engaged in the ice business with Swett & Crouch, and in 1879
with E. A. Shedd & Co. In 18S5 he was vice-president of the
Knickerbocker Ice Company, and general manager. For
many years there had been a destructive competition between the
old and new ice companies in this city. Mr. Field in 1898 re-
solved to put an end to this kind of warfare between the thirty-
five competing ice companies, and undertook the exceedingly
difficult and almost herculean task of bringing them together in
one large economically managed concern. An undertaking of
this kind required just such a man as Mr. Field. With rare diplo-
macy and persistence and after the expenditure of considerable
money, he finally united all the companies that amounted to
anything, and all their properties, embracing hundreds of ice
houses in this and adjoining States, into the Knickerbocker Ice
Company, with a capital of $7,000,000. This capital stock has
been divided and classified into preferred stock or preferred
shares, and common stock or shares; the preferred stock of said
company now consists of 30,000 shares of the par value of $100
each; the common stock of said company now consists of 40,000
shares of the par value of $100 each; the preferred stock
is convertible into common stock at the pleasure of the re-
spective holders of preferred stock under such lawful regula-
tions as the Board of Directors of said company may prescribe ;
the preferred stock will be entitled in each fiscal year of the com-
pany to a fixed dividend of six per cent., payable onlv out of
net earnings of the company, before any dividend for the year is
paid or set apart on common stock, such dividend on preferred
stock to be cumulative, from year to year, so that any deficit
occurring in any year shall be made up as soon as practicable
thereafter before the making thereafter of any dividend upon the
common stock ; the preferred stock will not be entitled to divi-
dends, nor to participate in net earnings applicable to dividends,
beyond said fixed, annual, cumulative dividend of six per cent. :
all net earnings of the company which may be set apart or ap-
668 FIELD GENEALOGY.
plied by the Board of Directors to the payment of dividends, over
and above the amount of net earnings necessary for paying said
fixed, annual, cumulative dividends on the preferred stock, will
be divided and distributed exclusively upon the common stock of
the com pan 5\
One of the first official acts of Mr. Field and the Board of Con-
trol of the new company was to reduce the price of this commod-
ity to the consumer from thirty-five to twenty-five cents per
hundred pounds. This remarkable cut of thirty per cent, took
efifect Dec. i, 189S. One of the Chicago daily papers in referring
to this cut, said editorially: "In this great reduction in the price
of an article of almost universal consumption we are able to see
the immediate benefit of the much-abused combination in busi-
ness. The Knickerbocker Ice Company represents the ice com-
bine effected last spring for the purpose of ending the periodical
cuts and advances by which the competitive companies were
alternately ruining themselves and squeezing their customers.
One of the effects of competition was to make some of the inde-
pendent companies reckless as to the purity of the sources of their
supply so long as they were contiguous and yielded plentifully.
Under the combination the quality of Chicago's ice supply was
greatly improved and great economies were introduced. Instead
of all the ice storehouses being opened at once, subjecting the
supply to the attendant loss through melting, the stock of ice was
kept intact, except at one or two of the nearest houses, from
which immediate supplies were drawn as needed. In the matter
of distribution there was even greater economy. Here one
wagon could do the work of three rival concerns. This was not
only an enormous saving to the combmation, but a great relief to
our streets. With their loads of several tons ice wagons do more
to obstruct street car traffic and wear out pavements than any
other heavy vehicles. The reduction of their number by two-
thirds has not been the least benefit of the ice combination of
last spring. It is said that the combine saved $200,000 on hauling
alone during the season just closed. The success which has at-
tended the consolidation in the ice business is largely due to the
shrewd and able business methods introduced by John S. Field
who was elected president of the Knickerbocker company yester-
daj'. Happily for the public, Mr. Field is a man of the highest
personal honor and integrity, and recognizes that the success and
profit in supplying such an article of common necessity as ice
has become lie in sharing the economies of production and dis-
tribution made possible by combination with the customer. The
public's share in the economies of the Chicago ice combine is rep-
resented by ten cents on every hundred pounds, or $2 a ton."
The growth of the ice business in this city and this country
during the past twenty years has been something marvelous.
It has increased at the rate of more than ten per cent, per annum
during that period, and in this city the increase has been most
marked. It has been said that Chicago uses more ice annually
than is used in all of Europe.
It is a singular coincidence that the people associated with Mr.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 669
Field and his relatives were among the first persons iu New Eng-
land to engage in the ice business. Mr. Field was first associated
with the son-in-law of Addison Gage, the pioneer ice merchant in
Boston, whose houses were at Wenham Lake, where it was the
finest ice was cut. Connected with the Gages as head man was
a Mr. Field, a distant relative of Mr. Field's father.
Mr. Field's success has been due not only to the early advant-
ages he enjoyed, but also largely and mainly to his good, sound
judgment, self-reliance, quick perception, determination and
conservatism. No question in business is left unsettled. He
has always had the courage to grapple with great problems, and
has mastered difficulties as they came one after the other. Gen-
erous to his friends, frank and outspoken, patient with his ene-
mies, he wastes no time on the trifles of life, but concentrates his
talents in directions where great results can best be achieved.
He is a good example of what a sterling character can accomplish
in this land of great possibilities.
Mr. Field is naturally proud of the success which he has
achieved, but he is not at all given to self-glorification, a habit to
which self-made men sometimes are addicted. On the contrary,
he is one of the most unassuming of men, and is always easily
approachable by any one having business to transact with him. He
is a member of several of the local clubs, a director of the Charity
Hospital and the Glenwood School for Boys, and chairman of the
Board of Trustees of Plymouth Congregational Church.
The author of this work is greatly indebted to Mr. Field for the
encouragement and assistance given to the work. It was he who
first suggested the Genealogy, and the credit of its inception
should be given to him.
3843. ii. GEORGE DURGIN, b. May 16, 1S49; unm. ; res. 2248 Michigan
avenue, Chicago, 111. ; Board of Trade broker.
3S44. iii. FREDERICK AMOS. b. April 11, 1S51; m. Dec. 9, 1880, Ida
Rollins, b. Aug. 3, 1S59; res. Des Moines, Iowa; s. p. He left
school at the age of sixteen, entering a mercantile establishment
at Beloit, Wis., where he was born and then lived. He remained
with the concern four years, having assumed charge of the boot
and shoe department in the meantime. He then engaged himself
as traveling salesman for a shoe factory — this was in 1871 — con-
tinuing as traveling salesman till 1887, Twelve years of that
period he was with C. M. Henderson & Co., of Chicago. In 1884
he established himself in the wholesale and retail shoe business
in the city of Des Moines, Iowa, and is at the present time con-
tinuing the same. At the time of resigning his traveling posi-
tion, he was earning a salary of $5,000 per annum. He has pros-
pered in his business and is fairly independent. He has in the
meantime been connected with various enterprises as side mat-
ters, especially :n real estate dealing; has built some twenty- five
houses in that city ; has been and is director in the Iowa National
Bank for nearly ten years; is president of the Field-Ingalls Shoe
Co. ; director on board of the Des Moines Commercial Exchange ;
member of the Grant Club; president of the Golf and Country
Club, and other minor social affairs. With Mrs. Field he has trav-
670 FIELD GENEALOGY.
eled abroad considerably, having spent some time in Egypt, and
followed the Nile, the Jordan, etc., Cuba, Bermudas, and other
countries. He is a self-made man; is held in high esteem by
the citizens of Des Moines, of which he is one of the wealthiest
residents.
3845. iv. MARY B., b. June 19, 1857; m. Chicago. 111., Feb. 3, 1886, Clar-
ence Ives Peck, b. Chicago, Aug. 20, 1842; res. 2254 Michigan
avenue, Chicago. She was educated at the public schools of
Beloit and Chicago, and graduated at the Dearborn Seminary in
Chicago. She is a member of the Century and Forty clubs, and is
prominent in literary and church work in Chicago. Ch. : i. Philip
Peck, b. Dec. 6, 1886, Chicago, 111. ; postofhce address, 2254 Michigan
avenue, Chicago, 111. 2. Winfield Peck, b. June 24, 1889, Ocono-
;. monoc. Wis. ; postoffice address, 2254 Michigan avenue, Chicago,
III. 3. Martha Peck, b. March 28, 1891, Chicago. 111.; postoffice
address, 2254 Michigan avenue, Chicago, 111.
3846. V. DEXTER CLARY, d. in infancy.
2145. GEORGE BAKER FIELD (Amos, Amos, Bennett, John, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John. John, Richard, William, William), b, Adams, N. Y., April 3, 1817;
m. in St. Louis, Mo., Leonora Murphy, b. March, 1831. She resides at Hotel
Savoy, New York, N. Y. Mr. George B. Field was born April 3, 1817. He was a
lawj'er by profession, and began practice in the firm of Augustus Schell & Co. He
gave up the practice of law to become president of the Gold and Stock Telegraph
Company, which position he occupied for many years. He resigned his position in
that company in order to devote his entire time to invention. He invented several
successful things which he had patented. He introduced the stock ticker in London
m 1 87 1. He retired from active business several years before he died. Thomas A.
Edison was in his employ while he was president of the Stock Telegraph Company.
He took a great interest in him (Edison), and furnished him the money to start a
laboratory and to perfect and develop his inventions. Mr. Field died in New York
city in his seventy-tifth year, March 15, 1S92. Res. New York, N. Y.
3847. i. HARRIET, b. Jan. 9, 1854; m. Dec. 20, 1893; Wm. Gordon Kel-
logg, s. p. ; res. New York, N. Y., The Schuyler, 59 West 45th
street, and Fairfield, Conn.
2146. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FIELD (Amos, Amos, Bennett, John, Zech-
ariah. Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Adams, N. Y., March
7, 1823; m. Sheboygan Falls, Wis., in 184S, Eliza A. Trowbridge, b. Dec. 26, 1831;
she resides in Los Angeles, Cal. "Benjamin F. Field, who had lived in Chicago
almost continuously since 1836, died at his residence, 90 22nd street, at the age of 76
years," says the Chicago Tribune. "Mr. Field was born in Adams, N. Y. He was
an active Christian worker, and numbered among his friends Dwight L. Moody, John
V. Farwell, the Rev. Simon J. McPherson, and many others prominent in evangelical
work. He was best known otherwise as an inventor, and many of his inventions are
now in successful use. Among them were the steam plow, straw-board for building
purposes and fiber ware, a water filter, and a bicycle saddle. He went to Beloit about
1S47. He built the Beloit Straw Board Co.'s mill and invented building paper. He
also conceived the idea of lining straw board by machinery. The cobblestone
house on Broad street, now occupied by Walter Robinson, was built by him. Mr.
Field was active in organizing the North Market Sunday-school in Chicago, and
was aided in the work by such men as John B Farwell and Dwight L. I»Ioody. He
left a widow, a son, Edward I. Field, of Telluride, Col., and two daughters, Mrs.
Judge Stiles, of Charleston, W. Va., and Mrs. Frank M. Kelsey, of Los Angeles,
Cal. The remains were taken to the old family home at Beloit, Wis., for burial."
He d. July 31, 189S. Res. Chicago, 111.
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3S48. i. EDWARD ISAAC, b. Sept. 30, 1854; m. Ida A. Shattuck.
3849. ii. ELLA SOPHIA, b. Nov. 19, 1849; m. Gunnison. Col., May 27,
1884, Judge Maynard F. Stiles; res. s. p. Charleston, W. Va. He
was b. Tunbridge, Vt., May 7, 1854. He is a graduate of Phil-
lips Exeter Academy of New Hampshire. 1873, and of Harvard
College in 1877. He went from Boston to Colorado in 18S0, and
to Los Angeles in 1887. Was city auditor there in 1888. He
practiced law in Colorado and California, and while in the former
State was city attorney at Crested Butte, 1885-86-87. He returned
to Boston, and resumed the practice of law in 1891. In 1893 he
went to West Virginia in charge of extensive litigation concern-
ing a large tract of land situated in Virginia, West Virginia and
Kentucky, known as the Robert Morris five hundred thousand
acre grant. Litigation mostly in the P'ederal courts of those
States, and in United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth
Circuit, and Supreme Court of the United States.
3850. iii. ADA, b. Nov. 2, 1S57; m. September, 1S79, Frank M. Kelsey; res.
Los Angeles, Cal., 2432 Fignerva street.
2147. FREDERICK FIELD (Alfred, Amos, Bennet, John, Zechariah, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. in Dorset, Vt., Oct. 12, 1820. He
removed in 1873 to San Jose, Cal. , where he resided. He was the first man to take Ver-
mont marble from the quarries in Dorset to Chicago, 111. He m. Oct. 16, 1856, Mary
Hannah, dau. of Judge Nathaniel and Mary (Sweetman) Bacon, of Niles, Mich., b,
Dec. 6, 1833. Frederick Field was a man of the true New England type, upright,
honest, patriotic and fearless. He was a slender, delicate boy, but brimfull of
energy and enterprise. He was but twenty-one when he left home and began life
tor himself. He brought the first marble to Chicago, and opened the first marble
factory, but previous to this taught one of the ward schools in the winter of 1843 or
1844. He found the climate of Chicago, or its water, poisonous to him, and moved
to Niles, Mich., where he was in the marble business seven years. He then took
$9,000 — his earnings — and bought an interest in a marble quarry in Dorset, Vt., and
returned to his beloved Vermont. Here the children were born, and here they
lived for seventeen years; then in 1874 came to California. Mr. Field was always
prominent in church and public affairs; a God-fearing, neighbor-loving man,
greatly mourned and tenderly remembered. He d. Nov. 17, 1887. Res. San
Jose, Cal.
ALFRED BACON, b. Oct. 17, 1857; d. Nov. 12, 1870.
EDWARD SWEETMAN, b. May 15, 1&62; d. Oct. 14, 1870.
ARTHUR GILBERT, b. May 15, 1862; m. Sarah G. Richards.
MABEL JEANETTE, b. Nov. 1865; unm. ; res. San Jose.
AMY GERTRUDE, b. Nov. 19, 1S69; d. Nov. 5, 1870.
WILFRED BACON, b. Feb. 6, 1873; unm.; res. San Jose.
CHARLES HUBERT, b. Nov. 26, 1875; unm.; res. San Jose.
2149- HON. CHARLES FIELD (Alfred. Amos, Bennet, John, Zechariah.
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Alfred and Sophronia
(Gilbert), b. in Dorset, Vt., Dec. 25, 1824, where he resided. For forty
years he was a man well known and honorably known. Mr. Field's ances-
tors came from England to Massachusetts, in those early days of emi-
gration, between 1620 and 1633. On his mother's side he was descended from
Thomas Gilbert, of Windham, and Henry Bowen, of New Roxbury, and Simon
Huntington, of Norwich, an ancestor of both Mr. and Mrs, Alfred Field, all among
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3852.
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3853.
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3855.
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3856.
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38S7.
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the founders of their towns in Connecticut. His forefathers were all actively con-
cerned with the duties of citizenship, the forming of the village and town systems
of this country, and the defense of their homes against the Indians. They were
prominently concerned in the sharp, masterful struggles of the Pequot war, and
the frightful Indian warfare in central Massachusetts. In every one of those fami-
lies happened dreadful losses by death and kidnappings of women and children by
the savage Indians, such as move the heart to hear of. The recollections of his
childhood were full of pleasure to Charles Field. The most beautiful holidays of
his life were those spent in going over the lovely uplands of his old home. To see
once more the grand elm trees towering above the housetop, to walk about the
familiar rooms, where he could recall many and many an hour of youth, where he
might see again his mother's room and look out of its north window, as he had been
used to do with her in the summer mornings of long ago at her bed of marigolds,
and the orchard trees, and the view of the northern mountains; to drink from the
spring in the old dairy, to walk across the quiet road and the meadow to the edge
of the bluff, and then, perhaps, away down the old grassy road among the knolls to
the lower meadow where the stream goes, flowing in soft curves away.
When about twenty-five years of age he, like so many other young men of New
England, went west and entered into the marble business in Chicago with his elder
brother Frederick, who had preceded him. Their place of business was on La Salle
street near the river. They established a branch of their business at Niles, Mich.,
which at that time proved to be so much better a point for their business than
Chicago that they removed to Niles. Mr. Field married in 1851 Henrietta Arm-
strong, daughter of Cyrus Armstrong, of Dorset, Vt., and in 1852 returned to Ver-
mont and became a member of the firm ot Holly, Field & Kent, who up to the time
of the Rebellion operated the Dorset marble quarries. In this this firm were
among the early developers of the well known Vermont marbles. Meeting with
very heavy financial losses on account of the war, the firm in which Mr. Field was
a partner suspended business.
Mr. Field had now been tor some years a prominent man in Vermont. Keenly
interested in the political questions of his day, a staunch Republican, he was, for
years before the war, chairman of the district convention. He was a delegate from
Vermont to the first national conventions at Pittsburg and Chicago. He w-as re-
presentative in 1S59, carrying his election by a majority of 300. He was offered a
consulship at Valparaiso. Chili. In his own village he had a great and loving pride,
and did much to beautify it, and to aid it in various ways. During the war of the
Rebellion he was recruiting officer for Bennington county; he was offered a colo-
nelcy in one ot the earlier regiments. When the call for the nine months' men
came he went south as quartermaster of the 16th Regiment, Second Brigade, Ver-
mont Volunteers. He was acting brigade quartermaster for several months.
At one time during their service the Vermonters of the second brigade awoke to
the full realization of the fact, that they were in the center of the vast of what might
be the decisive battle of the war. The men of the i6th on picket had been relieved at
daylight by troops of the 3rd corps, and the brigade joined Doubleday's division
to which it belonged, which was lying in the rear of Cemetery Hill, a little east of
the Tarrytown road. Here they got their breakfast. That they had anything to eat
was owing to the energy of Acting Brigade Quartermaster Charles Field. Aware
that the men had not over a day's rations with them, he took the responsibility
when the trains were ordered back by General Sickles of going forward with four
wagons loaded with hard bread, pork and coffee. He reached the field with these
after dark of the first day, coming in by the Emmettsburg road; he would have
gone, unawares, into the Confederate lines if he had not been halted by the third
HON. CHARLES FIELD.
See page 672.
CHARLES A. FIELD.
See page 673.
RESIDENCE OF HON. CHARLES FIELD, DORSET, VT.
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corps pickets, who directed him to the position of the brigade. He had a cordial
welcome from General Stannard, and the regiments were thus supplied with the
food so needed to sustain the men in the strain and struggle before them. Stan-
nard's Vermont brigade contributed greatly to the victory of the last day." — From
Benedict's "Vermont in the Civil War."
During the last two days of the battle he acted at his own request as aid to
General Stannard on the battlefield. After the battle he was ordered to find and
to bring north, to Brattleboro, Vt., the sick and wounded Vermont soldiers.
After the war Mr. Field began anew the contest with that burden of business
and private debt that had pursued his honest and straightforward soul so many
years. He had a rather tall, slight figure, a finely shaped and well poised head,
handsome, dark brown hair, and particularly beautiful dark blue eyes. He had.
great alertness of appearance, commingled with a peculiar dignity and affable com-
posure of manner. He possessed a nature addressed to distinction. He had a courte-
ous nature and true. He had simple and faithful affections, and loved to think of
his friends and to be with them. His love for his wife and his children was one of
the strong parts of his nature and his character, and his habitual attitude toward
them was very beautiful, touching the ideal.
He m. Oct. 23. 1S51, Henrietta Frank, dau. of Cyrus and Samantha (Baldwin)
Armstrong, b. June 9, 1826. He d. in Dorset in 18S6. She resides at 621 Addison
avenue, Lake View, Chicago.
3858. i. CHARLES ARMSTRONG, b. May 23, 1853; m. 1894. Sylvia Wil-
liston Little, of Liverpool, England; res., s. p., San Francisco,
Cal., 1106 Bush street. Charles A. Field, son of Charles Field,
was born in Dorset, Vt., in 1853. After graduating at Phillips
Academy, Andover, Mass., he went to the Pacific coast in 1874,
and spent some time on the stock ranches of Californiaand Nevada.
In 1877 he returned East and entered the employ of the Vermont
Marble Co. ; again returning in 1S83 to San Francisco, to become
manager of their Pacific coast branch, in which capacity he still
remains. Since Mr. Field's connection with the Vermont
Marble Co., it has fallen to his lot to travel very extensively, for
the purpose of introducing the American marbles in foreign coun-
tries, having been the pioneer in this line in Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia and South and Central America. In 1894 Mr, Field
married Miriam Sylvia, only child ot Mr. John Sylvester Willis-
ton, Liverpool, England.
3859. ii. FRANCES, b, Sept. 6, 1855: m, April 23, 1884, Prof- Nathan
Abbott; res. Stanford University, Cal. Nathan Abbott, son
of Abial Abbott and Sarah Davis Abbott, born Norridgewock,
Me,, July II, 1S54; moved in infancy with his parents to Water-
town, Mass, He graduated from Andover Academy, Yale Col-
lege and Boston Law School, practicing law in Boston for some
years. In 1891 he became professor of law in the University of
Michigan. In 1892 he removed to Chicago, as professor of law in
the Northwestern University. In 1S94 he became dean of the
law department of Stanford University of California, where he
now is. He married Frances Field, daughter of Charles and
Henrietta Armstrong Field, of Dorset, Vt., April 23, 13S4. Ch.
I. Dorothy, b. in Dorset, Vt., June 19, 1885. 2. Phylis, b. in
Wellesley, Mass., Nov. 13, 1888.
3860. iii. KATHERINE ARMSTRONG, b. July 12, 1857; m. Jan. 19, 1886,
674 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Horace F. White; res. 621 Addison avenue, Chicago, 111. Ch. :
I. Lorraines Field White, b. in Chicago, Nov. 9, 1886: d. Dec. 8,
1887. 2. Katherine Fay White, b. Nov. 11, 1888. 3. An infant, b.
and d. Nov. 17, 1890. Horace Fay White, b, in Rutland, Vt.,
April 22, X843, son of Horace T. White and Lorain (Fay) White,
graduated from Middlebury College, Vt., and Columbia College
Law School in Washington. Mrs. White now resides at 621
Addison avenue, Chicago. Her family includes her mother,
Mrs. Charles Field.
3861. iv. HENRY IRVING, b. Sept. 7. 1859; d. Dec. 5. 1859.
3862. v. GILBERT BALDWIN, b. July 15, 1864; d. Jan. 7, 1865.
2153. HON. BENJAMIN COLLINS FIELD (Spaflford, Amos, Bennet, John,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Spafford
and Sally (Collins), b. in Dorset, Vt., June 12, i8i6. He settled in 1828 in Albion,
N. Y., where he d. Aug. 14, 1876, unm. He was an extensive and successful farmer.
"Mr. Field was a native of Dorset, Vt., but went to Albion, N. Y., in 1829, w^hen
a boy, and there he resided ever since. He read law when a young man, and was
admitted to practice, and also pursued the vocation of his brother — that of lettering
headstones; but becoming interested in politics, he abandoned all other business.
He at one time entered into contracts, a number of railroads being constructed
under his supervision. Mr. Field was the real inventor of the sleeping car, and it
was of his thought and money that George M. Pullman availed himself to perfect
one of the greatest inventions of the age. Politically, Mr Field was at first a
Whig, allying himself to the Republican party upon its formation, and to his influ-
ence are due the victories of the latter party in this State during and for some time
after the war. In 1872, however, Mr. Field became a convert to Liberalism, and
was at the time of his death, a conscientious supporter of the St. Louis ticket. In
1S54 and 1855 Mr. Field represented the twenty-eighth district in the State Senate,
and he was Republican representative from this county in the constitutional con-
vention in 1867. He was also for some years a hard-working member of the Repub-
lican State Committee. Personally, Mr. Field was a generous, fair-minded, hon-
orable man. Magnanimous and frank, he was never a bitter politician. His low,
temperate tones contrasted peculiarly with those of his opponents when engaged
in any controversy of a political nature, and characterized him as one of nature's
noblemen. In this we are borne out by comments of the press and individuals all
over the State, for Mr. Field had a large circle of acquaintances and friends in
nearly every county. We quote from the Rochester Democrat of yesterday
morning:
" 'In nine cases out of ten his work at Albany was in preventing obnoxious spe-
cial legislation, while he never was identified as assisting in the passage of any bill
which savored of jobbery or was unjust in any of its provisions. His private life
was above reproach. Genial and communicative, possessing an inexhaustible fund
of political anecdotes and reminiscences, he was a delightful and instructive com-
panion, while his unselfish devotion to his friends, his willing sacrifices in time
and money on their behalf and for their advancement, won the admiration and
respect even of his political opponents. '
"Mr. Field was never married, but resided with a sister. He leaves a brother
and three sisters. The funeral, which was held at his house, was largely attended."
— Albion, N. Y., Republican, Aug. 16, 1876.
Benjamin Field was admitted to the bar at Albion, Orleans county, N. Y., Jan.
25, 1845. — (From the roll of attorneys, examined by me September, 1899.)
HON. BENJAMIN- C. FIELD.
See page 074.
GEORGE M. PULLMAN.
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He was quite a famous though quiet politician of western New York. A man
of many virtues, with few if any vices, and was highly esteemed by all his neigh-
bors. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1867. The civil list
of the State of New York shows that Benjamin C. Field, of Albion, N. Y., was a
State senator from the twenty-eighth senatorial district in the years 1854 and 1855;
a member of the New York and Connecticut Boundary Commission in 1856; a
member of the Constitutional Convention of 1867, from the twenty-ninth senatorial
district.
While residing in Albion, Mr. Field became acquainted with George M. Pull-
man, who had lately come to that place from Westfield, where he had been a clerk
in a store, earning $40 a year for such services. Young Pullman at once engaged
with a cabinet maker in that place to learn the trade. While so engaged he found
an opportunity to make more money by engaging in building moving along the
route of the Erie canal when that famous waterway was widened. Having finished
a number of contracts satisfactorily and learning that much of the same kind of
work was in demand in the city of Chicago, 111., he went to that city. One of the
largest jobs he secured was the raising of the old Tremont House, something like
three feet above its foundation. On his trip to Chicago he was accompanied by Mr.
Field, who had formed a partnership with him in New York State under the firm
name of Field & Pullman. They had an uncomfortable ride to that city in what
was then called a sleeping car, over the Lake Shore road. It was in reality, how-
ever, nothing more than an old-fashioned flat-top day coach fitted with a lot of cum-
bersome bedding without linen. When not in use at night the bedding was stored
in an unsightly heap at one end of the car. The whole arrangement was very
crude and unsanitary. With one end of the car stored with mattresses and blankets,
a large part of the interior was practically useless, when the occupants were not
snoring; besides no one but a foreign emigrant would ride in such a car in day-
time, even if thoroughly aired.
]\Ir. Field had a car built about this time at Dayton, Ohio. It was rebuilt a
number of times, and when completed cost a considerable sum of money. Mr. Field
had the outside of it lettered, "New Orleans, New York, San Francisco," etc. It
is said* there was not a place on the side of the car but what had the name of some
place on it. This car was afterwards run on the Alton road.
Field & Pullman did not have any shops of their own at this time, but the cars
of their designing were built at the various railroad shops. The first sleeping cars
built in Illinois were built at the Chicago and Alton shops in Bloomington in 1857, and
were made from old day coaches Nos. 9 and 19. It was thought at this time by the
railroad officials that two cars of this character would be sufficient. One to be run to
Chicago, and the other from Chicago every night. In remodeling the cars every-
thing was taken out from the inside of the day coaches, and the contract between
Field & Pullman and the Alton company was that the former company was to keep
up the repairs on the inside of the coaches while the railway people were to make
the necessary repairs on the outside.
The lower berth was a double berth, and there were two single berths above.
Field & Pullman charged $1.00 for the lower and 50 cents for the upper berths. The
car at that time was a great curiosity, not only to the general public, but to the train-
men as well. Old-fashioned stoves with blocks of wood for fuel furnished the heat
in those days.| No one appears to remember fhe exact details or who the passen.
* Mr. Huntington, of the Alton Road.
t This information is from Dudley Walker of the Adv. Department of the Alton Road'
furnished him by Mr. Goodell of Denver, who at that time was treasurer and a director of the
road.
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gers of old No. 9 were on its first journey. The cars as stated above were run to
and from Chicago and St. Louis. On the departure and arrival of every coach
each evening and morning either ]\Ir. Pullman or his brother, A. B. Pullman,
■would be at the Alton depot to note the progress the car was taking with the traveling
public. The employes of the road did not take kindly to the sleeping car. At that
time old Governor Mattheson was "the whole thing on the line," and the employes
criticised him quite seriously for putting $4,000 into new fangled cars and not pay-
ing them their regular wages. As a result of this occurred the first railroad strike
in Illinois. Mr. Field remained a member of the firm for several years, until about
1S66, when the company was succeeded by the Pullman Palace Car Company.
"The Tremont" and "Southerner" were built soon after the others, as was "The
Pioneer." This latter was a twelve-section car, finished inside with black walnut,
and there were two washstands, one at each end of the car. The seats were cross-
ways, the same as now. The berths were also the same as they are now. The
upper berth hinged from the back side of the car and tipped up in front. On this
car there was also a linen closet, on the opposite side was the saloon, and next to
that was a washstand. This was the same arrangement at each end of the car.
From this crude beginning Mr. Pullman developed one of the greatest industries in
this country, and but for the financial aid Benjamin Field rendered George M. Pull-
man, the traveling public would probably not have quite as luxurious traveling as
they do to-day.
In the Orleans American of Aug. 17, 1876, I find the following which was taken
from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle of Aug. 16, 1876. After a notice of
the death, etc., I find this:
"Subsequently Mr. Field became interested in politics, and gave his attention to
the contract business, especially in the building of railroads — some of the most im-
portant in this country have been constructed under his supervision. His first
political principles wereof the Whig school, which he followed faithfully, zealouslyand
conscientiously. After the formation ot the Republican party he allied himself to
its fortunes, and brought to its support an indomitable will, unfiinching devotion,
and a genius for work and organization which gave him peculiar and distinctive
success. In 1S69 he was favorably mentioned for the oiSce of surveyor of the port
of New York."
lu speaking of his candidacy for that office, a correspondent of the Democrat
said:
"Standing where it has been given me to stand, I claim to be able to demon-
strate beyond cavil the truth of my averment that the Republicans are indebted to
the earnest, unselfish, disinterested and very devoted labors of Mr. Field as much
as to any other man in their ranks who has occupied the position of a worker and a
manager, and if it is to be in any sense a political apothegm of the party that the
patronage within its gift be rewarded in the ratio of faithful service rendered. Gen-
eral Grant cannot have a higher obligation imposed upon him with reference to
this oflSce than the claims of Mr. Field will present.
"In 1854-55 he represented the twenty-eighth district in the State Senate. In
1867 the Republican representative from Orleans county in the constitutional con-
vention. Both as a senator and as a member of the constitutional convention he
displayed marked native ability for political duty, and brought to each office a )
wide and varied experience, which, coupled with an intimate knowledge of the
details of political affairs, made him a man of conspicuous worth in the offices with
which the people so fittingly honored him. He was also, for a number of years, an
indefatigable member of the Republican State Committee."
Personally, Mr. Field's character in many respects was unique. He is said by
INTERIOR OF FIRST SLEEPING CAR BUILT BY FIELD & PULLMAN,
INTERIOR VIEW OF FIRST SLEEPING CAR BUILT BY FIELD & PULLMAN.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 677
those who best knew him never to have displayed, in how bitter soever a contest
he might be engaged, those smaller and baser qualities which seek and only obtain
satisfaction in wreaking political vengeance upon his foes. He was magnanimous
to a fault, and generous and open-hearted to the last degree. His life had been
pitched in the very midst of political corruption, and yet so sagacious and well-
informed a paper as the New York Commercial Advertiser, speaking of him in
1869. said: "DiiTering, as we have, from him for many years, we are bound to say
in fairness that he has labored incessantly for the success of the Republican cause.
The imputations thrown out against Mr. Field's connection with legislative jobs
lave no foundation in truth." And ot the correctness of this opinion all those who
inew the deceased will bear willing testimony'. In nine cases out of ten his work
;n Albany was in preventing obnoxious special legislation, while he was never
.dentified as assisting in the passages of any bill which savored of jobbing or was
injust in any of its provisions. His private life was above reproach. Genial and
;ommunicative, possessing an inexhaustible fund of political anecdotes and remi-
aiscences. he was a delightful companion, while his unselfish devotion to his
'riends, his willing sacrifices of time and money on their behalf and for their
idvancement won admiration and respect even of his political opponents.
But Mr. Field was not only widely known as a sagacious political leader; he
vas the promoter of the Pullman sleeping-car, and, at Chicago, the first one of
hose now world-wide famous cars was constructed under his personal surper vision,
ind paid for with his money, and it was from his start that Mr. Pullman perfected
his great invention. For many years Mr. Field was interested in the manufac-
ure, and for a time held a controlling interest in the stock.
"The best years of his life, his talent, his energies and the means which he had
iccumulated by industry and bj' his inventive mind, were chiefly donated for the
lonorable success of his party, and in a legitimate way, for the political advance-
nent of his friends. He was sixty years of age, and while building a road in Chicago
;ome two years ago, heart disease became more rapidly developed and hastened his
ieath. He was a man of fine presence, and compelled friends everywhere by his
geniality and benevolent impulses.
Mr. Field leaves one brother, M. S. Field, at present supervisor of the town,
md four sisters. He came of an honest, sturdy New England stock. His father,
spafford Field, 'was noted for honesty, virtue, intelligence and industry. He
smigrated from Dorset, Vt., first to Weedsport, Cayuga county, then to Alton
n 1S29.
The neighbors and friends of Mr. Field in this county where he is best known
herish many warm recollections of his various kindly and sympathizing actions,
.nd good words for all, whether of his own politics or not. He had a large heart,
md to those who tmsted him as a friend bound himself with hooks of steel. There
vas nothing he would not do for a friend. There are a few selfish and purchasable
>fiice-seekers around the country who hated him, because he was not of them and
lad frequently thwarted their venal schemes. But no man can truthfully say
'Ben" ever cheated or cut the corner on any worthy, straightforward and deserving
nan, and it is well known that he effectually assisted to political offices a large
lumber of tlJose he believed to be "honest and capable." The other kind he
.voided and opposed.
Mr. Field was remarkably independent in forming his political opinions and
ixing his party relations. He followed what he believed to be right principles,
md for the best interests of the whole people. This must be conceded to his mem-
)ry in connection with his separation from the old Republican party. In change of
►arty association, painful as it was to him, in some of the personal aspects, no man
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FIELD GENEALOGY.
can doubt that he was whoU}* actuated by the highest and purest motives and
strongest convictions."
"Green be the turf above thee,
Friend of my better days."
— From the Orleans American.
2154. NORMAN SPAFFORD FIELD (Spafford, Amos, Bennet, John, Zech-
ariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Spafford and Sally
(Collins), b. in Dorset, Vt., May 25, 1S18. He removed to Albion, N. Y. , where he
afterwards resided. He m., June, 1846, Sarah D., dau. of William Baker, of
Fort Ann, N. Y. ; m. 2d, October, 1850, Mary E., sister of first wife, b. Aug. 27,
1830: d. July II, 1S84; m., 3d, Oct. 16, 1S85, Mary Wolcott.
Norman Spafford Field, son of Spafford and Sally (Collins) Field, was born at
Dorset, Vt. It was at Dorset that his grandfather, Amos Field, had settled in
1772, having taken a tract of farming land about a mile from the village. Spafford
Field moved to Weedsport, N. Y., while his son Norman was quite young. From
Weedsport the family moved to Albion, N. Y., which is located on the Erie canal,
in 1827. The Erie canal had been open, but a short time, and the journey to
Albion on the line boat was a great event in the life of a boy nme years of age.
Albion at that time was a small tovm in the wilderness, with only a few stores and
houses near the canal landing.
Norman was educated at the public schools, and later at Lima Seminary,
Lima, N. Y., and Burr and Burton Seminary, Manchester, Vt. After leaving school
he learned the trade of marble cutting. At an early age he established a marble
shop in Toronto, Canada, and soon after opened a second shop in Lockport, N. Y.
In 1847 he was married to Sarah Droun Baker, daughter of Col. William Baker, of
Fort Ann, N. Y. Miss Baker was descended from one of the oldest Massachusetts
colonial families, had been carefully educated, and was a young woman of rare
endowments. Within a year after the marriage she died, leaving no children. In
October, 1850, he was married to Mary Eliza Baker, sister of his first wife. By this
marriage there were four children. She was a woman of rare personal beauty, of
deep religious conviction, and of most lovely and exemplary Christian character.
After his marriage, Norman S. Field began housekeeping in Lockport, but
about 1855 moved to Albion, and with his father bought a farm of one hundred
acres lying on the edge of the village, but now included within its limits. Having
sold his business in Toronto, he continued his marble and stone business in Lock-
port, and increased his enterprise in the same line by adding a shop at Albion, and
one at Buffalo, N. Y. In 187S he sold his interest in the marble shops to partners,
and spent several months in the western states, examining their resources and op-
portunities for investment. The result was that he entered upon the business of
negotiating Kansas farm loans, which he continued until his death. About 18S0,
in conjunction with two others, he established the Smith County Bank at Smith
Center, Kansas. During twenty years he placed a large amount of western loans
in Albion and vicinity, and his dealings were always characterized by the highest
integrity and honor.
He never sought political preferment, but was twice elected supervisor of his
town, and left a record of active and honorable service in that office. He succeeded
in having the assessment of the town, unjustly large, reduced by the State Board
of Equalization, and in having a system of work on the stone pile introduced,
which effectually suppressed the tramp nuisance in Albion.
Mr. Field was a member of the Presbyterian church, and for many years was a
trustee of the First Presbyterian church ot Albion. He was a devoted husband and
FIELD GENEALOGY. fi79
a most kind and indulgent father. To his children he was a companion and
friend.
"Died, Saturday, November 17, 1894. Norman S. Field, aged 75 years.
"Albion has had the blessing of being what is called 'a model residence town,'
a town of the homes of business men of sterling worth and unblemished character.
One of the most honored of our citizens was Norman S. Field. Rugged and kindly
like Lincoln, you felt his truth and honesty of soul every time you looked in his
face. • Simple in all his tastes, free from prejudices, lenient toward the erring, sym-
pathetic toward the unfortunate — no one ever knew him to use bitter words or to
entertain bitter thoughts. He was self-reliant; it never occurred to him to be
otherwise. His sons have similar traits because they were brought up that way,
self-reliant and self-respecting, sharing their father's sturdy cheerfulness and in-
heriting the temper and habit of making the best of things. Norman Field came of
the same stock as Cyrus Field, and shared fully in the family traits of mental inde-
pendence, modesty and perseverance. The affectedness and artificiality of the age
passed him by. He loved that only which is real, homely, sincere, lasting and truth-
giving. His charities were hand-to-hand, his own charities, though he did not
refuse to give freely his money, presence and words of encouragement for the
charities of others. Unswayed and unbiased, his judgment was sought and his
example followed. His fine sense ot humor and quaint way of putting things, which
again reminded one of Lincoln, made his companionship delightful to his friends.
"There is a beauty in a character like his which is beyond words, but which we
all can feel. The numberless and repeated inquiries received during his illness
from all kinds of people showed how widely he was regarded.
"We keenly feel the loss of Mr. Field, who as an intimate family friend and
neighbor is endeared to us by a thousand ties and kindnesses."— Albion paper.
"Died, July 11, 1884, at her home, in Albion, N, Y., Mrs. Mary Field, wife of
Norman S. Field, aged fifty-four years.
"Rarely are we called upon to record the death of one so universally beloved.
In every relation of life she was a most excellent and exemplary woman. Hers was
a noble and unselfish life. She was too young to die. Her name will be mentioned
gratefully, and her memory cherished in many a humble home that was blessed by
her kindness. Thoughtful and untiring in her care for others, generous in her
deeds of charity, full of mercy and good works, she will long live in the hearts that
were made glad by her unselfish ministries. She seemed to live under inspiration of
divine injunction, 'to do good, forget not.'
"Her home life as one of loving devotion to those to whom she sustained the
most endearing relations, gentle, responsive to every appeal of duty and aflfection.
Her influence as a mother was very marked. Her undying love for her children,
her tender longings, her unceasing care for their interests, have yielded fruit in
their love and gratitude, and in lives that give promise of usefulness and honor.
Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her religious character was of an earnest
and positive type. She was a woman of deep and decided religious convictions, and
of fixed religious principles, and from these she was never known to swerve. She
took refuge in the promises of the Gospel, and its doctrines seemed to satisfy her
heart. Surely her life was an illustration of their power. Her walk and conver-
sation were in harmony with her profession. Patient under suffering, as her end
approached, her character grew more beautiful in its quiet trust. Her life was well
spent, and she has gone to the reward that awaits every such life. She being dead,
still speaks by the memory of her ardent and consistent piety, and still lives in the
very heart of the church ot which she was an active and influential member. To
her surviving husband, worthy in every way of such a companion, and to her sor-
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rowing kindred, we extend our sincere sympathies, and to her memory we offer
this humble tribute, for she was well beloved by us all. She rests from her labors,
and her works do follow her.
He d. Nov. 17, 1894.
3S63. i. WILLIAM SPAFFORD, b. Jan. 26, 1853: unm. ; res. Mankato,
Kansas. William S. Field was born at Lockport, Niagara
county, N. Y. He is the oldest son of Norman S. and Mary E.
Field. He was educated at the Albion Academy, Albion, N. Y.,
and the Brockport, N. Y., Collegiate Institute. It was his in-
tention to have a college education. He entered Dartmouth
College, but on account of ill health, was obliged to give up at
the end of a year. In 1S74 and 1875 he w^as in the hardware bus-
iness in Albion with his father. In the year 1879 he went to
Smith Center, Kansas, where he was interested with his father
in the Smith County Bank, acting as cashier. In i88q he re-
moved to Mankato, the county seat of Jewell count}', where he
has since resided. He is engaged in the real estate and farm
loan business at the present time, his loans being placed princ-
ipally in the Eastern States. Mr. Field is a man held in high
esteem by the people of Mankato, and has served one term as
Mayor of the city.
3864. ii. JOHN WOLCOTT, b. Nov. i, 1854; d- March 3, 1856.
3865. iii. KIRKE HART, b. June 26, 1S57; m. Myra Lee Howard.
3S66. iv. SARAH DROWN, b. April 26, 1862; m. Sept. 14, 1887. George
T. S. Foote. She was educated at private schools, Albion High
School and Elmira College. She was married to George T. S.
Foote, a graduate of Rochester Unviersity, who is now teller of
the Orleans County National Bank in Albion, N. Y.
2162. ALPHEUS FIELD (Bennet, Bennet, Bennet, John. Zechariah, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Bennett and Lucinda (Fox),
b. in Berlin, Vt., Oct. 5, 181 1. He removed in to Union Mills. Pa., where in
1877 he resided. He m., Jan. i, 1S42, Mary Averill, June, 1844; m. 2d, Jan. 5,
1845, Mary Chapin.
FRANCIS, b. Nov. 21, 1842; m. Lois Clark.
WILLIAM WALLACE, b. June 12, 1844; m. Jennie Blow.
GEORGE W., b. June 12, 1S44.
ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 17, 1S46; m. June 18, 1S72, James Sher-
wood.
DORA C, b. Sept. ii. 1852; m. June 18, 1872, Warren Jones.
DOLLY E., b. Oct. 29, 1858. ,
2168. SAMUEL MILTON FIELD (Alpheus, Bennet, Bennet, John, Zech-
ariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), son of Alpheus and
Rhoda (Emerson), b. in Berlin. Vt., Feb. 19, 181Q. He removed to Topsham, Vt.,
where he now resides. He m. Nov. 15, 1842, Abigail House.
3873. i. ALICE JEAN, b. April 16, 1844; m. Feb. 16, 1865, Samuel
Goodale.
3874. ii. EDWIN C, b, Nov. 15, 1846.
3875. iii. ELIZABETH M., b. Nov. 19, 1S54; m. March 5, 1874, Mills G.
Keyes.
2169. DR. ANDREW EMERSON FIELD (Alpheus, Bennet, Bennet, John,
3867.
1.
3868.
ii.
3869.
iii.
3870.
IV.
3871.
V.
3872.
vi.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 681
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Alpheus and
Rhoda (Emerson), b. in Berlin, Vt., Dec. 21, 1820. He graduated at Dartmouth
College in 1845; studied medicine with Dr. Owen Smith, of Berlin, and settled in
the practice of his profession in Barre, Vt , where he now resides. He ra. Feb. 29,
1848, Clarinda, dau. of David and Lucy (Adams) Nelson, of Orange, Vt. , b. Aug.
14, 1S25. Andrew Emerson Field was born in Berlin, Vt. ; studied medicine and
graduated from Dartmouth Medical College in 1845. His practice was in Orange,
Vt., for five years. While there he married Clarinda Nelson, of that town, and
moved to Washington, Vt., in 1851, where he practiced for about twenty years;
then removed to Barre, Vt., where he now resides,
3S76. i. EDNAH LUCY, b. June 26, 1850; m. Sept. 13, 1870. Dr. Hiram O.
Worthen, of Barre, Vt. Ch. : i. Clarence Field Worthen, b.
Dec. 4, 1879. 2. Ernest Nelson Worthen, b. July 25, 1883. 3.
Judith Grace Worthen, b. March 2, 1885. 4. Roy Owen Worthen,
b. April 27, 1888. Postoffice address, Barre. Vt. Hiram Owen
Worthen was born in Orange, Vt., Aug. 16, 1838; studied medi-
cine and began practice in Barre, Vt., in 1864, where he has con-
tinued to practice ever since. He married Drusilla Wood in Sep-
tember, 1866, who died in 1869. He afterward married Edna
Field, of Washington, Vt., by whom he has four children. He
was one of the founders of the Barre Granite Savings Bank and
Trust Company, and is vice-president and director of the same
at present. He has served in the Vermont Legislature as sena-
tor and representative.
3877. ii. ANNA BELLE, b. Jan. 7, 1S66; d. Sept. II, 1S67.
3878. iii. CLINTON NELSON, b. Dec. 15, 1S67; m. Katherine C. Brush.
2170. WILLIAM HENRY FIELD (Alpheus, Bennet, Bennet, John, Zecha-
riah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Alpheus and
Rhoda (Emerson), b. in Berlin, Vt, Oct. 12, 1S22. He settled in 1850 in Rutland,
Vt, where he now resides; a carpenter and house builder. He m. April 15, 1855,
Amanda Maria, dau. of John and Mary (Spaulding) Whitney, of Ludlow, Vt, b.
No". 16, 1834. Res. 13 Chestnut avenue, Rutland, Vt
3S79. i. ROLLIN DENISON, b. March 3, 1857; m. Dec. 24, 1S77; res.
Brandon, Vt.
2171. DEACON CORNELIUS ARCHIMEDES FIELD (Alpheus, Bennet,
Bennet, John, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son
of Alpheus and Rhoda (Emerson), b. in Berlin, Vt, Feb. 4, 1825. He settled in
Montpelier, Vt, and engaged in mercantile business. In 1S62 he removed to Han-
over, N. H. He was appointed postmaster in 1864, which office he held until April
13, 1885. He m. Jan. 20, 1843, Maria, dau. of Israel and Nancy (Hervey) Dewey,
of Berlin, Vt, b. March 12, 1828. Cornelius A. Field was born in Berlin, Vt He
lived with his parents upon the farm and attended the public schools until about
nineteen years of age, when he went to Hanover, N. H., and attended the academy
connected with Dartmouth College. He became a clerk in the store of Baldwin
& Scott, in Montpelier, Vt., and four years later purchased an interest in the busi-
ness which was carried on for about ten years under the firm name of Scott & Field.
On account of poor health he sold his interest and returned to the farm at Berlin.
A year later he removed with his family to Hanover, N. H.. where he became en-
gaged in the mercantile business. He was appointed postmaster at Hanover, by
President Lincoln, taking the office July i, 1864. Receiving appointments from
Presidents Grant, Johnson, Hayes and Arthur, he continued in this office till April
44
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FIELD GENEALOGY.
13, 18S5, when he was removed by President Cleveland. He was also active in
business and public enterprises, being a member of the Board of Education at
Hanover, and a stockholder and secretary and treasurer of the Hanover Gas Light
Co. In 1886 he removed to Duluth, Minn., and is engaged in the loaning and real
estate business. In politics he has always been a Republican. Is a member of
the Congregational church, and was for several years a deacon in the Pilgrim
Congregational church of Duluth. Res. 1227 East 3rd street, Duluth, Minn.
3880. i. HARRIET MARIA, b. Oct. 15, 1855; m. April 30, 1888. Prof.
Clarence Watkins Scott, b. Aug. 20, 1849; res. Durham, N. H.
He is professor of History and Political Economy in New Hamp-
shire College. Clarence W. Scott was born in Plymouth, Vt. ;
graduated from Dartmouth College in 1874; librarian of Dart-
mouth until 1878; studied law, and was admitted to the Ver-
mont bar in 1879. In the year 1881 was appointed professor of
English Language and Literature in the New Hampshire Col-
lege of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. This position he
« still holds, though his work is now in History and Political Econ-
omy. Ch. : I. Charles Field, b. Jan. 22, 1890. 2. Susan Helen,
b. July 30, 1895.
3881. ii. EDWIN DEWEY, b. June 25, 1858; m. Mabel Bronson Smith.
3852. iii. FLORA, b. Aug. 8, i860; d. Feb. 4, 1861.
3853. iv. CORNELIA, b. Feb. 27, 1865; m. Aug. 16, 1894, James Bradford
Vail, of Castleton, N. D., He is a farmer; res. Chaffee, N. D.
Ch. : I. James Bradford, b. May 13, 1896. 2. Edwin Field, b.
Nov. 3, 1897.
3884. V. . ELIZABETH, b. July 8, 1866; unm. ; res. Duluth, Minn.
3885. vi. HELEN EMERSON, b. Oct. i, 1869; unm.; res. Duluth, Minn.
3886. vii. ALICE HOVEY, b. Oct. 9, 1871; unm.; res. Duluth. Minn.
2174. SIMON CLOSSON FIELD (Seth P., Bennet, Bennet, John, Zecha-
riah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard William, William), son of Seth P. and Sarah
(Closson), b. in Northfield, Vt., Sept. 15, 1820. He removed in 1843 to Boston,
Mass., where he resided. He m. April 7, 1846, Rhoda W., dau. of Isaac W. and
Lucy (Brown) Lord, of Hanover, N. H. Res. Bunker Hill, 111.
3887. i. LEONORE ALDANA. b. Oct. i, 1847; d. Aug. 20, 1874.
3888. ii. BRUCE FLEWELLING, b. Oct. 18, 1849; m. Charlotte H. Green
and Josephine M. Wilmont.
2179. DAVID DANA FIELD (Seth P., Bennet, Bennet, John, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. in Northfield, Vt., March
12, 1836. He settled in 1S59 in Worcester, Vt. ; in 1876 he returned to Northfield,
where he now resides; a farmer. He m. April 15, 1859, Laura Asenath, dau. of
Erastus K. and Eunice (Moxley) Dewey, of Northfield, b. July 30, 1838.
3889. i. LEWIS EGBERT, b. Dec. 29, 1861; m. Mary McClearn.
3890. ii. LILLIAN LENETTE, b. July 24, 1S67; res. Somerville, Mass.
3891. iii. CARL FORREST, b. Sept. 21, 1874; address, 33 Summer street,
Boston, Mass.
3892. iv. CARRIE MAY, b. Sept. 21, 1874; d. Sept. 24, 1874.
2180. MOSES LANE FIELD (Seth P., Bennet, Bennet, John, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), son of Seth P. and Nancy
(Lane), b. in Northfield, Vt., Sept. 20, 1840, where he resided. He d. Jan. 12, 1898;
was a farmer. He m. Feb. 14, 1864, Susan B., dau. of Ozias and Louisa Silsby, of
Montpelier, Vt., b. Jan. 24, 1847.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 683
3893. i. WESLEY OZIAS, b. Dec. 29, 1S64; m. Leillie May Spalding.
3894. ii. WALDO SETH, b. Oct. 14, 1867; m. Eulalia M. Lyle.
3895. iii. GEORGE EDWIN, b. May 22, 1871; m. Hattie L. Culver.
3896. iv. CHARLES M., b. Feb. 13. 1873; m- Carrie E. Goodwin.
2182. ALANSON FIELD (Elijah, Elijah, Bennet, John, Zechariah, Zecha-
riah. John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Judge Elijah and Esther
(Butler), b. in Ballstown, N. Y., Jan, 27, iSor. He went with his father in 1810 to
Sacket Harbor, N. Y., where ^he now resides. He m. May 20, 1830, Harriet, dau.
of Jeremiah and Lydia (Smith) Goodrich, of Houndsfield, N. Y., b. in Vermont,
Jan. 21, 1808.
3897. i. ANDREW, b. March 3, 1S31; d. June 11. 1S72,
3898. ii. ELVIRA, b. Feb. 20, 1S35; d. Oct. 23. 1839.
2185. HEZEKIAH FIELD (Lebbeus, Elijah, Bennet, John. Zechariah, John,
John, Richard, William, William), son of Rev. Lebbeus and Eunice (Warren), b. in
Houndsfield, N. Y., Oct. i, iSii. He settled in Clayton, N. Y., in 1S40; returned
to Houndsfield, where he resided; a successful and model farmer, and valued
citizen. He m. Feb. 12, 1S35, Lucy W., dau. of John and Betsey (Wilder) Hayes,
of Houndsfield, b. Jan. 21, 1812; d. Oct. _5j 1887. '-^
Field — In East Houndsfield, April 15, 1S93. Hezekiah Field, aged 81 years, 6
months and 15 days. It again becomes a painful duty to record the death of
another of our older residents. On Saturday morning Hezekiah Field, a man who
had attained more than fourscore years, and one who was universally esteemed for
tiis even temper, his kindness of manner, and his high moral principle, laid down
Lhe burdens of life at the death messenger's bidding. Mr. Field retained his mental
faculties in a remarkable degree, and until two or three weeks of his death was
mcommonly active, considering his advanced age. He came of vigorous stock,
(lis grandfather, Elijah Field, coming here from Woodstock, Vt., and locating at
ivhat is now known as Field's Settlement, in 1S06, having a family of nine sons and >*^
:hree daughters. Of the sons three became clergymen — Hezekiah, a Methodist
:ircuit preacher, and Alpheus and Lebbeus ministers of the Christian denomina-
;ion. The latter, who was the father of the subject of this sketch, founded the ^5
Christian church at this place in 18 [7, and preached here many years. He lacked
3ut a few months of one hundred years at his death in 1879. Elijah, another son,
ivas judge of Jefferson county for several years, and during the war of 1812 was
postmaster at Sacket Harbor. Spafford was the father of S. E. Field, of Water-
:own, and grandfather of Justice B. A. Field. The vigor of the family is shown by
;he fact that the twelve children all lived to see the grandchildren of the youngest.
Rev. Lebbeus Field bought the farm, recently owned and occupied by his son, in 1S16.
[n 1837 Hezekiah married Lucy Hayes, who died Oct. 6^^ 18S7, in the fiftieth year of
ler marriage. After their marriage they lived a few years in Orleans, but returned
;o the old homestead here, where he has since resided. In 1889 he married Mrs.
Luthera Grow, widow of the late Oliver Grow, who survives him.
3893. i. ADELAIDE ELIZA, b. Feb. 3. 1839; m- Feb. 14, 1856, Robert
Clinton Adams, of Watertovvn, now in Dwight, 111. He was b.
Sept. 22, 1828; d. Aug. 5, 1S92; was a retired farmer and musi-
cian. Ch. : I. Nellie C. Baker, b. Nov. 13, 1S56; m. April 26,
1874; postoffice, Chicago, 111. 2. Edwin F. Adams, b. May 11,
1859; m. Dec. 5, 1882; d. Aug. 11, 1886. 3. Herbert F. Adams,
b. Feb. 28, 1861; m. May 24, 18S5; postoflfice, Dwight, 111. 4.
Cora E. Adams, b. July 22, 186S; postoffice, Dwight, 111. 5-
\
^
684 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Chas. C. Adams, b. March 22, 1876; m, Jan. 7, 1898; postoffice,
Dwight, 111.
3S99. ii. LEONORA V,, b. July 16, 1844; m., 18S2, H. W. Pierce; res.
Hinesburgh, Vt.
3900. iii. EDGAR DENTON, b. April 22, 1846; m. Jennie M, Baker.
3901. iv, FRANK WALTER, b. Aug, 7, 1848; m. Alice May Jones.
3902. V. JOHN H., b. April 2, 1S50; d. 1866.
21S7. SAMUEL WARREN FIELD (Lebbeus, Elijah, Bennet, John, Zecha-
riab, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Rev. Lebbeus and Eunice
(Warren), b. in Houndsfield, N, Y., July 15, 1S15. He removed to Decorah, Iowa,
where he now resides, engaged in merchandise and drug business, connected with
farming. He m. Feb. 4, 1839, Tamson Maria, dau. of Elisha and Chloe (Austin)
Matteson, of Houndsfield, b. Feb. 16, 1817; d. July 27. 1895.
3902;^. i. MARIA ADELINE, b. Jan. 18, 1855; m- Aug. 10, 1876, George
W. Potter, of Blooming Prairie, Minn. She d. March 28, 1S80.
3903. ii. ALBERT A., b. Aug. 24, 1840; d. Dec. i, i860.
3904. iii. EVERINGTON M., b. Dec. 19, 1844; d. September, 1845.
3905. iv. ADELLA M., b. April 6, 1851; d. August, 1851.
2188. LEBBEUS FIELD (Lebbeus, Elijah, Bennet, John, Zechariah, John,
John, Richard, William, William), son of Rev. Lebbeus and Eunice (Warren), b. in
Houndsfield, N. Y., March 17, 1818; d. July 12, 1856. He was a successful farmer
and tanner. He m. March 11. 1839, Lucy, dau. of Levi and Betsej'- (Farwell) Moore,
of Denmark, Lewis county, N. Y., b. in Hanover, N, H. ; d. 1856; no issue.
2200. SAFFORD ELIJAH FIELD (Spaflford, Elijah, Bennet, John, Zecha-
riah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Spaflford and Alice
(Moore), b. in Houndsfield, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1825, where he resided; a farmer. He
d. April 8, 189S. He m. Jan. 17, 1850, Phebe, dau. of Eunice (Knowlton) Allen, of
Houndsfield, b. Feb. 25, 1829. Safi:ord E. Field, son of Spafford and Alice (Moore)
Field. He married Phebe Allen, daughter of Leonard Allen, of the same town.
He spent his life upon the farm where he was born, except from 1889, until his death,
April 8, 1S98, he lived with his son in the city of Watertown, N. Y. He is survived
by his widow, his son Brayton A. Field, of Watertown, N. Y., and his daughter,
Carrie B. Merrill, of St. JohnsviUe, N. Y. In politics he was always a Republican.
39oe'- i- BRAYTON ALLEN, b. March 18, 1S53; m. Nettie E. Thompson.
3907. ii. CARRIE, b. Feb. 27, 1861; m. in 1S83, Rev. George E. Merrill, a
Christian clergyman and graduate of Syracuse University, lately
business manager of the Herald of Gospel Liberty, a denomina-
tional paper at Dayton, Ohio, and now pastor of Grace Christ-
ian church at St. JohnsviUe, N. Y. They have one daughter,
Mattie M. Merrill.
2201. LIEUTENANT ANDREW JACKSON FIELD (Samuel, Elijah, Ben-
net, John, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Samuel and Phebe (Allen), b. in Sacket Harbor, N. Y., July 28, 1S16. In 1833 he
entered the service of Smith & Merrick, at Clayton, N. Y., as clerk; about 1836 he
left them and entered the store of Farwell & Co., of Watertown, N. Y. In 1837 he
was appointed a lieutenant in Company I, Sixth Regiment, United States Infantry,
and ordered to Florida, where he served three years during the Seminole war, sta-
tioned at Tallahassee and Fort Clinch, Ga., where he acted as quartermaster. In
1 84 1 he returned on sick leave and resigned his commission and engaged in mer-
chandise with William Stowe at Sacket Harbor, but scon sold out and removed
I
FIELD GENEALOGY. 685
to Logansport, Ind. In 1S4S he went to Toledo, Ohio, and engaged in the forward-
ing and commission business with Mr. C. A. King, as Field & King. In 1S55 he
engaged with Mr. William Wilmington in the manufacture of railroad cars, which
proved disastrous, losing all his previous earnings. In the summer of 1856 Field &
King took a contract to handle all the grain for the Toledo and Wabash railroad
for ten years. They built the first elevator in Toledo, and just as they were pre-
paring to commence business it was burned. They rebuilt and were doing a suc-
cessful business when Mr. Field was taken sick from overwork and financial
troubles and died Feb. 11, 185S. Chief Justice Waite, in speaking of him, said that
he was a consistent Christian gentleman, and a thoroughgoing business man. He
belonged to various orders of societies, Knight Templars, Odd Fellows and Sons of
Temperance. He ra., April 11, 1S44, Jeanette, dau. of Philander Butterfield, of
Sacket Harbor, b. July 12, 1825; d. Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 21, 1849; m. 2d, Sept. 9,
185 1, Caroline Amelia, dau. of Lincoln and Eliza W, (Dollison) Morris, of Ogdens-
burg, N. Y., b. March 28, 1822.
3908. i. FREDERICK MERRICK, b. Feb. 19, 1846; d. March 4, 1846.
3909. ii. ANDREW STEWART, b. June 18, 1849. He enlisted January,
1866, in the United States army for three years; was stationed at
Forts Berthold, Union and Totteu, in Dakota. He re-enlisted
July, 1S69, at Newport Barracks, Ky., in Company F, First Reg-
iment. United States Infantry, for five years. In 1871, showing
signs of consumption, he was ordered to Mackinaw, and was dis-
charged at Fort Sully; d. April 14, 1875.
GEORGIANA, b. June 22. 1S52; d. March 28, 1853.
SAMUEL LINCOLN, b. Jan. 6, 1855; d. June 26, 1862.
JOHN MORRIS, b. Dec. 8, 1856; m. Caroline Wilis.
CAROLINE MORRIS, b. July 10, 1858; d. Aug. 28, 1858.
2204. JOHN WAITE FIELD (Bennet, Elijah, Bennet, John, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Bennett and Fanny
(Waite), b. in Houndsfield, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1S22. He settled in 1S48 in Brownville
(Dexter Village), N. Y. ; in 1S76 removed to Minneapolis, Minn, where he now
resides, engaged in the boot and shoe business. He m. Dec. 10, 1848, Mary, dau.
of James and Martha (Morgan) Francis, ot Brownville, b. in Wiltshire, England^
March 12, 1829.
MARY FRANCES, b. Sept. 15, 1850; d. July 7, 1851.
JOHN WALLACE, b. May 23, 1853; m. Ellen J. Wager. ;
ALICE LOUISA, b. April 27, 1S55.
FANNIE, b. Jan. 10, 1857; d. March 10, 1S61.
2205. WILLIAM BENNET FIELD (Bennet, Elijah, Bennet, John, Zecha-
riah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Bennet and Fanny
Waite), b. in Houndsfield, N. Y., Jan. 25, 1S2S. He removed to Shabbona Grove,
111; in iS52to Strawberry Point, Iowa, where he resided until he moved to Spokane,
Wash. He m. Dec. 30, 1849, Julia Ann Hill, of Shabbona Grove, b. Sept. 26, 1S32.
3918. i. SMITH, b. Sept. 19, 1S51; m. Achsah Chesley.
3919. ii. ALICE, b. Aug. 9, 1S53: m. April 21, 1872, Charles H. Bungay, of
Strawberry' Point; res. Spokane, Wash.
3920. iii. ELLA, b. Aug. 8, 1855; m. Richard W. Wiltsie; m. 2d, 1891, Sam-
uel Hopewell; res. Spokane, Wash.
3921. iv. FREDERICK, b. Jan. 4, 1S59; m. Dec. 30, 1882, Mary Wheeler;
res. Lament, Iowa.
3922. V. WILLARD, b. Ma-ch 12, i8fi; m. 1896, Josie Wesley.
3910.
111.
39II.
IV.
3912.
v.
3913-
VI.
3914-
1-
3915.
11.
3916.
111.
3917-
IV.
686 FIELD GENEALOGY.
3923-
VI.
3924.
vu.
3925.
viii
3926.
IX.
3927-
1-
3928.
11.
3929-
in
3930.
IV
3931.
V.
3932.
VI
CHESTER, b. March i, 1864; d. March 15, 1S64.
OWEN, b. April 7, 1867; m., 1S97, Sylvia Wright; res. Spokane,
Wash.
RUBY, b. March 3, 1873; m. 1S92, Maurice Hare.
BERNICE, b. June 12, 1876; res. Spokane, Wash.
2206. CHESTER FIELD (Rennet, Elijah, Bennet, John, Zechariah, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Bennet and Fanny (Waite),
b. |in Houndsfield. N. Y., Feb. 2, 1830. He settled in Antelope county, Neb.,
where he now resides. He m. June 25, 1857, Maria D. Temple.
JAMES W., b. May 9, 1858.
BENNET F., b. April 13, i860.
JENNIE J., b. Aug. 27. 1864.
EDMUND C, b. Feb. 18, 1868.
WILLIAM J., b. March 28, 1870.
PHILIP, b. Nov. 18, 1876; d. Nov. 29, 1877.
2207. ELIJAH CRANE FIELD (Bennet, Elijah, Bennet, John, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Bennet and Fanny
(Waite), b. in Watertown, N. Y., April 13, 1833. He m. May 28, 1857, Jane Eliza
Fritts, of Erie county, Pa., b. April 22, 1842. He d. Aug. 25, 1898.
Elijah Crane Field, a native of New York, was born in Watertown, Jefferson
county. He came with his parents to Illionois when but twelve years of age. He
was the son of Bennet and Fanny (Waite) Field, the father a native of Vermont,
the mother of New York. The parents came with their family to Illinois in 1845
and settled at Shabbona Grove, De Kalb county, where the son grew to his major-
ity on his father's farm, and in the meantime learned the carpenter's trade, which
he followed until 1862, when he enlisted in Company K, 105th Illinois Vol-
unteers, and was made company musician. The command was in the field
until the close of the war. The war over, he was mustered out and returned
home and again went to work at carpentering. In 1867 he removed to Piano and
became an employe in the manufactory of Marsh, Steward & Co., who then began
to build the Marsh harvester, as a wood worker. In this capacity he remained the
next three years when he was promoted to foreman of this department and held
the position ten years with Gammon, Deering & Steward, Gammon & Deering.
and finally William Deering, who removed the works to Chicago. In the fall of
1880 he severed his connections with the company and removed with his family to
Nodaway county, Mo., where he resided on his farm. After one year's residence
he sold his farm and returned to his old home, to accept the position of superin-
tendent of the Piano Manufacturing Co., just organized, in the factory where he
had before seen so much service, a position he held ten years. During the last five
years of his service in the factory he lived upon and managed his farm near
Piano, where he died of apoplexy, Aug. 25, 1898. He was a man of exemplary life,
strict honesty and sterling manhood, and bore the respect'and confidence of all who
knew him. May 28, 1857, he was united in marriage with Jane E., daughter of
John and Elizabeth (Bentlej') Fritts, natives of New York. To Mr. and Mrs. Field
were born two children — Dr. Amasa E. Field, of Plattville, 111., and Elizabeth
Gillispie, of Piano.
3933. i. AMASA E., b. April 13, 1S63; m. Lillian I. Fritts.
3934. ii. ELIZABETH GILLISPIE, b. Oct. iS, 1866; m. Sept. 30, 1886;
res. Piano, 111.
2220. PAUL WARNER FIELD (John, Zeuas, Eliakim, John, John, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Whately, Mass., Dec. 19, 1823; m.
NORMAN S. FIELD.
See page 678.
HON. WILLIAM S. FIELD.
See page 680.
DR. ANDREW E. FIELD.
See page 681.
SAMUEL G. FIELD.
See page 688.
LEONARD HAMILTON FIELD.
See page 688.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 687
Aug. 22, 1847, Julia M. Dawson, dau. of Salma and Hannah (Terry), b. Dec. 10,
1825. Res. Whately, Mass.
3935. i. SALMA W., b. July 27. 1851; m. Catherine Packard.
3936. ii. FRANKLIN WARNER, b. Feb. 15, 1853; m. Louisa J. Williams.
3937. iii. CHARLES HENRY, b. Nov. 15. 1855.
393S. iv. EFFIE ROSELLA, b. Feb. 28, 1858; m. March 31, 1880, Henry
Sharpe, of New York.
3939. V. EDGAR HOWARD, b. May ri. 1845; was regularly adopted. He
enlisted July 21, 1862, in Company F. 37lh. Regiment, Mas-
sachusetts Volunteers, and participated in all the various
battles of that regiment in the Shenandoah Valley, Va. ; was
taken prisoner at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864, and
sent to that notorious place, Andersonville, Ga., where he died
from ill treatment and starvation, Aug. 15, 1864.
2223. LEMUEL BATES FIELD (John, Zenas, Eliakim, John, John. Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Whately, Mass., July 28, 1S32; m.
June 14, 1855, Harriet Lilley, d. Sept. 20, 1868; m. 2d, Sept. 22, 1869, Augusta J.
Robbins. Was member board of aldermen of Northampton at one time. He settled
in Northampton, Leeds Village, Mass., where he now resides; a carpenter and
joiner and general jobber. He m. June 14, 1855, Harriet, dau. of Chipman and
Nabby (Clark) Lilly, of Ashfield, Mass., b. May 2, 1830; d. Sept. 20, 1868; m. 2d,
Sept. 22, 1870, Augusta J., dau. of Thaddeus and Mary J. (Holmes Robbins), of
Guilford, Me., b. Nov. 12, 1839. Res. Leeds, Mass.
3940. i. LILLA ISABEL, b. May 11, 1856; m. Nov. 29, 1877, Allen R.
Clark, of Northampton.
3941. ii. MARY LOVILLA, b. Oct. 5, 1861; d. Jan. 26, 1S64.
2324. SERGEANT JOHN WRIGHT FIELD (John. Zenas, Eliakim, John,
John, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Whately, Mass.,
March 16, 1835; m. July 24, 1855, Lucy Moore, of Whately. He settled in Hatfield,
Mass. He enlisted July 27, 1862, in Company F, 37th Regiment, Massachu-
setts Volunteers; was in all the engagements of that regiment in the Shenan-
doah Valley, Va., and was killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864. He
m. July 24, 1855, Lucy, dau. of Henry and Sophia (Bardwell) Moore, of Whately, b.
Oct. 19, 1834. He d. Fredericksburg, Va., May 6, 1864. Res. Whately, Mass.
3942. i. ESTHER MARIA, b. Oct. 12, 1857; m. in 188—, Clifford C. Haines,
son of Cyrus; res. West Springfield, Mass. ; cashier of the Third
National Bank in Springfield. Ch. : i. Walter. 2. Robert.
3. Ruth. 4. Doris.
2226. ZENAS FIELD, JR. (Zenas, Zenas, Eliakim, John, "John, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard. William, William), b. Whately, Mass.. May 27, 1822; m.
Sept. 27, 184 — . Clarissa Dawson, of Goshen, dau. of Chester and Philena (Lloyd).
He d. Aug. 24, 1893. Res. Northampton, Mass.
3943-
3944-
3945.
ISABELLA, b. Dec. 20, 1845; d. March 5, 1865.
i. OSCAR, b. March 10, 1848; d. September, 1859.
ii. NELLIE AUGUSTA, b. March 23, 1S50; ra. Dec. 14, 1871, George
N. Brown, of Northampton. He was b. 1848, in Stanbridge,
C. E., son of John and Jane.
2232. DAVID JUDD FIELD (Zenas, Zenas Eliakim, John, John, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Whately, Mass., Sept. 13, 1837,
688 FIELD GENEALOGY.
m.
March
9, 1862
(Bryant).
b. Sept
3946.
i.
3947-
11.
3948.
111.
3949-
IV.
3950.
V.
3951.
VI.
Sarah Damon, of Worthington, Mass., dau. of Caleb and Sarah
14, 1845. Res. Whately, Mass.
CORA BELL. b. Aug. 31, 1866.
FREDERICK WM., b. Feb. 21, 1870; d. July 29. 1870.
IDA ESTELLA, b. Dec. 28, 1872.
ARTHUR DAVID, b. Sept. 13, 1876.
GERTRUDE, b. Oct. 22, 1878.
SON, b. June 14, 1880.
2235. SAMUEL GRIMES FIELD (William, John, Eliakim, John, John, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Conway, Mass., Dec. 8, 1833;
m. Nov. II, 1859, Anna Neverson Greene, b. May 2, 1835, in Hopkinton, N. H. He
was born in Conway. Mass. ; educated at the public schools there, and at the Am-
herst Academy, in Amherst, Mass. Finishing his education, he was employed as
clerk in a dry goods store in Northampton, He was connected with the business
for ten years, four of which he acted as manager. Closing out the store, he ac-
cepted a position in the Boston custom-house, where he remained for five years.
This he resigned to re-engage in the dry goods business in Chicago. In 1867 he
went with Charles P. Kellogg & Co., wholesale clothiers, with whom he remained
for nine years. In 1875 he became associated with the firm of A. T. Stewart & Co.,
and acted as manager for their Chicago branch for six years, until the business was
closed out. Engaging in business on his own account, he opened a store in
Pullman, which he conducted successfully for five years and disposed of to accept
the position of manager for James H, Walker & Co. There he remained for eight
years, until the house closed. He then engaged in the dry goods commission bus-
iness with his son, under the firm name of S. G. & W. G. Field. This was continued
for two years, until his son withdrew to accept a flattering offer from a New York
house to act as their western representative. The business is now conducted "by
Mr. Field with offices in the Medinah Temple.
Mrs. Field was the daughter of Hon. Hugh Wentworth Greene and Amanda
(Colby), of Cambridge, Mass. He was a prominent citizen there, and during the
war was on the military staffs of Governors John A. Andrew and Nathaniel P.
Banks. He was son of Judge Greene, of Concord, N. H., and related to Hon.
William B. Greene, the well-known Boston journalist. She died at the Metropole,
October, 1900. Mrs. Field had been a resident of Chicago fifty-three years. She
was born at Hopkinton, N. H., and was married to Mr. Field forty years ago at
Northfield, Mass. She was a member of the Colonial Dames of New Hampshire,
and was prominent in the workings of the Woman's Exchange. Mr. Field and one
son survive her.
Res. Chicago, 111., Hotel Metropole.
3952. i. HUGH WENTWORTH GREENE, b. March 11, 1861; m. Mary
Slaughter.
2236. LEONARD HAMILTON FIELD (William, John, Eliakim. John,
John, Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), b. Conway, Mass., July
8, 1838; m. Dec. 10, 1867, Mrs. Alia Parkman Rayner Perkins, b. May 24, 1843; d.
Nov. 5, 1892, dau. of Thomas L. and Eunice L. (Learned), b. May 24, 1843, and
widow of David W. Perkins, of Chicago; m. 2d, Sept. 9, 1896, Mary Martell, of
Jackson. Born in Conway, Franklin county, Mass., the family home, then being
on what was known as Field's Hill. Attended the village school and the Conway
Academy, and remained in Conway until the spring of 1856, when he went to
Northampton to take the place of a bundle and errand boy, in the dry goods store
of J. I. & J. O. West, who were succeeded by his brother, Samuel G. Field. Re-
JOSEPH NASH Fii;i,u.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 689
lained with S. G. Field until the fall of i860, when he accepted an offer to go to
avannah, Ga., into the employ of the firm of Nevitt, Lathrop & Rogers. The
ivil war breaking out, he was obliged to leave the south or enlist in the Southern
rmy. He left Savannah in the spring of i86i, spending the summer of that year
1 Northampton, and in the fall of that year made an engagement with J. T. Rock-
'ood & Co., of Springfield, Mass., where he remained until the following spring,
'hen he accepted an ofter to go back to Northampton and into the employ of Stod-
ard & Lincoln. About the close of that year he became one of the firm of Stone,
ield & Wakefield, of Northampton, Mr. Stone having established this business
)me years previous. During the first year Mr. Stone retired from this business to
ield & Wakefield. This connection was continued for about two years, at the
nd of which time L. H. Field took the business alone and continued it until the fall
f i86g. December, 1867, he was married to Mrs. Alia Perkins, of Chicago, whose
ttle daughter, Alia, was then about three years of age. In the fall of 1869 he sold
is business which had been a very prosperous one to his old partner, E. E. Wake-
eld, and bought the dry goods business of W. R. Sc S. C. Reynolds, of Jackson
tich. With some changes he has continued in the same business in Jackson up to
le time of the present writing, 1899. During these years there has been such a
jmplete change in the business of the city, that he does not know of any party
ow in business that was in the same business when he started, and he is probably
ow the longest in the dry goods business of any one between Detroit and Chicago,
[is two sons, William B. Field and Rayner Field, have for some time been his
Bcient helpers in this business, and are now taking a very large share of the
isponsibility of the business. Another son, Leonard H. Field, Jr., graduated
om Amherst College in the class of '96, and has just graduated in the Architec-
iral course of the Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass., and is just commencing
is practical experience in the office of Peabody & Stearns, architects, of Boston,
es. Jackson, Mich.
3953. i. WILLIAM BROWNING, b. Oct. 22, 1868; m. Harriet E. Van
Duzee.
3954- ii. CHARLOTTE HAMILTON, b. July 15, 1871: m. June 14, 1898,
William H. Carter; res. Chicago, 224 Fifty-third street.
3955. iii. RAYNER, b. Aug. 19, 1872; m. Iva M. Hills.
3956. iv. LEONARD HAMILTON, b. Dec. 30, 1873; unm. ; res. 69 Bed-
ford street, Boston, Mass.
2239. CHANDLER AUGUSTUS FIELD (John, John, Eliaktm, John, John,
Bchariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Conway, Mass., Sept. 19,
)29; m. Feb. 27, 1869, Helen M. Wells, of Deerfield, dau. of Joel B. and Sarah
lerritt), b, December, 1836. Res. Conway, Mass.
He resided on the old homestead where he died very suddenly, Jan. 11, 1875.
e married Helen, daughter of Joel and Sarah (Merritt) Wells, of Deerfield, b.
ecember, 1836.
Chandler A., of Conway, will filed Jan. 16, 1875; died Jan. 11, 1875; widow,
elen M. ; father, John, of Conway; brothers, Marshall, Joseph, and Henry, of Chi-
igo ; sisters, Helen James, of Williamsburg, Mass. , and Laura Dibblee, of Chicago.
•Franklin County Probate.
3957. i. HENRY N., b. Nov. 15, 1S74; d. Nov. 15, 1874.
2240. JOSEPH NASH FIELD (John, John. Eliakim, John, John, Zechariah,
)hn, John, Richard, William, William), b. Conway, Mass., Sept. 20, i83i;m.
me 10, 1862, Jane Hayes, of Brattleboro, Vt. ; d., s. p., in 1864; m. 2d, May, 1871,
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Catherine Blackwell, of Chicago. Res. Bowdon, Cheshire, England; business
address, 38 George Street, Manchester, England.
He settled in 1857 in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1S65 he removed to Chicago, 111.,
and later became a member of the dry goods firm of Field, Leiter & Co. In May,
1871, he went to Manchester, England, as the manager and European purchaser
of the firm, having charge of the business at Manchester and Bradford, and
resides at Bowdon, about ten miles from Manchester. The firm is now Marshall
Field & Co, He married Jane, daughter of Russell and Martha (Billings) Hayes,
of Brattleboro, Vt., b. March 14, 1841 ; d. Jan. 23, 1864; m. 2d, Catherine Blackwell.
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MAUD BLACKWELL, b. Feb. 9. 1872; m. July 8, 1S96, Henry
Gordon Clegg. One child, Laura Kathleen, b, Dec. 14, 1897.
Res. High Light, Cheshire, England.
LAURA, b. June 17, 1873; m. July 10, 1900, William C. Clegg.
Res. Dunham, Cheshire, England.
STANLEY, b. May 13, 1875; m. Sara C. Brown, of Baltimore,
Md.
FLORENCE JOSEPHINE, b. June 16, 1877; unm. Res. at home.
NORMAN, b. April 28, 1880. Res. at home.
2241. MARSHALL FIELD (John, John, Eliakim, John, John, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William. William), b. Conway, Mass., Aug. 18, 1S35; m. Jan.
3, 1863, Nannie Douglass Scott, dau. of Robert Scott, of Ironton, O. She d. in
France, where she had gone for her health. Res. 1905 Prairie Av., Chicago, 111.
There is a certain subtle enemy of business success which has proved itself
difficult of analysis. In attempts to search out the causes of innumerable failures
the vast waste of the long credit system has been sufficiently demonstrated, but has
been set down as an inseparable factor of the cost of our commercial transactions.
With equal fullness have many writers explained the contractional losses which have
been the sure consequences of all artificial inflations of whatsoever kind. In any
further search for a formulation of the principles essential to success, perhaps no
more can be learned than by a scrutiny of the business life of such successful men
as have firmly refused to bear the burdens or take the risks which were assumed by
the majority of their competitors, successful or otherwise. It is safe to say that the
former will bear comparison, if not in number, at least in character and achieve-
ment, with the most brilliant commercial records, in the making of which other
methods have operated. Beyond a doubt it may be added that each of the classes
indicated calls for or develops its appropriate business genius. The course of action
which seems entirely natural for one man appears to be almost beyond the compre-
hension of another.
The dry-goods establishment which is, at this day, doing the largest general
business in the United States, is not on the Atlantic Coast, but in Chicago. It has
the great west for its market, and with reference to this it is more centrally located
than it could be elsewhere. The lakes, the rivers, the continually expanding rail-
way system, seem to have agreed together to make their headquarters at the foot of
Lake Michigan.
The house which seems to have best availed itself of the advantages offered by
this pivot-point of distribution is that of Marshall Field & Co. It has been man-
aged, through a long series of years, upon distinctly formulated business principles,
rigidly adhered to, through good and bad report. While it has been served from its
beginning by a number of rarely capable men, any analysis of its success is ren-
dered more easily attainable from the fact that its guiding spirit, its somewhat auto-
cratic unyielding manager, has not been changed. Its course, therefore, has been
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:ceptionally uniform, and so, through stormy and quiet times, has been its solidity,
tie variations in its profit and loss account have at no time been traceable to any
jfect in the working of its machinery.
Marshall Field was born in Conway, Mass. His father was a farmer in com-
rtable circumstances, and gave his son the advantages of a thorough home train-
g in habits of industry and sound morals, besides a good public school education,
iding with several terms in the Conway Academy. It was about as hopeful a
!ginning as any boy in that section could have, if he were capable of profit-
gby it
The boy days of a New England farmer's boy are apt to be bright and healthy
lys, with work enough to do, but with a great deal to awaken the adventurous
lirit which, through several generations, has all but stripped the Eastern States of
eir energetic youths for the benefit of the Western.
Young Field was of a somewhat quiet and thoughtful disposition, but he was
)t fond of study. Neither did he take to agriculture nor to any profession, for be
as, and felt himself to be, a born merchant. Conway is a very pretty place, but
was very small even for a beginner, and when, at seventeen, Marshall Field was
jrmitted to set out upon his chosen career, he went as far as Pittsfield, Mass.,
thriving business center, and obtained employment in what may be described as a
country store." It was a good place to learn in, but no more, for any considerable
Lccess would have been larger than the town itself. At the end of four years,
erefore, little more had been attained than legal age, general information, busi-
;ss training and a determination to go West, with Chicago as the point selected
T settlement.
Here, in 1S56, Mr. Field became a salesman in the wholesale dry-goods house
' Cooley, Wadsworth & Co. It was already a flourishing concern, but the business
terests of Chicago had trials and changes before it. It was upon a semi-chaotic
ate of aflfairs that the great panic of 1S57 burst like a hurricane. It seemed as if
'erything had been swept away. The banks and business houses closed their
)ors, and even those who expected to open them again were forced to sit still until
le storm was over. The streets of Chicago swarmed with men out of employment,
at no real injury had been done to its prosperity.
Only an unwholesome, feverish, unbusinesslike growth had disappeared, leav-
ig the field clear for legitimate operations followed by financial security.
The house of Cooley, Farwell & Co. — the successors of Cooley, Wadsworth & Co.
I 1S57 — was one of the not very large number which survived the panic in good con-
ition. It was even able to take up business which fell from the hands of broken
mcerns ; but one of its best salesmen had learned an important lesson at the out-
;t of his Western career. He had been compelled to understand the nature of new
juntry growth, and to study the science of credit as applied to such rapidly
langing conditions. He had already made his mark as a young man of un-
gual promise. During the three years following he rose rapidly in the esteem
F the firm, became a necessity, and in i860 he was admitted to a junior
artnership.
The financial disturbances of 1861 were probably less severe in the West than in
le East, but they supplied a number of important object lessons upon the general
ibject, the solution of which gave Mr. Field the main idea of his subsequent career,
'hen followed the remaining years of the civil war, with the swelling volume of
reenbacks, national bank notes, and State and National indebtedness, which again
reduced exorbitant inflation in nominal values, speculation, extravagance, "flush
mes" exceeding any which had preceded.
The business of the house grew rapidly, but there came a necessity for a com-
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plete reorganization in 1S65. The impression made and the success attained by Mr.
Field up to this date, may be understood from the fact that he stepped at once to
the head of the new house of Field, Palmer & Leiter. Only two years later other
business interests led to the withdrawal of Mr. Potter Palmer, and the name of the
house was changed to Field, Leiter & Co. The flush times following the war
were now at their height. The West was filling up, State after State, Terri-
tory beyond Territory, with astonishing advances. The growth of the railways and
of the commerce of the lakes was something magical and bewildering. Successive
crop figures challenged belief. The business of Chicago was as if done at red
heat, and the competition for it was almost tumultuous. It was a time when a
man in charge of enormous purchases and sales might easily have yielded to the
strong stimulus of trade which excited the great mass. It was the severest possible
test which could be applied to a business character. But as the heat around him
increased, Mr. Field was cooler than ever. He certainly was inflexible in maintain-
ing the principles and perfecting the system which to his mind offered the one
promise of permanent success. What these were may be vaguely outlined as the
adoption of the "cash" system, with a not illiberal interpretation of its meaning.
Goods sold to customers of sufficiently ascertained solvency, and not in amounts
exceeding their requirements, or capacity, were "cash" at thirty and sixty days, and
payments were sternly exacted with absolute promptness. The customers them-
selves became more prudent men, with the certainty of so near and so sharp a settle-
ment. Their owm sales were sure to be more carefully made, and their credits
shorter. Mr. Field's exactness was therefore a powerful conservative agency
throughout the widening area of his business relations.
On the purchasing side of the account the principle involved was applied much
more rigidly, for Mr. Field decided not to have any liabilities. Such credits as he per-
mitted were purely nominal, covering little more than the time required for transfer
and delivery of goods purchased. No purchase was to be made which would call for
a note, a promise to pay. So buying for cash moreover, a varymg but important
margin of advantage in prices paid was sure to be obtained. The best bargains came
to the readiest payments as naturally as water runs down a hill. There was no
mortgage upon any property owned by Mr. Field, and never has been. In close
alliance with the cash system of purchase, there was to be maintained an exacting
scrutiny of the quality of all goods purchased. No allurement of proposed profit
•was to induce the house to place |upon the market any line of goods at a shade of
variation from their intrinsic value. Every article sold must be regarded as war-
ranted and every purchaser must be enabled to feel secure.
That such a system, pursued with unrelenting, machine-like precision, would
call out carping criticism, was to be expected, and a great deal of comment came.
So did the customers, attracted by the fairness of the prices and the soundness of
the goods off^ered, even if they grumbled at the refusal of credits such as other
houses gave or they might deem themselves entitled to.
The next great test to which Marshall Field's business capacity was subjected
was sufficiently severe, but it did not come by way of a financial panic. There was
no question of shorter or longer credits raised, but an enormous mass of property
passed suddenly out of existence. Stock on hand, business appliances of all kinds,
the commodious building itself, disappeared in the great Chicago fire of 1871. The
magnitude of the transactions of the house at that date may be imagined from the
sum total of the fire losses, for these footed up over three and a half millions of
dollars. So prudent a house had by no means neglected insurance. It was indeed
fully protected but for the fact that so many insurance companies were wiped out,
as by a sponge, by their overwhelming disaster. From solvent companies, in
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due season, the firm recovered two and a half millions, but only a fraction of this
was speedily available. The city itself seemed almost to have disappeared. Buy-
ers coming to Chicago for goods would find, it was said, only a blackened waste,
which would require long years to refit for business purposes. The entire country
sent sympathy and help, and the citizens of Chicago faced their difficulties with
admirable courage, but none did so with more imperturbable calmness than was
exhibited by Marshall Field, the head of the burned-up dry-goods house of Field,
Leiter & Co.
No buildings of brick or stone were left standing, suitable for his purposes, but
at the corner of State and Twentieth Streets were some great shells of horse-car
barns untouched by the fire. The clouds of smoke were still going up from the
burned district when the house rented these barns and began to fit them up for the
wholesale and retail dry-goods business. At the same time, gangs of men were
at work clearing away the ruins of the old place, that a better building than the
former might be put up as speedily as possible. It was pushed to completion with
all energy, and was taken possession of in 1872.
The new city, built after the fire, was in many respects improved. One of the
business changes in the house of Field, Leiter & Co. was the separation of the retail
trade from the wholesale. For the latter a building was at once erected at the cor-
ner of Madison and Market Streets. This department expanded to such propor-
tions, however, that in 18S5 — to be finished in 1887 — another and really splendid
business building was begun, occupying an entire square of ground, bounded by
Adams Street, Fifth Avenue, Quincy and Franklin Streets. The wholesale edifice
is a noble monument to its creator, the lamented Richardson, whose powerful
genius easily places him at the head of American architects. The nobility of con-
ception that produced Boston Trinity, is not lacking in this utilitarian building;
and its massive repose, its severity, its freedom from architectural flippancy, so to
speak, together with its fine lines and great mass, endue it with an impressive dig-
nity; quite at variance with most Chicago architecture, imposing as the recent build-
ings of that city are. Doubtless the material also has much to do with this; for it
is built throughout of granite and brown-stone, rough dressed ; and rough hewn
stone is the noblest of building materials. Throughout the entire building sim-
plicity of line and mass has been the ruling motive, and it is in this that Richard-
son's genius is supreme — and no obtrusive ornamentation belittles and detracts
from its directness and strength. The structure is absolutely without ornamental
details, except a carved band near the top and in the stone cornice. A comparison
of this building with the costly and stately structures surrounding it wins a tribute
of admiration for the refinement of taste and simplicity of feeling that rendered it
possible; and the architect was certainly fortunate in having a client who could
understand and sympathize with an architectural masterpiece entirely' at variance
with popular models, and quite the opposite of what the ordinary successful mer-
chant would approve.
The main entrance of this impressive structure is in the center of the Adams
Street front. Within, the great building is divided into three sections by two
parallel fire walls extending from front to [rear, with one opening on each floor,
guarded by double iron doors. The entrance-way admits one into the center
section, an immense room about 175 feet square, occupied mainly by the executive
departments. On one side of the passage-way is the counting room with its
numerous departments, and its clerical force of 250 men; and the various private
rooms of the executive heads. On the other are the desks of an army of general
salesmen and their assistants ; while confronting one are ushers, messengers, and a
rushing crowd constantly coming and going from all parts of the great building.
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Within the walls there are 3,000 men employed in thirty-tour departments, all of which
may be properly included in the descriptive words, dry. goods, carpets, and uphol-
stery. There are nine floors, each of which has an area of nearly one and one-half
acres,— a magnificent total of nearly thirteen and one-half acres of floor space, said
to exceed that of any other mercantile establishment in the world.
Only two years after the fire came the sweeping panic of 1873 but it passed over
the Chicago "cash" dry-goods concern with no injury, while "long-credit houses,"
and such as were under varied "liabilities" went down in all directions. There
could be no question raised as to the solvency of a concern which had no debts.
In iSSi the style of the firm changed, as at present, to Marshall Field & Co.
Mr. Field's rare judgment of character has been finely illustrated by his selec-
tion and advancement of those who, under him, were to command in the several
departments of the concern, as brigadiers and colonels under a major-general.
Each, in his place, holds it by reason of merit, for there has been no favoritism.
The present heads of more than one flourishing establishment, not to speak of
partners and otherwise prosperous men, owe their present positions to this stamp
of approval.
At the intersection of State and Washington Streets, the great retail center of
Chicago, where all lines of conveyance meet, where the human tide from three direc-
tions converges into one rushing throng, are the great buildings occupied bv Mar-
shall Field & Co. "s retail department. These are the largest and most prominent
buildings in the neighborhood, especially built for their present purpose, and char-
acterized, therefore, by unity of design and spacious appearance not often seen in
retail establishments. The stateliness that attaches to large and harmonious build-
ings occupying commanding sites, is therefore present; and it may be safely said
that no other retail house in America has an mdividuality more marked than that
of these imf>osing structures, one completed fourteen years ago, and the other nine
years ago, and at once bought and occupied by Marshall Field & Co.
Large as the original building was, however, it has not proved sufficiently large
to accommodate the steady expansion of the business, and in consequence all the
adjoining premises that could be secured have been added, by which the original
premises have been greatly enlarged by additions on State Street and Wabash
Avenue, the only remaining structure on the State Street front being the massive
Central Music Hall, of which Mr. Field is the owner.
The family were members of the Presbyterian Church. In religion, 'as in every-
thing else. Mr. Field is totally devoid of display, and perhaps his chief character-
istic in this line is the fact that he supports a missionary, but where his most
intimate friends have never learned. Mr. Field is a champion of pure municipal
politics.
Marshall Field is as useful and important to the welfare of his country and the
mighty West with which he is so broadly and deeply identified, as is that class of
heroic yeomen who have caused our boundless prairies and primeval forests to
"blossom as the rose."
Marshall Field is rich, because of his sagacity and industry; charitable, because
he is just and generous; with him public spirit and business go hand in hand. As
a m-.-rchant he must be honorable, else for him business would have been a failure.
His career in the world illustrates that main reliance in the moral progress of man,
is found in those means which aim at the elevation of the business character. It
would seem almost unnecessary to paint a portrait of such a business man, and Mr.
Field is precisely the person thoughtful people would expect. Not over the medium
height, and somewhat spare.'but active looking, as becomes a man whose habits
have been correct from boyhood. Reserved and yet approachable and kindly in
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inner to any person having any business to encroach upon his time. In social life
is quiet and modest in his tastes and goes little into society. While his tastes
} altogether those of a refined and educated man, he is not inclined to display of
y kind. He is a steady church-goer, but has always been averse to politics,
yond the regular performance of the duties belonging to him as a private citizen.
! is a member of clubs, and enjoys occasionally meeting in them his friends and
juaintances. In fact, his personal character may be taken as in a manner repre-
itative of and belonging to the steadfast idea of his business life. This at any
.nt, sets forth the inestimable value of correct principles, and of these the first to
named is absolute integrity.
3963. i, LEWIS, b. Jan. 9, 1866; d. Aug. 17, 1S66.
3964. ii. MARSHALL, b. April 21, 186S; m. Albertine Huck.
3965. iii. ETHEL NEWCOMB, b. Aug. 28, 1873; m., Jan. i, 1S91, Arthur
Magie Tree. Res., Leamington, Warwickshire, England. He
was b. July i, 1863, in Chicago, 111. Ch. : i. Gladys; d. in
infancy. 2. Lambert; d. in infancy. 3. Arthur Ronald, b.
Sept. 26, 1897.
THE FIELD COLUMBIAN MUSEUM.
Though in its original signification in the Greek the term museum denoted a
nple or place sacred to the Muses, it early began to take on the signification it
5 to-day. Thus Ptolemy Philadelphus applied to that part of the royal palace
ich housed the great Alexandrian library the term Museum, and later similar
lections of books and pictures and statues were designated by this word until, in
idern times, it has lost much of the original poetical meaning of the word and is
;d to denote a collection of curious and rare objects in nature and art, this sig-
ication in England dating as far back at least as the year 1579, when the
Qous Ashmolean Museum was founded at Oxford. The practice of collecting
rks of art and other valuable objects was common in Greece and Rome. Thus
en Corinth was taken and totally destroyed by L. Mummius, the Roman
Qsul, in 146 B. C, its rare art treasures were also plundered and vessels loaded
:h statues were sent to Rome. Nero, also, ordered 500 statues to be taken from
! temple of Delphi, to ornament his "golden house," an example that was imi-
ed in modern times, in all except its sacrilegiousness, by the first Napoleon. On
: overthrow of Napoleon, in 18 16, however, there was a general replacement of
: art treasures he had plundered from the various capitals and cities of Europe,
1 since that time, fortunately for the interests of art, his example has not been
■owed.
The era of museums in Europe, it is interesting to notice, may be said to have
jun in the age of Columbus, or to speak more accurately, in the time of the
dicis m Florence, when Cosmo I., with that love for literature and the fine arts
ich has almost made his name stand for the beginning of the Renaissance, laid
foundations of the famous Florentine Museum in his magnificent collection of
iques. The villa of the Medici on Monte Pincio thus may be regarded as occu-
ng a place of honor in any enumeration of the many famed museums of Europe.
the family of Este belongs the honor of making the first collection of gems,
I the beginnings of the great museum of the Vatican were due to Pope Leo X. ,
iself of the family of the Medici. From Italy the love of preserving the noble
lains of art, and the record of other days spread to France and Germany, Eng-
d and America. Almost every city of importance in Germany has its museum,
art galleries of Dresden, the Glyptotheca of Munich, and the royal museum at
•lin being the most celebrated. The Louvre of Paris is chiefly a museum of art.
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The foundations of the British Museum, vast as are its collections to-day, were
laid in 1733, only a little more than a century and a half ago. Its history furnishes
the best illustration, perhaps, of the value of such an institution to students and
scholars, and its wholesale influence on the intellectual life of the nation can
scarcely be overestimated. This vast museum, enriched as it is with the spoils of
the temples and monuments of Egypt and Greece, and with innumerable public
and private gifts and benefactions, forms a storehouse of historical, literary and
artistic treasures that well entitles it, like Ptolemy Philadelphus' first great museum,
to be called "a home of the Muses." The Elgin and Phigaleian marbles, the col-
lections of sculpture and other remains from the ruins of Ninevah, Lycie, and the
various parts of Asia Minor, its celebrated Hamilton and Portland vases, its
remains of Etruscan arts and civilization, its priceless collection of MSS., its vast
library whose 2,000,000 volumes are deposited upon shelves that aggregate thirty
miles in length, — these are only the most important features of the great British
Museum. As an instance of the amount of work that has been done to make
accessible to the public the treasures of this vast storehouse of antiquities, it may
be instanced that Mr. Reginald Stuart Poole, who died recently at the age of sixty-
two years, was for forty years an official of the British Museum, and for more than
half that time was keeper of coins and medals, on which subject he wrote no less
than thirty-four volumes of detailed descriptions of Greek, Roman, Anglo-Saxon,
Oriental, Indian and Chinese coins.
In America the only museum of importance, aside from Harvard Peabody
Museum of Archaeology, is that of the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, D. C,
founded in 1846 by a legacy of $100,000, bequeathed to the United States Govern-
ment "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." Its chief work
has been in publishing and distributing scientific memoirs and reports, but so far
neither the public nor the United States Government has manifested an interest
in this national institution at all commensurate with the importance of its object
as expressed in the wish of the founder.
That Chicago, the youngest of the great cities of the world, should already be
in possession of one of the greatest museums in America, one absolutely unique in
kind, is only one of the many marvels of a marvelous city. The history of the Field
Columbian Museum may be briefly told, the mere statement of the facts being the
most eloquent presentation of the subject. The story of "the White City," that
fairest realized dream of architecture in all the centuries since Athens, is one that
needs no repetition in this place. But without that "white wonder" that rose as by
enchantment on the shores of Lake ^Michigan and charmed the world in the ever
memorable summer of '93, the Field Columbian Museum would not only have been
impossible, but the importance of it in the future development of Chicago and the
West would never have been so imperatively felt as to call forth the princely gener-
osity on the part of Marshall Field, one of Chicago's most eminent citizens, by
which alone it was realized. On Saturday, June 2, 1894, or in about seven months
from the closing of the World's Columbian Exposition, the Field Columbian
Ikluseum was thrown open to the public. The history of the museum is told in
abridgment in its name. As in London in 1851, Philadelphia in 1876, and Paris in
1889, advantage was taken of a great opportunity to obtain a vast quantity of
museum material and gather together the best results of the researches of science,
the development of art and the status of industry and invention. The Columbian
Exposition had brought together the grandest and most unique collection illustrative
of the natural history and anthropology of the world ever before placed at the
command of the student and archaeologist, and the probability that a permanent
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museum would grow from the Exposition had been considered in the earliest
stages of preparation for the Fair. The museum, thus fortunate in its oppor-
tunities, was fortunate also in its patron and founder. After a generosity and
public spirit in giving, which is without parallel in the history of expositions,
Chicago's munificent giving reached its climax in the gift of one million dollars
by Mr. Marshall Field as the endowment of the proposed museum, the gift being
wisely conditioned on the raising of a further sum of $500,000 by other citizens.
This condition was promptly complied with, and, expedited by legislative action
on the part of the General Assembly of Illinois and the Park Boards of Chicago,
the "Palace of Art," the most beautiful of the buildings of the great Fair, was
secured for at least the temporary home of the museum.
In addition to the splendid gift of one million dollars to found the museum, Mr.
Field is one of the patrons of the Chicago University.
The museum was organized by the selection of Mr. F. J. V. Skiff, Deputy
Director General and head of the Mines and Mining Department of the Columbian
Exposition, as Director in Chief, with an able corps of assistants, and under'his
direction the work of installation of exhibits, many of which were contributed by
exhibitors at the Fair, was carried forward with such energy that, as already stated,
the museum was opened with appropriate exercises, to the public, Saturday after-
noon, June 2, 1894, President Ayer and Director Skiff welcoming those assembled
to dedicate the museum and recapitulating its history, and Mr. Edward G. Mason,
President of the Chicago Historical Society, delivering the oration.
The building occupies a central position in the northern area of Jackson Park,
and its southern facade looks upon a sheet of water called the North Pond. The
main structure consists of two naves crossing centrally, one hundred feet wide,
seventy feet high, and respectively five hundred and three hundred and fifty feet long.
The naves are surrounded by galleries. Their intersection is crowned by a dome
which reaches a height of one hundred and twenty-five feet. The four angular
spaces formed by the naves are occupied by structures of a little less altitude, filling
out the rectangle of the axes of the naves. At a little distance from each of the
northern angles stands an annex, two hundred by one hundred and twenty feet, con-
nected to the main building by a corridor. The total fioor area of the buildings is
about six acres, divided into eighty halls, with rooms for studies, laboratories, and
storerooms. Light in exhibition rooms is obtained wholly from above. The walls
are of brick covered with staff, having the effect of white marble, and giving to
the broad structure an appearance of solidity and durability beyond its real merit.
It was designed b}'^ Charles B. Atwood, after a Spanish model in the Grecian Ionic
style. By many it was deemed the most symmetrical, harmonious, and completely
beautiful of all the magnificent structures which gave to the World's Columbian
Exposition its renown as an unrivaled architectural dream.
Having thus briefly traced the steps from World's Fair to memorial the visitor
is now ready to accompany us on a general tour of the museum. Entering by the
main entrance at the north the first of the four great courts of the museum more
than satisfies expectation, and is a fit introduction to this palace of wonders. The
court is mainly devoted to reproductions of Irish and Assyrian antiquities, among
the latter being replicas of the winged bull, the winged lion, obelisk of Shal-
manesar and the rosetta stone, the originals of which are now in the British
Museum.
On the right is the library of the museum, now aggregating about 8,300 num-
bers, of which 1,000 are pamphlets. The librarj- is confined to the literature of the
various sciences and arts illustrated in the museum, and though at present small,
comparatively, contains many valuable works, while in several departments it is
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quite full, as for instance, in the Department of Ornithology, on which subject alone
there are 445 volumes, and even a larger number in the Department of Geology.
In the reading room current numbers of the principal scientific reviews and peri-
odicals are on file, and access is also given to the general public to the book shelves.
Purchases are constantly being made of the best and most recent works on Geology,
Botany, Zoology, Anthropology and the Industrial Arts. Opening from the read-
ing room is the lecture hall of the museum, where lectures of a popular scientific
character are given at stated times.
The Columbian Rotunda, which claims a promment place in the first view as
the visitor enters the North Court, has as its central attraction the imposing statue
of Columbus by Augustin St. Gaudens, which stood at the entrance of the Adminis-
tration Building during the Fair, facing the statue of the Republic and the famed
Peristyle. That Columbus is a favorite subject with sculptors is attested by the fact
that there are twenty-nine statues and monuments to Columbus in America, six in
Spain and seven in Italy. Grouped around this statue of the great Discoverer, who
is represented with sword drawn and holding the banner of Castile and Leon, in
the act of taking possession of the New World, are the original models of the
beautiful sculpture that adorned the palaces of "the White City."
South of the rotunda lies the South Court, with its full-sized reproductions of
antiquities from Mexico and Central America. This court is seen to best advan-
tage in a general view from the southern entrance where, looking to the north, the
visitor sees strange monsters in stone, telling of old and half developed civilizations,
and back of them the gigantic totem poles or heraldic columns from the North
Pacific coast of America. Here is to be seen the reclining figure of the rain god,
copies, casts and photographs of sculpture, idols, temples and ruins of Yucatan and
Mexico, constituting a most valuable and interesting study in American archseology.
The East Court contains a most imposing collection of the archaeology of
North America and researches in this field have been much stimulated by the
aid of Mr. Allison V. Armour. The halls and alcoves on either side of the
East Court are devoted to anthropological collections, while in the east and
south galleries are placed various physical and psychological apparatus, such as
instruments for testing the various senses, and in the south gallery an extensive
collection of crania, skeletons, etc., all interesting to the anthropologist but not con-
ducive to pleasant reflections on the part of the general observer who may not be as
philosophic as Hamlet discoursing on the skull of Yorick. The alcoves of the East
Court contain, however, a number of exhibits of interest to the general visitor.
Thus in alcove Si may be seen a collection of 8,000 flint disks from a mound in Ross
County, Ohio; in alcove 84 hideous mummies, rude pottery, ingenious baskets, and
sandals, ropes, etc., of the Cliff Dwellers of Utah; and in another a buffalo-skin
lodge of the Cree Indian, the sides of which are artistically ornamented with
painted figures. This form of lodge is now very rare, being over fifty years old.
The interior is furnished as it would be if in actual use by the Indians. Another
alcove is occupied by antiquities from the ancient graves of Peru and Chili, while
in the adjoining alcoves are collections of interestmg antiquities from the southern
and western states. On the west side of Hall 12, adjoining the North Court, is
arranged a portion of a model of the city of Skidgate, presenting the characteristic
features of a village of the Haida Indians, who inhabit Queen Charlotte Islands,
British Columbia. The carved columns or totem posts in front of the houses,
represent the crests of the house owners. The large isolated columns in front of the
houses are erected in memory of the deceased relatives or friends. The entire south-
east wing is devoted to the Ethnology of America. Hall 18 is dedicated to Edward
E. Ayer, Esq., President of the Museum, and is filled with the splendid collection of
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Ethnology of North America which he presented to the institution. Halls lo, ii, 12
and 13 are devoted to collections illustrating the Alaskan Eskimo, the Eskimo of Lab-
rador and Greenland, the British possessions and Mexico, while four other halls are
occupied with the Ethnology and Archaeology of South America. The groups of
Powhatan Indians show the method of working in the great quarries recently dis-
covered in the suburbs of Washington, D. C. The costumes are restored in accord-
ance with drawings left by John White and Captain John Smith, of the first colony
of Virginia, The figure at the left is engaged in prying up the flinty bowlders, the
middle figure is breaking up the larger masses, and the sitting figure at the right is
flaking over the rude blades, a number of which are heaped up by his side. Accord-
ing to the Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Post, a small rem-
nant of this once powerful tribe exists to-day about twenty miles from Richmond,
Virginia, calling themselves Pamunkey and dwelling on a reservation of Soo acres
known as "Indiantown." In Hall 3 there is a valuable and interesting display of
Egyptian antiquities, including among other things a collection of bronze vases and
utensils found in a single room of a tomb at Edfou, Upper Egypt. These bronzes
date from the Roman period of 74 B. C, to A. D. 211. The Egyptian mummies in
this collection, though a grewsome sight, suggest to the student of history stories
more wonderful than romance as to the part some of these may have played in
Egypt's mysterious past. Horace Smith, in his address to a mummy in the British
Museum brought to England by Belzoni, best describes one's reflections as he looks
upon these strange human relics that antedate European civilization: —
And thou hast walked about (how strange a story!),
In Thebes' streets, three thousand years ago.
While the Memnonian was in all its glory,
And time had not begun to overthrow
Those temples, palaces and piles stupendous.
Of which the very ruins are tremendous.
Perchance that very hand, now pinioned flat,
Has bob-or-nobb'd with Pharaoh, glass to glass;
Or dropped a half-penny on Homer's hat.
Or dolled thine own to let Queen Dido pass.
Or held by Solomon's own invitation
A torch at the great temple's dedication.
Hall 4 is devoted to the Ethnology of the South Sea Islands, including quite a
collection of idols, many of which are now very rare. The large figures to the right
and left in the illustration are sun and moon gods ; those in the upper central por-
tion are known as feather gods. The remaining ones are carved from hard wood,
with great labor, and represent house or individual idols. The tapa cloth and
stamping cylinder from Samoa is also very interesting as a specimen of South Sea
manufacturing. Tapa is prepared from the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree ;
the bark, after having been stripped, is softened by bruising with a wooden mallet
until it is ready to receive the pattern or print. This is first engraved upon a
wooden cylinder, which is then rubbed over with dye and the imprint taken there-
from. Large lances and obsidian pointed spears from the Admiralty Islands, bows
from the New Hebrides, swords armed with shark teeth from Gilbert Islands, war
clubs from New Caledonia, war arrows tipped with bone, and a battle- axe, formerly
owned by Atti, the rebel chief of New Caledonia, illustrate the war implements of
the South Sea Islanders.
The Department of Transportation consisting chiefly of contributions from the
interesting Transportation Building of the World's Fair, is unique in a museum of
this kind, but as its exhibits are better known than most of the others in the museum
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they must be passed here without further mention than that the whole subject of
land and marine transportation, human and animal burden carriers, is illustrated
with a completeness never before attempted in any museum of the world.
We have lingered so long over these interesting features of the museum that
we can but glance at the great West Court and its adjacent alcoves, galleries and
halls. This is the less to be regretted, perhaps, as the collections of this part of the
museum are of a scientific rather than of a popvilar character, and are adapted to
study rather than description. The general view of the West Court, showing the
section of an immense redwood tree S7S years old and nearly fifteen feet in diame-
ter, the skeleton of the mastodon from America, the replica of the huge Siberian
mammoth, together with the skeleton of a whale, and large rocks grooved and
polished by glacial action, form a view impressive in appearance and still more in
the thoughts suggested by these huge bones and relics of time. The large beautiful
vases or royal blue Berlin porcelain add grace to a scene which otherwise would
perhaps, be too griml}' suggestive of the monsters of old; and the other specimens
of ceramic industry, including Egyptian wine vats, samples of Limoges ware, Vene-
tian glass. Royal Worcester porcelain and contributions from Japan. Sweden, and
specimens of pottery and earthenware are exceedinglj- interesting and will well
repay careful study. In fact, the whole museum has been arranged, not specially
for show, but for careful, progressive study in anthropology and the development
of civilization.
Paleontology claims special interest and importance in the great West Court and
its halls and alcoves, including Geology, Zoology and Botany in all their divisions
and co-ordinate sciences, and in each will be found enough to interest general
observers and the student of science. The botanical display occupies the galleries
and is, perhaps, the finest on the continent. Merely as an instance of the wealth of
the special collections in some of the departments it may be mentioned that there
are 10,000 specimens of shells, 5,000 specimens of butterflies, and 2,000 specimens of
birds represented. The visitor should not fail to see, to the right of the butterflies,
a fine specimen of South American Lantern Fly. which emits a light so powerful
that its description, it is said, has been written by the sole aid of its light.
The Department of Industrial Arts occupies the halls on tbe north side of the
West Court and embraces eight sections, of which that of the textile industries and
that devoted to gems and jewels are perhaps of more interest to the general visitor.
In the former the famous Tsuzure Nishiki Tapestry from Japan, 286 square feet in
area, is one of the most striking and artistic exhibits. The antique Persian
prayer-rug, 10 by 14 feet, and the Chair Seat, an exact counterpart of the celebrated
Gobelin tapestry in color and design, and also interesting studies in artistic decora-
tion.
Of all the exhibits in the Department of Industrial Arts that which attracts
most visitors, perhaps, is the section of gems and jewels in Higinbotham Hall.
The germ of this fine collection was shown at the Tiffany pavilion in the Manufac-
tures Building at the World's Fair, and the lover o*^ precious stones and jewels will
here find enough to make him dream ot the famous I^Ioonstone of India and the shrine
of Benares inlaid with precious stones under a rook supported by pillars of gold,
or perhaps by that wonderful covering of jewels and gems to which in our modern
times the "Arabian Nights" are the only sesame. If the Pall jNIall Gazette may be
believed, however, the Pope has received from the President of the Transvaal Repub-
lic a diamond found in the mines at Jagersfontein, weighing 971 carats, the largest
diamond known. This new Kohinoor, or "mountain of light," to use the Oriental
phrase, is described as of a bluish-white cast and practically perfect, its only blem-
ish being a tiny spot invisible to the naked eye. This collection is believed to be
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the most complete of its kind, and many of the objects are of historical interest
and significance. It is the gift of Mr. H. N. Higinbotham, President of the World's
Columbian E.xposition, who continues to add rare and valuable specimens to the
notai)le c^^llection.
In Hall 5, Ethnology of Asia, are two very curious garments made by the
Ainos, of Saghalien. The first is a wrapper or upper garment of nettle fiber, the
blue warp of which is of Japanese cotton. The nettle is gathered in the fall and
peeled, only the outside coating being used. The fiber is carded with a piece of
clam shell, and after being thus cleaned, it is tied in bundles and bleached in the
snow, after which it is woven into cloth by the Aino women, on a hand loom.
Another garment is made of elm bark. The bark is softened by chewing. It re-
quires the steady chewing of one person about a month to prepare enough bark to
weave a single garment.
Another object of interest, coming across the ocean and traversing the long
chain of rivers and lakes that joined the sea with the Exposition shore, was the
Viking. This was a tiny craft, built upon the model of a boat which after a burial
of centuries had been exhumed in these later days in Norwa3^ Without a deck, with
but a single sail, her sides garnished with the shields of fighting men, she was a
faithful representation of the kind of ship in which Leif Ericsson is reputed to have
come to New England five hundred years before the great Genoese planted the
banner of Castile upon the western hemisphere. Had any doubt remained as to
the possibility of the achievement asciibed to Ericsson it would have been dissi-
pated by the fact that such a vessel had made a far longer voyage, though perhaps
not a more difficult or dangerous, without loss or injury. The Viking, like the
Caravels, remains the property of the Field Columbian Museum.
One of the latest acquisitions to the museum is a boat, 30 feet long, 8 foot beam
and 4 foot hold, which is one of five that are probably the oldest specimens of
the boat builder's art extant. This curiously designed affair possesses an archjso-
logical value of the highest order, and is considered the greatest acquisition which the
museum has received in recent years. The unravelling of its history has engaged
the attention of some of the most noted Egyptologists, and they have decided that
it was in existence long before the time of the Pharaohs, Rameses or tnost of the
ancient Egyptians. It was lying buried in the sands of the Nile under the shadows
of one of the big pyramids when Cleopatra was rowed about by her dusky subjects,
while the boatmen sang airs which changed each time that the sails were shifted.
The boat recently arrived in Chicago, packed so that its long voyage from Cairo
should not cause any damage to befall such a precious relic from any rough hand-
ling in transit. The boat is one of five which were buried deep in the sands of the
Nile not far from the largest of the pyramids. Three of these boats were excavated
and placed in the Gizeh Museum, in Cairo, after it had been ascertained that they
were really relics of great antiquity. Through the generosity of Mrs. Cyrus H.
McCorraick, Sr., one of the three boats in the Gizeh Museum was secured for the
Field Museum.
Prayer sticks, corn grinders, snake dance costumes, stone and clay pipes, fet-
ishes and idols in human and animal form, vari-colored pottery of ancient mold and
a vast number of other strange products of primitive Indian workmanship have just
been installed in Hall 17 of the Field Columbian Museum, in a remarkable collec-
tion illustrating the interesting manners and religious rites of the only Indian tribe
in the United States which still clings to its customs of 300 years ago.
The Hopi, or Moqui, as the tribe is called, is looked upon as a wonderful people
by the anthropologists and enthnologists. Unaided by white men, they brought
themselves to a surprisingly high state of civilization. They are noted for their
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peaceful, gentle and conservative modes of life. The only custom that smacks of
the savage is their celebrated snake dance.
The exhibit, which consists of curios and casts of groups taken from life, is the
most complete of its kind in the world, and besides affording the public a faithful
portraiture of a people until recently but little known, will add much to the reputa-
tion of the museum among scientists. The peculiar domestic life, the quaint arts
and industries, the strange religious beliefs and customs and the complex system
of ceremonials in honor of a pantheon of gods are graphically illustrated. In that
dry region, on the edge of the southwestern desert, all the religious observances
center about the idea of propitiating the various gods to the end that they will send
rain to foster the crops. Drawings in the room of the museum devoted to the Hopi
show a region 4,000 square miles in extent in north central Arizona, where but few
white men have found their way and where dwells this people whose customs,
tmchanged by hundreds of j'ears, reflect but little of the influence of the trader, the
missionary or the tourist. Oraibi, the chief pueblo of the Hopi, which was dis-
covered by the Spaniards in 1540 during the famous Coronado expedition and called
by them Tusaj'an, is the most western of the settlements.
From here one looks across the great southwestern desert from one of the three
tablelands or mesas, 7,000 feet in altitude, with steep, precipitous sides and dry and
barren valleys between. Across the valley to the east the tableland bears the vil-
lages of Miconinovi, the Cipantovi and the Conopavi, and still further on the third
mesa are the pueblos of Walpi, Sitcomovi and Hanoki. No white man lives within
thirty miles and the nearest trading post is forty miles away.
Prominent in the exhibit is a model of the village to which the visitor might
well imagine he has been transported — the town of Walpi, whose present location
antedates the Spanish conquest. It is built in irregular rows of houses, rising one
above the other in the form of terraces. The walls are of sandstone slabs, with
interspaces filled with small bits of stone and plaster. The roofs of the dwellings
are of thatch and mud. The streets are narrow. In the city of Oraibi itself the
streets are never clean. They seem to be filled with rubbish to a great depth, and
scientists believe that a little digging will open up revelations in regard to the
antiquity of the Hopi towns. At irregular intervals in the long rows of dwellings
are usually one or more kivas, or extensive underground chambers, used as places
of resort for the men. In these are held the secret proceedings of all the religious
ceremonies.
A case near by depicts the interior of one of the Hopi houses with a group of
four life-size figures at work at various domestic pursuits. It gives an opportunity
to study the physical peculiarities of the people. The Hopi are of medium height
and of slender but musctilar build. Their color is a rich brown — darker than that
of the Indians of the plains. They ai-e intelligent, industrious, peaceable, conserva-
tive and even shj'. They live chiefly on a vegetable diet, of which 90 per cent, is
corn prepared in various ways.
In this family group the daughter is kneeling' over a matate grinding the corn
into meal between two flat stones. She wears her hair in two disklike projections,
one on each side of the head. These symbolize the squash blossom — the emblem
of the virgin. Her mother, who is preparing a peculiar kind of bread at the fire-
place, has her hair gathered in two cues, which hang down the back. By the side
of the baker lies a pile of the "tissue bread. " It is a foot in diameter and nearly as
thin as bread. Outside the door the grandmother is moulding pottery for household
use, and the father sits before a loom weaving garments for the women. He wears
only a breech cloth and moccasins. This group represents the division of the
household labors. Each has a certain work, and it is intrusted to no one else. It
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portrays the spirit of harmony that exists in the family and shows to some extent
the respect with which women are treated in a tribe where polygamy is unknown.
The patron of this valuable and interesting division of the Museum, is Mr. Stanley
McCormick who has provided generous funds for the prosecution of the work.
But our eyes have long since begun to "ache with gazing to behold" this vast
collection of museum wonders, and our brains to tire of trying to read its innumer-
able lessons, and we pass out into the West Court as we leave the museum, and
even in passing glance again at the Egyptian wine vats recalling a people and a
civilization,
"Gone— glimmering through the dream of things that were."
The Columbian Rotunda, also, and Assyrian monuments that we pass again as
we leave the museum by the door at which we entered, make us realize "the might
and majesty of loveliness," and also that, in the words of the poet,
"A world is at our feet as fragile as our clay."
Without the Field Columbian Museum, the educational institutions of Chicago
would be an imperfect whole. They would be a balance-wheel with a segment of
the periphery lacking. No description, however minute or vivid, found in the
libraries or given orally in the class-rooms, equals the ocular demonstration which is
impressed upon the memory by a glance of the eye. The student who enters the
museum for profitable study, appreciation and enjoyment, must first be prepared
for it by the class-book or the library. He must have his appetite whetted for
further knowledge by what he has already tasted. The museum, therefore, holds a
place at highest point in culture, which it helps at every stage of the progress of
learning. It inspires a love of pure and elevating knowledge in the heart of the
little boy or girl. It gratifies this desire to the simplest learner as well as the most
accomplished and profound student. In a most imperfect and limited way, all insti-
tutions seek to aftord some of the benefits of a museum, thus showing how univer-
sally the want is felt.
It is, therefore, to be supposed that the idea of a great museum in Chicago has
occurred to many. It could not be otherwise. A well known editor wrote in one
of his popular Musings, that he often passed the Philo Carpenter square, then
vacant, on the west side, and rarely did so without thinking of Mr. Marshall Field,
and of the British Museum. There was something in the idea that seemed natur-
ally to suggest Mr. Field's name. Other names would seem to be more in harmony
with a great university or theological seminary ; others with a great library. But
Mr. Field, who touches the world in all lands, who comes in contact with all peoples,
and is familiar with all the world's productions, from the simplest to the most com-
plex, such a man is suggested to the mind in thinking of and wishing for such an
institution. It was, therefore, the most natural thing to name him in this place in
such a connection. When the munificent offer was made there was great rejoicing.
The coming institution was hailed as the "Field Columbian Museum" by the daily
press of the city. The museum by its name thus signifies that the character of the
institution has for its component parts, great enterprises, a world-wide reach, skill
in its selections, perfect order in its arrangement, and reliability in its financial and
general management.
The Field Columbian Museum, with Chicago's other greatjeducational endow-
ments, its university, its libraries, its schools of art and science, give to that city an
eminence as a conservator of the Humanities, fully consonant with her unrivalled
commercial position.
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CONWAY'S HANDSOME BUILDING.
THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE FIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY, PRESENTED TO THE
TOWN BY MARSHALL FIELD, IN MEMORY OF HIS PARENTS, JOHN AND
FIDELIA (NASH) FIELD.
[Springfield Republican, April 3, 1900.]
The plans and specifications for the Field Memorial Library have been received
in Conway, Mass. The building will be of the classic style of architecture in Greek
detail, and will be built of buff Bedford limestone, with trimmings of gray granite.
It will face the central street of the village, standing on a slight elevation with a
frontage of S2 feet, in a lot which has a front of 200 feet. It measures 50 feet from
lowest step to top of dome and 41 feet from sill to top of dome. On the frieze
beneath the architrave will be the inscription : "Field Memorial Library," while
just over the entrance may be read "Free to All." This entrance will be approached
by a flight of granite steps. The story over the basement will be surmounted at
the center by a dome about 25 feet in diameter. The vestibule will have a tiled
floor of white Italian marble, and will open into the rotunda, lying just under the
dome. This rotunda will be 30 feet square, with a mosaic floor of rich-colored
marble, and the walls from floor line to the top of the wainscoting will be finished
in marble. The columns will be made of solid marble blocks. On either side of
the rotunda, northeast and southwest, will be the reading-rooms, measuring 21 feet
each way. Each will have a fireplace, and the facings and hearths to the mantels
will be of marble. All the marble is to be the best selected Brescia violet marble,
and highly polished, excepting the carved surfaces. In the rear of the rotunda is
the stack-room for the books with a capacity for io,oco volumes. Exits from this
on either side toward the front are into small rooms, serving as hallway and ofl5ce.
In the basement are the lavatories, a large unpacking room, furnace and fuel-rooms.
The stack to be used is the Standard library bureau steel stack of the latest pattern,
manufactured by the library bureau of Chicago. The retaining walls and area
walls, together with the back of the wall at sidewalk line, will be of local stone in
good rubble masonry. All the interior walls of the cellar with the backing of the
foundation walls above the ground line, are to be of good, hard, well-burned bricks.
The interior walls above the cellar and the backing of the exterior walls, will be of
the same. The rear walls will be faced with brick to match the color of the lime-
stone. The linings and floors of the two fireplaces in the reading-rooms will be of
gray mottled Roman brick.
The exterior walls of the first story, together with the exterior walls in the cat-
aloguing room, staircase, hall and lavatories in the basement will be rendered fire-
proof by a lining of two-inch porous terra cotta furring blocks. The base around
the building at the ground line will be of granite with fine pointed surface. The
steps and platforms, coping walls at sides of steps, wall and coping at sidewalk
and coping on retaining walls will all be of granite. The posts at either end of the
steps at the sidewalk will have molded bases and cut, molded and ornamental caps.
The base to the pedestal of the building will be cut and molded. The caps to the
columns at the main entrance, the inscription on the frieze, the acroteria on the
pediments, the Greek fret-work in the vestibule, the architrave to the main entrance
door, the molding in the cap to the main entrance door and the consols to the
main entrance door-cap will be carved from full-sized models, first approved by
architects. The base of the delivery desk on the rotunda side will be of solid mar-
ble. The floors of the lavatories, of the staircase hall and of the stack-room will
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lid with white Italian marble tiles. All the ornamentation in the rotunda
e the marble wainscoting, except the architraves and caps to tl:e doors, will
f stucco work. Circular stairs will run from the first story to the basement,
two lamp-posts at the front entrance will be solid bronze metal cast. The
1 over the front door will be of cast iron, with doors of oak. Panels inside of
orch will be glazed with plate glass.
LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE.
LESTING EXERCISES AT THE CELEBRATION IN CONWAY, JULY 4, igOO — ADDRESS BY
WALTER M. HOWLAND, ESQ., OF CHICAGO.
uly 4, 1900, was made memorable in Conway, Mass., by the interesting exer-
at the laying of the corner stone of the Field Memorial Library. Many per-
ivere present from a distance to participate in the exercises. Henry W. Bil-
Esq., of the board of trustees, presided, and after appropriate exercises intro-
l Mr. Walter M. Howland, of Chicago, who spoke in part as follows:
)n this anniversary day, while a loyal peojjle are recalling the wisdom and the
)us deeds of their fathers, and all through our vast domain, are rejoicing in our
ry's prosperity and power, we, in Conway, have still another inspiring theme.
)n a beautiful June day six years ago, a large concourse of people gathered in
on Park, Chicago, at the dedication of the great Field Columbian Museum,
nted to that city by several of her citizens, of whom by far the largest con-
:or was a son of Conway, m whose honor the great museum was named. To-
separated from that scene by more than one thousand miles, as well as by six
of constant progress, we have gathered in this beautiful New England town,
• the corner stone of a new library building, to be erected, furnished and
ped, by that same son of Conway, and on its completion to be presented by him
J village of his birth. The museum was a graceful tribute to the city of his-
ion, where his entire business life had been passed. The library is a loving
e to his native town, and to be dedicated to the memory of his father and
iT. Many in this audience knew those parents well. They lived, labored and
lere in Conway, and left to their children and to this town the priceless legacy
lorable and blameless lives. They rest together in yonder cemetery, and
among their neighbors and friends, quietly av/ait the bright dawning of the
il day.
'he library is the storehouse of the world's knowledge, and through it the dim
of ancient history sends down to us its illuminating rays. The art of printing
a great impulse to the formation of libraries, and all through the civilized
they have been established. The founding of a library is a fine conception
great blessing, but it brings with it an increase of responsibility. Such an
nee cannot be created in your midst and the town remain the same. The
actual standing of this community should be greatly elevated by its presence,
lere comes the obligation to use it. If used faithfully and intelligently, this
ition will become a pleasure and be ever a new source of happiness. But the
lunity, like the individual, cannot remain at rest. There is no time for inac-
The years are hastening by, and no human power can staj' their progress,
lave had here the library of Nature, you- will now have also the library of
;. Make the most of these surpassing gifts. The gift of a free public library
event of the greatest moment in your history, filled with books and pictures,
•ith things of beauty, it will stand here at the head of your principal street, a
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help and an inspiration, long after those who have gathered here to-day have passed
on to the enjoyment of the greater opportunities in the life immortal. *
In the years to come this library will remain here a constant reminder to the
young men and women of Conway of life's great possibilities.
jNIr. Field is placing in your midst the finest, the most beautiful of all your
material possessions.
It will stand here m Conway a monument to its founder, but those who know
him well, know that this is not his real purpose. He needs no such monument.
In the memory of his early home, he gives this library, and in the upbuilding of
this town he will have his reward.
2243. HENRY FIELD (John. John, Eliakim, John, John, Zechariah, John,
John, Richard, William, William), b. Conway, Mass., May 25, 1841; m. Oct. 29,
1S79, Florence Lathrop, b. Oct. 19, 1858. She m. 2d, Thomas Nelson Page, LL.
D. Res. 1759 R. Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Henry d. Dec. 22, 1890. Res.
Chicago, 111. She was daughter of Jedediah Hyde Lathrop, b. Julys, 1806; d.
1SS9; m. 184.3, Mariana, daughter of Daniel Bryan, of Alexandria, Va. She d. 1893.
Mrs. Field was descended from Rev. John Lathrop, Queen's College, Cambridge,
1605 ; clergyman of the Church of England, later renounced his orders and became
pastor of the First Independent Church of London, 1623 ; was subsequently impris-
oned by Archbishop Laud, and on being released settled in New England, 1634,
and became minister at Barnstable, Mass., 1639.
Henry Field died at his residence, 293 Ontario Street, in Chicago, Monday,
Dec. 22, 1890. He was ill but a week, and was not considered to be in a dangerous
condition until the day before he passed away. Born in Conway, he went to Chi-
cago in 1861, and soon after entered the employ of the firm of Cooley, Farwell &
Co., of which his brother, Marshall, was a member. When Field, Leiter & Co. was
organized, in 1867, he was a member of the firm, and continued as such until
1878, at which time he withdrew. In 18S1 and 1882 he was again a member of the
firm, which at this time was Marshall Field & Co. In 1S83 he retired from active \
business, partly on account of failing health and partly because he had acquired a j
fortune, which would enable him to enjoy and cultivate the finer tastes of his gentle
nature. He made a European trip, and returned much benefited in health, and
again became identified with the firm. The latter part of his life he was not act-
ively engaged in business, though his interests in various directions were
extensive. His wife was Florence Lathrop, daughter of the late J. H. Lathrop,
of Elmhurst.
Mr. Field was of a gentle, unassuming, retiring disposition, yet in all thing,
that concerned the welfare, progress, and higher culture of Chicago, he was ever
earnest, active, and generous. He was a member of the leading clubs of the city
and was ever forward and helpful in all the charitable, humanitarian, and religious
works and enterprises.
After his retirement from business Mr. Field traveled much abroad and at home
and added to a mind already well stored with knowledge the broadening and cul-
tured experience which intelligent travel brings. He was a lover of good books
and devotedly attached to art and is said to have owned one of the finest collections
of paintings and other works of art in the city. Identified with all the moral, intel-
lectual, and artistic life of Chicago, he was greatly missed in all those spheres and
true progressive efforts. He was a trustee of the Art Institute and in 1SS4-5 was a
member of the Art Committee of the Inter-State Industrial Exposition. While not
entirely keeping aloof from the commercial activities of the city, his tastes and incli-
nations were gradually weaning his mind away from them, and he loved "to stay at
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home with his soul" and with his books, and pictures, and his art treasures. Mr.
Field was a man of large charity, which was not confined to private giving. He
was intimately associated with the work of several of the most successful institu-
tions in the city, in the field of organized charity. In 1883 and 1884 he was a direc-
tor of the Chicago Relief and Aid Society and in the latter year a member of the
executive committee. He was the society's treasurer at the time of his death.
In 18S4 he also served as president of the Home of the Friendless. Mr. Field was
a director of the first opera festival given in Chicago in 1885, the affair being given
by the Chicago Opera Festival Association. He was also a director in 1886 of the
Inter-State Industrial Exposition. His financial interests in Chicago were ex-
tensive He was at one time one of the large holders of stock in the West Division
Street Railwaj' Company and went out with J. Russell Jones and others. He was
vice-president of the Commercial National Bank, of which he was a large stock-
holder, and though not taking a particularly active part in the office of that mstitu-
tion he generally devoted a few hours daily to its business when in the city. He
was a member of the Fourth Presbyterian Church.
The funeral of the late Henry Field was held at the family residence Wednes-
day, Dec. 24th. The funeral was private and the services, which were of the sim-
plest character, were held by Rev. M. W. Strj'ker of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church. The remains were interred in the family lot in Graceland Cemetery.
At the regular meeting of the Chicago Literary Club, held February 16, 1891,
the accompanying report of a Committee appointed to prepare a tribute of respect
to the memory of Henry Field, was read and adopted;
When a man dies who made such a deep and interesting impression as Henry
Field did, it is well for his friends and associates to express their thought about him,
and say why it was that they valued him so much. But because he loved sim-
plicity, therefore it will be better to put in a few plain words what we wish to say.
He was manly and self-reliant, needing no help from others, but helping many.
The calmness and quiet strength of his nature were helpful and restful to all who
came near him. There were many whom his words, his generous giving, and the
examples of his daily living greatly helped ; but these must tell, themselves, what
he did for them, because he never spoke of any good deed that he had done.
He was a lover of beautj- as well as of goodness, and he gathered about him a col-
lection of art which was famed far beyond the limits of this city. And we shall
never look upon the beautiful pictures he gave this club without thinking of his taste
and his generosity.
But to know all these things about Henry Field is not really to know the man.
His life was centered in his home. Strong and tender, wise and modest, deeply
loving the beautiful, yet able to cope easily with the world of affairs — such were
the qualities we loved in him.
In the strong and loving spirit that was given him, and in the earnest and faith-
ful use of such helps toward noble living as were within his reach may be found
the explanation of the character that we have known and loved. — Clarence A.
Burley, Franklin MacVeagh, Walter C. Larned, Committee.
HENRY FIELD MEMORIAL ROOM IN ART INSTITUTE.
When tlie superb collection of pictures of the Barbizon school, which belonged
to the late Henry Field, was presented to the Art Institute, Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Page, who was then Mrs. Field, requested that she be permitted to especially pre-
pare the gallery where they were to be placed. The one selected opens off the
rotunda of the second floor to the north and also through a small anteroom on to
the west loggia. It is forty-six feet long by twenty-six wide, and because of its
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size, shape, and situation, is one of the best galleries in the building. The decora-
tions of this room are complete, and as it stands it is the handsomest public gallery
in this country and one of the handsomest in any country.
The work was done by Tiffany from a general plan furnished by Mrs. Page,
who desired the room should be in color and effect like the one in which the pictures
were placed in her own home, which was planned by Mr. Field. Tiffany claims it
is the best piece of work he has ever done, and certainly it leaves nothing to desire
or suggest.
The woodwork of the entire room is of solid highly-polished ebony. The casings
of the doors and panels are delicately and unobtrusively ornamented with square
half-inch inserts of mother-of-pearl of the shifting green shades which harmonize
with the greens and yellows that prevail throughout the room. These mother-of-
pearl ornamentations are arranged as narrow straight borders in admirable keeping
with the simple elegance of the general eft'ect of the other decorations.
The walls are hung with apple-green velours of that warm soft shade in which
there is a strong undertone of yellow that makes a perfect background for pictures.
The picture wall which divides this hanging from the dado is of ebony orna-
mented with deep inserts of mother-of-pearl, like that used in the decorating of the
other woodwork. The deep dado at the first glance seems to be a mosaic of black
glass, but close examination reveals that it is composed of mingled tones of grays
and bronze-browns that shade into black, as well as the black, which predominates.
Below the dado of glass mosaic is a heavy baseboard of polished ebony.
The floor is a beautiful mosaic in green, yellow, red, black, and a pale pink so
arranged and blended as to form as a whole a combination which is pleasing and
yet does not call attention to itself, but keeps its place, as a floor should. The
various figures and colors are not elaborated with the definiteness which, while
strikingly fine in itself, so fixes the attention that it is never a satisfactory, unobtru-
sive part of the whole room. Like the finest Persian rugs, which are the standard
of excellence in floor coverings, this mosaic is mottled and blended in such a way
that the main portion of it, while including a definite figure, is soft and united in
general effect.
Above the wall hangings of green velours is a slender, projecting ebony pole
from which the pictures are hung and above this is a wide, arching frieze reaching
to the skylight. The tonality is of yellow bronze shading into green. The field is
in yellow, touched with bronze with the figures which^while set have the effect of
an arabesque in green and dark bronze. Both the field and the figures grow lighter
as they approach the skylight, which is quite concealed by a singularly beautiful
canopy of stained glass of most admirable design.
The canopy of glass is thirty-four feet long by fourteen feet wide and above it
wholly out of sight, are the electric lights. The edge of this big multi-colored
translucent canopy is of small parallelograms in apple-green, outlined by a narrow
band of opalescent green and gold. Within this on a band of delicate peaii-tinted
pink, is a convolved pattern in varying shades of green. Still within this, but sepa-
rated from it by slender bands in green and bronze, is a lotus pattern in light and
dark green on a field of soft rich pink. Nearer the center are broad bands of yellow
separated by lines of brilliant jewels in green, red, and bronze. Within this is a
band of green that borders the center which is an arrangement of light and dark
green, yellow, and opalescent tints placed in a conventionalized Grecian pattern.
The effect of this exquisite glass canopy when the room is lighted by electricity is
fine beyond all describing. Indeed, when the room is lighted by the more diffused
daylight the beautiful shades of color it presents make it a worthy object of pil-
grimage.
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The south end of this gallery was occupied by a broad fireplace,* bricked in
bronze and furnished with chimney-corner seats of polished ebony. Extending
from this fireplace around the corner to the door that opens out onto the loggia is a
seat of ebony. The fireplace is surrounded by a mosaic of bronze glass, and on
either side, supporting a canopy of ebony edged with jewels in pale yellow and
emerald green, are four ebony pillars with caps [of jeweled bronze. Above the
canopy of ebony is a broad band of squares and ovals in light and dark green mot-
tled glass. Beneath the pillar-supported canopy, most modestly placed and worked
out in green mosaic on the bronze background which surrounds the fireplace, is
the inscription: "Henry Field Memorial Room, MDCCCXCI." In speaking of this
gallery as an especially fitting memorial to Mr. Field, N. H. Carpenter said:
"Mr. Field was one of the most eflficient of the Art Institute trustees for eight
years. He stood by the institution at a time when it had the utmost need of help.
His judgment was always sound and implicitly to be relied on whether it was m
regard to a picture or a business proposition. His interest in art was most intelli-
gent, in fact there are few persons who give their whole time to the study of Art
who understand it in all its bearings and significance as did Mr. Field. I am sure
no monument could have been more in accord with what Mr. Field himself would
have wished."
With the pictures in this gallery, the room and its contents are worth in the
neighborhood of half a million dollars. It is conceded that there is no other collec-
tion of this school which can compare with what is known as "The Field Collection."
There are in all forty-three works and many of them are internationally known.
That such a gem among the public art galleries of the world should be within the
very focus of the business center of Chicago, within easy reach of all, is certainly a
cause for felicitation to every patriotic Chicagoan.
Nothing certainly could be in more perfect accord with the pictures than this
gallery where there is nothing to offend the eye and everything to charm it, and
where that which is most elegant and exquisite suggests fitness and taste and not
cost, although expense has evidently not been considered.
In the report of the Trustees of the Art Institute for 1S94 is placed the following:
The accessions to the collections during the last two "years have been of the
greatest importance. At the annual meeting of June, 1893, the Trustees were
apprised of the generous intention of Mrs. Henry Field to commit permanently to
the Art Institute the entire collection of paintings which belonged to her husband,
the late Henry Field, a former Trustee of the Art Institute. This collection com-
prises forty-one pictures and represents chiefly the Barbizon school of French paint-
ers, including Millet's well-known "Bringing Home the Nevz-born Calf," Jules
Breton's "Song of the Lark," Troyon's "Returning from the Market," and fine exam-
ples of Rousseau, Corot, Cazin, Constable, and Daubigny. This is the most impor-
tant accession ever made to the museum. The collection is to be placed in a separ-
ate room to be known as the Henry Field Memorial Room, and to be held in trust
by five trustees, appointed by Mrs. Field. Room No. 33, a gallery 50 by 25 feet
has been designated for this purpose, and is being fitted by Tiffany & Co., of New
York, under the direction of Mrs. Field, in a manner worthy of the collection. It is
the intention of the donor, having prepared the room, to establish a fund for the
maintenance of the collection. Nor does her munificence end here, for she had
already authorized the Trustees to order from Mr. Edward Kemeys, the sculptor of
animals, two monumental bronze lions, to stand upon the flanks of the great exter-
*This fireplace was taken out recently, and in its place was hung an excellent painting of
Mr. Henry Field. Those who were best acquainted with Mr. Field state the likeness is perfect
and it is here reproduced.
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nal approach of the museum. These lions have been put in place, and were
unveiled May lo, 1894.
The Trustees reported in 1895 that the beautiful gallery fitted by Mrs. Henry
Field for the reception of the Henry Field Memorial Collection was opened to the
public at the time of the annual reception, October 29, and became a part of the
permanent museum. Gallery and collection form one of the finest exhibitions of its
kind in existence."
The Field collection comprises forty-one original oil paintings by twenty of the
most esteemed modern painters, besides a portrait of Mr. Henry Field by Bonnat.
Fifteen of the artists were French, two Spanish by birth, but largely French by
trainmg and association, two German and one English. The famous group of
painters, popularly known as the Barbizon School (from their favorite resort, a vil-
lage in the border of Fontainebleau forest) is well represented by Corot, Millet,
Rousseau, Diaz, and others; and the evolution of the movement in which they were
so prominent is suggested by Delacroix, leader of the Romanticists, and by John
Constable, the English painter, whom many consider an important factor in the new
departure taken in French art about 1830.
The men thus associated did not in reality form or found a school. The only
point on which they were agreed was that the old ways of looking at nature were
wrong; but in seeking better ways each took his own course. Nevertheless, as most
of them found their subjects or their inspirations in the same beautiful country,
their works, doubtless, have something in common — vague and indefinable, per-
haps, but suflScient to account for the tendency to consider them examples of a new
school of art. Be this as it may, what was called the Barbizon School (with its
allies, among whom Daubigny may be classed) was brilliant and powerful in its day,
and the revolution it inaugurated has continued. One phase of the succeeding
movement is well represented in this collection by four pictures by Cazin.
By the generosity of 2*Irs. Florence Lathrop Field these valuable paintings have
been installed in the Art Institute for the public benefit. The following quotations
from the deed of trust, executed June 2, 1S93, show the liberal conditions of this
benefaction.
"Know all men by these presents, that I, the undersigned, Florence Lathrop
Field, widow, of Chicago, Illinois, in memory of my late husband, Henry Field, and
desiring to perpetuate his name in the city in which he was honorably distinguished,
and in aid of a cause which was dear to him, do hereby transfer and deliver unto
Bryan Lathrop, Marshall Field, Owen F. Aldis, Albert A. Sprague, and Martin A.
Ryerson, all of Chicago, Illinois, as trustees (to be known as the Trustees of the
Henry Field Memorial), and to their survivors and successors in trust, all the oil
paintings (excepting family portraits) collected by said Henry Field and by him be-
queathed to me, forty-one in number ... to have and to hold the same in trust,
to make such provision as they may deem proper for the present care and custody
thereof, and thereafter to permit the Art Institute of Chicago to have and retain
the custody thereof whenever and so long as it shall provide therefor and maintain
(in the building now occupied by it, or other strictly fire-proof building to be occu-
pied by it in the city of Chicago) a safe and suitable room to be called the 'Henry
Field Memorial Room,' and to be used for the preservation and exhibition of this
collection and of no other pictures whatever . . .
"I make this disposal of said collection inconsiderationof the interest which my
said husband took in said Institute, and desire that the terms thereof shall be con-
strued liberally to permit to said Institute as free, full, and beneficial use of this col-
lection as may be, consistently with my general purpose to have it kept together as
a memorial."
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The deed also makes provision for the care and increase of the collection.
Acting under the authority given them by the deed, the Trustees have thoroughly
provided for the preservation of the pictures, and fitted and finished the room set
apart for their reception, with careful consideration of the appropriateness of every
detail, and with full regard for a harmonious general effect.
The pictures are as follows :
Breton. Jules Adolphe — Paris. Born at Courrieies, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Pupil of Drolling and Devigne. i. Song of the Lark. Courrieres, 1884. 2. On
the Road in Winter. Courrieres, 1884. 3. At the Fountain. Two peasant girls
in foreground filling jars at a rude fountain among low rocks. Beyond, a rough
landscape without houses.
Cazin, Jean-Charles — Paris. Bom at Samer, Pas-de-Calais, France, 1 841. Pupil
of Lecoq de Boisbaudran. 4. Tobias and the Angel. Comparatively small figures,
with a dog, in the right foreground of a strong landscape. Dated 1878. 5. Land-
scape. A house with red tiled roof in the middle of a plain covered with a rank
growth of matted grass. 6. Landscape. A bit of road slanting across left fore-
ground, leading to a hamlet at the foot of a hill which rises toward the right and is
continued in that direction to the edge of the canvas. The same hill has a slope
toward the foreground on which a string of colored clothes is hanging out to dry.
Heavy sky with spot of white cloud over top of hill. 7. Landscape. A rough
country road occupies the whole foreground. The left bank starts from the left
side of the canvas near the front and runs back and to the right, with the strongest
bearing in the latter direction. Along the edge of this bank, on the top, is a single
rail fence in front of a small cabin with a red tiled roof. A laboring man is leaning
idly on the fence. In the background a low green hill slopes from the right to left
and front. Over this, toward the left, appears a distant blue hill.
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille. Born and died in 'Paris, 1 796-1875. Pupil of
Michallon and Bertin. 8. Landscape. In the foreground a long boat in profile
crossing a stream. Two figures seated in the stern ; man in the bow rowing ; man
in the center poling. The stream runs back through the middle of the picture,
passing a tower on the end of a short causeway which extends from a pile of build-
ings on the right bank. Large trees near foreground on both banks lean strongly
to the left. 9. Landscape. Dull green foliage, opening in the middle on a bright
sky of pale blue marble with white clouds. The colors intermingle in reflections
from a shallow stream in the foreground. Figure in boat. Woman on left bank.
10. A young lady seated on a bank at the left of the picture facing right and front.
Background of sky and foliage. Head against sky. The lady is apparently
leisurely preparing to bathe in a hidden stream near by. The landscape in this
picture is little more than a background — well chosen, withal — to the solidly painted,
semi-nude figure.
Constable, John— English, 1776-1837. Studied in Royal Academy, London.
Three of his paintings exhibited in the Paris Salon in 1S24 received marked atten-
tion from the French artists. The modern French school of landscape painting was
materially influenced by Constable's work. 11. Water in foreground reaching
back to a bulkhead in which is a small waste gate. Man and dog on bulkhead.
Big trees arching over from sides. Background of dense foliage.
Daubigny, Charles-Francois. French. Born in Paris, 181 7; died there 1878.
Pupil of Delaroche. 12. The Marsh. Water in foreground. Ducks swimming.
Man in boat among the reeds. Dated 1S71. 13. Landscape. Flat piece of rocky
ground broken with pools of water. Women and two cows in middle. Rough
houses on right and left. A few small trees in middle distance. No other foliage.
Decamps, Alexandre-Gabriel. French. Born in Paris 1803; died at Fontaine-
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bleau iS6o. Pupil of A. de Pujol. 14. Street scene in Naples. A glimpse of the
bay is given through an archway under an old house. A man coming forward
from the shore has just passed through the archway. Boat at side of road in fore-
ground. 15. Study of pigs.
Delacroix, Ferdinand-Victor-Eugene. French. Born at Charenton 1879; died
in Paris 1S63. Pupil of Guerin. 16. Wounded lioness drinking. 17. Tiger.
Lying at the foot of a hill. Head to right, facing front.
Detaille, Jean-Baptist-Edouard. Born in Paris 1848. Pupil of Meissonier. 18.
Mounted officer. At rest, facing right, inclined to front. Beyond, on the left, bat-
teries of artillery on the march. On the right, other troops at rest. In the distance
on a hill, seen over the marching artillery, and watching their movements, is a third
body of troops.
Diaz de la Pena, Narciso-Virgilio. Born in Bordeaux, 1802, of Spanish parents;
died at Menton, 1876. Pupil of Sigalon. ig. Three little girls under a tree.
One seated, holds a young puppy in her lap, while the old dog, standing in front,
looks up at her. 20. Landscape with a central group of twelve or more small fig-
ures, all seated or reclining on the ground, except one or two.
Domingo, J. Born in Spain. Pupil of Meissonier in Paris. 21. Lazy Spain.
Man and two donkeys in a court "yard. Dated 1878. 22. A courtier. The prin-
cipal figure, hat in hand, comes forward, inclining to the right. Behind him at the
left is a flight of four steps leading up to a door through which is seen a man seated
at a table, smoking a short pipe. Bending over him is another man with a pitcher.
Dupre, Jules. French. Born in Nantes, 1S12; died at L' Isle Adam, Seine-et-
Oise, i88g. 23. Marine. An expanse of sea with four sails, ranging in aline
almost straight from near the foreground on the left of the middle to the horizon at
the right. 24. Marine. Similar in motive to 23, but smaller. Three sails in veiw
— one near the foreground to the left, one in the middle distance, and the third a
black speck on the horizon. 25. On the road. The road runs from the foreground
through a cut over a hill or ridge. A team of draught horses drawing a heavily
loaded wagon is about passing over the summit. Bej-ond nothing is visible but sky
and sea in the distance. 26. Landscape. Flat country. Pool in right foreground
in front of clump of large trees. Grassy road running back from left foreground
with house on its left in middle distance. Woman in road near house.
Fortuny y Carbo, Mariano. Spanish. Born in Reus, about fifty miles from
Barcelona, 1838; died in Rome, 1874. Pupil of Palau, of Claudio Lorenzalez and of
the Barcelona Academy. Worked chiefly in Rome and Paris. 27. Small figure
of a man. Face in profile, looking intently left. Buff coat, red sleeves, knee
breeches, and red hose. Sword by side. Hat in left hand, which rests on hip.
Fromentin, Eugene. French. Born at La Rochelle, France, 1820; died near
La Rochelle, 1876. Pupil of Cabat. Made studies in Algiers, 1846-48 and 1852-53.
28. Women of the "Ouled-Nayls," Sahara.
Hebert, Antoine-Auguste-Ernest. French. Born in Grenoble, 1817. Pupil of
David d' Angers and Paul Delaroche. 29. On guard. Near the entrance to a cave
lies a man (probably a bandit) asleep. In front of the sleeper stands a woman with
a gun.
Knaus, Ludwig. Berlin. German. Born in Wiesbaden, 1829. Studied in
Dusseldorf Academy, under Sohn and Schadow, 1846-1852; afterward in Paris and
Italy. The foremost genre painter of Germany. 30, The potato harvest. Dated
1889.
Millet, Jean- Francois. French. Born at Gruchy,'near Cherbourg, 1814; died
at Barbizon, 1875. Pupil of Delaroche. 31. Bringuig home the new-born calf.
Dated 1873. 32. Woman feeding chickens.
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Rousseau, Pierre-Etienne-Theodore. French. Born in Pans, 1812; died at
Barbizon, 1867. Pupil of Remond. 33. Spring. A clearing by the edge of a
lake or the bend of a river. Rocky ground covered with underbrush. Small figure
of a peasant woman leading a cow in middle distance, coming forward on footpath.
34. Landscape. Small, swampy stream, spreading over foreground, but rapidly
narrowing as it extends back through the middle of the view. Woman on right
bank at end of rustic bridge. On left, in middle distance, a microscopic group of
cattle. One tall tree seen over the bridge, with a clump of smaller ones extending
to the right of the canvas.
Schreyer, Adolf. German. Born in Frankfort-on-the-Main, 182S. Pupil of
Stadel Institute. Lived in Paris several years; but in 1870 settled at Kronberg,
near Frankfort. Died 1895? 35. A man riding through a waste of snow.
Troyon, Constant. French landscape and animal painter, 1S10-1865. Born in
Sevres; died in Paris. Pupil of Riocreux and Poupart. Influenced by Roqueplan
to study nature. 36. Returning from Market. Woman and child on mule, a flock
of sheep pushing forward on both sides. 803^ on foot, behind, in the middle of the
flock. A man on horse in the rear. Strong effect of light from a low sun. 37.
Pasture in Normandy. Cattle and sheep in front of a line of seven or eight large
trees of fantastic outlines — apparently neglected remains of a park or garden in
which trees were once subjected to ornamental pruning. Dated 1852. 38. Small
landscape. A line of tall trees running from middle foreground back toward the
right. Foliage thin on lower limbs. Farther back and farther to right is a clump
of flourishing large trees, near which is a woman with two cows. Stamped "Vente
Troyon." 3g. Unfinished study of sheep.
Van Marcke, Emile. French landscape and animal painter. Pupil of Troyon.
Born in Sevres, 1827; died 1891. 40. Study of a cow. Body almost in profile, with
head to right, inclined front. Color red, with belly, hind legs, and one fore-foot
white. Tied to a post with a short rope. 41. The Tete-a-tete. Two cows lying
down. Rear view. The heads, however, are turned to face each other.
Bonnat, Leon. Paris. Born in Bayone, 1S33. 42. Portrait of Henry Field,
Presented by Marshall Field.
THE ART INSTITUTE FIELD LIONS.
Two big bronze lions, the gift of Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, formerly Mrs.
Henry Field, of this city, are the future guardians of the entrance to the Art Insti-
tute.
The unveiling of these choice specimens of artistic modeling was particularly
interesting from the fact that they are the first really fine pieces of animal sculpture
to adorn Chicago. That they have proven ornaments instead of blots, as so
much of the sculpture of another class of subject has become here as elsewhere, is
due to the masterly skill that has modeled them.
Mr. Kemeys, the sculptor, regards these pieces as his finest work. For over a
year he has given his unremitting attention to their designing and modeling and the
result is one of which even a Barye might be proud. Every line is replete with
strength and shows the perfect knowledge of technique possessed by the sculptor.
The lions measure quite ten feet in height and they are fifteen feet long. Both
are standing and they are the largest lions ever modeled in that position. When
time and the elements have done their part in the toning of the bronze itself, the
guardians of the Art Institute will rank with the finest pieces of animal sculpture.
Mr. Kemeys was given an informal reception immediately after the unveiling,
in the large room west of the library. A corner was arranged with rugs, oriental
draperies, and old carved furniture. In this corner Mr. Kemeys was stationed while
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receiving. In the center of the same large room a stand was placed, which held a
number of beautiful examples in bronze and plaster of Mr. Kemeys' work.
Mr. Field's children are:
3966. i. MINNA, b. March 13, 1882; m. Jan. 27, 1900, Preston Gibson. She
was educated at home and at Miss Masters' school at Dodd's
Ferry, N. Y. Mr. Gibson is the son of the late United States Sen-
ator Randall Gibson of Louisiana and a nephew of Justice White
of the United ^States Supreme court, who is his guardian, and
with whom he made his home in Rhode Island avenue, Wash-
ington.
3967. ii. FLORENCE, b. Dec. 30, 1883. Res. Washington.
396S. iii. GLADYS, b. March 4, 1888; d. Oct. 21. 1888.
Thomas Nelson Page, LL.D., was born at Oakland, Hanover Co., Va., April 23,
1853; was brought up on the family plantation, which was a part of the original
grant to his ancestor Thomas Nelson. He was educated at Washington and Lee
University, studied law, receiving the degree of LL. B. from the University of
Virginia in 1874 and has practiced his profession in Richmond, Va. The degree of
LL. D, was conferred on him by Washington and Lee in 1887. He began to write
stories and poems in the negro dialect for his own amusement, and one of these,
entitled "Marse Chan," a tale of the Civil War, when published in 1884, several
years after it was written, attracted much attention and was followed by "Meh
Lady" and others in the same vein. A collection of these has been published under
the, title of "In Ole Virginia" (New York, 1887). His serial "Two Little Confed-
erates" appeared in 1888 in "St. Nicholas."
2261. FRANCIS SYLVESTER FIELD (David, David, Eliakim, John, John»
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Conway, Mass., Feb. 12,
1834; m. Dec. 25, 1854, Emma C. Cole, of Lyons, N. Y., b. Feb. 9, 1833. He was
in the wire business. Res. Rochester and Lyons, N. Y., and Brantford, Ont.
3969. i. EDGAR KIRTLAND, b. July 13, 1855; ra. Sept. 14, 1876, Lillian
Jewell; res. s. p.. 14 West Mowhawk street, Buffalo, N. Y.
3970. ii. WILLARD COLE, b. Aug. 10, 1858; m. Lucella Hammond.
3971. iii. HUBERT SYLVESTER, b. July 27, 1861; m. Lila Van Woert.
2262. ALMERON FIELD (David. David. Eliakim, John, John. Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Conway, Mass., June 30, 1836; m. June
21, 1869, Catherine C. Jones, b. Oct. 10, 1849. He was in the civil war in the Sth
United States Infantry. Res. Jacksonville, 111.
3Q72. i. ANGELINE CORA, b. Dec. 14, 1870.
3973. ii. WILLIAM R., b. June 10, 1872.
3974. iii. DAVID ROMEO, b. April 4. 1875.
3975. iv. MABEL ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 3, 1878.
3976. v. ALMERON GAR, b. Nov. 12, 1881.
2264. THOMAS BASFORD FIELD (Almeron, David, Eliakim, John, Jolin,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Almeron and Mary C.
(Basford), b. in New York city Dec. 20, 1837. He removed to Corning, N. Y., _
where he resided. Is a lumber dealer. He m, July 18. 1859, Mary E, , dau. of f
Horace Coe, of Pavillion, Genesee county, N. Y. Thomas B, Field's mother died
when he was a young babe. He lived with his grandparents at Conway, ]\Iass. , till
he was twelve years old. For many years he was a lumber dealer at Corning,
N. Y. In 1886 he moved to Wellsboro, Pa., where he still resides. He has been in
the wholesale lumber business with his son under the firm name of T. B. Field &
Son, at Wellsboro. Pa., since 1S86. Res. Wellsboro, Pa.
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3977. i. HORACE ALMERON, b. July 11, 1861; res. Wellsboro, Pa. He
graduated with honor at the Naval Academy at Annapolis in
18S4, and after two years' service, he resigned to go into busi-
ness with his father. His mother was a graduate of the Genesee
Wesleyan Seminary.
397S. ii. ESTELLA LUCRETIA. b. March 17. 1S63; d. Dec. 13, 1867.
3979. iii. ROSAMOND ALMEDA, b. Jan. lo, 1S67; m. Feb. 23, 1S93. Clar-
ence Houghton Esty, b. Oct. iS, 1854; res. Addingtou Road,
Brookline, Mass. Ch. : i. Edward Selover Esty, b. Nov. 27, 1893.
2. Mary Chilton Esty, b. Dec. 24, 1S97.
Rosamond Almeda was graduated at Vassar College with the
degree of A. B. in 1S8S. In iSSg she was granted a diploma in
music from Vassar College. In 1890, after a year's residence at
Cornell University, at Ithaca, N. Y., she received the degree of
M.A. with honor. Her special work for this degree was in the
line of American and English Constitutional History. After one
year's further study of vocal music in New York city, she ac-
cepted a position at the head of the department of history and
music at the State Normal School at Moorhead, Minn., for 1891-92.
In 1892 she resigned, and in 1893 was married to Mr. C. H. Esty,
,,^ of Ithaca, N. Y., a son of the late Hon. E. S. Esty, of that place.
Mr. Esty graduated from Cornell University with the degree of
A.B., and at the Columbia, N. Y., Law School with the degree
of LL.B. After three years' residence in Ithaca and one year in
Europe, they removed to Brooklrne, Mass., where they still
reside.
3980. iv. GRACE, b. Nov. 10, 186S: d. Aug. 8, 1869.
3951. V. EDITH MAY, b. Nov. 26, 1S73; d. Sept. 29, 1S74.
2272. JOHN FIELD (John, John, John, Zechariah, John, Zechariah, John,
John, Richard, William, William), son of John and Silence (Lincoln), b. in .
He settled in 1805 in Leyden, Mass., where he d. . He m. 1800 Sarah, dau. of
Charles and Sarah (Norris) Stearns, of Leyden, b. July 27, 17S4. She m., 2d,
Cyrus Hubbard, of Henderson, N. Y. ; d. 1S44. A daughter of his was Mary Hub-
bard, who married for her iirst husband Samuel Boynton, and second, in March,
i36o, William Swallow. The latter was b. in Eaton Parish, near Retord, Notting-
hamshire, England, July 26, 1S07; m., Mary Hicks, who was b. in Lincolnshire,
England, Jan. 19, 1S12; d. Durhamville, N. Y., July 30, 1858. She d. there Jan. 7,
1884. Ch., b. in Durhamville, were: i. Mary Ann, b. April 3, 1S37; m. James
Williamson; res. Oneida Valley, N. Y. 2. William, b. Dec. 13, 1S38; m. Mary
Pease; shed. May 31, 1895; res. Oneida Valley, N. Y. ; twoch. 3. John, b. Sept. 18,
1840; m. Mary Learned, dau. of Dr. Learned; res. Buffalo, N. Y. 4. Sarah, b. Aug.
14, 1842; m. Edward Pardridge; res. 2808 Prairie avenue, Chicago. (For his family
see elsewhere in this volume.) 5. Thomas, b. Sept. 6, 1844; m. Annie ; res.
Chicago; twodaus. 6. Martha, b. Jan. 3, 1847; d. Nov. 6, 1847. 7. Elizabeth, b. Oct.
30, 1848; m. Abner B. Bailey; he d., s. p., Albion, N. Y. ; she res. 2808 Prairie
avenue, Chicago. 8. Melissa, b. Jan. 29. 1S51; m. Byron Roberts; s. p.; res.
Chicago. 9. Martha Jane, b. May 25, 1853; d. May 14, 1S55. 10. Truman Hicks,
b. Feb. 16, 1858; m. Theresa ; is a dry goods merchant; res. Milwaukee, Wis.
Res. Leyden, Mass.
3952. i. HIRAM, b. June 3, 1S06; m. Belinda Barber.
3983. OTHER CHILDREN.
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2274. DAVID FIELD (John. John, John, Zechariah, John, Zechariah. John,
John, Richard, William, William), son of John and Silence (Lincoln), b. in .
He removed in 1S14 to Canastuta, N. Y., where he d. He m. .
39S4. i. A SON, d. in the array.
3985. ii. A DAUGHTER, lives in Michigan.
2275. LINCOLN FIELD (John, John, John, Zechariah, John, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of John and Silence (Lincoln), b. in
. He removed in 1S14 to Canastota, Madison count)-, N. Y., where he d.
August, 1834. He m. Fanny, dau. of Rev. Benjamin and Deborah Newcomb, of
Oneida Valley, N. Y., b. Feb. 8, 1800; d. July 13, 1846. He was in the war of 1S12.
NEWCOMB, b. 1821; m. ; dau. Florence, Oneida, N. Y.
MARY. b. ; d. .
HARRIET, b. May 27, 1824; m. March 14, 1844, William Vro-
man; res. 268 Langdon street, Madison, Wis. He wash. Feb.
28, iSiS; d. May i, 1896. Ch. : i. Charles E., b. Oct. 5, 1845;
m. May 11, 1871; res. Green Bay, Wis.; member of the firm ot
Greene, Vroman, Fairchild, North & Parker, attorneys. 2.
Josephine, b. Dec. 5, 1847; m. 1870 Mason; res. Madison,
Wis.
39S9. iv. ELLEN, b. 1827; m. Charles Holt; res. Kankakee, 111.; of the
Gazette.
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2281. JOHN EDWARD FIELD (Abel W., John, John, Zechariah, John,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William) b. Brattleboro, Vt., Aug. 25,
1815; m. Martha Eliza Moore, b. Sept. 28, 1832; d. Jan. 2, 18S2. He was a carpen-
ter. He d. Oct. 23, 1895. Res. Lancaster, N. H., and Bloomfield, Vt.
SARAH ELIZA, b. ; d. .
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3996. iv. LELIA ANNETTE, b. Oct. 8,1857; m. June i, 1S85, Herbert
Clarence Munn. He was b. 1S55; d. s. p., 1S96; was a railroad
engineer.
2282. LORENZO ABEL FIELD (Abel W., John, John, Zechariah. John.
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Lancaster, N. H., March 28,
1821; m. Boston, June 16, 1862, Sarah Ann Davis. Res. Winter Hill, Mass., 13
Evergreen avenue.
3997- i. IDA LOUISE, b. May rg, 1S63; m. Walter Galloway Pratt, Sept.
2, 1893; res. Soraerville, Mass.
399S. ii. HERBERT DAVIS, b. Sept. 5, 1864; d. Dec. 2, 1864.
3999. iii. MABELLE ALMA, b. May 9, 1867.
2283. HON. WILLIAM WELLS FIELD (Abel W., John, John, Zechariah,
John, Zechariah. John, John. Richard, William, William), b. Lancaster. N. H.,
Oct. 31, 1824; m. Oct. 31, 1S50, Mahala J. Howe, b. Dec. i. 1825. His father was a
farmer, never owning a farm, but living upon rented land upward of twenty-
five years; and raising a family consisting of , five sons and one daughter, giving
each of them a good common school education. William W. attended the common
school in his native town, finishing his school education with two terms in the
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Lancaster Academy. At the age of seventeen he taught school in winter for three
successive years, giving the proceeds to his father, and worked on the farm the bal-
ance of the year. At the age of twenty his father gave him his time, as he did
each of his brothers, saying he would give him a year's time, but money or prop-
erty he could not give. In the spring of 1S45 he left home with a portion of the
thirty dollars in gold in his pocket, earned in teaching a three-months' school the
winter previous, and went to Medford, Mass. ; worked on a small farm there for
two years, then moved to Belfast, Me., and engaged in the marble business with
William H. Lane, a former schoolmate; remained there until September, 1852,
when he moved to Fennimore, Grant county, Wis. ; purchased land, moved into a
log cabin, containing one room, painted it up with his own hands, plastered it up
with mud upon the outside, and lime and mortar on the inside, and there went to
keeping house and to farming. In 1S65 he rented his farm and moved to Boscobel,
Grant county, to enjoy better facilities for educating his children. He owned and
worked a small farm near the village. In January, 1873, ^^ moved to Madison,
Wis. He is very liberal in his religious views, belonging to no church or sect. He
was a Whig until the organization of the Republican party, and has ever acted
with that party. He was a strong Union man during the v/ar, and while he did not
enlist and "step to the front," he did what he could at home to uphold the soldier in
the iield and suppress the rebellion. He was elected to the office of chairman of
the Board of Supervisors of Grant county in 1S61, and was elected member of the
Legislature from Grant county in 1S55, 1862, 1S63, 1864 and 1S65; and the last two
years was speaker of the Assembly. He was elected one of the presidential electors-
at-large on the Republican ticket in 1864. He was appointed member of the Board
of Regents of the University of Wisconsin in 1S71, and served on the board until
the expiration of his term in 1873. He was elected a member of the Executive
Board in February, 1873, upon the resignation of Prof. John W. Hoyt; was elected
secretary of the society, to which position he was annually re-elected while resid-
ing in Wisconsin. In April, 1875, was elected secretary of the Wisconsin State
Board of Centennial Managers. In 1S79 he moved to Odebolt, Iowa, where he at
present resides, the president of t he National Bank at that place. For nine years
he has been a director of the Iowa State Agricultural Society, and was president in
1897 and 1898. Mr. Field was married to Mahala J. Howe, by whom he has three
daughters, namely, Jennie, Ella J. and Cora L. ; the eldest, Jennie, graduated in
1874 at the University of Wiscont^in, and the other two attended the same college.
While Mr. Field's life has not attracted us by its brilliancy, nor astonished us by
extraordinary displays of power, it has interested us in its adaptibility to circum-
stances by which he was surrounded, in the earnestness of its purpose to be useful
to the present generation, and to leave a praiseworthy example to those which fol-
low. Res. Odebolt, Iowa.
4000. i, JENNIE, b. :March 3, 1S53; m- Sept. 24, 1878, James Whitford
Bashford; res. Delaware, Ohio. He is president of the Ohio
Wesleyau University at Delaware, Ohio., s. p. He was b. Fay-
ette, Wis., May 27, 1849; was graduated at the University of
Wisconsin, 1873; A.M., 1S76, Theological School, Boston Univers-
ity; S.T.B., 1876, School of Oratory, 1878. and School of All
Sciences; Ph.D.. i88r, Boston University; D.D., Northwestern
University, 1S90; tutor Greek, University of Wisconsin, 1874;
pastor Methodist Episcopal churches, Boston and Auburndale,
Mass., Portland, Me., and Buffalo, N, Y., 1875-89; author
Science of Religion; president of Wesleyan University since
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4001. li. ELLA, b. Sept. 7, 1S54; m. July 4, i386, William E. Frank, Ode-
bolt, Iowa. Ch. : i. Marion Frank, b. Aug. 4, 1887 2. Howard
Price, b. Jan. 18, 1890.
4002. iii. CORA L., b. Sept. 2, 1856; d. July 4, 1877.
2289. HENRY G. FIpLD (Samuel, Samuel, John, Zechariah, John. Zecha-
riah, John, John. Richard. William. William), son of Samuel and Jerusha (Graves),
b. in Brattleboro, Vt., Sept. 4, 1S19, where he now resides. He has been engaged
in the sale of pianofortes, organs, sewing machines, and in fancy card printing.
He m. Nov. 7, 1869, Jane, dau. of Nathan and Sophia Woodcock, of Brattleboro, b.
May 30, 1820. No issue.
2293. DEXTER FIELD (Samuel, Samuel, John. Zechariah, John, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Samuel and Jerusha (Graves), b. in
Brattleboro, Vt., Feb. 7, 1827. He removed m 1853 to Maynoqueta, Iowa, where
he now resides. He m. Nov. 13, 1856, Sabrina E. Millard.
ANNA, b. May 22, 1858.
EMMA, b. Nov. 25. 1864.
LEWIS, b. Sept. 15, 1867.
JENNIE, b. June 16, 1S69.
KATE. b. Aug. 28. 1875.
FREDERICK, b. Sept. 18, 1877.
229S. GEORGE WARREN FIELD (Luther, Samuel, John, Zechariah, John,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Brattleboro, Vt.. July, 1828;
m. Mary Cane, b. in 1S31; d. September, 1856; m., 2d, Mary Thomas, of Freder-
icksburg, Va. He was superintendent of Third Avenue Railroad. He attended
the village academy and received such education as the times afforded. But at an
early age he felt the necessity of starting out in life for himself. He worked on a
farm for a while, but eventually he went to New York city. For a time he worked
on the Harlem Railroad. Finally he secured employment with the Third Avenue
Surface Road. He remained with this road for thirty years, gradually working
his way up, until he became superintendent and filled that position for more than
ten years, or until his death, at which time the possibility of his becoming presi-
dent was frequently suggested. When but nineteen years of age he married. He
was a man of the staunchest integrity, and the soul of honor. In his business asso-
ciations he was looked upon with the sincerest respect and love. His nature was
as sensitive and refined as a woman's. Anything that bordered on coarseness or
rudeness was abhorrent to him. During his connection with the Third Avenue
Road as superintendent he at times had more than fifteen hundred men under his
supervision. They were one and all devoted to him. Their loyalty and regard
was manifested for him during the Draft riots in New York, when they stood by
him to a man and saved his life and property from being destroj'ed by the mob.
At one time he left the road and went to Titusville, Pa., to engage in the oil busi-
ness. Eight or ten of his foremen, much against his wishes and advice, followed
him, and when he parted from them they cried like little children. He was a
devoted husband. He was of a jovial disposition, full of a dry wit peculiarly his
own, and he had the gift of drawing people to him without any seeming effort on his
part. Feeling his own lack of educational advantages, he was resolved that his
children should have the best. He d. Jamestown, N. Y., May 9, 1880. Res. New
York, N. Y.
4009. i. ELEANOR JANE, b. Dover Plains, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1850; m. Sept.
9, 1869, Dr. James Hamilton Thurston, b. 1840. He was a son of
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David and Sophia (Curtis) .Thurston, of Newton, Ohio, born
there Nov. 6, 1840. At, the age of thirteen he left home and
educated himself. Was in Rome, N. Y. ; in Flint, Mich., in 1856,
and in Farmington, Mich., in 1859. Studied dentistry and began
practice in Titusville, Pa., in 1S63. In 1868 he moved to James-
town, N. Y., where he was married. In 1877 he sold out his fine
practice, and engaged in the oil business in Bradford, Pa. In
1890 he practiced dentistry in Denver, Col., and later moved to
Los Angeles, where he now resides. Eleanor accompanied the
Hon. E. O. Crosby to Guatemala, Central America. He was the
United States minister under President Lincoln, first term. Mrs.
Crosby was her stepmother's sister; they had no children : con-
sequently Mrs. Crosby desired to take her for company. She had
just passed her tenth birthday. She remained with them two
and a half years. She came home to resume her English studies
having been compelled for lack of English teachers to confine
herself to the study ot the French and Spanish languages, under
private tutors, and m the convent, with the exception of a few
months when she studied with the English minister's. Sir George
Mathews, daughter, under an English governess, whom Sir
George sent to England, in order that his daughter, a young
girl her own age, might keep up in English studies. Res. 162 1
South Flower street, Los Angeles, Cal. Ch. : i. George Hamil-
ton Thurston, b. July 5, 1S70, Jamestown, N. Y. ; d. Aug. 2, 1872,
Jamestown, N. Y. 2. Wallace David Thurston, b. Dec. 11, 1874,
Jamestown, N. Y. ; res. 1621 South Flower street, Los Angeles.
Cal.
4010. ii. FRANCIS LUTHER, b. November, 1853; res. New York city;
is employed in the ofSce of the Panama Railway Co., 29 Broad-
way.
4011. iii. DAUGHTER, d. in infancy.
4012. iv. MADELINE MARY, b. January, 1880.
4013. V. SON, b. and d. in infancy.
2299. AUSTIN LUTHER FIELD (Luther, Samuel, John, Zechariah, John,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Brattleboro, Vt., Nov. 7,
1830; m. Dec. 4, 1S56, Sarah Cane, b. New York city. May 2, 1834.. For nineteen
years he was employed in making clock cases in Ansonia, Conn., and New York
city. Res. Chicago, 111., 11 14 West Polk street.
4014. i. GEORGIANA, b. May 11, 1859; m. December, 1S81, Lorenzo M.
Martin; res. 11 12 West Polk street, Chicago; seven children.
4015. ii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 22, 1863; m. Charles Voorhees; she
d. Nov. 20, 1S96; res. 11 14 West Polk street, Chicago.
4016. iii. ROBERT DUNN, b. Feb. 15, 1866; d. Nov. 19, 1SS5.
4017. iv. FRANK TYLER, b. Aug. 26, 1871; m. Cora Jones and Mabel
Ella Winters.
2303. CHAUNCEY T. FIELD (Tyler, Samuel, John, Zechariah, John, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. in Brattleboro, Vt., July 6, 1829.
He went with his father, in 1832, to Jamestown, N. Y.., where he resided, engaged in
the boot and shoe business. He d. March 24, 1894. He m. Nov. 24, 1S50, Emeline
Rice, of Jamestown, N. Y., b. May 14, 1827; d. May 25, 1S91.
4018. i. FRANKLIN B., b. April 4, 1852; m. Katherine E. Parsons.
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4019. ii. MARY GENEVIEVE, b. Feb. 22, 1S57; d. unm. March 30. 1891.
2307. ALFRED D. FIELD (Tyler, Samuel, John, Zechariah, John, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William) son of Tyler and Isabella (Cunningham),
b. in Jamestown, N. Y., March 28, 1841. He m., March 19, 1S64, Emma A.
Mason, of Harmony, N. Y. ; d. May 10, 1967: m. 2d, Oct. 30, 1872, Alice Pierce,
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
4026. i. VIRGINIA A., b. Aug. 8, 1866.
2313. RICHARD EDWARD FIELD (Robert R., Samuel, David, Samuel,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), b. Sept. 5. 1796, Con-
way, Mass.; m. June 21, 1820, Elizabeth Wait, dau. of William and Hepsibeth, b.
March 10, 1787: d. April 4, 1864; m., 2d, Mrs. Sarah T. (Snow) Thompson, b. Jan.
25, 1823, dau. of David Snow, of Heath, and his wife Sarah R. (Wait), and widow of
John Thompson, d. Oct. 25, 1877. Richard Edward Field, son of Robert Rufus and
Patty (Hoyt), was a resident of Greenfield, Mass., in 1816, where he was engaged
in the manufacture of carriages and sleighs. He moved to Guilford, Vt., and en-
gaged in the manufacture of wooden ware from solid timber. Later he returned to
Greenfield and resumed his former business of carriage manufacturer, building
coaches in the old stage days, employing a large number of men; was an active
w^orker in the old Whig party ; was a justice of the peace when that office was con-
sidered a position of dignity and responsibility, and at one time filled an appoint-
ment under President Taylor or Fillmore at the custom-house at Boston. He was a
zealous member of St. James' Episcopal church. For over forty years a lay reader,
and many years a warden and vestryman ; a man of strong religious convictions,
and consistent Christian character. He d. Nov. 14, 1884. Res. Deerfield, Mass.
RICHARD WAITE, b. Oct. 5. 1821; d. Jan. 15, 187S.
DAVID GRISWOLD, b. Aug. 9, 1823; m. Martha Purple and
Mrs. Mary A. (Blood) Johnson.
JAMES EDWARD, b. Dec. 25, 1825.
CHARLES REED, b. Sept. 24, 1828; m. Martha H. Barr.
MARTHA ELIZABETH, b. March 23. 1836; m., Dec. 26,
1859, John H. Lazard, of Oswego; m., 2d, Oct. 23, 1872, F. Leon
Stebbins.
2315. ROBERT RUFUS FIELD (Robert R., Samuel, David, Samuel, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. June 29, 1S06, Geneva,
N. Y. ; m. May 6, 1834, Eliza Ophelia Barnard, dau. of Eleazer or Ebenezer and
Abigail, of Northampton, b. May 13, iSii; she d. Bernardston, Nov. 3, 1869. He
settled in Greenfield, Mass., and engaged in the manufacture of carriages and
sleighs. In 1838 he removed to Attleboro, Mass. ; in 1843 to West Newton, Mass.,
and about 1850 returned to Greenfield. In he went to Columbus, Ohio, to
superintend the manufacture of children's carriages. In returned to Deerfield,
Mass., where he now resides.
Tne territory of Greenfield was originally a part of Deerfield, being then called
Green River. Jan. 15, 1738-39, the inhabitants of Green RiVer petitioned the town
of Deerfield to be set off as a separate parish, which was refused. The request was
renewed, and a question having arisen as to the divi'ding line, at a town meeting at
Deerfield, April 2, 1753, it was voted "that Col. Oliver Partridge, Dr. Samuel
Mather, and Lieut. Ebenezer Hunt be desired to consider and determine where ye
dividing line shall be between ye town and ye proposed district on the north side
of Deerfield river," and "to act and determine as if there has been no votes of the
town previous to this with regard to said lands or district with respect to the
4021.
1.
4022.
11.
4023.
iii.
4024.
IV.
4025.
V.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 721
boundaries." This committee met and viewed the lands, April loth, attended by a
committee of two from the old town and two from the proposed district, and made
a report dated April 12, 1753, which was accepted at a town meeting in Deerfield,
April 13th. This report determined "that a line be run as far northward as the
line known by the name of 'eight thousand acre line,' to run from Connecticut
river west to the west end of the first tier of lots which lie west of the seven mile
line, etc." This is the present line between Greenfield and Deerfield. The report
goes on to state: "We further judge it reasonable that ye lands lying in a certain
meadow or interval which lies north of Deerfield river, which is known by the
name of Cheapside, which belong to Timothy Childs, Jr., and David Wells, who
dwell in said proposed district, shall pay taxes to said district when set off. * * * We
further judge it reasonable the same proportion of county tax laid on the town of
Deerfield hereafter be paid by the said district when set off as was levied upon the
inhabitants and ratale estate in the limits of the district for the last tax, and that
the said district have the improvement of one-half the sequestered lands in the said
town of Deerfield, being north of Deerfield river." At a town meeting in Deer-
field. December, 1753, a committee was appointed to divide the sequestered land or
the income of it, north of Deerfield river, with the minister and people of Green-
field.
Eliza, of Bernardston, died Nov. 3, 1869; husband, Robert R. Field; sons,
Frederick B. Field, of Columbus, Ohio, and John A. Field, of Bernardston. —
Franklin Co. Probate.
Res. Greenfield. Franklin county. Mass.
4026. i. FREDERICK BARNARD, b. Oct. 10, 1835; m. Martha M.
Auburn.
4027. ii. JOHN ADAMS, b. July 11, 1842; m. Mary A. Phillips and Emma
C. Lathe.
4023. iii. CHARLES ALBERT, b. May 15, 1845; d. March 9, 1846.
2319. JOHN FIELD (Samuel E., Samuel, David, Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Samuel E. and Clarissa (Clapp), b.
in Deerfield, Mass., Nov. 4, 18x4. He removed to Shelbyville, 111., where he d.
June 28, 1869. He m. Feb. 22, 1844, Mehitable, dau. of Joseph and Mehitable
(Stebbins) Clesson, of Deerfield, b. Oct. 13, 1817; d. August, 1856.
John, of Deerfield, Dec. i, i863; wife, Mehitable, deceased; child, Jane, born
March 7, 1854, has as guardian Jonathan McClellan, Dec. i, 1868. — Franklin Co.
Probate.
MARTHA, b. April 29, 1847; m. Dec. 27, 1876, Melvin W. Bates.
SAMUEL, b. Dec. 17, 1849.
CAROLINE, b. Aug. 28, 1851; d. Sept. 14, 1864.
JANE, b. March 4, 1854; m. Jan. 6, 1875, Edwin M. Palmer; res.
Deerfield.
2328. GEORGE P. FIELD (George P., Samuel. David, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), b. in Deerfield, Mass., Dec. 10, 1S16. He
settled in Greenfield, Mass., where he was engaged in the bread and cracker busi-
ness. He kept the Mansion IJouse in Greenfield a year or two about 1850. He
moved to Peoria, 111., and engaged in the milling business. On the breaking out
of the war of the rebellion he took the contract for supplying the Illinois volunteers
with bread while in camp at Springfield, which proved very profitable. He was
also successful in his milling business. He moved to Chicago, where he resided.
He m. May 3, 1841, Sarah, dau. of Harrington and Fanny (Towne) McClellan, of
Barre, Mass., b. Nov. 6, 1820.
4029.
1.
4030.
ii.
4031.
Ill
4032.
IV
I
722 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4033. i. CHARLES HENRY, b. June 25, 1843.
4034. ii. GEORGIANA, b. June 17, 1857; m. .
4035. iii. GEORGE THORNTON, b. May 27. i860.
2332. DAVID ELIHU FIELD (William, David, David. Samuel, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of William and Filana
(Field), b. in Albany, N. Y., Oct. i, 1815. His father removed in May, 1817, to
Geneva, N. Y., where he learned the jeweler's trade. About 183S he removed to
Sandusky, Ohio; in 1S40 to Cleveland, where he prosecuted the business of his
trade. In 1868 he removed to New York city, where he resided, engaged in his
profession. He m. Sarah Castle. Res. New York, N. Y.
4036. i. A DAUGHTER, b. ; m. .
4037. ii. A SON, b. .
4038. iii. MAUDE, b. .
2335. PEREZ HASTINGS FIELD (David, David, David, Samuel, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of David and Electa
(Hastings), b. in Geneva, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1820. He settled in Albany, N. Y. , where
he was engaged in the grain and lumber business in connection with parties in
Geneva. He was one of the fated passengers lost on the steamer Metis on her
passage from New York to Providence, R. I., by collision off Stonington, Conn.,
Aug. 30. 1872. He m. Dec. 23, 1869, Clara Electa, dau. of John R. and Alice A.
(Mosier) Eddy, of Albany, b. May i, 1834. Res. Albany, N. Y.
4039. i. ALICE ELECTA, b. April 6, 1871.
4040. ii. WILLIAM PEREZ, b. March 22, 1873.
2337. DR. GEORGE WHITE FIELD (David, David, David, Samuel, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of David and Electa (Hast-
ings), b. in Geneva, N. Y., March i, 1826. He graduated at Union College, Schen-
ectady, N. Y., in 1846; at the Geneva, N. Y., Medical College in 1849, ^.nd com-
menced the practice of his profession in Geneva. He removed to New York city,
where he d. March 20, 1S75. He m., Dec. 17, 1857, Eliza, dau. of John and Bet-
sey (Holmes) Bement, of Ashfield, Mass., b. Nov. 29, 1834; d. Dec. 16, 1858; m. 2d,
Nov. 25, 1862, Mary, dau. of Samuel and Rosannah (Covert) Jones, of Tompkins,
N. Y.. b. Jan. 16, 1839. Res. New York, N. Y.
4041. i. PEREZ HASTINGS, b. Oct. 28, 1863.
2338. WILLIAM DICKINSON FIELD (James, David. David, Samuel, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of James and Cynthia
(Hathaway), b. in Palmyra, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1824. He resided several years in the
city of New York, engaged in the forwarding business in connection with the North
Western Transportation Co. He removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where he d. 18S0.
He m. June 6, 1857, Jennie E., dau. of Simon and Leonora Chesley, of Cleveland,
b. June 14, 183 1. Res. Cleveland, Ohio.
FRANCIS L., b. March 12, 1S58; d. Sept. 26, 1859.
HELEN M., b. Aug. 6, i860; d. Jan. 23, 1861.
JESSIE M., b. Feb. 14, 1862.
2342. EUROTAS HASTINGS FIELD (James, David, David, Samuel, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of James and Cynthia
(Hathaway), b. in Palmyra, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1S33. He went with his father in 1S42
to Adrian, Mich. In 1S59 he removed to Litchfield, 111. ; in i86r returned to Adrian.
In 1865 he removed to Detroit. Mich. ; in 1876 to Ogden, Utah, where he resided
until he moved to Toledo, Ohio. He m. Nov. 7. 1855, Mary L., dau. of Joseph F.
and Julia Cleveland, of Adrian, b. Jan. 27, 1832.
4042.
4043-
n.
4044.
Ill
FIELD GENEALOGY. 723
4045. i. CAROLINE B,, b. Nov. 20, 1S5S; m. April 19, 1876, Henry Bab-
bington, of Detroit, Mich.
234S. EDWARD PAYSON FIELD (James, David, David, Samuel. Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of James and Cynthia
(Hathaway), b. in Adrian, Mich., Jan. 23, 1845. He settled in Plainview, Allegan
county, Mich., where he resided until he moved to Detroit, Mich. He is superin-
tendent of the Detroit Galvanized Sheet Metal Works. He m. Dec. 29, 186S, Susie,
dau. of Ezra S. and Elmina Adams, b, in Ava, Oneida countj', N. Y., Dec. 8, 1848.
4046. i. EDITH JULIA, b. Dec. 7, 1878.
4047. ii. HOWARD ADAMS, b. Aug. 16, 1881.
2351. DR. EBENEZER WILKINSON FIELD (Rufus, Oliver, David, Sam-
uel, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Rufus and
Lydia (Davis), b. in Bakersfield, Vt., March 10, 1804. He removed in 1869 to
Bolton, Vt., where he resided until his death, Nov. 22, 1879. He m., April 12,
1825, Adah T., dau. of Joel and Ruth (Trowbridge) Davis, of Bakersfield, b. Feb.
23, 1803; d. April 13, 1859; m. 2d, March 7, 1865, Sarah, dau. of Samuel and Betsey
(Eastman) Cooper, of Richmond, Vt., b. Sept. 2, 1819. Ebenezer Wilkinson Field
was born in Bakersfield, Franklin county, Vt., March 10, 1804; he was the oldest
son of Rufus Field, who emigrated to Vermont some years previous, and at the age
of ten years he lost his mother ; he was then adopted by Mr. Ebenezer Wilkinson ;
he was married to Adah T. Davis, and from this union eight children were born
unto them — five girls and three boys — who have lived and matured into woman-
hood and manhood, and have married and have had families of their own. Mr.
Field chose farming as his occupation, although he, studied and practiced medicine.
He was always a supporter of the true American principles ; in politics a Whig
and Republican; ardent laborer for the good of his fellowmen. He was respected
and esteemed by all who knew him, and strived through all his life to live a
Christian life, to which he would try and lead the stray to the straight and narrow
path which leads to heaven until the close of his day. Res. Bolton, Vt.
4048. i. CHARLOTTE CLARISSA, b. Feb. i, 1826; m. Oct. 25, 1S49, John
M. Davis, of Montgomery. Vt. ; res. Chadwick, 111. He is a
farmer; was b, at Enosburgh, Vt., April 19, 1827. Ch. : i.
Willis C. Davis, b. Dec. 6, 1866; m. June 24, 1896. 2. Eliza L.
Davis, b. jNIarch 15, 1S50; d. Nov. 8, 1861. 3. Rufus R. Davis, b.
March 24, 1S51; m. June i, 1894. 4. Monroe A. Davis, b. Feb.
20, 1853; m. June 4, 1886. 5. Clarence W. Davis, b. April 7,
1854; m. Oct. 4, 18S8. 6. Mary A. Davis, b. Dec. 23. 1856; m.
Dec. 23, 1876.
4049. ii. JOEL DAVIS, b. June 27, 1827; m. Margaret Ritterbush.
4050. iii. HARRIET ELIZA, b. Aug. 13. 182S; m. Jan. 2, 1848, Samuel W.
Parker, of Lyndon, Vt. ; res. Newport, Vt. He was b. Dec. 27,
1S20, in Westminster, Vt. ; is a dealer in musical instruments.
Ch. : I. George Orcutt Parker, b. Nov. 5, 184S, Bakersfield; d.
Dec. 19, 1859, Derby, Vt. 2. Eliza Emillie Parker, b. Aug. 5,
1853; m. Edward H. Boden, fruitgrower, Nov. 6, 1S74; present
address, Duarte, Los Angeles Co., California. 3. Homer Ellis
Parker, b. May 4, 185S; d, June 15, 1862. 4. Florence Effie Par-
ker, b. Dec. 29, i860; m. George H. Newland, D.D.S., May 11,
18S2; present address, Newport, Orleans county, Vt.
4051. iv. LYDIA MARIA, b. March 11, 1830; m. Dec. 30, 1852, Marius A.
Bennett ; res. W^est Bolton, Vt. She d. May 23, 1899.
724 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4052. V. AMANDA ELVIRA, b. Dec. 18, 1831; m. May 4. 1S57, Miner L.
Sheldon, of Underbill, Vt. ; she d. Jan. 3, 187S.
4053. vi. RUFUS RODOLPHUS, b. Jan. 29, i834;^m. Emma M. Carroll.
4054. vii. MARY MIRANDA, b. March 30, 1837; m. Jan. 28, 1861, Alonzo
M. Ritterbush, of Hyde Park. Vt. ; res. Oaks. N. D He was b.
Eden, Vt., Feb, 6, 1836. Ch. : i. William D. Ritterbush, b.
April 18, 1S64, in Johnson. Vt. ; m. Lizzie Dyre. in Oaks, N. D.,
March 24, 1890. Ch. : (a) Robert Alonzo, b. Oct. 13, 1891. (b)
Clarence W. , b. May 20, 1893. William is in company with his
father. They are contractors and builders. 2. Myrtle Ritter-
bush, b. Johnson. Vt., July 9, 1874; d. North Hyde Park, Vt..
March 20. 1S78.
4055. viii. WILKINSON EBENEZER, b. Aug. 3. 1840; m. Eliza P. Holmes.
2355. CHARLES FIELD (Rufus, Oliver. David, Samuel, Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John. Richard, William, William), son of Rufus and Lydia (Davis), b.
in Bakersfield, Vt., Sept. 28 1811. He settled in Johnson, Vt,. where he resided.
He m., May 8, 1S33, Harriet, dau. of William and Mercy Morey. of Bakersfield,
b. Sept. 19, 1811; d. Oct. 15, 1S35; m. 2d. Feb. 26, 1S38, Mary, dau. of Moses and
Mary Davis, of Cambridge. Vt., b. Oct. o, 1812; d. Sept. 4, 1861. Res. Johnson, Vt.
4056. i. ELVIRA, b. Feb. 3. 1839.
2359. OLIVER FIELD (Horace, Oliver, David. Samuel. Samuel. Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William. William), son of Horace and (Myers), b. in
Phelps. Ontario county. N. Y.. July 13, 1805. He went with his father in 1806 to
Alexandria. Va. He removed from there to Washington, D. C, where he d. June
4, 1049. He m. Aug. 10, 1S26, Jane Dixon. Res. Washington, D. C.
4057. i. JANE ELIZA, b. Aug. 25, 1S27; d. July 16, 1828.
4058. ii. MARGARET ANN, b. July 21. 1832.
4059. iii. HORACE, b. Oct. 29, 1S35; d. Feb. 10, 1S40.
4060. iv. ELLA, b. Jan. 15. 1839; "i- W'illiam G. Smoot, of the Postoffice
Registration Department, Washington, D. C.
2366. SILAS CRANDALL FIELD (Oliver, Oliver, David, Samuel, Samuel.
Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Oliver and Olive
(Crandall), b. in Schenectady, N. Y., June 18, 1807. He settled in 1S32 in Cleveland,
Ohio. In 1S40 he removed to Mississippi; in 1848 returned to Cleveland; in 1854
back to Mississippi, and in 1861 removed to Oakland. Cal.. where he resided until
1865, when he removed to National City, San Diego county. Cal.. where he resided.
He m. in New York city. July 10. 1832, Azubah M.. dau. of John S. and Sarah (Baker)
Harlow, b. in Sag Harbor, L. I.. J^Iarch 16, 1S03. No issue.
2367. RUFUS W. FIELD (Oliver, Oliver, David, Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah
John, John, Richard. William. William), son of Oliver and Olive (Crandall), b. in
Schenectady, N. Y., Dec. 11, 1809. He settled in Reading, Schuyler county, N. Y.,
where he now resides. He m. April 30, 1S35, Catherine Maria, dau. of John and
Sarah (Rosecrans) Monroe, b. in Lee. N. Y., Oct. 7, 1815. No issue.
2371. WELLS FIELD (Cephas, Oliver, David, Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John. Richard, William, William), son of Cephas and Elizabeth (Taylor), b.
in Phelps. N. Y., June 12, 1807. He settled in 1824 in Sodus, N. Y. ; in 1837 re-
moved to Allegan, Mich., where he resided, engaged in mercantile and transporta-
tion business, and d. Dec. 6, 1890. He m. Feb. 11, 1836. Mary Ann. dau. of Daniel
and Phebe (Mitchell) Mcintosh, of Sodus, b. in Williamstown, Mass., Aug. 6, 1810;
d. March 17, 1890.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 725
4062.
11.
4063.
iii.
4064.
iv.
4065.
V.
4066.
vi.
4061. i. JANE ANN, b. Dec. 13, 1S37; unm. ; res. Allegan, Mich.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 6. 1S39; d. June 29, 1840.
MARIA ANTOINETTE, b. Dec. 23, 1842, m. Sept. 24, 1873,
George Lowe, of Allegan, Mich.
CHARLES WELLS, b. Dec. 10, 1845; d. April 7, 1846.
ALICE ELIZA, b. March 4, 1847; d. March 3, 1848.
DELIA SOPHIA, b. Nov. 23, 1850; unm.; res. Allegan, Mich.
2374. CONSTANTINE CEPHAS FIELD ^Cephas. Oliver, David, Samuel.
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Cephas and
Elizabeth (Taylor), b. in Phelps, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1813. He settled in 1836 in Con-
cord, Ohio; moved to Chardon. Ohio; thence to Painesville, Ohio, where he re-
sided, engaged in mercantile business as the firm of Field & Swezey. He d. Sept.
14, 1886. He m. May 3, 1837, Mary Ann, dau. of Daniel and Joanna C. (Hovey)
Warner, of Concord, Ohio, b. April 12, 1819; d. Jan. 19, 1876.
4067. i. CORNELIA CALISTA, b. Sept. 29, 1839; m. Jan. 16, i860, Wat-
son D. Swezey, of Painesville. She d. Dec. i, 1892. Ch. : i.
F'ield W., b. ; res. Marion, Ind.
406S. ii. MARY ADELIA, b. March 14, 1845; m. Aug. 11, 1863, John Q.
Darrow. He was h. January, 1845. Is a clothing merchant; res.
Painesville, Ohio. Ch. ; i. Curtis Constantine Darrow, b. Sept.
30, 1865; m. Aug. 18, 1898; his present address is 215 North
Main street, Eutte, Mont. 2. Lou Darrow Post, b. June 12, 1875;
m. Oct. 24, 1S95; postoffice address, Painesville, Lake county,
Ohio.
2376 JOHN TAYLOR FIELD (Cephas, Oliver, David, Samuel, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), son of Cephas and Elizabeth
(Taylor), b. in Phelps, N. Y., June 12, 1817. He settled in 1837 in Allegan, Mich.;
in 1S39 removed to Chardon, Geauga county, Ohio, where he resided, engaged in
mercantile business. He d. April 21, 18S9. He m. Nov. iS, 1S41, Elsie Adelia,
dau. of Capt. Lot and Orpha (Bushnell) Hathaway, of East Claridon, Ohio, b.
Sept. 14, 1822.
4069. i. MARY ELIZA, b. Sept. 2, 1842; unm.; res. Chardon, Ohio.
4070. ii. HELEN IRENE, b. Dec. 10, 1S44; m. Aug. 30, 1S65, Oscar P.
Quiggle, of Hampden, Ohio.
2379. LIEUTENANT CHARLES STUART FIELD (Cephas, Oliver, David.
Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), son of
Cephas and Elizabeth (Taylor), b. in Sodus, Wayne county, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1S24.
He went with his father in 1837 to Allegan, Mich. In 1S47 he removed to Chicago,
III.; in 1848 to East Claridon, Ohio; in 1865 to Warren, Trumbull county, Ohio,
where he resided, engaged in the clothing business. In 1852 he was appointed post-
master at East Claridon, which he resigned in 1S64. He was appointed by President
Lincoln a commissioner of the Board of Enrollment of the nineteenth Congressional
district of Ohio with the rank of lieutenant of cavalry on the general staff of the
President, which he held during the war of the rebellion. He was representative
of the Grand Lodge of I. O. O. F. in 1858 and 1859; in 1S80 he was again elected
as representative of Mahoning Lodge No. 29. and continued to represent that dis-
trict until he was elected grand master in 18S5, into which he was installed at the
Grand Lodge session at Zanesville, Ohio, in May, 1S85. He died after a life of in-
flexible principle, thorough and untiring labor, and full of the fragrance of good
deeds, for he loved his fellowmen. He d. May 23, 1890. He ra. Aug. 17, 1S51, Eliza
726 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Jane, dau. of Daniel and Joanna C. (Hovey) Warner, of Hampden, Ohio, b. April
30, 1S32. She m., 2d, Philip Oui^^gle; res. West Salem, Wis.
4071. i. CHARLES WELLS, b. Feb. iS, 1853; m. Anne Louisa Hine.
4072. ii. MARY EDNA, b. Sept. 18, 1S54; m. June 30, 1885, Loren L.
Boyle, b. Feb. i, 1853. He is western manager for the jewelers'
magazine "Keystone. " Res. 5342 Cornell avenue, Chicago, 111.
Ch. I. Jean Field Boyle, b. Aug. 25, 1886; d. Jan. 13, 1889;
buried St. Joseph, Mo. 2. AUys Field Boyle, b. Oct. 19, 1888;
res. 5342 Cornell avenue, Chicago, 111.
4073. iii. JOHN WARNER, b. Sept. 16, 1857; d. March 15, 1859.
2381. WILLIAM WILLIAMS FIELD (Rodolphus, Oliver, David, Samuel,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Rodolphus and
Rachel (Williams), b. in Sodus, N. Y., Dec. 15, 1820. He removed in 1854 to Rock-
ford, 111., where he now resides. He m, 1847, Emily, dau. of William and Elmira
(Bruce) Tucker, of Sodus. b. April 6, 1824.
4074. i. MAURICE D., b. Jan. 12, 1S50; m. Josephine E. Gaups.
4075. ii. ELLA A., b. Dec. 2, i860; m. .
2384. MORRIS FIELD (Rodolphus, Oliver, David, Samuel, Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Rodolphus and Rachel
Williams), b. in Sodus, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1829. He enlisted Jan. 9, 1864, in Company
D, I nth Regiment, New York Volunteers. The regiment went into action June 6,
1864, at the Wilderness, Va., and fought every day until they arrived at Petersburg,
Va. , where he was wounded June iS, and died from his wounds at City Point, Va.,
June 27, 1S64. He was engaged in fourteen battles beside skirmishes. He m. July
4, 1850, Louisa, dau. of Charles and Esther (Hewitt) Degen, of Sodus, b. June 17,
1824.
4076. i. FRANKLIN, b. April 24, 1851.
4077. ii. MARY, b. Nov. 4, 1S53.
407S. iii. CHARLES, b. April 24, 1S56.
2385. OLIVER C. FIELD (Rodolphus, Oliver, David, Samuel, Samuel, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Sodus, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1830. He
removed in 1859 to Ralls county. Mo.; in 1861 to Rockford, 111., where he now
resides. He m. March 23, 1858, Nancy P., dau. of Chauncey and Mary (Miller)
Graves, b. in Berlin, Vt., July 30, 1836.
IDA R., b. Nov. 9, 1859.
EVA S.. b. July 31. 1861.
MINA J., b. Aug. 5, 1870.
2387. CLESSON FIELD (Rodolphus, Oliver, David, Samuel, Samuel, Zecha-
riah. John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Rodolphus and Rachel (Wil-
liams), b. in Sodus, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1835; d. Sept. 14, 1S74. He m. Dec. 31, i860,
Mary Jane, dau. of Abram and Elizabeth (Bain) Featherly, of Sodus, b. Sept. 10,
1840. Res. Sodus, N. Y.
4082. i. CHARLES, b. Oct. 21, 1861; d. March 3, 1863.
4083. ii. DEWITT C, b. Sept. 22, 1863.
4084. iii. JONATHAN, b. Sept. 29, 1865.
4085. iv. ANNA^ b. Oct. 13, i363.
2389. WARREN A. FIELD (Rodolphus. Oliver. David, Samuel, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), son of Rodolphus and Rachel
(Williams), b. in Sodus Point, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1840, where he now resides. He m.
Jan. 13. 1864, Elmira C dau. of Emerson and Amanda (Hulet) Haroun, of Sodus,
4079.
1.
4080.
ii.
4081.
iii.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 727
b. April 9, 1840. Warren A. Field, b. Sodus Point, N. Y., son of Rodolphus, who
was in war of 181 2. Warren settled at Sodus Point, and at the age of fifteen was a
sailor, and since then has spent most of his life on the lakes. Is owner and captain
of the steamer Sunbeam; owns a store there; also a planing mill. Is a member of
the Sodus Bay Yacht Club.
4086. i. ALVIN H., b. Feb. 18, 1S66.
4087. ii. CORA BELLE, b. Dec. i, 1870; m. Aaron Shufeit, of Sodus
Point, N. Y.
2392. HENRY FIELD (Henry, Elihu, David, Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, AVilliam), son of Henry and Lucinda (Frisbie), b. in
Elbridge, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1810. He settled in 1S38 in Bellevue, Iowa. In 1854 re-
moved to Bolivar, Texas, where he resided at the breaking out of the rebellion of the
slave-holding states with other northern families. He with eighteen of his neigh-
bors were arrested for refusing to take up arms in the Confederate service, and
being refused the privilege of returning north, were hung Dec. 20, 1862. He wrote
a farewell letter to his wife and children the day before his execution, of which I
have been unable to procure a copy. He m.. May 19, 1842, Jane Augustine,
dau. of Daniel and Jerusha (Boalt) Potter, of Bellevue, b. in Houndsfield, N. Y.,
June 18, 1822; d. Sept. 20, 1S48; m. 2d, July 4, 1850, Mary Bail.
4088. i. LAURA AMELIA, b. Feb. 26, 1843; m. Dec. 25, 1874, James Rid-
lington, of Grand Meadow, Minn,
4089. ii. JULIA MARIA, b. June 4, 1844; m. Dec. 30, i860, James M.
Sawtelle, of Cottonville, Iowa.
4090. iii. LYDIA CLARA, b. Dec. 12, 1845; m., Jan. 9, i860, William
M. Root, of Gainesville, Texas. He was forced into the rebel
service, and being sent with a detachment after deserters, he
said he "did not care much whether they captured them or not."
For saying this he was shot Oct. 12, 1862; m., 2d, April 30, 1863,
William TuUis, of Sherman, Texas; m. 3d, Sept. 20, 1877, Robert
Coulehan, of Bellevue, Iowa.
JANE MARION, b. May 17, 1846.
MARCUS B., b. May 17, 1846; d. June, 1849.
MARCUS H., b. Jan. 22, 1S51; d. Nov. 22, 1852.
GRATIA M., b. Feb. 22. 1853; d. Oct. 18, 1854.
viii. MARTIN L., b. Dec. 24, 1855.
WILLIAM H., b. March 11, 1858.
SARAH L., b. Feb. 6, 1862; d. Jan. 24, 1869.
2393. FREDERICK FIELD (Henry, Elihu, David, Samuel. Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Henry and Lucinda (Frisbie),
b. in Elbridge, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1S12. He settled in 1S33 in Watertown, Jefferson
county, N. Y., where he was engaged in the manufacture of doors, sash and blinds.
In 1841 he removed to Elmira, N. Y. ; in 1S61 to East Saginaw, Mich. ; in to
Clyde, Iowa, where he now resides. He enlisted in a company and regiment of
Michigan volunteers, and was in several skirmishes; was wounded in the shoulder
at Decatur, Ala., Dec. 13, 1S64; was discharged September, 1865. He m., Oct.
20, 1834, Hannah Fisk, dau. of Rev. Phinehas and Sally (Pettigrew) Peck, at Water-
town, b. in Lyndon, Vt, April 26. 1816; d. Feb. 26, 1870; m., 2d, a widow in Kansas;,
she had several children by former husband.
409S. i. FREDERICK WARREN, b. Sept. 6, 1835; m. .
4099. ii. PHINEHAS PECK. b. Aug. 22. 1S43; m. Clara L. Ladd.
4091.
IV.
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VUl
4096.
ix.
4097.
X.
728 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4100.
1.
4IOI.
11.
4102.
111.
2396. PLINEY ASHLEY FIELD (Henry. Elihu, David, Samuel, Samuel,
Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Henry and Lucinda
(Frisbie), b. in Elbridge, N. Y., July 10, 1S18. He settled in 1838 in Bellevue; in
1S71 removed to Johnsonville, Kansas, where he resided until his death, Aug. 23,
1897. He m. July 17, 1S45, Jane Ann, dau, of Thomas and Margaret (Johnson)
Lamberton, of Bellevue, b. in Sparta, Ind., Nov. 15, 1823; d. Nov. 4, 1885.
FREDERICK MARION, b. Nov. 19, 1846; m. Harriet L. Bruce.
GEORGE PLINEY, b. June 9, 1853; m. Emma J. Miller.
MARY MATILDA, b. Oct. 3, 1855; m. March 21, 1875, Ezra V.
Ruderow, of Adel, Iowa.
4103. iv. CHARLES ASHLEY, b. Aug. 29, 1859; res. Formosa, Kansas.
2399. HON. RODNEY BURT FIELD (Elihu, Elihu, David, Samuel, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Feb. 25, 1809, Guilford, Vt. ;
m. Nov. 6, 1833, Louisa H. Chamberlain, of Hull, Canada, b. 1811; d. Jan. 26, 1882.
He entered the store of Samuel Clark & Son, Sept. i, 1824, as clerk, and remained
with them four years, until they discontinued business, in Brattleboro, Vt. He
settled in 183 1 in Sacket Harbor, N. Y., and engaged in mercantile business,
which he sold out in 1833, and removed to Newark, Ohio; in 1836 to Michigan City,
Ind., and engaged in the manufacture of furniture; in 1840 to Brockville, N. C,
and engaged in the manufacture of clocks. In 1850 he removed to Ogdensburg,
N. Y., and engaged in the furnace business; getting badly hurt, he sold his interest
and returned to Guilford, where he resided. He was appointed postmaster at Guil-
ford Oct. I, 1S65. He was elected a member from Guilford to the Constitutional
Convention of Vermont, held at Montpelier June 10, 1870, when the constitution was
amended, abrogating the Council of Censors, giving proposals of future amend-
ments to be proposed by the Legislature to the people, and changing the sessions of
the Legislature from annual to biennial and all elective offices to conform to the
same. He represented the town in the Legislature in the years 1870, 1S71, 1S72
and 1873. He was appointed October, 1864, inspector of distilleries for the second
congressional district of Vermont, which he resigned in 1866. He m. Nov. 6. 1833,
Louisa Haddock, dau. of Richard and Mary C. (Kimball) Chamberlin, b. Hull,
L. C, Sept. 7, 1810; d. Jan. 26. 18S2. I am greatly indebted to his Field Manu-
script, upon which he worked for many years, and which 1 was allowed to use by
the Pocumtock Historical Society of Deertield, Mass., whom he made custodians.
He d. March i3, 1884. Res. Guilford, Vt.
RICHARD ELIHU, b. Oct. 15, 1S34; d. Sept. 21, 1837.
PAMELIA JANE, b. Oct. 7, 1836; d. vSept. 25, 1837.
CORA ARABELLE, b. Sept. 6, 1838; d. Jan. 5, 1839.
IDA JANE, b. July 21, 1842; d. June 25, 1853.
JULIA PAULINA, b. May 11, 1845; d. Jan. 29, 1872.
CLIFFORD KIMBALL, b. Oct. 9, 1848; res. Boston.
GEORGE PLINY, b. May 20, 1851; res. Boston.
2405. CAPTAIN GEORGE PLINY FIELD (Pliny A., Elihu, David, Samuel,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Pliny A. and
Olivia (Babcock), b. in Black Rock, N. Y., Nov. 11, 18 13. He entered the West
Point Military Academy in 1830, and graduated in 1834; was appointed second
lieutenant and assigned to the Third Regiment, United States Infantry, then sta-
tioned at Fort Jessup, La. In 1838 he was promoted to first lieutenant and removed
to Fort Towson, Choctaw Nation. On account of his health he received leave of
absence and came to Buffalo, N. Y. On his arrival he was ordered by General
Scott to Fort Niagara, and continued in command there during the border troubles
4104.
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111.
4107.
IV.
4108.
V.
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of 1838, known as the Canadian patriot war. At the close of the patriot war he
returned to Fort Towson, and soon after left there with his regiment for Florida,
where he remained during the Seminole war. In 1S42 he was ordered to Albany,
N. Y., on recruiting service. From there he joined his regiment in Florida, and in
1843 was ordered to Fort Leavenworth. In 1844 he was commissioned captain and
ordered to Fort Jessup, La. In 1845 he sailed with his regiment for Corpus Christi,
Texas, and marched to the Rio Grande. He was engaged in the battles of Palo Alto
and Reseca de la Palma. From there the regiment marched into Mexico, and
arrived before Monterey on Sept. 19, 1846. The attack was made by the artillery
on the 20th, and on the 21st the place was stormed, the third regiment being in the
storming column and suffering severely in officers and men, so that the command
devolved upon Captain Field, and in advancing to the attack, -being mounted upon
a mule, he was killed. In the official report of General Garland, he writes, "Of that
sterling officer. Captain Field, I dare not trust myself to speak." The day previous
to the engagement he wrote to his wife and relatives full of hope and encourage-
ment. His remains were brought from Mexico by a committee sent for that pur-
pose by the city of Buffalo, and interred in the cemetery there. He m. at Worces-
ter, Mass., April 18, 1842, Elizabeth Elliot, dau. of Col. Josiah and Charlotte (Gush-
ing) Vose, of the United States Army, b. in Milton, Mass., July 29, 1813.
4111. i. JOSIAH HOWE VOSE, b, at Tampa, Fla., May 8, 1843. He was
appointed by President Buchanan a cadet at West Point Military
Academy, and graduated in 1863 in the Ordnance Department,
and ordered to the Frankfort Arsenal at Philadelphia, Pa., where
he remained nine months, when he was ordered to the Spring-
field, Mass., armory, where he remained until May, 1864, when he
was ordered to Washington, D. C, and was appointed senior
officer of the Ordnance Department of Western Virginia, and
placed upon the staff of General Seigel, and subsequently upon
the staff of General Hunter. His duties were of the most ardu-
ous and laborious kind. On June 5, 1864, General Hunter fought
a battle and severely defeated the rebel, Gen. W. E. Jones, at
Mount Crawford, W. Va., near Stanton, where the rebel loss was
great, and General Jones was killed and 1,000 prisoners taken.
"During the engagement," Field writes, "1 rode down three fine
horses." After the fight was over he had charge of the burial
parties and gathering up of arms, which consisted of 1,600 mus-
kets, 1,200 being rebel, which work was very arduous. Being
extremely tired, he did not get to bed until twelve o'clock, and
rose at 3:30, and rode twenty miles before breakfast, being very
weary. Three days later he writes: "Thursday was a very
warm day, and 1 had much to do, and at night it came on very
cold. I was taken with a chill." (Several of his letters were
lost.) In the last he says: "Our march from Lynchburg to
Gauley was one of the hardest ever made, traveling night and
day without food or rest for forty-eight hours. I am exhausted,
but my courage is good." From there he sunk rapidly and died
at Cumberland, Md., July 14, 1864, aged twenty-one 5'ears, two
months, six daj-s. His remains were taken to Milton, jNIass., and
interred in the cemetery there by the side of his grandfather,
Colonel Vose.
2415. OLIVER FIELD (Caleb C, Oliver, Moses, Thomas, Samuel, Zechariah,
47
730 ' FIELD GENEALOGY.
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u.
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111.
4II9.
IV.
4120.
V.
4I2I.
VI.
4122.
vn.
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Caleb C. and Sarah L. (Colton), b.
in Longmeadow, Mass., March 27, 1S15, where he now resides on the old homestead
of Thomas Field, which has been occupied by his descendants since 1730. He m.
Oct. 21, 1S46, Lucy H., dau. of Thomas and Lucinda (Montague) Hatch, of Hart-
ford. Conn., b. March 29, 1821.
4112. i. ELLA F., b. Oct. 14, 1848; m. March 9, 1871, George P. Allen, of
Longmeadow, Mass.
4113. ii. ADELAIDE E., b. Oct. 13, 1850; d. Aug. 4, 1851.
4114. iii. SARAH E., b. March 8, 1853; d. July 16, 1S53.
4115. iv. MOSES, b. Aug. 19, 1862.
2417. MOSES FIELD (Caleb C, Oliver, Moses, Thomas, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Longmeadow, Mass., June 20, 1820. He
settled in Newark, N. J., where he d. July 23, iSbS. Was a manufacturing jeweler.
He m., 1843, Abigail T., dau. of Jonathan and Pierson, of Newark, b. Jan.
19, 1823; d. July 16, 1S59; "^' 2d, Sept. 25, i860, Ann, dau. of Charles and
Pierson, of Newark; she m., 2d, Dr. Pennington.
4116. i. FLAVIA, b. Aug. 6 1844; d. Aug. 15, 1S53.
FREDERICK, b. Nov. i, 1846; d. Feb. 11, 1870.
PAULINA P., b. Sept. 29, 1850; d. July 7, 1852.
MARY A., b. Aug. 30, 1852; d. April 27, 1853.
FLAVIA A., b. Aug. 24, 1854; d. March 20, 1855.
EDWARD PIERSON, b. June 30, 1861; d. April 21, 1862.
WILLIAM PIERSON, b. Aug. 7, 1S62; m. Josephine Downing
Smith.
4123. viii. ANNA MABEL, b. May 16, 1868; m. Pennington; res. 28
East Kinney street, Newark, N. J.
2421. JAMES ALFRED FIELD (Alfred L.. Peter R., Simeon, Thomas, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Beloit, Wis., Aug. 8,
1847; m. Dorchester, Mass., Nov. 13, 1875, Caroline Leslie Whitney. She was b.
Nov. 10, 1853, the dau. of Seth Dunbar and Adeline Dutton (Train) Whitney. Her
mother was the dau. of Enoch Train, founder of a line of packet ships between
Boston and Liverpool, and sister of George Francis Train. She was educated in
Boston, and was m. at the age of nineteen. She is a celebrated authoress, and en-
joys a world-wide reputation. (See Whitney Genealogy by Fred. C. Pierce, p. 348).
He was educated first at an academy in New Jersey, and later in Boston in the
Institute of Technology, and afterwards at the University at Munich in Bavaria.
By profession he was a mechanical engineer. After his marriage he went with his
wife to Beloit for a time, where he had an interest in the iron works. Later they
moved to Lakewood, N. J., where he died Jan. 17, 1884. Res. Lakewood,
N.J.
4124. i. WILLIAM LUSK WEBSTER, b. July 17, 1876; was graduated at
Laurence School, Harvard University, 1S98.
4125. ii. JAMES ALFRED, b. May 26, 1879; has entered Harvard.
4126. iii, DOUGLAS GRAHAM, b. Oct. i, 1882.
2422. JAMES EDWARD FIELD (Junius L., Edward, Simeon, Thomas, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Junius L. and
Maria (Briggs), b. in Wolcott, Conn., Dec. 30, 1832. He settled in Unadilla.
Mich., where he resided. He was a druggist, and d. Sept. 21, 1894, at Alpena. He
m., May i, 1854, Loretta Beal, b. Sept. 26, 1837; d. Jan. 25, 1861; m. 2d, Nov. 12,
1863, Sarah Beal, b. July 28, 1840. James Edward Field was born to Dr. Junius
FIELD GENEALOGY. 731
L. Field and Maria Field at Wolcott. Conn. They came to Unadilla, Livingston
county, Mich., in 1836. He m. Loretta Beal at Josco, Mich., but she died, and he
married her sister, Sarah Beal. By the first marriage Junius Emery was born and by
the second marriage were born Etta Maria and Edward C, the latter dying in live
months. He was in the dry goods business at Dexter, Mich., from 1861 to 1873,
when he moved to Alpena to engage in the drug business, which he continued until
the tmie of his death, Sept. 21, 1894. He was an active worker in the Congrega-
tional church and in the Knight Templar Commandery at Alpena. Res. Alpena,
Mich.
4127. i. JUNIUS E., b. Feb. 20, i860; ra. Ella Louisa Travis.
4128. ii. ELLA M., b. Sept. 24, 1865; m, Sept. 7, 18S7, Arthur G. Hopper;
res. Alpena, Mich. He was b. Oct. 27, 1862; is a pharmacist.
Ch. : I. James A. Hopper, b. July 4, 1888. 2. Elizabeth S.
Hopper, b. Aug. 6, 1891. 3. Junius F. Hopper, b. April 11, 1898.
4129. iii. EDWARD C, b. Feb. 6, 1873; d. July 28, 1S73.
2427. FRANCIS BULKLEY FIELD (Henry B., Edward, Simeon, Thomas,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Henry B. and
Sarah (Buckley), b. in Waterbury, Conn., Sept. 16, 1S43, where he resided; now at
Broadway Central Hotel, New York city. He m. Nov. 27, 1870, Ella Scovill, dau.
of George Wm. and Emily (Johnson) Cook, of Waterbury, d. Dec. 10, 1885.
4130. i. EMILY BRINTNALL, b. May 19, 1873.
4131. ii. ALICE GERTRUDE, b. March 12, 1879.
2428. CHARLES HENRY FIELD (Henry B., Edward, Simeon, Thomas,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Baltimore, Md.,
March 21, 1849; m. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 20, 1S71, Elizabeth Rockwell Tremaine,
dau, of Charles, b. July 22, 1851. Charles Henry Field was born at Baltimore, Md.
His parents were from Connecticut, and moved back there while he was an infant.
His childhood was passed at Waterbury, Conn., where he attended a private school,
finishing his education at another one in New Haven. At the age of seventeen he
entered a national bank at Waterbury as clerk, remaining in that business until his
twentieth year, when he went to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as secretary of an artificial
ice company, which, not succeeding on account of lack of capital, he returned to
the United States, after an absence of one year and a half, havmg meanwhile safely
survived an attacK of yellow fever. Receiving the appointment of United States
assistant assessor under the treasury department, during Grant's first administration,
he was married in 1871 at Hartford, Conn., to Elizabeth Rockwell Tremaine, and
in 1872 entered the Mercantile National Bank as teller, working his way up to the
cashiership, which position he held until 1890, when he went to the ^tna National
Bank, and remained there until 1893. A Republican in politics until the nomin-
ation of James G. Blaine for the presidency in 1884, he refused to acquiesce in
that nomination, and joined the independent movement, and was a prominent, en-
thusiastic and zealous Mugwump supporter of Grover Cleveland in that year, and
also in 1888 and 1892. Upon Mr. Cleveland's second election in 1892, Mr. Field
was appointed agent and inspector of the stamped envelope agency at Hartford,
where are made all the stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers used in this
county, some three million daily. This position he now, in 1899, holds. He has
two sons, Edward Bronson and Francis Elliott, both employed as clerks in the office
of the Pope Manufacturing Company at Hartford. Res. Hartford, Conn.
4132. i. EDWARD BRONSON, b. April 27, 1872.
4133. ii. FRANCIS ELLIOTT, b. July 21, 1873-
732 FIELD GENEALOGY.
2431. JOHN FIELD (Thomas, Samuel, Samuel, Thomas, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Port Byron, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1832; m,
Oct. 4. 1S59, Mary Jane Field, b. May 3, 1S3S. He was a farmer. He d. April 23,
1S99. Res, Catskill, N. Y.
4134. i. WILLIAM THOMAS, b. July 9, i860; unm. ; address, Catskill,
N. Y.
4135. ii. CHARLES EDWIN, b. Aug. ir, 1864; m. Dec. i, 1885; address
207 West Broome street, Catskill, N. Y.
4136. iii. FANNIE ELIZABETH, b. June 7, 1867; m. Oct. 26, 1892;
address, Mrs. Fannie E. Wilson. Coxsackie, N. Y.
2432. GEORGE FIELD (Henry W., Samuel, Samuel, Thomas, Samuel, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Andes, N. Y.. Jan. 22, 1812; m.,
in Athens, N. Y., in 1S39, Rebecca Vanlone, b. Feb. 5, 1817; d. 1844; m. 2d, in 1846,
Catherine HoUenbeck. George Field, the subject of this sketch, was born in the
town of Andes, Delaware county, N. Y., on Jan. 22, 18 12. His father was one of
four brothers who, just after the close of the Revolutionary war, took up his abode in
Delaware county, N. Y., it then being a vast unbroken wilderness, whose solitudes
were broken only by the whoop of the red men. It was here that George Field was
born, and being the eldest of a large family, the earlier part of his life was spent in
helping his father to clear off the majestic forest from the land, which in later
years became one of the finest fruit farms in Delaware county. He is the youngest
son, the youngest sister having died about a year ago in Polo, 111. He seems to have
come from a long-lived race, as his grandfather lived to be nearly fifty-four, while
his father was over ninety at the time of his;^death. In his boyhood daj'S the ad-
vantages for an education were not so good as in these days, the nearest school-
house being seven miles away. His mother taught him to read and write, and much
of his arithmetic was gained by lying down at night, and figuring on a large fiat
stone by the light of what is now called an old-fashioned fireplace. In the year
1839 he was married to Rebecca Vanlone; from their union three children v.^ere
born — two girls and one boy — Mrs. Mary Ette Ingham, Mrs. Catherine Ingham, and
William H. Field. The two Mrs. Inghams survive him, while W. H. Field has
been sleeping under the sod some twelve years. In the 3'ear 1S46 the wife and lov-
ing mother died, leaving him with three small children to mourn her loss. In the
year 1847 he was again married to Miss Catharine HoUenbeck. There were born
from this union three boys, two girls, four of vrhom are still livmg — Dr. F. T. Field,
A. W. Field, George Field, Jr., and ]\Irs. William Wilcox. For many years Mr.
Field worked at shipbuilding, and finally became a captain of a vpssel, following
the life of a sailor for a number of years. In the year 1858 he moved his family to
Albany, N. Y., residing there for two years. He then determined to try his fortune
in the west, and arrived at Reedsburg March 2, 1S61. The last thirty years of his
life were quiet and uneventful ones — the greater part of his time being spent on
the farm. Eight years ago he moved to Elroy, bvit during the past two j^ears has
lived v/ith his daughters on the farm where he died ^larch 2Sth. His remains were
brought here and placed in the Elroy cemetery. Early in life he became believer
in the Christian religion, and during the past ten or twelve years has been identi-
fied with the Methodist church. A wife and six children mourn the loss of a kind
husband and a loving father, who under all circumstances had only kind words
for all. — Copied from the Elroy Tribune. He d. March 28, 1894. Res. Elroy, Wis.
4137. i. MARY ETTE, b. April 12, 1840; m. Ingraham; res. Elroy,
Wis.
4138. ii. CATHERINE LOUISA, b. July 23, 1841; m. Ingraham.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 733
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4139. iii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Nov. 24, 1843; ra. and is deceased ; a son
is Linford Field, Baraboo, Wis.
iv. F T., b. .
V. ALVARADO W., b. April 19, 1854; m. Mary Thompson.
vi. GEORGE, JR., b. .
vii. , b. ; m. William Wilcox.
HENRY FIELD (Henry W., Samuel, Samuel, Thomas. Samuel, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard. William. William), b. Bovina, N. Y., June 11, 1821; m.
Dec. 5, 1S42, Asenath Ferguson, b. Aug. 16, 1825; d. Aug. 5, 1857; m., 2d, Aug. 12,
1862, Catherine Bennett, b. April 7, 1834. He is a farmer. Res. Tread well, N. Y.
4i43>^. i. ELISABETH M., b. June 19, 1845; m. July 12. 1S62, Wm. Glad-
stone; res. Downsville. N. Y.
4I43X- "• JENNIE ANNA, b. July 25. 1848; m. July 24, 1867, John Sand-
ford; res. Treadwell,' N. Y,
AGNES D.. b. Feb. 4. 1851; m. March 12, 1868, Frank Cranford;
res. Polo, 111.
ALICE A., b. June 4, 1S57; unm.
CHARLES HENRY, b. Alarch 7, 1864; m. June 15, 1S98, Bertha
Munn; res. Treadwell, N. Y.
ETTA LOUISA, b. Aug. 4, 1870; um. ; d. July 12, 1897.
WILLIAM HIRAM, b. Feb. 21, 1S72; m. .Sept. 16, 1S97, Lillian
Crosby; res. Uuadilla, N. Y.
2436. RICHARD FIELD (Henry W.. Samuel, Samuel, Thomas, Samuel.
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Andes, N. Y.. Sept. 10, 1829;
m. Sheffield, Mass., Jan. 21, 1S68, Emeline A. Mauvel, b. March 15, 1837. He was
a merchant. He d. Dec. 29. 1877, Res. Durham. N. Y.
4144. i. RICHARD MAUVEL, b. March 2,1869; unm. ; res. Sheffield,
Mass. ; is a merchant.
4145. ii. FRANCES EMELINE, b. Dec. 13, 1871; res. Sheffield, Mass.
2440. WILLIAM ELI FIELD (Henry W., Samuel, Samuel. Thomas. Samuel,
Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Durham, N. Y., July 24,
1840; ra. June 8, 1865. Mary A. Meddaugh, b. June 8, 1S44; d. Sept. 24, 1895. He
is a farmer. Res. Sunside, N. Y.
4146. i. JAMES, b. Aug. i3, 1867; d. i863.
4147. ii. EMMA MAY, b. July 16, 1869; res. Sunside, N. Y.
4148. iii. FRANK L., b. Aug. 23, 1S74; res. Aera, N. Y.
4149. iv. JENNIE L. , b. Nov. 15, 1878; res. Sunside, N. Y.
2442. HON. SIMEON A. FIELD (Roswell. George, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield. Mass.. Oct. 13,
1805; m. March 31. 1831, Mrs. Adeline (Merriman) Stratton, dau. of Levi and
widow of Lorenzo, b. Dec. 4, iSoi, He represented the town of Northfield in the
Legislature in 1850, beside holding various town offices.
Simeon A. Field, Northfield, 1S83; died Dec. 28, 1883; widow, Adeline; brother,
Horace H., of Northfield; sister, Adeline Merriam, of Northfield. Several children
of deceased brother and sister, but it is believed that the property is so small that
under the statute the widow should be the only heir at law.
Adeline. Northfield, Feb. 2, 1S92; died Jan. 8, 1892; no husband; Mrs. H. Strat-
ton, of Northfield; son appointed administrator and only person interested. —
Franklin Co. Probate.
He d. Dec. 28, 1SS3. Res., s. p., Northfield, Mass.
IM FIELD GENEALOGY.
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iv.
2445. CHARLES POMEROY FIELD (Roswell, George, Seth, Zechariah,
John. John, Richard, William. William), b. Northfield Farms, ]\Iass., Sept. 17, 1813;
m. Sept. 7, 1843, Mary Jane Rosenbury. of Petersburg, N. Y., b. May 3, 1823; d.
Jan. 10. 1854, m., 2d, May;[24, 1S65, Elnora S. Pratt, dau. of Jeremiah and Fanny,
b. Feb. 24, 1 8 16; d. December, 1896, Charles Pomeroy Field was born in Northfield
Farms. His boyhood was spent on his father's farm, but not being content with a
farmer's life, when he attained his majority, he went to New York city, and after
various undertakings, finally opened a grocery store. He met his wife, Mary Jane
Rosenburj-, at an aunt's in New York, and was married to her in 1843. Five chil-
dren were born to them, two of whom died in infancy. At the birth of Eliza, the
mother's health failed, and six months later she died of consumption. When two
years old, Eliza was removed to Springfield, ]\Iass., to live with an aunt, from
whom she was named, and two years later the father went there with her brother
and sister. He entered the grocery business, and con1 inued the same till his death.
In 1865 he was married the second time, his wife being Elnora Pratt, of Millers
Falls, Mass. She survived his death twelve years. He d. Dec. 28, 1883. Res.
Springfield, Mass.
HARRIET WHIPPLE, b. July 12, 1S44; d. Jan. 14, 1845.
MARY LETITIA, b. Jan. 24, 1846; d. July 23. 1847.
CHARLES HENRY, b. May 5. 1848; m. Emma Haywood.
CATHERINE KELTON. b. Dec. 14, 1850; m., Feb. 6, 1868,
Sanford Pease, of Springfield; m. 2d, July 29, 1878 Frank H.
Thomas, of Springfield ; she d. Julj' 29, 1886.
4154. V. ELIZA GROVES, b. July 4, 1853; m. Sept. 17, 1874, James Justin
of Springfield, b. Dec. 14, 1832; d. Aug. 31, 18S5; m., 2d, Aug.
8, 1889, George L. Pratt, b. Nov. 23, 1852. ; s. p. ; res. 46 Allen-
dale street, Springfield, Mass.
2447. HORACE FRANKLIN FIELD (Roswell, George Seth, Zechariah.
Samuel, Zechariah, John. John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield, Ma?s.,
JIarch iS, 181S; m. Brattleboro. Vt, July 31, 1840, Mary E. Gage, dau. of Brigham
and Mary R. (Chapin), b. April 4, 1823; d. March 23, 1859. ^^^^ ^'f® ^^s not been
different from most of the farmers of New England. He has reared a family of ten
children to manhood and womanhood, and has had his share of hard work. He re-
sides on the farm, in the house in which he was born, where his grandfather settled
when he was married. He has held several public offices of trust and honor in the
town. Has been trustee of the school fund for nearly forty years, and one of the
board of directors of the public library for fifteen years. He is honored and
respected in the community in which he resides. Res. Northfield Farm, Mass.
4155. i. EMMA SOPHIA, b. Aug. 29, 1S42; m. Nov. 22, 1867, Loriman S.
Brigham, of Northfield, d. Jan. 10, 1871, s. p.
4156. ii. MARTHA GERTRUDE, b. Sept. 21, 1843; m. Nov. 24, 1S63,
George C. Starkweather, of Northfield. Ch. : i. Don Arthur, b.
Aug. 20, 1864. 2. Sidney Field, b. Jan. 15, 1867. 3. Georgiana
Gertrude, b. Nov. 8, 1868; d. June 29, 1S70. 4. George Carj^n-
ter, b. Feb. 4, 1S71.
4157. iii. PRUSIA ANNETTE, b. July 31. 1845; d. July 19, 1847.
4158. iv. ALBERT FRANKLIN, b. April 21, 1847; d. Sept. 5, 1S48.
4159. v. PRUSIA ANNETTE, b. Sept. 22. 1848; m. Dec. 17, 1S73, Lowell
S. Moody, of Chicago, 111., b. Jan. 17, 1850. He is a liveryman;
res. 1738 York Place, Chicago, 111. Ch. : i. Mary Lilian Moody,
b. Sept. 26. 1879; res. 1738 York Place, Chicago, 111. 2. Jessie
RICHARD E. FIELD.
See page 720.
JAMES E. FIELD.
See page 730.
DR. GEOKOE FIELD.
See page 7.'l(i.
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HI k(;ess r. Field.
See page 744.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 735
4160.
vi.
4I6I.
vii.
4162.
viii.
4163.
ix.
4164.
X.
4165.
xi.
^166.
xii.
Louise Moody, b. Feb. 2, 1881; d. March i, i83i. 3. Harry
Lowell Moody, b. Nov. 10, 1884; res. 1738 York Place, Chicago, 111.
ALBERT FRANKLIN, b. Aug. 11. 1850; d. July 19, 1S70.
ERNEST CHAPIN, b. Feb. 6, 1852; m. Jennie L. Walker.
SUMNER WALLACE, b. Nov. i, 1853; ra. Mary C. Shepardson.
ARTHUR BRIGHAM, b. Nov. 29, 1854; m. i\Iary Ray, s. p.; he
d. June 19, 1887.
AUSTIN PARKER, b. March 26, 1S57; m. Jan. 23, 18S6, Ella
Hubbard: res. Keene, N. H., s. p.
HARRIET JOSEPHINE, b. Dec. 4, 1858; m. June 25, 1S81,
Walter W. Hudson, of Keene, N. H., s. p.
MARY E., b. Oct. 5, 1S40; m. April iS, 1866, Henry W. Mon-
tague; res. Northfield Farms. Ch. : i. Frank H., b. Oct. 25,
1872. He was b. Oct. 15, 1833, in Montague, Mass. ; is a farmer.
2452. HON. CALEB CLESSON FIELD, M.D. (George, George, Seth. Zech-
ariah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William. William), b. Northfield.
Mass., May 27, 1810; m. May 27, 1839, Hannah C. Danforth, dau. of Timothy and
Bridget (Blanchard), of Amherst, N. H., b. Nov. ri, 1820; d. May 14, 1857; m., 2d,
Jan. 7, 1S58, Mrs. Anna Sophia Carter, widow of W. S., and dau. of Ephraim and
Nancy (Moors), b. May 21, 1825; d. Jan. 16, i860; m., 3d, March 18, 1861, Martha
Joslyn, dau. of Luke and Sally (Beaman), of Leominster, b. July 24, 1814; d. Oct. 9,
1882. After an attendance at several academies and with some experience in teach-
ing, he entered Amherst College, from which he graduated in 1S33. During the
next two years he taught school in Concord, Mass. He graduated from Dartmouth
Medical College in December, 1837, and immediately settled in Leominster, Mass.,
where he practiced medicine until his death. May 6, 1881. In 1S38 he was chosen a
member of the school committee, and served on it continuously until his death. For
many successive years he was its chairman. The Field High School of Leominster
is so named from Dr. Field's devotion to the cause of education in that town. In
1S51 he was town treasurer. In 1873 and 1874 he represented Leominster as a Re-
publican representative in the State Legislature. In 1S51 he visited Europe as a
delegate to the first Peace congress. He was a Unitarian. He d. Maj' 6, 1S81.
Res. Leominster, Mass.
4167. i. MARY CROSBY, b. April 29, 1840; d. Dec. 26, 1845.
4168. ii. CLESSON, b. June 16, 1845; m. Sarah Evangeline Murchison.
4169. iii. JENNIE LOUISE, b. Feb. 5, 1849; d. July 20, 1850.
4170. iv. ALFRED WITHINGTON, b. May 14, 1851; d. unm. He showed
from early youth great fondness for reading and study. Gradu-
ated from Harvard College with high honor in 1872. For the
three succeeding years he remained at Harvard as an assistant in
chemistry, working in the laboratory, and in charge of a lecture
course. In July, 1875, he went to Europe as the recipient of a
Parker fellowship with the intention of studying chemistry in
Berlin. He was, however, attacked by diabetes mellitus and had
to return home in December of the same year. In the fall of 1876
he partially recovered so as to resume his duties in the chemical
laboratory at Harvard. He published several articles on chem-
ical subjects in scientific magazines, but finally succumbed to
diabetes, dying at Leominster July 29. 1882.
4171. V. CHARLES SUMNER, b. Feb. 28, 1S54; d. March 19, 1857.
4172. vi. CATHERINE SOPHIA, b. Dec. 23, 1855; d. Sept. 13, 1875.
736 FIELD GENEALOGY.
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4174.
11.
4175.
111.
4176.
IV.
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V.
2454. HON. ALFRED RUSSELL FIELD (George, George, Seth, Zechariah,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, Wiiliam, William), b. Northfield, Mass.,
Oct. 28, 1815; m. in 1S43, Sarah Newcomb Allen, dau. of Joseph P. and Harriet
(Newcomb), b. May 6, 1822; d. May 6, 1851; m., 2d, Dec. 15, 1852, Mary Hunt
Allen, sister of Sarah N., b. July 16, 1S29; d. May 3, 1859; m., 3d, Oct. 15, 1859,
Rebecca Jackson Williams, dau. of Ephraim and Rebecca (Jackson), of Deerfield, b.
Oct. 21, 1S32. She res. Middletown, Conn. He was well known as a civil engineer,
and practiced his profession first in Illinois in 1838; returning East, he settled in
Greenfield, where he was often selectman and assessor; was representative to the
General Court; county commissioner for six years, and at his death was one of the
State commissioners on inland fisheries. He was killed by an accident on the
Burlington and Rutland railroad, by the breaking of a bridge at Mt. Holly.
Alfred R., of Greenfield; filed Dec. 31, 1S70; widow, Rebecca W. Field, of
Brookline, guardian of Mary W., only child of Alfred R. ; age, eight years. — Frank-
lin Co. Probate.
He d. June 9. 1S70. Res. Greenfield, Mass.
HARRIET NEWCOMB, d. aged thirteen months.
SARAH ELIZABETH, b. March 8, 1S46; d. Sept. 9, 1864.
PIERRE ALLEN, b. Feb. 8, 1851; m. Adelaide P. King.
ALFRED RUSSELL, b. Dec. 6, i860; d. Oct. 13, 1867.
MARY W., b. Jan. 22, 1S63; m. Oct. 17, 1889, George Spencer
Fuller, b. Feb. 25, 1863; res. West Deerfield, Mass. She has
lived mostly in Deerfield, Mass.. with the exception of the years
1873 and 1874 in Europe, and the ten years 1S78 to 1888 spent in
Brookline, Mass. Has marked musical tastes, and has received
a thorough musical education. Ch. : i. Katharine Yale Fuller,
b. Jan. II, 1S91, Deerfield, Mass. 2. George Spencer Fuller, b.
July 24, 1S93, Deerfield, Mass. 3. Elizabeth Brooks Fuller, b.
April 28, 1896, Deerfield, Mass. 4. Alfred Russell Fuller, b. Jan.
8, 1899, Deerfield, Mass.
4178. vi. ALFRED THEODORE, b. Oct. 22, 1868; d. July 31, 1870.
2456. DR. GEORGE FIELD (George, George, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), b. Northfield, Mass., April 4, 1820;
m. Feb. 5, 1852, Susan Anne Brainerd, dau. of Dr. James Hazelton and Susan
(Richardson) Brainerd, b. Nov. 25, 1829, in China, Me. She d. Sept. 5, 1894, at
Ashby, Mass., the wife of Myron D wight Brooks, whom she m. May 28, 1867, at
Boston. He studied medicine with his brother, C. C. Field, M.D., of Leominster,
Mass., afterward attending medical lectures in Boston and New York. He gradu-
ated from the Berkshire Medical School in 1846, and was admitted to the Massa-
chusetts Medical Society in 1850. He removed to Troy, N. Y., at the time of his
marriage. His poor health did not permit the duties of an active practice. He
finally took charge of a sanitarium in Athol, Mass., but was obliged to relinquish
it on account of his health. He removed to Boston late in 1859, and died there
March 9, 1861. He was a profound student, and deep thinker, a Unitarian in his
religious views, a friend and admirer of Emerson.
Petition for guardian, June 24, 1861. Susan A. Field, widow, appointed;
James B. Field, minor, son of above widow, and her deceased husband, George
Field, a doctor, all of Boston; their only child. — Suffolk Co. Probate.
He d. March 9, 1861. Res. Athol and Boston, Mass.
4179. i. JAMES BRAINERD, b. Feb. 16, 1859; m. Emma Louise Snow
and Helen Augusta Ward.
41S0. ii. ANNIE MARIA, b. Dec. 8, 1856; d. July 4, 1858.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 737
4182.
11.
4183.
iii.
4184.
iv.
4185.
V.
4186.
vi.
4187.
vii.
4IS8.
viii.
2467. THOMAS JEFFERSON FIELD (Sylvester, Rufus, Seth, Zechariah,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Sylvester and
Jemima (Freeman), b. in Northfield, Mass., Jan. 6, 1804. He settled in Petersham,
Mass.; d. Oct. 5, 1872. He m. Jan. 6, 1828, Maria, dau. of Thomas and Susannah
(Stebbins) Durkee, of Northfield, b. Sept. 18, 1805 ; d. May q. 1883.
4181. i. ERASTA KNIGHT, b. June 25. 1829; m. Feb. 16. 1865, Charles C.
Williams, of Petersham, Mass. ; res. Nichewaug, Mass. He
was b. Jan. 27, 1S15; d. Jan. 4, 1892; was a farmer. Ch. : 1.
Effie Jane Williams, b. Dec. 26. 1868; m. May 7, 1886, now Effie
J. Williams Barnes, Petersham, Worcester county, Mass.
LYDIA DURKEE, b. Dec. 30, 1S31; m. April i, 1852, Darius D.
Hovey, of St. Johnsbury, Vt.
ELLEN MARIA, b. June i, 1834; m. March 12, 1852, Hiram
Eldridge, of Ashfield, Mass. ; res. 60 Carew street, Springfield,
Mass.
RUBY ELIZA, b. May 6, 1836; d. Feb. i, 1870.
ELEANORA ELMINA, b. May 9, 1838; m. Feb. 29, 1863, Henrie
C. Grover, of Dana, Mass., b. March 25, 1839; res. Nichewaug,
Mass., s. p. ; he is a farmer,
ORUS JACKSON, b. July 21. 1S40; d. April 20, i863.
THOMAS ELBERT, b. Dec. 4, 1842; m. Philena Witt.
MARTHA ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 19, 1S45; d. July 7, 1883.
2468. HORATIO FIELD (Sylvester, Rufus. Seth. Zechariah, Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Sylvester and Jemima (Free-
man), b. in Northfield, Mass.. April 21. 1S14. He settled in 1850 in Athol, Mass.;
in 1853 removed to Springfield, where he now resides. He m. Lucinda, dau. of
Sardis Brigham, of Erving, Mass., b. 1813; d. March, 1845; m., 2d, Frances Maria,
dau. of George and Hannah Mason, of Warwick, Mass., b. Sept. 21, 1821; d. March
23. 1873-
4189. i. RALPH, b. Sept. 17, 1S53; m. Grace L. Eldridge.
2471. SYLVANUS FIELD (Sylvester, Rufus, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield, Mass., Dec. 11, 1809;
m. Erving, Mass., March 9, 1837, Deborah Bonney, b. June 6, 1804; d. Alay 28, 1S67.
Deborah was dau. of Seth and Deborah (Weston) Bonney, b. in Halifax. He m.,
2d, May 7, 1872, Lurana, dau. of Chauncey and Harriet (Wilkinson) Parkman,
of North Brookfield, Mass., widow of Ezra Robbins, of Northfield, b. Oct. 12, 1S24.
Sylvanus, Northfield, 1886; died Aug. 28, 1886; widow, Lurana; son, Seymour,
of Boston ; granddaughter, Nellie Hastings, of Meriden, Conn. ; grandson, George
D. Clark, of Brattleboro, Vt.. children of Gertrude Clark, deceased; grandson,
George F. Root, of Brattleboro, Vt., child of Isadore Root, deceased. — Franklin
Co. Probate.
He d. Aug. 28, 1886. Res. Northfield, Mass.
4190. i. GERTRUDE, b. May 12. 1S40; m. Oct. 24, 1S61, Eugene Clark, of
Brattleboro, A^^t. ; shed. Nov. 15, 18S0.
4191. ii. ISADORE, b. Sept. 23, 1842; m, Nov. 29, 1S60, Frederick E. Root,
of Brattleboro, Vt. ; she d. Feb. 11, 1S72.
4192. iii. DUANE, b. July 9, 1845; d. March 14, 1864.
4193. iv. SEYMOUR, b. April 29, 1838; m. Brattleboro, Vt.. Nov. 15, i860,
Adaline Barry, of Athol, Mass., b. March 28, 1838; res., s. p.
Wollaston, Mass. ; he is a mechanical experimenter and inventor.
2472. AHAZ FIELD (Sylvester, Rufus, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah,
73S FIELD GENEALOGY.
4195-
11.
4196.
iii,
4197.
IV.
John, John, Richard. William, "William), son of Sylvester and Jemima (Freeman),
b. in Northfield, Mass., Oct. 13, 1805. He removed in 1S31 to Canton, St. Lawrence
county, N. Y., where he d. Sept. 17, 1843. He m. May, 1S28, Mary, dau. of Walter
and Mary Ann Brown, of Gill, Mass., b. Dec. 27, 1807.
4194. i. JULIA B., b. Jan. 27, 1829; m. Aug. 31, 1846, William C. Cook, of
Canton, N. Y. ; d. June 30, 1857.
ELLEN R., b. Sept. 27, 1830.
CATHERINE, b. Sept. 7, 1841.
MARIA, b. October, 1836; d. Jan. 23, 1S43.
2473. JOSIAH FIELD (Sylvester, Rufus, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard. William, William), son of Sylvester and Jemima (Freeman), b.
in Northfield, Mass., April 2, 1807. He removed in 1840 to Hamilton, Madison
county, N. Y.. where he d. suddenly Jan. 19, 1877. He m. Oct. 31, 1840, Lydia,
dau. of Alfred and Luna (Lee) Carrier, of Madison, b. Sept. 6, 1807; no issue.
2475. FRANCIS FIELD (Sylvester, Rufus, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Sylvester and Jemima (Free-
man), b. in Northfield, Mass., May i, 1832. He settled in 1843 in Orange, Mass.,
where he resided, and d. April 3, 1893. He m. March 23, 1848, Harriet, dau. of
James and Catherine (Freeland) Deming, of Orange, b. Feb. 16, 1824.
4198. i. FRANCIS, b. Nov. 10, 1850; d. Nov. 10, 1850.
4199. ii. MINN ETTA AUGUSTA, b. May 25, 1855; d. Aug. 28, 1857-
4200. iii. HERMAN DEWITT, b. June 10, 1865.
2477. DWIGHT FIELD (Hollis, Rufus, Seth, Zechariah. Samuel, Zechar-
iah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield, Mass., June 19, 1810;
m. Nov. 8, 1832, Mary A. Allen, b. March 14, 1811. Dwight Field attended the
public schools; after becoming of age he learned the carpenter's trade, and worked
in his line in several branches. A portion of his life was spent in Erving and West-
field, Mass. He was a man of excellent moral character, conscientious and upright
in all dealings with his fellow-men, and was esteemed by all who knew him. He
was a prominent and active member of the Methodist church and an ardent Repub-
lican, and interested in temperance work.
Dwight, of Gill, died Nov. 22, 1871; widow, Mary A. Field, administratrix,
appointed Feb. 6, 1872; sons, Cornelius, of Gill, and Albert A., of Worcester;
daughter, Mrs. Eugenie M. Foster, of Gill.
He d. Nov. 22, 1871. Res. Gill, Mass.
4201. i. CORNELIUS O., b. April 20, 1838; m. Jane M. Miller.
4202. ii. ALBERT A., b. April 14, 1840; unm. He was a corporal in the
loth Massachusetts Volunteers, Company G, in the civil war.
He enlisted in Captain Day's company of Greenfield, Mass.,
who was afterwards killed at battle of Fair Oaks. Lieut. George
Pierce was promoted to command the company. He participated
in every engagement and skirmish that the company was in.
He was a marvel of entiurance ; never was confined in hospital a
day, or absent from duty on account of sickness. He always
went into an engagement confident that the bullets would miss
him. Many a time after a long march, when many were footsore
and weary, he was able to turn handsprings and indulge in other
athletic sports. He received an honorable discharge. Afterward
he enlisted for one year in the 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry,
Company M. ; went to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where they
FIELD GENEALOGY. 739
drew horses and accoutrements. They joined General Connor's
expedition against the Indians, who were hostile to the settlers
on the frontier. At expiration of service, the regiment was
mustered out at Galloupes Island, Boston Harbor. At present
his residence is at Riverside, in Gill, Mass. He is unmarried.
4203. iii. EUGENIE M., b. July 5, 1845; m. July 31, 1866, Frank Benjamin
Foster; res. Gill, Mass. He was born in New Salem, Mass.,
April 28, 1845. When he was two years of age, his father moved
to [Greenwich, ]\Iass., where he resided until he was eighteen
years of age. He attended the public schools. For some time
he was engaged in a piano factory in Westfield, Mass., and was
later manager of the business. On account of poor health he
retired from business. Since 1892 his town has annually elected
him chairman of the Board of Selectmen. Res. Riverside, in
Gill. (See Foster Genealogy by Fred. C. Pierce.) Ch. : i.
William J., Dec. 3, 1867; d. Sept. 14, 1872. 2. Frederick F., b.
Sept. 15, 1S69; res. at home. 3. Laura J., b. Jan. 10, 1873; res.
at home. 4. Frank A., b. Dec. 31, 1874; res. at home. £. Fran-
cis A., b. Dec. 31, 1874; res. at home. 6. Eugenie M., b. Oct. 9,
1877; m. Sept. 23, 1897, Howard A. Stilwell.
2479. RUFUS FIELD (Rufus. Rufus, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), son ot Rufus and Hannah (Jennings), b.
in Northfield, Mass., May 20, 1812. He settled in Erving, Mass., where he d. Feb.
15, 1847. He m. June 18, 1835, Azubah N., dau. of Ira and Sally (Wood) Benjamin,
of Wendell, Mass., b. May 7, 1806; d. Sept. 2, 1887.
Rufus, Jr., of Erving, 1847; April 27, recorded; widow, Azubah N. Field, forty
acres land to father, Rufus Field; children, Charlane Imogene, Abigail Hannah;
sister, Louisa Bruce ; Roswell Field, of Gill, appointed executor.
Azuba N., Erving. 1887; died Sept. 12. 1S87; daughter, Abigail N., wife of Wm.
W. Turner, of Erving; granddaughters, Mary E. Bancroft, of Erving, and Katie L.
Buss, of Erving. — Franklin Co. Probate.
Res. Erving, Mass.
4204. i. IMOGENE C, b. Nov. 13, 1837; m. Dec. 29, 1854, James M. Buss,
of Erving, d. Dec. 27, 1868; a child is Mary E. Bancroft, Erving,
Mass.
4205. ii. ABIGAIL, b. June 29, 1839; m. Dec. 29, 1854, William W. Turner;
res. Erving. He was b. March 5, 1834. Ch. : i. Will C. Turner,
b. Jan. 15, 1856; res. Daphne, Ala. 2. Emily L. Tyrner, b. Dec.
29, 1858; m. July 13, 1880; Mrs. A. W. Hanson, Erving, Mass.
3. Ann P. Turner, b. Feb. 9, 1861; m. Nov. 27, 1884; Mrs. C. H.
Sawyer, Waltham, Mass.
2480. ELIAL GILBERT FIELD (Seth, Rufus. Seth, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son ot Seth and Polly (Coy), b.
in Northfield, Mass,, 1816. He removed to Texas, where he resided. Hem. Feb.
9, 1849, Fanny D., dau. of Alfred Pratt, of Brattleboro, Vt. She m., 2d, Elroy
Stoddard, of Brattleboro, Vt.
2483. ALVARUS W. FIELD (Seth, Rufus, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Seth and Polly (Coy), b. in
Northfield, Mass. He removed in to Hinsdale, N. H., where he resided until
his death in 1887. He m. Sylphiana Whipple, of Winchester, N. H.
740 FIELD GENEALOGY.
AlvarusW., Hinsdale, N. H,, iSS?; wife, Sylphiana W. Field; niece, Nettie E.
Cole; filed April 17, 1S96. — Franklin Co. Probate.
2491. ELIJAH CARPENTER FIELD (Henry, Henry, Seth. Zechariah, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Henry and Mary
(Simonds), b. in Northfield, Mass., May 28, 1819. He d. while on his way remov-
ing to the west in 1S64. He m. 1846, Louisa H. Starr. Res. Greenfield, Mass.
2492. ALBERT ADAMS FIELD (Henry, Henry, Seth, Zechariah. Samuel,
Zechariah, John", John, Richard, William, William), son of Henry and Mary
(Simonds), b. in Northfield, Mass., Feb. 13, 1S21. He settled in Greenfield, Mass.,
where he resided until he moved to Chicago and returned to Greenfield. He m.
Nov. 28, 1845, Eliza S., dau. of Daniel and Sophronia (Corse) Morgan, of Leyden,
Mass., b. July 26, 1S26.
4206. i. ELLA M., b. July 9, 1848; m. April 20, 1S69, Nathan L. Eldridge,
of Chicago. Ch. : i. Albert M,, b. October, 1871; res. with his
mother at 2092 Carroll avenue, Chicago, 111.
4207. ii. ALICE E., b. May 12, 1S60; m. Wells. She is a teacher in
the Brown School, Warren avenue, Chicago, 111.
4208. iii. FREDERICK H., b. July 9, 1863.
4209. iv. MARY A., b. Dec. 29, 1S65; m. Charles Coburn ; res. Minneapolis,
Minn.
2493. GEORGE ARTEMAS FIELD (Henry, Henry, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Henry and Mary
(Simonds), b. in Northfield, Mass., March 20, 1823. He settled in 1849 i^i Brattle-
boro, Vt. ; in 1S58 removed to Alpine, Mich.; in 1 866 to Grand Rapids, Mich.,
where he resided, engaged in the lumber business. He m. Sept. 23, 1851, Elizabeth
D., dau. of Alexander and Lois (Cheney) Wheelock, of North Orange, Mass., b.
May 23, 1826. Res. Livingston street. Grand Rapids, Mich.
4210. i. ADDIE SOPHIA, b. July 20, 1852; d. Aug. 13, 1856.
4211. ii. LILLIAN LAURETTA, b. Feb. 5, 185S; d. June 26, 1864.
4212. iii. ADDA ETTA, b. Dec. 5, 1867; unm. ; res. at home.
2494. ASA SANDERSON FIELD (Henry, Henry, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield, Mass., Aug. 22,
1825. He settled in Brattleboro, Vt., where he now resides, a cottage organ builder
and inventor. He m. May 29, 1S56, Laura R., dau. of David and Susan (Faulkner)
Jewell, of Whitingham, Vt., b. Nov. 6, 1834.
4213. i. EVERETT M., b. June 15. 1857; <3. March 2, 1S77, while a student
at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Commercial College.
4214. ii. EDITH S., b. Oct. 24, i860; m. Nov. 29, 1SS3, Fred A. Cutler;
res. 629 East Nineteenth street, Minneapolis, Minn.
4215. iii. FRANK H., b. Nov. 16, 1870; res. 2 Prospect street, Brattle-
boro, Vt.
S495. JARVIS ERASMUS FIELD (Henry, Henry, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel.
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Henry and Mary
(Simonds), b. in Northfield, Mass., May 23, 1827. He settled in Brattleboro, Vt.,
where he d. Oct. 25, 1868. He m. Nov. 27, 1850, Sarah Hopkins, dau. of Sar-
geant, of Brattleboro, b. 27, 1830. After her husband's death she res. in
Montague, Mass.
Jarvis. Montague, 1S79; George J. Field, born 1862, child of Jarvis, late of
Brattleboro, Vt., and Sarah H., his widow, now resident of ^Montague. Chose,
May 15, 1879, Htnry C. Haskell, of Deerfield, for guardian. — Franklin Co. Probate.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 741
4216. i. LILLA LOUISA, b. Sept. 15, 1851; d. April 7, 1853.
4217. ii. JULIA EMMA, b. Oct. 4, 1853; m- June 16, 1875, George H. Arms,
of South Deerfield, Mass.
4218. iii. HENRY JARVIS. b. April S, 1858 ; d. Aug. 23, 1858.
4219. iv. GEORGE JARVIS, b. Feb. 13. 1862.
2509. ELIJAH ALEXANDER FIELD (Charles F., Henry, Seth, Zechariah,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Charles F. and
Mary H. (Alexander), b. in Nortbfield, Mass., Feb. 9, 1842, where he resided. He
m. Mary Jane, dau. of George M. and Hannah (Wright) Holton, of Northfield,
Mass.
Elijah A., Northfield, 18S6; died Oct. 9, 1885; widow, Jennie M. ; daughter,
Gertie. — Franklin Co. Probate.
Red. Oct. 9, 1SS5. Res. Northfield. Mass.
4220. i. GEORGE LEON, b. Nov. 10, 1878; d. Feb. 12, 1879.
4221. ii. GERTRUDE MARIA, b. Dec. 28, 1880.
2533. EDWARD PRENTICE FIELD (Charles F., Theodore, Seth, Zechariah,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Charles F. and
Emily P. (Field), b. in Gill, Mass., March g, 1839. He went with his father in 1852
to Johnstown, Rock county, Wis. ; removed to St. Lous, Mo. ; later to Kansas City,
Mo., where he now resides. He m. Sept. 17, 1873, Agnes, dau. of Clark and Sarah
(Wright) Cook, of St. Louis, b. in Claremont, N. H., Dec. 10, 1843.
4222. i. PERCY FREDERICK, b. Oct. 8, 1874.
4223. ii. AGNES, b. March 11, 1878.
4224. iii. A DAUGHTER, b. 1882.
2534. CHARLES PRENTICE FIELD (Charles F.. Theodore, Seth, Zechariah,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Charles F. and
Emily P. (Field), b. in Gill, Mass., Dec. 5, 1842. He went with his father in 1852 to
Johnstown, Wis. ; removed to St. Louis, Mo., where he now resides at 29005^ Sheri-
dan avenue. He m. Sept. 25, 1872, Caroline Briggs, dau. of Asa W. and Caroline
(Cook) Richmond, of St. Louis, b. in Utica, Wis., Nov. 28, 1842.
4225. i. GRACE AZELLA, b. Jan. 3, 1875; m. July 8, 1896, Kee-
baugh ; res. 4440 Elmbank avenue, St. Louis.
4226. ii. ROLLIN RICHMOND, b. May 2, 1880.
2537. SARGENT FIELD (Nathan, James, Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Nathan and Hepsibah (Bailey), b.
in Peacham, Vt., Jan 25, 1802. He m. May 14, 1829, Sarah Cobb, b. Feb. 4, 1809;
d. Oct. 28, 1863. For seventeen years he was a merchant; later traveled for Fair-
banks Scale Co. For some years he was sheriff and farmer. He d. July 11, 1863,
in Brookline, Park county. 111.
4227. i. CHARLES PORTER, b. April 21, 1831; m. ; d. Sept. 12,
1879.
4228. ii. ORVILLE JENNISON, b. May 21, 1834; m ; d. March 29,
1889.
4229. iii. JOHN COBB, b. May 26, 1839; m. May 26, 1866; d. March 2, 1894.
4230. iv. SARAH AURORA, b. Jan. 7, 1842; m. Nov. 3, 1864, Charles A.
Broughton; res. 7117 Langley avenue, Chicago, 111.
4231. v. ALVA EUGENE, b. Nov. 6, 1849; m. Jan. 13. 1873, Isabella
Storms.
2539. CHARLES BAILEY FIELD (Nathan, James, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Nathan and Hepsibah
742 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4234.
111.
4235-
IV.
4236.
V.
4237-
VI.
(Bailey), b. in Peacham, Vt., Dec. 30, 1S05. He removed in 1830 to Greensboro,
Vt. ; later to Hardwick, Vt. , where he d. Aug. 20, 1862. Was a farmer. He m.
March 27, 1828. Abigail Cobb, of Hardwict, b. Aug. 22, 1805; d. Nov. 28, 1844; m.,
2d, Sept. 25, 1845, Merol, dau. of George Clark, of Peacham.
4232. i. MARY E., b. Dec. 23, 1828; m. March 17, 1857, J. E. Ellsworth;
m., 2d, August, 1867, N. Keniston, both of Greensboro. She d.
March 21, 1898.
4233. ii. SARAH JANE, b. March 2, 1831; m. Oct. 7, 1850, Horace Bailey,
of Hardwick, Vt. ; res. Asotin, Wash, He was b. Oct. 7, 1824;
d. Feb. 21, 1S97; was a farmer. Ch. : i, George W, Bailey, b,
July 27, 1854; m. Anna Dillon, April 13, 1889; postoffice address,
Asotin, Asotin county. Wash. 2. Fanny A. Bailey, b. Oct. 27,
1S65; d. at Hardwick, Vt., Aug. 12, 1880.
CHARLES BAILEY, b. March 10, 1833; d. April 25, 1859.
EDWIN, b. Dec. 20, 1835; d. March 29, 1836.
ALBERT, b. Mar. 23, 1837; d. March 23, 1837.
CAROLINE, b. May 27, 1839; m. A. Clark Harvey, Jan. 20, 1869,
of St. Johnsbury, Vt. ; res. 31 Pearl street. He was b. Aug. 7,
1836. Is a merchant. Ch. : i. Kathrina L. Harvey, b. Dec. i,
1870. 2. Lulu M. Harvey, b. March 21, 1S72; postoffice address,
31 Pearl street, St, Johnsbury, Vt. 3. Grace Abbie Harvey, b.
April 5, 1882; d. May 9, 1886.
423S. vii. NATHAN, b. Dec. 3, 1842; m. Flora S. Blake.
4239. viii. ELLA^C, b. Feb. 3, 184S; res. 154 Gardner street, Lawrence,
Mass.
4240. ix. ABIGAIL L., b. Jan. 9, 1852; res. 154 Gardner street, Lawrence,
]\Iass.
2543. NATHAN FIELD (Nathan, James, Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard William. William), b. Peacham, Vt., Jan. 13, 1814; m. Tou-
lon, 111., Nov. 30, 1854, Abbie E. Pratt, b. June 13. 1821. He was a clothier. He
d. July 15, 1888. Res. Neponset, 111.
4241. i. KATE, b. Nov. 26, 1855, Penn, Stark county, 111. ; m. Dec. 27,
1882, at Montezuma, Poweshiek county, Iowa, Horace L. Stoaks;
res. Grinnell, Iowa.
4242. ii. FRANK PRATT, b. Jan. i, 1863; m. Jennie Dunham.
2546. WARREN L. FIELD (Calvin, Joshua, Gaius, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Calvin and Nancy
(Rice), b. in Clarendon, Vt., 1805. He went with his father in 1809 to Batavia,
N. Y. : in 185 oremoved to Decatur. Mich., where he resides. He m. Adeline
Pratt, d. February, 1872.
4243. i. ALFRED R., b. ; d. ; aged 5 years.
4244. ii. WALTER, b. ; d. ; aged 35 years.
4245. iii. LAVILLA A., b. ; m. Feb. 27, 1856, Emanuel Neff, of
Decatur.
4246. iv. MARY ANN, b. ; m. Albert Gregory, of Decatur; d. March,
1872.
4247. V. AUGUSTA, b. ; m. Jackson Poor, of Springfield, 111. ; d. Feb.
6, 1866
4248. vi. CASSIUS, b. 1843. Cassius Field, son of Warren L. and Adeline
(Pratt), was born in Batavia, N. Y. He went with his father in
1850 to Decatur, Mich., where he resided at the time of the break-
FIELD GENEALOGY. 743
4249.
Vll.
4250.
vm,
4251.
IX.
4252.
X.
4253.
XI.
ing out of the war of the great rebellion. He enlisted in Com-
pany — , Regiment, Michigan Volunteers, which was or-
dered to Tennessee, where he was in the battle of Shiloh, Tenn.,
April 9, 1862; was taken sick from exposure and over-exertion,
and was sent to a hospital in Kentucky, from which [he was dis-
charged from the service and sent home, as was supposed to die.
With good care and nursing, he recovered, and not having
enough of soldier's life, he re-enlisted in Company — , ist Regi-
ment, Michigan Cavalry, in General Sheridan's command. He
was promoted to lieutenant for gallant services. He was at the
surrender of General Lee at Appomatox, April 9, 1865, and was
present at the making out of the papers for his surrender. He
was honorably discharged at . He afterward went to Salt
Lake, Utah, when, finding some error in his discharge, he pro-
cured another discharge without pay until he returned home to
Decatur, when he was taken sick and died of consumption,
caused by the hardships he had endured during the war.
HOMER, b. ; d.
CHARLES, b. .
CLINTON, b. .
ELVIRA, b. ; m. D. Ea%tman. of Chicago, 111.
EFFIE, b. ; d. aged i year.
2549. CALVIN FIELD (Calvin, Joshua, Gaius, Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariab,
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Calvin and Nancy (Rice), b. in
Batavia, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1812. He removed in 1838 to Hamilton, Van Buren county,
Mich. ; later to Pretty Prairie, Reno county, Kansas, where he died Dec. 12, 1890.
He was supervisor of Hamilton seven years, a justice of the peace eleven years,
highway commissioner, inspector of schools several years, superintendent of poor
of Van Buren county five years. He was also extensively engaged in farming and
in breaking up of the prairie, of which he has done to the amount of two thousand
acres. He m. May 3, 1836, Samantha Strickland, b. in Greenfield, Mass., May 23,
1816. She res, Hutchinson, Kansas.
OTHNIEL H., b. Feb. 20, 1S37; m. Rhoda Patterson.
OSCAR W., b. Feb. 12, 1S39; m. Ellen Bradford.
GEORGE A., b. Jan. 20, 1841; d. March 8. 1842.
MARY P.. b. Feb. 9, 1843; d. Aug. 18, 1845.
WARREN A., b. Sept. 19, 1845; m. Mary A. Jordan.
FLORENCE E., b. Oct. 10, 1847; m. July 22, 1867, Allen P.
Jordan, of Niles, Mich.
ESTELLA G., b. Oct. 22, 1849; d. Nov. S, 1866.
HERBERT W.. b. Oct. 18, 1851; m. Nellie Ross; res. Pretty
Prairie, Kansas.
4262. ix. ALLENA C, b. Aug. 15, 1854; m. Dec. 31, 1874, John F. Brooks.
of Hamilton, Mich.
2554. STEARNS JONATHAN FIELD (Paul, Joshua, Gaius, Zechariah,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), 'son of Paul and Mercy
(Stearns), b. in Brandon, Vt., July 10, 1813, where he resided, and d. Oct. 20, 1S97.
He m. Dec. 14, 1S71, Anna Trainer, b. Dec. 30, 1839.
4263. i. PAULS.,b, Nov. 29, 1S74; m. Feb. 22, 1896, Leida G. Newton,
b. Oct. 4, 1 8 74; res. Brandon, s. p. ; is a farmer.
4264. ii. ANNA T., b. May 29, 1S76; m. March 9, 1898, Willis G. Scott.
4.254.
4255.
ii.
4256.
111.
4257.
IV.
4258.
V.
4259-
VI.
4260.
vii.
4261.
viii.
744 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4265. iii. FANNY M.. b. May 26, 187S.
4266. iv. CARROL P., b. Aug. 27, 1S80; d. Feb. 2, 1882.
4267. V. CLARA M., b, Aug. 27, iSSo,
2555. BURGESS PAUL FIELD (Paul, Joshua, Gaius, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Paul and Mercy (Stearns),
b. in Brandon, Vt. , Jan. 6, 1817, where he resides. He inherited the farm originally
settled upon by his grandfather, Joshua Field, in 1786, which has never been en-
cumbered by a mortgage. He m. April 27, 1863, Lydia W., dau. of Daniel S. and
Abigail (Barton) Hemanway, of Ludlow, Vt., b. Feb. 6, 1830; d. Oct. 31, 1899.
"Brandon was startled Tuesday morning by the announcement that Mrs. Burgess
C. Field died during the night, stricken with apoplexy. She was in her usual good
health, during the day and evening. She was seventy-three years old and leaves a
husband eighty-three years old, who is one of the oldest and most prominent citizens
of the town." — Vermont paper.
The Field farm above referred to is located about four miles from the village
of Brandon, and in a hilly country. Stephen A. Douglass, a native of the town,
began to do chores on the farm when a small boy, and was of much assistance to his
widowed mother. Burgess Field was a schoolmate of Douglass. He is now living
in his eighty-fourth year on a farm in the Arnold school district. The place of their
childhood has not been materially changed in the last seventy-five years that have
elapsed since these two country boys romped over the hills to the little red school-
house on the Brandon turnpike. The schoolhouse is still standing with a modern
improvement in the shape of an ell. Mr. Field remembers Douglass distinctly, and
recalls many pleasant memories of the days which they spent together in the Arnold
district. Mr. Field recollects Douglass as a robust and healthy boy, and says he
was always ready to work or play as opportunity offered.
4268. i. ABBY MARIA, b. Nov. 21, 1866; d. unm. March 29, 1890.
2556. GEORGE F. FIELD (Paul, Joshua, Gaius. Zechariah, Samuel, Zecha-
riah. John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Paul and Mercy (Stearns), b.
in Brandon, Vt., June 2, 1819. He removed in 1844 to Whiting, Vt. ; in March, 1865,
returned to Brandon; in April, 1S66, removed to Leicester, Vt., where he now re-
sides. He m. Jan. 22, 1844, Byron A., dau. of Augustus and Temperance (Babcock)
Munger, of Whiting, Vt., b. Feb. i, 1825; d. Oct. 4, 1872, of a cancer; m., 2d,
March, 1879, Mrs. Mary Sampson, of Middlebury, Vt.
4269. i. STEARNS AUGUSTUS, b. Jan. 5, 1846; d. March 18, 1846.
GEORGE STEARNS, b. Aug. 9, 1847.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, b. June 29, 1850; m. Ida Moulthrop.
ELLA M., b. Jan. 23, 1853.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. Nov. 10, 1855.
FRANKLIN ELBERT, b. March 16, 1858.
SARAH JANE, b. Nov. 21. 1862; m. July 4, 1881, Clarence Law-
rence, of North Elba, N. Y.
EDGAR MUNGER, b. Aug. 6, 1865.
ARTHUR PAUL. b. Oct. 19, 1868.
2562. WILLIAM E. FIELD (William, William, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of William and Mary Wood-
ward, b. in Northfield, Mass., Sept. 9, 1811; d. July 5, 1874. He m. June 8, 1838,
Lucretia E., dau. of Moses Dickinson, of Syracuse, N. Y., b. Aug. 21, 1818. Res.
Northampton, Mass.
4278. i. WILLIAM A., b. March 11, 1839.
4270.
11.
4271.
in.
4272.
IV.
4273-
V.
4274.
VI.
4275-
VU.
4276.
viii.
4277.
IX.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 745
4279. ii. GEORGE D., b. Feb. 6, 1841.
4280. iii. ELIZA L., b. Nov. 3, 1852; m. Nov. 12, 1874, Asahel Ring, of
Easthampton, Mass.
2564. HAMPTON E. FIELD (William, William, Ebenezer. Zechariah, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John. John, Richard, William, William), son of William and Mary
(Woodward), b. in Northfield, Mass., April 15, i3i6; m. Sarah Warner. He d. in
California in 1892.
4281. i. VIRGINIA, b. ; d. unm.
2565. HON. STOVER WOODBURY FIELD (William, William, Ebene2er,
Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Wil-
liam and Mary (Woodward). Stover Woodbury Field was born at Northfield, Mass.,
Nov. 30, 1819. When a small lad he went to Greenfield, an adjacent town, and
served an apprenticeship in a jewelry store of his future father in-law. He dis-
played so much courage, energy, and perseverance in all business methods that he
was soon sent west to Milwaukee toestablish a jewelry store, the first ("a Tunis") in
Milwaukee. With zeal he worked and his business habits were much admired, but,
when failing health came a rural life was ordered by his phj'sicians, and for many
years he engaged in farming near Madison, Wis. In 1844 he removed to Fitchburg,
Dane county, Wis. ; in 1858 to Santa Cruz, Cal., where he resided; engaged in mer-
cantile business. He was one of the supervisors of Dane county, Wisconsin, several
years, besides holding various town offices during most of the time while residing in
Fitchburg. He represented his district in the Wisconsin Legislature in the years
1852 and 1856. He was postmaster of Santa Cruz from i860 to 1863 ; county treasurer
1863 to 1865, and was elected mayor of the city for one year. In 1858 he came to
California for the benefit of his wife's health. After a year's residence in San
Francisco he went to Santa Cruz, where he engaged in active mercantile business
with success, not once in his life failing to pay dollar for dollar, a fact to which he
often alluded with pride.
S. W. Field was for twenty-five years a prominent merchant of Santa Cruz ; one
of honorable dealing and public spirited citizenship, a sj^mpathetic, just, kindly and
generous hearted man, whose word was his bond in business circles. Mr. Field
was for many years president of the board of town trustees of Santa Cruz prior to
the incorporation of the city. To him was sent by McRun in Congress, July 19,
1866, the usufructuary title of the Santa Cruz lands. He was treasurer of Santa
Cruz county for four years. He also held minor positions. He was a charter mem-
ber of Branciforte Lodge, I. O. O. F., and belonged to the Encampment. He was
one of the founders of the Unity church, which in the seventies was one of the most
potent influences in the community. He was a man of cheerful disposition, honest
in all his dealings and always interested in the welfare of the city or town in which
he lived. He d. April 6, 1894, past seventy-four years of age, having been for almost
nine years a sufferer from paralysis and Bright's disease. His devoted and affec-
tionate wife died the June prior to his death. — Taken in part from a history of the
Bay of San Francisco, published by The Lewis Publishing Co., of Chicago, 111., in
1892.
He m. in California, Dec. 8, 1840, Lucy Ann, dau. of Albert and Lucy (Hub-
bard) Jones, of Milwaukee, b. in Saybrook, Conn., July 22, 1823.
42S2. i. LUCY MARIA, b. Oct. 11, 1841; m. May 25, 1865, James O. Wan-
zer. of San Francisco, Cal., from whom she procured a divorce in
1868 for habitual drunkenness and ill treatment. Lucy Maria
Field Wanzer, M. D., whose office is at 205 Taylor street, San
Francisco, has been a resident of California since 1S5S, and has
48
746 FIELD GENEALOGY.
been engaged in the practice of medicine since 1876. She was
born in Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 11, 1841, and received her early
education in Milwaukee and Madison, Wis., and later was sent to
Hartford, Conn., where she attended the public high school.
Being called home to Wisconsin on account of her mother's ill-
ness, she underwent a course of training in nursing and medical
experience for months by the bedside of her sick mother, which
determined her to make the practice of medicine her profession.
Her mother's physician stating that nothing but a removal to the
genial climate of California would restore her to health, the
family went to New York, and from there by way of Panama to
California. Here the mother's health was completely restored,
and she lived tor many years in Santa Cruz in perfect health.
Dr. Wanzer's parents are S. W. and Lucy A. (Jones) Field, the
former was for many years a prominent merchant of Santa Cruz,
and has held many positions of public trust in the town. Dr.
Wanzer engaged in teaching soon after coming to this state, and
also continued her medical studies, and atter saving sufficient
means she went to New York, and there attended a course of lec-
tures and clinics at a medical college, receiving the diploma of
that college. Returning to California, she again engaged in
teaching, and in 1S74 entered the medical department of the Uni-
versity of California, graduating at that institution Nov. i, 1876,
and receiving her degree as Doctor of Medicine, being the first
lady graduated in medicine west of the Rocky Mountains. She
immediately engaged in the practice of her profession, in which
she has since continued, engaged in general practice, but paying
special attention to the treatment of diseases of women and chil-
dren. Dr. Wanzer is a member of the State Medical Society of
California, of the County Medical Society ot San Francisco, mem-
ber of the California Academy of Sciences, member of the Cali-
fornia Botanical Club, member of The Century Club, member of
the Calitornia Club. Since her graduation she has been con-
nected with the Pacific Free Dispensary, from which has since
grown the Children's Hospital and Training School for Nurses,
which now occupies a very extensive hospital structure at 3700
California street. Dr: Wanzer is now one of the attending physi-
cians. Some time since she was obliged to give up her connec-
tion with the dispensary with which she had been connected since
1876, her work at the hospital with her private practice fully
absorbing her time. Dr. Wanzer's family are of English descent,
the first of the family in America having come to New England
among the early Puritan settlers. Her great-grandfather. Wood-
ward, was a soldier in the Revolution, and was wounded and
drew a pension up to the time of his death.
4283. ii. HARRIET PERRY, b. Dec. 3, 1843; m. March 12, 1S61, Charles
Knapp, of Santa Cruz; d. Nov. 7, 1S61.
4284. iii. CAROLINE PHILANA, b. Feb. 11, 1846; m. June i. 1S75, Wil-
liam A. Plunket, of San Francisco.
4285. iv. SARAH ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 28, 1S4S; m. Sept. 21, 1875, Daniel
Sweet, of San Francisco.
4286. V. HAMPTON STOVER, b. Oct. 14, 1849; m. Mary B. Taylor.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 747
4287. vi. FRANKLIN LEWIS, b. Feb. 4,- 1855; d. Jan. 13, 1856.
4288. vii. FRANKLIN FREMONT, b. Nov. 25, 1856; m. Martha E. But-
terfield.
2566. FRANKLIN FIELD (William, William, Ebenezer, Zechariah. Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield, Mass., Aug. n,
1S24; m. Montgomery, N. Y., Nov. S, 184S, Mary Goldsmith, b. Nov. 13, 1820; d.
May S, 18S1. Res. Grand Division St., Troy, N. Y.
4289. i. THOMAS GOLDSMITH, b. Aug. 26, 1849.
4290. ii. MARY CATHERINE, b. Feb. 21, 1852; m. Jan. 18, 1872, Harvey
S. McLeod. She d. Troy, N. Y., April 26, 1891.
4291. iii. FRANKLIN, b. Oct. 5, 1S53; m. Carrie L. Clapp.
2567. NEWTON SAMUEL FIELD (William, William, Ebenezer, Zechariah.
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, WUHam. .William), son of William and
Mary (Woodward), b. in Northfield, June 22, 1S33. He settled in Northampton; in
1 87 1 removed to Chicopee, where he now resides, engaged in mercantile business.
He m. Jan. 2, 1856, Electa G. Atkins, of Northampton, b. Aug. 15, 1S33.
4292. i. ELLEN AUGUSTA, b. June 19, 1S60; m. July 20, 1S86, Charles
E. Hadley. Res. 367 Laurel St., Hartford, Conn.
4293. ii. FRANK NEWTON, b. Jan. 27, 1862; m. Euloeen M. Eaton.
4294. iii. GEORGE ATKINS, b. May i. 1865; unm. ; res. Chicopee.
2570. SCOTT FIELD (Jesse, Asa, Ebenezer. Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah.
John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Lancaster, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1852; m.
Battle Creek, Mich., Emma Skinner, b. Aug. 25. 1856; d. Feb. 16, 1S85; m., 2d,
Kalamazoo, Mich., Katherine E. Waterbury, b. Sept. 4, 1S71. After finishing school
he assisted his father for a time in his business, and in the postofifice. He after-
wards studied law in the firm of Corlett & Tabor, Bufi'alo, N. Y., but not fancying
the law he went to Battle Creek, Mich., and accepted a position in the same bank
with his brother Asa, and on his going :o San Francisco, took his position, which he
filled for several years, until he organized the Merchants' Bank of Battle Creek, of
which he was manager and cashier, which position he still holds, after reorganizing
it as the Merchants' Savings Bank. His first wife died in 1S85, and in 1897 he mar-
ried jNIiss Katherine Waterbury, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and is now living at Battle
Creek, Mich. Res. Battle Creek, Mich.
4295. i. LAURENCE, b. Feb. 6. 1885.
2571. EDWARD CLEM FIELD (Jesse, Asa, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Lancaster, N. Y. , Nov. ig,
1855; m. Buffalo, June 10. 1891. Alice Dell Harlow, b. April 11, 1S61. Edward C.
was born at Lancaster, N. Y.. on the old farm homestead. When eight j'ears old
he removed with his parents to the village of Lancaster. After graduating at the
public schools he was tutored by the Rev. William Waith, and assisted his father in
the postoflace. After the death of both his parents he settled his father's affairs
and estate and departed for Ann Arbor, Mich., where he graduated in the school of
pharmacy in the class ot 'S3. He went from Ann Arbor to Chicago, 111., and clerked
in Whitfield & Co.'s drugstore, corner Wabash and Jackson. From there he went
to Des Moines, Iowa, where he was prescription clerk for Norman Lichty, tor about
a year, when, after prospecting through the west, he returned to Buffalo, N. Y., and
established with an old friend and classmate the drug firm of Denny S: Field, at 453
Main street. In 1S91 he married Miss Alice Dell Harlow, both now living at 44
Brantford Place, Buffalo, N. Y. Res., s. p., Buffalo, N. Y.
2575. PAUL FIELD (Asa, Asa, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah,
748 FIELD GENEALOGY.
John. John, Richard, William, William), son of Asa and Mary A. Catherine (Cady),
b. in Akron, O., Jan. 14, 1S32. He settled in 1870 in Canton, Starke county, O.,
where he resided. Was a local editor of the Canton Repository, and one of the
trustees of the City Water Works, and secretary of that corporation. He enlisted
Aug. 5, 1862, in Company H, 104th Regiment Ohio Volunteers, and served during
the war of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged at Greensboro, N. C, June
18. 1S65. He was in the following engagements: Knoxville, Tenn. , and in all in
Sherman's march through Georgiaand the Carolinas. Hem. Oct. 10, 1865, Fidelia,
dau. of James and Sarah McConnaughy, of Zelienople, Pa., b. July 5, 1843. He
d. in 1S96.
4296. i. DORA GERTRUDE, b. July 29. 1872; m. April 25, 1S99,
Bayard. Res. 826 North Cherry St., Canton, O.
2577. JOHN AUGUSTUS FIELD (Asa. Asa, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Asa and Mary A. Cather-
ine (Cady), b. in Akron, O., INIarch 14, 1S45, where he now resides. He m. Jan. 2,
1S65, Isabella, dau. of Baker. Res. 104 Schell Av., Akron, O.
4297. i. ALBURTIS, b. .
4298. ii. FANNY, b. .*
4299. iii. CHARLOTTE, b. .
2579. PARK B. FIELD (Asa, Asa, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Akron, O., Aug. 7, 1850; m. there June
15, 1881, Anna E. Smith, b. Woodcock, Pa., Nov. 22, i860. Res. 117 E. Williams
St., Canton, O.
4250. i. ASA, b. March 23, 1SS2.
25S0. BENJAMIN FAXON FIELD (Silas, Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Silas and Ruth B.
(Faxon), b. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 23, 1S06, where he now resides, engaged in mer-
cantile business. He has at various times from 1833 made voyages to foreign coun-
tries on commercial busmess. He m. Aug. 11, 1S40, Elizabeth Safford, dau. of Sol-
omon and Lydia (Goodale) Towne, of Salem, Mass., b. in Boxford, Oct. 13, 1S14,
when he sailed for Genoa, Italy, where he resided until 1S42, when he returned to
Boston, and resided in Weston, where he died.
Benjamin Faxon Field, Weston; died Feb. 27, 1S93; will dated Feb. i, 18S1.
Al. March 28, 1893. Wife, Elizabeth Safford Field; son, Benjamin Faxon Field,
Weston; son, William De Yough Field, Northfield, Mass.; daughter, Fanny Field,
single woman.
Elizabeth S. Field, Weston; died March 25, 1895. Son, Benj. F. Field, North-
field; son, William De Yough Field, Northfield; daughter, Fannie Field, Weston.
William De Yough appointed administrator April 23. 1895. — Middlesex Probate.
4251. i. BENJAMIN FAXON, b. Oct. 8, 1841, in Genoa, Italj-. He
enlisted and was mustered into the service at Readville, Sept. 12,
, 1S62, as second lieutenant of Company K, 44th Regiment Massa-
chusetts Volunteers and attached to 1 he i8th army corps in North
Carolina, and was detailed in November to the United States
Signal Corps, and was honorably discharged at Boston, June 12,
1S63. Is a merchant; unm. Res. Northfield, Mass.
4252. ii, ELIZABETH SAFFORD TOWNE, b. March 2, 1843; d- Jan. 30,
1854.
4253- iii- FANNY, b. Dec. i, 1844. Res. Northfield, Mass.
4254a. iv. WILLIAM DE YOUGH, b. March 21, 1847; m. Bertha Williams.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 749
2583. JOSEPH WARREN FIELD (Silas. Samuel. Samuel. Zechariah, Sam-
uel, Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Silas and Ruth B.
Faxon, b. in Boston, Mass., May 24, 1826; settled in Weston, Mass., where he now
resides, doing busmess in Boston. He was at one time secretary of the American
Insurance Company. Hem. Jan. 6, 1S77, Amelia Deblois, dau. of Frederick and
Amelia (Deblois) Bush, of Weston, Mass.. b. in Hong Kong. China, Dec. 31. 1846.
4255. i. JOSEPH WARREN, b. Nov. 8. 1S77.
2591. ELISHA FIELD (Elisha, Samuel, Samuel. Zechariah, Samuel. Zechar-
iah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Jan. 6, 1817; m. Nov. 21, 1S54, Mary
Flint, of Hartford. Conn., b. Nov. 12. i82i;d. April 11. 1SS3. Was a musician.
He d. June 2, 1873. Res. Hartford. Conn.
4256. i. ARTHUR, b. Aug. 13. 1S55; d. Aug. 14, 1855.
4257. ii. MARY ELLA, b. March 16. 1857; tl. April 2, i860.
4258. iii. LIZZIE PERCIVAL. b. Sept. 6, i860; m. in Hartford. Nov. 18,
1882, Henry J. Gibbone. Res. 5 Ellsworth Place, Hartford,
Conn.
4259. iv. WILLIAM HANCOCK, b. March 29. 1863. Res. 5 Ellsworth
Place, Hartford. Conn.
2593. REV. THOMAS POWER FIELD (Justin, Samuel. Samuel. Zechariah.
Samuel, Zechariah. John. John, Richard, William, William), the son of Justin and
Harriet (Power) Field, and brother of the late Rev. Justin Field of Amherst College,
1835, was born in Northfield, Mass.. Jan. 12, 1814, and was fitted for college at North-
field Academy. He studied theology at Andover Seminary and graduated there
in 1S40.
He was ordained Oct. 8. 1840, at South Danvers (now Peabody). Mass., and was
pastor of the Congregational church in that place until 1850. From 1850 to 1853 he
was pastor of the Second Presbyterian church in Troy. N. Y.. and from 1S56 to
1876, of the First Congregational church in New London, Conn. Dr. Field was a
member of the Faculty of Amherst College about fourteen years in all. He was a
tutor from 183710 1839, professor of Rhetoric, Oratory and English Literature from
1853 to 1856, professor of Bibliography, and Librarian, 1877-7S and Samuel Green
professor of Biblical History and Interpretation and associate pastor of the college
church, 1878-86. In the annual catalogue Boston is set down as his place of resi-
dence throughout his college course. He had in fact two homes, one in the city and
the other in the country. He united in himself the advantages of both, the cultiva-
tion and refinement of Boston, and the health and heartiness, the love of nature and
beautiful scenery which he drank in with his education in two of the most beautiful
towns in the valley of the Connecticut. Among his college classmates were such men
as Charles Baker Adams. Henry Ward Beecher, Samuel Hopkins Emery, Orson
Squire Fowler. Alonzo Gray. George Freeman Homer, Henry Neill. Rufus P. Steb-
bins, Timothy Dwight, Porter Stone, and Eli Thurston, who, although the college
was yet scarcely in its "teens" at the time of their graduation, have since taken
their place among the most illustrious of the educated men of their day; and
although young Field was little over twenty at his graduation, he stood among the
foremost of his class in all the departments, especially in classical scholarship,
rhetoric and English Literature. One of the "seven sages" of ancient Greece left
as a legacy to his countrj'men and to the world the following apophthegm: "The
chief secret of a happy life is to be always gaining." According to this apophthegm.
Dr. Field's was a happy life. He was always gaining in knowledge, in influence
and usefulness, in all the virtues and graces. As a tutor he was highly respected
by his classes, beloved by his colleagues, honored by the college and the town, and
750 FIELD GENEALOGY.
admired already for his wide reading and elegant lecturing on the old English Prose
Authors. His three pastorates, in two denominations, and three different states,
were all wise, useful, successful, honored and happy. And each one of them was
more so than the one which preceded it. An incidental result of his last pastorate,
that at New London, was the Otis Foundation, founded by Asa Otis, Esq., a mem-
ber of his church, on which the Amherst Library now stands, and the munificent
bequest of Mr. Otis to the American Board of Foreign Missions which for so many
years was such a resource to the board and such a comfort to so many missionaries.
Dr. Field's three professorships in Amherst College were all short — only about a
dozen years in all— not because they were unsuccessful, but for sj^ecial reasons which
need not be detailed. His rare knowledge and love ot books and his cultivated taste
peculiarly fitted himf or the professorship of Rhetoric and English Literature, and
also for that of Bibliography and the librarianship. But when the Faculty and trus-
tees, finding great difficulty in filling the new professorship of Biblical Interpreta-
tion and the Pastoral Charge, urged him to be the first incumbent, he thought it his
duty to accept, and did everything that any man could do, under the then existing
circumstances, to make the department a success, till, after eight years, at the age
of seventy he resigned. Since that time he has had no charge. Yet this has been
not the least active, useful and beautiful period of his long and useful life. He has
had his regular hours of study and reading, and was unquestionably the best read
man and the best Hebrew scholar, had the largest and choicest library, and the
widest knowledge of books ancient and modern, in every department of literature —
history, philosophy, theology, poetry, and romance — of any man in Amherst or its
vicinity. He has continued his gratuitous service to the college as a member, and
one of the most valuable members, of the Library committee. He has preached
ably and acceptably in the college, in the village, in the vicinity, as a helper to his
ministerial brethren, as a supply in churches destitute of pastors. But his best
sermon, which he has preached every day of every week, has been his beautiful
every-day life. He has attended the meetings of the Hampshire East Association
and the Ministers' Meeting with exemplary regularity, and has been the light and
life of their literary and religious exercises. His genial nature, his modest worth,
his high culture, his rare human and Christian graces and virtues made him beloved
by all who knew him. He was the model of a good neighbor, a sympathizing friend
and a Christian gentleman. The whole community mourns his loss. But we give
him joy, that he has gone through so short and easy a passage from so long and
beautiful a life to a world where, like himself, all is beauty, purity, and peace.
The degree of D. D. was conferred on him in iS6i by Amherst College. After
resigning his professorship he continued to reside in Amherst, where he died from
angina pectoris. May i6, 1S94.
Dr. Field was married Jan. 11, 1S44, to Maria A., dau. of Robert S. Daniels,
of Peabody, who d. July 2, iSb4; m., 2d, May g. 1SO6, to Charlotte, dau. of Robert
Coit, of New London, Conn., d. Feb. 22, 1890; m., 3d, Nov. 4, 1891, to Ellen,
sister of his second wife, who survives him. Three of his nine children are also liv-
ing, one of them, Henry P. Field, Esq., being a graduate of Amherst of the class of
1880.
MARIA DANIEL, b. Nov. 2, 1844.
EDWARD AUGUSTUS, b. June 11, 1847.
THOMAS ABBOTT, b. Sept. 14, 1849; d. July 2, 1851.
ROBERT DANIELS, b. Feb. 5, 1852.
HERBERT LINCOLN, b. Jan. i, 1854; d. Oct. 16, 1854.
WILLIAM STEARNS, b. April 28, 1856; d. March 30. 1857.
HENRY POWERS, b. Oct. 29, 1858. Res. Northampton, I\Iass.
4260.
!•
4261.
U.
4202.
111.
4263.
iv.
4264.
V.
4265.
vi.
4266.
Vll,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 751
4267. viii. HELEN ABBOTT, b. Oct. 10, 18C0; d. Aug. 30. 1861.
426S. ix. FANNY CORT, b. June 30, 1S67; d. Nov. 25, 1867.
2594. REV. JUSTIN FIELD (Justin, Samuel, [Samuel. Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield. Mass.. April 10,
i3i6; m. June 26, 1862, Caroline Gushing Wilde, b. June 3, 1830; d. March 23, 1888;
m., 2d, April 26, 1S90, Louise Hope Irene Higgs.
Justin Field was b. in Northfield, Mass., April 10, i3i6. He was the son of
Justin and Harriet Power Field, He prepared for college at Northfield Academy,
and graduated at Amherst College in 1835. He studied at the Union Seminary in
1838-39, and at the Andover Theological Seminary 1840-41. He was ordained dea-
con on the Feast of the Epiphany, 1842, by Bishop Griswold, Sept. 7, 1842. He
was then engaged in church work in Jamaica Plain, and the vicinity of Boston, until
1845, when he became rector of Christ church, Corning, N. Y. From there he went
to Stockbridge, Mass., where he was rector of St. Paul's church, 1846-50. He was
rector of St. James' church. Great Barrington, Mass., 1850-52; of Grace church,
Medford, Mass., 1852-62, and of Trinity church, Lenox, Mass., twenty-eight years,
from 1862 to 1890. During his rectorship in Lenox the old church was enlarged,
and the new Trinity church was built, and consecrated June 19, 1888. In 1890 he
went to Europe, spending some time in travel, and in 1892, while in the South, he
preached for some weeks in Brooksville, Fla.. where in this short time he became
very much beloved. A friend writes: "His labors there were greatly blessed, the
crown of his earthly ministry." He was married June 26, 1S62, to Caroline Gush-
ing Wilde, of Boston, daughter of George Cobb Wilde, Esq. (clerk of the supreme
judicial court), and Ann Jeannette Dence. She died March 23, 1888, leaving two
daughters. He was married April 26, 1890, to Louise Hope Irene, daughter of
Hon. W. H. Hilton Higgs, of London, England. He departed this lite at West
Newton, Mass., March 5, 1893. "Now he is numbered among the children of God,
and his lot is among the saints." "Mr. Field was a man of far more intellectual
power than even his acquaintances knew, but he always shrank from publicity, and
seemed to have no desire for fame, as the world considers fame; but he always did
his day's work with a mind to see the intense interest of this life, and a heart to
feel the joys and sorrows of others." Devoted to the church, steadfast in the faith,
he ever preached Christ and Him crucified. To those whose blessings and
privilege it was to know him intimately his life seemed hid with Christ in God.
He d. March 5, 1893. Res. West Newton, Mass.
4269. i, ROSALIE, b. April, 1868; unm. Res. 76 Brattle St., Cambridge,
Mass.
4270. ii. ALICE CAROLINE, b. May 5, 1863.
4271. iii. GERTRUDE, b. November, 1865; unm. Res. Lenox, Mass.
2602. SPENCER FIELD (John, Spencer, Paul, Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Dr. John and Rhoda (Bowman), b.
in Barre, Mass., Feb. 8, 1804. He went with his father to Oakham; returned to
Barre; removed to Chelsea, Mass; d. May 5, 1865. He m. Oct. 5, 1829, Harriet,
dau. of Archibald and Sophia Black.
Petition for administration May 22, 1865; Harriet Field, of Chelsea, widow,
appointed, deceased husband, Spencer Field; all of Chelsea. — Suffolk County
Probate.
2608. HON. THOMAS J. FIELD (Erastus, Walter, Paul, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield, March 3. 1822;
m. Feb. 28, 1850, Hannah Mattoon, dau. of Colonel Elijah, b. Feb. 25, 1822; d. Feb.
752 FIELD GENEALOGY.
25, 1S9S. Thomas Jackson Field, son of Erastus and Hannah (Callender), b. in
Northfield, Mass., where he resides on the original farm, owned by Zechariah Field,
•who settled in Northfield in 1716. He is a prominent man in town, an extensive and
model farmer. He represented the town in the legislature in 1868, has been a
county commissioner and president of the Franklin County Agricultural Society,
He m. Oct. 28, 1850, Hannah, dau. ot Elijah and Hannah Mattoon, of Northfield,
b. Feb. 25, 1822. No issue. Res. Northfield. Mass.
2615. LIEUT. GEORGE W. FIELD (Walter. Walter, Paul, Zechariah.
Samuel, Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), b, Northfield, July 14,
1840; m. Fanny Swift. Was in the Civil war. Res. Northfield, Mass., and Keene,
N. H.
2625. HUBBARD FIELD (Lucius, Zechariah, Paul, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Lucius and Lucia (Hub-
bard), b. in Troy, N. Y., May 27, 1831. He removed to Chicago, 111.; in 1871 to
Waukegan, where he resided until he moved to San Francisco, Cal., 330 Market St.
He m. June i, 1862, Charlotte, dau. of Darius C. and Candace Downer, of Onon-
daga, N. Y., wid, of George Williams, of Rochester, b. Feb. 26, 1831.
4272. i. CHARLES HUBBARD, b. April 15, 1S64.
4273. ii. EDITH LORAINE, b. March 17, 1871.
4274. iii. MABEL DELLA, b. July 10, 1873.
4275. iv. ROBERT ESTES, b. July 4, 1875.
2627. CORNELIUS ROBBINS FIELD (Lucius, Zechariah, Paul. Zechariah,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son ot Lucius and
Lucia (Hubbard), b. in Troy, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1836. He settled, in 1858, in Chicago,
111. ; in i876.he removed to Montreal, L. C, where he resided, and removed to 161
Brevoort Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. He m. March 12, 1861, Sarah E., dau. of Joseph
and Harriet (Randall) Henry, of Albany, N. Y., b. Oct. 2, 1841.
Cornelius R. Field, the Brooklyn representative of a family that will live in the
story of American fame as long as history endures, was born in Troy, N. Y. His
parents, while far from rich, were not very poor. Enterprise, rather than neces-
sity, led him, at the age of ten, to induce his father to obtain employment for hira
away trom home. Residing at Brooklyn, N. Y., at the time, and being personally
acquainted with James Watson Webb, our late minister to Brazil, who was then
editor and publisher of the New York Courier and Enquirer, he soon secured for
him in the office of that journal a situation as errand boy. Formerly this had been
the leading newspaper of the metropolis, but was then being eclipsed by the Herald.
Our Troy lad was in a fair way to mature into a journalist, being a special
favorite of the Thunderer of the American press of that day, but in the year 1848,
his father removed to Janesville, Wis., and Cornelius accompanied the family. He
soon became a clerk in the store of H. O. Wilson, of that place, and remained there
for five years. He was then in the eighteenth year, and had been thoroughly initi-
ated into the mysteries of country mercantile life. Becoming weary of the humdrum
of the quiet store, he cast about for some better opening. His choice fell on Chi-
cago, which had by that time grown into a city of considerable commercial import-
ance. Arrived here with the enterprise so characteristic of the family to which he
belongs, he connected himself with the railroad business, accepting a position under
Capt. George M. Gray, in the Michigan Southern Railroad office. In this line of
business he remained until July, 1858. During this period he was in the employ
not only of the Michigan Southern but the Illinois Central, the New York and Erie,
and the New York Central railroad companies, and in whatever capacity he was
called upon to act, he gave entire satisfaction. The changes he made were steps in
FIELD GENEALOGY. 753
advance. In 1858, he became connected with the City Hotel, then one of the best
in Chicago. Two years later he once more became a railroad man. The business
was more to his taste, and his services were eagerly sought. Nothing occurred to
disturb the even flow of his business life until 1862. He was at that time called
from private to public life, and then began the real test of his capacity for some-
thing beyond the treadmill of routine. The war had gone on far enough to create
new demands, one of the greatest of which was the demand for money. It was
found necessary to try new devices for replenishing the depleted national exchequer.
One expedient was to remodel the currency system of the country by establishing
the "greenback" and national bank plan, which proved a radical revolution in the
monetary affairs of our country. Another was to establish a Bureau of Internal
Revenue, something hitherto unheard of among us. The Hon. George S. Boutwell
was selected to initiate the system. Each congressional district was also made an
internal revenue district, with an assessor's and collector's office.
For Chicago, as the first district of Illinois, Mr. Philip Wadsworth was appointed
assessor. Having a large private business to carry on, he found it necessary to
select as his head clerk a man competent not only to transact ordinary office work,
but to lay the foundations of a new line of business, at once vast and complicated,
and for that work he chose Mr. Field, who acted as assistant assessor for eight
months, and was afterwards promoted to the position of chief clerk. This was alike
fortunate for the service and for Mr. Field himself. He became widely and favor-
ably known through the business tact, amounting almost to genius, which he dis-
played. Mr. Wadsworth resigned in favor of Mr. Field, writing a strong personal
letter to Mr. Lincoln, but through political influence, Mr. Peter Page was selected
as his successor. Still Mr. Field was retained in his position as chief clerk.
In 1866, the directors of the First National Bank, of Chicago, offered him the
cashier's department of that institution. He accepted it, and at once took rank
among the most sagacious and efficient bankers of the country. For two years he
filled that important position. He then resigned and formed a copartnership with
Messrs. George S. King and Moses Turner, doing a general real estate and stock
business, under the firm name of Field, King & Co. In December, 1871, the
copartnership expired by limitation, Mr. Field since continuing the business under
the name of C. R. Field & Co. Since the fire of 1871, it has been exclusively that
of mortgage loans and securities. In 1880 he returned to New York City, and
since 1882 has resided in Brooklyn; has been in brokerage line most of the time
since returning East. — New York Biographical Publication.
CORNELIUS JAMES, b. June 4, 1862; m. Agnes M. Craven.
FRANK HARVEY, b. Aug. 17, 1863; m. Mary L." Sniffen.
LUCIA, b. Jan. 31, 1868; d. Dec. 2, 1875.
HENRY R. R.. b. Aug. 31, 1871; d. Aug. 12, 1891.
SARAH E.. b. Oct. 16. 1874. Res. at home.
CORNELIUS ROBBINS. b. Sept. 17, 1876; d. Oct. 12, 1876.
MARIA VIRGINIA, b. Jan. 13. 1878. Res. at home.
FREDERICK F. FIELD (Spencer, Zechariah, Paul, Zechariah, Samuel,
John, Richard, William. William), son of Spencer and Clara
(Humphrey), b. in Athol, Mass. He settled in Shelbyville. Ky. ; removed to New
Orleans, La., where he nov/ resides. He m. Mary, dau. of Dr. Bormey, of Shelby-
ville, Ky.
2629. SPENCER FIELD (Spencer, Zechariah, Paul, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Spencer and Clara
(Humphrey), b. in Athol, Mass, He settled in New Orleans, La., where he now
resides. He is m. and has five children.
4276.
1.
4277.
11.
4278.
ill.
4279.
IV.
4280.
v.
4281.
VI.
4282.
vii.
2628.
FR
Zechariah
. Jo
754 FIELD GENEALOGY.
2640. BARNARD WARREN FIELD (Ebenezer S., Ebenezer, Ebeuezer,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Ebenezer and
Amelia (Connable), b. in Bernardston, Mass., Sept. 5, 180S. He removed, in 1832, to
Sinclairville, Chautauqua county, N. Y., where he now resides. He m. Oct. 27,
1835, by the Rev. Addison Brown, at Brattleboro, Vt., Sarah Rachel, dau. of Ralph
and^Sally (Root) Cushman, of Bernardston, b. July 9, 1813; d. Aug. 5, 1870.
'4283. i. RACHEL CUSHMAN, b. July 4, 1837; d. Aug. 15, 1841.
4284. ii. RALPH CUSHMAN, b. Nov. 5, 1841 ; d. Dec. 10, 1843.
■ 2647. HENRY CUMMINGS FIELD (Bohan P., Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Eben-
ezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Belfast, Me.,
Sept. 18," 1809; m. July 14, 1S35, Aseneth Harriman, b. July 20, 1807; d. Jan. 20. 1857.
Henry Cummings Field, eldest son of Bohan Prentiss Field and Abigail Davis,
b. in Belfast, Me., Sept. 18, 1809; m. Aseneth Harriman. He d. Jan. 4, 1864. He
was graduate of Bowdoin College, class of 1827. Known there as an excep-
tionally fine student of brilliant talents. He read law in his father's office; settled
in Lincoln, Penobscot county. Afterward moved to Lee. Then removed to Lincoln
where he died. Both husband and wife buried in Lee, Penobscot county. Me. He
had a large practice; was regarded by his legal associates as a sound lawyer, thor-
oughly read in his profession, original, critically discerning, and was highly
respected by his compeers. The sons of Henry Cummings Field and Aseneth Har-
riman were all patriotic good men and served through the Civil war.
Res. Lincoln and Lee, Me.
CHARLES EDWARD, b. March, 1837- d. Feb. 26, 1839.
BOHAN WILLIAM HENRY, b. Dec. 22, 1839; ra. Mary Haskell.
GEORGE EDWARD, b. Aug. 6, 1841; m. Hannah Courtright
IklcKellip.
ABBIE MARION, b. May i, 1843; d. Oct. 12, 1869.
CHARLES FRANK HARRIMAN, b. July 11, 1845; m. Susan
A. Thompson.
2648. WILLIAM PATTON FIELD (Bohan P., Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Eben-
ezer, Samuel. Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Bohan P.
and Abigail (Davis), b. in Belfast, Me., Jan. 11, 1811; d. Sept. 21, 1863. Hem.
July 15, 1834, Sarah, dau. of James and Abigail (Howland) Ingram, of New Bedford,
Mass., b. Jan. 23, 1814; d. Nov. i, 1S59. He was the second son of Bohan Prentiss
Field and Abigail Davis, b. in Belfast, Me. He left Belfast quite young, having
previously filled the position of clerk in the postoffice. He moved to New York
City, where he went into business as a merchant. He removed to New Bedford,
Mass., continuing in business there for years, when his failing health obliged him to
seek a less active walk in life, and he returned to his native city, Belfast, where he
filled a position in register of deeds office, until his feeble health obliged him to re-
main indoors. He died in the old home. He married Sarah Ingram, in New Bedford.
4290. i. WILLIAM INGRAM, b. Nov. 8, 1835; d. April 23, 1840.
4291. ii. SARAH ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 22, 1837; d. .
4292. iii. ALMA CLAGHORN, b. Nov. 20, 1839; d. April 24, 1840.
4293. iv. ALMA CLAGHORN, b. March 16, 1843; m. June 12, 1866, George
Prentice Field (see).
4294. v. WILLIAM INGRAM, b. Dec. 17, 1844; m. Calanthe Work.
2651. CHARLES DAVIS FIELD (Bohan P., Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Ebenezer,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Bohan P. and
Abigail (Davis), b. in Belfast, Me., Aug. 5, 1814; d. Dec. 29, 1874. He m. Nov. 9,
1841, Elvira, dau. of Peter and Lucia (Drew) Osgood, of Belfast, b. Nov. 25, 1816.
4285.
1.
4286.
ii.
4287.
111.
4288.
iv.
4289.
V.
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JUDGE BOHAN P. FIELD.
See page 755.
REV. GICORGt: WARREN 1-lELU, D. D.
See page 756.
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Charles Davis Field, third son of Bohan Prentiss Field and 'Abigail Davis, b.
in Belfast, Me. ; d. there. He married in Portland, Me., Elvira Osgood, of Palermo,
Me. ; d. in Belfast, Nov. g, 1841. He was a very successful merchant, manufac-
turer and wholesale dealer in furniture of all kinds, who gave employment to many,
and was sadly missed by them all. A man highly esteemed for energy, integrity
and uprightness of character; a good and useful citizen.
4295. i. MARY OSGOOD, b. April 13, 1844;" m. April ig. 1869, Frank
Hendee Russell, of Baltimore, Md. Res. Madison Av., Brooklyn,
N. Y. Ch. : I. Charles Field Russell. 2. John Brooks Russell, d.
42g6. ii. FANNY OSGOOD, b. Nov. 19, 1848; d. .
4297. iii. LUCIA OSGOOD, b. Nov. 10, 1854; d. May 8, 1863.
2652. JUDGE BOHAN PRENTICE FIELD (Bohan P., Ebenezer. Ebenezer,
Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Belfast,
Me., Sept. II, 1815; m. there Sept. ix, 1843, Lucy Harriden, b. October, 1S17; d.
July 20, 1892.
Bohan Prentiss Field, Jr., fourth son of Bohan Prentiss Field and Abigail Davis,
b. in Belfast, Me. He m. Lucy Harriden. A lawyer; read law in his father's office,
and with Hon. Jacob McGraw, of Bangor, Me. He began practice in Searsmont,
Waldo county. Me. ; returned to Belfast, and succeeded to his father's business.
He was never known to have an enemy ; a man endeared to the community, and
well known and esteemed by his legal brethren in the state. In his manners, bland,
social and affectionate ; in his morals, pure and unaffected. He was a model in
his office duties, and fidelity to all his trusts. Through all party changes and
administrations he held the office of Registrar of Deeds for over thirty-five years.
He was one of the first to interest himself in insurance business in the states, and
instructed his sons-in-law, appertaining to that department, which they chose for
their profession in life. He was deacon of the Congregationalist church, and punc-
tual at church, as he was in office; gave the entire influence of his example to the
observance of the Sabbath, and all the practical duties of religion. Declining to be
a candidate for office any longer he retired to private life, with the good wishes of
every one. His brethren of the Waldo county bar presented him with an elegant
gold headed ebony cane, with inscription, testifying their appreciation of his long
and faithful service. He died in the full assurance of a higher and better life, and
was buried beside his wife in I\Iount Repose (Belfast, Me.), the members of the
bar attending in a body his funeral and citizens generally. He d. Oct. i, 1897.
Res. Searsmont and Belfast, Me.
4298. i. GEORGE PRENTICE, b, Oct. 17, 1844; m. Alma Claghorn
Field.
4299. ii. ABBY ELLEN, b. Dec. 8, 1849; m. Jan. 10, 1872, Charles Spaft'ord
Pearl. Res. Bangor, Me. He was b. May 20, 1843. Res. 326
Union St., Bangor, Me. Ch. : i. Ahce Field Pearl, b. Dec. 31,
1873. 2. Harriden Spaft'ord Pearl, b. June 27, 1879. He is news
reporter on Bangor Whig and Courier. Mr. Pearl is actively
engaged in the real estate and insurance business, president of
the Board of Trade, Representative in the Legislature and has
nlled positions of trust in the city of Bangor.
4300. iii. CHARLES HARRIDEN, b. Nov. 25. 1855; m. May 16, 1877,
Bertha Francis Chase. She d. s. p., Oct. 27, 1878; m., 2d, June
2, 1886, Emma Moreland, s. p. Res. Belfast, Me. He is in the
insurance business ; well known citizen.
756 FIELD GENEALOGY.
2653. REV. GEORGE WARREN FIELD, D. D. (Bohan P., Ebenezer, Eben-
ezer, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Bel-
fast, Me.. Dec. 9, 181S; m. Springfield, Mass., April 26, 1S76, Lucy L. Humphrey,
b. Nov. 5, 1827.
Rev. George W. Field, D. D., fifth son of Bohan Prentiss Field and Abigail
Davis; married in Springfield, Mass.. Lucy L. Humphrey. No children. At the
time of his father's death, the eldest unmarried son, his mother's widowhood was
brightened by his tender care. In force of character, eloquence and popularity he
excels all his brothers, who to the day of their death expressed pleasant affectionate
remembrance of his high qualities. To the younger members of the family circle,
the name of Uncle George embodies all that is unselfish and kind. As a friend, true
and sincere. His most intimate associate was Gov. John A. Andrew. Many letters
passed between them, and when honored as governor of the commonwealth of Mas-
sachusetts (War Governor), he promptly tendered to his friend any position in his
power, if he would only name it. But Mr. Field's sturdy independence as promptly
declined acceptance. He entered the sophomore class of Bowdoin College in 1834;
graduated in 1837. By the faculty esteemed for application to study and originality
of mind. With his fellow students, honor and probity comprised the aroma of his
name. He received the degree of D. D. from Bowdoin College in 1869. He
entered Bangor Theological Seminary in 1843; graduated in 1846. Integrity, be-
nevolence, the outline of his character there. He afterward taught in Belfast and
Gorham Academies. Was ordained in 1851 as pastor over the Congregational church
at Brewer, Me.; remained there until October, 1855, when he resigned. He was
installed over the Salem Street church, Boston, Mass. After preaching seven years
in Boston, resigned and spent a year in travel in Europe. Returning, he received
a call to settle over the Central Congregational church, Bangor, Me., where he com-
menced his labors, August, 1863. He continued with them until 1892, when in his
seventy-fifth year he resigned and retired from active ministry. Addressing his
people, who were in tears, "1 do not expect to leave you, or forsake you, but con-
tinue to serve you as I can ; hoping to live with you, die, and be buried among you."
He assisted on sacramental occasions, weddings, funerals. Active in all the good
works of the church. A faithful servant in his Master's vineyard. During his pas-
torate in Bangor he was twice granted leave of absence by the liberality of his
church, and went to Europe, once in 1873 and again in 1883. As a man he is firm
and undeviating in the pursuit of what he thinks right ; without regard to private
interests; singularly outspoken, and public spirited; a benefactor to the city;
esteemed by all parties, and all denominations in the community. A republican.
He is illustrious, for his support during the Civil war, his well timed speeches and
abiding faith in his country and flag.
At the time of his death the Boston Transcript published the following: The
Rev. Dr. Field was born on Dec. 9, 1818, at Belfast, Me. He was educated in the
common schools there and at Bowdoin College, where he was graduated in the class
of 1837. He spent the following thirteen years of his life in teaching, having been
principal of schools in Freedom, Belfast and Gorham. During the latter part of his
career as a teacher he prepared himself for the ministry and entered the Bangor
Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 1846. He began preaching that
year and was located as pastor of the Congregational church at Frankfort, Me., for
a year. He was then called to the pastorate of the First Congregational church in
Brewer and he was at the head of that church for two years, 1S53-55. His work with
this church attracted attention all over New England and during the latter part of
1855 he received a call to the pastorate of the Salem Street Congregational church
in Boston. He accepted the call and was pastor of that church until 1S62. In 1863
FIELD GENEALOGY. 757
he was called to the pastorate of the Central Congregational church in Bangor and
accepted. He remained at the Central church until 1892 when he retired on account
of his health. His resignation came as a great surprise to the members of this parish,
and every effort was made to have him continue, but he declined, and his place was
filled by the Rev. E. B. Barry, now of Massachusetts, who remained with the church
for a short period and was replaced by the Rev. John S. Penman, the present pastor.
Since his resignation Dr. Field has been a resident of Bangor, and has been, as
far as his health would permit, actively engaged in church work. He has supplied
the pulpit of the Central church several times in the absence of the regular pastor,
and an announcement that he was to preach always brought out an immense con-
gregation. For many years Dr. Field managed the Central Club course of lectures,
and it was through his efforts that Bangor people have been given an opportunity
to hear some of the most famous men on the American lecture platform, beside
many musicians and singers of prominence in the musical world.
Dr. Field received the degree of doctor of divinity from Bowdoin College in
1S69. In 1876 he was married to Mrs. Chaplin Humphrey, of Bangor, who survives
him.
The Rev. Dr. Field was a man who was studious and scholarly in his habits and
tastes. He was an attractive preacher, a man of keen wit and much originality.
He preferred to confine his labors with his church, and as one result of his retiring
disposition he has published but few of his masterly sermons, or, as he preferred to
express it, "the few have been published for him."
Dr. Field was taken ill on Dec. 9, when he celebrated his eighty-first birthday,
at which time several of his relatives and friends gathered at dinner in honor of the
event, as had been their custom for many years. His illness was not thought to be
serious at the time, but a change for the worse soon took place and he passed away
in January following.
LAID AT REST.
FUNERAL SERVICES OF THE LATE REV. GEORGE WARREN FIELD, D. D. — VERY IMPRES-
SIVE AND LARGELY ATTENDED CEREMONIES AT CENTRAL CHURCH.
ELOQUENT MEMORIAL SERMONS IN THE BANGOR CHURCHES ON SUNDAY.
[Bangor, Me., Whig and Courier, Jan, 15, 1900.]
The remains of the late Rev. G. W. Field, Bangor's distinguished divine, who
held such a warm place in the affection and esteem of a multitude of people, were
laid to rest on Saturday after services of a most impressive and touching character.
The funeral was held at 10.30 a. m. in the Central church, of which he was formerly
the beloved pastor, and a large number of the people of Bangor and other places
representing the churches of every denomination, gathered to pay their last tribute
to one who had the admiration and affectionate regard of all. It was one of the
most largely attended funerals ever held in Bangor.
It was the expressed desire of the family that no flowers be sent, and the prin-
cipal decoration was about the altar, which was beautituUy although simply decor-
ated, the prevailing colors being white and green, palms and flowers being used in
a most appropriate and tasteful manner to symbolize the pure character of the emi-
nent preacher. Dr. Field's pew was ornamented with flowers and draped in white.
The floral setting was arranged by the ladies of the Central church. At ten o'clock
prayers were said by Prof. Sewall at Dr. Field's late residence on Broadway before
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the relatives, and at 10.30 o'clock the body was tenderly borne to the Central
church. As it was taken up the main aisle on the right side of the chuch it was pre-
ceded by Rev. J. S. Penman, pastor of the church, who read a passage of Scripture
as the funeral procession moved toward the altar, and Prof. J. S. Sewall, Rev.
H. B. Crorae, and Rev. C. H. Cutler, the church deacons, W. S. Dennett, L S.
Johnson and Dr. G. P. Jefferds, the honorary bearers. The body was borne by the
junior deacons. Dr. D. A. Robinson, A. C. Sawyer, G. S. Hall, and F. L. Goodwin.
It was followed by Prof. L. L. Paine, Prof. F. B. Denio, Prof. C. A. Beck with and
Prof. C. J. H. Ropes of the Theological Seminary. As the procession moved
towards the altar a dirge was played upon the organ by Mrs. H. L. Jewell. The
casket, which was covered with some very beautiful floral pieces, was placed upon
the platform in front of the altar.
The members of the family and relatives entered by the main aisle on the left
and occupied pews to the front of the church.
The congregation arose as the remains were brought into the church and
remained standing until the casket was placed upon the platform.
Rev. Mr. Penman then read another passage of scripture, after which the church
choir, composed of Mme. Despret, Miss Johnson, Dr. Warren and Mr. Clifford,
feelingly rendered "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep." Rev. Mr. Griffin of the Ham-
mond street Congregational church, read an appropriate Scripture selection, and
Rev. Mr. Penman then offered an impressive prayer.
PROF. J. S. sewall' S REMARKS.
Prof. J. S. Sewall made some very touching and impressive remarks in which
he spoke eloquently of the remarkable mental qualities and the lovable personal
qualities of the deceased. He said that he first had the privilege of hearing and
seeing Dr. Field in 1855, Dr. Field then being pastor of the church in Brewer, and
he being a student at the Bangor Theological Seminary. Dr. Field went to Boston
as pastor for a few years and returned to Bangor in 1S63, to become pastor of the
Central church, where he remained until i8q2. His acquaintance with Dr. Field
ripened and attained to the intimacies of friendship. Prof. Sewall said that he
would speak for the Central church. He said they felt that they wanted to utter
their words of love and reverence.
Everybody speaks of Dr. Field as a genius and he was too large mentally to be
pastor of our church alone. It was felt that he belonged to the community. His
native state mourns him, and how many hearts there are which now throb in pain
at his loss! It was in a peculiar sense that he belonged to the Central church. It
was for its members that he preached those remarkable sermons, those wonderful
appeals for divine love. He used to say that he never could preach so well as at
home. It was here that he uttered such wonderful words of divine truth. How
many of us remember with joy this dear man coming into our homes and bringing
the sympathies of a warm heart and a great truth ! How often he has straightened
out difficulties in our minds! How often he lightened the burden of care and
showed to us the gateway of heaven ! He filled in the profoundest way the descrip-
tion of what a pastor should be and we all recognize his intellectual and spiritual
genius, his original thought, his grand, clear vision of the divine love, "his quaint
wit and his love of God and nature.
He is preaching to us this morning a sermon more eloquent than any of the two
thousand which he must have delivered in this church, although his lips are dumb,
although his eyes are closed, and we do not see his soul beaming in his countenance
as we were wont to do. He is preaching to us in silence to follow Jesus Christ, and
• he is appealing to us to be loyal to the truths of the Master.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 759
Prof. Sewall in closing spoke fondly of the lesson conveyed by Dr. Field's life;
of his loyalty to his successor as pastor of the Central church, Rev. Mr. Penman ; of
his very pleasant and helpful relationship with the deacons of the church and of the
charm and power of his remarkable sermons which brought the divine truth so forc-
ibly to his hearers.
Tears flowed from many eyes during the wonderfully impressive remarks of
Prof. Sewall, which touched so responsive a chord in the feelings of his hearers,
and which so tellingly portrayed the great loss which has been sustained in the
death of Dr. Field.
REV. C. H. cutler's REMARKS.
Rev. Charles H. Cutler, who followed Prof. Sewall, spoke as follows: I count
it not the least among the joys of my life among you, dear friends, that the lines of
my work as the pastor of a church closely related to this have lain for so many years
alongside the ministry of Dr. Field, That he would have been just as kind and
considerate toward any young man at his side, coming all unknown and untried to
take up this work, I do not doubt; but you will pardon me if I say that I have some-
times fancied there was from the first a peculiar tenderness in his manner, due to
the fact perhaps that he half unconsciously transferred to myself the attachment
for one of my name and kin, whom I never knew but who was a room-mate of his
when they were young men together in Belfast. However, that may be. Dr. Field
has been like a father to me. Was he not indeed a father to us all?
I have been asked to say a few words here, out of my personal relations with
Dr. Field, and 1 cannot refuse. Some men there are who have the rare gift of
inspiration ; and as they touch they quicken our thought, kindle our feelings and
set our spiritual nature a tingling. They sometimes have also the repose of spirit
which breathes an atmosphere of peace. It is because they move on the uplands of
thought, live in the higher realms of the spirit and are open to the highest aspects
of life. "One whose nature unconsciously diffuses peace is very near to God."
Such an one was Dr. Field. A casual call, a chance meeting with him on the
street left us refreshened in spirit and elevated in tone. His gentle greeting, his
eager interest, his rare insight, his acute judgments — "wise as a serpent, harmless
as a dove" — his delicious humor, delighting to turn the laugh upon himself, his sly
shafts of satire, dipped over in the milk of human kindness (for he did not use
poisoned arrows), his love of the beautiful, whether clothed in a winter's ice storm
or in a summer's rose, his stealthy way of doing good, his self-distrust and diffi-
dence, all unite to make a fascinating personality like no other in the world, we
may be sure, that ever was or that ever will be. It is not always the case that a
man is endeared to us by his peculiarities, but with this unique, inimitable man, his
very idiosyncrasies were loveable. We loved him for every one of them.
Of Dr. Field, the preacher, in the princely prime of his powers, 1 cannot speak.
But as 1 think of Dr. Field in the pulpit I am often reminded of a picture of "The
Veteran Minister," drawn by one of the greatest preachers of our generation. Let
us show you the picture and you will, I am sure, recognize the likeness.
The delightful French artist. Millet, used to say to his pupils: "The end of the
day is the proof of the picture. " He meant that the twilight hour, when there is
not light enough to distinguish details is the most favorable time to judge of a pic-
ture as a whole. And so it is of the ministry. When the cross-lights of jealous
emulation and the glare of constant notoriety are softening toward the darkness in
which lies the pure judgment of God, and the peace of being forgotten by mankind,
then that which has been lying behind them all the time comes out and the old
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preacher who has ceased to care whether men praise or blame him, who has attained
or missed all that there is for him here of success or failure, preaches on still oul of
pure sense of how precious the soul of man is and the pure desire to serve a litlle
more that which is so worthy of his service before he goes.
And so, after all, perhaps we who have heard Dr. Field only in his last years
maybe sure that we have known him at his best; because for him, as with few
men, the Master of Life's Feast kept the best wine until the last. How he delighted
in his later leisure, not as most men would, but as his Master did, with busy and
generous sympathies, as he went about doing good, we cannot forget at this time,
though we cannot remember all, "That best portion of a good man' s life, his little
nameless unremembered acts of kindness and of love."
And this suggests what is perhaps always true of a "good man" that his work
is more than all of it we see, greater than we can ever know. I frequently hear the
regret expressed that Dr. Field had not left some more permanent memorial of his
genius. I use the word carefully, in literary form ; only a few fugitive sermons
and addresses here and there; yes, I wish he had, but have we not a clumsy way of
estimating the vital force of such a mind and spirit as his if we think it can ever be
embodied in a book? I appeal to you, whose consciences he has searched with the
sword of the spirit, to you, whose moral outlook he has widened with heavenly hor-
izons, to you whom he has helped to put away your sins, to you whom he has taken
by the hand in his gentle way to introduce you to his divine and adorable Savior,
to you unto whose hearts and homes he has brought comfort in sorrow and peace in
old age, to you unto whose tempted, troubled, burdened lives his ministry has
brought something of the power of an endless life and a deathless hope. I appeal
to you all, where shall we look for the abiding work of his ministry, if not in the
hearts and lives of all those immortal souls to whom he has ministred in his Mas-
ter's name, and much after his Master's fashion? This noble church of Christ, for
the pastorate is a reciprocal relation and if such a pastorate belongs to the pastor,
no less is it the part of the church ; this church, with all the saintly men and women
who have lived and died in its communion, the young men and women who, inspired
by his ministry to unselfish church service have gone out unto the world, and all
those people, "common people," as we sometimes poorly say, to whom especially
1 believe it to have been the ambition and delight of his ministrj' to bring something
of the inspirations of the eternal life, and this great wave of affection which, sweep-
ing through this church to-day bears our hearts on its tide and breaks the white
crest over his pulpit, burying it to-day beneath the flowers of this church's affection.
Where, I ask, shall we look for a nobler monument of his ministry than in hearts
and lives made better by his presence? Rev. Mr. Cutler's remarks were very
feeling and appropriate.
Rev. Mr. Penman was the last speaker. His description of his relations with
Dr. Field, which were like those of father and son, was exceedingly touching and
was a strong evidence of the warm affection which existed between them. Rev.
Mr. Penman spoke in part as follows:
REV. J. S. penman's remarks.
There can be no fitting tribute to Dr. Field that fails to notice the way in which
he went from us in the glory of life's declining day — at the evening hour when the
setting sun fills the heavens with its beauty and loveliness which the noon-tide glory
could not reveal. There was a fitting harmony between the declining glory of the
day and the setting of this life. Nature that he loved so well sympathizing with his
spirit in the hour of his passage from earth to heaven.
But the setting of this life here was only the beginning of the glory of the new
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life that was beyond. In the parting cloud, at the hour ot his departure and the
flood of light that came from the depths beyond, there was something more than the
glory of the departing day. There was the opening of Heaven's gate, as the little
child said, to receive Dr. Field, to receive one friend, one teacher and one beloved
pastor into the felicity and joy of the heavenly world. But the poetry of childhood
is the spiritual vision of life. If ever man passed up the steps of light through the
celestial glory into the divine presence, it was Dr. Field. If ever a chariot fire
came down to carry a prophet up into heaven, it was when our prophet was caught
up into heaven at the close of the afternoon of Wednesday last. His going from us
was not a death. It was a translation. There was no shadow about his departure,
no valley of the darkness to pass through. It was only out of the darkness, the
limitation, the infirmity, the weakness of this life that he passed, into the light, the
fullness, the freedom and the glory of the life that is beyond. He went from us
with a smile upon his face, the gladness kindled we doubt not by the vision of Him
he loved so well.
We can add nothing to the dignity, the worth and the influence of his life. But
our mourning hearts love to dwell upon his simplicity and spiritual beauty of his
character, to understand something of the secret of his influence and power. It is
little that 1 can add to your knowledge and his influence, but it is fitting that I
should call your indulgence to add a personal word of his relations with myself. I
have stood in somewhat different relation to Dr. Field than others as following him
in his ministry and preaching from the pulpit, which he so gloriously adorned with
his vision of health ; but our relationship has not been that of senior pastor with
younger. It has been more nearly the relation of father and son. In counsel, in
sympathy, in tenderness, in appreciation, he has revealed the strength of his mtel-
lect, the beauty of his spirit, the probity of his character. I never went to him for
advice but it was cordially and freely given, I never met him in any relations of
church life and work, but to feel his kindness and to receive his sympathy and con-
sideration. His consideration was not simply courtesy. He was courteous to every-
one. It was sympathy and kindness.
We have been together during the last five years in many pastoral relations, at
the sacred hour of the communion service, at the sanctity ot the marriage service,
at the holy hour ot sorrow and affliction and never have I experienced at his hand
anything but unfailing kindness, tender consideration. Christian charity. You may
say that it was what you might expect. Yes, expect from him. Such a spirit was
natural to him. He could not have done otherwise. But it only shows the beauty of
his character, the rare excellence of his heart and life. It came from his boundless
sympathy with men, a sympathy which was the outcome of a nature peculiarly sens-
itive to the relation of others to himself, the presence of his friends, the atmosphere
of his surroundings, a sensitiveness which enabled him to enter completely into the
conditions under which other men and women labored and worked. Only a man
with a physical organization finely constructed and sensitive to every outward
change and impression in nature and in men could have shown such wonderful tact
and delicacy of spirit in dealing with others. We feel to-day that he is gone from
us and our hearts are filled with sadness and heavy with sorrow. That blessed face
which has ever been a benediction to this church in the pulpit or in the pew we
shall look upon in love no more. The weakness and infirmity of the body have
released him. God needed him for a greater work and a larger service. And the
infinite love of the Father which he delighted to dwell upon in life, which was his
consolation in death, he now knows in the ineffable beauty and power. Most
beautiful indeed was his dying utterance, when his mind returned to the thought
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that had been central in his preaching and teaching, "My only trust is in the infin-
ite love of God tor time and for eternitj', for myself and for the universe."
There have been many fore-tokens that the crown of life was soon to be his.
All this fall Dr. Field seemed to me to have a peculiar vividness of the world
beyond.
This was seen in his last communion prayer, in the last prayer he offered in the
house of affliction. He had a vision of unseen things, a sense of its nearness, a
witness to its hallowed friendships and associations, though always with him, yet
such as he had not shown before.
He is gone now into "that better world" that he loved so well to preach, to talk,
to pray about. He has gone because he was ready to go.
His mature character, his chaste soul, his gentle ways, his tender spirit, his
unbound benevolence, his spiritual desires revealed the atmosphere of heaven. All
we can say to-day is that "he walked with God; and he was not: for God took
him."
We would not call him back if we could. God has a greater work for him to do.
God has a larger sphere for him to exercise that intellect whose joy was even in the
search for and setting forth of truth to reveal that spirit whose sweet and gentle
ways must add even to the sweetness of heaven.
It was expedient that he should go away that we might measure the true source
of his influence, know the secret of his life and power. Of that influence and that
power in this community he had little conception and small appreciation. He had
no true sense of his worth, his influence or his life work. His spirit was ever
clothed by the grace of humility. It was characteristic of him at the very last he
should say, "I am infinitely dissatisfied with my own life, but 1 trust in the infinite
mercy of God." And yet it is by that subtle power of influence that he sways and
holds the minds and hearts of this community.
At the conclusion of Rev. Mr. Penman's remarks the choir sang, "Crossing the
Bar," and the benediction was pronounced by Prof. Sewall.
An opportunity was then given to view the remains, the people passing up the.
isles to the platform to take their last look at the beloved pastor, the pulpit genius
and the noble citizen.
The following editorial expression appeared in the same issue of the Bangor
Whig and Courier:
DEATH OF DR. FIELD.
The death of Rev. George W. Field will occasion a feeling of profound sorrow
not only in this city but throughout New England, where he has been known and
loved for these many years. As a citizen, as well as a minister of the gospel. Dr.
Field was held in high esteem by the people of this city. While the active years of
his life were given to the ministry, a vocation in which he wielded a powerful influ-
ence, he at the same time kept in close touch with all those questions affecting the
public good, national as well as municipal, and discussed them with an intellectual
grasp and a moral strength of purpose that knew neither fear nor hesitancy when
he felt it his duty to speak. It was this characteristic, a complete subordmation of
any possible self-interest or desire to avoid topics of discussion that might have been
passed over had a strict sense of duty yielded to personal comfort, no less than his
pre-eminent ability as a pulpit thinker and speaker, that gave Dr. Field his won-
derful hold upon the people of this community. When we think of the great vital-
ity expended in his pulpit utterances, where the intensity of his thought found
FIELD GENEALOGY. 763
expression in language as forcible as it was eloquent, as convincing as it was lucid
and satisfying to his hearers; the drain on his physical strength by reason of that
boundless sympathy which went out to his people whenever in affliction, the wonder
is that he has remained with us so long. In many and many a household the kindly
face and tender words of Dr. Field have brought a blessed sense of hope and com-
fort where before all had seemed dark and hopeless. With all the strength and
sincerity of a strong man he spoke words of cheer and comfort with the infinite ten-
derness of a woman, words that always touched the right chord and relieved the
tensity of an overwhelming sorrow. In these households the announcement of Dr.
Field's death will come with a sense of personal loss. A beautiful life is closed, and
while the entire city mourns the departure of one who has so long filled a position
peculiarly his own in the hearts of the people, there is comfort in the thought that
he is now enjoying the realization of the beautiful truths he has so eloquently
expounded for the benefit of others.
A TYPICAL LIFE.
BY GEORGE A. GORDON.
[The Outlook for March, 1900.]
Christ's parable of the man with one talent is apt to excite pity for poor endow-
ment, as if that meant meager incentive for righteousness. Even the man with
two talents, in comparison with the possessor of five talents, seemed to be hopelessly
overshadowed, and to that extent disabled for high service. The zest of existence
comes to be identified with the possession of genius. The possibility of a noble,
self-remunerating life for the mass of mankind is in danger of being denied, if not
in words, in feeling, which is far more disastrous.
The force for repelling this attack upon the teaching of Jesus is found within
the parable assailed. Upon close examination it will be found that self-gratulation
is excluded from the foremost man as rigidly as it is from his less gifted brother.
Both have been faithful over only "a few things." Measured against the Infinite,
genius itself is as nothing. And the largest intellect is likely to be the readiest to
feel the incommensurateness between achievement and ideal, power and possibility,
the finiteness of man and the infinitude of God. The greatest man is apt to be the
first to abandon the untenable ground of personal distinction and enduring fame as
the fortress of character. Sooner than others the moral genius discovers that no
soul can survive there. The relations that constitute the common framework of
human life, the universal duties and privileges that rise out' of them, the opportun-
ities for service and suffering in the interest of ideal ends which are set before all,
the faith and the hope and the love which are tor mankind, are the supreme incent-
ive alike for the humblest and the greatest man.
The purpose of this article is to present a striking and memorable example of
this truth. It will describe in the briefest way one of the most gifted men of his
generation, and the chief sources of his incentive, in order to make it plain that
these sources are open to every leader of The Outlook.
Dr. George W. Field, who passed away in his beautiful home in Bangor, Jan-
uary lo, was in many respects a man of the highest endowment and cultivation, ot
the noblest power and the very best kind of influence; and yet it is questionable
whether a hundred readers of The Outlook beyond New England know anything
764 FIELD GENEALOGY.
about him. To find a man of this stamp, regardless of a place in the public eye,
consecrating wonderful abilities to the work before him, and discovering in this
consecration, which is open to all, the source of a singularly happy life, affords an
insight into the essential fountains of motive that should count for much.
Dr. Field was a devout lover of nature. His senses were exquisitely acute for
her varied and wondrous colors, her notes of grief and gladness, her many aspects
and moods. There was, indeed, a translation of nature, through eyes and ears,
into the character of his intelligence and feeling. He made no ado about this love
and its constant influence. He simply went the way of faithful and loving service,
taking his gift of insight into nature, his sympathy with her, his passionate appreci-
ation of her sublime and beautiful forms, as an education and a solace.
Here is the first lesson of such a career. Nature is apt to mean nothing
aesthetically if one cannot make poems about her and have them published, if one
cannot paint pictures of her and get them exhibited. There is a deeper purpose in
the love of nature than that. Nature is for health, recreation, wondrously varied
refreshment, indefinable stimulus, constant happiness rising occasionally into
ineffable joy. Let the readers of The Outlook, therefore, when the next Vacation
Number comes of the paper that they prize, think anew of this primary and human
ministry of nature ; and let them regard the gift of appreciation of woods and hills
and seas and streams and stars as chiefly the beautiful priestess of a rich and tender
humanity.
Dr. Field was a man of the brightest wit and of the happiest sense of humor.
All subjects came to him sparkling in the light of one or the other of these powers.
There will doubtless be some memorial of this precious endowment of the man.
Known as a man of the most fearless courage and uncompromising convictions,
when only two years ago he faced in his own city a conservative audience with a
radical paper upon the Bible, the inimitable irony with which he wrought his hear-
ers into a mood ready to receive anything which he might choose to give them can
never be forgotten by those who had the good fortune to be present. He repre-
sented himself as the most cowardly of creatures, as always halting between two
opinions, perpetually trying to be upon both sides of every question, with the for-
lorn hope of thus pleasing all his friends ; and he begged his hearers who might be
disturbed by his radicalism to remember, for their comfort, that before he got
through his address he would be back into the obsoletest conservatism. In the
midst of several very radical passages he paused, looked the audience in the face
with an expression of infinite mock regret, said that he had intended to be conserv-
ative, but that he had gone so far in the other direction that he could not find the
way back. A hundred instances of the rich and varied play of this gift could be
cited, but the point to be made is. Dr. Field's humor was primarily for life. It was
one great source of his sweetness and mental sanity. It supported his patience and
confirmed his optimism. It gave him true perspective as a preacher, because it
stood him in excellent stead as a man. His irony was the genial way of his fine •
intelligence in scattering absurdities and clearing the faith and life of his friends of
useless impedimenta. His wit shone upon the confused w-ays of men, and it let in
light and cheer with every flash.
Incessantly liable to depression owing to an excessive humility and an inevit-
able and yet unreasonable sense of the futility of his best efforts, his humor again
came to his relief. While settled in Boston more than forty years ago, one Sunday,
returning from an exchange of pulpits with a brother minister, he chanced to meet
the late Secretary Alden, who said to him: "Brother Field, you look utterly dis-
consolate: what have you been preaching about?" The reply was: "1 have been
preaching about the infinite love of God, and I am overwhelmed with shame as I
FIELD GENEALOGY. 765
think of the infinite poverty of my endeavor. Brother Alden, you look so happy
what have you been preaching about?" The Secretary's answer was: "Oh, I
preached to-day on everlasting punishment." The ludicrous incongruity of this
contrast became to the depressed preacher of the gospel of infinite love a saving
grace for many a day.
It was this precious'gift of humor that saved him at the beginning of his career
from a brutal remark that otherwise would have paralyzed him. Being of small
stature and of frail appearance, and apt to get very much exhausted with preach-
ing, his first sermon was greeted by the terrible comment from a member of the con-
gregation who passed for an infallible judge: "Brother Field, I do not think there
will be any woe upon you if you do not preach the Gospel." But the marvelous
humor of the sensitive man of genius was more than a match for the brutal critic;
and the wound that his criticism was intended to inflict became the cleft in the rock
through which issued an endless stream of amusement.
Humor, then, is primarily a gift, not for literature, but for life. It is the reliev-
ing perspective in the midst of the absurd relations created by ambition, egotism,
passion ; the same light that enables one to distinguish the essential from the unes-
sential, the incidental weakness from the fundamental strength of mankind; the
shield that catches and quenches all the fiery darts of depreciation and malice ; one
of the great and benign forces that God has given men for use in life.
Dr. Field's love of literature was part of his being. His knowledge ot the great
literary masterpieces was extensive and thorough. Especially in the Greek drama
and in French and English letters was he deeply versed. His own style was inimit-
ably rich and idiomatic. It resembled a fine tree in its living force, in its sym-
metry, in its evolution from the strength of the massive body to the grace and deli-
cacy of twig and stem and leaf. He was a deep, original, and wonderfully versatile
thinker, and his sermons, for substance, composition, and eloquence, were unsur-
passed. He had a passionate interest in political life, in education, in science, in all
that concerns the complex welfare of the community. And, again, his joy was in
bringing all his powers to the happy service of these ends. He would not have tol-
erated the idea that he had any exceptional gift or attainment ; but he would have
confessed that whatever of happiness he had drawn from his powers and activities
had come to him through the surrender of the best that was in him in reverent
ministry to the needs of his fellow-men.
Here the lesson is fundamental. Literature is one monumental expression of
life; and it is abused if it is not used primarily as the servant of life. It is turned
into mockery when it is employed chiefly for ornamentation or display. The great
and difficult art of style, whether in writing or in speech, is far from wasted when
it is held simply for conversation, or for the address or essay wnose audience is
limited. Profound and original intelligence need not go far afield to find worthy
acts. Human ignorance stands begging for light at its doors. Eloquence is not
without incentive when it is restricted in opportunity or denied wide recognition.
The kingdom of man is large; and any nature equipped with insight and true
meanings, thrilled with deep and holy passion, directed by high and invincible pur-
pose that speaks to any section or province of that kingdom, is a great voice, and it
performs a self-remunerating service.
Such was the life that has here been used as a text from which to draw comfort
for other gifted souls who seem to play but a small part in the world, and for the
ungifted for whom the great motives exist in all their richness and fullness. He,
like his Master, went about doing gpod ; and, like his Master, he charged those to
whom he had brought every kind of help that they should tell no man. Charity,
kindness, the relief of want, the giving of sympathy, was with him a golden secret.
766 FIELD GENEALOGY.
He found an unspeakable inspiration and solace in doing good by stealth, in wiping
out every visible evidence that he had done the worthy deed. It was excessive, but
the mood shows what infinite charm lies in the compassionate act, in the pure exer-
cise of Christian living.
In hundreds of pulpits throughout the land, in academies and colleges, in mis-
sion fields at home and the ends of the earth, there are men and women who will
carry the precious tradition of this great and beautiful life with them to their grave.
Its range, originality, depth, humor, tenderness, and silent self-devotion, all given
with an inexpressible sense of privilege in a loving ministry to man, seem so beauti-
ful and truly great.
The end was peace. "My dissatisfaction with my life is infinite. God is love;
we will rest there." All gifts, all attainments given to life in a devout service
wherever one happens to be placed in the great world, lead out into the interest
beside which all conceit in ability, all complacency in achievement, and all pleasure
in the prospect of fame seem to be infinitely trivial— the interest in the eternal,
conserving, and perfecting love of the Supreme Life.
"Oh, not to fill the mouth of fame
My longing soul is stirred;
Oh, give me a diviner name!
Call me thy servant, Lord!
In life, in death, on earth, in heaven,
This is the name for me!
The same sweet style and title given
Through all eternity."
He d. Jan. lo, 1900. Res., s. p., 128 Hammond St., Bangor, Me.
2654. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FIELD (Bohan P., Ebenezer. Ebenezer,
Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Belfast,
Me., Oct. 10, 1820; m. Nov. 25, 1858, Caroline Williams Tobey, b. July 28, 1828; d.
June 22, 1864; m.. 2d, March 5, 1865, Annie Fuller Tobey, b. Jan. 11, 1831.
Benjamin Franklin Field, sixth son of Bohan Prentiss Field and Abigail Davis,
was born in Belfast, and died there. Was a farmer. After his father's death he
occupied, with his mother, the old homestead. He was genial and sociable, in his
disposition always extending a generous welcome and affectionate greeting to all
his brothers and their children. "Uncle Frank" was just the one to keep the family
circle interested with each other. He m. Caroline Williams, dau. of Robert and
Dorothy (Craig) Tobey. of Farmington. Me; m., 2d, Anna Fuller, sister of first wife.
He d. March 4, 1877. Res. Belfast, Me.
4301. i. FRANK LEE, b. Aug. 26, 1859; unm. Res. Belfast. He is a
clerk in the postoffice.
4302. ii. ANNIE VEAZIE, b. May i. 1S61; unm. Now librarian in the
public library city of Belfast, which position she has filled several
years.
4303. iii. BENJAMN DAVIS, b. Dec. i, 1862; unm. Merchant; West
India goods and groceries. He holds a high place in the respect
and esteem of all citizens.
4304. iv. HERBERT TOBY, b. March 25, 1S68: unm. Now cashier in
Belfast bank. A graduate of Bowdoin College.
4305. v. CAROLINE WILLIAMS, b. June 10, 1871; unm. Now teacher
in high school Belfast. A graduate of Wellesley College.
2655. DR. EDWARD MANN FIELD (Bohan P., Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Eben-
ezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Bohan P.
EDWARD MANN FIELD, M. D.
See page 766.
HOME OF DR. EDWARD MANN FIELD, BANGOR, ME.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 767
and Abigail (Davis), b. in Belfast, Me., July 27, 1822. Seventh and youngest son of
Bohan Prentiss Field and Abigail Davis; b. in Belfast, Me. He graduated at
Bowdoin College, class of 1845; read medicine with Dr. Daniel McRuer, a well-
known physician and surgeon of Bangor, Me. He attended lectures at the Jeffer-
son Medical College, in Philadelphia, Pa., and received the degree of doctor of
medicine in 1848. He then, for two years, attended professional lectures, and vis-
ited in the hospitals in the cities of London and Paris. After his return to America,
he commenced the practice of his profession in the city of Bangor, Penobscot
county, Me., and married the daughter of his preceptor, Sarah Russ McRuer, June
I, 1852. He soon acquired a large practice; very popular as an accoucheur. By
his excellent education, superior advantages, he was thoroughly equipped for his
life's work. By his gentle, kind and encouraging manner, by the interest in them
which he felt and manifested by word and deed; by his skill as a practitioner, he
won and firmly held the esteem and confidence of his patients. He was warm and
true in his friendships. His manners kind, elegant to extreme; delicately manifest
ing the warmth of heart he truly possessed. He had a fine literary taste, and
enjoyed books rather than ordinary conversation ; seeking and reading the best
authors in fiction, history, art and science. He had poetical talent of a high order,
by which he was enabled to write many beautiful poems for the enjoyment of his
friends, social gatherings of society, and poems before the alumni reunions of Bow-
doin College. His last sickness, tedious and distressing (heart enlargement) which
he endured with heroic fortitude and admirable Christian patience. His medical
associates expressed their affection for him by attending in a body his funeral as pall
bearers, and the resolution, "Our brother. Dr. Edward Mann Field, has after a
long and painful illness been called to the reward of a life honestly and usefully
expended in the service of humanity. In the purity of his life, in the dedication of
his strength and intellect to the honorable practice of our noble profession. We
have in his career an example, which excites our highest admiration, and which
stimulates in us an honorable emulation in well and noble doing. We mourn his
loss; we rejoice that our memory of his worth is so bright, so unclouded, that his
presence and example were with us so many years, that from his life and from his
death, we may as he so beautifully expressed it, 'learn to bless the glorious Giver,
who doeth all things well.'" He died July 29, 1887; buried in Mount Hope,
Bangor, Me. He m. June i, 1852, Sarah Ross, dau. of Daniel and Manana (Wright)
McRuer, of Bangor, b. Oct. 10, 1824; d. March 12, 1900.
4306. i. MARIANNA McRUER, b, Dec. 21, 1859; m. Feb. 9, 1880, Newell
A. Eddy, Jr., of Bangor, Me. They moved to Bay City, Mich.
Res. 615 Grant Place. Ch. : i. Newell Avery, Jr. In Hotch-
kiss School, fitting for Yale College (1899). 2. Mary Field Eddy.
3. Laura Parker Eddy. 4. Charles Fremont Eddy. 5. Donald
McRuer Eddy.
4307. ii. ELLEN ROBINA, b. Nov. 29, 1868. She inherits her father's
practical talent. She is a well-known and highly esteemed "kin-
dergartner," who has published many beautiful pieces for the
little ones, "Butter Cup Gold," and others. Res. 128 Hammond
St., Bangor, Me.
2669. JONATHAN ROBINSON FIELD (Eliphaz, Moses D., Moses, Eben-
ezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Eliphaz
and Susanna (Robinson), b. in Surry, N. H., Dec. 3, 1812, where he resided upon
the farm taken up by his grandfather, Moses D. Field. He d. Dec. 20, 18S2. He
m. Oct. I, 1S40, Julia Franklin, dau. of Seth and Naomi (Smith) Morton, of Charles-
town, N. H., b. Nov. 7, 1S15; d. Jan. 17, 1S79.
768 FIELD GENEALOGY.
430S. 1. GEORGE WALLACE, b. Jan. 11, 1843; m. Catherine I. Joslyn.
4309. ii. FRANCIS FAYETTE, b. Nov. 22, 1844; m. Margaret G Favvcett..
4310. iii. CHARLES ELIPHAZ, b. Oct. 31, 1853; d. June 2, 1854.
2678. WILLIAM BAXTER FIELD (Cyrus, Moses D., Moses, Ebenezer,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Surry, N. H., June
23, 1S16; ra. Smithboro, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1841, Esther Amelia Youtz, b. April 13,
1S24; d. Jan. 22, iSg6. For years he was passenger conductor on the Erie railway.
He d. March 23, 1S7S. Res. Owego, N. Y.
4311. i. HARRIET NANCY, b. Smithboro, July 11, 1844; m. May 25,
1373. W. H. H. Peck. Res. Redonda, Cal.
4312. ii. GEORGE HENRY, b. at Owego, July 14, 1850; d. March 20, 1853.
4313. iii. JOHN HENRY, b, at Owego, Aug. 28, 1854; m. Ella L. Wood.
4314. iv. WILLIAM CYRUS, b. Owego, Feb. 8, 1S60; d. Jan. 5, 1874.
2690. ZEBULON WHITE FIELD (Reuben W., Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer,
Samuel, Ebenezer, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Reuben W. and
Polly (White), b. in Conway, Mass., Jan. 19, 1807; d. April 4, 1871. He was a trial
justice of Franklin county for several years, and no appeal from his decisions was
ever reversed by a higher court. He m. April 15, 1835, Roxana Giles, of Charle-
mont, Mass., b. Feb. 24, 1809; d. Sept. 20, 1897.
Zebulon W., Shelburne, 1871; died April 24, 1871; wife, Roxana; daughter,
Emma F. Field, only child. — Franklin County Probate.
He resides Shelburne Falls, Mass.
4315. i. MARY ELLEN, b. Aug. 22, 1836; d. unm. Dec. 15, 1857.
4316. ii. EMMA, b. Aug. 21, 1844; m. Sept. 19, 1871, George G. Merrill, of
Shelburne Falls. He is a contractor. Ch. : i. Arthur Guy, b.
May 31, 1872; teacher Amsterdam, N. Y. 2. George Field, b.
Sept. 9, 1874. 3. Philip, b. Aug. 20, 1S76. 4. Roy Stanley, b.
Dec. 25. 1S78. 5. Edward Clifton, b. Jan. 7, 1881. Res. Shel-
burne Falls. 6. Alice Francis, b. June 19,1885. Res. Shelburne
Falls. All unmarried. George is civil engineer for Boston
& Albany railroad, Boston. Philip at Worcester Polytechnic
Institute. Roy at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H.
2696. REUBEN WRIGHT FIELD (Reuben W., Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Reuben W. and
Abigail (White), b. in Buckland, Mass., Aug. 14, 1820. He removed in 1848, to
Lanesboro, Mass., where he was extensively engaged in farming, besides holding
various town offices. In 1877 he sold and returned to Buckland, where he resided,
a model farmer and a prominent member of various agricultural societies and
farmers' meetings. He died Oct. 20, 1895, in Shelburne Falls. He m. Nov. 27,
1848, Harriet L., dau. of Samuel and Mary (Howard) Parker, of Dalton, Mass., b.
April 10, 1828; d. Feb. 27, 1870; m., 2d, Sept. 22, 1872, Mary Elizabeth, dau. of
Lorenzo and Amanda C. (Stewart) Severance, of Shelburne, Mass., and widow of
Cheney Kimball, of Weathersfield, Vt. She was b. May 3, 1837; d. March 10, 1890.
Reuben W., Buckland, Dec. 3, 1895; died Oct. 20, 1895; widow, Mary E. , of
Buckland; sons, Duane W., of Oakland, Cal., Kimball S., of Buckland; daughters,
Harriet L. Field, of Pittsfield, Mass., Jennie R. Field, of.Hartford, Conn. He gives
to these daughters all their own mother's household furniture.
Mary E., Buckland, 1890; died March 10, 1890; husband, Reuben W. ; son, Kim-
ball S., of Buckland. Mentions in will Hattie L. Field, Jennie R. Field; no rela-
tionship given ; also brother, B. F. Severance. The sixth and last item ot will is as
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4318.
11.
4319-
Ill,
4320.
IV,
4321.
V.
4323.
1.
4324.
11.
4325.
111.
4326.
iv.
4327-
V.
follows: "I give and bequeath my Gold Watch to my former husband brother
Cheney Kimball, of Weathersfield, Vt."— Franklin County Probate.
4317. i. MARY ELVIRA, b. Sept. 17, 1849; d. April 18, 1872.
DUANE WRIGHT, b. June 10. 1S53; m. Mary A. Clute.
HARRIET LILLIAN, b. March 22. 1859. Res. Pittsfield, Mass.
HENRY PARKER, b. Sept. 24, i86i ; d. April 20, 1865.
JENNIE RUSSELL, b. Sept. 24, 1867; unm. Res. 108 Ann St.,
Hartford, Conn.
4322. vi. KIMBALL SEVERANCE, b. Oct. 7, 1873.
2704. CHARLES^NELSON FIELD (Silas, Solomon. Moses, Ebenezer. Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Silas and Gratia
(Catlin), b. in Conway, Mass., Oct. 26, 1810, where he resided. A noted hunter.
He m. December, 1832, Anna, dau. of Phineas and Wealthy Newhall, of Conway,
b. Feb. 25, 1811; d. March 4, 1846; m., 2d, Sept. 23, 1846, Rebecca D., dau. of Jon-
athan and Jane (Smith) Tolman, of Conway, Mass. He d. Oct. 14, 1884.
EMERY, b. September, 1834; d. in childhood.
SILAS, b. April, 1832; d. in childhood.
WEALTHY ADALINE, b. March i, 1836: m. March i, 1854.
Ebenezer A. Burnham, of Easthampton, Mass. Res. Shelburne
Falls.
SILAS H., b. March 23, 183S; m. Harriet N. Boyden.
EMILY ANNIE, b. Feb. i3, 1846; m. Dec. 25, 1866, Albert S.
Edgarton, of West Winsted, Conn. Res. New London, Conn.
4323. vi. CHARLES THEODORE, b. May 26. 1850; m. Fanny Maria
Jones.
2706. HORACE LOREN FIELD (Horace, Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Horace and Zurviah
Burnham, b. in Conway, Mass., July 9, 1809; d. June 2, 1853. He m. 1831, Mary S.
Sherman, of Conway.
4329. i. ORRA SHERMAN, b. May 22, 1S34; m. Sarah Shaw.
4330. ii. HORACE S., b. Jan. 23, 183S.
4331. iii. CLARISSA, b. ; d. .
2708. ALVIN S. FIELD (Horace, Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Horace and Zurviah (Burn-
ham), b. in Conway, Mass., Nov. 21, 1814. He settled in Northampton, and d. Sep-
tember, 1866. He m. Sylvia, dau. of Chester and Phila (Jewett) Crafts, of South
Deerfield, Mass., b. Jan. 18, 181 8. No issue.
2709. ELIJAH FIELD (Horace, Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechar-
iah, John, John. Richard, William, William), son of Horace and Zurviah (Burn-
ham), b. in Conway, Mass., Dec. 16, 1817. He removed, in 1S62, to Springfield,
Mass., where he now resides, engaged in trade. He m. July 6, 1842, Emerett L.,
dau. of Joseph and Anna (Davis) Hill, of Williamsburg, Mass., b. June 13, 1S24.
4332. i. EDWIN SCOTT, b. March 5, 1844; m. Carrie Farmer.
4333. ii. FREDERICK ELIJAH, b. Feb. 3, 1855; d. May 31, 1864.
271 1. MOSES BURNHAM FIELD (Horace, Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Horace and
Zurviah (Burnham), b. in Conway, Mass., Oct. 25, 1822; d. March 14, 1867. Hem.
March 16, 1848, Lucinda Edson, of Ashfield, Mass., b. March 14, 1829; d. June 2,
1894.
Moses B., of Conway, May 21, 1867; wife, Lucinda; children, Elwin, age seven-
■70 FIELD GENEALOGY.
teen; d. Feb. 23, 1871, age twenty-one years and three months; Lottie S., age
twelve; m. Emory Brown.
Lucmda, Conway, Aug. 14, 1894; d. June 2, 1894; only next of kin a grand-
daughter, Ada S. Brown, of Conway. — Franklin Co^mty Probate.
4334. i. EDWIN,* b. Nov. 5, 1849; d. Feb. 23, 1S71.
4335. ii. CHARLOTTE S., b. May 16, 1855; m, March 12, 1873, Emory
Brown, of Conway. Ch. : i. Ada S. Res. Conway.
2715. CONSIDER WILDER FIELD (Joel, Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Joel and Philinda
(Wilder), b, in Conway, Mass., Dec. 4, 1820; d. Dec. 13, 1876. He m. Nov. 28,
1850, Mary Ann, dau. of Charles and Fanny (Godfrej^) Field, of Conway, b. March
12, 1827.
Consider, of Conway, 1877; wife, Mary Ann; half of property to be given to
children. Names not mentioned. Petition for probate dated Dec. 21, 1876. Men-
tions as follows: W^idow, Mary Ann; Frank E., age 20 years, son, of Conway;
Etta F., age 15 years, daughter, of Conway; Mary W., age 13 years, daughter, of
Conway; Lizzie M., age 10 years, daughter, of Conway. — Franklin County Probate.
He d. Dec. 13, 1876.
4336. i. FRANKLIN EDGAR, b. Julys, 1857; non compos mentis.
4337. ii. ETTA FRANCIS, b. May 21, 1861; m. April 9, 1878, Frederick
W. Dowding, of Conway, at Brattleboro, Vt. He was b. 1852.
Res. Conway, Mass. Ch. : i. Charles Edwin Dowding, b. Dec.
15. 1879; d. Sept. 18, 18S2. 2. Mary Evelyn Dowding, b. Sept,
9, 1883. P. O. address, Conway, Mass. .
4333. iii. MARY WILDER, b. Dec. 19, 1863; m. Oct. 17, 1893, George A.
Roberts. Res. Greenfield, Mass. He was b. Aug. 20, 1862. Is
a provision dealer.
4339. iv. ELIZABETH MARIA, b. Nov. 20, 1866; unm. Res. Conway.
2716. ISRAEL WILDER FIELD (Joel, Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William) son of Joel and Philinda Wilder,
b. in Conway, Mass., Feb. 20, 1823; d. there Dec. 27, 1863. He m. July i, 1S51,
Elizabeth Ann, dau. of James and Sarah (Andrews) Ranney, of Ashfield, Mass.
He was a builder.
Israel W., ot Conway, Dec. 27, 1863; died intestate; wife, Elizabeth A.;
children, Edgar A., Eleanor J., both minors, of Conway; Consider Field, adminis-
trator.— Franklin County Probate.
4340. i. ELEANOR JANE, b. Jan. 27, 1856; m. Charles Fisher. Res. 100
Huntington St., Hartford, Conn.
4341. ii. EDGAR A., b. Feb. 10, i860; m. Gertrude Judd.
2718. JOEL FIELD (Joel, Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William. William), son of Joel and Philinda (Wilder), b. in
Conway, Mass., Sept. 30, 1S27. He removed in 1866 to West Springfield, Mass.,
where he resided until he moved to South Deerfield, Mass.. and later to Mitte-
neague, Mass. He m. Nov. 30, 1848, Fanny, dau. of Isaack and Esther H. (Wing)
Mellen, of Conway, Mass., b. April 19, 1830.
4342. i. SILAS WRIGHT, b. Sept. 26, 1849.
2722. REV. CHESTER FIELD (Chester, Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Chester and Sophia
* .State records say Ehvin.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 771
(Loveridge), b. in Deerfield, Mass., Sept. 4, 1S16. He was licensed April 16, 1838, a
local Methodist preacher, and supplied the vacant churches in Cummington and
North Dighton, Mass., from 1838 to June, 1839, while pursuing his studies at Frank-
lin Academy, when whe was stationed at Topsfield. His pastorates were Lowell,
four years; Boston, three years; Lynn, Worcester and Wilbraham, two years each.
He closed his active labors at Lowell, but subsequently took charge of the Dorches-
ter street church in Boston, where he died Nov. 24, 1864, from which church he
was buried on the 26th. He m. November, 1839, Louisa Blanchard, ot Buckland,
b. ; d. 1845; m., 2d, Dec. 28, 1846, Marietta, dau. ot Edmund and Sarah
(Bailey) Perley, of Lempster, N. H., b. March 30, 1823.
Chester Field, clergyman, last dwelt in Newton; died Nov. 24, 1864; left
widowt Marietta Field, and children, Leon Chester Field, born Feb. 8, 1848, and
Maria Louise Field, born Nov. 28, 1851. Said Marietta appointed administratrix of
estate, Jan. 10, 1865. Estate not exceed $4,000, all personal. He had a library of
2,000 volumes. — Middlesex Co. Probate.
4343. i. LEON CHESTER, b. Feb. 8, 1848.
4344. ii. MARIA LOUISE, b. Nov. 28. 1851.
4345. iii. CHARLES SUMNER, b. April 13, 1857; d. July ro, 1863.
2725. REV. AUSTIN FIELD (Chester, Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), son of Chester and Sophia
(Loveridge), b. in Deerfield, Mass., Sept. 30, 1825. He settled in 1852 in Shelburne
Falls; in 1858 removed to North Adams; to Greenfield, and returned to Shelburne
Falls; from there to North Adams, where he now resides. He m. May 26, 1852, at
Vernon, Vt., Sarah Rockwood, of Greenfield, Mass., b. ; d. Sept. 17, 1855; m.,
2d, June 8, 1859, Martha A., dau. of Charles A. and Anna Butler, of North Adams,
and widow of Clemont L. Chapm.
4346. i. SARAH ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 16. 1855: m. Dr. Elijah Munger,
of North Adams, now of West Winchester, Conn.
2732. GEORGE FIELD (Elijah, Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b.;May 13, 1S29; m. Fitchburg. Mass.,
April 9. 1855, Sarah Lyon Pierce, b. Southbridge, Mass., Feb. i, 1831; d. Feb. 28,
1859. He was a farm.er. He d. July 24, 1861. Res. Ashfield, Mass.
4347. ■ i. HARRIET JANE, b. July 12, 1857; m. Nov. 11, 1876, Dr. Dares
Emory Bartlett; res. 63 Fairfield avenue, Holyoke, Mass.; b.
April 3, 1852. He is a dentist. Ch. : i. Emily Gladys Bartlett,
b. Dec. 30, 1891, Holyoke, Mass.
2737. FRANKLIN HERBERT FIELD (Elijah, Solomon, Moses. Ebenezer,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Sept. 19, 1849, in
South Ashfield, Mass.; m. Westfield, Aug. 28, 1873, Laura Weston, b. May i, 1845.
He is a farmer. Res. South Ashfield, ]\Iass.
434S. i. GEORGE CHESTER, b. Nov. 29, 1S74; m. April 5, 1898, Lillian
E. Morton ; res. South Ashfield.
4349. ii. ARTHUR HERBERT, b. April 10. 18S2.
4350. iii. MINNIE LAURA, b. Sept. 28, 1887.
273S. OBED S. FIELD (Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah,
John. John, Richard, William, William), b. Deerfield, Mass., May 28. 1814; m.
Copley. Ohio, Jan. 13, 1853, Mrs. Mary L. C. Page, b. July 14, 1821; d. May 2, 1896.
He was a carpenter and farmer.
Obed S. Field came to Ohio in 1833, and carried on different branches of busi-
ness near Montrose, Summit county. He was a carpenter by trade, having bought
772 FIELD GENEALOGY.
his time of his father when nineteen years of age that he might learn a trade. With
his brother Henry B. he owned and operated a saw-mill. He also worked much at
the cooper trade, and dealt largely in fat stock for the market. He was an expert
with the scythe and cradle, and had the "pleasure" of operating one of the old-fash-
ioned threshing machines that threshed out the grain, but did not separate it from
the straw and chaff. Thus he shifted about for twenty years till the comely young
widow, Mary L. C. Page, took him and his to her own home, where he lived continu-
ously for thirty-five years. He was known as a strong man physically, was about
six feet in height, and well proportioned, and at the new home had a chance to use
his strength in a fane stone quarry on the place, and also in removing the giants of
the forest — the sturdy oaks and chestnut trees which were then in abundance. Like
the rest of his kindred, he was of a strong religious turn of mind, and had prayer in
his home at morning and at night. In his designs he could say, "I will" in genuine
"Field fashion," and the execution of his plan was prompt and decisive. He never
used liquor nor profane language. He was strictly temperate, and his four boys,
early in life, learned to keep in "the straight and narrow path." Like most men,
he had his faults, but it must be said, he was always "true to his home and family."
His helpmate, Mary L. C. Field, survived him in life a little over eight years.
She was a woman of fine qualities. She is said to have been a relative of Sir Joshua
Reynolds, the great artist. On her mother's side was a long line of clergymen, and
the literary and artistic nature pervades the whole house. She was born m Parish-
ville. N. Y., July 14, 1821, and came with her parents to Ohio when about sixteen
years of age. For a time she worked at making maps in Akron, Ohio. She was a
splendid singer, and understood music, and in spelling was better than a dictionary
or spelling-book — for a person could learn the correct word quicker from her than
from any book. She was eminently a woman of the home, and like her husband,
was a great reader. The best reading and'plenty of it was the rule. She was of
medium stature and a woman of great endurance, and always delighted in doing
her own housework and that in her own way. She was a Christian woman, and
wherein the majority of women fail, she wrought her greatest success — "she made
home happy." She was the mother of six children — two by her first husband, and
four by her second husband. Of her children, one boy, Clarence Page, died at the
age of sixteen years. All her children were good scholars, and except Clarence all
have taught school, and are leading honorable lives. Ellen Page (Miller) was for
several years a principal in the Akron High School. M. L. C. Field taught in the
public schools of Summit county for twenty-five years almost continuously.
Calvin Averill, b. June 21, 1777; d. Jan. 6, 1865. Cynthia Reynolds, b. May 23,
1787; d. Jan. 31, 1842; m. Oct. 15, 1804. Ch. : i. Julius Averill, b. Nov. 19, 1805;
d. 1823. 2. Adelia Averill, b. May 20, 180S; m. Levi Manning; he d. June 16, 1841.
3. Emma Averill, b. Sept. 10, 1814; m. Frank Rogers. 4. Mary L. C. Averill, b.
July 14, 1821; m. Ashley Page, Feb. 16, 1843; d. Feb. 10, 1848; m.. 2d Obed S.
Field. Obed d. Feb. 2, 188S. Res. Copley, Ohio.
4351. i. MANDRED L. C, b. Feb. 6, 1854; m. Mrs. Tillie G. Edgerton.
4352. ii. WARREN S. W., b. June 11, 1857; m. Helena A. Barrett and
Hetty A. De Witt.
4353. iii. CHARLES H. B., b. July 31, 1S60; unm. ; res. Montrose, Ohio.
Chas. H. B. has taught both public and high school, and is a
printer, photographer, carpenter, stone-mason, blacksmith,
farmer and general all-around old bachelor. As a monument of
patience and toil he has in his library a translation into phonetic
shorthand of the entire New Testament Scriptures, nicely done
by his own hand with pen and ink, and making a book of goo
FIELD GENEALOGY. 773
pages, 8xio>^ inches and ov^er 2 inches thick. The object of the
book was to acquire practice in writing shorthand.
"99 YEARS" AMONG THE FAMILY ARCHIVES.
The Readin,' ' Ritui ajtd Relii^ion : Rites, Customs atid Doings
of ojir Forefather's,
By Chas. H. B. Field, Montrose, Ohio.
It is the purpose of this sketch to give briefly a review of the
customs, manners, "queer ideas," etc., of the "Long Ago." We
leave the reader to draw his own conclusions.
Parker Reynolds was my mother's mother's father, my great-
grandfather, and a Baptist minister, which was also the vocation
of his father and grandfather, and presumably so on along with
Sir Joshua Reynolds, of England. He was born in 1753, and died
in 1830. It is said by those who knew that he read the Bible
through twenty-four times in the last two years of his life. On
the first of every month he would begin the book of Genesis, and
on the last of every month complete the book of Revelations.
The corners of his old Bible were worn like a child's favorite
story-book. He had then been a student for three-fourths of a
century, but never tired of "searching The Promises." Not
many ministers of the present day read their Bibles as much in a
lifetime — of even a hundred years. It is hardly necessary to say
that during those two years he did little except read. The rest
of the story is taken from the records which are yet in a good
state of preservation.
The letter and other articles are copied verbatim except in two
or three instances where words were repeated.by Deacon Brown in
his hasty writing. The spelling is retained in most instances to
show the Deacon's collegiate training. Brown was a very devout
man, but cared not so much for his spelling as for the thought to
be conveyed.
An Old Letter of the Eighteenth Century. — "Dear Brother.
The first of May has come which again calls for the employment
of my Pen, how readily does it moov when urged on by a heart
flowing with Love and glowing with friendship to bare intili-
gence to my much esteemd brother — My last informed of an
apointment we had to attend upon the ordinance of Baptism we
met together with a considerable auditory of People for this new
plantation
"I entertained the people from Rom. gth. 33, 'As it is written.
Behold, 1 lay in Sion a stumbling-stone, and Rock of offence:
and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. ' I en-
devored to shew who this Rock is and who lays it, and why men
stumble at it and the talicy and danger of it — then spake of the
stability firmness & sutibility of its being a foundation for
Sion
"What it was to believe so as not to be asham'd concluded by
giving my ideas on Baptism — The whol appeard solemn &
somewhat affecting and 1 think I can say without ostentation we
had some degree of the Divine [presents with us the Day was
774 FIELD GENEALOGY.
cold and raine^', and it was thought advisable for Dea. Cochrin
to desist going forward till weather was more favorable and
water warmer which was complied with the others went for-
ward
"This day weak, we met again to attend with old Deac'n
Cochrin in the ordinance of Baptism I entertained the public
from Eccles. nth. 6 vr I endevered to maintain that from the
morning of our days till the evening of the sam we were under
obligations to obey God, and could not be excus'd from the
same, and endeavoured to press home the necessity of every-ones
amediately complying with God's commands
"The day was truly affecting and solemn, there was very few
but what was appeareutly affected under the improvement 1
concluded by attending to some objections made upon Deac'n
Cochrins changing his oppinion when so old &C. After I
had done speaking the old man rose up and addressed the people
on the occation with the greatest degree of solemnity sensibility
and good understanding every word was spoken directly to the
very purpose none too much nor anything wanting.
"this to what had before been said was like apples
of Gould in pictures of silver — this seen was very affecting and
every countinance looked solemn — then I wished for my brothers
company to rejoice with us. we went down to the water sing-
ing, this old Father sang all the way with heart felt joy and
alacrity of soul — when he was coming out ot the water some ex-
pressed that they thought he looked Angelic we went from the
water rejoicing in the praises of God
"The old man scem'd oncommonly elevated, he blessed God
that he had liv'd to see this Day which was one ot the best he
had ever seen in upwards of ninety four years Bless the
Lord O my soul for all the wonderfull things he has and is and
will do for Sion —
"I must concld by subscribing my selfyours ever in the best
of bonds "
"Solomon Brown —
Peru May the i 1794 —
Parker Reynolds —
Number 6 — " ^
On the back of the folded letter was written:
"Solomon Brown
to
Parker Reynolds
6 — Monthly Letter
May I — 1794 — "
^Ir. Brown and Mr. Reynolds had agreed to write to each
other every month and this was Mr. Brown's 6th letter of the
course.
This Deacon Cochrin's son [Silas, if rightly remembered] was
the captain under whom my grandfather, Calvin Averill. enlisted
in the war of 18 12.
The above letter was written on heavy, unruled paper, fool's-
cap size. In the paper was stamped the figure of a warrior in a
FIELD GENEALOGY. 775
sitting posture, supporting a spear in one hand, and the other is
out-stretched and holds aloft a bouquet, torch or the like.
At one side of the warrior is represented a youth. Three
circles surround these figures and there is a representation of a
crown resting on the circles. At the top between the circles is
the letter H,
The diameter of the outer circle is 2/i inches; the second, 2^;
the inner, 2^4^ inches. On the opposite leaf in a circle lyi inches
in diameter is what appears to be a monogram of the letters E R
which has been interpreted as "English Royal."
Mr. Reynolds' old diary attests to the following: "An Ac-
count of Marriages by Parker Reynolds, Minister of the Gospel.
Ordained at Peru, January 5, 1804." "i. Calvin AveriU to (my
daughter) Cynthia Reynolds, Oct. 15, 1804. — At my house in
Elisabeth Town." [The state was omitted but is New York in
each instance.] The ninth marriage recorded is as follows; — "9.
Isaac Williams to Ama Wait in the Highway by the house of
deacon Richard Truesdel, Caldwell, (Warren County) June 2 —
1814. The Bride when married had no Garment on but A
Woman's Shirt.* Witnesses: Anna Smith, Anne Beswick,
Rhoda Reynolds, besides a number of spectators, — Deacon
Truesdel and his wife, Reuben Smith, William Grandy, and
Rhenomah Thomas."
4354. iv. CYRUS W,, b. Oct. 7, 1867; m. Margaret E. Smith.
2739. CHESTER FIELD (Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. July 20, 1817; m. Celesta Porter,
Was a carpenter. He d. Feb. 3, 1S54. Res. Copley, Ohio.
4355. i. ANNA, b. ; d. .
4356. ii. NANCY, b. ; m. Elic Robinson; res. Wordon P. O., Summit
county, Ohio. Ch. : i. Blanche. 2. Minnie.
4357. iii. WILLIAM, b. ; m. Miss Frain; res. Orville, Wayne county,
Ohio. Ch. : i. Forrest.
4358. iv. ORRIN C, b. Sept. 28, 1842; m. Susan Urania Carnaby.
2740. HENRY B. FIELD (Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Dec. 26, 1815; m. June, 1841,
Amelia Delashmot, b. Dec. 14, 1824, He d. . Res. Stow, Ohio.
CHARLES, b. July 7, 1843; m. Lucy Rogers.
FRANCIS, b. ; d. .
NELSON, b. Sept. 4, 1S49; m. Louisa Weary and -- .
ELLA, b. Oct. 26, 1847; na- Alonzo Henderschott.
CARL, b. ; d. young.
2742. OTIS FIELD (Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Oct. 17, 1805; m. Feb. 17, 1842, Mary
Ingalls. He d. March 5, 1S51. Res. Ohio.
2743. AUSTIN FIELD (Edward, Noah. Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. March 14, 1807, in North Adams.
Mass.; m. July 13, 1S34, Sarah Ann Compton, b. Feb. 28, 1820; d. Jan. 17, 1866;
4359-
!•
4360.
ii.
4361.
iii.
4362.
iv.
4363.
V.
*There is said to have been a law or custom in vogue at that time, that if a couple was
married in the public highway and the bride wore but the one garment, they were freed from
paying all debts.
776 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4366.
111.
4367.
iv.
4368.
V.
4369-
VI.
4370.
Vll.
4371-
viii.
4372.
IX.
m., 2d, Feb. 24, 1S74, Matilda Stokins. He was a carpenter and cordwainer. He
d. Dec. 8, 1879. Res. Bath, Ohio.
4364. i. CORDELIA, b. July 14, 1S3S; m. Dec. 20, 1S55, Luther B. Doane;
res. Conklin. Mich. Ch. : i. Delora. 2. Elmer.
4365. ii. AURELIA, b. July 17, 1840; m. Sept. 8, i86r, Theron Emmons;
res. Conklin, Mich. He is a farmer; was b. Oct. 11, 1842. Ch. :
1. Ida Augusta Emmons, b. Aug. 15, 1862; m. June 26, 1S84,
Charles Rufus Bishop; res. Conklin, Ottawa county, Mich.
2. Daniel Escott Emmons, b. Feb. 11, 1869; m. Dec. 2, 1891,
Mary Sarah Buck; res. Conklin, Ottawa county, Mich. 3. Mar-
cus Henry Emmons, b. July 2, 1876; m. April 7, 1898, Ella
Amy Nobles ; res. Conklin, Ottawa county, ]\Iich. 4. Celia Corde-
lia Emmons, b. Oct. 29. 1882; res. Conklin, Ottawacounty, Mich^
LESTER, b. June 20, 1843; m. Lorinda Harris.
DEXTER, b. Nov. 8, 1841 ; m. Eliza E. Cassety.
HENRY, b. Sept. 14. 1S35; d. Aug. 12. 1836.
SARAH, b. Jan. 17, 1837; d. Sept. 29, 1S37.
AUGUSTA, b. Feb. 19, 1846; m. April 25, 186S, Samuel J.
Cassety ; res. Menawataka, Wexford county, Mich.
SYLVESTER, b. Feb. 20, 1855; d. March 6, 1862.
SARA WEALTHY, b. Jan. 31, 1S79; unm. ; res. Oregon City,
Oregon,
2744. EDWARD FIELD (Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William. William), b. Aug. 25, 180S; m. January, 1834,
Eliza Fuller. He d. April 24, 1891. Res. .
4373. i. LOVINA, b. .
4374. ii. MARY, b. .
2751. DEXTER W. FIELD (Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. May 14. 1823, Berkshire county,
Mass.; m. Oct. 24, 1844, Misilla Smith, b. in Kentucky in 1829. He d. July 24,
1894. Res. Delta, Col.
4375. i. CHARLES A., b. Sept. i, 1851; res. Delta, Col.
4376. ii. SENORETTA M., b. Nov. 5, 1859; m. Oct. 23, 1878, John W.
Chapman; res. Spokane, Wash. He was b. Jan. 13. 1853; is a
railroad contractor. Ch. : i. Frederick Chapman, b. Aug. 15,
1879. 2. Franklin Chapman, b. Jan, 26, 1881, Alamosa. Col. ; d.
July 6, 1882. 3. Maude Chapman, b. Sept. 26, 1882, Boise City,
Idaho. 4. Mabel Chapman, b. April 25, 1884, Spokane, Wash.
5. Wilson Chapman, b. Aug. 25, 1886, Ellensburg, Wash.
4376X- ii" MARY E., b. Aug. 16, 1857; m. Dowling; res. Delta, Col.
4376>^. iv. AUSTIN SHERMAN, b. Feb. 19, 1S63; res. Delta, Col.
2752. NOAH FIELD (Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), b. June 11, 1827 ;*m. Jan. 6, 1848, Mrs.
Julia Ann Owen. He d. . Res. .
4377. i. LEVI W., b. Feb. 17, 1849; m. Young.
4378. ii. NANCY ANN ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 12, 1S51.
2753. ORRIN D. FIELD (Obed, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Shelby, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1812; m. July
22, 1845, Nancy Dobson, b. Nov. 6, 1884. He was a carpenter by trade; a Quaker
in religion. He d. June 15, 1865. Res. East Shelby, N. Y.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 777
4379. i. MARY E., b.
4380. ii. HARRIET L„ b.
4381. iii. ELLA A., b.
4352. iv. WILLIAM H., b. Jan. 20, 1864; m. Lizzie May Watson.
2758. SAMUEL FIELD (Sharon, Phinehas. Moses. Ebenezer, Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Sharon and Elizabeth (Lamb),
b. in Northfield, Mass., May 27, 1815; d. Jan. 13, 1880. He m. Jan. 10, 1849. Sarah,
dau. of Benajah and Venie (Amy) Woodbury, of Potton, L. C, b. March 19, 1829.
Samuel, of Northfield, 18S0; Jan. 26, 18S0. Heirs, Ellen M, Dunham, daughter;
Henry J. Dunham, son-in-law; Alice J. Field, daughter; Sarah Field, widow. —
Franklin Co. Probate.
4353. i. ELLEN M., b. Nov, 6, 1849; m. Nov. 27, 1872, Henry J. Dunham, "
of Chesterfield, N. H.
4384. ii. ALICE J., b. Oct. 29, 1855.
2759. REUBEN MORGAN FIELD (Sharon, Phinehas, Moses, Ebenezer,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Sharon and
Elizabeth (Lamb), b. in Northfield, Mass., Oct. b, 1816; d. Jan. 16, 1S76. He m .
Nov. 7, 1837, Harriet M., dau. of Rufus and Roxana Scott, of Gill, Mass., b. Sept.
22, iSii; d. June, 3, 1871.
Reuben M. Field, of Northfield, Jan. x6, 1876, died; no widow. Children,
Ansel Field, Mary E, Briggs, Lucy F. Field; estate insolvent. — Franklin Co.
Probate.
ANSEL, b. June 26, 1839; m. Amy Graves.
SARAH JANE, b. July 16, 1848; d. Jan. 16, 1861.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 14, 1850; m. Nov. 17. 1869, James
L. Briggs, of Erving, Mass.
LUCY FRANCES, b. April 17, 1853.
HON. LUCIUS FIELD (Moses F., Phinehas, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield, Mass., Aug. 15,
1840; m. Aug. 14, 1862, Annie S. Harrington; d. April 16, 1874; m., 2d, Nov. 17,
1875, Mary A. Wilmarth. Hon. Lucius Field, son of Moses and Catherine Swan
(Alexander) Field, was born in Northfield, Franklin county, Mass. He obtained his
education in the common schools and high school of Northfield. His first connec-
tion in business was with Hon. Elisha Brimhall, of this town, under the firm name
ot E. Brimhall & Co., the partnership beginning Jan. i, 1867. In 1872 it was changed
to Field & Sawyer, Mr. Brimhall retiring, and Mr. Field becoming senior member ot
the firm, Henry O. Sawyer, now of West Boylston, being the junior partner.
This partnership continued until 1878, when the firm became known under its
present name, although Mr. Field was the only member of the firm. David Dias
has been a member since 1886, while Walter V, Burdett was connected with it for
several years, up to his removal to North Adams a few years since. Mr. Field
married in Clinton, a daughter of Mrs. Sarah P. Harrington. His second marriage
was with Mary A. Wilmarth, Mr. Field was elected an assessor of the town
in 1869, and in 1873 was elected town clerk, being re-elected in 1874-75-76-77.
He served as town treasurer in 1889. In 1878 he was elected representa-
tive to the general court and was again elected in 1S82. He was elected to
the state senate in 1S89, He enlisted in i86x in Company — , 36th Regiment,
Massachusetts Volunteers, as a private, and was promoted to commissary and
quartermaster-sergeant. He was promoted to second lieutenant ; was engaged in
the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 12, 1862. The regiment was transferred
from Virginia to General Grant's command, and participated in the siege of Vicks-
50
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burg, J\Iiss., July 3, 1S63, when the place was taken. From there the regiment re-
turned to Virginia, and was in the battle ot the Wilderness, May 5, 1864. and in
various engagements and skirmishes from there to Petersburg, Va., and in several
engagements and skirmishes from there to the surrender of General Lee at Appo-
matox, April, 1S65, and was honorably discharged. He served as vice-president of
the old board of trade and has been prominent in Baptist church matters. He was
coroner from 1865 until the law was changed.requiring medical examiners. He is
a past high priest of Clinton R. A. Chapter, a past grand king of the Grand Royal
Arch Chapter of Massachusetts, past commander of E. D. Baker Post, No. 64,
G. A. R. , a member of Lancaster Lodge, Odd Fellows, treasurer of the Worcester East
Agricultural Society and treasurer of the Clinton-Lancaster Driving Park Associa-
tion. He is also a director of the First National Bank, and a member of the board
of trustees and of the finance committee of the Clinton Savings Bank.
He m. Anna S., dau. of Isaac and Sarah P. (Whittemore) Harrington, of Clin-
ton, b. Aug. 26, 1S40; m., 2d, Mary Augusta, dau. of George L. and Mary J.
(Whittemore) Wilmarth, of Taunton, Mass.
Res. Clinton, Mass.
MARY ALTHEA, b. May 28, 1866, Clinton, Mass.
CATHERINE SARAH, b. Dec. 26, 1868, Clinton, Mass.
DAUGHTER, b. April 28, 1871; d, April 28, 1871.
ANNE FLORENCE, b. Aug. 2, 1872, Clinton, Mass.
LESLIE WHITTEMORE, b. April 12, 1877, Clinton, Mass.
2767. FRANCIS EDWARD FIELD (Moses F., Phinehas, Moses, Ebenezer,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Moses and
Catherine Alexander, b. in Northfield, Mass., Feb. 23, 1845. He removed in 1868
to Greenfield; in 1878 to Clinton, Mass., where he now resides. Is a furniture
salesman. He m. Jan. 2, 1868, Myra R., dau. of Nathan and Lydia (Merriman)
Smith, of Gill, Mass., b. April 19, 1845.
4393- i- LILLIAN MARIA, b. Dec. 23, 1868. "Frank W. Wright, of Wor-
cester, and Miss Lillian Maria Field, were married yesterday,
in Clinton, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank E. Field, no Pearl street. Only relatives and personal
friends of the family were present. Rev. Dr. W. W. Jordan, of
Clinton, and Rev. B. W. Pennock, of New Bedford, performed
the ceremony. The bride wore white Swiss muslin over white
satin, with white ribbon and old lace. She carried a bouquet of
roses, and wore a sprig of lilies of the valley in her hair. A
reception was held at the conclusion of the ceremony." — Wor-
cester, Mass., paper, November, 1899.
4394. ii. FRANK ALEXANDER, b. Oct. 26, 1872. He res. Allston, Mass.,
395 Cambridge street; is a retail dealer in fruit, vegetables and
canned goods under the firm name of Field, Wheeler & Co.
2770. JOSIAH ALEXANDER FIELD (Moses F., Phinehas. Moses, Ebenezer,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield, Mass.,
Oct. 21, i860; m. Leominster, Nov. 13, 1884, Fannie Estella Osborn, b. Dec. 15,
1858. He is a clerk for his brother Lucius in his furniture store. Res. Clinton,
Mass, 102 Prescott street.
4395- i. HARLAN EUGENE, b. Dec. 17, 1890.
2775. RODNEY AUGUSTUS FIELD (Aaron, Jesse, Aaron, Ebenezer, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Aaron and Lovina
FIELD GENEALOGY. 779
(Scott), b. in Bernardston, Mass. He settled about 1824 in Brattleboro, Vt. ; in
removed elsewhere ; in 1864 returned to Brattleboro; from there elsewhere, where
he d. He m. Theoda. dau. of Isaac and Susan (Harris) Plummer, of Brattleboro,
Vt.
4396. i. OSCAR, b. ; m. .
4397. ii. THEODA, b. ; m. .
4398. iii. ELLEN, b. ; m. .
2776. AARON WESSON FIELD (Aaron, Jesse, Aaron, Ebenezer, Samuel,
Zechariah, John. John, Richard, William, William), son of Aaron and Lovina
(Scott), b. in Bernardston, Mass., Jan. 13, 1807. He removed in 1859 to East Hart-
ford, Conn., where he resided; d. Dec. 26, 1872. He m. April 23 1829, Harriet,
dau. of John and Elizabeth Hamilton, of Bernardston, b. Sept. 30, 1807; d. at
Woods Holl. Mass., Feb. 23, 1882.
4399. i. DWIGHT HAMILTON, b. May 27, 1832; m. Mary J. Carlton.
4400. ii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 11, 1834; m. Nov. 24, 1853, James
J. Stewart.
4401. iii. HARRIET LOVINA, b. March 26. 1837; m. June 12, 1862,
Franklin Holmes, of ; m.. 2d, March 25, 1868, William M.
Hubbard, of Woods Holl, Mass.
' 4402. iv. ADALINE MARIA, b. Sept. 2, 1841; m. Jan. 24, 1866, William
M. Cleveland, of South Deerfield, d. Feb. 2. 1S81.
2779. JOHN BURKE FIELD (Jesse, Jesse, Aaron, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Jesse and Lurancy (Parmenter),
b. in Bernardston, Mass., Jan. 27, 1S24, where he now resides on the original farm
taken up by Aaron Field in 1737. The old buildings were destroyed by fire in 1850.
He m. June 10, 1837, Sarah Huey, dau. of Abel and Hannah (Littlefield) Hubbs, of
Brooks, Me., b. Sept. 23, 1824.
4403. i. JOHN ERI BURKE, b. Oct. 7, 1858; m. Sarah M. Bain.
4404. ii. HATTIE LURANCY. b. Jan. 30, 1862; m. May i, 1884, Marcus
C. Southworth, b. 1857; res. Campello, Mass.; is a farmer.
Ch. : I. Ernest Channing, b. Jan. 26, 18S6.
2781. REV. AARON WESLEY FIELD (Jesse, Jesse, Aaron, Ebenezer, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Jesse and Lurancy
(Parmenter), b. in ; Bernardston, Mass., Oct. 31, 1837. He graduated at Williams
College in 1S6 — ; studied divinity and was ordained a Congregational clergyman.
He settled in Blandford, Mass., where he resided until iSSi, when he was dis-
missed, and returned to Bernardston: 1870, pastor at New Marlboro; now resides
New Marlborough, Mass. He m. June 12, 1S67, Jennie S., dau. of Jonas and Bath-
sheba Raymond, of Williamstown, Mass.,b. July 10, 1839; she d. Feb. 14. 1883: m.,
2d, Nov. 19, 1884, Alice Breman, of Wayland, Mass., b. Jan. 31, 1847; d. Aug. 14,
1S91.
4405. i. ARTHUR EUGENE, b. Sept. 28. 186S; d. April 12, i8g6.
4406. ii. ALICE LOUISA, b. Oct. 15, 1871; res. New Marlborough, Mass.
4407. iii. WESLEY RAYMOND, b. Aug. 5, 1S74; res. Mill River, Mass.
2783. DANIEL GORDON FIELD (Nathaniel R., David, Daniel. Joshua,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Nathaniel and
Ruth (Noyes), b. in Salisbury, Vt, November, 1805. He was engaged in staging
from Rutland to Burlington, Vt, and from Montpelier, Vt., to Boston, Mass., by
the way of Concord, N. H., and Haverill, Mass., where he resided in 1842. After
780 FIELD GENEALOGY.
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1.
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railroads were built, he gave up staging and retired to his farm in Leicester, Vt.,
where he died. He m. Elizabeth Towne, of Montpelier, Vt.
IRA S. TOWNE. b. ; d. Sept. 19, 1877.
WILLIAM CEPHAS, b. .
DANIEL GORDON, b. May 4. 1S42; m. Rebecca Gould, of
Waterbury; now, 1882, res. Montpelier; no issue.
LAURA TOWNE, b. ; m. Henry Oviatt, of Montpelier, Vt.
FRANCES MARIETTE, b. ; m. April, 1879. Charles H.
Burnham, of Burlington, Vt.
2784. HON. WILLIAM MORTON FIELD (Nathaniel R., David, Daniel,
Joshua, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Nath-
aniel and Ruth Noyes, b. in Salisbury, Vt., Sept. 5, 18x3. He removed to Brandon,
Vt., and engaged in staging; was one of the firm of Cook, Field & Co., proprietors
of a line of stages from Rutland to Burlington, Vt. He built and kept at various
times the Brandon House, at Brandon, Vt. ; subsequently was engaged in the man-
ufacture of cars at Brandon. He represented the town of Brandon in the legislature
in 1849-50, and was Senator from Rutland count}- in 1856-57. In 1861, he was elected
sheriff of Rutland county, which office he held for nineteen years. In 1862 he
removed to Rutland, where he resided ; and was president of the Rutland Savings
Bank. He m. July 24, 1S34, Minerva Kimball, dau. of Barzilla and Patty (Simonds)
Davenport, b. Dec. 25, 1816; d. Oct. 20, 1890.
4413. i. CHARLOTTE MARTHA, b. May 28, 1835; m. Feb. 5, i860, Rev.
John Dennison Kingsbury, D. D., of Underbill, Vt. Res. Haver-
hill, Bradford District No. 6, Church St., Mass. He was b.
April 19, 1831. Ch. : i. John Kingsbury, b. Dec. 3. 1861 ; d. Jan.
18, 1873. 2. Katherine Kingsbury, b. Jul}' ix, 1863; m. Oct. 3,
1S8S, John Herbert Davis; d. Sept. 26, 1S89. 3. Martha Kings-
bury, b. June 23, 1865; m. Sept. 7, 1S92, Frank Henry Colby.
Res. Haverhill, Mass., Bradford District No. 6, Church St. 4.
Charlotte Kingsbury, b, Oct. 24, 1876. Res. Haverhill, Mass.,
Bradford District No. 6. Church St.
GEORGE DAVENPORT, b. Sept. 17, 1837; d. Sept. 20, 1842.
CHARLES W., b. Nov. 16, 1839; d- Sept. 4, 1842.
HENRY FRANCIS, b. Oct. 8, 1843; m. Annie Louisa Howe.
MARY FRANCIS, b. Oct. 30, 1847; m. Feb. 7, 1866, Henry W.
Kingsley, of Clarendon, Vt. Res. Rutland, Vt. He was b. 1840.
Is a custom tailor. Ch. : i. Francis Rest Kingsley, b. 1870;
m. March 6, 1S95. 2. Henry Field Kingsley, b. 1874; m. Sept.
2, 1896. 3. Mary Ould Kingsley, b. 1S76. 4. Thomas Daven-
port Kingsley, b. 1884. 5. Percy Morgan Kingsley, b. 18SS.
6. Philip S. Kingsley, b. 18S0; d. i88r.
44i3. vi. FREDERICK ALFRED, b. Jan. 7, 1850; m. Lillie Clark.
1419. vii. ELLEN ADELAIDE, b. March 16, i»54; m. Gilbert D. Milling-
ton, of Shaftsbury, Vt. Res. 25 Fairfield Av., West Medford,
Mass.
27S6. JOHN SHERMAN FIELD (John, David. Daniel, Joshua, Samuel,
Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), son of John and Anna (Gowdy),
b. in Somers, Conn., Dec. 26, 1816. where he resided. He is a prominent and use-
ful man in town, and has been honored by his townsmen by different offices for many
years. He m. March 30, 1S42, Mary L., dau. of Nathan and Lovina Charter, of
Ellington, Conn., b. Dec. 26, 18 17; d. April 2, 1SS6.
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4420. i. MONROE SHERMAN, b. Jau. 22, 1S43; m. Ella Currier.
4421. ii. FREDERICK WRIGHT, b. Aug. 20, 1850; m. Laura Kibbe.
27S8. MARTIN H. FIELD (John, David, Daniel. Joshua, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, Willia 11, William), son of John and Anna (Gowdy), b. in Som-
ers. Conn.. July iS, 1S21. Hem. Harriet, dau. of Elisha Kingsbury; d. Feb. 24,
1858.
2792. EUGENE FIELD (John, David, Daniel, Joshua, Samuel, Zechariah.
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of John and Anna (Gowdy), b. in Som-
ers. Conn., July 4, 1836. He enlisted in Company K, 14th Regiment Connecticut
Volunteers, and was discharged for disability brought on by over-exertion and
exposure, and died of consumption March 12, 1874. He m. May 4, 1S53, Delinda
McCann.
ORVILLE E., b. May 7, 1854-
ADELIA S., b. June 4, 1S61.
ANNA E., b. Feb. 24, 1863.
ARTHUR J., b. Jau. 7, 1S66.
EDDA F., b. May i, 1S69.
IRENE M., b. June 26, 1872.
IMOGENE D., b. Nov. 16, 1S74.
279S. LOREN FIELD (Daniel, David, Daniel, Joshua, Samuel, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Daniel and Cherry (Wood), b. in
Somers, Conn., April 8, 1S22. He m. Oct. 30, 1843, Mary, dau. of Peter and Julia
(Peck) Deming; d. March 2, 1856; m., 2d, June 27, 1863, Mary A., dau. of Levi and
Mary (Batten) Cooley. Res. Somers, Conn.
4429. i. JULIUS L.. b. Feb. 28, 1S44. He enlisted Oct. 5, 1863, in the 48th
Regiment of New York Volunteers, and died from wounds
received in the battle. He d. in Philadelphia, Pa., May 6, 1864.
ELIZABETH A., b. Sept. 8, 1S53; d- September, 1856.
HENRY, b. Nov. 19, 1S63.
DANIEL, b. April 27, 1865.
ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 7, 1868.
NELSON, b. Oct. 18, 1870.
2804-4. OSCAR ADDISON FIELD (Frances, Frances, Nathaniel, Joshua,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), b. Cheshire, V.. June
29, 1847; m. Aug. 28, 1882, Maria Lunsden, b. January, 1S56. He is a piano dealer.
Res. 4038 West Belle St., St. Louis, ]\Io.
443434^. i. LUCETTA L., b. July 2, 1883.
4434>^. ii. OSCAR A., JR., b. Oct. 13, 1887.
2804-10. ALBERT FIELD (Albert, Frances, Nathaniel, Joshua, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Arcade, N. Y., May 11, 1S28;
m. Freeport, 111., March 20, 1855, Lany M. Crill, b. Oct. 10, 1828; d. March 30,
1894. He is a farmer. Res. Fairdale, De Kalb county. 111.
44342^.1. ROSETTA M.. b. May 20, 1858; m. Oct. 22, 1884, George H.
Castle. Res. Freeport Ch. : i. Grace Irene, b. May 5, 18S7.
2. Howard J., b. March 24, 1891.
443434:. ii. CHARLES S., b. April 8, i860; m. Ella Eychaner.
4434-2. iii. JOHN B., b. Nov. 8, 1S61 ; m. Adda Myers.
2804-11. DR. ARCHELAUS G. FIELD (Abel W.. Francis, Nathaniel,
Joshua, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Gorham,
4430.
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N. Y., Nov. 15, 1S29; m. May 7, 1S77, at Cardington, O., Harriet W. Weatherby, b.
Oct. I, 1846. In 1S3S he removed with his parents to Cateraugus county, New
York, and afterward to Darby Plains Madison county, O., settling in Amity in 1S42.
Here he attended the common schools, and subsequently attended academies in
West Jefferson and London. His first occupation was that of farming, by which
he provided scanty means to meet the expenses of schooling. The first substantial
present he ever received was from the hand of Judge Burnham, upon whose farm,
near West Jefferson, he worked, and who at the close of harvesting, in addition to
paying $S per month as agreed upon, presented him with a $5 bill, as testimonial to
ablebodied boyhood. He began teaching at the age of sixteen, and subsequently
taught in Pickway, Ross and Franklin counties. His examinations for certificates
included in addition to the usual branches, algebra, chemistry and astronomy, and
his wages enabled him to purchase a liberal supply of books, with which to pursue
the study of medicine. In 1S4S he jomed a company of emigrants, consisting of
about thirty people, who moved by wagons, from iMadison county, Ohio, to Center-
ville, Iowa. They were nearly two months on the road, camping wherever night
overtook them. His entire possessions, books, medicines and clothing ^were con-
tained in a trunk still in his possession, as is also a small wooden trunk, carried
upon his back, while in quest of position as teacher. He located in Centerville for
the practice of medicine, but finding very limited demand for his services, accepted
an appointment as deputy county sheriff under G. W. Swiarngin, and in that
capacity made the assessment and took the census in 1850 of a large part of Appa-
noose county. In the meantime commissioners were appointed to select a location
for the county seat of Wayne county, one of whom was Surveyor George Perkins,
of Centerville. As the expedition was about to start over the wild prairie, Mr.
Perkins invited the subject of this sketch and without asking a question, or even
surmising as to why he did so, Dr. Field joined the party. At that time there were
probably not over half a dozen settlers or cabins in Wayne county — none within
several miles of the center. Several days elapsed in examining the lay of the county
before a selection was made. Then Mr. Perkins disclosed the purpose of his kind
invitation, by furnishing a slip of paper, upon which the numbers of the land
selected were marked, and suggesting that his eighty and that eighty forming an
L around the southeast corner of the chosen site would be a good thing to secure, if
the land office at Fairfield could be reached in time to make the entry. There was
no delay nor parleying nor disclosure of intention. A good horse solved the problem.
Benhart Henn was at that time commissioner of the land office. Without hesi-
tancy, he accepted the story of the young dust covered stranger, and to make secure
tor the commissioners, the chosen site for the county seat (now Corydon) against
the possibility of entry by others, he immediately placed a land warrant upon it, and
then another upon the two eighty's designated by Dr. Field, to whom he gave a
bond for a deed when payment should be made. The commissioners arrived the
following day to find their chosen site secured for them, and for the other land war-
rant Mr. Henn subsequently secured in bonus and interest forty per cent, with
his investment.
Returning to Centerville Dr. Field soon after formed a partnership with Dr.
Nathan Udell, at Unionville, and in 1852 his father having died, returned to Amity,
in Ohio, where he again engaged in practice, until September, 1853, when he
entered upon the preliminary course in Starling Medical College, and graduated at
the end of the regular course of 1S53-54. He then located in Hillsboro, O., and
afterward formed a partnership with Dr. Buchanan, at Fincastle, doing a lucrative
practice. From there he removed to Jacento, Miss., in 1S56, at which place he did
an extensive practice for three years. An incident in the way of good luck here is
FIELD GENEALOGY. 783
worthy of notice, viz., that he was called to no patient either primarily or in con-
sultation that did not recover, until after his business at a low rate of charging had
amounted to over $1,300. But the war clouds appearing upon the political horizon,
admonished him to return North, and in 1859 he located at Corydon. The first and
only personal encounter he ever had was at Jacinto. Some one wrote some dog-
gerel poetry, addressed to a party by the name of Boatright, who, with his wife,
an estimable lady and teacher, had been at the hotel for some time. Having no
visible means of support except from the wages of his wife, Boatright was not in
very good odor, and the rhyme being somewhat expressive of public sentiment was
offensive to him. As Dr. Field, who did not know he was under suspicion, was
returning to his office on a hot summer day with a bottle of lemon syrup, with which
to quench his thirst, Boatright ran out of a store and struck him on the head with a
stick. The bottle and brickbats came into such lively play that Boatright drew his
pistol and fired, but without effect, one ball struck over a store door, in which two
men were standing at the time. Boatright was arrested, but upon his agreement to
leave the country, which he did, the prosecution was dropped. At Corydon he soon
acquired a large practice, and was also elected as president of the Wayne County
Agricultural Society. As such his duties required him to attend the meetings of the
State Agricultural Society at Des Moines, with which city he was so much pleased
that he decided to make it his permanent home, and to which place he removed in
the spring of 1S63. Prompted by the increased demands of the new location for
better equipment and qualification he left in August of that year for New York,
where he matriculated at Belleview, University, Medical College and College of
Physicians and Surgeons, in order to hear Valentine Mott, Sr., Austin Flint, Sr.,
Willard Parker, Alonzo Clark and other celebrities who were quite evenly distributed
among ihe above named colleges. At the close of the term, 1S63-64, he again
received the degree of doctor in medicine from the last named institution. He also
took a course in the law department of Simpson Centenary College, from which he
received the degree of Bachelor of Law, and was admitted to the bar in 1S79, but
never engaged in the practice of law. In 1865 he was elected a city physician for
Des Moines, and in 1866 physician for Polk county, and as such had something to
do in establishing the present county infirmary. In 1866 he was appointed examin-
ing surgeon for pensions at Des Moines, the duties of which office he continued to
perform singly and as secretary of the board of examining surgeons for eighteen
years. Upon resignation he was appointed upon the board of review in the pension
department at Washington. In iSSi he was elected to the chair of physiology and
pathology in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, Iowa, which he
held until 18S5. He was elected three successive' terms as secretary of the Iowa
State Medical Society, and also as its president in 1872. His annual address on that
occasion was entitled, "The Present Attitude of Medical Science," and was published
in pamphlet form. In 1876 he was elected delegate to the International Medical
Congress, in Philadelphia. He was twice elected mayor of North Des Moines, and
the affairs of the town were conducted through both terms without a law suit or the
creation of a dollar of bonded indebtedness. He has been an active member of
various medical and scientific societies, including the American Society of Microsco-
pists, and the American Medical Association, and is now an honorary member of
the Des Moines Pathological Society, Polk County Medical Society and of the Iowa
State Medical Society, In 1869 he devised a universal spray syringe, Ijy which the
spray of medicinal substances is impinged directly upon the mucous surfaces of
canals and cavities, described and illustrated in the May number, iS6g, Medical and
Surgical Reporter, Philadelphia. In 1S67 he originated a new treatment for the
cure of umbilical hernia in children, described in New York Medical- Record, Sep-
784 FIELD GENEALOGY.
tember, 1867, In 1875 he devised a musculo-tensometer to determine the extent of
muscular resistance or paralysis. In 18S9 he devised a universal stand for micro-
scopy, photography and photo-micrography, described and illustrated in Photo-
graphic Mosaics, New York, 1890. In 1897 he successfully photographed through a
six inch Clark telescope|a five'inch image of the moon, showing mountains and craters
with considerable detail, without the aid of special lens, method described in Popu-
lar Science, New York, January, 1898. At the meeting of the American Medical
Association, in Baltimore, in 1895, he read a paper on "Bright Light in School Rooms
a Cause of Myopia, with Proposed Means to Measure Intensity of Light." This paper
attempted to show the fallacy of the popular doctrine that the more light in the
school room the better, and that the abuse or careless use of such light is responsible
for a very large per cent, of the myopics who emanate from the schools; subject
illustrated by use of rectilinear photographic lens to show that focus recedes with
reduction of diaphragm as it also does in near vision, and the persistent strain of the
accommodative mechanism of the eye from the two causes results in the forward dis-
placement of the lens, and elongation of the eyeball becoming permanent. This
is myopia, or nearsightedness. Use of modified light and blackboard in distant vision
recommended as preventive. Published in the Journal of the American Medical
Association, Sept. 21, 1895. Also synopsis in Popular Science, New York, July,
1895. Dr. Field began experiments in photo-micrography in 18S3, and is one of the
pioneers in that line of work. Of late he has given considerable attention to micro-
scopy of natural sciences, including biology, histology, bacteriology, &c., and it
was with a view to popularizing this line of work that the Des Moiaes School of
Technology was organized, which has as yet not been pushed to success. At vari-
ous times he has appeared before medical and scientific societies illustrating his sub-
jects with lantern slide photo-micrographs of his own construction, in which line of
work he has acquired a considerable degree of proficiency.
In May, 1877, he married Hattie E., daughter of Edmund Weatherby, of Card-
ington, O. Three children have been born to the union, the only survivor being
Dalton Arthur, who has already been admitted to the public high school. In
religious sentiment Dr. Field is a Calvinistic Presbyterian, and in politics he is a
Prohibition Republican.
His life earnings are represented by Field's addition to the city of Des Moines,
now known as Summit Park, one of the most elevated eligible and desirable parts
of the city. During the last thiry-five years he purchased many small places, with-
out established streets or alleys, and consolidating them has been able to locate and
establish Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, between North street and Forest
avenue, thus providing for the benefit of future citizens at great financial loss to
himself, streets and alleys to over ninety lots. In addition to donating the land
for the streets, the improvements by sidewalks, sewers, curbing and paving have
amounted to over $10,000.
Res. Des Moines, Iowa.
4434-3. i. DALTON ARTHUR, b. Dec. 19, 1884.
2804-12. DR. ORESTES GORDON FIELD (Abel W., Francis, Nathaniel,
Joshua, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Jan. 19,
1832, Gorham, N. Y. ; m. Jan. 2, 1868, Josephine Dille Latham, b. Jan. i, 1846. Dr.
Orestes G. Field was born at Gorham, near Geneva, N. Y. He was the second son
of Dr. Abel W., and Zilpha Field, who with their family came to Madison county,
Ohio, from New York state about 1835, and settled on Darby Plains. In 1842 Dr.
Abel W. Field removed his family to Amity, where the subject of this sketch was
reared to manhood, and began the study of medicine with his father. He entered
FIELD GENEALOGY. 785
Starling Medical College, Columbus, O., about 1S56, and graduated from that insti-
tution in 1858. During the same year he located at California, Madison county, O.,
and with Dr. Thomas as partner, began the practice of medicine. He was commis-
sioned surgeon in the 4th Ohio Cavalry, March 19, 1862, and remained in the war
until the close, after which he returned to Madison county, and located at Sedalia,
where he was a successful practitioner. He died, aged sixty-three years, two
months and fourteen days. He was married to Mrs. Josephine A. Latham, who
still survives. He d. April 3, 1S95. Res. Sedalia, O.
4434-4. i. FRANCIS FLOYD, b. March 15, 1875. He was born at Midway
(Sedalia P. O.), Madison county, O., the second child of Orestes
G. Field and Josephine A. Field; received his early education at
the Midway schools, and graduated from the Midway high school
May 22, 1894. He commenced the study of medicine in the fall
of 1895, and attended lectures at Starling Medical College, Col-
umbus, O. From that institution he received the degree of
M. D., April 14, 1898. He is located at Zimmer, Franklin county,
O., and is enjoying a lucrative practice at his chosen profession.
4434-5. ii. JESSIE DILLE, b. March 10, 1872; m. June 22, 1892, Charles
Dorn. Res. Sedalia, O. He was b. Feb. 8, 1868. Is a farmer
and stock raiser. Ch. : i. Howard Field, b. May 8, 1893.
2804-13. JAMES WITTER FIELD (Abel W., Francis, Nathanel, Joshua,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), b. May 20, 1837, New
York; m. June 12, 1862, Mary Reynolds, b. Nov. 24, 1839. He is a druggist. Res.
Maryville, O.
4434-6. i. FRANK C. b. Nov. 4, 1866.
2807. BENJAMIN STEARNS FIELD (Orrin, Elisha, Elisha, Joseph
Joseph, Zechariah, John. John, Richard, William, William), son of Major Orrin and
Maria (Atwood), b. in Cornwall, Vt., Jan. 17, 1820, where he resided. He m. May
II. 1841, Emily, dau. of Jesse and Polly (Pratt) Ellsworth, of Cornwall, b. Dec. 30,
1818; d. Oct. 24, 1S69; m., 2d, July 7, 1870, Harriet H.,'dau. of Norman and Arlina
(Briggs) Rowe, of Chesterfield, N. Y., b. Oct. 7, 1838. He d. Jan. 3, 1886.
SARAH ELIZABETH, b. May 21, 1847; d. Oct. 20, 1S70.
GEORGE ELLSWORTH, b. Feb. 16, 1849; m. Alice Doane.
FRANK BRIGHAM, b. Sept. 8, 1853; unm. Res. 4 Cala St.,
San Francisco, Cal.
4438. iv. ARTHUR JESSE, b. Oct. 20, 1855; m. Minnie A. Samson.
2810. ORRIN ALVORD FIELD (Orrin, Elisha, Elisha, Joseph, Joseph,
Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Major Orrin and Hannah
(Drury), b. in Cornwall, Vt., Aug. 22, 1834, where he resided. He m. Dec. 4, i860,
Leonora Abigail Bingham, of Cornwall, b. Jan. 15, 1842. Res. West Cornwall, Vt.
4439. i. MARY A., b. Jan. 19, 1866; unm. Res. corner Market St. and
Hudson Av., Green Island, N. Y.
4440. ii. MATTIE C, b. Nov. 2, iS63; m. Oct. 22, 1895, Dr. Samuel E.
Maynard. Res. 73 Pine St., Burlington, Vt. Samuel Erskine
Maynard was born in Williston, Vt., Dec. 3, 1868, son of Rev.
Joshua L. and Electa (Rogers) Maynard. He received his early
education in the public schools of Northfield and Burlington;
entered the University of Vermont and having selected the pro-
fession of medicine, after a two years' special course, he entered
the medical department of the university, and graduated from it
with credit in 1891. After a year of service ashouse surgeon at
4435.
1.
4436.
ii.
4437.
Ill,
786 FIELD GENEALOGY.
the Mary Fletcher^Hospital, in Burliugton, he took the post grad-
uate course in surgery at the college of Physicians and Surgeons
in New York. After receiving this special course he received an
appointment upon the resident staff of the New York Lying-in Hos-
pital. Subsequently he took special courses in the Polyclinic and
Post Graduate Medical Schools of New York, and passed with
credit the examinations required by the regents of the University
of the state of New York. In 1893 he served for a time as ship
surgeon on the Pacific Mail Steamship City of Paris, running to
Colon, Central America. Thus well equipped by study and
experience, as well as by natural gifts, Dr. Maynard came to
Burlington in the fall of 1893, and has remained in that city in
the possession of a large, successful and increasing practice to the
present time. He is one of the attending physicians at the Mary
Fletcher Hospital, and stands high in his profession and as a citi-
zen. He is professor of Physical Diagnosis^and instructor in theory
and practice in the medical department of the University of Ver-
mont. A member of the Burlington Clinical Society, and of the
Vermont State Medical Societj'. He is a member of the Lambda
Sota College fraternity and of the Delta Mu Medical fraternity,
also a member of Hamilton Lodge Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. Dr. Samuel E. Maynard and Mattie Field Maynard
have one child, Norma Field Maynard, born Jan. 6, 1897.
4441, ill. MERRILL ORRIN, b. June 17, 1S72; m. Lillian Kendall. Res.
Shoreham, Vt.
2S16. HON. LOYAL C. FIELD (Luman, Elisha, Elisha, Joseph, Joseph,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Luman and Abigail
(DeLong), b. in Cornwall, Vt., Feb. 28, 1824. He settled in Galesburg, 111., where
he d. Aug. 17, 1878. He was engaged in the iron foundry business, which grew into
the Frost Manufacturing Company, for the manufacture of almost all kinds of farm-
ing implements, of which company he was president at the time of his death. He
was elected one of the city councilmen in the years 1860-61-65-66; was mayor of the
city in 1872-73. He m. Sept. 13, 1848, Clara A., dau. of Artemus Davidson, of Ash-
tabula, O., b. March 4, 1828. Loyal Case Field was born in Cornwall, Adison
Qounty. Vt., and was the son ot Luman and Abigail De Long Field, who came west
in 1836 or 1837, stopping for a short time at Yates, N. Y., on their way to Knoxville,
Knox count}', 111., where they stayed but a short time before going on a farm at
Center Point, near Galesburg. As Loyal's tastes were not congenial to farm life
he spent most of his early life after school days clerking for dry goods merchants at
Henderson and Moline, 111. At his father's death, in 1846, he took charge of his
father's farm, and settled the estate and farmed for several j'ears. Was married at
Galesburg to Clara A. Davison. Sold his farm and went to Galesburg in 1851
and bought out a Mr. Wiley's hardware, stove and tin shop business, with F. M.
Smith, doing business as Smith & Field for four years. Afterwards became one of
the stockholders of Frost's Manufacturing Company, and was first director and
president of that company for over twenty years, until his health tailed entirely.
Was alderman tor several years before he was elected ma^'or, in 1S73. His death
occurred July 17, 1878, His wife and their two children still survive— Edward
Loyal (artist), of New York City, and Kate E. Grant, of Creston, Iowa. He left a
good name. Res. 367 North Broad St., Galesburg, 111.
4442. i. FRANKLIN SMITH, b. Jan. 24. 1S51; d. July 8. 1851.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 787
4446.
1.
4447-
11.
4448.
iii.
4449.
IV.
4450.
V.
4451.
VI.
2824.
ST
4443. ii. EDWARD LOYAL, b. Jan. 4, 1S55; m. Flora Stark.
4.144. iii. KATE ELNORA, b. April gS, 1S59; m. Jan. 17, 1884, Edward
Russell Grant. He was b. March 11, 1859. Is a farmer and live
stock dealer. Res. Cromwell, Iowa. Cii. : i. Edward Philip,
b. at Cromwell, Iowa, Nov. 29, 1884. 2. Field, b. Cromwell,
Iowa, Sept. 19, 1S87.
4445. iv. CLARA L., b. March 22, 1S62; d. April 2, 1867.
2819. JAMES DELONG FIELD (Luman, Elisha, Elisha, Joseph, Joseph,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Luman and Abigail
(DeLong), b. in Cornwall, Vt., July 3, 1833. He settled, in 1857, in Davenport, Iowa;
in 1862, removed to Galesburg, 111.; in 1867, to Wataga, 111.; in 1871, to Blue
Rapids, Kans., where he now resides, engaged in mercantile business and sale of
all kinds of agricultural implements. He m. Feb, 8, 1857, Roxana, dau. of Albert
and Martha L. (Bartlett) Judson, of Pontiac, Mich., b. Jan. 21, 1839.
LUMAN ALFRED, b. Oct. 31, 1859; m. Henrietta A. Dickson.
ABIGAIL LOUISA, b. July 19, 1S61; m. Jan. 4, 1886, William
Norris Burr. One son, HoUard Burr. She resides Corona, Cal.
JAMES DELONG, b. Jan. 14. 1864; m. Carrie C. Kevan.
ORRIN JUDSON, b. Nov.i8,i86S. Department of justice, Wash-
ington, D. C.
ROXANA BARTLETT, b. July 13, 1870; d. July 31, 1871.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. April 6, 1874.
STUKLEY STONE FIELD (Norman, Elisha, Elisha, Joseph, Joseph,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Norman and Hapalonia
Chatterton), b. in Cornwall, Vt., Feb. 27, 1845. He settled in Sparta, Wis., where
he resided. He m, June 11, 1873, Nellie Butler, b. Oct. 3, 1851. She d. and he m.,
2d, May 14, 18S3, Ella McLean, b. 1852. He is in the harness business. Res. Lake
City, Iowa.
4452. i. NED McLEAN, b. April 15, i888.
2S25. CHARLES CARROLL FIELD (Norman, Elisha, Elisha, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Norman and
Hapalonia (Chatterton), b. in Cornwall, Vt., Jan. i, 1S47. He settled in Bangor,
Wis.; removed to Virginia City, Nev., where he resided. He m. July 18, 1878,
Adelia Agnes, dau. of Albert and Jane (Shuttleton) Marshall, of La Crosse, Wis., b.
Oct. 3, 1849. Res. Puyallup, Wash.
2831. THOMAS CARTER FIELD (Theodore, Elijah, Joseph, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Theodore and
Deborah (Tobey), b. in Hawley, Mass., Aug. 5, 1814. He settled in Conway, Mass.,
where he d. May 27, 1872. A successful farmer. He m. Nov. 5, 1840, Content,
dau. of Joseph and Content (Dickinson) Sanderson, of Deerfield, Mass., b. Nov. i,
1816.
Thomas C, Conway, 1S72; died May 27, 1872; widow. Content; sons, Edmund
and W. E., of Conway; minors, Abbott W., age 17 years; Addie L., or Ada, given
both; George A., age 11 years; all of Conway. Levi L. Lee, Oct. 22, 1S72, guard-
ian over Edmund and Ada Field.
Content, widow of Thomas C, of Conway, died January, 1883; children, Wil-
son E. of Nebraska; Abbott W. and George A., of Conway. Edmund S. and
Addie L., of Conway, both non compos mentis. — Franklin County'^Probate.
4453. i. EDMUND SANDERSON, b. Sept. 17, 1841; unm. ; d. Nov. ii,
1883.
788 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4454
4455
4456,
4457
4458
2S31
ii. WILSON EUGENE, b, Nov. 15, 1843; lu. Susan W. Flagg.
iii. DIANA AMELIA, b. Sept. 22, 1847; d. Sept. 15, 1852.
iv. ABBOT WESLEY, b. July 20, 1855; m. Eunice Ames.
V. ADA LEORA, b. March 25, 1857; unm.
vi. GEORGE ADAMS, b. Feb. 15, 1861. Res. Sanbornville, N. H.
4459-
1.
4460.
11.
4461.
111.
4462.
iv.
THEODORE TOBY FIELD (Theodore, Elijah, Joseph, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Theodore and
Deborah (Tobey), b. in Hawley, Mass., Dec. 9, 1816. He settled in Conway, Mass.,
where he d. Dec. 22, 1S77. A farmer. He m. Nov. 19, 1845, Mary A., dau. of Wil-
liam and Mary A. Crittenden, of Conway, b. Oct. 19, 1825; d. April 22. 1880.
Theodore T., of Conway: died intestate Dec. 22, 1877; widow, Mary A.; sons,
Egbert and Cecil, both of Conway; son Irwin, minor, b. April 17, 1857; daughters
Cynthia E., minor, age 17 years; Mary E., minor, age 8 years, both of Conway. —
Franklin County Probate.
Mary A., Conway, 1880; died April 22, 1880; next of kin, Egbert Field, of Mon-
tague; Cecil Field, of Conway, appointed administrator May 4, 1880; Irwin Field,
ot Orange; Cynthia E. Rice, of Conway; Mary E. Field, of Conway.
EGBERT, b. Oct. 11, 1847; m. Sarah A. Rice.
CECIL, b. June 12, 1850; m. Lucy P. Rice.
IRWIN, b. April 17, 1857; m. Cora B. Hamilton.
MARY E., b. Feb. 27, 1859; unm. Res. Fort Berthold, North
Dakota.
4463. V. CYNTHIA E., b. March 29, i860; m. Feb. 20, 1878, James B. Rice,
of Conway. Res. there.
2833. HON. SAMUEL TOBEY FIELD (Theodore, Elijah, Joseph, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Hawley, Mass., April
20, 1820; m. Shelburne Falls, Nov. 20, 1856, Sarah Howe Lamson, b. Feb. 23, 1S32;
d. Feb. 5. 1871.
Samuel Tobey Field, b. Hawley, Mass. ; graduated from Williams College with
mathematical honor in 1848, and from Law School in New Haven in 1S52; repre-
sented his district in state legislature in years 1855 and 1S69. Was District Attor-
ney in 1875-76-77. The trial of the Northampton bank robbers occurred while Mr.
Field was filling this office. He m. Sarah Howe, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah
(Howe) Lamson, of Shelburne Falls; m., 2d, July 8, 1873, Susan E. Smith, widow
of Rev. W. F. Loomis, of Boston, b. in Salem, Mass., in 1S24.
Sarah H., Shelburne, 1871; died Feb. 5, 1871; husband, Samuel T. ; children's
names not given; estate of $75,000.
Samuel T., of Shelburne, Feb. 9, 1875; guardian of Clifton L., b. Feb. 8, 1858;
Carrie E., b. Jan. 30, 1S60; Willie D., b. Feb. 22, 1861; Gertie May, b. May 17,
1863; Franks., b. Sept. i, 1865; Thannie L., b. Jan. 5, 1868; Samuel, b. Jan. 31,
187 1 ; minors and children of Sarah H. Field. — Franklin County Probate.
Res. Shelburne, Mass.
4464. i. CLIFTON LAMSON, b. Feb. 8, 1858; m. Isabella Clapp Bard-
well.
CARRIE ELZADA, b. Jan. 30, i860.
WILLIAM D., b. Feb. 22, 1861; m. Grace A. Van Buskirk.
MARY GERTRUDE, b. May 17, 1863; unm. Res. Shelburne
Falls, Mass.
4468. v. FRANK SMITH, b. Sept. i, 1865; m. June 25. 1890, Fannie M.
Denous, b. July 5, 1869. Is superintendent of cotton factory.
Res., s. p., Shattuckville, Mass.
4465.
11.
4466.
111.
4467.
IV.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 789
4471.
1-
4472.
11.
4473.
111.
4474-
IV.
4475-
V.
4476.
vi.
4477-
Vll.
447S.
viii,
4469. vi. NATHANIEL LAiMSON, b. Jan, 5, 1S68; m. Ada B. Roylance.
4470. vii. SAMUEL ABBOT, b. Jan. 31. 1S71. Res. Shelburne Falls, Mass,
2836. ELIJAH FIELD (Theodore, Elijah, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Theodore and Deborah Tobey, b.
in Hawley, Mass,, May 22, 1828, He settled in Buckland. Mass. He was drowned
in the Deertield river in the great freshet Oct. 11, 1868. He m. Nov, 9, 1856, Martha
W,, dau. of Francis and Mahala (Maynard) Mantor, of Hawley, East Charlemont,
Mass.
Elijah, of Buckland, Oct. 4, 1869, died intestate; widow, Martha W, Field;
eight minor children — Morris E., Nellie J,, Inez M., Ozro M., Angle D., Katie M.,
Otis L. and Francis E. — Franklin County Probate.
MORRIS EDWIN, b. Sept. 30, 1857,
NELLIE JANE. b. Dec. 4, 1858; m. Stanley Clark, of Buckland.
INEZ MAHALA, b. Feb. 6. 1861.
OZRO MILLER, b. June 10, 1863,
ANGIE DEBORAH, b. Jan. 23, 1865.
KATIE MARIA, b, Aug. 10, 1866.
OTIS LONGLEY, b. June 25, 1868,
FRANCIS ELIJAH, b. March 30, 1869.
2837. EDMUND LONGLEY FIELD (Theodore, Elijah, Joseph, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Theodore and
Deborah (Tobey), b. in Hawley, Mass., July 27, 1831. He settled in Shelburne
Falls, Mass., where he now resides. He m. June 5, 1872, Harriet W., dau. of
Griswold, of Greenfield, Mass. No children. Res. Bernardstown, Mass.
2838. CHARLES EDWARD FIELD (Eugene, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, "William, William), son of Eugene and Abigail (Hawks),
b, in Charlemont, Mass., Aug. 18, 1825. He settled in Palmer, Mass., where he
d. April 15. 1856. He m, Oct. 10, 1S53, Caroline Deborah, dau. of Smith, of
Palmer, Mass.
4479- i- CHARLES EDWARD, b. March 22. 1S55; d. March 26, 1856.
2842. EDWIN AUGUSTINE FIELD (Eugene, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Eugene and
Abigail (Hawks), b. in Charlemont, Mass., Aug. 24, 1837, where he resided. He
m. Mary Phillips, of Berlin, Wis., d. Sept. 9, 1876. He d. 1891.
Edwin A., of Charlemont, 1891; father was Eugene, who died in 1881, and was
husband of Abigail above; had two sisters and a brother living at time of death.
The brothers, died s. p. Henry L. Boltwood, husband of Helen E. above men-
tioned. Edwin A. Field died Feb. 2, 1891 intestate. No widow. Mother, Abi-
gail S. Field ; sister, Helen E. Boltwood. — Franklin County Probate.
2853. GEORGE FIELD (Asa L., Paris, Jonathan. Joseph, Joseph, Zechariah.
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Asa Lee and Mary W. (Field), b.
in Leverett, Mass., March 29, 1835. He settled, in 1856, in Dover, III.; in 1S63,
returned to Leverett; in 1867. removed to Wyanatee, 111., where he resided, engaged
in merchandise. He m. Sept. 2, 1862, Laura A., dau. of George and Laura (Poole)
Bass, of Dover, III., b. in Williamstown, Vt., Nov. 13, 1839. He is a bookkeeper.
Res. Chillicothe, III.
4480. i. MAUDE M., b. April 19, 1865; m. April 21. iS36, E. F. Hunter.
Res. Chillicothe, III.
4481. ii. LORA B., b. March 13, 1S80; d. Nov. 13, 1891.
r90 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4432.
1.
4483.
ii.
4434.
111.
4435.
iv.
44S6.
V.
4437.
vi.
4488.
Vll,
2855. EDWARD FIELD (Asa L., Paris, Jonathan, Joseph. Joseph, Zechar-
iah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Leverett, ]\Iass., June 25, 1839; ^'^^
there Jan. 2, 1S77, Lucy A. Ashley, b. Sept. 2, 1S52. He resides in the old home-
stead of his father. He m. Lucy Ann, dau. of Marvin and Mary Smith Ashley, of
Leverett. Res. Leverett, Mass.
ASA LELL, b. Oct. 22, 1877.
FRANK EDWARD, b. May 21, iS3i.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. March 2, 1S83.
GEORGE ASHLEY, b. April 15, 18S5; d. May 30, 1885.
RAYMOND HARRISON, b. May 23, 1S90.
HERBERT WILLIAM, b. March 31, 1892; d. Aug. 23, 1S92.
EDITH LILLIAN, b. Sept. 21, 1894.
2S65. HON. RALPH ADAMS FIELD (Alden C, Elisha, Jonathan, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Alden C. and
Lucena (Adams), b. in Leverett, Mass., March 7, 1S37, where he now resides,
engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods of various kinds. He has served sev-
eral years as selectman and on school committee. He represented the second Franklin
county district in the Legislature in the years 1877-78. He m. Nov. 21, 1866, Mary
Elizabeth, dau. of Peter and Sarah Darling (Blood) Hobart, of Boston, Mass., b.
Jan. 12, 1835.
2S70. HENRY PHILIPS FIELD (Elijah S., Elisha, Jonathan, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William) son of Elijah S. and
Mary Wright, b. in Moravia, Cayuga county, N. Y. , Oct. 27, 1839. In 1856 he went
to Nashville, Tenn., and engaged in business, where he resided until the breaking
out of the war of the rebellion, in 1861, when he returned to the North, where he
resided until 1864, when he returned to Tennessee and settled at Gallatin, and
engaged in merchandise and remained there until 1871, when he removed to Louis-
ville, Ky., where he now resides, engaged in the sale of agricultural implements,
farm and garden seeds of all kinds. Hem. Nov. 26, 1S68, Mary, dau. of William
and Susan (Black) Alexander, of Dixon Springs, Tenn., b. Feb. 18, 1845.
44S9. i. WILLIAM ALEXANDER, b. Sept. 27, 1S69.
4490. ii. MARY, b. Oct. 29, 1872.
4491. iii. HENRY W.,b. May 16, 1876.
2875. LUCIUS SPENCER FIELD (Jonathan S., Elisha, Jonathan, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Deerfield, Mass.,
Aug. 22, 1861; m. Montague, Oct. 19, 1892, Nellie J. Raymond, b. Nov. 9, 1S66.
He is a merchant. Res. Montague, Mass.
4492. i. MARION RAYMOND, b. Jan. 7, 1896.
4493. li. FLORENCE LOUISE, b. March 23, 1898.
2877. EDWIN WILEY FIELD (Horace W., Walter, Jonathan, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Horace W. and
Elizabeth M. (Hillman), b. in North Hatfield, Mass., Jan. 29, 1842, where he now
resides. He was drafted in 1863 during the war of the rebellion, and was rejected
on account of a rupture. He m. Dec. 20, 1864, Sarah Melissa, dau. of Samuel N.
and Sarah (Russell) Hall, of Pittsfield, Mass., b. in Dalton, Mass., Nov. i, 1840.
CLARA EVELYN, b. Oct. 4, 1865; d. Nov. 17. 1865.
LUELLA ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 25, 1866; m. Dec. 6, 1888, Ernest
A. Frary. Res. South Deerfield, Mass.
SAMUEL HALL, b. May 18, 1868. Res. North Hatfield.
SARAH MARION, b. April 9, 1876. Res. North Hatfield.
4494-
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4495-
u.
4496.
iii.
4497-
IV.
CORNELIUS ROBBINS FIELD.
See page 752.
»
CHARLES H. B. FIELD.
See page 772.
HON. LUCIUS FIELD.
See page 77V.
BRADFORD M. FIELD.
See page 807.
HENRY K. FIELD.
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2S78. HENRY M. FIELD (Horace. Walter, Jonathan, Joseph, Joseph, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Horace W. and Elizabeth M.
(Hillman), b. in Hatfield, Mass., Oct. 8, 1843, and now resides in North Hatfield.
He enlisted Aug. 18,1862, in Company H, 37th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers,
and was engaged in over twenty battles and skirmishes, among them the following:
Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 11, 1S62; Salem Heights, Massey's Hill, May 3, 1863;
Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; Mine Run, Va., Nov. 30, 1863; Wilderness, May 5,
1864; Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864; Cold Harbor, May, 1864; Peters-
burg, June, 1S64; Fort Stevens, July 12, 1864; Charlestown, Va., Aug. 21, 1864;
Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864, where the regiment lost ninety-tour men killed and
wounded out of the 400 that went into the engagement; Sailor's Creek, April 6,
1S65; Hatchen Run, Feb. 5, iS65;near Fort Fisher, N. C, March 25, 1865; Peters-
burg, April 2, 1865. The regiment was sent to New York in July,|i863, to assist in
quelling the draft riots there. The regiment was mustered out at Washington,
June 21, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He m. June 7, 1866, I»Iariette,
dau. of Abner B. and Mercy C. (Clark) Wade, of Northampton, Mass., b. Dec. 5,
1841.
4498. i. HORACE WILEY, b. April 21, 1868; m. Clara Hines and Mabel
Graves.
4499. ii. CARRIE CLARK, b. Sept. 26, 1869. ':.'
4500. iii. MYRA JOSEPHINE, b. March 19, 1S71 ; m. Oct 2, 1894, Charles
Edward Warner. Res. Hatfield, Mass. Ch. : i. Harold Field,
b. July 9, 1895; d. May 14, 1S96. 2. Donald Fitch, b. Sept. 27,.
1899. 3. Dorothy Field, b. Sept. 27, 1899.
4501. iv. EDGAR HENRY, b. March 31, 1873; m. Jessie M. Ingraham.
2880. HORACE WILEY FIELD (Abner, Walter, Jonathan, Joseph, Joseph,.
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Abner and Wealthy
Putney), b. in Hatfield, Mass., Jan. 24, 1846, where he now resides. He enlisted
Oct. II, 1S62, in Company F, sad Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers for the terra
of nine months. He went with the regiment to New Orleans in General Banks'
command, and participated in some of the hardest marches of the war in the Red
river campaign. After its return it was ordered to the siege of Port Hudson, La.,^
where it was for twenty-four days under the enemy's fire. After the fall of that
place the time of the regiment having expired, was sent home, and he was honor-
ably discharged at Greenfield, Mass., Aug. 14, 1863. He re-enlisted March 29, 1864,
in Company L, 2d Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer cavalry for the term of three
years or during the war. He was in the following engagements: Aldie, Va., July
6, 1864, where he had a horse shot from under him; Rockville, Md., July 13, 1864;
Berryville, Va., Aug. 21, 1864: Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864; Winchester, Va.,
Sept. 19, 1864; Fisher's Hill, Va,, Oct. 8, 1864; Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864,
where he had another horse shot; Leesburg, Va., March 13, 1865; Five Forks, Va.,
April I, 1865, and was honorably discharged July 20, 1865. He m. April 13, 1865,
Susan, dau. of George and Lucy Ward (Field) Hubbard, of Leverett, Mass.
2884. FRANKLIN ARETUS FIELD (Franklin, Walter, Jonathan, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Jan. 20, 1851 ; m. Oct.
12, 1 883, Ruth W. Fuller. He is a manufacturer and dealer in sweet and refined
cider. Res. 640 Harrison Av., Boston, Mass., s. p.
2836. FREDERICK E. FIELD (Franklin, Walter, Jonathan, Joseph, Joseph,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Montague, Mass., Nov. 7,
1861 ; m. March 20, 18S9. Rose M. Small. He is an extensive farmer and manufac-
turer of sweet and refined cider. Res. Montague, Mass.
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<}502. i. KENNETH COY, b. June 22, 1890.
4503. ii. FRANKLIN, b. May 2. 1895.
2892. GEORGE DWIGHT FIELD (William W., WaUer, Jonathan, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of William W. and
Sarah Sanderson, b. in Hatfield, Mass, Sept. 15, 1855; went with his father to
Whatley, Mass. He settled in Camden, N. J., and engaged in the manufacture of
various kinds ot woodwork and power looms and fixtures. He m. Sept. 2, 1878,
Anna Catherine, dau. of William and Harriet (Merrick) Keim, of Camden, N. J.,
b. March 3, 1851; d. April 23, 18S2; m., 2d, Sept. 16, 1885, Ida Ott, b. March 4, 1857.
4504. i. WILLIAM DWIGHT, b. Jan. 4. 1879.
2898. HENRY KELLOGG FIELD (Charles K., Martin, Seth, Jonathan,
Joseph, Zechariah, Zechariah), b. Newfane, Vt., June 8, 1848; m. Nov. 25, 1872,
Kate L. Daniels, of, Hartford, Conn., b. Dec. 18, 1S50. He was fitted for college at
the Washington County Grammar School, I^Iontpelier, Vt, ; entered Amherst Col-
lege in 1S65, and was graduated in 1869. Studied law in the office of Field & Tyler,
of Brattleboro, Vt. Admitted to the bar of Windham county in 1S71. His wife
was a daughter of Lorenzo and Elizabeth Amelia (Case) Daniels, of Hartford, Conn.
He settled, in 1872, in Montpelier, Vt., and commenced the practice of his profes-
sion, where he remained until October, 1881, when he removed to Oakland, Cal.,
to engage in the insurance business in connection with his law practice. He now
resides in Alameda, Cal., and is agent for the Pacific Coast for the Northeastern
Mutual Life Insurance Company. Business address, San Francisco, Cal., care
Northeastern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Res. 717 Paru St., Alameda, Cal.
CHARLES KELLOGG, b. Sept. 18, 1873; unm.
MARTIN, b. Feb. 3, 1875; unm.
HENRY WILLARD, b. May 18, 1877; unm.
RUSSELL B., b. March 24, 1S80.
ALAN DANIELS, b. Oct. 21, 1887.
KATE DANIELS, b. Oct. 29, 1891.
2900. EUGENE FIELD (Roswell M., Martin, Seth, Jonathan, Joseph, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 3, 1850; m.
Oct. 16, 1S73, Julia Sutherland Cumstock, b. 1S57, in Chenango county. New York.
[Chicago Tribune. Nov. 5. 1895.]
Eugene Field, the noted journalist, poet, and lecturer, died suddenly at an early
hour yesterday morning at his residence in Buena Park. The news of his death
spread with great rapidity through the city, and it has seldom happened that the
death of a citizen of Chicago in a private station has occasioned such sincere and uni-
versal sorrow. On the streets, in the marts of trade, and at the clubs universal
regret was expressed at the loss of such a genius by the thousands who have enjoyed
his acquaintance, his writings, and his public readings. The flag of the Union
League club, quickly lowered to half-mast as soon as the news was received, was
emblematic of the feeling throughout the city. The death of Mr. Field naturally
produced the greatest commotion at the newspaper offices and among journalists.
Mr. Field had enjoyed unusual health during last summer and was surprised when
he awoke last Saturday morning feeling badly. All he complained of was dys-
pepsia and feverishness, but he did not feel well enough to get up, and in fact never
left his bed again until he died. As he was advertised to read in Kansas City
to-night he sent a request to G. H. Yenowine, who usually accompanied him on
such trips, to come to see him. When Mr. Yenowine came Sunday night he asked
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Mr. Field why he did not telephone him, as it would have done just as well, and
he replied:
"Because I need you very much."
This sounded prophetic of his end, and yet he was bright and cheerful as could
be. He said if Mr. Yenowine thought he ought to go, to Kansas City he would go.
"But while he looked to me well enough to go," said Mr. Yenowine, "I would
not take the responsibility of encouraging him to do so, and told him he certainly
should not get up out of a sick bed to go." So Mr. Yenowine telegraphed to Kansas
City that Mr. ^ield would be there November i6. In the meanwhile Dr. Hedges
came, gave some simple remedy, and said he would not call again until Tuesday.
When business had been disposed of Mr. Field talked to Mr. Yenowine in the
most animated manner until midnight, making the most minute arrangements for
everything connected with the trip. Mr. Yenowine then left him and went to his
room and retired for the night.
At 4.45 o'clock in the morning, though it seemed to him he had just fallen
asleep, Fred Field, Mr. Field's fourteen-year-old son, who occupied the same bed
with his father, rushed into Mr. Yenowine's room, awoke him, and told him he
believed his father was dead. Mr. Yenowine ran as quickly as he could to the room
and found that it was too true. Mr. Field lay on his back, with his arms folded in
front of him, and his head turned slightly to one side. Mr. Yenowine had often
slept with Mr. Field and recognized it as his favorite position in bed. There was a
natural color in his face, but Mr. Yenowine soon satisfied himself that he was dead.
He then roused the family and hurried away for his physician. Dr. Hedges. Dr.
Hawley arrived at about 6 o'clock and Dr. Hedges later. But all they could do
was to express the opinion that death resulted from heart failure, brought on by
emaciation. His death was probably a painless one. The news of Mr. Field's
death spread with great rapidity and created the greatest excitement as well as sor-
row among his innumerable friends. Hundreds of them visited the house yesterday
to express their grief and sympathy. The first arrivals were Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Kohlsaat at 7.30 o'clock, and the next were Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Stone. After these
came R. A. Waller's family, Edward Winslow's family. Dr. and Mrs. Hawley,
John Hiltman's family, Hart Taylor's family, and so on until nearly all the people
in Buena Park had called. Among the men who came were G. H. Yenowine, Dr.
Reilly, Milward Adams, and Slason Thompson. Mrs. Field exhibited great forti-
tude, and perhaps the person most completely prostrated with grief was Melville E.
Stone.
The funeral services took place at the Fourth Presbyterian church, comer of
Rush and Superior streets, on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Dr.
Frank W. Gunsaulus officiated, assisted by the Rev. Frank M. Bristol, and appro-
priate addresses made by the Rev. Dr. M. W. Stryker and Luther Laflin Mills.
Eugene Field was born at St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 3, 1850. In his case there are
no stories to be told of poverty and scant opportunities, of being brought up on a
farm, or of slaving away his youth behind the counter of a country store and working
his way through college on half-fare. His father, Roswell Martin Field, who was
born amid the green mountains of Wmdham county, Vt., was a brilliant and pros-
perous lawyer. He had even earned for himself a place in American history by his
connection with the famous Dred Scot case, he having been the first counsel Dred
Scot employed. He was able to give his children all the educational advantages
they were disposed to avail themselves of during his life and after his death.
In 1856 Eugene had the misfortune to lose his mother, but he had also the
good fortune to have at Amherst, Mass., a cousin. Miss Mary French, to whom his
father committed him for his early training and who well supplied the place of a
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mother for thirteen years. When seventeen years old he entered Williams
College, but he had been there only two years when his father died, and the
course of his life was again rudely altered. At that time Prof. John W.
Burgess was appointed his guardian and decided to complete his education at
Knox College, at Galesburg, 111. He remained there also for only two years, and
then finished his college education at the University of Missouri, where he remained
until he attained his majority. In the meanwhile Melville L. Gray, a prominent and
wealthy law5'er of St. Louis, had become his guardian.
Having come into possession of his patrimony, Mr. Field determined to gratify
at once a long-cherished purpose of going abroad, and thereby gaining inspiration
for the life of literary effort toward which he had always been strongly drawn.
He spent six months in Europe, passing his time mostly in London and Paris, and
spending his money freely on all the rare literature he could lay his hands on. The
result was that when he returned to this country the foreign booksellers had his
inheritance, but he himself had received a mental stimulus and equipment that were
worth far more, as they soon brought him both fame and competence.
Mr. Field chose journalism as a profession, and plunged into it with the
utmost ardor and confidence immediately on his arrival in St. Louis. His first
employment was as a reporter on the St. Louis Evening Journal, in which position
he speedily demonstrated his genius, and in 1872 became the city editor of the paper.
Three years later he was attracted for a time to St. Joseph, Mo., but soon returned
to St Louis, and was employed as an editorial paragraph writer on the Times and
afterwards the Times- Journal. In 1880 he took an office position on the Kansas
City Times, but within a year became managing editor of the Denver Tribune. In
Denver Mr. Field speedily developed into a famous writer, especially of editorial
paragraphs, his work in that line attracting favorable notice from ocean to ocean.
In Denver he was not only appreciated but idolized, and this idolatry in one sense
injured his health. It made him the center of so many social events that the excite-
ment gradually undermined his health and laid the foundation for all of his subse-
quent ill-health.
Among those at a distance who noticed and appreciated his genius was Melville
E. Stone, who had only recently launched the Chicago Morning News, now the
Record. The particular writing of Mr. Field that captivated Mr. Stone was a series
of caustic satires on public men and things in the form of primer reading lessons.
In this form of humor Mr. Field has had scores of imitators, who have followed him
only at a great distance. As he invented it and used it, the humor he evoked from
his commonplace material was like a bubbling spring in an arid desert. When Mr.
Stone had read and laughed over two or three of these primer reading lessons he
said, "There is the man I want." He then took the train for Denver and never
returned to Chicago until, in effect, he brought Mr. Field back with him.
Mr. Field's work on the Record has consisted simply of a column on the editorial
page called "Sharps and Flats," which was mostly excoriating satire on public
men.
Mr. Field resided for two years at No. 1033 Evanston avenue, but moved last
July two blocks directly east to No. 2339 North Halsted street. Although he spent
$7,000 in altering and enlarging the Halsted street place one would not at first see
how it could have attracted him, for the building was a plain, white, old-fashioned
frame residence, and the octagon-shaped addition which he built at one end tell far
short of making it beautiful. But when one gets close to it he sees a deep front
yard, a spacious lawn, lofty trees, an unobstructed view of the lake, a wide piazza,
and many other features that would naturally please a poet's eye. Within, it is
needless to say, all was rich, elegant, and even luxurious. Here he expected to
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complete his greatest literary works in the long and brilliant future which seemed
to open before him.
His mental activity made such heavy drafts on his nervous energy as to impair
digestion, superinduce chronic dyspepsia, compel abstmence, and result in a dan-
gerous and deadly emanciation. He had kidney trouble a year ago, which was soon
corrected but which gave rise to a rumor that his ill-health was due to a serious dis-
ease of the kidneys. This was so far from being true that he enjoyed unusually
good health all of last summer and up to a few days ago.
Mr. Field leaves a widow, Julia Comstock Field, whom he married Oct. i6, 1873,
at St. Joseph, JIo., and five children, named and aged as follows: Mary French,
nineteen; Eugene, Jr., fifteen; Frederick Skiff, thirteen; Roswell Frances, two and
one-half; and Ruth, one and one-half. He leaves only one brother, Roswell Martin
Field, who is an editorial writer on the Post, and no sisters. Two of Mr, Field's
children died and one is buried at Graceland.
Mr. Field was a member of the Union League, Fellowship, and Auditors'
clubs, and an honorary member of clubs all over the country, but belonged to no
church or secret society.
TRIBUTES FROM NEW YORK EDITORS.
New York, Nov. .4, — All the evening papers'contain long and sincere tributes to
the late Eugene Field. The Telegram refers to him as "the inimitable newspaper
humorist and poet."
The Sun prints a two-column obituary and says: ,
"There is something particularly pathetic in the fact that the announcement of
Eugene Field's death and the announcement of a new volume of poems coincide.
It is largely due to Mr. Field's wealth of absurd imagination that he has always
been the adored of children."
Richard Henry Stoddard, the poet, said of Mr. Field this afternoon : "His
humor was as whimsical in its way as that of Charles Lamb, individual and unex-
pected, and full of exaggerations; and it was strongest when most personal, or deal-
ing in disguised personalities. Some of his best verse had the flavor of Thack-
eray's."
The Mail and Express, in a column and a half sketch, quotes as Field's most
widely known verse, "Little Boy Blue." It adds editorially : "Chicago gave him
a home, but the nation long since gave him a chair at every fireside where his work
is known. His genius could force a smile while a tear yet lingered in the eye."
In the Evening World is a two-column obituary quoting liberally from Field's
poems and closing with: "The humorist's strongest trait was his love for his wife
and boys."
PERSONAL TRIBUTES. ... --,
FROM JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.
Atlanta, Ga. , Nov. 4. — Cutting across all the lines of love and life, comes the
news of Eugene Field's death. It comes to his friends the country over as sudden
as a lightning stroke out of a clear sky. We had begun to think of him as a mortal
who had gathered the robes of immortality about him in his own right; as a man
who was in love with little children, as a man who was willing to stay with men
because little children were among their possessions. But now he is dead. The
news comes suddenly and unexpectedly. He died by the side of his little son, and
it seems to be fitting that a man who was so in love with little children should die, as
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it were, in the arms of his child. We can imagine no happier passing of any mortal
than that he should be assisted out of this hampering affair we call life by the sus-
taining? arms of one of his little children. We all know what the Savior said of one
of these little ones, and it seems idle now to refer to it; and yet it cannot be too
often referred to — especially when we hear of the death of such a large-hearted child
as Eugene Field. He had promised himself and the friends here who were inter-
ested in him to visit Atlanta in March. His March never came, and now it will never
come. Well for us who are left and who linger superfluous on the stage if some
little child shall find us dreaming on some fine morning when our dreams are real.
Joel Chandler Harris.
from ainsworth r. spofford.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 4. — Eugene Field was one of America's brightest and
best writers in the field of light and sportive verse, which he may almost be said to
have made his own. While the world of letters has had from his pen no sustained
single work, such as might have come from maturer powers, a great many readers
owe to his quaint and amusing fancies a very real pleasure. His literary skill was
a very marked trait, and his facile, refined and sometimes dainty style of expression
gave to his poems and to much of his prose an originality which rendered them wel-
come to readers of taste.
AiNswoRTH R. Spofford.
Dr. Frank W. Gunsalus said yesterday: "I have known Mr. Field for ten
years, and I well remember the first time he visited my home. He got the children
together in his own charming way, played for them on the piano and sang songs for
them. Then he declared that he had been suffering from dyspepsia, and went in
the pantry to get something to eat. He managed to eat up almost e\5erything, from
cold chicken to pie. Whenever he wrote to me he always addressed me in ecclesi-
astical terms. He would dub me 'Holy Father,' and string a lot of Latin phrases
together before he had fairly started his letter. Then he would often sign himself
'Yours in old Adam,' and close again with some ecclesiastical phrase. Mr. Field
was a delicious fellow, and none could help liking him."
Eugene Field always used to call Marshall Field his "prosperous cousin,"
although Qo relationship existed between the merchant and the poet. "I was much
shocked to hear of the sudden death of Eugene Field," said Marshall Field yester-
day. "He was a charming man and a delightful companion, and his death will
prove a loss to the community and to the country. Both Mr. Field and myself came
from New England, but nut from the same state. We are not related, as far as I
know, but I would have been delighted to claim relationship."
"The death of Eugene Field will prove a great loss to Chicago," said Victor F.
Lawson. "He was best known as a Chicago literary man, and it was his distinct
ambition to secure for this city the recognition as a literary center which he consid-
ered it deserved. He once said to me that he would do all in his power to bring this
about
'He was a poet and a genius, and a man of unusual attractiveness of character.
He was generous to a fault and warm-hearted. All his impulses and inclinations
were in the direction of kindliness and truth. I should suppose his reputation as a
writer will rest on his poems of childhood rather than on anything else he has
written. They will live. He is bound to be greatly missed in the office in which he
worked and by the many people in Chicago with whom he was acquainted."
"I well remember," said H. N. Higginbotham, "when I returned from a trip
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to Rome, receiving a welcome from Eugene Field in his own unique fashion. As
soon as I reached Chicago I found a copy of 'Echoes from a Sabine Farm,' by
Eugene Field and Francis Wilson awaiting me. Mr. Field had written on the fly
leaf a few words of hearty welcome, and had also adorned the title page with an
original poem. The F'ellowship Club will miss his genial presence. In fact, ha
filled such a place in Chicago that he will be missed by all classes."
Lyman J. Gage was saddened and shocked when he learned that Eugene Field
was dead. "1 could not intelligibly explain," said the banker, "the motive which
prompted me to regard Eugene Field with affection. By the law of reaction, busi-
ness men who spend so many hours daily amid brick and mortar surroundings
wrestling with figures and financial details, should love nature — the trees, flowers,
fields and sunshine. I know T do, and for a like reason perhaps I learned to regard
with tender friendship the brilliant man who has so suddenly been taken away
from us.
"Once I was present at a little dinner at Mr. Stone's house, at which Mr. and
Mrs. Field were guests. Eugene, in compliance to requests from his host, had
repeated several of his poems, and at last was called upon to recite 'Little Boy
Blue.' 'Please don't recite that, Eugene,' pleaded his wife. The pleadings of the
company, hov/ever, prevailed over the request of the wife, and the poem was given
with much naturalness and pathos. During the recital big tears ran unchecked
down Mrs. Field's cheeks. After it was over she said to me: 'Mr. Gage, Eugene
wrote those lines when our baby died. ' You see, the music of them stirred with
grief a mother's heart. They recalled a little white coffin, that hid forever the blue
eyes and dimpled hands of her little boy. I hope Eugene Field and 'Little Boy
Blue' are walking hand in hand under the trees of Paradise this day."
Franklin H. Head has been intimate with Eugene Field for the last ten years.
"We were as often together," said Mr. Head last night, "as the demands on our
working hours would permit. I have everything he ever wrote here in my library.
There on the wall is a picture of himself, which is not as handsome as Field made
believe he would like to have had it. Underneath it he has written, 'A Nameless
Horror,' and on the other side of it, inscribed in his own handwriting, is his transla-
tion into English verse from the German of 'Three Cavaliers Who Rode Over the
Rhine.' Some dozen other poets have put the lines into metrical English, but none
has got out of them the exquisite weirdness and delicate imagery that Field has.
The sad parallel came into my mind to-day when I heard he was dead of the
similarity in the fates of Eugene Field and James W. Scott. For six years the
former talked to me about the kind of a home he wanted — one that would be all his
very own, constructed according to his ideas of comfort and architectural arrange-
ment, where, surrounded by his books, his curios, his art treasures and the odds and
ends he had collected in many lands, he could enjoy the rest of his days blest by
the companionship of his family and friends. Just when he had attained this ideal
of a home, death deprived him of its possession. The late James W. Scott had
achieved the desire of his heart in another direction when fate cut the thread of his
life in twain."
"If I were to name one thing more than another that will keep Eugene Field
green in my memory," said Mrs. Lindon W. Bates, last night, "it would be the
true chivalry of the man's nature. His manner of conferring a favor showed this
trait most attractively. Once, I remember, the women gave an entertainment in
Central Music Hall, to which Mr. Field was asked, with other literary people, to
contribute his meed in making up an attractive programme. His note accepting
the invitation was couched in phrases of humility and was worded as if he were
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under obligations to us, instead of the reverse. While he was easily the greatest
literary person on the bill, he was the only one of the many who appeared that was
thoughtful enough to send us next day his picture, with some lively verses, and his
thanks in prose for having been permitted to be of use in a worthy cause."
General A. C. McClurg said; "I had just gone to my store this morning for the
first time in over a year — I had been abroad for quite a long time — and was holding
in my hand a costly volume of Mr. Field's poems, bound in Paris, by the most cele-
brated firm of bookbinders in the world, when news was brought in of the author's
death. No other Chicago man has achieved Field's greatness in literature. He
was, in fact, a literary artist. Everything that he did bore the imprint of the fin-
ished literary scholar. His style was pure. His aims and ideal were classical. I
.do not think anything on the intellectual side of his nature more beautiful than his
love for books. It was an enthusiasm that amounted almost to a mania. The artistic
bent of the man's mind was" shown even in the details of his handwriting, which
was a marvel of neatness and symmetry ; and he had a way of illustrating what he
wrote with sketches in black and white and sometimes in colors that indicated con-
siderable cleverness in the art of drawing. Now that he is dead, his fame will
grow greater with the passing years."
Rev. Frank M. Bristol said: "I little thought I was so soon to lose a very dear
friend and the world a man of great genius, and 1 can hardly believe the news.
Eugene Field saw everything that was beautiful in lite and made it enduring by
giving his impressions to the world in most beautiful verse. He had the power of
bringing out all that was most charming in child life and his simple verse would
call forth tears or smiles because of his subtle and magnetic touch. He seemed to
reach all hearts by reason of his simple eloquence, and he loved children so dearly
and knew them so thoroughly that he sang of them as no other present-day poet
could. The children loved his poetry and their mothers read and apppreciated
every line. And when the mothers turn to a poet it shows that he must be deep
and pure and good."
"The late James W. Scott told me." said F. W. Rice, "that when he met Sir
Edwin Arnold in this city the latter mentioned Eugene Field and his writings, said
they had made a marked impression on him, and that he considered Field the great-
est living American poet. In saying this Sir Edwin Arnold undoubtedly voiced the
opinion of thousands who have read Field's writings. I knew Mr. Field largely as
a member of the Fellowship Club. While he was not a man who belonged to many
organizations, his tastes being rather for home life, the Fellowship Club was always
very near to his heart. He was always the star at every gathering of the club, and
his death will undoubtedly be a severe blow to the organization. Of all his many
charming traits, his unbounded love for children was perhaps the most prominent.
He not only evinced that in his writings, but m his association with his intimate
friends as well. He always preferred the companionship of little children to that
of any adult, however distinguished. I never knew a man so passionately fond of
little babies, and many of his little poems of later years were dedicated to little chil-
dren and mothers of his acquaintance."
Melville E. Stone was one of the first men to reach the home after the announce-
ment of Mr, Field's death had been scattered abroad. Mr. Stone said: "Mr. Field
was a man of finely sensitive nature and often masked a breaking heart under a
cynical demeanor. His disposition was loving and childlike, and his capacity for
work was something marvelous. It has been currently understood in newspaper
circles that Mr. Field was under contract to write one column a day, but this was
not so. He put up the standard of his own task, and month after month averaged
probably 3,000 words a day. His acquirements were as wonderful as his productive
FIELD GENEALOGY. 799
power. While he did not read French he would pick out the words in a French
lexicon, and construct a French sentence that was absolutely faultless. Certainly
his column of 'Sharps and Flats' was one of the most celebrated and widely quoted
departments ever conducted in any newspaper."
W. Irving Way said of Mr. Field; "The death of no other personal friend of
mine could have brought a greater shock to me than the death of Eugene Field. I
knew him intimately. He had a personal charm about him which was irresistible.
When I was in morose or melancholy mood I would seek Field's company, for he
had in his manner and speech a certain cheerfulness which could make the most
low spirited happy and content. His was an exceedingly delicate nature. He could
hurt no one and I never heard a harsh word about anyone present or absent come
over his lips. To watch him in his own home as he busied himself around his room
and conversed with his family would reveal at once his exquisitely sensitive nature.
He was artistic in everything he did. His letters, even to his most intimate friends,
ves, even to his wife and family, were executed as nicely as if lithographed, and
were filled at all times with brilliant ideas, fancies and witticisms."
LAUREATE OF THE LITTLE ONES.
Mr. Field's limitations as a writer were marked ; but within these which he never
tried to overpass he was strongly characteristic. He possessed a breadth of humor
which never became fine in fibre. He gave this humor a free rein in his earlier
years, but restrained it of late days and discouraged its exuberance. There was
in his composition a vein which was exceedingly narrow, but it was a vein of the
purest gold. One refers to that vein of sentiment — his love for little children —
which won him fame and will be the preservation of his future memory. His love
for humankind seemed to be concentrated in the essence of his love for children.
The world of men and women he always held at arm's length; his attitude toward
them was sardonic, but children were the friends whom he never tired of praising,
of amusing, or of recounting their glories. In one word, he might be called the
Laureate of the Little Ones.
In his prose style he was fond of archaic form, admiring the dignity and pomp
of certain worthies of the eighteenth century. The style of these he imitated, at
first playfully, but finally with seriousness, so that his style became affected and
artificial. He was a purist, both in use of words in prose and rhymes, in his
metrical work. It is noticeable, in regard to the latter trait, that a false rhyme is
not to be found in all his verses. It was some years ago that he wrote the poem,
which will be longer remembered than anything else from his pen, "Little Boy
Blue." It is simplicity itself, and this, with its tender pathos, constitutes its beauty:
The little toy dog is covered with dust,
But sturdy and stanch he stands;
And the little toy soldier is red with rust,
And his musket molds in his hands.
Time was when the little toy dog was new.
And the soldier was passing fair,
And that was the time when our Little Boy Blue
Kissed them and put them there.
"Now, don't you go till I come," hesaid,
"And don't j'ou make any noise!"
So toddling off to his trundle-bed
He dreamt of the pretty toys.
And as he was dreaming an angel song
Awakened our Little Boy Blue—
O, the years are many, the years are long,
,'. But the little toy friends are true.
800 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Aye, faithful to Little Boy Blue they stand,
Each in the same old place.
Awaiting the touch of a little hand,
The smile of a little face.
And they wonder, as waiting these long years through.
In the dust of that little chair,
What has become of our Little Boy Blue
Since he kissed them and put them there.
SOME OF HIS SWEETEST VERSES.
To place all the representative poems of Eugene Field in the columns of a biog-
raphy would overtax its limits, for there are scores of them that are each represent-
ative of a phase of his versatile genius.
No less an authoriity than Andrew Lang has pronounced the poem, "Wynken,
Blynken and Nod," one of the best, if not the very best child poem in the English
language. It is as follows:
Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night
Sailed off in a wooden shoe —
Sailed on a river of crystal light
Into a sea of dew;
"Where are you going and what do j'ou wish?"
The old man asked the three.
"We have come to fish fur the herring-flsh
That live in the beautiful sea;
Nets of silver and gold gave we,"
Said Wynken,
Blynken
And Nod.
The old moon laughed and sang a song.
As they rocked in the wooden shoe,
And the wind that sped them all night long
Ruffled the waves of dew
The little stars were the herring-fish
That lived in that beautiful sea;
"Now cast your net wherever you wish —
Never afeared are we,"
So cried the stars to the fishermen three —
Wynken,
Blynken
And Nod.
All night long their nets they threw
To the stars in twinkling foam —
Then down from the skies came the wooden shoes,
'Twas all so pretty a sail it seemed
As if it could not be.
And some folks thought 'twas a dream they'd dreamed
Of sailing that beautiful sea;
But I. shall name you the fishermen three:
Wynken,
Blynken
And Nod.
Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes.
And Nod is a little head.
And the wooden shoes that sailed the skies
Is a wee one's trundle-bed;
So shut your eyes while mother sings
Of wonderful sights that be.
And you shall see the beautiful things
As you rock in the misty sea
FIELD GENEALOGY. 801
Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three — ,
Wynken
Blynken
And Nod.
In "A Little Book of Western Verse" the poem entitled "Casey's Table d'Hote"
leads all the rest, and is by many considered the most characteristic of Field's
efforts in its peculiar vein. The follo\ving"verses will give an idea of its flavor of
mining life in the Rockies, with its crude imitation of the elegancies of life else-
where :
Oh, them days on Red Hoss Mountain, when the skies wuz fair 'nd blue;
When the money flowed like likker, 'nd the folks wuz brave 'nd true!
When the nights wuz crisp 'nd balmy, 'nd the camp wuz all astir,
With the joints all throwed wide open 'nd no sherilT to demur!
Oh, them times on Red Hoss Mountain in the Rockies fur away —
There's no sich place nor times like them as I kin find to-day!
What though the camp hez bu'^ted! I seem to see it still,
A-Iyin', like it loved it, on that big 'nd warty hill;
And I feel a sort of yearnin' 'nd a chokin' in my throat
When I think of Red Hoss Mountain 'nd of Casey's tabble dote!
A tabble dote is different from orderin' aller cart;
In one case you git all there is; in t'other only part!
And Casey's tabble dote began in French— as all begin —
And Casey's ended with the same, which is to say, with "vin;"
But in between wuz every kind of reptile, bird 'nd beast.
The same like you can git in high-toned restauraws down east;
'Nd windin' up waz cake or pie, with coffee demy tass,
Or, sometimes, floatin' Ireland in a soothin' kind of sass,
That left a sort of pleasant ticklin' in a feller's throat,
'Nd made him hanker after more of Casey's tabble dote.
The poet was in one of his happiest moods when paying tribute of esteem in
verse to a friend, and one of the cleverest bits in this line was a little thing entitled,
"Cy and I." It relates to a meeting with Cy Warman, the Rocky Mountain poet,
and is made the vehicle for turning a neat compliment to Charles A. Dana, of the
New York Sun. These are the telling stanzas:
As I went mosseying down the street.
My Denver friend I chanced to meet.
"Hello!" says I.
"Where have you been so long a time
That we have missed your soothin' rhyme?"
"New York," says Cy.
"Gee whiz!" says I.
*****
"The town is mighty big, but then
It isn't in it with its men —
Is it?" says I;
"And tell me, Cyrus, if you can.
Who is its biggest, brainiest man?"
"Dana!" says Cy,
"You bet!" says I.
In a letter to an admiring friend last year the dead poet mentioned "Barbara"
as the most finished poem he had written. It is based on Hoffman's story of a lover
who is buried by falling earth while gayly digging for gold to insure the happiness
of his sweetheart. Fifty years later his body is unearthed and recognized by his
faithful Barbara, who falls upon it with tears and kisses and joins her lover in
death. These stanzas will show its smoothness:
802 FIELD GENEALOGY.
The gaunt earth envied the lover's joy,
And she moved and closed on his head —
With no one nigh and with never a cry
The beautiful boy lay dead;
And the treasure he sought for his sweetheart fair
Crumbled and clung to his glorious hair.
*******
Barbara bowed her aged face
And slept on the breast of her dead,
And the golden hair of her dear one there
Caressed her snow-white head.
Oh, life is sweet, with its touch of pain,
But sweeter the death that joined those twain!
Many people considered "Little Boy Blue" the most perfect of Mr. Field's
poems of childhood.
Here is a partial list of the published works of Mr. Field: "The Tribune
Primer;" Denver, 1882. (Out of print and very scarce.) "The Model Primer;"
illustrated by Hoppir, Treadway. Brooklyn, 1882. "Culture's Garland;" Tichnor,
Boston, 1887. (Out of print.) "A Little Book of Western Verse;" Chicago. 1889.
(Large paper, privately printed and limited.) "A Little Book of Profitable Tales;"
Chicago, 1889. (Large paper, privately printed and limited.) "A Little Book of
Western Verse;" Scribners. New York. 1S90. "A Little Book of Profitable Tales;"
Scribners, New York. 1890. "With Trumpet and Drum;" Scribners, New York.
1892. "Second Book of Verse;" Scribners, New York. 1893. "Echoes From the
Sabine Farm." "Translations of Horace;" McClurg, Chicago, 1893. "Introduc-
tion to Stone's First Editions of American Authors;" Cambridge, 1893. "The Holy
Cross and Other Tales;" Stone & Kimball, Cambridge, 1893.
Mr. Field once wrote the following autobiography: I was born in St. Louis,
Mo., Sept. 3, 1850, the second, and oldest surviving, son of Roswell Martin and
Frances (Reed) Field, both natives of Windham county, Vermont. Upon the death
of my mother (1856), I was put in the care of my (paternal) cousin. Miss Mary Field
French, at Amherst, Mass. In 1865, I entered the private school of Rev. James
Tufts, Monson, Mass., and there fitted for Williams College, which institution I
entered as a Freshman in 1868. Upon my father's death in 1869, I entered the
Sophomore class of Knox College, Galesburg, 111., my guardian, John W. Burgess,
now of Columbia College, being then a professor in that institution. But in 1870 I
went to Columbia, Mo., and entered the State University there, and completed the
junior' year with my brother. In 1872, I visited Europe, spending six months and
my patrimony in France, Italy, Ireland and England.
In May, 1873. I became a reporter on the St. Louis Evening Journal. In
October ot that year I married Miss Julia Sutherland Comstock (born in Chenango
county. New York) of St. Joseph. Mo., at that time a girl of sixteen. We have had
eight children (three daughters and five sons).
My newspaper connections have been as follows: 1875-76, city editor of the St.
Joseph, Mo., Gazette; 1876-78, editorial writer on the St. Louis Evening Journal and
St. Louis Times-Journal; 1880-81, managing editor of the Kansas City Times;
1881-S3, managing editor of the Denver Tribune. Since 1883, I have been a con-
tributor to the Chicago Record (formerly Morning News).
I wrote and published my first bit of verse in 1879; it was entitled "Christmas
Treasures" (See Little Book of Western Verse). Just ten years later I begaii sud-
denly to write verse very frequently; meanwhile (1883-89), I had labored diligently
at writing short stories and tales. Most ot these I revised half a dozen times. One
(The Were-Wolf), as yet unpublished, I have re-written eight times during the last
eight years.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 803
My publications have been chronologically, as follows:
1. The Tribune Primer; Denver, i332. (Out of print and very, ver^ scarce.)
[The Model Primer; illustrated by Hoppin ; Treadway, Brooklyn, i332.
A private edition.]
2. Culture's Garland ; Ticknor, Boston, i337. (Out of print.)
A Little Book of Western Verse, Chicago, 1889. (Large paper, privately
printed and limited.)
A Little Book of Profitable Tales, Chicago, 1889. (Large paper, privately
printed and limited.)
3. A Little Book of Western Verse; Scribners, New York, 1890.
4. A Little Book of Profitable Tales; Scribners, New York, 1890.
5. With Trumpet and Drum; Scribners, New York, 1892.
6. Second Book of Verse; Scribners, New York, 1893.
7. Echoes from the Sabine Farm.*^
Translations of Horace, McClurg, Chicago, 1893.
8. Introduction to Stone's First Editions of American [Author's; Cambridge,
1893.
9. The Holy Cross and other Tales ; Stone & Kimball, Cambridge, 1893.
Ill health compelled me to visit Europe in 1889; there I .remained fourteen
months, that time being divided between England, Germany,, Holland, and Belgium.
My residence at present is in Buena Park, a north-shore suburb of Chicago.
^;;;;_I have a miscellaneous collection of books numbering 3,500, and I am fond of
the quaint and curious in every line. I am very fond of dogs, birds and all small
pets — a passion not approved of by my wife. My favorite flower is the carnation.
My favoritesMn fiction are Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter," "Don Quixote," and
"Pilgrim's Progress." I greatly love Hans Christian Andersen's Tales, and I am
deeply interested in folk-lore and fairy tales. I believe in ghosts, in witches and
in fairies. I should like to own a big astronomical telescope, and a 24-tune music
box. I adore dolls.
My favorite hymn is "Bounding Billows." My heroes in history are Martin
Luther, Mme. Lamballe, Abraham Lincoln; my favorite poems are Korner's "Bat-
tle-Prayer," Wordsworth's "We are Seven," Newman's "Lead, Kindly Light,"
Luther's Hymn, Schiller's "The Diver," Horace's "Fons Bandusiae," and Burns*
"Cottar's Saturday Night." I dislike Dante and Byron. I should like to have
known Jeremiah the Prophet, old man Poggio, Horace, Walter Scott, Bonaparte,
Hawthorne, Mme. Sontag, Sir John Herschel, Hans Andersen. My favorite actor
is Henry Irving; actress, Mme. Modjeska.
I dislike "politics," so-called. I should like to have the privilege of voting
extended to women. I am unalterably opposed to capital punishment. I favor a
system of pensions for noble services in literature, art, science, etc. I approve of
compulsory education. I believe in churches and'schools; I hate wars, armies, sol-
diers, guns and fireworks.
If I could have my way, 1 should make the abuse of horses, dogs and cattle a
penal offense ; I should abolish all dog-laws and dog-catchers, and I would punish
severely everybody who caught and caged birds.
I like music (limited). I have been a great theater-goer. I enjoy the society
of doctors and of clergymen. I do not care particularly for sculpture or for paint-
ings; I try not to become interested in them, for the reason that if I were to culti-
vate a taste for them I should presently become hopelessly bankrupt. I dislike all
exercise and I play all games very indifferently. 1 love to read in bed. I am
*In collaboration with my brother, Roswell Martin Field.
804 FIELD GENEALOGY.
extravagantly fond of perfumes. My favorite color is red. I am a poor diner, and
I drink no wine or spirits of any kind; I do not smoke tobacco. 1 dislike crowds
and 1 abominate functions.
I am six feet in height; am of spare build, weigh i6o pounds, and have shocking
taste in dress. But I like to have well-dressed people about me.
My eyes are blue, my complexion is pale, my face is shaven and 1 incline to
baldness. It is only when 1 look and see how young and fair and sweet my wife is
that I have a good opinion of myself.
I am fond of the companionship of women, and 1 have no unconquerable preju-
dice against feminine beauty. I recall with pride that in twenty-two years of active
journalism, I have always written in reverential praise of womankind. I favor
early marriage.
I do not love all children. 1 have tried to analyze my feelings towards children,
and 1 think I discover that I love them in so far as I can make pets of them.
I believe that, if I live, 1 shall do my best literary work when I am a grand-
father.
I give these facts, confessions and observations for the information of those
who, for one reason or another, are applying constantly to me for biographical data
concerning myself.
He d. Nov. 4, 1895. Res. 2339 Clarendon Ave., Chicago, 111.
ROSWELL MARTIN, b. July 29, 1874; d. Sept. 28, 1874.
MARY FRENCH, b. March 5, 1876.
MELVIN GRAY, b. Dec. 12. 1878; d. Oct. 3, 1890.
EUGENE, JR., b. Jan. 28, 1880.
FREDERICK COMSTOCK, b. Sept. 3, 1881.
JULIA, b. Nov. I. 1882; d. Nov. 28, 1882.
ROSWELL FRANCIS, b. March 27, 1893.
RUTH GRAY. b. March 27, 1894.
2901. ROSWELL MARTIN FIELD (Roswell M., Martin, Seth, Jonathan,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. St. Louis, Mo., Sept
I, 1851; m. Kansas City, Oct. 28, 1885, Henrietta Dexter. Roswell Martin Field,
son of Roswell Martin Field, was born in St. Louis. At the death of his mother, in
1856, he was sent with his brother, Eugene to the care of his cousin, in Amherst,
Mass. Attended the public schools at Amherst and fitted for Harvard College at
Philips Academy, Exeter, N. H. Called back to St. Louis by the illness of his
father, he finished his college course at the University of Missouri. After leaving
college he went into journalism at St. Louis, in 1872, and since that time has been
associated with newspapers in San Francisco, Kansas City, and New York. Came
to Chicago in July, 1895, and took an editorial position on the Evening Post, which
he now holds (1S99). Married Miss Henrietta Dexter, in Kansas City, in 1885.
Aside fro.-n editorial work on newspapers, he collaborated with his brother,
Eugene, in the preparation of a book of adaptations of Horace, and has published a
book of western stories, and various other sketches of western life. Res. 35 Bitter-
sweet Place, Chicago, 111., s. p.
2917. AUSTIN FIELD (Phinehas, Erastus, William, Jonathan, Joseph,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Phinehas and Thank-
ful Field, b. in Leverett, Mass., Feb. 14, 1840. He removed, in 1865, to North
Hadley, Mass., where he resided. He m. June 13, 1872, Orphelia Maria, dau. of
Moses and Caroline (Putnam) Field, of Leverett, b. Dec. 5, 1838; d. March 28, 1891.
No children. He is a farmer. Res. Sunderland, Mass.
45".
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4512.
ii.
4513.
iii.
4514.
iv.
4515.
V.
4516.
vi.
4517.
vii.
4518.
viii,
JAMES C. TRUMAN.
See page 823.
HON. ZIBEON C. FIELD.
See page 825.
MRS. J. G. GREEN.
See page 833.
MRS, ADELIA A. FIELD JOHNSTON.
(Dean of Oberlin, Ohio, College.)
See page 838.
HKMAN H. Fn-:LI).
See page 805.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 806
2920. ADIN WILMORTH FIELD (Phinehas. Erastus, William. Jonathan,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Phinehas and
Thankful M. Field, b. in Leverett, Mass., Dec. 13, 1853. He settled in North
Hadley, Mass., where he resided. He m. Oct. 30, 1875, Lucinda E. Pratt, of Plain-
field, Mass., b. July 29, 1855; d. Jan. 2, 1877. No children. Is a farmer. Res.
Sunderland, Mass.
2922. HEMAN H. FIELD (Frederick W., Heman, William, Jonathan,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Leverett, Mass.,
May 17, 1857; m. Milwaukee, Wis., March 31, 1883, Mintie Green Stearns,
b. Jan. 14, 1864. Heman H. Field, of Chicago, 111., son of Frederick W. Field and
Caroline Adams, born at Leverett, Franklin county, Mass. ; received his education
in the common schools at Leverett, Mass., the High School at Amherst, Mass.. and
the Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass., where he graduated in a scientific and
commercial course in June, 1873. Removed to Milwaukee in April, 1876, where he
was employed as bookkeeper. Studied law with Jefferson C. McKenncy, and was
admitted to the bar June 25, 1879; was associated with Mr. McKenney as clerk and
partner until Sept. 24, 1880, when he entered service as clerk and attorney in the
legal department of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway company, at Mil-
waukee, under John W. Carey, general solicitor; became assistant general solicitor
of the railway company in September, 1 887, which position he now holds. Removed
to Chicago in August,. 1890, and now resides in that city at 4864 Kimbark Av.,
s. p., Chicago, 111.
2925. HENRY J. FIELD (Frederick W., Heman, William, Jonathan, Joseph,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Leverett, Mass., May 11,
1870; m. Waltham, Mass., Oct. 5. 1898, Myrtle Emerson Brown, b. Shelburne Falls,
Mass. Is a lawyer. Res., s. p., Greenfield, Mass.
2926. JUDSON LEON FIELD (Frederick W., Heman, William, Jonathan,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Leverett, Mass ,
Oct. 8, 1871; m. there Sept. 24. 1898, Elizabeth Peck Field, dau. of B. M. Field, of
Leverett, b. Aug. 11, 1868. He is in the employ of Jenkins, Kerr & Co., dry goods
commission merchants, 186-8 Fifth Av. Res., s. p., Chicago, 111.
2927. AUSTIN GARY FIELD (Edwin G., Heman, William, Jonathan,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. April 14, 1850; grad-
uated at Amherst College, in 1874; for thirteen years teacher in Worcester; also
an organist of great merit; m. July 15. 1875. Mary Barnes, dau. of Swan L. and
Lydia (Hough) Lesure. She resides Worcester. He d. Dec. 24, 1889.
45i8X- i- ALICE CAREY, b. Sept. 13, 1876; member of class of 1900, Mt.
Holyoke College.
45i8>^. ii. EDWIN FAYETTE, b. June 23, 1878; member of class of 1901,
Amherst College.
4518^. iii. ISABEL CLARKE, b. May 28, 1888.
2934. WILLIAM EDGAR FIELD (Charles H., William. William. Jonathan.
Joseph, Zechariah. John, John. Richard, William, William), son of Charles H and
Nancy S. (Hobart), b. in Leverett, Mass.. Aug. 23, 1849. He settled in Uxbridge,
Mass., where he now resides. He m. April 23, 1873, Eliza B., dau. of Consul B. and
Salome (Ashley) Cutter, of Leverett, b. Jan. 3, 1852.
4519. i. IDA CATHERINE, b. May 17, 1874.
4520. ii. EDGAR ARLAND, b. Oct. 24. 1876; d. Sept. i, 1879.
2935. CHARLES MATTOON FIELD (Charles H., William, William. Jon-
athan, Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Charles
806 FIELD GENEALOGY.
H. and Nancy S. (Hobart), b. in Leverett, Mass., Jan. i6, 1851, where he resided.
He m. March 4, 1S75, Isabelle Lee, dau. of William H. and Fanny (Lee) Smith, ot
Leverett, Mass., b. Sept. S, 1850; d. Aug. 21, i888;'m.,2d, Sept. 29, 1S97, Nattie L.
Gtdrey, b. Oct. 2, i860. He is in the hardware business. Res. Uxbridge, Mass.,
s. p.
2940. ALFRED FRARY FIELD (Frary, Sylvanus, Jonathan, Jonathan, Jo-
seph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Leverett, Mass., June
16. 1S43; m. June 7, 1S65, Ann M. Gilbert, b. January, 1843; m., 2d, in Boston. June
I, 1893, Katherine Jane Hendnck b. Aug. 31, '1855. Was son of Frary and Julia A.
(Comins) ; was b. in Leverett, Mass. He removed to Missouri ; returned to Leverett,
where he now resides. A farmer. He m. Anna M., dau. of Abner and Martha
Gilbert, of Leverett. Res. Leverett, Mass. P. O. address, Hillsboro.
4521. i. HENRY GILBERT, b. May 21. 1S68; m. May 2r 1888.
4522. ii. ALFRED FRARY, b. March 23, 1872; m. March 25. 1896. Res.
51 Oak St., Hartford Conn.
4523. iii. OSCAR NELSON, b. Jan. 13, 1874. Res. 19 Columbus Av.,
Northampton, Mass.
4524. iv. MARY EDNA, b. Dec. 30, 1894.
2941. BRAINARD C. FIELD (Frary, Sylvanus, Jonathan, Jonathan, Joseph,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Leverett, Mass.. July 22,
1858; m. July 25, 1883. Fannie J. Field, b. May 3, 1864. He is in the railway busi-
ness. Res. Worcester, Mass.
4525. i. CLIFTON EVERETT, b. March 20, 1894; d. May 11, 1895.
2943. DANIEL ADAMS FIELD (Dexter, Sylvanus, Jonathan, Jonathan,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Dexter and
Celinda (Spooner). b. in Leverett, Mass., July 19, 1840. He removed to Jaffrey,
N. H., where he resided until he moved to Fitzwilliam, N. H. He m. Aug. 24,
1665, Mary E., dau. of George W.^ Brown, of Troy, N. H., b. in Sudbury, Mass.,
Oct. 17, 1843. He is a farmer. Res. Fitzwilliam, N. H.
4526. i. LIZZIE IDELLA, b. Dec. i, 1866.
4527. ii. GEORGE EDWARD, b. July 21, 1869.
4528. iii. FRANKLIN DANIEL, b. Dec. 20, 1871; d. Dec. 25, 1871.
4529. iv. WYNNA MAYBELLE, b. Jan. 6. 1873.
4530. V. WARREN DEXTER, b. April 13, 1875.
4531. vi. FREDERICK BROWN, b. Aug. 31, 1S76.
4532. vii. ;J0HN WASHINGTON, b. Nov. 9, 1881.
4533. viii. CLIFFORD ENNIS, b. July 2, 1883.
4534. ix. CHARLES ARTHUR, b. Aug. 9. 1879.
2944. ARTHUR WELLS FIELD (Dexter, Sylvanus, Jonathan, Jonathan,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Dexter and
Celinda (Spooner), b. in Leverett, Mass., Oct. 2, 1846. He removed to Leominster,
Mass., where he resided until he moved to Fitchburg. He m. Nov. 19, 1868, Sarah
Delia, dau. of Merrick and Charlotte E. D. (Salisbury) Stimson, of Ashburnham, b.
in Gardner, Mass., May 13, 1845. He was born in Leverett, Mass., Oct. 2, 1846;
lived in Montague from the spring of 1847 to the spring of 1854, from there to
Marlboro, N. H. ; attended school and working on the farm most of the time. He
m. Nov. 19, 1868, Sarah Delia Stimson, of Ashburnham, Mass. Commenced house-
keeping in West Fitchburg, Mass., in the spring of 1869; moved to Shirley, Mass. ;
worked for the Shakers about a year and a half, doing farm work, etc. In the fall
of 1870 moved to Leominster, Mass. ; worked driving team and various other work ;
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in a piano case shop two or three years; in baby carriage shop also two or three
years, as clerk and proprietor of grocery store. While living here spent a winter at
Eastman's Commercial College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In the fall of 1881 moved to
Medford, working in Boston, keeping books for a commission house for six or seven
years, living in Medford and Chelsea, Mass. ; in May, 1888, moved to Fitchburg,
Mass., working as night clerk in Old Colony railroad ofiRce for seven years. Has
worked in dry goods house of Nichols & Frost for the last four years. Res. 125
Shaw St., Fitchburg, Mass.
ERNEST ARTHUR, b. June 6, 1870: d. June 25, 1870.
CHARLOTTE CELINDA, b. Julia 18, 1879; m. Jan. 9, 1S99.
in Charlestown, Mass., Ira M. Didware.
LEON STIMSON, b. June 3, 1883.
HELEN ESTELLE, b. July 13, 1888.
2953. BRADFORD MOORE FIELD (Harrison. Lucius, Jonathan, Jonathan,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Leverett, Mass.,
March 30, 1S3S; m. Westchester, Conn., Nov. 7, i856, Sarah Elizabeth Brown, b.
Aug. 12, 1841. Bradford Moore Field was born in Leverett, Mass., March 30, 1868.
Was brought up on a farm. He received his early education in the district school ;
later he attended Deerfield Academy. He began mercantile life when about
eighteen years of age, accepting a position as clerk in a general store in his native
town. In January, 1S63 — when he was twenty-four years old — he became sole
proprietor of the business. In February of the same year he was appointed post-
master, an office which he has held continuously since that time. He was married
Nov. 7, 1866, to Sarah Elizabeth Brown, dau. of Deacon Samuel Brown, of West-
chester, Conn. Upon the death of his father he assumed the management of the
large farm, which has been his home and the home of his ancestors since it was
purchased by Jonathan Field, in 1804. Mr. Field has always retained control of the
store where his early experience was gained, and he also deals much in lumber and
in grain. For manj' years he has been associated with the Savings Bank as one of
its directors. Res. Leverett, Mass.
4539. i. ELIZABETH PECK, b. Aug. 11, 1868: m, Sept. 24, 1898, Judson
Leon Field. Res. 211 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 111.
2955. WILLIAM NICHOLS FIELD (William E., Levi, Jonathan, Jonathan,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of William E. and
Sarah (Rogers), b. in Boston, Mass., April 29, 1850. He settled in the city ot New
York, where he now resides. He is a stock broker. He m. Jan. 20, 1876, Sarah
Brown, dau. of Capt. Dennis Coudry, of Newburyport, Mass., b. Nov. 7, 1849,
2957. EDWARD SALISBURY FIELD (DeEstang S., Alpheus, Jonathan,
Jonathan, Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William William), son of
DeEstang and Editha (Crocker), b. in Leverett, Mass., Oct. 30, 1840. He has been
engaged in mercantile business in Amherst, Mass. ; Troy, N. Y. ; Cincinnati, O. ;
Indianapolis, Ind., where he resided, engaged in the book and paper business. He
was elected in 1875 president ot the Young Men's Christian Association. Now
resides at 645 Caronado St., Los Angeles, CaU He m. June 6, 1866, Sarah M.
Hubbard, of Indianapolis, Ind., b. Oct. 29, 1842.
4540. i. HELEN, b. Dec. 5, 1867; m. April 16, 1888, Murray M. Harris.
Res. Los Angeles, Cal.
FREDERICK WALCOTT, b. Aug. 19, 1870; d. July 25. 1871. .
EDITH HUBBARD, b. Sept. 16, 1S72.
CARRIE LOUISE, b. Oct. 13, 1876.
WILLIAM HUBBARD, b. May 26, 1875; d. Feb. 24, 1877.
4541-
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4>45. vL EDWARD SALISBURY, b. Feb. 23. 187S.
4546. ^^L FLORENCE, b. Aug. S. iSSi.
2963. EDWARD SPELLMAN FIELD (Moses S.. Jonathan, Moses. Jonathan.
Joseph, Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, WiUiam), b. Stanstead, Canada,
Feb. I, 1841; m. Winfield, Kans., May 15, 1S73. Phebe Alala Tichwonh, of Kansas,
b. Aug. 6, 1S49. Son of Moses and Margaret I. (Gibb); was b. in Stanstead. L. C.
He settled, in 1S69, at Grouse Creek, Kans. In 1S77 removed to Victoria. British
Columbia, where he resided. He m. Phebe Alala, dau. of WiUiam and Nancy
(MulhoUand) Tich worth, of Paris. C. W., b. August, 1S49. Res. Victoria and
Metchosin. B. C.
4547. i. CHESTER GIBB. b. Sept. 2. 1876, at Glen Grouse. Kans.
454S. ii. LEE LLEWELLYN, b. May 2, 1SS2, at Metchosin, Vancouver
Island, B. C.
2966. DAVID GIBB FIELD (Moses S., Jonathan. Moses, Jonathan, Joseph,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Moses and Margaret I.
(Gibb), b. in Stanstead, L. C, Feb. 27, 1S49. where he resided a farmer. Hem.
April 23, iSSo, Ella Frances, dau. of John and Martha (Worcester) Tilton, of Stan-
stead, b. in Chelmsford. Mass., Jan. 25, 185 1.
4549. i. CLARENCE, b. Jan. 7, 18S1; d. March 3, 1887.
4550. ii. MARGARET MARY. b. Sept 7, 13S4. Res. Stanstead.
2969. FREDERICK CLINTON FIELD (Osmond H., Moses, Moses, Jon-
athan, Joseph, Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William. William), b. July 11. 1865.
Kiantone, N. Y. ; m. Feb. 15. i3S8, E. Blanche Garfield, b. March 31, 1863. He is
a farmer and manufacturer. Res. Frewsburgh, N. Y.
4551. L RICHARD OSMOND, b. June 10, 1S39.
4552. ii. GERTRUDE LIVINGSTON, b. Nov. 13, 1890.
4553. iiL LAWRENCE WILSON, b. May 19, 1396.
4554. iv. HERBERT LATHROP, b. March 21, 189S.
29S5. CAPT. JOHN FIELD (John, John, John, John, John, John, William.
John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence. R. I., Jan. 18, 1771; m. Provi-
dence, R. I., Nov. 5, 1797, Amey Larkin, b. Newport, R. I., 1769; d. Nov. 18, 1S59.
James G. Ham was appointed administrator of her estate Dec. 20, 1S59. His will
was probated Dec. 6, 1336.
Will of John Field. Probate Docket, Vol. 5. No. A5721. Will Book 14, p. 57.
— In the Name of God Amen. I. John Field, of Providence in the County of Provi-
dence. State of Rhode Island &c, of sane mind, and memory*, calling to mind, that
all men must die, upon matuie consideration, do make and establish this my Last
Will and Testament
First At my decease, I order all my just debts and funeral e.^penses to be
paid by my Executors herein named.
Second. I give and devise to my wife Amey, all my real estate, of every kind
and description, during her natural life provided she remain my widow.
Third. I give and bequeath all my personal estate, except Fifty Dollars which
I give and bequeath to my son John, at my decease, and after paying as aforesaid,
to my said wife Amey, for and during her natural life, provided she shall remain
my widow.
Fourth. At the marriage of my wife, Amey, I give and devise, and bequeath
All my Real Estate and all my personal estate then remaining, to John Field Junr,
Albert S. Field, Martha C. Field, Emily L. Field and Richard B. Field ray children,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 809
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ii.
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and Joanna Taber my grand-daughter; to be divided between them in six equal
proportions.
Fifth. I do hereby appoint John T. Jackson and William Field Executors of
this my Last Will and Testament; hereby revoking all other or former Wills by me
made, and establishing this and this only, as my Last Will and Testament.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at Providence,
this thirteenth day of September, in the Year of Our Lord, one thousand, eight
hundred thirty three. John Field (L. S.)
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced, and declared, by said John Field, as
and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at the
same time, as his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each
other, hereunto set our names as Witnesses to the same.
m
Benoni Lockwood.
William Howard Jr.
Rhodes G. Lockwood.
Proved December 6, 1836.
He d. Sept. 8, 1S36. Res. Providence, R. I.
JOHN, b. ; m. Mary Burke.
ALBERT, b. ; d. young.
RICHARD, b. ; d. young.
JOANNA, b. ; m. Feb. 26, 1S20, Samuel Taber. Ch.: i.
Joanna,
MARTHA C, b. ; m. Daniel Leamens.
EMILY L., b. Dec. 4, 1S07; m. Aug. 3. 1S37, Joseph Snow Davis.
She was his second wife. By the first marriage, Oct 3. 1S24, to
Amey L. Billings, there were four children. By Emily L. he had
one. Ch. : i. Henry Richard, b. March 21. 1839; m. June 14.
1S65, Mary Elizabeth Wilson. Res. Providence, R. L She was
b. Aug. 31, 1841; d, Nov. 24, iS52. He is secretary' and cashier
of the Providence Journal Co. He entered the ofiBce of the Pro-
vidence Journal in 1S56. Ch. : (a) Mary Elliott Dax-is, b. April
12, 1867. Res. 98 Congdon St.. Providence, (b) Henry Field
• Davis, b. March 21, 1869; m. Feb. 6, 1894; Journal office, (c)
Emma Louise Davis, b. April 4, 1871; m. Sept 29, 1S92, Walter
Hay ward. Res. Pro\-idence, R. I.
LOUISA, b. ; d. young.
ALBERT SEARLES^ b. Oct. 23. 1S03; m. Deborah Kettle.
R1CH.\RD B., b. Sept. 16, i3i2; m. Elizabeth D. HunneweU.
29S6. SIMEON FIELD (John, John, John, John, John, John, William, John.
Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. L, in 1772; m. Nov. 27, 1S03, Mary
A. Warner, b. Sept. 9, 1777; d. Oct. 27, 1S60. He was a farmer. He died intestate.
His son Edward was appointed administrator May 13, 1S34. He d. April, 1S34.
Res. Providence, R. I.
EDWARD, b. June 6. 1805; m. Alice Ann Thurber.
JAMES, b. ; d. unm.
HENRY, b. ; d. young.
JOHN W.. b. : m. Jerusha Bacon.
SIMEON, b. Sept. 4, 1819; m. Elizabeth Webster.
LEWIS P., b. ; d. unm.
ELIZABETH W., b. ; m. Nov. 24, 1834. Thomas Brownell,
Jr. ;m.,2d, Keep. Two children. She resides Worcester, Mass.
52
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viii
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ix.
4564.
1.
4565.
11.
4566.
iii.
4567.
iv.
4568.
V.
4569.
vi.
4570.
Vll.
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4571. viii. SARAH B., ; m. Nov. i, 1842, Alfred B. Lewis; m., 2d. Dec.
30, 1850, C. B. Johnson. She d. s. p.
2987. WILLIAM FIELD (John, John, John, John, John, John, William,'John,
Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I., March 6, 1777; m. Nov. 8, 1798,
Betsy Larkin. b. in 1779: d. in 1847. Administrator ot Betsy's estate was ap-
pointed June 22, 1847, she dying intestate. Her administrators were John Glad-
ding and Hiram Barker, the latter having been administrator of the estate of her
husband. — Providence Probate.
Will of William Field. Probate Docket, Vol. 6. No. A6246. Will Book 15,
p. 51. — In the Name of God, Amen. I, William Field of Providence in the County
of Providence, State of Rhode Island, knowing that all men must die, have thought
fit, and do hereby made and ordain this as my Last Will and Testament.
First. I give and devise my Estate called the homestead Estate, whereon I
now reside, with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and my pews in the
Methodist Meeting House, to my beloved wife Betsy, for and during the term of her
natural life, in substitution of her right of Dower. I also give to my said wife all
my wearing apparel to dispose of as she may think proper.
Second. I order and direct that the Lot and House on Chestnut Street, devised
to me by the late Daniel Field deceased, and the lot of Land I own on Plain Street,
together with all the stock and unfinished work and carpenter's tools be sold in a
suitable time to be fixed by my Executors hereinafter named.
Third. Whereas, I have heretofore deeded a certain lot of Land to my daugh-
ter Susan A. Bowes, N. James Bowes her husband upon the express condition that
they pay the sum of thirty dollars annually during the life time of myself and wife,
Therefore at the decease of my said wife 1 order and direct that the sum of one
hundred and twenty five dollars be paid to the said Nesbet J. Bowes and wife by my
Executors.
Fourth. 1 give my pew in the Roger Williams Meeting House to Elder James
McKenzie, to him, his heirs and assigns forever, on condition that he pay all taxes
thereon.
Fifth. At the decease of my said wife, I give, devise and bequeath all my
Estate both real and personal then remaining, in equal proportions to the following
persons, viz: Elizabeth Field, Rebecca P. Field, Ann W. Field, Harriet C. Field,
Patience B. Langley and Edward Billings to them, their heirs and assigns forever,
as tenants in common.
Sixth. I hereby constitute and appoint my wife Betsy Field, Hiram Barker
and Edward Billings Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Providence, this thirtieth
day of May, in the year of Our Lord, One thousand, eight hundred and forty three.
William Field.
The foregoing Instrument was signed in our presence, and while we were in
the presence of each other, and declared by William Field to be his
Last Will and Testament.
Stephen Branch,
Hercules Whitney,
Joseph L. Denise.
Proved July 11, 1843.
He d. June 10, 1843. Res. Providence, R. I.
4572. i. BETSEY, b. ; d. unm. Dec. r, 1874.
Will of Elizabeth Field. Profcate Docket, Vol. 13. No. A 1 1097.
Will Book 25. p. 4.— I, Elizabeth Field of the City and County
FIELD GENEALOGY. 811
of Providence and State of Rhode Island, being of lawful age
and of sane mind, do make and declare this my last Will and
Testament in manner and form as follows.
First. I hereby give and bequeath to my Sister Harriet C.
Field her heirs, executors and assigns forever, all that shall
remain of my personal property of every description, after my
Executor hereinafter named shall have paid all debts due from
me together with funeral expenses and charges for the settlement
of my estate.
Second. I give and devise unto my said Sister Harriet C.
Field, her heirs, executors and assigns forever, all my right, title
and interest, in and to any and every pacel or parcels of Real
Estate in the City of Providence, or elsewhere, and however the
same may be situated and described, whether in possession or in
reversion.
Third. I constitute and appoint John Gladding 3rd sole Exe-
cutor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and
annulling all other and former Wills by me made, and establish-
ing and confirming this, and this only as my last Will and Testa-
ment.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal this
Third day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred
fifty nine. her
Elizabeth X Field [l. s.].
mark.
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the
said Elizabeth Field, as and for her last Will and
Testament, m the presence of us, who, at the same
time, at her request, in her presence, and in the pres-
ence of each other hereunto set our names as witnesses
to the same.
Esek Aldrich.
Joseph G. Snow.
Nathl. Gladding.
Proved January 5, 1875.
4573- li- REBECCA P., b. 1803; d. unm. Oct. 12, 1857.
4574- iii- CAROLINE, b. ; unm.
4575. iv. ANN W., b. ; m. Jan. 1, 1845, Samuel Foote.
4576. V. HARRIET C. b. ; unm.
Will of Harriet C. Field. Probate Docket, Vol. 18. No. A14559.
Will Book 30, p. 354. — Know all men by these Presents.
That Whereas I Harriet C. Field and Elizabeth Field my sister
now deceased did make and execute to Charles J. Wheeler a cer-
tain conveyance dated October 26 1866 of certain real and personal
property in said conveyance described ; And whereas in and by
said instrument it is provided that said Charles J. Wheeler shall
convey what remains of the property conveyed to him bj* said
instrument, to such person or persons as the survivor of said
Harriet & Elizabeth may direct; and whereas, I, the said Harriet
C. Field am the said survivor; and whereas I have since acquired
other property that I have conveyed to said Charles J. Wheeler by
deed of even date herewith; and whereas by my said conveyance
812 FIELD GENEALOGY.
to said Charles J. Wheeler, said Wheeler holds said property to
make such disposition thereof as^I_may by my last will and testa-
ment appoint:
Now Therefore I, Harriet C. Field of the city and county of
Providence State of Rhode Island being of sound disposing mind
and memory do make publish and declare this and this only to
be mj' last will and testament, hereby revoking all other and
former wills by me at any time heretofore made.
First, I give, devise and bequeath to Charles J.Wheeler of said
Providence all my shares of National Bank Stock and all my real
estate now held by him under the trusts contained in said two
above mentioned conveyances and in case of the death resigna-
tion or refusal of the said Charles J. Wheeler to such other suit-
able person as the Municipal Court of the City of Providence shall
appoint ; Upon trust that he shall with all convenient speed after
my decease take possession of all said property and shall in the
first place pay out of the same all my just debts, funeral expenses
and the expenses of my last sickness : After said payments he shall
for and during the term of five j-ears from and after my decease
collect all rents and dividends and income from said property and
shall from time to time pay out of the same all necessarj' expenses
in the management of said trust and a reasonable compensation
to himself for his services as said trustee, and may also during
said five years pay to any of the persons, among whom my said
trustee as hereinafter directed be distribute said property, such
portion of said income as he shall think proper, if any; at the
expiration of said five years I hereby authorize and direct said
Charles J. Wheeler to pay over and convey said trust property to
such of the descendants of my three sisters deceased, to wit
Patience B. Langley; Susan A Bowers and Ann W. Foote in
equal shares, in such distribution said descendants shall take such
property per stirpe and not per capita and any payments made
to any such descendants or to the ancestor of such descendant
from said income by my said trustee in the exercise of the discre-
tion hereinbefore given to him shall be deducted from the share
of such descendant in the said payment and conveyance ; and I
hereby authorize and direct my said trustee to make and execute all
such conveyances as he may be advised is necessary and proper,
both under this will and under either or both of said hereinbefore
mentioned conveyances, to carry out the purpose of this will.
Second. Whereas the said Charles J. Wheeler has for nearly
sixteen years acted as trustee under the conveyance in this will
first above mentioned without any compensation for his services
in said capacity. Now therefore, I give devise and bequeath to
the said Charles J. '^'heeler all the rest, residue and remainder of
all my estate both real and personal of which I shall die seized or
possessed, be the same more or less than it now is, to him his
heirs and assigns forever.
Third I make, constitute and appoint the said Charles J.
Wheeler sole executor of this my last will and testament, and
hereby request the honorable the Probate Court that he be
excused from giving any bond with sureties.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 813
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this twenty eighth day of July A. D. i832.
Harriet C. Field [l. s. J.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Harriet
C. Field as and for her last will and testament, in our
presence, who in her presence, at her request, and in
the presence of each other have hereunto set our
hands as witnesses.
Edward D. Bassett.
Volney Austin.
Isaac H. Bas'^ett.
Proved June i6, 1885.
4577. vi. PATIENCE B., b. ; m. James W. Langley. of Newport, R. L
4578. vii. SL^SAX A., b. ; m. Sept. 23, 1839, Nesbit J. Bowes.
4579. viii. WILLIAM L., b. ; unm.
Will of William L. Field. Probate Docket, Vol. 5. No. A6060.
Will Book 14, p. 335. — I, William L. Field, of Providence in the
County of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island and Provid-
ence Plantations, Merchant, make, publish and declare this my
Last W^ill and Testament
First. My W^ill is. and I hereby order and direct, that all my
just debts, funeral charges, and the expenses of settling my
Estate to be paid cut of my personal estate, other than my house-
hold furniture and library, which I do not mean to make charge-
able with said debts, charges and expenses.
Second. If, contrary to my expectations, my personal estate,
with the exception aforesaid, should prove inadequate to the pay-
ment of debts, funeral charges and expenses of settling ray
Estate, I then make the balance thereof chargeable on my real
estate: And I hereby empower my Executors to sell so much
of my real estate, and to convey the same lawfully, as will be
sufficient to make up the deficiency.
Third. I give and bequeath to my mother Elizabeth Field,
wife of William Field, housewright, and to my sisters Elizabeth,.
Rebecah Potter, Ann Whipple, Harriot Crampon, Patience Billings
(wife of James W. Langley of Newport, Rhode Island,) Susan.
Amey Field, and S. A. N. Field daughter of the late Joseph Field,
all my library, beds and bedding, secretary, bureau, clothing of
every description, stands, clock, sofa, and all other household
furniture, of whatever name or nature; to be used in common,
unless they may otherwise unanimously agree, forever.
Fourth. I give and bequeath to my eldest sister Elizabeth,
forty-four shares of the capital stock in or of that which I own in
the Eagle Bank, Providence, Rhode Island.
Fifth. I give and bequeath to my sister Rebeckah Potter
Field, forty tour shares in or of the capital shares in the before
mentioned Eagle Bank in Providence, Rhode Island.
Sixth. 1 give and bequeath to my sister Ann Whipple Field,
forty four shares (the same number of shares as last mentioned),
in the capital stock in the Mechanics' and Manufacturers' Bank,
Providence, Rhode-Island.
Seventh. I give and bequeath to my sister Harriet Crapon
814 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Field, the following named shares, viz, twelve shares in the Eagle
Bank, four shares in the Union Bank, six shares of the Mechanics
and Manufacturers' Bank, and seventeen of the shares Exchange
Bank, all of which are in Providence, Rhode Island: Also five
shares of the City Bank of Providence.
Eighth. I give and bequeath to my sister Patience Billings
Langley, wife of James W. Langley, my house and lot numbered
144, (one hundred and forty four,) Pine Street, Providence, R. I.
(West side,) see Deed and Policy of Insurance,) forever: provided
she gives to S. A. N. Field, daughter of the late Joseph Field,
her note for one hundred dollars, payable in clothing, without
interest.
Ninth. I give and bequeath to my sister Susan Amey Field,
twenty eight shares in the Weybosset Bank, and sixteen shares
in the Union Bank, of Providence, Rhode Island.
Tenth. I give, devise and bequeath to S. A. N. Field, daugh-
ter of the late Joseph Field, my store at the corner of Weybosset
Street and Long Wharf Gangway (for description, see Deed),
during her natural life, and afterwards to my sisters or their
lawful heirs, forever.
Eleventh. I give and bequeath to my Mother, during the time
she shall remain the wife or the widow of my father, the use,
income & occupation of all my other estate (not before mentioned),
both real and personal, after the same shall have been converted
into stocks or real Estate as aforesaid, as may be thought best
by my Executors. And I do hereby recommend to my said
Mother, in her own good discretion, and according to her will and
pleasure, to distribute any surplus of property which may come
to her hands and possession, beyond her own needs and wants,
among our family, according to their several needs and wants and
situations in life, or in improvement on some part or portion of
my Estate, as she shall think best.
Twelfth. I give and bequeath to my before mentioned sisters,
viz., Elizabeth, Rebekah Potter, Ann Whipple and Harriot Cra-
pon. Field, Patience Billings Langley wife of James W. Langley,
and Susan Amey Field, their respective heirs, executors, admin-
istrators and assigns forever, as tenants in common, in equal
shares, all the rest and residue of my Estate, both real and per-
sonal, from and after the future marriage or decease of my said
mother, whichever may first happen.
Thirteenthly. That, in case my father should outlive my
mother, he shall have all the rents and profits that my mother
would have, provided he shall remain a widower and in case of
marriage or decease, my Will is, that my sisters or their lawful
heirs above mentioned, shall have all, both real and personal
Estates.
Fourteenthly. That in case any one of the before named per-
sons shall alter or sue for, or cause to alter or sue for, any of this
my Last Will and Testament, that they may be debarred of any
portion or claim to the same.
Lastly. I hereby revoke all other Wills and Testaments by me
made, and declare this my Last Will and Testament; and hereby
FIELD GENEALOGY, 815
appoint Mr. John Gladding 3d (Barber,) and Bradford Hodges,
both of Providence, Rhode-Island, my Executors hereof.
In Witness whereof. 1 have hereunto set my hand and seal,
this twenty-fifth day of May, in the year of Our Lord, one thous-
and, eight hundred and thirty six.
Wm. L. Field [l. s.].
Signed, sealed, published and declared, by the said Wil-
liam L. Field, as and for his Last Will and Testament,
in our presence and hearing. In witness whereof, at
his request, in his presence, and in the presence ot each
other, we hereunto subscribe our names as witnesses.
Asa Ames,
Wm. H. Aborn.
James Sherburnes.
Proved November 24, 1840.
4580. ix. JOSEPH, b. ; m. .
4581. X. ADELINE, b. ; unm.
2988. SAMUEL FIELD (John, John, John, John, John, John, William, John,
Richard, William, WiUiam), b. Providence. R. I.; m. Oct. 14, 1798, Nancy French.
Res. Providence, R. I.
THOMAS, b. ; d. unm.
SAMUEL, b. ; unm.
SALLY, b. : m. David Jenkins; m., 2d, Aug. 30, 1858, James
Wright. Jr. '
MARY, b. ; m. Blueman.
ELIZA, b. ; m. Martin.
2989. JOSEPH FIELD (John, John, John, John, John. John. William, John.
Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I., Aug. 5, 1778; m. Dec. 18, 1803,
Susannah Larkin; d. Feb. 3, 1809.
Mr. Henry R. Davis has a family record of Joseph Field and Susan (Larkin)
Field. It records their marriage Dec. 18, 1803. Death of Joseph Field Aug. 27,
1808, aged thirty years, twenty-two days, and of Mrs. Susan Field, Feb. 3, 1808.
Ch. : Susan N. Field, b. Sept. 26, 1804, and Caroline D. Field, b. May 19, 1807; d.
Nov. 13, 1825, age eighteen years, five months and twenty-four days. Removed
to the south. See copy of his father's will in which he speaks of his deceased son
Joseph. This was in 1811.
He d. Aug. 27, 1808. Res. Providence, R. 1., and went South.
4587. i. SUSAN N., b. Sept. 26, 1804
4587>^. ii. CAROLINE D., b. May 19, 1807; d. Nov. 13, 1825.
2940. ISAAC FIELD (John, John, John. John, John, John, William, John,
Richard, William. William), b. Providence, R. I., in 1782; m. Jan. 19, 1804, Sally
Berry. He d. Aug. 6, i860. Res. Providence, R. I.
4588. i. JOSEPH B., b. ; m. Bethania Mason, of New Bedford, Mass.
Had one son.
JAMES A., b. 1815; d. unm. Aug. 17, 1841.
ISAAC B., b. 1817; d. unm. April 17, 1883.
WILLIAM H., b. ; m. Dec. 28, 1845, Mary P. Jerauld.
MARIA, b. ; m. C. B. Snow.
ANN E., b. 1808; d. unm. Dec. 20, 1876.
SARAH, b. ; m. Edwin R. Capron.
DANIEL, b. ; unm.
4582.
I*
4583.
ii.
4584.
111.
4585.
iv.
4586.
V.
4589.
11.
4590.
nil.
4591.
IV.
4592.
V.
4593-
VI.
4594-
Vll.
4595.
Vlll
816 FIELD GENEALOGY.
2992. BENJAMIN FIELD (John, John, John, John, John. John, William,
John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I.; m. Oct. 15, 1815, Sabra
Fiske. His will was probated at Providence, R. I., Aug. 12, 1841.
Will of Benjamin Field. Probate Docket, Vol. 5. No. A6122. Will Book 14. p.
372. — In the name of God, Amen. I Benjamin Field of the City and County of Pro-
vidence, State of Rhode Island, being in sane mind, though weak and debilitated in
body, in view of my approaching disolation, do make this my Last Will and Testa-
ment, in manner following: that is to say:
Firstly. My Will is, that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid out of
my Estate, by my Executrix hereinafter to be named.
Secondly. I hereby give and devise unto my beloved wife Sabra, her heirs
and assigns, forever, absolutely and in fee simple, one moiety or half part of all of
my personal and real estate ; my real estate consisting of the following described
property, viz. : a certain lot of land situate in the said City of Providence, bounded
Easterly on Hospital Street, on which it measures about forty five feet: Southerly
on South Street, on which it measures about two hundred and thirty feet: Westerly
on Butler Street, holding its width of forty five feet: thence a straight line to the
first mentioned bound: with two dwelling houses and other buildings thereon : it
being the estate on which I now reside.
Also a certain lot or parcel of land situated in said City of Providence, on the
North East corner of Hospital and South Streets; measuring on said South Street,
about two hundred feet: on Hospital Street about ninety feet: bounded Westerly
on land of the heirs of my brother Simeon, and Southerly on Point Street, and con-
taining about one acre of land. Also, a certain lot or parcel of land situated in the
Westerly part of said City of Providence, on the Cranston road, so called, contain-
ing by estimation about ten acres. Also, a certain lot or parcel of land situated in
the Town of Cranston, containing by estimation, about one acre, commonly called
the Swamp Meadow. Also, a certain lot or parcel of land, situated in the Town of
Johnston, containing by estimation about seven acres, commonly called the wood
lot
Thirdly. I give and devise unto my beloved son Daniel Proud Field, his heirs
and assigns forever, the remaining moiety or half of all my personal and real
estate. And my Will further is, that my said wife Sabra shall receive the rents,
profits, interest and income of all the property above devised to my said son Daniel,
until he arrives at the age of twenty one years, or is married: to appropriate, dur-
ing that time, so much thereof as may be necessary, to the education and proper
bringing up of my said son Daniel, and the residue, if any, to her own use and
benefit. And in case my said son Daniel should die before he shall attain the age of
twenty one years, unmarried and without issue, then my Will is, that the property
herein before devised to him, shall go to my brothers William and Isaac Field,
in equal proportions, their heirs and assigns, forever.
And I hereby nominate and appoint my beloved wife Sabra sole Executrix of
this my Last Will and Testament; hereby revoking and annulling all other and
former Wills by me made, and establishing this, and this only, as my Last Will and
Testament.
In Testimony whereof, I do hereunto set my hand and seal at Providence, this
twenty seventh day of February, in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand, Eight
Hundred and forty one.
Benjamin Field [l. s.].
Signed, sealed, published and pronounced and declared, by said Benjamin
Field, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in presence of us, who at
FIELD GENEALOGY. 81'
the same time, at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of
each other, hereunto set our names as witnesses to the same.
Nicholas C. Hudson,
Emeline B. S. Ayer,
Peleg Johnson.
Proved August 12, 1841.
He d. July 11, 1841. Res. Providence, R. I.
4596. i. DANIEL POUD, b. 1825: m. Susan , b. 1828; d. Jan. 9, i860.
He d. March 31, 1856. His estate was administered upon by
Alpheus J. Shaw, May 6, 1856,
2992. LEMUEL FIELD (Lemuel. John, John, John, John, John, William,
John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I.; m. June 20, 1811, Mary
Harding, dau. of Walker Harding. Res. Providence, R. I.
4597. i. ALBERT F.
3002. DANIEL FIELD (Daniel, John, John, John, John, John, William, John,
Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. L, in 1789; m. June 13, 1811, Lucy
Potter Brown, b. in 1783; d. Oct. 13, 1875. His will was probated March 16. 1868.
Henry A. Cory and Samuel James were executors. Providence Probate. The
widow's will was probated Nov. 9, 1875. Henry A. Cory was executor.
Will of Daniel Field. Probate Docket, Vol. 10. No. A9426. Will Book 22,
page no. — Be it Remembered, That I Daniel Field of the City of Providence in the
State of Rhode Island being of lawful age, and of sane mind, do make and declare
this my last Will and Testament, in the manner following — That is to say
First — I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Lucy P. Field all my Household
Furniture of every description whatever, except the Silver Tankard. Also Five
Thousand Dollars to her Heirs and assigns Forever.
I Also give, devise and bequeath, to ray said wife the use, and occupation, rents
and profits, of the following real Estate and other property, for and during hej nat-
ural life, to wit.
My Homestead Estate, where I now reside. Situate on the corner of Chestnut
and Clifford Streets, excepting a tenement occupied by my son in law Henry A.
Cory and my daughter Zipporah B. Cory, his Wife, both, my said Wife, and my said
Daughter, to have equal privileges, in the Basement for washing &c.
Also to my wife as aforesaid, my Home and lot No 104 Friendship Street, Said
lot being Forty Feet, Front, holding that width as far back as the fence on the rear
of said lot, being the estate next Northerly from the estate of Job Andrews,
Also to my aforesaid Wife, all the dividends and Income, from (44) Forty four
Shares in the Mechanic National Bank, (35) Thirty five Shares in the Union Bank,
(15) Fifteen Shares in the Roger Williams National Bank, and (3000) Three Thou-
sand dollars in 5-20 Government Bonds, with Coupons payable in January and July.
For and during her natural life.
At the decease of my said Wife I give devise and bequeath to my two Sons
Daniel W. Field, and Charles W. Field all the Real Estate given her during her nat-
ural life, in equal proportions to them, their Heirs and assigns Forever.
Also at the decease of my said Wife, I give and bequeath to my Three Children
Daniel W. Field, Charles W. Field and Zipporah B. Cory, all the Bank and Govern-
ment Stock, given her during her natural life to be divided between them in equal
proportions, to them, their Heirs and assigns forever.
Secondly, —I give, devise and bequeath to my said Daughter Zipporah B. Cory,
Four Thousand Dollars in Such property as my executors can conveniently com-
mand, which Shall be Satisfactory to her. And also (12) House lots. Situate on
818 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Wilson, Greenwich and Warren Streets in the City of Providence, being numbered
(14) Fourteen, (15) Fifteen. (16) Sixteen, (17) Seventeen, (18) Eighteen, (19) Nine-
teen, (20) Twent}', (122) One hundred and Twenty two, (123) One hundred and
Twenty Three, (124) One hundred and Twenty four, (125) One hundred and Twenty
Five and one hundred and Twenty Six, (126) on my plat of House Lots Said plat is
recorded in the Land Records of said City of Providence in Book of plats, No 3.
Page 72. Reference thereto being had, to her, her Heirs and assigns Forever. And
in case any or all of said lots Shall be Sold during my life I direct my executors to
pay to her the amount of the Sales in money or in Such property as She may
Choose, without Interest on Such Sales.
I also give, devise and bequeath to my Said Daughter Zipporah B. Cory, the use,
occupation. Rents and profits of the following Estates for and during her natural
life. That part of my Homestead Estate where I now reside, now Occupier) by her
and her Said Husband, as aforesaid the same that she now occupies with all the
privileges that She now enjoys. She paying her equal proportion of the expenses of
Keeping Said House in repair, and for Taxes and Insurance &c. I also give, devise
and bequeath to my Said Daughter the use occupation. Rents and profits of my
House and lot No. 87 on Clifford Street. Said lot is Bounded as follows, to wit,
Beginning about Forty two feet, from the Northerly corner of the Fountam lot (So
called) to the Fence, which divides it from Said Fountain lot. Thence extending
Northerly on Said Clifford Street Forty feet, Thence turning a corner at right
angles, and running Westerly about Eighty five feet, in line of the Barn on the
rear ot Said lot, Thence Southerly, Bounding on the line of Said Barn Forty feet to
Said fence. Thence Easterly following the line of Said fence about Eighty five feet
to the place of Beginning. For and during her natural life. She keeping Said
House in good repair, paying all taxes that may be assessed on Said Estate, Insur-
ance &c.
At the decease of my Said Daughter Zipporah B. Cory, I give, devise and be-
queath all the forenamed Estates given her during her natural life, as aforesaid To
my Two Sons Daniel W Field and Charles W. Field, to them their Heirs and
assigns forever.
I also give to my Said Daughter Zipporah B. Cory The Silver Tankard, to be
kept in her possession during her life, which was presented to my Worthy and
Honored Grandfather, Dea. John Field, by the Field Fountain Society as a token ot
respect, for the gift of a Spring on his Land which supplies the Fountain with
water. At her decease, then to my Oldest Male Grand Child, if living at that time,
if not to his Heirs Hoping that it may continue in its present form, in the Family
name, as a token of Remembrance of our Ancestor, For a greateer length of time
to come, than it now is Since it was first presented which was about one hundred
years ago.
Thirdly I give devise and bequeath, to my Son in law Henry A. Cory Two
House lots, Situate on the Northerly Side of Warren Street, being numbered (82)
Eighty two, and (83) Eighty three, on the aforenamed plat ot lots to him his Heirs
and assigns Forever. Should Said lots be Sold before my decease, he to have the
amount in money or other property without Interest.
Fourthly. I give and bequeath to my Grand Children Lizzie S. Field, Helen S.
Field, Zipporah C. Field, and Daniel Curtis Field, Children of my Son Daniel W.
Field, and Marie R. Field, Lucy B. Field and Daniel Field, Children of my Son
Charles W. Field, One Thousand Dollars Each, when they Shall respectively arrive
at the age of twenty two or Married. All Sums of money which I may give them,
intended for this Legacy while I live, to be by my executors considered as a part
of their Legacy, under this Will and to be first deducted without Interest therefrom,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 819
These Legacies are intended for the Sole and Separate personal use of the Lega-
tees and their Separate receipt therefore Shall be accepted by my executors.
If any one or more of my Said Grand Children Should die before receiving the
above Legacy, Then it is my will, that the legacy of said Grand Child would have
received if living, Shall be divided equally among, his or her Surviving brothers
and Sisters.
Fifthly. I give and bequeath, to my Sister Catharine James, Widow of William
James, One Hundred Dollars, — I also give to my Brother in law William Brown,
One Hundred Dollars, I also give to my Nephew Samuel James, Also to his Brother,
Oliver H. P. James, Also to my Neice Mary Helmn, And also to my Cousin Catharine
Martin, and to her Sister Nancy Martin, Fifty dollars each, to them their Heirs and
assigns Forever. To be paid to them Severally out of my estate within one year
after my decease, By my executors, hereinafter named.
Sixthly. I give devise and bequeath to my two Sons Daniel W. Field and
Charles W. Field, all the residue and remainder of my Estate both Real and Per-
sonal of every name and description and wheresoever to be found, to be divided in
Equal proportions, to them their Heirs, and assigns Forever.
My executors paying all my just debts. Funeral expenses, and the expenses of
Settling my Estate out of the Same.
Lastly. I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my two Sons Daniel W.
Field and Charles W. Field, together with my Son in law, Henry A. Cory, executors
of this my last Will and Testament: hereby revoking and annulling all other and
former Wills by me made, and establishing and confirming this and this only: as
my last Will and Testament.
The Estates frontmg on Clifford, Chestnut, and Friendship Streets, the Land of
which belonged to my Grandfather's Grandfather, Capt. John Field, about two
Hundred years ago, I hope my Heirs will try to keep the Same, in the Family name
for as long a time as is mentioned. ' " :
In Testimony whereof 1 do hereunto Set my Hand and Seal this eighteenth day
of December, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty Seven.
Signed, Sealed, published, pronounced and declared. By the Said Daniel Field,
as, and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who at
the Same time at his request, in the presence, and in the presence ot each
other hereunto Set our names as witnesses to the Same.
Daniel Field [l. s.].
Henry Martin.
Joseph A Barker.
Wm Spencer.
Proved March 17, 1868.
Will of Lucy P. Field. Probate Docket, Vol. 13. No. A11364. Will Book 25,
page 209. — I Lucy P. Field of the City and County of Providence in th^ State of
Rhode Island make this my last Will and Testament in manner following that is
to say.
I direct that all my just debts, funeral expenses, expenses of settling my Estate
and expense of suitable grave stones at my grave be first paid.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Zipporah B. Cory (wife of Henry A. Cory)
to and for her own use benefit and behoof forever, all the rest, residue and remainder
of all my personal property and effects of every name and description, wherever or
however the same is or may be situated.
I hereby nominate and appoint the said Henry A. Cory sole Executor of this
my Will hereby revoking and annulling all other and former Wills by me made and
establishing this and this only as and for my last Will and Testament.
820 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4598.
1-
4599-
11.
4600.
111.
4601.
IV.
4602,
V.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of
September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine.
Lucy P. Field [l. s.].
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Lucy P. Field
as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who, at the
same time at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each
oiher have hereunto set our names as witnesses to the same.
Henry Martin.
J. G. Parkhurst.
Thos. A. Sweetland.
Proved November 9, 1875.
He d. Feb. iS, 186S. Res. Providence, R. I.
DANIEL HUNTER, d. infant, aged 2, Sept. 5, 1813.
LUCY BROWN, d. infant, aged 3. May 11, 1816.
LUCY FULLER, d. infant. Aug. 20, 1830.
DANIEL W., b. 181 5; m. Nancy Curtis,
ZIPPORAH B., b. July 13, 1S18; m. Henry A. Cory; res. Provi-
dence, R. I. They were m. in Providence June i, 1840. He was
b. Nov. 23, 1813; d. Sept. 27, 1887, s. p.; she d. Feb. 17, 1900.
4603. vi. CHARLES W., b. Nov. 24, 1823; m. Emeline R. Phillips.
3006. JOSEPH WARREN FIELD (Joseph, John, John, John, John, John
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I., in 1789; m. Sally
Taber. He d. Jan. 23. 1851. Res. Providence, R. I.
4604. i. ISABEL, b. ; m. July 2, 1846, Gideon Vinal.
4605. ii. LOUISE, b. .
4605}^. iii. GIRL, b. in 1832; d. Sept. 10, 1849.
«
3012. GREENE BURROUGHS FIELD (Joseph, John, John, John, John,
John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I., March 2,
1812; m. May 11, 1S31, Mary Thompson, b. May 12, 1813; d. Dec. 30, 1877. He d.
May 31, 1865. Res. Providence, R. I.
4606. i. ELIZABETH BURROUGHS, b. Feb. i, 1832; m. Peleg Peckham,
of St. Louis, Mo., April 19, 1855. He was b. June 26, 1818; d.
June 23, 1894. Was a merchant. She res. Orlando, Fla. Ch. :
I. Minnie Louise, b. Jan. 4, 1858; m. Sept. 12 1S89, Archibald
MacCallum, of Oban, Scotland. Res. Orlando. Fla.
4607. ii. WILLIAM THOMPSON, b. Oct. 26, 1833; d. Sept. 25. 1835.
4608. iii. JAMES HENRY, b. Sept. 25, 1835; m. Cornelia D. Prentice.
Ch. : I. Maitland T.
4609. iv. ELLEN FRANCES, b. Dec. 18, 1837; m. Sept. 28, 1864, Henry A.
* Heath, of Newport, R. I., b. Jan. 23, 1831. Ch. : i. Adele, b.
Sept. 28, 1867; res. Newport, R. I., P. O. Box 440.
4610. V. GEORGE BRADFORD, b. July 21, 1844; unm. ; res. Newport,
R. I., P. O. Box 440. Is a jeweler.
4611. vi. CHARLES W., b. Oct. 7, 1848; m. Lizzie C. Anthony, of New-
port, R. I.
3013. JOHN W. FIELD (Joseph, John, John, John, John, John, William,
John. Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. 1.; m, Pattie W. . His
will was probated in Providence Aug. 28, 1S94. His son Cyril A. was executor.
Will of John W. Field 2d. Probate Docket, 2001-3000. No. 2005. Will Book
37, page 272. — I, John W. Field 2d of the city and county of Providence Rhode
FIELD GENEALOGY. 821
Island of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testa-
ment hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made.
First. It is my will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of
my estate.
Second, — I give devise and bequeath to my wife Pattie W. Field all my per-
sonal estate of which I may die seized or to which I may be entitled at the time of
my decease to have and to hold to her and her heirs executors administrators and
assigns forever.
Third. I also give to my wife Pattie W. Field the use improvement and in-
come of all my real estate wherever situate to have and to hold the same to her for
and during her natural life.
Fourth. I give to my older son Cyril W. Field all the use improvement and
income of all my real estate wherever situate to have and to hold the same to him
after the death of my wife Pattie W. Field for and during his natural life.
Fifth. I give, devise and bequeath to my grand children Herbert C. Field and
Ida J. Field children of said Cyril W. Field all'the reversion or remainder of my
estate and all the profit, income and advantage that may result therefrom from and
after the decease of my wife Pattie W. Field and my son Cyril W. Field to have
and to hold the same to them the said Herbet C. Field and Ida J. Field their heirs
and assigns forever.
Sixth, I do nominate and appoint my wife Pattie W. Field to be executrix of
this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I the said John W. Field 2d have to this my last will and
testament subscribed my name and affixed my seal this 21st day of August A. D.
1890.
John W. Field 2d. [l. s.]
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said John W. Field 2d as and
for his last will and testament, in the presence of us who, at his re-
quest, and in his presence and in presence of each other have sub-
scribed our names as witnesses thereto,
William R. Randall.
Asahel D. Taf t.
Proved August 28, 1S94.
He d. July, 1S94. Res. Providence, R. I.
4612. i. CYRIL W., b. ; m. .
4613. li. MARTIN E., b. ; m. .
4613^^. iii, EMILY, b. in 1845; d. Jan. 7, 1851.
3027. EDWARD FIELD (Benjamin, James, John, John, John, John, William.
John. Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I., Aug. 25, 1800; m. Sept. 11,
1S22, Eliza M. Jepson, b. 1802; d. July 22, 1865; m., 2d, Abby P. Hermon. Aug. i,
1866. No children.
Will of Edward Field. Probate Docket, Vol. 21. No. A16970. Will Book 33,
page 400.— I Edward Field of the City and County of Providence in the State of
Rhode Island make this my last Will and Testament in manner following that is
to say.
I direct that all my just debts, funeral expenses, expenses of settling my Estate
and expense of suitable grave stones at my grave be first paid.
I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Abby P. Field to and for her own
use benefit and behoof forever the sum of Three thousand ($3000) Dollars, to be
paid after and upon my decease; and also Five (5) shares in the capital stock of the
Rhode Island Horse Shoe Company; also twelve (12) silver tea spoons, six (6) silver
822 FIELD GENEALOGY.
tablespoons, twelve (12) silver forks, twelve (12) silver plated knives and twelve
(12) silver plated tea knives (new), one (i) second size silver ladle and my silver
plated tea set, (the spoons and ladle mentioned above to be taken from those I had
newly polished) and so much of my other household furniture and housekeeping
utensils of every name and description as she may select as would be necessary to
furnish a house or tenement, and including therewith the Willard Clock, excepting
only therefrom my piano family pictures silver ladle and books which are included
in the bequests hereinafter made to my residuary legatees.
Also the use and occupation free of any expense to her, with help of one serv-
ant, of my dwelling house and estate situated in said Providence for six months from
the date of my decease or longer if the same be not sold, provided she wishes to
remain.
I give, dev-ise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate,
real and personal of everj' name and nature and description wherever or however
situated and including therewith all such other real estate as I may hereafter ac-
quire of which I shall die seized, possessed of and entitled to at the time of my
decease in equal shares to my children Martha L. Palmer, Eliza J. Barrett and
Sarah J. Manchester, subject however to a deduction from the share or portion of
such of my said heirs as are or may be indebted to me at the time of my decease
which indebtedness shall be evidenced by certain notes signed by such heirs and by
book account, in my possession at the time of my decease.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights and pri\nleges thereof in
equal shares to them the said Martha L. Palmer, Eliza J. Barrett and Sarah J.
Manchester, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever subject as
aforesaid.
I hereby nominate and appoint the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company ot
Providence, sole Executor of this my Will, hereby revoking and annulling all other
and former Wills by me made and establishing this and this only as and for my
last Will and Testament.
la Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Nineteenth
day of October, in the Year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and eighty
six.
Edward Field [l. s.].
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Edward Field
as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who,
at the same time at his request, in his presence and in the presence of
each other have hereunto set our names as Witnesses to the same.
Henry B. Rose
Oilman E. Jopp.
Whereas I Edward Field of Providence, County of Providence and State of
Rhode Island, have made and duly executed my last Will and Testament in writ-
ing bearing date the nineteenth of October A. D. 1886; Now 1 do hereby declare
this present writing to be a codicil to my said Will and direct the same to be an-
nexed thereto and taken as part thereof.
And I do hereby give and bequeath to my niece Florence M. CofiBn, my Piano
above mentioned.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights and privileges thereof to her
the said Florence M. Coffin, her heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventh (7th)
day of September in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty
seven.
Edward Field [l. s.].
FIELD GENEALOGY. 823
4614.
1.
4615.
n.
4616.
iii.
4617.
iv,
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Edward Field
as and for a Codicil to his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us,
who at the same time at his request in his presence and in the presence of
each other have hereunto set our names as Witnesses to the same.
Henry B. Rose
Oilman E. Jopp.
Proved May 13, 1890.
He d. April iS, 1890. Res. Providence, R. L
FOUR infants d.
MARTHA L., b. Aug. 6, 1825; m. June 11, 1844. Joseph E.
Palmer, b. 1808. Ch. : i. Edward T., b. Jan. 29, 1845; m. Flor-
ence Starbuck. 2. Joseph B., b. June 6, 1852.
ALBERT E., b. 1828; unm. ; d. Sept. 20. 1881.
ELIZA JANE, b. March 16, 1831; m. Oct. i, 1851. Zenas Coffin, b.
May 31, 1830; m. 2d., - — Barrett Ch. : i. Albert F., b. May 15,
1854; m. Lilly Smith. 2. Martha P., b. April 27, 1856; m. John
Henry Bostwick. 3. Walter, b. Nov. 25, 1857. 4. Florence M., b.
Oct. 12, 1871.
4618. V. SARAH J., b. May 31, 1835; m. Nov. 19, 1856, Albert H.Man-
chester, Jr., b. May 27, 1833. Ch. : i. Eliza F., b. March 16,
1858. 2. Helen P., b. Jan. 21, 1862. 3. Albert F., b. Nov. 14,
. 186S.
3033. CALEB FIELD (Benjamin, James, John, John, John, John, William,
John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I., June 9, 1815; m. Elizabeth
Gardiner, b. 180S; d. May 31, 1878. He d. Aug. 19, 1849. Res. Providence, K I.
46i8>^. i. GARDINER, b. .
4618I4:. ii. LUTHER, b. .
3039. BRADFORD FIELD (Bradford. Zebulon, Zebulon, Richard, John,
John, William, John, Richard. William, William), b. Taunton. Mass. ; m. Ellenor
Fisher. She d. April. 1889. He was a leather worker. Res. West Townsend, Vt.,
and Woburn, Mass.
4619. i. MERRILL ALVIN, b. ; d., aged 9, in Nashua, N. H.
4620. ii. MYRON BRADFORD, b. May 11, 1847; m. Josephine Adams and
Mary Wilhelmina Wright.
5044. ABIZER FIELD (Abizer, Zebulon, Zebulon, Richard, John, John,
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Taunton, Mass., 17S4; m. Hannah
Wilbur, b. 1786; d. Covert, Pa., 1865. He d. about 1857. Res. Norton, Mass., and
Covert. Pa.
4621. i. ABIZER, b. May 30, 1807; m. Aseneth Everj'.
4622. ii. OLIVER D.. b. ; res. Troy, Pa.
4623. iii. GEORGE, b. ; res. Covert. Pa.
4624. iv. CALISTA, b. ; m. Lyon; res. Covert, Pa.
4625. v. ADELINE, b. ; m. Yeumous; res. Westovers, Clearfield
county. Pa.
4626. vi. LORETTA, b. Dec. 6, iSio; m. Nathan Truman, b. Albany
county, N. Y.. Nov. 26, 1808; d. March 24, 1887, in Otsego
county, N. Y. She d. May 9, 1S71. Ch. : i. James C, b. June
12, 1841; m. June 6, 1S63, Serena Wilbur, of Fall River. Mass..
b. Nov. 14, 1S36. He is in the real estate business. Res. Bing-
hamton, N. Y. His son. Jas. C. Truman, Jr., has two daughters
— Christine V. Truman and Martha Field 'Truman. All reside
824 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Nepera Park, Westchester countv, N. Y. 2. Henry L. Truman,
dead; his sons, Elliot D. Truman and Nathan Truman, both of
Bainbridge, Chenango county, N. Y, . living. 3. Ira A- Truman,
living; his sons, Milo A- Truman and Fred Truman, living; all
of East Windsor, Broome county, N. Y. 4. Amy J. Kelly, li\-ing
at Wells Bridge, Otsego count}-, N. Y. 5. Thaddeus Field Tru-
man, dead; left a daughter, Mabel Truman; res. at Bainbridge.
Chenango county, N. Y. 6. David S. Truman, dead; no children.
3047. DAVID FIELD (David, Zebulon, Zebulon. Richard, John. John, Wil-
liam, John, Richard, William, William), b. Norton, Mass.. April 2, 1S08; m. there
May 16, 1S36, Nancy A. Williams, b. April 10, iSog; d. Jan. 13, 1870, in Norton;
dau. of Guilford and Mary Williams. Was a farmer. He d. May 25, 1S69. Res.
Norton. Mass.
4627. ii. CELIA AX JANET, b. Sept 22. 1S47.
4623. L LUCRETIA, b. 1S37.
3043. RATHBURN FIELD (David, Zebulon, Zebulon. Richard, John. John,
WUliam, John, Richard, William, William), b. Norton, Mass., June 3. 1814; m.
Matilda W. Leonard. Was a farmer. He d. Oct. 24, 1SS6. Res. Norton, Mass.
4629. L BARNUM A., b. Aug. 4. 1S4S; d. July 16, 1S64.
463a it CHESTER R., b. 1S42.
3057- ALBERT FIELD ijude. Jude, Zebulon. Richard. John, John, William,
John, Richard, William, William), b. New York city, June 4, 1S40; m. there Oct.
10, 1 564, Maria L. Combes, b. Aug. 5, 1S42. Business manager nail manufactory'.
Res. New York, N. Y., ig57 Washington avenue.
4631. L LILLLAN M., b. July 3. 1S65; m. Oct. 10. i853. Moore. Res.
Tremont, N. Y.
463*. u. CLARENCE EVERETT, M.D., b. Jan. 7, 1870; m. Nov. 30, 1S93.
3067. WILLIAM FIELD (Jabez, William, Jabez, Richard, John. John,
William, John. Richard, Wiliiam. William;, b. North Bridgewater, Mass., Oct. 29,
1524; m. Mary Francis Prouty. dau. of Moses Whiting, of Roxbury, SepL 19. iS-ig,
b. January, 1S27; ^ Newtonville, Mass., March ir, 1S90. He is a dry goods mer-
chant at Dedham, and moved to Minneapolis, Minn., where he d. March 19, iS5o.
Mary F. P. Fieid. Newton, widow, died March S, 1S90. Children, William W.
Field, Newton; Frederic T. Field, Riverside, Cal. ; Mary A. Field, Newton.
Wm. W. appointed administrator May 27. i8go. — Middlesex Co. Probate.
4633- i* WILLIAM WHITING, b. Feb. 23, 185 1.
ANNA ELIZABETH, b. April 7. iS:3; d. unm. in Minneapolis.
Minn.. Sept. 3, 1371.
EDWARD AUGUSTUS, b. Aug. 5. 1S55; d. Minneapolis, Minn.,
April' 14, 157S.
FREDERIC T., b. Oct. 25. 1557: m. Mary Jane Fowler.
MARY ALGER., b. April 6, iS6r.
3068. EDWIN FIELD (Jabez, William, Jabez. Richard. John. John, William.
John. Richard, William, William), b. North Bridgewater, Mass., Feb. 17, 1829; m.
Sarah iL, dau. of George and Sarah Whiting, of Dedham, Aug. 6, 1351. He was
a dry goods merchant, formerly at Brookline. Res. Newtonville. Mass. She was
b. in 1532.
4633. L FANNY A., adopted.
3076. CHARLES WALDO FIELD (Galen, Ephraim. Jabez, Richard, John,
4634-
U-
4635.
iiL
4636.
iv.
4637-
V.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 825
4639.
I.
4640.
il
4641.
iii.
4642.
iv.
4643.
1-
4644.
ii.
4645.
iii.
4646.
iv.
4647-
V.
4648.
vL
4649.
vii.
4650.
Vlll
John, William, John, Richard, William, Williamib. Paris, Me., Sept. 24, 1831; m.
Jan. 8, 1S54, Olive F. Keen, dau. of Judah, of Stminer, d. Jan, 9, 1S67; m., 2d, Mrs.
Eliza A. (Tucker) Keene, widow of Horace and dau. of Amasa. Res. Paris, Me.
CORA A., b. SepL 28. iS;4; m. ; res. Portland, Me.
WALTER C, b. Oct 31, 1556.
ARTHUR E., b. July 19. 1853; d. Feb. 23, 1859.
WILBUR S., b. April 11, 1S73.
3077. HIRAM T. FIELD (Galen. Ephraim, Jabez, Richard, John, John,
William. John, Richard, William, William), b. Paris, Me.. April 23, 1834; m.
Matilda A. Ripley, dau. of Col. Orrison Ripley. Res. Paris and East Sumner. Me.
E5TELLA A., b. Nov. 16, 155S; m. John CanwelL
EDNA I., b. Nov. 15, i56o; m. John G. Chase.
FREMONT H., b. May 15, 1S63.
FREDERIC G.. b. No-. 10. i563.
FRANCIS R., b. June 14, 1868.
SARAH MATILDA, b. Aug. 31. 1870.
LESTER MAXIM, b. Feb. 14, 1875.
MARY ALICE, b. May 12, 1877.
3079. ANSEL SMITH FIELD iZibeon, Ephraim, Jabez, Richard, John,
John, William. John, Richard. William. William), b. April 13. 18 19. Paris. Me. ;
m. March 28, 1S43. Clarissa Butterneld. dau. of John, of FarrLngton, Me., b. Jan. 2,
1820; d. Nov. II, 1895. Res. Milford, Mass.. Justin City and Glendale, Cal
4<S5i. i JOHN C. b. ; res. Oakland. Cal.
4652. ii. Z O., b. ; res. Santa Clara county. CaL
4653. iiL JAMES L., b. ; res. Glendale, CaL
30S1. FRANCIS BLAKE FIELD (Zibeon, Ephraim. Ja'aez. Richard. John,
John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Paris, Me., Dec 16, 1S23; m.
Abby Bradbury-. He traveled extensively in the Southern States. Died while
treasurer of Franklin county. He had one daughter that attained to womanhood
and died. He d. May, 1S54. Res. Farmington, Me.
30=3. PERLEY PUTNAM FIELD iZibeon. Ephraim, Jabez. Richard. John.
John. William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Paris. Me., March 22, 1S30;
m. Aug. 15, 1854, Charlotte P. Corbett, b. Oct 7, 1S33. dau. of CoL Peter and
Hopestill S. (Prentice), d. Sept 7, 1S65; m., 2d, in Boston. July 3, iS65, Larency
P. Stone, b. April, 1836, in Watertown, Mass., dau. of Thaddeus and Nancy
(Rollins); she d. Oct 23, 1871; m.. 3d, June 5, 1S72, Mrs. Emma L. Fogg, h\ New
Gloucester, Me., in 184S, dau. of Alpheus Rollins and Louise. He moved to Hollis-
ton and resided there for a short time. He finally returned to Milford and died
there. He was in the coal and lumber business. He d. Jtine 30, 1897. Res. Mil-
ford, Mass.
4654. i. FRANCES P., b. Feb. S, I S58; d. in infancy.
4655. ii. ABBIE LOUISE, b. May 2. 1S63; d. in infancy.
4656. iii. PRENTICE PERLEY. b. June 23. 1S73.
3084. HON. ZIBEON CPIAPMAN FIELD (Zibeon. Ephraim. Jabez, Richard.
John, John, William, John. Richard, William, William), b. Paris, Ma, Dec. 25, 1S31 ;
m. March 5, 1S55, Lydia Ann Corbett, dau. of CoL Peter and HopestiU S. (Pren-
tice), b. Aug. 20. 1S36; d. March 21. 1S72; m.. 2d, June 17. 1874, Anna Thwing.
daiL of Almon and Sarah Ann (Darling), b. L'xbridge. March 21. 1S42.
Having been educated in the public schools of Farmington and Chesterville.
Me.. Zibeon C. Field at the age of seventeen came to MDford. Mass., where he
53
826 FIELD GENEALOGY.
worked for a time in a boot manufactory. His health becoming impaired from
close confinement indoors, he went in 1852 to California, sailing around Cape Horn
in the ship R. C. Winthrop. For three years he was engaged in mining, and then
returned to Milford. Subsequently he embarked in the provision business at Rox-
bury, Mass. In 1858 he settled permanently in Milford, and there he and his
brother, Perley P. Field, conducted his present business until 1891. Since that year
he has carried on the business alone. While residing in Roxbury he was foreman
of the Hook and Ladder Company for two years. In Milford he served for the
same length of time on the Board of Engineers and was the chairman of the Board
of Selectmen and a member of the School Committee respectively for three years.
In 1864 and 1865 he was a representative to the General Court, where he served in
the Committees on Horse Railroads, Railways and Canals. He was also justice of
the peace for many years, having been appointed by Governor Andrew. During
the civil war he was town agent for recruiting soldiers. In this capacity, through
a personal interview with President Lincoln at Washington in 1864, he secured for
Milford the credit of one hundred and thirty-seven three-year men — which has not
been recorded in its favor at the War Department — thereby saving the loss of many
thousands of dollars to the town. Although for several years he has refused to
accept any public office, he still retains his interest in politics, and he has been
chairman of the Milford Republican League. He is an active member of the
Universalist church, and for a long time was one of the standing committee of the
parish. He is now a trustee of the Milford Savings Bank, and a director of the
Milford National Bank. A Mason in good standing, he belongs to Montgomery
Lodge and Mount Lebanon Chapter. In 1856 Mr. Field married Lydia A., daughter
of Colonel Peter and Hopestill (Prentice) Corbett, by whom he became the father
of four children. These were: Prentice, born in 1859, who died in 1861; Frank,
born in December. 1861; Charlotte T., who was graduated from the Milford High
School, and is now the wife of F. A. Shepard, of Wrentham, Mass., and Grace P., a
graduate of Milford High School, who afterwards completed her musical education
at Dean Academy, and is now the wife of Aaron H. Mayhew, the teller ot the Mil-
ford National Bank. Frank, who graduated from the Milford High School, and is
now in business with his father, first married E. Luella Taft, daughter of James and
Anna Taft, and died in 1892. A second marriage on Sept. 2, 1894, united him with
S. Etta, daughter of Robert and Sylvia Stewartson. of West Med way. Mrs. Lydia
A. Field died March 2, 1872. On June 17, 1874, Mr, Field, Sr., contracted a second
marriage with Anna, daughter of Almon and Sarah A. (Darling) Thwing, of Hope-
dale. Mrs. Anna Field, who was a successful teacher in the public schools before
her marriage, is a women of culture. — Copied from a history of Worcester county,
Mass., 1899.
Res. Milford, Mass.
4657. i. PRENTICE CORBETT, b. May 20, 1859; d. Jan. 7, 1863.
4658. ii. FRANCES DANA, b. Dec. 8, 1861 ; m. Oct, 14, 1885, E. Luella
Taft, of HoUistown; she d., s. p., Dec. 18. 1891; m., 2d, Oct. 15,
1894, Sylvia E. Stewartson, of Medway. He is with his father in
the lumber business. Res. Milford, s. p.
4659. iii. CHARLOTTE THAYER, b. Oct. 9, 1865; m. July 22, 1891, Fred-
erick A. Shepard, of Milford, Mass. Ch. : i. Nowell Field, b.
Sept. I, 1896.
4660. iv. GRACE PRENTICE, b. Dec. 12, 1868; m. Nov. 6, 1890, Aaron H.
Mayhew; res. Milford, s. p.
3085. MASON GREENWOOD FIELD (Zibeon, Ephraim, Jabez, Richard
FIELD GENEALOGY. 82T
John, John, William, John. Richard, William, William), b. Paris, Me., April 23,
1835; m. there Sept. 7, 1857, Helen Lodiska Ripley, b. Dec. 3, 1838. He is a con-
tractor. Res. Milford, Mass., Syracuse, N. Y., and Farmington, Me.
4661. i. NELLIE FRANCES, b. Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 17, 1858; m. at
Canastota, N. Y., May 28, 1879, Leon Devos Meyer; d. at Tor-^
onto, Canada, Dec. 3, 1884.
4662. ii. HERBERT CLARENCE, b. at Roxbury. Mass., Dec. 3, i860;.
d. at Toronto, Canada, Dec. 29, i!
3087. SERGT. DANA AUGUSTUS FIELD (Zibeon, Ephraim, Jabez, Rich-
ard, John, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Paris, Me., Aug.
9. 1839; m. Melissa A. Holbrook. He was a painter by trade; enlisted in the Civil
war Sept. 9, 1861, for three years in Company D, Cavalry; was in'the battles at
James Island, South Mountain, and Antietam; detailed as wagon-master June 17,
1863; discharged Dec. 31, 1863, to re-enlist, which he did the next day for three-
years, in the same regiment and company wagon-master; was discharged June 29,
1865, at expiration of service as sergeant. He d. June 27, 1888. Res. Milford,
Mass.
4663. i. ONE daughter, who arrived at womanhood and died unm.
3097. GRANVILLE HARRISON FIELD (Alvin, Ephraim, Jabez, Richard,
John, John, William, John, Richard William, William), b. Paris, Me., July 10,
1836; m. Dec. 12, 1869, Sarah J. Sawyer, b. Jan. 21, 1845. He is^a [manufacturer of
artificial stone goods. Res. Auburn, Me., p. o. box 161.
4664. i. WILLIAM K., b. Sept. 25, 1870.
4665. ii. GRANVILLE H., JR.. b. June 5, 1872.
4666. iii. MAMIE O., b. March 18, 1876.
4667. iv. SARAH BERTHA, b. Aug 9, 1880.
3105. CHARLES COPELAND FIELD (Zopher, Daniel. Jabez. Richard,.
John, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. North Bridgewater,
Mass., March 18. 1826; m. there Oct. 3, 1848, Lucy Cobb, dau. of NathanieKH.
Cross. He is a provision dealer on Main street, Brockton, Mass.
4668. i. LOUISA ADA, b. April 21, 1849; ^- Nov. 22, 1849.
4669. ii. ADA FRANCES, b. Nov. 11, 1850.
4670. iii. CHARLES ELMER, b. Oct. 8, 1853.
4671. iv. GEORGE I^ILTON. b. Sept. 29, 1863. \^
3106. WILLIAM LAWRENCE FIELD (Zophar, Daniel, Jabez, Richard,
John, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. North Bridgewater,
Mass., Oct 20, 1828; m. Middleboro, Oct. 20, 1852, Mary Denison Holmes, b. Nov..
19, 1829. He is a retired farmer. Res. North Main St., Brockton, Mass.
4672. i. WILLIAM FORBES, b. July 21, 1854; m. Cora A. ■ .
4673. ii. MARCIA ALICE, b. Nov. 28, 1857; d. April i, 1876.
4674. iii. DANIEL WALDO, b. Feb. 15, 1856; m. Rose A. Howes.
4675. iv. FRED FOREST, b. May 11. 1861; m. Lizzie K. Packard.
3109. WALDO FIELD (Waldo, Daniel, Jabez, Richard, John, John, William,.
John, Richard, William, William), b. Bridgewater, Mass., Feb. 9. 1821; m. there
Nov. 30, 1848, Ellen F. Hayden, b. 1828, in Quincy, dau. of Samuel and Lois.
5916. Waldo Field, of Brockton, Mass., d. Jan. 27, 1892. He left a will and
legatees mentioned: wife, Ellen F. Field, and three children, Herbert W. Field, of
828 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Chicago, 111.; Frank P. Field, of Denver, Col., and Joseph H. Field, of Brockton,
Mass. — Plymouth County Probate.
He d. Jan, 27, 1892. Res. Brockton, Mass.
4676. i. HERBERT WALDO, b. March 3, 1850; m. July 3, 1878. Maria J.
Wilbur, b. May 12, 1849. Is a shoe manufacturer. Res. s. p.,
Brockton.
4677. ii. FRANK PEREZ, b. Jan. 18, 1852; m. Mittie H. Jackson.
4678. iii. JOSEPH H., b. Oct. 6, 1854; m. Annie L. Osborne.
31 10. PEREZ PERKINS FIELD (Waldo, Waldo. Daniel, Jabez. Richard,
John, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. North Bridgewater,
Mass., April 5, 1823; m. there Nov. 14, 1847, Lovice M. White, b. Oct. 8, 1828; d.
Sept. 29, 1S85. Res. East Bridgewater, Mass.
4679. i. WALDO PERKINS, b. Oct. 30, 1848; d. August, 1849.
4680. ii. JOHN LORING. b. May 11. 1852; d. Aug. 31, 1852.
4681. iii. MABEL LOVICE, b. Sept. 8, 1861; m. Jan. 26, 1888, William
Henry Perkins, He was b. Sept. 10, 1855; s. p. Res. Bridge-
water, Mass., P, O, Box 604.
4682. iv. FRED, b. Dec. 28, 1865; m. Ottielyn Taber,
3112. FRANKLIN FIELD (John, Barzillia, Jabez, Richard, John, John, Wil-
liam, John, Richard, William, William), b. North Bridgewater, Mass., April 7,
1822; m. there Oct. 29, 1850, Alice Pharosina Simmons, dau. of Charles, of East
Bridgewater, b. Sept. 25, 1829; d. April 5, 1897.
6936. Franklin Field, of Brockton, Mass., d. Dec, 7, 1893. He left a widow,
Alice P. Field, and daughters, Alice M. Field and Edith F. Mullen, wife of Law-
rence G. Mullen, of Boston, Mass.
9182. Alice P. Field, of Brockton, Mass., d. April 5, 1897; her only next ot kin,
Alice M. Field, of Brockton, and Edith F. Mullen, wife of Lawrence G. Mullen, of
Boston, Mass.. both daughters of deceased. Alice M. Field appointed administratrix.
— Plymouth County Probate.
He d. Dec. 7, 1893. Res. Brockton, Mass.
ALICE MARIA, b. Nov. 13, 1853; unm. Res. Brockton.
EDITH FRANCES, b. Dec. 18. 1863; m. Nov. 25. 1885, Lawrence
Granger Mullen. Res. Boston. He is a grocer, s. p., b. Jan.
6. 1857.
MARY ELLEN, b. June 10, 1852; d. Feb. 22, 1859.
LIZZIE CAROLINE, b. July 11. 1856; d. Feb. 3. 1859.
JOHN FRANKLIN, b. July 28, 1870; d. Aug. 3. 1871.
31 14. BARZILLIA FIELD (John, Barzillia, Jabez, Richard, John, John. Wil-
liam, John, Richard, William, William), b. North Bridgewater, Mass., Feb. 17, 1842;
m. Aug. II, 1874, Lizzie P. Kimball, b. 1848, in Plymouth, Mass., dau. of Samuel
and Betsey, Res. Brockton. Mass.
5566. Petition for adoption and change of name by Barzillia Field, of Brock-
ton. Mass., and Lizzie P. Field, his wife; petition to adopt Blanche Maud Crowell,
a child of Desire L. Crowell, of Brockton, born March 18, 1890; name changed to
Louise Flavella Field, Oct. 4. 1891.— Plymouth County Probate.
4688. i, BLANCHE MAUD CROWELL, b, March 18, 1890,
3120. EUSTACE FIELD (John, Barzillia, Jabez, Richard, John, John, Wil-
liam, John, Richard, William, William), b. North Bridgewater, Mass., May 17, 1824;
4683.
I.
4684.
ii.
4685.
iii.
4686.
IV.
4687.
v.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 829
m. Nov. 25, 1847, Maria Morton, dau. of William Snow, of Raynham, Mass. He d.
Nov. 27, 1857. Res. Brockton, Mass.
4689. i. JOHN THOMPSON, b. Feb. 14, 1849.
4690. ii. HARRn<:T, b. March 15, 1852; d. April 3. 1852.
4691. iii. HARRIET SNOW. b. June 15. 1854.
3121. OWEN FIELD (John, Barzillia, Jabez, Richard, John, John, William,
John, Richard, William, William), b. North Bridgevvater, Mass., July 24, 1826; m.
Hannah P., dau. of Ezra Tobey and Elizabeth, ot Sandwich, Mass., b. 1833. He
d. March 10, 1862. Res. North Bridge water, Mass.
4692. i. WARREN AUGUSTUS, b. April 14, 1854; d. April 30, 1857.
3125. JOHN ALBERT FIELD (John. John, John, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. L, Jan. i,
1793; m. there August, 1817, Deborah Ann Burr, b. Oct. 2, 1795; d. May 8, 1839;
m., 2d. Julia Ann Taylor, b. Oct. 31. 1794; d. May 3. 1883. His will was probated
June 30, 1874. Albert Daily, a son-in-law, was executor. — Providence Probate.
Will of John A. Field. Probate Docket, Vol. 12. No. A10949. Will Book 24,
p. 410. — 1 John A. Field, of the City and County of Providence, in the State of
Rhode Island, do hereby make and publish my last will and testament, intending
thereby to dispose of all my worldly estate of which I shall be possessed at the time
of my decease.
I hereby devise and bequeath the residue and remainder of all my estate, real
and personal, of which I shall die seized and possessed, after the payment of my
just debts, funeral charges, and expenses of settling my estate, unto Albert Dailey
of said City, County and State, and his heirs and assigns, in trust for the following
purposes, viz. :
First. To sell and convey all the same as soon as practicable after my decease,
and, of the proceeds of sales thereof, as soon as practicable after it shall appear that
the provisions herein made in lieu of dower are not rejected, to invest twelve thous-
and dollars of such proceeds in the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company, a cor-
poration located in said Providence, and pay the income thereof to my wife during
her life, and for such period of her life as shall elapse before such investment, and
between the date of my death and one year from the probate of my will, to pay her
from my estate at the rate of eight hundred dollars per annum, in lieu of her right
of dower and of any other rights in my estate.
Second, To distribute, as soon as practicable after my decease, all the rest and
residue of such proceeds of sales to my children who shall survive me, and to the
legal issue of any deceased child or children by way of representation of such child
or children and to the heirs and assigns of such children forever in equal parts.
Third, To distribute as soon as practicable after the death of my wife the
amount herein directed to be invested in said Rhode Island Hospital Trust Com-
pany, and any increase and income thereof remaining to my children who shall then
be living, and to the legal issue of any deceased child or children by way of repre-
sentation ot such child or children and to the heirs and assigns of such children
forever in equal parts.
And I hereby appoint the said Albert Dailey Executor of this my last Will and
Testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of December in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seventy two.
Jno. a. Field.
Signed by the said testator, John A. Field, as and for his last will and testa-
ment in the presence of us, two at his request, in his sight and presence,
830 FIELD GENEALOGY.
and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as attest-
ing witnesses.
Chas. Hart.
Rich. E. Hamlin.
Simon S. Bucklin.
Proved June 30, 18 14.
He d. April 19, 1874. Res. Providence, R. I.
4692. i. CHARLOTTE, b. Dec. 19, 1820; m. Feb. 14. 1842, Albert Dailey.
Ch. : I. Charlotte, b. Dec. 19, 1842. 2. Julia, b. Dec. 9, 1844; d.
young. 3. Albert, b. Nov. i, 1846. 4. Manton, b. March, 1849.
5. Maud, b. September, 1854; m- Sept. 27, 1883, Henry R.
Chace, b. Nov. 10, 1838. Res. Providence, R. 1. Address,
P. O. Box 503. Ch. : (a) Louise, b. July 5, 1884. (b) Maude.
b. July 27, 1886. (c) Henry Richmond, b. Oct. 5, 1888. (d
Philip Dailey, b. August, 1895; d. young.
4694. ii. JOHN A., b. June 18, 1823; m. Susan R. M. Easter and Kate
Goforth.
4695. iii. CHARLES H., b. ; d. young.
4696. iv. SOPHIA, b. ; m. June 26, 1849, James B. Tallman. Res. 261
Gano St., Providence, R. I. Ch. : i. William. 2. Albert.
3. Ernest. 4. Henry.
4697. V. LAURA TIFFANY, b. June 28, 1829; m. July 14, 1853, Joseph P.
Balch. Res. 272 Benefit St., Providence, R. I. Ch. : i. Mary
H., b. Jan. 22, 1855. 2, Joseph, b. July 16, i860.
4698. vi. MARY ANNA, b. Sept. 6, 1831; m. John A. Gardiner. Ch. :
I. Sophia, b. ; unm. 2. Howard I., b. . Res, 12 West-
minster St., Providence. R. I. 3. Mary Anna. 4. Laura, d in
infancy.
4699. vii. GEORGE WILDE, b. June 19, 1S35 ; d. unm. in the Civil war, July
20, 1864, in battle at Petersburg, Va.
3141. AUGUSTUS H. FIELD (Richard M., John, John, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, John, William, John, Richard, William. William), b. Providence, R. 1., May
15, 1831; m. . He d. Dec. 19, 1874. Res. Providence, R. I.
4700. i. BARBARA S., b. .
4701. ii. ALBERT, b. .
4702. iii. ANN ELIZA, b. .
3145. THOMAS FIELD (Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Rhode Island, 1777; m.
Anna Fanning, b. Aug. i, 1782; d. Jan. 18, 1869, He d. Oct. 5, 1837. Res. Ava,
N. Y.
4703. i. CASSENDRA, b. May 7, 1826; m. Sept. 19.1849, David Hum-
phrey Davis. He was b. North Wales, June 28, 1816; d. Sept. i,
1883. She d. April 22, 1879. Ch. : i. Ellen A. Record, b. July
28, 1851, Boonville, N. Y. ; m. Oct. 16, 1878. 2. Mary E., b.
June 26, 1855. Res. Ava, N. Y. ; m. Sept. 19, 1881, Adelbert G.
Hubbard, b. Dec. i, 1858. He is a farmer. Ch. : (a) Florence
E. Hubbard, b. Aug. 2, 1887. (b) Kenneth G. Hubbard, b. Dec.
3, 1893. 3. Emma J. Davis, b. Oct. 26, 1859. Res. 165A St. Mark's
Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
4704. ii. SAMANTHA, b. ; m. Boonville. N. Y.. James Wilkinson.
He was a farmer and d. in Sterling, 111, She d. Feb. 7, 1874.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 831
4705.
Ill
4706.
iv.
4707.
V.
4708.
VI,
Ch. ■ I. Andrew Wilkinson, b. 1835. He has one son. Irwin
Wilkinson; resides at Sterling, 111. 2. Alonzo Wilkinson, b.
1837. 3. Ann Eliza Wilkinson, b. November, 1839; m. Sept. 19,
i860, George Darius Wiard, b. Nov. 17. 1837. He is a farmer
and vinegar manufacturer. Ch. : (a) Myra Adell, b. July 8.
1861; d. Jan. 8, 1865. (b) Frederick Mead, b. May 5. 1863;
d. Dec. 18, 1864. (c) Lyman Field, b. May 2, 1869; d. Oct. 30,
1872. (d) George Willard, b. Feb. 22, 1865. (e) Frank Henry, b.
Feb. 2, 1867. (f) Everett Wolley, b. Sept. 14, 1871. (g) Walter
J., b. May 13, 1874. (h) Robert Gosswold, b. Nov. 29, 1875.
(i) Grace, b. Jan. 21, 1878. (j) Helen, b. Oct. 27, 1881. Res.
Ypsilanti, Mich. 4. Jay Wilkinson, b. 1841. 5- Annette Wil-
kinson, b. 1843. 6. Margaret Jane Wilkinson, b. 1845. 7. Sc-
phronia Elizabeth Wilkinson, b. 1847; m. Charles Field. She has
two daughters, Ella May Field, of LaGrange, 111. ; Maud Field,
of La Grange, 111. Their father is Charles Field, who has been in
Chicago for twenty years in American Express office. His
father's name is Leonard Field, of Onondaga, Syracuse, N. Y.
SAMUEL, b. Feb. 15, 1821: m. Olive Paddock.
EDMOND, b. ; m. Esther Fanning.
MERCY ANN, b. ; m. Augustus Greenman, s. p.
WATERMAN, b. ; m. and resides s. p., Field's Landing,
Humbolt county, Cal.
4709. vii. SILAS, b. ; m. and resides Vancouver Island, British Colum-
bia, s. p.
3149. WILLIAM FIELD (Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Cranston, R. I., 1792; m.
Betsey Angell, dau. of Richard, of Johnston, R. I., b. 1794; d. April 20, 1874. He
d. Nov. 9, 1857. Res. Cranston, R. I.
4710. i. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Nov. 30, 1816; m. Oct. 24, 1844. Euclesia
Eddy, dau. of George W.
CLARINDA, b. Sept. 27, 1818; d. before 1878.
CLORINDA, b, Sept. 27, 1818; d. before 1878.
GILPHA, b. Sept. i, 1819; d. before 1878.
ALBERT R., b. Nov. 20, 1821; m. Abby E. Johnson.
EMELINE, b. Jan. 28, 1823; d. before 1878.
HANNAH, b. Feb. 24, 1828; d. before 1878.
LEONARD, b, Oct. 24, 1825 ; m. Ellen F. Meigs. Res. Danville, O.
SUSAN, b. Feb. 2, 1831; m. Jeremiah Fenner.
GEORGE, b. Sept. 3, 1835; d. before 1878.
LAFAYETTE, b. Dec. 24, 1838; d. before 1878.
3151. DARIUS FIELD (Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Cranston, R I., in 1777; !"•
in 1800, Susan King, b. in 1781, in Scituate, R. I. She d. in 1822.
Scituate, 9, 626. Sept. 4, 1804. Darius Field (wife Susanna), of Leyden, Oneida
county, N. Y., to Palmer or Abel Tanner, of Scituate.
He d. in 1822. Res. Cranston, R I., and Boonville, N, Y.
4721. i. HANNAH, b. ; m. Lyman Wiard.
Wiard. — In Ypsilanti town, Nov. 12, 1885, Mrs. Hannah Wiard,
aged eighty years May 21 last. Only last March the 28th, the
husband and father bade good bye to wife and children, now we
47II.
11.
4712.
111.
4713-
IV.
4714.
V.
4715-
VI.
4716.
Vll.
4717-
vm,
4718.
IX.
4719.
X.
4720.
XI.
832 FIELD GENEALOGY.
make record of the death ot the good wife and mother, we pub-
lish the obituary notice of both in connection. Sooner than each
other thought they are reunited, making perpetual the union
begun on earth and cemented in a sweeter and more sacred
relation in the Courts above. Miss Hannah Field was the
daughter of Darius Field, born in Pomfret county, m 1777. The
genealogj- of the Field family is ver^- interesting, a copy being in
possession of the Wiard family. In 1830 Hannah was married to
Lyman Wiard, at Boonville, Oneida county, N. Y., and accom-
panied her husband to this then wilderness.— Obit, in paper.
4722. ii. ADELINE, b. ; m. Aug. 24. 1S34, Thomas Clough.
4723. ill ELIZA D., b. .
4724. iv. E5EK, b. : m. Sally Ann Hodges.
4725. V. THOMAS, b. ; m. Elizabeth Hodges.
4726. vi. SUSAN, b. ; m. Amasa Clough. Res. Mason, Mich.
4727. vii, MARIA, b. ; m. Hon. E. D. Say; m., 2d, Forsyth. Res,
Ypsilanti, Mich.
3152. PARDON FIELD (John, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Tolland, Conn. ; m. Rachel Kent.
Res. Tolland, Conn.
4728. i. ASHER, b. ; m. Roxey Jennison.
4729. ii. FANNY, b. ; m. Guilford Field.
4730. iiL ALMIRA, b. ; m. Powers.
4731. iv. RACHEL, b. ; m. Yates.
4732. V. BETSEY, b. ; unm.
3158. STEPHEN FIELD (Stephen, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William^, b. Cranston, R. I. ; m. Martha
Yaw; m., 2d, Henrietta .
Scituate 9, 654. March 27, 1807. Stephen Field (wife Martha) to Isaac Yaw.
Res. Cranston, R. I.
4733. L ABRAM, b. ; m. Adeline Wood and Maria Searle.
4734. iL JOSEPH, b. ; m. Amey .
4735. iii. AMEY, b. ; m. Thompson.
4736. iv. CALEB, b. ; m. Eliza Gorton.
4737. V. CHARLES, b. ; his daughter Elizabeth m. Sherman.
4737V- vi CALVIN H., b. .
4737K. vii. LUCY. b. .
3159. GUILFORD FIELD (Stephen, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas. William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Cranston, R. I., in 1788;
m. Fanny Field, dau. of Pardon, of Suffield, Conn. ; m.. 2d, Lydia Burlingame, of
Cranston. He d. 1828. Res. Cranston, R. I.
4738. i. FANNY, b. in 1811; d. in Providence, vmm., July 7, 1886.
4739. ii. GUILFORD, b. ; m. Nancy Gorton.
4740. iii. MOSES, b. .
3162. ROBERT WESCOTT FIELD (Abner, William, Jeremiah. Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William. William j, b. Cranston, R. 1.,
Feb. 28, 1781; m. there April 15, 1804, Lydia Field, dau. of Pardon, of Cranston, b.
May 16, 1784; d. Sept. 5, 1839. He was a farmer and tailor. He d. Feb. 14, 1858.
Res. Chester, Vt., and LaSalle, 111.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 833
4741. i. ABNER, b. Jan. 7, 1806; m. Eliza Sargent.
4742. ii. WAITE, b. Oct. 26, 1808; m. Aug. 2, 1829, Jonathan Greene. She
d. in Chicago, June I, 1899. Ch. : i. Maria. 2. Susan. 3. Sarah
A., b. ; m. Swan. Res. 3604 Hamilton Av., Chicago, 111.
4743. iii. HANNAH, b. May 20, 1811; m. Dec. 4, 1S34, Riley Putnum. He
was b. in Chester, Vt., Feb. 7, 1808; d. in Sinclairvnlle, N. Y.,
Nov. 25, 1S80. Was a tarmer. She d. June 18, 1871, in Sinclair-
ville. Ch. : i. William R. Putnum, b. Dec. 3, 1838; m. Nov. 29,
1867. P. O. address, Kissu Mills, Taney county, Mo. 2. Viola
H. Putnam, b. Jan. 5, 1842; m. Jan. 10, 1S61; d. Jan. 6, 1862.
3. Helen P. Andrews, b. Oct. 10, 1848; m. Jan. 10, 1872. Address,
Sinclairville, Chaut. county, N. Y. 4. Mary L. Apthorp, b. April
25, 1850; m. Nov. 9, 1871, Richard Apthorp. Address, Laona,
Chaut county, N. Y. He was b. March 14, 1S51. Ch. : (a) Viola
M. Apthorp, b. Aug. 22, 1872. (b) George L. Apthorp, b. July
21, 1874; m. Oct. 30, 1894. (c) William P. Apthorp, b. May 23,
1879. (d) James T. Apthorp, b. July 9, 1SS4. (e) J. Riley
Apthorp, b, March 7, 1S8S. (f) Helen P. Apthorp, b. Aug. 20,
1890; d. Sept. 21, 1890. (g) Faj' R. Apthorp, b. Jan. 7, 1893; d.
Sept. 22, 1S93. The address of each one is Laona, Chautauqua
county, N. Y., Box 130.
4744. iv. ALINA W., b. Jan. 2, 1813; m. Dec i, 1831, Miles Bailey. She
d. Jan. 24, 1879. Ch. : i. Hannah C, b. ; m. Abbott.
Res. Paw Paw, 111.
4745. V. MARY ANN, b. Sept, 7, 1816; m. Dec. 29, 1841, Charles M. Piper,
s. p. Res. Paw Paw, 111.
4746. vi. MARIA H., b. Oct. 13, 1815; m. Sept 23, 1837, Welcome Thurs-
ton. Shed. March 14, 1888. He is a farmer. Ch. : i. Alfred
J., b. Maj' 17, |i84i; m. March 14, 1894, Catherine Blanchard.
Res. Mendota, 111. She was b. April 4, 1866. Ch. : (a) Alfred
Welcome, ,b. .March ;5, I1895. 2. Robert Field, b. July 18,
183S.
4747- vii. WESCOTT ROBERT, b. Feb. 14, 1819; m. Bethia Bates and
4748. viii. LYDIA M.. b. Aug. 8, i82i;m. Feb. 24, 1846, Sawj-er Parker ; 2nd,
Ira K. Miller. Parker was b. Sept 22, 1813; d. April 7, 1847. Mil-
ler was b. Oct 22. 1820; d. in California in 1S57. She d. Stroms-
burg. Neb., Feb. 21, 1890. Ch. : i. EUah B. Miller, b. June 23,
1852; m. Oct 20, 1870, J. G. Green. Res. Stromsburg, Neb. He
was b. Oct. 20,- 1848. Is a hardware merchant. Ch. : (a) Guy
W. Green, b. June 11, 1873. Res. Lincoln, Neb. (b.) Clarence
A. Green, b. May 7, 1875; m. Jan. i, 1898. Res. Stromsburg,
Neb. (c) Floyd O. Green, b. Nov. 9, 1S78. (d.) Madge E. Green,
b. Jan..io.'i8S3; d. Aug. 11, 1S85, (e) Neva C. Green, b. Dec. 19,
1892. 2. Floyd Westcott Miller, b. Feb. 2S, 1850. Res. Osceola.
Neb.
Mr. Green, her husband, is a descendant of Gen. Nathaniel
Green, on the father's side, and on the mother's side belongs
to the Virginia Randolphs. Mrs. Green has been leader of the
English- History department of Stromsburg Woman's Club for
three years. She is just now beginning the fourth year, and is
vice-president of the club.
834 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4.749. ix. WILLIAM H., b. Aug. 23, 1824, Boston. Mass.; m. Levina
Boynton.
4750. X. ALEXANDER, b. Oct. 3, 1826, Paw Paw. 111. ; m. Louisa Rumsey.
3163. HON. STEPHEN FIELD (Abner. William, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, Vt.. Jan. 10, 1791;
m. March 7, 1814, May Jordan, b. Dec. 4, 1790; d. Jan. 10, 1840. He was bom in
Chester, Vt, where he resided for many years, and took an active part in politics,
and was elected to the Legislature, but I do not know what year. He learned sur-
veying and followed it to some extent, although after coming west, he lived on a
farm. He d. Jan. 27, 1879. Res. East Troy, Wis.
4751. i. MARTIN, b. Dec. 9, 1814; m. Sarah Pemelia Chaffee Meacham.
4752. ii. MARY. b. Oct. 4, 1816; ra. Nov. 24, 1841, Hon. Andrew E.
Elmore. She d. Feb. 26, 1892, leaving James H., Phebe D.,
Mary J. and Augusta P., of Green Bay, Wis. Hon. Andrew E.
Elmore was born in New Paltz Landing, Ulster county. N. Y.,
May 8. 18 14. He received a brief common school education, and
was in the grain elevator and warehouse business in Green
Bay, Wis. In November, 1839, he settled in Mukwonago, Wau-
kesha county, and resided there for twenty-tour years, since
which time he has resided in Green Bay and Fort Howard. In
1840 he was appointed postmaster at Mukwonago, when the
office was first established, and held the office until 1849. Was
again appointed in 1853; was married Nov. 24, 1841. In 1846 he
was elected to the constitutional convention from Waukesha
county, and was a conspicuous and prominent member and took
an active part in the proceedings. In 1 84 2-4 3 he was elected a
member of the Territorial House of Representatives, and served
for two years. In i860 he was in the State Assembly. Was for
twelve continuous years chairman of the Board of Supervisors of
Waukesha county. He was possessed in a remarkable degree
of a keen sense of wit and humor. He was early called the
"Sage of Mukwonago;" was ever genial, cordial and compan-
ionable. Mr. Elmore was for many years on the State Board of
Charities, and at one time its president. Was universally re-
spected and esteemed.
AUGUSTA P., b. June 20, i8i3; d. Nov. 16, 1873.
STEPHEN F.. b. Feb. 2, 1822; m. and d. Jan. 15, 1895.
ROSANNA, b. May 20, 1825; m. April 12, 1855, A. O. Babcock;
res. East Troy, Wis. He was b. Dec. 21, i3i6; d. July 3, 1874,
s. p. ; was a lawyer.
3163J4:. HON. ABNER WHIPPLE FIELD (Abner, William, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Provi-
dence. R. I., May 14, 1774; m. Jan. q, 1796, in Chester, Vt., Betsey Tarbell, b. m
1775, dau. of Nathaniel and Ruth; d. in Chester, Aug. 22, 1854. Was a member of
the Vermont Assembly from Chester, 1819-20 and 1821, and 1835 and 1837. He d.
May II, 1850. Res. Chester, Vt.
He went from Rhode Island with his father in 1785. As he reached manhood,
he became prominently identified with the affairs of the town, holding offices of
trust. He represented the town in the State Legislature; was interested in all
progressive movements, and one of the largest contributors to the building of Ches-
ter.Academy, an institution which flourished from 1S14 to 1876. He was a farmer.
4753-
111.
4754.
IV.
4755-
V.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 835
owning one of the largest tracts of land in town, which he cleared himself, and by
his New England practicability and economy amassed a comfortable fortune. Polit-
ically he was a Democrat, and in religious belief a Universalist.
4755»^. i. DEXTER, b. Sept. i, 1798; m. Eliza Earle.
4755/4- "• SAMUEL, b. Nov. 25, 1796; m. April 2, i3i8, Seba Wilson; he
d. in Chester, Oct. 22, 1822.
4755^- iii- WILLIAM, b. Aug. 19, 1800: m. Sept. 16, 1821, Mary Daggett; he
d. Oct. II, 1845.
4755'^- iv. CHLOE W., b. June 7. 1S03; m. Oct. 3, 1822, John Adams; res.
Andover, Vt.
47SSH- V. REBECCA P., b. May 23, 1805; m, Jan. 31, 1827, Orrin Beard;
res. Chester, Vt.
4755M^' vi. ELIZA, b. April 20, 1807; m. Jan. 27, 1833, Artemas Spalding;
res. Ludlow, Vt.
3164. ARTHUR F. FIELD (Nehemiah, William, Jeremiah, Thomas. Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. North Adams, Mass., Dec.
18, 1782; m. Chloe . Res. Ohio.
4756. i. ALBERT, b. ; m. Juliette .
4756^. ii. DAUGHTER, b. ; d. young.
3165. AARON LELAND FIELD (Nehemiah. William, Jeremiah. Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, VL,
Oct. 14, 1787; m. Anna Ostrander, b. Oct. 18, 1784; d. June 10, 1814; m., 2d, 1818,
Diana Mowrey, b. Smithfield, R. I., in 1794; d. March 24, 1858. Aaron Leland was
born in Chester, Vt., Oct. 14, 1787, and grew to manhood in his native State. He
married Anna Ostrander. who died, leaving three children. He married, second,
Diana Mowrey, born in Smithfield, R. I., in 1794. In 1818 he emigrated to the
west, and located in Ohio, finally locating at Ashtabula, here he passed his life
farming and stock raising. At his death he owned 320 acres of land, including
the site of the town of Sweden. By his second marriage he had four children —
George, Eliza Jane, Albert and Arthur. He died March 22, i860, aged 73; was a
man of energy and ability, and largely assisted in building up that city. Res.
Ashtabula, Ohio.
4757. i. WILLIAM A., b. Jan. 2, 1808; d. Nov. 10, 1836.
AMEY A., b. Jan. 30, 1810; d. Nov. i3, 1858.
HENRY, b, April 26. 1812.
GEORGE, b. April 15, 1819; d. .
ELIZA J., b. Feb. 23, 1821; unm. ; res. Ashtabula.
ALBERT, b. Feb. 20, 1826; m. in 1853, Mary Leafy Cheney.
ARTHUR, b. Feb. 24, 1832; n. f. k.
STEPHEN G. FIELD (David, William, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I. ; m. Har-
riet Wallace, of Petersburg, Va. He d. in the South. Res. Mobile, Ala.
4764. i. DAVID W., m. ; had Harriet, wife of J. B. Collins, Stephen G.,
and James McCowan.
4765. ii. JAMES, d. unm.
4766. iii. GEORGE, d. unm.
3175. JAMES FIELD (Pardon, James, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, Vt., March 27, 1788; m.
April 2, 1815, Mehitable Thurston, b. July 21, 1792, dau. of John and Lydia
(Fletcher); d. Dell Prairie, Wis., Oct. 20, 1886. James was a farmer. John was in
the Revolutionary war. He d, July 8, 1850. Res. Chester, Vt.
4758.
11.
4759-
111.
4760.
iv.
4761.
V.
4762.
vi.
4763.
vii
3168.
ST
836 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4767.
1.
4768.
ii.
4769.
iii,
4770.
IV,
ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 29, 1816; m. Dec. 19, 1843, John Horton; had
one son, d. young; res. Dell Prairie, Wis.; she d. Dec. 17, 1857.
ELIZABETH, b. April 25, 1819; m. Walter T, Atcherson; had two
daughters and one son, d. young; she d. Dell Prairie, Feb.
4, 1878.
HENRY A., b. March 26, 1821 ; m. Olive Thurston.
MEHITABLE, b. ; d. young.
3176. JEREMIAH FIELD (Pardon, James, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, Vt, May 8, 1790;
m. Eliza Seamons. Res. Chester, Vt.
4771. i. HENRY S., b. ; m. Washburne.
4772. ii. SEAMOUS, b. ; m. Maggie .
4772^. iii. SETH R., b. ; m. and d. 1863; left wife and one child.
3177. HON. ABNER FIELD (Pardon, James, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Nov. 28, 1793, Chester, Vt. ; m.
Feb. 16, 1832. Louisa Griswold. b. Springfield, Vt, Dec. 5, 1807; d. Aug. 15, 1884.
Abner, the subject of this sketch, was born in Chester. He received his educa-
tion in the common schools, and when twenty-five years of age began his mercantile
life in the store of Peter Adas, on "East Hill," in the town of Andover. Later he
was in trade with Nathaniel Fullerton in Chester, and in 1831 he came to North
Springfield and formed a partnership with Sylvester Burke. They opened the store
now occupied by his son, F. G. Field, and continued the business until about 1845-
Mr. Field was regarded as a man of good judgment, with the courage to express
his own opinions, as well as to form them, and he possessed the confidence of the
people. It was through his efforts that a postoffice was established at the North
Village, and he was appointed the first postmaster. He was one of the incorpo-
rators of the Springfield Savings Bank, and of the Bank of Black River, at Proctors-
ville, being for a number of years president of the latter. In politics he was orig-
inally a Whig, and joined the Republican party at its organization. He was the
representative of the town in the Legislature in 1835 and in 1837, and a senator
from the county in 1842 and 1843. He married Louisa, daughter of Daniel and
Annah Lenthal (Ames) Griswold.
He d. Dec. 19, 1864. Res. Chester and Springfield, Vt.
4773. i. WALBRIDGE A., b. April 26, 1833; m. Ellen Eliza McLoon and
Frances Farwell.
4774. ii. CORDELIA LOUISE, b. Oct. 16, 1834; d. July 25, 1843.
4775. iii. FREDERIC G., b. Jan. i, 1842; m. Anna M. I'arball.
4776. iv. ISADORE L., b. Aug. 31, 1845; m. Sept. 10. 1872, Durant J.
Boynton. Durant J. Boynton, son of Luther G. Boynton, was
born in Waitsfield, Vt., Dec. 8, 1841. He was educated at
Springfield Wesleyan Seminary, Fairfield Academy, and the
University ot Vermont, where he was one year in the academical
department and two years in the medical department. He grad-
uated from Pittsfield Medical College in 1886; now a mill owner
and extensive dealer in lumber at North Springfield. He holds
important offices ; is a member of the School Committee, of the
Board of Selectmen, and represented the town in the Legislature
of Vermont in 1894.
3178. JOSEPH FIELD (Pardon, James, Jeremiah,'Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, Vt., Jan. 22, 1796; m. Aug.
^y'f^t^njt^ z^^cx^luA^^
See page 830.
HON. DURANT J. BOYNTON.
See page 831).
FIELD GENEALOGY. 837
8, 1818, Abigail Willard Thurston, dau. of John and Lydia (Fletcher), b. Chester,
July 29, 1794; d. Feb. 8. 1879. He was a farmer in Chester; moved to EUisburg,
N. Y., in February, 1837, and March, 1842, to near Heuvelton, town of Oswegatchie,
N. Y., where he was one of the assessors for years. He d. Sept. 2, 1881. Res.
Oswegatchie, N. Y.
4777. i. HARRISON GRAY OTIS, b. July 5, 1819; d. Aug. 15, 1820.
4778. ii. WM. THURSTON, b. Aug. 23, 1S21, Grafton. Windam county Vt. ;
he is a farmer; res. two miles east of Heuvelton, in the Vermont
settlement, Oswegatchie, where he has resided since 1842, unm.
4779. iii. JOSEPH WILLIAMS, b. Aug. 23, 1821; m. April 2, 1862, Mary
Thurston ; is a farmer ; res. Oswegatchie, N. Y. , s. p.
4780. iv. ABIGAIL WILLARD, b. July 22, 1824; m. Jan. 22, 1846, John
Wilson Lytle; d. Nov. 23, 1854. She d. Nov. 21, 1865. Ch. : i.
Laura Cornelia, b. Jan. 29, 1847; m. Nov. i, 1870, Walter Scott
Weatherston, b. July 16, 1844; a farmer and phrenologiht; res.
Faribault, Minn; was in civil war from 1861 to 1865, and in
sixty-three battles. Ch. : (a) Zindorf W., b. April 3, 1873. (b)
James Harrison, b. Jan. 12, 1849; not been heard from for fifteen
years.
ALBERT ALLEN, b. March 23, 1826; d. April 30, 1826.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, b. March 30, 1827; d. March 18, 1835.
MARY ALVIRA, b. May 3, 1829; d. Feb. 13, 1830.
SAREPTA LYDIA, b. Sept. 10, 1833; m. Feb. 20, 1866, John
Boss, b. Feb. 18, 1826; res. Hermon, N. Y. Ch. : i. Eva Maria,
b. Jan. 8, 1867; m. May 7, 1890, James H. Dresser, b. April 27,
1864; res. Jersey City, N. J. ; an insurance agent.
4785. IX. HANNAH M., b. July 19, 1838; unm.
31S0. WELCOME FIELD (Pardon, James, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, Vt., Oct. 14, 1802;
m. Calista Earle. Res. Vermont.
4786. i. ROSOLO, b. ; m. Harriet Earle and had two children.
3182. PARDON FIELD (Pardon, James, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, Vt., April 10, 1805;
m. May Hoar; m., 2d, Sarah Fish. Res. Vermont.
4787. i. ELLEN, b. ; m. John Fuller.
4788. ii. HARRISON, G. O., b. ; m. and had two daughters.
4789. iii, JOHN, b. ; has children.
4790. iv. MARY JANE, b. .
4791. V. LAURA, b. ; m. Meter; two children.
4791 >^. vi. WILLIS, b. ; d. young.
3184. CHARLES FIELD (Charles, James, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, Vt., April 21. 1800;
m. Townsend, Mass., Mary Foster, b. September, 1804; d. Dec. 14, 1S90; was a
farmer. He d. March 9, 1880. Res. Chester, Vt.
4781.
V.
4782.
vi.
4783.
vii.
4784.
vm
4792.
47Q3-
4794-
GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Oct. 11, 1841; m. Ina C. Mead.
i. ANN E., b. ; d. March 21, 18—, aged 30.
ii. LUCY M., b. Aug. 15, 1837; m. April 30, 1S57, Henry H. Jenkins;
res. Chester. He is a farmer; was b. July 27, 1836. Ch. : i.
Mattie A., b. Feb. 3, 1859; d. March 15. 1865. 2. Edwin H.. b,
Jan. 19, 1861; m. March 13, 1886, to Lovina A. Smith. 3. Mer-
838 FIELD GENEALOGY.
rill M., b. March 25, 1863. 4. Emma M., b. Jan. 22, 1865; d.
Sept. 12, 1880. 5. Lucy E., b. Feb. 3, 1867. 6. Fanny S., b.
Sept. 14, 1868; m. March 4, 1889, to John H. Booth. Ch. : (a)
Maude E. (b) Florence L. (c) Henry E.
4795. iv. MARTHA J., b. Feb. 13, 1840; m. April 8, 1863, Frankford H,
Bates; res. Springfield, Vt. His mother was Lovina Field. He
was b. May 30, 1849; a farmer. Ch. : i. Alice E. Bates, m. Rush
Chillis, Claremont, N. H. 2. George W. Bates, m. Mary Haskell,
Springfield, Vt. 3. Helen L. Bates, m. Ned M. Russell, Birming-
ham, England. 4. Harry F. Bates ; postoffice address, Holyoke,
Mass.
4796. V. ELLA M., b. July 27, 1848; m. Feb. i, 1882, Joel Davis; res. Ches-
ter, s. p.
4797. vi. FOSTER P., b. Aug. 21, 1851; m. Calista C. Griffith.
31S6. ELON FIELD (Charles, James, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, Vt. ; m. Nancy Newton. He
d. Dec. 2, 1873. Res. Chester, Vt.
4798. i. ALPHONSO, b. ; m. Julia Conners.
4799. ii. ELIZABETH, b. .
4803. iii. ISABEL, b. ; m. Bailey; res. Chester, Vt.
3189. THOMAS FIELD (Daniel, James, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, Vt, March 22, 1807; m.
there Dec. 4, 1828, Eliza S. Hyde, b. May 18, 1809; d. May 10, 1897, in Melrose,
Minn. ; was a farmer. He d., aged 73, May 28, 1884. Res. Watertown, N. Y., and
St. Peter, Minn.
4801. i. SYLVIA L., b. Aug. 31, 1837; m. Feb. 9, 1854, Alfred Townsend;
res. Melrose, Minn.; he was b. Feb. 19, 1819; d., s. p., Jan. 30,
1877: was a teacher.
4802. ii. CYNTHIA L , b. Oct. 23, 1840; m. Bennett; res. Eagle Lake.
Minn.
ONSLOW DE LAMONT, b. Jan. i, 1835; m. Lydia M. Hudson.
WILLIAM A., b. May 9, 1843; m. Anne E. Fudge.
HATTIE C, b. Jan. 27, 1833; m- Tenney. Ch.: i. George.
She d. Feb. 29, 1874.
CAROLINE M., b. June 11. 1830; d. Nov. 21, 1843.
HENRIETTA A., b. Sept. 28, 1831; d. Jan. 5, 1834.
3iSgl4. LEONARD FIELD (Daniel. James, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Bodman, Jefferson county,
N. Y., Feb. 9, 1809; m. Nov. 3, 1834, Margaret Gridley, at Lafayette, Ohio., b. 1813;
d. 1887. Mr. Field came to the new State of Ohio in 1833. He was one of the pio-
neer settlers of Lafayette, Medina county. He married Margaret Gridley in 1834.
He was a farmer, but a man of education, and gave himself with great earnestness
to all questions of the day. He was a strong temperance man, an abolitionist, and
voted for James Burney, the first Freesoil candidate for president. He interested
himself in the schools, and did much toward shaping public sentiment in that
part of Ohio. He d. Sept. 12, 1849. Res. Lafayette and Chester, Ohio.
4807^^. i. ADELIA ANTOINETTE, b. Feb. 5. 1837; m. in Rochester, Ohio,
July 17, 1859, James Mix Johnston, b. 1834; d. Jan. 14, 1862. She
is a teacher, s. p. At the age of fourteen she commenced teach-
ing in a country summer school. About this time her widowed
4803.
111.
4804.
iv.
4805.
V.
4806.
vi.
4807.
vii,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 839
mother removed with her two young daughters to Oberlin, Ohio,
for the sake of the educational advantages that place afforded.
Miss Field studied in the Union School, and then in Oberlin Col-
lege, graduating in 1856. For a time she was principal of Black
Oak Grove Seminary, a school for girls, in eastern Tennessee.
In 1859 she was married to James M. Johnston, a graduate of
Oberlin College, and a teacher in an academy in Orwell, Ohio.
Little more than two years later, in January, 1862, Mr. Johnston
died. Mrs. Johnston had taught with her husband in Orwell.
After his death she became the principal of the academy in Kins-
man, Ohio, and later she taught in Scituate, R. I. She spent two
years in Europe, devoting herself to study, giving special atten-
tion to the German language and European history. In 1870
Mrs. Johnston was appointed principal of the woman's depart-
ment of Oberlin College, and still maintains this office, bearing
the title of Dean since 1894. In addition to the regular duties of
this office, involving the oversight and government of some six
hundred young women students, Mrs. Johnston has given instruc-
tion to various classes in Oberlin College, and since 1890 has
held the professor's chair of mediaeval history. Mrs. Johnston
has never ceased to be a student. She is accustomed to say, "If
I have been successful as a teacher, it has been because I have
worked hard. I have never believed my place was secure unless
I kept up with the times. My theory is that when a teacher has
passed the time when he loves to study he ought to resign, not
to live upon past laurels. I have never hesitated to take up new
studies." Mrs. Johnston has made eight journeys to Europe, and
has visited every one of its countries, most of them several
times. Her constant study, her extensive travels, her magnetic
personality, clear diction and skill in presenting her subjects com-
bine to make her an excellent and popular teacher. Her classes,
all elective, are uniformly large. Beside her courses in mediaeval
history, she gives annually a course of lectures in the history of
painting and another in the history of architecture. In her fre-
quent visits to Europe she has acquired several thousand care-
fully selected large photographs which are used to illustrate her
lectures. Mrs. Johnston has repeatedly given courses of lectures
in other places than Oberlin, much to the profit and satisfaction of
those who have heard her. As a speaker she has much dramatic
power and never fails to win and to hold the attention of her
audiences.
4807^. ii. CYNTHIA JOSEPHINE, b. July 21, 1845; m. July 21, 1874, Lev-
erett G. Woodworth ; res. Providence, R. I. Ch. : i. James
Reuben, b. June 5, 1875. 2. Clarence Field, b. March 7, 1877.
3. Albert Leverett, b. Feb. 14, 1878.
3197. COLONEL WILLIAM FIELD (Waterman, Thomas, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. New
Berlin, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1803; m. Clarissa Pike; she d. at childbirth, and the child
lived only a short time; m., 2d, Massillon, Ohio, 1838, Sarah A. Bard, b. July 20,
1811; d. July 16, 1883.
William Field [passed his early days on a farm and teaching school in New
840 * FIELD GENEALOGY.
York State. He was colonel of a mQitia regiment at the time of General Lafay-
ette's second visit to America, and was present with his regiment on that occasion.
He moved to Massillon; then to Columbus, Ohio, about 1S40. Was assistant en-
gineer on the national road which was being built at that time. Afterwards was
elected justice of the peace for several years, holding commissions from three gov-
ernors, (A justice of the peace is elected by vote of the people, but the commission
to act is made and signed by the governor.) In politics, a Democrat. His last vote
was cast for Stephen A. Douglass. His fearless regard for the truth and the firm
stand he took against conWction on circumstantial e\ndence made him many friends
and gained not only the respect, but admiration of his opponents. Among his inti-
mate friends were Judge Gustavus Swan, author of "Swan's Tactics" ; Judge Noah
Swain, chief justice, L'nited States; S. S. Cos, and Judge Allen G. Thtirman, the
old Roman senator. At the time of his death he was a deacon of the First Baptist
church of Columbus, Ohio. Contracting a severe cold which culminated in pleu-
risy, ended his useful life after a painful illness of three or four days, lea\'ing a wife
and five children to sur^-ive him.
He d. April, 1S61. Res. New Berlin, X. Y., and Columbus, Ohio.
480S. i. THOMAS GARDNER, b. May 19, 1843; m. Martha Gifford
Stevens,
GEORGE BARD, b. May 25, 1S45; m. Annie J. Stevens.
HENRY WATERMAN, b. Aug. 5, 1847; m. Virginia Patton and
Emma Jennett Thompson.
ARTHUR WM., b. April 24, 1850; m. Clara B. Smith.
ALBERT DANIEL, b. Dec. 9, 1353: m. Clara Ella Clapp.
MARY GIRLING, b. June 22, 1S40; d. Aug. 19, 1840.
WILLIAM BOWEN, b. Feb. 13, 1842; d. June 21. 1842.
RODOLPHUS BARD, b. Dec. 21, 1S49; d. April 2, 1850.
3205. DAVID FIELD (Isaac, Thomas. Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
William, John, Richard, William. William), b. Scituate, R. I., June 13, 1S09; m.
May 12, 1833, Mercy Ramsdall, b. June 28, 18 13; d. March 25, 1837; m., 2d, Mary
Richmond, Res. Scituate, R. I.
4S16. i. ELIZA MARIA, b. March 26, 1S34,
ISAAC NEWTON, b. March 13, 1S37.
HARMON, b. .
GEORGE, b. .
ISAIAH, b. .
3209. GEORGE FIELD (Peleg Thomas, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. New Berlin, N. Y., Oct 18, 1S03; m.
March i, 1S24, Frances A. Brooks. He was for many years cashier of the Williams-
burg City Bank. He d, Oct. 29, 1871. Res. New Berlin, N. Y.
LAVINIA, m. Capt. John Stewart, of Detroit. Ch. : i. Bijou.
ALMIRA B., d. in Berlin, Prussia, unm.
FANNY A., m. Capt Brower Gesner, of New York; res. Naples,
Italy. Ch. : i. Frances.
321 1. ORRIN FIELD (Peleg, Thomas, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. New Berlin, N. Y., April 28, 1808;
m. November, 1833, Mary A. Alvord, of Lewiston, N. Y., b. Sept 11, 1813; d. July
16, 1S41; m., 2d, January, 1843, Marcia J. Whaley, of Verona, N. Y., b. July 11,
1815; d. Aug. 6, 1896. He was a commission merchant He d. Nov. 7, 1872. Res.
New Berlin, N. Y.
4809.
11.
4810.
HI.
48II.
iv.
4SI2.
V.
4813.
VI.
4814.
Vll,
4815.
VIU.
4817.
11.
4813.
Ill,
4819.
iv,
4S20.
V.
4821.
1.
4S22.
11.
4S23.
111.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 841
4826.
111.
4827.
iv.
4828.
V.
4329.
vi.
4824. i. EDWARD G., b. Aug. 27, 1834; m. Clara P. Snell.
4825. ii. CHARLES F., b. July 6, 1836; d. unm. at Fort Hamilton, N. Y..
in 1864. At the breaking out of the civil war he enlisted in a
New York regiment of volunteers ; was captured by the enemy,
and for some time was confined in Libby Prison. On his release
he re-enlisted in the Twelfth United States Regpalars.
RUSHTON H., b. May 6, 1S38; m. Mar>' F. Myers.
JOSEPH A., b. Aug. 5, 1840; m. Almira Wallace.
MARY J., b. Nov. 17, 1845; d. unm., Nov. 11, i86g.
SARAH E., b. Aug. 5, 1848; m. July 9, 1876, William J. Purdy.
He is in the employ of the Dlinois Central Railway Company in
a clerical capacity. Res. 422S Indiana avenue, Chicago, 111.
Ch. : I. Florence, b. Oct 22, 1877; d, Feb. 14, 1893.
4830. vii. FRANK P., b. Jan. 26, 1844; m. Clemma Edwards.
3213. ARNOLD FIELD (Peleg, Thomas, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. New Berlin, N. Y., March
25, 1813; m. June 8, 1835, Ellen Douglass Bennett, of Edmeston, N. Y., b. Jan. 21,
1816; d. Sept. 18, 1879. Arnold Field's g^eat-great-grandm other was the grand-
daughter of Benedict Arnold, the first governor of Rhode Island, from whom his
Christian name was derived. His early years were spent in school in his native
village, and subsequently he was a student at the Hartwick Seminars' in Otsego
county, N. Y. , where he graduated with honors. Not possessed of robust health,
much of his time was devoted to study and literary pursuits, and in aiding his
father in the management of his farms and the conduct of his business. After his
marriage to Ellen Douglas Bennett, of Edmeston, N. Y., and his mother's death,
he continued to reside with his family, in his father's homestead until his decease,
in his thirty-first 3-ear. Mr. Field was highly esteemed for his fine attainments and
high character. Of him it has been written that "he was well informed, diligent in
the performance of his duties, candid in his speech, amiable in his disposition,
guileless, just and compassionate." He d. in New Berlin, Sept. 18, 1843. Res.
Edmeston, N. Y.
4831. i. GEORGE L., b. Sept 3, 1836; m. Imogen Harger.
4832. ii. ELIZABETH ELLEN, b. June 26, 1842; m. Dec. 4, 1862, James
K. Gore; she d., s. p., Oct. 30, 1S63; he was of Mishawaka, Ind.
3218. JAMES WHIPPLE FIELD (Thomas, Thomas, Jeremiah, Thomas.
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, Wiliam, Wniiam), b. South Scituate,
R. I., March 22, 1S14; m. in Wisconsin, ; m., 2d, York Mills, N. Y., . Res.
Delevan, Walworth county. Wis.
3221. ALDEN PIERCE FIELD (Thomas, Thomas, Jeremiah. Thomas.
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William. W^illiam), b. Feb. 17, 1824; m.
Sarah E. Hopkins. Res. Monrovia, Los Angeles county, Cal.
3223. JOHN ANGELL FIELD (Thomas, Thomas, Jeremiah. Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William. William), b. Scituate. R. L.
Feb. 21, 1822; m. April 6, 1S43, Florinda Amelia Hopkins, b, June 29, 1S26; she res.
573 Potters avenue, Providence, R. I. He d. March 22, 18S4. Res. Auburn, Mass.
4S33. i. FRANCES A., b. April 7, 1845; m. Jtme 3, 1S64, Horace W. Lin-
coln. He is a farmer; was b. March 7, 1838; res! Oakham,
Mass. Ch. : i. Eugene Augustus Lincoln, b. Oakham, May 15,
1866; is a dentist; address, 3332 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa.
2. Stephen Hopkins Lincoln, b. Oakham, Dec 25, 1868; d. Oak-
54
842 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4834-
11.
4835.
HI.
4836.
iv.
4837-
V.
4838.
VI,
4839-
Vll,
ham, Sept. 2, 1892. 3. Maria Louise Lincoln, b. Oakham, March
15, 1872; teacher in Miss Hill's private school. Philadelphia, Pa. ;
address, 3332 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. 4. Morton Field
Lincoln, b. Oakham, Feb. 15, 1875, which is his present address.
5. Flonnda Elizabeth Lincoln, b. June 20, 1886; address, Oak-
ham, Mass.
CELINE A., b. June 5, 1847; d. 1S4S.
LOUISE S., b. June 8, 1849; m. Charles A. Gladding; res. 573
Potters avenue, Providence, R. I.
ULYSSES L.. b. Nov. 15, 1851; d. 1853.
ARABELLA A., b. Nov. 2, 1855; d. 1856.
GEORGE W., b. Aug. 26, 1857; m. Helen A. Smith.
MINNIE, b. ; d. infant.
3226. HENRY M. FIELD (Jeremiah, Thomas, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas.
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. July 27, 1813, Scituate,
R. I.; m. Elizabeth Hixon, b. June 11, 1812. He d. in St. Joseph, Mo., Mar. 1893.
Res. Providence, R. I.
4840. i. H. AUGUSTUS, b. June 27, 1838 ; m. Kate M. Barnett.
^. 3227. ALBERT G. FIELD (Jeremiah, Thomas, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, WiHiam, John, Richard, William, William;, b. Scituate, R. I., Jan. 26,
1816; m. Ann Eliza Smith, b. June 22, 1824. He d. in Hiogo, Japan, in 1889. Res.
Scituate, R. I.
MARIA J., b. Jan. S, 1844; m. Young; res. St. Louis, Mo.
ANNA E., b. Jan. 19, 1847.
IDA W., b. March 23, 1851; d. infant.
JEREMIAH A., b. Dec. 15, 1852.
MARY, b. May 11, 1857.
LUCY, b. March 22, 1859; m. Miller; res. Carthage City,
Ohio.
4847. vii. IDA G., b. March 22, 1865; res. Kansas City, Mo., care Board of
Public Works.
3228. AUGUSTUS EARL FIELD (Jeremiah, Thomas, Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Scituate, R. I.,
July 16, 1819; m. April 13, 1841, Barbara G. King, b. Aug. 23, 1818. He was pro-
prietor of a dairy farm. Res. Scituate and Tarklin, R. I.
4848. i. MARY E.,b. April 11, 1842; m. Nov. 11, 1873, Dr. Warren Tilling-
hast; res. 67 Manton avenue. Providence, R. I. Ch. : i. Guy
B., b, Jan. 4, 1874; m. Aug. 31, 1897, Sadie C. Staples; is a mer-
chant; res. Olneyville, R. I.
4849. ii. HELEN F., b, Sept. 28, 1843; ni. Feb. 23, 1865, Jacob A. Pritz. He
was b. Oct. 23, 1840; is a manufacturer of agricultural imple-
ments; res. 17 East Third street, Dayton, Ohio. Ch. : i. Earl
Pritz, b. Olneyville, R. I., June 4, 1870; d. March 2, 1877, Day-
ton, Ohio.
4850. iii. GEORGE A., b. July 29, 1847; m. Hattie A. Fenner.
. 4851. iv. HERBERTINE.S., b. Sept. 17, 1850, d. Nov. 25, 1857.
3229. HON. JEREMIAH HERBERT FIELD (Jeremiah, Thomas, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas. 'William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Scituate,
R. I., April 7, 1822; m. Oct. 14, 1855, Malvina M. Wright, b. April 17, 1836. His
will was probated March 21, 1899; his son Herbert was executor. Jeremiah Her-
4841.
1.
4842.
11.
4843.
iii,
4844.
iv.
4845.
V.
4846.
vi,
HON. JEREMIAH H. FIELD.
See page 842.
DR. ROBERT FIELD.
See page 846.
HON. TIMOTHY FIELD.
See page 848.
THADDEUS C. FIELD.
See page 850.
CAMPUS, OliEKLIN COLLEGE, OBERLIN, OHIO.
See page 8:i8.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 843
bert Field, youngest son of Jeremiah and Florinda (Manchester) Field, was born in
Scituate, R. I. He was educated at Dean Academy and Holliston Seminary, and
spent the greater part of his life in his native town, where he was always active in
its affairs, and enjoyed the confidence of his fellow-men to a large degree, having
been a member of the State Legislature, and for many years holding various offices
of trust and responsibility. He retired from active business in 1876, removing to
Providence, R. I., where he resided at the time of his death.
Will of Jeremiah H. Field. Probate Docket 5001-6000. No. 5062. Probate
Proceedings 64. page 17. — I Jeremiah H. Field of the city and county of Providence
State of Rhode Island in view of the uncertainty of life do make this my last will
and testament in manner following to wit
First I give and bequeath to my wife Malvina M. Field all my household furni-
ture and the sum of One thousand Dollars to be paid her by my executor hereinaf-
ter appointed as soon after my desease as conveniently may be.
Second. I give, devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my estate both
Real and Personal to my son Herbert Field in trust as trustee to invest, repair, rent,
sell, improve and manage for the best interest of the same out of the income of said
estate and the balance or remainder of said income pay over to my wife Malvina M.
Field in monthly installments if sufficient for her support otherwise such sums as
her needs require in lieu of dower and after her decease to divide the remainder
equally among my Three children during their lives as a life estate; One third to
Ada M. Sanford ; One third to Ida S. Walling and the remainder to be retained by
my son Herbert Field ; and after them to their children if any there shall be other-
wise after their decease no heirs surviving their portion remaining to be divided
among the surviving heirs.
Lastly I hereby appoint my son Herbert Field sole executor of this my last will
and testament hereby revoking all other and former wills by me made and establish
this and this only as my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Providence this third day
of January 1889.
Jeremiah H. Field.
Signed, published and declared by Jeremiah H. Field as and for his last will
and testament in our presence who have at his request in his presence
and in presence of each other hereunto set our name as witnesses
Albert H. Whitaker
George E. Parker.
Proved April 11, 1899.
He d. March 16, 1899. Res. Scituate and Providence, R. I.
4852. i. HERBERT, b. March 8. 1857: m. Harrriet E. Brown.
4853. ii. ADA MALVINA, b. Oct. i, 1858; m. Nov. 15, 1888, Walter H.
Sanford, b. Nov. 6, 1859; res. 999 Westminster street, Provi-
dence, R. I. Ch. : I. Ethel Field, b. July 29, 1890.
4854- iii- IDA SABIN, b. July 7, i860; m. J. M. Walling. They res. looi
Westminster street, Providence, R. I.
3230. LORENZO DANIEL FIELD (Salathiel, Daniel. Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Springfield, Vt.,
June 22, 1804; m. in Liverpool, England, about 1831. He d. Dec. 20, 1836.
4855. i. HE LEFT two children, but his relatives in Vermont never heard
what became of them. He d. in Mississippi.
3231. REV. DANIEL FIELD (Salathiel, Daniel Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Springfield, Vt., Oct. 13,
844 FIELD GENEALOGY.
1805; in. Jan. 23, 1833, Mary Fuller; d. s. p., Oct. 3, 1850; m., 2d, Jan. 2, 185 1,
Elizabeth Nancy Stebbins, b. May 24, 1827. * :- :''^.r'':r.::^:^^'^:;tX!:^;;::"' •^■:~-';,:::
Copied from the minutes of the Vermont Conference. — Rev. Daniel Field was
born in Springfield, Vt. From his native town he entered the work of the itineracy
in 1 83 1, and for nineteen consecutive years he filled with fidelity|,the appointments
given him. From 1850 to 1855 he sustained local relations, but again entered the
effective ranks and did work for fifteen years. He was a man of many rare gifts.
With a clear comprehension of Divine truth and the duties of the Christian life, he
was able, by striking illustrations and unique presentation of the truth to stir the
conscience and move the heart. He had a sure instinct which enabled him to find
the weak point in an argument, and he was able to reveal that weakness with the
suddenness of the lightning flashes. Against every form of hypocrisy and unrighte-
ousness his sarcasm was at once withering and stunning. His power in prayer was
often marvellous; and his genial, devout, loyal disposition made his presence a
benediction even after his active ministry closed. From a life of almost continuous
bodily weakness he found release^on the morning of May 20, 1883. "His works do
follow ^him." We commend to the God of all grace the. widow and children
bereaved.
He d. May 20, 1883. Res. East Brookfield, Vt.™
4856. i. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 19, 1851; m. Sept. 30, 1875. Return
Strong Davis. She d. Dec. 7, 1887. He was b. Williamstown,
, Vt., Feb. 5, 1848. Ch. : i. Harold Windfleet Davis, b. Oct. 30,
1876; unm. Res. HoUidaysburg, Pa.. ~'Z;i::i:T.'Z-:^— " .^rZZ'Z.^
4857. ii. FANNY ADELAIDE, b. Sept. 12. 1853; m. July 11. 1893, Thomas
Terry, s. p. Res. 30 Melvin St., Somerville, Mass. ,. ,^.
HENRY LEEDS, b. Oct. 9, 1854; m. Annie L. Kuder. " - "'
SARAH JOSEPHINE, b. March 22, 1856; unm. Res. York, Pa.
ORTON DANIEL, b. Nov. 2, 1858; m. Mary L. Simmons.
EDWARD AUSTIN, b. Dec. 24, 1859; m. Addie L. Paige.
FLORENCE LILLIAN, b. Nov. 30, 1866; unm. Res. York. Pa.
JAMES OLNEY, b. May 28, 1869; m. Violet L. Simmons.
4858.
111.
4859-
iv.
4860.
V.
4861.
vi.
4862.
vii.
4863.
viii,
3233. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FIELD (Salathiel. Daniel, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Spring-
field, Vt., Nov. 18, 181 2; m. New Albany, Ind., Nov. 4, 1841, Jane M. Dunlop, b.
Feb. 8, 1821; d. Oct. 13, 1886. He was a stone mason. He d. Dec. 11, 1886. Res.
Reed City, Mich.
4864. i. LORENZO DUNLOP, b. Nov. 11, 1842; m. Francelia Pettit.
4865. ii. MARY LYDIA, b. April 10, 1844: m. Oct. 11,11863, Alfred Lafay-
ette Scobey. Res. 19 A North Ashland Av., Chicago, 111. He
was b. Sept. i, 1842. Is a lumberman. Ch. : i. Wallace Joel
Scobey, b. Aug. 16, 1865; m. in 1890; wife d. in 1897. 2. Jennie
Elizabeth Scobey, b. Aug. 4, 1867. 3. Rina Adelaide Scoby, b.
Oct. 19, 1877. All at home, 19 N. Ashland Av.
3236. LINCOLN MICHAEL FIELD (Salathiel, Daniel Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas. Thomas. William, John, Richard. William, William), b. Springfield, Vt.,
Sept. 15, 1819; m. Feb. 15, 1848, Eliza P. Fairbanks; m., 2d, Louisa M. Bowen. He
d. Feb. II, 1882. Res. Lowell, Mass.
4866. i. JOHN. b. .
3243. DAVID SALATHIEL FIELD (Salathiel. Daniel, Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas. William. John, Richard, William, Willam), b. Springfield, Vt..
FIELD GENEALOGY. 845
4870.
1.
4871.
11.
4872.
iii.
4873.
iv.
4874.
V.
Feb. I, 1837; ra- May 10, 1861, Millie M. Shaw, b. June 16, 1830. He went to
Lowell, Mass. ; learned machinist trade and was a contractor in Lowell machine
shops. He bought, a few years since, the homestead farm in the west part of the
town, now owned by his son Arthur, but never moved on to it. He d. Jan. 29,
1890. Res. Springfield, Vt.
4867. i. ARTHUR M., b. Oct. 11, 1865; m. Estella Kinsman.
4868. ii. CHARLES W., b. Feb. 27, 1867; m. Mary S. Pettengill. Res.
Chelmsford, Mass.
4869. iii. BERNICE, b. June 21, 1882; unm.
3246. RICHARD FIELD (Arthur, Daniel, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Springfield, Vt., Jan. 18,
1821; m. Jan. i, 1851, Susan Kilburn, b. Claremont, N. H., Aug. 12, 1827; d. June
20, 1890. Richard worked with his father in the manufacture of hoes and other
tools. At one time worked in locomotive works Boston, Mass. ; afterwards returned
to Springfield and was in business with his father. He d. Jan. i, 1894. Res.
Springfield, Vt.
CHARLES R., b. March 21, 1852. Res. Springfield.
LILLIE A., b. April 18, 1857; m. William N. Dexter. Res. New
Salem, Mass.
JENNIE, b. July 22, i860; d. in infancy.
ANNIE, b. June 23, 1865; d. in infancy.
FREDERICK A., b. May 17, 1868. Res. Lowell, Mass.
3257. BARNET AUGUSTUS FIELD (Jeremiah, Jeremiah, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Kil-
lingly, Conn., May 16, 1827; m. New Bedford, Mass., May i, 1854, Julia Wilson, b.
Nov. 27, 1838. He is a druggist. Res. Richmond, Ind.
4875. i. MINNIE, b. March 30, 1856; unm. Res. at home.
3268. HON. WILLIAM FIELD (William, Jeremiah, Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. March 12, 1823,
Stafford, Conn.; m. Sept. 6, 1854, De Pere, Wis., Martha Jordan, b. Sept. 16, 1826.
William Field (b. 1823) came to Wisconsin in 1841 ; was for some years a teacher in
De Fere, later a manufacturer of flour, and in his last years in the employ of the
National Furnace Company. He was one of the charter members of the De Pere
Masonic Lodge. He served his district in the Legislature for two terms. He d.
Oct. 21, 1883. Res. De Pere, Wis.
4876. i. GRACE, b. July 22, 1855; d. Feb. 7, 1861.
3270. GEORGE FIELD (William, Jeremiah, Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Stafford, Conn., Feb. 19,
1827; m. Green Bay, Wis., Aug. 14, 1865, Cornelia Bleecker Last, b. Oct. 13, 1844.
George Field left Connecticut in 1854, and after living short periods in Davenport,
Iowa, in Minnesota, and at Bayfield, Wis., came to Green Bay, Wis., in 1862, and
opened a store for the sale of flour and feed. In 1864-65 he built the military road
between Green Bay and Shawano. In 1867 engaged in the sale of pine lumber at
Council Bluffs, Iowa. Later furnished timber for the building of the Union Pacific
railroad, and built some railroad bridges in Nebraska. In 1871 removed to Utah
and engaged in mining, where he still has interests, although he has resided in
Green Bay for twenty years past. In politics, a radical Republican. In religion,
a Universalist Res. Green Bay, Wis.
4877. i. WILLIAM HATCH, b. Feb. 4, 1869; unm. '^ Res. Green Bay,
Wis.
846 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4880.
1.
4881.
ii.
4882.
iii.
4883.
iv.
4884.
V.
48S5.
I.
4S86.
ii.
4887.
iii.
48S8.
iv.
4889.
V.
4878. ii. FANNIE, b. Aug. 4, 1871; m. June 12, 1894, Henry Whittlesey
Esselstyn, at Green Bay. Res. Green Bay, s. p.
4879. iii. PHILIP EARLE, b. May 20. 1874; d. at Green Bay, Aug. 21, 1876.
3273. ELISHA FIELD (William, Charles, Thomas, William, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William), b. Hartwich, N. Y., in 1799; ™- i°
that town, Autus Lippitt, dau. of Joseph and Rose (Wells), b. 1799; d. June 20,
1890, age ninety-one. He d. Sept. i6, 1884. Res. Hartwick, N. Y.
DELOS THEODORE, b. June 19, 1823; m. Amy Ann Medbery.
ELIZUR AMBROSE, b. ; m. Nancy Card, of Block Island,
R. I. Res. Hartwick. Three children.
OLIVER HAZZARD PERRY, b. ; d. unm.
HARVEY APLIN. b. ; d. unm.
JOSEPH LIPPITT, b. ; m. De Etta Lake, of Todsville. N. Y.
Res. Hartwick. One daughter, Hattie.
32S0. MAJOR JOSEPH T. FIELD (Thomas S., Thomas, Elnathan.
Robert, Elnathan, Robert, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b.
Middletown, N. J., Nov. 9, 1840; m. Isabelle Wikoff. He was Major of 29th New
Jersey Volunters in Civil war. Is a farmer. Res. Red Bank, N. J.
JULIA, b. July 4, 1868.
THOMAS S., b. Dec. 15, 1869; m. Emeline Conover,
CHARLOTTE, b. April 11, 1875.
HARRISON, b. ; d.
WALTER, b. May 7, 1878. He was color sergeant of the 4th New
Jersey Volunteers in Spanish-American war.
3281. HENRY FIELD (Thomas S., Thomas, Elnathan. Robert, Elnathan,
Robert, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Middletown, N. J.,
Aug. 2, 1844; m. Ada Brooks. He is a civil engineer and merchant. Res. Red
Bank, N. J.
EDWIN, b. July 25, 1886.
FRANK, b. ; d. .
HENRY, b. April 4, 1892.
CHESTER, b. Sept. 23, 1895.
ROBERT, b. Dec. 9, 1897.
3286. JOSEPH FIELD (Joseph, Thomas, Elnathan, Robert, Elnathan, Robert,
Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Red Bank, N. J., Dec. 29,
1870; m. Aug. 14, 1897, Nettie Frazer, b. Nov. 12, 1873. Res. Red Bank, N. J.
4895. i. JOSEPH, b. May 31, 1898.
3283. DR. EDWIN FIELD (Thomas S., Thomas, Elnathan, Robert. Elnathan,
Robert, Robert. William, William, John. John. William), b, Middletown, N. J.,
May 2. 1849; ™- ^eb. i, 1875, Alice M. Hance, b. Feb. i, 1849. Res., s. p.. Red
Bank, N. J.
3288. ELNATHAN FIELD (Elnathan, Elnathan, Elnathan. Robert. Elnathan.
Robert. Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Middletown, N. J.,
Oct. 2, 1838; m. Annie Hendrickson. He is a nurseryman. Res. Red Bank, N. J.
4896. i. ANNA FRANCIS, b. July 25, 1881.
4897. ii. MARY M., b. June 13, 1878.
3290. DR. ROBERT FIELD (Robert, Robert, Robert. Robert, Benjamin,
Robert, Robert. William. Christopher. John, Christopher. John), b. Natchez, Miss.,
4890.
1.
4891.
n.
4892.
111.
4893.
iv.
4894.
V.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 847
4898.
1.
4899.
ii.
4900.
iii.
4901.
IV.
4902.
V.
4903.
VI.
4904.
vn.
4905.
viu,
4906.
ix.
4907.
X.
Aug. 19, 1842; m. Sept. 8, 1869, Belle Daniel, dau. of Henry C. and Mary, b. June
22, 1845. Dr. Robert Field was born on the Anchorage plantation Aug. 19,
1842. His boyhood and youth were uneventful. He was educated at home by pri-
vate tutors. At the breaking out of the Civil war he enlisted in the Confederate
army, and was mustered out in 1S65, with the rank of lieutenant. In 1868 he took
the degree of M. D, in the University of Louisiana, at New Orleans, and since that
time has practiced his profession continuously in Mississippi, except for a period of
about two years spent in Arkansas. In 1869, he married Belle, daughter of Henry
C. and Mary Daniel, of Jackson, Miss. A large family is the result of the union, of
whom Marion Griffith Field, born April 3, 1874, is the eldest surviving son. Res.
Pocahontas, Miss.
ROBERT, b. Aug. 19, 1870; d. Aug. ri, 1873.
HENRY DANIEL, b. Feb. 29, 1872; drowned in Guatemala,
C. A., Nov. 9, 1876.
MARION GRIFFITH, b. April 3. 1874, Jackson. Miss.
ROBERT, b. July 25, 1875, Jackson, Miss.
CHARLOTTE, b. Nov. 11, 1877: d. May 15, 1882.
JULIAN DUNBAR, b. Oct. 17. 1879, Pocahontas.
BELLE DANIEL, b. Aug. 19, 1883; d. July 4, 1885.
EDGAR LEE, b. April 19, 1881, Jackson. Miss.
MARY, b. Jan. 9, 1888, Pocahontas, Miss.
RICHARD STOCKTON, b. June 9. 1890, Pocahontas.
3292. WILLIAM BROOKS FIELD (Robert, Robert, Robert. Robert. Ben-
jamin, Robert, Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John), b. near
Natchez, Miss., May 12, 1844; m. Fayette, Miss., Feb. 22, 1865, Medora Cotton, b.
He is a farmer. Res. McNair. Miss.
WILLIAM BROOKS, b. March 22, 1866; unm. ; res. McNair.
ROBERT, b. April 12, 1868; m. Mary Abrams.
RICHARD STOCKTON, b. Aug. 14, 1871; m. Ollie Enold Wil-
liams.
JESSE CADMUS, b. March 16, 1875, Columbus, O.
CHARLOTTE BROOKS, b. July 24. 1877, Fayette, Miss. ; m.
Nov. 18, 1896, William McCaleb Darden, b. Sept. 3, 1873. Is a
farmer. Res. Fayette, Miss., s. p.
3297. MAJOR EDWARD FIELD (Richard S.. Robert. Robert. Robert.
Benjamin, Robert, Robert. William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John), b.
Princeton, N. J., May, 1841; m. Washinton, April 28, 1868, Minna Young, b. 1845.
Major Edward Field has for the last three years been artillery inspector for the
Department of California, and in addition to this duty has for the past year been
detailed from the War Department as Inspector General for the Department, also
during the early part of the war with Spain, for several months served as adjutant-
general for the department. Major Field traces his lineage directly from the
famous student and astronomer, John Field, to whose researches England is
indebted for the introducjtion of the Copernican system. His ancestors emigrated
from England at an early day, and Richard Stockton, a member of the Conti-
nental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence was a great g^reat-
grandfather of Major Field. Major Field is a graduate of Princeton, having gained
his diploma in 1861, at the outbreak of the Rebellion; fired with the war spirit
he joined the cavalry and was early commissioned second lieutenant in the ist
New Jersey, that won such renown in the second division of the cavalry corps
of the Army of the Potomac. In 1862, he was tendered an appointment in
April 8. I
846.
4908.
i.
4909.
11.
4910.
111.
4911.
iv.
4912.
v.
84S FIELD GENEALOGY.
Light Battery C. 4th Artillen,-, United States army. Throughout the war the
young officer distinguished himself, and at Chancellorsville won the public
thanks of General Gear}' for gallantry. After the Civnl war he saw active service
in several Indian campaigns. In addition to his military duties throughout his serv-
ice he has always found time to indulge his literary tastes. In 1SS2, he was chosen
to deliver the Decoration Day address at Newport, R. I. In 1884, he made a not-
able address before the National Guard Association of New York, and before the
Military Service Institute, at Governor's Island, in 1885. He has contributed sev-
eral military articles of value for the United Service Magazine. Major Field was
lieutenant and captain in the 4th United States Artillery for thirty-three years. In
1896, was promoted to major in the 2d Artillery, and has been on duty in the depart-
ment of California ever since. Res. 900 Suttro St., San Francisco, Cal.
4913. i. ROBERT, b. in 1869; lieutenant 14th Infantry United States
Army, Manila, Philippine Islands.
4914. ii. ALEXANDER, b. 1875; office, Board of Fire Underwriters, Butte,
Montana.
4915. iiL RICHARD STOCKTON, b. 1871; d. 1873.
3303. HON. TIMOTHY FIELD (Caleb S., Joseph, Benjamin, Ambrose,
Robert, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Rising Sun, near Bor-
dentown, Burlington county, N. J., Oct. 6, 1805; m. Dec. 23, 1830. Juliet P. David-
son, b. March 31, 1808; d. July 21, 1873. Timothy Field was born in Burlington
county. New Jersey, and moved to Trenton in 1839. He owned an extensive iron
foundry. Was a prominent citizen and was elected a member of the New Jersey
Legislature in the 50's, but was defeated for re-election, as he would not canvas his
district or take any part in the campaign. He was president of the Trenton Horse
Railroad Company from its inception up to the time of his death. The Trenton
Horse Railroad Company was chartered May 9, 1S59, by an act of the Legislature.
The incorporators were Timothy Field, president ; Robert Aiken, William M. Force,
Lewis Perrine, Thomas P. Johnston, Jonathan S. Fish, Charles Moore, Joseph
Whittaker and James T. Sherman. The authorized capital of the company was
$30,000, with the power to increase to $36,100. In 1863, the construction of the road
was commenced, and the track was laid from the Pennsylvania railroad station, on
Clinton street, through State street, as far as Calhoun street. A spur was laid
through North Warren as far as Hanover street A few years later the track was
extended along State street as far as Prospect street. Mr. Field was almost uni-
versally known among the citizens of Trenton and the surrounding country, his
name being very familiar with the older business men as that of the first business
man of that section of the country. He was highly esteemed and respected. He
d. July, 1878. Res. Trenton, N. J.
MARTHA, b. ; d. .
CHARLES F., b. ; d. .
JAMES, b. . Res. Trenton, N. J.
DELIA S.. b. Oct 12, 18—; m. Cogill; d. October, 1S98.
ANNA, b. ; m. Hutchinson. Res. 140 West State St,
Trenton.
4921. vi. KATHERINE THOMAS, b. Sept 27, 1839; m. Oct 24. 1861,
George Anthony Heyl, b. Jan. 10, 1836. He resides 2122 Walnut
St, Philadelphia, Pa. Is president of the Gloucester Manufac-
turing Company. Summer residence Rosemont, Pa. Ch. : i.
Henry Latimer Heyl, b. Dec. 6, 1863; d. July 21, 1865. 2. Juliet
Field Heyl, b. Feb, 24, 1866. 3. Mathilda Charden Heyl Jackson,
4916.
!•
4917.
11.
4918.
111.
4919-
IV.
4920.
V.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 849
4922.
Vll.
4923.
viii
4924.
IX.
4925.
1.
4926.
11.
4927.
Ul,
b. Aug. 19, 1868; m. Feb. 16, 189—. 4. Katherine Thomas Heyl,
b. June 3, 18 — .
George A. Heyl was a member of David S. Brown & Company
for many years ; now president of the Gloucester Manufacturing
Company. His father, William G. Heyl, and mother, Matilda
Chardon, daughter of Anthony Chardon, and his wife, Elenor
Rawle, of Philadelphia, Pa.
JULIET, b. ; m. Purdy. Res. Tacony, Pa.
HELEN, b. ; m. Dyer. Res. Newark, N. J.
MARY RIDGE WAY, b. ; d. in childhood.
3313. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FIELD (Benjamin, Joseph, Benjamin.
Ambrose, Robert, Robert, William, William, John, John. William), b. April 14,
1834, in Fieldsboro, N. J.; m. in Trenton, June 30, 1B57, Hannah Cook Stephens,
b. April 24, 1838. He was machinist apprentice on the Camden & Amboy Railroad,
at Bordentown, N. J., about 1850, and worked in different parts of the country
since. In San Francisco, Cal., in 1864. Was foreman of locomotive repairs on the
Northern Central Railroad, at Elmira, N. Y., from 1877 to 1883; also had the same
position on the Beech Creek Railroad, in New Jersey Shore, Pa., until 1893. He
then moved to Lima, O. He d. Aug. 24, 1899. Res. New Brunswick, N. J., and
222 Park Av., Lima, O.
ELLA FRANCES, b. April 6, 1858; unm.
WILLIAM AMBROSE, b. May 18, i860; m. Hattie L. Lewis.
ABBIE ANNA, b. July 24, 1862 ; m. Robert E. Logan ; no children.
Res. 403 Spruce St. N. W., Washington, D. C.
4928. iv. JOSEPH COOK, b. Nov, 14, 1864; m. December, 1895, Mattie
Stone. He d. December, 1896. No children. He was machinist
apprentice in Elmira, N. Y., on the Northern Central Railroad,
1884. He worked as machinist at Jersey Shore, Pa., on the
Beech Creek Railroad, and was killed by the explosion of a
boiler Dec. 7, 18S6. His wife is Mrs. Eugene Lower, Elmira,
N. Y.
33I9>^. BENJAMIN PRINCE FIELD (Austin, Austin, Benjamin, Ambros^^
Robert, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Flushing, L. I., March
27, 1800; m. there 1821, Eliza Post, b. Dec. i, 1806; d. July 4, 1892. He was a car-
penter. He d. Feb. 9, 1886. Res. Flushing. L. I.
CHARLES A., b. Jan. 26, 1823 d. 1884; m. twice, 1846 and i860.
SUSAN ANN QUARTERMAN, b. July i, 1825; m. March,
1851. P. O., Flushing.
ELIZA, b. April 12, 1827.
TliOMAS, b. 1829: d. 1854.
BENJAMIN PRINCE, b. Apnl 7, 1831; m. Mary Ann Purchase.
MANUEL W., b. Sept. 17, 1833; d. i860.
MARY A. WILLETS, b. Sept. 17, 1833; m. April 29, 1S51. Res.
Flushing.
4928-1. viii. JANE MILLER, b. Jan. 13, 1S36; m. Nov. 27, 1S67. Res.
Flushing.
4938-2. ix. MARGARET, b. March 4, 183S. Res. Flushing.
4928-3. X. SAMUEL W., b. Aug. 13, 1841. Res. Flushing.
3320. CAPT. HENRY AIKEN FIELD (Peter, Peter, William, Samuel, Ben-
jamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Nov. 22, 1820;
4928>^.
1.
4928^^.
u.
4928K-
iii.
4928^.
IV.
4928%.
V.
4928I4:.
VI.
4928%.
Vll,
850 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4929.
1.
4930.
11.
4931.
lii,
4932.
IV.
4933-
V.
ra. Sept. 25. 1S44, Julia M. Evertson, b. April 20, 1S23; d. April 24, 1881. Henry
Field was born in 1820, in Ulster county, New York. Served as regimental quarter-
master of the loth New York Cavalry during the Civil war, enlisting in Buffalo,
N. Y. He afterwards went to San Francisco, where he died. He d. July 4, 1897.
Res. Buffalo, N. Y., and San Francisco, Cal.
AUGUSTUS H., b. Oct. 18, 1845, Buffalo, N. Y.
CLARISSA E., b. Sept. 10, 1847, Denver, Col., care Broadway
Hotel.
HENRY AIKEN, b. Oct. 22, 1849; d. Aug. 17, 1863.
JULIAN E., b. Dec. 29, 1851; d. March i, 1854.
ANNIE M., b. July 4. 1856; m. Gerald Kavanaugh. Res. Kings-
bridge P. O.. New York, N. Y.
4934. vi. JULIA ELIZABETH, b. Sept. I, 1858; m. Sept. 27, 1882, Clifford
Alison Pelton, b. Aug. 6. 1858. He is in the life insurance busi-
ness, being general agent for the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company. Res. s. p., 117 Riverside Drive, Bingham-
ton, N. Y.
4935. vii. FLORA CORNELIA, b. Nov. 9, i860. Res. 204 South Division
St., Buffalo, N. Y.
4936. viii. ISABELLA M., b. May 11, 1864; m, at Denver, Col., May 27,
1885. Meyer Harrison, b. London, England, Sept. 27, 1859. He
is in the life insurance business. Res. 1833 Lafayette St., Den-
ver, Col. Ch. : I. Julia Lerisa Harrison, b. Feb. 27, 1886. 2.
Henry Roger Harrison, b. Dec. 28. 1887. 3. Edward Field Har-
rison, b. July I, 1891. 4. Benjamin Harrison, b. Nov. 8, 1893; d.
Nov. 24, 1893.
4937. ix. EDWARD P., b. Aug. 25, 1854. Res. Buffalo. N. Y.
4938. X. LILLIAN A., b. Aug. 22, 1866. Res. Denver, Col.
3329. THADDEUS CRANE FIELD (Oliver, William, Van W., William,
Samuel, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b.
Westchester county. New York, Nov. i, 1836; m. St. Paul, Minn., March 3. 1859,
Julia Ingersoll, b. April 23, 1837. Thaddeus Crane Field, dry goods merchant, was
bom in the town of Somers, Westchester county, N. Y., being a son of Oliver and
Lydia Crane Field. He received his education at Clinton Liberal Institute, Clinton,
N. Y. After leaving school he came to St. Paul with the late D. W. Ingersoll, and
was engaged by him in his dry goods business, which was established about June
I, 1856. He entered this firm as a clerk, and afterward became manager, and in
1859 was admitted to partnership in the firm, which then became known as D. W.
Ingersoll & Company. He continued as an active partner until the firm was
changed in 1881, to Field, Mahler & Company, when he became head of the house;
and later, in 1896, when the firm name was again changed to Field, Schlick &
Company, he still remained at his post, from which he guides the affairs of his
large establishment. Field, Schlick & Company are to-day the largest exclusive
retail dry goods firm, not only in St. Paul, but the entire northwest outside of Chi-
cago. No other line is carried, and the firm has at no time made an effort to branch
out into the department store direction, confining itself strictly to the legitimate
trade in their chosen line. Their present location, covering almost the entire block,
with a frontage on Wabash, Fourth, Fifth and St. Peter streets, is an ideal one in
many respects. It is of central location, readily accessible from every street car
line in the city, light, roomy and handsome. Over 37,500 square feet of ground-
floor space, and all upon the street level, are in constant use to meet the demands
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made upon the firm by its enormous trade. All tedious waits, climbing of stairs
or riding upon elevators are avoided by the magnificent interior arrangements of the
store. Over 200 people, both men and women, find employment there the year
round.
For more than forty years Mr. Field has been without interruption, engaged
as a member of the oldest and largest dry goods house in Minnesota. Born and
raised on a farm in the hills of Westchester, he came west long before the days
when Horace Greeley adviced the rising generation to "Go West." He struck his
stake in St. Paul, and was content to advance with the city's advancement. Mr.
Field realized the meaning of hard work, and was never afraid to meet its require-
ments. In all of the times of speculation, which swept over the city and threw their
ensnaring influences around many of our best citizens, Mr. Field kept clear of the
temptation, devoting his entire attention and his means solely to his business.
This fact has been regarded in the fullest measure, and he has succeeded in placing
his house where it stands to-day, the largest retail dry goods house west of Chicago.
Although now sixty years of age, Mr. Field is daily at his post in the offices of his
establishment. His standing in the community and the commercial centers of the
country is of the highest and no better recommendation can be given to any man
than that the public places implicit confidence in him.
Res. s. p., St. Paul, Mmn.
4939. i. CAROLYN, b. Feb. 3, 1868 (adopted) :m. John Ireland Howe Field
(her adopted father's nephew).
3330. ELBERT FIELD (Oliver, William, Van W., William, Samuel, Ben-
jamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William. John, John, William), b Westchester
county. New York, Nov. 4, 1833; m. May 30, 1861, Lydia Purdy Howe, dau. of
William and Lydia (Purdy), of Ridgefield, Conn., b. Aug. 27, 1839. ^^ d. Dec.
II, 1889. Res. New York.
JOHN IRELAND HOWE, b. Nov. 22, 1868; m. Carolyn Field.
OLIVER, b. July 23, 1862; d. Oct. 16, 1876.
WILLIAM HOWE, b. July 17. 1864; d. Feb. 5, 1867.
MARY HOWE, b. Dec. 3, 1866.
ETHEL GUION, b. Jan. 10, 1874.
HELEN ATWATER, b. April 29, 1883.
3334. DR. GEORGE WILLIAM FIELD (William P.. Charles. William,
Samuel, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b.
New York, Jan. 8, 1842; m. Portsmouth, O., Oct. 13, 1868, Elizabeth Mariah Lloyd,
b. Feb. 25, 1846. Res. 32 Park St., Park Lane, W., London, England.
4946. i. GEORGE WILLIAM, b. Nov. 9, 1872; m. Blanche M. Perkins.
4947. ii. FLORA BELLE, b. Aug. 7. 1869; unm. Res. at home.
4948. iii. HYACINTH FLOYD, b. Feb. 8, 1877. Res. at home.
4949. iv. TRACY CAMERON, b. Feb. 24, 1880. Res. at home.
4950. V. CHARLES KINGSLEY, b. Jan. 30, 1882. Res. at home.
3337- JOSEPH COLE FIELD (John C, Joseph C, William, Samuel, Ben-
jamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Syracuse,
N. Y., Jan. 19, 1827; m. May 30, i860, Emeline C. Ely, b. Feb. 8, 1834; d. April
13, 1895. He was an electrician with Western Electric Company. He d. June 3,
1898. Res. Evanston, 111.
4951. i. FLORENCE EMELINE, b. March 21, 1861; m. April 25. 1882,
Willard Lucius Cobb. Res. 1231 Asbury Av., Evanston, 111. He
was b, Chicago, Jan. 26, 1857. Is in the grain commission busi-
4940.
1-
4941.
11.
4942.
111.
4943-
IV.
4944-
v.
4945-
VI.
852 FIELD GENEALOGY.
ness. Ch. : i. Helen Field, b. Aug. 20, 1885. 2. Willard
Howard, b. Nov. 6, 1892.
4952. ii. HOWARD, b. Oct 27, 1863; m. Elizabeth Belle Edwards.
3339>^-5. WILLIAM HOLLAND FIELD (Philip S., Joseph C, John. Van
W., Samuel, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William),
b. Sullivan county, New York, April 17, 1828; m. Feb. 17, 1858, Luna G. Fisher,
b. April 24, 1839; d. April 23, 1863; m., 2d, April 10, 1864, Sally M. Risley, b. Sept.
25, 1843. He is a carpenter and joiner. Res. Stevens Point, Wis.
4952>i i. PHILLIPS M. T., b. Aug. 23, i860. .
4952)4:. ii. ADELAIDE E., b. Aug. 16, 1874.
4952>^. iii. ANGELINE M., b. March 27, 1876.
4952>^. iv. HATTY V., b. Aug. 21, 1881.
4952^. V. WILLIAM H., JR., b. March 21, 1883.
3340. FRANCIS JEFFERSON FIELD (Thomas J., Joseph Coles, John,
Van W., Samuel, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, Wil-
liam), b. Marcellus, N. Y., Jan. 10, 1830; m. in Ohio, Charlotte E. Selkirk, b. Oct.
5, 1830; d. Nov. 12, 1890. He was a sailor on a whaler out of New Bedford, Mass. ;
later a farmer, and is now retired from business. He was born in the Stale of New
York, in 1830. He was six years ot age when his parents moved west.
Attended the schools of Porter county, Indiana, until nine years of age, when he
returned east to Syracuse, N. Y., and there attended school. He secured an excel-
lent education and remained there until 1845, when he returned home. Two years
later he went to Chicago, where he clerked in a store, and later purchased a canal
boat and engaged in forwarding on the Illinois and Michigan canal. Was captain
of the boat until 1849, and later went to sea, going to the Arctic Ocean on a whaler;
was absent for five years, and captured forty-three whales himself. He continued
his sea-faring life ; was later mate of the ship, and visited Society Islands, Japan,
and Honolulu. He has had many interesting experiences. Returning home he
was married, but later went to sea as mate of the "Caronna, which was wrecked
between New York and Cuba in 1859. On his return he engaged in business in Chi-
cago, and when the war broke out enlisted in the 2d Illinois Artillerj^ and served
until the close of the war. After the war he resided in Jefferson county, Illinois,
and later moved to Porter county, Indiana. In 1888 he moved to Valparaiso, where
he now resides. Res. s. p., Valparaiso, Ind.
3342. JUDGE ELISHA CHAPMAN FIELD (Thomas J., Joseph C, John,
Van W., Samuel, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, Wil-
liam), b. Portage, Ind., April 9, 1842; m. Sycamore, 111., Sept. i, 1864. Mary Edith
Jackman, b. May 26, 1846. Law had its beginning with the creation of man. Its
complexity has grown as the horoscope of time has marked the passing years; and
yet, after all, it is merely a system of logical results, — the natural sequence of well
defined principles, with which man has had to do since the world began, in their
relation to man and his activities. The potentiality of law might be expressed in
the one word protection, for it is the safeguard of life and property. That new laws
have been formulated is but the natural outgrowth of the complicated conditions of
our business life, — individual, collective and international. Since the railroad has
become such an indispensable factor in all the activities which encompass human
existence, railroad law has become one of the most important branches of jurisprud-
ence, and no railroad company of any magnitude is to-day without its legal repre^
sentative. Standing in this important relation to the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louis-
ville Company is Elisha C. Field, a distinguished member of the Chicago bar, whose
thorough understanding of the principles of jurisprudence and accurate application
FIELD GENEALOGY. 853
thereof to the interests of business life make him a safe counselor and able advisor.
In no profession is there a career more open to talent than in that of the law, and
in no field of endeavor is there demanded a more careful preparation, a more thor-
ough appreciation of the absolute ethics of life, or of the underlying principles
which form the basis of all human right and privileges. A man of strong mental-
ity, Mr. Field has cultivated the keen analytical power, the close investigation and
cogent reasoning which are indispensable to the able lawyer and bv his own merit
has risen to an eminent position in the legal fraternity.
A native of Porter county, Indiana, he was born April 9, 1842, and is a son of
Thomas J. and Louise (Chapman) Field, natives of New York, whence they removed
to Indiana in 1836. They spent the residue of their days in the latter state, the
father passing away at the age of seventy-two years, while the mother's death
occurred at the age of sixty-four years. Judge Field pursued his education in what
was known as the Valparaiso (Indiana) Male and Female College, now the North-
ern Indiana Normal School, and was graduated in that institution in 1862.
With a natural predilection for the law he determined to fit himself for the bar, and
accordingly entered the law department of the University of Michigan, at Ann
Arbor, where he remained until his graduation, in 1865.
Judge Field entered upon the practice of law at Crown Point, Ind., and in 1868
was elected prosecuting attorney of what was then the Ninth District of the state.
On the expiration of his term of service m that office he was elected to the general
assembly. As the years passed he was steadily gaining prestige by reason of his
thoroughness, close application, his mastery of the law in its application to the
interests entrusted to his care and his unfaltering fidelity to the interests of his
clients. Fame at the bar is not quickly won, although the brilliant conduct of a
case may sometimes bring one prominently before the public notice ; it rests upon
the more substantial qualities of a mastery of judicial principles and of great care
and precision in the preparation of cases. It was these qualities in Mr. Field,
recognized by a discriminating public, that led to his election to the bench of the
Thirty-first Circuit of Indiana, and so well did he administer justice, that in 1884 he
was re-elected without opposition from any source. He was the candidate of the
Republican party, and so marked was his ability for the office and so free was his
course from all partiality or judicial bias that the opposing parties placed no candi-
date in the field, and thus indirectly paid the highest possible compliment to his
merit.
Judge Field continued upon the bench until 1889, when he resigned that posi-
tion in order to accept that of general solicitor of the Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago Railroad, in which incumbency he has since been retained, although the
name of the corporation has been changed to the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
Company. Removing to Chicago in the year of his appointment to this position,
he has since conducted some very important litigation for the company, protecting
its interests through legal measures and in the court-room with a zeal that has won
him the grateful acknowledgment of the corporation on more than one occasion.
In 1864, Judge Field was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jackman, of Syca-
more, 111., and they have two sons and two daughters, namely: Charles E., now
general claim agent for the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company;
Cora Belle, now Mrs. G. V. Crosby, a resident of Alburquerque, New Mexico;
Robert L., a graduate of the Bethel Military School, of Virginia, and commissioned
captain by tne governor of the state, and Bernice Ray.
The Judge is a popular member of the Harvard Club and is a leading Republi-
can. In 1888 he was a delegate from the Tenth Congressional district of Indiana to
the National convention in Chicago, which nominated Benjamin Harrison for Presi-
854 FIELD GENEALOGY.
dent of the United States. He is a most companionable gentleman, known and
liked for his many social qualities, and a mind and nature of breadth are indicated
by the fact that his friends represent all classes, for genuine worth is the only
requisite which he demands of those who enjoy his regard. — From "Bench and Bar
of Illinois," by John M. Palmer Lewis Publishing Company.
Res. 544 W. 6ist Place, Chicago, 111.
4953. i. CHARLES EDGAR, b. June 11, 1S72; m. Jan. 18, 1894, and
resides Indianapolis, Ind.
4954. ii. CORA BELL, b. Nov. 26, 1874; m. Sept. 9, 1896, G. V. Crosby.
Res. Albuquerque, N. M.
4955. iii. ROBERT LESLIE, b. Feb. 25, 1877; res. at home.
4956. iv. BERNICE RAY, b. Feb. 4. 1883; res. at home.
334S. CORTLANDT DE PEYSTER FIELD (Benjamin H., Hazard, John,
Anthony, Benjamin. Anthony. Robert, William, William, William, John, John,
William), b. New York City, Dec. 28, 1S39; m. there June 8, 1865, Virginia Ham-
ersley, dau. of John W. Andrew Hamersley was born in 1725. His father was
William Hamersley, of the same baronial family as Sir Hugh Hamersley, born in
England in 1687; he was an officer in the British Navy, who resigned the service in
1716, and took up his abode in New York; he became a shipping merchant in the
Mediterranean trade, and was a vestryman of Trinity church from 1731 to 1752. Of his
three sons, Andrew was the only one who married. His wite inherited the interests
of one ot the Lords proprietors of New Jersey, which has been handed along in the
slow process of division to the Hamersley family of the present day. Andrew
Hamersley had three sons: i. William, who was the first professor of the Institute
of Medicine, at Columbia College, having received his medical degree from Dr.
Robertson, the historian at Edinburgh, and was thirty years connected with the
New York hopsital, he married Elizabeth Van Cortlandt De Peyster, and of their
two sons. Andrew was a distinguished author, and William was mayor ot Hartford;
2. Thomas, a gentleman of great learning, who was pronounced by Lorenzo du
Ponte the best Italian scholar in America; he married Susan Watkins, daughter
of Col. John W. Watkins and Judith, fifth daughter of Governor William Livings-
ton, of New Jersey ; 3. Louis Carre Hamersley, who married in Virginia. His
sons are A. Gordon Hamersley, who married Sarah, daughter of John Mason, and
John William Hamersley, who married Catharine Livingston, daughter of Judge
James and Sarah Helen Hooker, of Dutchess county. Mrs. Hooker was the daugh-
ter of John Reade, for whom Reade Hoeck (Red Hook) was named, who was the
son of Joseph Reade, one of the governor's council and for whom Reade
street, in New York City was named. Lawrence Reade, the father ot Joseph
Reade, was born and married in England, removing to New York in the early part
of the eighteenth century. He was descended from a line of wealthy British noble-
men of the name, who for centuries were a power in themselves, Sir William Reade
and Sir Richard Reade being his more immediate ancestors. The mother of Mrs.
Hooker was Catharine Livingston, great grand-daughter of the first Lord of Liv-
ingston Manor, and granddaughter of Col. Henry Beekman, "the great patentee"
of Dutchess county. The only sister of Mrs. Hooker'^ mother married Commis-
sionary-General Halke, and their only daughter was the mother of Frederick De
Peyster, president of the New York Historical Society. One of the sisters of Mrs.
Hooker married Nicholas William Stuyvesant; another sister married Philip Kear-
ney. The children of John William Hamersley and Catharine Livingston Hooker
are: 1. Mary, died in infancy. 2. James Hooker. 3. Virginia, married Cortlandt
JUDGE ELISHA C. FIELD.
See page H5.J.
See page 864.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 855
De Peyster Field. 4. Helen. 5. Catharine L., married John Henry Livingston,
great-grandson of Chancellor Robert R. Livingston.
Mr. Field gave the Field Library to Peekskill, N. Y. It contains a fine collec-
tion of books given by Mr. Field, but the building is very homely to the eye. It
was a private riding rink, which Mr. Field built for his own use to ride horseback
in, and it looks just like a large hippodrome. Later he gave up horseback
riding and turned it into a library. The building answers the purpose, bui it is not
a thing of beauty. He will probably erect one more artistic before long.
The "Field Home," which ]\Ir. C. de P. Field has erected for aged and respect-
able invalids of Yorktown, Westchester county, first preference being given for
members of the Field family, is a memoral to his mother, Mrs. Benjamin H. Field. It
has not yet been opened as a home, but it contains a chapel within it that is used
every Sunday for service for people in that vicinity, and Mr. C. de P. Field has
charge of the service, as it is his own chapel, which is much appreciated by the people
who attend service there. "Field Home" is about four miles out of Peekskill, on
very high ground, and the scenery is beautiful for inland.
Res. s. p., 21 East 26th St.. "Field Home." New York. N. Y.
3350. FRANCIS KELLOGG FIELD (Stephen, John, John, Anthony, Benja-
min, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John. William), b. Montreal. Can-
ada, March 13, 1829; m. Auburn, Ind., Oct. 14, 1854, Frances A. Burr. b. Nov. 26,
1834, in Rapides Parish, La. He is a civil engineer. Res. Auburn, Ind., Maiden,
N. Y., and New Britain, Conn.
4957. i. BURR KELLOGG, b. May 5, 1856; m. May 5, 1886; he d. Jan. 13,
1898.
4958. ii. ELLEN MARY, b. Feb. 15, 1S62; m. Sept. 5, 1884, N. F. Hawley,
of Minneapolis, Minn.
4959. iii. WALTER DAN FORTH, b. Nov. 10, 1864; m. June, 1890; res.
Newark, N. J.
3354- OSCAR SEAMAN FIELD (Leonard H., Daniel B., John, Anthony,
Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Feb. 28,
1823, New York State; m. June 6, 1849, Louisa Frederika Weigand, dau. of John
Henry, of New York City, b. Jan. 13, 1826; d. Sept. 8, 18S8. He was born proba-
bly at Yorktown, N. Y., and resided at different times in New York City, Jackson,
Mich., New Orlean, La., and Hot Springs, Mo. He was an accountant, and for
fifteen years before his death resided in Hot Springs, where he was cashier and bus-
iness manager of the Arlington Hotel. The Hot Springs paper, in the course of a
lengthy obituary, says: "He was brave, courteous, charitable and upright. Captain
Field leaves behind him a reputation of which his children and friends can well feel
proud. His cheering smile and kindly words were ever ready for those in need of
encouragement or consolation. He was truly a good and true man."
Mrs. Field died at the Arlington Hotel of malarial fever. She was a woman of
estimable qualities, and was beloved and admired by all who knew her. Her
funeral was largely attended at the Presbyterian church, and the body interred in
Hollywood Cemetery.
He d. May 28, 1894. Res. Hot Springs, Mo.
4960. i. LOUISA FREDERIKA, b. May 15, 1850; m. Oct. 27, 1869, Abner
L. Bodle, of Chicago. He was b. Sept. 30, 1838; d. Feb. 11, 1898.
She res. 6615 Monroe avenue, Chicago. Ch. : i. Elizabeth Belle,
b. Aug. 22, 1872; m. Mark Hugh Maher. She res., s. p., with her
mother, her husband t^ing dead.
4961. ii. FREDERIC REQUA, b. April 10. 1S54; m. Oct. 28, 1879, Ida
856 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Fane Dyer. She d., s. p., Nov. 25, 1880. He never married
again, and died at Mercy Hospital, Chicago, in 1897.
3358. WILLIAM EMILE GASQUET FIELD (James H.. Daniel B., John,
Anthony, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b.
New Orleans, La., 1836; m. Louisa Aglea Requa, b. June 26, 1830; d. June 8, 1879,
dau. of Frederick Wm., of Peekskill N. Y. Res. New York.
4062. i. FREDERICK WILLIAM, b. Aug. 16. 1855.
4963. ii. ELIZABETH HUGGEFORD, b. Sept. 18, 1858.
3359. EDWARD GASQUET FIELD (James H., Daniel B., John, Anthony,
Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. New
Orleans, La., Sept. 15, 1837; m. Oct. 18, 1859, Adeline Bard Elmendorf, of Cauld-
well, N. Y. Res. Cauldwell, N. Y.
4964. i. EDWARD PHILIP ELMENDORF, b. Sept. 23, 1861.
3362. LIEUTENANT MAUNSELL BRADHURST FIELD (Maunsell B.,
Moses, John, Anthony, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John,
William), b. Oct. 21, 1848; m. Oct. 25, 1877, Louise Moore Legee, only dau. of Baltis
Moore Legee.
The records of the Naval Academy show that Maunsell Bradhurst Field was
appointed a midshipman Feb. 25, 1863, from the ninth Congressional district of New
York. At the annual examination, 1864, he passed No. 3 in a class of seventy-eight
members, and made the practice cruise of that year in the sloop Marion. At the
annual examination, June, 1865, he passed No. 19 in a class of seventy-nine mem-
bers, and in 1866 he graduated No. 20 in a class of seventy-four members, and after
graduation made the practice cruise of 1866 in the Marblehead.
This officer was promoted to the rank of ensign from March 12, 1868; master,
March 26, 1869; and lieutenant, March 21, 1870. Served on the Sacramento from
September, 1866, to November, 1867; navy yard, New York, January to June, 1868.
In July, 1868, ordered to the South Pacific squadron, where he served on the Nyack
until March, 1871; at the navy yard. New York, Irom April to December, 1871,
when he was granted six months' leave. In July, 1872, resignation accepted, to
take effect December 31 of ^that year, and later extended, to take effect from April
I, 1873. Res. New York.
4965. i. LOUISE MAUNSELL, b. Oct. 7, 1878.
3359. EDWARD PEARSALL FIELD (Moses A., Moses, John, Anthony,
Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. New York,
N. Y., June 20, 1858; m. Oct. 28, 1880, Anna Tailer Townsend; d. March 27, 1882.
Res. New York, N. Y.
4966. i. EDWARD PEARSALL, JR., b. May 24, 1881.
3379. FRANKLIN FIELD (Anthony, Anthony, Anthony, Anthony, Benja-
min, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Washington,
111., April 8, 1840; m. Oct. 22, 1863, Sarah M. Van Camp, b. March 31, 1844; d. Jan.
15, 1892; m., 2d, Oct. 30, 1894, Mary A. Gingerick, b. Jan. 22, 1862. He is a farmer
and member of the Board of Supervisors of Tazwell county. 111. Res. Deer Creek,
111.
4967. i. MARY E., b. Sept. 12, 1864; m. Dec. 30, 1886, B. F. Ayers; res.
Montevideo, Colo.
4968. ii. CHARLES, b. Jan. 10, 1870; m. Jan. 4, 1893, Myrtle Small; res.
Deer Creek, 111.
4969. iii. MARTHA, b. Oct. 3, 1872; m. July 12, 1894, Eddie McCloud; res.
Remington, Ind. ^..rr era
FIELD GENEALOGY. 857
4970. iv. WILLARD, b. Feb. 19, 1875; res. Deer Creek, 111.
4971. V. MILDRED, b. Feb. 19, 1875; res. Montevideo, Colo.
4972. vi. OLIE A., b. Oct. 3, 1877; res. Peoria. 111.
4973. vii. DELIA, b. Nov. 27, 1881; res. Remington, Ind.
3381. RALPH FIELD (Ralph, Gilbert, Anthony, Anthony, Benjamin,
Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Smithville, Ontario,
in 1828; m. there in 1852, Hannah Johnston, b. 1832. He is a farmer. Res. Clio,
Mich.
4975. i. LAURA ANN, b. 1853; m. 1878; no children; d. 1897,
4976. ii. GEORGE THOMAS, b. 1855; m 1881; postoffice, Chase, Mich.
4977. iii. ISAAC RALPH, b. Aug. 2, 1857; m. 1884, Edith C. Rice.
4978. iv. ORZA MARTIN, b. 1859; m. 1888; postoffice, Clio, Mich.
4979. V. MARY ANNETTIE, b. 1863; m. 1886; postoffice, Clio, Mich.
4980. vi. MARCIA WILLETTA, b. 1865; m. 1889; postoffice, Burch Run,
Mich.
4981. vii. THERESA HANNAH, b. 1874; m. 1898; postoffice, 427 Morrel
street, Detroit, Mich.
3383. JACOB MIREE FIELD (Ralph, Gilbert, Anthony, Anthony, Benja-
min. Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Grimsby,
Ontario, Sept. 12, 1825; m. Dec. 12, 1848, Janette Laidlaw, b. March 16, 1828; d.
March 17, 1875. He is a farmer and fruit grower. Res. Virgil, Ontario.
4982. i. HORACE, b. Sept. 14. 1849; m. May 17. 1873, Margaret Jane
Rogers.
4983. ii. ALVARETTA ANN, b. ; m. May 8, 1874, Theodore O.
Hysert.
4984. iii. RALPH LAIDLAW. b. ; m. March 5, 1884, Juliette Kennedy.
4985. iv. J. MURRAY, b. ; m. Sept. 19, 1888, Annie Adams.
4986. V. MARY AMELIA, b. ; m, James I. Stevens.
3384. DR. GILBERT CHRYSTER FIELD (Ralph, Gilbert, Anthony,
Anthony, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b.
Grimsby, Ontario, Jan. 2, 1831; m. there in 1855, Emma Lydia Cook, b. 1837; d.
1874. Res. Grimsby, Ontario.
4987. i. GILBERT SMITH, b. June 25, 1867; m. Edith M. Coventry.
4988. ii. EDWIN WARD, b. 1858; m. 1881.
4989. iii. WILLIAM CHRYSTER, b. 1859-
4990. iv. MARY WILMETTA, b. 1863.
4991. V. FRANK HARTMANN, b. 1869.
4992. vi. ALFRED HEADLY, b. 1871.
4993. vii. NELLIE EMMA COOK, b. 1874.
3387-4. BENJAMIN THOMAS FIELD (Thomas, Benjamin, Anthony,
Anthony, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b.
Ferrisburgh, Vt., June 19, 1855; m. Sept. 20, 1876, Minnie S. La Duke, b. Aug. 6,
1858. He is a farmer and merchant. Res. Vergennes, Vt.
4993-2. i, MAUDE E., b. Sept. 5, 1877.
4993-3. ii. THAD B., b. Aug. 5, 1880.
4993-4. iii. ROSE M., b. Oct. 22, 1881 ; d. Nov. 17, 18S6.
3387-8. WALKER B. FIELD (George, Benjamin, Anthony, Anthony, Benja-
min, Anthony, William, William, John, John. William), b. Ferrisburgh, Vt., Feb.
26, 1840; m. in Charlotte, Carrie E. Higbee, b. Aug. 14, 1839; d. May 15, 1899. He
is a farmer. Res. Ferrisburgh, Vt.
65
858 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4993-5. i. CORA J., b. October, 1864; m. March 19, 1885, Kent; res.
Panton, Vt.
4993-6. ii. CHARLES C, b. Feb. 27, 1876.
4993-7. iii. GEORGE W., b. Feb. 26, 1879.
4993-8. iv. HELLEN M., b. Feb. 12, 1866; d. Sept. 25, 1877.
4993-9. V. JOHN, b. July, 1870; d. Nov. 17, 1872.
4993-10. vi. PARK, b. April 12, 1874; d. Aug. 25, 1887.
3389. ANSON FIELD (Nathan, Isaac, Solomon, Joseph, Benjamin, Anthony,
Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John), b. Nov. 2, 1806; m. Dec.
26, 1838, Huldah Ambler, b. Jan. 20, 1812; d. Jan. 23, 1876. He d. April 14, 1880.
Res. Redding, Conn.
4994. i. SUSAN ANN, b. Oct. 2, 1839; d. Dec. 8, 1842.
4995. ii. CHARLES AMBLER, b. Aug. 2, 1841; m. Susan Maria Wood, of
Danbury, Conn., b. Sept. 7, 1848; he d., s. p., Dec. 10, 1874.
4996. iii. SUSAN AMELIA, b. Oct. 15. 1843; m. June 18, 1868, Seth San-
ford, of Ridgefield, Conn., b. Sept. 11, 1840; res. West Redding,
Conn.
4997. iv. MARY EMMA, b. Sept. 9, 1845; m. Nov. 15, 1865, James Joseph
Ryder, of Redding, Conn., b. July 23, 1842; res. West Redding,,
Conn.
4998. V. ELMER BENJAMIN, b. July 31. 1850; m. Jan. 3, 1877. Mrs.
Susan Maria (Wood) Field, his brother's, Charles A., widow;
res., s. p., Bethel, Conn.
4999. vi. EDGAR THOMAS, b. July 31, 1850; m. Mary E. Boughton.
3397. LYMAN FIELD (Nathan, Isaac, Solomon, Joseph, Benjamin, Anthony,
Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John), b. April 24, 1822; m. Nov.
16, 1850, Kesiah Ann Ellis, b. Jan. 8, 1830, in South East; d. Jan. 31, 1887. He d.
Aug. 18, 1875. Res. Patterson, N. Y.
5000. i. ORVILLE HOWARD, b. Feb. 20, 1855; m. Laura Betsey Hugh-
son and Mrs. Jennie Louise Rogers (Smith).
5001. ii. ISAAC EDWARD, b. July 14, 1862; res. Patterson, N. Y.
3398. ISAAC FIELD (Nathan, Isaac, Solomon, Joseph, Benjamin, Anthony,
Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John), b. May 6, 1825; m. 1856,
Henrietta Kent; m., 2d, October, 1865, Martha Knapp, b. September, 1840. Res.
Patterson, N. Y.
5002. i. JENNIE MAY, b. March 8, 1866; m. June 15, 1895, William
Andrew Ferris, of Brewster, N. Y. ; res. there.
5003. ii. JOHN WARD, b. Oct. 16, 1867; res. Brewster, N. Y.
5004. iii. ISAAC STAUNTON, b. Nov. 6, 1873; m, Estelle Osborne.
3399. URIAH FIELD (Solomon, Stephen, Solomon, Joseph, Benjamin,
Anthony, Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher), b. July 3, 1830; m.
Sept. 3, 1863. Mary Amelia Everitt, dau. of Samuel, of South East. Res. Brews-
ter, N. Y.
5005. i. SOLOMON PIERRE, b. Aug. 31, 1865; res. Brewster, N. Y.
5006. ii. SAMUEL EVERITT, b. March 13, 1871; m. Florence Bailey.
3402. GEORGE FIELD (Selah, Joseph, Elnathan, Joseph, Benjamin,
Anthony, Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John, William), b.
April 7, 1839: m. July 4, 1863, Sarah Cornelia Lyons, dau. of William Maltby and
Hannah (Knox) Lyons. He d. in Brewster, N. Y. Res. Brewster, N. Y.
FIELD GENEALOGY. Sb9
5007. i. ANNIE MALTBY, b. June i, 1864; m. Elmer B. ; res-
Bethel, Conn.
5008. ii. LILLIE GERTRUDE, b. July 20, 1866; d. July 2, 1867.
5009. iii. GEORGIE CORNELIA, b. March 17, 1868; m. Elmer B ;
she d.
3403. EGBERT BURCH FIELD (Selah, Joseph, Elnathan, Joseph, Benja-
min, Anthony, Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John, William), b,
Oct. 27, 1842; m. Oct. 12, 1863, Lavinia Chapman Meed, dau. of Ira and Jane Ann
(Quick), of South East, N. Y. He d. Dec. 7, 1889. Res. Brewster, N. Y.
5010. i. IVA LAVINIA, b. Dec. 12, 1865; m. Fredericka Allen; res. Hart-
ford, Conn.
5011. ii. GEORGE SELAH, b. July 25, 1876; res. Brew?ter, N. Y.
5012. iii. ALIDA JANE, b. Jan. 2, 1873; res. Brewster, N. Y.
3406, WILLIAM RANDALL FIELD (Isaac T., Joseph, Elnathan,. Joseph,
Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John,
William), b. Nov. 19, 1850; m. Oct. 21, 1874, Elizabeth Raymond, b. Dec. 13, 1850.
Res. Danbury, Conn. Postoffice address, Brewster, N. Y., and Mill Plain, Fairfield
county. Conn.
5013. i. RAYMOND THOMPSON, b. Oct. 14, 1886.
3410. JAMES COLEY FIELD (Joseph E., Joseph, Elnathan, Joseph, Benja-
mm, Anthony, Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John, William), b.
1854; m. September, 1876, Mary Piatt, b. 1856; d, November, 1889; m., 2d, 1891,
Minnie Cutter. Res. Stepney, Conn.
5014. i. HARRIET, b. 1881.
5015. ii. JULIA, b. .
5016. iii. ADA, b. Feb. 28, 1892.
3417. JOHN B. FIELD (Benjamin I., John B., Benjamin, Jeremiah, John,,
Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Bound Brook, N. J.,
Nov. 28, 1828; m. Oct. 17, 1855, Mary Ellen Van Doren, b. Aug. 22, 1832. He is a
farmer. Res. Bound Brook, N. J.
5017. i. JOSEPH VAN DOREN, b. April 10, 1858.
5018. ii. ASA REMYON, b. June 24, 1866.
3418. JOEL DUNN FIELD (Benjamin 1., John B., Benjamin, Jeremiah,
John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Bound Brook,
N. J., Oct. 12, 1830; m. Jan. 16, i860, Elizabeth De Graw, d. July 25, 1899. Res.
New Brunswick, N. J.
5019. i. CORNELIA LAWRENCE, b. July 19, 1862; d. Feb. 3, 1864.
3424. GABRIEL FIELD (Richard H., Hendrick, Richard, Jeremiah, John,
Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Lamington, N. J.,
May 2, 1808; m. Jan. 19, 1836, Ann Maria Luce, b. April 19, 1815; d. Dec. iS, 1878,
He lived on the old place. Was a farmer. He d. Nov. 4, 1890. Res. Lamington,.
N. J. ; postoffice address. North Branch, N. J.
5020. i. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 22, 1837; m. Thomas Martin, March 19,
1863; address, Morristown, N. J.
5021. ii. SARAH, b. Oct. 2, 1839; d. July 4, 1857.
5022. iii. RICHARD, b. Jan. 19, 1843; m. May 13, 1870, Mary Ann Conover.
3425. DR. HENRY FIELD (Richard H., Hendrick, Richard, Jeremiah. John,
Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Feb. 25, 1805, Lam-
ington, N. J.; m. Lebanon, N. J., Dec. 15, 1831, Ann Kline, b. Feb. 25, 1814; d.
860 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5026.
IV,
5027.
V.
5023.
VI,
May I, 1899. Henry, brother to Gabriel, studied medicine: settled at Clinton, N. J.
He was a skillful practitioner. He d. March 15, 1878. Res. Clinton, N. J.
5023. i. S. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 4, 1834; d. Feb. 12, 1837.
5024. ii. AUGUSTA M., b, June 6, 1838; m. May 20, 1863, A. M. Steger;
postoffice, 61 Pulaski street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
5025. iii. WILLIAM H., b. Dec. 27, 1840; m. June 24, 1869, and April 21,
1896; res. 41 Rector street, Newark, N. J.
MARY EUDORA, b. Feb. 20, 1848; d. Feb. 7, 1849.
MARGARET KLINE, b. Dec. 11, 1849: d. Oct. 2, 1850.
RICHARD E., b, Oct. 28. 1851; d. May 13, 1891.
3429. WILLIAM R. FIELD (Richard H., Hendrick, Richard, Jeremiah, John.
Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. North Branch, N. J.,
Feb. 14, 1821; m. Clinton, N. J., February, 1856, Sarah Elizabeth Kline, b. Feb. 14,
1832; d. Aug. 2, 1891. He was a farmer. He d. Sept. 12, 1892. Res. Newark,
N.J.'
5029. i. AUGUSTUS K., b. Feb. 20, 1859; m. May 16, 1883; res. Arling-
ton, N. J.
5030. ii. JAMES C.,b. Feb. 19, 1861; m. Feb. 19, 1889, Minnie E. Whiting.
5031. iii. RICHARD M.. b. Jan. 25, 1864; res. Arlington, N. J.
5032. iv. S. FRANCES, b. Feb. 12, 1867; m. Oct. 14, 1897, Wm. Cox; res.
Somerville, N. J.
5033. V. WILLIAM H., b. April 16, 1871 ; res. Arlington, N. J.
3439. JOHN W. FIELD (William, Hendrick, Richard, Jeremiah, John,
Anthony, Robert, William. William, John, John, William), b. Lamington, N. J.,
Oct. 20, 1847; m. March 25, 1880, Ida I. Holmes. Res. Somerville, N. J.
5034. i. HARRIET HOLMES, b. April 21, 1881.
5035. it. ROBERT WELDON, b. April 29, 1883.
5036. iii. ELLA, b. July 30, 1885; d. April 13, 1892.
5037. iv. IDA ANGELINA, b. March 7, 1888.
5038. V. FRANK EDWIN, b. May 13, 1891.
5039. vi. JOHN WINANT, b. Dec. 28, 1894.
3442. JEREMIAH R. FIELD (Richard I., Jeremiah, Richard, Jeremiah, John,
Anthony, Robert, William. William, John, John, William), b. North Branch, N. J.,
Dec. 16, 1809; m. March 15, 1838, Margaret Wood Telfair, b. Dec. 26. 1817. He
was a merchant ; was in dry goods business in New York City, but on account of ill-
health relinquished it, and later opened a general store in Bound Brook. He d.
Feb. 7, 1856. Res. Bound Brook, N. J.
5040. i. JOHN TELFAIR, b. Dec. 8, 1838; m. Mary Adelaide Childs.
5041. ii. RICHARD I., b. Nov. 25, 1841; m. Mary Ellen Carpenter.
5042. iii. MARGARET WOOD, b. May 27, 1849; m. March 6, 1873, Isaac
Newton Maynard, b. Utica, N. Y,, May 6, 1849. Ch. : i. Rich-
ard Field, b. April 23, 1875. Res. Chicago, 111., and 284 Genesee
street, Utica, N. Y.
3444. JACOB KLINE FIELD (Richard L, Jeremiah, Richard, Jeremiah, John,
Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Jan. 31, 1814, New
Jersey; m. Sept. 5, 1843, Rebecca G. Stewart. He d. Aug. 26, 1890. Res. New
Jersey.
5043. i. RICHARD I., b. Sept. 19, 1844; d. March 28, 1847.
5044. ii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. July 25, 1846; m. Charles Westervelt;
res. Bound Brook, N. J.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 861
5047-
1.
5048.
ii.
5049-
111.
5050.
IV.
5051.
V.
5045. in. HENRY STEWART, b. Oct. 8, 1855; d. March 22, 1857.
5046. iv. WILLIAM BOYD, b. Nov. 7. 1858; d. March i, 1859.
3446. RICHARD R. FIELD (Richard I., Jeremiah, Richard, Jeremiah, John,
Anthony, Robert. William, William, John, John, William), b. March 8, 1818; m.
Feb. 27, 1845, Margaretta B. Miller, his cousin. Richard R. Field was a prominent
resident of New Jersey, He died March 18, 1892, at Plainfield, aged seventy-five.
He was father of Dr. Chauncey M. Field, a well known surgeon, and of Richard,
Jacob and Albert. Peter W. Field, the New York merchant, is his brother. Mr.
Field was at one time a prominent wholesale merchant in St. Louis, and later dealt
largely in central New Jersey real estate. Res. Plainfield, N. J.
ALBERT MILLER, b. Jan. 8, 1846; m. .
RICHARD SPENCER, b. Jan. 8, 1848.
CHAUNCEY MITCHELL, b. March 27, 1850.
JACOB OGDEN, b. Nov. 28, 1851, Plainfield, N. J.
MARY FLORENCE, b. June 8, 1856.
3447- BENJAMIN McDOWELL FIELD (Richard I., Jeremiah, Richard, Jer-
emiah, John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. May i,
1820, Lamington, N. J.; m. Fieldville, N. J., July 22, 1851, Ellen M. Field, a sec-
ond cousin, b. Jan. 13, 1831.
Benjamin M. Field, a representative of one of the oldest and best known families
in Middlesex county, was a son of Richard Land Mary Kline Field; was born at
North Branch, Somerset county, N. J. He was educated in the Franklin School,
Piscataway township. While still in his teens, he went to New York city, and was
clerk in his brother Jeremiah's dry goods store, 452 Pearl street, for six years, sub-
sequently occupying a similar position in a dry goods store at Utica, N. Y., for six
years. He returned to New York city and spent two years as a salesman for
Thomas Hunt & Co. In 1849 h® went to Chicago, and entered in business as a
dealer in tailors' trimmings, which he conducted successfully until 1864, founding
the firm of Field, Benedict & Co. He then removed to Plainfield, N. J., and shortly
afterward located upon his farm in Fieldville, one and a half miles from Bound
Brook, N. J., where he erected fine modern buildings. He resided here with his
family until his death. May 30, 1897. Mr. Field was independent in politics, casting
his vote for the best candidate, irrespective of party. He has been district clerk
and school director of Piscataway township for years ; was a member of the Presby-
terian church at Bound Brook, of which he was an elder for twenty-five years, and
in which has been placed a stained glass window to his memory. Mr. Field was
one of the solid and influential men of the community, and for over a quarter of a
century contributed in no inconsiderable extent to its development and general
welfare. He was known and respected throughout the county as a man of sound
judgment and business ability; he took a very active interest in church matters, and
was a liberal supporter of all worthy Christian or charitable enterprises.
Fieldville was named for the numerous Fields, who lived there, and has been
called so as long as any one can remember, and longer, probably for two hundred
years. The Fields owned a large tract of land along the Rantan river ; this neigh-
borhood is called Fieldville, and Bound Brook is the nearest village.
He d. May 30, 1897. Res. Chicago, 111., and Fieldville, Bound Brook, N. J.
5052. i. ANN ELIZA, b. July 2, 1852; m. Nov. 22, 1882, William Fowler
Metlar. She d. Oct. 17, 1895. Ch. : i. Edwin Field, b. ;
res. New Brunswick, N. J.
5053.- ii. JOHN DENNIS, b. Jan. 24 1854: d. Aug. 20, 1854.
5054. iii. AMY KLINE, b. Sept. 20, 1858; m. Nov, 17, 1880, D. F. Vermeule,
862 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Jr. He was b. Aug. 6. 1855; res. Bound Brook. N. J., P. O. Box
73. He is a merchant. Ch. : i. Leroy Field Vermeulen, b. Sept.
29, 1883. 2. Edyth Field Vermeulen, b. May 14, 1886.
5055. iv. ADA AMYAS. b. March 13, 1863; ra. Nov. 14. 1888. Walter Wool-
sey; res. 500 South Broad street, Elizabeth, N. J.
3449. JOHN KLINE FIELD (Richard I., Jeremiah, Richard. Jeremiah, John,
Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Dec. 27, 1825; m.
May 6, 1850, Lucinda Whitehill. He d. Nov. 23. 1888. Res. New Jersey.
5056. i. LAURA WHITEHILL, b. July 7, 1855; m. May 6. 1875, Charles
Auten.
3450. ISAAC NEWTON FIELD (Richard I.. Jeremiah, Richard. John,
Anthony, Robert, William, William. John, John. William), b. May 4, 1828. Field-
ville, N. J.; m. June 15, 1870, Mary Dutcher, b. Feb. 28, 1848. Is in the insurance
busmess. Res., s. p.. Bound Brook and Plainfield, N. J.
3451. PETER WARTMAN FIELD (Richard I., Jeremiah, Richard, Jeremiah.
John, Anthony, Robert, William, William. John, John. William), b. Nov. 17, 1830;
m. June 3, 1863, Helen Shipman. Res. Plainfield, N. J., West 7th avenue.
5057. i. HELEN SHIPxMAN, b. Feb. 6, 1868; d.
5058. ii. EDWARD, b. .
3452. WILLIAM BOYD FIELD (Ricnard I., Jeremiah, Richard, Jeremiah,
John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Sept. 16, 1834,
Bound Brook, N. J.; m. Bloomington, 111., June 17, 1S74, Harriet Elizabeth Boyd,
b. Jan. 23, 1843. He is a capitalist. Res. St. Louis. Mo., 5105 McPherson avenue.
5059. i. MARY HELEN, b. May 8, 1875.
5060. ii. PARKE BOYD, b. July 25, 1876; d. Feb. 17, 1888.
3454. JEREMIAH H. FIELD (Michael J., Jeremiah. Richard, Jeremiah,
John, Anthony, Robert, William, William. John. John, William), b. Somerset
county, N. J., Jan. 2. iSis; m. at Fairmount, March 9, 1843, Mary A. Welsh, b.
Nov. 5, 1819. Occupation, farmer. Served two terms as justice of the peace for
ten years. Religion, Presbyterian. Politics. "Republican, until a few years ago.
the party left me." He has lived to see the fifth generation. His wife beats him.
She recollects of seeing her grandfather on her mother's side, Amos Leak. Res.
Fairmount, N. J.
£o6i. i. JOHN v., b. Jan. 23, 1846; m. Rebecca Lane.
MICHAEL, b. July 13, 1S47; m. Martha Beekman Hagaman.
FRANCIS K., b. Nov. 20, 1850; m. Nov. 19, 1874. Abram B. Hag-
aman; she d. s. p.
RICHARD D., b. July 7, 1852; m. Elizabeth A. Cox.
MARY E., b. Dec. 15, 1353; m- May 7, 1887. Samuel Valentine.
Ch. : I. Grace, d., aged two years. 2. Clarence, b. 1888. 3. Rich-
ard, b. 1892.
GEORGE T., b. July 4, 1856; m. Eliza J. Mapes.
MORRIS W., b. Dec. 25. 1S58; m. Alice Vliet.
MARGARET A., b. Jan. 14. 1849; d. unm., July 30, 1869.
3464. MICHAEL M. FIELD (Michael J., Jeremiah, Richard, Jeremiah, John,
Anthony. Robert, William. William, John, John, William), b. Whitehouse, N. J..
Dec. 3, 1834: m. Oct. 30, 1867, Mary Adelaide Veech, b. Sept. 23, 1844. in Clay
Village, Ky. He is a contractor and builder. M. M. Field was born at Whitehouse,
N. J., where he worked on his father's farm and attended the public schools until
5062.
11.
5063.
iii.
5064.
iv.
5065.
V.
5066.
vi.
5067.
vii.
5068.
viii,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 863
1854; at the age of twenty when he left for the then far west — Illinois — reaching
Chicago in the days of its mud holes, poor buildings, etc., and having no street cars.
He went on to Henry, 111., the terminus of the railroad at that time, but where prep-
arations were being pushed for a further extension. From Henry he went to Peoria
by stage coach, the passengers having to help push the stage up hills and to pull it
out of the mud frequently. Peoria at that time being a mere hamlet, having no
railroad. Later he reached Fairview, 111., a New Jersey settlement, and there
learned the carpenter trade. After two years at Fairview he went to Henderson
county in 1857, it then being almost a wilderness with few roads and huts of any
kind, and with wild game in abundance, including deer, turkey, etc. He settled
there and grew up with the country, marrying Mary Veech. During his years of
residence in Henderson county as a contractor he erected many of the comfortable
and substantial dwelling houses that now adorn western Illinois. Having invested
the results of his early labors, in 1897 he moved to Monmouth to enjoy a life of re-
tirement. Res. Monmouth, 111.
5069. i. FANNIE T., b. 1869; unm. ; res. Monmouth.
5070. ii. RALPH V.,b. in 1871; m. Feb. 19, i8g6, Mildred Nora Zenor; res.
Oneida, 111. Ralph V. Field was bom at Raritan, 111., where he
received the benefit of the public schools ; then spent three years
in common schools of Henderson county, and later in Indiana
college and Knox College in Galesburg. In 1894 he was chosen
as principal of the Williamsfield, 111., High School, where he re-
mained three years, when he removed to Oneida, 111., taking
charge of the Oneida High School as principal, where he is at
present employed. He was married to Mildred Nora Zenor, of
Williamsfield.
5071. iii. D M., b. in 1873; res. unm., Nashville, Tenn. D. M. Field was
bom at Raritan, 111., and received a common school education,
and then taught school for three years, and later attended Knox
College, going to Nashville, Tenn., where he attended Vacder-
bilt University as a dental student during the school year 1898-99.
At present he is a member of the junior class of the Chicago Col-
lege of Dental Surgery.
5072. iv. ERLE P., b. Oct. 10, 1875; unm.; res. Monmouth. He was born
at Raritan, 111., where he received a common school education,
and taught in the public schools of Henderson county for three
years, attending Knox College at Galesburg, during the year
1896-97, at the close of which he took a place in the office of Kirk-
patrick & Alexander, attorneys of Monmouth, 111., as a clerk and
student.
3467. GEORGE LUTHER FIELD (Michael J., Jeremiah, Richard, Jeremiah,
John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Whitehouse,
N. J., Nov. 23, 1845; m. Greenfield, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1S67, Henrietta Lewis, b. Dec.
26, 1840. He is chief clerk in the freight department of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad. Res. Scran ton. Pa,, 636 Adams street.
5073. i. LEWIS TEN EICK, b. Sept. 8, 186S; d. Oct. 7, 1870.
5074. ii. FANNIE ADELLE, b. Nov. 3, 1869; res. at home.
5075. iii. GEORGE LE GRAND, b. April 22, 1873; m. June 19, 1895; res.
603 Washington avenue, Scranton, Pa.
5076. iv. CLARENCE DE WITT, b. March 5, 1875; res. 64 West 23d
street, New York city.
864 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5079.
1.
5080.
n.
5081.
iii.
5082.
iv.
5083.
V.
5077. V. HENRIETTA MADALINE, b. Oct. 12. 1876; res. at home.
5078. vi. JENNIE GRACE, b. Oct. 12, 1876; d. Feb. 15, 1877.
3468. WILLIAM FIELD (John, Isaac, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Henry,
John, John, John, Richard, William, William, Thomas), b. England, June 16, 1817;
m. Feb. 4, 1842, C. Wright. He d. Aug. 6, 1851. Res, England.
WILLIAM, b. April 28, 1843.
ELLEN, b. Jan. 11, 1846.
ERNEST, b. Dec. 11, 1850. »
ADA CARTER, b. May 22, 1857.
ARTHUR DOUGLAS, b. Sept. 10, 1859.
3469. OLIVER AUGUSTUS FIELD (John, Oliver. John, John, Thomas,
Henry, John, John, John, Richard, William, William, Thomas), b. England, Nov.
19, 1826; m. Dec. 23, 1852, M. A. Eagleson. Res. England.
5084. i. CLAUDIUS FREDERICK, b. Feb. 15, 1858; d. Nov. 14, 1858.
5085. ii. RICHARD AUGUSTUS, b. Aug. 16, i860.
3475. REV. HENRY CROMWELL BECKWITH FIELD (Henry W.. John,
John, John, Thomas, Henry, John, John, John, Richard, William, William,
Thomas), b. June 21, 1850; m. Sept. 30, 1885. Annie Woodhaus. Res. Liverpool,
England.
5086. i. FRANCES MAUDE NEVILLE, b. Aug. 19, 1889.
5087. ii. HENRY TREVOR CROMWELL, b. March 4, 1891.
5088. iii. CHRISTOPHER NORMAN CROMWELL, b. Nov. 30, 1892.
347734'. MAJOR CYRIL FIELD (Samuel P., John, John. John, Thomas,
Henry, John, John, John, Richard, William, William, Thomas), b. Langston,
Havant, Hants, England, Dec. 20, 1S59; m. St. George's church, Stonehouse, Ply-
mouth, Dec. 3, 1889, Violet Westgarth, dau. of William, of Sydney, N. S. W., b.
April II, 1868. Joined R. M. L. I., Portsmouth, as lieutenant, Sept. i, 1879; served
in Egyptian war, 1882, battles of Mehalah Junction (Alexandria), Tel-el-Mahuta.
Magper, Kassassim (first and second battles), and Tel-el-Kiber. Served H. M. S.
PembroKe, April 7, 1883 to Nov. 4, 1894; H.M.S. Nelson (an Australian station), Jan.
15, 1S85 to Jan. 22, 1889; promoted captain, Nov. 24, 1888; H. M. S. Aurora, July
18 to Sept. 14, 1889; H. M. S. Triumph (Queenstown), April 13, 1892, to Aug. 28.
1893; H. M. S. Waupite. Aug. 29, 1893, to April 26, 1894; recruiting officer, Glas-
gow, April 27, 1894, to Nov. 3. 1895; adjutant, 5th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battal-
ion Highland Light Infantry, Nov. 4, 1895, to date; promoted major, Sept. 24, 1896'
Res. Plymouth, England, care Royal Marine Barracks.
5088^4'. i. DOROTHEA FLORENCE, b. Oct. 25. 1S90.
50883^. ii. ESME BEATRICE, b. Oct. 4. 1892.
5088K. iii. STAUNTON ALASTAIR, b. March 20, 1S97.
3479. ALLAN FIELD (Edwin W., William, John. John, Thomas, Henry,
John, John, John, Richard, William, William, Thomas), b. England, Dec. C, 1835;
m. there Miss Phillips. Res. England.
5089. L BEATRICE MARY, b, Nov. 25, 1864; m. Aug. 21, 1886, A.
Thompson.
5090. ii. ETHEL MAUI), b. Jan. 3, 1866; m. March 16, 1889, J. E.
Howard.
MABEL ANNIE, b. March 4. 1867; m. A. Purdey.
SIBELLA MARGARET, b. June 9, 1S70.
KATHLEEN NORA, b. Feb. 26, 1876.
5091.
111.
5092.
IV.
5093-
v.
MAJOR CYRIL FIELD.
See page 864.
JOHN HAMPDEN FIELD.
See page 865.
V.
HENRY FIELD.
See page 866.
ALLEN B. FIELD.
See page 868.
THE QUARRY, LEAMINGTON, ENGLAND, RESIDENCE OF HENRY FIELD.
See page 866.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 865
3480. WALTER FIELD (Edwin W.. William, John, John, Thomas, Henry,
John, John, John, Richard, William, William, Thomas), b. England in 1837; m.
Mary Jane Cookson. Res. England.
5094. i. SYLVIA, b. March 13, 1864; m. April 18, iSqs. E. A. St. Hill.
5095. ii. ARTHUR STRICKLAND, b. Aug. 30. 1870.
5096. iii. EDWIN, b. Dec. 16, 1871; m. Dec. 30, 1897. Ball.
5097. iv. OLIVER, b. Feb. 8. 1873-
5098. V. LETITIA, b. Feb. 17. 1874.
5099. vi. THOMAS, b. July 5, 1876.
5100. vii. RUSSELL, b. March i, 1878.
3485. JOHN HAMPDEN FIELD (John H., William, John, 'John, Thomas,
Heniy, John, John, John, Richard, William, William, Thomas), b. Kingston, Onta-
rio, Canada, Sept. 13. 1849; m. Jan. 13, 1873. Mary A. Parks, b. 1834; d. May 21,
1878; m., 2d. Jan. 2, 1879, Rebecca Breadon, b. Jan. 16, 1851. He is a chemist with
Smith & Co., 311 Wabash avenue, Chicago. Res. Chicago, 111., 157 West 64th street.
5101. i. LILLIAN CROMWELL, b. Nov. 19, 1889.
5102. ii. NORMAN RANDOLPH, b. Jan. 4, 1881. Is employed in Mar-
shall Field & Co.'s wholesale store, Chicago.
3497. OLIVER FIELD (Ferdinand E.. William, John, John, Thomas, Henry,
John, John, John, Richard, William, William, Thomas), b. England in 1865; m.
there June 21, 1888, Minnie Carnie. Res. England.
5103. i. FERDINAND CROMWELL, b. Nov. 9, 1891.
3500. EDWARD FIELD (Algernon S., William, John, John, Thomas, Henry,
John, John, John, Richard, William, William, Thomas), b. Leamington, England,
May 21, 1850; m. in Edinburgh, Nov. 4, 1880, Beatrice Maude Ogilvie Riach, b.
July 23, 1859. He is deputy clerk ot the Warwickshire County Council. Edward
Field, son of Algernon Sydney Field, ot Blackdown Hill, near Leamington. War-
wickshire, was born on May 21, 1850. He was educated at Rugby School, 1864-68,
and Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1872. He was articled
to his father as a solicitor in Leamington; was admitted in 1876, and at once taken
into partnership by his father. In 1878 he was appointed deputy to his father as
clerk of the peace for the county, to be followed in 1889 as deputy clerk of the
County Council on the creation of the new county authority, and now practically
discharges the duties of those offices.
When traveling to Leamington for the family gathering at Blackdown Hill for
the Christmas of 1874, Mr. Edward Field was somewhat seriously injured and
shaken in the terrible Shipton railway accident on the Great Western railway a
few miles north of Oxford. Over 40 people were killed, over 100 were injured;
and as the whole of the remaining persons who were in the crowded com-
partment in which Mr. Field was were killed on the spot, his own escape from
death must have been close. Some months elapsed before Mr. Edward
Field recovered sufficiently to resume work, most of which were spent in travel,
through France, Italy and Switzerland, followed by a tour round the world. In
1880 Mr. Field married Miss Maude Ogilvie Riach, of Edinburgh, a descendant of
an old Scottish Highland family, when they settled down at Strathfield, Leaming-
ton, where they still reside.
Mr. Field has always been fond of active pursuits; he had his football "cap"
at Rugby, rowed for his college boat at Oxford, and in his younger days was well
to the front in many a good spin with the North Warwickshire hounds. Though
the calls of business now only allow him an occasional day's sport, he is still some-
866 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5104.
1.
5105.
11.
5106.
111.
5107.
iv.
5108.
V.
5109.
VI.
times to be seen following the hounds in the holidays generally accompanied by one
of his sons.
Res. Strathfield, Leamington, England.
SYDNEY RIACH. b. March 30. 1882.
EDWARD HUBERT, b. Oct. 28. 1884.
ARCHIBALD WILLIAM, b. Jan. 14, 1886.
BEATRICE ELEANOR, b. April 12, 1887.
HESTER MAUDE, b. May 26, iSBg.
WALTER OGILVIE. b. March 24. 1893.
3502. HENRY FIELD (Algernon S., William. John. John, Thomas, Henry.
John, John, John. Richard, William, William. Thomas), b. Leamington, England,
Dec. I, 1853; m. Dec. 28, 1882. Margaret Alexina Wentworth Bickmore.
Henry Field, son of Algernon Sydney Field, of Blackdown Hill, near Leam-
ington, Warwickshire, was born on Dec. i, 1853. He was educated at Rugby
School, 1867-71, and Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A., in 1874.
He was articled to his father as a solicitor in Leamington; was admitted in 1877.
and at once taken into partnership by his father. He now discharges the duties of
clerk to the justices of the Kenilworth division of Warwickshire. In 1882 Mr. Field
married Miss Margaret Alexina Wentworth Bickmore, and a few years later they
moved to their newly built country home. "The Quarry," near Leamington, with
charming views overlooking the Warwickshire Avon. Mr. Field is a thorough
sportsman; he had his football "cap" and was a member of the School XV. at
Rugby, and played in the first match between Oxford and Cambridge at Rugby
football ; rowed for his college boat at Oxford, was a smart cricketer, and is a first-
rate shot.
Res. Leamington, England.
5110. i. HENRY ST. JOHN, b. Nov. 22, 1833.
5111. ii. MARK GWENDWR, b. Dec. 2, 1S84.
5 112. iii. SYBIL MARGARET, b. June, 1887.
51 13. iv, ROGER MARTIN, b. Nov. 27. 1890.
5114. V. HUGH CROMW^ELL, b. Jan. 3, 1895.
3505. HENRY CROMWELL FIELD (Alfred, William, John. John. Thomas,
Henry, John, John, John, Richard, William, William, Thomas), b. Jan. 17. 1853.
New York, N. Y. ; m. in Birmingham. England, June 12, 1883, Kate Collings, b.
Feb. 21, i860.
Henry Cromwell Field was born in New York in 1853. and went over to Eng-
land with his father when he was quite young. Educated at Rugby School, and
afterwards for a short time at Jena University, in Germany, where he saw the
Saxon battalion come back from the siege of Paris in 1871. In 1872 he entered his
father's firm of Alfred Field «S: Co., of Birmingham, England, and New York, in
which he is now the chief partner, and on business affairs has frequently visited the
United States. He married Miss Collings, the daughter of the Rt. Hon. Jesse
Collings, well known in England as the author of the Allotments and Small Hold-
ings Acts; he was a member of Mr. Gladstone's government, and is now a member
of the Unionist government, being under-secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, and one of Her Majesty's privy councillors. Mr. Field is president of the
Birmingham Kyrle Society and vice-chairman of the Chamber of Commerce; also
justice of the peace for the city of Birmingham.
Res. Courtlands, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.
5115. i. JESSE CHARLOTTE, b. July 7, 1885.
5116. ii. GUY CROMWELL, b. Jan. 15, 1887.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 867
5117. iii. RICHARD ERRINGTON. b. Sept. 5, 1889.
5118. iv. HENRY LIONEL, b. May 2, 1894.
3517. JAMES SEAWARD FIELD (James. John. Benjamin. Isaac, Thomas,
Henry, John, John. John, Richard, William, William), b. England, April 8, 1813;
m. Sept. 6, 1848, Kate Ford. Res. England.
5119. i, KATE CONSTANCE, b. Dec. 8, 1849.
5120. ii. JAMES JOSHUA, b. Aug. 24, 1851.
5121. iii. EDWARD ALLEN, b. Nov. 14. 1854.
3518. JOSHUA FIELD (Joshua. John, Benjamin, Isaac, Thomas, Henry,
John, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. England, Dec. 29, 1828; m. Aug.
14, 1855. E, I. Evans. Res. England.
5122. i. JOSHUA LESLIE, b. March ir, 1857.
5123. ii. GEORGE HERBERT, b. Oct. 26. 1858.
3540. FREDERICK HOLMES FIELD (Edmund M., Edward, Samuel,
Samuel, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b.
North Guilford, Conn., June 20, 1859: m. Jan. 8, 1881, Mary Harriet Dibble, b. Sept.
6, 1858. He is a railroad engineer. Res. 26 Burritt Av.. South Norwalk, Conn.
5124. i. FREDERICK RAYMOND, b. Feb. 25, 1882.
5125. ii. INFANT SON (not named), b. March 11, 1884; d. March 18, 1884.
5126. iii. IDA VIOLA, b. Aug. 28, 1885.
5127. iv. HOWARD LEROY, b. Oct. 6. 1889.
5128. v. FRANK BENTON, b. Jan. 17, 1892.
5129. vi. BESSIE BROCKWAY, b. Dec. 17, 1895. P. O. address of all, 26
Burritt Av., South Norwalk, Conn,
3543. NEWTON FREDERICK FIELD (Frederick. James. Samuel, Samuel,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William. William), b. Nov.
9, 1843, Madison, Conn. ; m. Adelaide Huntley, Res. Madison, Conn.
5i29>i. i, ADELBERT, b. Sept. 30, 1869.
5r29X. ii. ROBERT E., b. July 5, 1871.
5i29>^. iii. EVELYN L., b. Aug. 16, 1873.
5129'^. iv. LUCY E., b. in 1S79.
3548. SAMUEL JAMES FIELD (Samuel, James, Samuel, Samuel, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Samuel and
Susan M. (Norton), b. in Madison, Conn., July 21, 1834. He m. Nov. 4, 1858, Julia
A., dau. of Edward Bates, of Lyme, Conn., b. Feb. 10, 1842. Res. Soldiers Home,
Norton, Pa.
5130. i, JESSIE ETHEL, b. Sept, 8. 1859.
5131. ii. KITTIE LOUISA.b. Aug. 30. 1862; m. Leonard P. Chamberlain.
3554. JONATHAN NELSON FIELD (Samuel. James, Samuel. Samuel.
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John. Richard, Wilham, William), son of
Samuel and Susan M. (Norton), b. in Madison, Conn., Nov. 23, 1847. He m. Nov.
30, iS63, Emma Maria Hustis, b. April 27. 1843; d. Dec. 17, 1882; m.. 2d. March
19, 1884, Carrie E. Hutchinson, b. Dec. 5, 1862. Res. Guilford, Conn., P. O. Box
126.
5132. i. CLARENCE OSMER, b. July 10. 1870; m. June 17, 1895. Res.
Stamford, Conn.
5133. ii. CHARLES NELSON, b. Dec. 9, 1874; m. Feb. 22. 1899. Res. 42
Summer St., Waterbury. Conn.
5134. iii. LIZZIE K,, b. May 14, i385. Res. Guilford.
S68 FIELD GENEALOGY.
3574. CHARLES S. FIELD (David D.. John, Daniel, Samuel, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. New Haven,
X. Y., Feb. 21, 1S2S; m. there Sept. 17, 1848, Hester Ann Goodrich, b July 19,
1S32. Charles S. Field was born in New Haven, N. Y. ; educated in the common
school. When a young man learned the cooper trade. Married in 1850 Hester Ann
Goodrich; engaged in the manufacture of flour barrels for the large flouring mills
then located at Oswego, N. Y. ; joined the M. E. church in New Haven, N. Y., in
1S49, and was an active member of that organization for fifteen years; trustee, class
leader and Sunday school superintendent. He sold homestead farm and cooper
business in 1866, and moved to Michigan, and settled in Brighton, Livingston coun-
ty ; engaged with son in general merchandise business. He continued in business
ten years and retired. Afterwards moved to Howell, Mich., and then to Pittsford,
Mich., where he died. He d. Dec. 10, 1897. Res. New Haven, [New York, and
Pittsford, Mich.
5135. i. MYRON CHARLES, b. Oct. i, 1849; m. Mary E. Cobb.
5136. ii. MARTHA ALMYRA, b. Dec. 24, 1852; d. Dec. 9, 1854.
5137. iii. MORRIS B.. b. March 4, 1855; m. Lillian F. Albright.
3575. OSCAR HENRY FIELD (David D., John, Daniel, Samuel, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William. William), b. April 17, 1831, in
New Haven, N. Y. ; m. Mary Smith, b. Feb. 7, 1836; d. in Kalamazoo, Mich.,
Feb. 8, 1881. He was born in New Haven, N. Y., where he always resided; was
quite an extensive farmer, and conducted a mill and cooper shop. When the Civil
war broke out he enlisted in one of the home companies and was killed in the sec-
ond battle at Bull Run. He d. in 1863. Res. New Haven, N. Y.
5138. i. ALLEN B., b. Oct. 21, 1858; unm. Res. Chicago, 111. He was
born in New Haven, N. Y., and resided there some time after the
death of his father, and until the widow and children removed
to Kalamazoo, Mich. There he was clerk in a general store
until twelve years ago, when he became connected with The
Camden & Philadelphia Soap Company. For several years he
was one of their traveling salesmen, and when they opened their
western branch Mr. Field was appointed their manager. The
Starchroom, a laundrymen's paper, has this to say of Mr. Field:
"Mr. Field is a gentleman, and all who come in contact with him
feel the full influence of his magnetism. He has had long
experience in the laundry supply business, and is a careful, pains-
taking manager. The western end of the business, on the road, is
looked after by another Field, Mr. R. B. The two 'Fields' get the
trade confused sometimes, but those who know them personally
at once recognize that there is a 'diiTerence.' Both are 'full-sized'
men, and can be considered equal to an acre each. The Chicago
branch of this company has lately moved into new and more
commodious quarters, at Nos. 20 and 30 South Clinton street.
The building is new, and the store they occupy is furnished with
a large stock of laundry supplies."
5139. ii. ALTA FLORENCE, b. March 6, i860; unm. Res. 152 South
Oakley St.. Chicago, 111.
5140. iii. ALICE GARY, b. Oct. 14, 1856; m. April 26, 1871, Olin Reese.
He d. March, 1893. She resides at 345 2d St., Jackson, Mich.
They had three children, Mary Field, Pearl Rosa and Arthur
Styles.
5141. iv. ALBERT D., b. July 18, 1854; na. Ella J. Davis.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 869
3589. JOHN PHILANDER FIELD (Philander M.. John, Joareb. Samuel.
Ebenezer. Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Ma-
dison, Conn., May 27, 1849; ™- October, 1876, in Bristol, Me., Annie Louisa Miller,
b. 1859; d. ; m., 2d, Oct. 26, iSSi, Hattie Amelia Cook, b. Aug. 21, 1S69. He is a
farmer. Res. Guilford, Conn.
5142. i. FANNY LOUISE, b. Nov. 27, 1877; m. Dec. 8. 1896. P.O.
address, Mrs. Fanny L. Ashman, Stony Creek, Conn.
5143. ii. EMMA ALIDA, b. Oct, 16, 1883. P. O address Guilford. Conn.
3592. HENRY DEMERITUS FIELD (Joseph D., Joareb. Joareb, Samuel.
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, Zechariah), b. Bethel. Mich., May 24. 1842; m
Sept. 28. 1863, Mary Ann Shaw, of Burr Oak, Mich., b. Jan. 17, 1838, dau. of Wil-
liam F. and Betsey Shaw. For years he was assistant cashier of the Illinois
National Bank. He enlisted April 19. 1861, in ist Regiment Michigan Infantry
serving in Army of Potomac; commissioned Aug. 13, 1S62, second lieutenant 4th
Regiment Michigan Cavalry, Army of the Cumberland, under General Rosecrans
until discharged, Feb. 27, 1863. The 4th Regiment Michigan Cavalry will ever be
remembered as the captors of the arch traitor Jeff Davis, president of the so-called
Confederate States. May 10, 1865. He removed to La Crosse, Wis., February, 1864;
to Menomonie, Wis., May. 1867, and to Chicago. 111.. January, 1869. Res. Chicago,
111.. Crown Point, Ind., and Los. Angeles, Cal.. s. p.
3592X. DARWIN WILLSON FIELD (Joseph D., Joareb. Joareb, Samuel.
Ebenezer. Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), b. March
27, 1846; m. in Chicago. Jan. 30, 1873, Medora Jane Barton, b. Aug. 30. 1848. dau.
of John and Vesta Barton. Removed to La Crosse. Wis., in 1865; to Chicago in
1866; to Huntsville, Ala.. 1870 and to Chicago same year.
5143;^. i. FRANK FAY, b. April 24, 1884; d. young.
3593. BENJAMIN DOWD FIELD (Lawrence A., Jedediah, Luke, Samuel,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William. William), b. Mad-
ison, Conn., Jan. 27, 1847 ;m. Nov. 25, 1867, Mary Almina Finn, of Waterloo, N. Y.,
b. Dec. 31, 1851. She d. and he m., 2d, Nov. 25, 1887, Lilla E. Page. He is a con-
tractor. Res. 143 Park St., Hartford, Conn.
5144. i. HARRY LAWRENCE, b. March 16, 1869; d.
3595. FREDERICK W. FIELD (Thomas S., Jedediah, Luke, Samuel, Eben-
ezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Thomas
S. and Juliet (Wilcox), b. in Madison, Conn., Feb. 5, 1847; m. Dec. 29, 1873,
Imogene, dau. of Charles M. Miner, of Madison, Conn.
3608. JASON L. FIELD (Anson, Benjamin. David, David, Ebenezer, Zech-
ariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Anson and Achsah
(Benton), b. in Madison, Conn.. Feb. 8, 1815; d. July 12, 1857. He m. April 15,
1838, Myrtie Ann, dau. of Ebenezer Lee, b. May 6, 1815. Res. New Haven, Conn.
WILMOT STONE, b. Nov. 4, 1839; d. July 18, 1S59.
ANSON BENJAMIN, b. June 25, 1841.
MARY JANE. b. Dec. 23, 1842.
LEWIS LEWELLYN. b. .
ANN ELIZA, b. .
GUSTAVUS GOODRICH FIELD (Anson, Benjamin. David, David,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Anson and Achsah (Benton), b. in Madison, Conn., Nov. 3, 1818. He m. Zuni
Sparry, of Canaan, Conn.
5150. i. FOUR CHILDREN.
5145.
1.
5146.
ii.
5147-
111.
5148.
IV.
5149-
v.
3610.
GI
870 FIELD GENEALOGY.
3624. ANSON HOWE FIELD (Henry, David, David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John. John, Richard, William, William), son of Henry and
Rachel (Howe), b. in Jericho, Vt., Mar. 14, 1824. He removed to Pike county,
111., where he died . He m. 184^ Martha Baker.
5151. i. A DAUGHTER, b. ; ra. .
3625. HON. DAVID LEE FIELD (Henry, David, David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Henry and
Laura (Lee), b. in Jericho, Vt., Dec. 24, 1831. He removed to Milton, Vt., where
he now resides, an extensive and model farmer. He represented the town of Milton
in the Legislature in 1872. He m. Jan. 19, 1854, Anna B. Johnson, b. Feb. 28, 1836.
No issue.
3626. JOHN HENRY FIELD (Henry, David, David, David, Ebenezer, Zech-
ariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Henry and Laura
(Lee), b. in Jericho, Vt., March 18, 1833. He removed to Chicago, 111., where he
now resides. He m. Feb. 10, 1863, Edna S., dau. of Dr. Lewis and Huldah M.
(Wilder) James, of Swanton, Vt., b. Sept. 19, 1835. No issue.
3638. HENRY MARTYN FIELD (Anson, David, David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Jericho, Vt, Nov.
26, 1833; m. Oct. 20, 1855, Lucy Davis; d. Sept. 21, 1S74; m., 2d, Oct. 20, 1875,
Mrs. Elizabeth C. (Blodgett) Shaw. He was born in Jericho, Vt. ; was manufactur-
ing pumps and water pipe in that town for a number of years. The goods are well
known in many parts of New England and New York State ; was postmaster for
some time. Has been in Boston about nine years. He is now Division Claim
Agent for the Boston Elevated Railway Company. Res 319 Warren St., Boston,
Mass.
5152. i. EMMA LEONA, b. September, 1862; m. June 1885, Homer E.
Holmes. Res. Burr Oak, Jewell county. Kans. He was b.
Dec. 18, 1862. Ch. : i. Mamie L. Holmes, b. June 3, 1887. 2.
Myrtle L. Holmes, b. Nov. 27, 1893. He is the inventor of the
Holmes Duplex Writer, patented May 3, 1898. The only means
in existence whereby two or more pen and ink duplicate or mani-
fold letter can be made at the one operation of writing. Does
away with the copying press.
5153. ii. JEDEDIAH BAKER, b. Feb. 23, 1877; d. June 5, 1889.
5154. iii. WILLIS B., b. ; d. aged ten days.
3641. ANSON FIELD (Anson, David, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Jericho, Vt., Oct. 21, 1840;
m. June 24, 1868, Ella Louise Woodford, b. 1842; d. May 4, 1871. He is a manu-
facturer of wooden pumps. Res. Jericho, Vt.
5155. i. CLINTON WOODFORD, b. April 30, 1870; d. July 28, 1871.
5156. ii. LORA ELLEN, b. April 28, 1871; d. Dec. 20 1874.
3651. ALANSON FIELD (Elisha, Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechar-
iah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Elisha and Sarah
(Butler), b. in Madison, Conn., July 4, 18 19. He went with his father, in 1822, to
Lansing, Tompkins county, N. Y., where he resided and d. Feb. 11, 1892. Hem.
March 24, 1842, Maria Terpening, b. April 8, 1818.
5157. i. ELISHA, b. April i, 1843; m- Martha A. Woodbury.
5158. ii. PETER ECKERT, b. Dec. 15, 1844; m. Louise Gibbs and Lizzie
Dudley.
5:59. iii. MARY J., b. April 10, 1847; m. Dec. 31, 1868, LeRoy Jencks. He
FIELD GENEALOGY. 871
was b. June 12, 1837; d. May 27, i8g6; was a merchant. Res.
Groton, N. Y. Ch. : i. Minnie Louise Jencks. b. March 6, 1870;.
m. June 18, 1890. Address Mrs. Minnie J. Losey, Groton,
N. Y.
5160. iv. HENRY MERVIN, b. Aug. 10, 1849; m. June 19, 1879. Res.
Asbury, N. Y.
5161. V. LINA L,, b. March 11, 1852; m. Oct. 9, 1877, Edward M. Averjv
Res. Groton, N. Y.
5162. vi. FLORENCE M., b. Feb. 14, 1856; d. Jan. 26, 1858.
5163. vii. ELLA JOSEPHINE, b. Feb. 4, 1861 ; m. June 21. 1882. Charles
Aaron Hart. Res. McLean, N. Y. He was b. March 19, 1859.
Is a farmer. Ch. ; i. Grace Mildred, b. Dec. 15, 1883. 2. Anna.
Marie, b. Oct. 19, 1886. 3. John B., b. Sept. 18, 1888.
3652. SELDEN LYMAN FIELD (Elisha, Ichabod, David, David. Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Elisha and
Sarah (Butler), b. in Madison, Conn., Sept. 11, 1821. He came with his father, in.
1822, to South Lansing, Tompkins county, N. Y., where he d. Jan. 10, 1862. He
m. May 25, 1850, Eliza, dau. of Personius, b. Jan. 10, 1828. He was a farmer.
5164. i. DELIA M., b. March 4, 1856; m. May 12, 1886, Daniel Stroud
Bush. Res. Ithaca, N. Y. He was b. Jan. i, 1849. Ch. : i.
Nina Eliza Bush, b. Feb. 18, 1887. 2. Harry Selden Bush, b.
Nov. 6, 1888. 3. Bessie Susan Bush, b. Aug. 14, 1891.
3654. SAMUEL BUTLER FIELD (Elisha, Ichabod, David, David, Eben-
ezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Elisha
and Sarah (Butler), b. in South Lansing, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1827; m. Oct, 3, 1848, Cath-
erine Knettles Tichenor, b. Nov. 15, 1828; d. Dec. 25, i8gi. He was a farmer, and
d. South Lansing, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1893.
5165. i, EVALYN J., b. March i, 1855; unm. She is a teacher. Res.
South Lansing, N. Y.
WILLIAM A., b. March 8, 1857: m. .
GEORGE E., b. June 11, 1859; m. Ella Webb,
MARION K.. b. May 24, 1863; m. 1898. W. H. Wilcox. Res. iigS-
59th St., Chicago, 111.
CHARLES T., b. Aug. 2, 1866; d. April 27, 1870,
FRANKLIN W., b. Feb. 8, 1868; d. July 26, 1898.
JULIUS S. FIELD (Augustus, Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Augustus, b.
in Lansing, N. Y., May 26, 1820. He removed to , where he now resides. He
m. Feb. 25, 1846, Elizabeth S. Smith, b. Nov. 19, 1823.
5171- i- FRANCES C, b. Dec. 17, 1846; m. July 11, t866, Augustus Ter-
pening.
ELSIE P., b. Nov. 9, 1848.
OSCAR L., b. April 22, 1851.
MARY E., b. April 7, 1854.
3660. SAMUEL J. FIELD (Augustus. Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William), son of Augustus, b. in Lans-^
ing, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1831. He removed to , where he now resides. He m. ;
six children.
3669. ELIJAH S. FIELD (Selden, Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer. Zechar-
iah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William. William), son of Selden and Lydia.
5166.
11.
5167.
iii.
5168.
iv.
5169.
v.
5170.
VI.
3657.
Tl
5172.
11.
5173-
Ill
5174.
IV,
872 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Ketchum, b. in Lansing, N. Y., May 17, 1327; d. March 9, 1376. He m. Sept. i,
1847, Rhoda A. Hillard.
NOAH S., b .
i. BYRON E., b.
5173.
5176-
5177. iii. ORANGE, b .
517S. iv. BINE J., b. .
3672. JEDEDIAH J. FIELD ^Selden, Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John. Richard, Wiliam, William;, son of Selden and
Lydia Ketchum. b. in Lansing, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1833; m. July 3, 1856, Amanda
Russell.
5179. i. LEROY, b. .
518a ii. WILLIAM, b. .
5181. iii. JAMES, b.
51=3-
1.
5184.
ii.
5185.
111.
5186.
iv.
5187.
V.
5188.
vi.
5189.
vii.
5190.
vm
5191-
IX.
5192.
X.
3685.
AN
5182. iv. SELDEN, b.
3676. JOSEPH E. FIELD (David L , Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, Vrilliam), son of David L. and
Mary (Knettles), b. in Lansing, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1S26. He m. Jan. 7, 1846 Cathalinda,
Terpening.
DAVID T., b. Feb. 7, 1847.
EDWARD, b. May 29, 1850.
IDA, b. Aug. 2, 1852; m. Sept. 10, 1873, Elmer Hubbell.
EMMA, b. April 21, 1854; m. Feb. 28. 1S72, Charles Coleman.
CHARLES, b. April 4, 1856.
FRANKLIN, b. March 13, 1858.
HELEN, b. April 19, i860.
HARLOW, b. Jan. 19, 1863.
CAROLINE, b. June 6, 1865.
ANNA, b, June 26, i863.
ANSON FIELD (Jedediah, Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechar-
iah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Jedediah and
Bethana (Brown), b. in Lansing, N. Y., Feb. 29, i323. He removed to Barton.
N. Y. ; in i860, to Black Hawk, Col., where he resided until he moved to TuUa-
homa, Tenn. He m. June 6, 1849, Alvina Brown, of Lansing, b. Feb. 20, 1826.
5193. i. STELLA ISADORE, b. June 7, 1850; m. Oct. i, 1872, Loren C.
Hume, of Tabor, Iowa. He was b. July 24, 1850. Is a farmer.
Ch. : I. Claude C. Hume, b. Sept. 27. 1873. 2. H. Clayton
Hume, b. May 27, 1875. 3. Bruce G. Hume, b. May 31, 1877.
4. Ethalena Hume, b. April 14, 1879. 5. Bernard F. Hume, b.
Sept. 15, 1888. 6. Alice L. Hume, b. Aug. 25. 1893. 7. Wayne
Hume, b. July 22, 1897; d. July 29. 1897.
5194. ii. WILMOT G.. b. July 9, 1864. Res. Tullahoma, Tenn.
3686, CHAUNCEY BROOKS FIELD (Jedediah. Ichabod, David, David.
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Jedediah and Bethana (Brown), b. in Lansing, N. Y., April 23, 1830. He removed.
in 1854, to Grand Rapids, Mich; in 1855, to Sparta, Mich., where he now resides.
He enlisted Sept. 23, 1862, at Grand Rapids, in Company — , 6th Regiment Mich-
igan Cavalry; served three years and three months, and was honorably discharged.
The first battle he was in was at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863. The regiment was
under the command of Generals Custer and Kilpatrick through the war. The
regimental flag says it was in sixty engagements and skirmishes, most of which he
was in, and was not captured or wounded. He m. Sept. 28, 1854, Mary J., dau. of
FIELD GENEALOGY. 87-3
5195-
1.
5196.
n.
5197-
iii.
5198.
IV.
5199-
V.
3687.
BE
Carl, of Barton, N. Y.. b. April 13, 1830; d. at Alpine, Mich., Aug. 19. 1868;
m., 2d, Oct. 20, 1369, Anna M. Lathrop, ot Onondaga, N. Y., b. Nov. 22, 1837.
ALBERT AUGUSTINE, b. Feb. 18, 1856; m. May 26, 1SS7.
WILLIAM WARREN, b. Oct. 3, 1858; m. in i334. Res. Sparta,
Mich.
ELMER ELLSWORTH, b. Aug. 2, 1871; m. Ettie Holben.
EDITH SEVILLA, b. Aug. 2, 1S71; m. Parks. Res. Bal-
lards, Mich.
GRACE, b. March 21, 1S7S. Res. Sparta, Mich.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FIELD (Jedediah, Ichabod, David, 'David,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Jedediah and
Bethana (Brown), b. in Lansing, N. Y., July 26, 1S61. He removed to Pennsylvania,
and to Groton, N. Y.. and finally to Elmira, N. Y., where he now resides. He m.
March 4, 1S56, Caroline Underwood, of Groton, b. May 14, 1334.
5200. i. EMMA GERTRUDE, b. Oct. 30, 185S.
5201. ii. MINNIE ANNETTE, b. Aug. 31, i860.
5202. iii. GRACE BETHANA, b. Jan. 5, 1865 ; d. Sept. 2. 1S65.
3633. JOHN WYKOFF FIELD (Jedediah. Ichabod, David, David, Eben-
ezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Jedediah
and Bethana (Brown), b. in Lansing, N. Y., June 13, 1833. He removed, in 1856,
to Alpme and to Traverse City, Mich., where he now resides. He m. March 11,
1855, Wealthy A. Nippress, of Madison. O. , b. April 15, 1837.
REDERIC THEODORE, b. Nov. 15, 1857.
CAROLINE IDA. b. Nov. 19, 1S59.
ALICE BETHANA, b. March 22, 1869.
EUNICE OLIVE, b. March 25, 1873.
JESSE BROWN FIELD (Jedediah. Ichabod, David. David. Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Jedediah and
Bethana (Brown), b. in Lansing. N. Y., April 26, 1836. He removed to Alpine,
Mich., and later to Ballards, where he now resides, a farmer. He m. Nov. 12.
1863, Almira Fisk, b. Oct. 2, 1844; d. Sept. 13, 1S72; m., 2d, Sept. i, 1573, Eliza A.
Hubbell, of Barton, N. Y., b. Oct. 23, 1S36.
5207. i. ELSIE MAY. b. May 12, 1S67; unm. Res. Grand Rapids, Mich.
• 5208. ii. ERNEST WORTHY, b. Nov. 14, 1869; m. Edith Mae Culver.
3690. DAVID LYMAN FIELD (Jedediah, Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Jedediah
and Bethana (Brown), b. in Barton, Tioga count}-, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1838. He
removed to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he now resides at 423 North Front St. He
is a traveling salesman. He m. Nettie Creager, b. Oct. 9, 1837.
5209. 1. WILLIS ELDRED, b. June 18, 1864; m. Sept. 9, 1890, .
Res. Grand Rapids, Mich.
5210. ii. HENRY MARLOW, b. Sept. 24, 1869; m. Nov. 29, 1891,
. Res. Sparta, Mich.
5211. iii. BERTHA L., b. Jan. 8, 1875; unm. Res. at home.
3693. CHARLES S. FIELD (Ichabod G., Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer.
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William. William), son of Ichabod G.
and Wealthy (Saxton), b. in Lansing, N. Y.. May 24, 1833. He removed to Clark
county, Indiana, where he now resides. He m. Nov. 22, 1S60, Elizabeth, dau. of
Compton, of Oakland, Mich., b. Oct. 26, 1839.
5212. i. MARY W., b. May i, 1862.
5213. ii. SHELBY CHARLES, b. July i. 1863.
56
5203.
1.
5204.
11.
5205.
111.
5206.
IV.
36S9.
JE
874 FIELD GENEALOGY.
3699. BENJAMIN F. FIELD (Noah, Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Noah and
Eleanor (Stebbins), b. in Lansing, N. Y., July 29, 1834. He removed to North Bar-
ton, N. Y., where he resided. He m. April 18, 1858, Priscilla, dau. of Get-
man, of Van EUenville, N. Y. ; m., 2d, in 1868, Almeda E., dau. of Burgess,
wid. of Taylor. He d. in 1894.
5214. i. FRANKLIN, b. Jan. i, 1859; d. July i, 1863.
5215. ii. HORACE, b. Feb. 17, i860.
3700. HORACE WEBSTER FIELD (Noah, Ichabod. David. David. Eben-
ezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Noah
and Eleanor (Stebbins), b. in Lansing, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1835. He removed to North
Barton, N. Y., where he d. Dec. 18, 1867. He m. April 17, 1867, Aggie Cushman, of
Toronto, U. C. No issue.
3704. ELI FIELD (Noah, Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Noah and Eleanor (Steb-
bins), b. in North Barton, N. Y., March 15, 1844, where he resided until he moved
to Chicago, 111. Res. 954 North Washtena Av. He m. about 1875, Eva A. Shaw,
of Lyons, N. Y. ; m., 2d, Emma Larson.
5216. i. MARY, b. 1876. Res. Lj'ons, N. Y.
5217. ii. FRANK, b. Oct. 13, 1878; unm. Res. with his uncle, W. H., in
Chicago.
5218. iii. GRACE, b. 1893.
5219. iv. IRENE, b. 1895.
3705. HENRY ELISHA FIELD (Noah, Ichabod. David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Noah and
Eleanor (Stebbins), b. in North Barton, N. Y., March 31, 1837. He removed to
Spencer, N. Y., where he resided until he moved to 211 East State St., Ithaca,
N. Y. He m. Dec. 16, 1867, Louisa Fanny Bunnell, of Ludlowville, N. Y., b.
Jan. 24, 1842. He is a farmer.
5220. i. CORA BELLE, b. Dec. 18, 1868; d. March 28, 1890.
5221. ii. SUSIE MAGGIE, b. Dec. 3. 1870; m. Sept. 12, 1892. Willis Ben-
jamin. She d. Feb. 12, 1893.
5223. iii. HORACE LUTHER, b. June 12, 1879.
3706. BYRON FIELD (Noah, Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Noah and Eleanor (Steb-
bins), b. in North Barton, N. Y., June 2, 1849. He removed to Chicago, 111., where
his office is at 182 State St. He m. Dec. 22, 1870, Alzina Sales; d. Dec. 16,
1872, s. p.
3707. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS FIELD (Noah, Ichabod, David, David, Eben-
ezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Noah
and Eleanor (Stebbins), b. in North Barton, N. Y., June 8, 1853. He removed to
Chicago, 111., where his office is at 182 State St. He m. Jan. 11, 1881, Mary
Ardela Shaw, b. Feb. 23, 1855. They reside at 677 Walnut St., Chicago, 111.
5224. i. LE GRAND JACOB, b. Dec. 19, 1881.
5225. ii. MINNIE MYRTLE, b. Feb. 16, 1883.
3714. JAMES HENRY FIELD (Truman, Jedediah, David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Truman and
Charlotte (Elmore), b. in Peru, Clinton county. N. Y., June 10, 1833. He removed,
in i860, to River Falls, Pierce county, Wis., where he now resides, a farmer. He
FIELD GENEALOGY. 875
m. Feb. 22, 1873, Clarissa Maria, dau. of Loren and Sarah (Childs) Reynolds, b. in
Madrid, St. Lawrence county, N. Y., May 11, 1847.
5226. i. NELLIE MAY, b. Dec. 18, 1875; m. July 7, 1897, August Boles.
Res. River Falls.
5227. ii. FRED L., b. March 28 1877; unm. Res. River Falls.
3719. FRANKLIN C. FIELD (Truman, Jedediah. David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Prescott, Wis.,
Sept. 26, 1857; m. in Wadena, Minn., Oct. 21, 1891, Nellie M. Stowe, b. Feb. 14,
1864. He was educated in the common schools of Prescott, Wis., and then entered
mercantile business as clerk until 1879, when he was elected county auditor of
Wadena county, Minnesota, which office he has held continually since that date.
He has also been engaged in the real estate and loan business in addition to his
duties as county auditor. In politics is a Republican. Res. Wadena, Minn.
5228. i. RUTH G.. b. March 11, 1897.
3722. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD (David D., David D., Timothy, David,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. New
York City, N. Y., Nov. 28, 1830; m. Jan. 29, 1861, Laura Belden. He was educated
at the New York City public schools; fitted for college, and_was graduated at Will-
iams College in the class of 1850. Following his graduation he traveled on the con-
tinent for nearly two years. Returning to New York, he studied law and was
admitted to the bar in 1854, and became a partner with his father in his extensive
law business. He was a well read lawyer, and his counsel was much sought by a
generous public. But his bodily strength was not equal to his mental acquirements
and needs. He died in Stockbridge, Mass., where he came to seek repose and
recuperate his system, from heart disease, Aug. 10, 1880, and was interred in the
family cemetery there. Res. New York, N. Y. He married Kate Wallace, who
died in New York City July 4, 1882, leaving
5229. i. HARROLD LEWELLYN, b. Dec. 25, 1859; unm. He was grad-
uated at Annapolis Naval Academy in 1881, and later in 1884 at
Columbia College. He was admitted to the bar of New York
State in 1884. Is now connected with the Chicago Inter Ocean.
5229^^. ii. KATE WALLACE, b. Apr. 6, 1861; m. Colgate Gilbert. Res.
Rye, N. Y.
3725. HEMAN LAFLIN FIELD (Mathew D., David D,, Timothy, David,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Mathew D. and Clarissa (Laflin). b. in Lee, Mass., Sept. 11, 1837. He came with his
father, in 1854. to Southwick, Mass. Later he removed to Northampton, Mass., where
he resided m the employ of the New Haven & Northampton Canal Railroad. He is
now employed by the Southern Pacific Railroad. He m. in 1868, Martha, dau. of
Theron and Mabel (Doane) Forwaut, of Southwick, b. in 1842; d. 1896. Res. Reno,
Nevada.
5230. i. THERON ROCKWELL, b. .
5231. ii. CLARA MABEL, b. .
3728. COMMANDER WELLS LAFLIN FIELD (Mathew D., David D.,
Timothy, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William,
William), b. Stockbridge, Mass., Jan. 31, 1846; m. Bennington, Vt. Nov. 8, 1894,
Ruth Downing Clark. Commander Wells L. Field has served in all parts of the
world, having commanded the Mosquito Fleet for the protection of New York harbor
and the adjacent coast during the war, then took the Justin out to the Pacific, and
876 FIELD GENEALOGY.
is now inspector of light houses at Portland, Oregon. Res. Portland, Oregon,
Light House Inspector.
5232. i. SALLY BLACKWELL, b. October, iSgy.
3731. DR. MATHEW DICKINSON FIELD (Mathew D., David D., Tim-
othy, David, Ebenezer. Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, Wil-
liam), b. July 19, 1853; m. Pittsfield, Mass., Oct. 6, 1886, Lucy Atwater, b. Yonkers,
N. Y., Oct. 26, 1857. Dr. Matthew Dickinson Field was born in Nashville, Tenn.,
and died in New York. Within the compass of the forty-one years, seven months
and seventeen days of his life, the following events personal to him occurred, viz. :
He received his preparatory education at Monson Academy, Mass. ; was graduated
from Williams College, in the same state, class of 1875; was graduated in medicine
from Bellevue Medical College, class of 1879; on Oct. i, 187S. was appointed to the
resident medical staff of Bellevme Hospital, and on April i, 1880, completed his
term of service; in 1881, was appointed visiting physician to Charity Hospital, and
served three years; in 18S2, was appointed sanitary inspector of the health depart-
ment, and served two years in the corps of inspectors of typhus fever cases; in
1882, was appointed examiner in lunacy to the Department of Public Charities and
Corrections, which place he held at the date of his death; on Oct. i, 18S3, was
appointed surgeon to the Manhattan Railway Company, which office he continued
to occupy. His wife and the two youngest children survi%'e him. The death of the
elder children, a son and two daughters, had a visibly depressing effect on him.
One of these daughters lived to the age of five years, and was a child of great
beauty and promise. He recovered somewhat his usual cheerfulness on a trip to
Europe, but his heart affection soon after began to impair his general physical con-
dition. During the last year he visited Spain, and returned with his brother, who
was commander of the school ship. He greatly enjoyed this voyage, and his
health was temporarily improved; but the impairment of the heart, which had so
long existed without seriously embarrassing him, began to increase with fatal
rapidity, and at the end of four months terminated his life. He suffered chiefly in
his latter days from dropsical effusions, which finally created much dyspnoea, but
he bore his disabilities with great fortitude and cheerfulness. On Monday, March
II, a quiet service, largely attended by the medical profession, was held at his res-
idence, and on the following day he was laid beside his three children in the cem-
etery at Stockbridge, Mass.
Dr. Field inherited good New England blood, being an immediate descendant
of the famous family of Fields, of Stockbridge, Mass. His father was a brother of
David Dudley, Stephen J., Cyrus W., and Henry M. Field, — men who have been
greatly distinguished for half a century. His father was a civil engineer, and took
an active and responsible part in the preparation and laying of the first Atlantic
cable. It has been alleged, on good authority, that at one time the effort to lay
the cable would have been abandoned altogether had not Dr. Field's father pledged
its success. To appreciate Dr. Field's mental force, it is necessary to mention the
physical disabilities which tended to diminish his energies and embarrass him in
the performance of professional and social duties. In early life he suffered from
hip disease, which required excision of the head of the femur. This resulted
in diminished growth of the limb, and the necessity of permanently using a crutch.
He was also the victim of severe valvular disease of the heart, which appeared
before he reached manhood and finally proved fatal to his life. In spite of these
crippling disabilities, Dr. Field performed the regular duties on the staff of the hos-
pital ; as a sanitary officer of the board of health, he inspected the largest tenement
houses with commendable thoroughness and punctuality, and in every other sphere
FIELD GENEALOGY. 877
of duty his indomitable will achieved success. The special studies to which Dr.
Field was attracted were of a medico-legal character. As the examiner in lunacy
for the Department of Charities and Corrections, and as surgeon to a great railroad
corporation, he was frequently in the courts as a witness in a variety of cases of
litigation. It is as a writer on questions relating to insanity that he will hereafter be
known to the profession, and, although his contributions to this branch of medicine
were not numerous, all of his papers give unmistakable evidence of careful observa-
tion and judicious discrimination of facts. The more important of these papers are,
— "Is Belief in Spiritualism Ever Evidence of Insanity Per Se?" "Othaematome;"
"The Influence of the Attending Physician in Litigation Cases."
Dr. Field had a genial, happy temperament, which made him a favorite in social
circles. Although his duties were often very arduous, he was never disconcerted by
their pressure nor dismayed by the labor which they exacted. With uniform cheer-
fulness he undertook the accomplished work from which other, far more capable
physically, would shrink with self-distrust. He was a very active member of med-
ical societies, as appears from the following, viz, : He was a member of the Amer-
ican Academy of Medicine, the Society of Medical Jurisprudence, the Alumni Soci-
ety of Bellevue Hospital Medical College, the Medico-Legal Society, the Neurol-
ogical Society, and the New York County Medical Society. Dr. Field was an ardent
lover of flowers and of natural scenery. His enthusiasm for the country, and
especially for the hills and woods which he had known as a boy, drew him, in his
vacations, to his early home, for which he always cherished a filial pride and tender
attachment. In the beautiful scenery of the Berkshire hills he found that solace in
his infirmities and afltiictions, and that uplifting and inspiring influence, which only a
true lover of nature can fully enjoy and appreciate. Among my last recollections
of an interview with him was his glowing description of the scenery of the Azores,
and especially of the profusion and magnificence of the flowers which everywhere
greeted the traveller. It is consoling to reflect that though Dr. Field died on the
very threshold of mature manhood, his life was lengthened far beyond the expecta-
tion of his friends and advisers; that in spite of the most disabling physical infirmi-
ties and diseases, he maintained a personal activity in the performance of profes-
sional duties unexcelled by any of his classmates and contemporaries; that he won
an honorable fame in the specialty to which he devoted his attention ; and, finally,
that he rests peacefully beside the children whose lives and deaths were the sources
of his greatest joys and sorrows, and amid that glorious scenery where in life he
found consolation and inspiration.
"The hills,
Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun,— the vales
Stretching in pensive quietness between;
The venerable woods, — rivers that move
In majesty, and the complaining brooks
That make the meadows green; . . .
Are but the solemn decorations all
Of the great tomD of man."
He d. March 8, 1895. Res, Stockbridge, Mass.
5233. i. ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, b. Sept. 21, 1891. Res. Stock-
bridge.
RACHEL LYMAN, b. Sept. 19, 1894. Res. Stockbridge.
KATHERINE ELDRIDGE, b. July 11, 1886; d. Feb. 11, 1892.
HENRY MARTYN, b. March 5, 1888; d. July 15, 1888.
FRANCES DWIGHT, b. June 17, 1889; d. Aug. 13, 1889.
5234.
11.
5235-
iii,
5236.
iv.
5237.
v.
878 FIELD GENEALOGY.
3733- JONATHAN EDWARD FIELD (Jonathan E., David D., Timothy,
David, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b.
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 15, 1838; m. Oct. 31, 1859, Henrietta M. Goodrich, of
Stockbridge, b. there Feb. 4, 1840, dau. of Samuel and Mary. Res. Stockbridge,
Mass.
5233. i. SARAH ADELE, b. Feb. 22, 1862; m. Feb. 22, 1881, Prof. Samuel
Benedict Christy, of the University of California.
5239. ii. MARY STUART, b. May 2, 1873; unm. ; res. Stockbridge, Mass.
3735. STEPHEN DUDLEY FIELD (Jonathan E,, David D., Timothy,
David, Ebenezer, Zechariab, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William),
b. Stockbridge, Mass., Jan. 31, 1846; m. in San Francisco, Cal.. Sept. 30, 1871.
Celestine Butters, dau. of Henry A. and Sarah L. (Finney), b. Oct. 22, 1852. He
went to Califofnia when sixteen years of age ; began the study of electricity, and
met with success. He remained there for seventeen years, and became connect6d
with an electrical construction company, and invented a new system of district tele-
graphs. This was introduced with great success in the city of San Francisco. He
was first to apply dynamo-electric machines to the generator of electricity for the
working of telegraph lines. Removing to the East in 1879, he introduced the same
into the building of the Western Union, the largest telegraph company in the
world, thereby displacing sixty tons of batteries. He is the inventor of numerous
devices for the application of electricity. His place of business is at 134 Sutton
street. New York city, but he resided at Yonkers, overlooking the Hudson river,
until he went abroad. Res. Yonkers, N. Y., and No. 2 Boulevard James-Fazy,
Geneva, Switzerland.
5240. i. BURNET ASHBURNER. b. July 6, 1873; d. May 27. 1880.
5241. ii. DAVID DUDLEY, b. April 12, 1875; unm.; res. New York city.
5242. iii. SARAH VIRGINIA, b. Feb. 3, 1879; unm.; res. Geneva, Switzer-
land.
5243. iv. STEPHEN JOHNSON, b. March 19, 1882; d. March 22. 1882.
3742. EDWARD MORSE FIELD (Cyrus W.. David D., Timothy, David,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Cyrus W. and Mary B. (Stone), b. in New York city, July 11, 1855. He. m June 4,
1877, by ex-President Woolsey, Clara Louisa Lindsey, dau. of Rev. Daniel Lindsey,
of Natal, South Africa, b. . He was at one time in business in New York city,
engaged in banking, but was not successful. She res. Dodd's Ferry, N. Y.
5244. i. CYRUS WEST. b. April 27. 1878.
5245. ii. EDWARD MORSE, b. Jan. 31. 1880.
5246. iii. DAVID DUDLEY, b. July 9, 1881.
5247. iv. WOOLSEY HOPKINS, b. Aug. 23, 1882.
3743. CYRUS WILLIAM FIELD (Cyrus W., David D., Timothy. David,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Cyrus W. and Mary B. (Stone), b. in New York, March 15, 1857; m. June 14, 1879,
Susan Moore Andrews. He d. in 1896; was a United States consul abroad, and
died soon after landing in this country.
5248. i. MARY STONE, b. Feb. 10, 1SS2.
3744. HENRY MARTIN FIELD (Alfred B., Timothy, Timothy, David,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), son of
Alfred B. and Anna F. (Beals), b. in Canandaigua, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1824. He gradu-
ated at Williams College in 1854; studied law in Canandaigua, where he now re-
FIELD GENEALOGY. 879
sides, one of the firm of Metcalf & Field. He m. Oct. 6, 1859, Fanny A., dau. of
Rev. Charles Warren, of New York, b. July 25. 1834.
5249. i. LOUISE HURLBUT, b. Oct. 8. 1S60; unm. ; res. Canandaigua.
5250. ii. ANNIE BEALS, b. Feb. i, 1864; d. Dec. 6, i366.
5251. iii. FRANCIS WARREN, b. Oct. 15, 1865; d. June 9, 1868.
5252. iv. CHARLES WARREN, b. Oct. 15, 1865; d. Oct. 20, 1865.
3750. ALFRED BISHOP FIELD (Alfred B., Timothy, Timothy, David,
Ehenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Alfred B. and Ann F. (Beals), b. in Canandaigua, N. Y., Jan. 23. 1839. He removed
in 1872 to San Francisco, Cal.. where he now resides engaged in commission and
produce business. At first the firm was Richardson & Field, now it is the Field
Mercantile Co. , exporters and importers ; members of the San Francisco Produce
Exchange, and handlers of California products. Address, 2733 Clay St. He m.
Dec. 24, 1872, Frances Ellen, dau. of Hon. Elbridge G. and Jane Frances (McBride)
Laphara, of Canandaigua, b. Jan. 31, 1850.
5253. i. ALFRED GERRY, b. Oct. i, 1873; unm.; res. San Francisco.
5254. ii. FRANCES ANN, b. Nov. 13, 1875; unm.; res. San Francisco.
5255. iii. CHARLOTTE LOUISE, b. Dec. i, 1879; unm.: res. San Fran-
cisco.
3754. FRANKLIN FIELD (Lorenzo, Timothy, Timothy, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Lorenzo and
Phebe A. Atchinson, b. in Westminster, Vt., Aug. 2, 1849. He removed to Somer-
ville, Mass., where he resided. He m. Nov. 23, 1874, Dora Maria, dau. of Colum-
bia and Jerusha (Jenison) Graves, of Tittsford, Vt.. b. Nov. 30, 1852. He is a brick
manufacturer. For twelve years he was an attendant at the McLean Asylum, in
Somerville, Mass. Res. West Chicago, 111.
5255. i. LEONA MAY, b. May 23, 1876; m. June 11, 1895, John McFar-
land; res. West Chicago, 111.
3758. JAMES AIKEN FIELD (Lorenzo, Timothy. Timothy, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Lorenzo and
Martha (Townshend), b. in Putney, Vt., May 27, 1857. He removed in to
Lowell. Mass., where he resided. He m. July 4, 1879, Alice Maria Sanborn, of
Chester, Vt., b. October, i860. Res. Barre, Vt.
3760. ALFRED LORENZO FIELD (Lorenzo, Timothy, Timothy, David,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Put-
ney, Vt., Aug. 3, 1867; m. North Springfield, Vt., Oct. 8, 1895, Jennie M. Stanley,
b. Sept. 23, 187a. He was born in Putney, Vt, at the public schools of which town
he received an excellent education, supplementing it with a term at the seminary
at West Brattleboro, Vt. At the age of eighteen he entered as clerk in a hardware
store, and after working for several firms at various places, he saw a good opportu-
nity to go in business for himself. So he bought Mr. Eaton's interest of Eaton &
Norwood, hardware business. The firm has been ever since Norwood & Field.
They have made a success thus far. Mr. Field is a self-made man. and enjoys the
respect and confidence of his townspeople. His father, who was Lorenzo Field, was
born in West Westminster, Vt., Aug. 19, 1815. He learned the harness maker trade
and followed it until 1855 ; then he purchased a farm in Putney, Vt., where he lived
and followed the farming business the rest of his life, which was about foity-three
years. He died March 10, 1898. He was very much respected in the town. He
hardly ever missed attending church on Sundays. He never varied from doing
as he agreed. His word was as good as his bond. He was married three times.
880 FIELD GENEALOGY.
His first wife was Phcebe Atchison; second. Martha Townsend; third, Elvira
Haven, who is alive and lives in Dummerston, Vt.
Alfred res. s. p. Bellows Falls, Vt.
3762. TIMOTHY H. FIELD (William. Timothy, Timothy, David. Ebenezer.
Zechariah. Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of William and
Merriam (Rogers), b. in Westminster, Vt., March 29, 1S45, where he now resides.
He m. July 8, 1875, Martha A. Dalton.
3767. FRANK A. FIELD (Reuben A., Reuben, Reuben, Ebenezer, Ebenezer,.
Zechariah, Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Erie, Pa.. July 12,
1866; m. Cleveland, Ohio, June 3. 1S91, Anna A. Matson, b. Jan. i, 1866. He is in.
the employ of the Mechanical Rubber Co., successors to the Cleveland Rubber Co.
Res. Cleveland, Ohio, 190 Beechwood street.
5256. i. HOMER M., b. April 27, 1S92.
5257. ii. LEONARD C, b. Feb. 17, 1894.
3771. REUBEN LARABEE FIELD (Chester. Luther. Reuben, Pedijah,
John, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Ches-
ter and Eliza (Perkins), b. in Thornapple, Mich., Nov. 27, 1841. He came back
with his father in 1845 to Gates, Monroe county, N. Y., where he resided. He m.
Feb. 15, 1870, Frances Emily, dau. of Dr. Edwin G. and Aristeen (Pixley) Munn. b.
Jan. 21, 1844; d Feb. 17. 1871; m., 2d, Sept. 21, 1880, Ella F. Armstrong, b. Sept.
18, 1852; res. Lincoln Park, Monroe county, N. Y.
FANNY MUNN, b. Jan. 25, 1870.
MARY P.. b. Nov. 18. 1884.
CHRISTINE, b. May 6, 1887.
CHESTER, b. March 9, 1891.
N G. FIELD (Solomon M., Levi, Bennett, Pedijah, John, Zecha-
riah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Derby, Vt., January,
1855; m. September, 1878, Sarah Porter Whitney, b. Aug. 27, 1856, dau. of Marcus
J. C. and Betsey W. (Hall). He d. February, 1891. Res. Newport, Vt.
5262. i. MAUD S., b. Nov. i, 1883; res. Newport, Vt.
3778. NEWTON H. FIELD (James M,, Levi, Bennett, Pedijah, John, Zecha-
riah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Athens, Vt., Aug. 12,
1851; m. Wells River, June 22, 1887, Martha Ellen Bailey, b. Oct. 7, 1848. He is a
furniture dealer. Res. Wells River, Vt.
5263. i. ISABEL CLARA, b. June 20, 1892.
3787. OSMOND LINDSEY FIELD (Bennett B., Levi, Bennett. Pedijah,
John, Zechariah. Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. West
Derby, Vt., May 8, 1851; m. Lowell, Mass., Nov. 18, 1874, Maria Frances Carter, b.
Nov. 10, 1850, dau. of Wm. H. and Caroline M. He is a druggist. Res. Lowell,
Mass., 350 Merrimack street.
ALLICE LINDSAY, b. Nov. 5, 1875.
WILLIAM BENNETT, b. Jan. 13, 1877.
JEROME CARTER, b. Sept. i, 1880.
OSMOND FRANCES, b. Oct. 3, 1886.
RUFUS CHESTER, b. April 5, 1890.
LULA MARIA, b. March 28, 1892.
ALBERT LA ROY FIELD (Bennett B.. Levi, Bennett, Pedijah, John,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Derby, Vt., April
6, 1855; m. Lowell, Mass., June 7, 1882. Julia Eloise Abbott, b. Oct. 3, i860, dau. of
Albert H. and Helen E.
5258.
1.
5259-
11.
5260.
Ill,
5261.
iv.
3775-
L]
5264.
1.
5265.
ii.
5266.
iii.
5267.
iv.
5268.
V.
5269.
vi.
3788.
AI
FIELD GENEALOGY. 881
Albert La Roy Field was born in Derby, Vt. He attended the public schools of
Derby and St. Johnsbury Academy until the age of nineteen years. After leavinj^f
school he assisted his father in the contracting business for two years, and in 1872
went to Lowell, Mass.. and learned the drug business with his brotlier O. L. Field,
with whom he remained until 1879. In September of that year he bought out Dr.
Winslow's drug store at Davis Square, where he remained eleven years. In 1890,
failing health demanding a change, he sold out his business to A. F, Story & Co.
The next spring he opened a drug store at Onset Bay, a summer resort, and in 1893
sold out to E. G. Parsons, returning to Lowell and erecting a drug store and labor-
atory where his residence formerly stood, 1059 Gorham street. A Republican in
politics, Mr. Field has always been devoted to the principles of his party. He at-
tends the Baptist church, and is a member of the Pilgrim Fathers, Lowell Pharma-
ceutical Association, and the Order of United Friends. At Lowell, Mass., he was
united in marriage to Julia Eloise Abbott. One child, Lila Abbott, born Nov. 19,
1886, is the result of this union. As a business man he has conducted an ever in-
creasing business, and has won the confidence of his associates by upright dealing
and fair and honorable business methods. — Copied from the Illustrated History of
Lowell.
Res. Lowell, Mass., 1057 Gorham street.
5270. i. LILA ABBOTT, b. Nov. 19, 1886.
3790. WARREN SILVER FIELD (John C, John, John, Pedijah, John, Zech-
ariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield, Mass.,
Dec. 7, 1834; m. Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 27, 1859, Harriet A. Hodge, b. Sept. 11, 1840,
in Boston, dau. of Robert and Sophia. He is a provision dealer. Res. Chelsea,
Mass., 163 Congress avenue.
5271. i. JOHN HARRIS, b. May 7, i860; res. at home.
5272. ii. HARRIET ELIZA, b. Sept. 8, 1862; d. March 2, 1864.
5273. iii. CHARLES WARREN, b. April 3, 1866; d. March 29, 1871.
3792. CHARLES SQUIERS FIELD (John C, John, John, Pedijah, John,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Athol, Mass.,
April 16, 1838; m. Sept. 24, 1868, Helen A. Pettibone, of Hartford, Conn., b. 1840;
d. Oct. 18, 1870. He came to Chicago in 1863, and for twenty years has been in the
employ of Marshall Field & Co., retail. He was formerly with A. G. Downs & Co.
and Charles Gossage & Co. Res., s. p., Pullman Building, Chicago, 111,
3793. HARRIS CHANDLER FIELD (John C, John. John, Pedijah, John,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), b. Montague, Mass.,.
Sept. 16, 1839; "^- Boston, March 23, 1871, Sophia A. Smith, b. June 15, 1850, dau.
of David and Jane. He is a commercial traveler. Res. Chelsea, Mass.
5274. i. ANNA EASTMAN, b. Dec. 8, 1874.
5275. ii. HARRIS CHANDLER, JR., b. April 20, 1878.
5276. iii. CARRIE LUELLA, b. June 7, 1886.
3796. JOHN F. FIELD (Frederick H., John, John, Pedijah, John, Zechariah^
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Frederick H. and Char-
lotte (Doolittle). b. in Winchester, N. H., April 3, 1846, where he now resides. He
m. Sept. 20, 1869, Harriet L., dau. of S. O. and Harriet (Putnam) Bancroft.
5277. i. WELLS F., b. Dec. 15, 1870.
5278. ii. FORREST S., b. Feb. 23. 1874.
3798. GEORGE W. FIELD (Frederick H., John, John, Pedijah, John, Zecha-
riah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Frederick H. and
882 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Charlotte (Doolittle). b. in Winchester, N. H., May 29, 1849; m. June 14, 1873, Ellen
Delvey.
3799. CHARLES B. FIELD (Frederick H., John, John, Pedijah, John. Zech-
ariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Frederick H. and
Charlotte (Doolittle), b. in Winchester, N. H., March 2, 1854, where he now resides.
He m. Nov. g, 1S78, Mary A. McHugh, of Winchester, N. H.
5279. i. A SON, b. Aug. 8, 1881.
3814. JOHN WESLEY FIELD (Ira S., Elihu, John, Pedijah, John, Zecha-
riah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Jamaica, Vt., Nov. 20,
1847; m. Rochester, Minn., Oct. 13, 1874, Virginia Castleman Stansbury, b. March
II, 1852. He is a rancher. Res. San Jose, Cal., P. O. Box 1160.
5280. i. CORA BLANCHE, b. Marshfield, Minn., April 2, 1877.
5281. ii. LORA VIRGINIA, b. Marshfield, Minn., Sept. 20, 1878.
5282. iii. BERTHA HARRIET, b. Marshfield, Minn., April 11, 1882.
5283. iv. FRED ERSKINE, b. Tyler, Minn., April 29. 1889.
3826. DR. EDGAR L. FIELD (Franklin. Elihu, John, Pedijah, John, Zecha-
riah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Tonawanda, N. Y.,
May 22, 1841 ; m. in Mitchelville, Iowa, in 1875, Mary E. Russell, b. April 29, 1841.
Dr Edgar L. Field was born in Tonawanda, N. Y. ; removed with his parents to
St. Louis, Mo., where he was educated in Washington University; studied law for
two years under Judge Barton; gave up the law for medicine under Ephraim
McDowell, until the war closed the college ; served in the war in the quartermas-
ter's department connected with military railroads; after the close of the war re-
moved to Iowa, where he commenced the practice of medicine, in which he is now
engaged. Res. Chariton, Iowa.
5284. i. EDGAR B., b. April 11, 1865; m. Ruth Allenbaugh.
5285. ii. PEARL, b. in 1876; res. Chariton, Iowa.
5286. iii. LOGAN, b. in 1878; res. Chariton, Iowa.
5287. iv. RALPH, b. in 1881; res. Chariton, Iowa.
3828. CLARENCE C. FIELD (Elihu H., Elihu, John. Pedijah, John, Zecha-
riah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Eagle Ridge, N. Y.,
Dec. I, 1853; m. Litchfield, Minn., Nov. 30. 1889, Mary Gallagher, b. Sept. 10, i860.
He is a farmer. Res. New London, Minn.
5288. i. IRA S., b. July i, 1892.
5289. ii. FRANK J., b, Feb. 5. 1895.
3839. FRED H. FIELD (Davis P., Reuben, Nathan, Pedijah, John, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Winchester, N. H., July 4,
1856; m. Brattleboro, Vt., April 24, 1876, Henrietta S. Breed, b. June 5, 1858. He
is a farmer. Res. Winchester, N. H.
WILLIAM S., b. July i, 1878.
JESSIE S., b. Feb. 2, 1881.
FLORA M., b. Nov. ro, 1882.
LOUETTE S., b. April 20, 1885.
BERTIE H., b. April 2, 1887.
GARDNER F., b. April 2, 1893.
HARRY H., b. Sept. 17, 1897.
ROSE M., b. Sept. 17, 1897. •
3848. EDWARD ISAAC FIELD (Benjamin F., Amos, Amos, Bennett, John.
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Beloit, Wis.,
5290.
5291.
ii.
5292.
111.
5293.
IV.
5294.
V.
5295-
VI.
5296.
Vll.
5297.
vin
KIRK HART FIELD.
See page 883.
BRAYTON A. FIELD.
See page 886.
FRANKLIN FIELD.
See pa,s;e 879.
ALFRED L. FIELD.
See page 879.
See page 883.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 883
pt. 30, 1854; m. Dec. 28, 1882, Ida A. Shattuck, b. July 30. 1861. He spent most
his life in mining and mining engineering, and is at present interested in and
inager of the Nellie Mining Co., operated by the North American Exploration
I. of Telluride, Col. Res. Telluride, Col.
5298. i. IDA S., b. Dec. 18, 1883.
3853. ARTHUR GILBERT FIELD (Frederick, Alfred, Amos. Bennett, John,
chariah, Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), b. East Dorset, Vt. ,
ly 15, 1862; m. San Jose, Cal., Aug. 26, 1891, Sarah S. Richards. Res. San Jose, Cal.
5299. i. WILLIAM RICHARDS, b. July 6, 1892.
5300. ii. FREDERICK CHARLES, b. Aug. 16, 1897.
3865. KIRKE HART FIELD (Norman S.. Spaflford, Amos. Bennett, John,
chariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Albion, N. Y.,
ne 26, 1857; m. Colorado Springs, Col., June 18, 1890. Myra Lee Howard, b. Nov.
, 1862. Kirke Hart Field was born in Albion, N. Y. ; was educated in private
hool, and at the Albion Academy. In 1875 he was graduated from the Highland
ilitary Academy at Worcester, Mass., and in 1880 took the degree of LL.D. at
e University of Michigan. He was admitted to practice in the supreme court of
3w York at Rochester in April, 1880. He is now engaged in the practice of his
ofession at Redlands, Cal., where he went in 1892 on account of pulmonary
3uble. He was married June 18, 1890, to Myra Lee Howard, daughter of Hon.
ark Howard, president of the National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford,
)nn. Res., s. p., Redlands, Cal.
3867. FRANCIS FIELD (Alpheus, Bennett, Bennett, Bennett, John, Zecha-
ih, Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), son of Alpheus and Mary
Lverill), b. in Union Mills, Pa., Nov. 21, 1842, where he now resides. He m. Sept.
, 1875, Lois Clark.
3868. WALLACE W. FIELD (Alpheus, Bennett, Bennett, Bennett, John,
jchariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Alpheus
id Mary (Averill), b. in Union Mills, Pa., Jan. 12, 1844, where he now resides.
e m. July 4, 1868. Jennie Blow.
5301. i. LULU MAY, b. March 17, 1870.
5302. ii. OLIVE, b. Sept. 20, 1871.
5303. iii. GEORGE ADIN, b. Dec. 6, 1872.
3878. CLINTON NELSON FIELD (Andrew E., Alpheus, Bennett, Ben-
jtt, John, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Dec.
;, 1867, Orange, Vt. ; m. Dec. 6, 1893, Katherine Cornell Brush, of Williamstown,
t., b. March 15, 1872. Born Dec. 15, 1867, Washington, Vt. ; removed to Barre
I 1871 ; attended high school at Barre Academy and Goddard Seminary at Barre,
t., graduating from the seminary in 1886; attended and graduated at Troy, N. Y.,
usiness College in December, 1886; entered Granite Savings Bank and Trust Com-
my, Barre, Vt, upon his return from business college, as clerk and book-keeper;
as promoted to position of teller in June, 1887, and made treasurer and manager
L the institution Jan. i, 1889, and continued as such until Jan. i, 1898, when he
as made vice-president and director. He was married to Katherine Cornell
rush, and have one child, Katherine Cornell Field, aged two years. Is at present
igaged in promoting or effecting a consolidation of the celebrated monumental
ranite quarries at Barre, Vt., into one corporation involving two or three millions
I dollars. His oifice is at 35 Nassau street. New York city. Res. Barre, Vt.. and
he Urania, West 129th street. New York, N. Y.
5304. i. KATHERINE CORNELL, b. April 25, 1897.
884 FIELD GENEALOGY.
3881. EDWIN DEWEY FIELD (Cornelius A., Alpheus, Bennett, Bennett,
John, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Montpe-
lier, Vt., June 25. 1858; m. Aug. 4, 1887, Mabel Bronson Smith, of Rockford, 111.,
who was b. May 14, 1864, and d. April 7, 1894, at Evergreen, Ala. Edwin Dewey
Field was born in Montpelier, Vt. ; removed with his parents to Hanover, N. H., in
1862, where he received his education, graduating from Dartmouth College in 1880.
The year following he came west, being first at Ottumwa, Iowa, and Canton, 111.
In 1S82 removed to Rockford, 111., where for several years he was book-keeper in
the Rockford National Bank, and where he afterwards married Mabel Bronson
Smith, of that city, Aug. 4, 1887. In 1885 he located in Duluth, Minn., where he is
at present engaged in real estate, mortgage loans and fire insurance business. He
is a member of the Duluth Board of Trade and of the Chamber of Commerce; was
one of the incorporators, and is treasurer of the Duluth Salvage Corps. Is a Repub-
lican and a member of the Pilgrim Congregational church. Res. Duluth, Minn.
3888. BRUCE FLEWELLING FIELD (Simon C, Seth P., Bennett, Bennett,
John, Zechariah, Zechariah, John. John, Richard, William, William), son of Simon
C. and Rhoda W. (Lord), b. in Bunker Hill, 111., Oct. 18, 1849. where he now resides.
He m. Aug. 28, 1874, Charlotte Ham, dau. of Daniel and Margaret (Davis) Green, of
Boston, b. 1859, d. ; m., 2d, Nov. 28, 1877, Josephine Montague, dau. of Don
Carlos and Lucy A. (Graham) Wilmot of Thetford, Vt., b. 1852. Res. Bunker Hill,
111., and Boston, Mass.
5305. i. LUELLA ISOLA, b. June 16, 1875.
5306. ii. CHARLOTTE BELLE, b. Sept. 30, 1880.
3889. EGBERT LEWIS FIELD (David D., Seth P., Bennett, Bennett, John,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Worcester. Vt.,
Dec. 29, 1861; m. Dec. 28, 1887, Mary McClearn. Res. Somerville, Mass.
5307. i. HAROLD RAYMOND, b. April 21, 1S89; d. Jan. 27, 1896.
5308. ii. ARTHUR WENDELL, b. March 29, 1894.
5309.' iii. MARION, b. Jan. 12, 1897.
3S93. WESLEY OZIAS FIELD (Moses L., Seth P., Bennett, Bennett, John,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Wattfield, Vt.,
Dec. 29, 1864; m. Sept. 5, 1892, East Concord, N. H., Lillie May Spalding, b. April
10, 1870. He is connected with the Bostot. elevated street railway. Res., s. p.,
171 Spring street, Medford, Mass.
3894. WALDO SETH FIELD (Moses L., Seth P., Bennett, Bennett. John,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield, Vt.,
Oct. 14, 1867; m. Sept. 27, 1894, Eulalia Melissa Lyle, b. April 5, 1873. He is a
cabinet maker. Res., s. p., 87 South street. Concord, N. H.
3895. GEORGE EDWIN FIELD (Moses L., Seth P., Bennett, Bennett, Zech-
ariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield, Vt., May
27, 1871; m. Feb. 8, 1893, Hattie Laura Culver. Res, 45 Jackson street, Con-
cord, N. H.
3896. CHARLES MOSES FIELD (Moses L., Seth P., Bennett, Bennett, John,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Northfield, Vt.,
Feb. 13, 1873; m. Concord, N. H., June 27, 1894, Carrie Edith Goodwin, b. Dec.
24, 1871. He is a farmer. Res. Northfield, Vt.
5310. i. MILDRED ALICE, b. July 31, 1895, Northfield, Vt.
531 1, ii. HARRIS GOODWIN, b. Sept. 27, 1897, Northfield, Vt.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 885
3900. EDGAR DENTON FIELD (Hezekiah. Lebbeus, Elijah. Bennett, John,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. East Houndsfield, N. Y.,
April 22, 1847; m. Watertown, N. Y., March 8, 1871, Jennie M. Baker, of Water-
town; she res. Decorah, Iowa. He d. Oct. 23, 1893.
Mr. Edgar D. Field, ex-clerk of the courts for this county, died at his home in
this city, Monday, Oct. 23, 1893, after a brief and very painful illness. Mr. Field
was born in East Houndsfield, Jefferson county, N. Y., April 22, 1847, and was
raised on a farm. His father was Hezekiah Field. When he attained the age of
eighteen years he enlisted as a soldier in the war of the Rebellion in the Tenth
New York Heavy Artillery, and became a member of the Army of the Potomac.
He remained in service until honorably discharged at the close of the
war. A few years later he came west and made a protracted visit in De-
corah. Returning home, he married Miss Jennie M. Baker, and then came
hither to take a permanent residence. To them three sons were born, all of
whom are living. For several years Mr. Field served as efficient member of
the City Board of Education, and in 1891 he was elected clerk of the courts for
Winnesheik county, serving one term with credit to himself. He was also one of
the first members of Decorah Hook and Ladder Company, and had long been at the
head. Mr. Field's health has not been of the best for some months, but the illness
which led to his death set in on Tuesday last week. It was not deemed as serious
as it proved until the last of the week, when it assumed an alarmingly dangerous
type. Almost as soon as his illness became generally known there followed a false
report of his death. He lingered two days longer with no hope, and finally passed
into rest. The funeral services were held yesterday Rev. Van Sheyter officiating at
the house, and Col. Hughes Post, G. A. R., of which he was an active member
burying the remains with the full honors of the order. This stricken family have
the sincere sympathy of a large body of friends who sincerely respected Mr. Field
as an honorable man and a public spirited citizen. — Decorah, Iowa, paper.
Res. Decorah, Iowa.
5312. i. CHARLES SHELDON, b. Feb. 7, 1874; m. Melrose Park, July 8,
1896, Kate G. Merrill, of Bristow, Iowa, b. May i, 1874. He is
editor of the Melrose Park Leader. Charles Sheldon Field was
born at East Houndsfield, Jefferson county, N. Y. In 1877 he
moved with his parents to Decorah, Iowa, where he resided until
he was eighteen years of age, finishing his course at the public
schools of that city at the age of sixteen, and later graduating
from the Valder Business College, also of that place. When six-
teen years old he entered the office of the Decorah Journal as an
apprentice and worked at the printer's trade for about two years,
with the exception of the time spent at the business college. He
later worked several months on the Graphic at Postville, Iowa.
In the fall of 1892 he went to Laraont, Iowa, and edited a paper
there for D. G. Griffith & Son, later moving the plant to
Dumont, Iowa, and editing the Times. In the fall of 1894 he
came to Melrose Park, 111., and purchased the interest of H.
Woodruff in the Leader, the firm being Faust & Field up to 1897,
when he purchased the interest of Mr. Faust, and has since con-
ducted the business alone. He was married July 8, 1896, to Miss
Kate Merrill, of Bristow, Iowa. Res. Melrose Park, 111.
5313. ii. ROBERT BAKER, b. December, 1SS2.
5314. iii. CARLETON HAYES, b. 1SS5.
886 FIELD GENEALOGY.
3901. FRANK WALTER FIELD (Hezekiah, Lebbeus, Elijah, Bennett, John,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. East Houndsfield, N. Y.,
Aug. 7. 1856; m. Kokomo, Ind., Jan. 14, 1892, Alice May Jones, b. March 31, 1865.
He is a notion merchant. Res., s. p., Kokomo, Ind.
3906. BRAYTON ALLEN FIELD (Safford ,E., Spafford, Elijah, Bennett,
John, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Safford
E. and Phebe (Allen), b. in Houndsfield, N. Y., March 18, 1853; m. April 27, 1881,
Nettie E., dau. of William C. and A. Thompson, of Watertown, N. Y.. b. Jan. 9,
1858. Brayton A. Field's early life was spent upon his father's farm and at the
district school. In 1873 he was graduated from the High School at the city of
Watertown. N. Y., as the valedictorian of his class. He then entered Dartmouth
College, at Hanover, N. H. , from which he was graduated with the degree of A. B.
in 1878. After graduation he taught school, first as principal of the Andover Acad-
emy at Andover, N. H. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1886, and
has since practiced law in the city of Watertown, N. Y. He married Nettie E.
Thompson, daughter of Judge Wra. C. Thompson, of that city, and by whom he
has six children. In politics he has always been a Republican. His grandparents
were natives of Vermont. His great-grandfather, Elijah Field, with his wife and
twelve children, of Woodstock, Vt., settled in Jefferson county, N. Y. , in 1806. On
his mother's side his ancestors were descendants from the old Ethan Allen stock.
His great-grandfather, Ebenezer Allen, of Hartland, Vt., settled in Jefferson
county, N. Y., in 1806. Res. 36 Ten Eyck street, Watertown, N. Y.
NELLIE L., b. Dec. 8, 1884.
ALLEN S., b. June 18, 1886.
WILLIAM T., b. Aug. 15. 1888.
ARTHUR C, b. Jan. i, 1891.
BRAYTON W., JR., b. Oct. 26, 1892.
IRENE E , b. July 26, 1894.
3912. CAPTAIN JOHN MORRIS FIELD (Andrew J., Samuel, Elijah, Ben-
nett, John, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Andrew J. and Caroline A. (Morris), b. in Toledo, Ohio, Dec. 8, 1856. At the age
of thirteen he entered the office of the Western Union Telegraph Co. of Toledo, as a
messenger. In 1S73 he went into the office of the Lake Shore line at Cleveland,
Ohio, where he worked until Nov. 11, 1878, when, through the kindness of Chief
Justice Waite, he was given a position in the United States Signal Service, and
took his preparatory course of instruction at Fort Whipple, D. T. Became a tele-
graph operator in 1874; sailor, 1876; soldier (Signal Service, U. S. A.), 1878 to 1883;
traveled extensively up to this time ; married Carolina Watt Wills, daughter of
Rev. David Wills, chaplain U. S. A. at Washington, D. C. ; resumed telegraphing
at Washington, 1883, and took up the study of bridge engineering. Leaving tele-
graphic employment, became identified with large bridge building interests and
assisted in the designing and building of many extensive structures of this charac-
ter in all parts of the United States. Took a prominent part in the organization of
the National Guard of the District of Columbia, i888-8g, and held various commis-
sions in that organization. Was commissioned captain in the First Regiment, Dis-
trict of Columbia Volunteer Infantry, at the outbreak of the Spanish- American
war, 1898, and participated, with that regiment, in the operations before Santiago
de Cuba, resulting in the capture of that city, July 17, 189S. He m. Jan. 28, 1880,
Carolina Watt, dau. of Rev. Mr. Wills, of Atlanta, Ga., b. Sept. 15, 1863. Res.
2805 Q street, Washington, D. C.
5321. i. FRANCES MORRIS, b. June 10, 18S1.
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5317.
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CAROLINA WILLS, b. Jan. 20, 1883.
MARGARET BELL, b. March 17. 1S85.
MARY ELOISE, b. Sept. 18, 1889.
JOHN MORRIS, b. March 27. 1893.
BENA CABELL, b. June 9, 1898.
3915. JOHN WALLACE FIELD (John W.. Bennett, Elijah. Bennett, John,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of John W. and
Mary (Francis), b. in Brownville, Dexter Village, N. Y., May 23, 1853. He re-
moved in 1876 to Minneapolis, Minn., where he now resides, engaged in the boot
and shoe business. He m. February, 1876, Ella Jane, dau. of Philip and Phebe
(Barnard) Frazer, of Oneida, N. Y., b. April 18, 1855.
3918. SMITH FIELD (William B., Bennett, Elijah, Bennett, John, Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Willard B. and Julia
Ann (Hill), b. in Shabbona Grove, 111., Sept, 19, 1851. He removed to Strawberry
Point, Iowa, where he resided. He m. in 1873 Achsah Chesley, of Strawberry
Point. Res. Spokane, Wash.
5327. i. IRA, b. Dec. 4, 1874.
5328. ii. MYRTIE, b. April 5, 1881.
3933. DR. AMASA EVERETT FIELD (Elijah C, Bennett, Elijah, Bennett,
John, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. near Shab-
bona, 111.. April 13, 1863; m. Piano, 111., Sept. 29, 1885, Lillian 1. Fritts, b. Sept. 29,
1866. Res. Plattville, 111.
5329. i. VITA RUTH, b. Nov. 3, 1886; address, Plattville, 111.
5330. ii. ROBERT WAIT, b. Dec. 23, 1893; address, Plattville, 111.
5331. iii. ELIJAH WILLIAM, b. June 21, 1898; address, Plattville, 111.
3935. SALMA W. FIELD (Paul W., John, Zenas, Eliakim, John, John, Zecha-
riah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Paul W. and Julia M.
(Damon), b. in Whately, Mass., July 27. 1851. He m. Oct. 20, 1881, at Cumming-
ton, Mass., Catherine S., dau. of Fordyce and Catherine M. Packard, of Conway,
b. in 1859.
3936. FRANKLIN WARREN FIELD (Paul W.. John. Zenas, Eliakim, John,
John, Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), son of Paul W. and Julia
M. (Damon), b. in Whately, Mass., Feb. 15, 1853, where he now resides. A
mechanic. He m. April 9, 1873, Louisa J., dau. of Henry L. and Jane (Terry)
Williams, of Westhampton, Mass., b. Oct. 11, 1S55.
5332. i. CHARLES WARREN, b. July 9, 1875.
5333. ii. JEROME WATSON, b. Sept. 11, 1877; d. Sept. i, 1878.
3952. HUGH WENTWORTH GREENE FIELD (Samuel G., William, John,
Eliakim. John, John, Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), b. North-
field, Mass., March 11, 1861; m. Chicago, 111., Nov. 22, 1898, Mary Slaughter, dau.
of A. O. Slaughter, the well known banker and broker. He was bom in Northfield,
Mass. ; educated at the public schools, and at St. Mark's School, in Southboro,
Mass., under Dr. Lowell. He then entered Racine College, where he was gradu-
ated, and at once associated himself with his father, who was the local manager for
the Chicago store of A. T. Stewart & Co. He remained there until the house went
out of business, and then went west to manage his father's mine in Tomichi, Gun-
nison county, Colo., where he remained for a year. Returning to Chicago for the
following ten years, he was with Thomas W. Crittenden, western agent for Garner
& Co., which position he resigned to engage in dry goods commission business with
€88 FIELD GENEALOGY.
his father under the firm name of S. G. & W. G. Field. In Nov., 1897, he dissolved
partnership with his father, and accepted a flattering ofter as western agent for
Lawrence & Co., a large dry goods commission house in New York city, which
position he still retains. Res. Chicago, III., Hotel Metropole.
3953. WILLIAM BROWNING FIELD (Leonard H., William, John, Eliakim,
John, John, Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), b. Northampton,
Mass., Oct. 22, i36S; m. April 21, iSgy. in Dubuque, Iowa, Harriet E. Van Duzee,
b. March 5, i863. Res. Jackson, Mich.
5334. i. LEONARD HAMILTON, b. Dec. 31, 1898.
3955. RAYNER FIELD (Leonard H., William, John, Eliakim, John, John,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Aug. 19, 1872; m. June 14,
1S9S, Iva M. Hills. Res. Jackson, Mich.
3960. STANLEY FIELD (Joseph N., John, John, Eliakim, John, John, Zech-
ariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. May 13, 1S75; m. April 17, 1900,
Sara Carroll Brown. The marriage took place at "Brookland wood," the country
mansion of the Browns in Green Spring Valley. The halls and drawing-rooms were
banked with Easter flowers. The Rev. W. H. Powers, of the Episcopal church,
officiated. The ushers were George Brown, Jr., Frank Baldwin, Arthur Hall, and
Harry Birckhead, of Baltimore, and W. W. Keith, W. T. Zeller, J. B. Fair, and
R. T. Crane, of Chicago. The bridesmaids were Miss Doris Stewart, Miss Nancy
Lee, and Miss Mary Mordecai, of Baltimore, Miss Edith Hoyt, of Chicago, Miss
Dickman, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss Josephine Field, of England. They wore
gowns of white liberty chiffon and lace over white silk and carried bouquets of
white lilacs. The bride entered the drawing-room with her father, by whom she
was given away. The best man was Norman Field, of England. The bride wore
a gown of white panne velvet and point lace and a tulle veil fastened with orange
blossoms and diamonds. She carried a white prayer book. A reception followed,
after which the bride and groom left for a short wedding journey, to return on
Saturday for the April fool steeplechase. Later they will go abroad for the sum-
mer. The gifts include jewels, silver, cut glass, porcelain and articles of virtu.
Miss Brown is one of several sisters, one of whom. Miss Fannie Winchester Brown,
married Mr. Walter W. Keith, of Chicago. The other sisters are Mrs. J. McK.
Merryman, Mrs. N. Rino Smith, and Miss Grace Brown. Mr. Field is connected
with the wholesale house of Marshall Field & Co. Res. Chicago.
3964. MARSHALL FIELD, JR. (Marshall, John, John, Eliakim, John, John,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. April 21, 186S; m. Oct. 10.
1S90, Albertine Huck, b. Chicago, May 6. 1872, dau. of Louis C. and Clara (Kenkel)
Huck. Res. 1919 Prairie Avenue, Chicago, 111. He was born in Chicago; was
fitted for college under private tutors, and entered Harvard, but on account of ill-
health did not graduate. Has traveled extensively, which has greatly benefited
his health. He is residing now temporarily at Leamington, England, on account
of his health.
5335. i. MARSHALL, b. ; d. in infancy.
5336. ii. MARSHALL, b. Sept. 26, 1893.
5337. iii. HENRY, b. June, 1895.
3970. WILLARD COLE FIELD (Francis S., David, David, Eliakim, John,
John, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Lyons, N. Y., Aug.
10, 1858; m. Nov. 8, 1882, Lucella Hammond. Res. Wattsburg, Pa.
5333. i. STELLA HELEN, b. Sept. 4. 1383.
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MARSHALL FIELD, JR.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 889
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3971. HERBERT S. FIELD (Francis S., David, David, Eliakim, John, John,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. July 27, 1861; m. Oct. 23,
1SS4, Lila Van Woert. a descendant of Isaac Van Woert, one of the captors of
Major Andre. He is traveling salesman for the American Cereal Co. of Chicago.
Res. 10 Boardman avenue, Rochester, N. Y.
533g. i. GRANT S.. b. March 14, 18S8.
' :^ 5340. ii. HAZEL A., b. March 12, 1893; d. young.
3982. HIRAM FIELD (John, John, John, John, Zechariah, John, Zechariah,
John, John, Richard, William, William), son of John and Sarah Stearns, b. in
Leyden, Mass., Jan. 3, 1806. He settled in Canastota, Madison county, N. Y.,
where he d. He m. Sept. 13, 1829, Belinda, dau. of Russell and Betsey Barber, of
Canastota, b. April 2, 1809.
MYRON H., b. Nov. 8, 1830; m. Nancy Hall.
ELIZABETH, b. April 13, 1835; m. Nov. 13, 1855, Ansel Lewis,
of Vernon, N. Y.
JUDSON, b. March 17, 1839; m. Alice M. Chadwick.
MARY, b. March 10, 1842; m. April 14, i860, George Peckham, of
Vernon, N. Y., d. Oct. 9, 1871.
NELSON, b. April 13, 1845; m. Georgiana Griffiths.
FANNY E., b. June 23, 1850; d. Sept. 13, 1854.
4017. FRANK TYLER FIELD (Austin L.. Luther, Samuel, John, Zechariah,
John, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chicago, Aug. 26,
1871; m. Oct. 19, 1890, Cora Jones, d. March, 1891; m., 2d, Sept. 20, 1899, Mabel
Ella Winters. For ten years he was with J. V. Farwell & Co.. wholesale dry goods,
of Chicago, 111., and part of the time as traveling salesman. He is now employed
in the same capacity by Ely Walker & Co., of St. Louis, Mo. Res. s. p., St. Louis,
Mo.
4018. FRANKLIN B. FIELD (Chauncey T., Tyler, Samuel, John, Zechariah.
John, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Chauncey T. and
Emeline (Rice), b. in Jamestown, N. Y.. April 4, 1852, where he now resides,
engaged in the manufacturing business. He m. Dec. 21, 1875, Katherine E. Par-
sons, of Jamestown, b. July 27, 1854. He is a member of the firm of Preston, Field
& Mackey, proprietors of Chautauqua towel mills, manufacturers of linen, union
and Turkish towels, Terry goods, face and wash cloths, at Jamestown, N. Y.
5347. i. LILLA KATHERINE, b. Dec. 29, 1876; unm. ; res. Jamestown.
4022. DAVID GRISWOLD FIELD (Richard E., Robert R., Samuel, David,
Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Rich-
ard E. and Elizabeth (Waite), b. in Greenfield, Mass., Aug. 9, 1823, where he d.
April iS, 1870. A carriage maker and a superior workman. He m. Martha, dau.
of Hatsell and Elizabeth (Green) Purple, of Gill, Mass., b. Dec. i, 1826; d. in i860;
m., 2d, May 18, 1863, Mary A., dau. of Samuel and Emily (Munroe) Blood, of Stod-
dard, N. H., widow of L. S. Johnson, of St. Louis, Mo., b. Aug. 30, 1832.
Martha M., of Greenfield, i860, March 19, filed; wife of David G. Field, of
Guilford; children, James Clifford, Carrie May; Chas. R. Field appointed adminis-
trator, April, 1861. — Franklin Co. Probate.
5348. i. JAMES CLIFFORD, b. May 12, 1847; m. Sarah Baskerville.
5349. ii. CARRIE MAY. b. Dec. 31, 1854.
5350. iii. MARTHA BURR, b. Jan. 18, 1870.
4024. CHARLES REED FIELD (Richard E.. Robert R., Samuel, David,
Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Sept. 24,
57
890 FIELD GENEALOGY.
1828, Greenfield, Mass. ; m. July 5, 1854, Martha H. Barr, of Petersham, dau. of
Phinehas W. and Mary, b. in 1835. Charles R. Field, son of Richard E. Field, was
born in Greenfield, Mass., and always resided there, receiving his education in the
public schools. For more than forty years was engaged in the manufacture of chil-
dren's carriages, or parts of same, and at the time of his death was the oldest man-
ufacturer in the town. Not only was he a man of recognized ability in the manage-
ment of his own affairs, but was frequently called to positions of public trust and re-
sponsibility. He served the town as selectman for eight years; was a director of the
First National Bank for twenty-six years, and a trustee of the Franklin Savings
Institution for twenty-seven years. He was called upon to settle several estates,
and was frequently chosen moderator in town meetings, and to preside over other
public assemblies, always acquitting himself with dignity and credit. Like his
father before him, he was an active member, and for many years a vestryman of
St. James' Episcopal church, often representing same in the diocesan convention.
He belonged to the Republican Lodge of Masons, and was active and prominent in
all that concerned the welfare of the town. He was one of the wheel horses of the
Democratic party, and had been frequently honored by nominations to office, hav-
ing been on the State ticket for auditor. He had for more than forty years met
every requirement of citizenship, was honored, respected and trusted by all.
Charles R., Greenfield, March 3, 1896; died Feb. 15, 1896; widow, Martha H..
Children: Charles Edward. Chicago, 111.; Frank Russell, Denver,Col. ; Harry Led-
yard, Greenfield, now of Chicago. — Franklin Co. Probate.
He d. Feb. 18, 1896. Res. Greenfield, Mass.
5351. i. CHARLES EDWARD, b. June 3, 1857; m. Helen Ledyard
Powers.
5352. ii. KATIE PIERCE, b. Sept. 22, 1859; d. September, i860.
5353. iii. HARRY LEDYARD, b. Oct. 31, 1861; m. in Chicago, Jan. 20,
1898, Elizabeth Jones Wait, b. July 10, 1865; res., s. p., 3158
Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111. He is connected with the National
Lead Co.
5354. iv. FRANK RUSSELL, b. Feb. 2. 1865. Denver, Colo.; m. June 30,
1897, Jessie McElhenie, s. p. Is an engineer and contractor.
4026. FREDERICK BARNARD FIELD (Robert R., Robert R.. Samuel,
David, Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son
of Robert R. and Eliza O. (Barnard), b. in Greenfield. Mass., Oct. 10, 1835. He
went with his father to Columbus, Ohio, to engage in the manufacture of children's
carriages. He removed to Bradford Junction, Ohio, where he resided until he
removed to Logansport, Ind., where he now resides. He m. March 6, 1864, Martha
Matilda, dau. of Jacob and Elizabeth Auburn, of Columbus, b. in Canton, Ohio,
Dec. 20, 1843. No issue.
4027. JOHN ADAMS FIELD (Robert R.. Robert R., Samuel. David. Samuel,,
Samuel, Zechariah, John. John, Richard, William, William), son of Robert R. and
Eliza O. (Barnard), b. in Attleborough, Mass., July 4, 1842. He came with his
father to Greenfield, and removed to Deerfield, Mass., where he engaged in the
hotel business until he was burned out. In 1880 he removed to Fort Wayne, Ind,.
where he resided until he moved to Chicago. He m. Nov. 8, 1868, Mary A., dau-
of Alonzo and Mary A. Philips, of Deerfield. b. in Athol, Mass., Feb. 22, 1848;
d, ; m., 2d, Oct. 28, 1888, Emma C. Lathe, b. Nov. 25, 1865. Res. 556 East Fifty-
fifth street. Chicago, III.
5355. i. HENRY ALONZO, b. Aug. 8, 1890.
FIELD GENEALOGY, 891
4049. JOEL DAVIS FIELD (Ebenezer W., Rufus, Oliver, David, Samuel,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Ebenezer W.
and Adah T. (Davis), b. in Bakersfield, Vt., June 27, 1827. He settled in Johnson,
Vt., where he resided on the breaking out of the rebellion. He enlisted Dec. i, i86r,
in Company E, Seventh Regiment, Vermont Volunteers. The regiment was ordered
to New Orleans, La., and placed under the command of Gen. Benjamin F. Butler,
who placed it in positions where it was subjected to great hardships from exposure
and over-exertion, many being made invalids or died from these causes, he being
among them, died at New Orleans, Oct. 29. 1862. He m. June 27, 1855, Margaret,
dau. of William and Nancy Ritterbush, of Eden, Vt.. b. May 5, 1834; d, 1898.
5356. i. CARRIE C, b. Jan. 8. 1857.
5357. ii. LUCY ELLA, b. June 6. 1859.
5358. iii. CORINE, b. ; res. North Hyde Park, Lamoile county, Vt.
4053. DR. RUFUS RODOLPHUS FIELD (Ebenezer W., Rufus, Oliver,
David, Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Eoenezer W. and Adah T. (Davis), b. in Bakersfield, Vt., Jan. 29, 1835. He
settled in 1854 in York, Carroll county. 111., where he resided until he moved to
Cheney, Kansas. Is a veterinary surgeon. Hem. March 14, 1861, Emma Minerva,
dau. of William and Ann L. (Christian) Carroll, of Mount Carmel, 111., b. March 4,
1842. He resided in Bakersfield, Vt., until 1849, when he removed with his father
to Cambridge, Vt. , where he lived and went to school until the fall of 1854, when
he was injured and was advised by physicians to go west, and he gave up his
school where he intended to finish his education. He came to Illinois on Nov. 4,
1854, where he improved in health, and lived there until 1864, when he was married
to Emma M. Carroll. Unto this union eleven children were blessed — seven daugh-
ters and four sons. He cast his first vote there for Abraham Lincoln, and did all
in his power to sustain and uphold this nation and build up society in state and
church. He lived in Illinois until 1892, when, with part of his family, he removed
to Cheney, Kansas, where he is now living.
5359. i. EBENEZER WILKINSON, b. Dec. 18. 1861; m. Ada M. Sheldon.
5360. ii. CLARA LORAIN, b. Dec. 13, 1863; d. Cheney. Kansas, March
19, 1894.
5361. iii. CHARLOTTE ANN LOUISA, b. Dec. i, 1865; m. Dec. 31, 1886,
William J. St. Ores; res. Thomson, 111. Ch. : i. Rosella P. St.
Ores, b. Thomson, 111., June 16. 1891. 2. Rufus W. St. Ores, b.
Thomson, 111., July 22, 1893. 3. Alita E. St. Ores, b. Thomson,
111., Dec. 26, 1895.
5362. iv. JENNIE AMANDA, b. Dec. 27, 1868; m. Jan. 26. 1890, Harry I.
Cone; res. Thomson, 111. Ch. : i. Jean M. Cone, b. Thomson,
111., May 3, 1 891. 2. Wilford E. Cone, b. Thomson, 111., May 4,
1894. 3. Jessie E. Cone, b. Thomson, 111., Nov. 12, 1895.
4. Hilma E. Cone, b. Thomson, 111., May 20, 1897.
5363. V. GEORGE ALBERT R., b. Aug. 28, 1871 ; unm. ; res. Cheney,
Kansas.
5364. vi. JESSIE LESTINA, b. Jan. 16, 1874; m, Sept. 8, 1895. Arthur J.
Dibbens ; res. Cheney, Kansas. Ch. : i. Bertie Fae Dibbens, b.
Cornville, O. T., July 26, 1896. 2. Clyde Montreville Dibbens, b,
Cheney, Kansas, Dec. 20, 1897.
5365. vii. LUCY ADAH, b. Jan. 24, 1876; m. Dec. 25, 1897, Ralph E. Com-
stock; res. Cheney, Kansas. Ch. : i. Cecil Wayne Comstock, b.
Cheney, Kansas, June 21, 1898.
892 FIELD GENEALOGY.
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JOHNNIE O., b. June 3, 18S0.
HARRIET E., b. May 20, 1882.
HANNAH E.. b. Aug. 7. 1888.
4055. WILKINSON EBENEZER FIELD (Ebenezer W., Rufus. Oliver,
David. Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Ebenezer W. and Adah T. (Davis), b. in Bakersfield, Vt, Aug. 3, 1840. He re-
moved in 1870 to Stowe, Vt., where he now resides. He m. Jan. i, 1863, Eliza P.,
dau. of Samuel and Lucy (Walbridge) Holmes, of Cambridge, Vt., b. June 23, 1840.
No issue.
4071. CHARLES WELLS FIELD (Charles S., Cephas, Oliver, David, Samuel
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Feb. 18, 1853, East
Claridon, Ohio; m. Painsville, Ohio, Jan. 16, 1S84, Anna Louisa Hme, b. March 7,
1855. He is a clerk. Res. 80 Kentucky street, Cleveland, Ohio.
5370. i. DOROTHY, b. July 10, 1891.
5371. ii. HELEN CORNELIA, b. Dec. 12, 1894.
5372. iii. JULIETTE RUTH, b. June 3, 1898.
4074. MAURICE D. FIELD (William W., Rodolphus. Oliver, David, Sam-
uel, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of William
W. and Emma (Tucker), b. in Sodus, N. Y., Jan. 12, 1850. He removed to Rock-
ford, 111., where he resides. He m. May 11, 1871, Josephine E. Gauss, b. May 11,
1853; d. Sept. 3, 1879; ™-> 2d, June 7, 1882, Lucy Evans, b. Dec. 20, 1859.
5373. i. WILLIAM A., b. Aug. 7, 1872; res. Chicago.
5374. ii. RALPH B., b. Feb. 24, 1874; res. Dixon.
5375. iii. JENNIE E., b. Feb. 14, 1870; d. Dec. 20, 1888.
5376. iv. EVANS, b. April 15, 1882.
5377. V. HATTIE, b. Oct. 26, 18S6.
5378. vi. CLYDE, b. May 25, 1892.
4098. FREDERICK WARREN FIELD (Frederick, Henry, Elihu, David,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Frederick and
Hannah F. (Peck), b. in Watertown, N. Y., Sept. 6, 1835. He settled in 1861 in
East Saginaw, Mich. ; removed to Cmcinnati, Ohio, where he resided until he moved
to New York city. He enlisted in a company of Michigan volunteers. He was
transferred to Griffiths Battery, in which he served as clerk three years, and was
honorably discharged. He re-enlisted and served as hospital steward on a govern-
ment transport on the Potomac river, and was honorably discharged. He m. ,
and had three children.
5379- i- •
5380. ii. .
5381. iii. '-.
4099. DR. PHINEHAS PECK FIELD (Frederick, Henry, Elihu. David.
Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Fred-
erick and Hannah F. (Peck), b. in Elmira, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1843; m. Clara Louise,
dau. of Henry H. and Lucinda D. (Perry) Ladd, of Vineland, N. Y. ; m., 2d, June
22, 1892, Susan P. Hammond, M. D., b. Killingly, Conn., Feb. 26, 1844. He attended
public schools of New York, 1852, 1853 and 1854; high school in Owosso, Mich., some
time between that date and i860; enlisted in quartermaster's service, teamster,
United States army, at Syracuse, N. Y., late in December, 1864, being sworn in at
SL Louis, Mo., Jan. i, 1865, serving about four months, until honorably discharged
at Nashville, Tenn. Graduated from Saginaw Valley Commercial College, in East
FIELD GENEALOGY. 893
Saginaw, Mich, 1867, and trom the Hygeo-Therapeutic College of New York in
1872. Graduated from the Monroe, now Emerson, College of Oratory at Boston,
Mass., in 1883, and with the post-graduate class in 1887. Graduated from the Klien
School of Optics, Boston, Mass., 1896. Is now president of its alumni association,
and a member of the executive committee of the Emerson College of Oratory.
Supported the Republican ticket in 1868; the Prohibition ticket in 1872; the Green-
back ticket in 1S76. and the People's party ticket since then; was chairman of the
State Central Committee of the Greenback party of Massachusetts, and now secre-
tary of the State Central Committee of the People's party of Massachusetts, and
has been twice chairman of its State conventions, and was, in 1894, its candidate for
mayor of Boston. Has appeared several times before legislative committees in
opposition to restrictive medical legislation and in favor of various progressive meas-
ures. He delivered the annual address in England before the London Head Teach-
ers* Association, Nov. 13, i8gi. Subject: "Oratory-^a Practical Subject."
Susan P. Hammond Field graduated at the Academy, Woodstock, Conn. ; at
the Oread Ladies' Institute, Worcester, Mass. In 1880 she graduated from the
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass. She has been in continuous
general practice of her profession in Boston, Mass., from that date until the present
writing, 1899.
Res. 90 West Springfield street, Boston, Mass.
5382. i. CHARLES EMERSON, b. May 31, 1880; res. at home.
4100. FREDERICK MARION FIELD (Pliney A., Henry, Elihu, David,
Samuel. Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William. William), son of Pliney
A. and Jane A. (Lamberton), b. in Belleview, Iowa, Nov. 19, 1846. He removed
in 1879, to Johnsonville, Kansas; in 1873 to Falls City, Neb., where he resided until
he moved to Villa Park, Denver, Col. He m. July 9, 1873, Harriet L., dau. of Jonas
and Paulina Bruce, b. Nov. 21, 1857; she d., and he m., 2d, July 31, 1881, Mary L.
Fitzgerald, b. July 26. 1855.
5383. i. MINNIE, b. March 18, 1874; d. Feb. 15, 1875.
5384. ii. LUELLA M., b. Idaho Springs, Col., March 25, 1888.
4101. GEORGE PLINEY FIELD (Pliney A., Henry, Elihu, David, Samuel,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Pliney A. and
Jane A. (Lamberton), b. in Belleview, Iowa, June 9, 1853. He removed in 1871 to
Johnsonville, Kansas, where he resided until he moved to Formosa, Kansas; d.
May 12, 1882. He m. Nov. 28, 1877, Emma Jane, dau. of Jacob and Catherine
(Gable) Miller, of Victoria. Kansas, b. July 29, 1849.
4122. WILLIAM PIERSON FIELD (Moses, Caleb C, Oliver, Moses,
Thomas, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Newark,
N. J., Aug. 7, 1862; m. there Jan. 12, 1887, Josephine Downing Smith, b. April ig,
1862. He is a civil engineer. Res. Newark, N. J., 976 Broad street.
5385. 1. WILLIAM THAYER, b. Sept. 19, 1894.
4127. JUNIUS EMERY (FIELD) BEAL (James E., Junius L., Edward, Sim-
eon, Thomas, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Port
Huron. Mich., Feb. 23, i860; m. Nov. 28. 1889, Ella Louise Travis, b. Feb. i, 1862.
Junius Emery Beal, son of James Edward and Loretta Field, was born in Port
Huron, Mich. On his mother's death-bed, eleven months afterward, he was
adopted by her brother, Rice A. Beal, whose family name he took. In 1866 the
family moved from Dexter to Ann Arbor, where he has since resided, going
through the schools and the University of Michigan, taking a degree in 1882. The
editorship of the Ann Arbor Courier was at once assumed, continuing up to the
894 FIELD GENEALOGY.
present time, as well as the proprietorship of a large book publishing house. Since
1885 Mr. Beal has been a member of the School Board of Ann Arbor, and is the
treasurer of that body. In i883 he was the youngest member of the presidential
electoral college, and was made the president of the Michigan Republican League.
In 1893 he was the president of the Michigan Press Association, and the next year
of the Ann Arbor- Ypsilanti Street Railway Co., having been one of the organizers
of that road. At present he is on the following boards of directors: The Detroit
Fire and Marine Insurance Company, the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, Michigan
Club of Detroit, Peninsular Paper Co. of Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor Electric Co., Sani-
tary Milk Co., Methodist Episcopal Church of Ann Arbor, Wesleyan Guild at the
University of Michigan, Students' Christian Association, Beta Theta Pi Club of
Michigan, Ann Arbor Golf Club, Ann Arbor School Board, and the High School
Alumni Association. He is a member of Detroit Consistory, Scottish Rite, of
Moslem Temple of the Shrine, and Ann Arbor Comraandery. K. T. J. E. Beal was
married on Thanksgiving Day, 18S9, to Ella Louise Travis, of Cooper, Kalamazoo
county, Mich., which union has been blessed with two children — a boy, Travis
Field Beal, and a girl, Loretta .Beal. He has traveled all over this country and
Europe, the Caribbean sea, and the Bermudas, having cycled over three thousand
miles in foreign lands. He is a lover of old books, and has built up a large library
of rare works from the presses of the best printers, in various languages.
Res. Ann Arbor, Mich.
5386. i. TRAVIS FIELD, b. Sept. 3, 1894.
5387. ii. LORETTA, b. April 16, 1897.
4141. ALVARADO W. FIELD (George, Henry W., Samuel, Samuel,
Thomas, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Athens,
K. Y., April 19, 1854; m. Elroy, Wis., Dec. 26, 1880, Mary Thompson, b. Oct. 30,
iSGi. Is a merchant, member of the Elroy Mercantile Co., doing a general commis-
sion business. Res. Elroy, Wis.
5387X- i. BEULAH, b. Sept. 30, 1881.
5387K. ii. CLYDE CLINTON, b. March 10. 1885.
5387K. iii. MELVIN BENJAMIN, b. April 2, 1891.
4152. CHARLES HENRY FIELD (Charles P., Roswell, George, Seth, Zech-
ariah, Samuel, Zechariah), b. New York, N. Y., May 5, 1846; m. Dec. 31, 1870,
Emma E. Haywood, dau. of Hiram and Emily, b. Aug. 21, 1851, d. March 24, 1887.
Charles Henry Field was born in New York city. When quite young he went with
his father to Springfield, Mass., and all of his life was passed there. He was edu-
cated in the public schools of the city, and after finishing school, entered his
father's store, but he had no taste for mercantile life, his hopes being centered on a
musical career, and by dint of close application, became very proficient in singing
while still young, and later attained considerable local fame as a violinist. At the
time of his death he was leader of an orchestra known as Field's. He was married
to Emma Hayward, of that city. To them were born three boys, two of whom died
quite young. He d. May 12, 1882. Res. Springfield, Mass.
5388. i. MERRILL KELTON, b. Feb. 19, 1876; res. Springfield.
5389. ii. FREDERICK, b. Feb. 25, 1871; d. Feb. 14, 1873.
5390. iii. ONE OTHER CHILD, d. young.
4161. ERNEST CHAPIN FIELD (Horace F., Roswell, George, Seth. Zecha-
riah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Horace F.
and Mary E. (Gage), b. in Northfield, Mass., Feb. 6, 1S52. He removed to Ashburn-
hara Depot, Mass., where he resided until he moved to Northfield Farms, Mass.,
where he now resides. He is a farmer. He m. Feb. 21, iS-8, Jennie L., dau. of
HUGH WENTWORTH FIELD.
See page 887.
CHARLES REED FIELD.
See page 889.
JUNIUS E. (FIELD) REAL.
See page 893.
ALVARADO W. FIELD.
See page 894.
DK. JAMES B. FIELD.
See page 895.
CORNELIUS J. FIELD.
See page 899.
I'KANK HAKVEY FIELD.
See page 900.
CYRUS W. FIELD.
See page 904.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 895
I
5392.
11.
5393-
111.
5394-
iv.
5394^.
V.
5394K-
vi.
5394>^-
vii.
William D. and Mary G. (Kidder) Walker, of Ashburnham, b. Jan. 31, 1854. No
children.
4162. SUMNER WALLACE FIELD (Horace F., Roswell, George, Seth.
Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Horace F. and Mary E. (Gage), b. in Northfield, Mass., Nov. i, 1S53. He removed
to Wendell, Mass., where he resided until he moved to Orange, :Mass., where he now
resides. He m. Oct. 21, 1876, Mary Catherine, dau. of Peter and Caroline Shep-
herdson, of Warwick, b. June 2S, 1857.
5391. i. GERTRUDE EMiNIA, b. July 12, 1S77.
FLORENCE ELIZABETH, b. March 16. 1879; d. Sept. 7, 1879.
JAMES ARTHUR, b. June 29, 1880. He died in the United
States service in Spanish-American war, Oct, 5, 1898; was in
Company E., Second Massachusetts Volunteers.
MARY ALICE, b. Oct. 13, 1881.
CARRIE, b. May 25, 1884; d. Sept. 25, 1884.
RUTH ANNETTE, b. Jan. 22, 1887.
ESTELLE LOUISE, b. Dec. 17, 1889.
5394^. viii. HORACE FRANKLIN, b. Aug. 6, 1892.
4164. AUSTIN PARKER FIELD (Horace F., Roswell, George, Seth, Zecha-
riah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Horace F.
and Mary E. (Gage), b. in Northfield, Mass., March 26, 1857, now residing in
Orange, Mass. He m. June 23, i38o, Ella, dau. of Varsil M. and Susan J. Hub-
bard, of Rochester, Vt., b. Feb. 21, 1852.
4168. CLESSON FIELD (Caleb C, George, George, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Leominster, Mass., June 16,
1845; m. Boston, Oct. 4, 1871, Sarah Evangeline Murchison, dau. of Capt. Charles
and Hannah (Crawford), b. Hamilton, Ontario, April 17, 1852. A printer. In 1862
went to Nashua, N. H., where he learned his trade in the office of the Nashua
Telegraph. Afterwards worked as a journeyman printer in Concord, N. H.. and
Boston. Removed to New York in 1879. Res. Brooklvn, N. Y.
5395. i. GEORGE MURCHISON, b. July i, 1872, at Boston; m. June 7,
1893, Annie Johnson. He d. July 26, 1893.
5396. ii. CHARLES CLESSON, b. Feb. 20, 1874, at Boston.
5397. iii. WALTER PINCKNEY, b. July 27, 1875; res. 1127 Fortieth
street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
5393. iv. ALFRED WITHINGTON, b. April 4,1880; res. 1127 Fortieth
street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
4175- PIERRE ALLEN FIELD (Alfred R., George, George. Seth. Zecha-
riah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Greenfield,
Mass., Feb. 7, 1851; m. Boston, April 22, 1886, Adelaide P. King, b. June 20, 1861,
at Port Richmond, N. Y., dau. of Thomas and Eliza. He obtained an excellent
common school education in his native town, and left there when eighteen years of
age to take a position as shipping clerk in a jobbing shoe house in Boston. In 1873
he started as salesman for a shoe manufacturing house ot Beverly, Mass. (D. Leta-
vour & Son), and remained with them sixteen years; then found a partner and
started the concern of P. A. Field & Co., now of Salem, Mass., manufacturing
boots and shoes for ladies' wear exclusively, making six hundred tnousand pairs
yearly. Res., s. p., Boston, Mass., 5 Chestnut street.
4179. DR. JAMES BRAINERD FIELD (George, George, George, Seth. Zech-
ariah, Samuel, Zechariah. John, John, Richard. William, William), b. Athol, Mass.,
896 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Feb. i6, 1859; m. Boston, March 15, 1SS5, Emma Louise Snow, dau. of Barnard S.
and Emma L. (Grant) Snow, b. Boston, June 28. 1S60; d. Lowell, Sept 2, 1892; m.,
2d, Lowell, Sept 28, 1893, Helen Augusta Ward, dau. of Wm. H. and Augusta
(Broad) Ward, b. Natick, Mass., Oct. 19, 1865. He removed to Boston with his
parents when yet an infant. He graduated from the Boston Latin School in 1876,
and from Harvard University with the degree of A. B. in 1880, with honors in phys-
ics. He obtained the degree of M.D. from Harvard in 18S4. After serving eighteen
months as house physician at the Boston City Hospital, he began the practice of
medicine in Lowell in 1885. He was chairman of the Lowell Board of Health for
nine years, beginning in 18SS. Has been treasurer of the Massachusetts Association
of Boards of Health since 1S90. Is visiting surgeon to the Lowell Hospital, and
also to the Lowell General Hospital. Author of prize essay on membranous en-
tireties; member of Massachusetts Medical Society; of New England Historic- Gen-
ealogical Society; Sons of American Revolution, etc. ; attends a Congregational
church, and is a Republican in politics. Res. Lowell, Mass., 329 Westford street.
5399. i. HOWARD GRANT, b. Aug. 24, 1892; d. Jan. 12. 1893.
5400. ii. WINTHROP BROOKS, b. Dec. 28, 1894.
5401. iii. HELEN WARD, b. June 18, 1897.
4187. THOMAS ELBERT FIELD (Thomas J., Sylvester, Rufus, Seth, Zech-
ariah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Thomas
J. and Maria (Durkee), b. in Petersham, Mass., Dec. 4, 1842. He removed to Falls,
Wyoming county, Pa., where he resided. He d. Dec. 8, 1893. He m. in Hard-
wick, Mass., March 13, 1866, Philura Witt, b. Nov. i, 1S41. ; s. p.; was a mechanic.
4189. RALPH FIELD (Horatio, Sylvester, Rufus, Seth, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Horatio and Frances
(Mason), b. in Athol, Mass., Sept. 13, 1853. He went with his father in 1863 to
Springfield, Mass., but moved to Chicopee. where he now resides. He m. Sept. 26,
1877, Grace Lillian, dau. of Hiram and Ellen M. (Field) ^Eldridge. of Ashfield,
Mass., b. 1858.
5402. i. HORATIO MASON, b. Nov. 10, 1878.
5403. ii. A CHILD.
4201. CORNELIUS O. FIELD (Dwight, Hollis, Rufus, Seth, Zechariah, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William. William), b. April 20, 1838, Greenfield,
Mass.; ra. Feb. 22, 1858, Jane M. Miller, b. Aug. 4, 1S42. He was in the civil war
for three years in Company M of the Twenty-seventh Massachusetts Volunteers.
Res. Westfield, Mass., 17 Munroe street.
5404. i. GEORGE E., b. March 26, 1S59; d. June 23, 1896.
5405. ii. DWIGHT A., b. April 21, 1866; address, 28 Cass street, Spring-
field, Mass.
5406. iii. JENNIE L.. b. June 27, 1870; m. Morse ; address, 17 Munroe
street, Westfield, Mass.
5407. iv. ELIJAH S. M., b. Jan. 16, 1873; address, 17 Munroe street. West-
field Mass. ^
5408. v. HARRY GARFIELD, b. July 10, 1882; address, 17 Munroe street,
Westfield, Mass.
4231. ALVA EUGENE FIELD (Sargent Nathan, James, Zechariah, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Nov. 6, 1849, Danville,
Vt ; ra. Englewood, 111., Jan. 13, 1873, Isabella Storms, b. March 12, 1840. He is
in the feed and grocery business. Res. 7321 Evans avenue, Chicago, 111.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 897
5410.
11.
54II.
111.
5412.
IV.
5413-
V.
5409. i. ARTHUR SARGENT, b. Feb. 21, 1S74. Heis attending Dart-
mouth College. His address is Hanover, N. H.
ESTHER A., b. Aug. 28, 1876; d. Dec. 29. 1882.
ISABEL S., b. March 17. 1S78; d. Dec. 28, 1882.
IRENE L., Jan. 21, 1880; d. Dec. 23, 1882.
LILY, b. May 17, 1882; d. June 6, 1S82.
4238. NATHAN FIELD (Charles B., Nathan, James, Zechariah. Samuel.
Zechanah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Charles B. and Abigail
(Cobb), b. in Greensboro, Vt., Dec. 3, 1S42. He removed to East Hardwick, Vt.,
where he now resides; a farmer. He enlisted Sept. 8, 1862, in Company B, Fif-
teenth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, for nine months. He went with the regi-
ment to Virginia, where it was stationed at various places, when it was ordered to
Culpepper Court House. It started from there June 30, 1863, marching for three
days and nights, with short stops for rest, to Gettysburgh, Pa., and formed in line of
battle when it was ordered back to guard trains. From Gettysburg the regiment
was ordered home, and was mustered out at Brattleboro, Aug. 5, 1863, when he
was honorably discharged. He m. March 28, 1864, Flora S., dau. of Henry and
Rosanna (Phelps) Blake, of Hardwick, b. in Greensboro, March i, 1842.
5414. i, CHARLES HENRY, b. May 11, 1866; m. Oct. 18, 1898, Mrs. Lucy
Beauchaine, b. Feb. 3, 1866; res., s. p., Franklin, N. H.
5415. ii. MARY ROSANNA, b. March 8, 1868; m. March 20, 1890, George
C. King; res. Greensboro, Vt. He was b. Nov. 17, 1862. Is a
farmer, s. p.
5416. iii. FLORA MYRTIE, b. March 3, 1875; m. Sept. 5, 1897, W. A.
Lane; re«. Barre, Vt.
5417. iv. WALTER FRANKLIN, b. April 25, 1883; unm. ; res. East Hard-
wick.
4242. FRANK PRATT FIELD (Nathan. Nathan, James, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Neponset, 111., Jan. i, 1863;
m. Kansas City, May 21, 1891, Jennie Dunham, b. Jan. 22, 1867. He is a postal
clerk. Res. Muscatine, Iowa.
5418. i. DALE WIRT, b. April 12, 1892.
£419. ii. KATE ADELE, b. July 14, 1896.
4254. T OTHNIEL H. FIELD (Calvin, Calvin, Joshua, Gaius, Zechariah, Sam-
uel, Zechariah. John. John, Richard. William, William), son of Calvin and Saman-
tha (Strickland), b. in Batavia, N. Y., Feb. 20. 1837. He went with his father in
1838 to Hamilton, Mich. ; in 1876 he removed to Castleton, Kansas, where he"d. April
19, 1878. He enlisted Oct. 15, 1861, as orderly sergeant in Company K, Twelfth
Regiment, Michigan Volunteers; was in the battle of Shiloh, Tenn., where a ball
struck his watch, destroying it, glancing it cut a gash in his side four inches long.
Another struck him and went through his canteen, and one through his blouse.
He was taken prisoner with General Prentice's command, and was a prisoner seven
months. Of the one hundred and one of the Twelfth Regiment captured, only
forty survived their hardships to return. He was honorably discharged March,
1863. In February, 1864, he re-enlisted in the same company and regiment, which
was sent to western Arkansas, where it was kept in service nearly a year after the
close of the war, when he was honorably discharged, and was allotted a pension of
seventy-two dollars a year. He was also engaged in the Freedman's Bureau nine
months. He m. Sept. 6,;,i859, Rhoda Patterson, of Sodus, Berrien county, Mich.
He d. April 19, 1880.
SyS FIELD GENEALOGY.
5420. i. FRANKLIN, b. July 16. i860.
5421. ii. JESSIE B.. b. Dec. 23, 1S61; d. Oct. 18, 1862.
4255. OSCAR W. FIELD (Calvin, Calvin, Joshua, Gaius, Zechariah, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Calvin and Samantha
(Strickland), b. in Hamilton, Mich., Feb. 12, 1839. He removed in i863 to Decatur,
Mich., where he d. Jan. 22, 1874. The following obituary is from the Van Buren
county, Mich., Republican of Jan. 22, 1874:
"Oscar W. Field, Esq., died at his residence in this village between four and
five o'clock this morning. He has long been suffering from lung disease, and for
several months has been confined most of the time to the house. Mr. Field was
spn of Calvin Field, Esq., of Hamilton, and one of a large and interesting famil}'.
He came to this village some six years ago, and studied law in the office of Park-
hurst & Foster. After being admitted to the bar, he formed a partnership with N.
Poster, Esq., in the law business, from which he was afterward compelled to retire
by his failing health. For nearly two years he has held the office of justice of the
peace in the township of Decatur, doing a large amount of business and giving the
best of satisfaction. Mr. Field was a man of considerable natural ability, independ-
ent and vigorous in thought and upright in all his dealings. He had a mind for a
man strong among his fellows, but his physical strength was not sufficient for his
needs. He was such a citizen a place can ill afford to lose."
He m. May 10, 1S70, Ellen Bradford, of Ypsilanti, Mich, b. Oct. 17, 1849; d.
April 20, 1894.
542a. i. ESTELLA, b. June 16, 1S72; res. Stillwater, Minn. She was born
in Decatur, Mich. Her father died when she was but two years
of age, and from that time, 1874, until September, 1889, she lived
with relatives, mostly in Kalamazoo. Then she went to the Uni-
versity of Ann Arbor, from which she was graduated with the
degree of B.A. in 1396. She has taught Greek and Latin for six
years in Benton Harbor, Mich. ; St. Mary's Hall, Faribault,
Minn., and Stillwater, Minn. She will enter a sisterhood next
autumn.
4253. WARREN A. FIELD (Calvin, Calvin, Joshua, Gaius, Zechariah, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), son of Calvin and Samantha
(Strickland), b. in Hamilton, Mich., Sept. 19, 1S45. He removed in 1871 to Shelby
county. Mo.; in 1873 to Hutchinson, Kansas; in 1874 to Troy, Kansas; in 1873 to
Albion, Kansas, and to Paterson, Kansas, where he now resides. He m. July 4,
1872, in Shelby county, Mary A. Jordan, d. Jan. 25, 18S0.
5423. i. ELLEN S., b. May 4, 1873.
5424. ii. D WIGHT H., b. Jan. 6, 1875; m. March 16, 1899, Lilly Morrison;
res. Nickerson, Kansas.
5425. iii. BERTIE D., b. May 11, 1S77; m. Aug. 17, 1896, Frank Longshore;
res. Pokogan, Mich.
5426. iv. CARL EUGENE, b. Jan. 22, 1879; d- Aug. 6, 1899.
5427. V. MARY, d. Jan. 25, 1890.
5428. vi. NELLIE, d. April 9, 1892.
4271. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS FIELD (George F.. Paul, Joshua. Gaius,
Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
George F. and Byra A. (Munger), b. in Whiting, Vt., June 23, 1S50. He removed
to Edgarton. Wis, He was born in Vermont; came west, and for several years was
a conductor on the Chicago, Milwaukee and SL Paul railway. He was injured in a
railroad accident at Janesville, Wis., Jan. 2, 1882, and died the following day. He
FIELD GENEALOGY. 899
m. March, 1874, Ida A., daio- of James and Lovina Moulthrop, of Edgarton. No
children.
42S6. HAMPTON STOVER FIELD CStover W., William. William, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Stover W. and Lucy A. (Jones;, b. in Madison, Wis., Oct 14, 1849. He went with
his father in 1853 to Santa Cruz, Cal., and later removed to San Francisco, Cal.,
where he now resides, engaged in the jewelry business; address, care Hotel St.
Nicholas. He m. San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 10, 1874. Mar>' Blanche. datL of Frank-
lin F. and Sarah E. (Kennedy) Taylor, of San Francisco, b. in Lewiston, N. Y..
April 13. 1854.
5429. i. SALLIE MARY, b. July 27, 1875.
4255. FRANKLIN FREMONT FIELD (Stover W., William. William, Eben-
ezer, Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son^of
Stover W. and Lucy A. (Jones), b. in Fitchburg, Wis., Nov. 23, 1856. He went with
his father in 1S58 to Santa Cruz, Cal., where he now resides, engaged in merchan-
dise. He m. March 12, 18-3, Martha E., dau. of Charles H. and Caroline (Robin-
son) Butterfield, of San Francisco, b. in Farmington, Me.
5430. L WALDO WOODBURY, b. March 5, 1879.
4291. FRANKLIN FIELD (Franklin, William, William, Ebenezer, Zechariah,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Franklin and
Mar>' (Goldsmith), b. in Troy, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1353, where he now resides. Hem.
June 13, i377, Carrie Leonora, dau. of Oliver M. Clapp, of Orange, N. J.,b. April i,
1856. He is a lawj'er. Res. East Orange, N. J.
5431. i. ANTOINETTE L., b. May 29. 1878.
MARY GOLDSMITH, b. Aug. 5, 1879.
FRANKLIN, 3d., b. Dec. 9, i33o.
BERTHA LOUISE, b. Jan. 5, i333.
All living at 62 North Clinton street. East Orange. N. J. ; none
of them married.
4293. FRANK NEWTON FIELD ^Newton S.. William, William, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Jan. 27,
1862, Northfield, Mass. ; m. Nov. 28, 1893, Eulveen May Eaton, of Montpelier, Vt.,
b. Jan. 7, 1S61. He is a clerk in the railway mail service. Res. s. p., Chicopee,
Mass.
4234. WILLIAM DE GOUGH FIELD (Benjamin F., Silas, Samuel, Samuel,
Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Benjamin F. and Elizabeth S. (Towne), b. in Boston, Mass., March 21. 1S47. He
removed to Weston, Mass., where he now resides. He m. Oct. 23, 1876, Beriha,
dau. of A. D. and Susan (Famhamj Williams, of Roxbury, Mass., b. Nov. 30, 1554;
d- 1S87.
William De G. Field, Weston. Appointed guardian of his two children, April
5, 1837. Children: Horace Famham Field, bom Aug. 13, i377; Elizabeth Towne
Field, bom Oct. 3, 1379; wife, Bertha F. Field. — Middlesex Probate.
5435. i. HORACE FARNHAM, b. Aug. 13, 1877.
5436. ii. ELIZABETH TOWNE, b. Oct. 3. 1879.
4276. CORNELIUS JAMES FIELD (Comelius R., Lucius, Zechariah, Paul,
Zechariah, Samuel. Zechariah. John. John. Richard. V.'illiam. William;, b. Chicago.
Ill, Jan. 4, i362; m. Montreal. Canada, June 7, i333, Agnes M. Craven, b. Mon-
treal, Aug. II. 1865. He is a mechanical and electrical engineer and contractor.
5432.
11.
5433.
111.
5434.
IV.
900 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Cornelius James Field; born in Chicago, 111., Jan. 4, 1862; eldest child of Corne-
lius R. Field and Sarah E. Field ; business, engineer and contractor of electric
light and railway plants; general manager and chief engineer American Vitrified
Conduit Co., general offices, 39 Cortlandt street. New York; residence, 1294 Dean
street, Bourough of Brooklyn, New York City. Resided with parents at Chicago
and Highland Park, 111., until 1S76; 1876 to 1882, Montreal, Canada; 1882 to pres-
ent, Brooklyn, N. Y. Graduated mechanical and electrical engineer, Stevens' Insti-
tute of Technology, Hoboken, N. J., 18S6. Member of following: American Society
of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American
Society of Naval Engineers, American Street Railway Association, Society Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers. Married Agnes Maria Craven, of Montreal, Can-
ada, daughter of William J. Craven and Mary Braddock Craven. Has a family of
four daughters. C. J. Field, on graduating as mechanical engineer, 1886, entered the
employ of the Edison Electric Light Co., New York, in the engineering depart-
ment; 1SS7, promoted to chief engineer, Edison United Manufacturing Co., New
York; 1889, general manager and chief engineer, Edison Electric Illuminating Co.,
of Brooklyn; 1890, president and chief engineer of Field Engineering Co., of New
York; 1896, president and chief engineer C. J. Field & Co.; 1898, vice-president
and general manager and chief engineer of the United States Motor Vehicle Co.,
New York. As engineer and contractor he has been actively engaged in the devel-
opment of the electric light power and electric railway business, and has built in
connection therewith many of the larger systems in the large cities of the East, and
has made a record and attained a most prominent position in his profession. As a
writer and lecturer on engineer practice in his line of work he has been prominent,
tor the engineering societies, technical press and as lecturer at Stevens' and Cornell.
Res. I2g4 Dean street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
5437. i. GERTRUDE CRAVEN, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 2, 1889.
5438. ii. EDITH MAY, b. Brooklyn, N. Y.. Jan, 24, 1891.
5439. iii. LUCIA ETHELWYNNE, b. Brooklyn, N, Y., March 9, 1893.
5440. iv. AGNES OLIVE, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., March 26, 1897.
4277. FRANK HARVEY FIELD (Cornelius R., Lucius. Zechariah, Paul,
Zechariah, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Aug. 17,
1863, Chicago, 111. ; m. June 3, 1890, Mary L. SnifTen, b. Aug. 14, 1863.
Despite the fact that "westward the course of empire takes its way," and that
consequently an army of young men have marched to the west to grow up with the
country, it sometimes happens that young men come from the west back to the east
to seek fortunes or distinction in professional life. Such is the case with Frank
Harvey Field, the well known lawyer of New York and Brooklyn. He comes of
the Field family which was settled at Northfield, Mass., in early colonial days. No
less than twelve members of that family fought with Stark at Bennington. Two
generations ago Lucius Field removed from Northfield to Troy, N. Y., where his
son Cornelius R. Field was bom; thence to Brooklyn, and finally to J anesville.
Wis. His son Cornelius married Miss Sarah E. Henry, of Albany, N. Y., and was
for a time settled in Chicago, but afterward came to New York and became cashier
of the American Stoker Company. Frank Harvey Field, son of Cornelius R. and
Sarah E. Field, was born in Chicago. He was educated in the public schools of
Highland Park, in the suburbs of that city, and then came to New York to study
law in the law school of Columbia University. From that institution he was grad-
uated with the degree of LL. B. While a law student he was compelled to maintain
himself by working in a telegraph office, and for an insurance company. Shortly
before admission to the bar, Mr. Field entered the law offices of Arnoux, Ritch &
FIELD GENEALOGY. 901
Woodford, and remained there until 1890. In that year he formed a partnership
with Edward S. Peck at 261 Broadway, N. Y., which lasted until May i, 1898.
Since the latter date he has practiced alone at 215 Montague street, Brooklyn, with
conspicuous success. He is counsel for the Edison Electric Illuminating Company
of Brooklyn, ^the Citizens' Electric Illuminating Company, the Municipal Electric
Light Company, the Williamsburgh Trust Company, Journeay & Burnham, the
American Stoker Company, the Brooklyn Baptist Church Extension Society, and
other large corporations and individuals. He has also been counsel for the Kings
County Republican General Committee, and for the New York Sun in its litigation
with labor organizations. He is a director of the Williamsburgh Trust Company,
the Citizens' Electric Illuminating Company, Journeay Sc Burnham, and the
American Stoker Company. Mr. Field has held no strictly political office, but has
long taken an active interest in political affairs as a Republican. He has been for
two terms president of the Brooklyn Young Republican Club, one of the foremost
political organizations in Brooklyn, and is a recognized leader of the party in Kings
County. Mr. Field is a member of various social and professional organizations,
including the Brooklyn Club, the Crescent Club, the Union League Club of Brook-
lyn, and the Hardware Club of New York. He is a past regent of De Witt Clinton
Council of the Royal Arcanum, and has been for many years a trustee and secre-
tary of the Brooklyn Bar Association. He is a deacon and superintendent of the
Sunday-school of the Washington Avenue Baptist Church, and has taken a leading
part in the work of that church, locally and throughout the country. He has been
president of the Baptist Young People's Union of Brooklyn, president of the same
union of New York State, and vice-president of the same union of America, and has
long been one of the most forceful figures in that organization. He is also vice-
president of the Board of Management of the Central Branch of the Brooklyn
Young Men's Christian Association. Mr. Field ranks as one of the most successful
lawyers of the city, a fact which seemed to be forecasted by his brilliant career as a
student. In Columbia University Law School he was a conspicuous member of one
of the literary societies, and won first honors in the annual contest for the debating
championship of the University, in the year of his graduation, 1888. He has taken
a prominent part in various political campaigns, as a speaker and presiding officer
at meetings, and has officiated in the latter capacity on various noteworthy public
occasions.
Res. Brooklyn, N. Y., 179 Leffert Place.
5441. i. C. REGINALD, b. Sept. 23, 1893.
5442. ii. RUTH, b. Dec. 11, 1895.
5443. iii. PAUL, b. May 17, 1898.
4286. BOHAN WILLIAM HENRY FIELD (Henry C, Bohan P., Ebenezer,
Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b.
Lincoln, Me., Dec. 22, 1839; ™- March 14, i860, Mary W. Haskell, d. Feb. 4, 1876.
He enlisted Oct. 8, 1861, at Lincoln, Me., in Company E, First Maine Cavalry, and
re-enlisted in the field as a veteran, Dec. 31, 1863, and was discharged with the
regiment, Aug. i, 1S65, at Petersburg, Va. At the time of discharge he was first
sergeant of Company E; was in forty- four battles and skirrnishes. The most im-
portant of them was second Bull Run, South Mountain, Cedar Mountain, Brandy
Station, Weldon Railroad, Dinwidee Court House, St. Mary's Church, Middleton,
Gettysburgh, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Deep Bot-
tom, Boydton Road, Ashland, Yellow Tavern, Prince Edward Court House,
Gravety Run, Five Forks, Sailors' Creek, Farmville, Appomatox Court House. He
902 FIELD GENEALOGY.
married Mary Haskill, of Lee, Me; she died. One son, Fred Haskill Field. Father
and son now live in Sulphur Springs, Col., ten miles from postoffice. Farmers.
5444. i. FRED HASKILL, b. Dec. 8, 1869; res. Sulphur Springs, Col.
4287. GEORGE EDWARD FIELD (Henry C, Bohan P., Ebenezer, Ebene-
zer, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Lin-
coln, Me.. Aug. 6, 1S41; m. Nov. 22, 1869, Hannah Courtright McKellip, of Clar-
ence, N. Y. , d. Jan. 2, 1S79. George Edward, second son of Henry Cummingsand
Asonette Harriman, married Hannah Courtright McKellip, of Clarence, Erie
county, N. Y. He was first mustered into service at Willett's Point, Long Island,
May 28, 1861, as a member of the Maine Second Infantry, Company H; discharged
June 19, 1863, at the mustering out of the regiment. Re-enlisted Dec. 12, 1863, in
Company L, Second Maine Cavalry, at Augusta, Me. ; discharged Aug. 26, 1865,
New York city. Was in the first battle of Bull Run, Yorktown, Hanover Court
House, Gains Mill, Seven Days' Retreat, Malvern Hill, Harrison's Landing, second
Bull Run, and skirmishes too numerous to mention. His second enlistment was
most spent in hunting "bushwackers" in Louisiana and Florida; was in the bat-
tles of Pollard's Station, and of Marianna, Florida. Res. Denver, Col.
4289. CHARLES FRANK FIELD (Henry C, Bohan P., Ebenezer, Ebenezer,
Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), b. Lincoln,
Me., July II, 1845; m. in Lee, Me., Oct. 12, 1869, Susan A. Thompson, b. July 28,
1848. Frank Harriman Field, youngest son, was born July 11, 1845; married Octo-
ber, 1S69, Susan A. Thompson. He enlisted Sept. 16, 1863, in Company H, Nine-
teenth Regiment, Maine Volunteers. He was in the battles of Pollard's Station,
Mine Run, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Laurel Hill, Coal Harbor, Petersburg, Deep
Bottom, Ream Station. Captured at Ream Station, Aug. 25, 1864; confined in
Libby Prison, Virginia, Belle Island and Saulsbury, N. C. Paroled at Raleigh,
N. C, Feb. 27, 1865; discharged July 12, 1865. Returned to his friends a living
skeleton, pitiful to look upon, wandering in mind, broken in body. In his ex-
hausted condition he was most tenderly cared for by his uncle. Dr. Edward Mann
Field, from which time he gradually, but very slowly, recovered a certain degree
of health, but never to be the strong, sturdy man he once was. Res. Bartlett, N H.
5445. i. ABBIE MIRIAM, b. Aug. 15, 1870; m. Dec. 11, 1886, Winfield
Scott George ; res. Bartlett ; he is a merchant.
5446. ii. HARRY CLINTON, b. Sept. 5, 1872; unm. ; res. Bartlett.
5447. iii. EDWARD JOSEPH, b. May 24, 1876; unm. ; res. Gloucester, Me. ;
is employed by Boston and Maine railroad.
4294. WILLIAM INGRAM FIELD (William P., Bohan P., Ebenezer, Eben-
ezer, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard. William, William), son of
William P. and Sarah (Ingram), b. in New Bedford, Mass.. Dec. 17, 1844. He m.
Sept. 5, 1872, Calanthe Work, of Pittsburgh, Pa., b. Nov. 19, 1853.
5448. i. MALCOLM WORK, b. Aug. 31. 1873; d. July 24, 1874.
4298. GEORGE PRENTICE FIELD (Bohan P., Bohan P.. Ebenezer, Ebene-
zer, Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b.
Searsmont, Me., Oct. 17, 1844; m. New Bedford, Mass., June 12, 1868, Alma Cleg-
horn Field, cousin, b. March, 1843. George Prentice Field, born in Searsmont,
Me., was educated in the public schools in Belfast, Me., and after graduation from
the high school entered the insurance office of his father. On the breaking of the
civil war he was appointed deputy provost marshal of the fifth district of Maine,
which ofiice he held until after the surrender of Richmond, and after two years'
service as deputy collector of customs, he resumed the insurance business as assist-
GEORGE PRENTICE FIELD.
See page 902.
X
HON. FREU A. FIELD.
See page 903.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 903:
5451.
1.
5452.
ii.
5453-
iii.
5454-
IV.
ant secretary of a company in Bangor, Me. From there he removed to Worcesttr,
as secretary of a fire insurance company, and in 1873 to Boston, where he is now
the manager of the Royal Insurance Company for New England, and the head of a
firm controlling the largest insurance business in the New England States. Res.
85 Water street, Boston, Mass.
5449. i. WALTER INGRAHAM. b. March 9, 1869: d. Feb. 7. 1894-
5450. ii. EDITH ALMA, b. Oct. 7, 1873; m. Horace Bertram Pearson^
Nov. 14, 1895: no issue; address. Boston, Mass.
4308. GEORGE WALLACE FIELD (Jonathan R., Eliphaz, Moses D., Moses,
Ebenezer, Samuel. Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), son of
Jonathan R. and Julia F. (Morton), b. in Surry, N. H., Jan. 11, 1843. He removed
to Marlow, N. H., where he now resides, a farmer. He ra. Sept. 8, 1870, Catherine
Isabel, dau. of George and Catherine (Marsh) Joslyn, of Surry, b. July 29, 1851; d.
Aug. 23, 1882.
EVERETT HOWARD, b. September, 1871; res. Greenfield, Mass.
JONATHAN ROBINSON, b. October, 1873; m. Sept. 12, 1899,
Clara Anna Lill, b. Jan. 8, 1876. He is a fruit grower, s. p.,;.
res. New Plymouth, Idaho.
CATHERINE MORTON, b. April 10, 1876; res. St. Paul, Minn.
WILLIAM JOSLYN, b. April 19, 1880. He is a private in Com^-
pany I, Ninth Infantry, United States Army, now, October, 1899,
at Manila, Philippine Islands.
4309. FRANCIS FAYETTE FIELD (Jonathan R., Eliphaz, Moses D., Moses,
Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
Jonathan R. and Julia F. (Morton), b. in Surry, N. H., Nov. 22, 1844, where he now
resides. He m. May 5, 1873, Margaret Grayson, dau. of Rev. Joseph and Ann
(Grayson) Faucett, of Surry, b. in Shadwell county, Yorkshire, England. Aug.
5, 1S45; d. Nov. 17. 1883. He is an artist.
5455. i. THEODORE GRAYSON, b. Feb. 15, 1875; unm. ; res. 34 West
22nd street, New York City.
5456. ii. PAUL FAWCETT MORTON, b. July 2. 1883; res. Surry, N. II.
4313. JOHN HENRY FIELD (William B., Cyrus, Moses D.. Moses. Ebene-
zer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Owego. N. Y..
Aug. 28, 1854; m. there May 18, 1878, Ella L. Wood, b. Aug. 18, 1853. He is a
passenger conductor on the Erie railway. Res. 47^^ Pine street, Binghamton, N. Y.
5457. i. MARY. E., b. Feb. 17, 1879.
4318. DUANE WRIGHT FIELD (Reuben W., Reuben W. Solomon, Moses,
Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Reu-
ben W. and Harriet L. (Parker), b. in Lanesboro, Mass., June 10, 1853. He came
with his father in 1877 to Buckland; removed to San Francisco, Cal. ; m. January,
1880, Mary A. Clute. of San Francisco. Res. 1324 Washington street, San Fran-
cisco, Cal.
4326. SILAS H. FIELD (Charles N., Silas, Salmon. Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel.
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William. William), son of Charles N. and Anna
(Newhall). b. in Conway, Mass., March 23, 183B, where he now resides. He m.
January, 1865, Harriet N., dau. of Whitney and Lorinda (Bartlett) Boyden, of Con-
way, b. 1843. He is a farmer.
Silas H., of Conway; guardian's bond; Hattie M., wife, deceased, Feb. 5, 1877;.
children, Emory W., b. Oct. 16, 1866; Anna M., b. July 25, 1868.
904 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5458. i. EMORY WHITNEY, b. Oct. 16, 1S66; unm. ; res. Conway.
5459. ii. ANNA MIRANDA, b. July 25, i863; m. June g, 1891, Charles
Williams; res. North Leverett, Mass.
4328. CHARLES THEODORE FIELD (Charles N., Silas, Solomon, Moses,
Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), son of
Charles N. and Anna (Newhall), b. in Conway, Mass., May 26, 1850. He m. April
28, 1875, Fanny Maria, dau. of Chauncey and Cynthia M. (Hunter) Jones, of Con-
way, b. in Deerfield, Nov. i, 1854. Res. Conway, Mass.
5460. i. CYNTHIA REBECCA, b. March 5, 1876.
5461. ii. HARRIET MARIA, b. Dec. i, 1877.
4329. ORRA SHERMAN FIELD (Loren L., Horace, Solomon, Moses, Ebene-
zer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William. William), son of Loren and
Mary S. (Sherman), b. in Northampton, Mass., May 22, 1834. He removed to West
Winstead, Conn., where he resided. He d. ; he m. Sarah Shaw, of Meriden,
Conn.
5462. i. TWO children.
5463. ii. .
4333- EDWIN SCOTT FIELD (Elijah, Horace, Solomon. Moses, Ebenezer,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), son of Elijah and
Emerett L. (Hill), b. in Williamsburg, Mass., March 5, 1844. He removed in 1862
to Springfield, Mass., where he now resides. He m. May 31, 1865, Carrie, dau. of
Jefferson and Mary Jane (Kendall) Farmer, of Tewksbury, Mass., b, Nov. 16, 1843.
5464. i- EMERETTE LOUISA, b. Dec, 13, 1866.
4341. EDGAR AUSTIN FIELD (Israel W., Joel, Solomon, Moses, Ebenezer.
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Conway, Mass.,
Feb. 10, i860: m. Nov. 15, 1888, Gertrude Judd. b. Dec. 17, 1866. He is a traveling
salesman. Res. 13 Mahl avenue, Hartford, Conn.
5465. i. HAROLD JUDD. b. Dec. 6, 1890; d, July 6, 1891.
5466. ii. ROBERT EDGAR, b. Oct. 17, 1892.
4351. MANDRED L. C. FIELD (Obed S., Edward, Noah. Moses, Ebenezer
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Copley, Ohio, Feb.
6. 1854; m- Montrose, Ohio, June 3, 18S9, Mrs. Tillie G. Edgarton, b. Feb. 5, 1865.
He is a teacher and farmer. Res. Montrose, Ohio.
5467. i. ORA G. E., b. Jan. 28, 1887 ; she is child of his wife by first husband.
5468. ii. LEE CLERE, b. May 19, 1890.
5469. iii. FRANK FAY, b. Dec. 25, 1891.
4352. WARREN S. W. FIELD (Obed S., Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. June 11, 1857; m.
Sept. I, 1886, Helena A. Barrett; d. June 24, 1892; m., 2d, June 8, 1893, Hetty A.
De Witt. Warren S. W. taught one or two terms of school, but likes carpentering
better. Res. Montrose, Ohio..
5470. i. MARY ALICE, b. Dec. 24, 1894.
4354. CYRUS W. FIELD (Obed S., Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Oct. 7, 1867; m. Aug. 16,
1893, Margaret E. Smith. He is instructor of normal branches, penmanship, corre-
spondence and stenography at the Actual Business College, Akron, Ohio. Res.
Akron, Ohio.
5471. i. ETHEL, b. .
5472. ii. MIRA ELSIE, b. .
FIELD GENEALOGY. 905
4358. ORREN CLARENCE FIELD (Chester. Edward. Noah. Moses, Ebene-
zer, Samuel. Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William William), b. Bath, Ohio,
Sept. 23, 1842; m. Ghent, Ohio. Feb. i, 1864 Susan Urania Carnaby, b. June 25,
1843. He was in the civil war in the Ohio Volunteers, Company H, Twenty-ninth
Regiment, i86i to 1865. Is a carpenter and blacksmith. Res. 11951 Halstead
street, West Pullman, 111.,
5473. i. WILLARD WALLACE, b. July 20. 1866; m. Sept. i, 1891, Mary
O. Harvey.
4359. CHARLES FIELD (Henry B., Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. July 7, 1843; m. Lucy
Rogers. Res. Grangerburg, Ohio.
5474. i. LEWIS, b. .
5475. ii. WILLIAM, b. .
5476. iii. MARY, b. .
4361. NELSON FIELD (Henry B., Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Sept. 4, 1849; ™- Louisa
Weary; m., 2d, . Res. Stow, Ohio.
5477. i. . b. .
4366. LESTER FIELD (Austin, Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel,
Zechariah, John, John, John, Richard, William. William), b. June 20, 1843 ; m. Oct. 6,
1864, Lorinda Harris. Res. Big Rapids, Mich.
4367, DEXTER FIELD (Austin, Edward, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Samuel,
Zechariah, John. John, Richard, William, William), b. Nov. 3, 1841, Bath, Ohio; m.
Lisbon, Mich., Nov. 4, 1865, Eliza E. Cassety, b. Aug. 9, 1843. He is a farmer.
Res. Salem, Oregon.
AMBRIE, b. Aug. 30. 1866; m. Belle F. Sharpe.
BERTHA, b. March 17, 1869; d. March 28. 1869.
CORDIE. b. April 23. 1870; d. July 16, 1871.
EDITH, b. May 26, 1872; m. Oct. 13, 1897, Rev. A. W. Bagley;
address. Edith F. Bagley, Jefferson, O. Ch. : i. Ferris Field
Bagley, b. Jan, 28, 1899.
5482. V. FLOYD, b. Dec. 19, 1873; student at Harvard; address, 8 Story
street, Cambridge, Mass.
GRACE, b. Oct, 30, 1875; d. June 13, 1879.
HETTA, b. Dec. 13, 1877; address, Salem, Oregon.
INEZ, b. March 25, 1880; address, Salem, Oregon.
JULIA, b. Nov. 19, i83i; address, Salem, Oregon.
MARY, b. July 10, 1883; address, Salem, Oregon.
RUTH, b. Feb. 19, 1885 ; address, Salem, Oregon.
4382. WILLIAM H. FIELD (Orrin D., Obed, Noah, Moses, Ebenezer, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. East Shelby. N. Y.,
Jan. 20, 1864; m. West Barre, Lizzie May Watson. He is a carpenter. Res.
II Third avenue, Rochester, N. Y.
5489. i. ORRIN W., b. Oct. 7, 18S8.
4385. ANSEL FIELD (Reuben M., Sharon, Phinehas, Moses, Ebenezer, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Reuben M. and
Harriet (Scott), b. in Northfield, Mass., June 26, 1839. where he now resides. He
enlisted Sept, 10, 1862, in Company F, 52nd Regiment. Massachusetts Vol-
unteers, for nine months. He went with the regiment to New Orleans, La., and
58
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u.
5480.
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5481.
iv.
5483.
VI.
5484.
vii.
5435.
VIU.
5486.
ix.
5487.
X.
5488.
xi.
906 FIELD GENEALOGY.
was discharged June 27, 1863, for disability caused by over-exertion and exposure.
Is now in receipt of a pension. He m. Nov, 2, 1867, Amy Graves, of East Unity,
N. H., b. Aug. 12, 1846.
5490. i. H. D., b. July 16. 1869.
: 5491. ii. ATT A R., b. June 17, 1870.
5492. iii. MABEL G., b. Sept. 6, 1872.
4399. DWIGHT HAMILTON FIELD (Aaron W., Aaron, Jesse, Aaron. Eben-
ezer. Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Aaron W.
and Harriet (Hamilton), b. in Bernardston, Mass., May 27, 1832. He resided in
Chicopee, Mass.. a short time; removed to Providence, R. I., where he now
resides. He m. Feb. 11, 1856, Mary Julia, dau. of Amos M. and Hannah Carlton,
of Chicopee Falls, Mass., b. in 1835.
5493. i. NELLIE HAMILTON, b. Aug. 23, 1859; d. Feb. 11. 1861,
4403. JOHN ELI BURKE FIELD, (John B., Jesse, Jesse, Aaron, Ebenezer,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Bernardston, Mass.,
Oct. 7, 1858; m. April 29, 1885, Sarah M. Bain, b, Hardwick, Mass., Jan. 15, 1866,
dau. of Wm. and Martha. Res. Bernardston, Mass.
5494. i. WILLIAM EDWARD, b. April 24, 1887.
5495. ii. EDITH MAY, b. Aug. 23, 1890.
5496. iii. HARRIET EVELYN, b. Jan. 19. 1895.
4416. HON. HENRY FRANCIS FIELD (William M.. Nathaniel R.. Daniel,
Daniel, Joshua, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b.
Brandon, Vt.. Oct. 8, 1843; m. June 21, 1865, Annie Louisa Howe, b. April i, 1843.
Henry F. Field, of Rutland, Republican, was born in Brandon. He is cashier of
the Rutland County National Bank, and located in Rutland in 1862; was educated in
the public schools and at Brandon Academy; was for several years town, village
and school district treasurer; he was assistant doorkeeper of the Senate in 1856-58;
deputy secretary of state in 1861 ; a senator from Rutland county in 1884; a mem-
ber of the House from Rutland in 1888; was elected state treasurer, Sept. 2, 1890;
re-elected Sept. 6, 1892, and again in September, 1894. Retired in December, 1898.
Religious preference, Congregationalist. Res. Rutland, Vt.
5497. i. JOHN HENRY, b. Oct. 4, 1866; d. in infancy.
5498. ii. JOHN HOWE, b. Feb. 12. 1871; m. Amorette Lockwood.
5499. iii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. April 18, 1877.
4418. HON. FRED ALFRED FIELD (William M., Nathaniel R., Daniel,
Daniel, Joshua, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b.
Brandon, Vt., June 7, 1850; m. Rutland, June 3, 1873, Lillie Clark, b. Aug. 10, 1854.
He is United States marshal. Mr. Field was born in Brandon, Rutland county, Vt.
He is a son of the late Hon. William M. Field, who was a public official and leading
citizen of the county and state for fifty years. In 1862 he removed with his father's
family to Rutland. He was educated in the public schools of Brandon, Rutland
and Burr and Burton Seminary at Manchester. He began a life of business as
a clerk in the postoffice at Rutland, and later was assistant postmaster under four
administrations and with four postmasters. In 1884 he received an appointment as
postoffice inspector, and while serving in this capacity he was assigned to traverse
eighteen states of the Union. On his retirement he received letters of commenda-
tion from the postoffice department on the efficient manner in which he performed
the duties of the office. In 1889 President Harri.son appointed him postmaster, and
from his experience and natural adaptability he proved one of the most active,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 907
earnest, eflficient and popular postmasters Rutland ever had. It was due to his un-
tiring personal efforts that the branch postoffice, Station A, was established in
the business portion of the city. He retired from his office with the full apprecia-
tion of his services by the people and with rare popularity. In June, 1898, President
McKinley appointed him United States marshal for the district of Vermont, which
ofiSce he still holds. Mr. Field has held the office of city treasurer of Rutland, city
school commissioner, and has served for five years on the board of village trustees
before its charter as a city. He has been a member of the board of trustees of the
Rutland Savings Bank for ten years, and was a charter member of the Rutland
Board of Trade. He is also director in the People's Gas Light Company, and his
services as auditor are sought for by several financial institutions. He is a member
of the Elks, the Masonic Fraternity and Knights of Pythias. In politics Mr. Field
is an active working member of the Republican party. He is president of the
Republican County Committee, chairman of the Republican City Committee, and
has been a member of the Congressional District Committee, and frequently a
delegate to various Republican conventions. Res. Rutland, Vt.
5500. i. RICHARD CLARK, b. April 8, 1876.
5501. ii. EDWARD DAVENPORT, b. Jan. 13, 1879.
5502. iii. FRED ALFRED, JR., b. April 12, 1881.
4420. MUNROE SHERMAN FIELD (John S., John, David, David, Joshua,
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of John S. and
Mary L. (Charter), b. in Somers, Conn., Jan. 22, 1843, where he resided until he
moved to East Hartford, Conn., where he now resides. He m. March, 1864, Ella,
dau. of Alanson and Emily Currier.
5503. i. MARY ELLA, b. April 25, 1865; m. March 27, 1884, Arthur H.
Cowles, of Glastonbury, Conn. ; s. p. ; res. East Hartford.
5504. ii. EMMA, b. March 24, 1867; d. Jan. 15, 1869.
5505. iii. EDGAR MONROE, b. July 26, 1869; m. Aug. 5, 1892, Minnie I.
Baldwin; she d. Jan. i. 1897; res. 34 Capen street, Hartford,
Conn. Ch. : i. Orral Reta, b. April 25, 1893. 2. Hazel Etta, b.
Jan. 25, 1895; d. May 6, 1895.
4421. FREDERICK WRIGHT FIELD (John S.. John. David, David,
Joshua, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of John S.
and Mary L. (Charter), b. in Somers, Conn., Aug. 20, 1850, where he now resides.
He m. April 14. 1871, Amelia, dau. of Valorus and Laura Kibbe, of Somers, Conn.
5506. i. FREDERICK E., b. Sept. 11, 1872.
5507. ii. ETHEL M., b. May 9, 1875.
443434:. CHARLES S. FIELD (Albert, Albert, Francis, Nathaniel, Joshua.
Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Fairdale. 111., April
8, i860; m. there Oct. 10, 1882, Ella Eychaner. He is a farmer. Res. Fairdale, 111.
5507>4:. i. ALBERT L., b. Feb. 13, 1884.
55073^. ii. FRANCIS J., b. Dec. 9, 1885.
SSO-J'A- iii. HERBERT R., b. Sept. 5, 1893.
4434-2. JOHN B. FIELD (Albert, Albert, Francis, Nathaniel, Joshua, Sam-
uel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William. William), b. Fairdale, 111., Nov. 8,
1861 ; m. there Jan. r, 1884. Adda Myers. He is a farmer. Res. Fairdule, 111.
SSoiU- i- MABEL A., b. Feb. 11, 1888; d. Oct. 14, 1892.
4436. GEORGE ELLSWORTH FIELD (Benjamin S., Orrin, Elisha, Elisha,
Joseph. Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Benja-
min S. and Emily (Ellsworth), b. in Cornwall, Vt.. Feb. 16, 1S49, where he now re-
908 FIELD GENEALOGY.
sides. He m. June 20, 1876, Alice, dau. of George P. Doane, of Mendon, Mich.;
tn., 2d, Sept. 20, iSqi, Matilda Le May, b. June 2, 1858. He is superintendent of
bridge building and dredging of the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Co. ; address, World
Building, New York City.
5508. i. ORRIN BENJAMIN, b. Savannah. Ga., Dec. 14, 1898.
4438. ARTHUR JESSE FIELD (Benjamin S., Orrin, Elisha, Elisha, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William) son of Benjamin S.
and Emily (Ellsworth) b. in Cornwall, Vt, Oct. 26, 1855. He m. Aug. 8, 1877,
Minnie A., dau, of Reuben T. and Emma (Stowell) Samson, of Cornwall, b. April
II, 1S57. Is a farmer. Res. Cornwall, Vt.
55og. i. BENJAMIN R.. b. Oct. 26, 18S0.
4443. EDWARD LOYALL FIELD (Loyall C, Luman, Elisha, Elish-a.
Joseph, Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Galesburg,
111., Jan. 4, 1855; m. in London, England, Nov. 2, 1891, Flora Stark, of Waltham,
Mass., b. Oct. 21, 1870. He is a water color artist. Res. New York City; in sum-
mer, in Arkville, N. Y.
5510. i. KATHERINE, b. Oct. i, 1892.
4446. LUMAN ALFRED FIELD (James De L., Luman, Elisha, Elisha,
Joseph, Joseph, Zechariah. John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Davenport,
Iowa, Oct. 30, 185S; m. Lawrence, Kansas, Jan. 5, 1886, Henrietta Anna Dickson,
b. Oct. 17, 1856. Res., s. p., Wilmette, 111.
4448. JAMES DE LONG FIELD (James De L., Luman, Elisha, Elisha,
Joseph, Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Galesburg,
111., Jan. 14, 1864; m. Chicago, 111., July 2, 1890, Carrie C. Kevan, b. Feb. 24, 1866.
Is one of the publishers of the Free Press. Res. Geneva, Ohio.
5511. i. JAY KEVAN, b. April 10, 1892; d. Oct. 10, 1894.
5512. ii. ELLA MAY, b. April 4, 1894.
5513. iii. FAITH, b. Feb. 24, 1896.
5514. iv. FLORENCE, b. Feb. 4. 1899.
4454. WILSON EUGENE FIELD (Thomas C, Theodore, Elijah, Joseph,
Joseph, Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Thomas
C. and Content (Sanderson), b. in Conway, Mass., Nov. 15, 1843. He m. Oct. 8,
1867, Susan Wilson, dau. of Samuel Flagg and Rhoda (Macomber), of Conway, b.
Jan. 22, 1846. Is a merchant; was a soldier in the 52nd Massachusetts Vol-
unteers, in the war from i86r to 1865. Res. Lincoln, Neb.
5515. i. ELIZABETH CONTENT, b. July 9, 1868; teacher in mathe-
matics.
5516. ii. SAMUEL BERNARD, b. Oct. 23, 1869; d. July 25, 1870.
5517. iii. SUSAN WILSON, JR., b. Jan. 13, 1872; university student.
5518. iv. ORVILLE VINTON, b. Oct. 13, 1875; d. Oct. 28, 1895.
5519. V. WILSON EUGENE, b. Dec. 5, 1881; university student
5520. vi, OTIS SIKES, b. April 7, 1884.
4456. ABBOTT WESLEY FIELD (Thomas C, Theodore. Elijah, Joseph.
Joseph, Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Thomas
C. and Content (Sanderson), b. in Conway, Mass., July 20, 1855. He m. Oct. 15,
1878, Eunice Montague, dau. of Ebenezer and Caroline (Shaw) Ames, of Conway, b.
in 1859. He d. Res. Lincoln, Neb.
5521. i. EDITH C, b. ; unm. ; res. 27th and R streets, Lincoln,
Neb.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 909
5523.
1.
5524.
11.
5525-
iii.
5526.
IV.
5527.
V.
4459. EGBERT FIELD (Theodore T., Theodore, Elijah, Joseph, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Theodore T.
and Mary E. (Crittenden), b. in Conway, Mass., Oct. 4, 1847. He removed ta
Miller's Falls, Mass., in 1881; returned to Conway. He m. Jan. 16, 1878, Sarah A.
Rice, dau. of Joel and Polly (Baker), b. 1846. Res. Conway, Mass.
5521. i. CLARENCE THEODORE, b. Oct. 31, 1878.
5522. ii. ERNEST PARKER, b. Jan. 3, 1881.
4460. CECIL FIELD (Theodore T., Theodore, Elijah, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Conway, Mass., Jan. 12,
1850; m. there Jan. 31. 1872, Lucy P. Rice, b. Jan. 7. 1848, dau. of Joel and Polly
(Baker). He is a farmer. Res. Conway, Mass.
ARTHUR SHIRLEY, b. Dec. 25, 1873.
ELIZABETH BELLE and EDITH SARAH, twins, b. May 18,
1877.
MAY ELSIE, b. March 6, 1881.
ALFRED CECIL, b. Sept. 4, 1883.
WILBUR CHAUNCEY, b. Jan. 15, 18B6.
Postoffice address, Conway, Mass. ; all unmarried.
4461. IRWIN FIELD (Theodore T., Theodore, Elijah, Joseph, Joseph,
Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Theodore T.
and Mary E. (Crittenden), b. in Conway, Mass., April 17, 1857. He removed to
Miller's Falls, Mass., in 1880; returned to Conway, where he d. Oct. 4, 1881. He
m. at Lanesboro, Mass., Nov. 19, 1878, Cora Belle, dau. of Edward W. and Ellen L.
(Crittenden) Hamilton, of Conway, b. Oct. 10, 1861.
5528. i. ALBERT IRWIN, b. Oct. 5, 1879; is a clerk; unm. ; res. Fitch-
burg, Mass.
5529. ii. LOUISE ELLEN, b. April 19, i88r.
4464. CLIFTON LAMSON FIELD (Samuel T., Theodore, Elijah, Joseph,
Joseph, Joseph, Zechariah, John, John. Richard, William, William), b. Shelburne,
Mass., Feb. 8, 1858; m. Shelburne Falls. Sept. 11, 1889, Isabella Clapp Bardwell, b.
Oct. 21. 1857. He was born in Shelburne Falls; graduated from classical depart-
ment of Williston Seminary. Easthampton, Mass., 1876, and Amherst College in
1880. Was in wholesale cutlery business in New York City the two following years, '
and then studied law. One year, academical year, of 1882 and 1883, studied at the
Michigan University Law School, and the balance of time till his admission to the
bar in Massachusetts in law office of his father, Samuel T. Field ; was admitted to-
bar in March, 1885; from October, i885,till January i, 1897, was actively engaged in
the manufacture of cotton cloths and yarns ; treasurer of cotton mill at Shattucks-
ville ; married Isabella Clapp Bardwell, and has two children, both of whom are
living, to wit, Louise Bardwell Field and Isabel Sarah Field. November. 1896, he
was elected clerk of supreme and superior courts for Franklin county, Mass., for a
term of five years, from Jan. i, 1897. Res. Greenfield, Mass.
5530. i. LOUISE BARDWELL, b. June 24, 1891.
5531. ii. ISABEL SARAH, b. July i, 1897.
4466. WILLIAM DAVIS FIELD (Samuel T., Theodore, Elijah, Joseph,.
Joseph, Joseph, Zechariah, John. John, Richard, William, William), b. Shelburne,.
Mass., Feb. 22, 1861; m. Pittsfield, Nov. 15, 1890, Grace Amelia Van Buskirk, b.
Oct. 21, 1868. He is a teacher and farmer. Res. West Stockbridge, Mass.
5532. i. WM. VAN BUSKIRK, b. April 13, 1897.
910 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4469. NATHANIEL L. FIELD (Samuel T., Theodore. Elijah, Joseph,
Joseph, Joseph, Zechariah. John, John, John, Richard, William. William), b. Shel-
bume Falls, Mass., Jan. 5, 1868; m. in Bridgeport, Ala., April 30, 1894, Ada B.
Roylance, b. Aug. 30, 1876. He is a merchant. Res. Rudyard, Mich.
5533. i. EDGAR ROYLANCE, b. April 2, 1895.
5534. ii. MABEL LAMSON, b. June 26, 1899.
4498. HORACE WILEY FIELD (Henry M., Horace, Walter, Jonathan,
Joseph, Joseph, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Hatfield,
Mass., April 21, 1868; m. Oct. 2, 1890, Clara Hmes; d. Dec. 2, 1894; m., 2d, June
16, 1896, Mabel Graves. Res., s. p., Northampton, Mass.
4501. EDGAR HENRY FIELD (Henry M.. Horace. Walter, Jonathan,
Joseph, Joseph, Zechariah, John. John, Richard, William, William), b. Hatfield,
Mass., March 31, 1873; m. Nov. 9, 1897, Jessie May Ingram. Res. North Hat-
field, Mass.
5535. i. MARJORIE, b. Oct. 26, 1899.
4562. ALBERT SEARLES FIELD (John, John, John. John, John. John,
John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I.. Oct. 23,
1803; m. at Valley Falls, Feb. 23, 1840, Deborah Kettle, b. July 27. 1812; d. May
He was a cordwainer and farmer. He d. Jan. 16. 1858. Res. Providence,
II, 1877.
He
R. I.
5536.
i.
5537.
11.
5538.
Ill,
SARAH WEEDEN, b. March 22, 1841 ; d. Nov. 12, 1855.
ALBERT FRANKLIN, b. Aug. 11, 1842; m. Mary Eliza Kenyon.
JENNIE ELIZABETH, b. July 18, 1844; m. Jan. 31, 1870, at
Olneyville, R. I., Thomas J. Johnson. He was b. March i, 1827;
d. April 13, 1895. Res. Dwight, 111. He was book agent, school
teacher and farmer. She res. Dwight, 111. Ch. : i. Byron
Love, b. Dec. 2, 1871; d. May 25, 1875. 2. Irving Edgar, b. Feb.
24. 1873; d' I^6c. 26, 1882. 3. Herbert Alonzo, b. Sept. 25, 1874;
d. Dec. 12, 1882. 4. Byron Love, 2d. b. March 29. 1876; d. Dec.
20, 1882. 5. Roscoe Franklin, b. May 22. 1878; d. Dec. 24, 1882.
6. Florence Viola, b. July 31, 1880.
4563. RICHARD BILLINGS FIELD (John, John, John, John, John, John,
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I., Sept. 16, 1812;
m. Sept. 25, 1839, in Cincinnati. Ohio. Elizabeth Dana Hunnewell, b. June 20, 1814; d.
Nov. 4, 1870. Richard Billings Field, son of John Field and Amy Larkin, was born
Sept. 16, x8i2, in Chestnut street. Providence, R. I., the youngest of nine children —
John, Albert, Richard. Johanna, Martha. Emily, Louisa. Albert Q. He left Providence
at the age of eighteen and settled for a short time in Thompson, Conn. In 1834 he
moved to New York City, where he was associated in business with Messrs. Taylor
& Whittaker, importers. In 1836 he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and was employed
by Caleb Allen, a jeweler, on Main street. In 1837 he formed a partnership with
Edward Harwood, and began the baking business in the store known as 118 West
Fifth street, between Race and Vine. Mr. Harwood was a great abolitionist, and
one of the active workers in "the underground railway." The old Field bakery
was a favorite place for secreting the runaway slaves, whence they were forwarded
to Canada. During the Civil war Mr. Field was engaged in supplying large quan-
tities of hard bread for the army, and with his wife was active in all the work of the
sanitary commission. In 1843 Mr. Harwood withdrew from the firm, and Mr. Field
conducted the baking business for himself in the same building until 1898, when on
account of his advanced age of eighty-six he retired. There the business is still
FIELD GENEALOGY. 911
continued in the old place under the same name. "The New England Bakery," by
one of his former employes. In 1839 Mr. Field was married to Elizabeth Dana
Hunnewell, of Dedham, Mass. Their family consisted of six children — William H.,
died in 1841; Amy Elizabeth, died in 1843; Amy Larkin, Walter Hunnewell, Fanny
and Elsie Chace: all living at this date, 1899. In the early thirties Mr. Field was
associated with Messrs. William Green. Nathan Guilford, Edmund Dexter, Samuel
Davis, John W. Childs and others, in organizing the first Unitarian church of Cin-
cinnati, under Rev. W. H. Channing, and later Ephraim Peabody, and has been a
constant attending member to the present day. In 1853 he was a member ot the
Chicago South Branch Dock Co., and is the only one of the directors of that organ-
ization now living.
Res, Cincinnati, Ohio.
5539. i. WALTER HUNNEWELL, b. Sept 2, 1847; m. Abbie M. Tylor.
5540. ii. AMY LARKIN, b. Nov. 12, 1844; m. Feb. 9, 1865, John V. Lewis.
Res. Lexington avenue, Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio. Ch. : i.
Fanny Elizabeth, b. in St. Louis, Mo., March 4, 1867; d. July 17,
1898. 2. Richard Field, b. in Cincinnati, Feb. 24, 1869. 3. Amy
Field, b, Cincinnati June 12, 1872, 4. Howard Van Houten, b.
Cincinnati, Oct. 16, 1878. 5. Sidoey Knowles, b. Cincinnati, Dec,
30, 1880.
5541. iii, FANNIE, b. Nov. 25, 1849; unm. ; res. 3635 Reading Road, Avon-
dale, Cincinnati, Ohio.
5542. iv. ELSIE CHACE, b. Aug. 27, 1853; unm. ; res. same as above.
4564. EDWARD FIELD (Simeon, John, John, John, John, John, John,
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I., June 6, 1805; m.
Sept, 4, 1827, Alice Thurber, dau. of Darius, a Revolutionary soldier, b. 1810; d,
Oct, 24, 1889. He died intestate; administrator was Samuel A. Wesson, appointed
April 20, 1886. He was also admininistrator of estate of Mrs. Field, appointed May
6, 1890. He d, March 25. 1886. Res. Providence, R. I.
5543. i, MARIA L., b. ; m, Dec. 27, 1847, Samuel Augustus Wesson.
She d. April 27, 1893. Ch. i, Edward Augustus; res. San Fran.
Cisco, Cal. 2. Alice Louise; d. unm,
5544. ii. JAMES HENRY, b. Dec, 16, 1832; m, Melissa Warner Haskell.
5545. iii. MARY ALICE, b. ; unm.; res. Providence.
5545^, iv, ALICE A., b. December, 1840; d. June i, 1842.
4567, JOHN W. FIELD (Simeon, John, John, John, John, John, John, William.
John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I,,; m. Sept. 4, 1827, Jerusha
Bacon, of Killingly, Conn., b. 1812; d. Aug. 15, 1861. Res, Providence, R, I.
5546. i. JOHN JENKS, b. in 1839; d. Feb, 2, 1884.
4568. SIMEON FIELD (Simeon, John. John, John, John. John, John. William,
John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence. R. 1., Sept. 14, 1819; m. there
Elizabeth Webster, b. April 20, 1818; d, Aug. 17, 1887, He d, in Boston, Feb. 18,
1891. Res. Providence. R. I.
5547. i. GEORGEANNA, b. 1846; m. Frank Longstreet.
5548. ii, ARTHUR WEBSTER, b. Jan. 11, 1861; unm.; res. Boston,
Mass,; address, R 321, 53 State street.
5548X. iii- A DAUGHTER, d, Jan. 8. 1847; age, one day,
5548>^. iv, A DAUGHTER, d, Jan, 9, 1847; age, two days,
4580, JOSEPH FIELD (William, John, John, John, John, John, John,
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R, I. ; m. .
912 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5549-
1.
5550.
11.
5551.
111.
5552.
iv.
5553-
V.
5553M
'.vi.
A daughter of Joseph Field died at Providence, aged seventeen years. SepL
10, 1849.
In Daniel Field will, 1828, he mentions his nephew, Joseph Harris Field,
and the Providence Records of deaths gives death of Joseph H., son of Joseph, Jan,
23, 1S51, aged sixty-two years.
Prov. Probate Record, 2, 10. 1837. — William Field, housewright, is appointed
guardian to Ann Nichols Field and William Field, children of Joseph Field, 2d,
deceased, infants under fourteen years of age, he giving bond for $300 with Daniel
Field as surety. — p. 79.
He d. in 1837. Res. Providence, R, I.
554834:. i. ANN NICHOLS, b. .
5548>^. ii. WILLIAM, b. .
4601. DANIEL WEBSTER FIELD (Daniel, Daniel, John, John, John, John,
John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. L, in 1815; ra,
Nancy Curtis, of Springfield, b. Jan. 29, 1816: d. March 15, 1855. His administrator
was appointed Oct. 15, 1878. He was his son-in-law, Wm. H. Greene, Jr. He d.
Sept. 17, 1878. Res. Providence, R. I.
LUCY BROWN, b. 1840; d. April 30, 1844.
ELIZABETH S., b. ; m. Charles Chace and E. Everett.
HELEN S., b. ; m. William H. Greene, Jr. Ch.: i. Florence^
b. ; res. Providence, R. I.
ZIPPORAH, b. ; m. Frank Jones.
DANIEL C, b. ; unm.
CHARLES PITMAN, b. 1836; d. Oct. 5, 1838.
4603. CHARLES WESLEY FIELD (Daniel, Daniel, John, John, John, John,
John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I., Nov. 24,
1823; m. Dec. 31, 1845, Emeline Rhodes Phillips, b. Aug. 25, 1828. He was a jew-
eler. His will was probated April 26, 1898, and his wife was executrix.
Will of Charles Wesley Field, Probate Docket 4001-5000. No. 4485. Will
Book No. 41, page 143 I, Charles Wesley Field of the City and County ot P; evi-
dence and state ot Rhode Island do make and publish this my last will and testa-
ment, hereby revoking all other and former wills by me made.
First. Reposing full faith and confidence in the wisdom, discretion and affec-
tion of my beloved wife Emeline Rhodes Field, 1 give devise and bequeath to her,
her heirs and assigns forever, all my property of every kind and nature whatsoever
and wheresoever situate of which I may die seized or possessed.
Second. I hereby constitute and appoint my said wife, Emily Rhodes Field
sole Executrix of this my last will and testament and hereby direct that she be re-
quired neither to give bonds nor to file an inventory.
Witness my hand at Providence aforesaid this 20th day of May 1890.
Charles Wesley Field.
Signed published and declared by Charles Wesley Field as and for his last
will and testament in our presence who at his request in his presence
and in presence of each other hereunto subscribe our names as witnesses.
William Fitch.
Herbert B. Wood.
Proved May 24, 1898.
He d. 1898. Res. Providence, R. I.
5554. i. DANIEL, b. Oct. 10, 1850; m. Lucy E. Merrihew.
5555. ii. MARIA RHODES, b. Dec. 16, 1848; m. Nov. 10, 1869. Reginald
C. Brown, he d. April _28, 1885. Ch. : i. Charles Wesley Field
FIELD GENEALOGY. 91$
Brown, b. Dec. 17, 1871; d. Oct. 30, 187S. 2. Bessie Channing
Brown, b. Nov. 21, 1876. 3. Ethel Whipple Brown, b. Jan. 22,
1879. 4- ^I^y Field Brown, b. June 13, 1880. 5. Gertrude Per-
kins Brown, b. July 22, 1884.
All residing at 151 Clifford street, Providence, R. I.
5556. iii. LUCY BROWN, b. Feb. 15, 1852; m. April 28, 1875, Albeit K.
Tillinghast; she d. May 29, 1894, s. p. ; res. Providence, R. I.
5556X. iv. FRANK RHODES, b. January, 1847; d. Aug. 22, 1847.
4608. JAMES HENRY FIELD (Greene B., Joseph. John, John, John, John,
John, William. John. Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I., Sept. 25,
1835; m. Cornelia D. Prentice; m., 2d, . He d. May 10, 1S86. Res. 22 Port-
land street, Providence, R. I.
5557. i. MAITLAND T., b. .
4612. CYRIL A. FIELD (John W., Joseph, John, John, John, John, John,.
William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I. ; m. . Res.
Providence, R. I.
5557X- i- HERBERT C. , b. .
SSSTA. ii. IDA J., b. .
4611. CHARLES WADSWORTH FIELD (Greene B., Joseph, John, John,
John, John, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. L,
Oct. 7, 1848; m. Newport, Nov. 10, 1873, Lizzie Cranston Anthony, b. Newport,.
June 2, 1855. Res. Orlando, Fla.
5558. i. MARY SHERMAN, b. March 19, 1875; m. Thomas Pickett Rob-
inson. Grahamton, Ky., June 14, 1899.
ALICE WADSWORTH, b. Sept. 29, 1870.
GEORGE BURROUGHS, b. Oct. 25. i88r.
JENNIE ADELE, b. July 17, 1886.
ARCHIBALD RUSSELL, b. Sept. 22, 1889.
4620. MYRON BRADFORD FIELD (Bradford, Bradford, Zebulon, Zebulon,.
Richard, John, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. West Towns-
end, Vt., May II, 1847; m. March 2, 1871, in Boston, Josephine Adams, b. 1848; d.
July 13, 1883; m., 2d, in Digby, N. S., Oct. 2. 1888, Mary Wilhelmina Wright, b.
Nov, 8, 1856. Res. Dorchester. Mass.. 2 Millet street.
5563. i. WILLIAM BRADFORD, b. Nov. 27, 1871; m. May 11, 1897, Edith,
C. Clarke, b. Nov. 16, 1873; s. p.; res, Chesterfield, Mass.
HERBERT E,. b, Dec. 7, 1873.
EVA M., b. September, 1875; unm. ; res. 189 Montvale street,
Woburn, Mass.
HARRY CHESTER, b. July 31. 1877; postoffice address, Chester-
field, Mass.
CORA A. L., b. March 6,1881; res. 261 Princeton street. East
Boston, Mass.
MARY LOUISE, b. Feb. 10, 1891; postoffice address, 6 Willet
street, Dorchester, Mass.
IRENE OLIVIA, b, Oct. 20. 1893; postoffice address, Dorchester,.
Mass.
4621. ABIZER FIELD (Abizer, 'Abizer, Zebulon, Zebulon, Richard, John,
John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Norton, Mass., May 3o,'i8o7;
m. Bloomville. N. Y., Sept. 11, 1831, Aseneth Every, b. Nov. 11. 1804; d. Sept. 22,
1889. He was a mechanic. He d. Feb. 4, 1896. Res. Bloomville and Walton, N. Y..
5559.
11.
5560.
iii.
5561.
iv.
5562.
v.
5564.
11.
5565.
iii.
5566.
iv.
5567.
v.
5568.
vi.
5569.
vii
914 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5570. i. AUGUSTA F., b. Feb. 17. 1836; m. April 7. 1866, Ephraim K.
Taft, b. Jan. 7, 1S34; d. Jan. 6, 1893. He was a druggist. Res.
Stafford Springs, Conn. Ch. : i. Mary Field Taft, b. April 25,
1867; m. Aug. 15, 1B92; address, Mrs. Francis A. Bagnall, St.
Albans, Vt. 2. Ernest K. Taft, b. Jan. 4, 1870; unm. ; address,
Stafford Springs, Conn.
5571. ii. ALBERT, b. Jan. 20, 1844; m. Eliza Brigham.
5572. iii. RICHARD A., b. Aug. 20, 1848; ra. March 14, 1880, Emily A.
Fuller, b. Jan. 25, 1847. He is a mechanic; res , s. p., Walton,
N. Y.
4636. FREDERIC T. FIELD (William. Jabez, William, Jabez, Richard,
John, John, William, John. Richard, William, William), b. Dedham, Mass., Oct. 25,
1857; m. in Riverside, Cal., March 4, 1884, Mary Jane Fowler, b. March 3, 1868, in
Rothley, England. He is a grocer, fruit dealer and rancher. Res. Riverside, Cal.
5573. i. BESSIE LAVINIA, b. Jan. 17, 1885.
5574. ii. MABEL FRANCES, b. Aug. 10, 1888.
5575. iii. EDITH MARY, b. March 11, 1890.
5576. iv. MILDRED ALICE, b. Feb. 18, 1892; d. Jan. 22, 1897.
4672. WILLIAM FORBES FIELD (William L., Zophar, Daniel, Jabez, Rich-
ard, John, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. July 21, 1854; m.
Nov. I, 1875, Cora A. .
9166. William F. Field, of Brockton, Mass., died March 28, 1897. He left a
will, giving all to his wife, Cora A. Field. The petition for appointment of execu-
tor mentions besides the widow, his father. William L. Field, and his mother, Mary
D. Field.— Plymouth Co. Probate.
He d. March 28, 1897. Res. Brockton, Mass.
4674. DANIEL WALDO FIELD (William L., Zophar, Daniel, Jabez, Rich-
ard, John, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Feb. 15. 1856; m.
Oct. 28, 1B79 Rose A. Hawes, b. 1855. dau. of Philip and Temperance B. Res.
Brockton, Mass.
4675. FRED FOREST FIELD (William L.. Zophar, Daniel, Jabez, Richard,
John, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. May 11, 1861; ra. Feb.
20, 1884, Lizzie K. Packard, b. 1865. Res. Brockton, Mass.
5576^. i. FRED PACKARD, b. November, 1884: d. Sept. 2, 1886.
5S7(>'A- ii- FRED F., b. May 25, 1887.
4677. FRANK PEREZ FIELD (Waldo, Waldo. Daniel, Jabez, Richard, John,
John. William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Brockton, Mass., Jan. 18, 1852;
m. Jan. 21, 1882, Mittie Harmon Jackson, b. May 30, 1863. He is a shoe manu-
facturer. Res. 325 Main street, Brockton, Mass.
5577. i. JAMES WALDO, b. Jan. 19, 1884.
4678. JOSEPH H. FIELD (Waldo, Waldo, Daniel, Jabez, Richard, John.
John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Brockton, Mass., Oct. 6, 1854;
m. Sept. 17, 1879, Annie L. Osborne, b. Dec. 4, 1855. Is a shoe operative. Res.
Brockton, Mass.
5578. i. BERNICE E.,b. June 30, 1882.
5579. ii. CLESSON H., b. July 14, 1884.
4682. FRED FIELD (Perez P., Waldo, Waldo, Daniel, Jabez, Richard, John,
John. William, John, Richard, William, William), b. West Bridgewater, Mass.,
Dec. 28, 1865; m. Brockton, Dec. 6, 1888, Ottielyn Taber. b. June 14. 1869. He is
FIELD GENEALOGY. 915
manager and vice-president of the Simpson Spring Co. Res. Brockton, Mass., 278
Court street.
5580. i. WALTER PRESTON, b. March 17, 1895.
4694. JOHN ALBERT FIELD, JR. (John A., John, John, John. Zechariah,
Zechariah, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I.,
June i8, 1823; m. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 13, 1846, Susan R. M. Easter, b. Aug. 25, 1828;
d. March i, 1865; m., 2d, Kate Goforth. John A. Field, second child of John
Albert and Deborah Ann Field, was born in Providence, R. I. He went to Balti-
more at the age of fourteen, and there spent the rest of his life. He engaged in
mercantile pursuits, from which he retired about five years before his death. Mar-
ried twice, and had eleven children, nine of whom are living. He d. April 21, 1891.
Res. Providence, R. I., and Baltimore, Md.
5581. i. KATE, b. Sept. 25, 1846; m. May 23, 1878, Richard M. Sherman;
res. 620 14th street, Oakland, Cal, ; s. p. ; he was b. Sept.
16, 1813. Richard M. Sherman, husband of Kate Field Sher-
man, was born in Portsmouth, R. I., Sept. 16, 1813, of Quaker
parents, and is sixth in descent from Philip Sherman, who, with
seventeen others, purchased from the Indians Rhode Island and
other islands in the Narragansett Bay, in 1636. After making
three sea voyages, he came to California from the Sandwich
Islands in March, 1846, and carried on a general merchandise
businesss in San Francisco. He is a charter member of the Cal-
ifornia Society of Pioneers. He returned East in 1851, living in
Fall River. Mass., and afterward in Providence, R. I. He re-
turned to California in 1884, and now resides in Oakland. He is
a strong Republican and a staunch churchman.
5582. ii. LOTTIE S., b. May 23, 1848; unm. ; res. 272 Benefit street, Prov-
idence, R. I.
CHARLES ALBERT, b. Sept. 12 1850; m. Lavina B. Walton.
CLARENCE, b. Nov. 23, 1852; m. in Norfolk, Va., Marie Adele
McLean. Is a cashier and book-keeper; res., s. p., 1422 Bolton
street, Baltimore, Md.
GRACE, b. June 18, 1856; d. Aug. 19, 1863.
HARRY ASHLEY, b. July 2, 1862; unm.; lieutenant, U. S. N.,
care Navy Pay Office, San Francisco, Cal., on U. S. S. Phila-
delphia.
5587. vii. FLORENCE, b. ; unm.; res. 1900 West Lexington street,
Baltimore, Md.
ANNA, b. .
JOHN ALBERT, b. .
JAMES BURR, b. .
GEORGE G., b. ; d. .
4705. SAMUEL FIELD (Thomas, Thomas. Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Oneida county. N. Y., Feb.
15, 1821; m. Ava, N. Y., Olive Paddock, b. Dec. 7, 1830. He d. March 26, 1888.
Res. Prophetstown, 111.
5592. i. HELEN, b. April 21, 1850; m. John P. Aylsworth, Sterling, 111,
5593. ii. ALBERT, b. Jan. 5, 1853; m. in Prophetstown, 111., Alice A.
Jewell; he is a lumber merchant; res., s. p., Prophetstown, 111.
5594. iii. MARY, b. Feb. 2a, 1855; m. Marion Green; res. Sterling, 111.
5583.
Ill,
5584.
iv.
5585.
V.
5585.
vi.
5588.
viu,
5589.
ix.
5590.
X.
5591-
XI.
916 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5595. iv. GEORGE, b. Oct. 17, 1858; m. Celia Washburn; res. Rock
Falls, 111.
5596. V. NETTIE C, b. April 13, 1864; m. Wm. Washburn; res.
Prophetstown, 111.
55Q7. vi. EMMA, b. Nov. 11, 1868; m. A. C. Randall: res. Prophetstown, 111.
4706. EDMUND FIELD (Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Booneville, N. Y. ;
m. there Esther Fanning, b. Sept. 9, 1819; d. 1884. He d. in Michigan. Res.
Orange county, N. Y.
5598. i. ALBERT I., b. July 24. 1842; m. Kate D. Dirney.
5599. ii. EDMUND, b. June 20, 1838; m. and res. Sheridan county, Kansas.
5600. iii. THOMAS, b. 1840; d. in the war of 1861.
4714. ALBERT RICHMOND FIELD (William, Thomas, Thomas. Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Crans-
ton, R. I., Now 10, 1821; m. May 19, 1850, Abby E. Johnson, dau. of Rowland, b.
July 4, 1822. Res. Scituate and Cranston, R. I.
5601. i. CLARA J., b. .
5602. ii. WALTER E., b. .
4728. ASHER FIELD (Pardon. John, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William, John. Richard, William, William), b. Suffield or Tolland, Conn. ;
m. Roxey Jennison. Res. .
5603. i. JERMANICUS, b. ; m. Celesta D. Clark.
5604. ii. CECILIA, b. ; m. Nelson A. Hume, of New York.
5605. iii. SAREPTA, b. .
5606. iv. ARETUS, b. ; of Wisconsin.
5607. V. PLETUS, b. ; ot Kansas; a clergyman.
5608. vi. CHARLOTTE, b. ; m. George Marsh, of New Hudson, N. Y.
4733. ABRAM FIELD (Stephen, Stephen, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Cranston, R. I. ;
m. Adeline Wood; m., 2d, Marie Searle dau. of Burton Searle, of Cranston, b. 1830;
d. June 2, 1897. Res. Cranston, R. I.
5609. i. SILAS C, b. in 1832; m. and d. in Cranston, R. I., April 28, 1894.
5610. ii. GEORGE A., b. in 1838; m. March 9, 1859, Sophie Searle, dau. of
Burton, b. 1841 ; res. Coventry, R. I.
5611. iii. MARTHA, b.
56iiX.iv. ABRAM A., b. in 1852; d. Nov. 22, 1882.
4736. CALEB FIELD (Stephen, Stephen, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Cranston, R. I. ;
m. Eliza Gorton. Res. Cranston, R. I.
5612. 1. LUCINDA, b. .
5613. ii. ALMOND, b. .
56i3X.iii. AMOS, b. .
4739. GUILFORD FIELD (Guilford, Stephen, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas.
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Cranston, R. I.;
m. Oct, 28, 1845, Eliza Gorton. Res. Cranston, R. I.
5614. i. FANNY, b. .
5615. ii. THOMAS, b. .
5616. iii. "PHILLIP, b. .
FIELD GENEALOGY. 917
5617. iv. MILLY, b. in 1855; d. Providence, March 29, 1882.
5618. V. CLARA, b. .
4741. ABNER FIELD (Robert, Abner, William. Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, William. John, Richard, William, William), b. Jan. 7. 1806, Chester, Vt. ;
m. April g, 1829, Eliza Sargent, b. Aug. 15, 1806. She m., 2d, Sept. 21, 1837, Ezra
F. Dean; she d. Feb. 10, 1873. and was dau. of Ezra and Betsey (Putnam) Sargent.
Res. Chester, Vt.
5619. i. ZILIA, b. ; m. Alvan Davis. Ch. : i. Zilia.
5620. ii. ABNER, b. ; d. infancy.
4747. WESTCOT ROBERT FIELD (Robert, Abner, William, Jeremiah.
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester,
Vt., Feb. 14, 1819; m. Aug. 23, 1S46, Bethia Bates; m., 2d, . Res. Yuma, Col.
5621. i. ANNA B., b. July, 1851; m. Philpott; res. Lincoln, Neb.
5622. ii. ALLEN W., b. Nov. 20, 1853; m. Mary B. Fairfield.
5623. iii. GENIE WORLEY, b. ]\i\y, 1S56; unm. ; res. Foochow, China; a
missionary.
4749. WILLIAM H. FIELD (Robert W., Abner, William. Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Aug. 23, 1824.
Chester, Vt. ; m. Jan. 26, 1S57, Lavinia Boynton. He d. March 23, 1889. Res.
Boston, Mass.
5624. i. BEULAH MAY, b. ; m. Wren; res. Steamboat Springs,
Col.
4750. ALEXANDER FIELD (Robert W., Abner, William. Jeremiah.
Thomas, Thomas. Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester,
Vt, Oct. 3, 1826; m. in Dixon, 111.. Louise Rurasey. b. March 21, 1829. He was a
farmer and liveryman. He d. Oct. 16. 1887. Res. Paw Paw. 111.
5625. i. ADA LOUISE, b. Dec. 9, 1855; d. March 12, 1878.
5626. ii. ZILIA CELINDA, b. April 21, i860; d. Sept. 12, i860.
4751. HON. MARTIN FIELD (Stephen, Abner, William, Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard. William, William), b. Dec. 9, 1814.
Chester, Vt. ; m. Troy. Wis., Dec. 18, 1845, Sarah Pemelia Chaffee Meacham, b. Sept,
22, 1822. Martin Field was born in Chester, Vt., and was one of five children — two
sons and three daughters — one of whom, Mrs. Rosanna Babcock, of East Troy, Wal-
worth county, Wis., is still living. Martin Field received a good academic educa-
tion, and also learned surveying, and in 1836 came to Mukwonago, Waukesha
county. Wis., and took up a claim of 280 acres, within a mile of the village of Muk-
wonago. which he platted. He was married to Miss Sarah P. Meacham, a native of
Springfield, Mass., and at the time of her marriage a resident of Troy. Soon after
coming to Wisconsin, Mr. Field was elected justice of the peace, which turned his
attention to law, which he studied, and on March 13, 1849, he was admitted to prac-
tice in the circuit court, and on Jan. 10, i860, in the supreme court of Wisconsin.
In 1846, when Waukesha county was organized, he was chosen, on Nov. 20, as the
first probate judge, and for fourteen consecutive years held that position. During
the Civil war, he served as revenue assessor. Politically he was a Republican, in
religion a Unitarian. He was a thirty-second degree Mason, being a member of the
Wisconsin Consistory; he also served at times as president of the Waukesha County
Agricultural Society, and as president and vice-president of the Waukesha
National Bank. He d. April 9, i8go. Res. Mukwonago, Wis.
5627. i. ELLA MELINDA, b. Aug. 27, 1851; m. Dec. 22, 1873;
Johnston, s. p. ; res. Mukwonago.
918 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5628. ii. SARAH VIRGINIA, b. Aug. 17, 1855; m. Dec. 18, 1884;
Irving; s. p.; res. Mukwonago.
5629. iii. MARY STEPHANA, b. Aug. 28. 1858; m. Sept. 5, 1892;
Smith ; s. p. ; res. Mukwonago.
5630. IV. JESSIE MEACHAM, b. Nov. 15, 1864; m. Sept. 5. 1892;
Smith ; s. p. ; res. Mukwonago.
A1SS%- DEXTER FIELD (Abner W., Abner. William, Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, Vt.,
Sept. I, 1798: m. there Oct. 26. 1825, Eliza Earle, b. there Nov. 10, 1805, dau. of
Frederick and Elizabeth (Young); d. in Claremont, N. H., Jan. 6, 1889. He was a
farmer. Dexter Field inherited his father's farm, and like his father, devoted much
of his time to public affairs. In 1855 he sold his property in Chester and removed
to Springfield, Vt., where he died. He was a highly esteemed and respected citi-
zen, very genial, and told excellent stories of hunting, fishing and adventure, to
the delight of the young folk, of whose society he was very fond, drawing on his
imagination when fact or memory failed. He was a thrifty farmer, and widely
known for his fine blooded stock. In politics a staunch Democrat, and liberal in
religious belief. He d. Feb. 13, 1866. Res. Chester and Springfield, Vt.
56303^. i. ETHAN E., b. Dec. 30, 1826; d. Feb. 14, 1861, in Springfield.
563oX- ii- SARAH E., b. Jan. 26, 1830; m. Dec. 25, 1858, George H. Stowell;
res. Claremont, N. H.
5630^. iii. HARRIET E., b. Jan. 6, 1832; m. Aug. 11, 1859, Albert Landon;
res. Rutland, Vt.
5630>^. iv. GEORGE W., b. Feb. 9. 1834; m. March 12, i860, Ellen Allbee;
res. Wyoming, Iowa. Ch. : i. Geo. W., Jr. 2. William D.
563034;, V. JOHN Y.. b. Feb. 14, 1837; d. March 14, 1861, in Springfield.
5630^. vi. ABBIE, b. March 16, 1847; unm. ; res. Claremont, N. H. ; is libra-
rian of the Fiske Free Library; appointed Nov. 19, 1878.
4756. ALBERT FIELD (Arthur T., Nehemiah, William, Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. ; m. Juli-
ette .
5631. i. ARTHUR F., b. ; res. Homer, Mich.
4762. ALBERT FIELD (Aaron L., Nehemiah, William, Jeremiah. Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Ashtabula, Ohio,
Feb. 20, 1826; m. 1853, Mary Leatey Cheney. Albert Field resides in Ashtabula,
Ohio, and has lived there since its foundation. His grandfather, Nehemiah, was
born in Rhode Island, May 15, 1757, married Sarah Whitman, and had six children
— Wm. Whitman, Arthur F., Aaron Leland, A. Wait, Nehemiah, and Sarah. Nehe-
miah died in Adams, Mass., June 14, 1815. Albert Field conducts the Fisk House
at Ashtabula. Ohio. He was born near that city, Feb. 20, 1826, and worked on the
farm until twenty years of age, when he engaged in boating on the great lakes, and
continued it for twenty years. Later he operated two sleeping cars on the Cincin-
nati, Chicago and Air Line, and subsequently sold them to the railroad company.
In 1868 he purchased the Fisk House, and has since conducted it. Married, 1853,
Mary Leafey Cheney. One daughter unmarried. Res. Ashtabula, Ohio.
5632. i. DAUGHTER, b. ; unm.
4769. HENRY AUGUSTUS FIELD (James, Pardon, James, Jeremiah.
Thomas, Thomas. Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester,
Vt., March 26, 1821; m. Feb. 7, 1850, Olive Thurston, b. Oct. 23, 1827; d. Nov. 7,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 919
1891. A farmer. In 1855 he moved to Dell Prairie, Wis., one and a half miles
from Kilburn City. Res. Chester, Vt.
5633. i. WESLEY HENRY, b. March 28, 1856; d. June 22, 1857.
5634. ii. FLOYD AUGUSTUS, b. Aug. 3, 1B58; unm. ; res. Kilburn City;
owns steamboats on Wisconsin river.
5635. iii. GEORGE HORTON, b. Jan. 21, i860; ra. March 17, 1886, May
Augusta Paine; res. Kilburn City, s. p.
4771. HENRY S. FIELD (Jeremiah, Pardon, James, Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. ; m.
Washburne.
5636. i. JULIA; b. .
5637. ii. CHARLES; b. .
563S. iii. HENRY; b. .
5639. iv. JEREMIAH; b.
5640. V. AMELIA; b. —
4773. HON. WALBRIDGE ABNER FIELD (Abner, Pardon, James, Jere-
miah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b.
Springfield, Vt., April 26, 1833; m. Oct. 4, 1869, Ellen Eliza McLoon, dau. of Wm.
and Hannah, b. May 8, 1853, Thomaston, Me.; d. March 8, 1877; m., 2d, 1882,
Frances Farwell, of Rockland, Me.
Eliza Ellen Field, of Boston, wife of Walbridge A. Field, will probated, April
30, 1877. Her daughter, Eleanor Louise Field. Her younger daughter not yet
named. Mother, Hannah McLoon. — Boston Probate.
Foremost among the judges of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, not alone
by reason of his high position, but as well because of long recognized merit, stands
Walbridge Abner Field, chief justice of the supreme judicial court. Fortunate in
the outward circumstance of his birth and breeding, he is the product of a sterling
New England ancestry, his father's parents coming from Rhode Island, and his
mother's from Connecticut. He was born in Springfield, Windsor county, Vt.,
April 26, 1833. That little western Switzerland has bred eminent statesmen, teach-
ers, lawyers and merchants in singular profusion. Reared amid the invigorating
influences and stimulating charms of such a locality, Mr. Field had the advantages
of academic training and collegiate education. At the age of twenty-two he grad-
uated with high honors from Dartmouth College, and the next two years remained
as tutor in that institution. Then after taking up the study of law for a time he
returned to Dartmouth to teach mathematics a year, after which he came to Boston
to pursue his legal studies at the Harvard Law School and in the ofiice of Harvey
Jewell. Admitted to the bar in i860, he began practice immediately in Mr. Jewell's
oflBce. Here he remained until 1865. Then he was successively assistant United
States district attorney for Massachusetts four years, under Richard H. Dana and
George S. Hillard, and assistant attorney-general of the United States, under E.
Rockwood Hoar, for about one year. Tirmg of public station, he resigned in
August, 1S70. returned to Boston and formed a law partnership with Mr. Jewell and
William Gaston, under the name of Jewell, Gaston & Field. After Mr. Gaston
became governor of Massachusetts, Edward O. Shepard was taken into the partner-
ship, and the firm name became Jewell, Field & Shepard, and so remained until
Governor Long appointed Mr. Field associate justice of the supreme judicial court
in February, 18S1. In 1890, upon the resignation of Chief Justice Morton, Governor
Brackett appointed Judge Field to the chief justiceship. The choice gave universal
satisfaction to both bench and bar. Chief Justice Field was a member of the Boston
School Board in 1S63 and 1S64, and of the Boston Common Council from 1865 until
:920 FIELD GENEALOGY.
1 367. In 1876 he was declared elected to Congress from the thirdMassachusetts district,
but the election was contested, and after about one year's service, he was unseated.
In 1873 he was again a candidate from the same district; was elected, and served
his term without contest. In 1S69 he was married to Eliza E. McLoon, who died in
March, 1S77, and by whom he had two daughters — Eleanor Louise, now Mrs. Alfred
P. Pillsbury. of Minneapolis, Minn., and Elizabeth Lenthal. In October, 1882, he
married Frances E., daughter of Hon. Nathan A. Farwell, of Rockland, Me. Chief
Justice Field was one of the judges who tried the famous Robinson poisoning case
in Middlesex county. He has written many important decisions, which have estab-
lished for him an enviable reputation among the judges of the country. His chief
characteristics as a judge are profound learning, keen perception, an unbending
integrity, and an unusual degree of fairness. He was one of three who graduated
from Dartmouth with perfect marks. So far as his character, ability, honor and
kindness of heart is concerned, it would be difficult to say too much.
The Boston Herald at the time of his death had this:
Field gone. Chief Justice is dead. Finally succumbs to heart disease. End of
■struggle is very peaceful. Massachusetts loses a famous lawyer. His public career
an honorable one. — The Hon. Walbridge Abner Field, chief justice of the supreme
judicial court of Massachusetts, died at 9.45 o'clock last night at his residence, 43
Rutland square.
His illness dated only six months back, when an attack of vertigo on Park
■street gave warning of serious trouble. He had not been well since. His trouble
was diagnosed as a valvular heart trouble, but, after recovery from the first attack
the justice was able to be up and around the house, though he had to drop all work.
In February he tried a trip to New Orleans, spending three weeks in all on the
tour, but derived no benefit, and returned to get what relief he could find in his own
home. His life was that of all invalids, but not necessarily painful, till three weeks
ago, when symptoms of kidney trouble developed, and he took to his bed for good.
He got gradually worse, the end being foreseen from the beginning of the last
attack. His last days ot suffering were not specially painful, except from the grow-
ing weakness, and his debt to nature was paid in relative peace.
Surviving him are his wife, who was Miss Frances Farwell, of Rockland, Me.,
and his daughters, Mrs. A. F. Pillsbury, of Minneapolis, and Miss Eliza Field.
Judge Field's first wife, and the mother of his children, was Miss Eliza Ellen
McLoon, of Rockland, Me. The children were with the father in his last hours,
the fatal result being regarded as inevitable, and giving warning to all interested.
The family had made no burial arrangements last night.
His Life and Work. — Born in Vermont, He Was Honored in Many and Signal
Ways by the State of His Adoption. — A man of manner mild, of commanding
■height, but not of commanding figure, was Chief Justice Walbridge A. Field, of the
supreme bench, foremost among jurists of Massachusetts.
From the green hills of Vermont he came, a descendant of those men that pre-
vented Molly Stark from being made a widow at Bennington's battle, endowed with
that ability and that sense of the fundamental principles of justice that made him
conspicuous and raised him to the high and honorable place that he occupied.
It requires rare qualities to constitute a great judge — patience to listen, keenness
to understand, fairness to decide, and willingness to acknowledge and rectify mis-
takes when made. Mr. Field had many of these characteristics.
He was born in Springfield, Windsor county, Vt., on April 26, 1833, and was
the product of a sterling New England ancestry, his father's parents coming from
Rhode Island, and his mother's from Connecticut.
Fitted for the niche he was to fill in the judicial economy of Massachusetts by
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academic and collegiate training, followed, after his graduation from Dartmouth,
class of '55, and from the Harvard Law School by the practice of law as a member
of the firm of Jewell, Gaston & Field, he was appointed to the supreme bench by
Governor Long in 1881, and was promoted to the chief justiceship in 1890, when
Chief Justice Morton resigned, by Governor Brackett.
Chief Justice Field was an ex-member of the school committee, of the common
council and the Massachusetts House of Representatives. But this service was not
his only claim to political distinction. He was successively assistant United States
district attorney for Massachusetts for four years, under Richard H. Dana and
George S. Hillard, and assistant attorney- general of the United States under E.
Rockwood Hoar. Just before his appointment by Governor Long he went to Con-
gress from the third district. Few members had such genuine, substantial capacity
for able service as he, few were so diligent and painstaking in the discharge of
their difficult duties.
One of the foremost Democratic members said: "Mr. Field is singularly intelli-
gent and fair-minded. If I wanted to understand both sides of a question, to ascer-
tain all that could be said in favor of either view, to know the merits and demerits
of any controversial proposition, there is no man of my acquaintance to whom I
should apply for the required information, with such entire confidence in his knowl-
edge and candor, as to him."
No small praise from an ardent opponent, himself an able scholar and states-
man, now in his honored grave.
With well settled political opinions, he brought none of the malice of partisan-
ship into the consideration of public questions. With a thorough legal training and
perfect familiarity with legal principles — the results of diligent study and a retent-
ive memory — he was not deluded into the belief that "he knew it all."
But his greatest success he early found not to lie along the paths of political
preferment. In a sense, unfortunately, he had little of that personal magnetism
which brings men in closer contact and creates a wider opportunity for popularity ;
he had one of those natures which require intimate relation to be fully understood
and appreciated. This limited his capacity to achieve political greatness, and hence
it was that he failed to command that popular enthusiasm that greeted many others
not half as capable as he for efficient public service.
There was nothing in the manner or look of Chief Justice Field to particularly
attract attention. His well-shaped head, however, indicated strength of character
and intellectual ability ; certainly he possessed an admirable balance of all his
faculties.
He was not extravagant in conduct or opinion, or even in feelings; was not
given to exaggeration. With something of a nervous temperament, he had a quick,
comprehensive, analytical mind, easily absorbent, yet tenacious of its ample treas-
ures. He saw quickly and decided with dispatch.
He was not at all imaginative, and the poetic power seemed to be entirely lack-
ing; he was distinctly a man of more sense than sentiment.
In manner sometimes abrupt, often brusque, even harsh, and with a modest,
retiring disposition, capable of being mistaken for haughty reserve, he was doubt-
less often misunderstood and misjudged.
His advancement to the honorable distinction he enjoyed was neither the result
of political influences, which too often dominate judicial appointments; of personal
striving, which is sometimes successful, nor of a superficial and fictitious show of
merit. It was the happy result of fitness, recognized — of the possession of qualities
which found expression in able and honorable service ^to the profession and the
commonwealth.
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He was a life-long member of Dr. Hale's church, serving for many years on its
standing committee, and taking a vital interest in the affairs of the congregation.
His rare gifts of mind and wealth ot acquirement were always at the call of the
church, coming with a quality that was eminently judicial and characteristic of the
man, of doing to the best of his powers whatever he attempted to do at all.
Tribute of a Friend. Mr. John C. Coombs Speaks of the Great Lawyer Who
Has Gone from Among Us. — Mr. John C. Coombs, of 27 Bowdoin street, well known
in legal circles, and a close friend of Chief Justice Field, was mformed of his death
last evening by a representative of the Herald.
Although the news was not unexpected, he expressed keen regret, and felt he
could give but feeble testimony by anything he could say of his personal acquaint-
ance with Judge Field's magnificent personality.
That Chief Justice Field was the ablest common law judge on this bench, Mr.
Coombs believed would be disputed by none.
Both before and after his appointment to the bench he studied the law for its
ov7n sake, and because of a love for it which he himself could not resist, for any
consideration of advantage or business.
In speaking of Justice Field's illness, Mr. Coombs, who had visited him almost
every evening of late, said that, although suffering from a complication of diseases,
he retained consciousness and clearness of mind to within a few days of his death,
even to the extent of discussing with alertness and interest the latest decisions of
the court over which he presided.
Of his scrupulous honesty and integrity in all his dealings, Mr. Coombs felt he
could not give an expression sufficiently striking.
Chief Justice Field. Tributes from Members of the Bar. Resolutions Adopted
at a Notable Gathering. Remarks of Attorney-General Knowlton. — Judges and
lawyers filled the Supreme Court room at noon to-day to pay tribute to the memory
of the late Chief Justice Field. It was a notable gathering, not merely because of
its size, but because it included nearly all the judges of the courts and the principal
members of the bar. Among those present were: Thornton K. Lothrop, Alfred
Hemenway, Joseph F. Paul, J. S. Bray ton, of Fall River; Judge Leonard Jones,
District Attorney Weir, of Middlesex: W. S. Wharton, Moorfield Storey, Charles T.
Gallagher, George P. Sargent, Horace G. Allen, Solomon Lincoln, ex-Judge
Charles Allen, of the supreme court; L. S. Dabney, George C. Travers, F. H.
Williams, Judges Forsaith, Wentworth, Brown, Dewey, Burke, Adams, Ely, of the
municipal court; Causten Browne, George H. Hobbs, Samuel Hoar, ex-Judge Dun-
bar, Judges Grant and McKim, of the probate court; Judges Mclntyre, Fuller and
Forbes, of Middlesex; A. S. Wheeler, W. H. Putnam, John Lowell, F. D. Allen,
S. L. Whipple. T. G. Gargan, E. W. Burdett, W. V. Kellen, H. W. Chaplin, C. P.
Greenough, B. F. Hayes, Professor J. C. Gray, of Harvard; F. D. Allen, ex-United
States district attorney; Attorney-General Knowlton. George L. Putnam. Rev. E. E.
Hale, and others.
On motion of Causten Browne. L. S. Dabney was elected to preside, and W. F.
Horton was chosen for secretary. Mr. Dabney announced the purpose of the meet-
ing, and asked for the resolutions which the committee of the bar had prepared.
Mr. Hemenway read the resolutions as follows:
Resolved, That the death of Walbridge Abner Field, lately chief justice of the
supreme judicial court, has removed from a high place of usefulness, dignity and
honor a faithful public servant, who was stricken down in the maturity of his
splendid powers.
He was a man of commanding presence. To great natural abilities were joined
cultivation, refinement and wide experience. Appointed to the bench in his forty-
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eighth year; by his masterly scholarship during his college course, by his services
as tutor and professor at Dartmouth College, as assistant district attorney and
assistant attorney-general of the United States, and as a member of Congress, he
had already won confidence and distinction, so that his original appointment and
subsequent promotion, resting upon acknowledged fitness, met the cordial approval
of the bar of the commonwealth.
His instincts and habits were scholarly. His reading was wide and his knowl-
edge deep and thorough. His learnmg was accurate. Quick of comprehension, he
was deliberate in judgment. His mental equipment was mathematical and prac-
tical rather than metaphysical and theoretical. He dealt with the concrete rather
than the abstract. No subject of human knowledge was too great for his compre-
hension, no distinction too small to escape his attention. Untiringly diligent, his
retentive memory preserved the fruits of a wise industry. His mind was well
ordered. It was too well balanced for exaggeration. Open and candid in all his
methods, he was quick to detect any subtlety. For him sophistry bad no attrac-
tion.
He had in a remarkable degree that indispensable attribute of a great judge ;
common sense — which has been aptly defined by one of his predecessors in his
great office as "an instinctive knowledge of the true relation of things." He was
just to parties ; patient and courteous to counsel. He never lost the respect or con-
fidence of litigants. Mentally impatient of prolixity, it 'found no physical manifes-
tation. Not punctilious, he yet had an inherited sense of propriety that gave a
native dignity to his acts and words. He found his recreation in books. He was
undemonstrative, but sincere. In his friendships he was warm and constant. His
fund of anecdotes, information and experience lent a peculiar charm and grace to
his conversation. Lineally descended in the seventh generation from Roger Wil-
liams, the first teacher of toleration among the Puritans, he was tolerant of others'
opinions. With him discussion was not controversy. In his written opinions, his
reasoning is logical, and his style direct and incisive. They are his enduring monu-
ment His keen sense of humor was ever subordinate to the gravity of the judicial
office.
Ample, ready and well digested learning, common sense, logical power, accu-
racy of perception, discriminating analysis, skill to apply old principles to new
cases, impartiality, charity, patience, moderation, industry, courtesy, integrity and
public spirit have even characterized our judiciary, but Chief Justice Field had all
these qualities with manly modesty, sweetness of temper, pure-mindedness, gentle-
ness of heart and beauty of character, in rare and perfect combination.
Under his administration the court has lost none of its prestige. He was a
good citizen, loving his adopted state and city. In office and in private life he was
faithful in all things. In his death the commonwealth has suffered a great loss, and
the bar has lost a chief justice of whom it was justly proud.
Resolved, That the attorney-general be desired to present these resolutions to
the supreme judicial court with a request that they be entered upon its records as a
testimonial of honor and affection, and that the secretary transmit a copy thereof
to the family of the deceased chief justice with the assurance of the sincere sympa-
thy of the bar.
Mr. Wheeler said that the decisions of the judges of the supreme court have
given the commonwealth a position second to no other state in the Union. Judge
Field proved no exception to the rule. As associate justice and as supreme justice
he was pre-eminent for his wonderful independence of judgment. He was always
ready to listen to arguments, but he would never waver in his opinion, until his
reason was convinced. He always realized the great responsibility of his position.
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His judgments conformed to law and justice. As a man he took an interest in
everything that concerned the community. He was always a diligent student, not
only in law, but in literature. It was a great pleasure to converse with him. Chief
Justice Field, he said, was so able a scholar that he not only led his class, but
headed all of his classes. He was skilled in legal questions and was not a politician
in the common sense of the word, but quietly exercised for the good of all. He had
a very large circle of friends, who thoroughly loved him. Chief Justice Field pos-
sessed a resolute independence, both in mind and character, intellectually and
morally.
Causten Browne said no man ever had a deeper sense of the obligations of his
office than Chief Justice Field. He was always dignified, courteous and fair. He
was eminently a just man. He was ready to make allowance. He respected pri-
vate reputations and despised detraction. His censure was direct, blunt and clear.
He was a man of most sweet and unselfish disposition. He had a keen and delicate
sense of how a public trust should be administered. Not many lives are lived on
as high a moral plane as was his. He was slow to find fault and swift to forgive.
It was his high and firm Christian purpose to the end to make the world better.
Solomon Lincoln said that Chief Justice Field had a keen sense of the motives
of men. He was not one who considered that differing from others indicated inde-
pendence or strength. His wide reading made his conversation interesting. He
made no special effort to distinguish himself in public life. His judicial courtesy
was pronounced. He was never hasty or intolerant. He could measure men and
could penetrate their sincerity and motives. He was mentally inquisitive, and his
opinion was thoughtful. Though fertile and speculative, his mind was practical.
In his death a leader had been lost.
Moorfield Storey said that Chief Justice Field was a student who found his
greatest pleasure in his books. He was always a dispassionate advocate, not carried
away by partisanship. He never sought office or honors, but when trusts of this
kind came to him he accepted them. He had a strong inclination for research and
he was an untiring worker. He smoothed the duties of lawyer and client alike.
He was an honorable opponent, a wise judge and a generous friend.
Former Judge James L. Dunbar said that whatever doubts Chief Justice Field
had of his own qualifications, there were no doubts on the part of his fellowmen. He
had the simplicity of an ingenuous mind and the strength of a vigorous intellect.
He was modest and sensitive, but by virtue of a strong will he maintained a strict
and unflinchmg independence. His scholarly accuracy of thought and felicity of
expression and his conservatism found its origin in wide study and careful reflec-
tion. His poise in public life was steadfast.
Former District Attorney Parker, of Worcester, paid high tribute to the de-
ceased. Chief Justice Field attracted the profoundest admiration of all. His private
life was pure, noble and stainless; his intellectual attainments were exalted,
almost sublime. Mr. Field was by .nature a scholar, kind and genial. He was
never arrogant, but was alwaj's suggestive and self-possessed. He was peculiarly
fitted for the bench by experience and intellectual training. He was a just man, a
wise counsel and an eminent magistrate. He won confidence and commanded
respect.
Hon. Charles T. Gallagher, of the Boston School Committee, recalled the im-
pression Chief Justice Field made upon him while the speaker was a student. His
kindness to young men was marked. To the speaker personally, Mr. Field had
always been most attentive, genial and kind. He was a true and great man, sin-
cere and conscientious.
Causten Browne moved that the resolutions be adopted, that the Court be in-
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formed of the assernbling of the bar, and that the attorney-general present the res-
olutions to the court. It was so voted.
The meeting was then adjourned, and the court was informed of the assem-
bling of the bar.
The ten judges of the superior court were then ushered in and given seats re-
served for them inside the bar. They were almost immediately followed by the
following named members of the full bench of the supreme court: Chief Justice
Holmes and Justices Morton, Lothrop, Hammond and Loring.
When the court had been opened by proclamation, Attorney General Knowlton
addressed the court as follows :
I am charged by my associates with a solemn, yet grateful, duty. Walbridge
Abner Field, a justice of this court for eighteen years, and for nine years its chief,
died at his home in Boston on the 15th day of July last. The bar of the Common-
wealth has embodied in formal resolutions an expression of their esteem for him,
and their respect for his memory. They have commissioned me to present those
resolutions to the court, and to request that they be entered on record, to the end
that those who come after us may know something of the measure of regard we had
for our departed chief.
I cannot expect to add to or improve upon the resolutions which I have the
honor to present to the court; but I should be unjust to my own sense of grati-
tude if I did notavail myself of this opportunity to pay my own tribute to the mem-
ory of one to whom in common with my associates I feel I owe so much. Chief
Justice Field has been a prominent figure upon this bench for nearly a generation.
The period of his judgeship comprises the most important part of the professional
life of those who are now in active practice, and it is no disparagement to those who
shall take up his work to say that to this generation of lawyers, to whom his gra-
cious presence has been so long familiar, the unique place he occupied in our affec-
tions will never again be quite filled. In recent years my official relations with him
have necessarily been of so intimate a character that whether I can speak of him
with full knowledge of his worth, I know, at least, that I speak with a full heart.
The lite story of Chief Justice Field makes it plain that the high station he
attained was the result of no accident. Every step seemed to lead directly towards
the goal he reached. As a boy, even, he displayed that fondness for literary studies
and that capacity for literary work which, next to health, at least, are the first
essentials of success in our difficult profession. At college he was distinguished for
his scholarship. But two other men, it is said, ever equalled the marks he at-
tained; and one of those was Rufus Choate. After graduating in 1855 he pursued
his legal studies with such interruptions as were necessary to enable him to pro-
vide himself by his teaching with the means of sustenance; working his ovrn way
as has many another great man ; and it was five years before he was admitted to
the bar in Boston. That event took place in i860. He was fortunate in having
been privileged to pursue his studies in an office of high rank and established repu-
tation, where he remained after his admission; and, except when called away in
the performance of his public duties, continued to be a member of the firm until he
was elevated to the bench.
Once only and for a brief time he turned aside from the law. But his career in
politics though brief, was characteristic and creditable. In 1876 he was selected
to represent his party in a close district as a candidate for Congress.
He was declared elected. But his seat was contested; and after a
memorable contest he was unseated, only to stand again as a candidate, and
to vindicate his right to the seat by a second election, which could not be ques-
tioned. During this contest he was offered by the governor a position upon
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the bench; but with characteristic devotion to what he deemed to be his duty to his
supporters, he declined the offer. If he had yielded to what must have been a
strong temptation, especially as his political future seemed at the time almost hope-
less, we should have had five years more of his services on this bench, but we
should not have had a most convincing proof of the strength of his manhood and of
his devotion to duty.
After one full term in the House of Representatives he came back, expanded
and educated no doubt by what he had learned in that greatest of schools of human
experience, but glad to return to the course destiny had marked out for him.
Again the call came to him, and in i88r, at the age of forty-seven, he began that
great work upon the bench of the Supreme Judicial Court for which he was so well
fitted by training and natural temperament.
What an ideal judge he was! With what natural dignity, and yet gracious-
ness, he administered the duties of that high and responsible office ! Your honors,
who sat by his side, can scarcely appreciate the unbounded confidence the bar felt
in his absolute sense of impartial justice and in his appreciation of their efforts.
Even the nervous and timid beginner was soon inspired with confidence by his
sympathetic courtesy. He was a good listener. No advocate left his presence
without feeling that he had had the fullest opportunity to present his client's
cause.
The value of oral arguments is sometimes questioned ; and there are those who
hold that if the brief be well prepared, it is sufficient. Chief Justice Field had no
such views. He believed that no medium of communicating ideas from mind to
mind can ever quite take the place of the magnetism of the human voice; and no
man who had anything to say that was worth hearing ever failed to find in Chief
Justice Field an attentive, a responsive, and a critical listener. One peculiarity of
his is worth noting. Many a lawyer I have known to come away from argument
feeling sure that the chief justice was with him, because he had sharply questioned
the counsel upon the other side. He had not learned that though the chief justice
frequently interrupted argument with questions (one of the most valuable features,
in my judgment, of the oral argument), they were seldom put for the purpose of
confounding the advocate whom he believed to be wrong; but rather to test the
truth of what impressed him as the correct view.
A characteristic of the chief justice which has always profoundly impressed me
I do not find to be referred to specifically in the resolutions of the bar. He never
seemed to me to grow old. Though he was nearing the end of the ten years that
foUov/ the three score, I do not recall that he presented in his personal appearance
any of the usual indications of advancing years. The latter part of his life was a
struggle with persistent disease, but I believe his mind never grew old, and I am
sure his heart was young to the day of his death. No nipping frost had chilled the
impulses of his youth; no darkness of declining day had obscured the vigor of his
mind or the acuteness of his senses. To the ripe maturity of manhood he added a
freshness of appreciation, a genuineness of sympathy with the activities, mental
and material, of human life, a sensitiveness to the newest thought of the world that
is the eternal characteristic of youth. It was to me the most lovable trait of his
character. At a time of life when many are content to sit by the wayside and see
the restless procession of human life go on before them, he was still joining in the
march, keeping step to the drumbeat of the newer civilization.
Far be it from me to deny the veneration that is due to the wisdom of age, or
to disparage its dignity, its nobility, its beauty even. But I have come to learn that
all the progress of this human race has been achieved by tho.se in whose hearts the
deep wellsprings of youth have not become dry. It is they only to whose clear
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vision is given to see the corning of the bright morrow that shall outshine the glory
even of to-day. It is the divine courage of youth that dares to take forward steps.
The youth that I am describing is not a matter of years, but of temperament.
Those whose hearts still beat in unison with the great impulses of humanity in its
reaching out for that which is left beyond and above are still young, though their
locks are tinged with frost and their bodies withered by disease. It was this heart
of youth that kept warm in the bosom of our beloved chief-justice till it ceased to
beat forever.
I dwell upon this aspect of his character because herein do 1 find the key to
his success as a judge. That his career was successful in the highest sense of the
word cannot be questioned. He was a great judge; not because of a towering in-
tellect that shone conspicuously above his associates, not for the brilliancy or erudi-
tion of his opinions, not by reason of special achievement in any branch of the law;
but because ot the sensitiveness of his mind to the impulses of humanity and be-
cause of his ability to keep in touch, and to keep the law in touch, with the advance
of the race. I have heard it said of him by those competent to speak with author-
ity, that his idea of the duty of a judge was not so much to formulate a science, to
lay down a set of a priori rules, as to deal with each case by itself, and to ascertain
what justice to the parties to it required, without special regard to what might be
the effect upon other cases and other parties. I am not sure that this was so; and I
am still less sure that it would be a safe general rule of judicial action; but in the
sense that thereby the law would be brought in closer touch with the ethical sense
of the humanity of to-day, it might well have been true of a judge of the tempera-
ment of Chief Justice Field.
It is sometimes said to our reproach that the law is merely a collection of prec-
edents, a science only in the sense that it builds upon the wisdom of the ages. We
know that it is not so. It may be the chief duty of the bar to ascertain what has
been decided to be the law and to apply the law so ascertained to the case in hand;
although 1 do not so believe. But the duty of the court, at least, is a higher one. It
is in its, last analysis not to ascertain what the law has been, but what it ought to
be; and thereby what it shall be. The law is not necessarily a dead letter; it is
capable of being a great living force reflecting the progress of humanity, assisting
in the attainment of the golden rule as a standard of life. The great judge of to-day
is not a man who is merely versed in the lore of the centuries, but one whose sense
ot equity and justice is attuned to the living humanity of to-day, I can pay no
higher tribute to our departed leader than to say that his sympathy with the best
impulses of mankind was never warped or dulled. It is for this, above all other
things, that his memory will be blessfed.
He was sensitive, no man more so, to the good opinion of his fellowmen, and
especially of the bar. He was solicitous to so perform his work that it should be
said ot him that he was impartial, just and progressive. How well the bar remem-
ber his quick, restless glance about the court room, seeking for sympathy and ap-
proval in his rulings. I believe he felt that he enjoyed the confidence of the bar,
and in that thought found his highest joy. His last days were clouded by pain and
sickness, but we may well believe his great heart was ever cheered and sustained
by the belief that his place in the affections of his associates was secure; but he was
appreciated as he knew he deserved by those he served; and that when the last
words came to be said they would be those sweetest of all words to the soldier put-
ting off his armor: "Well, done, good and faithful servant; enter thou into the joy
of thy Lord."
I ask the resolutions be accepted and made a part of the records ot the court.
Responding for the court, Chief Justice Holmes said:
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It is not easy to speak for the bench upon an event like that for which we
meet. We judges are brought together so closely — I sat by the side of the late
chief justice so long, it was nearly seventeen years — that separation has something
in it too intimate for speech. Long association makes friendship, as it makes prop-
erty and belief, a part of our being. When it is wrenched from us, roots are torn
and broken like blood-veins. Nevertheless, we must not be silent when we are
called to honor the memory of a remarkable man, although he was a brother. We
must sink the private in the public loss.
Chief Justice Field was remarkable and was remarked from a very early age.
His extraordinary reputation in his college was a prophecy of his later career. It
may happen that a man is first scholar in his class, or whatever may be the modern
equivalent of that now banished distinction, solely by memory, power or acquisition,
and a certain docility of mind that too readily submits to direction and leadership.
It may be, although I doubt it, that the chances are that some one in the field will
outrun the favorite in the long race. It sometimes occurs that young men discount
their future and exhaust their life in what after all is only preparation and not an
end. But the presence of one great faculty does not argue the absence of others.
The chances are that a man who leads in college will be a leader in after life. The
chances are that]a man who leads in college will go the front upon the prepared track
and be accompanied by what is needed to give him at least an honorable place in
the great gallop across the world. The usual happened with Chief Justice Field.
He was always an important man, at the bar as well as later on the bench. It is a
pleasure to me to remember that the first case which I ever had of my own was
tried in the superior court before Judge Lord, whom afterward I succeeded on tins
bench, and was argued before this court on the other side by Mr. Field.
His mind was a very peculiar one. In the early days of my listening to him in
consultation he seemed to me to think aloud, perhaps too much so, and to be unable
to pass without mention the side suggestion which pressed in upon him in exuber-
ant abundance. This very abundance made his work much harder for him. It was
hard for him to neglect the possibilities of a side alley, however likely it might be
to tnrn out a cu/ de sac. He wanted to know where it led before he passed it by.
If we had eternity ahead, this would be right and even necessary.
I think that the chief justice did a vast deal of work which never appeared,
thus satisfying his conscience and in his unwillingness to risk leaving something
out. You see the same characteristics in the statements of fact in his judgments.
There is an elaborateness of detail about them which illustrates the tendency of his
mind. If this exuberance was a fault, it was diminished as time went on.
He talked little about people, and never maliciously, but in the field of general
ideas he roamed with freedom. He was discursive, humorous, skeptical by temper-
ament, yet having conviction which gives steadiness to his thought. He had an
extraordinary gift of repartee, and I used to delight in giving him opportunities to
exercise it at my expense, for his answers were sure to be amusing, and they never
strung. No man ever had less bitterness in his nature. No man ever had a
sweeter temper.
It was part of the same general habit of mind that he should be free to the
point of innovation in applying convenient analogies in new cases. He sometimes
seemed to me to get not only beyond but against tradition in his wish to render
more perfect justice. He was less interested in the embryology of the law as an
object of abstract speculation or in the logical outcome of precedent, than he was in
making sure that every interest should be represented before the court, and in ex-
tending useful remedies — a good fault if it be a fault at all. He had an accom-
plished knowledge of the present state of the law and a good deal of curious and
CHIEF JUSTICE WALBRIDGE A. FIELD.
See page 920.
REV. THOMAS GARDNER FIELD.
See page 930.
HENRY W. FIELD.
See page 93L
ALBERT D. FIELD.
See page 932.
dtx.u.^. u^ci/^ci^.
See page 939.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 929
useful information about our local history for which I have envied him often. I
doubt if any lawyer whom I have known except his honored predecessor, from
whom we still learn upon another bench, was his equal in this regard.
Men carry their signatures upon their persons, although they may not always
be visible at the first glance. If you had looked casually at the chief justice you
might not have seen more than a strong man like others. But to a more attentive
watch there came out a high intellectual radiance that was all his own. I have
caught myself over and over again staringi with delight upon his profile as I sat
beside him, and admiring the fine keenness of his thought absorbed gaze.
Gentlemen, for all of us this is a solemn moment. For me it is almost oppres-
sively solemn. It would be serious enough were I only to remember the line of
great, gifted and good men whose place I have been called on to fill. But it is
sadly, yes, awfully solemn, when I remember that with our beloved chief vanishes
the last of those who were upon the bench when I took my seat, and so realize the
swift, monotonous iteration of death. I sometimes wonder at the interest of man-
kind in platitudes. It is because truths realized are truths rediscovered, and each
of us with advancing years realizes in his own experience what he always has
admitted but never before has felt.
The careless boy admits that life is short, but he feels that a term in college, a
summer vacation, a day is long. We gray-haired men hear in our ears the roar of
the cataract and know that we are very near. The cry of personal anguish is
almost drowned by the resounding echo of our universal fate. It has become easier
for us to imagine even the time when the cataract will be still, the race of men will
be no more, and the great silence shall be supreme. What then may be the value
of our judgments of significance and worth I know not. But I do firmly believe
that if those judgments are not, as they may be themselves, flammaittia mcenia
7mindiy the bounds and governance of all being, it is only because they are swal-
lowed up and dissolved in something unimaginable and greater, out of which they
emerged. Our last word about the unfathomable universe must be in terms of
thought. If we believe that anything is, we must believe in that, because we can
go no further. We must accept its canons, even while we admit that we do not
know that we know the truth of truth. Accepting them, we accept our destiny to
work, to fight, to die for our ideal aims. At the grave of a hero who has done these
things we end not with sorrow at the inevitable loss, but with the contagion of his
courage; and with a kind of desperate joy we go back to the fight.
The resolutions of the bar will be placed upon the records of the court. The
court will now adjourn.
He d. in July, 1899. Res. Boston, Mass., 43 Rutland Square.
5641. i. ELEANOR LOUISE, b. Jan. i, 1871; m. Alfred F. Pillsbury; res.
Minneapolis, Minn.
5642. ii. ELIZABETH LENTHAL, b. Feb. 6. 1873.
4775- HON. FREDERIC GRISWOLD FIELD (Abner, Pardon, James, Jere-
miah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b,
Springfield, Vt., Jan. i, 1842; m. July 2, 1872, Anna M. Tarball, of Cavendish, Vt.,
b. March 4, 1849. He is a merchant and prominent business man at North Spring-
field; active in town affairs. He represented Springfield in the legislature in 1870
and 1872, and was a senator from Windsor county in 1880. In 1890 he was appointed
by Governor Carroll S. Page, state inspector of finance for two years, to fill out the
unexpired term of Luther O. Greene, deceased, and was appointed to the same
oflBce by Governor Woodbury in 1895 to fill vacancy occasioned by resignation of
Col. Fred. E. Smith. Res. North Springfield, Vt.
930 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5648.
1.
5649.
ii.
5650.
Ul.
5651.
iv.
5652.
V.
5653-
vi.
5643. i. FRED TARBALL, b. Dec. 4, 1876; a student at Brown Univers-
ity, Providence, R. 1.
5644. ii. BERTHA ISADORE, b. Nov. 29, 1878; a student in the University
of Vermont.
4792. GEORGE WASHINGTON FIELD (Charles, Charles, James, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester,
Vt., Oct. II, 1841; m. there May 23, 1866, Ina C. Mead, b. Feb. 10, 1845. He is
employed by the Vermont Marble Co. Res. Chester, Vt.
5645. i. CHARLES J., b. Feb. 25, 1S67; m. Emma Fisher.
5646. ii. MAUDE LOUISE, b. July 20, 1872; m. Oct. 23. 1894, Alexander
Prentice Chisholm ; res. 1060 Jackson avenue. New York City.
Ch. : I. Dorothy Chisholm, b. Dec. 3, 1895. 2. Margaret Chis-
holm, b. Feb. 12, 1S97. 3. Alexander Field Chisholm, b. July
17, 1899.
5647. iii. MAYE I., b. ; m. Boyce; res. Proctor, Vt.
4797. FOSTER P. FIELD (Charles. Charles, James. Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, Vt.. Aug.
21, 1S51; m. Jan. i, 1880, Calista C. Griffith. Res. Chester, Vt.
WALTER J., b. Oct. 20, 1880.
FRANK C, b. Aug. 20, 1882.
GEORGE F., b. Oct. 21, 1884.
BENJAMIN HARRISON, b. June 19, 188S.
ARTHUR G., b. July 18, 1890.
ROBERT F., b. July 15, 1894.
4798. ALPHONSO FIELD (Elon, Charles, James, Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Chester, Vt. ; m.
Julia Conners. Res. Bartonsville, Vt.
LULU F., b. Jan. 13, 1870.
FOREST E., b. June 15, 1872.
CHARLES D., b. Sept. 14, 1874.
FRED J., b. June 14, 1876.
4803. ONSLOW DE LAMONT FIELD (Thomas, Daniel, James, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Watertown,
N. Y., Jan. i, 1835; m. Oct. 17, 1862, Lydia Maria Hudson, b. May 21, 1843. He
was with Henry W. King & Co. tor twenty-two years. He d. April 21, 1887. Res.
Austin, 111.
EDWARD T. b. ; res. Austin, 111.
MARY A., b. ; d. April 8, 1880.
SYLVIA O., b. ; d. June 19, 1894.
EDITH E., b. ; d. Sept. 30, 1874.
HARRY J., b. ; d. July 8, 1881.
ABRAM WM. R., b. Dec. 16. 1876. Is studying law. Res. Austin, 111.
4804. WILLIAM ADELBERT FIELD (Thomas Daniel, James, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. May 9, 1843; m.
May 12, 1872. Anne E. Fudge, b. Jan. 10, 1850. Was a clerk. He d. April 27,
1876. Res. Frankfort, Ind.
5664. i. MARY, b. Dec. 29, 1872; unm. Res. Frankfort, Ind.
4808. REV. THOMAS GARDNER FIELD (William, Waterman, Thomas.
Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William),
5654-
1.
5655.
ii.
5656.
iii
5657-
iv.
5658.
5659-
ii.
5660.
Ul.
5661.
iv.
5662.
v.
5663.
vi.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 931
b. Massillon, Ohio, May 19, 1843; m. Providence, R. L, June 26, 1873. Martha
Giflford Stevens, b. Nov. 12, 1846. He was born in Ohio, in which state he has
always resided. Was educated at the public schools and fitted tor college ; entered
Brown University, and was graduated in 1870. Entered Newton Theological Insti-
tute, and graduated in 1873. He was given the degrees of A.B. and A.M. in course
from Brown. At present he is district secretary for the middle district of the Amer-
ican Baptist Missionary Union. Res. Elyria, Ohio, 14 East avenue.
5665. i. WILLIAM BENJAMIN, b. April 14, 1874. Alton, 111. He is a
graduate of Elyria High School; two years in Cmcinnati College
of Music; a fine organist and pianist, and instructor of music.
5666. ii. ARTHUR ASHMORE, b. Jan. 15, 1876; d. June 26, 1876.
5667. iii. IRVING ANGELL, b. June 16, 1879. Winona, Minn. He was
graduated at Elyria High School, June, 1899; entered Dennison
University in 1899.
5668. iv. ESTHER MARION, b. Jan. 28, 1885, Minneapolis, Minn. She is
now in high school, Elyria.
4809 GEORGE BARD FIELD (William. Waterman, Thomas, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b.
Massillon, Ohio, May 25, 1845; m. Providence, R. I., Dec. 16, 1874, Annie J.
Stearns, b. Feb. 21, 1850. He is a commercial traveler. Res. Detroit, Mich., 180
Charlotte avenue.
ALICE MAYNARD, b. Jan. 5, 1876.
MARY GOODRICH, b. Jan. i, 1878.
SARAH BARD, b. Sept. i, 1881.
ELLIOTT BENNETT, b. May 4, 1885.
MARION LORING, b. Oct. 20, 1887.
4810. HENRY WATERMAN FIELD (William, Waterman, Thomas, Jere-
miah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b.
Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 5, 1847; m. Dec. 27. 1871. Columbus, Ohio, Virginia Patton,
b. July 15, 1852; d. ; m., 2d, Feb. 22, 1882, Emma Jennett Thompson, b. July 23,
1856. He is an artist. Henry Waterman Field was born in Columbus, Ohio. Aug.
5. 1847; attended the public schools until the breaking out of the rebellion. His
father's death occurring at that time, made it necessary to seek employment. He
secured a situation in the book store of Randall Aston, Columbus, Ohio, contin-
uing in their employ until 1862, when he enlisted in the 85th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry as a drummer for the term of one hundred days. Re-enlisted in
133rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1864 for the same term of service, serving
with his regiment at New Creek. Va.. and before Petersburg, Va, After his
discharge he commenced his studies as artist on ornamental designing and
painting. Entering the service of the M. C. Lilley & Co., Regalia company
(Columbus, Ohio), in 1875. where he is now engaged. Res. Columbus, Ohio, 226
North 1 8th street.
5674- i. HENRY GEORGE, b. Nov. 20. 1872,
5675. ii. WALTER, b. July i, 1875; d. July 14, 1876.
5676. iii. INFANT DAUGHTER, b. Sept. 14, 1882; d. Sept. 14, 1882.
5677. iv. EMMA GRACE, b. June 24. 1S84.
5678. V. WOOSTER BARD, b. July 29, 1886.
5679. vi. ALBERT WATERMAN, b. April 14, 1890.
4811. ARTHUR WILLIAM FIELD (William, Waterman, Thomas, Jeremiah^
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, W^illiara), b. Colum
5669.
1.
5670
ii.
5671.
iii,
5672.
iv,
5673-
V.
932 FIELD GENEALOGY.
bus, Ohio. April 24, 1851; m. Dec. 23, 1881, Clara, B. Smith, b. Aug. 27, 1851. Is
secretary- manager of the Columbus Edison Electric Light Co. Res., s. p., Colum-
bus, Ohio.
4812. ALBERT DANIEL FIELD (William, Waterman, Thomas, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Colum-
bus, Ohio, Dec. q, 1853; ra. Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 3, 1885, Clara Ella Clapp, b.
Aug. 25, 1850. Res. Waterbury, Conn.
5680. i. DELIA CLAPP, b. Oct. 11, 1889.
4824. EDWARD GEORGE FIELD (Orrin, Peleg. Thomas, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. New
Berlin, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1834; m. Clara P. Snell; she m., 2d, Walton. Res. 27
2oth street, Columbus, Ohio. He was a commercial traveler, and was accidentally
killed by the cars by falling under the wheels in 1874.
568o>^. i. FRANK O., b. ; res. Omaha, Neb.
5680X. ii. FREDERICK W., d. in infancy.
568o>^. iii, JOSEPHINE ALVORD, d. aged twelve years.
4826. RUSHTON HOLMES FIELD (Orrin, Peleg, Thomas, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. New
Berlin, N. Y., May 6, 1838; m. Tiffin, Ohio, April 2, 1868, Mary Florence Myers.
Res., s. p., Chicago, 111., 4558 Lake avenue, and "The Balkenkayn," 763 Fifth
avenue. New York City.
4827. JOSEPH ALVORD FIELD (Orrin, Peleg, Thomas, Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. New Berlin,
N. Y., Aug. 5, 1840; m. in Missouri, Almira Wallace, b. Jan. 13. 1839; d. March 22,
1890. His father-in-law was a secessionist, and he was shot dead by Union soldiers
while riding out of his father-in-law's yard, Sept. 16, 1862. Res. Monticello, Mo.
S6So}4. i. WILLIAM WALLACE, b. Jan. 16, 1862 m. Emma Jane
Garber.
5680^. ii. CHARLES R., d. in infancy.
4830. FRANK PIERRE FIELD (Orrin, Peleg, Thomas, Jeremiah. Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas. William, John, Richard, William, William), b. New Berlin,
N. Y., Jan. 26, 1844; m. in 1868, Clemma Edwards. She res. Columbus, Neb. He
d. Jan. 7, 1894. Res. Omaha, Neb.
5680%. i. FREDERICK, b. .
568034:. ii. LEWIS RUSHTON, b. .
5680%. iii. MARY. b. .
4831. GEORGE LOUIS FIELD (Arnold, Peleg, Thomas, Jeremiah. Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard. William, William), b. New Berlin,
N. Y., Sept. 3, 1836; m. Watertown, Wis., Sept. 11, i860, Imogene Harger, b. Feb.
4, 1840.
"The affairs of life hinge upon confidence." The truth of this maxim is more
forcibly demonstrated in the business of banking than in any other occupation, and
is directly applicable to the life of the subject of this sketch.
George Louis Field was born at New Berlin, Chenango county, N. Y., Sept. 3,
1836, and is the son of Arnold and Ellen D. Field, nee Bennett. His ancestors
were numbered among the early settlers of New England, and he is directly de-
scended from William Field, who accompanied Roger Williams from Salem, Mass.,
to Rhode Island in 1636, when the latter severed his connection with the Puritans
on account of the difference in their religious views. The paternal grandfather of
FIELD GENEALOGY. 933
Mr. Field moved in 1800 from Rhode Island to Chenango county, where the father
of our subject was born, and where he resided, engaged in farming, until the time
of his death.
The death of Mr. Arnold Field occurred when his son was quite young and his
widow subsequently married John Niles, Esq., an iron manufacturer of St. Joseph,
Ind. She died in 1879, ^t the age of sixty-four years.
Upon the second marriage of Mr. Field's mother he remained with his grand-
father and received a common school education, supplemented by an academic
course in his native town. At the age of fifteen he began the battle for an exist-
ence on his own account, and left |home with a new suit of clothes and twelve dol-
lars in money, to seek his fortune. He first obtained a situation in the counting
room of Boardman, Gray & Co, of Albany, N. Y., at a salary of one hundred and
twenty-five dollars per annum. Small though his wages were, he succeeded in sav-
ing four dollars out of his first years' work, and his entire life he has followed the
same principle, that of living within his income and always having something to
show for his labors. The following years he received a substantial increase, which
enabled him to save more money, and by careful attention to the business entrusted
in his care he laid the foundation for a practical business education. His early life
developed in him principles which have been the mainspring of his entire business
career.
In 1857, in common with the ambition of most young men of the period, he
desired to see more of the world than is visible from within the limits of his native
state, and accepted a position of book-keeper and teller in the Bank of Watertown,
Wis. His services were almost immediately appreciated, and he was soon promoted
to assistant cashier. He continued in this institution for six years, and in 1863 was
tendered and accepted the position of cashier of the Bank of Ripon, entering upon
his duties on April 7th.
Since then Mr. Field has been prominently identified with the banking interests
of Ripon, and to his efforts are directly attributable the high standing which this
city occupies in the banking world.
It has been the object of Mr. Field to make the First National Bank as strong
as possible, and to that end he has endeavored to add constantly to the surplus of
the bank. At present writing, with a capital of $60,000, it has $40,000 surplus and
$20,000 undivided profits. The bank has paid regular dividends since its formation,
but during the latter years of its existence its prosperity has greatly increased, and
among the banks of Wisconsin it stands fifth in the amount of its deposits as com-
pared with its capital, and is considered one of the soundest in the state.
As a young man Mr. Field unhesitatingly cast his lot with the people of the
Northwest, and his energies have been given to the development and elevation of
his city. His career has been remarkable for perseverance, energy and unswerving
fidelity to duty in every station ,he has filled, and his success has been the gradual
outcome of intelligent, persistent and honorable effort. An active experience of
more than thirty years as a successful banker has enabled him to acquire a practical
grasp on business and financial affairs which is probabh' not exceeded by that of
any of his contemporaries. Conservative in judgment and possessed of excellent
abilities, his views and services are frequently sought by persons interested in im-
portant investments, and his advice has contributed in no small degree to the suc-
cess of many enterprises. His success in life has not been achieved by accident or
chance, but each step has been characterized by a determination to succeed and by
honest hard work.
Although highly successful in life and implicitly relied upon, Mr. Field is a
man of modest character. Simple in tastes and habits, notwithstanding the de-
934 FIELD GENEALOGY.
mands made upon him by his numerous business undertakings he is ever ready to
give his aid and assistance to any movement fur the public good, and also finds time
to attend to many matters of a social and philanthropic character.
In politics Mr. Field affiliates with the Republican party, but is in no wise a
politician nor a seeker for political preferment. He served as the mayor of Ripon
in 1S69, but has since refused official honors of any kind. He has, however, served
the city in many ways as Its financial agent m conducting negotiations, and he has
always served the best interests of the city.
On Sept. II, 1S60, Mr. Field married Miss Imogene Harger, of Watertown, Wis.
The union has been blessed by four children: Helen Isabella died at the age of
eight in 1869; Amy D. was married May 3, 1894, to Dr. E. C. Barnes, of Ripon,
Wis. ; Imogene E., the second daughter, is at home with her parents. The greatest
affliction which has overtaken Mr. Field was the death, in October, 1892, ot his only
son, Arnold Wilson Field, a young man of twenty-one years.
Mr. Field has been a life-long member of the Episcopal church, and during his
entire residence in Ripon has been a member of the vestry of St. Peter's church,
and since 1886 has held the office of senior warden.
Res. Ripon, Wis.
5681. i. HELEN ISABELLA, b. May 25, iS6a; d. Jan. 18, 1870.
5682. ii. AMY DOUGLAS, b. May 3. 1864; m. Edgar Cole Barnes, M.D.,
May 3. 1894; res. Ripon, Wis.
5683. iii. IMOGENE ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 20, 1865; unm. : res. Ripon,
Wis.
5684. iv. ARNOLD WILSON, b. Sept. 5. 1871; d. Oct. 15, 1892.
4838. GEORGE WALTER FIELD (John A., Thomas, Thomas, Jeremiah^
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Burrill-
ville, R. I., Aug. 26, 1857; m. Middletown, Conn., Feb. 15, 1887, Helen A. Smith,
b. July 5, 1861. He is engaged in woolen manufacturing. Res. 329 Winter St., Fall
River, Mass.
5685. i. HORACE HOPKINS, b. Nov. 27, 1887.
5686. ii. ERNEST GEORGE, b. Oct. 7. 1893.
5687. iii. LESTER WALTER, b. Oct. 7, 1893.
4840. HENRY AUGUSTUS FIELD (Henry M., Jeremiah, Thomas, Jere-
miah. Thomas, Thomas. Thomas. William, John, Richard, William. William), b.
near Providence, R. I., June 27, 1838; m. Dec. 24, 1865, Mattoon, 111., Kate M. Bar-
rett, b. Aug. 8, 1844. Res. Mattoon, 111.
5688. i. MAY BELLE, b. Nov. 20. 1866; m. Mexico, Mo., Nov. 16, 1887,
Harry S. Johnson, b. Dec. 13, 1862, s. p. Res. Portsmouth, O.
Is agent of the United States Express Company.
5689. ii. CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. May 5, 1870; unm. Res. Cameron,
Mo. Is a clergyman.
5690. iii. EVANGELINE, b. Feb. 5, 1872; d. Jan. ii. 1895.
4850. GEORGE A. FIELD (Augustus E., Jeremiah. Thomas, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas. Thomas, William, John, Richard, William. William), b. July 29,
1847; m. Oct. 18. 1871, Hattie A. Fenner, b. Nov. 29, 1847- Res. Providence, R. I.
5691. i. CARRIE BRIGGS, b. Olneyville, R. I., Sept. 12, 1873; m. Oct.
13, 1896. Cranston. Albert B. Coulters, b. Oct. 13, 1872. Ch. r
I. Byron A., b. April 20, 1898
5692. ii. GEORGIANNA. b. July 14, 1875, Cranston, R. L
5693. iii. HENRY EARL. b. Aug. 17. 1877. Cranston, R. L ; m. April 26,
1898, Edith Fish.
GEORGE L. FIELD.
See page 932.
^§^
BENJAMIN PRINCE FIELD.
See page 937.
RICHARD I. FIELD.
See page 940.
ELISHA FIELD.
See page 942.
GEORGE RUSSELL FIELD.
See page 942.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 935
5694. iv. CLINTON IRVING, b. July, 1879, Providence, R. L; d. Nov.
15, 1879.
5695. V. MINNIE FENNER, b. June 6. 1881, Providence.
4852. HERBERT FIELD (Jeremiah H., Jeremiah, Thomas, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Scituate,
R. I., March 8, 1857; m. Oct. 25, 1883, Harriet E. Brown, b. April 13, i860. He is
in the iron, steel and hardware business. Res. Fall River, Mass.
5696. i. MABEL BROWN, b. Oct. 4, 1884.
5697. ii. HERBERT EDWARD, b. Oct. 25, 1890.
4858. HENRY LEEDS FIELD (Daniel, Salathiel, Daniel, Jeremiah. Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Oct. 9, 1854,
Gowanda, N. Y. ; m. Sept. 15, 1892. Annie L. Kuder, b. Nov. 29. 1864. Res. Elm
Terrace and Linden Ave.. York, Pa.
5698. i. LEEDS KUDER, b. Oct. 2. 1893.
5699. ii. DOROTHY ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 15. 1896.
5700. iii. MARGARET WINIFRED, b. Sept. 25, 1897.
4860. ORTON DANIEL FIELD (Daniel, Salathiel, Daniel, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. East
Brookfield, Vt, Nov. 2, 1858; m. Stowe, Vt, March 10, 1888, Mary Lodema Simmons,
b. July 29, 1861. The first few years of his life were spent in his native town and
in Hard wick, Vt. When about four years of age, Williamstown, Vt., became his
home. For eighteen years he followed the occupation of farming in that and
adjoining towns, receiving his education in the schools of Orange county. During
1880 and 1881 he was employed in the dry goods business in Northfield, Vt. ; return-
ing to the occupation of farming in 1882, which he followed till August, 1887. He
then removed to Boston and engaged in the provision business, which business he
has followed until the present time. He was married to Miss Mary L. Simmons,
of Stowe, Vt., who for a number of years had been a teacher m the public schools
of that and other towns. After living in Boston eight months he removed to Somer-
ville, Mass., in November, 1888, where he has since and is still living. Res. gS
Jaques St., Somerville, Mass.
5701. i. NILBERT DANIEL, b. March 19, 1891.
4861. EDWARD AUSTIN FIELD (Daniel, Salathiel, Daniel, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Brook-
field, Vt., Dec. 24, 1859; m. there March 10, 1886, Addie L. Paige, b. Oct. 11, i860.
He is a farmer. Res. Royalton, Vt.
5702. i. DORR EDWARD, b. March 12, 1887.
5703. ii. ELIZABETH PAIGE, b. Feb. 27, 1889.
4863. JAMES OLNEY FIELD (Daniel, Salathial, Daniel, Jeremiah, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Williamstown,
Vt., May 28, 1869; m. June 14, 1890, in Somerville, Mass., Violet L. Simmons, b.
Jan. 30, 1871. Res., s. p., 522 E. Princess St., York, Pa.
4864. LORENZO DUNLAP FIELD (Benjamin F., Salathiel, Daniel, Jere-
miah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 11, 1842; m. at Ionia, June ^20, 1868, Francelia Pettit,
b. Oct. 7, 1846. He is a mechanic. Res. 232 7th St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
ARTHUR RUSSELL, b.:july 26, 1872.
FREDERICK RAY, b. Nov. 11, 1874.
CLARENCE ROY, b. April 27, 1879.
MARY MILLIE, b. Oct. 25, 1882.
5704.
1*
5705.
11.
5706.
Ill,
5707.
IV,
936 FIELD GENEALOGY.
4867. ARTHUR MERRITT FIELD (David S., Salathiel, Daniel, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Lowell,
Mass., Oct, II, 1865; m. there Sept. iS, 1890, Estelle M. Kinsman, b. Jan. 25, 1870, in
Canada, dau. of Hiram and Julia. He is a pattern maker. Res. Springfield, Vt.
5708. i. EDITH, b. July 28, 1891.
5709. ii. HAZEL GENEVA, b. May 22, 1897.
4868. CHARLES WHEELOCK FIELD (David S. , Salathiel, Daniel, Jeremiah,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John.. Richard, William, William), b. Lowell,
Mass.. Feb. 27, 1S67; m. there Sept. 2, 1S91, Mary Pettingill, b. Nov. 16, 1866. He
is a farmer. Res. Chelmsford, Mass.
57x0. i. DAVID PORTER, b. July 27, 1895.
571 1. .ii. HARRY BENJAMIN, b. March 26, 1897.
4880. DELOS THEODORE FIELD (Elisha, Wilham, Charles, Thomas,
William, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William), b. Hartwick, N. Y.,
June 19, 1823; m. Gloucester, R. I., Oct. 9, 1849, Amy Ann Medbery, dau. of Joseph
and Mahala (Field), and granddaughter of Ira and Esther (Thornton), b. May 17,
1824. He was a farmer. He d. Feb. 26, 1876. Res. Hartwick, N. Y.
5712. i. PERRY EUGENE, b. Nov. i, 1851; m. Ada M. Taylor.
5712K. ii. HELEN ANSELINA, b. May 16, i860; d. in infancy.
5713. iii. OSSIAN LUCERNE, b. March 17, 1854; dental surgeon, Brook-
lyn, N. Y. ; m. Mary Taylor, sister of the wife of Perry E. Field.
5714. iv. ELISHA JOSEPH, b. Nov. 23, 1856; m. Katie Boone, dau. of
William Boone, of Booneton,' N. J. ^ Res. Port Richmond, Staten
Island, N. Y.
5715. V. ELMER LINCOLN, b, Sept. 4, i860; m. Margaret D. VanBuren,
dau. of Martin VanBuren. Res. Mt. Vision, N. Y.
5716. vi. FREDERICK STEERE, b. Jan. 4, 1862; unm. Res. Hartwick.
5717. vii. NELLIE SUSAN, b. Sept. 11, 1865; unm. Res. with her
brother, Byron.
5718. viii. BYRON JESSE, b. Dec. 11, 1868; unm. Res. Claremont, Col.,
and Eddy, N. Mex.
4909. ROBERT FIELD (William, B., Robert, Robert, Robert, Robert, ^feIl-
jamin, Robert, Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John), b. McNair,
Miss., April 12, 1S68; m. Atlanta, Ga., March 30, 1891, IMary Abrams, b. Nov. 4,
1S73. Res. McNair, Miss., and Columbus, O.
5719. i. MEDORA, b. Sept. iS, 1893.
5720. ii. ROBERT LEE, b., July 18, 1896.
5721. iii. LUCILLE, b. Dec. 17, 1S98.
4910. RICHARD STOCKTON FIELD (William B., Robert, Robert, Robert,
Robert, Benjamin, Robert, Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John),
b. Aug. 14, 1871, Natchez, Miss.; m. Bolton, Miss., June 14, 1893, OUie Enold Wil-
liams, b. Feb. 4, 1873. Res. Fayette, Miss.
5722. i. MYRTLE LOUISE, b. April 20, 1894.
5723. ii. OLLIE ROSALIE, b. Sept. 29, 1895.
4926. WILLIAM AMBROSE FIELD (Benjamin F., Benjamin, Joseph, Ben-
jamin, Ambrose, Robert, Robert, William, William, John, 'John, William), b. New
Brunswick, N. J., May 18, 1S60; m. Sacramento, Cal., April 13, 1888, Hattie E.
Lewis, b. Oct. 7, 1S69. He is foreman in the New York Central locomotive works
at Depew, N. Y. His school days were passed in Camden, N. J. He was machinist
apprentice in the Lehigh Valley Railroad shops at Wilkes Barre, Pa. ; left there in
FIELD GENEALOGY. 937
5724-
1.
5725.
11.
5726.
iii
5727.
IV,
5728.
V.
49232^
.
1879; worked as machinist at Elmira, N. Y., Milwaukee, Wis., St. Paul, Minn.,
Glendive, Mont., Portland, Oregon, and Denver, Col., until 1885, He was foreman
of locomotive repairs and engine dispatcher in the following places: on the M.
C. R. R., in the city of Mexico, Mexico, on the S. P. R. R., at Mojave, Cal., and
Sumner, Cal., until 1893. He came east then and has been foreman of locomotive
repairs for the N. Y. C. Railroad at Depew, N. Y., up to the present time. Res.
88 Burgard Place, East Buffalo, N. Y.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. July 30, 1889.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Sept. 22, 1890; d. Dec. 6, 1890.
WILLIAM ARTHUR, b. March 18, 1S92.
JOSEPH WALTER, b. Aug. 14, 1893.
VIOLA VIRGINIA, b. Dec. 13, 1896.
BENJAMIN PRINCE FIELD (Benjamin P., Austin, Austin, Benja-
min, Ambrose, Robert, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Flush-
ing, L. I., April 7, 1831; m. New York City, June 6, 1852, Mary Ann Purchase, b.
April 5, 1835. In writing to the author in relation to the family he says: "I have
heard and read a great deal about the Fields who fill a higher sphere in life than
I do, and as I am conscious that we are akin, I feel like talking to you for a moment
on paper, to tell you what sort of a man I am, as follows: Naturally of good health ;
medium size; been in working harness fifty-seven years; working vet; married at
twenty-one; commenced business at twenty-two; raised a large family; seven
sons ; no better men live now than these sons. I am ingenious, ambitious, pro-
gressive; in principle, retiring in nature; strong will power; good taste for music,
with good voice; conducted singing in one church thirty-four years. I have a
natural taste for painting; a great lover of nature. I am one of the best amateur
gardeners to be found, both in vegetable and flora culture, and delight in every-
thing pertaining thereto. I am of a social nature— all the boys and girls m our
village know Mr. Field. Through life I have been very charitable, and my only
desire for wealth would be to use it in that direction. I am not what the vrorld calls
rich ; never desired to be tor selfish purposes. I have many friends, and I think but
few of the opposite ; if there are any, I think it is their own fault. I have a poetical
nature, and have written many poems on different subjects, or as the thoughts cam.e
to me through inspiration. I have written these not for gain, but to give expres-
sion to my thoughts upon some things above street life, or commonplace literature.
To 'sum up,' I am a pretty good all around man, and I often fill in 'gaps' quite
good I do not want to 'bore' you any further, but will say, I will mail you a copy
of a few of my poems, or verses. If on the receipt of them you do not have time
to bother with them, put them in a pigeon hole somewhere where you will not over-
look them, and at some time, some rainy day, or idle hour, just glance at them, and
see if you think I am any kiti to 'Eugene.' Wishing you success in the completion
of the work." Res. Babylon, L. I.
5728-2. i, CLARENCE E., b. March 21, 1853; m. 18S0; d. 1883.
■ 5728-3. ii. RODOLPHO B., b. Oct. 27, 1854; m. 1879. Resides 3510 Chicago
Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
5728-4. iii. JOHN B., b. July 15, 1S56; m. Feb. 22, 18S2. Res. Islip, Suf-
folk county, "N. Y.
5728-5. iv. WILLIAM POST, b. June 21, 1858; m. June 9, 1886. Res.
Babylon.
572S-6. v. MORTIMER H., b. May 13, 1S59: m. Oct. 9. 1884.
5728-7. vi. MANUEL W., b. May 11, 1862; m. 1890. Res. 750 8th Av., New
York City.
60
938 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5728-8. vii. WALLACE C, b. May 21, 1868; d. 1887.
5728-9. viii. SUSIE PURCHASE, b. Sept. 25, 1869; d. Oct. 2, 1869.
572S-10. ix. FREDERICK CARTER, b. July 16, 1875; d. Sept. 19, 1875.
;:^4940. JOHN IRELAND HOWE FIELD (Elbert, Oliver, William Van W.,
William, Samuel, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William. John, John, Wil-
liam), b. Dec. 22, 1868; m. April 27. 1893, Carolyn Field, adopted dau. of his uncle,
Thaddeus Crane Field.
Field, Schlick & Company, the well-known dry goods house of this city, stand-
ing to-day as the pre-eminent leader of its line west of the great commercial center
of Chicago, is the oldest and largest concern of its kind in Minnesota. Its history
dates back to the beginning of the city of St. Paul as a commercial city. In June,
1856, Mr. D. W. IngersoU, now deceased, founded the firm, which now no longer
bears his name, but which is the outgrowth of that gentleman's foundation. He
located his store on West Third St., on the site where a disastrous fire recently
destroyed the large elevator. A year later the'business was removed to the site of
the old McClung block, which also has now succumbed to the ravages of time. In
1 86 1 it was again removed to the IngersoU block, on Bridge Square, built by the
head of the firm, and there it remained for many years. In this location it received
its great development which has brought the firm into the very front rank of com-
mercial enterprises of the city. But in 1890 the firm, long smce changed in name,
removed to its present capacious quarters, and this removal was the knell of doom
to old Third street as a retail center of the city, having clearly outlived its useful-
ness in that direction. The present members of the firm were identified with its
development from early years. Mr. T. C. Field, the senior member, entered the
firm when it was first begun and became a partner therein in 1859, three years after
he joined it in a clerical capacity. About the same time Mr. Mahler became a
partner, but retired after an active and honorable business career, making room for
younger shoulders to carry the burden. Mr. Frank Schlick, Jr., entered the old
firm of IngersoU & Company in 1877, and became interested in the house as a part-
ner in 1889 0° the retirement of Mr. IngersoU. The third member of the firm at
present is Mr. John I. H. Field.
Res. St. Paul. Minn.
5729. i. THADDEUS CRANE, b. May 20, 1894.
4946. DR. GEORGE WILLIAM FIELD (George W., William P., Charles,
Wil'iam, Samuel, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John,
William), b. Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. g, 1872; m. June 30, 1898, Blanche May
Perkins, b. Nov. 19, 1879. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1872; came to
America in 1874; traveled back and forth across the Atlantic ever since ; attended
fifteen schools and colleges in United States, England and Switzerland. Passed
Massachusetts Dental Board of Registration Examinations in 1892; graduated from
Harvard Dental in 1893; went to Dublin and took the L. D. S. degree "sine cor-
riento" at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons the same year. Then
practiced with his father in London until November. 1895, when he returned to
Boston, Mass., where he has been m practice ever since. He is a member of the
Harvard Dental Alumni Association, Harvard Odoelogical Society and Massachu-
setts Academy of Dental Science. Res. s. p., loi Newberry St., Boston, Mass.
4962. HOWARD FIELD (Joseph C, John C. Joseph C, William, Samuel,
Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. Buffalo,
N. Y., Oct. 27, 1863; m. Evanston, 111., June 12, 1890. Elizabeth Belle Edwards, b.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 939
5731.
1-
5732.
11.
5733.
Ill
5734-
IV,
5735.
V.
4987.
D
Nov. 29, 1867. He is in the grain commission business in the Rialto building,
Chicago. Res. 1239 Oak ave., Evanston, 111.
5730. i. HOWARD EDWARDS, b. March 19, 1895.
4977. ISAAC RALPH FIELD (Ralph, Ralph, Gilbert. Anthony, Anthony,
Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, John, John, William), b. Grimsby, Ontario,
Aug. 2, 1857; rn- Oct. 16, 1884, Edith C. Rice, b. Nov. 25, i86o. He is a farmer.
Res. Clio, Mich.
EDITH LILLIEN, b. May 18, 1886.
MARY KATE, b. Dec. 16, 1887. •;
INEZ CORNELIE. b. Aug. 10. 1890. "
ALICE SANDERSON, b. Feb. 13, 1893.
ELEANOR, b. Jan. 14, 1895.
DR. GILBERT SMITH FIELD (Gilbert C, Ralph, Gilbert, Anthony,
Anthony, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b.
June 25, 1867, Woodstock, Canada; m. there July 8, 1891, Edith Margaret Coventry,
b. Feb. 25, 1865. Res. Detroit, Mich.
5736. i. BEATRICE KATHERINE, b. May 26, 1892.
4999. EDGAR THOMAS FIELD (Anson, Nathan, Isaac, Solomon, Joseph,
Benjamin. Anthony, Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John), b.
July 31, 1850; m. Oct. 24, 1877, Mary Elizabeth Boughton ^of Redding, Conn., b.
July 31, 1853. Res. Redding, Conn.
5737. i. MATTIE BOUGHTON, b. Dec. 13, 1878.
573S. ii. BENJAMIN AMBLER, b. Jan. 20, 1877.
5000. ORVILLE HOWARD FIELD (Lyman, Nathan, Isaac, Solomon,
Joseph, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher,
John), b. Feb. 20, 1855; m. Oct. 8, 1876, Laura Betsey Hughson, b. Nov. 2, 1854; d.
Dec. 27, 1885; m., 2d, Oct. 26, 1887, Jennie Louise Rogers (Smith). Res. Patterson,
N. Y.
5739. i. ARTHUR EDWARD, b. March 25, 1885.
5004. ISAAC STAUNTON FIELD (Isaac. Nathan, Isaac, Solomon, Joseph.
Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher, John), b.
Nov. 6, 1873; m. Jan. 30, 1895, Estelle Osborne. Res. Patterson, N. Y.
5006. SAMUEL EVERITT FIELD (Uriah, Solomon, Stephen, Solomon,
Joseph, Benjamin, Anthony, Robert, William, Christopher, John, Christopher), b.
March 13, 1871; m. Oct. 28, 1897, Florence Bailey, dau. of Elbert and Harriet
(Fowler), of New York City. She was b. October, 1872. Res. New York, N. Y.
5022. RICHARD FIELD (Gabriel, Richard H., Hendrick, Richard, Jeremiah,
John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. North Branch,
N. J., Jan. 13, 1843: m. May 13, 1870, Mary Ann Conover. Res. North Branch.
5740. i. GEORGE W., b. June 20, 1871; m. June 21, 1897, Alice Hegeman.
Res. N. J.
5741- ii- EDMUND C, b. May 23, 1S73.
5742. iii. ELIZABETH MARTIN, b. Aug. .24, 1879.
5025. WILLIAM H. FIELD (Henry, Richard H., Hendrick, Richard, Jere-
miah, John, Anthony, Robert. William, William, John, John, William), b. Clinton,
N. J., Dec. 27, 1840; m. June 24. 1869, S. Elizabeth Drake, b. June i, 1842; d. March
26. 1895; m., 2d, April 21, 1896, Nellie M. Willis, b. May 19, 1872. Res. 41 Rector
St., Newark, N. J.
5743- i. ANN LOUISE, b. March 7, 1898.
940 FIELD GENEALOGY.
502S. REV. RICHARD E. FIELD (Henry, Richard H.. Hendrick, Richard.
Jeremiah, John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b.
; m. . He studied for the Gospel ministry, and was an acceptable pastor
of one of the churches in Brooklyn, L. 1. He d. May 13, 1891. Res. Brooklyn,
N. Y.
5030. JAMES C. FIELD (William R., Richard H., Hendrick, Richard,
Jeremiah, John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b.
North Branch, N. J., Feb. 19, 1861; ra. Feb. 19, 1889, Minnie E. Whiting, b. June
26, 1868. He is a druggist. Res. Somerville, N. J.
5744. i. J. CLINTON, b. Dec. 4, 1889.
5040. JOHN TELFAIR FIELD (Jeremiah R., Richard L, Jeremiah, Rich-
ard, Jeremiah, John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b.
Dec. 8, 1838, New York City; m. Jan. 27, 1S63, Mary Adelaide Childs, b. St. Louis,
Mo., March 4, 1840. He is in the mining business. Is a Methodist (South); once a
Democrat, then a Prohibitionist, now Union Reform. Res. s. p., 2045 Blendon
Place, St. Louis, Mo.
5041. RICHARD L FIELD (Jeremiah R., Richard I., Jeremiah, Richard,
Jeremiah, John, Anthony, Robert. William. William, John, John, William), b. New
York City, Nov. 25, 1841; m. June 15, 1865, Mary Ellen Carpenter, b. Conneaut, O..
June 15, 1843. He was a member of the firm of Field, Benedict & Company, whole-
sale dealers in woolens. The house was one of the oldest in the city, having been
established in 1849 by Benjamin M. Field and Amzi Benedict (Field & Benedict).
Their first place of business was on South Water St., where they remained until
1856, when they removed to State and South Water Sts. In 1854 Peter W. Field
was admitted as a partner and the firm name changed to Field, Benedict & Co.
In 1 86 1, they moved to Wabash Ave. and Lake St., where they were located
when the fire occurred, in 1871. In 1S64, Benjamin M. Field retired from the firm
and went east to live. His successors were Richard I. Field and Frederick L.
Snyder, both of whom had been with the house since 1856. The firm lost f 140,000
during the fire. After the fire they did business in Mr. Snyder's house, and the
following spring moved to Market and Washington Sts. Later they were at Wabash
Ave. and Madison St., 244 Monroe St. and at 222 Franklin St.. at which latter loca-
tion they went out of business. Richard I. is now a commission merchant, engaged
in the jobbing business, and since 1893 has been western representative in Chicago
for various eastern mills. Res. 250 Dearborn Av., Chicago, 111.
5745.
5746.
5747-
GEORGE WALTER, b. Oct. 9, 1866; unm. Res at home.
i. ARTHUR CARPENTER, b. June 24, 1870; unm. Res. at home.
ii. MARY TELFAIR, b. May 19, 1877; d. Sept. 5. 1SS7.
5061. JOHN VAN DERVORT FIELD (Jeremiah H., Michael J., Jeremiah,
Rich.ird, Jeremiah, John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, Wil-
liam), b. Jan. 23, 1S46; ra. Feb. 22, 1871, Rebecca Lane, sister of Rev. Gilbert
Lane. Res. White House Station, Hunterdon county, N. J.
5743.
5749-
5750.
5751-
WILLIAM W.. b. March 6, 1872; m.
i. ELLA L., b. Aug. i, 1874.
ii. IRVIN, b. in 1879.
V. MARY, b. in 1888.
5752. V. TWO others; d. young.
5062. MICHAEL FIELD (Jeremiah H., Michael J., Jeremiah, Richard,
Jeremiah, John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b. July
13, 1847; ni. May 30, 1874, Martha Beckman Hageman. Res. Woodglen, N. J.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 941
5757-
1.
5758.
ii.
5759-
Ill,
5760.
iv.
5761.
V.
5753. i. MARGARET, b. 1875; d. .
5754. ii. GEORGE, b. 1877; d. in 1886.
5755. iii. JEREMIAH, b. in 1879.
5756. iv. GRANT, b. in 1882.
5064. RICHARD DEPEW FIELD (Jeremiah H., Michael J., Jeremiah,
Richard, Jeremiah, John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, Wil-
liam), b. July 7, 1852; m. July 17, 1875. Res. s. p., Peapack, Somerset county, N. J.
5066. GEORGE THORNTON FIELD (Jeremiah H.,' Michael J., Jeremiah,
Richard, Jeremiah, John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, Wil-
iam), b. July 4, 1856; m. June 21, 1879, Eliza J. Mapes. Res. Succussunna, Morris
county, N. J.
MARY A.,b. 1880.
SARAH J., b. 1882.
MINNIE, b. 1887.
OLIVE, b. 1891.
STULLA, b. 1893.
Three others d. in infancy.
5067. MORRIS WELSH FIELD (Jeremiah H.. Michael J., Jeremiah, Rich-
ard, Jeremiah, John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, William), b.
Dec. 25, 1858; m. Dec. 3, iSSi, Alice Vliet. Res. German Valley, Morris county,
N.J.
5762. i. ERVIN, b. 1S88.
5135. MYRON CHARLES FIELD (Charles S., David D., John, David,
Samuel, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William),
b. New Haven, N. Y., Oct. i, 1849; m. Brighton, Mich., Sept. 26, 1871, Mary E.
Cobb, b. June 12, 1852. Myron Charles Field was born in New Haven, N Y. ; edu-
cated in common schools and Mexico Academy ; studied medicine under James
Austin, M. D., 1863 to 1865 ; moved to Michigan in 1867; settled at Brighton in 1870;
engaged in general mechandise, continuing until 1880. He married Mary Elizabeth
Cobb, of Brighton, Mich. In 1880 sold out and moved to Grand Rapids, Mich.;
traveled five years for D. D. Mallory & Company, selling foreign and domestic
fruits, oysters, etc. Then engaged with John J. Bagley & Co. as traveling
salesman, continued with them five years; in 1887 moved to Detroit, Mich. ; and in
1890 engaged in department store business, starting first store at 1479 Woodward
Ave. ; three years after started other stores at 135 and 642 Michigan Ave., and 576
Baker St. and 343 Woodward Ave. He joined Woodward Ave. Baptist church in
1898. He is still engaged in buying and selling stocks of merchandise of every
description. Res. Detroit, Mich. Address, 343 Woodward Ave.
WILLIAM C, b. Nov. i, 1872; d. Nov. 23, 1S72.
GUY L., b. Dec. 4, 1873; res. 77 Bagg St., Detroit, Mich.
LEGRAND V., b. July 31, 1875; res. 77 Bagg St., Detroit. Mich.
BERTRAND H., b. Aug. 11, 1877; res. 77 Bagg St., Detroit. Mich.
5137. MORRIS B. FIELD (Charles S., David D., John, Daniel, Samuel,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. New
Haven, N. Y., March 4, 1855; m. Aug. 20, 1875, Lillian F. Albright. He is a mer-
chant. He is the youngest of three of Charles Field's children ; was born in Oswego
county. New York, in 1855, on a farm one and a half miles from New Haven vil-
lage, where also his father was born. At the age of fourteen, together with his
parents, he came to Michigan, locating at Brighton, Livingston county, where
he completed his education. Three years later he engaged with the Rumford
5763.
!•
5764.
ii.
5765.
iii.
5766.
iv.
942 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Chemical Works, of Providence, R. L, as traveling representative for Prof Hors-
ford's Acid Phosphate, in which capacity he remained eleven years, after which he
accepted a position with the Calumet Baking Powder Company as demonstrator and
general introducer of their goods, in which capacity he met with grand success in
every city and public exhibition. He remained with them seven years, after which,
becoming tired of the road and losing his wife, he decided to discontinue and
engage in business for himself. He selected Detroit as his choice, from a familiar-
ity of all the principal cities from one ocean to the other. Success has always been
his reward for long hours of hard work and strict attention to business. He is now
an importer, jobber, wholesale and retail dealer in China crockery and glassware,
the third enterprise he has ever entered upon. He states it will prove his last voca-
tion for this world. Nothing very brilliant, but he is a Field through and through,
and never had cause to regret his name. Res. s^A Michigan Ave., Detroit, Mich.
5767. i. SON, b. in 1876. Civil engmeer of Detroit Gas Company.
576S. ii. SON, b. in 1878. Electrical engineer; holding a responsible
position at the head of the Detroit Electric "Wire and Supply
Company's office.
5769. iii. SON, b. m 1887. Head of Trinity church choir.
5141. ALBERT D. FIELD (Oscar H., David D., John, Daniel, Samuel,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. New
Haven. N. Y.. July 18, 1854; m. in Mexico, N. Y., Ella J. Davis, b. March 31, 1855.
He is a farmer. Res. Mexico, N. Y.
FERN, b. ; d. young.
FRANK, b. ; d. young.
FRED, b. ; d. young.
CHILD, b. ; d. young.
5157. ELISHA FIELD (Alanson, Elisha, Ichabod, David, David, Ebenezer,
Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. April i, 1843, in
Lansing, N. Y. ; m. May 19, 1868, Martha A. Woodbury, b. Dec, 20, 1841. He is a
bridge builder and draughtsman. He was born in Lansing, Tompkins county, N. Y. ;
educated in the schools of his town, then attended the Ithaca Academy for three
years. He went to Groton, N. Y., in 1866, and engaged in the machine business
with Charles Perrigo & Company, where he remained for eight years. In 1874 ^^
formed a partnership with his brother, Peter E. Field and Leroy Jencks and engaged
in the mercantile business in Groton, N. Y., from 1874 to 1879, under the firm name
of Jencks & Field Bros. In the latter part of 1879 ^^ withdrew from the
firm of Jencks & Field Bros., and entered the Groton Bridge and Manufacturing
Company, with which concern he is still connected. Has been a member of the
Board of Education of the Groton high school for many years, and well known
throughout central New York, and especially in his own county. He has always been
interested in the municipal affairs of Groton, and has held several of its important
offices. Is a Mason and a member of the Owasco Valley Club of Groton. Res.
Groton, N. Y.
5774. i. CARRIE M., b. Sept. 3, 1869; m. June 27, 1894, John J. Richford,
b. June 19, 1870. He is a merchant tailor. Res. 355 W. Clinton
St., Elmira. N. Y. Ch. : i. Martha Field, b. July 27, 1899.
5775. ii. GEORGE RUSSELL, b. Oct. i, 1871 ; unm. ; resides San Francisco,
Cal. Is a civil and mechanical engineer. Address care Bohemian
Club, or Risdon Iron Works. He was educated and graduated
with honors from the Groton high school in 1887. Entered the
engineering department of the Groton Bridge and Manufacturing
5770.
1-
5771-
11.
5772.
111.
5773-
IV.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 943
Company in 1887, where he remained until May, 1893. During
1891-92-93 was engaged as contracting agent and traveled
through New England and the middle Atlantic states. In May,
1893, was sent to San Francisco by the Groton Bridge and Manu-
facturing Company to establish an office for the Groton company,
with the Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works. This joint
arrangement was continued until 1894, when he was engaged by
the Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works to take charge of their
structural iron and pipe department, and has held this position
ever since. Has traveled extensively throughout the middle
west and Pacific coast and Mexico. In 1896 was superintendent
of construction of the Union depot and Ferry House, San Fran-
cisco for the Risdon :Iron Works. In 1897 was superintendent of
construction for Risdon Iron Works and erected the buildings
for the Spreckels Sugar Company, at Salinas, Cal. Is a member
of the Bohemian Club of San Francisco, Cal.
51 53. PETER ECKERT FIELD (Alanson, Elisha, Ichabod, David, David.
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. Dec.
15, 1844, Lansing, N. Y. ; m. June 14, 1871, Louise Gibbs; d. Jan. 8, 1872; m., 2d,
June 6, 1882, Lizzie Dudley, b. Dec. 19, 1855. He is a merchant. Res. 35 Fayette
St., Bmghamton, N. Y.
5776. i. LEONARD DUDLEY, b. Nov. 6, 1883.
5166. WILLIAM A. FIELD (Samuel B., Elisha, Ichabod. David. David,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. March
8, 1857; m. March 8, 1881, . He d. May 22, 1897. Res. .
5777. i. LOUISE, b. ; unm. ; resides 412 West Green St., Ithaca,
N. Y.
5167. GEORGE E. FIELD (Samuel B., Elisha, Ichabod, David, David,
Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. June
II, 1859, South Lansing, N. Y. ; m. Oct. 15, 1889, in Indianapolis, Ind., Ella Webb,
b. March 11, 18 — . Res. 12 E. Market St., Indianapolis, Ind.
5778. i. EUGENE, b. Dec. 13, 1892.
5197. ELMER ELLSWORTH FIELD (Chauncey _B., Jedediah, Ichabod.
David, David, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William,
William), b. Sparta, Mich., Aug. 2, 1871; m. Kent City, Mich., Dec. 11, 1888, Ettie
Hoi ben, b. Aug. 8, 1868. He is a farmer. Res. Kent City, Mich.
5779. i. CYRUS WHITTIER, b. Aug. 29, 1892.
5208. ERNEST WORTHY FIELD (Jesse B., Jedediah, Ichabod, David,
David, Ebenezer, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William),
b. Nov. 14, 1869, Alpine, Mich. ; m. March 27, 1895, in Ballards, Edith Mae Culver,
b. May 5, 1876. He is a farmer. Res. Ballards, Mich.
5780. i. JOYCE E., b. July i, 1896.
5284. EDGAR BESLEY FIELD (Edgar-L., Franklin, Elihua, John, Pedijah,
John, Zechariah, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b. City Point,
Va., April 11, 1865; m. Spencer, Iowa, Dec. 4, 1891, Ruth AUenbaugh, b. Nov. 15,
1867. He is a teacher. Res. Paonia, Colo.
5781. i. FERN, b. May 22, 1S93.
5782. ii. HAROLD, b. Dec. 4, 1895.
5783. iii. MAUDE, b. Nov. 3, 1897. ... ^
944 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5341. MYRON H, FIELD (Hiram, John, John, John, John, Zechariah, John,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William. William), son of Hiram and Belinda (Bar-
ber), b. in Canastota, N. Y. , Nov. 30, 1830. He enlisted May, 1S61, in Company A,
2ist Regiment New York Vohmteers. The regiment was engaged m several battles
in Virginia, and in the battle of South Mountain, Md., and from overexertion was
taken sick and died in the Smoketown Hospital, ilaryland, Nov. 26, 1S62, and was
interred in the cemetery at Antietam, Md. He m. Jan. 15, 1854, in Ohio, Nancy
Hall, b. in Kentucky, who d. in Portage county, Ohio.
5784. i. RICHARD, b. .
57S5. ii. FANNY, b. .
5343. JUDSON FIELD (Hiram, John, John, John, John, Zechariah, John,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Hiram and Belinda
(Barber), b. in Canastota, N. Y., March 17, 1839, where he now resides. He enlisted
in a company in the iSgth Regiment New York Volunteers; was in most of the
battles around Petersburg and Richmond, and at the surrender of General Lee at
Appomattox, April 9, 1S65, and was honorably discharged after nine months' serv-
ice. He m. March 21. 1864, Alice M., dau. of Moses and Mary (Jackson) Chad-
wick, of Lenox, N. Y. Res. Canestota, N. Y.
5345. NELSON FIELD (Hiram, John, John, John, John, Zechariah, John,
Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of Hiram and Belinda
(Barber), b. in Canastota, N. Y., April 13, 1S45; d. Jan. 9, 18S0. He enlisted in the
22d Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry, which was placed in General Sheri-
dan's command, and was engaged in several battles and skirmishes, and was
honorably discharged after nineteen months' service. He m. March 27, 1872,
Georgiana, dau. of George Griffiths, of Montgomery county. New York. No issue.
534S. JAMES CLIFFORD FIELD (David G., Richard E., Robert K., Samuel,
David, Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), son of
David G. and Martha (Purple), b. in Greenfield, Mass., May 12, 1S47. He was
engaged three years with a United States surveying party. Afterward was in
Oswego, N. Y., engaged as a machinist and engineer in fitting up boat machinery.
In 1874 he removed to Prescott, Province of Ontario, where he now resides in the
employ of the St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railroad Company. He m. Dec. 19, 1874,
Sarah, dau. of Benjamin and Ann Sarah (Ward) Baskerville, of Prescott, b. in
Bedolph, Ontario, April 23, 1853.
5351. CHARLES EDWARD FIELD (Charles R., Richard E., Robert R.,
Samuel, David, Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, Wil-
liam), b. Greenfield, Mass., June 3, 1857 ; ra. Jan. 3, 1883, Helen Ledyard Powers, dau.
of David C, of Coldwater. Mich., b. May 11, 1858. Charles E. Field, son of Charles
R. Field, born Greenfield, Mass. Attended public schools, graduated B. S. Nor-
wich University, 1S74. Engaged on the state engineer corps, building state line
of railroad through the Hoosac Tunnel. He removed to Chicago in 1877; engaged
since then in the white lead business ; now comptroller of the Chicago branch of
the National Lead Company. Member of the Chicago Athletic Association, Chi-
cago Church Club, Chicago Paint, Oil and Varnish Club, vice-president (iSgS) Mas-
sachusetts Society, vestryman of the^Protestant Episcopal Church of the Redeemer.
In politics, an independent Democrat Res. Greenfield, Mass., and 5546 Madison
Ave., Chicago, 111.
5786. i. MARGARET LEDYARD POWERS, b. at Coldwater, Mich.,
Aug. 18, 18S4.
5787. ii. CHARLES BARR, b. at Chicago, 111. Feb. 4, 1889.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 945
535Q. EBENEZER WILKINSON FIELD (Rnfus R., Ebenezer W., Rufus,
Oliver, David, Samuel, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, Wil-
liam), b. Dec. i8, tS6i, York, Carroll county. 111.; m. Feb. 23, 18S7, Ada Mary
Sheldon, b. Aug. 11, 1868. He is a farmer. Res. Edgeley, North Dakota.
5788. i. ARTHUR EARL. b. Dec. 12. 1888.
5789. ii. ETHEL BLANCHE, b. Feb. 14, 1S91.
5790. iii. MABEL EMMA, b. May 12, 1897.
5478. REV. AMBRIE FIELD (Dexler, Austin, Edward, Noah, Moses,
Ebenezer, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, Williami, b.
Chester, Mich., Aug. 30, 1866. Ambrie Field, of East Greenwich, R. I., b. in
Michigan, near Big Spring, Ottawa county, Aug. 30, 1866; m. Oct. 11, 188S, at
Boydton, Mecklenburg county, Va. , Miss Isabella Sharpe ; still living. Miss Sharpe
was b. July 8, 1866, at Greene, Chenango county, N. Y. Parents, Rev. C. W. and
Helen F. (Bradford) Sharpe. Occupation, principal of the East Greenwich
Academy, East Greenwich, R. I. Member of the New England Southern Confer-
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church. Politics, independent. Res., s. p.. East
Greenwich, R. I.
5498. JOHN HOWE FIELD (Henry F., William M., Nathaniel R., Daniel,
Daniel, Joshua, Samuel, Zechariah, John, John, Richard, William, William), b.
Rutland, Vt. , Feb. 12, 1871; m. Oct. 29, 1895, Amorette Lockwood. John Howe
Field, clerk. Republican, was born in Ruthland, Vt. He is a student; is a gradu-
ate of Phillips Academy, Andover, class of '89, and Yale University, class of '93.
Religious preference, Congregationalist. Res. Cleveland, O.
5537. ALBERT FRANKLIN FIELD (Albert G., John, John, John, John,
John, John, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Aug. 11, 1842; m.
Oct. 8, 1865, in Hopkinton, R. I., Mary Eliza Kenyon, b. April 22, 1S47; d. Oct.
10, 1886. He is a blacksmith. Res. Dwight, 111.
5791. i. SARAH JANE, b. Oct. 31, 1867; d. July 29, 1893.
5792. ii. MINNIE GRACE, b. Dec. 17, 1868; d. Oct. i, 1891.
5793. iii. MARION DEBORAH, b. A.pril 21, 1871; m. Nov. 21, 1S93. Res.
Stonington, Conn. He v\-as b. May 12, 1S49. Is a carpenter.
Ch. : I. Helen Marion, b. Dec. 3, 1895.
5794. iv. ALBERT KENYON, b. Oct. 25, 1873; d- Sept. 8, 1875.
5795. V. ALBERT SEARLES, b. June 26, 1875. Present address, Brook-
lyn, Conn.
5539. WALTER HUNNEWILL FIELD (Richard B., John, John, John, John,
John. John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Cincinnati, O., Sept. 2,
1847; m. June 5, 1873, Abbie Murdock Tylor, b. Avondale, O., June 21, 1854. Res.
Cincinnati, O.
5796. i. THYRZA, b. March 14, 1874; m. Oct." 19, 1897, George L. Ham-
ilton. Is in the carriage manufacturing business. Have no chil-
dren. Res 2920 Reading Road, ^Avondale, Cincinnati.
5797- ii- TYLOR, b, Sept. 26, 1875-
5544. JAMES HENRY FIELD (Edward, Simeon, John, John, John, John,
John, John William, John. Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I., Dec.
16, 1832; m. Dec. 28, 1857, Melissa Warner Haskell, b. Jan. 5, 1S37; d. Sept. 30,
1874. He was in the manufacturing business for several years, and has for many
years past been the superintendent of highways of the city of Providence, a posi-
tion formerly held by his father, Edward Field, for more than fifty years. Res.
Providence, R. I.
946 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5798. i. EDWARD, b. Oct. 4, 1858; m. Lottie L Stark.
5799. ii. ELLA WARNER, b. Sept. 25, i860; unm. ; resides at home.
5800. iii. HARRY WARNER, b. Sept. 30, 1874; unm.; resides at home.
5554. DANIEL FIELD (Charles W., Daniel, Daniel, John, John. John, John,
John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I., Oct. 10,
1850; ra. Nov. 10, 1S74, in New Bedford, Mass., Lucy Ellen Merrihew, b. May 30,
1851. He is an overseer. Res. 151 Clifford St., Providence, R. I.
5801. i. DANIEL WESLEY, b. Sept. i, 1878; res. Phillipsdale, R. I.
5802. ii. NANCY CLIFFORD, b. Aug. 14, 1881; res. Rock, Mass.
5571. DR. ALBERT FIELD (Abizer, Abizer, Abizer, Zebulon, Zebulon,
Richard, John, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Bloomville,
N. Y., Jan. 20, 1844; m. Tolland, Conn., Dec. 21, 1869, Eliza Brigham, b. May 8,
1846. Res. East Hampton, Conn.
5803. i. LEILA ALBERTA, b. Sept. 10, 1877; unm; res. East Hampton,
Conn.
5804. ii. HARRY, b. Dec. 9, 1880; d. Feb. 21, 1881.
5805. iii. HOWARD BRIGHAM, b. Jan. i, 1883; res. East Hampton,
Conn.
5583. CHARLES ALBERT FIELD (John A., John A., John, John, John,
Zechariah, Zechanah, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Sept.
12, 1850, Baltimore, Md. ; m. Sept. 28, 1893, Lovina B. Walton, b. May 27, 1859.
He was a merchant miller until 1894, and since then has been a bookkeeper. Is now
with Baugh & Sons Company, fertilizers, Dickson's wharf, Norfolk. Res. Nolfork,
Va.
5806. i. CAROLINE WALTON, b. Dec. 30, 1894.
5807. ii. HARRY PEYTON, b. April 5, 1897.
5808. iii. KATHERINE LAVINIA, b. Oct. 22, 1899.
5595. GEORGE FIELD (Samuel, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Oct. 17,
1858, Prophetstown, 111. ; m. Feb. 3, 1880, Celia Washburne, b. Feb. 28, 1862. He
is a farmer. Res. Rock Falls, 111.
5809. i. FRED W., b. Dec. 19, 1880.
5810. ii. EDNA L., b. June 2, 1887.
5748. WILLIAM W. FIELD (John V., Jeremiah H., Michael J., Jeremiah,
Richard, Jeremiah, John, Anthony, Robert, William, William, John, John, Wil-
liam), b. March 6, 1872, Readington, Somerset county, N. J. ; m. — . He
was killed by the cars at Bagawn, N. J., in 1897. Res. New Jersey.
5832. i. ELLEN, b. .
5833. i. JOHN, b. .
5834. iii. HENRY, b. .
5798. EDWARD FIELD (James H., Edward, Simeon, John, John, John,
John, John, John, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Providence, R. I.,
Oct. 4, 1858; ro. North Smithfield, R. I., May i, 1880, Lottie I. Stark, b. June 3,
1859. Edward Field, son of James Henry Field and Melissa Warner (Haskell)
Field, was born in Providence. He attended the public schools, and in 1877 entered
the employ of the city, and has been in constant service in various departments of
the city government since that time. In 1887 he was city auditor pro tem. In
1889 he was elected clerk of the probate court, and in 1891 record commissioner,
which positions he now holds. In 1892 Brown University, of Providence, conferred
HON. EDWARD FIELD.
See page 940.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 947
58II.
1.
5812.
11.
5Si3-
iii.
5814.
iv.
upon him the honorary degree of A. B. He is the author of the "Colonial Tav-
ern," "Life of Esek Hopkins, Commander-in-Chief of the American Navy," and
of several historical works, relating to Rhode Island, and has assisted m the publi-
cation of the Early Records of Providence of fifteen volumes. He is identified with
the American Historical Association, Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Rhode
Island Historical Society, and has held the oflfice of president, vice-president, and
registrar, and has been historian of the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution for the past three years. Besides these he is a member of
various secret societies, and art and literary clubs. He married Lottie I. Stark, a
descendant of Archibald Stark, brother of Gen. John Stark. Res., s.p.. Providence,
R. I. Address, care City Hall.
5598. ALBERT I. FIELD (Edmund, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas. Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas. Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. Orange
county. New York. July 24, 1842; m. Dec. 3, 1866, Kate D. Dirney, b. May 6, 1850.
He is a farmer. Res. Zumbro Falls, Minn.
WALTER E., b. Oct. 8, 1868; m. Miss C. H. Catlan.
NETTIE E., b. Dec. 22, 1871; m. Sept. 10, 1895, C. F. Moore;
res. Lake City, Minn.
ARTHUR E., b. July 5, 1881.
MAX E., b. Dec. i, iSqo.
5603. REV. JERMANICUS FIELD (Asher, Pardon, John. Thomas, Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William), b. ;
m. Celecta D. Clark, dau. of Reuben. Res. Machias, N. Y.
5815. i. MANLY CLARK, b. May 16. 1846.
5816. ii. ADELA ANNETT. b. June 17. 1848,
5817. iii. MILTON H., b. May i, 1850.
5818. iv. MYRON BARR, b. June 25, 1853.
5622. HON. ALLEN W. FIELD (Westcot R., Robert, Abner, William,
Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William),
b. La Salle, 111., Nov. 20, 1853; m. Dec. 20, 1883, Mary B. Fairfield, b. May 26. i860,
Allen W. Field, lawyer; active as Republican in Nebraska; b. La Salle, 111, Nov.
20, 1853; parents both from Vermont; moved to Osage, Iowa, in 1858 and to Lan-
caster county, Nebraska, in 1863; attended school at Tabor, Iowa and graduated
from State University of Nebraska in 1877 (A. M. University of Nebraska, 1885);
elected member of legislature in 1883; re-elected in 1885; speaker of House of
Representatives of Nebraska in 1885. He married Dec. 20, 18S3. Mary B. Fairfield,
dau. of Chancellor Fairfield, of Nebraska University. He was appointed city
attorney of Lincoln in 1886; district judge in 1887; afterward elected for four years
and reelected in 1891 ; candidate for United States Senator in 1899. Res. 1828 N. St.,
Lincoln, Neb.
ALLEN W., b. May 6, 1885.
GEORGIA, b. May 6. 1885.
KATE, b. June 8, 1889.
EDMUND, b. July 3, 1892.
5645. CHARLES JAMES FIELD (George W., Charles, Charles, James.
Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William),
b. Chester, Vt., Feb. 25, 1867; m, Cleveland, O., June 21, 1S91, Emma Fisher, b.
March 11, i868. He is traveling salesman for the Vermont Marble Company. Res.
Creston, Iowa.
5823. i. GEORGE MELVIN, b. Nov. 21, 1S95.
5819.
1.
5820.
11.
5821.
Ill,
5822.
iv,
948 FIELD GENEALOGY.
56So,'<. WILLIAM WALLACE FIELD (Joseph A., Orrin. Peleg, Thomas,
Jeremiah, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William, William),
b.^Monticello, I\Io., Jan. i6, 1862; m. in Parsons, Kans., July 30, 1893, Emma Jane
Garber, b. Aug. 13, 1S64. He is an employe of the M. , K. & T. Railroad. Res.
1614 Clark Av., Parsons, Kans.
5823-2. i. BERTHA MAY, b. May 16, 1884.
5823-3. ii. OSCAR CYRUS, b. Jan, 25, 1889.
5823-4. iii. RUSH HOLMES, b. May 22, 1894.
5712. PERRY EUGENE FIELD (Delos T., EHsha, William, Charles,
Thomas, William, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William), b. Hart-
wick, N. Y., Nov. I, 1851; m. Aug. 10, 1882, Ada Maria Taylor, dau. of Hector
and Mariah (Merchant), b. April 12, 1858. He is a produce commission merchant.
Res. 10 Porter St., Providence, R. I.
5S24. i, LENA MARIA, b. Providence, Nov. 30, 1883,
5825. ii, EUGENE TAYLOR, b. Providence, Oct. 26, 1887.
5826. iii, FANNIE AMY, b. Providence, Sept. 29, 1894.
5713. DR. OSSIAN LUCERNE FIELD (Delos T., Elisha, William, Charles,
Thomas, William, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William), b. Hart-
wick, N. Y., Mar. 17, 1854; m. Sept. 30, 1885, !Mary A. Taylor, b. July 22, 1861.
Res., s. p., 116 Reid Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
5714. ELISHA JOSEPH FIELD (Delos T., Elisha, William, Charles,
Thomas, William, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William), b. Nov. 23,
1856, in Hartvvick, N, Y. ; m, Brooklyn, Sept. 9, 188 — , Katie Boone, descendant of
Daniel, b. July 26, 1861; d. April 30, 1S99. He is in the dairy business. Res. Pt.
Richmond, N. Y.
5827. i. WILLIAM DELOS, b. Nov. 9, 1S86.
5828. ii. MILDRED, b. May i, 1889.
5829. iii. BYRON, b. June 16, 1896.
5715. ELMER LINCOLN FIELD (Delos T., Elisha, William, Charles,
Thomas, William, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, I^Richard, William), b. Hart-
wick, N. Y., Sept. 4, i860; m. Oct. 26, 1892, Margaret D. Van Buren, b. June 13,
1866. He is a farmer. Res. Mt. Vision, N. Y.
5830. i. VAN BUREN, b. Jan, 21, 1894,
5831. ii, JAY DELOS, b. June 10, 1897.
5811. WALTER EVERETT FIELD (Albert I., Edmund, Thomas. Thomas,
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, William, John, Richard, William,
William), b. Oct. 8, 1868, Guilford, Minn. ; m. Sept. 11, 1895, Miss C. H. Catlan, b.
April I, 1875. He is manager of the Crescent Creamery Company of St, Paul. Res.
Northfield, Minn.
5835. i. JAMES ROBERT, b. Nov. 3, 1896.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE, MAINE AND BOSTON
BRANCHES.
6762. JOHN FIELD, JR. (John, William, William, Thomas, Thomas, John,
Thomas, Roger), b. in Parish St. Giles, London, England, in 1579; m. in Boston,
England, Aug. 13, 1609, Elen Hockinson, or Hutchinson. He signed the Exeter
Combination in Boston, England, and sent his son Darby to this country to look
after his interests here. He d. in England. Res. Boston, Linconshire, England.
5S37. i. DARBY, b. Boston, England, about 1610; m. .
5838. ii. ROBERT, b. about 1613; m. Mary Stanley.
5838^. iii. HENRY, b. England, about 161 1 ; m. ,
5838>^. iv. RICHARD, b. England; m. .
5837. DARBY FIELD (John, John, William, William, Thomas, Thomas,
John, Thomas, Roger), b. Boston, Lincolnshire, England, about 1610; m. .
Darby Field, called by Winthrop an "Irishman" (but born in England^ is the
son of John Fielde and Elen Hochinson (Hutchinson) Field, who were married
in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, Aug. 18, 1609. In 1636 he came to Boston,
driven by religious and political persecution, and for a short time was with his
brother Robert. He removed to Exeter, N. H., in 1638, to Dover, N. H., in 1648,
here he died in 1649. Tradition goes to show him to have been the brother of
Robert Field, who was the son of John. Darby Field was the first European who
ascended the White Mountains, which he did in 1642, in company with two
Indians. The ascent occupying eighteen days, when he saw "more marvelous
things than ever any one has seen since." He was one of the earliest signers of the
"Exeter Combination," a compact made by a voluntary association, tor govern-
mental purposes, drawn up by their pastor and signed by thirty-hve adult males of
the settlement of Oyster river, bearing date July 4, 1639.
Recent investigations by Colonel Chester have traced several signers of the
Exeter Combination to Boston, Lincolnshire, and the adjoining parishes, and found
that they were more or less related. A deed of April 3, 1638, to John Wheelwright,
Edward Colcord and Darby Field, of Piscataquack ; Samuel Hutchinson and Au-
gustus Story, of Boston; John Compton, of Roxbury, and Nicholas Needham, of
Mount Woolston, of all its rights, title and interest, ^rom Merrimack to the patent
of Piscataquack, was made by Wehanowndwit (some thirty miles square, vol. i, p,
147, New Hampshire History Collection. He had no share in the first division of
land, but was a subscriber to the confirmation.
That Darby Field was above the average, not only in courage and daring, but
in intelligence and quickness to resent what he considered impertinence, maj- be
seen from the following story: A famous Puritan Divine from Massachusetts was
addressing the people of Dover, and reproving them for departing from the good
habits of the Puritans, when Mr. Field arose and corrected the minister, saying:
' 'We are a different race from them. Instead of coming here for religious purposes,
the object of our ancestors v.'as to lumber, fish and trade, and instead of departing
from their good example, we have improved on them." This anecdote is given in
"New Hampshire Churches," by Hayes, p. 12, in nearly the same words, but
instead of giving Mr. Field's name he is called an intelligent citizen. That he
possessed more than ordinary intelligence, is shown in his account of his discovery
of the "White Mountains," in 1642. (See account given by Winthrop; also History
949
950 FIELD GENEALOGY.
of Newcastle, p. 19.) He was living at Oyster river (Durham, N. H.) in 1644,
where he was licensed to sell wine. This was no doubt at Durham Point. It is
recorded that "Darby Field, of Oyster river, in the river of Piscataqua, county of
Norfolk, planter, sold to John Bickford, his dwelling house at Oyster river, then in
the tenure of said Bickford, with a lot of five or six acres adjoining, and all the
land to the creek on the road toward Little Bay, except the breadth on said creek,
in possession of Thomas Willey. Upon the land sold to Bickford, stood later the
Bickford garrison, where soldiers were stationed in 1694. The garrison, long since
disappeared, the land where it stood (the Darby Field land), with Little Bay on one
side and Oyster river on the other, directly in front the Piscataqua with its verdant
isles, swiftly coursing seaward between Newington on the right and Back river dis-
trict on the left, within a few years passed into the possession of Hon. Jeremiah
Langley, who still owns it. On the Dover rate list, Oct. 19, 1648, Darby Field
rated at ;,^8i, and to pay ;^i 6s. He had a case in court in 1649, and by most writ-
ers is supposed to have died that year. Ambrose Gibbons was appointed to admin-
ister on his estate at the court holden in Dover, Aug. i, 1651. His widow was taxed
at Oyster river in 1650.
"The whites knew that far away in the north there was a cluster of very high
mountains, for they had often seen them. Moreover, much mystery attached to
them. The Indians said that their god dwelt high up among those lofty peaks,
and told marvellous stories about great shining stones that glittered on the cliffs
through the darkness of night. Now and then they would show a piece of crystal,
which they said came from the greatest mountain. So the whites at first called it
the Crystal Hill. "But," said the Indians to the whites, "nobody can go to the top
of Agiochook to get these glittering stones, because it is the abode of the great god
of storms, famine and pestilence. Once, indeed, some foolish Indians had attempted
to do so, but they had never come back, for the spirit that guarded the gems from
mortal hands had raised great mists, through which the hunters wandered on like
blind men until the spirit led them to the edge of some dreadful gulf, into which he
cast them shrieking. There was one bold settler who was determined to go in
search of the precious stones, cost what it might. His name was Darby Field. So
in June, 1642, Field started to go to the Crystal Hill. When he came to the neigh-
borhood of the present town of Fryeburg he found an Indian village there. It was
the village of the Pigwackets, or as it is sometimes written, Pequawketts. (See
note r.) Here Field took some Indian guides, who led him to within a few miles of
the summit, when, for fear of the evil spirit, all but two refused to go farther. So
Field went on with these two. They clambered resolutely over rocks and among
scrubby ravines, no higher than a man's knee, to a sort of stony plain, where there
were two ponds. Above this plain, rose the great peak of shattered rocks that
overlooks New England. 'I his too they climbed. Field has said that the sight of
the great wilderness land, stretched out all around him, the mountains falling
away beneath his feet into dark gulfs, was "daunting terrible." It is so to-day.
Field stood upon the great watershed of New England. Finding the day spent he
began searching for the precious stones he had come so far to seek. He found a
few crystals, which he brought away, thinking them to be diamonds. He also
found a deal of "Muscovy glass," or isinglass, adheiing to the rocks. Some of this
he also took with him. With his treasures Field then came down the mountains to
the place where he had left the Indians, whom he found drymg themselves by a
fire, for while he was above the clouds, a sudden storm had swept over them. As
they had given up the adventurous pale face for lost, their wonder at seeing him
*Pequawketts were driven from their ancient seat, after Lovewell's bloody fight in 1725.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 951
return safe and sound was very great. All then went back to the Indian village."
— "The making of New England," by Samuel Adams Drake, page 224; B 86i.
Chicago Public Library.
He d. 1649. Res. Boston, Mass. ; Exeter, and Dover, N. H.
5839. i. JOSEPH, b. ; taxed at Oyster River (Durham), 1657 to 1677;
d. before 1694. He was a lot-layer. The county records of July,
1680, speak of Nicholas Folket's dwelling house as standing on
land adjoining Joseph Field's land, near the meeting house, on
the south side of Oyster River; was conveyed June 26, 1664, by
John Goddard to William Williams, who sold this land to Joseph
Field, June 18, 1674; and this same land Zachary Field,
brother of Joseph, conveyed to John Davis, son of Moses, Dec.
II, 1710. Joseph Field's name appears on a petition May 19, 1669,
for their settlement (Oyster River) to be made a separate parish.
His name appears on a petition to the king in 1668 also.
(1^^5840. ii. ZACHARY, b. . He gave to his son, Zachary, lands, dwel-
Img, etc., lying east of the road from Bellamy to Oyster River>
Dover, and west of John Drew's land, May 2, 1708.
5841. iii. SARAH, b. .
5842. iv. ELIZABETH, b. ; m. Jan. 28, 1663, Stephen Jones, of Dover.
5843. v. MARY, b. about 1631; m. July 15, 1656, Capt. John Woodman, b.
1630, of Newbury, Mass., and Oyster River, now Durham, N. H.
5838. ROBERT FIELD (John, John, William, William, Thomas, Thomas,
John, Thomas, Roger), b. 1613, England, in Pealing, County Berks; m. in Boston,
Mary Stanley, dau. of Christopher. She was living in 1677. Mary Stanley was the
daughter of Capt. Christopher and Susanna . The wife was born in 1610, in
England, and they resided in Boston. Captain Christopher came in the "Elizabeth
and Ann" from London in 1635, aged thirty-two, and with his wife Susanna jomed
the church May 16, 1641. He was a member of the Company of Merchant Tailors
of London, England, and died early in 1646, leaving a good estate to his wife and
children, but does not give any names. The inventory was £2^^^. After his death
his widow was married to Major William Phillips, inholder of Charlestown, Mass.,
who soon moved to Boston. Susanna did not have any children by Phillips, and
died in 1650. In her will she mentions her "daughters" and "my daughter-in-law"
Mary Field.
He was a tailor by trade. Come to America from Southampton, England, June
3, 1635, in the "James." He is said to have lived in Pealing,* England. On com-
ing to America he soon located in Providence, R. I., where he was residing in 1638.
About 1650 he moved to Boston, and was in Saco in 1653. He returned to Boston
where he afterward resided and died. His widow survived him.
An Inventory of the goods and Chattels of Robert feild deceased taken by us
whouse names are under written this 3 day of May 1675.
in ye Chambr.
ditto apeece of ground with a house and shope one itt. . . . 080 00 00
ditto a old Bedsted a ol sette bead a coverlead a old curtens
and valence and blankets a pare of sheetes a bolster and
a piler 004 05 00
ditto a old Beadsted a woole bead a bolster two smale pilors
two old Coverleds and a pare of smale old sheetes 002 06 00
*N. E. Register says Yealing, England.
952 FIELD GENEALOGY.
ditto 5 sheates 2 table Cloathes 9 napkins 4 pare of pilobears
all at 003 10 00
ditto 5 old Course towels a Chest and a box and a wooleing
whele a hand basket 000 18 09
ditto his weareing apparell 005 00 00
in the lower Roome
ditto 8 peeces of pewter most of them old and smale 001 01 00
ditto earthen ware smale and great 32 peces 000 10 08
ditto I Bible 12 smale books old 000 14 00
ditto a Cupboard 5 old Chares and a kneding troafe and
other Lumber 001 00 00
ditto 2 old Bras kettles nine smale stelett a Warmeing Pane
a Box
Registry of Probate, Suffolk, ss.
A true copy. Attest: Elijah George, Register.
Know all men by these presents that wee Mary Feild as prinsipall & James
Everett & William Smith as sureties acknowledge ourselves joyntly and severally
bound to the treasurer of the County of Suffolk in the sum of two hundred pounds
Lawfull money of New Engld. for the paymt whereof well & truly to be made on
demand wee bind ourselves heirs executors & Administrators firmly by these pres-
ents as witness Our Hands & scales in boston, 30th 5m. 1675.
The Condicon of this Obligacon is such yt if the above bound Mary Field shall
well & truly administer upon the Estate of her late husband Robt. Field according
to Law & be accomptable to County Court of Suffolk when called for yt then this
obligacon to bee void & of none efect otherwise to stand & bee in full force power
& virtue
Signed sealed & Delivrd her
in presence of Mary mo fei (Seal)
Edward Drinker mark
Free Grace Bendall James Everett (Seal)
William Smith (Seal)
Registry of Probate Suffolk, ss.
A true copy. Attest: Elijah George, Register.
He d. in 1675. Res. Boston, Mass.
5844. V. THOMAS (Field), b. Jan. 10, 1651; d. young.
5845. vi. THOMAS (Field), b. Nov. 28, 1652. Letters of administration
granted unto Florence Maccarty, of Boston, butcher, on the
estate of Thomas Field, late of the Island of Barbados, barber,
deceased, intestate.
William Stoughton Esqr. Commissionated by the Governor,
with the advice and consent of the Council of his Matj^s Province
of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. For ye granting of
Probate of Wills and Letters of administration within the
county of Suffoike &c. To Florence Maccarty of Boston within
the sd. County Butcher. Greeting, Whereas you have represented
and set forth unto me. That you are a principal Creditor to the
estate of Thomas Field late of the Island of Barbados (formerly
of Boston aforesd.) Barber deced. Intestate having while he lived
and at the time of his death Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits
of the sd. deced. lying or being in the County of Suffolke aforesd.
and elsewhere within this province. And well and faithfully to
dispose of the same according to law. And also to aske, levy,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 953
gather, recover and receive all and whatsoever credits of the
said deced. which to him while he lived and at the time of his
death did appertain. And to pay all Debts in which the deced.
stood bound, so far as his goods, chattels, rights and Credits can
extend according to the value thereof. And to make a true and
perfect inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, Rights
and Credits of the sd. deced. and to exhibit the same into the
Registry of the Court of Probate for the County ot Suffolke
Aforesd. at or before the twenty-third day of August next ensue-
ing. And to render a plain and true account of your sd. Admin-
istration upon Oath at or before the twenty-third day of May
which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred
ninty nine. And I do by these presents ordain constitute and
appomt you Administrator of all and singular the Goods, Chat-
tels, Rights and Credits aforesd. In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and the seal of the sd. Court of Probate.
Dated at Boston aforesd. the twenty-third day of May Anno
Domini i6g8. Wm Stoughton
Isa. Addington Regr. — Suffolk County Probate.
5846. vii. ROBERT (Field), b. Sept. 11, 1653; m. and Mary Jennery.
5847. viii. JOHN (Field), b. Jan. 9, 1656; bap. June 15, 1656; m. .
5848. i. JOHN (Field), b. May 22, 1644; bap. May 26, 1644; d. young.
5849. ii. ROBERT (Field), b. Nov. 30, 1647; bap. Dec. 5, 1647; d.
young.
5850. iii. THOMAS, b. ; d. young.
5851. iv, WILLIAM (Field), b. May 14, 1650; bap. March 17, 1650;* m.
Rebecca .
5852. ix. ELIZABETH (Field), b. June 17, 1658; bap. June 20, 1658; m.
Hurd; res. Boston, Mass.
5853. X. SARAH (Field), b. Oct. 20, 1660; d. Sept. 30, 1661.
5854. xi. DANIEL (Field), b. Sept. 6, 1662; bap. Sept. 7, 1662.
5855. xii. SARAH (Field), b. March 25, 1665; bap. March 26, 1665.
5839. JOSEPH FIELD (Darby, John), b. prob. Durham, Me., about 1630;
m. , He d. before 1694. Res. Oyster River, Me.
5856. i. DARBY, b. .
5857. ii. GEORGE, b. . He is said to have removed to Boston and
* A William Feild, a stranger, not the above, died at John Sweet's, in Boston, July 11, 1664.
"William Feild's inventory:
One cloath coat and hose 001 08 00
« * * * * * *
One pair of old shoes 000 03 00
3 neck cloaths 000 03 00
a coat from Mr. Richard Peise 002 17 06
* * * * * * * *
money in his chest 001 13 00
*******
an old chest and old raggs in it 000 05 00
Administration granted att a county court held att Boston 27th July 1664 administration to ye
estate of William Feild * * * is granted to Joel Sweet in behalf of ye mother. * * *
The above inventory covers a page and one-half in the records. It is an old faded yellow
paper, and is written in old style. It is nearly all faded and stained, so that it is impossible to
read it. The above are the only parts that can be read. The stars stand for parts too far gone to
be made out. L. E. B.— Suffolk County Probate.
His father was dead, but his mother was living.
61
954 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Sudbury, Mass. ; was living there in 1654, but can't find any-
thing of him.
5840. LIEUT. ZACHARIAH FIELD (Darby. John), b. Oyster River. Me.;
m. there Hannah Evans, dau. of Robert and Ann (Colcord). She m.. 2d. Richard
Hussey. Her children by Hussey were Hannah, Mary and Richard. Ann Colcord
was dau. of Edward Colcord and Ann (Wadd), of Exeter and Hampton, N. H.,
1638. He d. before 1716; prob. about 1709. Res. Oyster River, Me.
5858. i. DANIEL, b. Aug. 9, 1690; m. .
5859. ii. ZACHARY, b. Jan. 30, i686; m. Sarah .
5860. iii. STEPHEN, b. ; m. Mary King.
5846. ROBERT FIELD (Robert, John), b. Boston, Mass., Sept. 11, 1653; m.
; m., 2d, in Braintree, Oct. 11, 1680, Mary Jennery. She d. Dorchester,
April 2, 1719. He was a member of the Milton church in 1699, for in the church
records at that time he is called "Brother Field."
Robert Field will. — Robert Field, a clothier, of Dorchester. His son Robert
Field named in will as executor. His will was dated April 16, 1719. and opens with
a statement that he is sick and weak in body. Evidently very religious. Left his
property to his daughter Mary Badcock and his son Robert Field. Jr. — Suffolk
Probate.
He d. Sept. 2, 1710. Res. Dorchester. Braintree, now Quincy, and Milton, Mass.
5858^^. i. ROBERT, b. 1678; m. Ann Foster and Hannah Vose.
5859^^. ii. MARY, b. Aug. 30, 1681; d. Sept. 13, 1681.
58e>o>^. iii. BENJAMIN, b. June 21, 1689; prob. d. young; not mentioned in
his father's will.
DAVID, b. April 19, 1691 ; d. May 18, 1691.
JONATHAN, b. April 19, 1691; d. May 6, 1691.
JOSEPH, b. April 16, 168—; d. Dorchester, Aug. 18, 1703.
SAMUEL, b. July 10, 1696; d. July 17, 1696.
ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 8, 1699; prob. d. ; not mentioned in will.
MARY, b. ; m. May 3, 1710, Nathaniel Badcock. of Milton.
Res. Dorchester, Mass.
5851. WILLIAM FIELD (Robert, John), b. Dorchester, Mass., March 17,
1650; m. Rebecca . He d. March 25, 1717-8. Res. Braintree, Mass.
5867. i. WILLIAM, b. in 1691 ; m. Sarah .
5868. ii. EBENEZER, b. about 1700; m. Abigail Neall.
5869. iii. REBECCA, b. June 15, 1712; m. Jan. 5. 1740, Thomas Cummins.
5859. LIEUT. ZACHARY FIELD (Zachariah,, Darby, John), b. Oyster
River, Me., Jan. 30, 1686; m. Sarah . He built Field's Garrison at Oyster
River in 1707; was a lieutenant. He received land and dwelling house lying east
of the road from Bellamy, to Oyster River, and west of John Drew's land, from his
father. He d. before 1737. Res. Oyster River, Me.
5870. i. DANIEL, b. Feb. 17, 1709; m. Sarah Haynes,
5871. ii. ZACHARIAS, b. Aug. 9, 1712; m. Mary Wilson.
5860. STEPHEN FIELD (Zachariah. Darby, John), b. Oyster River. Me.;
m. June 10, 1717, Mary King (Richard, Richard), b. March 9, 1695. Res. Kittery,
Me.
JOSEPH, b. .
STEPHEN, b. .
MARY, b. .
SAMUEL, b. about 17?$; m. Mary Warren.
5861.
IV.
5862.
v.
5863.
VI.
5864.
Vll.
5865.
VIU.
5866.
ix.
5872.
1.
5873-
ii.
5874.
111.
5875.
iv.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 955
5858^^. ROBERT FIELD (Robert, Robert, John), b. Boston. Mass.. in 1678;
m, June i, 1710, Anna Foster, b. Oct, 3. 1684; d. Nov. 13. 1728; m., 2d. May 21,
1730, Hannah Vose. Anna Foster was dau. of James and Anna Lane Foster.
Will allowed July 13, 1759; will dated. Bequeated to his wife, Hannah Field;
lived in Milton. Bequeathed to his late son's children. His son, Joseph Field, of
Boston. Bequeathed to heirs of his late son, Ebenezer Field, of Boston. Bequeathed
to his sons Robert and James Field, daughter, Mary Vose ; heirs of his daughter,
Anna Atherton, late of Dorchester. Appointed his son of Western, Robert, as
executor.
Next paper was an inventory of his possessions.
Next paper was an account of the administratrix of the executor of above will.
It is evident that the executor of above died in about two years after appoint-
ing, and his wife, Abigail Field, was appointed his administratrix. — Suffolk Probate.
He d. June 28, 1759. Res. Dorchester and Milton, Mass.
5876. i. MARY, b. March 2, 1711; m. Oct. i, 1730, Jonathan Vose.
5877. ii. ANNE, b. Aug. 5. 1713; m. Oct. i, 1730, Humphrey Atherton,
She d. before 1759. Ch. : i. Anna, b. June 30, 1731; m. April 13,
1748, Deacon Samuel Bird, by Rev. Jonathan Bowman. He is
called to Stoughton; she of Dorchester. Ch. : (a) Samuel, b.
June 22, 1749. (b) John, b. April 4, 1750. (c) Enoch, b. Sept.
13. 1751- (d) Elijah, b. June 9, 1753. (e) Anna, b. Sept. 8, 1754.
(f) Elizabeth, b. March 17, 1756. (g) Mary, Dec. 14, 1758. (h)
Ebenezer, b. May 12, 1761. (i) Olive, b. April 26, 1763. (j) Mary, b.
20, 1765. (k) Sarah, b. April 15, 1767. (1) Hannah, b. July 2, 1769.
John Bird, second son, m. Joanna Esty, dau. of Deacon Benja-
min Esty, of Sharon, Mass. He d. March 10, 1777, while a soldier
in the Revolutionary war. Deacon Esty m. Mrs. Joanna Omsbee,
dau. of Thomas Tupper and sister to Brigadier-General Tupper.
Ch. of John and Joanna Bird: i. Abner. b. March 18, X771; d,
Oct. 24, 1837. 2. Betsey, b. April 17, 1773; d. May 13, 1848. 3.
Calvin, b. March 10, 1775.
Abner Bird (i), married Polly Gay, dau. of Lieut. Lemuel Gay
and Abigail Davenport Gay, at Stoughton, Mass., March 12,
1793. Ch. : I. John. b. 1795. 2. Joanna, b. 1797. 3. Abigail, b.
1799. 4. Sally, b. Nov. 13, 1801; d. Feb. 11, 1845. 5. Rebecca,
b. Jan. 31, 1806; d. March 10. 1880. 6. Lemuel, b. Jan. 7, 1810; d.
Oct. 31, 1891. 7. Polly, b. April i, 1814; d. April 6, 1891.
8. Abner, b. Aug. 22, 1817; d- Feb. 21, 1888.
Rev. Hiram Walden m. Rebecca Bird (5) January, 1827,
at Stoughton, Mass. He d. July 19, 1871. Ch. : i. Alvira,
b. July 30, 1828, Marshfield, Mass. 2. Mary Fletcher, b.
June 29, 1830, Somerset, Mass. 3. Edwin Hiram, b. Aug. 4,
1832, Montville, Conn. 4. Ellen Rebecca, b. Sept. 19, 1834,
Waterford, Conn. .«;. William Bramwell, b. Jan. 19, 1837, Mont-
ville, Conn. 6. Charles Heber, b. June 4, 1839; d. Sept. 9, 1898.
7. Lucinda Jane, b. Nov. 4, 1841, d. Sept. 24, 1848. 8. Nathan
Warren, b. Nov. 12, 1844; d. Dec. 5. 1893. 9. Albert Henry, b.
March 14, 1847; d. Oct. 9, 1848. 10. John Wesley, b May 31,
1850. II. Nelson Bird, b. March 13, 1853; d. July 25, 1855.
Alvira Walden (i), married Nov. 14, 1850. at Lake's Pond,
Conn.', Travis Porter Douglass, son of Elisha Avery Doug-
lass, b. Dec. 21, 1826. Ch.t I. Rev. Charles Travis Douglass,
956 FIELD GENEALOGY.
b. Aug. 4, 1851; m. June 27. 1877. Alice York, of North Stoning-
ton, Conn. Ch. : (a) Charles Yorke, b. Feb. 28. 1884. They
reside at 735 North Fair Oaks Ave., Passadena, where he holds
the position of corresponding secretary and general missionary
in southern California and Arizona for the American Baptist
Home Mission Society. 2. Margaret Ida, b. Aug. 18, 1856:
m. at Montville, Conn., Feb. 18, 1879, W. 1. Browning. Ch. :
(a) Irving Earle, b. June 27, 1880. (b) Jennie Pearl, b. July 16,
1882. 3. Nelson Henry, b. Dec. 2, 1859; d. Oct. 10, 187S; acci-
dentally shot. 4. Elizabeth Bird, b. July 25, 1S66.
Mary Fletcher Walden (2), married at Montville, Conn., March '
4, 1849, George Latham Rogers. Four children, (a) Mary Jane,
b. Nov. 18, 1S51, Montville, Conn.; m. June 20, 1875, William
Edgar Stoddard. Ch. : i. Lulu May, b. May 24, 1879; d. Aug.
15, 1880. ii. Winifred, b. Feb. 24, 1881. iii. Warren, b. June
14, 1885; d. Dec. 18, 1886. iv. Merton, b. Feb. 13, 1893. (b)
Ella Melinda, b. Aug. 24, 1856; m. New London, Conn., Feb. 23,
1880, George W. Tilton. He d. Dec. 11, 1887. Ch. : i. Bessie
Edna, b. June 22, 18S1. ii. Grace Ira, b. Nov. 21, 1886. (c) Ros-
etta Bird, b. Nov. 19, 1858, Waterford, Conn.; m. New London,
Conn., Sept. 21, 1S80, George Ransford Hebron. Ch. : i. Girl,
b. June 12, 1886; d. same day. ii. George Latham, b. Oct. 6,
1887, (d) George Albert Rogers, b. Jan. 5, 1865, Waterford,
Conn.; ra. Montville, Conn., Feb. 23. 1885, Annie Curtain. He
d. Sept. 7, 1898. Ch. : i. Courtland, b. June 24, 1892, (e) Edwin
Hiram Walden, physician, b. Aug. 4, 1832; m, in Canal Winches-
ter, Franklin count}', O., in 1861, Kate Hopkins Stevenson. She
was b. about 1840; dau. of William and Rebecca AUyne Steven-
son. He d. at Washmgton, Kans., July 18. 1881. Ch. : i. William
Stevenson, b. July 9, 1862, Canal Winchester, O. ii Ella Sarah,
b. Dec. 2, 1864, Columbus, O. iii. Edwin Bird, b. Nov. 8, 1873,
Washington, Kans. They run a general merchandise store at
Argentine, Kans. Edwin Hiram married second wife, Mrs.
Mary A. Edie Blessing. He died suddenly July 18, 18S1. She
married Mr. Kittrell, and they reside at Kremlin, Oklahoma
Territory.
Ellen Rebecca Walden (4), married Dec. 25, 1877, Elder Edmund
Darrow, a Seventh Day minister. He d. Oct. 6, 1888,
William Bramwell Walden (5), married at Montville, Conn.,
March 15, 1S65, Caroline Rogers, b. May 23, 1836; d. March 6,
1879. Ch. : (a) William Rogers, b. Oct. 28, 1866; d. Dec. 6,
1881. (b) Harriet Elizabeth, b. Oct. 10, 1870. Field worker for
Connecticut Sunday School Association, 42 Church St., New
Haven, Conn, (c) Clarence E., b. Sept. 17, 1875. (d) Orville C,
b. Jan. 2, 1879. He m., 2d, Ardella Gallbois, June 14, 1890. She
was b. Aug. 3, 1855.
Charles Heber Walden (6), married at New London, Conn.,
March i, 1864, by V. A. Cooper. Emily Hannah Morgan, dau. or"
Daniel and Hannah Beebe Rogers Morgan. Ch. : (a) Emily Au-
gusta, b. Jan. 18, 1865; m. May 27, 1884, John Spencer Comstock.
Theyresideat Brooklyn, N.Y. (b) Lillian Bird, b. March 22, 1866;
m. April 29, 1890, Jesse Augustus Moon, son of John and Sarah
CHARLES H. WALDEN.
See page 956.
JUDGE GEORGE FIELD LAWTON.
See Dage 979.
See page 978.
EBENEZER FIELD.
See page 1017.
MRS. KATE iM. F. JOSE.
See page 1018.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 957
Jerome Moon. Ch. : i. Marguerite Elaine, b. July 31. 1891 ; d. Dec.
17, 1891. ii. John Willard, b. Nov. 16, 1892, New London,
Conn. iii. Spencer Walden, b. April i, 1897, New London,
Conn, (c) Charles Frank, b, Jan. 17, 1868; m. Nov. 27, 1889, Eva
Virginia, dau. of William Ferris, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Ch. : i.
Charles Ferris, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1890. ii. Donal
i\Iorgan. b. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 15, 1893. lii. Marion Eleanor,
b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1895. (d) Nellie Rebecca, b. May 3,
1873; d. Sept. 27, 1874. Charles Heber Walden was superin-
tendent of New London Almshouse for eighteen years ; veterinary
surgeon thirty years; charter member and trustee of Royal
Arcanum; New London Council, No. 1484; member of American
Mechanics; New London Council. Entered into rest Sept. 9,
1898. "Blessed are the dead, which die in the Lord; yea, saith
the Spirit, for they rest from their labors and their works do fol-
low them."
Nathan Warren Walden (8), Baptist minister, married at
Millville, Mass., May, 1870, Ella Scott. She d. at
Manahawkin, N. J., June 21, 1886. Ch. : (a) Jane Elizabeth,
b. July 8, 1871, Packersville, Conn, (b) Charles W., b. Packers-
ville, Conn., Oct. 28, 1872. (c) William Hart, b. Packersville,
Conn., Oct. 30, 1873. (d) Mabel Ella, b. Colchester, Conn.,
March 28, 1878. He m., 2d, Dec. 30, 1886, Mrs. Laura Oliver.
Ch. : (e) Hiram, b. Manahawkin, N. J., Dec. 8, 1887. (f) Pansey
Lillian, b. Manahawkin, ';N. J., June 20, 1889. (g) Dorothy, b.
Manahawkin, N. J., Nov. '29, 1892. Nathan Warren Walden
entered into rest Dec. 5, 1893, at Manahawkin, N. J. Earnest
and indefatigable in the field chosen by him, a faithful laborer in
the Master's vineyard, a watchful shepherd over his little flock,
and withal a friend whose fidelity was unquestioned, and a man
of education and culture, yet who could be ' 'all things to all men ;"
this is the tribute paid by all irrespective of sect or denomination.
"He has fought the good fight, and is a conqueror in the warfare
upon which he entered."
John Wesley Walden (10), married at Niantic, Conn., May 14,
1882, Adella Mannaring. Ch. : (a) Walter Oswald, b. Jan. 6, 1884.
5878. iii. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 22, 1714: m. Abigail Newcomb.
5879. iv. EBENEZER, b. Feb. 17, 1716; m. Ruth Vose and Mary .
5880. V. MEHITABLE, b. Sept. 15, 1719; d. Sept. 21, 1719.
5881. vi. ROBERT, b. Dec. 15, 1720; m. Abigail George.
5882. vii. JAMES, b. Feb, 19, 1723; m. .
5S83. viii. HOPESTILL, b, Nov. 21, 1724; prob. d. young.
5884. ix. MARY VOSE, b. ; or was she his second wife's daughter?
5867. WILLIAM FIELD (William, Robert, John), b. Dorchester, Mass.,
about 1691 ; m. Sarah . It is said that he removed from Braintree to Dorches-
ter, but his sons William, John, Joseph and Guilford, are- mentioned in the Dor-
chester records in 1773 as "of Braintree." He was not living at this time, as his
sons are called heirs. They conveyed land May 5, 1737, to L. Vassal, of Braintree
(see Dorchester records). He probably died between 1770 and 1773, as William
Field, Jr. is spoken of as administrator of the estate of Zechariah Field in 1770.
William Field, of Braintree (wife Abigail), conveyance March 25, 1769. John and
«58 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5887.
111.
5888.
iv.
5889.
V.
5890.
vi.
5891.
vii,
Guilford Field, of Braintree, April 12, 1773, convey to Brother William, of Braintree,
their interest in the estate of their father, William Field, late of Braintree. Susan-
nah, wife of John, and Bethiah, wife of Guilford, release dower; witnesses, Daniel
Arnold and Sarah Field. Joseph Field (wife Abigail) conveyed May 13, 1773, to
Brother William his interest in father William's estate. This accounts for the
five sons of William Field, of Braintree, but does not account for the three
daughters.
William Field; July 15, 1774. Merely a letter of administration given to Wil-
liam Field, of Braintree, upon the estate of William Field, late of Braintree, a
housewright. — Suffolk County Probate.
He d. in 1774. Res. Braintree.
5885. i. SARAH, b. April 5, 1714; m. May 4. 1738, Abijah Crane, of Mil-
ton. Abijah Crane (Ebenezer, Henry), b. Nov. 2, 1714; m,
Nov. 3, 1736, Sarah Field; d. Sept. 3, 1742. Ch.: i. William,
bap. May 27, 1737. 2. Sarah, bap. May 27, 1737. 3. Abijah, Jr.,
and two other children. Res. Braintree.
5886. ii. WILLIAM, b. June 29, 1716; m. Mehitable Blake and Abigail
Brighton.
JOHN. b. Aug. I, 1718; m. Susanna Newcomb.
JOSEPH, b. Jan. 29, 1719; m. Abigail .
GUILFORD, b. April 24, 1723; m. Bethia Newcomb.
MARTHA, b. Dec. 7, 1724.
ZECHARIAH. b. Sept. 9, 1728; m. Sarah Savel.
5868. EBENEZER FIELD (William, Robert, John), b. Braintree, Mass..
about 1700; m. Braintree, Aug. 7, 1721, Abigail Neall, sister of Benjamin Neall, of
Boston. May 29, 1724, he conveyed land to Rev. Shepherd Fiske at Bridgewater.
Dec. 21, 1752, he conveyed land to William Field, Jr.
Benjamin Field, minor; seventeen years old. Petitions to have his father
appointed his legal guardian. Father's name, Ebenezer Field; residence, Brain-
tree, Mass. Guardian necessary to care for property left by the boy's uncle, Ben-
jamin Neal, of Boston. Mary Field, minor; fifteen years old. Petition same as
boy above for guardian, of same date, for same purpose. — Suffolk Probate.
From these two papers we find out a certain Ebenezer Field lived in Braintree,
Mass., Aug. II, 1743, who had two children living: Benjamin, seventeen years
old, and Mary, his sister, fifteen years old. |They had an uncle, Benjamin Neal,
who had just died in Boston, leaving them property. Administration of estate ot
Ebenezer Field, of Braintree, Mass., granted Feb. 27, 1749. John Spear, yeoman,
appointed administrator. Inventory of Ebenezer Field's property shows consider-
able real estate, besides the old homestead in Braintree. Inventory filed March 16,
1749. Amount of estate ^^9 2iod. i6s. Administrator's account allowed Feb. 9,
1753. He left a widow, for there is a record in the administrator's account where
cash was paid the widow for a quit claim to her share of the estate. — Suffolk Pro-
bate.
He d. January, 1749. Res. Braintree, Mass.
5892. i. EBENEZER. b. March 12, 1722; m. Hannah Wilson, Dorothy
Coit and Mary Alcott.
JONATHAN, b. Sept. 18, 1725.
ABIGAIL, b. July 11. 1729.
BENJAMIN, b. March 3, 1730; m. Deborah Savil, Mehitable
Luddens and Lydia Green.
5896. v. MARY, b. Sept. 11, 1734.
5893-
11.
5894.
HI.
5895.
iv.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 969
5870. LIEUTENANT DANIEL FIELD (Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b.
Oyster River, Me., Feb. 17, 1709; m. Sarah Haynes. Daniel, his wife, Sarah, and
Zachariah and Patience, were admitted to the Scarboro Congregational church,
July 6, 1740. Sarah was admitted Jan. 8, 1744. He was in Scarborough, Me., as
early as 1744. He was a lieutenant in the company of Capt. George Berry, in the
Louisburg expedition, and was afterward in the Revolutionary war. He died, it
is said, in Burton, at the home of his son Daniel, an aged man. A peculiar mark
of this family and descendants was a thick upper lip, and "laughed out of their
eyes like a Field." Res. Scarborough, Pepperellborough (now Saco), Dover and
Buxton, Me.
5897. i. HANNAH, b. ; m. about 1772, Nathaniel Lord. He was
probably born in Berwick, Me., and was an early settler in the
southern part of Buxton, not far from Matthias Redlon, his
brother-in-law. He d. Nov. 24, 1827; shed. July 13, 1826. Ch. :
I. Sarah, bap. Jan. 22, 1775; d. infant. 2. Phebe, b. Jan. 25, 1769;
m. John Came. 3. Abraham, bap. Jan. 22, 1775; d. young. 4.
Zachary, bap. Jan. 22, 1775; non compos mentis. 5. Sarah, b.
Nov. 15, 1773; d. Nov. 17, 1817. 6. Betsey, b. March 15, 1776.
7. Isaac, b. Nov. 11, 1780; m. Anna Holmes; res. Buxton. 8.
Dorcas, b. Dec. i, 1782. 9. John, b. July 8, 1785; m. Lydia .
10. James, b. Oct. 5, 1788; m. Fanny . 11. Nathaniel, b. Sept.
13, 1790.
5898. ii. ELIZABETH, b. ; m. Aug. 10, 1772, Matthias Redlon, Jr.,
of Boston.
DANIEL, b. about 1750; m. Rachel Redlon.
ZECHARIAH, b. .
5899-
111.
5900.
IV.
5901.
V.
5902.
VI.
PATIENCE, b. .
SARAH, b.
5871. ZACHARIAS FIELD (Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b. Oyster
River, Me., Aug. 9, 1712; m. in Falmouth, Nov. 9, 1738, Mary Wilson, b. Aug. 7,
1 71 8. He d. in 1803. Res. Falmouth, Me.
DANIEL, b. April 24, 1739; ™- Lucy Ingersoll.
BETTY, b. May 27, 1741; m. Oct. 24, 1762, John Crandal.
ZACHARIAH, b. June 3, 1743.
OBADIAH, b. July 16, 1745; m. Rachel Harris.
JOSEPH, b. Aug. 9, 1747; m. .
MOLLY, b. Dec. 27, 1749.
5903-
1.
5904.
ii.
5905-
111.
5906.
IV.
5907.
v.
5908.
VI.
5909-
Vll.
5910.
Vlll,
59II.
IX.
5912.
X.
5875.
sa:
BENJAMIN, b, March 5, 1752; d. May, 1752.
BENJAMIN, b. May 8, 1754; m. Hannah Hanson.
LYDIA, b. Feb. 15, 1759.
STEPHEN, b. Feb. 15, 1759.
SAMUEL FIELD (Stephen, Zachariah, Darby, John), b. about 1725;
m. Mary Warren, a cousin of Gen. Joseph Warren (?) who was killed al Bunker Hill.
He was a tanner by trade. The family tradition is that Samuel Field was a de-
scendant of Darby.
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 1898, Boston Transcript— Field— Samuel Field married
Mary Warren, cousin of Gen. Joseph Warren. He settled in North Yarmouth, Me.,
and was a descendant of Darby Field, of Dover, N. H., 1639. Darby Field arrived
in Boston in 1636, and settled in New Hampshire. He was the first English ex-
plorer to ascend the White Mountains. Darby, Richard and Henry Field are sup-
posed to be brothers of Zechariah Field, the first ot the name who settled in New
960 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5913-
1.
5914-
11.
5915.
iii
5916.
iv.
England. Richard and Henry arrived from England in 1635. One of the brothers
settled in Virginia. "Old Times," published in North Yarmouth, Me., by A. M.
Corliss, has a good history of the Fields. — W. L. L.
Res. North Yarmouth, ]\Ie.
JOSEPH, b. Gardiner, Me., in 1749; m, Eunice Hill.
JAMES, b. April 6, 1753, Abigail True, August, 1775; d. January,
1829.
SAMUEL, settled in Topsham, Me.
SARAH, m. Ebenezer Ham, March 2, 1772, by Dr. Jeremy Bel-
knap. Ebenezer Ham, son of Joseph, Jr., b. 1746; m. Sarah
Field; res. Lewiston, Me. He d. 1790. Ch. : i, Israel. 2.
Jones. 3. Anna, m. Wm. Brooks, Lewiston, Me.
5917. V. DAUGHTER, b. ; m. Seaton.
5918. vi. DAUGHTER, b, ; m. Wairen.
5878. JOSEPH FIELD (Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b. Braintree, Mass.,
Dec. 22, 1714; m. April 18, 1740, Abigail Newcomb, b. March 11, 1723, dau. of
Ebenezer and Sarah (Wild). Res. Braintree, Mass.
5919. i. ISAAC NEWCOMB, b. April 27, 1765; m. Joanna Ford.
5879. EBENEZER FIELD (Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b. Dorchester,
Mass., Feb. 17, 1716; ;m. Nov. 8, 1739, Ruth Vose, of Milton; m., 2d, Mary .
After his death she m., 2d. Samuel Pratt, of Chelsea.
Will of Ebenezer Field. Estate left to be administered to "Mary Pratt wife of
Samuel Pratt of Chelsea in said county tanner, formerly Mary Field and widow
of said Ebenezer Field." Field lived in Boston. Gunsmith by trade. Cruised in
the continental armed ship Alliance, commanded by Peter Landais. Gave all prop-
erty to his wife, Mary Field. Will dated Jan. 5, 1779. Memorandum. Testator
left a child, born after this will, who is entitled to his part of the property. — Suffolk
Co. Probate.
He d. November, 1782. In 1759 res. Boston, Mass.
5920. i. ONE CHILD (posthumous).
5881. CAPTAIN ROBERT FIELD (Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b. Dor-
chester, Mass., Dec. 15, 1720; m. there Jan. 25, 1742, Abigail George, of Dorches-
ter. He probably moved to Western in the year 1754.
A captain's commission issued by Gov. Thomas Hutchinson to Robert Field,
June 4. 1760 — now in possession of Mrs. Arthur K. Stowell, of Worcester, Mass. —
which came from the papers of Miss Sophia Field, believed to have been a daughter
of George, who probably had it from her father. By the records of Western it
appears that Robert and wife Abigail were there about 1752 to 1760. The record
also shows death of Capt. Robert Field, Dec. 10, 1760, but states no age. A grave-
stone in Warren cemetery, however, gives his age as forty. Other stones near by
mark the graves of Joseph and one or two other children. Capt. Robert Field's
death, which occurred in 1760, is said to have been the result of exposure in
service.
Robert Field, late of Western; widow, Abigail, 1761.
He d. Dec. 10, 1760. Res. Dorchester, Needham and Western, Mass.
5921. i. ABIGAIL, b. March 22, 1743-4; ni. Capt. Cyrus Rich; she d. Dec.
9, 1824, in Warren. Ch. : i. Betsy, b. Dec. 23, 1779; ™- i^
Warren, Dec. 8, 1803, James Cutler, b. Nov. 5, 1774; d. Aug. 13,
1843; she d. March 8, 1S68. Ch. : Eben, b. April 26, 1816;
m. Nov. 4, 1 851, Caroline Elizabeth Holman, b. Aug. 31, 1834;
FIELD GENEALOGY. 961
5924.
IV.
5925-
V.
5926.
VI.
5927-
IX.
592S.
Vll.
5929-
Vlll.
d. Nov. 7, 1873; he d. June 27, 1889. Ch. : i. Julia L., m. Frank
L. Howard; res. Hartford. Conn. ii. Carrie C, m. F. G. Cutler;
res. Littleton, N. H. iii. Ralph Wm.. b. Feb. 21, 1853; m. Jan.
7, 1880, Grace Dennis, b.'April 6, 1855. He is a banker, and
president of Hartford Trust Co., Hartford, Conn. Ch. : (i) Char-
lotte Elizabeth Cutler, b. Hartford, Conn., March 2, 1882. (2)
Ralph Dennis Cutler, b. Hartford, Conn., April 16, 1885. (3)
Ruth Holman Cutler, b. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 2, 1886.
5922. ii. GEORGE, b. Dec. 5, 1745; m. Prudence Whipple.
5923. iii. HANNAH, b. Needham, Dec. 29,1747; m. John Hooker. Ch. :
I. Hosea. 2. Hannah. He was the son of Capt. Joseph Hooker,
of the Revolutionary v^ar, and uncle of Gen. Joseph Hooker, of
the Civil war.
EBENEZER, b. Needham, March 30, 1750; m. Mary .
ROBERT, b. Jan. 12, 1752; m. Mary .
JOSEPH, b. Aug. 3, 1755; m. Mary .
ELIZABETH, b. May 9, i757-
MARY, b. Oct. 5, 1753; m. CrowelL
ANNA, b. June 15, 1760; m. Reuben Shearer.
5882. JAMES FIELD (Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b. Milton. Mass., Feb.
ig, 1723: m. . Res. Milton, Mass.
5930. i. JAMES, bap. July 13, 1745.
5931. ii. JOSEPH, bap. July 24, 1747.
5886. CORPORAL WILLIAM FIELD, JR. (William, William, Robert, John),
b. Braintree, Mass., June 29, 1716; m. Feb. 6, 1745, Mehitable Blake. Jr., of Dor-
chester; m., 2d, Aug. 19, 1762, Abigail^ Brighton (town records say Beighton, of
Dorchester; Braintree records say Leighton). In 1759 he was at Pawtuxet.
Field, William, Braintree. Corporal, Capt. John Hall, Jr. 's company of minute
men of North Parish, in Braintree (Quincy), Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regiment,
which assembled April 19, 1775, and also April 29, 1775; service, seven days. Also,
Capt, Edmund Billings' company of North -Precinct, in Braintree, Col. Jonathan
Bass' regiment; service, five days; company assembled June 13, 1776, to drive
British ships from Boston harbor; roll sworn to at Boston.
Res. Braintree and Quincy, Mass.
5932. i. WILLIAM, b. 1748; m. and Susanna Chandler.
5S87. JOHN FIELD (William, William, Robert, John), b. Braintree, Mass.,
Aug I, 1 718; m. Feb 2, 174S, Susanna Newcomb.
Sutfolk Deeds 124-44; Bro. William, int. in est. of father William, April 12, 1773.
Res. Braintree, Mass.
5933- i- JOHN, b. April 16, 1752; m. Ruth Thayer,
5934. ii. REBECCA, b. Jan 20, 17541 ni. April 5, 1776, Stephen Fox, of
Hartford.
5935. iii. JEMIMA, b. Dec. 11, 1755.
5936. iv. TIMOTHY, b. Sept. Sept. 16, 1757; m. Catherine Faxon and
Sarah .
5937. v. THOMAS, b. April 27, 1762; m. Silence Nash and Ann Mallory.
5938. vi. JAMES, b. about 1766; m. Maryaha Backman.
5939. vii. SAMUEL, b. .
5940. viii. LEMUEL, b. September, 1759; m. Susannah Thayer and Ruth
Hunt.
962 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5941. ix, PATIENCE, b. ; m. Oct. 29, 1788. James Pratt, of Dor-
chester.
5942. X. SUSAN, b. .
5943. xi. SILENCE, b, .
588S. JOSEPH FIELD (William, William, Robert, John),, b, Braintree,
Mass., Jan. 29, 1719: m. Abigail .
SufiEolk Deeds 124-45. To Bro. William int. in father William's est., May 13, 1773.
Joseph Field, 1777, March 28. Papers are an inventory of property of a de-
ceased Joseph Field, late of Brainlree, Mass. The administrator of the estate was
a Joseph Field.
1777, Aug. 22. The next paper was an order of distribution from the court
ordering the late Joseph Field's estate to be divided as follows: To widow Abigail;
to his children, Joseph, Susannah, Patty, Betsy, Polly, Rhoda, Lydia, Job, Elijah,
Esther and Lucy.
1777, Aug. 22. Next paper appoints the widow Abigail Field, of Braintree,
guardian of the above mentioned child Job who was fourteen years or older.
1777, Aug. 22. Paper appointing widow guardian of above named Elijah,
above fourteen years of age.
1777, Aug. 22. Esther Field had the widow appointed guardian. She was
under fourteen.
1777, Aug. 22. Lucy Field had mother appointed guardian. She was under
fourteen years of age. — Suffolk Co. Probate.
He d. February, 1777. Res. Braintree, Mass.
5944. i. SUSANNAH, b. June 10, 1741; m. (int.) Sept. 17, 1768. Jonathan
Baxter, of Braintree.
ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 2, 1746.
MARTHA, b. Nov. 25, 1747.
JOSEPH, b. Nov. 29, 1749; m. Mehitable Ludden and Relief
Baxter.
BETTEE, b. Feb. 10, 1752.
MARY, b. Feb. 27, 1754; m. (int.) May 20, 1775, James Faxon, Jr.
RHODA, b. .
LYDIA, b. ; m. Aug. 30, 1777, Benjamin Ray.
JOB, b. 1760; m. .
ELIJAH, bap. Feb. 2, 1762; m. Mary Gridley.
ESTHER, b. .
LUCY, b. .
5889. GUILFORD FIELD (William, William, Robert, John), b. Braintree,
Mass., April 24, 1723; m. May 20, 1745-6, Bethiah Newcomb.
124-44. John and Guilford Field of Braintree to brother Wm. Field of Brain-
tree, their entire interest in their father William Field's estate of Braintree, April
X2, 1773. Susannah Field, wife of John; Bethiah Field, wife of Guilford. In pres-
ence of Daniel Arnold and Sarah Field.
He d. Nov. 22, 1804. Res. Braintree and Quincy, Mass.
5956. i. HENRY, b. July 28. 1746-7; m. Phebe Trask.
5957. ii. GUILFORD, b. ; m. Nancy Hayward.
5891. ZECHARIAH FIELD (William, William, Robert, John) b. Braintree.
Mass., Sept. 9, 1728; m. Aug. 21, 1762, Sarah Savel, of Braintree. In 1770 William
Field, Jr., is referred as administrator ot the estate of Zechariah Field, late of
Braintree. At this time he conveyed land to his son William Field, 3rd.
5945-
11.
5946.
ill.
5947.
IV.
5948.
V.
5949-
VI.
5950.
Vll.
5951-
Vlll.
5952.
IX.
5953-
X.
5954-
XI.
5955.
Xll.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 963
1769, March 31. Zechariah Field. A set of papers showing the value of the
homestead in Braintree, where deceased lived. The other papers m this case are
merely administration papers and contain no names or facts beside the adminis-
trator's name, William Field, Jr. — Suffolk Co. Probate.
He d. about 1769. Res. Braintree, Mass.
5892. SERGEANT EBENEZER FIELD (Ebenezer, William, Robert, John),
b. Braintree, Mass., Nov. 12, 1722; m. June 25, 1743-4, Hannah Wilson; m., 2d (int.).
May 12, 1765, Dorothy Coit, of Braintree; m., 3d, in Weymouth, March 22, 1776,
Mary Alcott, of Weymouth. He was a housewright.
Field, Ebenezer (also given Eben), Jr., Braintree. Corporal, Capt. John Hall,
Jr.'s company of minute men of North Parish, in Braintree, Col. Benjamin Lin-
coln's regiment, which assembled April 19, 1775, and also April 29. 1775; service,
seven days. Also, sergeant, Capt. John Hall, Jr.'s first company. Col. Palmer's
regiment; service, fifteen days, at Rhode Island; company assembled March 4,
1776. Also, private, Capt. Edmund Billings' company of North Precinct, in Brain-
tree, Col. Jonathan Bass' regiment; service, two days; company assembled June
13. 1776, to drive British ships from Boston harbor; roll sworn to at Boston. — Mass.
State Rev. Records.
Know all men by these presents, that we, Joseph Field, of Boston, in the
County of Suffolk, Merchant; Aaron Davis, of Roxbury, and Jedediah Adams, of
Quincy, both in the County of Norfolk, all within the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts, are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto William Heath,
Esquire, Judge of the Probate of Wills, and for granting administrations, within
the County of Norfolk, in the full sum of twenty thousand dollars to be paid unto
the said William Heath, his successors in said office, or assigns: To the true pay-
ment whereof, we do bind ourselves and each of us, our, and each of our heirs,
executors and administrators jointly and severally, for the whole and in the whole,
firmly by these presents, Sealed with our Seals, Dated the seventh day of February
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine. The condi-
tion of this Obligation is such that if the above-bounden Joseph Field, who has
been appointed Administrator on the estate of Ebenezer Field, late of Quincy
aforesaid, housewright, deceased, do make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect
inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits of the said de-
ceased, which have, or shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge of the said
Joseph Field or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons for
him, and the same, so made, do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, into the Registry
of the Court of Probate for the said County of Norfolk at or before the seventh day
of May next ensuing; and the same goods, chattels, rights, and credits and all
other the goods, chattels, rights and credits of the said deceased, at the time of
his death, or which at any time after shall come into the hands and possession of
the said Joseph or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons
for him, do well and truly administer according to Law; and further, do make, or
cause to be made, a just and true account of his said Administration upon Oath, at
or before the seventh day of February which will be in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine.
And all the rest and residue of the said Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits
which shall be found remaining upon the said Administrator's Account (the same
being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges, for the time being of
Probate of Wills and granting administrations within the County of Norfolk afore-
said) and shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively, as the said
Judge or Judges, by his or their decree or sentence, pursuant to Law, shall limit
964 • FIELD GENEALOGY.
and appoint; And if it shall hereafter appear, that any last will and testament was
made by the said deceased, and the executor or executors, therein named, do ex-
hibit the same into the Court of Probate for the said Countj'- of Norfolk, making
request to have it allowed and approved accordingly ; if the said Joseph Field above
bounden being thereunto required, do render and deliver the said letter of admin-
istration (approbation of such testament being first had and made) into the said
Court; then the before written Obligation to be void and of none effect, or else to
abide and remain in full force and virtue.
Joseph Field (Seal).
Aaron Davis (Seal).
Jedediah Adams (Seal).
This bond was signed, sealed and delivered, Feb. 7, 1799.
This is an Inventory of the Estate of Ebenezer Field, late of Quincy, in the
County of Norfolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, deceased, Taken by the
Subscribers:
Machanical Tools vzl. Axes Saws Auguor Plains &c $ 9 24
Bed & Bedding eleven dollars & fifty cents two tables 75 cents 12 25
Desk 2$, one chest 1$ one trunk 75 cents 3 75
Seven chairs 1$. 75 cents one looking glass 8$ 9 75
Four Pewter Dishes 2$ 50c. fourteen pewter plates 2$ 4 50
Six Delph plates 50 cents one pair handforms 83 cents i 33
Two pictures 50 cents, one small wheel 75 cents i 25
Iron Pott 1$ one iron tramell shovel & tongs 83 cents i 83
One pair of Copper warming dishes & coffey-pott i 50
Brass candle-stick 33 cents Stony- jugg 50 cents 83
One large spoon four tea spoons & silver knee buckles 2 50
One brass kittle 1$ one iron pott 25 cents i 25
One pewter bason 50 cents frying pan pair grid irons & Dress kittle i 50
Churn 1$ cheese press i$.33 cents thirtj' weight of pork 4 83
Meet Tub, Old Cacks, & hoe i 75
Bible 83 cents Brass warming pan 50 cents i 33
Wairing appariel 8 50
Hay fork cow & calf 15 17
One third of a pew in the meeting house 25 co
House Barn and about five acres of land 345 00
Eight acres of wood land 96 00
$549 06
Peter B. Adams. ^ ^q^ v
John Fall. I Revenue I
John Billings. ^ Stamp. /
Quincy, April 5th, 1799.
Norfolk ss. At a Court of Probate, held at Quincy, in and for the County of
Norfolk, on the thirteenth day of August, A. D. 1799.
Joseph Field, administrator on the estate of Ebenezer Field, late of Quincy, in
said County, housewright, deceased, appeared, and made oath, that the foregoing
is a true and perfect inventory of all the estate of the said deceased, which has
come to his hands and knowledge, and that if any thing more shall appear, he will
render an account thereof, that it may be of record herewith.
W. Heath, Judge of Prob.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Norfolk ss. To John Hall, Peter B. Adams
and John Billings, all of Quincy, in the County of Norfolk, Greeting:
FIELD GENEALOGY. 965
You are hereby appointed a Committee to appraise, on oath, all the estate of
Ebenezer Field, late of Quincy aforesaid, housevvright, deceased and make return
of your doings, together with this warrant, into the Probate oftice of the said
County of Norfolk, within three months.
Given under my hand the seventh day of February in the Year of our Lord,
one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine.
W. Heath, Judge of Prob.
Norfolk ss. The first day of April Anno Domini 1799. Then the before named
ap. John Hall Peter B. Adams Esqr. and John Billings appeared and were sworn to
the faithful performance of the service assigned them by the foregoing warrant.
Before me. Eben Miller, Justice Peace.
Norfolk ss. In Probate Court, at Quincy, within and for the same County of
Norfolk, on Tuesday the seventh day of February 1799.
Ordered, that Joseph Field, Administrator on the estate of Ebenezer Field late
of Quincy, deceased, advertise notifications of his being administrator as aforesaid,
by posting the same up in some public places, at Quincy in said County, and by
publishing it in the Columbian Centinel, printed at Boston within three months.
Given under my hand, the seventh day of February in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine.
W. Heath, Judge of Probate.
I Joseph Field testify and declare that I have caused notifications of my being
administrator on the estate of Ebenezer Field late of Quincy, deceased, to be
posted at some public places in Quincy 'aforesaid; and also gave further notice
thereof, by causing the same to be published in Boston Centinel within three
months from the time of my taking upon myself the trust aforesaid, according to
order; and the following is a copy of the original notifications published as
aforesaid.
Joseph Field.
Norfolk ss. At a Probate Court at 'Quincy, within the same County of Nor-
folk on the thirteenth day of August A. D. 1799, personally appeared Joseph Field
afore-named, and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him
subscribed, before me.
W. Heath, Judge of Probate.
At the same Court, Ordered, That the foregoing aflidavit be filed and recorded.
W. Heath, Judge Prob.
Notice is hereby given, that the subscriber has been duly appointed adminis-
trator on the estate of Ebenezer Field, late of Quincy in the County of Norfolk,
housewright, deceased ; and has taken upon himself that trust, by giving bonds, as
the law directs. And all persons having demands upon the estate of the said de-
ceased are required to exhibit the same, and all persons indebted to the said estate,
are called upon to make payment to Joseph Field, administrator.
List Debts due from Estate of Eben. Field, deceased which I expect to allow.
To Joseph Baxter his Aid $ 18 30
To Tax bills 4 00
To Doct. Phipps 58 65
Danl Neil Arnold 10 00
Ned Curtis 1050
Funeral Expenses 55 34
Thomson Baxter 8 80
Elijah Veazy 12 00
James Brackett 30 qo
Joseph Field 147 00
966
FIELD GENEALOGY.
Abigail Field's allow $120 00
Dea. Jon'a Webb 30 00
Debts not rend, estimated at 150 00
$654 32
Joseph Field.
Norfolk ss. At a Probate Court, held in Dedham, in and for the County of
Norfolk on the third day of September, A. D. lygq, Joseph Field, administrator on
the esiate of Ebenezer Field, late of Quincy, in said County, housewright, de-
ceased, made oath, that the foregoing list of debts due from the estate of the said
deceased is true according to the best of his knowledge.
W. Heath, Judge of Prob.
Account of Joseph Field Admr. on Estate of Eben'r Field late of Quincy,
deceased.
The said accountant charges himself with the personal estate of said deceased
as was sold at vendue as was sold pr order amounting to the sum of $616 81
Sale of a cow 13 00
Amount rec. for keepmg a cow 8 00
For a cow hide sold 2 00
And prays an
1798.
Dec. 20.
To
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Feb.
To
May 20.
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Nov. 29.
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1800.
Jan'y.
To
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March.
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Apl. 16.
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May 6.
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May 13.
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June II.
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$639 81
allowance of the following charges and payments viz. —
Estate of Eben Field.
Cash for Porters and Carriage for funeral $ 4 00
attendance of girls i 00
Trasks Bill (sexton) 4 00
2 Gall. Brany 4 00
Ned Curtis his bill 10 50
Phillips & Bradlee Bill furniture for coffin 4 34
Tea sugar and wine at funeral 3 15
Fees at Probate Court 2 50
James Howard, his acct 50
Appraisers and rendering same 3 75
advertisement i 50
Cash paid Baxter 3 17
Taxes for 1797, 1798 4 34
Ballance Joseph Baxter Acct 12 00
Thomson Baxter, a note and interest 7 63
Charles Newcomb his acct 4 50
Will Baxter note and account 4 20
Fees to Auctioneer for selling 2 00
Elijah Vezey, Note and Interest 12 66
Thos. Prat his account coffin 4 00
pd. Doct. Phipps Note an acct. wh interest 63 10
Jno. Newcomb his accot, Ballance 18 54
Joseph Arnold his acct, Ballance 10 21
James Brackett a note and interest 31 10
Theo Grain, acct 2 00
Cash pd Dolly Coit her acct 4 50
Court fees liberty to sell estate 5 00
pd. Miller pr. acct. and deeds 2 25
FIELD GENEALOGY. 967
To pd Abigail Guilds acct $120 00
To my acct 28 36
To Dea. Jona. Webb Ballance his acct 33 00
To 2 notes and Interest 69 62
To allowance for settling Estate 15 00
Fees Augt. 12, 1800 2 60
$499 00
Boston, Aug. II, 1800. Balance $140 81
Errors Excepted Joseph Field.
Boston Aug
Errors Excep.
Norfolk ss. At a Court of Probate, held at Quincy in and for the County of
Norfolk, on the twelfth day of August, A, D. 1800, Joseph Field, Administrator on
the estate of Ebenezer Field, late of Quincy in said County, housewright, de-
ceased, appeared, and made oath that the foregoing account of his administration of
the estate of the said deceased is true, and produced proper vouchers to support the
same; whereupon I hereby decree the allowance thereof, and order that it be filed
and recorded.
Aug. 12, 1800. W. Heath, Judge of Probate.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, > /Cc.t^
Norfolk County. ] ^»eal;
By the Honorable William Heath, Esquire, Judge of Probate, etc.
It appears to me, by the account of Joseph Field, administrator, on the estate
of Ebenezer Field, late of Quincy, in said County, deceased, intestate that after
subduction of necessary charges and disbursements there remains in the hands of
the administrator a balance of one hundred and forty dollars and eighty one cents,
which by law belongs, and is to be distributed as follows, viz. : To the heirs of
Jonathan Field, deceased, twenty dollars, eleven cents and five milles, to the heirs
of Ebenezer Field deceased twenty dollars eleven cents and five milles, to Sarah
Hunting wife of Daniel Hunting, twenty dollars eleven cents and five milles, to
Hannah Henshaw widow of Benjamin Henshaw, twenty dollars eleven cents and
five milles: to Abigail Field, twenty dollars eleven cents and five milles: to Joseph
Field, twenty dollars eleven cents and five milles, and to Esther Adams wife of
Jedidiah Adams, twenty dollars, eleven cents and five milles. The said Jonathan,
Ebenezer, Sarah, Hannah, Abigail, Joseph and Esther being children and heirs of
the said Ebenezer Field first named.
I do hereby order the said administrator to make distribution accordingly, each
distributee giving surety, that in case debts herafter appear due from said estate,
to refund and pay back to the administrator their proportionable part thereof, and
of his charges.
Given under my hand and seal of oflBce this twelfth day of August, A. D. 1800.
Judge of Probate.
He d. January, 1799. Res. Braintree and Quincy, Mass.
5958. i. SARAH, b. Feb. 18, 1744-5; m- Daniel Hunting.
5959. ii, JONATHAN, b. Sept, 18, 1746; m. .
5960. iii. JOSEPH, b. November, 1753: m. Mrs. Elizabeth (Wales) Bigelow.
5961. iv. EBENEZER, b. ; m. Mary Allcott.
5962. v. HANNAH, b. ; m. Benjamin Henshaw. '
5963. vi. ABIGAIL, b. ; d. unm. in 1834. She resided in Quincy, and
died unmarried. Her will was proved in the Norfolk County
Probate Court, Feb. 14, 1834. In the document she mentions
96S FIELD GENEALOGY.
her niece, Elizabeth Field; brother, Joseph; nephew, Benjamin
Henshaw; nieces. May Taylor, Sarah Delano, Abigail Howard,
Mary Perry, Jerusha E. Battles; nephews, Ebenezer Henshaw,
Peter Adams. She also mentions her grandniece, Abigail V.
Veazie, and Mary Field, widow of brother.
5964. vii. ESTHER, b. ; m. July 15. 17S7, Deacon Jedediah Adams, b.
Braintree, April 13, 1766, son of Peter (Capt. Peter, Joseph,
Henry). She d. in Quincy March 27, 1825. He m., 2d, March
25, 1S26, Mrs. Dorothy Battles, of North Bridgewater, Mass., b.
1764; d. Nov. 5, 183S. Ch. : i. Peter, b. Jan. 5, 1789; m. Eliza-
beth S. Field; she d. before he did; he d. in Quincy Aug. 15,
1872. 2. Mary, b. Dec. 30, 1790; d. May, 1791. 3. Jedediah, Jr.,
b. March 16, 1792; m. May 4, 181 7, Mary P. Brackett; she m.,
2d, Nov. I, 1S32, Capt. Josiah Glover, son of Josiah and Abigail
(Cleveland), his second wiife, b.'April 15, 1784; shed. Dec. 17,
1862; he d. Oct. 21, 1825. 4. Samuel B., b. Aug. 2, 1794; d. Aug.
31. 1795- 5- Jerusha Eaton, b. June 14, 1796; m. Dec. 19, 1816,
David P. Battles, son of Samuel and Dorthoy (Dj^er), b. July 31,
1792; d. Dec. 14, 1857; res. Stoughton, Mass.; she d. April 4,
1864. 6. Ebenezer, b. July 22, 1800; d. Aug. 12, 1818. 7. Eliza-
beth, b. Sept. 12, 1802; m. June 25, 1825, Joshua Veazie; she d.
June 12, 1832. 8. Thomas, b. Aug. 13, 1813; d. Oct. 2, 1S13.
5895. BENJAMIN FIELD (Ebenezer, William. Robert, John), b. Braintree,
Mass., March 3, 1730; m. Dec. 3, 1770, Deborah Savil, of Dorchester; m., 2d,
Mehitable Luddens; m., 3d, Aug. 2, 1783, Lydia Green.
Feild, Benjamin. Private, Capt. John Hall, Jr.'s (ist) co., Col. Palmer's regt. ;
service, 4 days, at Rhode Island; company assembled March 4, 1776.
Res. Braintree, Mass.
5899. DANIEL FIELD (Daniel, Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b. prob-
ably Scarborough, Me., about 1750; m. April 29, 1773, Rachel Redlon. He resided in
Buxton, and while there went to join the Revolutionary army with his father. He
was in active service, and was at the fortifications at Dorchester Heights. He was
one of the original purchasers of the "Dalton Right," and settled on the north-
western side of "College Right," on the knoll near the uncle David Martin brick
house.
Field, Daniel, Buxton. Bapt. John Rice's co. ; billeting allowed from date of
enlistment, July 3, 1775, to date of marching from Scarborough, to headquarters,
July 4, 1775; credited with allowance for i daj'. Also, private, Capt. John Rice's
CO., Col. Edmund Phinney's (31st) regt.; company return dated Sept. 29, 1775.
Also, list sworn to at Buxton, Aug. 26, 1777, of men enlisted into the Continental
army, as returned to Col. Tristan Jordon, by the selectmen of the town of Buxton;
residence, Buxton. Also, private, Capt. Porter's co., Col. Tupper's regt.; con-
tinental army pay accounts for service from Jan. i, 1780, to Feb. 27, 1780.
Field, Daniel, Jr., Bustor private, Capt. John Elden's co., Col. Lemuel Robin-
son's regt. ; company return dated Roxbury, Feb. 26, 1776. Also, company receipt
dated Dorchester. April i, 1776. given to Capt. John Elden, for travel allowance
to camp and home.
Field, Daniel (also given Jr.), Pownelborough (also given Peperellborough,
Walla, and Sanford). List of men raised to serve in the Continental army from
Capt. Larkin Thorndike's, Capt. John Woodbury's, and Capt. Joseph R(ae)'s ist,
2d, and 3d companies in Beverly, dated Beverly, Feb. 13, 1778; residence, Pownelbo-
FIELD GENEALOGY. 969
rough; engaged for town of Beverly; joined Capt. William Peter's (Porter's) co.,
Col. Francis's regt. ; term, 3 years; said Field reported as belonging to ist Beverly
CO. Also list of men mustered by Nathaniel Wells, Muster Master for York
CO., dated Wells, March 12. 1777; residence, Pepperellborough; Capt. Porter's co.,
Col. Ebenezer Francis's regt. ; reported received State bounty. Also, private, Capt.
Billy Porter's co.. Col. Benjamin Tapper's regt. ; Continental Army pay accounts for
service from Feb. 27, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; residence Wells. Also, detachment
from Capt. Porter's co., Col. Francis's regt. ; rations allowed from date of enlist-
ment, Feb. 27, 1777, to time of marching; credited with 47 days' allowance; resi-
dence, Sanford. Also, Capt. Billy Porter's co., Col. Benjamin Tupper's regt.;
muster roll for Jan. 1779, dated West Point; reported furloughed by Gen. Patterson,
Nov. 19, 1777, for 60 days.
He d. in 1816. Res. HoUis and Buxton, Me.
5965. i. MARY, b. ; m. Oct. 15, 1794, Edmund Pendexter, son of
Henry and Deborah (Wellfeald); res. Cornish, Me. Ch. : i.
Noah, m. Judith Alley. 2. Oliver, m. Clarissa Johnson. 3.
Annie, m. Henry Pendexter. 4. Sibbley, m. Abigail Johnson.
5. Rachel, m. Matthias Redlow, of Sweden, Me. 6. Sarah, m.
Jonathan Pendexter.
5966. ii. ANNIE, b. ; m. Dec. 9, 1799, Joseph Decker, Sr., b. 1776, in
Gorham, Me. He built a house on the road leading from Mod-
eration Mills to Bonnie Eagle, above the creek and back of the
Nackmatuck tree. He later lived in the old Field house. He
was an industrious farmer and good citizen. Later he became
partially crazed on religion, and started on foot and without
funds for Jerusalem. Leaving his family, he set out, and for
years nothing was heard of him, until a notice of his death in
Spain from small-pox was published in a Boston paper. Ch. : i.
Daniel, b. Oct. 10, 1801; m. Mrs. Deborah Hanson, s. p. 2.
Rachel, b. March 16, 1806; m. Oliver Miles. 3. Joseph, b. June
23, 1807; m. Judith Redlon. 4. Anna, b. May 6, 1810; ra. Capt.
John Frye. 5. Susanna, b. March 3, 1813; d. young. '
5967. iii. SALLY, b. Dec. 16, 17S0; m. March 8, 1804, Hon. Paul Went-
worth, son of Ebenezer and Jane (Merrill), b. July iS, 1779; he
moved in 1804 to Greenwood, Me., where he was town clerk,
selectman, justice of the peace, and representative. His mother-
in-law lived with him, and she drew a pension for the Revolu-
tionary service of her husband. Ch. : i. Jane, b. Jan. 4, 1S05 ;
ra. Amos Merriam; res. Greenwood. 2. Mary, b. Aug. 13, 1S07; m.
Luther Bradford. 3. Isaac, b. May i3, 18 10; m. Lydia G. Hill-
bourne and May Jane Fifield; res. Greenwood. 4. Alfred, b. April
15, 1S13; m. Harriet M. Hill; res. Bethel, Me. 5. Ebenezer, b.
June 5, 1827.
DANIEL, b. ; d. aged 17.
JONATHAN, b. ; d. aged 21.
ZACHARY. b. ; m. Sarah Miles.
JACOB, b. ; d. unm. He was never smart, always weak-
minded.
5903. DANIEL FIELD (Zacharius. Zachary, Zachary. Darby, John), b. Fal-
mouth, Me., Aug. 21, 1739; m. there June 24, 1762, Lucj- IngersolU b. Oct. 28, 1742.
Field, Daniel, Pepperellborough. Private, Capt. John Elden's co., Col. Lemuel
62
59bS.
iv.
5969.
V.
5970.
VI.
5971-
Vll.
970 FIELD GENEALOGY.
5972.
1.
5973-
n.
5974-
111.
5975.
IV.
5976.
V,
5977-
VI.
5978.
vii.
5979-
vin,
5980.
IX.
Robinson's regt. ; company return dated Roxburjr, Feb. 26, 1776; also, company
receipt dated Dorchester, April i, 1776. given to Capt. John Elden, for travel allow-
ance to camp and home. Also, given of Pepperell. Enlistment agreement signed
by said Field and others, engaging themselves to serve for three years, imless sooner
discharged; enlisted Dec. 23, 1776. Also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber,
muster master for Suffolk co. , dated Boston, Jan. 8, 1777: Capt. Thomas' co.. Col.
Thomas Marshall's regt. Also, private, colonel's co.. Col. Marshall's regt; con-
tinental army pay accounts for service from Jan. i, 1777, to Jan. 22, 1778; reported
died Jan. 22, 1778. Also, 2d sergeant, Capt. Philip Thomas' co., Col. Thomas Mar-
shall's regt. ; rations allowed from date of enlistment, Dec. 23, 1776, to Feb. 6, 1777;
credited with 46 days' allowance; subsistence also allowed for 11 days travel on
march from Boston to Bennington. Also, Capt. Philip Thomas' 5th co.. Col.
Thomas Marshall's loth regt. ; return of men in camp on or before Aug. 15, I777> —
Mass. State Rev. Records.
Res. Falmouth, Me.
WILLIAM, b. May 9, 1763; m. Annah Manchester.
JERUSHA, b. April 19. 1765.
ELIAS, b. Feb. 17, 1767: m. .
JEREMIAH, b. May 17, 1769.
ALPHEUS, b. July 22, 1771; m. Ruth Dill.
REUBEN, b. Dec. 24, 1773.
DOREXA, b. March 24, 1776.
SARAH, b. April 10, 1779.
DANIEL, b. Feb. 3, 1782.
5906. OBADIAH FIELD (Zachias. Zachary, Zachary. Darby, John), b. Fal-
mouth, Me., July 16, 1745; m. Rachel Harris. Res. Falmouth, Me.
59S1. i. AMOS, b. ; m. Nancy Hart.
5982. ii. RACHEL, b. ; m. and removed to Ohio.
5983. iii. SIMEON, b. ; m. Susan Marston.
5984. iv. ZACHARIAH, b. ; m. Tabitha Lunt.
5907. JOSEPH FIELD (Zacharias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b. Fal-
mouth, Me., Aug. 9, 1747; m- •
Feilds, Joseph. Descriptive list of men raised to serve in the continental army
for the term of nine months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, returned as
mustered in from Gen. Thompson's brigade, May 19, 1778, by Daniel Ilsley, muster
master, for Cumberland co., and delivered to Major James Johnston, superintend-
ent for said county; age, 29 years; stature, 5 feet, 93^ inches; complexion, light. —
Mass. State Rev. Records.
Res. Falmouth, Me.
5910. BENJAMIN FIELD (Zacharias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b.
Falmouth, Me., May 8, 1754; m. March 24, 1778, Hannah Hanson, of Dover.
Field, Benjamin, Falmouth. Capt. Samuel Noyes' co.. Col. Edmund Phinnie's
31st regt.; billeting allowed from date of enlistment, July 10, 1775, to date of
marching from Falmouth, July 13, 1775; credited with 3 days' allowance. Also,
private, same co. and regt. ; company return, probably October, 1775. Also, order
for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Fort No. 2, Cambridge, Oct. 27,
1775. — Mass. State Rev. Records.
Res. Falmouth, Me.
5913. LIEUTENANT JOSEPH FIELD (Samuel. Stephen, Zechariah. Darby,
John), b. Massachusetts, 1749; ni. Oct. 21, 1773, Eunice IIill, of North Yarmouth,
FIELD GENEALOGY.
971
Me., b. in 1753; d. May 6, 1831. He removed to Lewiston, Me., in 1783. His name
appears on the Massachusetts records as a Revolutionary soldier, May 12, 1775. He
fought at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775; signed receipts for two months' pay at Cam-
bridge, Feb. 20, 1776; marched from Watertown to Dorchester Heights, March,
1776. Name appears again June 13. 1776. Sent to Fishkill; captured by the
British, March 7, 177S. Sent in a prison ship to Bristol, June 11, 1778, enlisted at
North Yarmouth, Me., as corporal in Capt. Edmund Billings' company. Col. Jona-
than Bass' regiment. Held the rank of corporal, sergeant and first lieutenant
Date of discharge not given. Five feet, eight inches in height, of light complexion.
The Massachusetts State Revolutionary Records has this of him:
Field, Joseph, North Yarmouth. Capt. John Worthley's co., Cgl. John
Phinny's regt. ; billeting allowed from date of enlistment, May 12, 1775,
to date of marching to headquarters,^' July 6, 1776; credited with 55
daj's' allowance. Also, corporal, same co., and regt.; company return,
probably Oct. 1775. dated Camp at Cambridge. Also, company receipt
given to Lieut. Crispus Graves for wages for Nov. and Dec. 1775; dated Cam-
bridge, Feb. 20, 1776; also, list of men raised in Cumberland co. for the term of 9
months from the time ot their arrival at Fishkill; Capt. Gray's co.. Col. Mitchell's
regt.; age, 29 years; stature, 5 feet, 9 inches; complexion, light; residence. North
Yarmouth; arrived at Fishkill, June 11, 1778. Also, list of men returned as received
of Maj. James Johnson, by Jonathan Warner, commissioner, at Fishkill, June 25,
1778. Also, list of men returned by Brig. Lemuel Thompson, dated Brunswick,
July I, 1778; also, list of men returned as received of Jonathan Warner, commis-
sioner, by Col. R. Putnam, July 20, 1778.
He d. March 27, 18 15. Res. Freeport, Lewiston and North Yarmouth, Me.
5985.
5986.
5987.
5988.
5989.
5990.
5991-
5992-
MARY, b. Aug. 14, 1774; m. Tobias Meder;m., 2d,
Burington.
I.
ii.
V.
V.
vi.
vii.
viii.
JOHN, b. July 8, 1777; m. Betsey Ross, of Brunswick.
JOSEPH, b. Jan. 3, 1779; ^n. Elizabeth Stearns.
ANNE, b. March 29. 1782.
STEPHEN, b. April 17, 1784; choked to death with a bean when
three years old.
JAMES, b. April 28, 1786; m. Sarah Anderson; m., 2d, Sarah
Pettingill.
BENJAMIN HILL. b. April 29, 1788; m. Nancy Brown.
EUNICE, b. Oct. 10, 1790.
5914- JAMES FIE|vD (Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah, Darby, John), b,
"•^S&setta, April 6, 1753: rti. August, 1775, Abigail True, dau. of Jonathan and Ann
(Stevens), of North Yarmouth, b. Aug. 25, 1755. He was a tanner, owned much
land in Yarmouth, a strict Baptist; the family were Friends originally. He d.
Feb. 9, 1S30. Res. North Yarmouth, Me.
5993-
5994-
5995.
5996.
5997-
JAMES, b._^Aug. 17, 1797; m. Achsah Whitcomb and Anna True.
DAVID, b. November, 1777; m. Jane Bartol andPhebe Davis.
WILLIAM A., b. Sept. 7, 1781; m. Sally Davis.
ENOS, b. Jan. 10, 1776; m. Abigail Prince.
DORCAS, b. Oct. 10, 1791; m. Capt. Andrew Howard and Enoch
Baldwin; res. Dorchester, Mass. She d. Dec. 4, 1845. Howard
was of North Yarmouth. Ch. : i. William A., b. 1807. Colonel
William A. Howard, of the United States Revenue Marine, died
at the village of Greenport, Long Island, N. Y. , in the year
1872, after enduring a severe illness of a few months' dura-
tion. He was captain in the United States Revenue Marine, and
972 FIELD GENEALOGY.
held the commission of colonel of the 13th New York
Artillery Volunteers during the war. Colonel Howard was a dis-
tinguished officer — a man who spent a very active life. He was
born in the State of Maine (North Yarmouth, see page 31, "Old
Times") iu the year 1807. Before entering the navy, he distin-
guished himself as a lad by leading an expedition to cut out and
rescue an American vessel from the British authorities. The
vessel was seized by the English for infnnging the fishery laws.
At the age of seventeen, he entered the United States navy. In
1828, he resigned his commission in the navy to receive a cap-
taincy in the Revenue Marine, being appointed to the command
at the age of twenty-one. His services were successful in savmg
and assistmg vessels in distress on the coast of New England, in
appreciation of which the merchants of Boston presented him
with a valuable service of silver. In 1848 the German Confed-
eracy appointed him second in command of the fleet on the
Weser, at Brake, and he there constructed a navy yard and dock,
and remained in charge until the breaking up of the fleet. At the
commencement of the late American war, Colonel Howard raised
a regiment. of marine artillery, which was attached to the Burn-
side Expedition. Returning North, he commenced organizing in
New York a new regiment of heavy artillery, and raised 2,500
men, who were detailed to active service with the Army of the
James, Colonel Howard commanding the defences around Ports-
mouth and Norfolk. At the close of the war the colonel resumed
his commission in the Revenue Marine, visiting every port where
custom-house duties were collected throughout the Union, travel-
ing forty thousand miles in fourteen months, and was then by
the government detailed on special duty and sent to Alaska to
hoist the American flag over our new possessions there. The last
service of Captain Howard to the government was the superin-
tending last year of building in New York of several steam
launches for the Revenue Marine. — New York Herald, 1S72. He
was a warm personal friend of General Grant, and from him re-
ceived the appointment of minister to China, but he declined on
account of his wife's health. 2. Baldwin was a banker in Bos-
ton ; res. Dorchester, Mass.
5998. vi. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 12, 1785; m. Dr. Samuel Green. Ch. ; i.
Mary, b. ; m. Stearns; res. Calais, Me. 2. Lucy, b.
; m. Andrews. Abigail m., 2d, Solomon Rice, res.
Eastport, Me. Ch. : 3. Isabel, b. . 4. Dorcas, b. .
5999. vii. SALLY, b. Nov. 23, 1779; ^- Loring Gray; he d. s. p., and she
m., 2d. Samuel Wheeler, of Eastport. Samuel Wheeler was a
merchant. He was born in Grafton, Mass., Sept. 22, 1780, the
son of James and Vashti (Bigelow) Whetltr (Ebenezer, Ebenezer,
John, George). See History of Grafton, Mass., by Fred C.
Pierce. Res. Eastport, Tsle. He d. Nov. 24, 1S52. She d. Aug.
8, 1870. Mr, Wheeler married for his first wife Sallie Leighton,
and by her he had one daughter, who died long ago. By Sally
Field he had twelve children, two were twins, and only five lived
to grow up. Of these the eldest was Loring F., whose daughter
Gertrude married George Stevens, and resides at 25 Spring Park
FIELD GENEALOGY. 973
avenue, Jamaica Plain, Mass., ihe only living child, i. Loring
Field Wheeler was b. Oct. 22, 1807; m. Sept. 27, 1827, Abigail
Hale Allen, b. Dec. 25, 1S09; d. Roxbury, Mass., May 30, 1888.
He d. Eastport, Me., Feb. 28, 1844. He was in business with his
father in shipping and ship chandlery. He died of brain fever.
He was much beloved in the town where he lived for his benev-
olence and respected for his rectitude in every particular. Rev.
John Hayne, his pastor, said he was a man far ahead of his time
in thought, a young man of great seriousness and reticence — not
always able to express himself readily. When he died and his
mother was condoled with because she had lost such a promising
son, she replied she was glad she had such a son to give to the
Lord. Ch. : (a) Charles H^nry Wheeler, b. Aug. 11, 1828;
drowned at Southwest Pass, New Orleans, Oct. ig, 1854, aged
twenty-six. (b) Sara Field, b. March 6, 1830; d. April 20, 1830. (c)
Adelaide Howard, b. March 20, 1832; m. Wilmot L. Lowell,
1848; res. 77 Spring Park avenue, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Had
three children — sons — eldest, Wilmot L. , married — has one
daughter; secoiid son, Frank Howard, not married; third son,
Charles Wheeler, married — has three children; his present
address is at R. G. Dun's office, in Boston, No. 3 Winthrop
Square, (d) Gertrude, b. Oct. 6, 1836; m. Gen. Edward Russell,
June 6, 1876; s. p. ; res. 64 Sewall avenue, Brookline, Mass. His
first wife was Molly Field (see). 2. Samuel Bigelow Wheeler.
3. James Putnam Wheeler. Only two of his children are living,
viz., Mrs. Everett Ware, Centre street, Brookline, Mass., and
Edmund S. Wheeler, of Buffalo. N. Y. 4. Lucy Ann Wheeler.
5. William Wheeler.
6000. viii. LUCY, b. January, 1794; m. Samuel Wadsworth, of Eastport; d.
June 23, 1818. He was son of General Wadsworth, of Eastport.
She d. June 23, 181S. Ch. : i. Elizabeth. 2. Lucy F., b. 1818;
d. February, 1S19, aged eight months.
6001. ix. ANNA, b. Aug. 25, 1788; d. Dec. 15, 1803.
5oo2. X. ASENATH, b. April 2, 1799; m. Aug. 13, 1820, Robert El well
Corliss. He was son of Ebenezer and Lydia (Elwell) Corliss
(Joshua, John), b. March 31, 1799, and d. Feb. 8, 1884: he was a
merchant and a farrcer; she d. June 2, 1847. Ch. : i. Augustus
Whittemore Corliss, b. North Yarwouth, March 25. 1837; m. Mrs.
Frances (Thompson) Russell. Ch. : (a) Louise Whitney, b. Oct.
15, 1861; d. Feb. 28, 1870. (b) Julius Hesse, b. Oct. 7, 1869; d.
Oct. 7, 1S69. (c) Robert Cunningham, b. Feb. 3, 1879. (d)
Margaret Haynes, b. Feb. 3, 1S81. (e) Asenath Field, b. Jan-
uary, 1890; d. March, 1S90. 2. Lucy Ann Corliss, b. May 12.
1821; d. Feb. 23, 1S60. 3. Horatio Austin, b. March 2, 1823; d.
Nov. 27, 1B53. 4. Charles Field, b. Aug. 7, 1825; d. April 3,
1826. 5. Infant, b. June 7, 1S27; d. same day. 6. Matilda Field, «
b. Aug. 7, 1828; m. Nov. 4, 1850, John Phinney, of Gorham, Me.,
cotton manufacturer. Ch. : (a) Mary Abby, b. Sept. 23, 1851;
d. Feb. 26, 1852. (bj Charles Atherton, b. July 31, 1853. (c)
Wm. Thomas, b. Sept. 15, 1858. (d) Horatio Augustus, b. Sept.
15, i860. 7. Adelaide Howard, b. June 26, 1830; d. Dec. 31,
1832. 8. Infant, b. Oct. 16, 1833; d. same day. Colonel Corliss
974 FIELD GENEALOGY.
was born in North Yarmouth, Me., where he was educated at the
public schools. He was in the Civil war in the seventh squadron
of Rhode Island Cavalry, as first lieutenant, and then major;
major and lieutenant-colonel, 2nd Rhode Island Cavalry;
second lieutenant and first lieutenant 15th United States
Infantry, July 21, 1865; transferred to 33rd United States
Infantry, Sept. 21. 1S66, and to 8th United States Infantry.
May 3. 1869; captain 8th United States Infantry, May 29,
1S73. In 189S he was major of the 7th United States Infan-
try, and as such participated in the Spanish- American war. He
took part in the now celebrated battle of El Caney (see photo-
graphs). From Harper's Monthly for May, 1899, we glean the fol-
lowing account of that battle: "The movement against El Caney
was intrusted to Generals Lawton, Chaffee and Ludlow, brave,
skillful and gallant soldiers, in command of the second division,
with the addition of an independent brigade under General
Bates, in all a trifle over six' thousand men. The plan was that
they should capture El Caney, which it was calculated would
consume about half an hour to an hour, and then, swinging to
the left, cut off and take in the flank the*Spaniard3 on San Juan
hill, against which the main army was then to move in direct
assault. So, on the afternoon of June 30th, the order came at
three o'clock that the whole army was to move at four, and then
began a slow advance as the troops crushed and crowded into the
narrow trail. Part of Lawton's division got oft first, then the
rest, and they all marched on silently during the night, making
their way over the ground General Chaffee had reconnoitred
through woods and underbrush. By dawn they were in posi-
tion, and it was arranged that Chaffee's brigade was to attack
from the north and east, and Ludlow's from the south and west,
and so carry the position. But to take a strongly fortified town
with infantry quickly and without needless loss it is absolutely
essential to clear the way by a powerful and destructive artillery
fire. For this all-important object the division had only Capron's
battery of four guns, so absurdly inadequate to its task that the
fact need only be stated. This meager battery opened on the
fort at El Caney with a deliberate fire at half- past six, producing
little more effect than to very slowly crumble the walls. More-
over, the battery. was not only grossly inadequate, but it used
black powder, and immediately established a flaring target to
an enemy entirely concealed and perfectly familiar with the
ranges. But reflections did not help matters at El Caney that
July morning, and the feeble battery and the slow fire and the
target smoke soon disposed of the pleasant headquarters plan of
taking the village in the course of an hour. There was nine
hours' savage work ahead before the desired consummation could
be reached. The Spaniards although without artillery or siege
guns, numbered about eight hundred men; were entirely pro-
tected and under cover in a stone fort, rifle-pits and strong block-
houses; knew perfectly and accurately all the ranges ; could not
retreat without rushing on destruction after our troops sur-
rounded them— a sharp incentive to desperate resistance. So,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 975
while the slow artillery fire went on, the infantry began to suffer
seriously from the deadly Spanish fire. They worked their way
forward, creeping from point to point, but it was very slow, and
equally costly. At half-past one the situation looked badly. The
Americans were holding their own, but losing far more heavily
than the Spaniards. An order from General Shafter at this
moment to neglect El Caney and move to the assistance of the
troops at San Juan must have seemed like a grim satire, and was
disregarded. But the evil hour had really passed. The artillery
fire was quickened, and the fort began at last to go rapidly to
pieces under the steady pounding. Colonel Miles' brigade joined
General Ludlow in pressing the attack on the south, and then at
last General CnafFee, whose men had been enduring the brunt of
the fight, gave the order to storm, and the 12th Regiment
sprang forward at the word, eager for the charge. Up the ravine
they went to the east side, then swung to the right, broke
through the wire fences, rushed upward to the top of the hill,
and the fort was theirs. The enemy who had fought so stub-
bornly at rifle range could not stand the American rush; they
had no desire to be taken "by the bare hands." The price paid
had been heavy, but the dearly bought fort, in the words of an
eye-witness, was "floored with dead Spaniards," a grewsome
sight. Yet. even as the wild cheers went up, it was seen that
they were still exposed, and a heavy fire came from the block-
houses. Lining up in the fort, the Americans poured volley after
volley into these other strongholds; and the other brigades press-
ing home their charge, the Spanish gave way, even retreat seem-
ing less hopeless now than resistance, and fled from the village,
dropping fast as they went under the shots of Ludlow's men.
By four o'clock the firing had died away, and El Caney, at a cost
which proper artillery would have greatly reduced, had been
won by the unyielding, patient gallantry ot the American regular
infantry. The Spaniards had less than a thousand men at El
Caney, but they were under cover, strongly fortified, and knew
the ranges. Shut in, desperate, and almost surrounded as they
were, they appeared at their best, and fought with a stubborn
courage and an indifference to danger which recall the defence
of Saragossa and Gerona. Worthless as the Spanish soldiers
have too often shown themselves to be, behind defences and
penned in by enemies, they have displayed a fortitude worthy
of the days, three centuries ago, when the infantry of Spain was
thought the finest in Europe. Of this esteem El Caney offered a
fresh and brilliant illustration. The Spaniards lost nearly five
hundred men in killed, wounded and prisoners, much more than
half their number, and among the killed was the commander.
General Vara del Rey, his brother, and two of his sons. On the
American side the killed numbered 4 officers and 84 men; the
wounded, 24 officers and 332 men — the loss falling chiefly on
Ludlow's and Chaffee's brigades, comprising the 4,000 men who
were actively engaged throughout the day. The force was com-^
posed entirely of regulars, with the exception of the 2nd
Massachusetts Regiment, in Ludlow's brigade. These volun-
976 FIELD GENEALOGY.
teers, never in action before, behaved extremely well, coming up
steadih^ under fire, and taking their place in the firing-line. But
the moment they opened with their archaic Springfields and black
powder, which they owed to the narrow parsimony of congress,
and to the lack of energy and efficiency in the system of the war
department, they became not only an easy mark for the Spanish
Mausers, but made the position of more peril to all the other
troops. In consequence of this they had to be withdrawn from
the firing-line, but not until they had suffered severely and dis-
played an excellent courage. The lack of artillery and the black
powder made the assault on El Caney a work to which infantry
should not have been forced. Yet they were forced to it. and
supported by only four guns, but splendidly led by Lawton,
Chaffee and Ludlow, they carried the position at heavy cost by
sheer courage, discipline and good fighting, manifesting these
great qualities m a high degree, and one worthy of very lasting
honor and remembrance. Lawton and Chaffee and Ludlow had
gone to El Caney with a well-defined purpose. It is difficult,
even after the most careful study and repeated reading of the
official reports, to detect any plan in the movements of the rest
of the arm}'." Major Corliss also participated in the other en-
gagements in Cuba and Porto Rico. He is now lieutenant-colonel
of the 2Dd United States Infantry, and is stationed (1899) ^t
Rowell Barracks, Passa Caballo, Cientuegos, Cuba, with his
regiment. Later he served in China.
5919. ISAAC NEWCOMB FIELD (Joseph, Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b.
Braintree, Mass., April 27, 1765; m. April 21, 1787, Joanna Ford, b. June 6, 1765; d.
March 13, 1839. Field's Corner was so called for having been in the first quarter of
the century and later on the place of residence of six families by the name of Field,
and also the place of business of Mr. Isaac N. Field, whose large currying shop at
the corner furnished employment fo^ over forty workmen. Five of Mr. Field's
sons — Enos, Isaac, Aaron D., Thomas M. and Freeman — occupied residences there
with their families and a cousin, Charles Field, all of whom were curriers. Mr.
Field's youngest son, Pearson H., was the only one of the sons who eschewed his
father's trade, and he was allowed to learn the boot and shoe business, at which he
made a successful career, both in retail and wholesale, in the city of Boston, where
he resided. The old mansion at the corner ,where Mr. Isaac Field and his wife
died still remams in a good condition, although moved back a few years ago to
the rear of the postoffice. The old currying shop has long ago passed out of exist-
ence, and no one by the name of Field now lives at the Corner. The Field family
was a notable one in Dorchester for many years, as father and sons bore characters
of the highest integrity. They were modest by nature and in appearance, but in-
dustrious, intelligent and kindly-natured, always esteemed by their fellow towns-
men and trusted by all who knew them. Mr. Isaac W. Field settled there soon after
his marriage in 1787, on the upper road. His wife, born Joanna Ford, was a lineal
descendant from John Alden. Her grandmother who brought her up and shared all
her life her home after her marriage to Mr. Isaac Field, was a daughter of Ephraim
and Sarah Thayer, a famous couple of Braintree. As she was named Priscilla after
her Puritan grandmother, she was given the wedding gown worn by Priscilla
MuUin, remnants of which are treasured now by living descendants. Mr. Enos
Field, the eldest son, remembered perfectly his great-grandmother, who lived to a
FIELD GENEALOGY. 971
great age, and the story as told by Longfellow in his poem of "The Courtship of
Miles Standish" was a well known one to the Field family long before our poet
gave his version to the world. Eleven children were born to Isaac and Joanna in
the old house on the upper road, and which is now standing between School and
Harvard streets. There were seven sons and four daughters — two of them died in
infancy; none are alive now, although nearly all lived to a good old age. The
elder Mr. Field was a familiar figure in the town, and, in fact, in many towns, as
he did his own buying and sellmg. carrying on some of the time a shop on the upper
road as well as the Corner. His circuit of trade was a large one, comprising towns
from Portsmouth, N. H., to Cape Cod; consequently his business and social ac-
quaintance was wide. As this was before the age of steam, the trips were accom-
plished in Mr. Field's "one-horse shay," old Judy doing faithful duty. (It is
supposed by the writer that there must have been other horses, but tradition has
handed down the name only of the above mentioned mare.) Mr. Field was an
inimitable story-teller, and possessed of an excellent voice, having on hand always
a goodly store of anecdotes, and all the old songs ar»d new ballads, which accom-
plishments made him not only a successful salesman, but a pleasant companion as
well. While living on the upper road, Mr. Field attended Dr. Codman's church.
He was, however, converted to a more liberal faith by Rev. Hosea Fallow, which,
added to other reasons, greatly induced him to remove to the Corner, where he
might attend more conveniently the Meeting House Hill Church which he and his
family joined. Mr. Field's sons, Enos and Isaac Field, succeeded to his business
after his decease, and in addition to the currying shop, they had a large shoe and
leather store in the city. They occupied the double house for many years, which
was moved back by Mr. Henry Field, Mr. Enos Field's only son, who bought Ae
property to make room for the fine block containing the postoflfice and stores which
he erected. This building which has been so beneficial to the neighborhood, stands
as a fittmg memorial to his worthy ancestors by an equally worthy descendant, and
justifies the perpetuity of the name.
Mr. Joseph Ford married PrisciUa Thayer, daughter of Ephraim and Sarah
Thayer. Ch. : i. Joseph, b. Sept. i8, 1740; d. — — . 2. James, b. June 13, 1743;
d. . 3. Nathaniel, b. June 23, 1746; m. Anna Gooch ; d. . Ch. : (a)
Joanna, b. June 6, 1765; d. March 13, 1839, who m. Mr. Field.
He d. Jan. 17, 1S3S. Res. Braintree, Field's Corner and Dorchester, Mass.
AARON DAVIS, b. Oct. 10, 17S9; m. Mary Ann Fessenden.
ENOS, b. July 9.- 1788; m. Elizabeth Blake,
JOANNA, b. Aug. 24, 1791; m. Jan. 15, 1S15, Thomas Cox; she d.
July 23, 1S25.
ISAAC F., b. March 19, 1793; m. Emeline Richards.
CHARLOTTE, b. May 5. 1796; m. Sept. 24, 1823, Ebenezer Bates.
THOMAS MINOTT. b. March 31, 179S; m. Esther Fuller, Susan-
nah N. Richards and Caroline W. Stone.
PEARSON HOWARD, b. Aug. 19, 1S02.
FREEMAN, b. Nov. 3, 1S04; m. Mary H. Smith.
HARRIET SOPHIA, b. Nov. 30, 1S07; m. Sept. 13, 1S29, Gardner
E. Weatherbee.
PETER, b. Nov. 17, 17S9; d. July 24, 1792.
LOIS, b. Sept. 8, 1794; d. Oct. 10, 1795.
5922. GEORGE FIELD (Robert, Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b. Dorches-
ter, Mass., Dec. 5, 1745; m. April 3, 1775, Prudence Whipple, dau. of Sergeant
Ebenezer, of Hardwick, b. March 17, 1757; d. Dec. 15, 1S3S.
6003.
1.
6004.
ii.
6005.
iii.
6006.
iv.
6007.
v.
600 s.
vi.
6009.
vii.
6010.
viii
60II.
ix.
6012.
X.
6013.
xi.
978 FIELD GENEALOGY.
George was a clothier, and resided in that part of Hardwick called Gilbertville,
and died there. He was in the Revolutionary war ia Captain Paige's company,
in August, 1777. Mr. Field had excellent judgment in the atiairs of life, and was
highly respected for his strict honesty and integrity.
Sergeant Ebenezer Whipple moved to Hardwick from Sutton, Mass. He was a
joiner by trade, was in thi^ French and Indian war; also the Revolutionary war,
and was killed in battle, Sept. 8, 1775.
Dea. James Fay, the second husband of Prudence (Whipple) Field, Xvas son of
John Jr., and was born Dec. 27, 1707. He owned land in Hardwick as early as
1735. He probably remained in Westboro until after 173^; then he moved to
Grafton', and was there September, 1746, when he purchased a farm in Hardwick
of Benjamin Smith, which became his homestead. He resided on the old inner
road, was a farmer, bone-setter and deacon in the Separate church. He was de-
nounced as a Tory, but forgiven, and died in peace June 12, 1777, aged seventy.
Will of George Field, of Hardwick, 1826. Wife, Prudence; sons, Robert, John
and Joseph; daughters, Mary Lawton and Fanny Howard.' Nathaniel Paine,
Judge.
He d. May 2, 1826. Res. Gilbertville, in Hardwick, Mass.
6014. i. ROBERT, b. Jan. 8, 1777; m. Sarah Tyler.
6015. ii. POLLY, b. April 18, 1778; m. Feb. 22, 1801, Pliny Lawton. Pliny
Lawton was son of James Jr., b, July 29, 1771. Re was a
farmer, and for several years one of the school committee of
Hardwick, Mass., residing in Gilbertville. In, 1838 he moved to
Patterson, N. J. Ch. : i. Eluthera Field, b. July 10, 1802; m.
^ July 10, 1831, Rev. Geo. Stone, of Sandgate, Vt. ; a dau., is Mrs.
Laura Peabody, of Tacoma, Wash. 2. Pliny, b. Dec. 29, 1804;
m. and res. Cincinnati, Ohio, with his son, Lucien R. 3. James,
b. Oct. I, 1807; m. Feb. 6, 1835, Mary L. Nichols, of Brimfield.
She was b. 1811; d. 1848. He was a mechanical engineer, and
died in Lowell, Mass., January, 1887. Four children died before
reaching the age of six years^and the other two are (a) Frederick,
b. May 10, 1852. He is a lawyer; res. in Lowell; m. Helen S.
Mack, in 1880. Ch. : i. Richard Mack Lawton. ii. John Spauld-
ing Lawton.
Governor Crane, of Massachusetts made his first nominations
to public office soon after his inauguration, at the execu-
tive council. At the head of the list was the Hon. Frederick
Lawton, of Lowell, to be associate justice of the superior court,
to succeed the Hon. Charles S. Lilley, resigned. Mr. Lawton is
one of the prominent members of the Middlesex bar, and he was
indorsed by lawyers both in his own section and in other parts
of the State. Before making the appointment, it is understood
that his excellency satisfied himself of Mr. Lawton's fitness for a
position on the bench by personal inquiry. The appointment of
Mr. Lawton removes from the political field in the fifth congress-
ional district a possible candidate for the Hon. William S. Knox's
seat. The Hon. George F. Lawton, Middlesex judge of probate,
is a brother of the appointee. Mr. Lawton was born in Lowell in
1852, and was educated in the public schools and at Harvard
CoHege. He taught school a few years in the western part of the
State, studied law and was admitted to practice in i88o. In the
later eighties he was chairman of the Republican city committee
FIELD GENEALOGY. 979
of Lowell. At the state election of 1892 he was elected by a
small plurality as slate senator, defeating Peter J. Brady, and
served during the year 1S93. Mr. Brady defeated him the fol-
lowing fall, since 'which time he has not been in politics actively,
except tha't the Republicans of Lowell have twice unsuccessfully
tried to nominate him for mayor. In 1892 he attended the Re-
publican national convention at Minneapolis as a delegate from
Lowell. At present he is on the executive council of the Middle-
sex County Bar Association, a trustee of the Ayer Home, a
director of the Lowell Humane Society, a trustee of the Lowell
Textile School, a director of the Railroad National Bank, and a
trustee of the City Institution for Savings, all of Lowell. In 1880
he married Miss Helen, daughter of Sewall G. Mack. They have
two sons, one in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and
the other in the Lowell public school. It is understood that Mr.
Lawton will take up Judge Lilley's assignment, and begin work .
immediately after hie is confirmed. Judge Lilley ceased work •
Jan. 30th, and there has been a two weeks' interim in his assign-
ment.
(b) George Field, b. Oct. 17, 1845; m. 1877, Ida A. Hill.
He is a lawyer and judge of the court of insolvency; res. Cam-
bridge, Mass., 24 Maple avenue. Ch. : i. Harold Lawton, b.
,Sept. 14, 1878. ii. Helen Laura, b. July 4, 1882. George was
born Oct. 17. 1845, in Lowell, Mass. At the last of the Civil war
,he served a short term in the Union army; service unimportant,
honorable discharge by reason of term of enlistment expiring ;
was graduated at Williams College in the class of 1868; taught
school in native city ; was for five years superintendent of public
schools in same city, Lowell, Mass. ; admitted to the bar in 1877;
for five years city solicitor of the city of Lowell; in 1894 ap-
pointed judge of probate and insolvency; is still judge of that
court; no ancestor of his of any family name born outside of
Manchester since 1735, in which year one of them, James Law-
ton, came in from Connecticut into central Massachusetts, the
Connecticut valley, where so many of the old Puritan families
from Plymouth and the Bay Colony and Connecticut met. It
was the best of the old Puritan mixtures, that Connecticut river
community. Its individuals were farmers, workers, thinkers,
theologians, fighters. 4. Lucius, b. Jan. 2, 1812; m. April 3, 1834,
Susan Clark. A dau. is Mrs. Laura Fayerweather, of San Fran-
cisco, Cal. 5. Laura Loraine. b. July 10, 1816; d. unm. June 5,
1S37.
6016. iii. JOHN, b. Jan. 5, 1780; m. Sarah Holt Ensworth.
6017. iv. EBENEZER, b. May 9, 1783; d. young.
6018. V. FANNY, b. July 13, 1785; m. Nov, 26, 1813, Carey Howard.
Carey Howard was son of Carey. He was a farmer and resided
on the road to Gilbertville, Mass. He d. April 8, 1823. aged
thirty-five; wife d. November, 1865, aged sixty, at Easton. Ch.:
I. Eleutheria Field, b. Nov. 11, 1814; m. June 21, 1836, Zeba
Howard, of Easton. 2. Charlotte, b. March, 1816; d. June 5,
1816. 3. Prudence Whipple, b. 1817; m. Jan. 12, 1841, Rev.
Dana Goodsell, of East Hanover, Conn. ; she d. Sept. 8, 1847,
980 FIELD GENEALOGY.
and was buried in Hardwick. 4. Catherine, bap. Nov. 30, 1S19;
m. June 12, 1841, Martin L. Brett, of Easton. 5. George, C, b.
1823; m. May 16, 1850, Eliza J. Lawton, dau. of Capt. John, b.
Nov. 14, 1832; he d. Dec. 22, 1890, in Hardwick, Mass. Ch. : (a)
Mary Catherine, b. March 6, 1851; Mrs. John A. Hutton, Mon-
treal, Canada, (b) Eliza Jane, b. July 28, 1853; m. Feb. 6, 1879,
Frank M. Rice, b. Feb. 9, 1846; d. Aug. 20, 1881; m., 2d, May
16, 1891, John Humphrey, b. Oct. 12, 1834; s. p.; res, Keene,
N. H. (c) Dwight Field Howard, b. Jan. 3, 1856. Gilbertville,
Mass. (d) Geo. Carey Howard, b. Sept. 21, 1858. Waltham,
Mass. (e) Anna Cutler, b. Feb. 28, 1862,; Mrs. George Mandell,
Hardwick, Mass. (f) William H., b. Aug. 25, 1864; d. Aug. 26,
1866, Hardwick, Mass. (g) Mattie Sanford, b. Aug. 28, 1867;
Mrs. Arthur K. Stilwell, Worcester, Mass. (h) Prudence Good-
sell, b. June 29, 1871; Mrs. Herbert M, Sibley, Ware, Mass.
6019. vi. JOSEPH, b. 1788.
6020. vii. ELUTHERIA, b. June, 1791; d. Sept. 20, 1794.
6021. viii. SOPHIA, b. April, 1793; d. Sept. 25, 1794.
5926. CAPTAIN JOSEPH FIELD (Robert, Robert, Robert, Robert), b. Aug.
3, 1755. Needham, Mass. ; m. Mary .
In his will to all his brothers and sisters, he makes a 'gift of from two to four
hundred dollars; the balance was given to his adopted son after the death of his
widow. In the same lot with Squire Field, as he was called, is the grave of Capt.
Robert Field, who died in December, 1760.
Will of Joseph Field, of Western, 1815; wife, Mary Field; brothers, George,
Robert and Ebenezer; sisters, Abigail Rich, Mary Crowell, Anna Stearns, Hannah
Hooper; nephews, James Field, son of Ebenezer; Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer;
Ebenezer Field, son of Joseph's nephew, Asa Rey Field. Nathaniel Paine, Judge.
— Worcester Probate.
After the death of Asa Keys Field, his son Joseph was adopted by Capt. Joseph
Field.
He d. April 16, 1815- Res., s. p., Western (Warren), Mass.
5924. CAPTAIN EBENEZER FIELD (Robert. Robert, Robert, Robert,
John), b. Needham, Mass., Nov. 30, 1750; m. Mar}?- ; she m., 2d, Dec. 31, 178S,
Hon. Joseph Stone, of Shrewsbury, Mass.; she d. May 3, 1S38, aged eighty. Joseph
Stone was son of Joseph of Brookfield, who was born in Lexington. He married,
first, in 1772, Lydia Rice, by whom he had seven children. She died May 10, 1786,
aged thirty-four. He married, 1788. Mrs. Mary Field. She was admitted to the
Shrewsbury church by letter frotr. the Western church in 17S9. He died Nov. 19,
1825, aged seventy-five. The children by Mrs. Field were: i. Hon. Joseph Stone, b.
Nov. 12, 1789; m. Martha Maynard ; res. Hardwick; he was a physician, represent-
ative and senator. 2. Phebe, b. July 14, 1792; m. 181 5, Oliver Maynard and John
Baird. 3. Calvin Reed, b. Feb. 3, 1793; m. Aug. 18, 1822, Susan Fitch. He resided
in St. Louis; was a member of the firm of Stone, Field & Marks. He was killed in
Cincinnati, Ohio, by the explosion of a steamboat boiler, April 25, 1838. He was
standing on the deck of the Mozelle about 6 p. m., when the boiler exploded, and
over 100 persons were instantly killed. He was thrown a distance of twenty rods,
and in an elevation of over 100 feet upon the top of a house, the roof of which was
partially broken by his fall. The lifeless body lay there for several hours before it
was discovered. His watch was running, but the crystal was broken. 4. Artemas,
b. Nov. 8, 1796; d. March 14, 1797. 5. Clarissa, b. July 24, 1794; m. 1812. Samuel
FIELD GENEALOGY. 981
Hed.
1787.
6022.
i.
6023.
ii.
6024.
iii.
6025.
iv.
Maynard. 6. Artemas, b. Jan. 26, 1798; m. Dec. 2, 1S24, Eliza Kingsbury; res.
Boston.
Field, Ebenezer, Western. Corporal, Capt. Reuben Read's co. of minute men,
Col. Jonathan Warner's regt., which marched April 20, 1775, in response to the
alarm of April 19, 1775, to Roxbury; service, 8 days. Also, sergeant, Capt. John
Grainger's co., Col. Ebenezer Learned's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1. 1775;
enlisted April 28, 1775; service, 3 months, i week, 4 days. Also, company returns
dated Oct. 7, 1775. Also, lieutenant, Col. William Shepard's (4th) regt. ; continental
army pay accounts for service from Jan. i, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779. Also, Capt.
Thomas Fish's co.. Col. William Shepard's (3d) regt. ; muster roll for October and
August, 177S. Also, Lieut.-Col. Ebenezer Sprout's co., Col. Shepard's regt. ; mus-
ter roll for March and April, 1779, dated Providence; appointed Jan. i, 1777,
reported furloughed May 4, also given May 5 (year not given), for 10 (also given 8)
days, by Col. Shepard. Also, captain lieutenant. Col. Shepard's regt. ; return of
officers for clothing dated Salem, Aug. 28, 1779. Also, lieutenant. Col. Shepard's
regt.; continental army pay accounts for service from Jan. i, 17S0, to April 14,
1780. — Mass. State Records.
Capt. Ebenezer Field, of Western, Administrator. Mary Field, 1787. — Joseph
Dorr, Judge.
Res. Western (Warren), Mass.
JAMES, b. Sept. 10, 1779.
EBENEZER, b. Jan. 25, 1781; d. unm. in Shrewsbury, Jan. 2,
1S31.
ASA KEYS, b. March 31, 1778; m. Sally Brown.
POLLY, b. June 3, 1782; d. unm. in Shrewsbury, July 3, 1841.
5925. ROBERT FIELD (Robert, Robert. Robert, Robert, John), b. Warren,
Mass. , Jan. 12, 1752; m. ]\lary , b. Concord, Mass., 1755; d. Enfield, Mass.,
Dec. 22, 1S45.
Enfield is comparatively a new town, having been incorporated Feb. 15, 18 16.
It embraces what was previously the South Parish of Greenwich. The town lines
and the lines of the parish, which was territorial, are nearly identical. The parish
was incorporated at the June session of the General Court, 17S7, and embraced all
of the South part of Greenwich, and parts of Belchertown and Ware. A meeting-
house was built in the parish in 1786, and accepted Oct. 14. 17S7. Movable benches
were first placed in the body of this church. These were taken out, and pews
substituted in 1793. In 18 14 a steeple and belfry were put up, to secure a bell,
promised by Joseph Keith, on the condition that the parish would- furnish a place
in which to put it. In 1835 the pews were displaced by slips, and other alterations
and improvements were made. The house has recently been painted, and an
organ placed in it. Rev. Joshua Crosby, the first minister, was settled Dec. 2, 17S9,
and continued his relations to the church and society until his death in 1838, Rev.
Sumner C. Clapp was settled as his colleague June 9, 1828, and dismissed March
28, 1837. His successor was Rev. John^Whiton, who was settled Sept. 13, 1S37, and
dismissed Sept. 30, 1841. On Feb. 16, 1842, Rev. Robert McEwen was settled, and
still remains the pastor, ]\Ir. Crosby, the first minister, was furnished with a farm,
bought of Barnabas Fay, as settlement, and had a salary of seventy pounds a year.
His fire-wood was also furnished by the parish. The names of the first purchasers
of pews in the meeting-house, when it was furnished with that convenience, in 1793,
were Calvin Kinsley, Sylvanus Howe, Daniel Hayward, Simon Stone, David New-
comb, Joseph Hooker, Robert Field, in whose honor Enfield, with a somewhat
singular taste, constructed the concluding sj'llable of its name.
982 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Field, Robert. Fifer, lieutenant-colonels' co., Col. Smith's regt. ; continental
army pay accounts for service from Jan. i, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; term, during war.
Also, 3d CO., Col. Thomas Nixon's 6th regt, ; return of men entitled to $So gratuity
for serving during the war, indorsed "to 17S2." Also, drummer, Capt. Ebenezer
Smith's CO., Lieut.-Col. Calvin Smith's 6th regt. ; wages allowed for January, 1781;
December, 1782; 24 months.
Feild, Robert. Descriptive list dated West Point, Jan. 20, 1781; Capt. Ebenezer
Smith's CO., Lieut.-Col. Smith's 6th regt.; age, 14 years; stature, 4 feet, 7 inches;
complexion, light; hair, light; eyes, gray; rank, drummer; enlisted January, 1780,
by Major Porter; enlistment, during war.
Field, Robert, Greenwich. Corporal, Capt. Joseph Hooker's co. of minute men,
Col. Ruggles Woodbridge's regt., which marched April 20, 1775, in response to the
alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 18 days.
Field, Robert. Private, in a company commanded by Capt. Isaac Powers, of
Greenwich, Col. Elisha Porter's regt.; enlisted July 10, 1777; discharged Aug. 12,
1777; service, i month, 9 days, travel included; company marched to join Northern,
army under Gen. Schyl, or Schuyler, on an alarm.
Field, Robert. Second lieutenant, Capt. Joseph Hooker's nth co.. Col. E.
Porter's (4th Hampshire co.) regt. of Mass. militia; list of officers; commissioned
June 29, 17S0.
"I have examined the files and records of the probate court and find but one
Field between 1725 and 1825, trom Greenwich, and that is Robert Field, died intes-
tate, 1816; widow's name, Mary Field. If there were any children their names do
not appear in any of the papers on file, or on record. I do not find any Field from
Enfield during time you wish to cover, 1725 to 1825."
He d. Dec. 13, 1815. Res. Greenwich and Enfield, Mass.
6o25>i. i. MARY. b. ; m. Joshua Nichols Upham, b. May 6, 1775, in
Brookfield. He was an attorney-at-law. Ch. : 1. Edith Mur-
ray, b. ; m. 1828, Alonzo Cutler, of St. Louis, Mo. Mr.
Upham died in Greenwich, Mass., June 11, 1805.
5926. JOSEPH FIELD (Robert, Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b. Warren,
Mass., Aug. 3. 1755: m. Mary .
Field, Joseph, Greenwich. Private, Capt. Joseph Hooker's co. of minute men,
Col. Ruggles Woodbridge's regt.; which marched April 20. 1775, in response to-
the alarm of April 19. 1775; service, 11 days. Also, Capt. Isaac Gray's co.. Col.
Jonathan Brewer's regt; muster roll dated Aug. i, 1775; enlisted May i, 1775;
service, 3 months, 8 days. Also, company return dated Prospect Hill, Oct. 6, 1775.
Res. Greenwich, Mass.
5932. WILLIAM FIELD, JR. (William. William, William, Robert, John), b.
in Braintree in 1748; m. ; m., 2d, July 26, 1801, Susannah Chandler, b. 1780; d.
Feb. 2, 1802.
Feild, William. Corporal, Capt. John Hall, Jr. 's ist co., Col. Palmer's regt.;
service, 15 days, at Rhode Island; company assembled March 4, 1776.
William Buxton was appointed administrator by the Norfolk Co. Probate
Court of the estate of William Field, of Quincy, May 11, 1802. The widow's name
was Sarah.
He d. Dec. 9, 1801. Res. Quincy, Mass.
6025^. i. WILLIAM, b. in 1777; m. Sarah Adams.
5933. JOHN FIELD (John, William, William, Robert, John), b. Braintree,
Mass., April 16, 1752; m. Jan. i, 1776.* Ruth Thayer, of Braintree, b.
*Another record says Nov. 11, 1775.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 983
July 2, 1752; d, Aug. 7, 1846. He was born in Braintree, and moved to
Peterboro, N. H., in company with Deacon Christopher Thayer, May 8, 17S6. He was
a tanner by trade, and settled just north of the farm of Wra. Smith, Esq., where
some vats had been made and some tanning done by Robert Smith, father of
William. These vats are now in a perfect state of preservation, having been made
not far from 1760. Mrs. Field was blind some thirty years before she died.
Field, John, Jr., Braintree. Private, Capt. John Hall, Jr.'s co. ot minute men
of North Parish in Braintree, Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt. ; which assembled
April 19, 1775, and also April 29, 1775: service, 7 days. Also, Capt. Edmund
Billings' CO. of North Precinct in Braintree, Col. Jonathan Bass' regt. ; service, 2
days; company assembled June 13, 1776, to drive British ships from Boston harbor;
roll sworn to at Boston. — Mass. State Rev. Records.
I. John Alden, m. Priscilla MuUins. 2. Ruth Alden, youngest dau. of John and
Priscilla Alden, b. ; m. John Bass, of Braintree. 3. Sarah Bass, dau. of John
and Bass, b. ; m. Ephraim Thayer, in Braintree. 4. Christopher Thayer,
son of Ephraim and Sarah Thayer b. in Braintree ; m. Mary Morse. 5. Ruth
Thaj-er, dau. of Christopher and Mary Thayer.
He d. Jan. 8, 1826. Res. Braintree, Mass., and Peterboro, N. H.
6026. i. JOHN. b. Oct, 27, 1777; m. Beulah Reed and Tabitha Colburn.
WILLIAM, b. Nov, 18, 17S2; m. Mary McAlister.
ELISHA, b. Aug. 2, 1784; m. Sophronia C. .
JABEZ, b. Jan. 4, 1789; drowned in the tan vats, June 25, 1793.
SALLY, b. March 7, 1791; m. Noah Youngman, of Lempster; she
d. March 24, 1854.
OTIS, b. Jan. 22, 1794; m. Lydia Dodge.
RUTH, b. April 3, 1796; m. March 7, 1816, David Youngman, of
Hollis, N. H. Ch.: i. David, Jr., b. Aug. 26, 1817. Ch. : A
doctor; res. Boston; he m. Mary Ann Stone. She d. Sept. 5,
1817. David Youngman was born in Hollis. N. H., Dec. 19, 1790;
went to Peterboro. in 1810; served an apprenticeship in the tan-
ning and currying business with Deacon John Field, with whom
he worked for a dozen years. He married the deacon's daughter,
who died Sept. 5, 1817. He later, after his wife's death, moved
to Franklin, Tenn., where he was extensively engaged in tanning
and currying. He became an extensive farmer, owning a large
number of slaves, who were liberated during the war. At this
time he lost heavily, being robbed b}' both the Confederate and
Union soldiers. He had one son by his first wife, David, born
Aug. 26, 1817; married Mary Ann Stone. He fitted for college
at New Ipswich, N. H., and was graduated at Dartmouth in 1839.
He engaged in teaching in Franklin, Tenn., and at Hartford,
Vt., when he returned to Peterboro and taught in the academy
for two years. He studied the medical profession with Dr.
Albert Smith, at Peterboro, and at Hanover, N. H. He took a
course of lectures at Woodstock and Hanover, and received the
degree ot M.D. at Dartmouth in 1846. He settled in Winches-
ter. Mass., in 1846, and was elected the first town clerk there,
which office he held for six years while residing in that town.
He removed to Boston where he built up a verj^ extensive prac-
tice, his specialty being mental and nervous diseases. Ch. : i.
Albert Legrand, b. Jan. 22, 1844; d. Jan. 17, 1S45. 2. Willis
Blake, b. June 29, 1846; m. Dec. 25, 1S71, Alma A. Sanborn; he
6027.
11.
6028.
iii.
6029.
iv.
6029.
V.
6030.
vi.
6031.
vii,
984
FIELD GENEALOGY.
6034. ii.
6035. iii.
6036. iv.
6037. V.
6038. vi.
6039. vii.
is a well known artist; res. Boston, 120 Cedar street, Roxbury,
Mass. 3. Mary Ruth, b. June 24, 1849; d. Jan. 2, 1852. 4. Clara
Elizabeth, b. July 3, 1851; m. Jan. 5, 1S75, Matthew W. Scott;
res. Boston; is a jeweler. 5. Emma Knapp, b. July 30, 1853;
teacher in Boston public schools.
6032. viii. MARY, b. March 10, 179S; m. Timothy Bruce, of Lempster.
5936. TIMOTHY FIELD (John, William, William, Robert, John), b. Bram-
tree, Mass., Sept. 16, 1757; m. (int.) March 15, 17S3, Catherine Faxon; m., 2d,
Sarah .
Feild, Timothy, Priv^ate, Capt. John Hall, Jr.'s (ist) co., Col. Palmer's regt. ;
service, 7 days, at Rhode Island; company assembled March 4, 1776.
Res, Dorchester and Bramtree, Mass.
6033. i. TIMOTHY, b. Jan. 6, 1735; m. Mrs. Sarah (Wilder) Stoddard.
JOHN FAXON, bap. April 8, 1796; m. Abigail Thayer.
JOSIAH FAXON, bap. April 8, 1796; m. Mary Dearborn.
CATHERINE, b. June 10, 179S; m. Dec. 3, iSiS, James Mcintosh,
b. Jan. 31, 1797; was a cordwainer; res. Elmer, N. J.
WILLIAM, b. Nov. 10, 1800; unm. ; res. Dorchester.
INFANT (nurse child), d. Oct. 15, 1800.
FANNY GERALD, b. Feb. 28, 1803; m. May 5, 1S25, Samuel
Wallis Kimball, b. Dec. 5, iSoo, son of Moss and Annie
(Dresser); he d. Jan. i, 1832; was a morocco dresser, and res. in
Lynn; shed. Jan. 26, 1895. Ch. : i. Mary D., b. Dec. 23, 1822;
d. Aug. 30, 1S64. 2. Amos, b. 1825; m. Oct. 29, 1851, Antoinette
B. Watts; two children. 3. Nancy Field, b. March 7, 1S36; m.
Dec. 10, 1874, Albert F. Watts. 4. James M., b. 1S39; m. May
30, 18S1, Annie C. Thornton. 5. Josiah F.. b. Aug. 4, 1S42; m.
June I. 1S69, Sj'lvia A. Batchelder, b. Dec. iS, 1S44, and Mrs.
Anna B. (Hilton) Richmond; one child. 6. Susan F., b. 1846; m.
Aug. 13, 1S79, James Willard Lynn Hilton.
6040. viii. SUSANNA NEWCOMB, b. Jan. 29, 1807; m. April 9, 1829, Wm,
Glover Gill, b. Nov. 9, 1806; d. 1850; she d. Feb. 24, 1844; was
amarketman; res. Randolph, Mass.
DEBORAH, b. Dec. 16, 1786; d. unm., Jan. 20, 1876.
MARTHA, b. Jan. 7, 1789; m. Oct. 21. 1810. Robert Wilder, b.
July 22, 1790, son of Thomas and Bellica; he was a tailor, and
resided in Boston and Dorchester, and d. Sept. 19, 1832; shed.
Jan. 23, 1832.
MARY, b. April 9, 1791; m. May 16, 1826, Deacon Elisha Hunt,
b. Nov. 30, 1771, son of Ephraim and Delight (Mann). He was
a carpenter and resided in Boston; d, June 21, 1845. She d. in
May, 1 8 76.
6040^^. xii. NANCY, b, Nov. 12, 1793; d. unm., June 5, 1853.
6040^. ix.
6040 >^. x.
6040 >^. xi.
5837. THOMAS FIELD (John, William, William, Robert, John), b. Braintree,
Mass., April 27, 1762; m. Jan. i, 1793, Silence Nash, of Weymouth, Mass., b. Aug.
16, 1767; d. Sept. 3, 1798; ra., 2d, Ann Mallory. He was born on the Field place
in Braintree, Mass., and emigrated to the Western Reserve in Ohio about 1820.
He made the trip overland in ox wagons which took about six weeks. He had
three sons by his first wife. He d. . Res. Western Reserve, Ohio.
6041, i. THOMAS, b. Oct. 7, 1793; m, Nancy Barrett.
6042. ii. WARREN, b. April 28, 1796; m. .
FIELD GENEALOGY. 985
6043.
111.
6044.
iv.
6045.
V.
6046.
vi.
6047.
vu.
6048.
viii.
6049.
ix.
6050.
X.
6051.
xi.
6052.
xii.
6053-
xiii.
6054.
xiv.
6055.
XV.
6056.
I.
6057.
ii.
605S.
iii.
6059.
iv.
6060.
V.
HARVEY, b. Dec. 14. 1798; m. .
OBEDIENCE, b. Sept. 18, 1799.
JACOB, b. Oct 25. iSoo; d.. Dec. 1, 1S28.
SILENCE, b. .
REUBEN, b. .
DAVID, b. .
SUSANNA, b. Oct 11, 1S06.
ABIGAIL ELLEN, b. April 16, iSoS.
FANNY, b. Feb. 17, 1810; d. March 2, 1811.
LUCIUS, b. June 2, 1811; d. Feb. 28, 1820.
FANNY, b. Dec. 15, 1S17.
ERASTUS. b. March 8, 1818.
LYMAN, b. March i, 1S20.
5938. JAMES FIELD (John, William, William. Robert. John), b. Braintree.
Mass., 1766; m. there March 27, 17S8, Maryaha Buckman, or Burkman, of Boston.
He d. Feb, 11, 1855. Res. Quincy and Stoughton. Mass.
CHARLES, b. about 1790; m. Harriet Von Haagen.
WM. AUGUSTUS, b. June 21, 1794; m. Elizabeth C. Glover.
JAMES BARKER, bap. Feb. 14, 1802; m. Elizabeth Hart.
ELIZA, b. ; m. .
GEORGE, b. Oct. 8, 1792; m. Elizabeth Ballard. Ch. : i. Caro-
line, b.^ ; res. San Francisco, Cal.
5940. CAPTAIN LEMUEL FIELD (John, William, William, Robert, John),
b. September, 1759, in Braintree. Mass.; m. Dec. 19, 1774. Susannah Thayer, dau.
of Christopher and Mary. She d. about 1775; m., 2d, Aug. 28, 1783, Ruth Hunt;
she d. in Belchertown, Mass., Nov. 25, 1827. He was born in Braintree, Mass.,
where he resided until he moved to Belchertown, Mass. , after the Revolutionary
war. He was in Boston just prior to the Revolution, and was an eye witness to the
work of the patriots disguised as Indians of throwing the tea overboard from a
vessel into Boston harbor. Several years before he had reached his majority he
joined the Contmental army and served through the entire war of the Revolution
being honorably discharged at its close with a captain's commission for gallant
services. He was at the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. He was wounded
during the war, for act of which he received a pension of ninety dollars per year
during life. Immediately after the close of the war in 1783 he married Ruth Hunt,
and settled in Belchertown, Hampshire county, in the western part of Massachu-
setts. There have been ten children born to this union — three boys and seven girls.
But two of the girls ever married. After the death of his wife, the unmarried girls
stayed at home and kept house for the father while he lived. About March 21,
1835, the house took fire and Mr. Field, then nearly seventy-six years old, was so
anxious to get articles out of the house that he could, was so overcome with the
heat that he did not live but a few days after and died.
Field, Lemuel, Braintree. Private, Capt. John Hall. Jr.'s co. of minute men
of North Parish, in Braintree, Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt., which assembled
April 19, 1775, and also April 29, 1775; service, 3K days. Also, Capt. Seth Turner's
(Independent) co. ; enlisted May 9, 1775; service, 9 months, 12 days; enlistment, 9
months. Also, private, Capt.-Lieut. William Burbeck's co. ; enlisted Jan. 17. 17S0;
service to Oct. 24, 17S1, 21 months. 9 days, under his excellency. John Hancock ;
company raised for defense of Castle and Governor's Island; roll sworn to at Bos-
ton. Also, Capt. Thomas Cushing's co. ; service from Oct. 25, 1781, to date of dis-
63
986 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6061.
i.
6062.
ii.
6063.
iii,
6064.
iv.
6066.
VI.
6067.
vii.
6068.
viii
6o6g.
ix.
6070.
X.
charge. May 16, 1782, 6 months, 22 daj's; company raised for defense of Castle and
Governor's Island; rolls sworn to at Boston. — Mass. State Rev. Records.
He d. March 27, 1835. Res. Braintree and Belcher town, Mass.
JOHN, b. March 3, 1788; m. Charity Daymond.
PETER, b. Aug. 17, i79<;; m. Mrs, Roe.
FRANK, b. Aug. 22, 1800; m. Amanda Allen.
ESTHER, b. Oct. i, 1786; m. Sylvester Pratt; she d. Sept.
8, 1S44.
6065. V. BETSEY, b. Feb. 5, 1790; m. Sept. 24, 1818, Elijah Whitney; she
d. May 20, 1842.
SUSANNA, b. December, 1785; d. July, 1786.
FANNY, b. Dec. 2. 1791; d. unm., Sept. 16, 1870.
SUSAN, b. Sept. 15, 1793; d. August, 1795.
NANCY, b. June 17, 1797; d. Oct. 16, 1820.
RHODA, b. Feb. 15, 1803; d. April 21, 1851.
5947. CORPORAL JOSEPH FIELD (Joseph, William, William, Robert,
John), b. Braintree, Mass., Nov. 29, 1749; m. Nov. 24, 1773, Mehitable Ludden, b.
1748; d. June 23, 1790; m., 2d, May 3, 1791, Relief Baxter, b. May, 1771, dau. of
Daniel and Relief, d. in 18 10; she d. Nov. 22, 1849, in Quincy.
Feild, Joseph. Private, Capt. John Hall, Jr.'s (ist) co., Col. Palmer's regt. ;
service, 10 days, at Rhode Island; company assembled March 4, 1776.
Field, Joseph (also given Jos., 2d), Braintree. Private, Capt. John Hall, Jr.'s
CO. of minute men of North Parish in Braintree, Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt.,
which assembled April 19, 1775, and also April 29, 1775; service, 2% days. Also,
corporal, Capt. Edmund Billings' co. of North Precinct, in Braintree, Col. Jonathan
Bass' regt.; service, 5 days; company assembled June 13, 1776, to drive British
ships from Boston harbor; roll sworn to at Boston. — Mass. State Rev. Records.
Joseph was appointed guardian of Prudence G. and Relief by the Norfolk Co.
Probate Court, Feb. 13, 1810.
He d. June 10, 1836. Res. Braintree and Quincy, Mass.
6071. ix. JOSEPH, b. in 1776; m. Elizabeth Marshall.
6072. i. DUCELLE, b. Dec. 2, 1793.
6073. ii. PRUDENCE SPEARE, b. Sept. 28, 1795; m. June 7, 1821, Mark
Wood.
6074. iii. CATHERINE LOUISA, b. Jan. 4, 1800; m. Aug. 30, 1823, Joshua
Torrey. He was b. March 19, 1794, in Dorchester; d. in Taun-
ton, June 6, 1857. His second wife was Catherine. He was in
the war of 1812, and was captured in the privateer Porcupine,
and held in Dartmoor prison two years. She d. May 24, 1886.
Ch. : I. Frances, b. May 21, 1824; unm. 2. John Owen, b. Jan.
10, 1827; killed accidentally Dec. 29, 1843. 3- Catherine Louisa, b.
Oct. 20, 1829; d. Troy, N. Y., 1838. 4. Willard Quincy, b. Feb.
16. 1834: unm.; res. Quincy. 5. Joseph Field, b. Aug. 26, 1836.
6. Caroline Louisa Parkhurst, b. Oct 5, 1838; m. Jan. 7, 1878,
Welcome C. Couchier; served in the Eleventh Vermont in civil
war and d. Nov. 27, 1881.
6075. iv. RELIEF, b. March 20, 1798; m. Jan 4, 1824, John Witcher, or
Whicher. Ch. : i. Ann, b. ; m. John Holden; res. Quincy.
Ch. : (a) Mary Whicher Holden. (b) George Holden.
6076. V. WILLARD O.. b. Feb. 26, 1792; d. Feb. 19, 1816.
6077. vi. MEHITABLE, b. June 13, 1S04; m. Aprils, 1826. Thomas Adams,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 987
Jr. He was son of Thomas, b. Quincy, Mass., April 19, 1804.
He was sheriff of Norfolk county; removed to Roxbury, 1842,
and d. Jan. 2, 1869. He made his will, proved Jan. 25, 1869, in
which he names his wife Mehitable and his nephews Edmund B.
and George W. Taylor, and his wife's niece Caroline Wood.
LUCY M., b. July 7, 1S07; m. Oct. 29, 1829, George B. Billings.
ABIGAIL, b. .
ANN, b. .
607S.
Vll.
6079.
viii.
6080.
X.
608 1.
xi.
HARVEY, b. Jan. 21, 1800; m. .
5952. JOB FIELD (Joseph, William, William, Robert, John), b. Braintree,
Mass., in 1760; ra. .
Field, Job. Private, Capt. Eliphalet Sawen's co.. Col. William Mcintosh's
regt. ; enlisted March 25, 1778; discharged April 7, 1778; service, 13 days, with
guards at Roxbury. Also, Capt. Joseph Baxter's co., Col. Mcintosh's regt., Gen.
Lovel's brigade; enlisted Aug. 5, 1778; discharged Sept. 14, 1778; service, i month,
13 days, travel included; company detached from militia for service on an expedi-
tion to Rhode Island ; roll dated Braintree and sworn to at Boston. Also, descript-
ive list of men raised to reinforce Continental army for the tefm of 6 months,
agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780, returned as received of Justin Ely, commis-
sioner, by Brig. -Gen. John Clover, at Springfield, July 9, 1780; age, 20 years;
stature, 5 feet, 6 inches; complexion, light; engaged for town of Braintree; arrived
at Springfield July 8, 1780; marched to camp July 9, 1780, under command of
Lieut. Jackson, of the artillery. Also, pay roll for 6 months' men raised by the
town of Braintree for service in the Continental army during 1780; marched July 4,
1780; discharged Dec. 22, 1780; service, 6 months. — Mass. State Archives.
He d. in 1801. Res. Quincy, Mass.
6082. i. JOB, b. ; m. .
5953. ELIJAH FIELD (Joseph, William, William, Robert, John), bap. Brain-
tree, Mass., Feb. 21, 1762; m. Feb. 9, 1784, Mrs. Mary Gridley.
Edward W. Baxter, of Braintree, was appointed guardian of Elijah and Gridley
Field, of Roxbury, Aug. 14, 1798, children of Elijah Field, of Quincy. — Norfolk Co.
Probate.
He d. in 179S. Res. Roxbury, Mass.
6083. i. ELIJAH, b. Oct. 23, 1784; m. Susannah Edes.
6084. ii. FRANCIS, b. in 1787; m. Sarah Finch.
6085. iii. GRIDLEY, b. .
5956. CORPORAL HENRY FIELD (Guilford, William. William, Robert,
John), b. Braintree, Mass., July 28, 1746; m. (int.) April 4, 1767, Phebe Trask.
Braintree records says Drake.
Field, Henry. Private, Capt. Eliphalet Sawen's co.. Col. William Mcintosh's
regt.; enlisted March 25, 1778; discharged April 7, 1778; service, 13 days, with
guards at Roxbury. Also, private, Capt. Elihu Lyman's co.. Col. Elisha Porter's
(Hampshire co.) regt.; enlisted July 25, 1779; discharged Aug. 31, 1779; service, i
month, 13 days, travel included, at New London, Conn. Also, corporal, Capt.
Thomas Newcomb's co,, Col. Ebenezer Thayer's regt. ; enlisted July 22, 1780; dis-
charged Oct. 10, 1780; service, 3 months, travel included; reported discharged 220
miles from home; company raised to reinforce Continental army for 3 months;
part of company stationed at West Point and part at Rhode Island; list of men
raised for Continental service agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; engaged Dec.
30, 1780; engaged for town of Braintree; term, 3 years.
Res. Braintree, Mass.
988 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6086.
i.
60S 7.
ii.
6o38.
iii.
6089.
iv.
5957. GUILFORD FIELD (Guilford, William, William, Robert. John), b.
Braintree, Mass.; m. Dec. 16, 1788, Nancy Haywood. He d. Aug. i 1819. Res.
Braintree and Quincy, Mass.
INFANT, b. April, 1809; d. March 2, 1809.
DANIEL, b. in 1800; d. Aug. 13, 1814.
WALDO, b. October, 1817.
CLARISSA, b. March 14, 1796; m. Oct, i, 1820, Ebenezer N.
Field, of Charlestown. Ch. : i. Jacob, b. March 15, 1821. 2.
Ebenezer, b. Sept. 19, 1S22. 3. Edward, b. March 23, 1824; d.
Jan. 16, 1826. 4. Napoleon, b. Dec. 19. 1825; d. Oct. 7, 1829. 5.
William P., b. Feb. iS, 1828; d. Oct. 18, 1829. 6. Child, b. in
1831; d. Dec. 8, 1833. 7. Edward, b. 1836; m. Oct. i', 1853, Har-
riet Dowell, b. 1836, Calcutta; res. Charlestown, Mass. 8. Maria
A., b. 1840; m. May 11, 1862, Thomas G. R. Britton, of Charles-
town, b. 1828, son of Thomas and Jerusha (Renwick); his second
marriage.
5959. JONATHAN FIELD (Ebenezer, Ebenezer, William, Robert, John), b.
Braintree, Mass., Sept. iS, 1746; m. .
Josiah Field, Minor. Papers are a bond and a petition by Josiah Field, a minor
above fourteen years of age, son of Jonathan Field, late of Milton, a yeoman, de-
ceased. Ebenezer Field, housewright, appointed guardian. — Suffolk Co. Probate.
Feild, Jonathan. Private, Capt. Josiah Vose's (Milton) co. ; service, from April
13 to April 26, 1776, 12 days, in defense of seacoast. Also, private, Capt. Oliver
Vose's CO., Col. Robertson's regt. ; service, 15 days; company marched to Roxbury
subsequent to Concord fight and there served before completion of the standing
army; roll sworn to Feb. 12, 1776. Also, Capt. John Bradley's (Milton) co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 5 days; company marched to Dorchester Neck,
March 4. 1776. when the forts were erected on the Heights. Private, Capt. Edward
Fuller's co.. Col. Brooks' regt.; company return endorsed "October, 1776"; re-
ported wounded and in hospital.
He d. 1790. Res. Milton. Mass.
6090. i. JOSIAH, b. .
5960. DEACON JOSEPH FIELD (Ebenezer, Ebenezer, William, Robert,
John), b. Braintree, Mass., November, 1753; m. Oct. 29, 1778, Mrs. Elizabeth
(Wales) Bigelow.
She was the widow o*' Thomas Bigelow, of Waltham, to whom she was married
Nov. 24, 1774. He died in a few years and left one daughter, Susanna born Sept.
9. 1775; married Mr. Stimson.
He left a will which was probated in Boston in 1837. Among the persons men-
tioned in the same are the following: Mary Field, Boston, sister-in-law; Betsey
Field, Boston, daughter of Mary Field ; Joseph Field, Weston, a clerk, son of de-
ceased; Betsey Field, daughter; Sophia Bigelow, daughter; Rev. Enoch Pratt, of
Barnstable, son-in-law; Elizabeth B. Pratt, granddaughter; Mary I. Pratt, grand-
daughter; Sophia B. Pratt, granddaughter; Joseph W. Pratt, grandson; Ellen
Williams, granddaughter; Mary Taylor, niece ; Sarah Delano, niece; Mary How-
ard, niece; Mary Perry, niece; Ebenezer Field, nephew.
He d. May 16, 1837. Res. Watertown and Boston, Mass.
6091. i. ELIZABETH, b. ; d. unm., April 20, 1870.
Sept. 6. 1870. James T. Eldredge, of Boston, was appointed
guardian of Betsey Field, a single woman, aged 89, insane, of
Weston, Mass. Charlotte M. Field and Ellen B. Williams were
FIELD GENEALOGY. 989
nieces of said Betsey. Betsey Field, Weston, single woman, left
estate of some $40,000; bill dated Sept. 9, 186S; i^he died April
20, 1871. Appointed June 6, 1S71, James T. Eldredge, executor,
Boston. Had a brother, Joseph Field, etc., etc.
6092. ii. MARY, b. ; m. April 27. 1809, Rev. Enoch Pratt, of Brain-
tree, son of William, of Aliddleboro; res. Barnstable.
6093. iii. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 28, 1789; m. Charlotte M. Latham.
6094. iv. SOPHIA, b. July 16, 1791; m. Jan. 13, 1812, Henry Bigelow. He
was son of Rev. Jacob, who graduated at Harvard, ijtib, was
born 17S5; was a merchant in Boston, and afterwards in Balti-
more, where he died in 1814, leaving an only child: i. Ellen, b.
Nov. II, 1814; m. Dec. 4, 1832, J. D. W. Williams, of Boston, who
had (a) Ellen S., b. April 26, 1835; m. James T. Eldredge, of
Boston, (b) Elizabeth, b. Jan. 17,1837; res. Boston, (c) Fanny,
b. Jan. 12, 1S40; res. Boston, (d) Henry, b. Feb. 4, 1844; m.
Sarah L. Frothingham and Mrs. Susan (Sturgis) McRumery.
5961. EBENEZER FIELD (Ebenezer, Ebenezer, William, Robert, John), b.
Braintree, Mass. ; m. March 20, 1776, Mary Allcott, of Weymouth.
Feild, Ebenezer. Private, Capt. John Hall, Jr.'s (ist) co.. Col. Palmer's regt. ;
service, 4 days, at Rhode Island; company assembled March 4, 1776. — Mass. State
Rev. Records.
Res. Braintree, Mass.
6095. i. MARY. b. ; m. Taylor.
6096. ii. SARAH, b. ; m. Delano.
6097. iii. ABIGAIL, b. ; m. Howard.
5970. ZACHARY FIELD (Daniel, Daniel, Zachary, Zachary. Darby. John), b.
Buxton or HoUis, Me. ; m. Sarah Miles; d. Jan. 22, 1857. He located on part of his
father's farm near Decker's Landing. He later moved to Cornish, and finally re-
turned to Hollis, where he died. Res. HoUis, Me.
609S. i. JAMES, b. 1812; m. Caroline Hanson.
6099. ii. MARY, b. ; d. in childhood.
6100. iii. JULIA A., b. ; d. in childhood.
6101. iv. MARY, b. April i, 1819; m. in 1836, William Huff. He was b.
1812; d. Sept. 12, 1859; she d. April 29, 1889; res. Buxton, Me.
Ch. : I. Isabelle, b. Sept. 8, 1836; d. Sept. 28, 1854. 2. Benja-
min F., b. 1839; postoffice. West Buxton, Me. 3. William A., b.
1841; postoflfice, Saco, Me. 4. Julia A. Higgins, b. 1S43; post-
office. West Buxton, Me. 5. Sarah M. Harriman, b. 1846; post-
office, Biddeford, Me. 6. Mary E., b. March 26, 1848; d. Sept
28, 1854. 7. James F., b. Dec. 25, 1850; postoffice. Bar Mills, Me.
8. Edward J., b. April 13, 1853; unm. ; res. West Buxton, Me.
9. Eleanor M., b. 1857.
JONATHAN, b. 1822; m. Crockett and Elizabeth Hancock.
JACOB, b. ; d. young.
CHARITY, b. ; d. in infancy.
5972. WILLIAM FIELD (Daniel, Zechariah, Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John),
b. Falmouth, Me., May 9, 1763; m. there March 24. 17S5, Annah Manchester, b.
Feb. 23, 1765; d. Feb. 10, 1857. William Field, born in Falmouth, Me., May 9, 1763,
son of Daniel and grandson of Zechariah Field, of Falmouth, where they lived
useful lives; came to Windham and married March 24, 17S5, Annah, daughter of
6102.
v.
6103.
vi.
6104.
vii.
990 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6I05.
1.
6106.
li.
6107.
iii.
6108.
iv.
6109.
V.
Stephen Manchester, who killed the Indian chief Polin, king of the Rockameecooks,
and in the war of the Revolution, enlisting at the age of fifty-eight. He settled on
a farm and -was interested in the affairs of the town, where they lived. Had twelve
children. He d. June 8, 1836. Res. Windham, Me.
REUBEN, b. Dec. 18, 1785; d. at sea Sept. 3, 1809.
LUCY, b, Jan. 2, 1787; m. Thomas Locke; res., s. p.. Temple,
Me.; she d. July, 1851.
ELIAS, b. March 4, 1789; m. Eunice Gilmore.
PETER, b. Aug. 31, 1791; m. Sally Bowdin.
JANE, b. May 17, 1793; m. James Goff; res. Charlestown, Mass.
Ch. : I. Catherine V. S., b. July 17, 1814; m. May 22, 1836, Charles
H. Wing; she d. Maiden, Mass., Jan. 27, 1895. Charles Harri-
son Wing, b. in Vassalboro, Me., Oct. 17, 1812; d. June 15, 1893,
Maiden. Mass. Ch. : (a) Charles Harrison Wing, b. in Bangor,
Me., March 2, 1837; d. Oct. 5, 1838, Castine, Me. (b) Charles
Alden Wing, b. Castine, Me., June 26, 1839; ™- Mary J. Burna,
in Boston, Feb. 7, 1887; no children; d. April 14, 1884, Castine,
Me. (c) Catherine Stanwood Wing, b. Charlestown, Mass., Dec.
15, 1841; d. March 5, 1884, Somerville. Mass. {d)Emma Seymour
Wing, b. Charlestown, Mass., April 15, 1850; m. Henry L. Tor-
sey, of Boston, May 28, 1871; d. Sept. 22, 1872, Cleveland, Ohio.
(e) Agnes Bernon Wing, b. Charlestown, Mass., Dec. 16, 1858; m.
Frank F. Walker, of Charlestown, Mass., March 31, 1880. Ch.j
i. Emma Martha Walker, b. Dec. 26, 1880, in East Somerville.
ii. Leonard Harrison Walker, b. Aug. 30, 1882, Charlestown.
iii. Eugene Stanwood Walker, b. Sept. 25, 1883, East Somerville;
iiv. Edna Louise Walker, b. Nov. 19, 1888, East Somerville. v.
Bertha May Walker, b. June i, 1890, Chelsea, Mass. vi. Charles
Nelson Walker, b. Oct. 26, 1891, Revere, Mass; d. Aug 2, 1892.
Maiden, vii. Charles Alden Walker, b. Jan 15, 1S94, Maiden.
viii, Arthur Lawson Walker, b. July 18, 1897, Maiden, ix.
Robert Brenton Walker, b. Aug. 52, 1899, Maiden; children all
living but one. Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Walker, address, 102
Waite street. Maple wood, Mass. 2. Anar, b. June 4, 1S16; d.
,Jan. 2, 1817. 3. Lucy Ann, b. Oct. 10, 1817; d. Feb. 7, 1823. 4.
William, b. Nov. 9, 18 19; d. Feb. 11, 1823. 5. Reuben, b. March
6, 1822; m. Minerva H. Hanchett; he d. Nov. 11, 1897, in
Charlestown, Mass. Minerva was b. Nov. 30, 1828. Reuben
Goff was in the navy yard in Charlestown rriore than forty years;
he made models; he made one of the bridge from Charleistown to
Boston; he was considered one of the finest workmen in wood,
and when he died was at the head in one of the dei^artments in
the yard. Ch. : (a) George Herbert, b. Jan. 9, 1858; d. April 5,
1893. (b) Bertha Alice, b. May 28, i860; d. Oct. 27, 1S65. (c)
Edward Leon.'b. Aug. 20, 1863; d. Nov. 2, 1865. 6. Jane Eliza-
beth, b. Feb. 9, 1825; d. Sept. 18, 1S26. 7. William James, b.
March 16, 1827; d. April 23, 1830. 8. Peter Martin, b. Oct. 4,
1829; m. Nov. 10, 1851, Catherine Leighton. She d. Jan. 31,
1899, in Maiden. Peter M. Goff was in the Mexican and civil
wars. He res^ Everett, Mass. Ch. : (a) Wm. James, b. Feb. 13,
1853; unm. ; res. Everett, Mass. (b) Fred Martin', b. Sept. 9,
1856; d. October, 1856. (c) Walter Edward, b. Oct. 23, i860; d.
1
FIELD GENEALOGY. 991
August, 1S62. (d) Jennie Maud, b. Oct. 14, 1865; d. July 27, 1892.
9. Elias Field, b. Aug. 22, 1832; d. in 184S.
6110. vi. WILLIAM, b. Feb. 10, 1796; m. Margaret Campbell.
6111. vii. DANIEL, b. March 29, 1798; m. Kheuma Gilmore.
6112. viii, MARY ANN, b. May 12, 1800; m. William Leighton ; res. Cum-
berland, Me. Mary Ann Field, b. in Windham, Me. ; d. Sept 28,
1877; m. William Leighton, in Windham, Me.; can not give
month nor his death; a farmer in Cumberland, Me. Ch. : i.
Andrew Leighton, b. in Cumberland, Me., Jan. 18, 1829; m.
Eunice Leighton, oE Falmouth, February, 1852; he was a mer-
chant; d. February, 1890, Portland, Me. 2. Catherine Leighton,
b. in Cumberland, Me., May 19, 1831; m. Peter M. Goff, of
Charlestown, Mass., Nov. 10, 1851; d. Jan. 31, 1899, Everett,
Mass. 3. Elias F. Leighton, b. in Cumberland, Me., March 2,
1833; not married and living. 4. Mary S. Leighton, b. in Cum-
berland, Me., April 9, 1835; m. Siler Russell, in Cumberland,
Me., Feb. 2, 1855. Ch. : (a) Nellie Russell, b. in Cumberland, Me.,
Nov. 13, 1859; ™- Arthur Foster, of Gray, Me., Dec. 14, 1879.
Res. Gray, Me. Ch. : i. Susie V., b. Sept. 9, 1S81. ii. Abbie S.,
b. April 6, 1885. iii. Effie G., b. April i, 1887. iv. Bertha L.,
b. Dec. 29, 1891. (b) Lucinda Russell, b. in Cumberland, Me.,
Jan. 14, 1861; m. Wadsworth Verrill, of New Gloucester, Me.,
April 10, 1881. Res. Deering, Me. Ch. : i. Almah R., b. March
25, 1882. ii. Charles F., b. March 4, 1S83. iii. Silas R., b. June
6, 1891 ; d. Sept. 24, 1891. iv. Amy M., b. July 12, 1893, d. Dec.
31, 1893. (c) Edgar L. Russell, b. in Cumberland, Me., Sept. 9,
1S63. (d) William L. Russell, b. in Cumberland. Me. , May 9,
1865; m. Julia Merrill, of Gray, Me., Dec. 20, 188S. Res. Gray,
Me. Ch. : i. Dana M., b. June 14, 1894. ii. Elinor H., b. Nov.
13, 1896. iii. Edgar H., b. Nov. 13, 1896. iv. Mary M., b. June
9, 1898. (e) Bertha G. Russell, b. ip. Cumberland, Me., Sept. 16,
1864; m. George E. Ham, of Rochester, N. H. , July 20, 1893.
Res. Portland, Me. Ch. : i. Edna B.. b. May 12, 1878. (f) Min-
nie G. Russell, b. in Cumberland, Me., Dec. 16, 1869; d. August,
1871. (g) Fannie C. Russell, b. in Cumberland,, Me., March 14,
1871; m. Christopher Perham, of Portland, Me., December, 1891.
(h) John M. Russell, b. in Cumberland, Me., Oct. 10, 1873. (i)
Grace M. Russell, b. in Cumberland, Me., Aug. 2, 1875; m.
Charles Gustin, of Deering, Me., Nov. 14, 1898. (j) Mamie A.
Russell, b. in Cumberland, Me., Sept. 2, 1877; m. Granville P.
Stevens, of Deering, Me., June 24, 1898. Res. Porland, Me.
Ch. : i. Leslie R., b. Aug. 24, 1S99. 5. Annah F. Leighton, b.
in Cumberland, jMe., Feb. 24, 1837; not married and living.
6113. ix. EBENEZER, b. June 13, 1802; d. June 22, 1804.
6114. X. ISABELLA McINTOSH. b. June 3, 1804; m. Jan. 6, 1S35, Francis
G. Locke; res. Temple, Me. He d. at sea of yellow fever, June
II, 1839; she d. in Temple, Me., May 28, 1845. Ch. : i. Wil-
liam Thomas, b. Sept. 26, 1S35; m. December, 1854, Loretta A.
Winslow; res. West Farmington, Me. ; she d. April 26, 1864; m.,
2d. Oct. 4, 1S64, Rachel L. Nothing. Ch. : (a) Lettina Isabella,
b. Aug. 28, 1855; m. Isaac W. Knowlton, and d. August, 18S0;
two children, (b) Hattie B.', b. Nov. 25, 1857; m. March, 1876,
992 FIELD GENEALOGY.
W. A. Tarr; she d. June. 1881. (c) Lucy A., b. Oct. 14, 1861; m.
May, 1883, Wm. A. Tarr; three children; res. Lewiston. (d)
George W., b. Feb. 21, 1864; he is road master on Maine Central
railroad, (e) Wm. T., Jr., b. May 9, 1866; m. March, iSSg, Delia
Welman ; res. Farmington. Ch. : i. William Thomas, 3d. b.
May 30, 1891. ii. Frank Seaton, b. Aug. 15, 189+. iii. Ruby E.,
b. April 23, 1896. iv. Elmeron A., b. Dec. 26, 1S99. 2. Francis
Seaton Locke, b. April iS, 1837; m. April 2, 1857, Augusta B.
Richards; she d. Aug. 7, 1870; m., 2d, June 10, 1871, Roxey A.
Luce, d. March 7, 1882; m., 3d, May 29, 1887, Lucy A. Tobey;
res. Farmington, Me. Ch. : (a) Franvilla B. Locke, b. Jan. 2,
1858; d. Sept. 17, 1863. (b) Ida M. Locke, b. Sept. 4, 1859; m.
Chas. Averill. (c) George W. Locke, b. May 6, 1861; d. Sept. 8,
1863. (d) Katie Field Locke, b. Sept. 11, 1864. (e) Lillie M.
Locke, b. July 3, 1866; m. Oscar H. Lunt. (f) Isabella F. Locke,
b. July 27, 1872; m. Herbert E. Marble, (g) Edith E. Locke, b.
June 7, 1874. (h ) Francis W. Locke, b. Feb. 29, 1876. (i)
George W. Locke, b. June 7, 1878. (3) Adelbert Y. Locke, b.
Nov. 7, 1S81.
6115. xi. BARBARA, b. July 13, 1806; m. William Field, of Falmouth, Me.
61 16. xii. EBENEZER, b. Oct. 9, 1808; m. Catherine H. Elder.
5976. ALPHEUS FIELD (Daniel, Zacharias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John).
b. Falmouth, Me., July 22, 1771: m. Roth Dill. He d. about 1848. Res. Fal-
mouth, Me,
6117. i. NATHANIEL, b. ; m. Eunice Jordan.
6118. ii. JAMES, b. .
61 19. iii. WILLIAM, b. May 13, 1806; m. Barbara Field.
6120. iv. ELIAS, b. 1802; m. Ann Elder.
5981. AMOS FIELD (Obadiah, Zachias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b.
Falmouth, Me.; m. Cumberland, Me.. Nancy Hart, dau. of Capt. Abram and
Nancy. He was a farmer. Res. Falmouth, Me.
6121. i. PERSIS, b. May 2, 1805.
6122. ii. MARY ANNE, b. Sept. 15, 1807; m. Brackett Marston, of Lewis-
ton, b. 1782; d. July 28, 1859; m., 2d, Isaiah Perkins, of Me-
chanics Falls, Me., May 21, i860. Perkins was b. Hebron, Me.,
Oct. 18. 1891; d. March 22, 1878,, s. p.
Her Ninetieth Birthday — An Important Date in the Life of
Mrs. Isaiah Perkins, of Mechanic Falls. — Mechanic Falls, Me.,
Sept. 16 (Special). — In Mechanic Falls there is at least one lady
not ashamed to tell her age, and, Wednesday she received her
triends, the occasion being her ninetieth birthday. Mrs. Isaiah
Perkins' quaint and picturesque home contains antique furniture,
mirrors and old china which would turn a collector green with
envy and make him break the tenth commandment in his heart.
The house was decorated with flowers by the loving hands of her
niece, Mrs. Ellis, of Boston, who received with her and to whom
much of the success of this pleasant occasion is due. Among the
guests was Mrs. Luther Perkins, aged 80; Mrs. S. J. Jewett,
whose birthday was Sept. 15, and who was also receiving con-
gratulations of friends on her 73d birthday; Mrs. Moore, who is
74, and many others whose age was more than 70. But Aunt
FIELD GENEALOGY. 993
Mary was not forgotten by the younger element, and all the
afternoon she was receiving congratulations and gifts of dainty
bric-a-brac and linen, and the house was made a bower of beauty
by the many gifts of flowers. Letters from friends m many
states were read to the guests who filled the house. Mrs. Hicks,
of New Gloucester, received with Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. Ellis.
One guest brought a basket of sweet peas and a little booklet
composed for the occasion. The poem is given below:
You've counted ninety milestones
On your journey through this life
Some were fair and shone like gold
Some years were full of strife.
But through them all you kept your heart
Young and sweet and fair,
When sorrow came with bitter smart
You know your God was there.
A bunch of P's I bring to you
On this your natal day
There's Prohibition, Patience and Perseverance too
There's Purity and Peace to bide with you alway-
And over all this bunch of P's
Shines two more fair by far
They'll stay bv you, your heart to ease
Their names are Praise and Prayer.
We praise His name for long life given
And when our lives shall cease
We pray that we may meet in Heaven
Where all is perfect Peace.
In 1807, the year which saw the first steamboat on the Hud-
son, the year that slave trade was abolished in the British Em-
pire, while Thomas Jefferson was serving the United States the
second term as President, Mary Field was born, Sept. 15, in
Falmouth, Me. Her young life at home and school was much
like that of all girls at that time. She was married while very
young to Brackett Marston, of Danville. Her early married life
was spent in Lewiston, where, as she expresses it, "I have seen
Lewiston change from a pasture to a city." The young couple
moved to Danville, and for eighteen years kept a tavern at the
Corner which was named Marston's Corner in honor of Brackett
Marston, who was also postmaster for the eighteen years. Near
the Marstons lived the brother of Mrs. Marston, Daniel Field, a
man well known in Maine, and who died in California, July 4 of
the present year. Another brother, Henry C. Field, now lives
in Lewiston at the age of 82. Mrs. Olive Field, a sister-in-law,
has just celebrated her 91st birthday in Melrose, Mass. Brackett
Marston died at Danville, and a few years after, or in '63, Mary
Field Marston married Isaiah Perkins, and came to Mechanic
Falls to make her home. Their home was a pleasant and happy
one, but in 1878 Mr. Perkins died. "Aunt Mary," as she is known,
has lived nearly thirty-five years here in her home on Main
street. She has lived alone, but has been a famous entertainer,
a wonderful woman in many ways. At this great age of ninety
she does her house work, transacts all her business, sees to the
994 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6123.
111.
6124.
IV.
6125.
V.
6126.
vi.
6127.
vii.
6128.
viii
6129.
ix.
6130.
X.
6I3I.
XI.
affairs of her little farm, will walk anywhere in the village, is
smarter than most young women, goes to Lewiston ttequently
and visits friends in Boston, making the journey alone and get-
ting around in Boston easier than most people. While there she
attends lectures and concerts, and enjoys a good play as heartily
as any one. Her bearing is good and her eyesight exceptionally
so. She is a constant attendant at the Universalist church enter-
tainments, often going home alone. She owns a revolver, and
says she would not be afraid to use it. She has, however, prom-
ised that she would have some one stay with her the rest of her
life, which all hope will be a much longer one, as Aunt Mary is
everybody's friend. She is an 18 12 pensioner.
"What are the birthday gifts that we could give?
What lacks she that on well-used years attended.
All that we have to give are hers to-day,
Love, honor and obedience, troops of friends."
ISAAC GRAY, b. March 13, 1809; m. Olive Field.
ELIZABETH, b. about 1811.
DANIEL, b. Dec. 12, 1812; m. Jane True Merrill,
HENRY C. b. Nov. 9, 1814; m. Susan T. Hall,
JANE. b. .
AMOS, b. .
ENOS, b. .
PHEBE, b. .
HIRAM, b, ; m. Mary Haskell.
5983. SIMEON FIELD (Obadiah, Zachias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John),
b. Falmouth, Me. ; m. Susan IMarston. Res. Falmouth, Me.
6132. i. BRACKETT, b. .
6133. ii. AMOS, b. .
6134. iii. LOIS, b. .
6135. iv. MARY, b. .
5984. ZACHARIAH FIELD (Obadiah, Zachias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby,
John), b. Falmouth. Me. ; m. in Cumberland, Me., Tabitha Lunt; d. in Cumberland,
aged eighty. De d., aged seventy-six. Res. Cumberland, Me.
JOSIAH, b. .
BENJAMIN, b. .
ZACHARIAH, b. .
JOSHUA, b. .
JACOB, b. .
OBADIAH, b. .
JAMES, b. .
JOSEPH, b. .
JOHN, b. in 1801; m. Eliza Baker.
5987. JOSEPH FIELD (Joseph, Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah. Darby, John),
b. Freeport, Me., Jan. 3, 1779; m. by Rev. Benjamin Titcomb, in 1S05, to Eliza-
beth Stevens, d. Lewiston, Me., June 3, 1865; she was dau. of and Dorcas
(Soule) Stevens. He d. Dec. 26, 183S. Res. Yarmouth, Me.
6145. i. OLIVE, b. Aug. 13. 1806; d. Feb. 11, 189S, m. Oct. 25, 1832, Isaac
G. Field, b. March 18.1809, Falmouth. Me. ; d. Feb. 18, 1S96,
Lewiston, Me. Ch. : i. Albert, b. Feb. 3, 1834; d. Sept. 23,
6136.
1.
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11.
6138.
iii.
6139.
IV.
6140.
v.
6I4I.
VI.
6142.
vii.
GI43.
Vlll
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ix.
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183b. 2. Charles Myrick. b. Oct. 22, 1837; m. April 26. 1865.
Georgianna Beard, b. in Leicester, Vt., Oct. 25, 1841. Ch. : (a)
Alma Louise, b. Oct. 7, 1868, Lewiston, Me. ; res. 487 Lebanon
street, Melrose, Mass. (b) Hattie Delia, b. Sept. 17, 1869, Bos-
ton, Mass. (c) Arthur Woodbury, b. Sept. 3, 1880, Melrose,
Mass.; d. Jan. 25. 1881. 3. Horace, b, April, 1841; d. May 3,
1841. 4. Amos, b. Sept. 13, 1842.
6146. ii. KATHERINE, b. Aug. 27, 1808; m. Stephen Davis; d. Jan. 18,
i860.
6147. iii. STEPHEN, b. April 3, 181 1; m. Mary Sleeper; d. Nov. 12, 1889.
6148. iv. MARY ANN, b. March 30, 1813; m. Oct. 22, 1835, Daniel
Holland.
6149. v. EUNICE HILL, b. Oct. 5, 1815; m. Sept. 19, 1838, Henry Mcln-
tire, Jr., of New Sharon, Me., who was b. Nov. 19, 1814, and d.
March 3, 1877. Ch. : i. Charles S. Mclntire, b. New Sharon,
Me., March 2, 1840; m. and d. in Perham, Me., Sept. 27, 1882.
2. Flora M. Mclntire, b. in New Sharon, Me., Nov. 11, 1844; m.
and lives in Lynn, Mass. 3. Walter H. Mclntire, b. Feb. 6,
1847; m. and lives in Auburn, Me. 4. Francis H. Mclntire, b.
New Sharon, Me., April 15, 185 1. and d. in New Sharon. Me.,
March 13, 1874. 5. Addie A. Mclntire, b. New Sharon, Me.,
Nov. 5, 1857; m. Oct. 30, 1S78, Augustus A. Waite, of Auburn,
Me. 6. Alma H. Mclntire, b. Nov. 5, i860, and d. in New
Sharon, Me., March 23, 1865.
6150. vi. BENJAMIN C, b. March 19, 1820; d. June 5, 1851.
6151. vii. JOSEPH S., b. April 2, 1822; went to California about 1848 and d.
there.
6152. viii. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 4, 1834; m. October, 1845, Freeman Irish.
5990. DEA. JA]\IES FIELD (Joseph, Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah, Darby,
John), b. April 26, 1786, Gardiner, Me. ; m. Sarah Anderson; she d. leaving one son,
James; m., 2d, about 1S14, Sarah Pettingill, b. Oct. 24, 17S9; d. July 11, 1S70.
James Field, farmer, born Gardiner, Me., 1787; married Sarah Pettingill, born
Lewiston, Me., 1789; eleven children by this marriage. The family removed to
Lowell, Mass., in 1836; James Field (father) died in Lowell, 1S40; Sarah Field
(mother) died in Lowell in 1S70. He was at first a farmer, but later a merchant. He
claims no distinction as to religion, politics or business tendencies; although he was
a deacon of the Baptist church, and for a short time was a grocery man, and in bus-
iness in Lowell, Mass.. where, having moved about 1838, he lived, dying in 1S40.
James Field, of Lowell, made will Feb. 8, 1840. naming his wife, Sarah, sole
executrix. This will was probated Dec. 7, 1841. No children named. Extract
from will: "Residue to my wife Sarah Field, except one dollar to each of my
beloved children, not as a legacy merely, but to remind them that they are not
forgotten." — Middlesex Probate Records.
He d. April 29, 1840. Res. Greene, Me., and Lowell, Mass.
JAMES ANDERSON, b. Feb. i, 1811; m. Louisa Dill.
JOSEPH, b. July 27. 1816; m. Mary Ann Kidder.
MARY PETTINGILL, b. Nov. 20, 1820; she d. in 1880.
DAVID P., b. Jan. 12, 1818 d. Oct 23, 1S36.
SARAH, b. Sept. 3, 1819; d. March 5, 1838.
ELIZABETH PETTINGILL. b. Nov. 19, 1824; m. Bennett;
she res. North Boscawen, N. H.
6153.
1.
6154-
ii.
6155.
111.
6156.
iv.
6i57.
V.
6158.
vi.
996 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6159. vii. JOHN, b. June 28. 1822; d. March 5, 1838.
6160. viii. HANNAH PETTINGILL, b. Jan. 4, 1827; m. Flagg. Ch. :
I. Albert. 2. Abigail. All deceased. She d. 1892, at Haggett's
Pond, Mass.
6161. ix. SILAS CURTIS, b. Dec. 14, 1828; m. Abigail S. Mears.
6162. X. THANKFUL ANN. b. Jan. 20, 1831; m. about 1854, William
Rodney Emerson; she d. Jan. 8, 1869, in Lowell, Mass. He was
b. Hancock, N. H., Feb. 24, 1829; d. Lowell, Mass., Dec. 8, 1889;
was a manufacturer. Ch. : i. Mary A. Emerson, b Aug. 15,
1855; d. Sept. 12, 1888; m. at Peterboro, N. H.. May 13, 1879,
William A. Wheeler, of Dublin, N. H. Her daughter's address
is, Helen L. Wheeler, Hotel Oxford, Boston. 2. Helen Frances, b.
Jan. g. i860; unm. ; res. Hotel Oxford, Boston; is a telegrapher.
6163. xi. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. May 14, 1833; d. Feb. 27, 1838.
6164. xii. DAVID CORNELIUS GILBERT, b. Jan. 22, 1835; m. Lucy
A. W. Hayden.
5991. DEACON BENJAMIN HILL FIELD (Joseph, Samuel, Stephen.
Zechariah, Darby, John), b. Lewiston, Me., April 29, 1788; m. Gardiner, Me., Feb.
7, i8i2, Nancy Brown, b. West Gardiner, Me., May 18, 1796; d. Gardiner, Me.,
Dec. 21, 1891. Benjamin Hill Field lived a quiet and unostentatious life; was
respected and beloved by all who knew him for his gentleness and integrity of
character. He was a strictly religious man, being a deacon in the Baptist church
at Gardiner, Me., for many years. He d. June 24, 1858. Res. Gardiner, Me.
6165. i. PAULINE HILL. b. March 30, 1814; m. April, 1832, Constantine
Dickman, b. at Augusta, Me., March 29, 1807; d. at Maiden,
Mass., Dec. 15, 1892; his wife d. at Maiden, Mass., Feb. 4, 1899.
Constantine Dickman was one of the earliest of commercial
travelers representing a Boston wholesale house for many years.
He had a happy, cheerful disposition, and was a man of great
courage. At the time of the collision in Boston harbor of the
Kennebec river boat and an ocean steamer, the captain and Mr.
Dickman were the last to leave the craft. Just before leaving
Mr. Dickman found a man in the cabin on his knees praying to
the Lord to save him. Mr. Dickman grabbed him by the coat
collar, told him "the Lord was not in the cabin, but on the upper
deck," pulled him on deck, put him in a boat, and saved his life.
Ch. : I. Frances Dickman, m. at Boston, Mass., Sept. 27, 1858,
Henry Hervey Hills, b. at Springfield, Mass., Nov. 23, 1834.
Frances was born in Augusta, Me., July 26, 1833. Mr. Hills was
connected with the Morse telegraph lines in the early days of
telegraphs, serving in Boston and Springfield, Mass. ; removed
to Davenport, Iowa, in 1858, and entered the employ of the
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad, which was in operation fifty-
five miles west of Davenport. This road was consolidated later
with the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific, and Mr. Hills served
thirty-six years as freight and ticket agent at Davenport. He
retired from active business in 1890, and is still a resident of
Davenport, Iowa, s. p. 2. Julia Pauline Dickman, b. July 15,
1S35; m. Jan. 5, 1859, Alfred I. Woodbury; she d. Jan. 4, 1892.
Ch. : (a) Harry Leslie, b. Nov. 3, 1861. 3. Harriet Maria Dickman,
b. Feb. 6, 1840; unm.; address, 46 Staple street. Maiden, Mass.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 997
6166.
11.
6167.
iii.
6i63.
iv.
6169.
V.
6171.
Vll.
6172.
vm,
6i73-
ix.
6174.
X.
BENJAMIN, b. March 24, 1813; d. March 26, 1813.
JEWELL BROWN, b. Feb. 5, 1816; d. Jan. 4, 1820.
ANN ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 28, 1817; d. .
HARRIET BROWN, b. Feb. 23. 1820; d. at Gardiner. Me., Sept.
30, 1875.
6170. vi. MARY PENNINGTON, b, Jan. 21, 1822; d. at Farmingdale,
Me., 1854.
CAROLINE, b. Feb. 22, 1824; d. in Gardiner, Me., Aug. 8, 1825.
APPHIA JANE, b. June 15, 1826; d. at Gardiner, Me., March 9.
1892.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Oct. 31, 1S28; res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
ANNA LOUISE, b. Aug. 31, 1830; m. May 29. 1853, John S.
Wilson; res. Redlands, Gal. He was b. Jan. 19, 1825; is a mer-
chant. Ch. : I. Nellie Lowell Wilson, b. June 16, 1854; ^^
F. B. Gunther, Redlands, Jan. 16, 1894. 2. Harry Beam Wilspn,
b. June 15, 1856. 3. John Wallace Wilson, b. Aug. 25, 1858; m.
Jennie Haskell, Topsham, Me., Oct. i, 1886. 4. Elizabeth Rangis
Wilson, b. Dec. 15, 1866; m. July 29, 1890. 5. William Guilford
Wilson, b. Oct. 3, 1869; m. Ellen Gaylord, Redlands, April 15,
1889.
6175. xi. EMMA AUGUSTA, b. Oct. 5, 1832; d. at Gardiner, Me., June
28, 1883.
5993. JAMES FIELD (James, Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah, Darby, John), b.
North Yarmouth, Me., Aug. 17, 1796; m. there Achsah Whitcomb, of North Yar-
mouth; d. 1829; m., 2d, Anna True. He was a tanner and farmer. He d. 1874.
Res. North Yarmouth, Me.
6176. i. JAMES BALDWIN, b. Jan. 14, 1829; m. Caroline Parker Barnes
and Sarah Ashton Collander.
6177. ii. ABIGAIL TRUE, b. ; m. Sept. 12, 1854, Capt. Isaac
Beauchamp. He was a master mariner. Shed, in 1874. Ch. :
1. Mary McRay Beauchamp, b. Dec. 8, 1855; m. Sept. 21, 1881,
Isaac Henry Locke, b. Aug. 18, 1850, is a merchant; res. Bel-
mont, Mass. Ch. : (a) Alice Gertrude, b. June 25, 1882. (b)
Isaac Beauchamp, b. Sept. 7, 1883. (c) Richard Baldwin, b. Aug.
2, 1S85. (d) William Henry, b. Aug. 7, 1890. 2. Alice
Beauchamp, d. in infancy. 3. Alice Gifford Beauchamp, b. Oct.
6, 1864; m. William A. Crenshaw, Oct. 30, 18S5; d. July 7, 1894,
leaving children as follows: (a) Russell Sydnor. (b) Alfred.
(c) Alice Gertrude.
■6178. iii. MARY WARREN, b. Aug. 11, 1S22; m. Oct. 8, 1845, Gen.
Edward Russell. She d. Jacksonville, March -28, 1875, and he
m., 2d, June 6, 1876, Gertrude Wheeler, s. p. (see); he was b.
June I, 1820, in North Yarmouth, Me. Edward Russell, son of
Edward Russell and Lucy Stevens, was born in Yarmouth, Me.,
June I, 1820. His grandfather was Dr. Edward Russell, who
was born in Cambridge, 1736, and married in Andover, July 23,
1767, by the Rev. Samuel Phillips, grandfather of the bride, to
Hannah Elbert, daughter of Dr. Parker and Lydia (Phillips)
Clark. Edward Russell, Jr., went to Boston in October, 1835,
for the first time with his father, who introduced him to his
friend and kinsman, Hon. Josiah Quincy, then president of
998 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Harvard College ; also to Hon. Junius Savage and other college
classmates ; also to Mr. Ezra C. Hutchins, formerly in business
in Portland as Stoddard & Hutchins, but then of Hurd, Hutchins
& Skinner, Boston grocers, on South IMarket street. A position
as "boy" was secured with that firm from the ist of the follow-
ing April. After remaining a year in employ of that firm, he
returned to Portland and studied book-keeping. In the spring
of 1837 he received a call to be book-keeper with the same firm
he commenced with ; accepted and remained two years ; after-
wards offered a situation as book-keeper in Phenix Bank of
Charlestown, where he remained until the failure of the bank,
about two years, and then was employed for several months as
clerk of receiver of bank. When the last account of the receivers,
prepared by Russell, was rendered an opportunity offered to buy
out a Mr. Richardson, a partner of David Dow, in grocery and
ship store business on Commercial street, Boston, and the firm
became Dow & Russell. He was aided in capital by Enoch
Baldwin and his brother-in-law, Mr. Cogswell, in equal sums.
The business of Dow & Russell did not grow nor promised to ; so
they availed of a chance to sell out to good advantage to Sam
Cleland, who had an already established commission business,
but no store. Then through a newspaper advertisement a posi-
tion in the mercantile agency of E. Dunton & Co., a branch of
Lewis, Tappen & Co., in New York, the partners of the Boston
firm being Mr. Tappen, Mr. Dunbar and Jos. W, Elroy, Mr.
Clary, the Boston manager. In 1847 Geo. Wm. Gordon succeeded
E. E. Dunbar & Co. ; a year later Mr. Gordon, being a second
time made postmaster of Boston, by his desire the business of the
agency was conducted under style of E. Russell & Co., as it was
soon after until Jan. i, 1898, although Mr. Gordon sold out to
Mr. Waters & Russell about a year after style of E. Russell & Co.
was adopted. Ch. : i. Lucy Adelaide, b. Jan. 29, 1847; d.
March 22, 1848. 2. Edward Baldwin, b. Sept. 3, 1848; graduated
Harvard College, 1872; res. Dedham, Mass. He is a man of
great refinement. After his graduation, on account of ,ill health,
he did not enter into any business until twenty-eight years of age,
when he went into the office of his father, the mercantile agency
in Boston, where he continued until obliged to give up by ill
health in 1897. He has traveled extensively in Europe and
America, and is now in IJapan expecting soon to start for a trip
around the world. 3. Margaret Elizabeth, b. May i, 1851; m.
Dec. 8, 1870, Baron Carl Vicco Otto Friedrich Constantine von
Stralendorf of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He was eldest son of
Herr Landrath and Kammerherr Franz Ulrich von Stralendorf
and Theodore von Konemann of Gamehl, Neundorf, Tatow,
Prensberg and Kartlow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin ; was b. July 4,
1840. He d. in Gamehl, near Wismar, July i, 1872, and she m.,
2d, 1876, William Stuart Macfarland, Esq., of Boston. He d. in
New York city about 1894; she d. in London, England, 1889.
Mrs. Mary Warren (Field) Russell was born in North Yarmouth,
Me., on Aug. 11. 1822. She was the first child of James and
Achsah (Whitcomb) Field, of that town. Upon the death of her
FIELD GENEALOGY. 999
mother she was taken by her father's sister, Mrs. Enoch Bald-
win, to her home in Dorchester, and from that time until her
death, she resided in Dorchester and Boston. On Oct. 8, 1845,
she was married by the Rev. Chas. Lowell, D.D., to Edward
Russell, Esq., of Cambridge, a member of this society. Mrs. Rus-
sell possessed an active and vigorous mind ; and while she failed
in no respect in the complete discharge of her family and social
duties, she was much occupied in the later years of her life with
foreign travel and objects of art. When her attention was called
some years ago to the subject of genealogy, probably by the
possession of Mr. Savage's Dictionary, she entered upon that study
with enthusiasm, and but for her failing health would, it is be-
lieved, have contributed to the public, through the pages of the
New England Historical and Genealogical Register, much valuable
and useful information gathered from her careful collection of
manuscripts and published books. We are, in fact, indebted to
her for an important paper in the twenty-seventh volume, July,
1873, pages 289-291, in which she corrected some errors in Bond's
"Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Set-
tlers of Watertown." In this article she supplies information,
not previously published in regard to Edward Russell, M.D.,
Harvard College, 1759, born in Cambridge, 1736; died in North
Yarmouth, 1785, her husband's grandfather, who married Han-
nah, daughter of Parker Clark, M.D., and wife Lydia, grand-
daughter of the Rev. Samuel Phillips, and their descendants. In
her own home and family Mrs. Russell was tenderly affectionate
and helpful, while to a large circle of friends and to many out-
side these relations, she was endeared by her amiable and benev-
olent character. Her death occurred after a brief illness in
Jacksonville, Fla. , on March 28, 1875, whither she had gone to
attend an invalid son, She leaves two children — Edward Bald-
win, Harvard College, 1872, and Margaret Elizabeth, who mar-
ried, first, Dec. 8, 1870, the Baron Vicco von Stralendorf of Meek-
lenburg-Schwerin, who died July i, 1872, and, secondly, in 1876,
Wm. Stuart Macfarland, Esq., counselor-at-law of Boston. Her
bequest to the New England Historical and Genealogical society
is noticed in the Register, page 470.
ANNIE L., b. ; d. unm. in Yarmouth.
CHARLES HENRY, b. .
MARIA ANN, b. in 1836; d. April, 1863.
5994. DAVID FIELD (James, Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah, Darby, John), b.
North Yarmouth, Me., Nov. 3, 1777; m. Jane Bartol, of Freeport. Me.; m., 2d,
Phebe Davis, of North Yarmouth, b. in 1786; d. Aug. 13, 1864. He was a cord-
wainer. He d., aged 72, May 23, 1856. Res. North Yarmouth, Me.
6182. i. SAMUEL WHEELER, b. April 28. 1S13; m. Elizabeth E.
Horton.
61S3. ii. JANE BARTOL, b. ; m. John D. Safford, of Methuen, Mass; a
hatier; res. North Yarmouth; he d. in 1855. Ch. : i. Ellen. 2.
Marcia. 3. Alden. 4. Jane. 5. Child, d. Sept. 2, 1841.
6184. iii. MARY ANN, b. .
6179.
IV.
6180.
V.
6i8r.
vi.
1000 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6185. iv. ABIGAIL, b. ; m. Mitchell Loring, of North Yarmouth;
she d. 1877.
6186. V. ANDREW HOWARD, b. ; d. in infancy.
6187. vi. ELVIRA, b. ; m. George B. Mitchell. He was a sailor; res.
North Yarmouth; she d. Portland, Me., April, 1847. Ch. : i.
Samuel 2. Helen. 3. Lucy; m. "William Howard. 4. Child, d.
May II, 184;]. 5. Child, d. March 23, 1847.
6188. vii. LUCY WADWORTH, b. ; m. Irving Prescott, of New
Sharon, Me.; shed. 1846. Ch. : i. Augustus. 2. Lucy.
6189. viii, LEVI CUTLER, b. ; m. .
6190. ix. ANDREW HOWARD, b. ; m. Eliza Pearson.
6191. X. SARAH DAVIS, b. ; m. John Howard: she d. Portland,
Me., in 1862.
6192. xi. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, b. Oct. 13, 1829; m. Sarah Griffin and
Ellen Bennett.
5995. CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. FIELD (James, Samuel, Stephen, Zecha-
riah. Darby, John), b. North Yarmouth, Me., Sept. 7, 1781; m. there in 1802, Sally
Davis, b. in 17S4; d. Nov. 15, 1869. He was a noted ship master, sailing from
Portland, Me. He d. in 1827. Res. Pownal, Me.
TIMOTHY DAVIS, b. in 1803; m. Mary Douglas Gooding.
JAMES, b. .
SARAH ANN, b. ; ra. Jencks, of North Yarmouth.
DORCAS HOWARD, b. .
AUGUSTUS, b. .
ABBY TRUE, b. March 7, 1819; m. in Cumberland, Me., in 1836,
Thomas Chamberlain, railway conductor; res. Portland. He
was b. Wakefield, N. H., Feb. 20. 1S17; d. Cumberland, Me.,
May 6, 1888; she d. Portland, Me., Sept. 23, 1882. Ch. : i. Olive
Ann, b. Feb. 25, 1837; m. Sept. 7, 1863, Albion Hersey, of South
Paris, Me; no children. 2. Sarah Abigail, b. Jan. 13, 1841;
unm. ; res. Cumberland, Me. ; a teacher in Portland, Me., for
twenty-five years.
JOHN, b. .
SAMUEL CUTLER, b. .
ANDREW HOWARD, b. .
DAVID, b. .
6193.
6194.
11.
6195.
iii.
6196.
IV.
6197.
v.
6I9S.
VI.
6199.
Vll.
6200.
viii,
6201.
ix.
6202.
X.
6203.
xi.
WILLIAM, b. ; m. Jane Gooding.
5996. ENOS FIELD (James, Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah, Darby, John), b.
North Yarmouth, Me., Jan. 10, 1776; m. Paris, Me., Jan. 14, 1800, Abigail Prince;
m., 2d, Phebe Collins, of Cumberland, Me., b. 1788: d. 1878. He was a farmer,
tanner and currier. She was daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Ward) Prince
(Sylvanus, Benjamin, Thomas, Elder John). He d. May 30, 1859. Res. Mercer, Me.
6204. i. ENOS, b. Oct. 23, 1821 ; m. Emily C. Kilgore.
CHARLES, b. ; d., s. p., in 1832.
JAMES COLLINS, b. in 1809; m. .
THOMAS GREEN, b. Nov. 30. 1811; d., s. p., 1895.
CYRENUS, b. June 29, 1814; m. Olive S. Ridlon.
RUEL, b. June i, 1816.
JOSEPH WARREN, b. Dec. 25, 1818; m. .
WILLIAM, b. April 19, 1824; s. p.
GEORGE DANA, b. April 19, 1826; m. .
6205.
11.
6206.
iii.
6207.
iv.
6208.
V.
6209.
vi.
6210.
Vll,
6211.
viii
6212.
ix.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1001
6213. X. BENJAMIN TITCOMB. b. July 4. 1829; m.
6214. xi. EDWIN, b. July 21, 1831; s. p.
6215.
1.
6216.
ii.
6217.
iii.
6218.
iv.
6219.
V.
6004.
EI
6003. AARON DAVIS FIELD (Isaac N,, Joseph, Robert, Robert, Robert,
John), b. Braintree, Mass., Oct. 10, 1789; m. Dorchester, Mass., Dec. 22, 1824,
Mary Ann Fessenden, b. March 7, 1798; she d., aged sixty-two, in South Boston,
Mass., Nov. 14, i860. He was a tanner and currier. He d. Sept. 17, 1845. Res.
Field's Corner, Dorchester, Mass.
AARON DAVIS, JR., b. Jan. 2, 1831; m. Eliza Ashley.
GEORGE, b. ; d. s. p.
HENRY H., b. Aug. 29. 1840; m. Sarah M. Barrett.
MARY ANN, b. April 4, 1833; m. Jan. 12, 1850, John BuUard
Meads; res. Hotel Cummings, South Boston, Mass,
HARRIOT AUGUSTUS, b. Nov. 6, 1825.
ENOS FIELD (Isaac N., Joseph, Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b.
Dorchester, Mass., July 9, lySS; m. May 10, 1818, Elizabeth H. Blake; she d.
Sept. 21, 1S71. He was a tanner and currier, and carried on the business with his
brother Isaac at Field's Corner.
Elizabeth H. Field, of Boston, died Sept. 21, 1871. Her husband was Enos
Field. Son, Henry Field, of Boston, appointed administrator. Daughters, Eliza
A. Field, single woman; Louisa A. Howe.— Suffolk Co. Probate.
He d. Nov. 13, 1873. Res. Dorchester, Mass.
6220. i. LOUISA ALMIRA, b. Jan. 8, 1823; m. May 14, 1846, Theodore
Howe; res. 114 Park street, Dorchester, Mass. Ch. : i. Edward
Robinson, b. Feb. 25, 1847; m. Annette Glidden Oct. 30, .
Ch. : (a) Marion Annette Howe, b. Jan. 9, 1880. 2. Ella Louisa,
b. Nov. 13, 1848. 3. Theodore Lyman, b. Jan. 21, 1851; m.
Mary A. Wilbur. Ch. : (a) Bradford Lyman, b. June 17, 1881.
(b) Chester Elmer, b. Oct. 3, 1882. 4. Henry Field Lyman, b. April
28, 1855; m. Julia A. Hanscom ; d. Oct. 13, 1891. Ch. : (a) Harry
Field, b. Feb. 21, 18S4. (b) Bessie Emily, b. Feb. 21, 1884. (c)
Ella Marguerite, b. May 8, 1892. 5. Annie Elizabeth, b. March
3, 1859. 6. Lucy Curtis, b. Oct. 25, 1867; m. June 30, 1896,
Peter Julius Casey. Ch. : (a) Robert Pierce, b. Dec. 8, 1897. All
children of Theodore L. and Louisa A. Howe still reside in Dor-
chester.
ENOS, b. Jan. 28, 1819; d. before 1873.
ELIZA ANN, b. Feb. 26, 1820; unm. ; res. Boston.
HENRY, b. Oct. 9, 1821 ; d. unm., Feb. 10, 1889.
Petition of administration by Henry F. Howe, of Boston, on
estate of Henry Field, of Boston, who died Feb. 10, 1889. Rel-
atives of deceased: Eliza A. Field, sister; Louisa A. Howe,
sister; Henry F. Howe, nephew. — Suffolk Co. Probate, Feb-
ruary, 1889.
6006. ISAAC F. FIELD (Isaac N., Joseph, Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b.
Dorchester, Mass., March 19, 1793; m. April 22, 1821, Emeline Richards, dau. of
Samuel and Mary, b. July 8, 1801; d. Jan. 8, 1876. Was a tanner and currier,
and carried on the business at Field's Corner for about thirty years, and employed
a large number of men.
Samuel R. Field, his son. was appointed administrator of his estate, Oct. 19,
1850. Emeline Field was his widow. — Norfolk Co. Probate.
He d. Oct. 12, 1850. Res. Dorchester, Mass.
64
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il.
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iii.
6223.
IV.
1002 FIELD GENEALOGY.
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111.
6227.
iv.
6228.
V.
6229.
vi.
6224. i. EMELINE F. , b. Jan. 13, 1829; m. July 8, 1858, Silas W. Leonard;
res. Dorchester, Mass., 29 Neponset avenue. He is a shoe
dealer; is s. p. ; was b. Aug. 6, 1820.
6225. ii. SAMUEL RICHARDS, b. April 4, 1823; m. Elizabeth H.
Sumner.
LAURA ANN, b. Feb. 7, 1825; d. Sept. 5, 1848.
WARREN R., b. Feb. 26, 1831 ; m. Louise M. Piper.
EDWIN F., b. Nov. 10, 1833; m. Sarah A. Batchelder.
ISAAC, b. Jan. 21, 1827; m. Elizabeth Leeds.
6008. CAPTAIN THOMAS MINOT FIELD (Isaac N.. Joseph. Robert,
Robert, Robert, John), b. Field's Corner, Dorchester, Mass., March 31, 1798; m.
April 23. 1820, Esther Fuller, b. 1799; ^- April 12, 1822; m., 2d, Dec. 11, 1825,
Nancy Fellows, of Wiscasset, Me., b. April 28, 1802; she d. Jan. 2, 1879, i^i Boston.
He was a tanner and currier. Thomas Minot Field was captain of the Dorchester
Artillery for many years. He died at Albany, N. Y., and was buried in Codman's
burying ground, Dorchester, Mass. ; as also his wife. His parents, Isaac N. and
Joanna Field, were buried in the old burying ground at Dorchester. Captain Field
once wrote that the coat-of-arms of his family of the name of Field "is an open
ground with three sheaves of wheat from which I think they may have been agri-
culturists." He d. April 16, 1861, in Albany, N. Y. Res. Dorchester, Mass.
6230. i. SARAH HOLMES, b. Nov. 27. 1842; m. Aug. 3. 1865, in Charles-
town, Mass., William M. Gruber, b. April 10, 1841; she d. July
II, 1891, in Boston. Ch. : i. George Minot Gruber, b. July 27,
1867, in Boston; d. May, 1868. 2. Grace Edith Cloyes, b. June
18, 1870; m. June 27, 1895, William E. Cloyes, b. Dec. 31, 1867;
res. 6145 Monroe avenue, Chicago, 111. His office is Room 6x6,
84 La Salle street ; a lawyer of the firm of Plum & Cloyes. Ch. :
(a) Leone Cloyes, b. Nov. 30, 1896. (b) Edith Field Cloyes, b.
Dec. 22, 1898. William E. Cloyes was born in Cedar Vale,
Kansas. At the age of seventeen he went to Boston, Mass.,
where he attended high school and began the study of law,
graduating in 1893 from the Harvard Law School. Immediately
afterward he started west, was admitted to the Chicago bar, and
in September, 1894, became junior member of the firm of Plum
& Cloyes, attorneys-at-law, 84 La Salle street, Chicago. 3. Elinor
Leone Gruber, b. Oct. 24, 1845, and lives 100 Beltran street.
Maiden, Mass.
THOMAS, b. May 26, 1826; d. Dec. 31, 1829.
EMERSON, b. Feb 23, 1828; d. Jan. 4, 1874.
CHARLES, b. Dec. 8, 1829; m. .
TRUMAN FLOWER, b. Jan. 20. 1832; d. Feb. 11, 1835.
CHILD, b. October, 1S21; d. Feb. 17, 1822.
ESTHER ANN, b. Aug. 25, 1834; d. Dec. 9, 1841.
THOMAS, b. April 6, 1837; m. Anna Louise Clouston.
WILLIAM S., b. Jan 27. 1840; m. ; d. s. p. Aug. 27, 1870.
6009. PEARSON HOWARD FIELD (Isaac N.. Joseph, Robert, Robert,
Robert, John), b. Dorchester, Mass., Aug. 19, 1802; m. April 14, 1825, Susannah
Nazro Richards, b. December, 1800; d. Aug. 10, 1859; "i-. 2d, Aug. 22, i860, in
Newburyport Mass., Caroline Webster Stone, dau. of Richard and Caroline W., b.
May 24, 1833; res. 139 Ashmont street, Dorchester, Mass.
His will was filed in the Suffolk Probate office, and proved Nov. 12, 1883.
6231.
11.
6232.
iii.
6233.
IV.
6234.
V.
6234 >^-
vi.
6235.
VI.
6236.
VII.
6237.
viii,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1003
6238.
i.
6239.
ii.
6240.
iii.
6241.
IV.
6242.
V.
6243.
vi.
6244.
Vll.
6245.
viii
6246.
ix.
6247.
X.
624S.
xi.
Mentions Richard Stone, brother-in-law; Pierson H. Field, son; Alfred D. Field,
son ; Caroline Field, wife.
He d. Oc. 20, 18S3. Res. Dorchester, Mass.
HOWARD PERKINS, b. May 7, 1826; m. Augusta Lawrence.
SUSANNAH LOWDER. b. July 28, 1827; d. Nov. 29. 1848.
PETER RICHARDS, b. Dec. 21, 1828; d. April 11, 1832.
SARAH DUNCAN, b. Sep. 21, 1830; d. May 25, 1834.
PIERSON HAYWARD, b. Nov. 8, 1832; m. Joanna Weatherbee.
HENRY LORD, b. Aug. 20, 1834; d. Aug. 22, 1834.
SARAH JANE, b. Oct. 11, 1836; d. March 27, 1843.
ALFRED DUNCAN, b. Aug. 8, 1838; m. Louise Blodgett.
CAROLINE CHASE, b. Aug. 25, 1840; m. June 5, 1845.
MABEL HOWARD, b. March 12, 1863; m. April 22, 1863.
AMY WEBSTER, b. Dec. 12, 1864; living at Ashmont street,
Dorchester, Mass. ; a teacher.
6010. MAJOR FREEMAN FIELD (Isaac N., Joseph, Robert. Robert,
Robert, John), b. Dorchester, Mass., Nov. 3, 1804; m. Mary H. Smith,
Mrs. Mary H. Field Buried. Was Mother of Mrs. B. F. Bates and Grand-
mother of Mrs. Alice Bates Rice. Funeral services for Mrs. Mary H. Field, of
Charlestown, were held at her residence, 10 Russell street, yesterday at i p. m.
They were simple in character, as became the quiet, peaceful life which had
reached its earthly end. Rev. G. I. Keirn, pastor of the Universalist church, offici-
ated. He read from the Scriptures, and after a prayer spoke earnestly and encour-
agingly, drawing a beautiful lesson from her life and character. Owing to the
limited ;amount of room in the little home on Russell street, where Mrs. Field had
lived for the past sixty years, only relatives and a few most intimate friends were
invited to the funeral. Music was omitted by special request, although many lead-
ing singers of Boston offered their services. The interment was at Woodlawn.
Mrs. Field was a native of Medway. She was the widow of Major Freeman Field.
and mother of Mrs. B. F. Bates, prominent in musical circles of Boston, and Mrs.
W^ H. McLaughlin, of Charlestown, who is prominent in social circles of that dis-
trict, both of whom survive her. She also leaves six grandchildren, among whom
is Mrs. Alice Bates Rice and Frank H. Robie, also prominent in musical circles of
Boston. Her life was noted for good deeds performed in an unobtrusive way, and
her family and friends have only pleasant memories of that life, possessing as it did
all the virtues which went to make up a truly noble Christian woman. — Boston paper.
Petition for administration. Freeman Field died Jan. 6, 1885, of Boston.
Widow, Mary H. Field, of Boston. Two daughters, Harriet M. McLaughlin, wife
of William McLaughlin,; of Maine; Alice G. Bates, wife ofr Benjamin F. Bates, of
Boston.— Suffolk Co. Probate.
He d. Jan. 6, 1S85. Res. Charlestown, Mass., 10 Russell street.
6249. i. ALICE G., b. ; m. Benjamin F. Bates; res. Ashmont street,
Dorchester, Mass.
6250. ii. HARRIET M., b. ; m. William H. McLaughlin; res.
Charlestown.
6014. ROBERT FIELD (George, Robert, Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b.
Hardwick, Mass., Jan. 8, 1777; m. Western, Feb. 4, 1803, Sally Tyler, of West-
ern, b. 1779; d. Sept. 20, 1859. He inherited the homestead.
Will of Robert Field, of Hardwick. Wife, Sally; child. Sophia Field; 1843, Ira
M. Barton, judge.— Worcester Probate.
He d. Aug. 23, 1843. Res. Hardwick, Mass.
1004 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6255.
111.
6256.
iv.
6257.
V.
6258.
vi.
6251. i. SOPHIA, b. in 1805; d. unm. in Warren, Mass., July 24, 1870.
6252. ii. GEORGE, b. in 1S09; d. March 16, 1813.
6or6. REV. JOHN FIELD (George, Robert, Robert, Robert, Robert, John),
b. Hardwick, Mass., Jan. 5, 17S0; m. Berton, Ohio, in 1812, Sarah Holt Ensworth,
b. 1794; d. March 29, 1S34, at Atwater, Ohio. He was bom in Hardwick, was grad-
tiated at Williams College in 1S07; studied divinity and had a pastorate at North
Wrentham. From May i, 1816, to June 15, 1819, he was a missionary in Ohio. The
latter part of his life was spent in the south, where he preached and taught school.
Accepted a professorship in Washington College, Miss., in 1825, He d. Aug. 7,
1827. Res. Natchez, Miss.
6253. i. LUCY AMES, b. May 7, 1S21; m. Oct. 15, 1846, Elkanah Hall, b.
Wallmgford, Conn., Nov. 4, 1811; d. Feb. 2, 1873, at Council
Bluffs. Iowa. Ch. : i. Sarah Field Hall, b. Oct. 6, 1S47; ra.
July 19, 1S72, Isaac Cooper; address, 3522 Gray street, Denver,
Col. He was b. Oct. 16, 1839; d. Dec. 2, 1887; was engaged in
real estate and mining. Ch. : (a) Charlotte Eliza Cooper, b.
May I, 1873. (b) Alice Field Cooper, b. April 8, 1875. (c) Harry
Hall Cooper, b. April 5, 1878; 3522 Gray street, Denver, Col.
6254. ii. HARRIET, b. 1S12; m. March, 1829, Ira R. Day; shed. July 4,
1883.
EDWARDS, b. 1815; d. in infancy.
ERASTUS, b. May, 1S28; m., but d. s. p. March, 1S91.
GEORGE, b. in 1823; d. s. p.
HOMER HOWARD, b. May 9, 1825; m. Sarah E. Arnold.
6024. ASA KEYS FIELD (Ebenezer, Robert, Robert, Robert, Robert, John),
b. Western, Mass., March 31, 1778; m. Oct. 11, 1797, Sally Brown; she d. Bloom-
field, Conn., aged ninety-one.
Capt. Joseph Field, administrator of the estate of Asa Keys Field, late of
Western, Mass. Widow, Sally Field, Aug. 27, 1804. Nathaniel Paine, judge.
He d. July 23, 1804. Res. Western (Warren), Mass. .
6259. i. EBENEZER, b. Dec. 23, 1798; d. unm. March 24, 1823.
6260. ii. JOSEPH, b. March 12, iSoi; m. Eliza Josseylin and Mary Ann
Fowler.
6025X. WILLIAM FIELD (William, William, William, William, Robert,
John), b. Quincy, Mass., in 1777; m. Oct. 20, 1803. Sarah Adams, b. April 8, 1786.
After his death she m., 2d, Oct. 9, 1S09, Henry Wood, of Quincy; she d. July 13,
i88o. He d. Dec. 17, 1S05. Res. Quincy, Mass.
6260X. i. MARGARET ADAMS, b. Oct. 20, 1804; m. Nov. 5, 1826, John
Glover, b. Nov, 21, 1803; d. Jan. 24, 1889; she d. Dec's, 1885.
6026. DEACON JOHN FIELD (John, John, William, William, Robert, John),
b. Braintree, Mass., Oct. 27, 1777; m. June 20, 1802, Beulah Reed, of Dempster, b.
1778; d. July 30, 1835; m., 2d, April 5, 1S38, Tabitha Colburn, b. 1796; d. Oct. 7,
1848 He was only nine years of age when his father moved to Peterboro. He fol-
lowed the occupation of his father, and carried on extensively the business of tann-
ing for many years at the same place as his father. His first wife was the mother
of all his children. He d. Nov. 13, 1856. Res. Peterboro, N. H.
6261. i. ADELINE, b. April 29, 1803; m. Feb. 4, 1830, James B. Nichols,
b. 1804; d. Aug. 3, 1852, He was a tanner and currier. She d.
May 4, 1874. Ch. : i. John Field Nichols, b. Jan. 7, 1831; m.
Adelia Benedict; address, "Briarwood," Bellevue, King county,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1005
6262.
11.
6263.
iii,
6264.
iv.
Wash. Ch. : (a) Amelia Frances Nichols, (b) AUie Adelia
Nichols. 2. James Nichols (deceased), b. April i, 1833; m. Katie
Belle Reynolds. Ch. : (a) Burton, (b) ]\Iabel. (c) Worcester,
(d) James (deceased). 3. Sarah Louisa Nichols, b. Aug. 29, 1835:
m. Rev, George Dustan; Ch. : (a) Gertrude Louise Dustan.
(b) Grace Nichols Dustan ; address, Orphan Asylum, Hartford,
Conn. _^;
ISAAC, b. July 11, 1S04; m. Mary Greene.
LOUISA, b. March 20. 1806; m. May 13, 1S41, Benjamin Norton,
of Abington, Mass; she d. in 1843.
SYLVIANA, b. Dec. i, 1S07; m. Oct. 16, 1837, John W. Shepherd.
He was b. Lyndeboro, N. H., Aug. 27, 1816; she d. April 8,
1887. Ch. : I. Horatio Nelson, b ilay 3, 1839 ; m. 1868 Caroline W.
Sanborn, of Salem, Mass. Ch. : (a) Carrie Frazier, b. Jan.
10, 1869, Salem, Mass. (b) Henry Field, b. July 7, 1870; d. Feb.
13, 1891. (c) Alice Amelia, b. Sept. 2, 1S72; d. August, 1878,
(d) Willie Nelson, b. Feb. 28, 1874; d. September, 1S78. (e) Mary
Louisa, b. Oct. 16, 1S75, Salem, Mass. (f) Arthur Kendall, b.
Jan. ig, 1877, Salem, Mass. (g) Horatio Nelson, Jr., b. Oct. 25,
1S78, Salem, Mass. (h) Worcester Turner, b. Nov. 9, 1881; d.
Feb. 10, 1882. 2. Louisa Clotilda, b. Feb. 8, 1841; m. John R.
Richardson, of Woburn, Mass., Aug. iS, 1869; no children. 3.
Sarah Jane, b. June 4, 1843; m. Sylvester Boutwell, of Woburn,
Mass., June 19, 1862; d. May 10, 1S64. Ch. : (a) Emma Louise, b.
at Fitzwilliam, N. H., April 7, 1S64; m'. William Wovel, and has
seven children; lives in Ayer, Mass. 4. Henry Martj'n, b. Dec.
15, 1846; m. Clara Thayer, of Peterboro, N. H., Aug. 12, 1875.
Ch. : (a) Henry Martyn, Jr., b. June 11, 1880; d. Sept. 22, 1881.
(b) , b. Somerville, Mass. ; d. Newton, Mass. 5. Emma Syl-
vina, b. June 7, 1849; d. Feb. 25, 1852. Addresses: H. N. Shep-
ard, 15 Buffum street, Salem, Mass.; Mrs. J. K. Richardson,
Wellesly Hills, Mass. ; Henry M. Shepard. 134 Main street,
Winchester, Mass.
6265. V. RUTH, b. June 22, 1809; m. Jan. 4, 1842, John E. Leiper, of
Bethel, 111. Ch. : i. Mary L. 2. John F. 3. Curtis M. 4.
Edward F. ; d. in Peterboro, April 22, 1850. The family reside
in Denmark, Iowa.
6266. vi. JOHN, b. Nov. 22, 1810; m. Sarah E. Worcester and Sarah A.
Baldwin.
6267. , vii. HORATIO N., b. March 25. 1813: m. Charity Taylor.
6268. viii. WILLIAM, b. April 17, 1S14; m. Sophia H. Cone.
6269. ix. MARY ANN, b. Nov. 22, 1815; d. April 4, 1816.
6270. X. MARY, b. Jan. 13, 1S17; m. Luther Noyes, of Abington, Mass.;
she d. Sept. 25, 1840, Ch. : i. Mary Jane, b. May 10. 1840; d.
young.
6271. xi. MARCY CALISTA, b. Dec. 23, 1814; m. Feb. 20, 1840, Moses
Thompson, b. December, 1814; d. June 31, i860; was a farmer,
currier and inventor. Ch. : i. Alfred Montrose, d. at two and
a half years. 2, Mary Noyes Thompson, b. June 24, 1S45; ad-
dress, Orphan Asylum, Hartford, Conn. 3. Edward Thompson,
b. May 18, 1847; address, 201 South i6th street, St. Louis, Mo.
6272. xii. SARAH THAYER, b. Aug. 3, 1S19; m. Sept. 6, 1841, Deacon
1006 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Andrew A. Farnsworth; she d. April 9, 1898. He was from
Bakersfield, Vt,, son of Andrew and was born there Oct. 30,
1S17; died Dec. 22, 1890. He was a tanner by trade, and carried
on tanning in the old shop of Deacon Field ; was deacon in the
Union Evangelical church; held various town offices, and for
many years was in the legislature. Ch. : i. Henry Atherton
Farnsworth ; m. Jennie Neville at New Boston, N. H. Ch. :
, (a) Marion Atherton, b. Sept. 23, 1878; d. Dec. 28, 1894. (b)
Gertrude Neville, b. Oct. 10, 1882; address, 36 Ashley street,
Hartford, Conn. 2.- John Hermon Farnsworth; m. Laura Schultz
(Lizzie Lamson, first wife, deceased). Ch. : (a) Josephine
Lamson. (b) Warren Hermon; address, Hurley, S. D. 3. Willis
A. Farnsworth ; m. Louisa Wilcox ; no children ; address, Peter-
boro, N. H.
6273. xiii. LOUISE JANE, b. June 14, 1821; m. May 13, 1841, Luther Noyes,
of Abington, Mass.; she d. Jan. xi, 1850. Ch. ; i. James B., b.
June 14, 1844; d. young
6274. xiv. ALBERT, b. June 22, 1822; d. Sept. 8, 1822.
6027, WILLIAM FIELD (John, John, William. William, Robert, John), b.
Braintree, Mass., Nov. 18, 1782; m. April 17, 1808, Mary McAlister, b. 1786; d. May
21, 1853. He was a farmer and resided in the east part of the town, adjoining the
old Blair place, where he reared his family. He d. April 23, 1863. Res. Peter-
boro, N. H.
6275. i. WILLIAM F., b. Jan. 4, 1809; d. Aug. 4. 1828.
6276. ii. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, b. Dec. 22, 1809; m. Jane E.
Brackett.
6277. iii. MARY A., b. March 26, 1811; m. George Brackett; she d. July
27, 1846, s. p.
6278. iv. JOHN G., b. April 14, 1812; m. Rachel Marcy.
6279. v. KATHERINE MILLER, b. April 20, 1813; m. Sept. 21. 1836,
Horace Huse; res. La Belle, Mo. He was b. June 10, 1810; d.
Aug. 31, 1S81; was a farmer. Ch. : 1. Charles H., b. July 2. 1838;
m. Lena Scott; d . Ch. : (a) Alex. Res. Aurora, Mo. 2.
Josephine, b. Nov. 24. 1839; m. James Brying; res. Springfield,
Mo. 3. Mary S., b. July 30. 1841; m. Geo. Ellison; res. La Belle,
Mo. 4. Catherine, b. Nov. 18, 1842; m. Alex Smith; res. La Belle,
Mo. 5. Horace R.. b. March 10,1844; m. Martha Lewis; res.
Chautauqua, Kansas. 6. Emogene, b. Jan. 8, 1846; d. Nov. 8,
1852. 7. Kirk, b. Dec. 28. 1847: m. Frances Jones; res. La
Belle. Mo. 8. Fremont, b. Dec. 7. 1850; m. Louisa Jones; res.
La Belle, Mo. 9. Douglas, b. Dec. 29, 1855; m. Julia Parks; res.
La Belle, Mo. 10. Ella Jane, b. April 20, 1857; m. John Quin-
ley; res. Bethel. Mo.
6280. vi. CHARLES, b. Sept. 18, 1S14; m. Electa Brockway,
6281. vii. HARRIET, b. May 7, 1816; m. Abiel Niles, of Lowell, Mass.
Ch. : I. Alonzo. 2. Alburtus. 3. Frederick. 4. Harriet E. 5.
John. Res. Kuoxville, Iowa.
6282. viii. JEREMIAH G., b. July 10, 1817; m. Mary Harvey and Sarah M.
Moore.
6283. ix. FRANKLIN, b. May i. 1819; m. Luvia Miner.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1007
6285.
XI.
6286.
xii.
6287.
xiii.
6288.
xiv.
6284. x. RUTH, b. Oct. 9, 1820; unm. ; res. 481 Beacon street, Boston, and
Peterboro, N. H.
CHARLOTTE, b. March 11, 1822; d. Jan. 2, 1844.
HENRY, b. Oct. 30, 1823; m. Lucy Farmer.
ALBERT H., b. July 14, 1825; m. Mehitable Perkins and .
LOIS, b. Oct. 23, 1826; m. Oct. 16, 1852, Samuel Cannon, b. 1827;
d. April 6, i860; m., 2d, Jan. 23, 1866, George M. Pierce; res.
Worcester, Mass.
6289. XV. EUNICE W., b. Aug. 9, 1829; d. unm. ; res. Worcester, Mass.
Will of Eunice W. Field, of Peterborough, N. H., 1880 (lived in
Worcester at this time), single woman. Brothers, A. H. Field,
Charles Field, Jeremiah S., Albert, Henry and Franklin; sister,
Lois Pierce; nephew, Herbert W. Field; one of the witnesses is
Ruth T. Field. Adin Thayer, judge. — Worcester Co. Probate.
602S. ELISHA FIELD (John, John, William, William, Robert, John), b,
Braiutree, Mass., Aug. 2, 1784; m. Sophronia C. ; d. August, 1863.
He was born in Braintree; moved with the family to Peterboro, where his
father, it is said, located on the "rockiest, most barren piece of land in America,
and brought his large family of children." After attaining his majority, and hav-
ing acquired the tanner's trade, moved to Boston. He engaged extensively in the
leather business, acquired considerable wealth, but died without issue.
Elisha Field Newton, died Aug. 19, 1861. Sophronia C. Field, widow. Left
will. Executors, Alexander H. Field, of Winchester, and Dustin Lacey, of Newton.
Property willed to widow, to an adopted daughter, Jane Augusta Field, and to the
grandchildren, by the name of Thompson, of his brother John Field. The mother
of these children was Mary C. Thompson, daughter of said John. Also to Massa-
chusetts Bible Society, American Tract Society, etc. Will dated May 23, 1861.
Sophronia, widow of above, made will dated May 22, 1863, which was probated
Aug. II, 1863. Same executors as above. Legatees: Eunice W. Field and Lois
Cannon, two nieces. Also Otis Field, of Lempster, and "$300 for promoting the
cause of Christianity." — Middlesex Co. Probate.
He d. Aug. 19, 1861. Res. Newton, Mass.
6290. i. JANE AUGUSTA, adopted.
6030. OTIS FIELD (John, John, William, William. Robert, John), b. Peter-
boro, N. H., Jan. 22, 1794; m. Lydia Dodge, b. 1792; d. Nov. 10, 1839. Had six
children. He d. 1863. Res. Antrim, N. H.
6033. TIMOTHY FIELD, JR. (Timothy, John, William, William, Robert,
John), b. Dorchester, Jan. 6, 17S5; m. July 24, 1807, Mrs. Sarah Wilder Stoddard,
d. February, 1857. She was b. February, 17S2, dau. of Thomas and Bettina
(Gordon) Wilder. She m., ist, Knights Stoddard. She was b, in Hingham. Mass.
He was a cordwainer by trade. He d. May 29, 1821. Res. Dorchester, Mass.
6291. i. CATHERINE, b. Jan. 24, 1814.
6292. ii. JAMES HARRIS, b. Dec. 25, 1818; m. Sarah Ann Stacy. "
6034. JOHN FAXON FIELD (Timothy, John. William, William, Robert,
John), b. Dorchester, Mass., April S, 1796; m. April 20, 1820, Abigail Thayer, b.
1791, dau. of Zaccheus and Joanna (Mixwell). He was a farmer. He d. in Boston
May 22, 1882. Res. Dorchester, Mass.
629214:. i. JOHN. b. Oct. 8. 1820.
6292^^. ii. ABIGAIL THAYER, b. Jan. 3, 1823.
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FIELD GENEALOGY.
6035. JOSIAH FAXON FIELD (Timothy, John, William, William. Robert,
John), b. Dorchester, Mass., April 8, 1796; m. April 11, 1822, Mary Dearborn, b.
July 13, 1803, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Patterson), of Saco, Me. He d. April
26, 1872. Res. Randolph, Mass.
6292^. i. MARY ELLEN, b. 1S32, adopted name Baker, dau. of Dana
Baker; m. Oct. 28, 1852, Amos Upham, of Randolph, son of
Gorham, of Stoughton, b. 1831. He was a cordwainer.
6041. THOMAS FIELD (Thomas. John, William. William, Robert, John), b.
Braintree, Mass., Oct. 7, 1793; m. in Albany, N. Y., May 10, 1821, Nancy Barrett,
b. Feb. 20, 1798; d. Julj"^ 2, 1853. Thomas Field was a business man in Albany,
N. Y. ; of upright character; died in August, 1834; was at the time of his death
treasurer of the First Methodist Episcopal church; also treasurer of the public
schools in Albany. N. Y., and though he died suddenly Aug. 17, 1834. of cholera,
his accounts were in good shape and balanced to a cent. He served as a substitute
in the war of 181 2. He d. Aug. 7, 1834. Res. Albany, N. Y.
6293.
6294.
6295.
6296.
6297.
JOSEPH, b. Jan. 29. 1822; m. Amanda Malvina Ryerson.
i. MARY ANN. b. Oct. 4. 1824; d. July 18, 1825.
ii. MARY ANN. b. Aug. 27. 1827; d. Sept. 6, 1829.
V. MARGARET ANN, b. May i, 1830; m. Feb. 13, 1862. Charles
W. Potter. He was b. Chazy, N. Y., Jan. 5, 1834. Is an insur-
ance adjuster; res. Denver, Col., 106 West 13th avenue.
Ch. : I. George Field Potter, b. Feb. 22. 1863 ; d. at Eagle,
Wis., Aug. 31, 1864. 2. William G. Potter, b. at Eagle, Wis.,
April 15, 1S65; m. Aug. 14, 1894, to Easton McNab. at Evanston.
111. ; postofHce. Evanston, 111. Had only a common school educa-
tion, aad when he was fourteen years of age went to Albany,
N. Y., where he was clerk in a dry goods store for three years.
Then went to the Troy Conference Academy for one year; at
West Poultney, Vt. ; afterwards went to Erie county, Pa., as
clerk for Riley Potter. In 1856 went to Eagle, Wis. ; engaged
in the mercantile business. He has never held political offices,
but was U. S. mail agent on the Wisconsin and Prairie du Chien
railroad from 1861 to 1867, and has since been engaged in the
insurance business at Waukesha, Wis., Milwaukee, and has been
in Denver, Col., for the last eight years, a special agent and ad-
juster for the ^tna Insurance Company.
SUSAN JANE, b. Nov. 14, 1832; m. May 6, 1856, Charles W. Pot-
ter; she d. at Eagle, Wis., Oct. 21, i860, leaving one son, Charles
Lewis Potter, who now resides in Denver, Col.
6042. WARREN FIELD (Thomas, John. William, William, Robert. John),
b. Braintree, Mass., April 28. 1796; m. in Ohio, Nancy Root. He went to Ohio
when a young man; married there, and resided in Streetsboro, Portage county.
In 1846 he moved to Mentor, and resided on a farm there until his death, single
person. He was a quiet, unassuming man, and very honorable in all his dealings.
He was a Democrat, and voted the last time for James Buchanan. He d. in i860.
Res. Mentor, Ohio.
6043. HARVEY FIELD (Thomas, John. William. William, Robert. John),
b. Braintree, Mass., Dec. 14, 1798; m. in Ohio, and went west. Was a Mormon.
He d. in i860. Res. Warren, Ohio.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1009
6056. CHARLES FIELD (James, John, William, William, Robert, John), b.
Quincy, Mass., about 1790; m. in Boston, Henrietta, or Harriet, Von Haagen, of
New York. b. 1792; d. June 15, 1876. Had. July'5, 1851. Res. Quincy, Newbury-
port and Roxbury, Mass.
6297-2. i. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. June 9, 1810; d. in Salem.
6297-3. ii. JOHN CHARLES VON H., b. Oct. 3, 1814; m. Martha Ann
Edgley.
6297-4. iii. HARRIET ANNE, b. ; m. Tenney.
6297-5. iv. JANE PILLSBURY, b. ; d. in Roxbury.
6297-6. V. ELIZA, b. ; m. Cross; res. Cambndgeport, Mass.; four
children.
6297-7. vi. CHARLOTTE, b. ; m. Samuel Perkins; res. Danvers.
6297-8. vii. SARAH BENEDICT, b. ; m. Nash; res. Salem.
6297-9. viii. ROBERT McQUESTAN. b. in 1829; res. Peabody, Mass.
6297-10. ix. CAROLINE, b. March 29, 1831 ; m. Dec. 5, 1852, Horace Lath-
rop. He is a contractor and builder ;~ res. Medford, Mass. Ch. :
I. Horace Mundy Lothrop, b. May; 19, 1857; m. Aug. 20, 1881,
Anna Tate Goodwin ; postoffice, Medford, Mass.
6297-11. X. JOSEPH WARREN, b. ; res. Wobburn, Mass.
6297-12. xi. JOSEPH LITTLE, b. .
6057. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS FIELD (James. John, William, William, Rob-
ert, John), b. Quincy, Mass., June 21, 1794; m. there May 19, 1816, Elizabeth Curtis
Glover, b. Jan. 2, 1799; d. Oct. 15, 1885. He was a musician. William Augustus
Field was born in Quincy, Mass., June 21, 1794. He came to live in Boston in 1825,
where he followed music until his death. He was one of the first in that city who
played the violin and prompted for dancing, and was one of the early members of
the old Boston Brigade Band. He served his country as a drummer in the war of
1812, and was stationed on Dorchester Heights. He was a pensioner of that war,
and died June 23, 1856. Mr. Field's mother, Elizabeth' Curtis Glover, was a de-
scendant of the Glovers of Braintree, and Curtises of Quincy, and was born in what
was then Braintree, but which is^ now a part of Quincy, owing to changes of town
lines. She bore her husband nine 'children, of^whom four are now living: Mary
Augusta, now Mrs. Willis Ross, of Stoneham, Mass., born in 1821, was a pupil of
the Bowdoin School, and attended ,John Bartlett's singing school, where she was a
classmate of Charlotte and Susan Cushman, afterwards so famous as actresses;
Samuel A. Field, born in 1827, and a pupil of the old Mayhew School, is married
and lives in Dorchester; Frank C, the youngest surviving child, was born in 1837,
and was educated at the Phillips School on Pinckney street. He was for many
years connected with the Mercantile Library Association, and took leading parts
with Barnabee and others in their old-time theatricals. He has been for many
years book-keeper for the insurance firm, now FIollis^& Wise, is married and has
three children living, and resides in Quincy. He d. June 21, 1856. Res. Boston,
Mass.
6298. i. FRANCIS CURTIS, b. July 30, 1S37; m. Sarah A. Pearson and
Annie C. Bachellor,
PHEBE ANN, b. Aug. 27, 1817: d. Jan. 18. 1842.
ELIZABETH C, b. Oct. 16. 1819; d. Feb. 28, 1820.
MARY A., b. March 27, 1821; m. April 4, 1841, Willis Ross. She
was born in the house in which President John Adams was born.
SAMUEL A., b. March 5, 1833; d. March, 1897.
WILLIAM A., b. June 5, 1834; m. Ellen A. Armstrong.
6299.
11.
6300.
Ul.
6301.
iv.
6302.
V.
6303.
vi.
1010 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6304. vii. WILLIAM M., b. March 5, 1833; d. August, 1833.
6305. viii. ELIZABETH, b. June 19, 1836; d. Aug. 28, 1S36.
6306. ix. HENRY, b. Oct. 3, 1842; m. Ellen Field.
605S. JAMES BARKER FIELD (James, John, William, William, Robert.
John), bap. Stoughton, Mass., Feb. 14, 1S02; m. in Boston, Elizabeth Hart, d. Nov.
30, 1S52. He was a boot and shoe maker. He d. July 11, 1856. Res. West New-
bury, Mass., and Providence, R. I.
6307. i. JAMES BARKER, b. Feb. 3, 1828; m. Eliza Ann Bell.
6308. ii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. June 13, 1S30; d. Dec. i, 1894.
6009. iii, HARRIET ANN, b. April 30, 1834; res. Chelsea.
6310. iv. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, b. Oct. 2, 1838; res. Chelsea.
6060. GEORGE FIELD (James, John, William, William, Robert, John), b.
Quincy, Mass., Oct. 8, 1792; m. Boston, Mass., Elizabeth Ballard, b. Nov. 25, 1794;
d. Dec. 14, 1861.
George Field, Cambridge, died May 18, 1878. Son, George Field, appointed
administrator Jan. 14, 1S79. Children, Elizabeth H. Field, Cambridge; Lucinda B.
Sprague, Somerville ; George F. Field, Cambridge ; Franklin A. Field, Everett.
He d. May 18. 1878. Res. Cambridge, Mass.
6311. i. ELIZABETH H., b. July 8, 1815; unm. ; res. Cambridge.
6312. ii. LUCINDA B., b. April 18, 1S17; m. Sprague; res. Somer-
ville; she d. Aug. 10, 1885. Ch. : i. Ann Maria; m. Wil-
loughby.
6313. iii. ANN MARIA, b. March 8, 1819; d. March iS, 1841.
6314. iv. GEORGE GRANVILLE, b. Boston. June 11, 1830; m. Walling-
ford, Vt., Sept. 17, 1862, Sarah Louisa Munson, b. May 10, 1838.
He is in the insurance business; s. p.; res. Cambridge, Mass.,
Chauncey street.
6315. V. FRANKLIN A., b. Jan. 15, 1833; m. .
6061. JOHN FIELD (Lemuel, John, William, William, Robert, John), b,
March 3, 1788, Belchertown, Mass.; m. April i, 1821, Charity Damon; she m., 2d,
Hale, b. June 3, 1799, and d. Dec. 22, 1S55, at Plato, 111.
John Field was the oldest of the three boys. He was born March 3, 1788. He
lived in Massachusetts until 1819, when he went to the state of New York, and
bought a small farm in the town of Bristol, Ontario county. On this farm he
built a log house in keeping with other houses in the neighborhood, and on April i,
1821, married. Four children was the result of this union — three boys and one
girl, namely, Joseph Benjamin, Nancy Alcina, John Anderson and Alvaro Dickin-
son. He died in Bristol, Sept. i, 1829. About 1831 the widow married a second
husband by the name of Hale. He had a farm in an adjoining county, and after
disposing of the Field farm in Bristol, the mother took her children with her to his
house. About three years later he sold his farm, took his team and started for the
great west, the prairie country of Illinois. He landed in Chicago in the fall of
1834, leaving his family in New York who followed him m the spring of 1835 by
steamboat, arriving at Chicago June 8, 1835, on the old "Thomas Jefferson." About
the year 1837 the stepfather bought a claim in Kane county, a few miles west of
Elgin. The three boys, as soon as they were old enough, left the farm and went
to Chicago and learned trades.
He d. Sept. i. 1829. Res. Bristo, N. Y.
6316. i. JOSEPH BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 21, 1822; m. Sarah Ann McKay,
6317. ii. NANCY ALCINA, b. Sept. 12, 1S23; m. May 21, 1845, Thomas
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1011
Burradge, b. Dec. 27, 1S21; d. Nov. 5, 1S96. He was a fanner
and later merchant. Res. Plato Centre, 111. Ch. : i. Mary E.,
b. March 11, 1846; m. Wm. Corrsoll. 2. Joseph E., b. Feb. 12,
1849; res. 958 Larkin avenue, Elgin, 111. 3. Sarah J., b. June 19,
1851. 4. Esther J., b. Nov. 29, 1863; d- March 10, 1891. 5.
Miranda E.. b. Jan. 25, 1856. 6. Martha A., b. Jan. 19, 1858. 7.
Alvaro C. S., b. May 22, i860. 8. Adelbert L., b. Feb. 25, 1863.
9. Charles D., b. March 8, 1867.
6318. iii. JOHN ANDERSON, b. Nov. 28, 1825; m. Sarah Jane Landon.
6319. iv. ALVARO DICKINSON, :b. Oct. 22,1827; m. Margaret Jane
Nunamaker.
6062. PETER FIELD (Lemuel, John, William, "William, Robert, John), b.
Aug. 17, 1795; m. Dec. 9, 1832, Mrs. Rae: she d. Dane county, October, 1864.
Peter Field was born Aug. 17, 1795. About the time his father was married, 1821,
he came to New York, being a cooper by trade, and soon established himself in
business. He married a widow by the name of Rae. Two children was the result
of this union — one boy, Peter, Jr., and Eliza Jane. He came west and settled in
Dane county. Wis., where he died. He d. May 22, 1847. Res. New York, and
Dane county. Wis.
6320 i. PETER, JR., b. Sept. 4, 1833; m. Dec. 7, 1871, Alice Thompson.
6321. ii. ELIZA JANE, b. Feb. 26, 1837; m. June 15, 1867, Rev. John B.
Bachman.
6063. FRANK FIELD (Lemuel, John, William, William, Robert, John), b.
Aug. 22, 1800, Belchertown, Mass. ; m. July 8, 1826, Amanda Allen, b. June 11,
1802; d. Aug. 20, 1865. He came to the state of New York about the year 182 1,
being a good mechanic, soon established himself m business. He married
Amanda Allen. Nme children were bom to this union. Three of the boys died in
the war of the rebellion ; one left home when a boy, and never heard of after.
Edwin Pierson is at Aurora, Neb. ; one of the girls is in New York city ; another in
California. He d. Oct. 4, 1861. Res. Bristol, N. Y.
6322. i. HENRY HUNT, b. May 9, 1827; ra. Hannah M. Norman.
WILLIAM HERMON, b. Oct. 8, 1829; n. f. k.
CHARLES ALEXANDER, b. Oct. 6, 1831; m. Ann Reed.
ERASTUS GANYARD, b. Oct. 14, 1833; d. Oct. 14, 1863. He
was killed in battle in Civil war.
MARY AMANDA, b. Jan. 30, 1836; d. in 1838.
AMANDA ALMIRA. b. Feb. 7, 1838; m. 1873, Titus Lefferts.
EDWIN PIERSON, b. May 7, 1840; m. Esther Ann Morrison.
JOHN MARTIN, b. Oct. 17, 1842.
EMMA JANE, b. May 19, 1847; m. July 4, 1882, George W. How-
ard ; res. Bernardo, San Diego county, Cal.
6061. JOSEPH FIELD (Joseph. Joseph, William, William, Robert, John), b.
Quincy, Mass., in 1776; m. there Elizabeth Marshall, b. 1785; d. Dec. 15. 1880, in
South Abington, Mass. Was a cordwainer.
Elizabeth Field of Abington (South), died Dec. 15, iSSo. Her heirs were
Joseph Field, son; Elizabeth Ransom, daughter, of South Abington. and grand-
children, Sarah E. Crane, of New York city; Andrew J. Field, deceased; Annie
W. Stockman, Roxbury, Mass. ; Delia Coolidge, Joseph A. Lapham, Rebecca A.
Lapham and Chas. F. Lapham, of Quincy, Mass. Amos A. Stetson, of South
6323.
11.
6324.
iii.
6325.
iv.
6326.
V.
6327.
vi.
6328.
vii.
6329.
viii.
6330.
ix.
1012 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Abington, a friend and grandson-in-law of the deceased, was appointed adminis-
trator April II, i83i. — Plymouth Co., Mass., Probate.
He d. 1822. Res. Boston, Mass.
6331. i. FREDERICK W., b. in 1805; m. Susanna Goddard, Elizabeth
My rick and .
6332. ii. LEWIS H., b. in 1S07; m. Mary C. Nichols.
6333. iii. ELIZABETH, b. in 1808; d. young.
6334. iv. JOSEPH, b. in iSii; d. unm.
Joseph Field, of Whitman, Mass., died Sept. 5, 1887. Next of
kin mentioned, Elizabeth,Ransom, of Whitman, sister; Sarah B.
Crane, of New York ; Andrew J. Field, of West Point, Cal. ;
Annie Stockman, of Boston, Mass. ; Delia E. Coolidge, of Marsh-
field, Mass. ; Rebecca Marshall, of Weymouth, Mass. ; Joseph A.
Lapham, of Quincy, Mass., and Charles Lapham, of Quincy,
Mass., nephews and nieces of said deceased, and Frederick Lap-
ham, of Quincy, Mass., a minor, and grandnephew of said de-
ceased. Elizabeth Ransom appointed administratrix Oct. 24,
1S87. — Plymouth Co., Mass., Probate.
6335. V. MEHITABLE L., b. 1813; m. 1836, Frederick Anderson Lapham,
of Marshfield. Ch. : i. Frederick A. Lapham. 2. Delia A. E.
Lapham. 3. William H. H. Lapham. 4. Joseph H. Lapham;
address, Quincy Point. 5. George Lapham. 6. Charles Lapham.
7. Rebecca Lapham. 8. Henriette Lapham. 9. Edward
Lapham.
6336. vi. AUGUSTUS, b. ; d. 1823.
6337. vii. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 8. 1820; m. in Quincy. 1842, Henry A. Ran-
som, b. Jan. 19, 1817; d. 1866; was a grocer; his widow resides
Whitman, Mass. Ch. : i. Eliza E. Ransom, b. 1842, Quincy;
m. i860, Amos Stetson, of Whitman; d. 1881. 2. George H.
Ransom, b. 1845, Quincy; d. 1846. 3. Henrietta A. Ransom, b.
1848, Quincy; d. 1851. 4. Annie F. Ransom, b. 1S51, Quincy;
Res. 325 West 55 street. New York. 5. Effie Ransom, b. 1854,
Whitman. 6. Harriet N. Ransom, b. 1859, Whitman. 7. Henry
A. M. Ransom, b. 1861, Whitman; m. 1891, Boston, Ella Fitz-
gerald. Ch. : (a) William Marshall Ransom, b. Whitman, Mass.,
November, 1891. (b) Helen Stuart Ransom, b. Whitman, Mass.,
November, 1895. ,
6081. HENRY FIELD (Joseph, Joseph, William, William, Robert, John), b.
in Quincy, Mass., Jan. 21, 1800; m. Boston, .
His son, John Quincy Adams Field, was appointed his guardian, May 26, 1869.
— Norfolk Co. Probate.
He d. June 10, 1877. Res. Quincy, Mass.
6338.' i. ELIZA G., b. ; m. March 16, 1841, Albion Dearborn; d. .
SUSANNAH GOODARD, b. .
LUCY ANN, b. ; m. April 12, 1849, ]ohn J. Floyd.
RELIEF BAXTER, b. March 3, 1829; m. Oct. 15, 1856, George
P. Floyd, b. Medford, Mass., June 11, 1836; res. 53 Franklin
street, Quincy, Mass. Ch. : i. John James Floyd, b. Jan. 17,
1859, Janesville. Wis. 2. Carrie Lewis Floyd, b. Dec. 18, 1861,
Montgomery, Ala. 3. Frank Harris Floyd, b. July 31, 1864,
Montgomery, Ala; m. April 17. 1S89, in St. Louis, Mo., Anna
6339-
11.
6340.
111.
6341.
IV.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1013
Pearl Piersall, b. at Cincinnati, Ohio. Ch. : (a) Marion, b. April
17, 1890, Kansas City, Mo. (b) Robert Kendall, b. South
Dakota, November, 1893. (c) Beatrice, b. Philadelphia, Pa.,
October, 1898.
6342. iv. MARY MALVINA. b. .
6343. V. JOHN Q. A., b. in 1834; m. Sylvia C. Wellington.
6344- vi. MEHITABLE ADAMS, b. 1837; m. Oct. 23, 1863. Charles B.
Sanderson, of Lynn, b. 1836, son of Joseph A. and Eliza A.
6345. vii. GEORGE HARVEY, b. 1B40; m. Mary Abbie Davis.
6082. JOB FIELD (Job, Joseph, William, William, Robert, John), b. Braintree,
Mass. ; m. there .
Jonathan Baxter, of Quincy, was appointed guardian of Job Field, Jr., of
Quincy, May 12, 1801.
Res. Quincy, Mass.
6083. ELIJAH FIELD (Elijah,7Joseph, William, William, Robert, John) b.
Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 23, 1784; m. there Susannah Edes, b. 17S2; d. April 14, 1861.
Elijah Field, Newton, died Sept. 12, 1876. Henry }. Parker, administrator,
Jan. g, 1S77. Children, Eliza I. Nottage, Med way, daughter; Mary G. Field,
Newton, daughter; Martha Parker, Medway, "daughter. Grandchild, Francis F.
Morton, Boston. — Middlesex Co. Probate.
He d. Sept. 12, 1876. Res. Newton, Mass.
6346. i. SUSANNAH H., b. Sept. 15, 1807; m. Capt. Andrew C. Morton.
He was a marine captain, b. Friendship, Me., Sept. 15, 1807; d.
Sept. 17, 1876; shed. Dec. 10, 1836. Ch. : i. Mary W. Morton,
b. Sept. 22, 1830; d. May 3, 1859, s. p. 2. Francis Field Morton, b.
Eastport, Me., April 27, 1834; m. April 5, 1858, Elizabeth Rob-
inson, b. May 27, 1836; res. Chestnut Hill avenue, Boston, Mass. ;
is a builder. Ch. : (a) Frank M. Morton, b. Jan. 16, 1859, New-
ton, (b) Marion B. Morton, now Howard, b. June 25, i860, Bos-
ton, (c) Hawley W. Morton, b. Boston, (d) Alice R. Morton,
now Hinckley, b. Newton.
FRANCIS, b. ; d. .
WILLIAM, b. .
MARY G., b. in 1816.
MARTHA, b. ; m. Parker; res. Medway.
ELIZA I., b. ; m. Nottage; res. Medway.
6084. FRANCIS FIELD (Elijah, Joseph, William, William. Robert, John), b.
Amherst, N. H., in 1787; m. Oct. 11, 1S12, Sarah Finch, b. 1788; d. Waltham,
Mass., Dec. 3, 1858. He d. Dec. 2. 1820. Res. Amherst, N. H.
6352. i. FRANCIS, JR., b. Oct. 9, 1813; m. Eliza J. .
6353. ii- JOSEPH BADGER, b. Nov. 5, 1815; m. Sarah Adams Gibbs.
6354. iii. MARY GRIDLEY, b. July 15, 1818; m. June 14, 1837, William
Gibbs. He was b. November, 1815; d. Aug. 25, i8go; she d.
March 2, 1892. Ch. : i. Mary Gibbs, b. ; d. in infancy. 2.
William Gibbs, b. ; 565 Dudley street, Boston. 3. Francis
Field Gibbs, b. ; d. December, 1890. 4. John Mellens
Gibbs, d. in infancy. 5. John ]\Iellens Gibbs, b. : Waltham,
Mass. 6. Mary Finch Gibbs, d. in infancy. 7. Joseph Field
Gibbs, b. Sept. 23, 1850; m. in Chambersburg, Pa., June 13,
1876, Lucy Stella Wunderlich, b. Sept. 6, 1S55. He is cashier of
6347.
11.
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iii.
6349.
iv.
6350.
v.
6351.
vi.
1014 FIELD GENEALOGY.
the Waltham National Bank; res. Waltham, Mass. Ch. :
(a) Margaret Wunderlich Gibbs, b. March 30, 1877; d. Aug. 2, 1878.
(b) Joseph Wunderlich Gibbs, b. Jan. 22, 1879; living, (c) Julia
Frances Gibbs, b. Nov. 15, 1880; living, (d) Mary Finch Gibbs,
b. Jan. 30, 1884; living, (e) Daniel Wilson Gibbs, b. Nov. 10,
1886; living.
6093. REV. JOSEPH FIELD, D.D. (Joseph, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, William,
Robert, John), b. Boston, Mass.. Dec. 28, 1789; m. Oct. 16, 1816, Charlotte Maria
Latham, of Roxbury, Mass., d. March 22, 1881. He was born in Boston, Mass. ; was
graduated at Harvard College in the class of 1809; was made a D.D. in 1840, and
was one of the overseers of the college for many years.
"To know the minds of the town, whether they will give Mr. Joseph Field, Jr.,
an invitation to settle in the gospel ministry in the town of Weston, or act anything
relative thereto. 3. To know the minds of the town, in case they should give Mr.
Joseph Field, Jr., an invitation to settle in the gospel ministry in the town of
Weston, what sum they will give him as an annual salary and otherwise, or act
anything (120) that in anj' way relates to the settlement of a minister in the town of
Weston. Given under our hands and seals this sixteenth day of Dec. in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, Isaac Fiske, Nathan Warren,
Isaac Hobbs, Daniel Clark.
Selectmen of Weston. Midddlesex ss. Weston, Dec. 21, 1814. In obedience
to the within warrant I have notified and warned the male inhabitants of the town
of Weston within mentioned to meet at the time and place and for the purposes
therein expressed. Cyrus Russell, constable of Weston."
Agreeably to the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the town of Weston
qualified as therein expressed met at the public meeting house in said town on
Tuesday the twenty seventh day of Dec. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fourteen and i. made choice of Isaac Fiske, moderator of said meeting.
2. Voted to give Mr. Joseph Field, Jr., an invitation to settle in the gospel
ministry in the town of Weston, three only dissenting.
3. Voted that whatever sum shall be given him, shall be an annual salary and
not otherwise.
Voted to give Iklr. Joseph Field, Jr., in case he accepts the invitation, the sum
of eight hundred dollars as an annual salary for and during the time he shall con-
tinue to be the minister of Weston.
Voted that the moderator of this meeting make known to Mr. Joseph Field,
Jr., the doings of the town relative to his invitation to settle in the ministry in
Weston and the salary proposed by them and to request his answer thereto.
Voted that this meeting be adjourned until Monday the ninth day of January
next, at one of the clock in the afternoon, to receive Mr. Field's answer and to
adopt such other measures as the town shall think proper under the foregoing
warrant recorded by me Isaac Fiske, town clerk. (181 5.)
Agreeably to the foregoing vote the inhabitants of the town of Weston quali-
fied as in the foregoing warrant expressed met on Monday the ninth day of January
A. D. 181 5 at one of the clock in the afternoon, pursuant to the adjournment, when
the following answer from Mr. Joseph Field, Jr., was communicated:
"Boston, Jan'y 7th, 1815.
"My christian friends,"
The result of vour late meeting and the vote by which you express your de-
sire of my becoming your pastor has been officially announced to me. When I con-
sider the office I am thus invited to accept, the duties which you are calling on me
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1015
to perform; the character which I am to assume, the relation in which I am to stand
towards you, my mind is filled with anxiety and solicitude. I feel that it is no light
matter to take upon me the loads of a christian minister, I feel that am now
called upon to decide a question the most important; the most interesting in its
effects both to you and to myself, whose decision involves subjects of the highest
concern; consequence that extend beyond the grave. In forming a connection so
lasting, so solemn, so intimate as that between a minister and people, perhaps,
more time than you have given might have been desired for reflection and consider-
ation, but the peace and harmony with which you have acted and the unanimity
which you have shown, has prevented those difficulties which might otherwise have
arisen in my mind and by opening to me the prospect of being useful and successful
in my calling, has made the path of duty more plain and easy before me. In form-
ing my determination, however, I trust I have not acted with rashness nor been
influenced by any but the purest motives; and it is not without having first seri-
ously considered the duties of the station and deeply and prayerfully reflected
upon the importance of the subject, that I now, with the approbation of those
whose opinions are ever to be valued by me, and impelled by the feelings of my
own heart, solemnly accept in the presence of that Being whose servant I am and
whose cause 1 am to defend, the invitation you have given me to exercise over you
the pastoral charge. In doing this, I am sensible of my inability to fulfill so per-
fectly as I would wish, the many obligations which arise out of the ministerial
office, an office which I enter upon with more diffidence, when I reflect upon the
ability and faithfulness with which he discharged its duties whose labors I am to
continue, I tremble indeed at the great and awful responsibility of the station. But
I put my trust in God and look up to him for strength, for knowledge, for help.
And I earnestly hope and entreat your prayers, my brethren, may mingle with
mine, in imploring our common Father and Friend that he will make me sufficient
for these things — that he will give me a double portion of his spirit — that the con-
nection in which we are about to engage, may be mutually useful and that having-
been faithful to each other on earth, we may hereafter meet in another and a better
world, to enjoy forever the riches of divine love. With esteem and respect I sub-
scribe myself yours, Joseph Field, Jr.
Fiftieth Anniversary of the settlement of Rev. Joseph Field, D.D., at Weston,
Mass. This celebration took place Feb. i, 1865. The exercises commenced at 12
m. Selections from the Scriptures by President Hill, of Harvard College : prayer
by Rev. Dr. Allen, of Northboro. A discourse followed by Rev. Dr. Field, which
was closed with reminiscences and statistics of his long and happy connection
with his people. A hymn written by Rev. E. S. Sears, of Wayland, was then
sung. Mr. Sears delivered an address setting forth the earlier history of the
church in Weston, previous to the settlement of Dr. Field. Another hymn was
sung, and the exercises closed with prayer by Rev. J, B. Wright, of Wayland.
The society with mvited guests assembled afterwards in the town hall, where
refreshments were provided. A hymn was sung, and brief addresses made by
Rev. Drs. Hill, Allen and Ellis, and Rev. Messrs. Hinckley, Lavermore and others;
prayer by Rev. Mr. Sewall.
Rev. Joseph Field, D.D., Weston. Will dated March 11, 1862; probated Nov.
23, 1869. Wife, Charlotte Maria Field. Three children: Daughter, same name
as wife; daughter, Mary P. Brintnall; son, Charles Leicester Field, of New York.
Last named was executor of will. Estate not exceed $12,000. Sister, Betsey Field;
Sophia Bigelow. — Boston Probate.
Charlotte M. Field, Weston, widow. Will dated Oct. 13, 1S80. Died ^larch 22,
1881. Appointed Sept. 13, 1S81. Children, Charlotte M. Field, born March 16,
1016 FIELD GENEALOGY.
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1869.
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6356.
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1822; appointed executrix Sept. 13, 1881; Charles L. Field, born Jan. 10, 1825. —
Boston Probate.
Res. Weston, Mass.
JOSEPH L.. b. Feb. 22, 1819; d. Sept. 12, 1838, in Kentucky.
CHARLOTTE MARIA, b. March 16, 1822; d. unm. 1869.
CHARLES LEICESTER, b. Jan. 10, 1825; m. Sarah E. White.
MARY PRATT, b. March 18, 1827; m. Dec, 4, 1849, William P.
Brmtnall, of New York, son of Charles, of Boston, s. p.
ELIZABETH SOPHIA, b. Oct. 23, 1829; d. Jan. 15, 1831.
CAROLINE ISABEL, b. Oct. 23, 1829; m. Oct. 4, 1854, John
Hooper. He died in Boston, of typhoid pneumonia, Feb. 7, 1866,
aged thirty-five years and thirteen days. He was son of Hon.
Robert Hooper, and grandson of Brigadier-General Glover, of the
Continental Army, and Caroline Latham, was born in Marble-
head, Jan. 25, 1831. His early youth v^as spent partly at Major
Kimby's school at West Point, N. Y., and partly in several
schools in Boston. At the age of eighteen he entered the
counting-room of Messrs. James K. Mills & Co., of Boston, where
he remained three years. In 1853 he removed to New York,
having joined the business house of Messrs. Lyman. Brintnall &
Hooper. While in Boston he married Caroline Isabel, daughter
of Rev. Joseph Field, D.D., of Weston, Mass. His wife died
Feb. 15, 1856, in the city of New York, after which bereavement
he left New York and passed some time in Europe. Previous to
his death, he had again entered commercial life, having been
engaged in East India trade. His remains were deposited by the
side of these of his wife in the cemetery of Weston. He pos-
sessed a warm heart and genial characteristics, together with
sterling qualities of an upright merchant. He suffered several
years from the influence of ill health, and his comparatively early
decease is sincerely deplored by many relations and strong
friends.
6098. JAMES FIELD (Zachary, Daniel, Daniel, Zachary. Zachary, Darby.
John), b. HoUis, Me., in 1812; m. there Caroline Hanson. He was a riverman and
millman, and was always employed in these capacities. He resided for many years
on Water street, in West Bu.\ton, but afterwards erected a home in Hollis. He
was kind-hearted, honest, industrious and generous with a good word for every one.
He d. in Hollis in 1879. ^^s- West Buxton and Hollis, Me.
6361. i. ADALINE, b. ; d. in maidenhood.
6102. JONATHAN FIELD (Zachary, Daniel, Daniel, Zachary, Zachary,
Darby, John), b. Hollis, Me., in 1822; m. there Crocket, dau. of Daniel; she d.,
and hem., 2d, Elizabeth Hancock. He was a dyer in a woolen mill. Hed. in
1863. Res. Hollis, Me.
6362. i. CHARLES, b. ; d. in boyhood.
6107. ELIAS FIELD (William, Daniel, Zacharias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby,
John), b. Windham, Me., March 4, 1789; m. Eunice Gilmore, b. Feb. 21, 1791; d.
Nov. 27, 1870. He d. Sept. 21, 1832. Res. Orrington, Ma.
6363. i. THOMAS A., b. May 5, 1817; m. Emma Huntress.
6364. ii. REUBEN, b. Sept. 17, 1819; m. Mary J. True.
6365. iii. NANCY, b. Feb. 6, 1822; m. May 30, 1847, Hugh Liddle; she d.
March 3, 1875.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1017
6366. iv. ELIAS. JR., b. March 15, 1824.
6367. V. LUCINDA, b. May 23, 1826; m. Jan. 16, 1847, James M. Ross.
He was b. March 8, 1821; d. Dec. 15, 1895; she res. Portland,
Me. Ch. : i. Melvin A. Ross, b. Nov. r, 1857; m. in Portland,
Lizzie E. Stowell, June 16, 1884; both living, Portland, Me. 2.
Charles C. Ross, b. Aug. 5, 1867; m. in Portland, Lizzie M,
Knights, April g, 1890; both living Portland, Me., 47 Alder
street.
6368. vi. ELEAZER, b. March 23, 1828; d. Nov. 28, 1832.
6369. vii. LEWIS, b. Sept. 17, 1830; d. Dec. 6, 1832.
6108. PETER FIELD (William, Daniel, Zacharias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby,
John), b. Windham, Me., Aug. 31, 1791; m. Sally Bowden, b. Brewer, Me. He
d. April 25, 1874. Res. East Orrington, Me.
6370. i. JULIA, b, ; m. Daniel French, of Brewer, s. p.
6371. ii. CHARLES, b. Jan. 4, 1828; m. Sarah Fling; res.. East Orrington.
Ch. : I. Daughter.
6372. iii. HORACE, b. May 4, 1831; m. Matilda French, of Brewer.
6110. WILLIAM FIELD (William, Daniel, Zacharias, Zachary, Zachary,
Darby. John), b. Feb. 10, 1796, Windham. Me. ; m. Margaret Campbell. He d.
Dec. 22, 1871. Res. Orono, Me.
SOPHIA, b. ; m. Hatch; res. California.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. ; res. California.
MARGARET, b. ; m. Richard Stafford; five children; res.
Maine.
PETER, b. ; unm. ; res. California.
ANSEL, b. ; unm.; res. California.
ISABELLA, b. ; m. John Towle, of Stillwater, Me^ five chil-
dren.
6379. vii. ELIZA, b. ; removed to California and m.
61 1 1. DANIEL FIELD (William, Daniel, Zacharias, Zachary, Zachary-,
Darby, John), b. Windham, Me., March 29, 179S; m. in 1820 Kheuma Gilmore, b.
April II, 1798; d. Nov. 11, 1848. He d. Dec. 13, 1859. Res. Holden, Me.
6380. i. LUCY ANN, b. in 1822; m. Milton Patterson; res. Hampden, Me.;
she d. 1867; was an art teacher.
6381. ii. WILLIAM GILMORE. b. Dec. 2, 1824; m. Sept. 26, 1852, Eliza-
beth L, Pond, b. April 17, 1835.
6382. iii. DANIEL MANCHESTER, b. March 15, 1826; m. Anna McCart-
ney, of New York , res. California.
6383. iv. JESSE HATHORN, b. April i, 1829; m. and res. s. p. Harrison,
Me.
6116. EBENEZER FIELD (William, Daniel, Zacharias, Zachary, Zachary,
Darby, John), b. Windham, Me., Oct. 9, 1808; m. Cumberland, June 11, 1837, Cath-
erine H. Elder, b. June 6, 1S20; she res. on old place. He was a farmer. Ebenezer
was born on the old homestead, where he always resided. He was a strong aboli-
tionist, and was very much interested in religion and education, in both of which
he took an active part. They had seven children educated in the town schools and
Gorham Seminary and at Westbrook, Me. He d. July 6, 1877. Res. Windham,
Me.
6384. i. MELINE MELISSA, b. March 20; 1838; unm.; res. Windham,
65
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6378.
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1018 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Me., on the old Field homestead there. She was a teacher for
many j^ears, and resides with her mother.
63S5. ii. WILLIAM WALLACE, b. Feb. 21, 1840; m. Emily D. Lamb.
6386. iii. CHARLES HARRISON, b. Oct. 28, 1S42; d. Aug. 6, 1859.
6387. iv. KATE M., b. April 21, 1846; m. in Somerville, Mass., Mellen
Jose, b. Nov. 20, 1842; res., s. p., 13 Eden street, Charlestown,
Mass. Katie M., whose photograph appears, has always been in-
terested in painting, working more especially on china, its his-
[ tory, and has a fine collection. She is much interested in gene-
alogical and historical matters, and has rendered valuable
assistance on her branch of the family. She is a Daughter of the
American Revolution.
6388. V. JOSEPHINE, b. Feb. 24, 1848: m. June 9, 1867, Alonzo Sanborn
Merrill, b. Sept. 2, 1835; res. Windham, Me. Ch. : i. Belle, b.
Feb. 24, 1869; m. Nov. 6. 1889, Hugh Archibald McPhee; res.
Cumberland Mills, Me. Ch. : (a) Clyde Hugh, b. June 2, 1892.
(b) Isabelle, b. Sept. 11, 1899. 2. Charles Harold, b. Oct. 13,
1875. The father served in the war of the rebellion in Company
F, First Wisconsin Cavalry. He now owns a farm near the Field
homestead in Windham.
6389. vi. ISABELLE FRANCES, b. May 19, 1850; m. Sept. 21, 1875,
James Knox Movvell, b. Oct. 27, 1846. Ch. • i. Elroy Field, b. '
Aug. 20, 1876. 2. Katie Isabelle, b. July 24, 1879; d. Oct. 21,
1885. 3. Marion Isabelle, b. Dec. 10, 1889. Res. Charlestown,
Mass., 54 High street.
6390. vii. CHARLES HARRISON, b. Oct. 3, 1859; d. May 14, 1863.
6117. NATHANIEL FIELD (Alpheus, Daniel, Zacharias, Zachary, 2;achary,
Darby, John), b. Falmouth, Me.; m. there Eunice Jordan, b. 1800; d. West Sum-
ner, Me., Oct. 8, 1871. Res. Falmouth, Me.
JAMES, b. Dec. 14, 1825; m. Eliza P. Colby.
DANIEL, b. -.
ALPHEUS, b. .
JANE,b. ; m. Merrill; res. Maiden. Ch. : i. Eliza, m.
Sturtevant; res. Sumner, Me. 2. Frank P., res. Maiden, Mass.
ANN, b. .
EUNICE, b. .
61 19. WILLIAM FIELD (Alpheus, Daniel, Zacharias, Zachary, Zachary,
Darby, Darby, John), b. May 13. 1S06, Falmouth, Me. ; ra. May 6, 1832, Barbara
Field, his cousin, b. July 13, 1806, dau. of William and Annah Manchester; d. Dec.
9, 1893. He was a farmer. He d. Jan. 14, 1B93. Res. Falmouth, Me.
., 6397. i. ;ADREANNAH,b. Oct. 21. 1833; m. Thomas G.Wilson, of Kittery,
Me. ; res. Ro.xbury, Mass. ; two children ; both died young.
6398. ii. MARYILLA, b. May 20, 1835; d. May i, 1853.
6399. lii. EMMIRA, b. Feb. 24, 1837; m. June 2, 1857, Alfred Hodsdon ; m.,
2d, April rg, 1867, Amos Chase.
6400. iv. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Jan. 8, 1839; unm. ; res. Falmouth. He
owns one of the largest farms in Cumberland county. Me.
6401. v. MARANDA, b. March 24, 1841; m. June 3, 1876, Granville Hall;
she d. Falmouth, Jan. 3, 1899.
6402. vi. JAMES A., b. Feb. 10, 1844; m. Ruth E. Lunt.
6403. vii. ALBINE I., b. Sept. 10, 1848; d. April 21, 1876.
6391.
1.
6392.
11.
6393.
111.
6394.
iv.
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6396.
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Falmouth,
Me
6404.
i.
6405.
ii.
6406.
iii.
6120. ELIAS FIELD (Alpheus, Daniel, Zacharias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby,
John), b, Falmouth, Me., 1802; m. about 1821, Ann Elder, b. Oct. 26, 1800; 'd.
August, 1886. Was a mechanic. He d. in Poland, Me., August, 1886. Res.
MARY ANN, b. 1823; m. Samuel Estes; res. Poland, ^Me. Cn. :
I. James Estes, b. 1847. 2. Charles Estes, b. 1850. 3. Ann Estes,
b. 1853. 4. Mary Estes, b. 1858.
WILLIAM, b, in 1835; m. .
EDWIN F., b. in 1839; m. .
6123. ISAAC GRAY FIELD (Amos, Obadiah, Zachias, Zachary, Zachary.
Darby, John), b. Falmouth, Me., March 13, 1809; m. Lewiston, Me., Oct. 25, 1832,
Olive Field, b. Lewiston, Aug. 13, 1806; d. Melrose, Mass., Feb. 11, i8g8. He was
a farmer and contractor. He d. Feb. 18, 1886. Res. Lewiston, Me.
6407. i. ALBERT, b. in Lewiston, Me., Feb. 3, 1834; d. Sept. 23, 1836.
6408. ii. HORACE, b. April, 1841; d. May 3, 1841, aged thirteen days.
6409. iii. CHARLES M., b. Oct. 22, 1837; m. Georgina Beard.
6410. iv. AMOS, b. in Lewiston, Me., Sept. 13, 1842; postofiBce address. ia6
South Thirty-first avenue, Omaha, Neb.
6125. DANIEL FIELD (Amos, Obadiah, Zachias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby,
John), b. Falmouth, Me., Dec. 12, 1812; m. Jane True Merrill, d. Jan. 19, 1859. He
was a farmer. He d. July 4, 1897. Res. Oakland, Cal.
6411. i. CHARLES LORD, b. Sept. 2, 1845; m. Edna E. Ricker.
6412. ii. DANIEL HERBERT, b. Feb. 28, 1852; m. Lizzie M. Muzzy,
6126. HENRY CLARK FIELD (Amos, Obadiah, Zachias, Zachary, Zachary,
Darby, John), b. Falmouth. Me., Nov. 9, 1814; m. Boston, Nov. 15, 1842, Susan T.
Hall, b. Saco, March 19, 1826; d. April 11, 1890. Res. Lewiston, Me.
DANIEL, b. Jan. 25, 1844; d. Cape May, June i, 1864.
PHEBE JANE, b. Lewiston, Me. ; res. Lewiston, Me. ; unm.
MARCIA L., b. Nov. 15, 1849; d. Feb. 27, 1866.
GEORGE HENRY, b. Aug. 24. 1855; m. Nellie M. Burleigh.
MARY ELLEN, b. April 26, 1858; m. March 12, 1874, Henry W.
Demerit; she d. in Franklin, Mass, Sept. 21, 1881,
HIRAM ARTHUR, b. Aug. 19, i86o; d. unm.
ELLEN MARCIA, b. July 13, 1862; m. Sept. 6, 1880, Daniel
Chapman; res. Lewiston, Me.
DANIEL SHERMAN, b. Feb. 2, 1865; res. Norwood, Mass.
MABEL GENEVA, b. Dec. 23, 1869; m. Spencer; res. Lew-
iston, Me.
61 31. HIRAM FIELD (Amos, Obadiah, Zachias, Zachary, Zachary. Darby,
John), b. Falmouth, Me.; m. there, Mary Haskell; d. in 1846. Res. Houlton, Me.
6422. i. MARY C, b. September, 1846.
6423. ii. ANN ELIZABETH, b. May 8, 1845; m. Jan. 13. 1875, Samuel
Hicks, b. Nov. 23, 1S38. He is a farmer, s. p. Res. Upper
Gloucester, Me.
6424. iii. DAUGHTER, b. March, 1844; m. B. F. Ellis; res. 305 West
46th street. New York, N. Y.
6144. JOHN FIELD (Zechariah, Obadiah, Zachias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby,
John), b. Cumberland, Me., in 1801; m. there, Eliza Baker, b. 1798; d. about 1851.
He d. St. Albans, Me. Res, China, Me.
6425. i. HULDAH S.,b. in 1821,
6413.
1.
6414.
ii.
6415.
iii.
6416.
iv.
6417.
v.
6418.
vi.
6419,
vii.
6420.
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6421.
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1020 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6436.
V.
6437.
vi.
6438.
vii,
6426. ii. ZECHARIAH, b. .
6427. iii. JOSIAH B., b. m 1823; d. in California in 1897.
6428. iv, HANNAH B., b. in 1824; d. in 1893.
6429. V. HARRIET E., b. in 1828.
6430. vi. ELLEN, b. in 1830.
6431. vii. JOHN L., b. June 7, 1826; m. Sarah W. Farnham.
6147. STEPHEN FIELD (Joseph, Joseph, Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah,
Darby, John), b. North Yarmouth, Me., April 3, 1811; m. Nov. 2. 1837, Mary-
Sleeper, b. July 13, 1817; d. Aug. 26, 1899. He d. Nov. 12, 1889. Res. Durham, Me.
6432. i.. HENRIETTA, b. July 25. 1S41; m. Geo. H. Blake, July 7, 1889.
6433. ii. WALTER FRANKLIN, b. June 9, 1843; d. Oct. 20. 1850.
6434. iii. ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 22, 1845; m. Wm. A. Robinson, Aug. 22,
1867. Ch. : I. Herbert Field, b. June 16, 1872; d. Oct. 7, 1872.
2. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 22, 1874; m. June 9, 1898, Forest Edwin
Ludden. Ch. : - (a) William Robinson, b. Jan. 9, 1900. 3. Kath-
leen, b. Sept. 13, 1881.
6435. iv. STEPHEN HERBERT, b. July 16, 1848; was killed Sept. 5,
1869, in Manistee, Mich. He was in the navy in the Civil war,
and served on board the flagship Lancaster.
HENRY, b. May 22, 1851; d. July 24, 1851.
ARTHUR, b. May 22, 1851; d. July 26, 1851.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. March 31, 1853; m- Aug. 14. 1875. Cora I
Hackett.
6153. JAMES ANDERSON FIELD (James. Joseph, Samuel, Stephen, Zech-
ariah, Darby, John), b. Lewiston, Me., Feb. i, 1811; m. there Louisa Dill, b. Aug.
15, 1812; d. April 8, 1871. He was a schoolmaster; later a farmer. He d. Sept.
17, 1865. Res. Lewiston, Me.
6439-2. i. BARTORO ANDERSON, b. Nov. 6, 1833. His son Charles res.
Lewiston.
ROBERT, b. Jan. 30, 1835; res. Lewiston.
JACOB, b. Oct. 6. 1836; res. Bismarck, N. D.
DAVID P., b. July 13, 183S; m. Dorcas W. Dill.
HULDA AGNES, b. Aug. i, 1840; res. Lewiston.
JAMES WILLIAM, b. April i, 1849; res. Lewiston.
FRANK EUGENE DENNETT, b. Nov. 28, 1852; res. Lewiston.
6154. JOSEPH FIELD (James, Joseph, Samuel. Stephen, Zechariah, Darby,
John), b. Lewiston, Me., July 27, 1816; m. Mary Ann Kidder, b. 1817; she d.
Lowell, Mass., Nov. 25. 1898. He was a mechanic and farmer. He d. May 4, 1894.
Res. Ballardsville, Mass.
6439-9. i- ELLEN AUGUSTA, b. ; m. Barlow; m., 2d, Jan. 5,
1863, Amos Merrill Morse; res. 75 Powell street, Lowell, Mass.
Morse was b. Bow. N. H., Jan. 4, 1835. Ch. : i. Mary Augusta
b. Oct. II, 1863: m. June 28, 1882. Frank S. Walker; d. s, p.
Nov. 23, 1885. 2. Ida Bell, b. May 21, 1867; m. Sept. 2, 1892,
Jerome Nealy Marshall. Ch. : (a) Gladys May, b. Dec. 13.
1896; d. Dec. 15, 1896. (b) Raymond Morse, b. Jan. 17, 1898; d.
Sept. 30, 1898. 3. Alma Merrill, b. Feb. 5. 1870; m. Dec. 25, 1897,
George H. Russell. Ch.: (a) Bernice Morse, b. Nov. 21, 1898.
6161. SILAS CURTIS FIELD (James, Joseph, Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah,
Darby, John), b. Lewiston, Me., Dec. 14. 1828; m. Oct. 14, 1857. Abigail Smith
6439-3-
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Mears, at Concord, N. H., b. Sept. 22, 1832, at Sandwich, N. H. He is a machinist
and farmer.
The father of Silas C. Field, when the latter was about eight years old, moved
from Lewiston, Me., to Lowell, Mass. Here he grew up, getting but little school-
ing, and from working in the cotton mill and bobbin shop, he learned the machin-
ist's trade. This he followed, working at various times in various places, for both
manufacturing concerns and in repair shops on different corporations, until about
1880, when, his health not permitting him to continue, he left his trade and became
a small farmer in the town of Berwick, Me., where he now resides. He was also
married in Lowell, and afterward had three sons born to him, all of which are still
alive
Res. Somersworth, N. H.
6440. i. SILAS MEARS, b. Lowell, Mass., June 22, 1858; machinist, mis-
sionary and Baptist minister; res. Berwick, Me.; m. Lawrence,
Mass., Feb. 22, 1880, Lydia Orenda Pierce, b. in Eastport, Me.,
1856. Ch. : I. Asa Martin, b. in Lawrence, Mass., Nov. 9, 1880;
d. . 2. Lawrence, b. March 5, 1881. 3. Ida Louisa, b. Law-
rence, Mass., Nov. 6. 18S1. 4. Oscar Clarence, b. in Berwick,
Me., May 9, 1884. Silas M. Field, the elder son of S. C. Field,
was born in Lowell, Mass., and came with his father to Berwick,
Me., in 1859. Here he grew up, and under stress of circum-
stances, went at an early age to work in the cotton mill, at the
same time going to school winters until about sixteen. Here he
secured a good education concerning the manufacture of cotton
goods in all of the different departments, and also concerning the
machinery used, after which he learned the machinist's trade,
then while working as journeyman in repair shops, and for
some of the best manufacturing concerns in the United States of
America, he also studied machine drawing, and steam engi-
neering, fitting himself for a better position than that of a com-
mon laborer. At nhout twenty-one he became converted and
embraced the-doctri.-.es an "1 principles of the Christian faith, and
believing that he mi,^l:l be of more use in the world as a Christian
worker, he sought a field and was sent to Central Africa in 1887
under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal church as an
engmeer. Remaining there five years, during which time he
became very much dissatisfied with the methods and lines on
which the work was carried on, as not being conducive to much
progress, he returned m 1892 worn out in health, but regaining
strength, he left the Methodist Episcopal church and joined the
Baptist denomination, and was ordained in 1894, and he ag.un
returned to the same field, and remaining until January, 1899,
when he returned again in ill health. He was married in i8Sx,
and has had two sons and one daughter born to him, two of
which are still alive. At present he resides in Berwick, Me.
6441. ii. ' GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. in Berwick, Me., Aug. 5, 1861;
sailor in the United States navy; bachelor; address. United
States ship Solace. United States Navy, San Francisco, Cal.
6442. iii. JAMES WILLIAM, b. in Berwick, Me., May 2, 1866; undertaker
and furniture dealer; m. in Somersw-orth, N. H., April 4, 1889,
Mary Lincoln Sanborn, b. in Lebanon, Me., May 16, 1865. Ch. :
I. James Lincoln, b in Somersworth, N. H., Feb. 14, 1891. 2.
1022 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6443.
1.
6444.
ii.
6445-
iii.
6446.
iv.
6447.
V.
Charles Curtis, b. in Exeter, N. H., July i, 1892; res. Exeter
N. H.
6164. LIEUT. DAVID CORNELIUS GILBERT FIELD (James, Joseph,
Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah, Darby, John), b. Greene, Me., June 22, 1835; m.
Lowell, March 14, 1855, Lucy Ann Wheeler Haydon, b. Dec. 16, 1838. David
Cornelius Gilbert Field, youngest child of James and Sarah Field, was born in
Greene, Me. Parents removed to Lowell, Mass., in 1S36; educated in Lowell High
School; married to Lucy A. Haydon, born in Lowell, in 183S; five children by this
marriage — two living — Bertha Frances Field, a teacher, and Frederick Elbert
Field, sanitary engineer. Entered the volunteer army in October, 1861; was on
Governor Butler's staff as first lieutenant and A. D. ; was agent of Wemerit
Power Company of Lowell ; organized and was treasurer of Thorndike Manufact-
uring Company and Franklin Company of Lowell, Mass. ; was treasurer and presi-
dent of John Russell Cutlery Company of Turner's Falls, Mass. ; was treasurer of
Cutler, Lyons & Field, incorporated, of Greenfield, Mass. ; now retired from
active business. Res. Greenfield, Mass.
ELLA FRANCES, b. March 8, 1857; d. Sept. 7, 1S57.
LILIAN, b. Dec. 29, 1863; d. Aug. 13, 1864.
CLARENCE EGBERT, b Feb. i, 1866; d. Aug. 27, 1868.
BERTHA FRANCES, b. Oct. 15, 1870, Greenfield, Mass.
FREDERICK ELBERT, b. Nov. 16, 1873; 155 West Newton
street, Boston, Mass. In 1S80 he moved to Lowell, Mass., where
he attended primary school. Two years later moved to the town
of East Stoughton, Mass., now the town of Avon. Here he at-
tended the Gifford Grammar and High School. In 1888 moved
to Northampton, Mass., where he entered the high school, while
his sister attended Smith College. Here, showing a taste for
mathematics, his father decided to send him to the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, and by way of preparation, sent him for
one year to Williston Seminary at Easthampton, Mass., where
he took a course in science and civil engineering. Having passed
the entrance examination for the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, he entered that school in September, 1892. Here he
took a four years' cour.se in sanitary engineering, and graduated
in June, 1896, with a degree of B.S. He at once obtained a posi-
tion in the city engineer's office of Boston, where he has been
employed ever since. He has always had a fondness for outdoor
sports, but finds little time at present to indulge. He is a member
of the Warren avenue Baptist church of Boston. In politics he
is a Republican.
6176. JAMES BALDWIN FIELD (James, James, Samuel, Stephen, Zecha-
riah, Darby, John), b. North Yarmouth, Me., Jan. 14, 1829; m. Dorchester, Mass.,
Oct. II, 1858, Caroline Parker Barnes, b. June 15, 1840; d. Jan. 2, 1878; m., 2d, in
Boston, Oct. II, 1879, Sarah Ashton Collender, b. ; d. in Boston, April 26, 1S87.
He was a wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer. His father was a farmer and
tanner. He was brought up by his step-mother. Early, say at six years, he moved
to lilercer. Me., where his father ran a tannerj'. Here he contracted fever sores
from excessive bathing, and had one leg crippled tor life ; he used crutches till he
was seventeen years old, when he substituted iron extension ot contracted leg.
Later he moved to Belgrade, Me. At about twelve years of age he entered the
store ot Decker Bros., general merchandise, in Smithfield, Me. Later he was
FIELD GENEALOGY, 1023
salesman of scythes for one Deacon Stevens in West Waterville, now Oakland, Me.
At nineteen years he went to Boston and entered the boot and shoe store of Geo.
L. Thayer as traveling salesman. At twenty-two he was admitted to the firm
styled Thayer, Field & Co, During the Civil war the firm reorganized as Field,
Thayer & Whitcomb, and in about 1S73 as Field, Thayer & Co. In 1886 he failed
in business; paid sixty cents on the dollar; reorganized as Field-Thayer Manufact-
uring Co., not a corporation; given up jobbing, and manufactured boots and shoes
exclusively. He continued in this business until his death. He was considered
of irreproachable honor, and his advice was widely sougnt by business men. Mr.
Field was a man of unblemished character and most amiable traits. Kindly,
benevolent and of an attractive personality, he made hosts of friends, and for forty
years was one of the best known among Boston's shoe merchants.
Petition for guardian. James Field, of Boston, appointed guardian of his minor
child, Henry Collender Field, born Aug. 24, r8So, Sarah Ashton Field, deceased
mother.
James B. Field appointed guardian of Henry Collender Field, his son. May 2,
1887.
James B. Field appointed guardian of Whitcomb Field, a minor child, May 2,
18S7.
Petition for administration. James B. Field, of Boston, appointed. Husband
of deceased. Sarah Ashton Field died April 26, 1887. Children: Henry Collender
Field, aged six years ; Whitcomb Field, aged four years.
Will of James B. Field proved May 2, 1895. Edward B, Russell, nephew; Mrs.
Mary B. Locke, of Belmont, niece; Mrs. Allen E. Cranshaw, of Richmond, Va.,
niece; Parker B. Field, son; Edward Russell Field, son; Henry Collender Field,
son; Whitcomb Field, son. — Suffolk Co, Mass, Probate Record,
He d. in Camden, S. C, March 30, 1895. Res. Boston, Mass,
6448. i. HENRY COLLENDER, b, Aug, 24, 1880; unm. ; res. Milton,
Mass, Is a clerk in Boston,
4ARY AUGUSTA, b, Oct. 2, 1859; d. unm., Oct. 24, 1873.
PARKER B., b. Feb. 16, 1863; m. Ellen L. Sampson.
EDWARD RUSSELL, b. April 11, 1872; m. Annie Prince
Burgess.
6452, V. WHITCOMB, b. July 17, 18S2; res. Milton, Mass.
6182. REV. SAMUEL WHEELER FIELD, D.D. (David, James, Samuel,
Stephen, Zechariah, Darby, John), b. North Yarmouth. Me., April 28, 1S13; m.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 26, 1840, Elizabeth Earl Horton, b. April 28, 1818; d. April 30,
1890, Elizabeth Earl Horton, Boston; her grandfather on mother's side was at
Bunker Hill; great-grandfather, Phineas Warren; seven sons at Lexington, He
d. Oct. 28, 1887. Res. Providence, R. I.
6453. i. ELIZABETH ADAMS, b. July 8, 1841; m. Oct. 5, 1864, Gorham
Dummer Gilman. She d. Nov. 5, 1872. He was of Gilraan Bros.,
druggists, of Boston. Ch. i. Gorham Abbott Gilman, b. ;
res. Newton Centre, Mass. 2. Lucy. 3. Annie Horton.
SAMUEL HOWARD, b. Nov. 22, 1842; m. Cornelia S. Prout.
MARY HAYDEN, b. Nov. 2, 1844; unm.
GUSTAVUS HORTON, d. Feb. 5, 1865, in United States service,
at New Orleans, La,
6457. V, CHARLES HASTINGS, b, March 27, 1S47; m. Sarah B. Lan-
cester.
6458. vi. SARAH PARKER, b. April 18, 1850; d. Sept. 13, 1853.
G449.
11.
6450.
111.
6451.
IV.
6454-
11.
6455.
111.
6456.
iv.
1024 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6459. vii. WILLIAM DOUGLASS, b. Jan. i, 1854; d. in Texas, Sept.
15. 1883.
6460. viii. BRADFORD, b. June 7. 1856; d. May 3, 1862.
6461. ix. HARRIET HARTWELL, b. Sept. 15, 1857; m. Dec. 30, 1884,
Benjamin Dexter Aldrich, res. 184 Cypress street, Providence,
R. I.
6462. X. ANNIE WARREN, b. Oct. 31, 1859. Is a teacher. Res. unm..
123 Vinton street. Providence, R. L
6189. LEVI CUTLER FIELD (David, James, Samuel. Stephen, Zechariah,
Darby, John), b. North Yarmouth, Me., m. there ; d. Jan. 15, 1848; m., 2d,
, b. in 1830; d. Dec. 28, 1859. He d. in Vineland, N. J., 1877. Res. Portland,
Me., and Vineland, N. J.
6190. ANDREW HOWARD FIELD (David. James, Samuel, Stephen, Zech-
ariah, Darby, John), b. North Yarmouth, Me. : m. there Eliza Pearson, of Methuen,
Mass.; m., 2d, . He was a carpenter. Res. Portland, Me.
6192. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS FIELD (David, James, Samuel. Stephen,
Zechariah, Darby, John), b. North Yarmouth, Me., Oct. 13, 1829; m. in 1852, Sarah
Griffin; d. 1855; m., 2d, Sept. 22, 1859, Ellen Adele Bennett, b. Dec. 11, 1836. He
was a machinist. Res. Portland, Me.
6463. i. MARY, b. May 29, 1865; m. June 27, 1888, Arthur T. Berry, b.
Feb. 2, 1859. He is special agent for the New York Under-
writers' Agency. Res. 12 Willard street, Newton, Mass. Ch. :
I. Marian Berry, b. Nov. 21, 1889. 2. Richard Bennett Berry,
b. Feb. 24, 1895. 3. Gordon Milett Berry, b. Feb. 24. 1895.
6193. TIMOTHY DAVIS FIELD (William A., James, Samuel, Stephen.
Zechariah, Darby, John), b. Pownal. Me., in 1803; m. Yarmouth in 1826, Mary
Douglass Gooding, b. Aug. 24, 1801; d. April 27, 1881. He was a farmer and ship
carpenter by trade. He moved to Gloucester, Mass. and lived there until 1864,
when ne moved to a farm at East Derry, N. H , where he died. He d. Sept. i, 1882.
Res. East Derry, N. H.
6464. i. MARY GOODING, b. April 2, 1827; m. Henry N. Blake; d. Feb.
24, 1890, at Beatrice, Neb., s. p.
6465. ii. FRANCES, b. April 22, 1829; m. Sept. 27, 1851, John S. Johnston;
postoffice address, Santa Barbara, Cal. He was b. Sept. 7, 1828.
Is a lemon grower. Is now in England. Ch. : i. John Har-
leigh Johnston, b. Oct. 5, 1852; m. Sept. 30, 1893. 2. Ward F.
Johnston, b. Nov. 29, 1854; address, Winthrop Highlands,
Mass. 3. Fanny Johnston, b. Sept. g, 1857; d. Dec. 22, i860. 4.
Hellen B. Johnston, b. May 10, 1859; m. M. C. Allison, Fort
Worth, Texas. 5. Alice Ruthven Johnston, b. Jan. 25, 1861; m.
June 17. 1890, F. B. Comins, Sharon. Mass. ; s. p. 6. Harriet
Ayers Johnston, b. Feb. 10, 1863; unm.; res. Santa Barbara,
Cal., Box 216. 7. Anna Knight Johnston, b. Aug. 15, 1865; m.
A. C. Wilson, North Cucamonga, Cal. 8. Adelaide Howard
Johnston, b. Aug. 6, 1867; m. Uncas McAndrew, Carpentria,
Cal. 9. Edith Douglass Johnston, b. March 25, 1870; m. Elisha
B. Bird, Wollaston, Mass.
6466. iii. ELLEN, b. Aug. 24, 1830; m. Geo. B. Blake, July 26. 1854; post-
office address, 108 Newtonville avenue, Newton, Mass.
6467. iv. TIMOTHY PRATT, b. 1832; d. in Gloucester in 1833-
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1025'
6468. V. ADELAIDE HOWARD, b. March 20. 1839; postoffice address.
East Derry, N. H. ; m. Chelsea, l\Iass., Jan. 25, 1859, Edward L.
Jones, b. Dec. 14, 1839. ^^ is a farmer. Ch. : i. Marian
Douglass Jones, b. Feb. 11, i860; m. Robert J. Kilpatrick, 1881;
postoffice address, 700 North 7th street, Beatrice, Neb.
6469. vi. CHARLES FREDERICK, b. March 4, 1842; m. Flora M. Coburn.
6203. "WILLIAM FIELD (William A., James, Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah,
Darby, John), b. Yarmouth, Me. ; m. there Jane Gooding, of Yarmouth, Me.
Res. Garland, Me.
6470. i. MARY, b. Oct. 27, 1834; m. Jan. 20, 1859, C. F. Bosworth, in
Petersham, Mass.; res. Chelsea, Mass., and Milford, Conn.
Ch. : I. George Frederick, b. Nov. 29, 1859; m. Sept. 7, 1892,
Louise E. Orth. 2. Mary Elenora, b. Jan. 24, 1863; res. 92
Pinckney street, Boston, Mass. 3. Mabel Douglass, b. March
18, 1869. 4. Eva Jane, b. March 15, 1872. 5. Arthur William, b.
Oct. 8, 18S0. Mrs. Bosworth d. April 1, 1898. Mr. Bosworth is
an inventor and constructor.
HOWARD, b. ; m. and had one son.
JANE, b. ; m. and had several daughters.
GEORGE, b. ; res. Caribou, Me.
FREDERICK DUDLEY, b. ; res. Oklahoma; had one son,
dead.
MARY GOODING, b. ; m. and had five children.
JOHN, b. ; d. unm.
HARRIET, b. ; m. and had five children.
SOPHIA P., b. ; m. and had one daughter, Ada Bean; res.
Kansas City.
ELNORA, b. ; m. Smith; a son. Barton Smith; res. Mil-
ford, Conn.
SARAH, b. ; d. unm.
6204. CAPTAIN ENOS FIELD (Enos, James, Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah,
Darby, John), b. North Yarmouth, Me., Oct. 23, 1821 ; m. New Sharon, ]\Ie., June
29, 1843, Emily Caroline Kilgore, b. Nov. 22, 1822. Retired sea captain of Portland
and Boston steamship line. Res. Mercer, Me., and Bradford, Mass. ; P. O. Box 212.
6481. i. JOSEPHINE FRANCES, b. June 15, 1845; m. Jan. 25, 1872,
Gage; still living; present address, 75 Auburn street, Haverhill,
Mass.
6482. ii. WILLIAM TITCOMB, b. Feb. 6, 1849; d. Aug. 31. 1854.
6483. iii. ANNIE PETERS, b. March 29, 1857; m- Sept. 10, 1895; still liv-
ing; present address, 30 Vine street, Haverhill, Mass.
6484. iv. HENRIETTA GROVER, b. June 18, 1864; unm.; address, 200
Parker street, South Lawrence, Mass.
6206. JAMES COLLINS FIELD (Enos, James, Samuel, Stephen. Zechariah,
Darby, John), b. North Yarmouth, Me., 1809; m. . He d. 1890. Res. Dor-
chester, Mass.
6485. i. LIZZIE F., b. ; m. Burnham; res. Saratoga, N. Y.
6486. ii. CHARLES, b. ; was a physician; res. Dorchester, Mass.
6487. iii. ANNA, b. ; d. .
6208. CYRENUS FIELD (Enos, James. Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah, Darby,
John), b. June 27, 1814, North Yarmouth, Me.; m. June 17, 1840, Olive Scammon
6471.
11.
6472.
iii.
6473.
iv.
6474.
V.
6475-
vi.
6476.
vii.
6477.
viii.
6478.
ix.
6479.
X.
6480.
xi.
1026 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Ridlon. b. June 17, 1S17. He was a cotton mill overseer. He d. Nov. 2, 1868.
Res, Saco, Me.
6488. i. SARAH C, b. March 13, 1S45; m. Dec, 22, 1897, Capt. Geo. S.
Garvin; res. North Londonderry, N. H. ; he was b. March 18,
1845 ; s. p. ; was a sea captain.
64S9. ii. EUNICE E., b. June 7, 1842; m. Nov. 8, i860, David Gilbert
Tapley; res. Saco, Me. He was b. July 24, 1834; d. Feb. 28,
1881; was a carriage trimmer. Ch. : i. Grace Gilbert, b. Dec.
22, iSSo. 2. Rebecca May, b. May i, 1867.
6490. iii. FRANK RUEL, b. Dec. 10, 1856; res. Saco, Me. •
6210. JOSEPH WARREN FIELD (Enos, James, Samuel, Stephen, Zecha-
riah, Darby. John), b. Dec. 25, 1818; m. . He was a shoe dealer of the firm of
Tate & Field in 1872. Res. Mobile, Ala.
6491. i. CLARENCE, b. ; res. Mobile. Ala.
6212. GEORGE DANA FIELD (Enos, James, Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah,
Darby, John), b. April 19, 1826; m. . Res. Maine.
6492. i. OLIVER PALMS, b. ; res. New Orleans, La.
6213. BENJAMIN T. FIELD (Enos, James, Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah.
Darby, John), b. July 4, 1829; m. . Res. Mercer, Me.
6493. i. GIRL, b. ; m. Calvin Harris; res. Worcester, Mass.
6215. CAPTAIN AARON DAVIS FIELD, JR. (Aaron D., Isaac N., Joseph.
Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b. Field's Comer, Dorchester, Mass., Jan. 2, 1831;
m. Evansville, Ind. , July 28, 1856, Eliza Ashley, b. Jan. 7, 1836, in London,
England.
Aaron Davis Field, Jr , son of Aaron Davis Field, and grandson of Isaac New-
ton Field, was the eldest of four children. His father died when he was quite
young, and at the age of fourteen he went to sea, which had always been his ambi-
tion. He rose rapidly in his profession, and was made master at twenty-five, which
he remained for twenty-six years, until his death, Oct. 26, 18S2, at Manila, Philip-
pine Islands. A terrible typhoon had been followed by a scourge of cholera, and
on returning from a visit to a neighboring ship whose captain was sick (ship Near-
chus. Captain Swap;, he was stricken with the fatal malady, and these two were
buried side by side in the English cemetery at Manila. He married Eliza Ashley,
born in London, England, Jan. 7, 1836, the daughter of Henry Ashley, an English
cabinet maker, and she accompanied him on most of his voyages. They were
principally to India and China, and during his career he commanded the ships
Bennington, Suffolk, on which his son was born, Howland, Trimountain, one of
the crack ships of her day, Victoria, Andrew Jackson, Kearsarge, Reynard,
Cyclone, and died on board the Mary L. Stone, The majority of these vessels
were owned in Boston, v/here he acquired the highest reputation as a seaman of
ability and a man of integrity.
Aaron D, Field, of Chelsea's will probated April 23, 1883. His wife, Eliza A.
Field; his son, Vernon A. Field; his brother, Henry H. Field; his sister, Mary
Ann Meads. He died Oct. 26, 1882.— Suffolk Co. Probate.
He d. Manila, Philippine Islands, Oct. 26, 1882.
6494. i. VERNON ASHLEY, b. Feb. 10, 1858; m. Mary F. Peak.
6217. HENRY HARRISON FIELD (Aaron D., Isaac N., Joseph, Robert,
Robert, Robert, John), b. Dorchester, Mass., Aug. 29, 1840; m. March 28, 1866,
Sarah Maria Barrett, b, Nov. 22, 1847; d. March 23, 1885. He was a mariner. Res.
Palatka, Fla.. where he died Oct. 20. 1900.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1027
6495. i. ELLA JOSEPHINE, b. April 25, 1868; m. May 17, 1892, Abraham
Walter Strange; res. Palatka.
6225. SAMUEL RICHARD FIELD (Isaac. Isaac N., Joseph, Robert, Robert.
Robert. John), b. Dorchester, Mass., April 4, 1823; m. there Elizabeth Holmes
Sumner, b. Jan. i, 1825. He was a boot and shoe dealer.
March 17, 1864. Petition for administration. Elizabeth H. Field, widow,
Boston, appointed. Deceased husband, Samuel R. Field, a trader of Boston.
June 6, 1864. Petition for guardian. Elizabeth H. Field, Boston, appointed.
Husband deceased, Samuel R. Field, Boston. Their children: Frederick H. Field,
born Dec. 28, 1848; Edwin F. Field, bom April 12, 1851; Samuel R. Field, bom
Jan. 13, 1853; Minnie H. Field, b. April 26, 1851 ; all of Boston. — Suffolk Co. Probate.
He d. Feb. 23, 1864. Res. 353 Boston street, Dorchester. Mass.
6496. i. FREDERICK H., b. Dec. 28, 1848; d. March, 1890.
6497. ii. EDWIN F., b. April 12. 1851; m. Elizabeth A. Alexander and
Claire N. Cunningham.
6498. iii. SAMUEL RICHARDSON, b. Jan. 13, 1853; m. Alice E. Frederic.
6499. iv, MARY HELEN, b. April 26, 1861; m. Charles D. Jordan. Ch. :
I. Leslie Miriam.
6500. V. CLARENCE, b. ; d., aged three years.
6227. WARREN R. FIELD (Isaac, Isaac N., Joseph, Robert, Robert, Robert,
John), b. Feb. 26, 1S31. Dorchester; m. Sept. 24, 1855, Louise M. Piper; d. Feb. 14,
1899. Res. Dorchester, Mass.
650 r. i. LAURA A., b. ; d, in infancy.
6223. LIEUTENANT EDWIN FORREST FIELD (Isaac, Isaac N., Joseph,
Robert, Robert. Robert, John), b. Nov. 10, 1833, Dorchester; m. June 23, 1861,
Sarah A. Batchelder, d. April 11, 1SS6. He was lieutenant of Company E, twenty-
second Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, during the civil war. Res., s. p.,
Dorchester, Mass.
6229. ISAAC FIELD (Isaac F., Isaac N., Joseph. Robert, Robert. Robert,
John), b. Jan. 21, 1827. Dorchester, Mass. ; m. January, 184S, Elizabeth Leeds.
Res. Dorchester, Mass.
6502. i. LOUISE E., b. July 26, 1853.
6503. ii. MARY EMMA, b. Feb. 4, 1859.
6504. iii. CARRIE BARTLETT, b. Dec. 24, 1862.
6233- CHARLES FIELD (Thomas M., Isaac N., Joseph, Robert, Robert,
Robert, John), b. Field's Comer, Dorchester, Mass.. Dec. 8, 1S29; m. there .
Res. Boston, Mass.
6505. i. MARCELLUS SMITH, b. . Is in the Boston postoffice. Res.
47 Sever street.
6235. THOMAS FIELD (Thomas M., Isaac N., Joseph, Robert, Robert,
Robert, John), b. Boston, Mass., April 6, 1S37; m. Charlestown. Nov. 22, 1S70.
Anna Louise Clouston, b. Jan. 28, 1S47. He is a tinsmith. Res. Cambridgeport,
Mass., 1 54 Allston street.
EURETTA L.. b. July 18, 1871.
GEORGE C, b. June 9, 1876.
NANETTE R., b. Nov. i, 1877.
ELIZABETH C, b. June 25. iSSo.
JOSEPHINE H., b. Sept. 14, 18S3.
All unmarried and reside at home.
6506.
i.
6507.
ii.
6508.
iii.
6509.
iv.
6510.
V.
1028 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6238. HOWARD PERKINS FIELD (Pearson H., Isaac N., Joseph, Robert,
Robert, Robert, John), b. Dorchester. Mass., May 7, 1826; m. Augusta Lawrence.
He d. Aug. 5. 1864. Res. Boston, Mass.
6242. PIERSON HOWARD FIELD (Pearson H.. Isaac N., Joseph, Robert,
Robert, Robert, John), b. Dorchester, Mass., Nov. 8, 1832; m. July 28, 1859,
Joanna Weatherbee, b. 1833, dau. of Elijah and Nancy; she d. 1896.
Will ot Joanna W. Field, ot Boston, probated 1896. Husband, Pierson H.
Field, Jr. — Suffolk Co. Probate. Res. Dorchester, Mass., 40 Westville street.
6245- ALFRED DUNCAN FIELD (Pearson H., Isaac N., Joseph, Robert,
Robert, Robert, Johr), b. Dorchester, Mass., August, 1838; m. June 10, 1862,
Louisa Blodi=;ett.
Louise B. Field petitions July 3, 1882, for appointment as administratrix of
estate of Alfred B. Field, naming herself as next of kin, and her family as com-
prising Alfred B. Field, born Sept. i, 1868, and Winthrop B. Field, born Aug. i,
1876, sons of Alfred B. Field. Petitioned June 20, 1882. Petition granted July
3, 1882.
Louise B. Field makes petition for appointment of herself as guardian over
minor child Alfred B. Field, born Sept. i, 1868, in Boston, of Alfred D. Field and
petitioner, Louise B. Field, she having been selected by minor, he being over
fourteen years of age. Petition granted by John W. McKim, Judge of Probate
Court.— Suffolk Co. Mass. Probate.
He d. May 23, 1882. Res. Boston, Mass.
6511. i. ALFRED BERTRAM, b. Sept. i, 1868
6512. ii. WINTHROP B., b. Aug. i, 1876; res. Magazine street, Cam-
bridge, Mass.
6258. HOMER HOWARD FIELD (John, George, Robert, Robert, Robert,
Robert, John), b. Atwater, Ohio. May 9, 1825; m. Cincinnati. Oct. 10, 1850, Sarah
Euphenia Arnold, b. Oct. 12, 1830; d. June 9, 1894. He v^^as born in Atwater,
Portage county, Ohio; lived there till 1847; went to Pittsburg, Pa., lived there
two years; then one j'ear at Wellsville, Ohio; one year at Salem, Ohio; went to
Cincinnati, 1845, lived there one year; then enlisted in Company E, ist Regiment,
Ohio Volunteers, for Mexican war; returned to Cincinnati; married and lived there
until 1851 ; lived at Indianapolis from 1851 to 1856; then went to Council Bluffs; has
lived there continually since. He is a carpenter by trade, and a musician by pro-
fession. Has held numerous offices ; was provost marshal during the war ; sheriff
of Pottawattamie county from 1865 to 1868; member of citv council eight years;
chief of police from 1881 to 1884; member of Board of Education three terms of
three years each, the last of which he was president; was justice of the peace from
1893 to 1895; at present he is retired. Res. 150 Park avenue. Council Bluffs. Iowa.
6513. i, EMMA LOUISA, b. Aug. 15, 1851; m. Oct. 10. 1871, Thomas E.
Cavin; res. Council Bluffs. He was b. Aug. 30. 1S45; is a mer-
cantile manager. Ch. : i. Homer Field Cavin, b. Aug. 21. 1S72;
d. Aug. 13, 1877. 2. Maud Emma Cavin, b. Nov. 22, 1874; post,
office. Council Bluffs, Iowa, 150 Park avenue. 3. Geo. Seekell
Cavin, b. Nov. 19, 1878; postoffice. Grand Island, Neb. 4.
Harry Hardy Cavin, b. March 27. 1881.
6514- ii. LOUIS HENRY, b. March 11. 1853; d. Aug. 21, 1863.
6515. iii. MAGGIE, b. May 8. 1855; m. March 31, 1880, Herbert H. Glover;
res Grand Island, Neb. ; he was b. Aug. 7, 1854; is a merchant.
Ch. : I. Edward D. Glover, b. May 8, 1881, in Grand Island,
65i6.
1.
6517-
ii.
6518.
iii.
6519.
IV.
6520.
V.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1029
Neb. ; Boston, Mass., attending school. 2. George T. Glover, b.
Sept. 20, 1884, Grand Island, Neb. 3. Herbert Field Glover, b.
Nov. 13, i8qi, in Pueblo, Col.
6516. iv. RENA MAY. b. May 26, 1866; m. Nov. 25, 1886, William M.
Geddes; res. Washington, D. C. ; is disbursing oflficer in United
States service. Ch. : i. Margaret, b. 18S7.
6260. HON. JOSEPH FIELD (Asa K., Ebenezer, Robert, Robert, Robert,
Robert, John), b. Warren, Mass., March 12, 1801; m. there May 21, 1821, Eliza
Josseyln, b. Jan. 9, 1800; d. Aug. 24, 1832; m., 2d, Westfitld, March 25, 1834, Mary
Ann Fowler, b. Oct. 18, 1807; d. Jan. 19, 1835. He was him on the old place in
Warren, Mass., where he resided for many years. He held various town offices,
and at one time was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He
moved to St. Louis, and was in business there, a member of the firm of Stone,
Field & Marks. He d. April 21, 1S53. Res. Warren, Mass., and St. Louis, Mo.
JOHN KEYES, b. July 10, 1823; d. Sept. 15, 1S50, St. Louis.
ELIZA ANN, b. April i, 1826 ;.m. Chapman; d. Oct. 26, 1865.
Ch. : I. Alice F. Chapman.
MARY HENRIETTA, b. July 28, 1832; d. Aug. iS, 1S61.
JOSEPH FOWLER, b. Jan. 9, 1835; m. Catherine L. Cbapman.
MAY HENRIETTA, b. Jan. 11, 1829; d. Sept. 23, 1830.
6262. ISAAC FIELD (John, John, John, William, William, Robert, John), b.
Peterboro, N. H., July 11, 1804; m. May 20, 1830, Mary Greene, of Charlestown,
Mass., b. Feb. 22, 1807; d. Dec. 14, 1894. For twelve years he resided in Boston,
in the hide and leather business, and then moved to Iowa. In 1833 Isaac Field with
James W. Converse, engaged in the hide and leather busmess at 43-45 Broad street,
under the firm name of Field & Converse. Two years later Mr. Field retired, and
was succeeded by his brother, John Field. For forty years the firm of Field &
Converse was widely known and honored in this country and abroad. Res., s. p.,
Boston, Mass., and Denmark, Iowa.
6266. JOHN FIELD (John, John, John, William, William, Robert, John), b.
Peterboro, N. H., Nov. 22, 18 10; m. May 2, 1836, Sarah E. Worcester, d. June 2u,
1839; m., 2d, Oct. 13, 1840, Sarah A. Baldwin, d. July 2, 1895.
John Field was born in Peterboro, N. H., in a cottage still standing, two miles
out of the village, on the New Ipswich road, the home affording a fine view of
Monadnock Mountain, which was an occasion of delight to him throughout his life,
both as it dwelt in his memory and stimulated a desire for frequent return to the
old home. He was born in 18 10, one of the youngest in a family of fourteen chil-
dren. His father's name was also John. The father was a tanner and also en-
gaged in agriculture upon a rocky farm of perhaps a hundred acres. Soon after
attaining his majority, John, Jr., went to Boston, and not long after formed a bus-
iness connection with one J. W. Converse, as commission dealers in hides and
leather. This firm. Field & Converse — under several modifications of name,
existed until after Mr. Field's death, and still has its representative. Prospered in
business from the first. In 1836 he married Sarah Elliot Worcester, a granddaughter
of the Rev. Dr. Noah Worcester, and made her Brighton home their home until
her death in 1839. By her he had two sons, who still survive, viz., Henry Martyn
and John Worcester Field. In 1840 Mr. Field again married Sarah Ann Baldwin,
who survived him by nearly twenty years, and by whom he had three sons and
two daughters, viz.. William Evarts, Arthur Dwight and George Addison, and Sarah
Ann Baldwin and Lilla Frances. Mr. Field was among the few prosperous mer-
1030 FIELD GENEALOGY.
chants who never failed in business throughout his entire career, and he was en-
abled to accumulate a liberal property. Of strong convictions, active habits, tender
sensibilities and a generous nature, he always held himself to a strict account for
his use alike of money and opportunity; but his benefactions were made quietly
and unostentatiously. From early manhood he took an advanced stand as a
Christian man, and it is not too much to say that few men direct and control their
life in such constant and strict conformity with the Christian profession as did Mr.
Field. A strong, but not radical, temperance man, an early Free Soiler, and then,
and to the end thereafter, a Republican, always his pastor's right-hand man, he
was prompt to advocate and lend support to every worthy cause. He avoided
office and loved the quiet, inconspicuous life. In all his business relations he was
an honorable and upright man, never yielding principle, in any instance, to ex-
pediency. He was a good citizen, a sincere Christian, and a true man, and his life
abounded with active benevolence and kind works and good deeds. He was deeply
interested in many benevolent enterprises of the day, to which he freely gave his
attention and labor, and also rendered largely of his means. He was a director of
the American Peace Society, a corporate member of the American Board of Foreign
Missions, and for many years held a high office in the Orthodox Congregational
church at Arlington. John Field died in his home at Arlington, Mass., upon the
last day of July, 1876, and his remains repose in the family enclosure at Mount
Auburn.
John Field, Arlington. Died July 31, 1876. Will dated July 19, 1876. Allowed
Sept. 5, 1876. Sons, John W. and William E., appointed executors. Lett estate of
some $300,000. No public bequests. Wife, Sarah Ann Baldwin Field, Children:
Henry Martyn Field, later Pasadena, Cal. ; John Worcester Field; William Evarts
Field, Brookline; Arthur Dwight Field, Arlington; George Addison Field, Arling-
ton ; Lillian Frances Field ; Sarah F. Lawrence, wife of Arthur C. Lawrence.
Sarah A. B. Field, widow. Died July 2, 1895. Will dated June 21, 1895;
proved July 25, 1895. — Middlesex Co. Probate Records.
He d. July 31, 1876. Res. Arlington, Mass.
HENRY MARTYN, b. Oct. 3, 1837; m. Lydia M. Peck.
JOHN WORCESTER, b. June 11, 1839; m. Amelia C. Reed.
SARAH ANN B., b. May 9, 1846; m. Nov. 27, 1871, Arthur C.
Lawrence; res. Newton, and 22 Marlboro street, Boston, Mass.;
he was b. April 17, 1849. Ch. : i. Marion Field Lawrence, b.
Aug. ig, 1872; m. April 17, 1895, Dr. Frank A. Higgins, in
Emmanuel church, Boston, Mass. ; postoffice address, Mrs. F. A.
Higgins, 22 Marlboro street, Boston,' Mass. 2. John Field Law-
rence, b. Feb. 20, 1875; d. Feb. 22, 1876,
WILLIAM EVARTS. b. May 29, 1S48; m. Louisa T. Swan.
ARTHUR D., b. Dec. 21, 1849; m. Ann S. March.
GEORGE A., b. March 10, 1854; m. Harriet W. Prosser.
LILLA FRANCES, b. June 25, 1857; m. June 13. 1881, Herbert
B. Stevens, b. July n, 1855; res. Greenwich, Conn. Ch. : i.
Laurance Field Stevens, b. Nov. 25, 1882, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; post-
office address. Greenwich, Conn. 2. Weld Merrick Stevens, b.
June 12, 1884, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; postoffice address, Greenwich,
Conn.
6267. DEA. HORATIO NELSON FIELD (John. John, John. William,
William, Robert. John), b. Peterboro, N. H., March 25, 1813; m. Denmark, Iowa,
Oct. 29, 1839, Charity Lamoreux Taylor, ot New York city, b. Jan. 25, 1821.
6521.
1.
6522.
11.
6523.
iii.
6524.
IV.
6525.
V.
6526.
vi.
6527.
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■'sei'3^ ^a«tg3tit^--ji!*ag'^*^B-
OLD JOHN ADAMS HOUSE, QUINCY, MASS,
Residence of William Augustus Field.
See page 1009.
IIOKAIK) N. FIKLD.
See pa^e UKiO.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1031
Born at Peterboro, N. H., in the shadow of Mount Monadnock, on March 25,
1813, he spent his boyhood upon his father's farm. He was one of a family of
tourteen children, of Puritan New England stock. Going west in 1839, he settled
in what was then Iowa Territory, at the little village of Denmark. Here he met his
wife. Miss Charity L. Taylor, to whom he was married by Father Asa Turner, well
known in Congregational annals as a member of "The Iowa Band." After a
short residence in Iowa, Mr. Field removed to Abingdon, 111. ; thence subsequently
to Farmington, 111. Shortly after his removal to Farmington, the little Presbyte-
rian church at that place reorganized under Congregational auspices, and Deacon
Field acquired the title and office which he has held almost continually ever since.
Deacon Field soon became activelj' engaged in the "Underground Railroad" in
the work of assisting slaves northwest on*their way to freedom. In 1843 Deacon
Field moved to Galesburg. Here he bought a small farm, and with his team hauled
lumber and merchandise, making a number of trips, between Galesburg and Chi-
cago, in the days when wagons were the only means of conveyance. Some of the
bricks for the then new buildings of Knox College were hauled by his team. After
two years in Galesburg he returned east to Abington, Mass.. where he engaged
in general business with his brother, VV. Field, but having had a taste of western
life, he could not content himself again with New England, and accordingly the
year 1849 found him again in Farmington, and a few years later moved again to
Galesburg, where his family remained until 1867, the latter year of this period
being spent by him in traveling throughout the west as supervising and adjusting
agent of the old Home Insurance Company of New Haven. It is now thirty- one
years since Deacon Field came to Chicago. He is a well known figure in insurance
circles, as well as in Congregational councils, and still keeps up his business, signing
insurance policies and writing letters in a hand that shows but slightly the ap-
proach of age. Few men at eighty-five possess his vitality. The University Con-
gregational church regards him as its Nestor, and the older members often recall
the struggles in which he took so prominent a part and which resulted in a Con-
gregational organization in Rosalie Music Hall, down in 57th street. Dr.
F. W. Fiske, Dr. Arthur Little, then pastor of the New England church ; Rev. J. C.
Armstrong, Professor Wilcox, Rev. Robert West, then editor of the Advance, all
assisted in the work, and in turn supplied the pulpit until the new society was able
to employ a pastor. This church, now under the pastoral charge of Dr. N. C. Rub-
inham, has just taken possession of its beautiful new auditorium at Madison avenue
and 56th street. If Deacon Field, as he sits in his front pew of a Sunday
morning, indulges in a little pardonable satisfaction at the part he has taken in the
enterprise, no one will say that it is not merited.
Since the above was written Dea. Field died Aug. 19, 1900.
Res. Farmington and Galesburg, 111., and 6107 Madison avenue, Chicago.
6528. i. EMILY ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 17, 1840; m. Nov. 17, 1864. Charles
M. White. Res. Galesburg, 111. ; Indianapolis, Ind. ; Atchison.
Kansas, and Chicago, 111. Ch. : i. Carlos Field, b. March 30,
1865; m. Ella J. Nicholson, of Chicago. 2. Herbert Bronson, b.
Feb, 23, 1867; m. Grace Hollister; res. Chicago. 3. Jessica Tay-
lor, b. Dec. 30, 1868. 4. Daisy Emily, b. April 13, 1870; d. Jan.
12, 1875. 5. Walter Kirke, b. Oct. 30, 1873. 6. Infant, b. March
5, 1875; d. same day. 7. Robin Le Roy, b. Sept. 10, 1877. 8.
Vera Elizabeth, b. Oct. 16, 1S79. 9. Harold, b. Dec. 19, 1880; d.
July 10, 1S81. 10. Kenneth Gciuld, b. March 15, 1882. 11. Emily
Mason, b. July 30, 1885. 12. Marguerite Celia, b. Jan. 9, 1890.
1032 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6534.
1.
6535.
ii.
6536.
iii.
6537.
IV.
6529. ii. CHARLES G., b. May 7, 1843; m. Edna Dean Proctor, Jennie
Holcomb and Ida S. Dewey.
6530. iii. HARRIET ELLEN, b. Aug. 13, 1851; d. Feb. 16, 1853.
6531. iv. WALTER TAYLOR, b. Feb. 21, 1861 ; m. Sarah L. Peck.
6268. WILLIAM FIELD (John, John, John, William, William, Robert, John),
b. Peterboro, N. H., April 17, 1815; m. in Farminglon, 111., July i, i860, Sophia H.
Cone, b. Kickspoo, 111., April 2, 1837. He d. Los Angeles, Cal., June 15, 1896.
Res. Farmington, 111.
6532. i. CARRIE E., b. March 10, 1866; d. Sept. i, 1866.
6533. ii. LUTHER HOADLEY. b. Aug. 7, 1867, in Brownville. Neb. ; res.
unm. , Los Angeles, Cal.
6276. ALEXANDER HAMILTON FIELD (William, John. John. William.
William. Robert, John), b. Peterboro, N. H., Dec. 22, 1809; m. Cincmnati, Ohio,
Nov. 14, 1839, Jane E. Brackett, b. June 27, 1821; d. Feb. 16, 1893. He was a
merchant. He d. Feb. 4, i8g6. Res. Lawrence, Kansas, and Los Angeles, Cal.
ELLA, b. .
GEORGE HAMILTON, b. Oct. 4, 1850; m. Josephine E. Vogel.
EDWARD C, b. Aug. 7, 1854; m. Mary C. Vogel.
MARY L., b. Sept. 27, i8xx; m. and J. F. Van Glyck; two
children; res. 907 Avenue 37, Los Angeles.
6538. V. JENNIE H., b. Jan. 31, i8xx; m. Sobieski Constantine Smith; three
children; res. Philadelphia, Pa., and Huntington Valley, Pa.
6278. JOHN GILMAN FIELD (William, John, John. William, William,
Robert, John), b. Peterboro, N. H.. April 14, 1812; m. Denmark, Iowa, Rachel
Marcy, b. Sept. 11, 1812; d. Oct. 23, 1865, in Denmark, Iowa. The family was
broken up on account of sickness, and during the gold excitement in California in
1849-50, Gilman decided to join the Argonauts. He took the long, wearisome trail
across the plains and mountains with an ox team, and in a few years accumulated
quite a little money. He died of mountain fever, and all his accumulations and
labor were lost to his family. He d. in California, in the mountains, April 14, 1853.
Res. Denmark, Iowa.
6539. i- ALBERT, b. March 26, 1840; drowned in Neosho river, Kansas,
June 13, 1856.
HENRY A., b. March 29, 1842; m. Helen M. Irish.
CHARLOTTE, b. July, 1844; d. July 30, 1845.
WILLIAM GILMAN, b. Dec. 9, 1848; unm.; res. Scranton, Pa.
He is a traveling salesman. Res. (now) New York city, corner
Bedford and Downing streets.
6280. CHARLES FIELD (William, John, John. William, William, Robert),
b. Peterboro, N. H., Sept. 18, 1814; m. Electa Brockway; she res. Denmark. He
d. in Denmark. Res. Denmark, Iowa.
6543. i- CHARLOTTE A., b. ; m. and had a child. "
6544. ii. WINFIELD SCOTT, b. , Chicago; is in mail service.
6545. iii. CHARLES F., b. ; unm.; res. Denmark, Iowa,
6282. JEREMIAH SMITH FIELD (William, John, John, William, William,
Robert, John), b. Peterboro, N. H.. July 10, 1817; m. June 7, 1842, Mary Harvey,
of Barnet, Vt. ; d. Lawrence, Dec. 8, 1849; m.. 2d, Aug. 12, 1852. Sarah M. Moore,
b. Nov. 6, 1826; d. Dec. 15, 1882.
Jeremiah Smith Field, son of William, was born at Peterboro, N. H., and was
named after Judge Jeremiah Smith, the great New Hampshire lawyer. He was
6540.
ii.
6541.
iii.
6542.
iv.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1033
the middle one of fifteen children, all of whom lived to grow up. He was raised
on his father's farm in Peterboro, and became inured to all the hardships attending
the cultivation of land on the old "East Mountain," which is more properly called
"Pack Monadnock." and got what education he could by attending the district
school, which in those days held only one term per year, and that in winter.
Leaving home when quite young, he went to Keene, N. H.. and learned the baker's
trade. This trade afterward seemed to serve his purpose, for being inclined to a
business career, it aided him in his life-work. He remained in Keene several
years and then went to Nashua, N. H., still working at his trade, and from
there he went to Lowell, Mass. In 1847 he sought the new city of Lawrence,
Ma-^s. , a city which was then in its infancy, but since has become renowned as a
large manufacturing center, where he permanently located, and opened a bakery
on his own account, this being his first business venture. And he was actively
engaged in this business for several years, then disposed of it. and became a drug-
gist. But compounding prescriptions evidently was not to his liking, for he soon
disposed of this business and carried on the dry goods business for a short time;
and then with his brother-in-law, Wm. H. Moore, went into the tailoring and cloth-
ing business, establishing the old and well known house of Moore & Field, in which
he remained and was permanently and successfully engaged until 1872, when by
reason of ill health, and having gained a competency, he retired from active service
and from business. In 1874 he removed his family to his beautiful home in North
Andover, Mass., where he passed a happy old age, and died May 2, 1889. He was
a quiet, unassuming man, of sterling integrity, industrious habits, and keen bus-
iness instincts. He was beloved by all who knew him for his genial disposition,
and happy and polite treatment of all. He early identified himself with godly
people, and became a member of the Lawrence street Congregational church in
Lawrence not long after its organization, and all through his life he seemed to be
controlled by a high sense of duty to God and his fellowmen, which broadened and
developed his character, and helped him to live consistently the life of a noble
Christian gentleman. In politics he always was a staunch Republican, and while
declining office, always opposed slavery and free trade, and constantly advocated
those progressive principles which have ever characterized that party.
He d. May 2, i88g. Res. Lawrence and North Andover, Mass.
6546. i. FRANCES AUGUSTA, b. Aug. 17, 1843; m. Nov. 16, 1864,
Edwin Duren Searles; res. Milford, N. H. He was b. Aug. 17,
1836. Is a farmer. Ch. : i. Alice Harvey Searles, b. March 2,
1869; m. Nov. 3, 1891, Abel Augustus Coffin. 2 Fred Burton
Searles, b. Oct. 18, 1872; d. March iS, 1884. 3. Herbert Milton
Searles, b. June 4, 1875; m. Nov. 18, 1897. 4. George Garfield
Searles, b. May 8, 1S79. ' Postoffice address of all, Milford, N. H.
FREDERICK CUSHMAN. b. Aug. 17, 1849; d. Feb. 7, 1850.
HERBERT WEBSTER, b. Feb. 8. 1853; m. Julia M. McDuffie.
KATHERINE CHARLOTTE, b. April i, 1857; m. Jan. 9. 1884,
Hon. Newton Parker Frye, b. Oct. 2b, 1845. Is a lawyer. Res.,
s. p., 23, Elm street. North Andover, Mass. Hon. Newion P. Frye
is a lawyer by profession residing in North Andover. Mass., and
having an office in the neighboring city of Lawrence He was
born in Methuen, a town which adjoins Lawrence, some fifty
years ago; was educated in the common schools in Lawrence
and in the famous Phillips Academy of Andover.
Being left an orphan at the early age of ten years, his life
struggle then began, but he grew up a self-educated man. He
€6
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u.
6548.
iii.
6549.
IV.
1034 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6550.
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ii,
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iii.
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iv.
6554.
V.
6555.
vi.
stands high in his profession, having been admitted not only to
all the courts in his own state, but also to the United States dis-
trict and circuit courts, and the United States supreme court at
Washington, and has a wide acquaintance and an extensive
practice. In politics he has always been a Republican, and on
the platform has often been heard advocating the principles of
his party. He has represented his locality in both branches of
the Massachusetts legislature, and has filled many oflBces of trust
in his own town and vicinity, and is now a magistrate. He is
also a member and a deacon of the Congregational church where
he resides, and is identified with church and charitable work, and
by voice and pen is constantly aiding all progressive work.
6283. HON. FRANKLIN FIELD (William, John, John, William. Willi.'m,
Robert. John), b. Peterboro, N. H., May i, 1819; m. Jan. 19, 1847, Luvia Miner,
of Lowell, Mass., b. Coventry, Vt., July 30, 1827. He lived on a part of the old
homestead. Held many important town oflfices; was selectman in 1864, 1865 and 1866;
surveyor, etc.; was representative in 1875-76. Res. Peterboro, N. H.
CLARA F., b. Feb. 15, 1850: d. April 17, 1865.
WILLIAM F.. b. Feb. 16, 1852.
MARTIN E., b. Dec. 30 1854.
FOREST G., b. Feb. 20, 1856.
CHARLES E., b. Jan. 27. 1859: d. March 22, 1865.
WALTER E., b. Dec. 14, 1861.
6286. HENRY FIELD (William, John. John, William, William, Robert, John),
b. Peterboro, N. H., Oct. 30, 1823; m. there Lucy Farmer, b. Francestown May 3,
1834; she res. in Peterboro. He was a carpenter by trade; resided near the place.
He d. in Peterboro. Res. Peterboro. N. H.
6556. i. MARY E., b. Oct. 18, 1855.
6557. ii. CHARLES A., b. Dec. 23, 1857.
6558. iii, EMMA F., b. Nov. 27. 1859.
6559. iv. ALICE H., b. May 28, 1867.
6287. ALBERT H. FIELD (William, John, John, William, William. Robert,
John), b. Peterboro, N. H., July 14, 1825; m. Jan. 14, 1851, Mehitable Perkins; m.,
2d, . Res. New Market. N. H.
6560. i. LIZZIE P., b. , Newfield, N. H.
6292. JAMES HARRIS FIELD (Timothy. Timothy, John. William, William,
Robert. John), b. Dorchester, Mass.. Dec. 25, 1818; m. there Sarah Ann Stacy, b.
Nov. 9, 1822; d. Feb. 9, 1871. He was a furniture manufacturer.
Will of James H. Field. Probate Docket, vol. 15. No. A12440. Will Book 27,
page 190. — I James H. Field, of the City and County of Providence and State of
Rhode Island, do make and execute this my last Will and Testament, in manner
and form following.
First, I hereby direct all my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid as
soon as may be after my decease, out of any estate of which I may die seized or
possessed, by my Executor hereinafter named.
Second. All the rest residue and remainder of all the estate real and per-
sonal or mixed of which I may die seized or possessed, or to which I may be in
any way entitled at the time of my decease, I give devise and bequeath to my wife
Sarah Ann Field to have the use of the same, and all the rents issue and annual
profits thereof for so long as she shall Survive me and not marry again, and in
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1035
case of her decease without having again married since my decease, then the same
and all the income thereof which shall not have been expended by my said Wife is
to be divided equally among my four children, James Fillmore Field, Rebecca Stacey
Field, Sarah Maria Field and Walter Mason Field, and their issue in case of the
decease of either of them, the issue of any deceased child taking the share of the
parent, to have and to hold the same to them the said James, Rebecca, Sarah, and
Walter, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever. It is my Will
furthermore that in case my said Wife Sarah Ann Field, shall marry again after
my decease, that then and in that case all aforesaid estate shall be thereupon
divided into three equal parts, one of which parts I do thereupon give devise and
bequeath to her, the said Sarah Ann, her heirs, executors, administrators and
assigns forever, and the remaining two-thirds I give, devise and bequeath to my
aforesaid four children James, Rebecca. Sarah, and Walter, in equal proportions,
to have and to hold the same to them the said children, and the issue of any deceased
children, the issue of any deceased child taking the share of the parent, their heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns forever.
Third. I hereby constitute and appoint John F. Tobey, of said Providence,
sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other and
former Wills by me made and establishing this and this only as and for my last
Will and Testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this twenty fifth
day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty
seven. (A. D. 1867.) James H. Field, (l. s.)
Signed, sealed, published pronounced and declared, by the said James H.
Field, as and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us who
at the same time at his request, and in his presence and in the presence
of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
G. W. Austin,
Francis A Daniels,
Wm H. Searle.
Proved June 24, 1879.
He d. May i, 1879. Res. Providence, R. I.
JAMES FILLMORE, b. Oct. 10, 1845; m. Susan P. Grins.
REBECCA STACEY, b. Nov. 19, 1847; m. Chadsey; res.
Providence.
SARAH MARIA, b. Nov. 23.1849; m. Hackett; res. Providence.
WALTER MASON, b. June 13, 1859.
6293. JOSEPH FIELD (Thomas, Thomas, John, William, William, Robert,
John), b. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1822; m. June 20, 1843, Amanda Malvina Ryerson,
b. Feb. 9, 1823. He was a grocer. He d. July 24, 1880. Res. Milwaukee, Wis.
JAMES EDWIN, b. March 2', 1851; m. Ida Schaunberg.
THOMAS J., b. I\Iarch 20, 1844; unm. ; res. Omaha, Neb.
ALPHONZO R., b. Feb. 26, 1846; m. Anna Hemenway.
WARREN B., b. Sept. 27. 184S; m. .
6297-3. JOHN CHARLES VON HAAGEN FIELD (Charles, James. John.
William, William, Robert, John), b. Quincy, Mass., Oct. 3, 1814; m. in Dover,
N. H., Martha Ann Edgley, b. New Durham, N. H., 1821; d, Aug. 20, 1897. Res.
Lynn, Mass.
6568-2. i. CHARLES, b. Dover. N. H. ; d., aged seven months.
6568-3. ii. SARAH JANE, b. Dover, N. H. ; m. Charles Wells, of Danvers,
Mass. ; six children.
6561.
1.
6562.
11.
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iii.
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iv.
6565.
6566.
ii.
6567.
iii.
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iv.
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ii.
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iii.
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iv.
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V.
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vi.
6568-4. iii. ANTOINETTE, b. 1852; m. George Henry Williston, of Salem.
Ch. : I. Geo. Arthur.
6568-5, iv. CHARLES HENRY, b. Aug. 2. 1854; m. Sept. 27, 1875, Emma
Judson Wells, b. May 25, 1854; res., s. p., Lynn, Mass.; is a
traveling salesman.
6568-6. V. CADDIE A., b. in i860; m. Thomas Blodgett
6568-7. vi. ANNETTE, b. in 1849; d. 1851.
;; 6568-8. vii. ANTOINETTE, b. in 1851; d. July 6, 1880.
6298. FRANCIS CURTIS FIELD (William A., James, John, William,
William, Robert, John), b. Boston, Mass., July 30, 1837; m. April 2, 1863, Sarah A.
Pearson, b. Dec. 26, 1843; d. May 26, 1894; m., 2d, Nov. 9, 1897, Annie C. Bach-
ellor, b. Sept. 4, 1848. He is in the insurance business with J. E. Hollis & Co., being
a member of the firm, at 35 Kilby street, Boston, Mass. Res. Quincy, Mass., 5 High
street.
LUCY ELLEN, b. May 22, 1864; d. Dec. 17. 1869.
ANNIE, b. April 15, 1866; d. April 18, 1866.
GEORGE FRANCIS, b. June 16, 1871.
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, b. July 4. 1873; d. Sept. 20, 1873.
WILLIAM AMERICUS, b. Aug. 8, 1881.
WALTER GLOVER, b. July 19, 1886.
6303. WILLIAM AMERICUS FIELD (William D.. James, John, William,
William, Robert, John), b. Quincy, Mass., June 5, 1834; m. May 2, 1858, Ellen A.
Armstrong, b. Dec. 17, 1839.
William Americus Field was born in the wooden house still standing at the
corner of West Cedar and Southac (now Anderson and Phillips) streets. This part
of Boston was then known as "Nigger Hill." William first went to school at the
age of four, when he was sent to a public primary on May (now Revere) street.
His teacher here was Miss Rappelle, afterwards Mrs. Whitman, who was a very
pretty young lady, and who, says Mr. Field, "usually did the flogging upon the
cellar stairs, oftentimes with her shoe. As a snug fit — if it caused her as much
pain to walk as it did at times for me to sit, she must have suffered from that little
shoe." From this school Mr. Field was promoted to the old Phillips School, where
his teachers were, in reading. Masters Samuel Green and Samuel Gates, and in
writing. Masters Samuel Swan and Samuel Colcord. Among his classmates were
many who have since achieved celebrity as actors, notably Edwin Adams, Charles
Barron, George Ketchum, Nat Jones and Harry and James Peake. During his
school life, Mr. Field, in company with several other pupils of the Phillips School,
was sent for a year or so to the Mason street school, where he was taught by Mas-
ter Samuel Barrett and Master Fairbank. He left school at the age of twelve years.
Mr. Field began his professional career as a musician in 1852, his chosen instru-
ments being the harp, piano and drum. His long and varied experience has in-
cluded regular engagements as well as substitute work in all the leading legitimate
theater orchestras and military bands of Boston, up to 1886; and up to the present
time, of the grand concert orchestras. It has extended from variety theaters to
grand opera and the Boston Symphonj^ Orchestra. His first appearance in a theater
orchestra was at the old Boston (Federal street) Theater. The play was "The Rent
Day," played by the Aurora Dramatic Club of Boston, and it was the last perform-
ance ever given in that building. As tympanist in an orchestra, Mr. Field's first
regular engagement began Nov. 20, 1854, at the National Theater, John HoUoway,
musical director, the play being "Schamyl." From this beginning, in the past forty
years, Mr. Field has been connected with thirteen Boston theaters, six military
See page lOil.
JOHN FIELD.
See page 1029.
See page 1032.
See page 1032. ,
il^ -.'^E
JEREMIAH S. FIELD.
See page 1032.
HON. N. P. FRYE.
See page lOm.
WILLIA.M AMERICUS FIELD.
See page l(m.
J^ A-^a-eM
See page IiJ51.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1037
bands, and seven grand orchestras; he was one of the tympanists at both the "Peace
Jubilees," and is now in his sixth season as one of the percussion instrument
players of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Field married Miss El'en Adelaide
Armstrong (a sister of George W. Armstrong), who was born in South Boston, Dec.
17, 1S39, and who was a pupil at the Bigelow and Franklin Schools. These children
have been born to them: Frank M., who died of consumption, June 20, 1882, aged
twenty-three years; Sarah L., now Mrs. Bodge, of Lynn, Mass.; and Nelhe, now
Mrs. Story, of North Grafton, Mass. To close with Mr. Field's own words; "My
family has been my society, my home, my clubroom. I am neither politician,
soldier nor churchman. I am not tricky enough tor theone, nor brave enough for the
second, and too independent for the third." During the past few years, Mr. Field,
over the initials ' 'W. A. F.," has furnished many reminiscences of "Old Boston" for
the "Notes and Queries" column of the Boston Evening Transcript. He is the
happy possessor of many valuable autographs of famous stage artists, and of auto-
graph letters of great value, two of which from the late William Warren he
especially prizes.
Res. Stoneham, Mass.
6575. i. FRANK MORSE, b. Boston. Mass., Feb. 21, 1859; <^- June 20,
, 18S2.
6576. ii. SARAH LIZZIE, b. Boston, Mass.. July 23, 1866; Res. Lynn,
Mass.
6577. iii. NELLIE ANN, b. Loudon, N. H., Sept. 27. 1867; Res. North
Grafton, Mass.
6306. HENRY FIELD (William A.. James, John, William, William, Robert,
John), b. Boston, Mass., Oct. 3, 1842 ;m. July 3, 1872, Ellen Field, b. April 29, 1850;
res. 22 Baxter street, Quincy. He was in the express business. Hed. Nov. 10, 1889.
Res. Quincy, Mass.
6578. 1. EMMA BRIGHAM, b. July 24, 1873; m. Sept. 6, 1893; address,
Mrs. F. H. Stoddard, 16 Baxter street, Quincy, Mass.
6579. ii. ELIZABETH CURTIS, b. Dec. 2, 1879; address, 22 Baxter street,
Quincy, Mass.
6580. iii. HENRY ELMER, b. May 18, 1882; address, 22 Baxter street,
Quincy, Mass.
6307. JAMES BARKER FIELD (James B., James, John, William, William,
Robert, John), b. West Newbury, Mass., Feb. 3, 1828; m. Providence, R. I., July
5, 1S49, Eliza Ann, Bell, b. Feb. 5, 1S27; d. Sept. 13, 1861. He was born in West
Newbury, Mass. ; spent a portion of his boyhood in Quincy, Mass. ; learned the shoe-
making trade, and about the year 1850 opened a retail' boot and shoe store in
Chelsea, Mass. The shoe store was twice burglarized, the burglars coming with a
wagon and cleaning out most of his stock, which eventually caused his failure. He
then entered the service of the United States as mail carrier between Chelsea and
Boston, and after that went into the business of furnishing amusement for the city
of Chelsea, his first enterprise of this kind being in the city hall, later at Granite
Hall, in Chelsea, and afterward became the manager of the Academy of Music,
which is a theater located in Chelsea, and continued as manager of this theatre for,
I think, about twenty-five years, retiring from the same about three years ago.
Petition for guardian January, 1873. James B. Field, of Chelsea, father, ap-
pointed. Child, George Frederick K. Field, born March 25, 1856. Deceased wife
and mother. Eliza A. Field. All of Chelsea, Mass.
Petition for administration, 1877. James B. Field, of Chelsea, appointed. Geo.
F. Field, deceased, died Sept. 22. 1S76, of Chelsea. Only relatives, James B. Field,
1038 FIELD GENEALOGY.
administrator, was his father. Edward B. Field, of Chelsea, his brother. — Suffolk
Probate Records.
Res. Chelsea, Mass.
6581. i. EDWARD BELL, b, Sept. 4, 1850; m. Mary Alice Legg.
6582. ii. GEORGE FREDERICK, b. March 25, 1856; d. Sept. 22, 1876.
George Frederick Field died when he was twenty-one years of
age of malarial typhoid fever contracted at the Centennial at
Philadelphia. When he was about sixteen years old he went into
the service of Wills, Edmunds & Co., who were in the East
India carrying trade, principally jute, linseed and the like. He
was with this concern when he died, and showed traits of being
a successful business man.
6315. FRANKLIN A. FIELD (George, James, John, William, William,
Robert, John), b. Boston, Mass., Jan. 15, 1833; m. . Res. Everett, Mass.
6583. i. GEORGE F., b. .
6316. JOSEPH BENJAMIN FIELD (John, Lemuel, John, William, William,
Robert, John), b. Bristol, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1822; m. in 1843, Sarah Ann McKay; she
d. May 16, 1S49. He was born in Bristol, N. Y., and at an early age was* left
fatherless. He resided with his step-father, and came to Chicago in 1835, arriving
on the steamship Thomas Jefferson. After living in that place for two years, the
family moved to a farm near Elgin, Kane county, where he remained until he
returned to Chicago and learned the joiner's trade. He built a house on the corner
of Madison and Halstead streets, where he resided until his death. He d, June t,
1848. Res. corner Madison and Halstead streets, Chicago, 111.
6584. i. WILLIAM BROWN, b. Jan. 27, 1845; m. Mary Ann Farrington
and Phebe Adair.
6585. ii. HARRIET CARDINE, b. Sept. i. 1846: d. August. 1847.
6586. iii. JOSEPH BENJAMIN, b. Dec. 13, 1848; d. in 1849.
6318. JOHN ANDERSON FIELD (John. Lemuel, John, William, William,
Robert, John), b. Bristol, N. Y.. Nov. 28, 1825; m. Chicago, May i, 1849, Sarah Jane
Landon, b. April i, 1831. He was born in Bristol, N. Y., and by the death of his
father was left with his mother who married again. When his father-in-law moved
to Chicago, he went with him, and later moved to Kane county. He returned to
Chicago and learned the joiner's trade. In 1846 he engaged with J. V. A. Wemple,
the then Pioneer threshing machine builder, where he learned the trade of pattern
maker. Having the use of tools, and being fond of machinery, the trade was soon
acquired. In the fall of 1849 he went to Waukegan, and became a partner in the
Waukegan Iron Works there. They built engines and saw mills until the financial
crash of 1857, when they were obliged to suspend business and close up their
affairs. In 1861 he went to Racine, where he entered the J. I. Case Threshing
Machine Mills as foreman of the pattern department, which position he held for
over thirty-three years, resigning his position on account of his wife's ill health.
Res. Racine, Wis., 1538 Park avenue.
6587. i. CHARLES NELSON, b. May 19, 1850; m. Rosa Brady.
6588. ii. CLARA ELLA, b. June 19, 1856; m. March 28, 1875, W. F.
Drinkwater; she d. June 6, 1884.
6589. iii. CLARENCE GRANT, b. Dec. 72. 1864 ; m. Elizabeth Annie Tabbert.
6319. REV. ALVARO DICKINSON FIELD (John. Lemuel, John, William.
William, Robert, John), b. Bristol, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1827; m. Ash Grove, 111.. Mar-
garet Jane Nunamaker.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1039
He was born in Ontario county, in the town of Bristol, Oct. 22, 1827. At the
time of his birth one or two maiden aunts were visitors in the family. These,
having the New England proclivity, were great readers. Just then they were read-
ing some Spanish story or history, and they protested that, since the family had
Joseph, John, Peter, etc., it was time to bring in something new in the line of
names ; and so, from some Spanish notable or other, the new born nephew had
Alvaro fastened upon him as a name that ever to him proved a burden, for it was
always a matter of burlesque to his friends. From this, and the name of his mater-
nal grandmother, we have Alvaro Dickinson Field. But he himself always prefers
to obscure the long cognomen by the simple A. D.
About, the year 1829, when Alvaro was past two years old, his father died. In
the spring of 1831 his mother married Isaac Hale, and moved with him into the
neighborhood of Warsaw, in Genesee county. Here, when A. D. was three and a
half years old, he began attending school.
In the fall of 1834 Mr. Hale, with a two-horse wagon-load ot passengers, set out
for Illinois. In the spring he sent for the family. The mother, with her children,
took passage on the steamboat Thomas Jefferson at Erie, Pa., and on June 8, 1835,
they were landed at Chicago, the new town, with which our subject has been quite
closely connected until the present time.
Mr. Hale became a contractor, furnishing brick and timber to the various im-
provements going on in the city. This caused him to move about considerably, and
this is why A. D. came to reside at Hammond, at Hegewisch, South Chicago, and
other places. But much of this time for eleven j-ears he was more or less in the
select and public schools of Chicago. As a matter of interest we quote an item or
two from Mr. Field's notes:
"The first free public school in the State of Illinois was begun in Chicago in
1834. In 1835 I attended that school. Nothing but paid schools had been in exist-
ence before. The school referred to was held in the Presbyterian church. This
building was built on the west side of Clark street, between Lake and Randolph,
and fronted on the alley. Mr. McCord was teacher. In the summer of 1836 I
attended school in a frame building at The Pomt, at the junction of Lake and
West Water streets. Mr. Wakeman was teacher. In 1843 the one West Side school
was in an old dwelling from which the partitions had been removed, fronting on
Monroe street, between Canal and Clinton streets. In 1845 I was in school on the
North Side, taught in one of Geo. W. Dole's vacant store buildings. In 1846 we
went into a fine two-story brick building erected for school purposes. When 1 was
at school on Clark street in 1835, it was the only school of any sort in the town. I
have attended schools on the South, West and North Sides, when the school I
attended was the only school at the time in that part of the town. School books
were scarce, and the scholars used any book they could pick up at home. At the
school on the West Side, in 1836, the New Testament was the only reader."
In 1839, Mr. Hale settled on a claim a half mile south of the present Plato
Center .Station, in Kane county. He settled there, within forty miles of Chicago,
three years before the land was even surveyed by the Government.
In the fall of 1842, Alvaro was living at home. and at that time became a Christian.
In the spring of 1844, young Field became a member of Geo. F. Foster's family.
There, in that Methodist home and that Methodist business house, he spent two most
joyous years; and to-day, after fifty years, he remembers with gratitude all the
kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Foster.
In May, 1846, Alvaro, by the advice of the presiding elder, James Mitchell,
started for the Rock River Seminary, at Mount Morris. While there, he was
1040 FIELD GENEALOGY.
licensed to exhort, and he preached his first sermon in a school house in the Gappin
Neighborhood, six miles north.
In the spring of 1848, while living for a time at Mineral Point, Wis., he received
license to preach and a recommend for admission into the Rock River Conference,
both papers signed by the presiding elder, Henry Summers. In July, 1848, when
he was somewhat past twenty years of age, he was received into the Conference,
and sent as junior preacher to Hennepin Circuit, with Wm. C. Cummingas preacher
in charge. From that on, for twenty-three years, he never failed to report at Con-
ference for duty. Most of his first circuits — Iroquois, La Harpe, Momence, Mazon,
eic. — were in the bounds of what, on division of the Conference in 1855, became the
Central Illinois Conference. On some of these early circuits there was wilder, newer
countrj' than can be found anywhere now. He traveled five years before there
was a railroad in northern Illinois.
His first and second years he received $86 a year; his third, $55; his fourth
year, this being his first married year, he received $85. Being poorly clad, and
riding over the houseless prairies in coldest winter weather, he suffered more than
people of this day know of.
Mr. Field always took high rank in the Conference, and at the public gatherings
of the preachers; and it was always a wonder to many, why the disparity between
his Conference standing and the grade of his appointments. The secret is revealed
here for the first time. In the Conference he stood high. We will only cite one or
two particulars. He was statistical secretary, and ruling man among the secretaries
for thirteen years. When the grand centenary year closed with a centenary meet-
ing at the Conference at Dixon, in 1867, the two speakers appointed six months be-
fore were A. D. Field and Dr. T. M. Eddy. Two or three times he was united
with Dr. Eddy in dedicating churches; and yet in his appointments he did not rate
so high. Why? This is the fact: Mr. Field, from his earliest years, was a
student, and had a passion for writing; and when he joined the Conference he
saw, among writers, many prominent men. He admired Abel Stevens, Edward
Thomson, and other noted writers in the church, and he resolved to be one of
these. He made the mistake of giving his right hand power to the pen, and his left
to the ministerial work.
He was in conversation one day with Bishop Vincent, when circumstances in-
duced Vincent to remark: "Field, I suppose you know that you are considered
one of the finest magazine writers in the church." In 1866 a committee from a
town of ten thousand inhabitants waited upon him, offering him a position as editor
of a political paper at fifteen hundred dollars a year.
His inveterate love for the Methodist church, a love which is his very life and
being to-day, caused him to turn aside from such an offer. His ambition was to
rise to some position in the church, where his pen might find full employment in a
way for which he always felt that he had a natural calling. All this, so seemingly
out of place, has been recounted to make known the secret of the disparity named
above. He gave himself all through his ministerial life to writing. This made
him a recluse. He was naturally diffident, and his scholarly habits shut him away
from the people, giving him a cold reserve which resulted in years of partial failure.
And yet there are compensations. His History of Methodism in the Rock River
Conference has had the highest praise from secular men in the highest position in
civil life. John Wentworth, for so loug a Chicago editor, and a member of Con-
gress from northern Illinois, thought so much of the book that he prepared a minute
index of the work for his own use. As the years go by, and Methodism and the
Northwest rise in importance, that book is becoming more and more a fountain of
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1041
facts, and the men of the future will be glad that such a painstaking writer ever
happened into northern Illinois.
In 1871 he superannuated, and removed to Indianola, Iowa, where at present
he is active in church work.
Res., s. p., Indianola, Iowa.
6320. PETER FIELD (Peter, Lemuel, John, William, William, Robert,
John), b. Sept. 4, 1833; m. Dec. 7, 1871, Alice Thompson. Res. Wisconsin.
6590. i. EDITH MYRTLE, b. Nov. 30. 1872.
6591. ii. LUELLA MARION, b. Nov. 15, 1874.
6592. iii. BERTHA JANE, b. Oct. 10, 1885.
6593. iv. ALICE MARGARET, b. Feb. 4, 1887.
6322. HENRY HUNT FIELD (Frank, Lemuel. John, William, William,
Robert, John), b. May 9, 1827; m. Dec. 7, 1854, Hannah M. Norman. He was
killed at the battle of Pittsburg Landing. He d. March, 1862. Res. New York.
6324. CHARLES ALEXANDER FIELD (Frank, Lemuel, John, William,
William, Robert, John), b. Oct. 6, 1831; m. Sept. 2, i860, Ann Reed. He d. Jan.
11,1866. Res. New York. if
6594. i. CHARLES EDWIN, b. . .
6328. EDWIN PIERSON FIELD (Frank, Lemuel, John, William, William,
Robert, John), b. May 7, 1840, South Bristol, N. Y. ; m. May 7, 1871, Esher Ann
Morrison, b. March 13, 1842. He is a farmer and mechanic. Res. Aurora, Neb.
6595. i. GEORGE IRA, b. Feb. 7, 1872; d. Feb. 18, 1872.
6596. ii. PEARL ALEXANDER, b. 4^^', 1876; res. Aurora, unm.
6597. iii. ROSA ISABEL, b. Oct. 20, 1878; res. Aurora, unm.
6331. FREDERICK WILLIAM FIELD (Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, William.
William, Robert, John), b. Boston, Mass., in 1805; m. in 1829, Susanna Goddard,
of Roxbury, d. 1831 ; m., 2d, in 1832, Elizabeth Merrick, of Roxbury, b. July 28,
1812; d. 1838; m. , 3d, in 1842, Lydia M. . He d. in 1869. Res, Quincy, Mass.,
and Alameda, Cal.
6598. i. SARAH E., b. Feb. 25, 1836; m. July 16, 1863, Munroe Crane; res.
325 West Fifty-fifth street. New York city. He was b. May 11,
1837. Ch. ; I. Munroe Crane, Jr., b. Sept. 21, 1864; m. July 24,
1882; address, 775 West End avenue. New York city. 2. Mabel
Crane, b. March 9, 1869. 3. Millard Crane, b. Feb. 15, 1874; d.
May 6, 1884. 4. Fred Sherman Crane, b. April 12, 1876; d. Feb.
10, 187S.
ANDREW J., b. Sept. 25, 1834; res. West Point. Cal.
ANNIE MARIA, b. Nov. 5, 1844: m. Charles Stockman; res.
Saco, Me., and Roxbury, Mass.
JOSEPH, b. ; d. young.
AUGUSTUS, b. ; d. young.
ALLEN H., b, Aug. 12, 1848.
LEWIS H. FIELD (Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, William. William, Robert,
John), b. in Quincy, Mass., in 1807; m. in New Bedford, 1833, Mary C. Nichols, b.
Philadelphia, 1814, d. May 22, 1840. Res. Quincy, Mass.
6604. i. LEWIS H., b. July, 1840; d. Sept. 7, 1840.
6343. JOHN Q. A. FIELD (Harvey, Joseph, Joseph, William. William,
Robert, John), b. Quincy, Mass., in 1834; m. there Nov. 28, 1858, Sylvia C. Welling-
ton, b. Concord in 1837. dau. of Elbridge and Sylvia. Res. Quincy, Mass.
6599-
11.
6600.
iii,
6601.
iv.
6602.
V.
6603.
vi.
6332.
L]
1042 FIELD GENEALOGY,
6605.
1.
6606.
ii.
6607.
iii.
6608.
iv.
6610.
1.
661 1.
ii.
6612.
iii,
6613.
iv
JOHN WELLINGTON, b. Feb. 17. 1S64.
GEORGIANA. b. Nov. 18. 1869.
GEORGE A., b. Nov. 8, 1868; d. Sept. 12, 1869.
JENNIE BARTLETT. b. June 16. 1877.
6345. GEORGE H. FIELD (Harvey, Joseph. Joseph. William. William,
Robert, John), b. in Quincy, Mass. ; m. there Mary Abbie Davis. Res. Quincy,
Mass.
6609. i. MAUD DAVIS, b. March 27, 1867.
6352. DR. FRANCIS FIELD (Francis, Elijah, Joseph, William. William,
Robert, John), b. Boston, Mass., Oct. g, 1813; m. Eliza J. .
Francis Field, Waltham, evidently a dentist. Left will dated Dec. 24, 1864,
approved Feb. 28, 1865. and wife Eliza J., appointed executrix. Children, Sarah
Finch Field, Francis Field, Joseph William Field. Charles Richard Finch Field. —
Middlesex Co. Probate.
He d. in Dorchester, Mass., Feb. i, 1S65. Res. Waltham, Mass.
JOSEPH WILLIAM, b. Nov. 9. 1853; res. Galveston, Texas.
SARAH FINCH, b. Jan. 27, 1845; m. Parmenter; res. Wal-
tham, Mass.
FRANCIS, b. Feb. 28, 1850.
CHARLES RICHARD FINCH, b. Feb. 22, 1857.
6353. JOSEPH BADGER FIELD (Francis, Elijah, Joseph, William, William,
Robert, John), b. Boston, Mass., Nov. 5, 1815; m. Waltham, September, 18-^5, Sarah
Adams Gibbs, b. March 6, 18 17; d. Aug. 14. 1884. He was an expert accountant.
His life was an uneventful one, born of good family, his early education being
limited. At the age of twenty- five he was master of Greek, French; an excellent
Latin scholar, and a good mathematician. He d. Sept. 26, 1893. Res. Manchester,
N. H., and Ottumwa, Iowa.
6614. i. JOSEPH BADGER, b. Nov. 28, 1838; m. Lizzie A. Williams.
6615. ii. MARY FRANCES, b. May i, 1836; m. July 9, 1S57, Robert Mur-
dock Washburn. He was b. Jan. 8, 1831; d. April 13. i8gi. He
was for many years United States gauger, and a merchant. She
re.s. 1213 Angular street. Burlington, Iowa. Ch. . r. George
Hyde Washburn, b. June 14, 1862; m. Sept. 4, 18—, Burhngton,
Iowa. 2. Nellie Murdock Washburn McLaury, h. Aug. 30, 1868;
m. May 30, 18 — , Burhngton, Iowa. 3. Charles French Wash-
burn, b. June 25, 1870; unm. ; res. 5704 Normal avenue, Chicago,
111., Station O.
6616. iii. SARAH FINCH, b. June 24, 1843; m. Nov. 6, 1864, William Sars-
field Darlmg; she d. April 4, 1874. Ch. : i. Grace. 2. Mary, m.
Marsteller; res. Burlington, Iowa. 3. William, 4. Fannie.
6617. ' iv. JOHN MELLENS GIBBS, b. Aug. 2. 1846; d. April i, 1849.
6618. v. EUNICE HARRINGTON, b. Oct. 14, 1849; m. Oct. ir, 1869,
Joseph Lawrence; she d. Nov. 29, 1872, in Ottumwa, Iowa. Ch. :
I. Ella Field, m. Whitten; res. Moravia, Iowa.
6619. vi, NELLIE MARIA, b. June 4, 1852; m. Nov. i, 1871, Samuel Tudor
Green, b. Oct. 26, 1845; res. South Windsor, Conn. Ch. : i.
Eleanor Tudor Green, b. Oct. 10, 1872. 2. Charles Joseph
Green, b. Oct. 25, 1874. 3. William Percival Green, b. Dec. 17,
1876. 4. Pauline Field Green, b. Feb. 7. 1882. 5. Samuel Sea-
bury Green, b. July 22, 1884. 6. Constance McClure Green, b.
March 20, 1892.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1043
6626.
111.
6627.
iv.
6628.
V.
6629.
vi.
6630.
Vll.
6631.
viii
6620. vii. REUBEN SNOW ADAMS, b. July 11, 1854; m. Oct. 18, 1881;
res. 113 East Main street, Ottumwa, Iowa.
6621. viii. FRANCIS, b. Dec. 7, 1856; m. Annie Maria Rowell.
6622. i.K. WILLIAM GIBBS, b. March 31, 1859; m. Jessie Rheera.
6623. X. FITZ HENRY WARREN, b. July 6. 1&61; m. Mabel Effie
Moore.
6357. CHARLES LEICESTER FIELD (Joseph, Joseph. Ebenezer, Ebenezer,
William, Robert, John), b. Weston, Mass., Jan. 10, 1825; m. Oct. 6, 1854, Sarah
Elizabeth White, b. Oct. 4, 1830, dau. of Charles, of Boston. He was brought up
for business, and all of his sons likewise, being engaged in wool, cotton, manufact-
uring, in that section, and in sheep and cattle in Texas, and in mining in Arizona,
where three of his sons are yet engaged. Res. West Newton, Mass.
6624. i. CHARLES L., JR., b. Nov. 22, 1855; unm. ; res. West Newton.
6625. ii. JOSEPH, b. Aug. 10, 1857; m. Dec. 18, 1897, Frances Ella Abbott
Smith, b. Jan. 22, 1876. He is a ranchman. Res. Lampasas,
Texas, s. p.
CAROLINE I., b. March 27, 1859; unm. ; res. West Newton.
EDWARD BLAKE, b. July 19, 1861; unm.; res. West Newton.
WlLLli^M P. B., b Jan. 24, 1863; m. H. Louise Smith.
GEORGE WHITE, b. Sept. 20, 1865; m. Mary Ethel Foster.
MARY B., b. July 29, 1867; unm. ; res. West Newton.
ROBERT H., b. Dec. 30, 1869; unm.; res. West Newton.
6372. HORACE FIELD (Peter, William, Daniel, Zacharias, Zachary, Zachary,
Darby, John), b. Maine, May 4, 1S31; m. Matilda French, of Brewer. Res. East
Orrington. Me.
EMMA AUGUSTA, b. Aug. 4, 1852.
ISADORA, b. July 14, 1854.
SARAH SOPHIE, b. March 6, 1862.
JENNIE BELLE, b. May 15, 1866.
MATTIE ALICE, b. April 6, 1872.
6381. WILLIAM GILMORE FIELD (Daniel, William. Daniel, Zacharias,
Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b. Dec. 2, 1824; m. Sept. 26, 1852, Elizabeth L.
Pond. Res. Holden. Me.
6637. i. CHARLES WILLIAM, b. July 25, 1853; m- May 26, 1881, Lizzie
A. Rhoads; res. Rockland, Me. Ch. : i. Leroy Charles, b. May
15, 1882.
6638. ii. ARTHUR GILMORE, b. Jan. 26, 1856; unm.; res. Holden.
6639. iii. LIZZIE ADELLA, b. Aug. 14, 1859; m. Aug. 14, 1S76, Albert T.
Jellison; I'es. Winthrop, Me.; two children.
6640. i. LOUISA MARIA, b. May 20, 1S58; m. Augustus Kingsbury; two
sons; res. Holden.
6385. WILLIAM WALLACE FIELD (Ebenezer, William, Daniel, Zacharias,
Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b. Windham, Me., Feb. 21, 1840; m. there Oct.
10, 1886, Emily D. Lamb. William W. Field served in the war of the rebellion in
Company F, Twenty-fifth Maine Regiment, and after the war lived on the home-
stead in Windham until his death in 1S93. He began teaching when only seventeen
years of age. He lived on the farm, it being his father's wish, as he was the only
son living. He d. Feb. 20, 1893. Res. Windham, Me.
6641. i. BEATRICE BERNICE, b. Windham, Sept. 25, 1884.
6642. ii. EVELYN EMILY, b. Windham, Dec. 20, iS36.
6632.
u
6633.
11.
6634.
iii.
6635.
iv.
6636.
V.
1044 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6648.
11.
6649.
iii.
6650.
IV.
6643. iii. ISABEL WILHELMINA. b. Windham. Sept. 16. 1889. ' yr
6644. iv. CHARLES WILLIAM W., b. Windham, June 25, 1S92. /^ '*"'"/f ^/'^'^ ,,
6391. JAMES FIELD (Nathaniel, Alpheus, Daniel, Zachias, Zachary, Zath- ^
ary. Darby, John), b. Falmouth, Me., Dec. 14, 1S25; m. April 25, 1844, Eliza P.
Colby, b. April 12, 1827. His father died when he was but nine years of age. He
managed by hard work to secure a good education, and for some time was employed
on the Grand Trunk railroad. Later he purchased a farm at Buckfield, and soon
afterwards one in Hebron. For several years he was in the lumber business at
Sumner, where he also owned mills. At present he is residing in Auburn, Me.,
7 Whitney street.
6645. i. HENRY WALLACE, b. Oct. 12, 1847; m. Lavina A. Pulsifer.
6646. ii. NATHANIEL C, b. April 30, 1845; m. Josephine Turner.
6402. JAMES A. FIELD (William, Alpheus, Daniel, Zacharias, Zachary,
Zachary, Darby, John), b. Falmouth, Me., Feb. 10, 1844; m. Sept. 18, 1869, Ruth
E. Lunt He is a railroad man, and with his brother William H., owns one of the
largest farms in Cumberland county. Res, West Falmouth, Me,
6647. i. JAMES E., b. Nov. 22, 1870; m. Dec. 20, 1890, Lizzie A. Murry;
res. Falmouth.
MARZILLA R., b. Aug. 30, 1873; d. 1877.
ERNEST H., b. Jan. 17, 1S76; d. 1877.
GRACE G., b. April 30, 1880; m. May 8, 1896, David Taylor; res.
Dover, N. H. Ch. : i. Marshall, b. Feb. 17, 1897
6651. V. WILLIAM A., b. Dec. 2, 1890.
6405. WILLIAM FIELD (Elias, Alpheus, Daniel. Zacharias, Zachary, Zach-
ary, Darby, John), b. Falmouth, Me., 1835; m. . He d. in 1S72. Res. Lewis-
ton, Me.
6652. i. HERBERT, b. 1858.
6653. ii. EDWARD, b. 1859, Newton, Mass.
6654. iii. SCHUYLER, b. 1861.
6655. iv. ULYSSES, b. 1863.
6656. v. ALICE, b. 1865.
6406. EDWIN F. FIELD (Elias, Alpheus, Daniel, Zacharias, Zachary, Zach-
ary, Darby, John), b. Falmouth, Me., Oct. 26, 1839; m. Dec. 31, i860, Emma White,
b. June 12, 1840; d. Feb. 28. 1876. He is a machinist and manufacturer. Res.
Lewiston, Me.
6657. i. FRANK B., b. Sept. 15, 1861; m. .
6658. ii. WILLIAM, b. Julys, 1863; d. 1876.
6659. iii. WALTER, b. June 17, 1865; m- ^^ay 31. 18S8; res. Lewiston, Me.
6409. CHARLES MYRICK FIELD (Isaac G., Amos, Obadiah, Zachias,
Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b. Lewiston, Me., Oct. 22, 1837; m. Boston,
Mass., April 26, 1865, Georgiana Beard, b. Oct. 25, 1841. He is an inventor. Res.
Melrose, Mass., 487 Lebanon street.
6G60. i. ALMA LOUISE, b. in Lewiston, Me., Oct. 7, 1868.
6661. ii. HATTIE DELIA, b. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 17, 1869: postoffice
address, Melrose, Mass.
6662. iii. ARTHUR WOODBURY, b. in Melrose, Mass., Sept. 3, 1880; d.
in Melrose, Jan. 25, 1881.
6411. CHARLES LORD FIELD (Daniel, Amos, Obadiah, Zachias, Zachary,
Zachary, Darby, John), b. Danville, Me., Sept. 2, 1845; m. Nov. 15, 1866, Edna E.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1045
Ricker, b. March 28, 1848. He is a wholesale leather dealer. Res. San Francisco,
Cal., 1230 Geary street.
6663. i. ROY ALBERT, b. February, 1878; d. Feb. 14. 1878.
6664. ii. ABBIE LILLIAN, b. Sept. 2, 18S2; postoffice address, 1230 Geary
street, San Francisco, Cal.
6412. DANIEL HERBERT FIELD (Daniel, Amos, Obadiah. Zachias,
Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b. Feb. 28, 1842, Auburn, Me.; m. there Sept. 3,
1 88 1, Lizzie M. Muzzy, b. May 10, 1862. He is a farmer. Res. South Paris, Me.
6665. i. MAE MUZZY, b. Dec. 4 1888.
6416. GEORGE HENRY FIELD (Henry C, Amos, Obadiah, Zachias, Zach-
ary, Zachary, Darby, John), b. Lewiston, Me., Aug. 24, 1855; m. Nov. 18, 1879,
Nellie M. Burleigh. He is a contractor and builder. Res. Lewiston, Me., 280
Main street.
6431. JOHN L. FIELD (John, Zechariah, Obadiah, Zachias, Zachary,
Zachary, Darby, John), b. China, Me., June 7, 1826; m. Lowell, Mass., Sarah W.
Farnhara, b. 1831. He is a farmer and insurance agent. Res. China, Me.
6666. i. LLEWELYN C, b. 1852; m, 1874; res. Lynn, Mass.
6667. ii. GEORGE W., b. . He is a lawyer. Res. Oakland, Me.
6668. iii. ELMER E., b. i860; res. St. Albans, Me.
6438. WILLIAM HENY FIELD (Stephen, Joseph, Joseph. Samuel, Stephen,
Zechariah, Darby, John), b. Durham, Me., March 31, 1853; m. Aug. 14, 1875, Cora
I. Hackett, of Minot, Me. He enlisted in the Sixth United States Cavalry under
General Pope, stationed at Fort Wallace, Kansas, August, 1872. Later served one
year in United States band stationed at David's Island, New York harbor. Re-
enlisted in 1897 in 12th Infantry band, stationed Niobrara, Neb. Now serving
in Philippines.
6439-5. DAVID PETTINGILL FIELD (James A., James, Joseph. Samuel*
Stephen, Zechariah, Darby, John), b. Lewiston, Me., July 13, 1838; m. July 3, 1865,
Dorcas Wright Dill, b. Nov. 14, 1847. He is a farmer. Res. Auburn. Me., P. O.
Box 162.
GEORGE ALTON, b. Sept. 16, 1866; m. March i. 1892.
JAMES PHINEAS, b. July 31, 1869.
ERNEST EVERETT, b. May 20, 1872; m. June 23, 1897.
HATTIE MAY, b. Oct. 30, 1874.
DAVID GUY, b. June 23, 1883.
6450. PARKER BARNES FIELD (James B.. James. James. Samuel. Stephen,
Zechariah, Darby, John), b. Boston, Mass., Feb. 16, 1863: m. Newton, Oct. 15,
1895, Ellen Leonice Sampson, b. May 20, 1867. His mother died when he was fifteen
years of age, and his father married again soon after. He passed most of his school
life at Chauncey Hall School, in Boston, and was graduated in 1680. He was
obliged to give up a strong desire for a scientific course, and entered the store of
Houghton, Coolidge & Co., boot and shoe manufacturers, in 1880. From 1883 to
1886, was traveling salesman for above firm. In 1886 he entered his father's store
as overseer of help and stock. Business life was always distasteful to him. Much
of his time was given to volunteer charity work and study of problems of social
conditions. In 1893 he entered organized charity work professionally, with the
Boston Children's Aid Society. Later, he was superintendent of Barnard Memo-
rial. Now, 1899, he is executive agent of trustees of pauper institutions of Boston.
Res. Milton, Mass.
6668-2.
i.
6668-3.
ii.
6668-4.
iii.
6668-5.
iv.
6668-6.
V.
1046 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6669. i. PARKER BARNES, JR.. b. Dec. 16. 1896.
6670. ii. BRADFORD SAMPSON, b. March 24, 1898.
6451. EDWARD RUSSELL FIELD (James B., James, James, Samuel,
Stephen, Zechariah, Darby, John), b. Boston, Mass., April 11, 1872; m. Nov. 15,
1896, Annie Prince Burgess, b. Sept. 23, 1869. He is a shoe manufacturer of the
firm of Thayer, Maguire & Field. He was educated in the Boston public schools;
graduated at the age of eighteen, and served two years in the employ of the Boston
Safe Deposit and Trust Co. He then entered the employ of the Field-Thayer
Manufacturing Co., and worked into a position which fitted him to be taken into the
firm shortly after his father's death, and is at present junior partner in the firm of
Thayer, Maguire & Field, doing business in Haverhill, Mass. Res. Haverhill, Mass.
6671. i. JAMES BALDWIN, b. Jan. 23, 1899.
6454. SAMUEL HOWARD FIELD (Samuel W., David, James, Samuel,
Stephen, Zechariah, Darby, John), b. Nov. 22, 1842, Providence, R. I.; m. June 6,
1883, Emelia Seward Prout.
Will of Samuel H. Field. Probate Docket 1-996. No. 885. Will Book 36,
page 7. — I Samuel H. Field of Providence, in the county of Providence and State
of Rhode Island do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner
following, that is to say.
First. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be first paid.
Second. I give and devise to my sister Mary H. Field the sum of Fifteen hun-
dred Dollars.
Third. I give and devise to my sister Annie W. Field the sum of One thou-
sand Dollars.
Fourth. I give and devise to my sister Harriet Field Aldrich wife of B. D. the
sum of Five hundred Dollars.
Fifth. I give and devise to my brother Charles H. Field the sum of One hun-
dred Dollars.
Sixth. I give and devise to my wife Cornelia S. P. Field my gold watch and
chain and all the rest and residue of my estate both real and personal including as
well any that I may acquire subsequent to the date of this will as that of which I
am now possessed.
Seventh. I hereby direct that in case any of the above legatees die before I do,
that the sum so devised to them be divided pro rata among the surviving legatees.
Eighth. I hereby appoint my wife Cornelia S. P. Field sole executor of my
last will and testament without bonds, and without requiring her to file an inven-
tory, hereby revoking all other and former wills by me made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Providence the sixth day of
October 1890. Samuel H. Field.
Signed published and declared by Samuel H. Field as and for his last will
and testament: in our presence who have at his request in his presence
and in the presence of each other, hereunto set our hands as witnesses.
Clarence H. Guild.
A. S. Clarke, Jr.
Proved January 31, 1893.
He d. Dec. 30, 1892. Res., s. p., Providence, R. I.
6457. CHARLES HASTINGS FIELD (Samuel W., David. James, Samuel,
Stephen, Zechariah, Darby, John), b. March 27, 1847; m. Sept. 27, 1879, Sarah B.
Lancaster. He was mate of the ship Golden Fleece, 1875 ; second mate New York
steamer Galatea, in 1879. Res. Providence, R. I.
6672. i. BRADFORD H., b. ; res. Philadelphia, Pa.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1047
6469. CHARLES F. FIELD (Timothy D., William A., James, Samuel,
Stephen, Zechariah, Darby, John), b. Gloucester, Mass., March 4, 1843; m. July,
1872, Flora M, Coburn. b. Aug. i, 1855.
He was born in Glovicester, Mass., and as a result was very fond of the water.
When he was only ten years of age he was quite proficient in handling row boats.
There were a number of barks and brigs owned in Gloucester, and he was much
fascinated with them and a life on the ocean wave. His parents tried all they
could to get him to go to school, and no one ever had a better chance than he did.
But he would not listen to reason, and at the age of fourteen they concluded to let
the son go to sea with a friend, Capt. Charles Homans, in the bark Anthusa. He
had a state room in the cabin, and was used more like a passenger than cabin
boy. He went to Summa, South America, after a cargo of sugar and molasses.
After he was at sea a few hours he was so sick that he did not care what they did
with him. After his first voyage he thought he was a sailor. His next voyage was
in the fo'castle, a place in those days that a farmer would not keep a pig in ; it was in
the bark Clara C. Bell. Then he went in big ships to all parts of the world. He was
in the clipper ship Revelry of New York, carrying sugar and manila paper between
Sydney, Australia, and Manila, when the war broke out in i86i. Then he took a
run m an English ship for Callao, Peru, and shipped on board the United States
ship Cyane for three years or during the war. This was the same Cyane that the
Constitution captured with the Levant in 1812-14. He was transferred to the
United States ship Narragansett, and served as gunner's mate most of the cruise,
and the remainder as quartermaster. He was discharged from the receiving ship
Vermont, June, 1865, after three years' service. Then he shipped in the merchant
service for the Chincha Islands, after a load of guano. He made a number of voy-
ages after the war, but contracted the coast fever on the Mexican coast,
when they lost most of their crew. He kept growing worse, and his eyesight
was so bad that he had to leave off going to sea, and became a farmer, and spent
a number of years on the farm. The malaria was in his system, and after treating
with various physicians, he went to the National Soldiers' Home, in Maine, and
has been there ever since.
Res. Togus, Me.
6673. i. ARCHIE DOUGLASS, b. Aug. 30, 1879; res. Lyndhurst, Lynn,
Mass.
6494. VERNON ASHLEY FIELD (Aaron D., Aaron D., Isaac N.. Joseph,
Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b. on board ship Suffolk, at New Orleans, La.,
Feb. 10, 1858; m. Chelsea, Mass.. March 7, 1883, Mary Frances Peak, b. Dec.
13, 1859.
Vernon Ashley Field, son and only child of Aaron Davis Field, Jr., and Eliza
Ashley, was born Feb. 10, 1858, on board the ship Suffolk, then at New
Orleans, La.
The vessel soon sailed for Boston, where he stayed about a year with his
mother. In the meantime his father had secured command of the ship Trimountain,
and with his family sailed for India. At Calcutta the ship was chartered as an
English transport, and became one of a fleet of three hundred vessels that formed
off the mouth of the Peiho river in i860 and made war on China. Returning to
America via England, the vessel again sailed for China, and from thence took
Chinamen, some of the earliest emigrants, to San Francisco. In January, 1865, his
father settled in Chelsea, Mass., which has continued to be their home. Twice
after this, however, the boy went to sea, once in the ship Victoria on a voyage to
Melbourne, Baker's Island, Apia, Upola, Valparaiso, and back to America, and
1048 FIELD GENEALOGY.
later in the ship Andrew Jackson to Calcutta and return. He received his education
in the grammar and high schools of Chelsea, and after graduation, was two years
in the wholesale woolen business, and then entered the Blackstone National Bank
of Boston, where he was engaged until the bank went out of business. Church
work has occupied the most of his time away from business; is superintendent of
a Sunday-school; has been president of the Y. M. C. A., and three years president
of a no-license committee, which has done successful work in face of strong oppo-
sition for nine years ; served one year as councilman in city government. This is
his line from John Alden, as follows: John Alden married Priscilla Mullen; 1657,
Ruth Alden married John Bass; 1692, Sarah Bass married Ephraim Thayer; 1732,
Priscilla Thayer married Joseph Ford; 1762, Nathaniel Ford married Lydia Dix;
1787, Joana Ford married Isaac Newton Field; 1824, Aaron Davis Field married
Mary Ann Fessenden; 1856. Aaron Davis Field, Jr., married Eliza Ashley; 1883,
Vernon A. Field married Mary Frances Peak.
Res. Chelsea, Mass.
6674. i. ERIC PEAK, b. Sept. 19, 1887.
6675. ii- ELSA ASHLEY, b. Nov. 10, 1891.
6497. EDWIN FRANCIS FIELD (Samuel R., Isaac, Isaac N., Joseph,
Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b. East Boston, Mass., April 12, 1851; m. Oct. 11,
1876, Elizabeth Adelia Alexander, b. Nov. 19, 1852; d. June 4, 1888; m., 2d, June
21, 1890, Claire Hervey Cunningham, b. Dec. 28, 1867. He is with Boswell, Hub-
bard & Co., 65 and 67 High street, Boston. Res. 32 Edson street, Mattapan, Mass.
6676. i. EDWIN ALEXANDER, b. Sept. i, 1877; unm. ; res. 353 Boston
street, Dorchester, Mass.
6677. ii. MARION SUMNER, b. May 13, 1S93.
6498. SAMUEL RICHARDSON FIELD (Samuel R., Isaac, Isaac N.,
Joseph. Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b. Boston, Mass., Jan. 13, 1853; ™- there
July 22, 1891, Alice E. Frederic, b. March 21, 1854. He is a book-keeper. Res.,
s. p., Boston, Mass., 353 Boston street.
6519. JOSEPH FOWLER FIELD (Joseph, Asa K., Ebenezer, Robert,
Robert, Robert, Robert, John), b. Warren, Mass., Jan. 9,1835; m. Dec. 24, 1864, at
Westfield, Catherine Louisa Chapman, b. April ig, 1843. He entered the mercantile
business in 1850, and continued in the same till September, 1S62, when he enlisted
in the 46th Massachusetts Volunteers, and was appointed sergeant major
of the regiment. He was promoted second lieutenant of the 2nd !?.Iassachusetts
Heavy Artillery, April 30, 1863; first lieutenant, July 30; battalion adjutant, April,
1864; regimental adjutant, March, 1865; mustered out, October, 1865, and has since
made Hartford his home. Res. Hartford, Conn.
6678. 1. JOSEPH CHAPMAN, b. Feb. 3, 1868; d. July 30, 1S68.
6679. ii- MARY ALICE, b. June 3, 1869.
6680. iii. EUGENE DVVINNELL, b. Nov. 22, 1875.
6^21. DR. HENRY MARTYN FIELD (John. John. John, John. William,
William, Robert, John), b. Brighton, Mass.. Oct. 3, 1837; m. Oct. 20, 1863, Lydia
M. Peck, of Arlington, Mass., b. Nov. 17, 1835.
Henry Martyn Field, the first son and child of John Field, Jr.. and his wife
Sarah Elliot Worcester, was born in Brighton, Mass., in a house long known as
the Worcester house, built as early as 1685, and still standing in a good state of
preservation. He was fitted for college chiefly at Phillip (Andover) Academy ;
entered Harvard College in due course, and was graduated in the class of '59. The
architect, Richardson, the New York rector, Huntington, Rev. Dr. Alexander
WALTER T. FIELD.
See page 1050.
See page 1048.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1049
McKenzie, and olhers, are prominent as members of the same class. At once upon
graduation he entered upon the study of medicine, first at Dartmouth, and subse-
quently at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia College, New York.
Here he graduated in 1862, and was Valedictorian of his class. He had hardly
started in the practice of his profession in New York city when he responded to an
urgent call from the quartermaster's ofRce to enter the army with promised rank of
assistant surgeon, United States army; but shipwreck and other casualties inter-
fered with this plan, and he accepted, later, the position of acting assistant
surgeon. He served first at Hilton Head, S. C, where, until interrupted by sick-
ness, he held the position of surgeon of the ist Regiment, South Carolina Colored
Volunteers, perhaps the first detachment of colored men enlisted in the United
States service; afterwards, till August, 1863, he served as assistant surgeon in the
Washington hospitals. In October, 1803, he married L. Morgie Peck, of West
Cambridge, Mass., by whom he had two sons, viz., Eliot Worcester and Gaylord
Peck, the latter dying at an early age. After leaving the service, and after his
marriage. Dr. Field engaged in the active practice of his profession, first in New
York city, and, later, at Newton, Mass. His health had been seriously broken by
army exposures and malaria, but he was enabled to keep at work until 1890, when
a grave sickness obliged him to discontinue practice ; since then his home has been
at Pasadena, Cal., where he lives with his family ; has retired from medical practice.
Dr. Field was appointed professor of therapeutics in Dartmouth College in 1870;
this position he resigned in 1893, but still remains professor emeritus. He was
called to the corresponding chair in Michigan State University in 1890, but his ill
health obliged non-acceptance. While in practice his chief specialty was gynaecol-
og3% and he was one of the corporate members in the founding of the Gynaeco-
logical Society of Boston. He has published and contributed a large number of
monographs, chiefly upon therapeutic subjects; and a text book, still in use,
entitled, "Evacuant Medication." Dr. Field has always been in active sympathy
and fellowship with the branch of Christ's church known as Congregational. In
politics, a Republican ; his first vote was cast for Abraham Lincoln, and ever since
he has striven to order his life in accord with the principles of our first Republican
president.
Res. Newton, Mass., and Pasadena, Cal.
6681. i. GAYLORD PECK, b. May 4. 1869: d. December, 1874.
6682. ii. ELIOT WORCESTER, b. June 29, 1867.
6683. iii. DAUGHTER, b. 1865; d. same day.
6522. DEACON JOHN WORCESTER FIELD (John, John, John, John,
William, William, Robert, John), b. Brighton, Mass., June 11, 1839; m. March 28,
1867, Amelia Caswell Reed, of South Weymouth, Mass., b. March 15, 1866. Res.
Boston, Mass., 10 Melville avenue, Dorchester District.
6684. i. JOHN HOWARD, b. in Boston, Aug. 6, 1868; m. Lizzie Lee
Jones, of Brockton, Mass., June 9, 1897; res. Brockton, Mass.
6685. . ii. WALTER REED, b. in Boston, Oct. 23, 1870; m. .Harriet Heal
Bolster, of Dorchester, Mass.. Nov. 5, 1895; res. South Wey-
mouth, Mass.
6636. iii. KENNETH WORCESTER, b. in Boston, Oct. 3. 1873; d. May
31, 18S4.
6687. iv. HENRY MARTYN, b. in Boston, Nov. 16, 1875; res. 10 Melville
avenue, Dorchester, Mass.
6688. V. GERTRUDE BALDWIN, b. in Dorchester (Boston), Oct. 2, 1877;
d. Aug. 8. 187S.
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1050 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6524. WILLIAM EVARTS FIELD (John. John, John. John, William,
William, Robert, John), b. Arlington, Mass., May 29, 1849, m. there Oct. 12, 1874,
Louisa Towne Swan, b. July 9, 1S52; d. April 29, 1895.
William E. Field, Newton, son of John Field, died March 19, 1892. William H.
Allen and Arthur C. Lawrence, executors. Left estate of some $200,000, mostly
to wife and children. Will dated May 9, 1884; allowed May 3, 1892. Widow,
Louisa F. Field. Children, William E., Jr., Arthur Dwight, Beulah Louise; all
minors. Public bequests to American Bible Society, American Collegiate and
Educational Society, Home Missionary Society, Baldwin Place Home for Little
Wanderers.
Louise T. Field, Newton, widow of Wm. E., died April 29. 1895. Children, as
above. Will dated April i, 1892; approved May 14, 1895. J. Arthur Swan, Arling-
ton, executor. — Middlesex Probate Record.
He d. March 19, 1892. Res. Brookline and Newton, Mass.
6689. i. WILLIAM EVARTS, b. Jan. 30. 1S76; m. .
6690. ii. ARTHUR DWIGHT, b. June 8, 1877; care G. A. Swan. 125 Sum-
ner street, Boston, Mass.
6691. iii. BEULAH LOUISE, b. July 20, 1879; unm. ; res. Arlington.
6525. ARTHUR DWIGHT FIELD (John, John, John, John, William,
William, Robert, John), b. Dec. 21, 1849, Arlington, Mass.; m. Newton, May 11,
1879, Annie S. March, b. Nov. 22, 1857.
Arthur Dwight Field, West Newton, died May 9, 1887. Will dated Sept. 11,
1886; approved July 5, 1887, and widow Annie March Field appointed executrix.
Children, Leslie Field, born March 22, 1880; Stella Field, born April 7, 1883. Had
brother, Geo. A. Field. — Middlesex Probate Records.
He d. May 9, 1887. Res. West Newton, Mass.
6692. i. LESLIE, b. March 22, 1880; d. July 23, 1895.
6693. ii. STELLA, b. April 7, 1883; res. 83 Montgomery Place, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
6526. GEORGE A. FIELD (John, John, John, John, William, William.
Robert, John), b. Nov. 10, 1854, Arlington, Mass.; m. Lexington. Mass., Oct. 31,
1877, Prosser Harriet Wilcox, b. Sept. 23, 1853. He is a leather dealer. Res.
Boston. Mass.. 83 St. Botolph street.
6694. i. JOHN. b. Oct. 5, 1878; d. Sept. 4, 1878.
6695. ii. HELEN PROSSER, b. Dec. 10, 1883.
6696. iii. GEORGE BALDWIN, b. Aug. 8, 1888.
6529. CHARLES GARRETT FIELD (Horatio N., John, John, John,
William, William, Robert, John), b. Farmington, 111., May 7, 1843; m. June 3, 1874,
Edna Dean Proctor; m., 2d, March 31, 1885, Jennie Holcomb; m., 3d, December,
1886, Ida S. Dewey. Res. Chicago, 111., and 303 4th street. Santa Rosa. Cal.
6697. i. FRANCIS PROCTOR, b. Aug. 7, 1876.
66,8. ii. PERCY HOLCOMB. b. March 19, 1886.
6531. WALTER TAYLOR FIELD (Horatio N., John, John, John, William.
William, Robert, John), b. Galesburg, 111.. Feb. i. 1861; m. Chicago, Dec. 6, 1892,
Sarah Lounsberry Peck, b. June i, 1871.
Walter Taylor Field, b. Galesburg, 111., Feb. 21, 1861; removed to Chicago
with parents in autumn of 1867, where he has since resided. Fitted for college at
Denmark Academy, the oldest educational institution in the state of Iowa, of which
he is now a trustee and of which his uncle Isaac Field was one of the founders.
Entered Dartmouth College in the fall of 1879. After two years there, left and
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1051
entered Amherst College, where he graduated two years later in class of 1883. Same
year entered publishing house of S. C. Griggs & Co., of Chicago, doing editorial
work. Three years later became associate editor of the Advance, Chicago; fol-
lowing year, 1887, became connected with publishing house of Harper and Brothers,
remaining at their Chicago office. Spent a portion of 1 890 in study and travel abroad,
and upon his return, transferred his business relations to the house of Ginn and
Compan}'. Is now office manager of their Chicago branch. Has been a con-
tributor to magazines and literary journals, and a lecturer upon art and literature.
Res. 6054 Monroe avenue, Chicago, 111.
6699. i. WALTER DONALD, b. Aug. 8. 1895.
6700. ii. RUTH ALDEN, b. July 14, 1898.
6535- GEORGE HAMILTON FIELD (Alexander H., William. John, John,
William, William, Robert, John), b. Boston, Mass., Oct. 4, 1850; m. Coffee county,
Kansas, Dec. 18 — , Josephine E. Vogel, b. July 11, 1854. He is a farmer. Res.
429 Julian avenue.
CARLS., b. .
Diego
', Cal,
6701.
i.
6702.
11.
6703.
iii.
6704.
iv.
6705.
v.
CLYDE L., b. .
MYRTLE E., b. .
HOLLIS C. b. .
PAUL, b. .
6536. EDWARD CLINTON FIELD (Alexander H., William, John, John,
Wiliam, William, Robert, John), b. Limington, Me., Aug. 7, 1854; m. Nov. 5, 1884,
Mary C. Vogel, b. Nov. 22, 1862. He is a clerk for Todd & Hawley, wholesale and
retail hardware dealers. Res. San Diego, 1633 G street.
6706. i. ESTELLE G., b. Aug. 15, 1885.
6707. ii. RAYMOND E., b. Aug. i, 1SS7.
6708. iii. RUTH M., b. Sept. 9, 1896.
6540. HENRY ADORNO FIELD (John G., William, John, John, William.
William, Robert, John), b. Denmark, Iowa, March 29, 1842; m. Dec. i6, 1868, Helen
Matilda Irish, b. Swanton, Vt., Dec. 12, 1845. He was born in Denmark, Iowa, but
on account of sickness in his family and of his father's journey to California, he
went to live with his grandfather in Peterboro, N. H. He remained in the east
until 1857, when he returned to Iowa. He resided a year and a half in Boston,
and a year in Winchester, Mass., with his uncle Hamilton; also two years in Con-
necticut, and a short time in Ohio. He worked his way through Denmark Acad-
emy, and enlisted in the civil war in 1861, and again in 1864. He was graduated
in 1867, and began the life of a pedagogue by teaching in the Troy Academy, of
which he was principal. After three years' work there he resigned, and later
taught in Hamilton, 111., and Waseka, Minn., and then was principal of the Fran-
cisville, Mo., Academy. He then returned and took charge of the Troy Academy
for three years, and finally in 1880 went to Panora, Iowa, where he was elected
principal of the graded school. He has been re-elected for many years. His resi-
dence was about a mile and a half from the town, where he was pleasantly located
wiih his famil\\ At present he is a resident in Grinnell, where he is Iowa state
agent for the New England Publishing Co. for their Review of Current History.
Res. Panora and Grinnell, Iowa.
WILLIAM ERNEST, b. Dec. 26, 1869; d. August, 1870.
RUTH CHESTER, b. Aug. 28, 1875; unm. ; res. at home.
ANNA WINIFRED, b. July 11, 1881.
BLANCHE ESTHER, b. June 3, 1883.
HELEN RACHEL, b. June 22, 1887.
6709.
1.
6710.
11.
67II.
iii.
6712.
iv.
6713.
V.
1052 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6548. HERBERT WEBSTER FIELD (Jeremiah S., William, John, John,
William, William, Robert, John), b. at Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 8, 1853; m. Dec.
25, 1878, Julia M. McDuffie, of North Andover, b. June 6, 185 1. He has passed a
plain business life with fair success. He was made paying teller of the Essex Sav-
ings Bank thirty years ago, when he was sixteen years old, and has been head clerk
ever since. The bank's assets are over eight million dollars. He helped start the
Merchants' National Bank ten years ago, and it is in as good shape as any bank in
Lawrence. Their statement is conservative, and shows good growth for a mill
city, and deposits as large as any national bank in that city. He lived twenty-one
years in Lawrence, and then changed his residence to North Andover in 1874. In
1880 he was town treasurer, and once since. He has served as water commissioner
for the past six years, since it was decided to have a water system, and the city has
as good a plant as any place of its size. He has served as recorder for Bethany
Commandery, Knight Templars, during the years ot the triennial at Washington
in 1889, and also during triennial at Boston in 1898, and part of the time between.
For all of those positions the pay is small, and he has taken the place to help out.
He took the town treasurership after a defaulter who went to state prison, and the
second time it was to help out, when no one else cared for it, because large bond,
small pay. He has devoted his life to savings bank work, and the Essex ranks
among the larger banks, and there are no others in Massachusetts with a larger
surplus and reserve, or that has a better line of securities. He has lived for the
past twenty-five years in the old Captain Hodges house, one of the landmarks of
this (North Andover) historical town. The house is two miles from the center of
Lawrence, Mass. His daughter, Anna Elizabeth, is perfecting herself in German
and music on the continent, and will spend the next year at Oldenburg, Germany.
Sarah M. is at Abbot Academy, Andover. Mass., studying the regular course; she
is a very fine painter in oils for her age, being a natural artist and good at free-
hand drawing which helps out in the pictures. Res. North Andover, Mass.
6714. i. ANN ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 6. 1879; unm. ; is now in Oldenburg,
Germany.
6715. ii. SARAH MOORE, b. Jan 31, 1885.
6561. JAMES FILLMORE FIELD (James H., Timothy, Timothy John.
William, William, Robert, John), b. Charlestown, Mass., Oct. 10, 1845; m. Provi-
dence, Oct. 18, 1871, Susan Phillips Crins, b. Feb. 14, 1846. He is a hardware
merchant. Res. 38 Westminster street, Providence, R. I.
6716. i. HAROLD CRINS, b. July 19, 1872.
6565. JAMES EDWIN FIELD (Joseph, Thomas. Thomas, John, William,
William, Robert, John), b. March 2, 1851, Albany, N. Y. ; m. Aug. i, 1882, Little
Falls, N. Y., Ida Schaunberg, b. Feb. 21, 1853. He is manager of a department
store. Res., s. p., San Francisco, Cal. , 718 Oak street.
6567. ALPHONSO RYERSON FIELD (Joseph, Thomas, Thomas, John.
William, William, Robert, John), b. Feb. 26, 1846; m. Aug. i, 1871, at Milwaukee,
Wis., Anna Hemenway, b. Sept. 19, 1850; d. April 17, 1895. Res. 718 Oak street,
San Francisco, Cal.
6717. i. WARREN ROBERT, b. .
6718. ii. JAY, b. ; d. aged three.
6719. iii. JULIA HEMENWAY, b. Sept. 26,1872; unm.; res. 26 Ogden
avenue, Chicago, 111. ; is a kindergarten teacher.
6568. WARREN B. FIELD (Joseph, Thomas, Thomas, John, William,
William, Robert, John), b. Sept. 27, 1848; m. July 23, 1873. He d. . Res.,
s. p., 718 Oak street, San Francisco, Cal.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1053
6721.
11.
6722.
iii.
6723.
iv.
6724.
V.
6581. EDWARD BELL FIELD (James B., James B., James, John, William,
William, Robert, John), b. Chelsea, Mass., Sept. 4, 1850; m. Jan. 22, 1872, Mary
Alice Lej^g, b, Dec. 11, 1851. He was born in Chelsea, Mass. Received a common
school education, and at the age of fifteen went into the wholesale woolen business
in Boston. He continued in the woolen business until the year 1879, when he had
an attack of hemorrhage of the lungs, and was obliged to go to Denver to live, on
account of this pulmonary trouble. He started in the telephone business as an
operator. In one year's time was manager of the operating department. In two
years' time was superintendent, and in February, 1884, was elected general man-
ager. He is at present vice-president and general manager of the Colorado Tele-
phone Company, operating under the Bell patents in Colorado; vice-president and
general manager of the Colorado Telephone and Telegraph Company, operating a
telephone company in New Mexico, and vice-president and general manager of the
American District Telegraph Company, operating in Denver. Like so many others
who came to Colorado, his health was completely restored there, and it may be
said generally that he has taken the same interest in the promotion of all projects
beneficial to Colorado that any man in his position would be likely to do. Res.
Denver, Col.
6720 i. EDWARD BELL, JR., b. Oct. 30, 1873; m. Sept. 14, 1898, Eliza-
beth Hardin Field; res. Denver, Col.
MAY AGNES, b. Jan. 12, 1875; res. Denver. Col.
MARTHA LOUISE, b. May 23, 1877; res. Denver, Col.
MARION DILL, b. Dec. 7, 1878; d. Nov. 30, 1879.
GRACE WITTEN, b. July 20, 1883; res. Denver, CoL
6584. WILLIAM BROWN FIELD (Joseph B., John. Lemuel, John, William,
William, Robert, John), b. Jan. 27, 1845, Chicago, 111.; m. June 21, 1866, Mary Ann
Farrington, b. 1847; d. April, 1872; m., 2d, Nov. 17, 1879, Phebe Adair, b. 1861; d.
in 1898. During the Civil war he was in the 89th regiment of Illinois Vol-
unteers, Company C, known as the "Railway Regiment, Colonel Hutchkins com-
manding; he served for three years. Res. Kendall, 111., and Milwaukee, Wis.
6725. i. WILLIAM ADAIR, b. Nov. 26, 1884; he is studying law in
Omaha, Neb.
LOTTIE, b. : d. aged eight months.
WILLIAM, b. ; d. aged one year.
FANNIE, b. ; d. aged one year.
MARY, b. ; d. aged eight months.
6587. CHARLES NELSON FIELD (John A., John, Lemuel, John, William,
William, Robert, John), b. May 19, 1850; m. Sept. 10, 1874, Rosa Brady; d. .
Res. 1229 West 13th street, Chicago, 111.
6730. i. MINNIE ROSA, b. July 11, 1875; d. Sept. 16, 1878.
6731. ii. LOTTIE LOUISA, b. Dec. 17, 1877.
6732. iii. MABEL MARY, b. Jan. 24, 1880.
6733. iv. JULIA JANE, b. Jan. 26, 18S2,
6734. v. CLARA LILLIAN, b. June 4, 1884; d. Oct. 10, 1887.
6735. vi. ROSA, b. Oct, 28, 1888; d. April 14, 1889.
6589. CLARENCE GRANT FIELD (John H., John, Lemuel, John, William,
William, Robert, John), b. Dec. 27, 1864, Racine, Wis.; m. June 5, 1891, Elizabeth
Ann Tabbert. He is a printer. Res., s. p., 1538 Park avenue, Racine, Wis.
6614. JOSEPH BADGER FIELD, JR., (Joseph B. Francis, Elijah, Joseph,
William, William, Robert, John), b. Manchester, N. H., Nov. 28, 1838; m. Quincy,
6726.
11.
6727.
HI.
6728.
iv.
6729.
v.
1054 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6740.
11.
6741.
iii.
6742.
iv.
111.. April 30, 1868, Lizzie A. Williams, b. Jan. 16, 1S49. His early life was spent at
school. He served in the Second Iowa Volunteer Infantry during the rebellion.
He has been connected with the Chicago postoffice for the last thirty years as a
letter carrier. One year ago in July he was selected one of four to the position of
carrier sergeant, being the first carrier sergeant appointed in the United States.
Res. Chicago, 111., 5704 Buller street.
6736. i. ETHEL W., b. March 8, 1871; m. Otis W. Smith, Nov. 21, 1892;
res. 238 Seventy-sixth street, Chicago, 111.
6737. ii. FANNIE W., b. June 6, 1879; d. July 11, 1889.
6738. iii. EUNICE M., b. April 28, 1873; d. April 11, 1875.
6621. FRANCIS FIELD (Joseph B., Francis. Elijah, Joseph, William,
William, Robert, John), b. Dec. 7, 1856, Burlington, Iowa; m. June 29, 1882,
Salem, Iowa, Annie Maria Rowell, b. April 17, 1857. He is a civil engineer. Res.
Burlington, Iowa, 500 Oak street, care of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
office.
6739. i. SARAH MARIA, b. April 15,1885; res. 500 Oak street, Burling-
ton, Iowa.
JOSEPH WALTER, b. April 9, 1887; d. March 5, 1888.
FRANCES MELENDY, b June 26, 1883.
MARGARET ROWELL, b. Aug. 8, 1893.
6743. V. JAMES B., b. Feb. 13. 1895.
6622. WILLIAM GIBBS FIELD (Joseph B., Francis, Elijah, Joseph, William,
William, Robert, John), b. Burlington, Iowa, March 31, 1859; m. March 15, 1883,
Jessie Rheem, b. Jan. 26, 18 — . He is a printer. Res. Ottumwa, Iowa.
6744. i. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Dec. 21. 1883.
6623. FITZ HENRY WARREN FIELD (Joseph B.. Francis, Elijah, Joseph,
William, William, Robert. John), b. July 6, 1861, Burlington, Iowa; m. July 29,
1885, Audubon. Iowa, Mabel Effie Moore, b. Feb. 5, 1S70. He is a jeweler. Res.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
EUNICE DALE, b. March 12, 1888.
EVELYN WARREN, b. Nov. 10, 1889.
FITZ HENRY, b. Oct. 9. 1891.
JOSEPH HARPER, b. Nov. 18, 1893.
EUGENE, b. Dec. 25, 1895.
WILLIAM GIBBS, b. July 15. 1897; d. April 9, 1899.
ELEANOR MAE, b. Jan. 13, 1899.
6628. WILLIAM P. B. FIELD (Charles L., Joseph, Joseph, Ebenezer, Eben-
ezer, William, Robert. John), b. Staaten Island, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1863; m. February,
1894, H. Louise Smith. Res. Tuscon, Arizona.
6752. i. LEATHEM ARMIJO, b. July 28. 1899.
6629. GEORGE WHITE FIELD (Charles L., Joseph, Joseph. Ebenezer,
Ebenezer, William, Robert. John), b. Staaten Island, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1865; m. Nov.
14. 1S95, Mary Ethel Foster. Res. Hallettsville, Texas.
0753. i- CHARLOTTE, b. Oct. 13, 1896.
6645. DR. HENRY WALLACE FIELD (James, Nathaniel, Alpheus, Daniel,
Zachias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b. Falmouth, Me., Oct. 12, 1847; ui in
Buckfield, May i, 1870, Lavinia A. Pulsifer, b, Oct. 23, 1856. Dr. Field was born
in Maine, where he has always resided. Brought up on a farm, he received such
educational advantages as is the usual lot of country boys, supplemented by a
6745-
6746-
ii.
6747.
iii.
6748.
iv.
6749-
v.
6750.
vi.
6751-
vii.
EDWARD B. FIKLD.
See page 1053.
DR. HENRY W. FIELD.
See page 1054.
JUDGE WILLIAM HUME FIELD.
See page 1088.
MRS. GILBERT KNAPP.
See page 1089.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1055
course at Hebron Academy. In 1864 he enlisted in the 30th Maine Regiment,
but his parents refused to let him go to the front. Later he enlisted in the Coast
Guards and served as such until mustered out. Subsequently he assisted his father
and studied dentistry. After graduation he practiced in Maine and Georgia, and is
at present located in Auburn, where he is a prominent and respected citizen ; mem-
ber of the church and the G. A. R. Res. 67 Whitney street. Auburn, Me.
6754. i. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Oct. 10, 1871. He was educated at the
public schools and Hebron Academy, and for several years has
been engaged in the optical business. He was eye specialist and
expert refractionist at the Boston Optician's Institute and the
Springfield Eye Dispensary. At present he is in Bridgeport,
Conn. Res. Lewiston, Me.
6646. NATHANIEL C. FIELD (James. Nathaniel, Alpheus, Daniel, Zachias,
Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b. April 30, 1845, at Falmouth, Me. ; m. Feb. 3,
1866, Josephine Turner, b. Nov. 12, 1846. He was brought up on a farm; educated
at the public schools, and while living with his parents enlisted in the Civil war in
the fall of 1862 in the 23rd Regiment, Maine Volunteers. At the expiration of his
term of service he re-enlisted in the 30th Maine Volunteers. He now resides in
Auburn, Me.
6755. ii. WALLACE W., b. May 27, 1869; m. Sadie J. Miller.
6756. i. ABBIE B., b. Nov. 16, 1866; m. Jan. 19, 1886, Herbert L. Tarr;
res. Auburn.
6757. iii. JAMES W., b. April 19, 1876; res. Auburn.
6657. FRANK B. FIELD (Edwin F., Elias, Alpheus, Daniel, Zacharias,
Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John, b. Lewiston, Me., 1861; m. . Res. Lewiston,
Me., and Newton, Mass.
675S. i. EDWIN, b. in 1884.
6759. ii. EARL, b. in 1888.
6760. iii. FRANK, b. in 1892.
6684. JOHN HOWARD FIELD (John W., John. John, John, John, William.
William, Robert, John), b. Boston, Mass., Aug. 6, 1868; m. Brockton, June 9, 1897,
Lizzie Lee Jones, b. Sept. 25, i368. He is a shoe manufacturer. Res., s. p., Brock-
ton, Mass.
6689. WILLIAM EVARTS FIELD (William E., John, John, John, John,
William, William, Robert, John), b. Jan. 30, 1876; m. Sept. 9. 1897. Res. Boston,
Mass., I Beacon street. Room 93.
6755. WALLACE W. FIELD (Nathaniel C, James, Nathaniel, Alpheus,
David, Zachias, Zachary, Zachary, Darby, John), b. Auburn, Me., May 27, 1869;
m. May 27, 1895, Sadie J. Miller. Res. Brockton, Mass.
ONE VIRGINIA BRANCH.
6761,
1.
6762.
ii.
6763.
in.
6764.
iv.
, 36. REV. JOHN FIELD (William, William, Thomas, Thomas, John, Thomas,
Roger), b. near Bradford, England, about 1519; m. . He was rector of Crip-
plegate, and the author of "A Godly Exhortation by Occasion of the Late Judgment
of God Showed at Paris Garden, 13 Jan., 1583," a violent attack upon theatrical
entertainments. He d. March 26, 1587-8. Res. Cripplegate, London, England.
THEOPHILUS, b. Jan. 22, 1574; m. Alice .
JOHN, JR., b. about 1579; m. Elen Hutchinson.
NATHANIEL, b. June 13, 1581; d. young.
NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 17, 1587; m. Anne .
6761. BISHOP THEOPHILUS FIELD (John), b. Parish, St. Giles, Cripple-
gate, London, England; bap. there Jan. 22, 1574; m. Alice .
He was bishop of Hereford, and eldest son of the Rev. John Field, and was born
in Cripplegate, London, and baptized there Jan. 22, 1574. He was brother of
Nathaniel Field, the actor. He was educated at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, of
which he was elected a fellow on Oct. 9, 1598. In 1599 h® proceeded M.A., and was
incorporated at Oxford July 16, 1600 (Wood. Athene Oxen., ed. Bliss, i. 536, ii. 882;
Fasti Oxon. i. 288). He subsequently became B.D. and D.D. In 1610 he was
vicar of Mashfield, Sussex (Mayfield vicarage or Maresfield rectory may be meant);
he was also rector of Cotton, Suffolk, and became vicar of Lydd, Kent, in 161 1
(Hasted, Kent, fol. edit. iii. 517). The king appointed him one of his chaplains, and
he acted in the same capacity to Bacon when lord chancellor (Cal. State Papers,
Dom. 1619-23, p. 238). John Chamberlain in a letter to Carleton, dated June 2, 1619,
described Field as "a sort of broker" for the chancellor in his peculations (ib. Dora.
1619-23, p. 260). It is evident that he took no very exalted view of his profession,
nor ever troubled himself much about its duties. By the interest of the Duke of
Buckingham, he was consecrated bishop of Llandaff on Oct. 10, 1619 (Le Neve,
Fasti, ed. Hardy, ii. 253), but being dissatisfied with the smallness of the revenue
he pestered the duke with letters urging his poverty, his having a wite and six chil-
dren to maintain, and vowing to spend his blood for him if he would get him a
better bishopric, such as Hereford (Willis, Survey of Cathedrals, ii. 526-7). In 1621
Field was impeached by the Commons for brocage and bribery before his promo-
tion, on the accusation of one Edward Egerton. His defense as regards the charge
of bribery was deemed satisfactory by the lords, "but as it was not a fitting thing for
a clergyman to be concerned in a brocage of such a nature, the house," says Carte,
"required the Archbishop of Canterbury to give him an admonition as Dr. Field,
not a^ bishop of Llandaff, in the Convocation house, which was done accordingly"
(Hist, of England, iv. 77-8). Despite this check, Field still persevered in his suit
to Buckingham, and as the result of a letter written in August, 1627, he was trans-
lated to the see of St. David's in the following September (Le Neve, i. 302-3).
Though his income was ^thus quadrupled, he found the air of his new diocese to
disagree with him. When asked by the king why he lingered on at Broad Sanct-
uary, Westminster, he gave as the reasons "want of health and means of recovery
in that desolate place, his diocese, where there is not so much as a leech to cure a
sick horse" (Letter to Endyraion Porter dated Oct. 31, 1629, in Cal. State Papers,
Dom. 1629-31, p 84). However, in 1630 he managed to hold a visitation of the
chapter, in which he solemnly confirmed the acts and statutes of his predecessors,
and then, in due form, by and with the consent of the chapter, decreed that his
1066
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1057
cathedral should be whitewashed (Jones and Freeman, History of St. David's,
p. 171). On Dec. 15, 1635, Field reached the summit of his ambition by being
elected bishop of Hereford (Le Neve, i. 471.)*
He died on June 2, 1636, and was buried at the east end of the north aisle in
Hereford cathedral. Against the north wall, under a canopy, lined with ermine,
and supported by two angels, is a bust of him in his pontificals, and in the attitude
of preaching (Duncomb, Herefordshire, i. 574-5). His will, bearing date July 31,
1635, was proved on July 26, 1636, by his widow, Alice (Registered in P. C. C. 82,
Pile). He wrote, says, Wood, "A Christian Preparation to the Lord's Supper,"
8vo, 1624, "besides several sermons and other things" (Fasto, i. 288-g). He con-
tributed to and apparently edited "An Italian's Dead Bodie Stuckl with English
Flowers. Elegies on the Death of Sir Oratio Pallavincino," London, 1600. Poor
commendatory verses by him are prefixed to Sir John Straddling's "Divine Poems,"
1625 (Wood, Athene Oxon ii. 397).
He d. June 2, 1636. Res. Hereford, England.
6765. i. THEOPHILUS, b. about 1596; m. ; res. England.
6766. ii. WILLIAM, b. about 1598; m. .
6767. iii. JOHN, b. about 1600; m. ; res. England.
6768. iv. JAMES, b. about 1604; m. .
6764. NATHAN (lEL) FIELD (John), bap. Parish St. Giles, Cripplegate,
London, England, Oct. 17, 1587; m. Anne .
Nathan Field was baptized Oct. 17, 1587, under the name Nathan, an elder
brother registered June 13, 1581, as Nathaniel Field, having died. Another brother
was Theophilus Field, bishop of Hereford. Nat Field, as he was generally called,
Sal. Pavy, Thomas Day, John Underwood, Robert Baxter and John Frost, were
the six principal comedians of the "Children of the Queen's Revels," as the chil-
dren of the chapel royal were at one time called, by whom in i6do Ben Johnson's
"Cynthia's Revels" was performed. Field acted in the following year in the
"Poetaster" of the same author. His first recorded part is Chapman's Bussy d'Am-
bois, published 1607. In 1609 he played in Johnson's "Epicene." In Johnson's
"Bartholomewe Fair," 1614 (act v. sc. 3), Cokes asks, concerning the performers in
a puppet show, "Which is your best actor, your Field?" and pays Field a still higher
compliment in connecting him with Burbage. Richard Flecknoe, fifty years later,
confirms this association, saying in the "Short Discourse of the English Stage,"
printed at the end of his "Love's Kingdom," 1664: "In this time were poets and
actors m their greatest flourish; Johnson and Shakespeare, with Beaumont and
Fletcher, their poets, and Field and Burbage, their actors." Malone. who doubts
whether the actor and dramatist are the same, says that Field played Busse d'Am-
bois "when he became too manly to represent the characters of women" (Supple-
ment of Malone's Shakespeare), a supposition which Collier, with some show of
reason rebuts. At some period after 1614, Collier thinks 1616, Field, who seems to
have bten with the king's players in 1613, permanently joined them, playing with
Burbage in "The Knight of Malta" and other plays of Beaumont and Fletcher.
His name appears for the first time in 1619 in a patent and stands seventeenth on
the list of twenty-six players, prefixed as "The Names of the Principal Actors in all
these Playes" to the 1623 folio "Shakespeare."
According to the registers of the parishes of St. Anne, Blackfriars, and St
Andre w-by-the- Wardrobe, several children of Nathan Field and Anne Field, his
*The names of his consecrators: George, of Canterbury, No. 124; John, of London, No. 128;
John, of Rochester, No. V^7, Richard, of St. David's, No. 131; Bishop Theophilus Field was No.
143 in the succession of bishops.
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wife, were christened from 1619 to 1627. The burial of Field himself, who is be-
lieved to have retired from the stage somewhere near 1623, appears in the same
registers under the date, Feb. 20, 1632-3. Field's married life seems to have been
disturbed by jealousy. Among the Heber MSS. is an epigram, quoted in Collier's
"Annals of the Stage," iii. 437, calling him the true "Othello" for his jealousy of
his wife.
Field's first appearance as a dramatist was made with his "A Woman is a
Weathercock," 4to. 1612, which, according to the title, was "acted before the king
at Whitehall, and divers times privately at the Whitefriars by the children of Her
Majesty's Revels." This was followed by "Amends for Ladies," 4to, 1618 and
1639. The performance of the latter play could not have been much later than
1610, since in 161 1 an allusion to it is found in a work of Anthony Stafford (Collier,
Annals of the Stage, iii. 104). It was acted at the Blackfriars theatre, "when it was
emploj-ed by the actors of Prince Henry and of the Princess Elizabeth, as well as by
the king's players" (ib. iii. 429). That Field played in his own pieces is probable,
but uncertain. These plays, one of which, as a satire upon women, was dedicated
"to any woman that hath been no weathercock," i. e., to nobody, while the second,
as its title implies, was intended as a species of apology for the former, are included
in Collier's and in Mr. W. C. Hazlit's editions of Dodsley's "Old Plays." They
are excellent comedies in their class. The comic scenes are above the level of
Massinger and Shirley, and the serious passages need not shame those poets. The
relative shares of Field and Massinger in "The Fatal Dowry." 4to, 1632, published
under their joint names, have not been conclusively established. That "A Woman's
a Weathercock" and "Amends for Ladies" were written about the same time seems
proved by Field's dedication of the earlier work, in which, after saying that he
cares not for forty shillings — supposed to be the ordinary price for a dedication,
words which have been held to establish that his finances were at that time flour-
ishing— he urges his imaginary patroness to remain constant "till my next play be
printed, wherein she shall see what amends I have made to her and all the sex."
Field's share in a tripartite appeal, his partners in which were Massinger and
Dabone, to Henslowe, preserved in Dulwich College, puts, however, a different
aspect upon Field's financial position. It is an earnest appeal for five out of ten
pounds said to be owing for a play, without which they "cannot be bayled. " A
second document, also preserved at Dulwich, shows Field "unluckily taken on an
execution of 30 pounds" and begging from his "Father Hinchlow" (Henslowe) for
a loan of ten pounds, which with ten pounds lent by a friend, will be enough to
procure his discharge. At Dulwich are also a third letter to "Hinchlow" concern-
ing a play on which "Mr. Dawborne" and himself "have spent a great deal of
time in conference, some articles concerning a company of players, " and a por-
trait of Field "in his shirt," a portion of the Cartwright bequest preserved in the
master's house, and showing Field with a youthful and feminine face.
Under the initials of N. F. in a later edition filled out. Field contributed six
stanzas in praise of Fletcher's "Faithful Shepherdess," prefixed to the first edition
of that play. Before his own first play appear ten lines by George Chapman
addressed "To his loved son, Nat Field, and his Weathercock Woman." A joke
concerning "Master Field, the player," preserved in subsequent jest-books,
appears in the "Wit and Mirth" of Taylor, the water poet. A punning epigram
entitled "Field, the Player, on his Mistress, the Lady May," is found in a manu-
script in the Ashmolean Museum, and in other commonplace books of the reign of
James L and Charles I. (Collier, Annals of the Stage, iii. 434).
He d. Feb. 20, 1632-3. Res. Parish St. Anne, Blackfriars, and Parish St
Andrew-by-the- Wardrobe, London, England.
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6766. WILLIAM FIELD (Theophilus, John), b. in England in 1598; m. in
Virginia .
He was born in England, and came to America in the Charles in 1621. He
might have gone to New England, had it not been for the order of the council that
year which forbade the clearance of vessels from London and Gravesend for New
England. It was on this account probably that the vessel he came over on cleared
for Virginia, in North America, and landed anywhere they desired, as Virginia was
then considered by many as all North America.
It is said the reason this order was passed by the council was from the fact that
New England was settled by the Puritans, and Virginia was not.
At the time of the muster of the inhabitants of Virginia in 1624, William Field
(Feild, as it was recorded then,) was in the muster of Capt. Samuel Mathews, at
James City.
He d. in Virginia. Res. James City, Va.
6768. JAMES FIELD (Theophilus, John), b. England, 1604; m. . He
came from England in the ship Swan in 1624. Not being of age and wishing to
pass without at any formalities, he was entered as servant. Many who subsequently
became prominent in the affairs of Virginia Colony came over as servants, which
allowed them to pass with friends without securing a certificate to the effect that
they were good and lawful subjects to the king and the Church of England. Res.
Henrico county, Va.
6769. i. JAMES, b. about 1630; m. .
6770. ii. PETER, b. 1630-40; m. and Mrs. Judith (Soane) Randolph.
6769. JAMES FIELD (James Theophilus) ,*b. about 1630 in Virginia; m. .
Res. Henrico county, Va.
6771. i. THEOPHILUS, b. about 1660; m. .
6770. MAJOR PETER FIELD (James, Theophilus, John),* b. in Virginia
between 1630 and 1640; m. ; wife d. s. p.; m., 2d, in Chickahoming, Va., Oct.
21, 1678, Mrs. Judith (Soane) Randolph.
Peter Field resided in Charles City, Va., and removed soon after 1676, for he
was living in 1678 in Henrico. In the levy of that year he is assessed with seven
lithables. On Nov. 15, 1678, he was commissioned justice of the peace of Henrico,
and as Captain and Major Field he remained a member of the coast for many
years, until August, 1705. On Aug. i, 1692 he made a deposition in which he stated
his age was about forty-five years. In 1682 he was high sheriff, and in 1693 a
burgess. Shortly before his death he removed to New Kent, and there is on record
a deed in August, 1707, speaking of him as deceased. He married Judith, widow of
Henry Randolph, of Henrico, and. daughter of Henry Soane, and Judith, his wife.
Soane was speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1660-1661. She, Field's
wife, was bom in 1648, and had brothers, William and John and perhaps others.
In April, 1681, there is a suit by Peter Field, guardian of Henry Randolph, son of
Henry, deceased. In April, 1693, ^ deed from Peter Field and wife Judith, form-
erly widow of Henry Randolph, conveying land to Henry Waltnall. In letters
dated June, 1694, and recorded in Henrico county, between William Soane and
Peter Field, they call each other "brother." The will of John Soane, dated Dec.
I, 1695, mentions his mother Judith Soane, widow of Henry, brother Peter Field,
etc. A deed, August, 1690, from Major Peter Field to his daughters Mary and
Martha, neither then of age. Deed, July, 1710, from Thomas JefJerson and his
wife May, daughter of Major Peter Field, late of New Kent, deceased. Deed,
♦Several of the names of ancestors are dropped for the sake of convenience.
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August, 1 71 1, from John Archer and Martha, his wife, covering 961 acres left her
by the will of Peter Field, gentleman, deceased. — History of Virginia.
From records of Henrico county, Va., Peter Field is mentioned as a witness to
division of estate of Jno. Puckett and Anne, his wife, June 2, 1669. Also men-
tioned as at Curtis Plantation, on James river, and as justice, Dec. 23, 1669; same,
June I, 1680; same, Aug. 2, 1680. April i, 1681, suit between Mr, Peter Field,
guardian of 'Henry Randolph vs. Robert Marr and Evan Bellenger, as to bound-
aries of land. Peter Field present at court at Varnia, Oct. 12, 1681; made high
sheriff June i, 1682; justice, June i, 1683, and May 10, 1684; Oct. 22, 1685; Oct. i,
1682; April, 1688; April 2, 1695; Dec. i, 1696; Oct. 20, 1699, spoken of as Major
Peter Field; justice, August, 1704; August, 1705; died in 1707. Aug. i, 1690, deed
from Peter Field to his daughters Mary and Martha. Peter Field, justice in 1691;
June I, 1692, Peter Field spoken of as aged about forty-five. April i, 1693, deed
from Peter Field and Judith, his wife, formerly widow of Henry Randolph; Peter
Field, burgess in 1693. Aug. 1, 1694, letters from Peter Field to Wm. Soane;
they call each other "brother." March i, 1708-9, deed from Thos. Jefferson and
his wife, Mary, daughter of Major Peter Field, late of New Kent. August, 1711,
deed from John Archer and Martha, his wife, to Wm. Randolph, for 961 acres left
Martha by will of Peter Field, gentleman.
"Maj. Peter Field obiyt Die July XXIV and sepulter at XXIX 1707."— New
Kent Parish Register.
He d. July 24, 1707. Res. Cuitis Plantation, Henrico and New Kent, Va.
6772. 1. MARY, b. Feb. 3. 1679; m. Capt. Thomas Jefferson, of Osborne's,
formerly in Henrico county, on the James river, in Chesterfield
county. He was a, justice of the peace for his county in 1706,
and died in 1731. She died Aug. 15, 1715.
Many well attested tacts and anecdotes all show that Capt.
Thomas Jefferson was no ordinary man. He owed none of his
success to good fortune or ingratiating manners. He was a man
of gigantic stature and strength — plain and averse to display — he
was grave, taciturn, slow to make, and not over prompt to
accept, advances. He was one of those calmly and almost
sternly self-relying men, who lean on none — who desire help from
none. And he certamly had both muscles and mind which could
be trusted. He could simultaneously "head-up" (raise from
their sides to an upright position) two hogsheads of tobacco
weighing nearly a thousand pounds apiece. He once directed
three able-bodied slaves to pull down a ruinous shed by means
of a rope. After they had made the effort, again and again, he
bade them stand aside, seized the rope, and dragged down the
structure in an instant. He was a justice of the peace; a vestry-
man of his parish, and a member of the colonial legislature.
The first of the Virginia Jeffersons, who were of Welsh extrac-
tion, was a member of the Virginia legislature of 1619, noted as
the first legislative body ever convened on the western continent.
Ch. : I. Thomas, Jr., d. young. 2. Field. Emigrated to a place
on the Roanoke river, a few miles above the point where the
river enters North Carolina, where he lived and died. He had a
numerous family, several of whom were competent and success-
ful men in their avocations. 3. Peter, b. Feb, 29, 1708. His
early education had been neglected, but possessing a strong
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thirst for knowledge and great energy of character, he subse-
quently made up for the deficiency by study and reading. Like
Washington, he started his business career as a surveyor, and it
was probably in this capacity that he first became acquainted
with the Randolph family. If so, business relations speedily
ripened into most intimate social ones, for he soon became the
bosom friend of William, the young proprietor of Tuckahoe, and
the preferred suitor for the hand of the oldest daughter of Isham
of Dungeness, adjutant-general of Virginia. In 1735 he prepared
to establish as a planter after the usual manner of younger sons
by patenting one thousand acres of land at the east opening of
the gap where the Rivanna passes through the southwest range.
His tract lay mostly on the plain, but it also extended up the de-
clivities of the hills, embracing the entire area afterwards named
Monticello. Not long afterwards Peter Jefferson purchased as
the family land — rolls specify four hundred adjoining acres of
another tract, probably to obtain a better site for his residence.
To his whole farm Peter gave the name of Shadwell, after that
parish in London, where his wife was born. He was married in
1738. Ch. : (a) Jane, b. June 27, 1740; d. Oct. i, 1765. (b) Mary,
b. Oct. I, 1741 ; m. June 24, 1760, Thomas Boiling, (c) Thomas,
b. April 2, 1743; m. Jan. i, 1772. (d) Elizabeth, b. Nov. 4, 1744;
d. Jan. I, 1773. (e) Martha, b. May 29, 1746; m. John Boiling.
He was born Jan. 24, 1737, ^and died in 179 — ; was son of John, Jr.,
who was son of Col. Robert Boiling, who married Jane Rolfe,
daughter of Thomas Rolfe, and Pocahontas, the daughter of
Powhattan, the Indian king. In 1613 Pocahontas, who for sev-
eral years had been a friend of the Virginia colonists, was capt-
ured from the Indians by a party of men under command of
Captain Argall. They subsequently sent word to Powhattan
that she would be released and returned to him only on the pay-
ment of ransom. The king refused, and prepared for war to
rescue his daughter. During her captivity Thomas Rolfe influ-
enced her to become a Christian, fell in love with her, and mar-
ried her, after her father's consent had been given, and terms of
peace declared. Three years after her marriage she visited
England, where she died, leaving an infant son. Some of the
best families in this country are among her descendants. Ch. :
i. Martha, m. Field Archer; res. Virginia. Ch. : i. Powhattan,
m. Walthall. 2. Martha, m. John Boiling and Berry.
3. Ellen, m. Berry. 4. Mary, m. Edward Livingston. 5.
Lucy, m. Archer. 11. John, m. Kennon. iii. Edmund,
m. Dolly Payne, iv. Archibald, m. Catherine Payne, v. Mary,
m. Edward Archer, vi. Robert, m. Jane Payne, (f) Peter Field,
b. Oct. 16, 1748; d. Nov. 29, 1748. (g) Son, b. March 9, 1750; d.
March 9, 1750. (h) Lucy, b. Oct. 10, 1752; m. Sept. 12, 1769. (i)
Anna Scott, b. Oct. i, 1755; m. October, 1788. (j) Randolph, b.
Oct. I, 1755.
The Randolphs had been for years a family of consideration
in the middle counties of WarwicK and Northampton in Eng-
land, and they claimed among their ancestors the powerful
Scotch Earls of Murray, connected by blood or alliance with
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many of the most distinguished families in the English and
Scotch peerages and with royalty itself. Peter Jefferson estab-
lished himself at Shadwell, and began his preparations to make
his residence, two years anterior to his marriage. He was the
third or fourth white settler within the space of several miles,
and the trails of the hostile Monacans, or Tuscaroras, were yet
fresh on his lands and through the adjacent hills. In a small
clearing in the dense and primeval forest, he erected his house;
and his young wife, bred up among surroundings so dift'erent
took up her abode in it soon after marriage. It was here that
their son Thomas, the future president of the United States, was
born. Shadwell was then included in Goochland, but it fell
within the limits of Albermarle when that county was evacuated
in 1744. Peter Jefferson was appointed one of the three original
justices of the peace for the new county. It was an office then
only held by gentlemen of the first consideration, as the justices
composed the county court, which exercised almost unlimited
jurisdiction, and controlled various important offices. He was
made surveyor of the county, an office also of the first trust as it
was his duty to survey and describe the lands sold by govern-
ment, and to discharge certain important administrative func-
tions in other cases. In 1745, on the death of his friend, Col.
William Randolph, of Tuckahoe, he was appointed executor of
his estate, and resided there for the following seven years. He
refused to accept any consideration for this labor other than his
living expenses. In 1749 Peter Jefferson, Professor Fry, of
William and Mary College, were associated in a commission to
meet a like one from North Carolina, to survey the line between
their respective states, from the point where it had been left by
Colonel Byrd and his associate commissioners in 1728. They were
subsequently employed to construct a map of the state — the first
one founded on much besides mere conjectural data — and they
completed it in 1 751. Soon after Peter Jefferson's return to his
old home he was appointed to the colonelcy of his county, an
office always regarded as of the first honor and importance under
the colonial government, and particularly so when, as in the pres-
ent instance, it conferred military authority over an extensive
portion of the Indian frontier, and when, we may add, a war for
territorial dominion with the French, on this very frontier, was
regarded as imminent. Colonel Jefferson was regarded with
peculiar respect and veneration by the Indians far and near, and
his house was a favorite stopping-place for friendly chiefs and
for embassies on their wajf to and from the colonial capital. In
1755 Colonel Jefferson was a member of the Virginia House of
Burgesses How long he retained this office does not appear, but
in all probability until the time of his death. Already, as we
may conclude from his civil and military commissions, the most
prominent man of his county — and evidencing, by the celerity of
his rise after his return from Albermarle that ability, and stand-
ing both with the government and the people, which promised
greater future honors and usefulness — he was suddenly cut off
Aug. 17, 1757, in the fiftieth year of his age.
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Traditions have come down of his continuing his lines as a
surveyor through savage wilderness, after his assistants had
given out from famine and fatigue, subsisting on the raw flesh
of game and even of his curing mules, when other food
failed, sleeping in a hollow tree amidst howhng and screeching
beasts of prey, and thus undauntedly pushing on until his task
was accomplished. His mind was of corresponding texture. He
had the same love of mathematics which afterwards characterized
his son — and much, if not all, of the same remarkable faculty in
understanding its processes. His judgment was swift and solid.
His neighbors sought his advice; his friends soon learned to
esteem it unerring. His mind once made up, no danger could
turn him aside ; no obstacle thwart his iron will, and calm, but
resistless energy. His probity was so conspicuous, that other
wealthy friends besides William Randolph, desired him to act as
their executors, and in one or two instances he consented. But so
massively moulded, he had a gentler, softer side. He was a
tender husband and devoted father. His tastes approached to
the elegant, in his own household. After the wearisome and
often stirring events of a day of border life were passed, he spent
the evening in reading historians, essayists, and even poets.
Colonel Jeflferson was a staunch Whig, and he adhered to certain
democratic notions and maxims, which descended to his son.
His leanings as a magistrate were on the popular side.
As stated above, his son Thomas, who was third president of
the United States, was born on the family estate at Shadwell,
Va., April 2, 1743, and died at Monticello, Albermarle county,
July 4., 1826.
On his death-bed his father left an injunction that the education
of his son, already well advanced in a preparatory school, should
be completed at the College ot William and Mary, a circumstance
which his son always remembered with gratitude saying if he had
to choose between the education and the estate his father left
him, he would choose the education. His schoolmates reported
that at school he was noted for good scholarship, industry, and
shyness. Without leaving his father's land he could shoot tur-
keys, deer, foxes, and other game. His father in his last hours
had specially charged his mother not to permit him to neglect
the exercise requisite for health and strength ; but the admoni-
tion was scarcely necessary, for the youth was a keen hunter and
had been taught by his father to swim his horses over the Rivan-
na, a tributary of the James, which flowed by the estate. The
Jeffersons were a musical family; the girls sang songs of the
time, and Thomas, practising the violin assiduously from boy-
hood, became an excellent performer. At seventeen, when he
entered the College of William and Mary, he was tall, raw-
boned, freckled, and sandy-haired, with large feet and hands.
thick wrists, and prominent cheek-bones and chin. His com-
rades described him as far from handsome, a tresh, healthy-look-
ing youth very erect, agile, and strong, with something of rus-
ticity in his air and demeanor. The college was not then efficient
nor well equipped, but there was one true educator connected
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with it, Dr. William Small, of Scotland, professor of mathematics.
Jefferson gratefully remembered him as an ardent student of
science, who possessed a happy talent for communicating knowl-
edge, a man of agreeable manners and enlightened mind. He
goes so far as to say in his autobiography that his coming under
the influence of Dr. Small ' 'probably fixed the destinies of my
life." Jefferson was a hard student in college, and at times for-
got his father's dying injunction as to exercise. He kept horses
at Williamsburg, but as his love of knowledge increased his rides
became shorter and less frequent, and even his beloved violin
was neglected. There was a time, as he remembered, when he
studied fifteen hours a day. Once a week the lieutenant-gov-
ernor, Francis Fauquier, had a musical party at the "palace," to
which the guests, in the good old style of that century, brought
their instruments. Jefferson was always present at these parties
with his violin, and participated in the concert, the governor him-
self being also a performer. From Fauquier, a man of the world
of the period, he learned much of the social, political and parlia-
mentary life of the Old World. George Wythe, afterwards
chancellor, was then a young lawyer of Williamsburg. He was
one of the highly gifted men that frequented the governor's table
and contributed essentially to the forming of Jefferson's mind.
On his graduation, Jefferson entered, upon the study of law,
under the guidance of George Wythe. As his father's
estate was charged with the maintenance of a large
family, a profession was necessary to the student,
and he entered upon his preparation for the bar
with all his energy and resolution. On coming of age, in
April, 1764, he assumed the management of the estate, and was
appointed to two of his father's offices —justice of the peace and
vestryman. He gave much attention to the cultivation of nis
land, and remained always an attentive, zealous and improving
farmer. He attached importance all his life to the fact that his
legal training was based upon the works of Lord Coke. He was
present as a spectator in the House when Patrick Henry read his
five resolutions, written upon a blank leaf torn from a ' 'Coke
Upon Littleton," enun^.iating the principle that Englishmen liv-
ing in America had all the rights of Englishmen living in Eng-
land, the chief of which was, that they could only be taxed by their
own representatives. When he was an old man, seated at his
table at Monticello, he loved to speak of that great day, and to
describe the thrill and ecstasy of the moment when the wonder-
ful orator, interrupted by cries of "treason," uttered the well-
known words of defiance: "If this be treason, make the most of
it!" Early in 1767, about his twenty-first birthday, Jefferson was
admitted to the bar of Virginia, and entered at once upon the
practice of his profession. Connected through his father with
the yeomen of the western counties, and through his mother
with the wealthier planters of the eastern, he had not long to
wait for business. His first account-book, which still exists,
shows that in the first year of his practice he was employed in
sixty-eight cases before the court of the province, besides county
PRESIDENT THOMAS JEFFERSON.
[From a Stuart painting.]
See page 1063.
President Jefferson's wife.
See page 1063.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1065
and office business. He was an accurate, painstaking and labor-
ious practitioner, and his business increased until he was
employed in nearly five hundred cases in a single year, which
yielded an average profit of about one pound sterling each. He
was not a fluent nor a forcible speaker, and his voice soon became
husky as he proceeded ; but James Madison, who heard him try
a case, reports that he acquitted himself well, and spoke fluently
enough for his purpose. He loved the erudition of the law, and
attached great importance to the laws of a country as the best
source of its history. It was he who suggested and promoted
the collection of Virginia laws known as "Henning's Statutes at
Large," to which he contributed the most rare and valuable part
of the contents. He practiced law for nearly eight years, until
the Revolutionary contest summoned him to other labors.
His public life began May ii, 1769, when he took his seat as a
member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, Washington being
also a member. Jefferson was then twenty-six j^ears old. On
becoming a public man he made a resolution "never to engage,
while in public office, in any kind of enterprise for the improve-
ment of my fortune, nor to wear any other character than that of
a farmer." At the close of his public career of nearly half a cen-
tury, he could say that he had kept this resolution, and he often
found the benefit ot it in being able to consider public questions
free from the bias of self-interest. This session of the Burgesses
was short. On the third day was introduced the famous four
resolutions, to the effect that the colonies could not be lawfully
taxed by a body in which they were not represented, and that
they might concur, co-operate and practically unite in seeking a
redress ot grievances. On the fifth day of the session the royal
governor. Lord Botetourt, dissolved the house; but the members
speedily reassembled in the great room of the Raleigh tavern,
where similar resolutions, with others more pointed, were
passed. The decency and firmness of these proceedings had
their effect. Before many months had passed the governor sum-
moned the assembly and greeted them with the news that par-
liament had abandoned the system of taxing the colonies — a de-
lusive statement, which he, however, fully believed himself au-
thorized to make. Amid the joy — too brief — of this supposed
change of policy, Jefferson made his first important speech in the
House, in which he advocated the repeal of the law that obliged
a master who wished to free his slaves to send them out of the
colony. The motion was promptly rejected, and the mover, Mr.
Bland, was denounced as an enemy to his country.
On Jan. i, 1772, Jefferson married Mrs. Martha Skelton, a
beautiful and childless young widow, daughter of John Wayles,
a lawyer in large practice at the Williamsburg bar. His new
house, at Monticello, was just then habitable and he took his
wife home to it a few days after the ceremony. Next year the
death of his wife's father brought them a great increase of for-
tune, 40,000 acres of land and 135 slaves, which, when the encum-
brances were discharged, doubled Jefferson's estate. He was
now a fortunate man indeed; opulent in his circumstances,
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happily married, and soon a father. We see him busied in the
most pleasing kinds of agriculture, laying out gardens, introduc-
ing new products, arranging his farms, completing and furnishing
his house, and making every effort to convert his little mountain,
covered with primeval forest, into an agreeable and accessible
park. After many experiments he domesticated almost every
tree and shrub, native and foreign, that could survive the Vir-
ginia winter. The contest with the king was soon renewed, and the
decisive year. 1774, opened. It found Thomas Jefferson a thriv-
ing and busy young lawyer and farmer, now known beyond Vir-
ginia ; but when it closed he was a person of note among the
patriots of America, and was proscribed in England. It was he
who prepared the "Draught of Instructions" for Virginia's dele-
gation to the Congress which met at Philadelphia in September.
That Congress, he thought, should unite in a solemn address to
the king; but they should speak to him in a frank and manly
way, informing him, as the chief magistrate of an empire, gov-
erned by many legislatures, that one of those legislatures —
namely, the British parliament — had encroached upon the rights
of thirteen others. They were also to say to the king that he was
no more than the chief officer of the people, appointed by the
laws and circumscribed with definite powers. He also spoke, in
this very radical draught, of "the late deposition of his majesty,
King Charles, by the Commonwealth of England" as a thing
obviously right. He maintained that the parliament of Virginia
had as much right to pass laws for the government of the people
of England as the British legislature had to pass laws for the
government of the people of Virginia. "Can any one reason be
assigned," he asked, "why a hundred and sixty thousand electors
in the island of Great Britain should give law to four millions in
the states of America?" The draught, indeed, was so radical on
every point that it seemed to the ruling British mind of that day
mere insolent burlesque. It was written, however, by Jefferson
in the most modest and earnest spirit, showing that, at the age
of thirty-one, his radical opinions were fully formed, and their
expression was wholly unqualified by a knowledge of the world
beyond the sea. This draught, though not accepted by the con-
vention, was published in a pamphlet, copies of which were sent
to England, where Edmund Burke caused it to be republished
with emendations and additions of his own. It procured for the
author, to use his own language, "the honor of having his name
inserted in a long list of proscriptions enrolled in a bill of
attainder." The whole truth of the controversy was given in
this pamphlet, without any politic reserves.
In March, 1775, Jefferson, who had, been kept at Monticello for
some time by illness, was in Richmond as a member of the con-
vention which assembled in the parish church of St. John to con-
sider what course Virginia should take in the crisis. It was a
member of this body that Patrick Henry, to an audience of one
hundred and fifty persons, spoke the prophetic words in solemn
tones as the key to the enigma : " We must fight ! The next gale
that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of
MONTICELLO, HOME OF PRESIDENT JEFFERSON.
[From an enRraving by Buttre.]
I'RESIDENT THOMAS JEFFERSON.
[From a Stuart painting.]
See page lOCC.
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resounding arms." These sentences, spoken twenty-seven days
before the affair of Lexington, convinced the convention, and it
was agreed that Virginia should arm. A committee of thirteen
was appomted to arrange a plan, among the members of which
were Patrick Henry, George Washington, Richard Henry Lee,
Benjamin Harrison, the speaker, Edmund Pendleton, and
Thomas Jefferson. The plan they agreed upon was this: The
populous counties to raise and drill infantry companies; the other
counties horsemen, and both to wear the hunting-shirt, which
Colonel Washington told them was the best field-uniform he
knew of. The last act of this convention was to appoint that, in
case a vacancy should occur in the delegation of Virginia to Con-
gress, Thomas Jefferson should supply the place. A vacancy
occurred, and on June 20, 1775, the day on which Washington
received his commission as a commander-in-chief, Jefferson
reached Philadelphia, and took his seat the next morning in Con-
gress. Before the sun set that day Congress received news of the
stirring battle of Bunker Hill.
Jefferson was an earnest, diligent and useful member ot the
Congress. John Adams, his fellow-member, describes him as
*'so prompt, frank, explicit and decisive upon committees and in
conversation that he soon seized upon my heart." His readiness
in composition, his profound knowledge of British law, and his
innate love of freedom and justice, gave him solid standing in
the body. On his return to Virginia he was re-elected by a
majority that placed him third in the list of seven members.
After ten days' vacation at home, where he then had a house
undergoing enlargement, and a household of thirty-four whites
and eighty-three blacks, with farms in three counties to superin-
tend, he returned to Congress to take his part in the events that
led to the complete and formal separation of the colonies from
the mother-country. In May, 1776, the news reached Congress
that the Virginia convention was unanimous for independence,
and on June 7th Richard Henry Lee obeyed the instructions of
the Virginia Legislature by moving that independence should be
declared. On Jtme loth a committee of five was appointed to
prepare a draught of the Declaration — Jefferson. Franklin, John
Adams, Roger Sherman and Robert E. Livingston. Mr. Jeffer-
son, being the chairman of the committee, was naturally asked to
write the document. He then lived near what is now the corner
of Market and Seventh streets. The paper was written in a room
of the second floor, upon a little writing-desk three inches high,
of his own contriving, which still exists. Congress subjected his
draught to a severe and prolonged revision, making many sup-
pressions, additions, and alterations, most of which were improve-
ments. One passage was suppressed, in which he gave expres-
sion to the wounded feelings of the American people in being so
unworthily treated by brethren and fellow-citizens. The docu-
ment was debated in Congress on July 2, 3 and 4. Thursday, the
4th, was a warm day, and the members in the afternoon became
weary and impatient with the long strain upon their nerves.
Jefferson used to relate with much merriment that the final vote
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upon the Declaration was hastened by a swarm of flies, which
came from a neighboring stable, and added to the discomfort of
the members. A few days afterward he was one of a committee
to devise a seal for the new-born power. Among their sugges-
tions (and this was the only one accepted by Congress) was the
best legend ever appropriated, E pluribus unum, a phrase that
had served as a motto on the cover of the "Gentleman's Maga-
zine" for many years. It was originally borrowed from humor-
ous a poem of Virgil's.
Having thus linked his name imperishably with the birthday
of the nation, Jefferson resigned his seat in Congress, on the
ground that the health of his wife and the condition of his house-
hold made his presence in Virginia indispensable. He had also
been again elected a member of the Virginia Legislature, and
his heart was set upon the work of purging the statute books of
unsuitable laws, and bringing Virginia to the level of the Declar-
ation. He had formed a high conception of the excellence of the
New England governments, and wished to introduce into his
native state the local institutions that had enabled those states to
act with such efficiency during the war. After some stay at
home he entered upon the work at Williamsburg, where, Oct. 8,
1776, a messenger from Congress informed him that he had been
elected joint commissioner, with Franklin and Deane, to repre-
sent the United States at Paris. After three days of considera-
tion he resisted the temptation to go abroad, feeling that his
obligations to his family and his state made it his duty to remain
at home. In reorganizing Virginia, Jefferson and his friends
struck first at the system of entail, which, after three weeks' of
earnest debate, was totally destroyed, so that all property in
Virginia was held in fee simple, and could be sold for debt. He
next attempted, by a short and simple enactment, to abolish the
connection between church and state. He was able to accomplish
but a small portion of this reform at that session, but the work
was begun, and nine years later the law drawn by Jefferson,
entitled, "An Act for establishing Religious Freedom," completed
the severance. This triumph of equal rights over ancient pre-
judices and restriction Jefferson always regarded as one of his
most important contributions to the happiness of his country.
Some of his utterances on this subject have passed into familiar
proverbs: "Government has nothing to do with opinion,"
"Compulsion makes hypocrites, not converts," "It is error alone
which needs the support of government; truth can stand by
itself." It was he who drew the bill for establishing courts of
law in the state, and for prescribmg their powers and methods.
It was he also who caused the removal of the capitol to Rich-
mond. He carried the bill extirpating the principle of primogen-
iture. It was the committee of which he was chairman, who
abolished the cruel penalties of the ancient code, and he made a
most earnest attempt to establish a system of public education in
the state. During two years he and his colleagues, Hamilton,
"Wythe, Mason and Francis Lightfoot Lee, toiled at the recon-
struction of Virginia law, during which they accomplished all
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that was then possible besides proposing many measures that
were passed at a later day. He could write to Dr. Franklin, in
1777, that the people of Virginia had "laid aside the monarchial
and taken up the republican government with as much ease as
would have attended their throwing off an old and putting on a
new suit of clothes." It was JefTerson and his friends who
wrought this salutary change, and they were able to effect it,
because, during the first three years of the war, Virginia was
almost exempt from disturbance. In the spring of 1779, when
Burgoyne's army, as prisoners of war, were encamped near
Monticello, Jefferson was assiduous in friendly attentions both to
the British and the Hessians, throwing open his house and
grounds to them, and arranging many agreeable concerts for
their entertainment. A British captain, himself a good violin-
ist, who played duets with Jefferson at this time, told the late
Gen. John A. Dix, of New York, that Thomas Jefferson was the
best amateur he had ever heard.
In January, 1779, the Virginia Legislature elected Jefferson
governor of the state, to succeed Patrick Henry, whose third
term ended June ist. The two years of his governorship proved
to be the severest trial of his life. With slender and fast dimiu-
ishmg resources, he had to keep up the Virginia regiments in the
army of Washington, and at the same time to send all possible
supplies to the support of General Gates in his southern cam-
paign. The western Indians were a source of constant solicitude,
and they were held in check by that brave and energetic neigh-
bor of Governor Jefferson, George Rogers Clarke. The British
and Hessian prisoners also had to be supplied and guarded. In
the midst of his first anxieties he began the reorganization that he
had long desired of the College of William and Mary. Soon,
however, his attention was wholly absorbed by the events of the
war. On Aug. 16, 1780, occurred the disastrous defeat of Gates
at Camden, which destroyed in a day all that Jefferson had toiled
to accumulate in warlike material during eight agonizing weeks.
On the last day of 1780, Arnold's fleet of twenty-seven sail
anchored in Chesapeake Bay, and Arnold, with nine hundred men,
penetrated as far as Richmond ; but Jefferson had acted with so
much promptitude, and was so ably seconded by the country
militia, tnat the traitor held Richmond but twenty-three hours,
and escaped total destruction only through a timely change in the
wind, which bore him down the river with extraordinary swift-
ness. In five days irom the first summons 2,500 militia were in
pursuit of Arnold, and hundreds more were coming in every
hour. For forty-four hours Governor Jefferson was almost con-
tinuously in the saddle; and for many months after Arnold's first
repulse, not only the governor but all that Virginia had left of
manhood, resources, and credit, were absorbed in the contest.
Four times in the spring of 17S1 the Legislature of Virginia was
obliged to adjourn and fly before the approach or threat ot an
enemy. Monticello was captured by a troop of horse, and Jeffer-
son himself narrowly escaped. Cornwallis lived for ten days in
the governor's house at Elk Hill, a hundred miles down the
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James, where he destroyed all the growing crops, burned the
barns, carried off the horses, killed the colts, and took away
twenty-seven slaves. During the public disasters of that time
there was the usual disposition among a portion of the people to
cast the blame upon the administration, and Jefferson himself
was of the opinion that, in such a desperate crisis, it was best
that the civil and military power should be intrusted to the same
hand. He therefore declined a re-election to a third term, and
induced his friends to support Gen. Thomas Nelson, commander-
in-chief of the militia, who was elected. The capture of Com-
wallis, in November, 17S1, atoned for all the previous suffering
and disaster. A month later Jefferson rose in his place in the
Legislature and declared his readiness to answer any charges
that might be brought against his administration of the govern-
ment; but no one responded. After a pause a member offered a
resolution thanking him for his impartial, upright and attentive
discharge of his duty, which was passed without a dissenting
voice.
On Sept 6, 1782, Jefferson's wife died, to his unspeakable and
lasting sorrow, leaving three daughters, the youngest four
months old. During the stupor caused by this event he was
elected by a unanimous vote of Congress, and, as Madison
reports, "without a single adverse remark," plenipotentiary to
France, to treat for peace. He gladly accepted ; but, before he
sailed, the joyful news came that preliminaries of peace had been
agreed to, and he returned to Monticello. In June, 1783, he was
elected to Congress, and in November took his seat at Annapolis.
Here, as chairman of a committee on the currency, he assisted to
give us the decimal currency now in use. The happy idea orig-
inated with Governor Norris, of New York, but with details too
cumbrous for common use. Jefferson proposed our present sys-
tem of dollars and cents, with dimes, half-dimes and a great gold
coin of ten dollars, with sub-divisions, such as we have now.
Jefferson strongly desired also to apply the decimal system to all
measures. When he traveled he carried with him an odometer,
which divided the miles into hundredths, which he called cents.
"I find," said he, "that everyone comprehends a distance read-
ily when stated to him in miles and cents ; so he would in feet and
cents, pounds and cents." On May 7, 1784, Congress elected
Jefferson for a third time plenipotentiary to France, to join
Franklin and Adams in negotiating commercial treaties with
foreign powers. On July 5th he sailed from Boston on this mis-
sion, and thirty-two days later took up his abode in Paris. On
May 2, 1785, he received from Mr. Jay his commission, appointing
him sole minister plenipoi entiary to the king of France for three
years from March 10, 1785. "You replace Dr. Franklin," said
the Count de Vergenness to him, when he announced his appoint-
ment. Jefferson replied: "I succeed; no one can replace him."
The impression that France made upon Jefferson's mind was
painful in the extreme. While enjoying the treasures of art that
Paris presented, and particularly its music, fond of the people,
too, relishing their amiable manners, the habits and tastes, he
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was nevertheless appalled at the cruel oppression of the ancient
system of government. "The people," said he, "are ground to
powder by the vices of the form of government," and he wrote
to Madison that government by hereditary rulers was a "govern-
ment by wolves over sheep, or kites over pigeons." Beaumar-
chais's "Marriage of Figaro" was in its first run when Jefferson
settled in Paris, and the universal topic of conversation was the
defects of the established regime. Upon the whole, he enjoyed
and assiduously improved his five years' residence in Europe.
His official labors were arduous and constant. He strove, though
in vain, to procure the release of American captives in Algiers
without paying the enormous ransom demanded by the dey.
With little more success, he endeavored to break into the French
protective system, which kept from the kingdom the cheap food
that America could supply, and for want of which the people
were perishing*and the monarchy was in peril. He kept the
American colleges advised of the new inventions, discoveries,
and books of Europe. He was particularly zealous in sending
home seeds, roots and nuts for trial in American soil. During
his journey to Italj- he procured a quantity of the choicest rice for
the planters of South Carolina, and he supplied Boston with
American skins, skeletons, horns and similar objects for his col-
lection. In Paris he published his "Notes on Virginia," both in
French and English, a work full of information concerning its
main subject and at the same time surcharged with the republi-
can sentiment then so grateful to the people of France. In 1786,
when at length the Virginia Legislature passed his "Act for
Freedom of Religion," he had copies of it printed for distribu-
tion and it was received with rapture by the advanced Liberals.
It was his custom while traveling in France to enter the houses
of the peasants and converse with them upon their affairs and
condition. He would contrive to sit upon the bed, in order to
ascertain what it was made of, and get a look into the boiling
pot, to see what was to be the family dinner. He strongly
advised Lafayette to do the same, saying: "You must ferret the
people out of their hovels as I have done, look into their kettles,
eat their bread, loll on their beds, on pretence of resting yourself,
but in fact to find if they are soft." His letters are full of this
subject. He returns again and again to the frightful inequalities
of condition, the vulgarity and incapacity of the hereditary
rulers, and the hopeless destiny of nineteen-twentieths of the
people. His compassion for the people of France was the more
intense from his strong appreciation of their excellent qualities.
Having received a leave of absence for six months, he returned
with his daughters to Virginia, landing at Norfolk, Nov. 18, 1789.
His reception was most cordial. The Legislature appointed a
committee of thirteen, with Patrick Henry at their head, to con-
gratulate him on his return, and on the day of his landing he read
in a newspaper that President Washington, in settling the new
government, had assigned to Thomas Jefferson the oflfice of secre-
tary of state. "I made light of it," he wrote afterward, "suppos-
ing I had only to say no, and there would be an end of it." On
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receiving the official notification of his appointment, he told the
president that he preferred to retain the office he held. "But, '
he added, "it is not for an individual to choose his post. You are
to marshal us as may be best for the public good." He finally
accepted the appointment, and after witnessing at Monticello,
Feb. 23, 1790, the marriage of his eldest daughter, Martha, to
Thomas Mann Randolph, he began his journey to New York.
During his absence in France, his youngest daughter, Lucy, had
died, leaving him Martha and Maria. On Sunday, March 21,
1790, he reached New York, to enter upon the duties of his new
office. He hired a house at No. 57 Maiden Lane, the city then
containing a population of 35,000. His colleagues in the cabinet
were Alexander Hamilton, secretary of the treasury, Henry
Knox, secretary of war, and Edmund Randolph, attorney-general.
Jefferson's salary was $3,500, and that of the other members of
the cabinet $3,000, a compeflsation that proved painfully inade-
quate.
He soon found himself ill at ease in his place. He had left
Paris when the fall of the Bastille was a recent event, and when
the Revolutionary movement still promised to hopeful spirits the
greatest good to France and to Europe. He had been consulted
at every stage of its progress by Lafayette, and the other Repub-
lican leaders, with whom he was in the deepest sympathy. He
left his native land a Whig of the Revolution ; he returned to it a
Republican-Democrat. In his reply to the congratulations of his
old constituents, he had spoken of the "sufficiency of human
reason for the care of human affairs. " He declared"the willof the
majority to be the natural law of every society, and the only sure
guardian of the rights of man." He added these important
words, which contain the most material article of his political
creed: "Perhaps even this may sometimes err ; but its errors are
honest, solitary and short-lived. Let us, then, forever bow down
to the general reason of society. We are safe with that, even in
its deviations, for it soon returns again to the right way." To
other addresses of welcome he replied in a similar tone. He
brought to New York a settled conviction that the republican is
the only form of government that is not robbery and violence
organized. Feeling this, he was grieved and astonished to find a
distrust of republican government prevalent in society, and to
hear a preference for the monarchial form frequently expressed.
In the cabinet itself, where Hamilton dominated and Knox echoed
his opinions, the republic was accepted rather as a temporary
expedient than as a final good. Jefferson and Hamilton, repre-
senting diverse and incompatible tendencies, soon found them-
selves in ill accord, and their discussions in the cabinet became
vehement. They differed in some degree upon almost every
measure of the administration, and on several of the most vital
their differences became passionate and distressing. In May.
1701, by openly accepting and eulogizing Thomas Paine's
"Rights of Man," a spirited reply to Burke's "Reflections on the
Revolution in France," Jefferson placed himself at the head of the
Republican party in the United States. The difference between
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the two chief members of the cabinet rapidly developed into a
personal antipathy, and both of them ardently desired to with-
draw. Both, however, could have borne these disagreeable dis-
sentions, and we see in their later letters that the real cause of
their longing to resign was the insufficiency of their salaries.
Jefferson's estate, much diminished by the war, was of little profit
to him in the absence of the master's eye. General Washington,
who did equal justice to the merits of both these able men, used
all his influence and tact to induce them to remain, and, yielding
to the president's persuasions, both made an honest attempt at
external agreement. But in truth, their feelings, as well as their
opinions, were naturally irreconcilable. Their attitude toward
the French revolution proves this. Hamilton continually and
openly expressed an undiscriminating abhorrence of it, while
Jefferson deliberately wrote that if the movement "had desolated
half the earth," the evil would have been less than the continu-
ance of the ancient system. Writing to an old friend he went
farther even than this: "Were there but an Adam, and Eve left
in every country, and left free, it would be much better than as
it now is. On every point of difficulty created by the French
revolution the disagreement between the two secretaries was
extreme. On other subjects there was little real concord, and it
was a happy moment for both when, on Jan. i, 1794, President
Washington accepted Jefferson's resignation. He left office at a
fortunate time for his reputation, since his correspondence with
the English plenipotentiary, George Hammond, and the French
plenipotentiary, Edmong Genet, had just been published in a large
pamphlet. Jefferson's letters to those gentlemen were so mod-
erate, so just, and so conciliatory as to extort the approval of his
opponents. Chief- Justice Marshall, an extreme Federalist,
remarks, in his "Life of Washington," that this correspondence
lessened the hostility of Jefferson's opponents, without diminish-
ing the attachment of his friends. Five days after his release
from office he set out for home, having been secretary of state
three years and ten months.
All his interest in the cultivation of the soil now returned to
him, and he supposed his public life ended forever. In Septem-
ber, 1 794, after the retirement of Hamilton from the cabinet,
Washington invited Jefferson to go abroad as special envoy to
Spain; but he declined, declaring that "no circumstances would
evermore tempt him to engage in anything public." Neverthe-
less, in 1796, Washington having refused to serve a third term in
the presidency, he allowed his name to be used as that of a candi-
date for the succession. The contest was embittered by the
unpopularity of the Jay treaty with Great Britain. Jefferson had
desired the rejection of the treaty, and he remained always of the
opinion that by its rejection the government of the United States
might at length have secured "a respect for our neutral rights"
without a war. Jefferson had a narrow escape from bemg elected
to the presidency in 1796. John Adams received seventy-one
electoral votes, and Jefferson sixty-eight, a result that as the law
then stood, gave him the vice-presidency. In view of the duties
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about to devolve upon him, he began to prepare, chiefly for his
own guidance, his "Manual of Parliamentary Practice," a code
that still substantially governs all our deliberative bodies. He
deeply felt the importance of such rules, believing that when
strictly enforced they operated as a check on the majority, and
gave "shelter and p^[otection to the majority against the attempts
of power." Jefferson much enjoyed the office of vice-president,
partly from the interest he took in the art of legislation and partly
because his presidency of the Philosophical Society brought him
into agreeable relations with the most able minds of the country.
He took no part whatever in the administration of the govern-
ment, as Mr. Adams ceased to consult him on political measures
almost immediately after his inauguration. The administration
of Adams, so turbulent and eventful, infiamed party spirit to an
extreme degree. The reactionary policy of Hamilton and his
friends had full scope, as is shown by the passage of the alien
and sedition laws, and by the warlike preparations against
France. During the first three years Jefferson endeavored in
various ways to influence the public mind, and thus to neutralize
in some degree the active and aggressive spirit of Hamilton. He
was clearly of opinion that the alien and sedition laws were not
merely unconstitutional, but were so subversive of fundamental
human rights as to justify a nullification of them. The Kentucky
resolutions of 1798, in which his abhorrence of those laws were
expressed, were originally drawn by him at the request of James
Madison and Col. W. C. Nicholas. "These gentlemen," Jefferson
once wrote, "pressed me strongly to sketch resolutions against
the constitutionality of those laws." In consequence he drew
and delivered them to Colonel Nicholas, who introduced them into
the legislature of Kentucky, and kept the secret of their author-
ship. These resolutions, read in the light of the events of 1798,
will not now be disapproved by any person of Repiiblican con-
victions; they remain, and will long remain, one of the most
interesting and valuable contributions to the science of free gov-
ernment. It is fortunate that this commentary upon the alien
and sedition laws was written by a man so firm and so moderate,
who possessed at once, the erudition, the wisdom, and the feeling
that the subject demanded.
Happily the presidential election of 1800 freed the country from
those laws without a convulsion. Through the unskillful politics
of Hamilton and the adroit management of the New York elec-
tion, by Aaron Burr, Mr. Adams was defeated for re-election, the
electoral vote resulting thus: Jefferson, 73; Burr, 73 ; Adams, 65;
Charles C. Pinckney, 64; Jay, r. This strange result threw the
election into the House of Representatives, where the Federalists
endeavored to elect Burr to the first office, an unworthy intrigue,
which Hamilton honorably opposed. After a period of excite-
ment, which seemed at times fraught with peril to the Union, the
election was decided as the people meant it should be: Thomas
Jefferson became president of the United States and Aaron Burr,
vice-president. The inauguration was celebrated throughout the
country as a national holiday; soldiers paraded, church bells
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rang, orations were delivered, and in some of the newspapers the
Declaration of Independence was printed at length. Jefferson's
first thought on coming to the presidency was to assuage the vio-
lence of party spirit, and he composed his inauguaral address with
that in view. He reminded his fellow-citizens that a difference
of opinion is not a difference of principle. "We are all Republi-
cans, we are all Federalists. If there be any among us who
would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican
form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety
with which error of opinion may be tolerated with reason to
combat it." He may have had Hamilton in mind in writing this
sentence, and, in truth, his inaugural was the briefest and
strongest summary he could pen of his argument against Hamil-
ton when both were in Washington's cabinet. "Some honest
men," said he, "fear that a republican government cannot be
strong — that this government is not strong enough. I believe
this, on the contrary, the strongest on earth. 1 believe it is the
only one where every man, at the call of the laws, would fly to
the standard of the law, and would meet invasions of the public
order as his personal concern." Among the first acts of Presi-
dent Jefferson was his pardoning every man who was in durance
under the sedition law, which he said he considered to be a
"nullity as absolute and palpable as if Congress had ordered us
to fall down and worship a golden image." To the chief victims
of the alien law, such as Kosciucszko and Volney, he addressed
friendly consoling letters. Dr. Priestly, menaced with expulsion
under the alien law, he invited to the White House. He wrote a
noble letter to the venerable Samuel Adams, of Massachusetts,
who had been avoided and insulted during the recent contest.
He gave Thomas Paine outlawed in England and living on suf-
ferance in Paris, a passage home in a national ship. He ap-
pointed as his cabinet, James Madison, Secretary of State ; Albert
Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury ; Henry Dearborn, Secretary
of War; Robert Smith, Secretary of the Navy; Gideon Granger,
Postmaster-General; Levi Lincoln, Attorney-General — all of
whom were men of liberal education. With his cabinet, he lived
during the whole of his two terms in perfect harmony, and at the
end he declared that if he had to choose again he would select the
same individuals. With regard to appointments and removals
the new president found himself in an embarrassing position, as
all our presidents have done. Most of the offices were held by
Federalists, and many of his own partisans expected removals
enough to establish an equality. Jefferson resisted the demand.
He made few removals for strong and obvious reasons; but he
acted uniformly on the principle that a difference of politics was
not a reason for the removal of a competent and faithful subord-
inate. The few removals that he made were either for official
misconduct, or, to use his own words, "active and bitter opposition
to the order of things which the public will has established. He
abolished at once the weekly levee at the White House, as well
as the system of precedence that had been copied from the court
etiquette of Europe. When Congress assembled he sent them a
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message, instead of delivering to them a speech, which had the
eftect of preventing, as he remarked, "the bloody conflict to
which the making an answer would have committed them." He
abolished also all usages that savored of royalty, such as the
conveyance of ministers in national vessels, the celebration ot his
own birthday by a public ball, the appointment of fasts and
Thanksgiving days, the makings of public tours and official visits.
He refused to receive, while traveling, any mark of attention
that would not have been paid to him as a private citizen, his
object being to republicanize and secularize the government com-
pletely. He declmed also to use the pardoning power unless the
judges who had tried the crinimal signed the petition. He
refused also to notice in any way the abuse of hostile newspapers,
desiring, as he said, to give the world a proof that "an adminis-
tration that has nothing to conceal from the press has nothing to
fear from it."
A few of the acts of Mr. Jefferson's administration, which
includes a great part of the history of the United States for eight
years, stand out boldly and brilliantly. That navy which had
been created by the previous administration against France,
Jefferson at once reduced by putting all but six of its vessels out
of commission. He despatched four of the remaining six to the
Mediterranean to overawe the Barbary pirates, who had been
preying upon American commerce for twenty years ; and Decatur
and his heroic comrades executed their task with a gallantry and
success which the American people have not forgotten. The
purchase of Louisiana was a happy result of the president's tact
and promptitude in availing himself of a golden chance. Bona-
parte, in pursuit of his early policy of undoing the work of the
seven-years' war, had acquired the vast unknown territory west
of the Mississippi, then vaguely called Louisiana. This policy he
had avowed and he was preparing an expedition to hold New
Orleans and settle the adjacent country. At the same time, the
people ot Kentucky, who, through the obstinate folly of the
Spanish governor, were practically denied access to the ocean,
were inflamed with discontent. At this juncture, in the spring of
1803, hostilities were renewed between France and England,
which compelled Bonaparte to abandon the expedition which was
ready to sail, and he determined to raise money by selling Louis-
iana to the United States. At the happiest possible moment of
a successful negotiation, Mr. Jefferson's special envoy, James
Monroe, arrived in Paris, charged with full powers, and alive to
the new and pressing importance of the transfer, and a few hours
of friendly parleying sufficed to secure to the United Slates this
superb domain, one of the most valuable on the face of the globe.
Bonaparte demanded fifty millions of francs. Marbois, his nego-
tiator, asked a hundred millions, but dropped to sixty with the
condition that the United States should assume all just claims
upon the territory. Thus, for the trivial sum of a little more than
$15,000,000, the United States secured the most important acquisi-
tion of territory that was ever made by purchase. Both parties
were satisfied with the bargain. "This accession," said the first
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consul, "strengthens forever the power of the United States, and
I have just given to England a maritime rival that will sooner or
later humble her pride." The popularity of the administration
soon became such that the opposition was reduced to msignific-
ance, and the president was re-elected by a greatly increased
majority. In the House of Representatives the Federalists
shrank at length to a little band of twenty-seven, and in the Sen-
ate to five. Jefferson seriously feared that there would not be
enough opposition to furnish the close and ceaseless criticism that
the public good required. His second term was less peaceful and
less fortunate. During the long contest between Bonaparte and
the allied powers the infractions of neutral rights were so fre-
quent and so exasperating that perhaps Jefferson alone, aided by
his fine temper and detestation of war, could have kept the infant
republic out of the brawl. When the English ship, "Leopard,"
within hearing of Old Point Comfort, poured broadsides into the
American frigate, "Chesapeake," all unprepared and unsuspect-
ing, killing three men and wounding eighteen, parties ceased to
exist in the United States, and every voice that was audible
clamored for bloody reprisals. "I had only to open my hand,"
wrote Jefferson, "and let havoc loose. " There was a period in
1807, when he expected war with Spain and Great Britain, and
his confidential correspondence with Madison shows that he
meant to make the contest self-compensating. He meditated a
scheme for removing the Spanish flag to a more comfortable dis-
tance by annexation of Florida, Mexico and Cuba, and thus
obtaining late redress for twenty-five years of .intrigue and injury.
A partial reparation by Great Britain postponed the contest. Yet
the offences were repeated ; no American ship was safe from vio-
lation, and no American sailor from impressment. This state of
things induced JefTerson to recommend Congress to suspend com-
mercial intercourse with the belligerents, his object being "to
introduce between nations another umpire than arms." The
embargo of 1807, which continued to the end of his second term,
imposed upon the commercial states a test too severe for human
nature to patiently endure. It was frequently violated, and did
not accomplish the object proposed. To the end of his life Jeffer-
son was of the opinion that, if the whole people had risen to the
height of his endeavor, if the merchants had strictly observed the
embargo, and the educated class given it a cordial support, it
would have saved the country the war of 1812, and extorted, what
that war did not give us, a formal and explicit concession of
neutral rights.
March 4, 1809, after a nearly continuous public service of forty-
four years, Jefferson retired to private life, so seriously impover-
ished that he was not sure of being allowed to leave Washington-
without arrest by his creditors. The embargo, by preventing the
exportation of tobacco, had reduced his private income two-
thirds, and, in the peculiar circumstances of Washington, his
official salary' was insufficient. "Since 1 have become sensible of
this deficit," he wrote, "I have been under an agony of mortifica-
tion." A timely loan from a Richmond bank relieved him tem-
1078 FIELD GENEALOGY,
porarily from his distress, but he remained to the end of his days
more or less embarrassed in his circumstances. Leaving the
presidency in the hands of James Madison, with whom he was in
the most complete sympathy, and with whom he continued to be
in active correspondence, he was still a power in the nation.
Madison and Monroe were his neighbors and friends, and both of
them administered the government on principles that he cordially
approved. As has been frequently remarked, they were three
men and one system. On retiring to Munticello in 1809, Jefferson
was sixty six years of age, and had seventeen years to live. His
daughter, Martha, and her husband resided with him, they and
their numerous brood of children, six daughters and five sons, to
whom was now added Francis Eppes, the son of his daughter,
Maria, who had died in 1804. Surrounded thus by children and.
grand-children, he spent the leisure of his declining years in
endeavoring to establish in Virginia a system of education to
embrace all the children of his native state. In this he was most
zealously and ably assisted by his friend, Joseph C. Cabell, a
member of the Virginia Senate. What he planned in the study,
Cabell supported in the Legislature ; and then in turn Jefferson
would advocate Cabell's bill by one of his ingenious and exhaust-
ive letters, which would go the rounds of the Virginia press. The
correspondence of these two patriots on the subject of education
in Virginia was afterward published in an octavo of 528 pages, a
noble monument to the character of both. Jefferson appealed to
every motive, including self-interest, urging his scheme upon the
voter as a "provision for his family to the remotest posterity."
He did not live long enough to see his system of common schools
established in Virginia, but the university which was to crown
that system, a darling dream of his heart for forty years, he
beheld in successful operation. His friend, Cabell, with infinite
difficulty, induced the legislature to expend $300,000 in the work
of construction, and to appropriate $15,000 a year toward the
support of the institution. Jefferson personally superintended
every detail of construction. He engaged workmen, bought
bricks, and selected the trees to be felled for timber. In March,
1825, the institution was opened with forty students, a number
which was increased to 177 at the beginning of the second year.
The institution has continued its beneficent work to the present
day, and still bears the imprint of Jefferson's mind. It has no
president, except that one of the professors is elected chairman
of the faculty. The university bestows no rewards and no hon-
ors, and attendance upon all religious service is voluntary. His
intention was to hold every student to his responsibility as a man
and a citizen, and to permit him to enjoy all the liberty of other
citizens in the same community. Toward the close of his life
in 1814 he sold his library to Congress for $23,000 — about one-
■ fourth of its value. He died at twenty minutes to one P. M.,
July 4, 1826. John Adams died a few hours later on the same
day, saying, just before he breathed his last, "Thomas Jefferson
still lives." He was buried in his own graveyard, at Monticello.
OLD BLANDFOKD CHURCH, PETERSBURG, VA.
See page 1078.
\
GRAVE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON.
At Monticello, near Charlottesville, Va., Thomas Jefferson was buried. The plain
granite s-haft at the grave bears an inscription, prepared by Jefferson himself, setting
forth that it is the burial place of the author of the Declaration of Independence.
See page 1070.
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6773. ii. MARTHA, b. Feb. 23, 1681; m. John Archer; she d. February,
1717. Ch. : I. Elizabeth Royall, b. ; m. John Field.
6771. THEOPHILUS FIELD (James, James. Theophilus, John), b. in Vir-
ginia; m. there. He was the first Theophilus in Virginia, and was one of the
founders of Blandford church, in the chancel of which he is buried.
Petersburg. Va. , was the home ot the old Feild family. Petersburg was
located in 1733 by Colonel Byrd and Peter Jones; in 1762 it was enlarged by taking
in twenty-eight acres of land belonging to the following gentlemen with large
powers, and made trustees of the town: Robert Boiling, William Eaton, Robert
Ruffin, Henry Walker, James Feild, Roger Atkinson, John Bannester, Thomas
Jones, George TurnbuU. In 1784 Blandford, Petersburg, Pocahontas and Ravens-
craft were by act of legislature united under the names of "Petersburg. " Blan-
ton church, the oldest in Virginia, was there located. Theophilus Field is buried
in It.
A few words concerning Petersburg and Blandford will close this sketch. We
naturally like to know the origin of the names of places in which we take interest.
In looking over documents which have been furnished me, I find the name of
Petersburg ascribed to the fact that a great number of persons by the name of
Peter, especially of the family of Jones, were among the first settlers. As to Bland-
ford, which was, as to the time of its settlement, considerably in the advance of
Petersburg, the name is supposed to have been given it because so much of the
property around was once in the possession of the family of Blands. Concerning
the venerable old church at Blandford, now, and for a long time past only used for
funeral services of those who are buried around it, and which reminds the traveler of
the "moss-grown battlements and ivy-mantled towers" of our fatherland, I need
only present to the reader the following lines of some unknown one, which are
engraved on its walls, and refer them to the not less exquisite ones to be found in
Mr. Slaughter's pamphlet:
"Thou art crumbling to the dust, old pile,
Thou art hastening to thy fall,
And around thee in thy loneliness
Clings the ivy to thy wall.
The worshipers are scattered now
Who met before thy shrine,
And silence reigns where anthems rose
In days of old lang syne.
"And rudely sighs the wandering wind,
Where oft, in years gone by,
Prayer rose from many hearts to Him,
The highest of the high,
The tramp of many a busy foot
Which sought thy aisles is o'er.
And many a weary heart around
Is still'd for evermore.
"How oft ambition's hope takes wing!
How droop the spirits now!
We hear the distant city's din:
The dead are mute below.
The sun which shone upon their paths
Now gilds their loneiy graves;
^'•jl^ The zephyrs which once fanned their brows
The grass above them waves.
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1080 FIELD GENEALOGY.
"Oh, could we call the many back
Who've gather'd here in vain,
Who careless roved where we do now,
Who'll never meet again;
How would our souls be stirr'd
To meet the earnest gaze
Of the lovely and the beautiful,
The light of other days!"
Res. Blandford Parish, Petersburg, Va.
6774. i. THEOPHILUS, b. 1700; m. .
6775. ii. JAMES, b. ; m. .
6776. iii. ALEXANDER, b. ; m. Lady Jane Murray.
6774. CAPTAIN THEOPHILUS FEILD (Theophilus, James, James, The-
ophilus, John), b. in Virginia about 1700; m. .
Theophilus Feild in 1729 resided in Bristol Parish, Petersburg, Va., for that
year he took the oath of allegiance and the obligation of a vestryman. From that
time until his death in January, 1775, he held the office of vestryman continuously,
nearly fifty years. For a number of years he was church warden. In 1762 on the
parish records he is called senior, and in 1769 he is styled captain. Jan. 26, 1775,
his successor in office was elected, he being deceased. Theophilus Field lies buried
in old Blandford church, Petersburg, Va. He was a tobacco planter, and owned
his ships that took the tobacco to England to be sold. As he was entering the
church one Sunday morning he was handed a letter. His anxiety was great to
hear from his ships ; he put the letter in his prayer-book, and read the letter, and
responded alternately to the supplications. Coming to the account of the sinking
of one of his vessels, he swore wickedly; then would respond, "Good Lord, deliver
us" — so he went to the great diversion of the congregation, swearing and praying,
to the end of the service; each oath was prefaced by saying, "God, I " When
he lay dead in his tomb, some wag wrote a quaint verse upon it, ending, "Here
lies pious, swearing God — I. Feild."
He d. January, 1775. Res. Bristol Parish, Petersburg, Va.
6777. i. THEOPHILUS, b. about 1724; m. Martha Taylor.
6778. ii. JAMES, b. about 1726; m. .
iii. ALEXANDER, b. .
IV. HUME, b. .
V. JOHN, b. .
vi. EDMOND, b. . There is a tradition in the family that Ed-
mond Feild went to New York in early days, and leased to the
city property on Broadway for ninety-nine years. The time
elapsed during the disturbed time after the war. A lawyer from
New York came to see Mrs. Knapp, in Toltec, Ark., at the time,
telling her what a fortune awaited her. They were then stripped
of everything, and had not the means to undertake anything.
He died a bachelor. In order to ascertain if Edmond Feild left
any property in New York, as stated by Mrs. Knapp. or if there
was any record of Edmond Feild's property on the New York
Probate Records, Henry Winthrop Hardon, attorney and coun-
selor at law, 50 Wall street, was written to in relation to the
matter. His reply is as follows:
"July 26, 1899.
"Dear Sir: There is no will of any Feild recorded in New York
county between 1662 and 1870; nor any will of Edmond Field
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1081
during the same period. There is the will of Edward Field, ot
New York city, admitted 1876. It mentions his father-in-law,
Rev. Andrew N. Kittle, but no other relative. There is no
administration upon the estate of any Feild between 1774 and
1883; nor upon the estate of any Edmond or Edward Field during
the same period."
6776. ALEXANDER FIELD (Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John),
b. in Virginia; m. Lady Jane Murray, a relative of the king of Scotland, James V.
Lady Jane Murray, who married Alexander, came to this country to see her sons
on a sailing vessel. Mrs. Gilbert Knapp often heard of the wearisome, long voy-
age when she carried back her grandson James to be educated at Edinburgh Univer-
sity. Res. Virginia.
6779. i. ALEXANDER, b. ; m. .
6777. LIEUTENANT THEOPHILUS FEILD (Capt. Theophilus, Theophilus,
James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Petersburg, Va., about 1724; m. Martha Tay-
lor; she d. about 1820. He was a lieutenant in the Virginia Continental Line dur-
ing the Revolutiona:ry war.
At a court held at Brunswick, Va., Oct. 27, 1783, Theophilus Field and Martha,
his wife, vs. Thos. Simmons, son and heir of Henry Simmons, by Thos, Lundie,
his next friend, a suit to divide the lands of Henry Simmons, deceased.
The name has always appeared upon records of Brunswick county, Va., as
Field.
The first appearance of the name upon the records of that county is July 7,
1737. when Joseph Kimball, of Brunswick county, made a deed of mortgage of cer-
tain lands in Brunswick county to Theophilus Field, of Prince George county;
lands that Kimball had lately taken up by survey in said county.
Theophilus Field must have died in 1789, as at September court of that year,
28th day, Martha Field qualified as administratrix of Theophilus Field; gave bond
with Chas. Harrison and John Williams as her securities in the penalty of five
thousand (record don't say whether pounds, dollars or tobacco) with condition as
the law directs.
An appraisement of the estate of same was made May 18, 1790, by Charles
Harrison, Cuddy Harrison and John Short, which was returned to court by Martha
Field, his administratrix, and recorded April 20, 1796.
An act of the sales of the estate of same taken July 20, 1790, amounting to
;f22o, IIS. 4>^d; paid net, ;i^296 os. i)4d; signed, Martha Field, administratrix, April
23, 1796.
An inventory and appraisement of the estate of Mrs. Martha Field, deceased,
taken this the 22d day of November, 1820, by us the undersigned commissioners in
conformity to an order of the superior court of Brunswick county.
Not added up or seized by commissioners. At end of same is this order:
Brunswick county, December Court, 1822. This inventory and appraisement
of the estate of Martha Field, deceased, was returned into court by William Gee,
her administrator, and ordered to be recorded. Teste, R. TumbuU, C. B. C.
After this comes "a list of the sales of the estate of Mrs. Martha Field by Wm.
Gee, the administrator, Nov. 24, 1820. Brunswick City."
Then follows articles sold and names of purchasers.
At end of which is, "Nov. 25, 1820. The above is a correct act of the amount
of sales. Munson Harwell, clerk."
Then the usual order returned into court and ordered to be recorded.
Then Dr. The estate of Martha Field, deceased, in account with Wm. Gee,
69
1082 FIELD GENEALOGY.
administrator. Then comes very long account and certified as to its correctness by
Edward C. Smith, Geo. W. Tucker and Green S. House, and finds said Gee in-
debted to estate in sum of $531.43 and usual order of recordation.
He d. about 1789-90. Res. Bristol Parish, Petersburg, Va.
6780. i. THEOPHILUS, b. ; m. Susan Thweat.
67S1. ii. DRURY, b. ; m. .
678iX' "i- RICHARD, b. ; m. Nancy Meade and Sarah Edmunds.
678i>^. iv. GEORGE, b. ; m. Elizabeth Boiling Stith.
6781 >^. V. SARAH, b. ; m. Dr. Alexander Glass Strachan.
6781^. vi. MARY, b. ; m. Nov. 21, 1787, Dr. James Skitton Gilham, b.
August, 1763: d. March 28, 1814. Ch. : i. John M. D., m. Eliza
Glare. 2. James G. 3. Ann Field, m. John Peyton Boiling,
son of Thomas Tabb Boiling.
6778. DR. JAMES FIELD (Capt. Theophilus, Theophilus. James, James,
Theophilus, John*), b. Petersburg, Va., about 1726; m. . He was born in Vir-
ginia, but received his education in Edinburgh, Scotland. After his graduation in
medicine, he was united in marriage in that city, and finally returned to the old
Dominion, locating near Petersburg, and near his brother, Theophilus, Jr. The
first record of him there is in 1 763. For several years he was one of the vestry-
men of that parish ; his practice was quite extensive there, judging from the entries
on the parish registers.
I have the names of the vestrymen from 1720 to 1788 of Blandford church,
Petersburg, Va. Among them are, Theophilus and James Feild, Sir William
Skipwith, William and E. Poythress, Robert Boiling, William Epps, and others;
amongst them a "Strachan," a son of the "Earl of Mar," married "Margaret
Feild," in 1777. — From Mead's Old Churches and Families of Virginia.
He d. between September and December, 1788. Res. Blandford Parish,
Petersburg, Va.
6779. ALEXANDER FEILD (Alexander, Theophilus, James, James. The-
ophilus, John*), b. ; m. . He d. . Res. , Va.
6782. i. JAMES, b, ; m. Henrietta Maria Anderson.
6783. ii. ALEXANDER SHAW, b. about 1769; m. Mrs. Margaret
Stewart.
6784. iii. HUME R., b. ; m. Young.
6785. iv. THEOPHILUS, b. ; m. Mrs. Martha (Embry) Simmons.
6786. V. EDMOND, b. ; ni. May Stith.
6787. vi. CHARLES, b. .
6788. vii. RICHARD, b. . Richard Field married Sally Edmonds, as
shown by a bond executed by him and Benjamin Lewis, security
to obtain license therefor, June 3, 1807. Sally gives her consent
by note to the clerk.
6780. THEOPHILUS FIELD (Theophilus, Theophilus, Theophilus, James.
James, Theophilus, John), b. in Petersburg, Va. ; m. Susan Thweat.
Then comes will of Theophilus Field, made Nov. iS, 1820. Gives:
ist. To Executors various real estate to pay debts.
2d. To wife (name not mentioned) property in lieu of Dower.
3d. To son Theophilus plantation "on which my mother resides."
4th. All balance of estate "to all my children share and share alike."
Lastly, appoints my brother John Field and my friend Richard R. Meade Ex-
*Other ancestors' names omitted here.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1083
ecutors with request that no security be required of them and no appraisement of
estate be made.
Admitted to probate August term, 1826. As there were no subscribing wit-
nesses to same Robert TumbuU, Richard K. Meade, Sr., and Thomas Thucatt,
proved it was wholly in the handwriting of the testator and that they were well
acquainted with the same. Richard R. Meade, Sr., refused to qualify as executor,
and John Field, the other executor, qualified as such, giving bond without security
in penalty of one hundred thousand dollars.
Inventory of estate of same in Southampton county, returned and recorded
Sept. 10, 1826.
Inventory of estate of same in Brunswick county returned and recorded Sept.
I, 1826.
Account of sales of perishable property of same in Brunswick. Oct. 18, 1826.
Long list of articles sold, names of purchasers. Signed by John Field, executor,
Theophilus Field.
Account of sales of same in Southampton county Dec. 14, 1826; signed by same,
returned and recorded Oct. 22, 1827.
Another sale in Brunswick county, December 20, 1826; returned and recorded
Oct. 22, 1827.
He d. in 1820. Res. Brunswick county, Va.
6789. i. THEOPHILUS, b. ; m. .
6790. ii. JOHN, b. ; m. Mary Harriet Boiling.
6791. iii. MARTHA R., b. ; m. Dr. Sterling H. Tucker. He resided
in Mississippi, was son of Col. John Tucker, of Virginia, and
was born June 22, 1809; died March 5, 1852, s. p. He was
educated at Ebenezer Academy, Brunswick county, Va., and
at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. He resided in Vir-
ginia until he moved to Mississippi. He was an extensive
planter and practiced his profession.
John Grammar, minister. P. E. C, certifies that he married
them on June 26, 1833. — Brunswick, Va., Records.
6792. iv. RICHARD, b. ; m. Ann Meade.
6781 X- DR- RICHARD FIELD (Theophilus, Theophilus. Theophilus, James.
James, Theophilus, John), b. Petersburg, Va. ; m. Nancy Meade, who d. ; m., 2d,
Sarah Edmunds. Res. Bristol Parish, Va.
6792-2. i. ANDREW, b. .
6792.3. ii. GEORGE, b. .
6792-4. iii. RICHARD, b. .
6792-5. iv. AQUILA, b. .
6792-6. V. ANN MEADE, b. .
6792-7. vi. LUCY. b. .
6792-8. vii. SUSAN, b. .
6781 >^. GEORGE FIELD (Theophilus, Theophilus, Theophilus, James,
James, Theophilus, John), b. Bristol Parish, Va. ; m. Elizabeth Boiling Stith. Res.
Bristol Parish, Va.
6792-9. i. PUTNAM, b. ; d. young.
6792-10. ii. MARIA, b. ; d. young.
6792-11. iii. ROBERT STITH.
6792-12. iv. GEORGE, b. ; m. Sarah Jones and Fanny Blunt Littlejohn.
6782. JAMES FIELD (Alexander, Alexander, Theophilus, James. James,
Theophilus, John), b. near Jamestown, Va. ; m. Henrietta Maria Anderson; she m..
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2d, Archibald Alexander McRoberU, and had two children, John A. McRobert^,
and Anne, who married Dr. Anthony Waddy Smith, of Baltimore, and had three
children, John Henry Smith, Samuel Smith, Henrietta Maria Smith, who married
"~Jaek Hays. John A. McRoberti was a scholar and poet and an excellent musician.
He was not a professional; he died in Memphis, Tenn,, of yellow fever, Mrs.
Smith was equally as skilled a musician as her brother. At a reception once at
White Sulphur Springs, Va., where the most skilled musicians were to compete
for a prize, Mrs. Smith, although fifty-four years of age, easily carried off the
honors, having for contestants the finest musicians in many states. Their resi-
dence was at the forks of the Meherin river, in Virginia.
James Field, with his brother Theophilus, was one of the first trustees of the
city of Petersburg, Va., founded by Peter Jones and a Mr. Bird. Next to Peter
Jones, the Field family did more to build up the place than any one else. He had
a magnificent library brought from Scotland. Many books were bound in black
leather. Mrs. Knapp*s part of it was lost during the war at Memphis, Tenn.,
packed in boxes. His father in England sent him a dagger in a box as a bridal
present with this note: "You will need this, as you have married a Buckskin."
His American daughter-in-law resented this bitterly; would not allow her grand-
children to be sent to Europe for their education.
He d. in Virginia. Res. Brunswick county, Va.
6793. i. MARY, b. Nov. 13, 1792; m. in Amelia county, Va., July 24, 1813,
Judge Nathan Green, b. May 16, 1792; d. March 30, 1876, in
Lebanon, Tenn.; she d. June 27, 1849. He was judge of the
supreme court of Tennessee. Ch. : i. Thomas Green, b. June
8, 1814; m. Mary Chalmers, Jan. 31, 1847; d. April 12, 1864; ad-
dress of daughter, Mrs. Mat Neil, Trenton, Tenn. Thomas
Green was born in Virginia, and died in Blair's Plantation, La.
His father was chief justice of Tennessee and president of Leba-
non Law College. The son removed to Texas in early manhood ;
was a ranger in the war of Texan independence, and also served
in the Mexican war. In 1855-8 he was clerk of the supreme court
of Texas. He afterwards joined the Confederate army, and was
engaged in the battles of Valverde, Bisland and Galveston, and
the capture of the Harriet Lane. In the campaign of 1863 he
commanded the cavalry of Gen. Richard Taylor's division, and
repulsed the National army commanded by Gen. Godfrey Weit-
zel and Gen. Curier Grover, at the battle of Bayou la Fourche.
After his action he was appointed major-general for distin-
guished service, and placed in command of the cavalry of the
trans-Mississippi department. In April, 1864, he commanded
the Texas infantry in the Red river campaign. He was mortally
wounded near Pleasant Hill, April 12, 1864, by a shot from a
National gunboat. Another account says: "General Thomas A.
Green was with Sam Houston at the battle of San Jacinto, and
captured Santa Anna; helped to establish the republic of Texas;
and commanded the whole Texas forces in the civil war. His
head was shot from his body by a canon in Banks' expedition up
the Red river." 2. William Sidney Green, b. May 5, 1816; m.
Virginia Rogers; d. 1872; address of son, W. S. Green, Jr., Colum-
bus, Ga. William Sidney was a fine surgeon and physician. 3.
James Harrington Green, b. Dec. 12, iSi8;m. Frances Boster, 1849;
now living at Ocolona, Miss. ; physician. 4 John Alexander Green,
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b. April 2, 1821; m. Kate West, 1852; res. San Antonio, Texas.
Major John A. Green, one of the ablest and best known law-
yers of this city, says the San Antonio, Texas, Express, July 8,
1899, died peacefully at his home, 415 Pecad street, at seven
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Major Green was seventy-eight
years of ages and up to a short time ago was still active in the
practice of his profession. The arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been completed, but it is probable that the inter-
ment will take place Sunday afternoon. Major John Alexander
Green was born in Winchester, Franklin county, Tenn., April 2,
182 1. His father was Judge Nathan Green, one of the ablest
lawyers of his time, and for many years prominent on the
supreme bench of Tennessee. His mother, who belonged to a
fine old family of North Carolina, was a woman of strong char-
acter and one of God's noblest creations. Major Green removed
from Winchester to Texas in 1845, where he engaged in the
practice of law at Austin for more than thirty years. He was in
his brother's, Thomas Green, Company C, in Hays' First Regi-
ment, Texas Rangers, and was with him at the siege and capture
of the city of Monterey. He was also a member of his brother's.
Gen. Thomas Green, staff in the late war between the states.
He was in the battles of Mansfield, Pleasant Hill and Blair's
Landing, and was present at the latter place when his brother
was killed. On the 27th of January, 1857, he married Miss
Catherine Eccles West at Austin, Texas. Of their three chil-
dren, two survive him. Mrs. Nicholas Weekes, of Galveston,
and Charles W. Green, of this city. The death of the eldest son,
the late John A. Green, Jr., which occurred early in January, is
remembered with sorrow by his many friends. Major Green
moved to San Antonio in 18S2, where he has been actively en-
gaged in the practice of his profession until a few weeks before
his death. He was well known throughout the state as an accu-
rate, profound and distinguished lawyer. Besides his immediate
family deceased leaves two brothers, Dr. Hal Green, of Okolona.
Miss., and Judge Nathan Green, of Lebanon, Tenn. A sister,
Mrs. Ann Alexander Bowden, of Mason City, 111., also survives
him. 5. Anne A. Bowdon, b. Dec. 22, 1823 ; m. J. C. Bowdon, Dec.
24, 1847; now living Mason, 111. 6. Robert Green, b. Oct. 6, 1829;
d. ufam., Austin, Texas, August, 1859; was a lawyer. 7. Mary
Feild, half-sister Ann, b. Feb. 2. 1852; m. 1872, M. Merritt, and
d. in 1876, s. p. 8. Nathan, b. Feb. 19, 1827; m. Oct. 15, 1850,
Bettie McClaire, b. March 30, 1833; d. July 4, 1893; res. Leba-
non, Tenn. Ch. : (a) Ella, b. June i, 1854; m. W. C. Caldwell,
June, 1874; postoffice, Trenton, Tenn. (b) Mattie, b. Oct. 30,
1861; m. Reagan Houston, June, 1882; postofifice, San Antonio,
Texas, (c) Grafton, b. Aug. 25, 1872; m. J. Pauline Dinges, Dec.
« 10, 1898; postoffice, Lebanon, Tenn. Nathan, now chancellor of
the Cumberland University, at Lebanon, Tenn., had been presi-
dent of the law school there for years.
b794. ii. THOMAS ANDERSON, b. ; m. .
6795. iii. HARRINGTON LEANDER. b. ; m. Lucy Mitchell.
6796. iv. WILLIAM HUME. b. July 6, 1796; m. Mary A. Flournay.
1086 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6802.
lit
6803.
iv.
6804.
V.
6783. DR. ALEXANDER SHAW FEILD (Alexander. Alexander, Theoph-
ilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. about 1769 ;m. about 1800, Mrs. Margaret
Stewart, on board of a British man-of-war, on the coast of Virginia. She was the
widow of a surgeon in the British navy. She was older than Dr. Field, and died
about same time. He d. about 1834. Res. Mecklinburg Co., Va.
6797. i. ROBERT, b. August, i3oo; m. Fannie A. Jones.
6798. ii. ALEXANDER, b. ; m. and res. Virginia. Ch. : i. Roscoe;
res. CoUiersville, Tenn.
6799. i"- CHARLES, b. ; m. and res. Tennessee. Ch. : i. Jane, m.
Sanford; res. Ripley, Tenn.
6784. JUDGE HUME R. FEILD (Alexander, Alexander, Theophilus, James.
James, Theophilus, John), b. in Virginia; m. Young. He d. . Res.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
6800. i. EDWARD REX, b. June 18, 1804; m. Julia Anne Flournay,
6801. ii. ELIZA MILDRED, b. ; m. Constantine Perkins; res.
Tennessee. Ch. : i. Virginia, b. ; m. M. Linsey; m.,
2d, Dr. Dalton; res. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2. Ann Eliza, b.
; m. Richard Waltnall; she d. s. p. 3. Constantine, b. ;
m. Josephine Bramlet, dau. of Judge Bramlet, of Tennes-
see ; s. p.
HARRIET, b. ; m. Charles Perkins, Jr.; res. Tennessee.
EMILY, b. ; m. John Roy all, of Virginia.
MARY FRANCES, b. ; m. Col. Edward Sarver, of Texas.
6785. THEOPHILUS FIELD (Alexander, Alexander, Theophilus. James
James, Theophilus, John), b. Prince George county, Va. ; m. in 1783, Mrs. Martha
(Embry) Simmons. He assisted in building up the city of Petersburg, Va., and
probably did more than any one else besides the founder, Peter Jones for its
prosperity.
Theophilus Field, of Prince George county, Va., married Martha Simmons,
widow of Brunswick, as shown by a marriage bond to obtain license for same,
executed by said Field with Richard Elliott as security, Sept. 19. 1763.
This Martha Simmons was the widow of Benjamin Simmons, as he and Peter
Pelham executed a bond on Dec. 24, 1773, to obtain license for Benjamin Sim-
mons to marry Martha Embry.
Lucy Simmons, daughter of Mrs. Martha Field, by former husband, Benjamin
Simmons, married Francis Jones, as shown by bond executed by him with same
Field as security to obtain marriage license for same, Jan. 11, 1794.
James Field certifies that Lucy is twenty-four years old, and Martha Field con-
sents to same by letter to clerk of court.
Res. Petersburg, Va., and Prince George county, Va.
6786. EDMOND FIELD (Alexander, Alexander, Theophilus, James, James,
Theophilus, John), b. Virginia; m. in Edinburgh, Scotland, Mary Stith; d. Mecklin-
burg, Va., aged forty.
Edmond Field married Mary Stith, a daughter of Drury Stith, deceased, as
shown by a bond executed by said Field with Edward Burchett as security to
obtain license therefor on April 26, 1790. Drury B. Stith, guardian of Mary Stith,
gives his consent for same.
He d. Mecklinburg, Va., aged sixty. Res. Virginia.
6805. i. DRURY STITH, b. Oct. 18, 1809, Mecklinburg, Va. ; m. Frances
Taylor, Miss Taylor and Amelia E. Steele.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1087
6790. DR. JOHN FIELD (Theophilus, Theophilus, Theophilus. Theophilus,
James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Virginia; m. Mary Harriet Boiling; she m.,
2d, July 24, 1S57, Frances G. Jones.
She was daughter of Alexander and Susannah Boiling. Alexander was grand-
son of Col. Robert Boiling, who married Jane Rolfe, the daughter of Thomas Rolfe
and Pocahontas, the celebrated Indian Princess, daughter of Powhattan.
Will of John Field made April 14, 1851, probated October term, 1851.
Gives property to son, Hume Field; gives property to son, Wm. Meade Field;
gives property to son, John Field, which I purchased of my nephew Theo. Field.
Gives property to son, Richard Channing Field. Loaned to wife, Mary H. Field,
certain property in lieu of dower during widowhood or life. Gives property to
daughter, Ellen M. Field; gives property to daughter, Susan Ann Field; gives
property to daughter, Mildred Boiling Field ; gives property to daughter, Emily
Martha Field. Appoints wife, Mary H. , and son, Hume, executors, without
security. No witnesses; as all written by testator, handwriting proved by Henry
Lewis and Richard W. Field, and on motion Hume Field, one of executors, named
qualified as such giving bond without security in penalty of $150,000. Inventory
of estate made by Samuel K. Lucy, Edward B. Tucker, and Richard W. Field,
shows he was a doctor; returned and recorded; amounts to $68,895.98.
He d. in 1851. Res. Bicksford, Brunswick county, Va.
JOHN, b. 1830; m. Maria Tucker.
HUME, b. ; m. Lucy Jones.
WILLIAM MEADE, b. .
RICHARD CHANNING, b. .
ELLEN M., b. .
SUSAN ANN, b. .
MILDRED BOLLING, b. .
EMILY MARTHA, b. .
6792. DR. RICHARD FIELD (Theophilus, Theophilus, Theophilus. Theophi-
lus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. in Virginia; m. Ann Meade, dau. of
Andrew Meade, as shown by a bond executed by same with Richard Stiet, as
security to obtain marriage license on Feb. 17, 1794. Andrew Meade consents to
same by letter to clerk of court.
Will of Richard Field, made May 21, 1829, and probated June 22, 1829, gives
estate to his three sons and three daughters. Mentions name of only one daughter,
Lucy, to whom he gives a slave, given her by her grandmother, Mrs. Lucy Ed-
monds. Appoints her three sons, George, Richard W. and Theophilus, as his exe-
cutors without security ; witnessed by John L. Wilkins, John F. W. Menith and
Francis Bartlett. Inventory and appraisement of estate of same made June 27,
1831, by William Samford, John L. Wilkins and Meedham W. Stiet, which was
returned and recorded at the August term, 1839. It shows that he was a doctor.
At July term, 1829 (27th), Theophilus A. Field qualified as executor and gave bond
in penalty of $50,000 without security; and at same term John F. M. Merrith, Wil-
liam Samford, John L. Wilkins, Thomas Overly, John B. Strachan, Theophilus
Gillam and Robert G. Strachan were appointed to appraise the estate. Then
come several accounts current of Theophilus A. Field as executor of same.
He d. June, 1829, Res. Brunswick county, Virginia.
6814. i. LUCY G., b. ; m. Burwell B. Wilkes, as shown by a bond,
executed by him with James B. Clarborne, as security to obtain
marriage license therefor Aug. 11, 1831.
6815. ii- GEORGE W., b. .
6806.
1*
6807.
ii.
6808.
iii.
6809.
iv.
6810.
V.
68II.
vi.
6812.
vii.
6813.
viii,
1088 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6816. Hi. RICHARD W., b. ; m. Ann Catherine Wyatt
6817. iv. THEOPHILUS A., b. .
6818. V. ANDREW, b. ; m. Agnes B. Wyatt.
6794. THOMAS ANDERSON FIELD (James, Alexander. Alexander, The-
ophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. in Virginia; m. . He d. in
Virginia. Res. Virginia.
6819. i. LAVINIA. b. ; m. Marcellus Smith. Ch. : i. Margaret, b.
; m. Wilson. Res. Hopkinsonville, Ky. 2. Cary, b.
6820. ii. MARTHA M., b. ; m. Charles Taylor. Ch. : i, Massalon.
2. Wallace. Both boys were killed at the battle of Manassa.
The parents spent two days and nights searching the battlefield
for their bodies, but did not find them. 3. Ella.
6821. iii. JAMES WISTER. b. ; m. Ella Hays. £^^.,../ '^d^>^piJ_^ •
6795- HARRINGTON LEANDER FIELD (James, Alexander. Alexander,
Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. ; m. Lucy Mitchell. Res. in
Tennessee.
6822.
6823.
6824.
6825.
ANDERSON, b. . He is a physician.
i. ROBERT, b. . An educator.
ii. HARRY, b. . Is a farmer.
V. HARRIET EATON, b. .
6826. V. HENRIETTA MARIA, b. ; m. Moss. Res. California.
6796. JUDGE WILLIAM HUME FIELD (James, Alexander. Alexander,
Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John, Robert. William, Christopher), b.
Brunswick county, Virginia, July 10, 1796; m. Aug. 16, 1821, Locust Hill. Tenn.,
Mary Amanda Flournay, b. April 23, 1806; d. April 23, i860. He was born in
Brunswick, Va., of the old colonial family of Field. He is the son of James Field,
whose brothers were sent to Edinburgh University to be educated. He graduated
and studied law at Hampden. Sidney College, also a year or two at William and
Mary College. He was a great scholar, and very learned man. His father and
mother having died in his youth, he grew up in his grandmother Anderson's care.
She sent a negro man and woman to college with him for all the years he was there,
to wail upon on him, keep his clothes in order and care for his dogs and horses.
She instilled in him love of America and patriotism, gave him a handsome fortune
independent of his patrimony. She objected to his traveling in Europe, fearing
that he might fall under the influence of his Scotch and English relatives. When
his education was completed, with a large sum of money, belted around the body
of his faithful servant Moses, they traveled on horseback through what was then
called the low country — Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana — to buy lands, which
he did. They often found themselves in the midst of hostile Indians. Many stir-
ring adventures befell them. He finally arrived in Tennessee, and settled in Giles
county, adjoining the Alabama line. There he met his wife. They were an ideal
couple, accomplished, handsome and always courtly in their manners. They
enjoyed music and were accomplished piano, flute and violin players. The
spinnet they owned is still in the family, having been imported from Germany.
Mrs. Field is a descendant of Louren Flournay, the Huguenot who settled in
Manakin, near Richmond, Va., with other Huguenots in the French settlement.
Lourent fled from the massacre of Protestants in Champagne, France, in 1662, and
took refuge in Geneva and afterwards came to Virginia. His son was Jean
Jaques, born Nov. 17, 1686, and his wife was Elizabeth Buckner, of Virginia, bom
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1089
Dec. 25, 1695. Their son was Samuel Flournay, born Oct. 4, 1724, who
married Elizabeth Harris. Their son was Silas Flournay who married
Martha Cannon, daughter of William Cannon and Sally (Mosby). Sally was
the daughter of Gen. Lilleberry Mosby of the Revolution and War of
1 81 2. William H. Field and wife lived in Tennessee until 1843, where he practiced
law; was State Senator in 1831; moved to Arkansas after meeting great financial
losses in 1843. He conducted a vigorous campaign for his friend, James K. Pdk,
who offered him the governorship of Oregon, which he promptly declined, having
had enough of pioneer life. He was elected judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of
Arkansas, which place he kept for twenty years. Judge Parker, of the Federal
Court, said that his decisions were rarely reversed, fewer, however, than any other
judge he ever knew. Gen. Albert Pike said he considered him the best read lawyer
he had ever met. He died in Little Rock, and with his wife, is interred in Mt.
Holly Cemetery.
He d. May 10. 1861. Res. Little Rock, Ark.
6827. i. WILLIAM HUME, JR., b. July 16, 1827; m. Mary R. Jamison.
6828. ii. JAMES ALEXANDER, b. May 30, 1823; d. in Del Mort county,
California.
6829. iii. MARY ELIZA, b. July i, 1825, at Locust Hill, Tenn. ; m. Feb. 3,
1846, William P. OflBcer, b. Oct. 10, 1810; d. June 21, 1851; m.,
2d, March 14, 1857, Gilbert Knapp, b. Oct, 3, 1827. Res. Toltec,
Ark. Ch. : i. Maud Officer, b. May 9, 1847. 2. Eustis Field
Officer, b. April 6, 1849; ^' May 29, 1900. He was a man of high
intellectual attainments, a graduate of the Washington and Lee
University of Virginia, where he graduated with the highest
honors, receiving the Robertson prize medal. He was particu-
larly proficient in mathematics and attained a high rank m civil
engineering. He was employed in this capacity with the Iron
Mountain and Cotton Belt roads, and in the river works of the
United States government in the Arkansas and White rivers, and
was in charge of the government works in Pine Bluff. He also
taught in the public schools of this city and was at one time prin-
cipal of the Peabody High School. Of late he has been associated
with his step-father, Gilbert Knapp, in cotton planting and mer-
chandising at Toltec. His death was a particularly sad one. and
is a great blow to his bereaved parents, to whom he was most
affectionately devoted. Mr. Officer was a man of many noble
qualities, a kind and affectionate son, and a generous and faithful
friend. Res. Toltec, Ark. 3. William P. Officer, b. June 28,
1851; d. April 21, 1852. 4. Myra Flournay Knapp, b. Jan. 30,
1858; d. Aug. 24, i860.
In Mrs. Knapp's childhood her parents taught her until she was
eight years of age. She was born in the country, and shared the
sports of her brothers. She always had her pony, her black
mammy and maid. She was brought up as all Southern girls of
her time. Her parents entertained much company. She well
remembers General Jackson when she was a child. He escorted
her mother to a Jackson ball. All the notable people of that day
visited at her father's. She enjoyed the study of music, and the
fox hunts with her father and the fox hunting esquires. Seven-
teen years passed rapidly by and the family went to Little Rock.
Mrs. Knapp continues her narrative and says:
1090 FIELD GENEALOGY.
"I shall never forget the day we arrived. We went to the hotel,
on the levee. It was the breakfast hour. We took seats at the
table, and soon it was filled with guests, and at every plate each
man laid his bowie-knife or pistol. My father asked his next
neighbor what was the matter; was a fight expected? 'Oh, no,'
he replied, 'everything is quiet. It is only to keep good manners. '
And you may be assured they were polite. Gen. Archibald Yell
was then governor of the state. He came and breakfasted with
us, and took us immediately to our home. Elegant people lived
here, and life was charming, notwithstanding much lawlessness.
I soon married William P. Officer, a gentleman of culture and
fine education. We spent our winters in New Orleans, and sum-
mers traveling in the North. I have one son living — Eustis Field
Officer, civil engineer and graduate of Washington and Lee Uni-
versity. He has done much railroad building and government
river work with Major Ernst, from St. Louis to Cape Geradan,
and had charge of the Arkansas river work, at Pine Bluffs, and
charge of the White river improvement, in Arkansas. He is now
with me in my old days on the plantation, cotton planting."
Gilbert Knapp is a lawyer and cotton planter ; was born at Erie,
Pa., Oct. 3, 1827; educated at Racine, Wis, His father, Capt.
Gilbert Knapp, United States river marine, was the founder of
Racine. Mr. Knapp originated the movement in the cotton
growing states for local prohibition of the liquor traffic, which
system has produced the best results in that section of any tem-
perance movement in this country. They own a lake, three miles
long, and the plantation surrounds it. With one small exception
cotton planting for years before the war has been their vocation.
Over one hundred negroes are kept employed. Their gin has
put out over 1,200 bales of cotton this year. Their steam mill
grinds the corn for the neighborhood. They have two negro
churches on the place — Baptists, one negro school, 150 scholars.
They buy and send cotton seed to four oil mills — the Dixy, The
Crescent, The Southern and The Consumers. The Cotton Belt
railroad, a branch of the St. Louis & Southwestern, runs one mile
and a half through their fields. They have a station, which Mrs.
Knapp named Toltec, because on the plantation are great prehis-
toric works, which were made by the Toltic race before the
Aztecs. Two immense mounds, many smaller ones, in an area
ot ninety acres. Surrounded by a dirt wall, or levee, which she
remembers as ten feet high, now much less from the washings
and ploughs. Rude pottery, flint arrow points, stone hatchets
have been abundant. She sends the best to the Smithsonian.
Has a small house, not expecting to live there ; their residence
being in Little Rock. But cotton being down to so low a price,
and taxes so high, and the business all here, and always increas-
ing, they stay there a great deal of the time. Her husband, her
son and self. They also have a large supply store and postoffice.
Their nearest white family is four miles. On Sundays the
negroes flock from other plantations in every known vehicle and
on foot, in every costume. "I look out and feel as if I were in
darkest Africa, but we are just one hour from Little Rock, our
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1091
capital." All around them for twenty miles are large plantations.
Most of the planters go away in summer, and in the autumn and
winter they visit and drive a great deal. It was once a very
charming way to live, but cotton keeps so low that almost every
one is strained to keep up these large places and provide for the
helpless upon them. They have thirteen and a half miles of fence
to keep up.
6830. iv. LOUISA DUDLEY, b. July 10. 1829; m. Charles A. Caldwell.
Charles Anthony Caldwell was the son of Judge Charles Cald-
well, of Arkansas. She was a woman of great wit, very brilliant
and seldom do you meet one of finer reparte. She was gay and
joyous of heart, but in her later days had many sorrows. She
is now at rest in Mt. Holly cemetery, Little Rock. A son is
Walter O., of Fort Smith, Ark.
6831. V. SILAS FLOURNAY, b. Sept. 23, 1831; m. Jane Marshall Talbot,
Zaidah Wyke and Helen Hobbs.
6832. vi. HENRIETTA MARIA, b. 1833; d .
6833. vii. MARGARET JULIA, b. Nov. 6. 1836; m. July 26, i860, Samuel
Henry Lenox. She d. Sept. 22. 1864, and sleeps on the banks of
the Arkansas river, opposite the Old Post — the first white settle-
ment in the state. She was educated in the Convent of Mercy,
at Little Rock, Ark. ; a fine scholar and finished musician.
Lovely in character, a devoted Christian, daughter, wife and
mother. She ruled her large household of servants with justice,
kindness and dignity, and they wept bitterly for her when she
passed away. She was never known to say the thing that was
not truth. She loved her married life on the plantation, which
had been in her husband's family for over seventy years — Lenox,
father, and Lindsey, mother — both Scotch. They have a large
private burying ground, with weeping willows drooping over the
graves. The negroes believe the ghosts walk every night under
the trees. She left two children — a son and daughter. Her son,
Hume Field Lenox, was born July 11. 1861, and was educated at
Fayetteville University, Arkansas ; finished at Poughkeepse, N.
Y. ; married Florence Van Hoose, of Fayeteville, Ark. He had no
children and died of a congestive chill while on a bear hunt in
Desha county, Arkansas, Nov. 23, 1887. Her daughter, Adelina
Flournay Lenox, was born Feb. 4, 1863. After the death of her
mother she came to live with her aunt, Mrs. Knapp. Being a little
girl she could not be kept on a plantation filled with negroes and
no white lady. Her father brought her, and she was given the
best advantages for education that Little Rock afforded. When
she graduated she went to take charge of her father's home, and
give him the happiness of having her with him. She idolized
her father, and his health becoming feeble she devoted her life to
him ; refused to marry that she might always be near him. She
ministered to him until his death. She now lives on the planta-
tion he left to herself, and half brother, Hal Lenox.
6834. viii. JULIAN C, b. July 15. 1841; m. Susan McClain.
6835. ix. FLORENCE HUNTLEY, b. Oct. 15, 1S43; m. Sept. 19, 1866,
Samuel Henry Lenox. She d. Jan. 2, 1870. Ch. : i. Samuel
Henry, b. July 5, 1867; m. Jan. 6, 1892, Addie Aurelia Parrish.
1092 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Ch. : (a) Pauline Lenox, b. Feb. 14, 1896. Res. Pendleton, Ark.
Florence H. Field married the husband of Margaret, two years
after her death. Florence was called very beautiful, almost an
exact likeness of Mary Stuart, who you can see was of the same
blood. She was also educated in the Convent of Mercy. Her
voice was a marvel of power and sweetness. She knew nothing
but love in her sweet short life. She also sleeps, under those
lonely willows, by the river side.
6797. ROBERT FIELD (Alexander S., Alexander, Alexander, Theophilus,
James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Mecklenburg county, Virginia, August, 1800; m.
there about 1820, Fannie A. Jones ; d. July, 1840. He was a planter and moved from
Virginia to Tennessee in 1832 and to Texas in 1839. Robert Field was born in
Mecklenburg county. Virginia, in 1800, son of Dr. Alexander Field, a distinguished
physician, a graduate of Edinburgh, Scotland. He married Miss Fannie A. Jones, a
lady of Welch parentage. He emigrated to Tennessee, about 1831, when that state
was considered a frontier state, during which time he acquired a considerable for-
tune in farming, which he continued to increase until his death in the state of
Texas, in 1840. He was at all times one of the leading citizens in the communities
in which he lived. In 1838 he came to Texas and opened a large farm in Harrison
county, and in 1839 he went back to Tennessee for his family, and moved them and
the remainder of his slaves out there, which was then the Republic of Texas, and
one of the most fertile and beautiful spots on the globe, but very sparcely inhabited
except by the wild Indian, and those who had left the older states to escape the
consequences of wild cat schemes, security debts, or to escape punishment for
crime. Hence the existence of the notorious regulators and moderators which
existed about that time in eastern Texas, which extended from that county to
Shelby county. An Indian village was situated about one-half mile from the house.
The father and mother died in 1840 on the farm, leaving three sons, the oldest
about seventeen years of age. He d. August, 1840. Res. Harrison county, Texas.
6836. i. ROBERT WILLIAM, b. Aug. 9, 1832; m. March, 1853; d. July,
1893, in Shelby ville, Texas. A son is Robert L., who resides at
Clean, Texas.
6837. ii. JULIAN, b. August, 1826; m. in 1843; d. September, 1897. Res.
Fort Worth, Texas.
6838. iii. ALEXANDER SHAW, b. Jan. 7, 1833; m. Laura Lewis.
6S00. DR. EDWARD REX FIELD (Hume R., Alexander. Alexander.
Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Virginia, Jan. 18, 1804; m. Jan.
16, 1828, Julia Anne Flournay, a descendant of Laurent Flournay, the Huguenot
emigrant, who came over in the ship Peter and Anthony, Daniel Perreaun, com-
mander, b. Jan. 20, 1811. Dr. Edward R. Field, the son of Judge Hume R. Field, of
Virginia, moved to Tennessee before his children were born. He married Julia Anne
Flournay. He was noted as a historian^and a man of culture. He was eminent in
his profession; a man of liberal views and large hospitality. His generosity was
proverbial. Nothing gave so much pleasure as to pick up some poor, bright boy
and educate him and give him position in society. His fault was he had not the
power to deny or say no. His death occurred in Pulaski. He was followed to the
grave by the whole multitude. Rcs. Pulaski, Tenn.
6839. i. HUME RIGG, b. Sept. 11, 1837: m. Henrietta Rose.
6S40. ii. ELIZA MILDRED, b. Jan. 25, 1829; m. Aug. 7. 1848. Dr. John
W. Batte. Ch. : i. Edward, b. . Res. in Texas. 2. Julia,
b. ; m. Capt. W. R. Garrett, of Nashville, Tenn. 3. Mildred.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1093
6841.
1.
6842.
ii.
6843.
iii
6844.
iv,
6S45.
V.
6805. DR. DRURY STITH FIELD (Edmond, Alexander, Alexander,
Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Mecklenburg, Va., Oct. 18,
1809; m. there Frances Taylor; d. in 1831; m., 2d, her sister, Miss Taylor. She d.
and he m., 3d, Amelia E. Steele, b. July 14, 1812; d. March 4, 1885.
He was bom in Virginia and educated in that state. Soon after his majority
had been reached and he had graduated in medicine he migrated to Tennessee,
where he married his first and second wives, and practiced his profession. Disposing
of his stores and marrying again he moved to Illinois in 1836, and located in Mason
county. He died two years later. He d. April 9, 1838. Res. Limestone county,
Alabama, and Mason county, Illinois.
ELIZABETH F., b. Sept. 3, 1815; d. May 30, 1830.
ALBERT J., b. Oct. 6, 1816; m. .
ELLA F., b. Aug. 19, 1819; m. Turner.
ALGERNON E., b. March 6, 1828; m. Bernie Craggs.
MARY JANE, b, July 12, 1825; m. J. M. Ruggles, b. March 7,
1 818. Res. 1507 Locust St., Kansas City, Mo. He is a lawyer.
Ch. : I. Henry C. Ruggles, b. March 29. Res. Kilburn, Mason
county, 111. 2. Albert G. Ruggles, b. March 4. A druggist.
Res. 2129 South Adams St., Peoria, 111. 3. Ella Holmes, b. Oct.
16, 1851; m. W. H. Holmes, in Bloommgton, 111. P. O., 809
West Jefferson St. 4. Lucy M., b. April 27, 1853; ™' J- C. Settle.
Res. 1507 Locust St., Kansas City, Mo.
LUCY, b. March 22, 1831; d. 1851.
MARIE, b. July 24, 1827; m. Gatton; d. 1853.
SARAH VIRGINIA, b. March 16, 1829; d. May 18, 1899.
DRURY G., b. Oct. 10, 1835; d. Sept. 2, 1839.
AMELIA D., b. Sept. 21, 1837; m. S. M. Laurence. He d. and
she m., 2d, July 26, 1871, Dr. C. M. Vertress, b. March i, 1S38.
Res. Murrayville, 111. Ch. : i. Annie L. Lawrence, b. Nov.
14, 1858; d. Jan. 12, 1859. 2. Kate Agnes, b. 28, 1859. 3.
Anna I. Vertrees, b. Dec. 27, 1872; d. Dec. 24, 1875. 4. John
William Vertrees, b. March 25, 1874; d. Aug. 25, 1874. 5. Sadie
Amelia Vertrees, b. May 7, 1875.
6806. DR. JOHN FIELD (John, Theophilus, Theophilus, Theophilus, Theo-
philus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. in Virginia in 1830; m. Nov. 6, 1867,
Maria Tucker, dau. of Col. E. B. Tucker. After his marriage" he moved to Hick-
ford, Va., and was a prominent physician there. After his death his widow returned
to Brunswick county, and resided with her brother, W. R. Tucker.
Dr. John A. Field, son of John and Mary Harries Field, nee Boiling, married
Nov. 6, 1867, Maria E. Tucker; died about twenty years ago, leaving two boys,
John A. and Eddie T. Field.— Brunswick, Va., Records.
He d. in 1873. Res. Hickford, Va.
6851. i. EDWARD TUCKER, b. .
6852. ii. JOHN A., b. .
6807. DR. HUME FIELD (John. Theophilus, Theophilus, Theophilus. The-
ophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Brunswick, Va. ; m. Oct. 27. 1851,
Lucy Jones. He d. in 1890. Res. Brunswick, Va.
6853. i. JOHN A., b. .
6854. ii. LULU, b. ; m. Edmonds. Res. Dinwiddie Co.,Va.
6816. RICHARD W. FIELD (Richard, Theophilus, Theophilus, Theophilus.
Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. in Virginia; m. Ann Catherine
6846.
VI.
6847.
vii.
6848.
viii,
6849.
ix.
6850.
X.
1094 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Wyatt. Richard W. Field married Ann Catherine Wyatt as shown by a bond exe-
cuted by him with D. B, Stith as security, to obtain license therefor Dec. 27, 1818.
Thomas Booth, guardian of said Ann Catherine, giving his consent by letter to the
clerk of court.
Will of Richard W. Field, made Oct. 25, 1853; probated August term, 1855,
gives whole estate to son Richard Field. "In case of his death, without heirs, to
my wife and son George, and daughter Sally Ann's children " He appoints George
W. Field executor without security. No witnesses. As in hand writing of testator,
which was proved by John E. Shea and Samuel K. Lucy, George W. Field qualified
as executor at the same time, and gave bond without security in penalty of $46,000.
Estate appraised by D. R. Kirkland, R. H. Abernathy, Robert E. Meade and
Samuel K. Lucy, returned and recorded.
He d. in 1855. Res. Brunswick, Va.
6855. i. GEORGE, b. .
6856. ii. SALLY ANN, b. ; m. David Mead Bernard, of Petersburg,
as shown by a bond executed by him with David May as security
to obtam license therefor Jan. 25, 1839. Richard W. Field, her
father, assenting thereto by letter to clerk. Thomas T. Castle-
man, minister Protestant Episcopal church, certifies that he mar-
ried them Feb. 6, 1839.
6857. iii. RICHARD, b. ; m. May 30, 1866, Laura C. Floumay.
68i3. ANDREW FIELD (Richard, Theophilus, Theophilus, Theophilus,
Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. in Virginia ; m. there Agnes B.
Wyatt, as shown by a bond, executed by him with James Eldridge as security to
obtain license therefor July 31, 1824.
Will of Andrew Field, made March 2, i8a6, giving all his estate to be "equally
divided between my wife, Agnes B., and my two children, Ann Elizabeth and Andrew
Field, to them and their heirs forever." Names as executors Theophilus A. Field
and William H. E. Merrith. Witnessed by John F. W. Merrith and Richard W.
Field, and admitted to probate March 27, 1826. Executors named qualified, giving
bond in penalty of $30,000. He d. March, 1826. Res. Brunswick, Va.
6858. i. ANN ELIZABETH, b. .
6859 ii. ANDREW, b. .
6821. JAMES WISTER FIELD (Thomas A., James, Alexander, Alexander,
Theophilus, Jame?, James, Theophilus, John), b. Mecklenburg county, Virginia; m.
, Ella Hays. He d. . Res. Lonoke county, Arkansas.
6860. i. JAMES, b. . Res. White River, Davals Bluff. Ark. White
river, in Arkansas, is a deep navigable stream for about sixty
miles from the mouth. The government appropriated a large
sum to make it navigable for about 140 miles above that point to
Buffalo Shoals, near the Missouri line.
686t. ii. THOMAS, b . Res. in Virginia.
6827. WILLIAM HUME FIT.LD, JR. (William H., James, Alexander,
Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. July 16, 1827, Pulaski,
Tenn. ; m. April 10, 1853, Mary R. Jameson, of Danville, Ark., b. Jan. 31, 1834.
He resided where he was born until 1840, when he went to Caddo Parish, La., and
entered the high school, at Greenwood, in said parish, and continued there until
1844. He then went to the city of Shreveport, La., in said parish, and entered
mercantile business. Remaining there a year, he moved to Little Rock, Ark., and
engaged in business. In 1846 he went to Perry county, Arkansas, and began busi-
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1095
ness in Perryville. March, 1847, he moved his business to Danville, Yell county,
Ark., where he succeeded in building up a good trade, and becoming thoroughly
identified with the people and their mterests. He was converted and joined the
Methodist Episcopal church in 1850. He commenced the study of law and was
licensed to practice in 1853. In March, i860, he moved with his family to Little
Rock, Ark. At that time the whole country was in commotion on the subject of
slavery. He was fully identified with the South in sentiment, and in 1861 the
state of Arkansas seceding from the Union, he was enrolled in the first company,
and was one of the soldiers who assisted m capturing the United States arsenal, at
Little Rock, which was surrendered by Captain Tolten, who had charge of that
post. Under the leadership of Gen. T. 1. Churchill their little army took boat and
left for Fort Smith, and captured that post without the firing of a gun, after which
he returned to Little Rock, where he was assigned to the ordnance department,
and received a commission and proceeded to the county of Yell and pressed all
guns found in said county into the Confederate service, delivering the same at the
arsenal in Little Rock, to be c5;anged and repaired and to be used as army guns.
He found the service one of great hazzard, as he had much trouble in getting posses-
sion of the guns, many rebelled against obeying the order. After the completion
of said orders he was assigned to duty in the quartermaster's department, and
had charge under Maj. John B. Barton, who was chief of the clothing department
for the Trans-Mississippi district of the office at the post of Little Rock, and served
in that capacity until he was captured at this post, on Sept. 10, 1863, by General
Steel and General Davidson. Before the capture of the city he was detailed to go
alone on horseback and hunt up several thousand Mexican blankets, which had
been woven by hand-looms and purchased by the Confederate government and
shipped to this post, which service he performed, finding the same scattered from
San Antonio, Texas, to Austin, Texas, and forwarding the same by wagons to the
post, at Little Rock. One little incident in his service occurred while he was at
that post. He was ordered by his superior officer to work on the Sabbath day,
which he refused to do. He told the major he had no objection to laboring until
12 P M. Saturday nights, and rising at 12 and commencing his labors Monday
morning, but he wanted to have the Sabbath day as a day of rest. He came near
being subjected to discipline, but owing to his past faithfulness, he was permitted
to have his day of rest. After the surrender he found himself stranded, and had to
begin life almost anew, which he did, and succeeded in earning a competency for
his family. At present he is an extensive farmer.
Res. Little Rock. Ark.
6862. i. WILLIAM PRESBREY. b. July 6, 1854; m. Florence Hunter.
6863. ii. ERNEST JAMISON, b. Sept. 8, 1856; m. Jennie Clark.
6864. iii. HAROLD JOSEPH, b. Sept. 1, 1859; unm.
6865. iv. SILAS LEO, b. Sept. 7, 1863; d. Sept. 14. 1864.
6831. SILAS FLOURNAY FIELD (William H., James, Alexander, Alex-
ander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Sept. 23. 1831, Giles county,
Tennessee; m. April 25, 1854, Jane Marshall Talbot, b. Jan. 13. 1832; d. Jan. 13,
1873; m., 2d, Zaidah Florence Wyke, of Pennsylvania; m.. 3d, Helen Hobbs, who
d. s. p. He was a planter. He d. September, 18— r Res. Little Rock, Ark.
6866. i. SILAS TALBOT, b. March 8, 1855; m. Annie Terry.
6867. ii. ARTHUR F., b. March 10, 1856; m. Daisy H. Hobbs.
6868. iii. MARY DELIA, b. April 29, i860; m. John David Crockett. He
is a grand nephew of Davy Crockett. Ch. i. David, b. in i88g.
6869. iv, SOPHIA TALBOT, b. Jan. 13, 1865; m. Andrew J. Hunter, son
1096 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6870.
V.
6871.
vi.
6872.
Vll.
6873.
viii.
6S74.
ix.
6875.
X,
6876.
xi.
of Rev. A. Hunter, pioneer of Methodism in Arkansas, and a
fine preacher. Sophia s. p. Res. Little Rock.
JENNIE EUGENIE, b. Jan. 10, 1S74; unra. Res. Little Rock.
NANNIE RIDGLY, b. Aug 3.. 1869; unm. Res. Little Rock.
JENNIE LOW, b. Jan. 8. 1866; d. young
WILLIAM ALLEN, b. Aug. 3. 1868; m. Christina Lucchesju.
ZADIAH FLORENCE, b. March 21, 1879: d. young. ' '^
ERNEST, b. Aug. 28, 1881. a^^C *< * H , >" ^
ORMOND BUTLER, b. Sept. 23, 1858: m. Felicia Garreshan,
s. p.
6877. xii. MINA, b. Feb. 18, 1878.
6834. DR. JULIAN CLARENCE FIELD (William H., James, Alexander,
Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus), b. July 15, 1841, Pulaski, Tenn. :
m. Whitesboro, Texas, June 18, 1874, Susan Elizabeth McClain, of Texas, b. April
23, 1855. He was born in Pulaski, Tenn., and moved to Little Rock, Ark., where
he grew up to manhood. Was educated in the common schools and at St. John
College. Was graduated in medicine and surgery in the University ot Louisiana,
at New Orleans in 1861. He at once entered the Confederate army as assistant
surgeon, and was promoted three years later to the rank of major and surgeon. At
the close of the war he entered private practice at Fort Smith, Ark., and moved to
Texas in 1872, where he has sinced lived. He has been president of the County
Medical Society, member of the State Medical Association and American Medical
Association ; also member of the National Association of Railway Surgeons. He is
a Democrat and served one term in the twenty-fifth Legislature from Grays county.
Has a large practice, and has become independent financially. Res. Dennison,
Texas.
6878. i. MARY McCLAIN, b. Dec. i, 1876; m. William John Mathis.
Res. Dennison. He was b. Feb. 9, 1870. W. J. Mathis was bom
in Americus, Ga. He studied in the University of North Carolina
and came to Texas and attended the University of Texas. He
graduated from this university in law in 1885. He came to Den-
ison from Austin, and has practised his profession with great
success ever since. His father was Mr. Louis Mathis, and his
mother's maiden name was Susan E. Shields. Mr. Mathis is
assistant county attorney for Grayson county at present.
6879. il. JULIAN C, b. Sept. 9, 1881. Is a college student.
6838. ALEXANDER SHAW FIELD (Robert, Alexander G., Alexander,
Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus. John), b. Fayette county, Ten-
nessee, Jan. 7, 1833; rn- Elysian Field, Texas, Dec. 12, 1854, Laura Lewis, b.
Jan. 17. 1837. He is a planter and district clerk. He was born in Tennessee; was
brought to Texas in 1839; did the best he could to obtain an education in the old
Field schools. All school houses were made of logs with dirt floors and rough board
benches and without floors, except mother earth, but he had some very good teach-
ers. He prepared himself for college in Marshall, which was at that time a very
small village, and in 1848 he went to Princeton, N. J., riding from there to Mem-
phis, Tenn., on horseback, and graduated in class of 1852, returning then to his
Texas home, engaged in farming, and in 1854 married Miss Laura Lewis, a daughter
of Dr. Howell Lewis, who came there from Georgia in 1852. He continued to
prosper in farming until the war, and enlisted among the first, and was quartermaster
ot his regiment until it was captured at Arkansas Post, but was not caught himself, he
being away on purchasing duty. He was then ordered back to Dallas, Texas, and
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1097
6882.
ni.
6S83.
iv,
6884.
V.
was purchasing agent for the Confederacy the remainder of the war. He then
gathered up what he could that remained and came to Marshall and engaged in
saw-milling and planing until 1881, when he was appointed clerk of the District
Court, and has been successively re-elected until the present time. He has four
sons and one daughter. Res. Marshall, Texas.
6880. i. ROBERT HOWELL, b. Jan. 19. 1856; d. Dec. 15. 1878. He was
educated at Marshall ; studied law and died before being admitted
to the bar.
6881. ii. WALTER C, b. Sept. 24, 1864; m. November. 1891, Nina Bar-
ringer.
FANNIE, b. Nov. 15, 1861; unm. Res. at home.
EATON J., b. Nov. 1, 1S66; m. Annie Hill.
CLAYTON W., b. Sept. 9, 1869; m. April 11, 1899, Ruthella Har-
grove.
6885. vi. OSCAR F., b. July 5, 1872; unm. He was educated at Marshall,
Texas, and has been employed in the postoffice department since
he left school.
6S39. BRIG.-GEN. HUME RIGG FIELD (Edward Rex, Hume R., Alex-
ander, Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Pulaski, Giles
county, Tenn., Sept. 11, 1837; m. in October, 1859, Henrietta Rose, b. May 25, 1841.
He was bom in the town of Pulaski, Giles county, Tenn., son of Dr. Edward R.
Field and Julia Flournay— only son. He was educated at Kentucky Military Insti-
tute; graduate in class of 1856; B. A. and C. E. He married Henrietta Rose, in
1859; "was opposed to secession; voted against State Convention, but when the first
gun boomed he raised the first company from Giles county, and proceeded to Nash-
ville, and offered his services to J. G. Harris, governor of the state. He joined
George Maney's regiment, the first mustered in the state service. The regiment
was sent to Virginia; first campaign in mountains of western Virginia under Lee;
made the Romeny campaign under Stonewall Jackson ; was promoted major for
conduct in that campaign. After the campaign was over he received a furlough to
visit his family, but after reaching Nashville learned that a battle would be fought at
Fort Donelson. He made for that point and offered his services to Gen. Gideon Pil-
low. ^ He served as his volunteer aid-de-camp throughout the siege and came out
with Pillow Sunday morning after the surrender on the steamboat to General Ander-
son. He returned to his command in West Virginia. His regiment was sent to
Corinth, Miss., to reinforce General Johnson for the battle of Shiloh. The left wing
of the regiment arrived in time to participate, he in command. At the reorganiza-
tion at Corinth, Miss., he was made colonel, and commanded the ist Regiment in
the battle of Perryville, Ky. At the battle of Murpheysboro commanded General
Maney's brigade. Horse killed under him in charge. He commanded ist Regi-
ment in battle of Chickamauga, his gray mare being killed under him, and he
received five bullets at one volley. Commanded regiment in battle of Franklin,
Tenn., also in battle of Nashville; covered retreat out of Tennessee in command of
a picked brigade under Generals Walthal and Forest. Commanded ist regiment in
battle of Missionary Ridge ; commanded regiment in Dalton campaign, which was
almost incessant fighting. Held Octogon House with the ist Regiment agamst
every gun that it was possible to bring to bear upon it. At Dead Angle, near
Marietta, Ga., held the Angle with the ist and 27th Regiments (consolidated). The
Federals planting their colors on top of works; had his skull broke on top of
works. After returning from hospital, which was after the battle of Atlanta, was
placed in command of General Gist's brigade, who was killed at the battle of
70
1098 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Franklin. Remained in command until a few days prior to the surrender, when
he was shot through the thigh. Since the war he has settled down to farming. In
the late war with Spain he was an applicant to be appointed a brigadier-general
of volunteers. No appointment was made from his state, as the President refused
to decide between the applicants for the appointment. Res. Union City, Tenn.
6886. i. EDWARD REX, b. Oct. 25, i860. Address, Cuen, Texas.
6886K- ii- WILLIAM FLOURNAY, b. Oct. 17, 1862; m. June 6, 1894,
Louise Anderson; d. Nov. 3, 1898.
6887. iii. VALERIA TENNESSEE, b. June 25. 1865.
6887X. iv. ANDREW M., b. April i, 1867; d. Nov. 12, 1888.
68S7K. V. JULIA MILDRED, b. May 8, 1871.
6887^4:. vi. HENRIETTA ROSE, b. March 23, 1873.
6388. vii. HUME RIGG, b. April 5, 1878; d. May 3, 1880.
Address of children, Union City, Tenn.
6S44. ALGERNON EDMUND FIELD (Drury G., Edmund, Alexander,
Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Huntsville, Ala.,
March 6, 1823; m. Dec. 10, 1845, Bessie Craggs, b. May 28, 1827; d. June g, 1888.
He was a farmer. He d. Feb. 25, 1896. Res. Kiibourne, 111.
6889. i. DRURY TAYLOR, b. Oct. 21, 1847; m. Abbie Raymond.
6890. ii. MARY FRANCIS, b. Jan. 8, 1857; m. June 9, 1896, George
Blake. Res. Kiibourne, 111.
6891. iii. CHARLES A., b. May 24, 1861; m. Minnie O'Leara.
6892. iv. HENRY A., b. Nov. 16, 1864; m. Luella Cooper.
6862. WILLIAM PRESBREY FIELD (William H., William H., James. Alex-
ander, Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Danville, Ark.,
July 6, 1854; m. Dec. 7, 1881, Florence Bertrand Hunter, b. Aug. 31. 1855. It was
■with peculiar pride that the people of Little Rock have watched the upward pro-
gress of this worthy young man. Born and reared in this city, educated almost
entirely in her public schools, he stands as a fine type of the city-bred man and
refutes in his person that a boy reared in the city is sure to be full of immoralities
and all unrighteousness, and that only the country boy could be expected to win
places of worth and public trust. Indeed, Mr. Field's name stands as a synonym
for all that is pure and true in the southern gentleman. He was born of old Vir-
ginia stock, and inherits in his blood many of those qualities which have been
potent factors in shaping the destinies of the South. His father, the venerable Mr.
W. H. Field, removed from Virginia in early life, first settling in Tennessee; later
he came to Arkansas, and made his home in Little Rock. That was some years
ago, and as the son, William P., grew into manhood he has seen the city grow with
him from the small town on the Arkansas river to its present proportions, a thriving
up-to-date city of metropolitan airs. After his attendance in the public schools
of the city he spent one year at the State University, and, returning from thence,
he graduated from the Little Rock Commercial College, after which he entered the
office of Mr. James Torrans, who was then United States Marshal for Arkansas.
Here it was that by his efficient work and manly conduct he attracted the attention
of Judge Caldwell, who was then judge for the United States district court of
Arkansas. Judge Caldwell has always been a quick reader of human nature, and
seeing in Mr. Field evidences of sterling worth he became his fast friend, and from
that time on the promotion of the young man was an assured fact. In pursuance of
this. Judge Caldwell was not long in persuading his friend, the late lamented Ralph
L. Goodrich, to place Mr. Field as his deputy clerk in the United States court,
which position he continued to hold until the death of Mr. Goodrich, when he sue-
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1099
ceeded him as clerk of the court over which his life-long friend, Judge Caldwell,
presides. Truly the mantle of merit never fell upon worthier shoulders than when
it passed from Ralph L. Goodrich to W. P. Field.— Little Rock paper. Res. Little
Rock. Ark.
6893. i. WILLIAM PRESLEY, b. Nov. 21, 1882.
68q4. ii. HENRY HUNTER, b. Oct. 5, 1884; d. Oct. 16, 1884.
6895. iii. KATE, b. Sept. 20. 1885.
6896. iv. RUSSELL HUNTER, b. April 21, 1888.
6S97. V. HARRINGTON, b. Oct. 3, 1891; d. Dec. 12, 1893. All reside at
811 Scott St., Little Rock, Ark.
6S63. ERNEST JAMISON FIELD (William H., William H.. James. Alexan-
der, Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Danville, Ark.,
Sept. 8, 1856; m. March 19, 1891, Jennie Clark. He is a planter. Res. Little Rock,
Ark.
6898. i. ELOISE, b. .
6866. SILAS TALBOT FIELD (Silas F., William H., James, Alexander,
Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Little Rock, Ark.,
March 8. 1855; m. there May 5, 1879, Annie Terry. She d. in 1884. She was sister
of Congressman William Terry. He was a farmer. He d. in 1883. Res. Little
Rock. Ark.
6899. i. SILAS TALBOT, b. Feb. 17, 1880. Res. Little Rock.
6900. ii. WILLIAM TERRY, b. Feb. 17, 1880. Res. Little Rock.
6867. ARTHUR FLOURNAY FIELD (Silas F., William H.. James. Alex-
ander, Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Little Rock,
Ark.. March 10, 1856; m. October, 18 — , Daisy Helen Hobbs. He d. . Res.
California.
HELEN, b.
i. FLOURNAY. b.
ii. FREDERIC, b. -
6904.
1.
6905.
ii.
6906.
iii.
6907.
iv.
690S.
V.
6909.
vi.
6910.
Vll
6901.
6902.
6903.
6873. WILLIAM ALLEN FIELD (Silas F., William H., James, Alexander,
Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), 1 b. Little Rock, Ark.,
Aug. 3, 1868; m. Sept. 28, 1890, Christina Luchese, b. March 28, 1867. He is a
salesman. Res, Little Rock, Ark.
MARGUR5TE, b. June 30, 1891.
ROSE, b. Feb. 5. 1895.
ALLEN FRANK, b. Dec. 23. 1893. ^-
VIRGINIA, b. Feb. 19, 1896. '*
LILLIE. b. March, 1897.
ANNA, b. Oct. 8, 1898.
APPALOMA, b. Oct. 8, 1898.
6S81, WALTER C. FIELD (Alexander G., Robert. Alexander G. . Alexander,
Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Marshall, Texas, Sept.
24, 1864; m. March 8, iSgo, Nina Barringer. When quite young he commenced as
collector for the bank of Garnett & Key. and when the same changed to a National
Bank he became bookkeeper, then cashier, which position he now holds. Res.
Marshall, Texas.
691 1, i. LAURA, b. Feb. 28, 1891.
6883. HON. EATON J. FIELD (Alexander G., Robert, Alexanders., Alex-
ander, Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Marshall, Texas,
1100
FIELD GENEALOGY.
Nov. I, 1866; m. June 5, 1895, Miss Annie Hill, a grand-daughter of J. Pinkney
Hill, a noted lawyer in early days; he was a brother of Hon. Benjamin Hill, of
Georgia.
Eaton Field was educated in Marshall ; followed civil engineering quite a while,
in employ of Texas & Pacific Railway Company ; now mayor of city second term.
Res. s. p., Marshall, Texas.
6884. CLAYTON W. FIELD (Alexander G., Robert, Alexander G., Alexan-
der, Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Marshall, Texas,
Sept. q, 1869; m. April 11, 1899, Ruthetta Hargrove, whose family was one of the
most noted of Marshall's early settlers, coming here at an early day from North Car-
olina. He was educated in Marshall, and was graduated at the Lebanon, Tenn.,
Law School. He is now serving his second term as county attorney. Res., s. p.,
Marshall, Texas.
6889. DRURY TAYLOR FIELD (Algernon E., Drury G., Edmund, Alex-
ander, Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Kilbourne, 111.,
Oct. 21, 1847; m. Feb. 21, 1869, Abbie Raymond. Is a farmer. Res. Kilbourne,
111.
6912.
6913.
6914.
LAURA L., b. March 28, 1870; d. Feb. 10, 1874.
i. EMMA'J., b. March 21, 1873.
ii. HARVEY E., b. June 5, 1880; d. Feb. 21, i88t.
6891. CHARLES A FIELD (Algernon E., Drury G., Edmund, Alexander,
Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Kilbourne, 111., May
24, 1861 ; m. June 7, 1885, Minnie O'Lara; d. March 13, 1887. Was a farmer. He d.
May II, 1892. Res. Kilbourne, 111.
(3915. 1. CHARLES W.. b. March 5, 1887.
6892. HENRY ALBERT FIELD (Algernon E., Drury G., Edmund, Alex-
ander, Alexander, Theophilus, James, James, Theophilus, John), b. Kilbourne, 111.,
Nov. 16, 1S64; m. Sept. 13, 1891, in Virginia, 111., Luella Cooper, b. April 3, 1872.
He is a merchant. Res. Kilbourne, 111.
6916.
6917.
6918.
PAUL LAVERNE. b. Oct. ii, 1892. m ^-l^u^lAU QeRMAij
MARSHALL W., b. March 25, 1895. m CLiM^a c<5lspn
BESSIE B., b. Oct. 14, 1896. M Claude e. X);^v/lS
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FIELD COAT OF ARMS.
THE VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY BRANCH.
i*\'^
5838X. HENRY FIELD (John. John, /William, Thomas, Thomas, John,
Thomas, Roger), b. in England* about 1611; came to America; settled in James-
town, Va. ; m. . The tradition, which is (juite generally prevalent in the
South, in relation to this branch of the family is, that four brothers came to Amer-
ica, at about the same time. They had taken with their father a prominent part in
religious controversies in the old country, and were obliged to flee to avoid perse-
cution. One of the brothers, accompanied by a relative, came to America in the
ship Expectation, and located at Jamestown. Va. His name was Henry. He
was born in England in 1611 and arrived in Virginia Nov. 20, 1635. His relative
was John Dickinson, who was bom the same year as Henry and who came in the
same ship with him. In April prior Henry's cousin, Thomas, came over in the
same ship, and it was doubtless from his glowing description that Henry went to
Virginia rather than New England, where two of his brothers had migrated.
To give a little history of the early emigrants: In 1629, seventeen vessels sailed
from London and Gravensend for New England, bringing 1,700 persons. The fol-
lowing winter was long and severe, and about 200 of these emigrants sickened and
died. In 1630, eight or ten vessels more cleared with a large number of emigrants,
which so frightened the king that by an order in Council there were no vessels
allowed to clear from London or Gravensend, and emigrants were refused certifi-
cates of emgiration. But it seems that clearances were given from Bristol, and the
passengers on the Lion came through Wales for fear of being arrested. That was
why so many vessels cleared for Virginia, as all North America was so called in
England ; and the two Dickinsons on the Thomas and John settled in Wethersfield,
Conn. Richard Field also settled in Virginia.
From Plenry Field is descended a larger majority of the family in the southern
and southwestern states. Henry prospered, and obtained large grants of land from
the crown.
The names of Feld or Field who came in vessels that cleared from London,
England, for Virginia m North America were: William Feld, aged twenty-three,
in ship Charles, 1621; James Field, aged twenty, in ship Swan, 1624; Henry Field,
aged twenty-six, in ship Jacob, 1624; Thomas Feld, aged eighteen, in ship Expecta-
tion, April 16, 1635; Joseph Feld, aged twenty, in ship George, Aug. 21, 1635;
Richard Field, aged twenty, in ship Safety, August, 1635; John Henrie Field, aged
twenty-five, Oct. 21, 1635 1 Henry Field, aged twenty-four, in ship Expectation-, Nov.
20, 1635; John Dickinson, aged twenty-four, in ship Expectation, Nov. 20, 1635.
Persons frequently came as servants with their friends, to save getting a cer-
tificate that they were good and loyal subjects to the King and established church.
In 1621, an order in Council forbade the clearance of vessels with emigrants
from London and Gravesend bound to New England. Therefore vessels cleared
for Virginia, in North America, and landed anywhere they desired, as Virginia was
considered by many as all North America. New England being mostly Puritans,
and Virginia not, was why this order in council was made.
He d. there. Res. Jamestown, Va.
6919. i. ABRAHAM, b.' ; m. Mary .
♦See History of Dover, N. H., Pike's Journal, Appleton's Encyclopedia, and Boston Traa
script, ia99-1900.
1101
1102 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6919. ABRAHAM FIELD (Henry, others omitted for convenience), b. Cul-
peper county, Virginia; m. Mary . The Field family, to which the Kentucky
branch belongs, were of English and Virginia descent, and all spring from the
same stock with the Fields of New England and New Jersey. They were a proud
and aristocratic race of planters, slaveholders, ar^d fox hunters, and their descend-
ants are scattered over Virginia, Kentucky and the South and West. Many of them
have occupied high places in society and the state-, among them Judge Richard
Field, of Culpeper, Va. ; Judge Emmet Field, of Louisville, Ky. ; Judge R. H.
Field, ot Lexington, Mo., and Judge A. R. Burnam, now on the bench of the Ken-
tucky Court of Appeals.
Will of Abraham Field. — Legatees: sons, Abraham, Daniel, Henry and John;
daughter, Eleanor Field. Dated June 16, 1674; proved in Westmoreland, Aug.
26, 1674. Mary Field, alias Ironmonger, executrix. [This Mary was probably the
widow, and according to the usage of the time Ironmonger might be either her
maiden name or that of her second husband.]
He d. August, 1674. Res. Westmoreland, Va.
6920.
i.
HENRY, b.
; m. Esther ,
6921.
ii.
ABRAHAM, b. -
; m. Byi
6922.
iii.
DANIEL, b.
-.
6923.
iv.
JOHN, b. — .
6924.
V.
ELEANOR, b. -
.
6920. HENRY FIELD (Abraham, Henry), b. ; m. , Esther .
The first authentic account of the Fields of Virginia is the election of Henry
Field, Sr., as vestryman of St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper county, Virginia, in Janu-
ary, 1731. He served in that office and as warden until 1762, when he resigned, and
was succeeded as vestryman by his son Henry, Jr., as he is not mentioned after
1763. — St. Mark's Parish, pp. 130-2. He was a very intelligent and useful man, and
participated actively in the affairs of the colony. He executed many commis-
sions for the vestry, such as going to Williamsburg on horseback several times on
their behalf, and paying quit-rents for the churches and glebes. He and Francis
Slaughter and Robert Green chose a site for a chapel, between Shaw's Mountain
and Devil's Run and Hazel river. He was succeeded in the vestry by Henry Field,
Jr., who served till his removal from the Parish of St. Charles into Bromfield Parish,
whose records are lost, or we should probably have found his name on the vestry-
books there. He represented Culpeper in the convention at Williamsburg, in 1774,
to consider the state of the country, in the House of Burgesses, m 1775, and with
French Strother in the convention of 1776, which asserted the principle of religious
liberty, declared American independence and adopted the first constitution.
Henry Field and wife, Esther, deeded at Culpeper, Va., June 19, 1755, to their
son, Henry, 1,242 acres in Culpeper.
He d. probably in 1763. Res. St. Marks Parish, Culpeper county, Va.
6925. i. HENRY, b. ; m. Mary .
6921. ABRAHAM FIELD (Abraham, Henry), b. Culpeper county. Virginia;
m. Byrd, whose parents owned a farm on James river, Virginia. His wife d.
before 1775. Abraham Field elected vestryman by the freeholders and housekeep-
ers of the Great Fork church, in 1744, and served until his death, in 1774. He had
a son, John, who represented Culpeper in the House of Burgesses in 1765. He was
the Col. John Field, who had served in Braddock's war, and who fell, fighting gal-
lantly at the head of his regiment, at Point Pleasant.
Abraham Field had six sons, Henry, John, I^anicl, Abner, Reuben and Abra-
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1103
ham, and all emigrated to Kentucky, between 1780 and 1784, and most of their
descendants live there.
Abraham Field's will dated July 2, 1774; will probated Sept. 18, 1775. Sons,
John and Daniel; daughters, Judith Yancey, Elizabeth Oxford, Eleanor Greenwood;
son Henry; grandson Abraham Field; sons William, Abner, Reuben, and Abraham
and daughter Jenny Field. Will proved at Culpeper.
He d. September, 1775. Res. Culpeper county, Virginia.
6926. i. HENRY, b. ; m. .
•6927. ii. JOHN, b. ; m. Anna.R. Clark.
6923. iii. DANIEL, b. ; m. .
6929. iv. ABNER, b. ; m. .
6930. v. REUBEN, b. ; m. Fanny Jones.
6931. vi. WILLIAM, b. .
6932. vii. JUDITH, b. ; m. Capt. Richard Yancy.
6933. viii. ELIZABETH, b. ; m. Oxford.
6934. ix. ELEANOR, b. ; m. Greenwood.
6935. X. ABRAHAM, b. .
6936. xi. JENNY, b. .
6925. HON. HENRY FIELD, JR. (Henry, Abraham, Henry), b. St. Marks
Parish, Culpeper county, Va. ; m. Mary . He was chosen vestryman of St.
Mark's Parish, April 8, 1763, and subscribed to the test oath of discipline of the
Church of England and to his Majesty before the court at Culpeper, Dec. 19, 1763,
and was elected church warden for the following year, which ofhce he held until his
removal to Bromfield Parish. In 1780, the vestry met and ordered certain payments
to be made to the poor, of which he was one of the committee. . He represented
Culpeper in the convention, holden at Williamsburg, in 1774, to consider the state
of the country; and in the House of Burgesses in 1775; also in the convention of
1776, which asserted the principle of religious liberty, declared American independ-
ence and adopted the first constitution of Virginia. He d. in 1785, leaving six sons.
Henry Field, Jr., will dated Nov. 7, 178^; will probated Culpeper county, Vir-
ginia, Oct. 15, 1787. Sons, Daniel and Henry W. S. ; daughters, Nancy Delaney,
MoUj' and Sarah; son (Jcorge; wife, Mary Field; sons, Joseph, George, Thomas
and John.
He d. O^to^per, i^Ss, Res. St. Marks Parish, Culpeper county, Va.
DANIEL, b. ; m. Judith Yancy.
HENRY, b. ; m. Cardwell and Sukey Waller Withers.
GEORGE, b. .
JOSEPH, b. .
THOMAS, b. ; m. Mrs. Scott.
JOHN, b. ; m. .
NANCY, b. ; m. Delaney.
MOLLY, b. ; m. Lillard.
SARAH, b. ; m. Fowles.
WILLIAM G., b. .
ELIZABETH, b. ; m. Ezekiel H. Field.
DIANNA, b. ; m. John Field, Jr.
SUZE, b. ; d. unm.
6926. LIEUT. HENRY FIELD (Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b. Culpeper
county, Virginia; m. there . I think his wife died first, as she is not men-
tioned in his will.
6937.
1.
6938.
ii.
6939.
iii.
6940.
iv.
6941.
v.
6942.
vi.
6943-
vn.
6944.
viii.
6945-
IX.
6946.
X.
6947.
XI.
6948.
xn.
6949.
xiii.
1104 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Will of Henry Field. — Legatees, daughters Elizabeth and Judith Field; sister,
Greenwood. Dated Nov. 19, 1777. Proved in Culpeper, Va., March 16, 1778.
Revolutionary Claims, p. 90. Section I. Be it enacted, etc. That the secre-
tary of the treasury be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay out of any
money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to Francis and Judith Taylor,
the latter being the child and sole representative of Henry Field (formerly a lieu-
tenant in the Continental line in the Revolutionary army, and who died while in
service) a sum equal to the half pay of said Field as lieutenant for the term of seven
years, in pursuance of the resolution of CongresJ:^ of twenty-fourth of August, 1780.
Approved June 30, 1834.
Pages 268. — Dec. 17, 1833. The committee on Revolutionary claims, to which
was referred the petition of Francis and Judith Taylor, having considered the same,
report: That the petitioners state that Henry Field, the father of Judith Taylor,
entered at a very early period into the Revolutionary army as a lieutenant in the
Continental line; that while in the service, about the close of the year 1777, or the
beginning of 1778, he died, leaving the said Judith and her sister, Elizabeth, both
infants, and his only children, and that previous to his death his wife and their
mother, had died. They also state that about the year 1795, the said Elizabeth
departed this life, unmarried and childless, leaving the said Judith, who about that
time intermarried with the petitioner, Francis Taylor, the sole heir and representa-
tive of Lieutenant Field.
The object of the petition is to obtain the seven years* half pay, the promise of
which was, by the resolution of Congress, of Aug. 24, 1780, extended to the widows,
or if no widow, to the children of such officers as had died, or might thereafter die,
in the service. No part of which has been, they allege, in any manner received by
them or the said Elizabeth. All these statements are sufficiently proved by the
depositions and other papers accompanying the petition. The claim was first
brought before Congress in 1804. and the committee satisfied that there was at least
as good reason for the delay in firesenting as there has been for the delay in allow-
ing it, feel no hesitation in reporting a bill granting the amount of the seven years'
half-pay, with such interest as would have accrued thereon if it had been regularly
funded under the Act of 1790.
He d. about March, 1778. Res. Culpeper, Va, ''
6950. i. ELIZABETH, b. ; d. unm.
6951. ii. JUDITH, b. ; m. Francis Taylor.
6927. COL. JOHN FIELD (Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b. Culpeper county.
Virginia; m. Anna Rogers Clark, sister of Gen. George Rogers Clark, the cele-
brated soldier. General Clark was born near Monticello, Albermarle county, Va.,
but spent his early life in Caroline county, and enjoyed some educational advant-
ages from a noted Scotch trader, Donald Robertson, in King and Queen county.
Besides the Clark children, among the pupils was James Madison, afterwards presi-
dent of the United States. General Clark is best known to history as the hero of
Kaskaskia, 111., and Vincennes, Ind.
Richard Rogers lived some time in Albermarle. owning the estates known as
Franklin Place, Wilton and River Bend. He married a sister of the Rev. Thornton
Rogers, of Albemarle, a lineal descendant of Giles Rogers, who emigrated from
Worcestershire, England, to King and Queen county, Virginia, late in the seven-
teenth century. His son John married Mary Byrd, the sister of Col. William Byrd,
who obtained a grant of 7.351 acres of land from Sir William Berkley, governor of
the colony, on March 15, 1675, "beginning at the mouth of Shoccoe's Creek," as the
deed specifies, and running several miles up the James river, being the present site
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1105
of Richmond, Va. This John and Mary Rogers came to Albemarle, and were the
grandparents of Mrs. Anna Clarke Field and Gen. George Rogers Clarke, the fam-
ous hero of the Revolutionary war. From his son Byrd Rogers haye descended
quite a number of preachers: Rev. Thornton Rogers, Rev. Francis S. Sampson,
D. D., Rev. Thornton S. Wilson, Rev. Thornton R. Sampson, Rev. Oscar B. Wil-
son, Rev. William T. Walker, Rev. W. M. Nelson, and Right Rev. Kinloch Nelson,
Bishop of Georgia.
John Field, whenof proper age to obtain better advantages of education, was sent
to England, where after a college course, he obtained office as ensign in the British
army, in which capacity he continued until by promotion he was made full colonel
of a regiment. About 1760, perhaps, his company was ordered with General Brad-
dock to defend the colonies from encroachment of the French and Indians. At
Braddock's defeat, in which General Braddock was killed, the command devolving
upon Col. George Washington, the colonel of Virginia Volunteers, and saved the
remnant of the army, eventually falling back to Fredericksburg, Va. Afterwards
Colonel Field was ordered to northwest Virginia to repel the invading enemy.
After a march across the trackless wilderness through the Allegheny mountains,
he descended the Kanawha to its junction with the Ohio — now Point Pleasant.
There he built a fort, in which his regiment and Colonel Lewis' regiment of Vir-
ginia Volunteers were subsequently attacked by a numerous army of French and
Indians. In this bloody engagement Colonel Field was killed by the Indians under
Cornstalk.
The name of Cornstalk, the Shawanee chief, once thrilled the heart of every
white man in Virginia, and terrified every family in the mountains. He was, to the
Indians of western Virginia, like Pocahontas to the tribes on the sea coast, the
greatest and last chief. In the days of his power, the Shawanees built their cabins
on the Scioto. They had once dwelt on the Shenandoah, and covered the whole
valley of Virginia. At the approach of the whites to the moutains they had retreated
beyond the AUeghenies. The names of the various smaller tribes that once were
scattered over the country west of the Blue Ridge, and east of the Ohio, have not
been preserved. No historical fact of importance depends upon their preservation.
There was a name applied to all the tribes, whether it was generic, or from con-
quest.
Colonel Field married Anna Clark, of Virginia, eldest sister of Gen. George
Rogers Clark, and was his guardian in minority. He was of large frame and splen-
did figure, six feet and four inches high, dark hair and eyes and of great endurance.
He left four daughters, Mary, Ann, Elizabeth and Judith, who married Slaughter,
Hill, Kelly and Dulany.
It is stated also that Col. John Field, who was a lieutenant under Washington,
in Braddock's campaign, and commanded the Virginia troops at the battle of Point
Pleasant, on the Ohio river, where he defeated the French and Indians, for which
his heirs were granted a large tract of land in now Bourbon county, Kentucky, by
the Governor Lord Fairfax.
The Culpeper, Va, , probate records say: Will of John Field. Legatees: To
wife, Anna, the land he purchased of his brother, Daniel, and his nephew, Abraham
Field; daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Lawrence Slaughter; son John ; daughter Mary,
wife of George Slaughter; son Larkin; daughter Anna Field; grandchildren, John
Field Slaughter, Robert Slaughter and Milly Slaughter. States that Ezekiel is'
unhappily missing. Dated, Aug. 21st, and proved in Culpeper May 15, 1754.-
John Field's Will. — In the name of God Amen. I, John Field of the Parish of
St. Mark, in the County of Culpeper, being in Perfect health of Body and sound
mind and memory thank to the Almighty God for same Calling to mind the uncer-
HOG FIELD GENEALOGY.
tajnty of this life and all worldly things do make and ordain this my last will and
testament in manner and form following. First and principally I do humbly recom-
mend my soul to the Almighty God who gave it me trusting in his mercies through
Jesus Christ that I shall be pardoned for all my sins and offences and enjoy Eternal
Felicity. My body I commit to the earth from whence it came therein to be
decently interred and touching what worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me
with I give and dispose of the same as follows:
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Anna Five Negroes, viz. : Jack
and his son James, Moll, Suck and Bridgett for her to enjoy her natural life and at
her disposal so that it is at our decedance I also lend all the lands on the south side
of Mountain Run for her Peacebly to enjoy untill mv son Larkin comes of age at
which time he is to have possession of the lands I purchased of my Brother Daniel
and my Nephew Abram Field as well as Thaddocks tract and it is farther my will
and Desire that my wife possess all my stock and household furniture on the South
side of Mountain Run whereon she now lives.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Slaughter eight Negroes
viz: Sarah, Phill, Sydda, Kate, Dick, Daniel, and Lewis together with the increase
of the said Negroes since she has had them in possession Provided my said daugh-
ter and her husband Laurence Slaughter Do expect of the said Negroes and their
increase together with one lot of land containing half an acre in the town of Fairfax
as also the stock they have in possession (in lieu) of five hundred pounds which I
promised them on their marriage otherwise the sum of five hundred pounds must
be paid out of my estate to my said Daughter and Son in Law and the Negroes
except Sydda shall return to my estate as if this request had never been made But
the said Sydda and the Lot in Fairfax Town still to remain to my said Daughter
and her heirs or assigns forever I also give and bequeath to my son in law Laurence
Slaughter and his heirs forever one tract of land lying in amongst the mountains in
Culpeper County Containing Two Hundred and odd acres known by the name of
Zoy Bottom or Stantons encampment it being the consideration of thirty three
pounds which I have received of my said son in law.
Item I give and bequeath to my son John Field and his heirs and assigns for-
ever the following slaves viz. : Harry, Frank, Will, Tom, Hannah, Austin, and
Lewis also my lands in the north side of Mountain Run being the land I purchased
of Wm. John Trillett.
I give and bequeath to ray daughter Mary Slaughter and i;iy son in law George
Slaughter six negroes viz. : Joe, Ben, Tom, (bought of Robertson's estate) Kate,
little Esther and Poll the stock of cattle from John Farmers and one tract of land
which I have already acknowledged to him on the Conway River and one tract of
land on the Great Thankaway known by the name of Peace Creek which I settled
this year.
Iteui I give and bequeath to my son Larkin Field and his heirs and assigns
forever all my lands on the south side of mountain run whereon I now live and that
he is to have possession as soon as he comes of age or marries the tracts of which I
purchased of Daniel Field and one Abram Field and the othi of Thaddocks and
after my wife's decease the whole of my lands on the south ale of mountain run
Containing six hundred and forty acres also five negroes Bell, Grace, Talby, little
Jack and Ben.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Anna Field and her heirs and
assigns forever five negroes viz. : Lucy, Rachael, Milly and Adam and Nell.
Item I give and bequeath to my grandson John Field Slaughter and his heirs
forever one negro boy named Sam.
Item I give and bequeath to my grand-daughter Milley Slaughter and her
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1107
heirs forever one small tract of land lying on the Rapidau River Called Carra-
fare.
Item Whereas my son Ezekiel Field is unhappily missing and the certainty
of his being dead or alive not known. But should it please the Almighty God that
he is among the living, I give and bequeath to him and his heirs and assigns forever
(after ray just debts and funeral expenses are paid) all my lands and stocks at the
Mountains and all my lands on the Great Thankaway together with the foUowmg
slaves: — Will, Dinah, Bett, Harry, June, Joe, Jacob, Isaac, Ailick, Easter, and Judy
as well as all the rest of my estate not already given by this will let the same Consist
of what manner or kind soever but if it should appear that he is now dead then and
in that case my Will and Desire is the above lands Negroes Stocks etc. after my
debts paid be equally divided among all my children and their heirs and assigns
forever. Lastly I nominate and appoint my beloved wife Anna Executrix and
Laurence Slaughter and John Field to be my whole and sole Executrix and Execut-
ors of this my last Will and Testament Revoking and Disallowing all other wills by
me hereafter made, Ratifying and Confirming this alone to be my last will and
testament in Confirmation of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
twenty first day of August one thousand seven hundred and seventy four, 1774.
Signed, Sealed and acknowledged in the presense of
Wm. Ball John Field (L. S.)
Joseph Minor
John Gray
William Field
At a Court held for Culpeper County the 15th day of May 1775.
This last Will and Testament of John Field Deceased was Exhibited to Court
by Laurence Slaughter one of the Executors therein named and was proved by the
oaths of William Ball and John Gray witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded
and on the motion of the said Executors Certificate is Granted them for obtaining a
probate thereof in due form they having given bond and security according to law.
Teste: John Jameson, let Clk,
A copy Teste: W, E. Covus, Clerk.
He was killed at Point Pleasant, 1774. Res. "The Field Manor." in St. Mark's
Parish, Culpeper county, Virginia.
JOHN, b. ; ra. Diana Field.
GEORGE ROGERS, b. - — . Not mentioned in father's will.
ABNER, b. ; m. Jane Pope.
EZEKIEL HENRY, b. 1750; m. Elizabeth Field.
ANNA, b. ; unm. in 1774.
ELIZABETH, b. ; m. Lawrence Slaughter, an officer of the
Revolution. Was the father of John Field Slaughter, who mar-
ried Miss Alexander, of Prince William.
6958. vii. MARY, b. ; m. Col. George .Slaughter, who raised one of the
first companies of minute men in Culpeper, and after the war
removed to Kentucky with Col. George Rogers Clark, and com-
manded the fort at the falls of the Ohio, and was one of the found-
ers of Louisville, then in the State of Virginia. >
6959. viii. LEWIS, b. about 1764; ra. • i-»./<VAt '. ictiir
6959 >^. ix. LARKIN, b. ; m. .
6960. X. ROBERT, b. 1766; m. Green.
6961. xi. HENRY, b. 1768; ra. Fanny Hill.
6930. CAPT. REUBEN FIELD (Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b. Culpeper
county, Virginia; ra. Fanny Jones. He was lieutenant in the 8th Virginia Regi-
6952.
6953.
ii.
6954.
111.
6955-
iv.
6956.
V.
6957.
vi.
1108 FIELD GENEALOGY.
ment, and in 1781 had been promoted to the rank of captain in the 4th Regiment.
He served seven years, and was at the surrender of Cornwallis. He received grants
of land from Congress in the Blue Grass region of Kentucky, and they lived in
Paris, Ky., and Elizabeth Field spent her youth in that place. There is a tradition
in the family that Capt Reuben Field raised a company at his own expense during
the Revolutionary war. Res. Culpeper county, Virginia.
6962. i. ELIZABETH, b. ; m. William Oldham. Ch. : i. Emily, b.
ra. December, 1830, Rev. Charles Booth Parsons, of Enfield,
Conn. She d. in Louisville, Ky., aged eighty-five, and he d.
there Dec. 8, 1871, aged sixty-six. Rev. Charles B. Parsons,
D. D. LL. D., was born in Enfield, Conn., July, 1805, and was a
self-made man. At the age of thirteen he started out to make
his own livelihood. He choose for his business the mounting and
gildmg of mirrors. At this time he became interested in the
study of elocution, and developed into a tragic speaker. In the
meantime his business was destroyed by fire, and he lost all he
had. Having been heard to make several speeches of eloquence
he was induced by friends to take up the study of tragedy, which
he did, and he became very fond of the histrionic art, developing
into a renowned actor (playing only Shakesperian roles). While
engaged in this profession he amassed a large fortune, and in
iS;io wMi uianicd to Miss KiuUy OUlhaxu, d»vi^Utci' of FUiaboUi
Field Oldham. While away on one of his annual trips he received
a message announcing the death of his little daughter, Josephine.
He was so much grieved at this loss he determined to give up the
stage, and devote his talent to the greatest of all professions, the
ministry. He was a famous actor, having starred a number of
years, and had made himself a world-wide reputation. When he
took up the ministry he became equally as famous a minister
as an actor. He died Dec. 8, 1871, leaving a large fortune to his
widow and children. His widow died Jan. 27, 1898.
Ch. : (a) Emily Tryphosa Parsons, b. Nov. 30, 1833; m. April,
1850, William T. Weaver. He d. in 1859, and she m., 2d, July 5,
1663, Henry K. Roberts, b. Aug. i, 1632. She d. March 4, 1S60.
He d. in Louisville, Ky. William T. Weaver was born in Shelby
county, Kentucky, in 1822. He received his education at the
county schools. When very young he lost both his parents, and
on reaching his majority he went to Louisa ille, Ky., and engaged
in mercantile pursuits, at the same time de oting part of his time
to local politics. He received the nomination and was elected
and served eight consecutive years in the city council of Louis-
ville by the Democratic party. On his death bed he was waited
upon by three different committees, and urged to accept the
nomination of mayor of Louisville.
Henry K. Roberts was born in Virginia. He was educated at
the county schools. When a young man, with his parents, he
moved to Louisville, where he at once engaged in school teaching.
He proved himself to be a very successful educator until his
death, which occurred in Louisville.
Ch.: I. Charles Parsons Weaver, b. March 14, 1851; m. Nov.
17, 1886, Anna Sewell. Three children living. Res. Louisville.
Hon. Charles Parsons Weaver was born in Louisville, March 14.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1109
1S51; was educated in the Louisville schools. At the age of
eighteen years he entered the employ of F. Fabel & Co., a
large soap manufacturing company, where he remained several
years as bookkeeper, resigning this position to accept the respons-
ible one as cashier of a large insurance company. After remain-
ing with this company a few years, he began to take an interest
in politics, and in the year 1886, under President Cleveland, he
was made assistant postmaster of Louisville. At the expiration
of Cleveland's term of office he resigned, at noon, March 4, 1889,
to accept the office of secretary and treasurer of the Kentucky &
Indiana Bridge Company, a corporation of over $1,000,000 capital.
In 1890, he was elected alderman of the city of Louisville, serv-
ing several terms. In 1893, he was appointed postmaster of
Louisville by President Cleveland, which office he held until July,
1897, when he resigned to make the race for mayor. He was
elected in the following November, which office he now holds.
2. Belle H. Weaver, b. Dec. 31, 1852 m. June 5, 1873. James
Macfarlane. Two children living. Res. Louisville. 3. Florence
Weaver, b. July 5, 1853 m. Nov. 10, 1873, T. H. Thompson.
Two children living. She m., 2d, April 21, 1890, S. G. Cecil.
One child, and is now a widow. Res. Louisville. 4. Harry T.
Weaver, b. Dec. 16, 1856 m. December, 1878, Mrs. Belle Shot-
well. Five children living. Res. Louisville. Harry T. Weaver
was born in Louisville, Dec. 18, 1856; was educated in the schools
of Louisville. At an early age he went to farming, when he met
his present wife. Under President Cleveland's first term he was
appointed United States Storekeeper, for, like his brother, he,
too, was interested in politics. At the close of the President's
term of office he was made general manager of Bernheim Bros.
Distillery Company, which position he held and filled with credit
to himself and entire satisfaction to his employer. In November,
1897, he resigned this position to accept the present one of buyer
of all supplies for the city of Louisville, under his brother, the
mayor. 5. G. Cliff Roberts, b. May 21, 1864; m. Feb. 12. 1896,
Bessie Anderson, s. p. Res. Louisville. G. Cliff Roberts was
educated in the public schools of Louisville. In 1 881, he con-
nected himself with the Louisville & St. Louis Air Line Com-
pany, in the civil engineering department, assisting in the build-
ing of several of the branches of the railroad sj'stem. In 1885,
he resigned this position to accept the office of secretary of the
street cleaning department^^of the city of Louisville. After serv-
ing in this capacity until 1890 he was selected to serve as deputy
clerk ot the county court of Jefferson county. In the fall of 1897
he resigned this office and was elected official indexer of the
records of the Jefferson Circuit and County Courts, which office
he now holds. 6. Minnie Roberts, b. March 9, 1866; m. Nov. 17,
1891, George H. Wilson, s. p. Res. Louisville. 7. Chester H.
Roberts, b. Nov. 20, 1870; unm. Res. Louisville. 8. Ruby M.
Roberts, b. Sept. 17, 1873; unm. Res. Louisville, g. Hiram
Parson Roberts, b. April 12, 1868. At an early age on account of
the failing health of his father, he with his parents, moved to a
farm in Jefferson county, Kentucky, known then as the last home
1110 FIELD GENEALOGY.
of George D. Prentice, but belonging to William A. Duckwall,
Jr. After remaining there about three years, the family returned
to Louisville, where he entered school, receiving his education in
the Louisville schools. In March, 1884, he secured a position as
clerk in an insurance company, where he remained until January,
18S8, when the company went out of business. In March, 1888,
he took a position as book-keeper with a large and wealthy cor-
poration, C. C. Mengel, Jr., & Bro. Company, doing a manufac-
turing business in lumber and boxes, which position he held a
short time, being then made cashier of the company. The presi-
dent, Mr. C. C. Mengel. Jr., and Mr. Roberts were always very
warm friends. He remained with this company eleven years,
when he was elected to the position of treasurer of the Mengel
Box Company. Oct. 14, i8go, he was married to Miss Sarah M.
Duckwall, daughter of William A. Duckwall, Jr., whom he met
when they were children, attending a little country school
together. To this happy union a little daughter was born July ao,
1 891, Hettie Edmonia Roberts.
(a. a.) C. W. Parsons, b. Feb. 3, 1832; m. in 1853, Mary J. Seay.
Ch. : I. Leonard S. Parsons. 2. Mrs. Emily Parsons Pilcher.
3. Mrs. Lucy Parsons Hayes. He m., 2d, Miss H. E. Belknap,
s. p. Res. Louisville. Is a doctor. Dr. C. W. Parsons was edu-
cated in the city of Louisville at private schools. Upon his gra-
duation he took up the study of medicine in a college at St. Louis,
Mo. After graduating with honor he practiced his profession in
• the latter city. He has been a very successful physician, and a
prominent Scottish rite Mason. He is now living in Louisville.
(c) Henry B. Parsons, b. March 14, 1837; m. in Glasgow, Mo., in
1857. Eva McNair. He was professor of ancient languages, and
died in Louisville, Ky. , March 22, 1879. Prof. H. B. Parsons was
born in Louisville in the year 1837. He received his early educa-
tion at pnvate schools, afterwards attending college, where he
graduated as valedictorian of his class. He received a professor-
ship in the college immediately after his graduation, during which
time he was married to Miss Eva MacNair. Removing then to
Kentucky, he opened a seminary for young ladies. He was
very successful in this career, but in a few years he was appointed
professor of elocution, a talent he inherited from his illustrious
father, in the Louisville Boys High School. Ch. : i. Meriam
Ada, b. Louisville; m. May 8, 1889, Las Vegas, N. M., Summers
Burkhart. He is a lawyer. Res. s. p., Albuquerque, N. M.
ii. Josephine. - iii. Carleton.
(d) Arabella Clarissa Parsons, b. May 5, 1840; m. May 5, 1858,
John Lishy; m.,2d, May 8, 1874. F. G. Brodie. Ch. : i. Florence
Belle, b. Aug. 31, 1865; m. Oct. 2, 1888, Richard Lee Taylor, b.
Orange county, Virginia, March i, 1864. Res. 118 W. Ormsby St.,
Louisville, Ky. Is a wholesale dry goods dealer. Ch. : (a)
Florrie Lee Taylor b. Feb. 17, 1891. (b) Richard Lee Taylor,
Jr., b. Aug. 21, 1895. Res. 118 W. Ormsby St., Louisville,
Ky. 2. Horace Lishy. 3. Blanche Brodie.
(e) E. Y. Parsons, b. December, 1842; m. July, 1871, Mary
Belknap. Res. Louisville, Ky. Ch. : i. E. P. Parsons. 2.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1111
Lillian Parsons. He died while member of Congress
in Washington, D. C. July 8, 1876. Hon. E. Y. Parsons was
born in Jefferson county, Kentucky, in the year 1842. He
received his education in the public schools of Louisville, gradu-
ating as valedictorian of his class from the Boys' High School.
The following year he occupied a chair in the high school, and
during this time began the study of law, and was graduated with
honor from the Law School. He was admitted to the bar in the
city of Louisville, where he practiced very successfully for a term
of years. He also inherited his talents from his father. He was
nominated by the Democratic party to represent his district in
Congress, accepting the same, he was elected by a large vote.
He died at the end of his second term.
(f) Franc Parsons, b. Jan. 2, 1850; m. March 18, 1873, Minnie
Dent. Res. Louisville, Ky. One child now living, Mrs. Violet
Parsons Ross. Hon. Franc Parsons was educated in Louisville
public schools, and after taking a collegiate course, he began the
study of law. He developed in this profession and became a
brilliant criminal lawyer, having inherited the great talent of his
illustrious father. He was brought out as a candidate for Com-
monwealth's Attorney; was elected by a large majority. He
proved to be a most successful prosecutor. He is now serving his
third term, having been re-elected successively.
(g) Clarence Weaver Parsons, b. November, 1851; m May,
1873, Mary L Sullivan. They have five children living in Louis-
ville, viz. : Maria Evelyn Parsons, Mrs. Emily Parsons Harrison,
Charlotte Parsons, Algernon Sidney Parsons, and George Booth
Parsons. Clarence Weaver Parsons was born in the city of
Louisville, Ky. He received his education in the public schools,
graduating from the Boys' High School. He began the profes-
sion of civil engineering, and is now engineer of the city of
Louisville.
6937, HON. DANIEL FIELD (Henry. Henry, Abraham, Henry), b. ;
m. Judith Yancey; d. aged sixty-five, Madison county, Virginia. Daniel Field was
a large and successful farmer in Madison county. He was a member of its bench
of magistrates, and 1 believe served one or two terms in the General Assembly of
the state. Physically he was a powerful man, of great energy and determination.
He died about 1830-32. His wife, who survived him for a few years, was Judith
Yancey. The Yancey family, of Virginia, and the south, is very numerous, and has
produced men of manhood and ability. Hon. William L. Yancey, of Alabama, and
Senator Palmer, of Illinois, are descendants of this famil3\ He d. about 1831.
Res. Madison county, Virginia.
RICHARD HENRY, b. ; m. Matilda Slaughter, Alice Gibson
and Philippa Barbour.
STANTON, b. . He was educated for a lawyer; practiced in
the courts of Culpeper and adjoining counties. He d. about
middle age, without having married.
JAMES, b. . He d. while a young man at college.
LEWIS YANCY, b. 1792; m. Maria Duncan.
JUDITH, b. ; m. Col. Robert G. Ward. Ch. : i. Judith, m.
Booton. Res. Standardsville, Va. 2. Virginia, m,
6963.
1.
6964.
ii.
6965.
iii.
6966.
iv.
6967.
V.
1112 FIELD GENEALOGY.
6969.
!•
6970.
11.
6971.
111.
5972.
IV.
6973.
V.
6974.
vi.
6975.
Vll.
6976.
Vlll.
6977.
IX.
6978.
X.
6979.
XI.
6980.
xu.
6981.
xiii.
69S2.
xiv.
6983.
XV.
Booton, res. Standardsville, Va. ; m., 2d, Dr. Powell, of the
United States Army. She resides in New York.
6963. vi. MARY, b. ; m. Sinclair Booton. She d. in Rome, Ga., in
186—. Ch. : I. Daniel Field, b. . Res. Rome, Ga. 2.
Judith S., b. . Res, Rome, Ga.
6938. HENRY FIELD (Henry, Henry, Abraham, Henry), b. in Culpeper
county. Virginia, February, 1755; m. Miss Cardwell; m., 2d, March 4, 1789, Sukey
Waller Withers. He was a Revolutionary soldier, b. Jan. ig, 1765. He d. May 27,
1823. Res, Culpeper county, Virginia.
ABRAHAM, b. in 1781; m. Eliza Simmons.
SUKEY V/ALLER HEWITT, b. April 4, 1790; d. July 30, 1792.
JAMES WITHERS, b. May 29. 1791; d. Nov. 22, 1807.
LUCINDA, b. Dec. 26, 1792; m. Davis Sale, ot Kentucky.
WILLIE WALLER, b. March 17, 1794; m. Samuel Farris.
NANCY, b. Dec. 25, 1795; m. Thomas Peirman, of Kentucky.
JANE. b. Oct. 14, 1797; m. Samuel Periman, of Kentucky.
HANNAH, b. Dec. 27, 1799.
HENRY PEYTON, b. April 4, 1801; m. Margaret Kennett.
JAMES LEWIS, b. March 10, 1783; m. Elizabeth Stevens.
MARY, b ; d. young.
SUSANNA HEWITT, b. April 11, 1803; m. William Terry.
MALINDA, b. April 12, 1805; m. Charles Wheeler.
CHARLES WITHERS, b. Dec. 16, 1807; m. Rebecca Greenfield.
SALLY S , b. Jan. 20, 1811; d. July 12, 1814.
C941. THOMAS FIELD (Henry, Henry, Abraham, Henry), b. in Virginia;
m. Mrs. Ann (Mason) Scott, mother ot Gen. Winfield Scott. She d. in 1803. Young
—Scott was born in Dinwiddie county. Virginia, near Petersburg, June 13, 1786, and
was reared under the supervision of Mrs. Field. He was graduated at William and
Mary College; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1806, and in 1808,
through the efforts of Mr. Field and his brother, Hon. Daniel Field, they secured
for young Scott a captain's commission of light artillery in the United States army,
which was exceedingly fortunate, for Scott and later for the army. Res. Peters-
burg, Va,
6942. JOHN FIELD (Henry. Henry, Abraham, Henry), b. Culpeper county,
Va ; m . He moved to Guilford county. North Carolina, and d. there.
6984. i. JOHN, b. ; m. Miss Dillard. He was born and reared in
Guilford county, North Carolina, and remembered the battle of
Guilford Courthouse, in the Revolutionary war, March 15, 1781.
6984X. ii. JEREMIAH, b. Sept. 26, 1768; m. Miss Robbins and Annie
Murphy.
6984^. iii. JOSEPH, b. ; m. and d. in Tennessee.
6984^. iv. ROBERT, b. . He lived somewhere in Kentucky.
(,952. JOHN FIELD (John. Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b. Culpeper county,
Virginia; m. there Dora Field— second cousin of her husband — b. 1752; d. Rich-
mond, Ky., 1832.
6985. i. LUCINDA, b. April 8, 1792; m. at Paris, Ky., Oct. 10, 1815,
Thompson Burnam. b. Wake county. North Carolina, Feb. 4,
1789. Lucinda Field was a granddaughter of Col. John Field,
who was killed in 1774, at Point Pleasant, Va., in the Colonial
wars with the Indians. Her grandfather, John Field, lived
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1113
and died in Culpeper county, Virginia, and her father, John
Field, succeeded to his estate, on the Rappahanock river, at what
is known as Kelly's Ford. There Lucmda was born, on April
8, 1792. In 1794, her father, leaving the ancestral acres on the
Rappahanock, in the possession of his oldest son, Henry Field,
immigrated to Bourbon county, Kentucky, with his other children,
and became a prominent citizen of that county, and died in
1811. Res. Kelly's Ford, Va., and Bourbon county, Kentucky.
He was a merchant and farmer, and died in Richmond,
Ky., May 14, 1871. She d. April 8, 1867. Ch. : i. Curtis Field
Burnam, b. Richmond, Ky., May 24, 1820; m. Boone county,
Missouri, May 6, 1845, Sarah Helen Rollins, b. Nov. 21, 1825.
Res. Richmond, Ky. Ch. : (a) Anthony Rollins Burnam, b.
Oct. 10. 1846; m. Quincy, 111., Margaret Alexander Simmons.
Res. Frankfort, Ky. She was b. Dec. 18, 1849. Is judge of the
court of appeals of Kentucky. Ch. : i. Curtis Field Burnam,
Jr., No. 1 1 28 McCullogh St., Baltimore, Md. ii. Esther Alexan-
der Burnam, b. Frankfort, Ky., July 19, 1877. iii. George S.
Burnam, b. St. Louis, Mo., May 29, 1879. iv. Anthony R.
Burnam, Jr., b. West Point, N. Y., Dec. 3, 1880. v. Lucien A.
Burnam, b. Frankfort, Ky.. Nov. 24, 1883. vi. Sarah Rollen
Burnam, b. Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 23, 1885. vii. Margaret S.
Burnam, b. Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 5, 1S87. viii. Paul Burnam, b.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 23, 1889. (b) Sallie Rodes, res. Richmond,
Ky. (c) Thompson S., res. Silver Creek, Ky. (d) Lucinda
Field, res. Richmond, Ky. (e) James Rollins, res. Silver Creek,
Ky. (f) Robert Rodes, res. Richmond, Ky. (g) Edward Tutt,
res. Frankfort, Ky. (h) Mary, b. ; m. Bennett. Res.
Richmond, Ky. 2. John Field Burnam, res. Ratora, N. M. 3.
Mary Ann, b. in 1817; m. May 4, 1841, Nathaniel Warfield Wil-
son. Res. 1526 K St., Washington, D. C. He d. June 23. 18 — .
Ch. : (a) Lu Wilson Wilkinson, three children, (b) Marie Eliza
Wilkinson, m. Hodgkins. (c) George Lawrence Wilkinson.
(d) Lucille Wilkinson. 4. Rev. Edward Hall Burnam, b. May 9,
1832; m. Sept. 14, 1858, Margaret Shackleford Miller. Res.
Sterling, Va. She was b. May 28, 1834; d. Feb. 3, 1866. He is
a Baptist minister. Ch. : (a) Sarah Goodloe Burnam, b. Aug.
24, 1859; d. June II, i860, (b) Lucy Field Burnam, b. Jan. 13,
1862; d. March 4, 1863. (c) John Miller Burnam. b. April 9, 1864;
took degree of Ph.D. at Yale University in 1880; at present in
Europe, pursuing philological studies.
Rev. Edward Hall Burnam, son of Thompson Burnam and
Lucinda Field, was born in Richmond, Ky., May 9, 1832. His
grandfather, John Burnam, was born in Cecil county, Maryland,
and his grandmother, Ann Fort, m Sussex county, Virginia.
Upon the breaking out of the war of the American Revolution,
John Burnam, though quite young, enlisted in his country's serv-
ice, and was with his general's division at Yorktown, Oct. 19,
1783, when Lord Cornwallis surrendered his entire force to Gen-
eral Washington. After this he was married to Ann Fort, just
referred to, making their home in Wake county. North Carolina,
.on the Neuse river. The first of their children was Mr. B. 's
71
1114 FIELD GENEALOGY.
father, Thompson Burnam, born Feb. 4, 17S9, who when an infant
of about one year old, his parents carried over the mountains into
Kentucky. They made their residence in Fayette and Madison
counties. Thompson Burnam went to Richmond, Ky., in 1801,
and, first as merchant's clerk, and then as merchant proprietor,
and lastly as agriculturist, lived in that county, Madison, honored
by all as a man of incorruptible integrity, and as one of their
most loved and valued citizens. He died in Richmond, May 14,
1871, aged eighty-two years and 100 days, the whole community
participating in the offices of his funeral and burial from the
Baptist church. Mr. Burnam's mother was Lucinda Field,
eleventh and youngest child of John Field, was born at the home-
stead, Kelly's Ford, Va., April 8, 1792. Her grandfather, John
Field, was for a term a member of the House of Burgesses in Vir-
ginia, contemporaneously with George Washington, and after-
ward, as a colonel in the Dunmore war against the French and
Indians; was slain in battle at Point Pleasant, mouth of the Kan-
awha, Sept. 10, 1774. When quite young, Lucinda Field was
taken to Kentucky, with her father's family, and after as liberal
an education as those times afforded, was married in Paris, Ky. ,
to Thompson Burnam, of Richmond, Oct. 10, 1816. She lived in
that place and in the county (Madison) until April 8, 1867, when
she passed away, aged seventy-five years, universally respected
and lamented. Mr. Burnam enjoyed the advantage of a good
seminary at Richmond in his early school days, and commenc-
ing Latin at eight years of age, and Greek at nine, when he had
attamed the age of fourteen he was found by the examining
board of the State University of Missouri (Columbia) to have
taken a wider course of classical literature than was required
for graduation in the academic department. This was in April,
1846. the institution being at that time under the presidency of
Dr. John H. Lathrop, an alumnus of Yale College and professor
in Hamilton College, New York. Mr. Burnam remained at the
University rather more than three years, taking the degree of B. A.
at the age of seventeen years, and awarded the place of the vale-
dictorian of his class, the highest honor conferred. His degree
of M. A. succeeded in due course of time and study. On his
return to his native place, he commenced the study of medicine.
and afterward that of law, which latter he purposed to make his
profession for life, until profoundly impressed with the supreme
sacredness and importance of the Christian ministry, and yielding
to an influence which involved his own personal peace, he gave
himself to the study of the word of God and preparation for that
work. , This was in September, 1850. On April 4, 1857, he was
solemny ordained to the ministry of the Word, and to the special
care of the Baptist church in Richmond, Ky. At the date of this
notice it is nearly forty-three years since Mr. Burnam's consecra-
tion to the service of Christ. During that period, except when
prostrated by long sicknesses, or otherwise hindered, there has
been no intermission to his work. He has made Kentucky, Mis-
souri, again Kentucky, and Virginia, successively the fields of his
labor and always with the presence and approval of the King in
EKADDOCK S DEFEAT — DEATH OF GENERAL BRADDOCK.
Col. John Field was an officer of the Virginia troops under Washington in this battle.
See page 1100.
REV. EDWARD H. BURNAM.
See page 1113.
H. P. ROBERTS.
See page 1114.
j^.^^, «s^
CAPT. JOHN FIELD,
See page 11.37.
MRS. PATTY IRVIN POWER.
See page 1137.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1115
Whose service he became enlisted. For ten years, while in Mis-
souri (Columbia and St. Louis) he edited and published monthly
the Regular Baptist Magazine, a periodical circulating in a
majority of the states and territories of the Union. A chief por-
tion of that publication was the product of his own thought. Dur-
ing the last nine years past his papers have chiefly appeared in
The Old Paths, a monthly magazine, issued from Strasburg, Va.
Although the states above named have been the main centers of
Mr. Burnam's labors, yet they have not been restricted thereto.
He has been with the gospel in most of the states east, west,
north and south, from New York City to Santa Fe, and from St.
Louis to most southern points in Georgia and Alabama. More
than once in the course of his mission he has crossed the border
line into Ontario, more than once into Old Mexico, where months
have been spent in expounding the word to the lowly and ignor-
ant, and once, on the same mission, he has crossed the Atlantic,
and preached the Gospel in London. On Oct. 20, 1886, he
attended the annual meeting of the Strict Baptist Mission, held
with one of the churches in that great city, and, by request of the
president, briefly addressed the assemblage, whose field of work
was southern India and Ceylon. Mr. Burnam has always main-
tained the principles of the Philadelphia Baptist confession of
faith, including the responsibility ot all men to the Word of
God, and the sovereignty of God in the dispensation of his graces
and gifts, the proclamation of the Gospel in all the world till
the Lord's Second Personal Coming, and the direct and indirect
co-operation of the churches with the ministry to this end. The
one grand consummation of all is, "Glory to God in the highest;
peace on earth, and good will to men."
Dr. John M. Burnam, son of Rev. E. H. Burnam, and his wife,
Margaret Shackelford Miller, was born in Irvine, Ky., April 9,
1864. Until thirteen years of age his education was wholly under
the personal direction of his father. When about nine. years of
age he had read Dr. Webster's Preface to his Unabridged Dic-
tionary, and at the age of thirteen was reading The Odes of
Horace. In 1877, when his father returned from Missouri to Ken-
tucky, on account of his health, he entered Central University, at
Richmond, Ky., and quickly distinguished himself as a Latin
scholar, by almost exactly reproducing from the English the
Latin of Cicero, out of his Tusculan Disputations, a work he had
until then never seen. In 1878, returning to Missouri with his
parents, and settling in St. Louis, he entered Washington Uni-
versity, in that city, and remained there two years. In Septem-
ber, i88o, he matriculated at Yale, and continued there four
years, on his own account, never losing a day from class. At the
end of the first year he received a scholarship, worth $60, and at
the close of the fourth, besides his degree of B. A., a scholar-
ship, worth $300 a year. With the annual proceeds of this schol-
arship, besides a considerable 'amount obtained by preparing-
young men for entering the University, he found means for pur-
suing the philosophical course of the University, with a view to
the degree of Ph. D. This degree he obtained in two j-ears, his
1116 FIELD GENEALOGY.
thesis being accepted and his degree signed by the faculty super-
intending, at the head of which was the distinguished scholar and
Orientalist, Dr. Whitney. The same year, 1886, in August, he
made his first visit to Europe, continuing there two and a half
years, dividing his time in France, Germany and Spain, to per-
fect his knowledge of the languages of those nations and their
literature. He returned to America in the spring of 1S89, and
upon a call to the Latin and French department of Georgetown
College, Kentucky, entered upon his duties there in September
of that year. This position he retained two years, when he
accepted the chair of Assistant Secretary of Latin in the Uni-
versity of Missouri, supposing that there a wider field would be
offered for usefulness and an open way to still greater researches.
While here, the splendid library, the labor of months and years
in collecting, and the pride of the university, was destroyed with
the main [edifice by fire. While here he twice more visited the
libraries and]collections of Mss. in Europe, during one of which,
while supplying a substitute for his absence, he attended the
American School of Learning in Rome, of which Dr. Minton
Warren, then of Johns Hopkins, subsequently of Harvard, was
the American lecturer. He returned with another and more
splendid library, and probably the fullest collection of ancient
manuscript reprints to be found in the land. His researches dur-
ing these visits became the basis of certain recent articles in the
American Journal of Philology, issued from Boston quarterly.
On October i, having found that promotion was not to be had
in the Missouri State University on account of scholarship and
merit, by the advice of his friends, he resigned his position in
that institution, and proceeded at once to New York, from which
place he sailed for France. His purpose is, after the review of
certain manuscripts in Paris, to return to his investigations in the
Vatican Library, Rome, and other European libraries, returning
to America after a year or two. His retirement from Missouri
State University was attended with really the unfeigned regret
of a majority of the citizens, college professors and students.
' 'The scholar of the university has been allowed to depart. ' ' And
apparently with the regret of the whole community, citizens,
professors and students. "A profound scholar, a master of
pedagogies, a lovable man." His fame as a scholar is already
international. A bright future lies before him.
5. Eugenia M., b. ; m. Humes. Res. Richmond, Ky.
6. Thompson, Jr., b. ; d. March, 1874.
6986. ii. HENRY, b. ; m. .
6987. iii. CURTIS, b. March 8, 1781; m. Rosannah Hardin.
6988. iv. JUDITH, b. ; m. William Bryan, of Paris, Ky. She was a
very beautiful woman, and died of cholera in 1833. Two grand-
daughters, Mrs. Blatches Asay and Mrs. Thomas Bryan, res.
Chicago.
SARAH, b. .
6989.
v.
6990.
VI.
6991.
Vll.
699a.
viu,
ELIZABETH, b. : m. Willis Field.
NANCY, b. .
MARY, b. .
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1117
6993. ix. EZEKIEL, b. .
6994. X. JOHN. b. .
6995. xi. GEORGE, b. .
6954. MAJOR ABNER FIELD (John, Abraham, Abraham. Henry), b. Cul-
peper county, Virginia; m. Jane Pope, sister of Hon. Nathaniel Pope, and aunt of
Gen. Jolin Pope. She d. in Louisville, Ky., aged seventy-eight. Mrs. Field's
brother, Nathaniel, was born in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 5, 1784. Was graduated at
Transylvania College; studied law and practiced at Springfield, 111. He was secre-
tary of Illinois Territory in iSog, later delegate to the 14th Congress taking his seat
in 1 8 16. Was re-elected. Afterward was register of the land office at Edwardsville,
111., and in 18 18 was appointed United States District Judge, which office he held
until his death. At about this time his nephew, Col. Alexander Pope Field, was
secretary of State of Illinoi.s.
Maj. Abner Field was commander of the Pawtucket Rangers in the Revolu-
tionary war and was subsequently a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Abner emigrated in 1784; he had six sons and six daughters. The sons, Louis,
Gabriel, William, Abner, Alexander, Nathaniel and John. Hed., aged eighty.
Res. Virginia, and Jefferson county, Kentucky.
6996. ii. GABRIEL WILLIAM, b. ; m. and was judge in Arkansas.
6997. iii. ABNER, b. ; m. .
699S. IV. ALEXANDER POPE, b. in 1801; m. .
6999. V. NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 7, 1805; m. Sarah A. Lawes.
7000. vi. JOHN, b. ; m. ; was a judge in Arkansas.
7001. vii. ELEANOR, b. .
7002. viii. HESTER, b. .
7003. ix. PENELOPE, b. .
6955. COL. EZEKIEL HENRY FIELD John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry),
b. Culpeper county, Virginia, in 1750; m. in 1778, Elizabeth Field, dau. of Henry
Jr. — hiscousin— b. 1756. Shem., 2d, Capt. Thomas McClanahan, and d. Richmond,
Ky., in 1837.
Ezekiel Henry was named by his father for his friend and comrade, Maj. Ezekiel
Henry, who fell by his side at Braddock's defeat. Ezekiel Henry Field, the eldest
son of John and Mary Clark Field, when about fourteen years of age, accompanied
his fatner, who had discovered the salt spring at Kanawha, and some neighbors to
that place to make salt for home consumption. One day wandering in the forest,
he was seized by some Shawnese Indians, and taken captive to their town, Chil-
licothe. O., when after running the gauntlet, the scars from which, showing on his
person till death, he was adopted by a squaw, growing up and living with the
Indians for two years. Accompanying a trading party to Fort Duguesul, near
Pittsburg, he was recognized and ransomed by Col. Bayard, the commanding officer
and returned to his father, in Virginia. Thereafter taking part with his father's
regiment in the Revolutionary war. He married his cousin, Elizabeth Field, of
Culpeper county, Virginia, with whom and two children, Willis and Staunton, and
a few emigrants, she came to Kentucky, settling first at Boonsborough, then at
Harrod's Fort, in 1789. After settling his young wife, children and negroes, he
was induced by his uncle. Gen. George Rogers Clark, to organize a company of
scouts to watch and report to the station, the raids of the Indians across the Ohio,
also to locate bodies of land given his father as military bounty pay. In August,
1792. he volunteered, with his company, to go to the relief of Bryan's Station, and
followed on to Blue Licks, where he was killed in that bloody battle by an arrow
from over the palisades. In June preceding his death there had been born to his
1118 FIELD GENEALOG
J-
wife her third son, named for his father, Ezekiel Henry, who afterward settled in
Richmond, Ky. He married Miss Patsy Irwitt-and became a prosperous business
man, amassing a large fortune, and beloved and respected as befalls the lot of but
few men. He left a numerous and respected family of children, some of whom still
reside m Richmond and vicinity. After the death of Captain Field his widow
determined to return to Virginia with her three children and some servants. With
their supply of food they traveled on pack-horses across the'mountains, and after a
most perilous journey of a month, they arrived safe in Culpeper county, Virginia.
Then settling on her patrimonial estate, "The Field Manor," which had not been
parted with, she remained there until her marriage to Capt. Thomas McClannhan,
of Orange county, Virginia, a warm friend, and said to have been an ardent suitor
previous to her marriage before. With him she removed to Bourbon county, Ken-
tucky, near Paris, where they reared a large family of children, of whom there were
two sons, William and Thomas. The latter died in Louisville unmarried, the
former, William McClannhan, married Miss Amelia It»-wia, daughter of Capt. Wil-
liam Irwin, of Richmond. There he^^engaged in merchandise and was a successful
business man, living to old age, beloved and respected by all around him. His
children were, Elizabeth, married Stone; Margaret, married Turner; Emma, mar-
ried Stonestreet; Irwin, married Miss Monroe, and Ezekiel, unmarried. The daugh-
ters of Capt. Thomas McClannhan and Elizabeth Field were: , who married
Colonel Ward, United States army; Mary married George Holloway; Ann married
Gen. William Thornton; Marie married Mr. Watkins. Mrs. Ward left one son,
William, of Missouri ; Mary raised a large famil5\ Col. Edmonds Holloway mar-
ried his cousin, Eliza Thornton, of Illinois. He fell at Rock Creek, Mo., in defense
of the states. Robert married Miss Thompson; Margaret married Mr. Massie, of
Missouri ; Sarah married Cyrus Miller, of Kentucky. The children of Anne Thorn-
ton, nee McClannhan, Margaret, who married Baysee, of Texas; Eliza, m. Capt.
E. B. Holloway; Mildred, Anthony Thornton; William and Thomas Thornton, all
of Shelbyville, 111.
Journal of House of Delegates, 1775. Petition of Ezekiel Field. The last
year he accompanied his father, the late Col. John Field, to Kanawha river, in order
to make a settlement and was taken prisoner by the Shawnese, who treated him
cruelly. His father was slain in the late engagement after he had given signal
proof of his bravery. He had made his will before this expedition, supposing the
petitioner, who still remained in captivity, to be dead, and charged the estate
devised to him, in case he should return with the payment of his debts, which would
be very nearly equal to whole of said bequest. Prays relief.
He d. m 1782. Was killed at Blue Licks. Res. Crow's Station, near Danyille,
Ky.
WILLIS, b. in 1778; m. Elizabeth Field and Isabella M. Buck.
EZEKIEL HENRY, b. May, 1782; m. Patsy Irwine.
STAUNTON, b. about 1780; d. young.
6959. LEWIS FIELD (John, Abraham, Abraham. Henry), b. Culpeper
county, Virginia; m. . He was born in Keatuolty, and emigrated to Illi-
nois in 1 8 ID, making the trip overland in a covered wagon. The country then was
very sparsely settled, and he located in Golconda. He was one of the respected
pioneers of Illinois. He d. in Pope county, Illinois. Res. Jefferson county, Ken-
tucky.
7006-2. i. DANIEL, b. Nov. 30, 1790; m. Elizabeth Daily.
7006-3. ii. LEWIS, b. in 1797; m. Sarah Fisher.
7006-4. iii. OBl'yDIAH, b. . Removed to California.
7006-5. iv. JOHN, b. . Res. Ballard county, Kentucky.
7004.
1.
7005.
11.
7006.
iii
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1119
7009.
111.
7010.
IV.
70II.
V.
7012.
VI.
7006-6. V. MILDRED, b. ; 10^ '^^t'«»' Marshall. Res. Ballard county.
Kentucky.
7006-7. vi. CASSANDRIA, b. ; m. McCaslin. Res. Golconda, 111.
7006-8. vii. VIOLA, b. ; m. John Dunn. Res. Wisconsin.
6959^- LARKIN FIELD (John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b. Culpeper
county, Virginia; m. . Res. Bourbon county, Kentucky.
7007. i. SILAS, b. . He was for years the merchant prince of Louis-
ville, Ky.
6960. ROBERT FIELD (John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b. in Virginia,
in 1766; m. Green. Robert Field first appears in the records of Albemarle
county, Virginia, in 1766. Gen. James G. Field, of Gordonsville, Va., writes me
that he thinks he was a brother of his (General Field's) grandfather. Robert Field
mentions five children in his will. Res. Albemarle county, Virginia.
7008. i. GREEN B., b. 1787; m. Mary E. Cogvvell.
70o8K- ii- JOHN. b. ; m. Wood.
JOSEPH, b. ; m. Wood.
RALPH, b. . Moved to Kentucky.
JANE, b. ; m. Grayson.
NANCY, b. ; m. William Wood.
6961. HENRY FIELD (John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b, about 1769,
Culpeper county, Virginia; m. Fanny Hill. He lived in Culpeper till his death,
and his descendants still own the property he got from his father, and which has
been in possession of the family for more than 150 years. He d. in 1850. Res.
Culpeper county, Virginia, and Bourbon county, Kentucky.
7013. i. JOHN, b. March 31, 1799; m. Alice O'Bannon and Mary E.
O'Bannon.
7014. ii. HENRY HILL, b. in 1803; m, Diana Slaughter and Mary Russell
Colvin.
7015. iii. DIANNA, b. ; d. unm. in Culpeper county, Virginia.
7016. iv. WILLIAM HILL, b. in 1817; m. Mary J. Young.
7017. V. ANNA (NANCY), b. ; m. Col. John P. Kelley. Shed. s. p.
7018. vi. ELIZA, b. ; m. William Roberts. A grandson is Gen. Albert
S. Roberts, of Austin, Texas.
6963. JUDGE RICHARD HENRY FIELD (Daniel, Henry, Henry. Abra-
ham, Henry), b. in Virginia; m. there, Matilda Slaughter, dau. of Robert, of the
Grange; m., 2d, Alice Gibson; m., 3d, Philippa Barbour, dau. of Hon. Philip P.
and Frances (Todd). Hon. Richard Henry Field was the oldest son of his father.
He was educated a lawyer; practiced in the counties of Culpeper and Madison ; was
attorney for the Commonwealth for years; was elected judge of the Circuit Court,
and was on the bench about thirty-three years. He was also on the bench and
president of the General Court of Virginia; was also judge of the Special Court of
Appeals; was judge at the time of his death, in September, 1865. He was married
three times. First, to Miss Matilda Slaughter; second, to Miss Alice Gibson; third,
to Miss Philippa Barbour, daughter of Judge Barbour of the United States Supreme
Court. They had three children, two sons and a daughter. His two sons were
killed in the Confederate war. Judge Field was a very large land and slave owner.
The results of the war ruined him financially. Judge Field's wife was the daugh-
ter of Judge Philip Pendleton Barbour, who was born in Orange county, Virginia,
May 25, 1783, and died in Washington, D. C, Feb. 24, 1841. He attended the
schools of his native county until sixteen years of age, when he read law at home.
1120 FIELD GENEALOGY.
In October, 1800, being sent by his father to Kentucky on business, connected with
some land-claims, and meeting with delays and difficulties, he was cast off and left
to take care of himself. He was admitted to the bar, and after practising success-
fully for some mouths, he borrowed money and entered William and Mary College,
as a law student. In 1802, he practiced in Orange county, Virginia, and soon made
a wide reputation. From 1812 to 181 4, he was a member of the Legislature, where
he was the leader of the war party. He was elected in 18 14 to Congress, where, in
1821, he was speaker of the House. In February, 1825, he resigned and became a
judge of the Virginia General Court. At the foundation of the University of Vir-
ginia, in 1824, he was offered the professorship of law, but declined it. He was sent
again to Congress in 1827. and in 1829 was president of the Virginia Constitutional
Convention. In 1830, vrhile making a speech in Congress, he was attacked by a
hemorrage that nearly ended his life, and he resigned on May 31 of that year.
He was appointed by Jackson judge of the United States Circuit Court for the east-
ern district of Virginia, and on March 15, 1836, was made associate judge of the
United States Supreme Court, where he remained until his death. In 1831, he was
president of the Philadelphia Free-trade Convention. Judge Barbour was noted
for his solidity of character and his powers of analysis and argument. In Congress
he opposed all appropriations for public improvements, and all import duties, and
strongly took the Southern side of the Missouri question. In the Democratic con-
vention, at Baltimore, in 1832, he received forty-six votes for vice-president.
Res. in Virginia.
, b. . Son ; killed in war,
, b. . Son ; killed in war.
70 ]q.
1.
7020.
11.
7021.
iii
FANNY TODD, b. ; m. Capt. Charles Norrell. Res. Cul-
peper, Va.
6966. LEWIS YANCY FIELD (Daniel, Henry, Henry, Abraham, Henry), b.
Culpeper county, Virginia, in 1792; m. Maria Duncan; d. Culpeper county, Vir-
ginia, in 1S75. He was a farmer in Culpeper; married Maria Duncan, daughter of
Charles Duncan, of Fauquier county. He was a member of the county court of
Culpeper for many years; a man of fine intelligence and most highly esteemed in
the community. He died January, 1871. Was a soldier of the war of 1812. Res.
Culpeper county, Virginia.
7022. i. JAMES GAVIN, b. February, 1826; m. Frances Etta Cowherd
and Lizzie Logwood.
CHARLES DANIEL, b. ; m. Annisville, Va.
HENRY S.. b. ; m. Gordonsville. Va.
RICHARD YANCY, b. ; m. Eggbornsville, Va.
6969. ABRAM FIELD (Henry, Henry, Henry, Abraham, Henry), b. Cul-
peper county, Virginia; m. Eliza Simmons, of Jefferson county, Kentucky; d. Feb.
I, 1840. Abram Field left home on account of the tryanny of a step-mother, when
quite a small boy. He went to Man's Lick Salt Works, seven miles south of Louis-
ville, Ky. , and hired out to drive a horse around a sweep at twelve and one-half
cents a week and board. He remained with David L. Ward, the owner of the salt
works, until grown, and with what money he had saved, and Ward's endorsement,
he went into the merchandise business, and remained in it until he retired, in 1849,
having accumulated a handsome property. He d. August, 1852. Res. Shepherds-
ville, Ky.
7026. i. RICHARD H., b. ; m. .
7027. ii. MARY JANE, b. Jan. 3, 1825; m. Henry Trunnell. Shed. Jan.
27, 1896. He was b. Bui lit county, Kentucky, Feb. 21, 1817; d.
7023.
It.
7024.
in.
7025.
IV.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1121
Feb. 24, 1891, in Bardstown Junction, Ky. Was a farmer and
merchant. Ch. : i. Mary Elizabeth Pottinger; res. 1467
Second St., Louisville, Ky. 2. Ella Howard; res. 232 Oak St.,
Chattanooga, Tenn. 3. N. B. Trunnell, res. Salt River, Ky.
4. John Trunnell; res. Bardstown Junction, Ky. 5. Mattie Lee
Trunnell, d. Child's name and address, William H. Herr,
Anchorvage, Ky. 6. Thomas J. Trunnell, b. July 31, 1866; m.
Nov. 21, 1895, Louise Daniel, b. Oct. 3, 1874. Is a merchant and
farmer; res. Bardstown Junction, Ky. Ch. : (a) Mary Jane
Trunnell, b. April 20, 1897, (b) Thomas J. Trunnell, Jr., b. Oct.
27, 1898.
7028. iii. ELIZABETH ELLEN, b. Dec. 11, 1826; m. May 16, 1843, Solomon
Neill Brooks, Res. Zoneton P. O.. Bullit county, Ky. He was
b. May 18, i8i8;d. March 27, 1891. Was a farmer. Ch. : i.
Abram Field Brooks, b. Sept. 18, 1844; m. Feb. 13, 1872, Mary
P. Moore, of Arkansas; d. June 4, 1892. 2. Elizabeth Brooks
Johnson, b. Jan. 11, 1846; m. May 11, 1862, J. P. Johnson.
3. Joetta Brooks Robb, b. Oct. i, 1851; d. March 25, 1896; m.
Feb. 14, 1871, H. D. Robb. 4. David Franklin Brooks, b. Sept.
13, 1847; m. Oct. 4, I883. 5. Richard Brooks, b. Sept. 27, 1849.
6. S. Neill Brooks, Jr., b. Feb. 15, i860; m. Nov. 4, 1886. 7.
Virginia, b. Feb. 16, 1862; d. Dec. 20, 1862.
7029. iv. ABRAM HAMLET, b. Sept. 23, 1831; m. Mildred M. Miller.
7030. V. ALFRED J., b. Sept. 4, 1829; m. Ellen M. Herr.
6978. JAMES LEWIS FIELD (Henry, Henry, Henry, Abraham, Henry), b.
March 10, 1783; m. Elizabeth Stevens. He was a wealthy land owner and owned a
great many slaves, and lived on his plantation, in Kentucky, where he died. He
d. March 7, 1838. Res. Jefferson county, Kentucky.
7031. i. OSBORNE KING, b. Sept. 17, 1812; m. Mrs. Sarah Painter Busby, 7^1^^%,^
Mrs. Mary Amelia_Hamilton Lentz and Virginia Harrison Ham- v7-<-vv
ilton. yicCUJxji^ 7yi,i<Ld (^^^U-'^tcyLj J
7032. ii. EMILY, b. Dec. 26, 1814 -^
7033. iii. LARKIN CADWELL, b. Feb. 17, 1816; m. .
7034. iv. ELIZABETH, b. .
7035. v. LEVI BENJAMIN, b. ; m. and d. Natchez, Dec. 11, 1884.
7036. vi. JAMES ALLEN, b. Jan. 11, 1822; m. and d. in Kentucky, Jan.
13. 1854.
6984. JOHN FIELD (John, Henry, Henry, Abraham, Henry), b. Guilford
county, North Carolina; m. at Twelve Mile River, Pickens county, S. C, Miss Dil-
lard. Res. near Pickersville, S. C.
7037. i. JOHN DILLARD, b. May 10, 1803; m. Amanda Maria Mason.
7038. ii. JEFFERSON, b. ; d. s. p. in 1865.
Y 6984X. JEREMIAH FIELD (John, Henry, Henry, Abraham, Henry), b.
Guilford county. North Carolina Sept. 26, 1768; m. there Mi.ss Robins. She d. ;
m., 2d, Annie Murphy in Georgia, b. April 3, 1779; d. Sept. 9, 1857. He went from
Gilford, N. C, hardly grown, at the end of the war of 1775-S2, and settled in the
old Indian town of Eastatoe, on the creek of that name, just at the foot of the Blue
Ridge. An older brother, John, came with him and settled on Twelve Mile Creek,
a few miles southeast of him. He was a very successful farmer. He remained in
South Carolina fifty-six years, and went to Georgia. He married Miss Murphy as
1122 FIELD GENEALOGY.
his second wife, and had three sons, two of them twins, and one daughter. He left
these last children well off. He d. Dec. 21, 1854. Res. near Canton, Ga.
7038X- i. JOSEPH ANDERSON, b. Jan. 13, 1803; m. Elizabeth E. Blas-
singame.
7038^^. ii. JOHN, b. ; m., but no children living.
7038^^.111. BOWLIN, b. ; m. A son-in-law is Mr. E. E. Crison, Dalon-
egah, Ga.
7038^. Iv. WILLIAM GREEN, b. ; m. A son is William G. Field, of
Tunnelhill, Ga,
7033-2. V. ELIJAH MURPHY, b. Jan. 31, 1819; m. Cornelia M. Harrison.
7038-3. vi. JAMES MADISON, b. .
7038-4. vii. ELIAS EARL, b. Jan. 31, 1819.
6987. CURTIS FIELD (John, John. Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b. Cul-
peper county, Virginia, March 8. 1781; m. Washington county, Kentucky, March
20, i3ii, Rosannah Hardin, dau. of Col. John Hardin, who was b. in Fauquier county,
Virginia, Oct. i, 1753, and was killed by the Indians in 1792 while on an embassy
of peace to them on the Ohio river. Rosannah, with her parents, moved to an
unbroken wilderness near the Pennsylvania line. Her father was ensign in Lord
Dunmore's expedition against the Indians, in 1774, and served as a scout. At the
beginning of the Revolutionary war he joined the Continental army as lieutenant
in Gen. Daniel Morgan's rifle corps, refusing a major's commission, saying he could
do his country more good in the capacity in which he was serving. He returned to
Kentucky with his family in 1786, and the same year volunteered under Gen. Elisha
Clarke, on the Wabash expedition, and was appointed lieutenant-colonel of militia.
He was in every engagement against the Kentucky Indians in 1787, until his death,
in 1792. In April of this latter year he was sent by Gen. James Wilkinson with
overtures of peace to the Miami Indians, and while he was bearing a flag of truce
was murdered for the sake of the equipments on his horse. Curtis Field was a mer-
chant for many years ; afterward a banker ; was a Baptist. Rosannah was sister of
Hon. Martin D. Hardin, United States Senator from Kentucky, and aunt of Col.
John I. Hardin, who was killed in the battle of Buena Vista, in February. 1847.
Rosannah, b. 1781; d. April 13, 1865. He d. March 30, 1863. Res. Richmond, Ky.
7039. i. DIANA JANE, b. Dec. 21, 1813; m. December, 1831, William
Jenkins Moberly. He was b. Madison county, Kentucky, 1804;
d. Harrodsburg, Ky., in 1863. Was a farmer. She d. Oct. 13,
1S42. Res. Richmond, Ky. Ch. : i. Curtis Field, b May 21,
1832; m. Oct. 10, 1865, Bettie Smith, b. Aug. 20, 1841. Is a
farmer. Res. Richmond, Ky. Ch. . (a) William S., b. Aug. 5,
1866. (b) Thomas Jenkins, b. Oct. 18, 1867. (c) Georgia, b.
May 24, 1874; m. Jan. 28, 1897. George Cornelius. (d) Rosa
May, b. March 17, 1883. P. O. address of all, Richmond.
ROSANNAH, b. ; m. Rev. W. H. Anderson.
MARTIN DAVIS HARDIN, b. in 1818; m. Edna SuUenger.
CURTIS, JR., b. Nov. 3, 1822; m. Martha G. Richardson.
JOHN HARDIN, b. Jan. 8, 1812; m. Martha Ann Hochaday
and .
MARY, b. ; m. Bowman.
THOMPSON BURN AM, b. Jan. 14, 182S; m. Lucy Graves.
BETSEY, b. .
JUDY, b. .
HENRY CLAY, b. .
7040.
11.
7041.
111.
7042.
IV.
7043.
V.
7044-
vi.
7045.
Vll.
7046.
viii.
7047.
IX.
7048.
X.
FIELD GENEALOGY. WIS
7049. xi. LUCY BURNAM, b. Dec. 31, 1833; m. Sept. 6. 1853, Prof. Wil-
liam Conway Shields, b. June 21, 1830; d. July 6, 1865. He was
born in 1830, near Columbia, Mo.; was professor of Latin and
Greek in State University, while he lived, which was only twelve
years after his marriage. He died in 1865. They were both
devoted members of the Methodist church. Her husband cared
nothing for politics, but always voted the Democratic ticket.
Res. Columbia, Mo. Ch. : i. Frank Hardin Shields, b. July 6,
1857, Columbia, Mo. 2. Rosalie Shields, b. Feb. 12, 1861; d. May
17, 1885. Mrs. Mary Rector Shields Lawson, h. Jan. 23, 1S59,
Columbia, Mo, 3. William Curtis Shields, b. Sept. 23, 1S65.
, Res. 1201 Chemical Building, St. Louis, Mo. 4. Williatn Conway
Shields. 5. Fanny Shackelford Shields. After Prof. Shield's
death the widow married Dr. Hubbard, Aug. 30, 1880.
6997. HON. ABNER FIELD (Abner, John, Abraham. Abraham, Henry), b.
in Kentucky ; m. .
In 1827 there was great excitement throughout the West over the lead mines
at Galena, 111. People from all over the west migrated there. About this time the
Winnebago Indians were on the war path, and committed many depredations.
Among those in Galena at this time was Abner Field, who had just come from
Vandalia, 111.
In 1827, Abner Field was residing in Galena, 111., and was appointed by Gov-
ernor Cass, of Wisconsin, captain of a volunteer company to take part in the Win-
nebago war. The company marched to Fort Crawford. Was mustered into the
United States service at the Prairie du Chien barracks. On the arrival of Colonel
Snelling with troops Captain Field and his company were mustered out of the serv-
ice . Later he was colonel. — Wisconsin Historical Society.
He was treasurer of the State of Illinois from Jan. 14, 1823 for four years. He
was from Union county.
Res. Vandalia, Fayette county and Union county, Illinois.
6998. COL. ALEXANDER POPE FIELD (Abner, John, Abraham, Abra-
ham, Henry), b. in Kentucky, in 1801; m. . He was Secretary of State of
Illinois from Dec. 31, 1828, to Nov. 30, 1840,
Alexander P. Field is a man that I cannot overlook, because he has occupied
too prominent a place in the public mind of lUmois for nearly fifty years, and I
must give him a place in these memoirs. It was Alexander P. Field, who was
Secretary of State under Governor Duncan when I came to Illinois, in 1835. He
was decidedly the most prominent lawyer in the state at that time, especially as a
criminal lawyer. He was sent for everywhere in the state by persons charged with
murder and other high offences, and was very successful. He was a man of fine
personal appearance — about six feet four inches high, with long arms, and possessed
of very graceful gestures; a fine voice, that he could modulate almost at will, and
his power and influence over jurors were almost unlimited. I have already alluded,
in my sketch of Gen. John A. McClernand, of his and Field's contest for the secre-
tary of stateship. before the Supreme Court of the state of Illinois, in which Field
was successful and kept the office. The opinion of the court, delivered by Chief
Justice Wilson, can be found in the first or second of Scammon's Reports, which is
very long and able, but were not considered as authority in after years, when five
Democratic judges were added to the number of the four old judges, and a Demo-
cratic Secretary of State was appointed. Field, knowing that the court as then
1124 FIELD GENEALOGY.
constituted, would reverse the decision of the old court, declined to contest the
appointment, and retired from the office.
Field was not only a great criminal lawyer, but was great in all that class of
cases which sounded in damages — such as slander, seduction, and breach of mar-
riage promises, etc. He obtained some of the largest verdicts of any lawyer in the
state. He was not only great before courts and juries, but he was great as a polit-
ical speaker, and he could madden or convulse his audience with laughter at pleas-
ure. In 1836-37, when we embarked in, as was then thought, our wild scheme of
Internal Improvements, Field frequently addressed the lobby, he believing the
scheme to be Utopian and impracticable. He ridiculed the idea of constructing a
railroad like the Central, from Chicago to Cairo. First, we could not get the money
to build it; and, second, if we could, and the railroad should actually be built, the
trade and travel between those points would never be sufficient to support it. ' ' Ladies
and gentlemen, let me imagine I see one of those plain Illinois suckers standing
near the road as a train of cars comes dashing up from Cairo to Chicago ; the suck-
er exclaims, 'Railroad ahoy!' The conductor checks up his cars, when the sucker
continues, 'where are you from and where are you bound?' The conductor answers
in a fine and feeble voice, 'From Kiro to Chicago!' 'What are you loaded with?'
says the sucker. The conductor answers, 'With hoop-poles and bull-frogs.' "
Field believed that there was not money enough in the whole world to build the
roads that we had mapped out in our scheme; but he has lived to see his egregious
error, for the money has been furnished to build twice as many miles of railroad as
we mapped out in our scheme ot internal improvements for the state of Illinois
alone.
A. P. Field removed from this state to New Orleans about twenty-five years
ago, and has become a man of mark, and placed himself at the very head of the
Louisiana bar. Field was a fearful and terrible opponent in a political campaign.
He was withering in sarcasm and repartee. 1 recollect to have heard him on
one occasion on the stump, when replying to a political opponent, whom Field
charged with having finally got on the side opposed to him (Field), after changing
his politics once or twice. "Gentlemen," said Field, "I don't know where to find
him. He reminds me of the negro in Kentucky, whom his master had set to listing
off the field into furrows for the purpose of planting corn, who coming up and look-
ing at the darkey's work, said to him: 'Ned, your furrows are not straight; you
should stand about four feet from your last furrow and take an object upon the
opposite side ot the field, and drive straight toward it. Now put your plow in here,
which is about four feet from your last furrow, and drive for that cow which is on
the opposite side of the field, and make straight for her tail, and you will come out
right.' His master went away, and in about an hour came back to see how Ned
had obeyed his instructions. He went to where he had started Ned, and looked
along down his furrow, but didn't see anything of Ned; but on casting his eye oflf
obliquely to the right, he saw Ned close to the cow, and made for him, following
the furrow around until he got to him, which took him in a very circuitous route.
Being in a great passion, he said to Ned, 'Didn't I set you to plow straight fur-
rows?' 'Yes, mas-;a,' said he, 'but you told me to make straight for dat cow's tail,
and I followed the d n hussey wherever she has gone, and if de furrows ain't
straight enough to please you, I am berry sorry for it.' Now, gentlemen," said
Field, "the gentleman who has preceded me has followed his 'loco foco' cow wher-
ever she went, and behold what a political furrow he has made!" This produced a
tremendous effect upon the crowd. Field was not only a splendid orator, political
debater, advocate and lawyer, but he could sing a good song and tell a good story.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1125
I remember at the Carmi Circuit Court he perfectly thrilled and electrified me by-
singing that beautiful song, to be found in Moore's Melodies, commencing thus:
"So slow our ship, her foaminff track
Against the wind was cleavinK,
Her trembling pennant still looked back
To that dear isle 'twas leaving."
My readers doubtless remember the balance of this beautiful song, and suffer
me to say that it lost none of its beauties from the style, manner and voice in which
Field sang it. It was upon this occasion, Jeff Gatewood, of Shawneetown, being
present, that Field related the rencounter between judge Jephtha Hardin and Jeff,
in which Jeff used the words, "little court," which I have already related in the
sketch I have given of Judge Hardin.
I have only to state that Field was elected one of the members to the House of
Representatives in Congress from the state of Louisiana after the close of the Civil
war, but as the reader will remembei*, they'were not permitted to take their seats.
I will state here that Field was descended from one of the most talented fam-
ilies in Kentucky, on his mother's side of the house. She was a Pope, and the sister
of Gov. John Pope, of Arkansas, and of our own Judge Nathaniel Pope, of this
state, both natives of Kentucky. I was personally acquainted with both these men.
I fear that I have not done full justice to Mr. Field. If so, I shall be sorry for
it, and can only say if I have left out anything, it is the result of the failing memory
of an old man. — General Linder's Early Bench and Bar of Illinois.
Alexander P. Field was and had been Secretarj' of State since his appointment
by Governor Edwards, having served through both the administrations of Govern-
ors Reynolds and Duncan. In politics he was a Whig, though originally, like Dun-
can, he had been a violent Jackson man. When Governor Carlin came into office,
in 1S38, he claimed the power of appointing a new Secretary of State without a
vacancy existing in that office. The claim was based upon the idea that a Secretary
of State, under our first constitution, like a cabinet officer in the national govern-
ment, was a confidential adviser of the governor, and for purposes of harmony in
such relation, should be of the same political party with his excellency. The gov-
ernor nominated John A. McClernand, then of Gallatin, in the Senate for that office.
But the Senate, although Democratic, by a vote of 22 to iS passed a resolution,
"That the executive does not possess the power to nominate to the Senate a Secre-
tary of State, except in case of vacancy in that office, and that, inasmuch as the
Senate has not been advised of any vacancy in that office, the nomination of John
A. McClernand be not advised and consented to by the Senate." They were
further of opinion that the tenure of office might be limited by the Legislature ;
which had not been done, however. During the session, the governor sent to the
Senate several names for that office, but all were rejected. After the adjournment
he again appointed McClernand.Secretary of State, who thereupon demanded posses-
sion of the office from the Whig incumbent, Mr. Field, but was refused. McClernand
then laid an information in the nature of a quo tvarranto before Judge Breese, in the
Circuit Court of Fayette county, and upon hearing, that court decided in favor of
the complainant. Field took an appeal to the Supreme Court, here the cause was
reversed. The question decided by the court, aside from the political or partisan
bent given to it, derived importance from the fundamental principles of govern-
ment involved. Quite an array of able counsel appeared on either side. For the
appellant, Field, there were Cyrus Walker, Justin Butterfield and Levi Davis ; and
for the appellee, McClernand, Stephen A. Douglas, Gen. James Shields and Wick-
liffe Kitchell, Attorney-General. Three separate opinions were written by the
1126 FIELD GENEALOGY.
judges, Wilson and Lockwood concurring. Smith dissenting, and Brown, being con-
nected by affinity, with the relator, declined sitting in the cause.* Chief Justice
Wilson rendered the decision of the court in language clear, cogent and elegant,
which is both exhaustive of the subject and convincing in its conclusions. The
court decided that the governor had not the constitutional power at his will and
pleasure, to remove from ofhce the Secretary of State; that when that functionary
was once appointed, the power of appointment was suspended until a vacancy
occurred ; that when the constitution created an office, and left tenure undefined,
the office held during good behavior or until the Legislature by law limited the
tenure or authorized some functionary of the government to remove the officer at
will. The constitution was the charter of the governor's authority. All the powers
delegated to him, or in accordance with that instrument, he was entitled to exercise
and no other. While it was a limitation upon the powers of the legislative depart-
ment, it was to be regarded as a grant of powers to the others. Neither the exe-
cutive nor the judiciary, therefore, could exercise any authority or power, except
such as was clearly granted by the constitution. In England the King was the
source of power, and all rights and prerogatives not granted were adjudged to him,
but here the theory is that the people are sovereign and the source of power, and
that the executive could exercise only those powers specially delegated to him; and
as it was not even pretended that any express grant of this character was to be
found in the constitution, it must be denied. A grant by implication could not be
maintained, because the enumeration of the powers of a department of government
operated as a restriction and limitation of a general grant. "The executive power
of the state shall be vested in a governor," was a mere declaration of a'general rule.
Besides, the power of appointment in case a vacancy existed, was given to the gov-
ernor con jomtly with the Senate; and a nomination would not confer office with-
out approval by. the Senate.
The decision caused a great partisan outcry against the "Whig Court," as it
was called. The Democrats, largely in the ascendancy in the state, were yet
debarred from exercising uncontrolled the enjoyment of all the benefits and
emoluments of office to which their ascendancy entitled them, by this decision,
which proclaimed in their teeth, as it were, the existence of office for life incum-
bents.— History of Illinois — Anderson & Stuve.
Ben Perley Poore, in his Congressional Directory, says: Alexander Pope
Field claimed to have been legally elected a representative from Louisiana in the
38th Congress, as a Republican, but the committee on elections, reported adversely;
he returned to New Orleans, had a new election held, and returned to Washington
with a certificate that he had received 1,377 votes, against 1,023 for A. P. Dostic.
A majority of the committee on elections reported that he was entitled to a seat;
but such was the opposition, that no vote was taken on the resolution, although on
the last day of the session he was voted $2,000 for compensation, mileage and
expenses.
•See Second Scam. 111. Reports, p. 70.
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Five hundred and five dollars was the price paid for the site of the new Chicago
Federal Building when Governor Richard I. Hamilton, in 1833, first sold the land
for the Illinois School Commissioners. The original deed for the transfer, yellow
with age, is in the possession of Fernando Jones. An uncle of tjie latter, Benjamin
Jones, was the purchaser. When the block was sold to the United States govern-
ment, shortly after the fire, for a postofiice site, it brought $300,000. Benjamin
Jones bought the land at auction when it was an open prairie, outbidding his nearest
competitor by $5. He held the land for several years, and finally sold it to Captain
Bigelow, of the United States navy at a profit of $5,000. The Bigelow estate sold
the land back to the United States government, realizing an enormous profit.
He d. New Orleans, La., in 1877. Res. Springfield. 111., St. Louis, Mo., and
New Orleans, La.
6999. DR. NATHANIEL FIELD (Abner, John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry),
b. Jefferson county, Kentucky, Nov. 7, 1805; m. in Louisville, Ky., in 1827, Sarah
A. Laws, b. Dec. 7, 1805; d. June, 1885. Nathaniel was educated at the best public
schools, and was graduated at Transylvania Medical School, in Lexington, Ky.
He first settled in northern Alabama, and practiced there for three years, when he
returned to Kentucky. In the autumn of 1829 he moved to Jeffersonville, Ind.,
where he afterward resided. He was a member of the Legislature in 1838 and 1839.
In the spring of the latter year he organized the city government of Jeffersonville,
under a charter that he drafted and had passed by the Legislature. In 1830 he
established the first Christian (Campbellite) church in that city, and in 1847 the
Second Advent Christian church. He served as pastor of the former for seventeen
years, and of the latter for forty years, without compensation, believing it to be
wrong to earn a livelihood by preaching, or to "make merchandise of the gospel."
He voted against the entire township in 1834, on the proposition to expel the free
negroes, and was compelled to face a mob in consequence. He was one of the
original abolitionists of the west, and emancipated several valuable slaves that he
had inherited. He held a debate, in 1852, with Elder Thomas P Connelly, on the
"State of the Dead," and the arguments were published in book form. He also
published a humorous poem, entitled, "Arts of Imposture and Deception Peculiar to
American Society" (1858). Dr. Field was the author of a monograph on "Asiatic
Cholera," contributed many essays 'to medical journals and prepared in manuscript
letters on "Capital Punishment," "The Mosaic Record of Creation," "The Age of
the Human Race," and "The Chronology of Fossils. " He was president of the
Indiana State Medical Society, and served as surgeon in the Civil war. He d. Aug.
28, 1888. Res. Jeffersonville, Ind.
DAVIS L., b. Oct. 12, 1843 m. Alice M. Taggart.
WARDEN POPE, b. 1840; m. .
JOHN SPEED, b. 1846; m. .
NATHANIEL, b. 1838; .
PENELOPE, b. 1836; m. Towsley, of Indianapolis, Ind.
7004. HON. WILLIS FIELD (Ezekiel, John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry),
b. Culpeper county, Virginia, in 1778; m. about 1800, Elizabeth Field, his own
cousin, dau. of John Field. She d., s. p., within two years after marriage — about
1802; m., 2d, in 1803, Isabella Miriam Buck, dau. of Col. John Buck. Willis Field,
the first born, remained in Culpeper county, Virginia, until the death of his grand-
father. Col. John Field. Then just of age and inheriting some estate in Virginia,
he converted it into money, and with some negroes, removed to Bourbon county,
Kentucky, locating on a fine body of land, which he afterward sold to Colonel
Hume. He married his cousin, Elizabeth Field, who had recently come from Vir-
7050.
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7051.
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7052.
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7054.
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7056.
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7057.
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7061.
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7062.
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ginia. She lived but a short time, when he married Miss Isabella Buck, daughter
of Col. John Buck, of Shenandoah county, Virginia, and removed to Woodford
county, Kentucky, and settled on a military' bounty survey of 1,000 acres, where he
built the second brick house in the county, calling it Airymount, where he lived and
died in old age, leaving a large family. There were four sons and four daughters,
all of whom married. He was Representative six years. Senator two years, and
High Sheriff under the old constitution of Kentucky. He d. February, 1837. Res.
Airymount, Woodford county, Ky.
THOMAS M., b. in 1825; m. Susan Higbee.
CHARLES W., b. in 1828; m. Nimmie Mason,
ELIZABETH, b. ; m. William Jones. Res. Richmond,
Woodford county, Ky. Ch. : i. Maj. Willis J. Jones, who was
killed in Richmond, Va., while on duty as staff officer for Gen.
C. W. Field in Confederate army.
7058. iv. PATSEY, b. ; m. R. X. White. Res. Richmond, Madison
county, Ky. A daughter is Mrs. F. W. Font, Newberry, S. C.
JOHN B., b. in 1805; d. unm.
EZEKIEL H., b. in 1812; m. Mary Carter and Susan Dunlap.
WILLIS, b. ; m. Ellen Craig.
ANN, b. ; m. Dr. B. Craig. Res. Versailes, Ky. Son, T. F.
Craig, of St. Louis, Mo.
7063. ix. MIRIAM, b. ; m. Rev. William Buck, of Louisville, Ky. Ch.;
I. Giddings Buck. Res. Waco, Texas.
7005. EZEKIEL H. FIELD (Ezekiel John, Abraham, Abraham), b. Crow's
Station, near Danville, Bourbon county, Ky., May, 1782; m. in 1810, Patsey Irvine,
dau. of Col. William Irvine; d. 1837. Was a merchant and banker. He was born
at Crow's Station, near Danville, Ky., in May, 1782. His father, a native of Vir-
ginia, and one of the early pioneers and patriots of Kentucky, was killed in the
battle of the Blue Licks, a few months before the birth of this son. Mr. Field's
youth was passed in Bourbon county, Kentucky. He settled in Richmond in 1803,
four years after the town was laid out as the county seat. He married, in 1810, a
daughter of Col. William Irvine, who was lost to him by death in 1837. He reared
to maturity ten children, eight of whom survive him. His long and useful life
closed in the calmness and serenity in which he had lived, retaining all his faculties
to the last hour, taking formal and affectionate leave of his children and grandchil-
dren. He was spared the infirmities of age and continued to the last to bless his
children and^the community with his counsels and his example. "In the death of
Mr. Field, the community has sustained a loss as great as could be experienced in
the removal of any citizen. The sense of it was expressed by the closing of all
places of business and a general participation in the honors paid to his remains.
No man ever possessed more completely the confidence of the community, or was
regarded with more veneration by all classes of the people. No two persons who
knew him, differed in their opinion of him. In manners he was simple, graceful,
unpretending, unobtrusive of a nice and intuitive sense of propriety, doing every
thing at the right time, in the right way and in the right measure ; of incorruptible
integrity, scrupulous fidelity to every trust, of granite firmness in maintaining what
he believed to be right, with a moderation, a kind, uncontroversial spirit, and a
quietude of manner, that prevented him from ever giving offence; a friend to every-
thing good; benevolent, charitable, public spirited, affable and meek. These
qualities gave him a weight of influence with all classes and a general usefulness,
which few men ever possessed in a community, and no one in a private station ever
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1130 FIELD GENEALOGY.
surpassed. Unique, rare and grand old man; he passed through a long life without
a dissenting opinion of his singular worth and without an enemy, and leaves a
whole community to mourn his loss. Although not connected with the church, he
was a friend of the Bible and of religion, and one of the most substantial supporters
of the church and every church enterprise. For many years president of the Mad-
ison County Bible Society, a constant reader of the Bible, a regular attendant upon
the services of the church, and commended religion in every way to his family and
friends. It is believed that it was his own diffidence of himself that hindered him
from a public connection with the church. He reposed his trust in Christ as a
Redeeming Savior, and his friends may safely indulge the hope that he has joined
the assembly of the just and redeemed in Heaven. This poor tribute to his worth
is offered by one who knew him well for more than sixty years." He d. July 15,
1866. Res. Richmond, Ky.
7064. i. ISABEL, b, ; m. May 19, 1858, Dr. Andrew B. Lyman, of
Richmond.
7065. ii. EZEKIEL HENRY, b. March 12, 1836; m. Sallie W. Emby.
7066. iii. ELIZABETH, b. April 25, 1811; m. Sept. 23, 1830, Col. William
Holloway, her cousin. Res. Lexington, Ky. He was b. May 25,
iSio; d. June 19, 1883. Was a dry goods merchant. Ch. : i.
Amelia. 2. Ezekiel. 3. Thomas. 4. Patsy. 5. James. 6.
Clarence. 7. Mary. 8. William. 9. Mary. 10. Ann R. T.
II. C. F.
7067. iv. CHRISTOPHER I., b. ; m. Charlotte Martin, She d. and he
m., 2d, Miss Rhodes, of Richmond, Ky. He d. s. p.
7068. V, DAVID IRVINE, b. . He was graduated at Yale College, in
1841, in the same class with Maunsell Bradhurst Field, and died
in Bolivar county, Mississippi, in September, 1859; m. Miss
Cunningham, of Lexington, and left one son.
7069. vi. EDMUND IRVINE, b. January, 1824; m. . Is a doctor.
Res. Boliver, Miss.
7070. vii. AMELIA, b. Nov. 3, 1812; m. Feb. 10, 1831, Hon. Brutus Junius
Clay. Hon. Brutus Junius Clay was second son of Gen. Greene
Clay and Sally (LeWis), who was grandson of Hon. Henry Clay.
He was born at White Hall, the old family residence of the Clays,
in Madison county, Kentucky, July i, 1808. Was educated at
Centre College, Danville, Ky. When grown he moved to Bour-
bon county, Kentucky, and located on a tract of land, surveyed
and patented by his father. Gen. Greene Clay. Hon. Brutus J. Clay
was a successful business man, and greatly increased his estate;
and when he died left over 3,000 acres of the finest Blue Grass
land. In 1840 he was elected to the Kentucky Legislature, and
was again elected in i860, and was actively instrumental in keep-
ing the state in the Union. He was always an active promoter
of agriculture in that state, and for years was president of the
Bourbon County Agricultural Association. He was president of
the Kentucky Importmg Association of 1853, and the iirst public
sale of imported stock ever held in Kentucky was at Auvergne,
his home. Mr. Clay represented the Ashland district in the 38lh
Congress. He had five children by his two wives, who were
sisters. He died in October, 1878. and is buried in the family
burial ground at Auvergne. Ch. : i. E. F'ield, b. Dec. i, 1840;
m. . Res. Paris, Ky. 2. Green Clay, b. Feb. ir, 1837; ra. .
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HON. BRUTUS J. CLAY.
See page 1130.
HON. CASSIUS M. CLAY, JR.
See page 1131.
WILLIAM EDWARD FIELD.
See page 11.50.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1131
Res. Mexico, Mo. 3. C. Field, b. Nov. 30, 1835; m. . He d.
Oct. 23, 1897. She resides Paris, Ky. 4. Martha Davenport, b.
Feb. 1,1832; m. . Res. Charlestown, W. Va. 5. Cassius M.,
Jr., b. March 26, 1846; m. in 1869, Sue E. Clay, b. Sept. 29, 1846;
d. June 6, 1880; m., 2d, in 1882, Pattie F. Lyman, b. July 23, i860;
m., 3d, December, iS38, Mary Blythe Harris, dau. of Hon. John D.
Harris, of Richmond, Ky. Res. Paris, Ky. ' He attended B. B.
Sayer's classical school, in Frankfort, Ky., and from there entered
the junior class in the academic department of Yale College.
He was graduated at Yale in the class of 1866, being No. 5 in
scholarship, with a high oration standard. He returned to Ken-
tucky, and with his father engaged in agriculture. In 1871, he
was elected to the Kentucky Legislature from Bourbon county,
and was re-elected in 1873. He then retired from politics to his
business as a farmer. In 18S5 he was elected to the Kentucky
Senate, and in 1890 was elected a member of the Constitutional
convention of which body he was elected president, defeating for
this position Ex-governqr J. Proctor Knott, Col. Bennett H.
Young, and Hon. H. D. McHenry. In 1891, and also 1895, he was
the competing candid^e for the Democratic nomination for gov-
ernor. In the first cas^ being beaten in all probability by corporate
influences, on account of his advocacy of the railroad restrictions
in legislature and convention and other matters, to which the cor-
porations took exception. In the last race, Mr. Clay's health
prevented him from making as active and energetic a canvass as
he would under more favorable circumstances. Mr. Clay is a suc-
cessful business man; from his father's estate he inherited
"Auvergne," to which he has added until his home is now one
of the handsomest in the state, his farm comprises about 2,000
acres, and on this he lives in comfort and ease. Ch. ; (a) Brutus
Junius, b. April 25, 1871. (b) Annie Louise, b. Sept. 22, 1877.
(c) Susan E., b. April 2, i83o. (d) Samuel Henry, b. April 7,
iB73;d. Dec. 9, 1895. (e) Child, d. infancy, (f) Cassius M. (4th),
b. March 2, 1895. (g) John Harris, b. March 27, 1897.
7071. viii. ANN, b. Feb. 5, 1822; m. Nov. 8, 1844, Hon. Brutus Junius Clay.
7072. ix. MARY, b. ; m. William Erabry.
7073. X. PATSEY, b. ; m. J. Harrison Miller, of Madison county.
7006-2. DANIEL FIELD (Lewis, John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b.
Jefferson county, Kentucky, Nov. 30, 1790; m. in Indiana, Elizabeth Daily, of
Charlestown, Ind. Daniel Field, early merchant, was born in Jefferson county,
Kentucky, Nov. 30, 1790, and settled atGolconda, III, in 1818, dying there in 1855.
He was a man of great enterprise, engaged in merchandising, and became a large
landholder, farmer and stock-grower, and an extensive shipper of stock and produce
to lower Mississippi markets. He married Elizabeth Daily, of Charlestown, Ind.,
and reared a large family of children, one of whom, Philip D., became sheriff, while
another, John, was county judge of Pope county. His daughter, Maria, married
Gen. Green B. Raum, who became prominent as a soldier during the Civil war, and
later, as a member of Congress and Commissioner of Internal Revenue and Pen-
sion Commissioner in Washington.
Daniel Field died in this county Aug. 4, 1S55. Philip D. Field was appointed
administrator Jan. 6, 1857. Names of his heirs, Indian Clark, Mary McCoy, Maria
1132 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Raum, Elizabeth Henshaw, John Field and Philip Field, all of Golconda, 111. John
Field IS still living there, also Mary McCoy. Administrator's bond, $i,ooo. — Gol-
conda Probate Records. He d. Aug. 4, 1855. Res. Golconda, 111.
7074. i. MILO, b. ; d, umn.
7075. ii. PHILIP D., b. ; d. unra. Was sheritt of Pope county.
7076. iii. LEWIS, b. ; d. in 1835.
7077. iv. MARY, b. in 1820; m. Dr. George McCoy; res. Golconda, 111.
Had one son, Lewis, married; res. Golconda, 111.
7078. V. MARIA, b. April 13, 1832; m. Oct. 16, 1851, Gen. Green B. Raum.
He was b. Dec. 3, 1829. Res. The Vermont. 51st Boulevard,
Chicago, 111. Ch. . i. Jessie, b. Oct. i, 1852; d. Oct. 9, 1857.
2. Effie, b. Oct. 7. 1854; m. Oct. 16, 1876, Winfield S. S. Walters.
Res. Washington, D. C. Ch. : (a) David Raum, b. Oct. i, 1877.
(b) Henry McCoy, b. June ai, 1880. He was clerk in the treasury
department, and d. Sept. 17, 1889. 3. Daniel Field, b. Feb. 10,
1857; m. January, 1888, Rae Copley. Res. Peoria, 111. Is a
lawyer. 4. Maude, b. March 17, 1859; ™' Feb. 14, 1885, Frank
Z. Maguire. Res. London, England. Ch. : (a) Frank Raum,
b. Nov. 29, 1885. 5. John, b. July 17, 1861. Res. Washington,
D. C. Is a lawyer. 6. Green Berry, b. May 10, 1864; m. Jan.
2, 1890, Annie I. Rogers. Res. New York City, N. Y. Was a
lawyer. Ch. : (a) Berry Rogers. 7. Maria, b. April 8, 1867; m.
Oct. 23, 1889, Frank J. Moses, captain in Marine Corps at Navy
Yard, Washington, D. C, s. p. 8. Mabel, b. Sept. 5, 1868; m.
May 16, 1889, James Reed Little. Res. Washington, D. C. Ch. :
(a) Mabel H., b. March 2, 1890. (b) Joseph Reed, b. Oct. 13,
1891. 9. Fanny, b. Feb. 7, 1871; unm. Res. at home. 10. Dick,
b. Nov. 18, 1874; d. March 25 1875. Gen. Green B. Raum was
born in Golconda, Pope county, 111. He early developed a fond-
ness for study, and at the age of eighteen years, after receiving a
good English education, began to study law with the Hon.
Wesley Sloan. Three years later he was admitted to the bar,
and in 1853 entered upon the practice of his profession. In 1S55,
he visited Kansas, and was so pleased with the country that he
removed his family thither in the following spring; being in full
sympathy with the free-state party, he soon became obnoxious to
the pro-slavery faction, and when the territory was invaded, was
obliged to remove his family for safety. Returning to Illinois in
the spring of 1857, he settled at Harrisburg, Saline county, and
remained there until 1875, when he returned to the old homestead,
in Golconda. At the opening of the war, in 1861, he at once
espoused the Union cause, and at Metropolis City made the first
war speech delivered in southern Illinois. He aided in raising
several companies, and finally enlisted in the 56th Regiment,
Illinois Infantry, of which he was commissioned major. In the
sprmg of 1862, he became a lieutenant colonel, and on August
31 was promoted to the rank of colonel. Forming a part of
General Pope's army, he participated in the siege of Corinth, in
the spring of 1862, and during the battle ot Corinth, on the 3d or
4th of October, led his regiment in the most gallant charge,
recaptured a battery of four guns, and with the loth Missouri
Regiment, under Colonel Holmes, drove back the left wing of
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1133
Price's army. Later he participated in the siege of Vicksburg
under General Grant, and with his regiment occupied Grand Bluff
after its evacuation by the rebels. There he arranged for trans-
portation supplies from Milliken's Bend to the front, via Grand
Gulf. During the fourteen days, while stationed at this point, he
admitted to his lines 4,000 negroes, and enrolled 1,000 men as
laborers, and throughout the campaign was a most energetic,
zealous and efficient officer. On July 12, 1863, during the siege
of Vicksburg, he was appomted to the command of the 2d Bri-
gade, 7th Division, 17th Array Corps. His brigade was in Gen-
eral Sherman's column that marched to the relief of Chatta-
nooga, where, on the last day of the battle, November 25th, he
was wounded m the thigh by a musket ball. In February, 1864,
having recovered sufficiently, he joined his brigade at Huntsville,
Ala., and when General Sherman organized his campaign against
General Johnson, was assigned to duty guarding the Memphis &
Chattanooga railroad, whence he was transferred to the Chat-
tanooga & Atlantic railroad. Here he rendered a most valuable
service in discovering the movements of Wheeler's cavalry raid,
and frustrating his designs. After the fall of Atlanta he was
placed in command of his division, with headquarters at Carter-
ville, where, also, he showed great tact and skill in ascertaining
the designs of General Hood, and by promptly communicating
with General Corse, saved Allatoona. Foreseeing Hood's attack
upon Resaca, he urged upon General Sherman the necessity of
reinforcing that place, and with General Tilton's brigade, per-
formed that duty, reaching Resaca at two o'clock in the morning,
to find that Hood was besieging that place. This prompt action
saved Resaca, with large depot of supplies, and timely notice of
Hood's whereabouts enables General Sherman to frustrate his
designs. For this important service General Raum received the
personal thanks of General Sherman, in presence of a number of
general officers. General Raum's energetic action restored the
twenty-five miles of railroad track destroyed by Hood. Leaving
Resaca on November 7th he reached Atlanta six days later, and
on the 14th moved with the army from its scorched and smoky
streets on the "great march to the sea." After the capture of
Savannah, he marched to Pocataligo, S. C, whence he was sent
with despatches to Washington, and was next assigned to duty
in the Shenandoah Valley, where, in command of the 2d division
of the army of Shenandoah, May 6, 1865, he resigned. In Sep-
tember, 1864, he was breveted brigadier-general, and was
appointed to full rank in February, 1865. After returning home
General Raum resumed his legal practice, and in November,
1866, was elected to Congress for a term of two years. While
there he introduced a bill favoring the construction of an inter-
national railroad, from Cairo, 111., through the states of Missouri,
Arkansas and Texas, to the Pacific Ocean, at San Vlas, or
Mazatlan, with a branch to the City of Mexico. He also
favored the measure for the purchase of Alaska, and closed
the debate 'upon that question in a forcible speech, in which he
showed a most comprehensive knowledge of international law.
lU^ FIELD GENEALOGY.
He prep^irtc the charter of :i:e Cairo A: Vizcennes Railroad Com-
5ccurir;g its passage through the state Legislature,
until Februar}-, iSoS, when the
loc-C assets were raised and a contract made for the constmction.
In iStc he was appointed, attorney for the company, a position
which he held untl January-, 1875. His career throughout has
been marked by sturdy enterprise and public-spiritedness. He
organized a coai company, in Saline county, in 1S73. and opened
a coUiery three miles south of Harrisburg. which is still in suc-
cessful operation. He also organized the Imperial Mining Com-
pany, of Pope county, HI. . now engaged in mining fluor-spar and
lead. Politically General Raum is identified with the Republican
party. He supported Douglass for the presidency in i56o, but
after opening of the war became a warm supporter of Lincoln's
admlnistraticr. I- ; : ; : he was president of the Illinois Repub-
lican state convert, n was temporary chairman in 1576, and also
delegate at lar^rr :'- n. Illinois to the National Republican Con-
vention, at C:nc-z-.i-.. .- i5-a He has man)* times been a mem-
ber of the o;~~.::re o- rr~ lu ...as of Illinois Republican con-
ventions, and aided in preventing the adoption of infiation resol-
utiocs. From 1576 to ifSj he was Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, and from iS;; :; ::;.3 Commissioner of Pensions. He
is the author of 'The Existing Condict," "History of Illinois
F.eru' :l:;;z:f~ "■ omcial reports, magazine articles, etc In his
rr. ^. u; , —munion he is associated with the Methodist Episco-
r.i. .1~ _:,!:. He was married to Miss Maria Field, youngest
daughter of Daniel Field, a pioneer of southern Illinois.
7079. vi. JOHN, b. in 1S34; unm. Res. Golconca. He was at one time
judge of Pope county. Illinois.
7080L viL INDIANA, b. : -. Newton D. Clark. Res, Golconda. El.
Eight children ; one, Daniel Field Clark, resides Athens, Tenn.
ToSi. viiL ELIZABETH, b. ; m. John Henshaw. Res. Bayou Gara. La.
They had two daughters, Mrs. Emma Irvm, of Bayou Gara, La.,
and Mrs. Capt. WiHiam Raum, of Vicksburg, M-ss.
7082. is. N.ANCY, b. ; d. young.
•
7006-5. LEWIS FIELD (Lewis, John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b. in
Kentncky. in 1797: m. Equality, DL, in 1832, Sarah Fisher, b. 1S09; d. Jan. 21.
1883. Lewis Field was bom in Kentucky, and emigrated to this region with his
Cather, making the entire trip in wagons, and landung at Golconda, where he took
up land from the government, paying $1.25 per acre. The tract of 160 acres, which
be owned was about the nrst sold in this locality. From time to time he added
adjoining lands to his original purchase, until he found himself possessed of some
640 acres, all of which were located in this county. He is numbered among those
who have paved the way to the present prosperity of this region, having overcome
and omqaered the obstacles and.difaculties of pioneer life with courage and forti-
tude well worthy the emulation and admiration of their descendants. He spent his
xemaining days on his farm, which was located on section nineteen, the identical
homestead on which our subject now resides, and was called to his final reward
July 20, 1S59, 3.t the age ot sirty-two years.
Lewis Field died July 17. 1S59. Sally Field, his widow, was administratrix.
Bood, ^400. Children, Christian, Abner, Nancy, Lewis and Milly Field, also
f:hl3 :-z?:zal:--t lis
cocarr. n^ Cr. : zi- '■ t::rls.
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1136 FIELD GENEALOGY.
war, while their only children, Green B. and John M. were fight-
ing in the field, both she and her husband were doing all in their
power to inspire patriotism and strengthen public opinion at
home, and hundreds of soldiers will ever cherish their memories
for kindness received. Mrs. Raum died April 26, 1872. Ch. :
I. Mary Eliza, b. Feb. 12, 1828; d. Oct. 26, 1830. 2. Green
Berry Field, b. Dec. 3, 1829. (See elsewhere in this volume for
full account of General Raum.) 3. "William Henry Clay, b. Dec.
23, 1831; d. April 25, 1833. 4. John Melchior, b. Dec. i, 1833;
m. Sept. 29, 1868, Mary Caroline Sloan. Res. Golconda, 111.
5. William Wallace, b. Aug. 28, 1836; d. Aug. 2, 1861. 6. Mary
Eliza, b. Sept. 13, 1838; d. Aug. 29, 1839. 7. Ada, b. Nov. 25,
1841; d. Nov. 25, 1841. 8. Stella Smith, b Nov. 28, 1856; d.
June 2, 1857.
7087^. iii. EDNA, b. — — ; m. Dr. Tarlton Dunn, of Equality, 111.
7008^. CAPT. JOHN FIELD (Robert, John, Abraham, Abraham, Flenry),
b. Virginia; m. Wood. John was captain in the 8th Regiment, 4th Brigade
Virginia militia in the war of 1812. Res. Virginia.
JAMES W., m. Elizabeth Yancy.
ROBERT, m. .
DR. JOHN W., m. Miss McCutcheon; m., 2d, Ellis; m., 3rd.
Chambers.
JESSE, m. Martha Oglesby.
WILLIAM H., m. Ewnng.
RICHARD, unm.
FRANCIS M., m. Sarah A. Sutphin.
MILDRED, m. David Yancey.
SALLY MOSS, b. 1798; m. Dec. 24, 1818, in Albermarle county,
Va., William McCord. He was b. 1798; d. Versailes, Mo., Oct.
17, 1839. Shed. May 7, 1850, in Savannah, Mo. Ch. : i. James
McCord, b. Randolph county, Virginia, Jan. 7, 1826, Mary Eliza-
beth Hallack, b. Feb. 28, 1836. He is a wholesale grocer. Res.
St. Joseph, Mo. Ch. : (a) William Hallack McCord, b. July 27,
1855. (b) James Hamilton McCord, b. Nov. 2, 1857; m. April
25, 1S93, Adele Callhoun Parker, b. Oct. 31, 1869. He is a whole-
sale grocer. Res. St. Joseph, Mo. Ch. : i. Mary Elizabeth
McCord, b. April i, 1894; d. April 5, 1894- ii. James Hamilton
McCord, Jr., b. Oct. 21, 1895. (c) Mary Ada McCord, b. Dec.
10, 1859. (d) Susan Alice McCord, b. Nov. 11, 1861. (e) Samuel
Steele McCord, b. Feb. 10, 1864. (f) Francis McCord, b. De.\
II. 1865. (g) George Lawrence McCord, b. Feb. 14, 1869. (f.)
Robert Hamden McCord, b. Sept. 6, 1872. (i) Lucy McCord, D.
March 25, 1878. 2. Mildred, m. Dr. J. J. McClellan. 3. Lucy
m. Abram Nave. 4. Cynthia m. Samuel ilonroe. 5. Sarah
Elizah m. Joseph Tootle. 6. Samuel Miller d. at nine years ot
age. 7. William Robert d. in infancy.
LUCY. m. Charles Atkinson.
JEANN1:TTE, m. Milton Wood.
SUSAN, m. Thomas Barnes.
MARY, d. unm., aged about twenty.
CELINA, m. Lampton.
7088.
1,
7089.
ii.
7090.
111.
7091.
iv.
7092.
v.
7093.
VI.
7094.
Vll.
7095.
vni,
7096.
ix.
7097.
X.
7098.
XI.
7099.
XII.
7100.
Xlll.
7101.
xiv.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1137
7009. CORP. JOSEPH FIELD (Robert. John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry),
b. in Virginia; m. Wood. Joseph, Captain John's brother, was a corporal in
his company, and either died or was killed in the service. Joseph married Miss
Wood, a sister of John Field's wife. His two sons. William and Joseph, moved to
Saline county, Missouri. Some of their descendants moved to Texas. Thomas
Field, of Dallas, Texas, is one of them. He d. probably in 1812. Res.
Virginia.
7102. i. WILLIAM, b. .
7103. ii. JOSEPH, b. .
7013. CAPT. JOHN FIELD (Henry, John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b.
Culpeptr county, Virginia, March 31, 1799; m. in 1822, Alice O'Bannon; m., 2d, in
1827, Mary E. O'Bannon; d. Aug. 16, 1857. Capt. John Field was born in Virginia,
in 1799. He removed to Kentucky in 1821; was living in Warsaw, K3^, prior to
the Mexican war. He was editor of a paper called the Warsaw Herald, and was
the first editor in the United States to hoist the flag for the annexation of Texas.
(I found this in print.) He enlisted in Marshall's regiment, and was absent from
home thirteen months. Field's, Shanhorn's and Beard's companies were ordered
by General Tayler on the mountains, and brought on the battle of Buena Vista.
Capt. John Field's horse was shot from under him in that battle. When he was thir-
teen years old. his father, Henry Field, of Culpeper county, sent him and a negro to
Alexandria, to exchange two loads of wheat for salt, when he and the negro and
teams were pressed into service until the war was over. And when they were
invaded by the Yankees, near the close of the Civil war, he buckled on his armor
and served in the Home Guards until the war was over. Captain Field was sur-
veyor of the city of Victoria in 1854, and in 1857 was elected sherift. Mrs. Field
died Aug. 16, 1857. From this period Captain Field lived principally with his son-
in-law. Col. J. A. Emison, of Mission Valley, until his death, which occurred May
31, 1873. Captain Field commanded a company of the Kentucky regiment, which
so distinguished itself at the battle of Buena Vista. He also served two terms in
the Kentucky Legislature, representing the first term Henry county, and Galletin
and Carroll counties the latter. In 1842, while serving in the Legislature, he had
the misfortune to loose his house, which was burned by a counterfeiter and incend-
iary, named Morrow. Captain Field.was of martial appearance, standing over six
feet in height, straight as an arrow and prompt in all his actions. He was dignified
in appearance and deportment, yet always aftable and courteous, and it was just as
natural for him to be liberal and generous as it was to breathe. In fact his standard
is not too often reached in these times.
He was the first editor in the United States to publicly advocate the annexation
of Texas to the American Union; this he did through the columns of his paper some
years before the election of James K. Polk to the presidency. He d. May 31, 1873.
Res. Missouri Valley, Texas.
ROBERT, b. ; d. in Kentucky in 1846.
PARENENAS O., b. ; d. in Victoria. Texas, in 1853.
FANNIE C, b. Feb. 16, 1829; m. June 22. 1853, Col. John A.
Emison. Res. Victoria, Texas.
7107. iv. ]\rARY JANE, b. Aug. 9, 1833; m. in 1853, Alanson Bonney
Leavitt, b. May 28, 1815; d. May 5, 1874. He was a farmer and
stock raiser. Res. Germantown, Texas. Ch. : i. Bonney Mary,
b. Oct. 14, 1857; d. Oct. 9, 1891. 2. Capt. Field Leavitt, b. Oct.
19, 1859; d- ^^^.y 10, 1895. 3. Fannie January Leavitt, b.
March 5, 1861 ; living now. 4. Lester Hill Leavitt, b. Septem-
7104.
1.
7105.
11
7106.
i-.
1138 FIELD GENEALOGY.
ber, 1865; d. Dec. 19, i8g6. 5. Robert E. Lee Leavitt, b. Jan.
25. 1865. 6. Virgie, b. Nov. 8, 1871. 7. Florence, b, Dec. 19,
1873.
710S. V. ALBERT GALLATIN, b. Feb. 7. 1837; m. Mary E. Power.
7109. vi. STAUNTON SLAUGHTER, b. Aug. 7, 1842; m. Lenora Bennett.
71 ro. vii. THOMAS McGILTON, b. June 23, 1845- m. Ella L. Simpson.
71 11. viii. PATTIE IRVIN, b. Jan. 6, 1852; m. Feb. 6. 1872, Edward Power.
Res. Victoria. Texas. She was b. in Covington, Ky., and went
to Texas with her parents. Of their children, eight in number,
by name, Genevive. Elizabeth Hardy, Edna Earle, Henry
Arendel. Dora Clegg, Helen Irvin and Edward Sterling, only the
iive girls survive. Of these Edna, the third daughter, is married
to Robert H. Grimes, a druggist. The family lived on their
ranch, five miles from Victoria, until 1893, when they moved to
the city for the two fold purpose of educating the children and in
hopes the change would benefit Mrs. Power's health, which was
beginning to fail at this time. From that time until her death,
she travelled about Texas in search of health and medical advice,
spending most of the time in San Antonio. Her death, which
occurred in San Antonio, Jan. 10, 1900, was caused by congestion
of the lungs. Her remains were interred in the Power family
graveyard, at Mission Valley, Texas.
7112. ix. JAMES, b., by first wife; d. in infancy.
7113. X. WILLIAM, b. . After his mother's (Alice) death he lived
with his grandparents. He married, moved to Missouri and d.
in 1863.
7114. xi. JOHN M., b. June 9, 1840; m., and d. Feb. 17, 1879, at Mission
Valley, Texas. He resided with his family until the breaking
out of the Civil war, when he volunteered in the famous Hood's
Brigade of the army of northern Virginia, in which he served
until the close of hostilities. He was taken a prisoner of war at
the battle of Antietam, or Sharpsburg. and remained confined in
Fort Delaware until exchanged. He was twice wounded.
7014. HENRY HILL FIELD (Henry, John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b.
Culpeper county, Virginia, April 6. 1803; m. there Sept. 14, 1829, Diana Slaughter;
d. Irvington. Ala., Feb. 19. 1838; m., 2d, Oct. 7. 1842, Mary Russell Colvin, b. in
1818; d. Lockhart, Texas. Jan. 24. 1S85. He was married twice in Culpeper county,
Virginia. His first wife was Miss Diana Slaughter. From this marriage there
were two sons, Henry Hill Field, who died in Alabama during the Civil war, and
Staunton Slaughter Field, now living m Mobile, Ala. Henry Hill Field, Sr., after
the death of his first wife, Diana, married Miss Mary Russell Colvin, of Culpeper
county, Virginia. From here he moved to Eufaula, Ala., where he engaged in farm-
ing, running a saw-mill and merchandising. In all of his business undertakings
he was very successful. In the year 1855 he moved to Caldwell county, Texas,
where he engaged in farming until he died, leaving as a part of his estate about
fifty negroes and a good plantation. He d. in Caldwell county. Texas, Jan. ri, 1858.
71 1 5. i. HENRY HILL, b. ; d. in Alabama during Civil war.
7116. ii. STANTON SLAUGHTER, b. .
7117. iii. FANNIE RUSSELL, b. Oct. 24, 1843. m. Sept. 3, 1868, Col.
Brigham Trigg. He was a colonel in Confederate States army
and a prominent lawyer and district attorney at Austin, Texas.
\
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GEN. GREEN B. RAUM.
See page 1132.
GEN. JAMES G. FIELD.
See page 1139.
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HON. JOHN DII.I-AKI) FIELD.
See page 114^.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1139
Ch. : I. Nellie Rebekah, in. H. E. Lancaster. Res. Cuero,
Texas. 2. Julia Brigham. 3. Fannie Field. 4. Rosa Sue
71 18. iv. ROSA MARTHA, b. Nov. 30. 1845; m. Nov. 28. 1872. William M.
Steele, of Rockbridge, Va. They have one child, Mamie Sue
vSteele. He is in the mercantile business in the city of Lockhart,
Texas, a member of the firm of W. E. Field & Company.
7119. V. WILLIAM EDWARD, b. July 11, 1849; m. Susie Victorine Clardy.
7120. vi. MARY VIRGINIA, b. Dec. 16, 1S51; m. June 20, 1876, Thomas
McNeal. He is a well-known lawyer, practicing his profession
in Lockhart, Texas. Ch. : i. Edna Lea. 2. Mary Field. 3.
Lillie Tom. 4. William Wallace. 5. Thomas Hill.
7121. vii. ALBERT FRANCIS, b. June 6, 1856; m. Kate McDowell.
7016. WILLIAM HILL FIELD (Henry, John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry),
b. Culpeper county, Virginia, m, in 1835, in Kentucky, Mary Young, of Trimble
county, Kentucky. William Hill Field, son of Henry Field, was born in
Culpeper county, Va., June 3, 1808. When he grew to manhood, he went to Ken-
tucky. There he married Mary Young, daughter of Dr. Henry Young, of Tremble
county, Ky. For twenty years William H. Field was a prominent lawyer in Louis-
ville, Ky. In 1853 he removed, with his^ family, to Pettis county, Mo., retired
from the practice of law, and^built a magnificent home on his farm ot 2,000 acres,
where he dispensed a genuine hospitality characteristic of the Southern gentleman.
He sympathized with the South. He had three sons in the army of the Confederate
States. In 1861 he was taken from his home by a squad of Federal soldiers and
cruelly murdered. The commander of the squad, one George Nash, was afterward
arrested by the Federal authorities, and put upon trial before a court martial, sitting
in Jefferson City, and pending the trial the prisoner escaped. He d. in Pettis
county, Missouri, in 1862. Res. Louisville, Ky., and Pettis county, Missouri.
WILLIAM, b. June 2, 1839; m. Fannie L. Crutchfield.
RICHARD, b. Aug. r. 1843; m. Fannie Wentworth.
EDMONIA, b. ; m. Judge John Roberts, of 127 W. Ormsby
St., Louisville, Ky. ,,s. p.
7125. iv. CAROLINE WALLACE, b. Jan. 15, 1838; m. Oct, 11. 1859, Rev.
James Addison Quarles, D. D., LL.D., Res. Lexington, Va.
He is professor of philosophy m the Washington and Lee Uni-
versity. Was born April 30, 1837. Ch. : i. Mary Roberts
Quarles. b. Feb. 4, 1862. Res. Lexington, Va. 2. William
Kemper Quarles, b. Sept. 16, 1865: m. Nov. 14, 1897, Alice J.
Jones. Res. Butte, Mont. 3. Cornelia Roberts Quarles, b. Feb.
19, 1867; rn- Sept. 20, 1894, Charles V. Edmonds. Res. Louis-
ville, Ky. 4. James Quarles, b. April 4, 1868; m. Oct. 26, 1898.
Res. Louisville, Ky. 5. Emmet Augustus Quarles, b. May 22,
1876. Res. Louisville, Ky.
HENRY YOUNG, b. ; m. Mary Baker.
EMMET, b. Oct. 28, 1841; m. Sue McElroy.
THOMAS, b. March 7, 1845; m. Viola Catron.
STANLEY, b. . Doctor; d. unm. in Kansas City.
EDWARD, b. . Doctor; d. unm. in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 26,
1874.
MARY, b. ; d. unm.
. JAMES GAVIN FIELD (Lewis Y., Daniel, Henry, Henry,
y), b. 'Culpeper county, Virginia, Feb. 24, 1826; m. June, 1854,
7122.
1.
7123.
11.
7124.
111.
7126.
V.
7127.
vi.
7128.
Vll.
7129.
viii
7130.
XI.
7I3I.
X.
7022.
GE
Abraham,
He
1140 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Frances Etta Cowherd, b. February, 1833; d. April, 1876; m., 2d, February, 1882,
Lizzie R. Logwood. He was born in Walnut, Culpeper county, Va. His ancestors
were identical with those of New York. He attended for a time a classical school
and became a teacher. He read law in the office of Judge Richard Henry Field, his
uncle, and entered the practice at Culpeper, Va., just before the Mexican war. He
served in that war and at its conclusion was sent to California with the army of
occupation on the staff of Col. Henry Hill. In 1850 he was elected one of the secre-
taries of the convention that framed the first constitution of California. In the
early '50s he was mustered out and returned to the practice of his profession at Cul-
peper, Va., where he was admitted to the bar. In 1854 he married Miss F. Ella
Cowherd, of Windsor, Albemarle county, Va. He was attorney for the Common-
wealth in his native county from i860 to 1865. When Virginia seceded he enlisted
in the Culpeper Minute Men, and went with that company to the assault and cap-
ture of Harper's Ferry, and shortly afterward was appointed to the staff of Col.
(afterward lieutenant general) A. P. Hill. He had his left leg carried away by a
cannon shot while on the firing line at the battle ot Cedar Mountain. He was shot
in the hand at the battle of Cold Harbor, and was promoted to the rank of major
and made chief quartermaster of Hill's corps, in which capacity he served until the
surrender at Appomattox Court House. After the surrender he returned to Cul-
peper, Va., and resumed the practice of his profession. In 1874, Gov. James L.
Kemper appointed him major general of the Virginia State Militia, and in 1876 was
appointed by Governor Kemper to fill the unexpired term of Attorney General
Raleigh T. Daniel, deceased. In the following year he was elected attorney gen-
eral of Virginia, and filled the office until Dec. 3, 1880. Upon retiring from the
office of attorney general he removed his place of residence to Albermarle county,
where he has since resided, on his "Windsor" farm, near Gordonsville, Va., and
has continued the practice of law. In 1892 he was nominated for Vice-President of
the United States by the Peoples' party, at the national convention, held at Omaha,
Neb., and took an active part in the campaign throughout the southern and western
states. General Field has for the past thirty years been a prominent and influential
figure in his state in political, legal, educational and religious circles. He is a
Baptist, being a zealous and liberal promoter of all enterprises in which that denom-
ination is engaged. Res. Gordonsville, Va.
MARGARET CORNELIA, b. June 6, 1855: d. Oct. 20, 1859.
WILLIAM WARREN, b. April 5, 1857; m. Lizzie W. Martin.
ANNIE POWELL, b. March 23, 1859; d. Jan. 11, 1863.
MARIA, b. Dec. 18, i860; m. June, 1892, Wilmer O. Whitescarver,
of Waynesborough, Va. He is a civil engineer. Has two sons,
William and James. She is with her father at this time (July,
1899) on a visit for the summer. Her husband is in Georgia,
engaged in engineering.
7136. V. JAMES GAVIN, JR., b. Sept. 13, 1862; m. Winnie Pickard
Godfrey.
7137. vi. MAXEY GREGG, b. December, 1864. Maxey Gregg, youngest
son of Gen. James G. Field, was born in 1864, at Windsor, Alber-
marle county, Virginia. He was educated at Richmond College,
Richmond, Va., afterward taught school in South Carolina;
subsequently became cashier of the Piedmont Bank, at Gordons-
ville, Va., and then cashier ot the State Bank, at Orange, Va.
He was for some time the cashier of the Cosmopolitan Magazine,
of New York.
7138. vii. EDMUND DUNCAN, b. Nov. 21, 1882.
7132.
1.
7133.
n.
7134-
111.
7135-
IV.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1141
7139. viii. GAVIN LOGWOOD, b. Oct. 9. 1886.
7140. ix. RICHARD HENRY, b. Aug. 16, 18S8.
7029. HON. ABRAM HAMLET FIELD (Abram, Henry. Henry, Henry.
Abraham, Henry), b. Shepherdsville, Ky., Sept. 23, 1831; m. Mount Washington,
Ky., Mildred M. Miller. He was educated at the St. Joseph College, Bardstown,
Ky. Studied law and was admitted to practice in 1852. He represented Bullitt
county, Kentucky, in the State Legislature, and represented Hardin. Meade and
Bullitt counties in the Kentucky Senate. He moved to Dallas. Texas, in 1874.
since which time he has been engaged in the practice of his profession. Res.
Dallas, Texas.
7141. i, HAMLETTA M.. b. April 14, 1862; m. Oct. 27. 1887. George
Robert Draughon.
7142. ii. SARAH E., b. May 21, 1863; ra. Nov. 22, 1889, James Clifford
Mason. Ch. : i. Mildred Mary Mason, b. Sept. 5, 1891. 2.
James Clifford Mason, Jr., b. Dec. 16, 1893. 3. Josephine Elsie
Mason, b. June 26. 1896. 4. Sallie Field Mason, b. March 30,
1899.
7143. iii. JOSIE M., b. Oct. 16, 1867; ™- Dec. 10, 1891, Hugh M. Winn.
7144. iv. MILDRED M., b. Jan. 31, 1876.
7030. ALFRED J. FIELD (Abram, Henry. Henry, Henry, Abraham,
Henry), b. Shepherdsville. Ky.. Sept. 4. 1829; m. Nov. 19. 1850, Ellen M. Htrr. b.
Jan. 7, 1832; d, Jan. 20. 1879. Alfred J. Field was born and raised in Shepherds-
ville, Bullitt county, Ky. Reared a merchant, 'Moved to Louisville in 1852.
Was in the real estate business for four years ; commenced to work for the L. & N.
Railroad in 1857, and was general ticket agent when the Civil war broke out. He
went south, and when Nashville. Tenn., was evacuated returned to Kentucky and
remained on a farm for two years. He went back to Louisville and remained
there until two years ago, and now makes his home with his daughter, Mrs. McElroy,
of Lebanon. Res, Lebanon, Ky,
7145. i. ELLA M., b. April 5. 1865; unm. Res. Lebanon.
7146. ii. BETTIE, b. April 6, 1852; m. November, 1881, Thomas C.
McElroy. Res. Lebanon. Ch. : i. David W.. b. Oct. 5. 1883.
2. Ellen M. b. Dec, 13. 1884. 3. Jennie Herr, b. Oct. 18. 1887.
4. Thomas Briggs, b. July i, 1889. 5. Francis Bettie. b. May 16,
1895.
7147. iii, FRED H., b. June, 1853, Chicago.
7031. OSBORNE KING FIELD (James L., Henry, Henry, Henry, Abra-
ham, Henry), b. Jefferson county. Kentucky, Sept. 17, 1812; m. in Natchez. Miss.,
Mrs. Sarah Painter Busby, b. Dec. 18, 1802; d. Feb. 13, 1856; m., 2d. Louisville.
Ky., March 19, 1857, Mrs. Mary Amelia (Hamilton) Lentz, b. Concordia Parish.
La., March 10, 1832; d. Oct. 7. 1862; m,, 3d, Jan. 28, 1864. in Natchez, Virginia
Harrison Hamilton, b, Feb. 25. 1846; d, April 13, 1899. He went to Mississippi in
1834. O. K. Field was a very charitable man and universally liked by every one who
made his acquaintance. In early life he was the best architect and builder in Missis-
sippi. He had several large contracts with different southern states, and amassed
considerable wealth. After, or later in life, he devoted his entire interest to plant-
ing, and owned several cotton plantations in Mississippi and Louisiana, also owned
considerable real estate in Natchez. Mrs. Field, whose maiden name was Virginia
Harrison Hamilton, was born in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, Feb. 25, 1846. She
was married to O. K. Field in January, 1864. Her husband preceded her years
1142 FIELD GENEALOGY.
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1-
7149.
n.
7150.
111.
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7152.
V.
ago to the life beyond. He was a gentleman of wealth and influence. There
were several children in the family; six are living — three sons and three daughters.
One of the daughters, Mrs. F. R. Courts, lives in New Orleans. He d. Jan. 25,
1887. Res. Natchez. Miss.
DAUGHTER, b. ; d. in a few days.
ALFRED EUGENE, b. Aug 16, 1858; d. Sept. 3, 1875.
ALBION LEWIS, b. June 11. i860; m. Ida Elizabeth Field.
ALLENE ELIZABETH, b. May 4, 1862; d. July 28, 1864.
OSBORNE KING, b. July 28, 1865; unm. Res. Natchez. Upon
his father's death the planting interests were looked after by
Osborne K., jr., with the assistance of his brothers, Lee B. and
W. Davis. To-day they are living at the old homestead, called
Glenfield, and are cultivating the same, and own consider-
able rental property in Natchez. For several years he was con-
nected with the dry goods firm, of Courts & Field, 510 Main St.,
Natchez. Since then he has given his whole attention to plant-
ing.
7153. vi. IMOGENE VIRGINIA, b. April 22, 1867; m. Dec. i, i836, Frank
Rindge Courts, of New Orleans. Res. Natchez. Ch. : i. Frank
Field, b. Feb. 27, 18S8. 2. Imogene Myrtis, b. Feb. 24, 1891.
THOMAS BOWEN, b. Dec. 20, 1868; d. March 8, 1894.
LEE B., b. Aug. II, 1871. Res. Natchez.
EMMARENIA ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 25, iS7'3 ; unm. Res. Wash-
ington, D. C
LELIA HAMILTON, b. Oct. 14, 1875; d. Dec. 21, 1S77.
WALTER DAVIS, b. May 23, 1877. Res. Natchez.
ETHEL CORNINA, b. Oct. 23, 1879; d. June 5. 1880.
JUANITA GOULD, b. July 26, 18S1. Res. Natchez.
7033. LARKIN CADWELL FIELD (James L.. Henry, Henry, Henry,
Abraham, Henry), b. Jefferson county, Kentucky, Feb. 16, 1816; m. . He
d. Dec. 10, 1896. Res. Natchez, Miss.
7161. i. IDA ELIZABETH, b. ; m Albion Lewis Field, son of
Osborne K.
7037. HON. JOHN DILLARD FIELD (John, John. Henry. Henry, Abra-
ham, Henry), b. Pickens county. South Carolina, May 10, 1S03; m. in Dahlonega,
Ga.. Oct. 24, 1839, Amanda Maria Mason, b. June 22. 1818; d. Dec. 15, 1893. John
Dillard Field was born in Pickens county, South Carolina, His father was John
Field. Before making his residence in South Carolina he had lived in North Caro-
lina, near the battlefield of Guilford Court House, though his family came orig-
inally from Virginia. There is still kept in possession of this branch of the Field
family an old historic musket, called "Old Dagon," which fired many a shot at the
hated British, and which has descended from its owner to each eldest son, John.
John D, Field removed to Georgia when quite a young man, and in the little town
Dahlonega, became a successful merchant. Here he married Miss Amanda M,
Mason, a daughter of Rev, David H. Mason, who was a minister in the Presbyter-
ian church and a former resident of Philadelphia, Pa. Before entering the min-
istry he had been one of the founders of the Baldwin Locomotive Company, of
Philadelphia, and was also the original inventor of the machine for engraving
figures and borders on bank bills, the work of which has never been successfully
counterfeited. The children of this marriage are: John, David, James, Frank
and Charles, Lida, Sarah, Caroline and Minnie. Mr. Field was appointed chief
7154.
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7155.
viii.
7156.
ix.
7157.
X.
7158.
xi.
7159-
xu.
7160.
xui.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1143
7163-
11.
7164.
iii.
7165.
iv.
7166.
V.
7167.
vi.
coiner in the United States branch mint in Dahlonega, and filled the position from
1846 to i860. His repoits, sent quarterly, from year to year, to Philadelphia, are
evidence of the efficiency and accuracy with which he discharged the duties of his
office. They coincided perfectly, to the fraction of a mill, with the accounts kept
in the central office of the chief coiner there. On Mr. Lincoln's election to the
Presidency, Mr. Field resigned his commission, purchased land and mill property
in another county ; removed to it, and devoted himself to business interests there,
until the advance of the Federal army compelled him to journey southward with
his family and slaves. Although an enthusiastic believer in state rights, and an
earnest advocate of secession, he had passed the age for active military service ; yet
he proudly gave as a soldier his eldest son, John, who followed through victory and
defeat the fortunes of the stars and bars, until the surrender at Appomattox.
After the war Mr. Field's remaining years passed quietly, until death claimed him.
He d. Aug. 31, 1891. Res. Dalton, Ga.
7162. i. JOHN LOWNDES, Dalton, Ga.
DAVID MASON, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
JAMES POLK, b. Dec. 16, 1S54; m. Ida Jane Baker.
FRANK HENRY, Masonic Building, New Orleans, La.
CHARLES HARMAN, Dalton, Ga.
LIDA AMANDA, b. in Lumpkin county among the red hills of
Georgia. After completing the course of study prescribed in
southern schools, and after pursuing a more extended course in
Latin, French and mathematics, she began her work as a teacher.
In the public schools of Atlanta she soon made a reputation for
thorough and efficient work. The Young Men's Library Associ-
ation, a favorite institution of that city, having for a series of
years employed gentlemen as librarians, impelled by the spirit of
progress, that had begun to make itself felt throughout the South,
began to feel that the office of librarian might be filled by a
woman with quite as high a degree of success as that which had
formerly been attained by men. In consideration of her literary
tastes and other qualifications. Miss Field, though not an appli-
cant for the position, was chosen. This choice placed her at the
head of a circulating library of more than 10,000 books. The
touches of woman's hand were soon perceptible about the
shelves, reading rooms and parlors, and in spite of the predic-
tions of the more conservative citizens, that a woman's physical
strength could not sustain the strain demanded by the duties of
the place, she continued the work v^ith marked success for six
and a half years. Then returning to the school room, she had
spent another year in Atlanta, when an unexpected call removed
her to Agnes Scott Institute, Decatur, Ga., where she occupied
for eight years the chair of Latin. Before entering upon her
duties as librarian, she had almost completed the preparation of
a Grammar School History of the United States. This, as its
title indicates, is intended for preparatory schools. The subject
and the manner of its presentation are calculated to inspire in the
minds of the rising generation of that section in the south a true
patriotism, a just appreciation of their ancestry, and a proper
comprehension of the principles in defence of which their fathers
struggled and sufiered. The book is published by the American
Book Company, New York, and has been widely introduced in
1144 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Georgia and other states. Miss Field, with unabated interest in
educational questions, still follows her profession of teacher.
Res. 1S7 Ivy St., Atlanta, Ga.
7168. vii. SARAH ANN (FIELD) WYLLY, 4809 Langley Ave.. Chicago, 111.
7169. viii. CAROLINE ELIZABETH (FIELD) REMBERT, 530 Sutter St.,
San Francisco, Cal.
7170. ix. MINNIE ADELLE, 187 Ivy St., Atlanta, Ga. All are living.
7038^. JOSEPH ANDERSON FIELD (Jeremiah, John, Henry, Henry,
Abraham, Henry), b. Eastatoe. S. C, Jan. 16. 1803; m. at Brushey Creek. S. C,
Elizabeth Easley Blassingame. b. Oct. 29, 1804; d. May 3, 1878. Was a farmer.
He d. March 3, 1842. Res. Pearl. S. C.
7171. i. JOHN McCAFEE. b. Aug. 17, 1830; d. unm. Oct. 17, 1875. Was
a physician.
7172. ii. MARY OBEDIENCE, b. Feb, 10, 1833; m. Dec. 21. 1847; d-
Sept. 12, 1857.
7173. iii. SAMUEL EASLEY, b. March 10. 1S35; d. aged twelve years.
7174. iv. WILLIAM THOMAS, b. Dec. 11, 1836; m. E. Jennie Blassingame.
7038-2. ELIJAH MURPHY FIELD (Jeremiah, John, Henry. Henry, Abra-
ham. Henry), b. Estatoe, S. C. Jan. 31, 1819; m. at Earlis Furnace, May 10, 1849,
Cornelia M. Harrison, b. Nov. 22, 1830. He was a planter and capitalist. He d.
Oct. g, 1864. Res. Cartersville, Ga.
7174-2. i. MARIA H., b. Oct. 15, 1850; d. Jan. 19, 1869.
7174-3. ii. JENNIE, b. April 21, 1852; d. September, 1853.
7174-4. iii. RICHARD H., b. Dec. 27, 1853; m. Annie Camp Field,
7174-5. iv. JOHN E., b. Jan. 14, 1856; now at Cartersville, Ga.
7174-6. V. JAMES MADISON, b. Oct. 21, 1857; now at Cartersville, Ga.
7174-7. vi. CARRIE S., b. June 8, 1862; d. in 1889.
7174-8. vii. MAXCY, b. Feb. 28, 1865; now Mrs. Herbert A. Camp. Res.
Lamberton, Miss.
7041. MARTIN DAVIS HARDIN FIELD (Curtis, John, John, Abraham,
Abraham, Henry), b. in Richmond, Ky., in 1808; m. there May 15, 1836, Edna
SuUinger, b. Sept. 10, 1820. He was a farmer. He was born in Richmond, Ky. ;
married there and engaged in the dry goods business. Removing to Missouri in
1838 he purchased a farm, one mile from Boonville, where he resided until his death,
in his twenty-fourth j-ear. A young life so soon ended. He was the pride of the
family, intelligent, handsome, energetic and moral. He d. Boonville, Mo., Sept. 10
1841. Res. Richmond, Ky.
7175- i. LAURA MARTIN, b. May 15, 1837; m. May ao, i860, David
Mortimer Bright, b. July 28, 1832; d. Sept. 8, 1896. David Mort-
imer Bright was born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier county, Va. ;
came to Kentucky in 1856 ; engaged in business in Lexington, Ky.,
as book-keeper; then in Richmond, Ky. ; then in Indianola,
Texas. He returned and was married in Frankfort, Ky. (his wife's
home) ; returned to Richmond, Ky., where he opened a shoe store,
and continued a successful shoe merchant, after several years
retiring from business several years before his death. He was
one of the bank directors of the Richmond National Bank ; was
treasurer of several companies and organizations and declined
many offices of honor and trust. He had excellent judgment, a
clear insight into business and a splendid financier, and his coun-
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1145
sel was often sought after. Res. Richmond, Ky. Ch. : i. Dr.
Hardin W. Bright, b. Frankfort, Ky.. Feb. i6, 1862; m. Niagara,
Ontario, Canada, July 18, 1894, Florence Lewis. Res. Niagara
Falls, N. Y. 2. William B. Bright, b. Oct. 26. 1865. 3. Lacy
Lee Bright, b. March 4, 1869; m. Sept. 27, 1898, Blanche Tandy
Dixon. Res. Harrodsburg, Ky. 4. Florrie Field Bright, b.
March 6, 1874. 5. Annie Neville Bright, b. April 24, 1877. 6.
Laura Fairfax Bright, b. April 23, i88o. Dr. Hardin W. Bright
was born in Frankfort, Ky., and moved to Richmond, Ky., in
1864. He graduated at Central University, Richmond, Ky.,
B. A. and A. M., in 1882; graduated in medicine at Belleview
Medical Hospital, New York City, in 1886; practiced in Richmond,
Ky., Knoxville, Tenn. He married Miss Florence B. Lewis, of
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, English family. He is practic-
ing at Niagara Falls, N. Y. Is a physician and surgeon.
7042. JUDGE CURTIS FIELD, JR. (Curtis. John, John, Abraham, Abra-
ham, Henry), b. Madison county, Kentucky, Nov. 3, 1822; m. Harrodsburg, Ky.
March 25, 1845, Martha Golden Richardson, b. Wilkinson county, Mississippi, Oct.
13, 1826; d. Richmond, Ky., March 13, i860. He entered Augusta College in 1838,
and remained a student for three years, under the instruction of a faculty composed
of President Joseph Tomlinson, with U. B. Bascom, B. B. McCowen, J. Trimble and
J. D, Kemp, professors. He afterward entered the Dane Law School of Harvard
University, at Cambridge, Mass., and graduating there, he received the degree
of A. B. in the class of 1844. His diploma, which his daughter has in her pos-
session, is signed by Joseph Quincy, president of Harvard University, and by
those eminent law-writers, Hon. Joseph Story and Simeon Greenleaf. On his
return to Kentucky he passed an examination before Hon. Humphrey Marshall, of
the Louisville Circuit Court, and Hon. Mason Brown, of the Franklin Circuit
Court. He practiced in the Supreme and Circuit Courts of the state until his
removal to Missouri, in 1868. He d. May 2, i8go, at Eldorado Springs, Mo. Res.
Richmond, Ky.
7176. i. ROSA HARDIN COURTNEY, b. April 28, 1848, at Richmond,
Ky. ; d. Eldorado Springs, Mo., Nov. i, 1887. She m.
Courtney. Res. Kirtsville, Mo. Ch. : i. Lucy C. , m.
Miller. 2. Field. 3. Lee. 4. Hardin.
7177 ii. CURTIS D., b. Richmond, Ky., Nov. 14, 1849; m. at Knobnoster,
Mo.; d. Lamont, Mo., Nov. 27, 1892.
^ 7178. iii. MATTIE RICHARDSON GENTRY, b. Aug. i, 1851, at Rich-
mond- m. at Warrensburg, Mo.; d. Dresden, Mo., Feb. 8, 1899.
7179. iv. FRANK RICHARDSON, b. Richmond, June 12, 1853; m. and
lives at Eldorado Springs, Mo.
7180. V. CHARLES RICHARDSON, b. at Richmond, April 29, 1856; m.
and lives at Fort Worth. Texas.
7181. vi. JOHN HARDIN, b. March 2, 1858; m. and lives at Mexico, Mo.
7x82. vii. SALLIE, b. April 2, 1846; m. at Knobnoster, Mo., May 8, 1873,
Gerome B. McClure. b. March 7, 1835. Res. 219 West 7th St.,
Sedalia, Mo. Ch. : i. Mattie McClure, b. Sedalia, May 17, 1874;
d. Dec. 3, 1874. 2- William McClure, b. Dec. 25, 1875; d. Nov.
3, 1878. 3. J(ihn Field McClure, b. June 30, 1878. 4. Lillian
McClure, b. Dec. 8, 1881. P. O. address of last two, Sedalia,
Mo
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1146 FIELD GENEALOGY.
7184.
11.
7185.
iii.
7186.
iv.
7187.
V.
7183.
vi.
7189.
vii.
7190.
vni
7I9I.
IX.
7192.
X.
7193.
XI.
7194.
xu.
7043. JOHN HARDIN FIELD (Curtis. John, John. Abraham, Abraham.
Henry), b. Richmond. Ky., Jan. 8. 1812; m. Clark county, Kentucky, in 1832,
Martha Ann Hochaday, b. 1S14; d. June, 1847; m , 2d, July 6, 1850, Frances Pro-
vines, b. Dec. 28, 1823; d. March 14, 1895. He was a merchant and planter. He
d. Adrian county. Missouri, March. 1869. Res. Boone county, Missouri.
7183. i. EVALINE MOORE, b. March 27. 1842; m. Dec. 10. 1867, Col.
Cicero Coleman. Res. Chilesburg, Fayette county, Ky. He
was b. Oct. 7, 1833. He is a farmer. Ch. : i. Horace W. Res.
Chilesburg, Ky.
CURTIS H., b. ; ni. and resides Denver, Col.
AMELIA, b. in 1833; d. in infancy.
IRVIN HOCHADAY, b. .
THOMAS MOORE, b. ; d. .
ROSANNA, b. 1840; d. 1852.
ISAAC N,, b. Aug. 23, 1843.
PATTIE A., b. March 7. 1847; d. .
WILLIAM PROVINES, b. ; d. in infancy.
MARY DIANA, b. ; d. in infancy.
JOHN HARDIN, b. 1856. Res. California.
ELIZABETH McDOWELL, b. Nov. 8, 1859; m. Davis.
Res. Greenfield, Mo.
7195. xiii. FRANCES PROVINES, b. May 23, 18G0; m. Nov. 7. 1883.
Arthur Clay McChesney. He was b. Feb. 3 1855. Res. Trini-
dad, Col. Is a lawyer, 516 Newark Ave. Ch. : i. Thomas S.
McChesney, b. Aug. 27, 1884. 2. Hardin Field McChesney, b.
June 4, iS36. 3. Arthur Clay McChesney, b. Jan. 16. i388.
7196. xiv. ROBERT, b. ; d. in infancy.
7197. XV. JOSEPHINE, b. April 20, 1864; unm. Res. Trinidad, Col.
7045. THOMPSON BURNAM FIELD (Curtis, John, John, Abraham Abra-
ham. Henry), b. Richmond, Ky., Jan. 14. 1828; m. Fayette county, Kentucky, April
28. 1853, Lucy Graves, b. May 15. 1834. He was a farmer. Res. Versailes. Ky.
7198. i. HARDIN, b. July i, 1855; m. Fannie B. Utterbach.
7199. ii. MAGGIE, b. 1858; d. 1868.
7200. iii. MAMIE, b. Nov. 9, 1862; m. Woodford county, Kentucky, William
L. Graddy. Res. Versailes. He is a farmer. Ch. : i. Lucy
Field Graddy, b. Aug. 31, 1881. 2. William Henry Graddy, b.
Sept. 17, 1 836. 3. Anna May Graddy, b. July i, 1S92.
7201. iv. ANNIE, b. May 15, 1870; m. Brock. Res. Versailes.
7050. DR. DAVIS L. FIELD (Nathaniel, Abner, John, Abraham, Abraham,
Henr)'), b. Jeffersonville, Ind., Oct. 12, 1S43; m. Charlestown, Ind., May 22, 1867,
Alice M. Taggart, b. Sept. 18, 1849. He graduated in medicine from University
of Louisville, Ky., in 1868. Res. Jeffersonville, Ind.
720iX- i- VIRGINIA M., b. Nov. 27, 1869; m. P. W. Hardin. Res. Jeflfer-
sonville.
7201 >^. ii. MARCUS T., b. Oct. 10, 1872; unm. Res. Jeffersonville.
7051. WARDEN POPE FIELD (Nathaniel, Abner. John. Abraham. Abra-
ham, Henry), b. Jeffersonville. Ind., 1840; m. . Res. Jeffersonville, Ind.
7201/2. i. WARDEN POPE, JR., b. .
7055. HON. THOMAS McCLANAHAN FIELD (Willis, Ezekiel, John, Abra-
ham, Abraham. Henry), b. Airy Mount, Ky., Nov. 11, 1825; m. in Fayette county,
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1147
Kentucky, in 1850, Susan Mary liigbee, b. 1S30; d. 1875. Thomas McClanahan
Field, Sr., was born in Woodford county, Nov. 11, 1825; was engaged in merchan-
dising in Versailes, Ky., from 1844 to 1850. In 1850 he married Susan Mary Higbee,
of Fayette county Kentucky, who died in 1875. In 185 1 he emigrated to Jackson
county, Missouri, where he engaged in farming and dealing in live stock on an
extensive scale. In 1857-58 the border trouble between Kansas and Missouri arose,
and he took an active part on the Missouri side, being elected captain of a company
in Independence, Mo., raised for the purpose of protection against the raids of the
Kansans. In i860 he joined the State Guard of Missouri, and in the battle of Lex-
ington served on the staff of Gen. Sterling Price. In 1862 he was exiled from the
state of Missouri on account of his Southern sympathies, and returned to Kentucky
with his family. He has resided continuously since in Woodford county, Ken-
tucky, engaged in breeding and developing horses, and has attained an enviable
reputation in this pursuit. In 1894 he was the Democratic candidate for Represent-
ative in the State Legislature, and was elected without opposition. He has six
children. Res. Versailes, Ky.
7203. i. JOHN HIGBEE, b. in 1855; m. Lelia Gay. Res. Versailes. Ch. :
I. Annie May. 2. Willis. 3. Sarah Gay.
7204. ii. WILLIS, b. in 1S57; m. Elizabeth Shryock.
7205. iii. THOMAS M., JR., b. Feb. 9, 1865; unm. Res. Kansas City, Mo.
Thomas McClanahan Field, Jr. , was born in Woodford county,
Kentucky. He served as page in National House of Represent-
atives in 1879-80-81. In 1887-88 he spent two years in the govern-
ment service at Hot Springs, Ark. He graduated from the
Louisville Law School in 1890, and practiced law in Louisville,
Ky., for about one year; then removed to Paris, Mo., and in 1S92
removed to Kansas City, Mo., where he has since continuously
resided. He is unmarried,
7206. iv. ISABELLE M.. b. in 1851; ra. in 1873, Alexander Dunlop. Res.
Versailes, Ky. Ch. : i. Sue Field. 2. Alexander. Alexander
Dunlop, who married Isabelle Field, comes of a line of honorable
ancestry. He was educated at Bethany, Va. , and Kentucky Uni-
versity, Lexington, Ky. Is a typical Kentucky gentleman;
quiet in taste, refined and benevolent in character. He has lived
upon his inherited estates, in Woodford county, Kentucky, the
unostentatious life of a Kentucky gentleman.
7207. V. PAULINE C, b. ; m. Andrew T. Harris. Res. Versailes, Ky.
Ch. : I. Field. Andrew T. Harris, the husband of Pauline
Field, is a man of more than usual force and executive ability.
By wise business management he has added to his original
estate. Is a leader in religious and social matters, and occupies
an honorable position in his community.
7208. vi. BESSIE CARD, b. in 1874; unm. Res. at home.
7056. GEN. CHARLES W. FIELD (Willis. Ezekiel, John. Abraham. Abra-
ham, Henry), b. Airy Mount, Ky. ; m. Nimmie Mason. Charles W. Field youngest
son of Willis Field, is a graduate of West Point. He continued in the United States
army, being captain until the Civil war. Then believing it wrong to coerce, by
invasion of states, he resigned, and offered his services to the South. He was
made, by promotion, major general, serving through the war. He was severely
wounded during the war, and never tuUy recovered, but lived an active life until
his death, in Washington, D. C, April, 1882. He filled many offices of trust and
1148 FIELD GENEALOGY.
honor, both civil and military. He married Miss N: Mason, of Virginia, leaving
two sons, Charles W., a lawyer, in Baltimore, and R. Mason Field, in the United
States Navy, located at Washington, D. C.
"Charles W. Field was educated at West Point. On the breaking out of the war
between the States, he resigned his commission in the United States army and
joined the Confederate army, and was made a colonel of cavalry. He was made a
brigadier-general, and commanded a brigade of Hill's division. He was subse-
quently made major-general and commanded a division of the 3d corps of the army
of northern Virginia. He was desperately wounded in the second battle of Man-
nassa. He was subsequently door-keeper of the House of Representatives of the
United States. He died some years later in the city of Baltimore. He was one of
the finest looking men I ever saw. After the Confederate war he was for a short
time in the Egyptian army. He married Miss Mason, of King George county." —
Gen. James Gavin Field.
He d. April, 1882. Res. Washington. D. C.
7208. i. CHARLES W., JR., b. ; m. and resides Baltimore, Md.
7209. ii. R. MASON, b. . Res. Washington, D. C.
7060. HON. EZEKIEL H. FIELD (Willis, Ezekiel, John, Abraham, Abra-
ham, Henry), b. Airy Mount, Ky. ; m. Mary Carter; m., 2d, Susan Dunlap. He
was lieutenant colonel of the Kentucky mounted regiment of cavalry during the
Mexican war. He died in Frankfort, Ky. At the time of his death he was a mem-
ber of the State Senate. He d. in 1851. Res., s. p., Woodford county, Kentucky.
7061. WILLIS FIELD (Willis. Ezekiel, John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry),
b. Airy Mount, Ky. ; m. Ellen Craig, of Woodford county. He was a prosperous
and large farmer. He left three children. He d. in 1875. Res. Versailes,
Woodford county, Ky.
7210. i. SAMUEL, b. .
721 1. ii. WILLIS, b. Versailes. Res. Versailes.
7213. iii. ALICE, b. ; m. McCleod.
7065. EZEKIEL HENRY FIELD (Ezekiel H., Ezekiel, John, Abraham,
Abraham, Henry), b. Richmond, Ky., March 12. 1836; m. near there, Feb. 28, i860,
Sallie W. Emby, b. May 18, 1842, dau. of W. W. Emby and Georgia A. (Owings).
He is a retired farmer. E. H. Field was born in Richmond, Madison county, Ky.,
March 12, 1836. He was educated in Richmond and Center College, Danville, Ky. ;
in 1858 moved to Boliver county, Mississippi; planted cotton in 1866; purchased a
farm in Madison county, Kentucky, and has smce lived on it. Res. Richmond,
Ky.
7214. i. WILLIAM OWINGS, b. Dec. 2, 1861; m. Leona Tuttle.
7215. ii. ANNIE CLAY, b. July 31, 1862; m. Kirksville, Mo., March i,
1881, John F. White. Res. Richmond. He is county clerk of
Madison county at the present time, and a member of the Presby-
terian church. From this marriage there were eight children,
namely: i. William Henry White, b. Nov. 11, 1880. 2. Sallie
Embry White, b. Feb. 4, 1883. 3. Margaret Faulkner White, b.
Oct. 15, 1884. 4. Jennie P., b. Sept. 18. 1886. 5. Ezekiel Field
White, b. Jan. 20, 1889. 6. George D. White, b. Nov. 4, 1893;
d. . 7. Ann Field White, b. Dec 21, 1892. 8. John F,
White, Jr., b. Sept. 18, 1895.
7083. ABNER FIELD (Lewis, Lewis, John, Abraham, Abraham, Henry), b.
Pope county, Illinois, Nov. 12, 1844; m. Nov. 29, 1877, Minnie Trovillion, b. Colum-
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1149
bus, Pope county, 111., April 26, 1861. Abner Field is a progressive and enterpris-
ing farmer, whose well-improved and finely cultivated farm is located on section
nineteen, township thirteen, range six, Pope county. His homestead comprises 207
acres, upon which is a substantial farm residence, barns and other buildings. Our
subject was born in Pope county. His paternal grandfather, Lewis Field, was one
of the honored early pioneers of Illinois, to which State he emigrated from Kentucky
about the year 1810. Abner Field is the sou of Lewis and Sarah (Fisher) Field,
who were both natives of Kentucky. The subject of this sketch remained on the
old home place, which he carried on until his mother's death, Jan. 21, 1883, at
which time she was nearly seventy-two years of age. Since his birth Mr. Field has
passed nearly all his years on the old farm, and indeed all of his life, with the
exception of some two years, when he was in the army. He enlisted Sept. 29, 1863,
becoming a member of Company G, 6th Illinois Cavalry. He was in active service
at the battle of Nashville, m 1846, and at the engagements of Eastport, West Point
and Meridan, Miss. He was a faithful and valiant soldier, always to be relied upon
by his superior officers, who reposed the greatest confidence and trust in him on all
occasions. He was honorably discharged at Selma, Ala. , receiving his papers at
Camp Butler, Nov. 25, 1865, and on his return from the army, with poor health,
spent the following year attending school at Columbus, as he felt the need of an
education. During his youth he was entirely without schooling, as he was needed
at home, on account of his father's death, when he was still a lad, and the conse-
quent responsibility of carrying on the farm being placed on his young shoulders.
Our subject is truly a self-made man, having conquered almost insurmountable
obstacles, such as want of education and poor health, after his return from the hard-
ships incident to army life, and various other impediments in the road of success.
His mother carded, wove and spun his clothes, as well as her own, and he some-
times laughingly remarks that he did not have a suit of "store" clothes until he
was nineteen years of age. Mr. Field was married to Miss Minnie Trovillion,
who was born in Pope county. Her father was a native of Tennessee, but her
mother was, like herself, born in Pope county. To Mr. and Mrs. Field a family of
seven children were born, five of whom are now living.
In 1883, Mr. Field inherited 160 acres of his father's property, and in 1889 pur-
chased forty-seven acres more, thus making his farm one of 207 acres. It is fertile,
and yields an abundant income to the happy possessor. As a man he is popular and
genial, having many friends in this locality, whom he has attracted to him by his
worthy and sterling characteristics. He has always been a member of the Demo-
cratic party, and holds membership with Temple Hill Lodge, No. 701, A. F. and
A. M., and with the Baptist church at Columbus.
Abner Field died Feb. 9, 1894, Minnie Field, his widow, was administratrix.
Bond, $2,000. Children: Lucy, Allie, Lewis, Bertha and Abner Field, all of
Brownfield, 111. Their mother has remarried, her name is Minnie Barton. — Gol-
conda Probate Records.
He d. Feb. 9, 1894. Res. Golconda and Brownfield, Pope county, 111.
LUCY E., b. Sept. 2, 1878.
ALLIE M., b. May 23, 1880. Res. Valparaiso, Ind.
LEWIS, b. April 19, 1882.
BERTHA A., b. March 29, 1886.
ABNER CYRUS, b. Nov. 17, i833.
CHARLES, b. March 16, 1884; d. Nov. 4, 1886.
ALGIE RUE, b. Jan. 30, 1891; d. Feb. i, 1892.
7087K. LIEUT. GREEN B. FIELD, JR. (Green B., Robert, John, Abra-
ham, Abraham, Henry), b. Golconda, 111. ; m. Mrs. Judith (Vineyard) Ritchie. He
7216.
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11.
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111.
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. vi.
7220K
. vii
1150 FIELD GENEALOGY.
was born in Illinois. Enlisted July 2, 1846, as second lieutenant in Company K, of
the 3d Illinois Regiment, and served in the Mexican war. He was mustered out at
New Orleans. La., May 23, 1847; returning to Golconda he resided there until his
death. He d. July 11, 1859. Res. Golconda, 111.
722134:. i. PHILLIP v., b. .
722i>^. ii. JOHN, b. ; d. unm.
7221 J^. iii. MARY, b. ; m. William Boycott. Res. Golconda, s. p.
722134'. iv. FANNY, b. ; unm. Res. Golconda.
7108. ALBERT GALLATIN FIELD (John, Henry, John, Abraham, Abra-
ham, Henry), b. Henry county, Kentucky, Feb. 7, 1837; m. Missouri Valley, Texas,
Nov. 20, 1879, Mary E. Power, b. Oct. 30, 1851 ; d. Oct. 19, 1887. He is a farmer and
stock raiser. During the Civil war he was in Sibley's Brigade in the Confederate
service. Res. Victoria, Texas.
7221 J^. i. MARY ELLEN, b. Aug. 22. 1880; d. Aug. 24, 1882.
7222. ii. RICHARD POWER, b. Sept. 15, 1884.
7223. iii. JOHN EDWARD, b. Oct. 6, 1887.
7109. STANTON SLAUGHTER FIELD (John, Henry. John, Abraham,
Abraham, Henry), b. Warsaw, Ky., Aug. 7, 1842; m. Victoria, Texas, Dec. 4, 1878,
Lenora Bennett, b. June 15, 1862. He is a stockman and farmer, and during the
Civil war was in the Confederate service in Sibley's Brigade in Louisiana and
Arkansas. Res. Derby, Texas.
SHIRLEY S. (girl), b. Oct. 20, 1879.
JAMES EDWARD, b. Aug. 3, 1881.
BYRD, b. Dec. 21. 1883.
JOHN ASH, b. April 21, 1S86.
LENORA, b. Sept. 13, 1888.
SAMUEL, b. Nov. 17, 1890.
7JIO. THOMAS McGILTON FIELD (John, Henry, John, Abraham, Abra-
ham, Henry), b. Warsaw, Ky., June 23, 1845; m. March 2, 1870, Ella L. Simpson.
He is a tarmer and stockraiser. Served during the Civil war in Silbey's Brigade,
Confederate States army, in New Mexico, Arkansas and Louisiana. Res. Missouri
Valley, Texas.
7230. i. GLOSIETTA, b. Feb. 27, 1871; m. July 20, 1896, George E. Hard-
ing.
7231. ii. ANN ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 2, 1874; m. Dec. 25, 1S95, Wilkerson
Crawford.
ALERT GALLATIN, b. Feb. 14, 1876.
JAMES WILLIAM, b. Oct. 30, 1878.
MAUD MAY, b. Aug. 9, 1880.
GEORGE, b. July 20, 1882.
MAURICE, b. Feb. 9, 1885.
7119. WILLIAM EDWARD FIELD (Henry H.. Henry, John, Abraham,
Abraham, Henry), b. Barbor county, Alabama, July 11. 1849; ^^- ^^ San Francisco,
June 17, 1879, Susie Victorine Clardy, a niece ot Ex-congressman Martin L. Clardy,
of Missouri, b. 1859. William Edward Field was born in Barbor county, Alabama.
He is now engaged in the mercantile busmess in the city of Lockhart, Texas, under
the firm name of W. E. Field & Comi)any, He married Miss Susie Victorine Clardy,
of St. Francois county, Missouri. From this marriage they have six children.
Res. Lockhart, Texas.
7237. i ANNIE RUSSELL, b. in 1880.
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1.
7225.
11.
7226.
iii.
7227.
IV.
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v.
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vi.
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111.
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iv.
7234.
V.
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VI.
7236.
vii.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1151
7238.
11.
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111.
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IV.
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V.
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VI.
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1-
7244.
11
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111.
7246.
iv.
7247.
V.
EDWARD CLARDY, b. 18S6.
SUSIE VICTORINE, b. in 1888.
SALLIE BOWEN, b. in 1890.
MARGERY VIRGINIA, b. in 1894.
WILLIE LYNN, b. in 1896.
7121. ALBERT FRANCIS FIELD (Henry H., Henry. John. Abraham,
Abraham, Henry), b. Caldwell county. Texas. June 6, 1S56; m. November, 1882,
Kate McDowell. He is now engaged in the livery business in the city of Lockhart,
Texas. For twelve years he was sheriff of Caldwell county, Texas, which office he
voluntarily gave up to give his whole attention to the livery business. Res. Lock-
hart, Texas.
MARY VIRGINIA, b. .
ALBERT S., b. .
HENRY HILL, b. .
WARWICK TILLOTSON, b.
ZATELLA, b. .
7122. WILLIAM FIELD (William H., Henry, John, Abraham, Abraham.
Henry), b. Louisville, Ky., June 2, 1839; "i- Evansville, Ind., Nov. 28, 1872, Fannie
L. Crutchfield, William Field was born in 1839, in Louisville; removed with his
father to Missouri, in 1853. He went to St. Louis in 1858, and in the following year
was sent to Denver in the employ of Jones & Cartright, provisioners. Upon the
completion of this commission he went back into the mountains to mine gold. At
the beginning of the Civil war he returned home to enlist in the Southern army,
which he did in January, 1862, serving throughout the war, always on outpost
duty. After the war he engaged in various pursuits until he entered the grain busi-
ness, at Uniontown, Ky., in 1868. In 1871 he removed his business to Evansville,
Ind., where he has since resided. He married Miss Fannie L. Crutchfield, of Hen-
derson county, Ky., in 1872, and now has the following children: Albert Crutch-
field, grain merchant in New York City ; William Hill, practiced medicine in Mar-
tinsburg, W. Va., for a short time, then removed to Evansville, Ind..' where he is
now engaged in the same profession; Francis Louis, for a time in the Revenue
Cutter service, now studying law in New York City ; Grace Lowery, living at
Evansville. Res. Evansville, Ind.
7248. i. ALBERT CRUTCHFIELD. b. Sept. 7. 1874; unm. In produce
Exchange, New York City. Was born in Evansville, where
he resided and attended the public schools until i8gr, when he
went into the general offices of the L. & N. Railroad. After
remaining there one year he left Evansville, going to southern
Arizona and California for one year; returning to Evansville, and
going into the grain business with his father, William Field. He
remained in Evansville until the summer of 1895, when he went
to NewYork City as a representative of the Duluth Imperial Mill
Company, of Duluth, Minn., through the states of New York and
New Jersey, travelling most of the time. He remained on the
road until January, 1898,, when he opened an office on the Produce
Exchange, New York, for F. M. & H. Brooke, of Philadelphia,
representing them there until April i, 1899, when he took up the
grain brokerage business on his own account, in which business
he is at this time — Address, E., 21 Produce Exchange, New
York City.
7249. ii. WILLIAM HILL, b. April 12, 1876; unm. Res. Martinsburg,
1152 FIELD GENEALOGY.
W. Va. William Hill Field, son of William Field, of Evansville,
Ind., was born in Evansville, where he resided, attending the
public schools until graduating, when he went to Philadelphia
and took up the study of medicine at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, where he graduated in 1898. After graduating he ac-
cepted a position as attending physician at the Williamsport
Hospital, at Williamsport, Pa., where he remamed a little over a
year, and at present is in London, England, taking a course at
Moorfield's Hospital, preparatory to taking up the practice of
medicine, as an eye, ear and throat specialist at Evansville.
7250. iii. FRANCIS LOUIS, b. March 24, 1879; unm. Res. Evansville.
7251. iv. GRACE LOWRY, b. Nov. 10, 1881; unm. Res. Evansville.
7123. JUDGE RICHARD FIELD (William H., Henry, John, Abraham,
Abraham, Henry), b. Louisville, Ky., Aug. i, 1843; m. Lexington, Mo., May 13,
1869, Fanny Wentworth, b. March 6, 184S. Judge Richard Field was born in Louis-
ville, Ky., and resided thre until 1853, when he moved, with his parents, to Pettis
county, Missouri, where he lived upon a farm until 1862. After the death of his
father, with his mother and family, returned to Louisville. He studied law — the
profession of his father — and was graduated from the law department of the Louis-
ville University, in 1865. He at once opened a law office in Louisville, in partner-
ship with his brother, now Judge Emmet Field, of Louisville, Ky. In 1869 he was
married to Fanny Wentworth, of Lexington, Mo., daughter of Stephen G. Went-
worth, a prominent banker, and the founder of Wentworth Military Academy, of
Lexington, Mo. In 1869 Richard Field went for the benefit of his health to the state
of Minnesota; lived in Faribault county until 1872, when he removed to Lexington,
Mo., where he resumed the practice ot law. In 1886 he was elected on the Demo-
cratic ticket to the office of judge of the Circuit Court for the 6th judicial circuit ot
Missouri, composed of the counties of Saline, Pettis and Lafayette, for a term ot
six years. He was re-elected in 1892 to the same office. During the time that
Judge Richard Field was in office the county of Pettis was eliminated from the cir-
cuit, and organized into a separate circuit, on account of the growing business iu
the city of Sedalia. On the occasion of the retirement of Judge Field from that
county the members of the bar testified to his worth in the following manner:
"By an act of the Missouri Legislature, at the last session, Pettis county was
made a separate judicial circuit, necessitating the retirement from this part of the
circuit of Judge Field, of the circuit court. This eminent jurist had for so many
years presided over the circuit court of this circuit that the members of the Pettis
county bar decided to present the retiring judge with an expression of their esteem
and a substantial token of their appreciation ot his services." The token selected
was a solid silver water pitcher, with two silver cups. The pitcher bore the follow-
ing inscription: "Judge Richard Field, from the bar and court officials of Pettis
county, Mo.. May, 1895." The monogram "R. F." was also engraved on the cups.
Judge Field retired from the bench in 1898, and resumed the practice of law at
Lexington, having had twelve years experience in judicial life, during which time
many important cases were tried before him. His judicial record is permanently
written in the volumes of the law reports of Missouri from 1886 to 1900, and is a
record of which any judge might be proud. He possesses in an eminent degree a
calm, judicial temperament, which was of great service to him as a judge. While
holding court he maintained a lofty dignity, yet coupled with an urbane and gentle-
manly courtesy that invited and inspired confidence in the most timid young lawyer
to address the court. He is a forcible and eloquent speaker, and was noted for his
JUDGE RICHARD FIELD.
See page 1153.
WILLIAM WARREN FIELD.
See page 1155.
JAMES G. FIELD.
See page 1155.
WILLIAM O. FIELD.
See page 1157.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1153
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unflinching moral courage in deciding cases as he understood the law. He is a
liberal, public-spirited citizen, and one of the foremost men in his county in advo-
cating measures relating to the public welfare. He is president of the Morrison
Wentworth Bank and president of the board of trustees of Wentworth Military
Academy, an elder in the Presbyterian church, and a Democrat in politics. Judge
Field lives in the suburbs of Lexington, Mo., in an elegant country place, where his
most agreeable and handsome wife and he dispense a generous and an elegant hos-
pitality. Stephen G. Wentworth, Judge Field's wife's father, came from distin-
guished ancestry, as shown in the Wentworth genealogy, vol. i, p. 499., prepared
by John Wentworth, of Chicago, and published in 1878.
■Res. Lexington, Mo.
MARY W., b. Feb. 25, 1870; d. Sept. 23, 1877.
STEPHEN WENTWORTH, b. Jan. 16, 1872; d. Nov. 23, 1893.
GRACE K., b. Sept. 7, 1873; m. Nov. 29, 1897, Rev. Harry W.
Myers. Res. Tokushima, Japan.
7255 iv. REBEKAH G., b. Dec. 13, 1874; m. March 15, 1899, Lawrence F.
Evans. Res. Independence, Mo.
CARRY Q., b. April 23. 1885.
RICHARD, JR., b. Oct. 17, 1876; d. Aug. 3, 18S5.
HUBERT WENTWORTH, b. Jan. i, 1891.
7126. HENRY YOUNG FIELD (William H.. Henry, John, Abraham,
Abraham, Henry), b. in Kentucky; m. Mary Baker, of Gerrard county, Kentucky.
She resides in Hughesville. Mo. He is a farmer. Henry Y. Field, eldest son of
William H. Field, was born in Louisville, Ky. ; moved with his father and family,
in 1853, to Pettis county, Missouri. He was twice elected on the Democratic ticket
to the office of clerk of the county court of Pettis county, having served eight years
in that capacity. He died in 1897, leaving a widow, one son and three daughters.
Res. Pettis county, Missouri.
WILLIAM, b. ; d. unm.
JOHN, b. ; unra. Res. Hughesville, Mo.
NELLIE, b. ; d. unm.
LOU, b. ; m. Dr. J. G. Davis, of Missouri. He died in Indian
Nation, leaving children, Wentworth, Nellie, Marmaduke and
Early Davis.
ALLIE, b. ; unm.
EDMONIA, b. : unm.
JANE, b. ; unm.
7127. JUDGE EMMET FIELD (William H., Henry, John, Abraham, Abra-
ham, Henry), b. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 28, 1841; m. Springfield, Ky., May 27, 1S69,
Sue McElroy, of Springfield, Ky. Emmet Field. Judge of the Common Pleas
Division of the Jefferson Circuit Court of Louisville, son of William H. and Mary
(Young), was born Oct. 28, 1841. Judge Field is now one of the most distinguished
jurists of the Louisville bench. Judge Field spent his youth in the usual manner
of American boys of that period. He was reared on his father's farm, in Mis-
souri, and pursued a course of study in Westminster College, of Fulton, Mo., but
text-books and all other considerations were laid aside when the Civil war was
inaugurated, and from the college campus he went to the field of battle with boys
who fought for the Confederacy. He enlisted in the 2d Missouri Cavalry, under the
command of Colonel Alexander, who was later succeeded by Colonel Magoffin, and
subsequently by Col. Robert McCullough. Afterward he took up the study of law
in the University of Louisville, and is a graduate of^ that institution. For two
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1154 FIELD GENEALOGY.
years he engaged in law practice in Springfield, Washington county, after which he
formed a partnership with his brother, Richard Field, of Louisville, a connection
that was continued until failing health compelled the junior member of the firm to
remove to Minnesota. Judge Field has been alone in the practice of law, with
the exception of one year, when he was associated with Buford Twyman. He is a
distinguished lawyer, of sound learning, and his devotion to his clients' interests
was proverbial. For fourteen years Judge Field has served on the bench of the
Common Pleas Division of the Jefferson Circuit Court, having been first called to
that position by the voice of the people in iS86. With strong political forces
arrayed against him, he has nevertheless received the vote of the people at each
succeeding election in a way that has not only given him the ofiice, but has mani-
fested in no uncertain way the confidence and trust imposed in him. His decisions
are the highest type of a justice that knows no bias, and are based entirely
upon the evidence and the law applicable to it. In another direction. Judge
Field is also a prominent representative of the legal fraternity of Louisville,
being one of the professors in the law department of the University of Louisville,
his alma mater. For fourteen years he has lectured to the students of that institu-
tion, expounding the science of jurisprudence, and is widely recognized as one of
the most able law educators in the state. In 1869, he married Miss Sue McElroy,
daughter of Anthony McElroy, of Springfield, Ky. A lady of high culture and
refinement. Their home, in Crescent Hill, one of Louisville's beautiful suburbs, is
noted for its true southern hospitality. They hold membership in the Presbyterian
church, and the Judge gives his political support to the Democracy. A gentleman
of superior education and accomplishments, he is popular in the highest circles,
and is a man of the most excellent character, and the brightest personal and profes-
sional reputation. In the family are a son and four daughters. — From Lawyers and
Lawmakers of Kentucky, by H. Levin, of the Illinois bar. Res. 351 5th St., Louis-
ville, Ky.
7266. i. WILLIAM HILL, b. March 18, 1870; m. Kate Rodman. Res.
Crescent Hill, Ky.
7267. ii. ANNIE GARLAND, b. Oct. 12, 187—; m. Peter Nicholson, Jr.,
of St. Louis, Mo. Res. New York City.
7268. iii. MATTIE, b. Aug. 10, 1876; unra. Res. Crescent Hill, Ky.
7268;4- iv. LIZZIE, b. Aug. 10, 1S76; unm. Res. Crescent Hill, Ky.
7270. V. MARY, b. ; unm. Res. Crescent Hill, Ky.
7128. DR. THOMAS FIELD (Willi.am H., Henry, John, Abraham, Abra-
ham, Henry), b. Louisville, Ky., March 7, 1S45; m. Sept. 10, 1872, Viola Catron, of
Fayette county, Missouri, b. June 25, 1853. Dr. Thomas Field, son of William H.
Field, was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1845. He moved vvitli his father and family
to Pettis county, Missouri, in 1852. He entered the army of the Confederate States
in 1862; after the war he studied medicine ; was graduated from one of the medical
colleges in Louisville, Ky. ; returned to Missouri, and practiced successfully in the
counties of Saline and Lafayette, having his residence at Blackburn, Mo. He mar-
ried Miss Viola Catron. He died June 29, 1S94, leaving his widow and five children,
living in Blackburn, Mo.
7271. i. NANNIE MARIE, b. Sept. 5, 1874; unm.
7272
7273
7274
7275
ii. EDMONIA, b. Jan. 21, 1876; unm.
iii. IDA LEE, b. June 29, 1878: unm.
iv. WILLIAM EDWARD STANLEY, b. June 29, 1884; unm.
V. VIRGIL WALLING, b. Sept. 26, 1886; unm.
FIELD GENEALOGY. 1155
7133. WILLIAxM WARREN FIELD (James G., Lewis Y., Daniel. Henry,
Henry, Abraham, Henry), b. Culpeper, Va.. April 5, 1857; m. Dec 21, i88r, Lizzie
W. Martin, of Albermarle county, Virginia. Eldest son of Gen. James G. Field,
born at Culpeper, Va., in 1857; graduated from Richmond College, Richmond, Va.,
and was educated in the law at the University of Virginia, at Charlottesville, Va.
He entered in the practice of law in 1878. Prosecuted the practice in his native
state; then in the state of Washington, and in i8go removed to Denver, Col.;
became, and has since continued to be, connected with the law firm of Wolcott &
Vaile. of which United States Senator Edward O. Wolcott is the senior partner.
Res. 1357 Downing Av., Denver, Col,
7276. i. FANNY, b. Dec. 25, 1882.
7277. ii. PHILIP H., b. Jan 5. 1885.
7136. DR. JAMES GAVIN FIELD, JR. (James G., Lewis Y., Daniel,
Henry, Henry), b. Windsor, Va., Nov. 13, 1862; m. Denver, Col., July 17, 1895,
Winnie Pickard Godfrey, b. Oct. 12, 1861. James Gavin Field, Jr., second son of
Gen. James G. Field, was born at Windsor, Albermarle county, Va. He lived in
Culpeper, Va., till fourteen years of age, after that at Breitstein, Orange county,
Va. He received a collegiate education at Richmond College, Richmond, Va, and
graduated in medicine from the Virginia Medical College, at Richmond, Va., April,
1885. Was resident physician at City Alms House Hospital, Richmond, Va., from
April, 1885, to April, 1886. He was commissioned an assistant surgeon in the med-
ical corps of the United States navy May 23, 1887. Was retired from the navy in
June, 1893, on account of ill-health, and went to Denver, Col., to practice medicine.
He married Winnie Pickard Godfrey, of New Orleans. He was ordered back into
active service in the medical corps of the navy at the outbreak of the Spanish-Amer-
ican war, and after peace was declared between the two countries, was permitted
to return to his home and practice in Denver. Col. Res. 238 Equitable Building,
Denver, Col.
7150. ALBION LEWIS FIELD (Osborne K., James L., Henry, Henry,
Henry, Abraham, Henry), b. Natchez, Miss., June ii, i860; m. his own cousin, Ida
Elizabeth Field, dau. of Larkin Cadwell. She is dead. He d. Oct. 30, 1891.
7277K. i. CLIFTON, b. Sept. 5, 1888.
7164. JAMES POLK FIELD (John D., John, John, Henry, Henry, Abraham,
Henry), b. Dahlonegah, Ga., Dec. 16, 1854; m. at Augusta, Oct. 11, 1881, Ida Jane
Baker, dau. of Thomas Surrage and Eunice (Dutton) Baker. Mr. Field left com-
mercial life to become an artist. After study in Paris, France, he returned to
Atlanta, Ga., where he now lives. He has painted portraits of many distinguished
men. He is the inventor of a successful typewriting machine, a machine for cut-
ting leather, and a device for instantaneously attaching or detaching horses to all
shaft vehicles. He is a ruling elder, and clerk of the session of the North Avenue
Presbyterian church of Atlanta, Ga. He votes with the Democratic party. Res.
14 Baltimore Place, Atlanta, Ga.
7278. i. LLOYD BAKER, b. April 4, 1883.
7174. DR. WILLIAM THOMAS FIELD (Joseph A., Jeremiah, John.
Henry, Henry, Abraham, Henry), b. Pearl, S. C, Dec. 11, 1836; m. Oct. 5. 1859,
E.Jennie Blassingame, b. Oct. g, 1842. He is a farmer, but a graduate in medicine.
Res. Pearl, S. C.
7279. i. ONE CHILD, d. in infancy.
7174-3. JUDGE RICHARD HARRISON FIELD (Elijah M.. Jeremiah, John,
Henry, Henry, Abraham, Henry), b. Cherokee county, Georgia, Dec. 27, 1853; m. at
1156 FIELD GENEALOGY.
Marietta, Ga., March 23, 1880, Annie Camp Field, b. May 24, 1857. He is a lawyer,
and has been practicing his protession since 1875. He was judge of the Circuit
Court in Kansas City for four years, 1888-92. Res. Kansas City. Mo.
7279X. i. ANNIE MOXEY, b. March 21, 1882.
7279'^. ii. EDNA, b. Sept. q, 1885.
7279^. iii. CORNELIA, b. Sept. 27, 1887.
7279!^. iv. RICHARD HARRISON, b. Sept. 27, 1889.
7279^. V. KATHRYNE, b. June 5, 1891.
7193. HARDIN FIELD (Thompson B., Curtis, John. John. Abraham, Abra-
ham, Henry), b. Lexington, Ky., July i, 1855; m. Woodford county, Feb. 5, 1884,
Fannie B. Utterbach, b. Aug. 11, 1862. He is a farmer. Res. Versailes, Ky.
7280. i. ALIEN, b. Nov. 6, 1884; d. Nov. 17, 1887.
7281. ii. JOHN H.. b. Sept. 25, 1886. •
7282. iii. HARDIN b. Oct. 30, i883.
7283. iv. WILLIAM G., b. Jan. 20, 1892.
7203. JOHN HIGBEE FIELD (Thomas McC, Willis, Ezekiel, John, Abra-
ham, Abraham, Henry), b. in Kentucky, in 1855, m. there Lelia Gay. John H.
Field eldest son of Thomas M. Field and Susan Higbee Field evinced from infancy
the finest elements of character. Courage, energy, integrity, united with a gentle
and just consideration tor the rights of others and a willingness to respond cheer-
fully to the call of duty however disagreeable distinguished him among his fellows
as a boy and man. From the time he could talk his word was his bond. After an
education in the schools of his state he went to Fort Worth, Texas, where an uncle,
C. H. Higbee, had made large investments, and was engaged in various business
enterprises. His health gradually broke down from climatic influences, and having a
delicate constitution, became seriously involved. He was forced to resign promis-
ing business interests, and return to his native climate, in the hope of restoring his
impaired health. After returning to Kentucky he invested in land in Woodford
county, Kentucky, and engaged in the breeding and handling of blooded stock, for
which he has decided taste and judgment. Res. Versailes, Ky.
7284. i. ANNIE MAY, b. .
7285. ii. WILLIS b. .
7286. iii. SARAH GAY, b.
7204. WILLIS FIELD (Thomas M., Willis, Ezekiel, John. Abraham, Abra-
ham, Henry), b. in Kentucky, in 1857; m. Elizabeth Shyrock. Willis Field, second
son of Thomas M. and Susan (Higbee) Field, displayed, as he grew to manhood, in
a marked degree, the traits and characteristics of that branch of the Field family
to which he belongs, and whose most prominent Christian name he bears. High-
spirited pride and great personal magnetism, together with brilliant intelligence
and keen wit, combine in him an unusual personality. Early adopting newspaper
work as a vocation, he was for years connected with the leading dailies of Louis-
ville, Ky., such as the Commercial and Courier-Journal, in various editorial capac-
ities. Like his elder brother, his strongest tastes were directed toward the turf,
the thoroughbred being always a source of intense interest, and for a number of
years he did, in connection with regular newspaper work, the turf work for the Cin-
cinnati Enquirer and other papers. For the past four years he has been editor
and manager of The Thoroughbred Record, at Lexington, Ky. — a paper widely
known for its authority on live stock, and one of the oldest turf papers in the coun-
try. Res. Lexington. Ky.
7287. i. ISABEL, b. .
7288. ii. JEAN OLIVA, b. .
FIELD GENEALOGY.
1157
7214. WILLIAM OWINGS FIELD (Ezekiel H., Ezekiel H.. Ezekiel, John,
Abraham, Abraham, John), b. Richmond, Ky., Dec. 2, 1861; m. Omaha. Neb., Oct.
16, 1887, Leona Tuttle, b. Nov. 18, 1869. He was manager of the North Shore
Hotel, Deming Place and Lincoln Park. Res. Chicago, 111.
7289. i. HENRY IRVINE, b. Aug. 4. 1890.
7266. WILLIAM HILL FIELD (Emmet, William H., Henry. John, Abra-
ham, Abraham, Henry), b. March 18, 1870, Louisville, Ky. ; m. June 22, 1893, Kate
Rodman. Is a journalist. Res. Louisville, Ky.
7290. i. EMMET, b. .
[The Ancient Field Armor.]
THE FIELD COAT-OF-ARMS.
Field Index.
Christian Names of Persons by the Name
of Field.
Aaron, 45, 2U, 228. 275, 285, 288. 296, 329, 385, 441,
490. 491.
Aaron D., 977, 1001, 102f5.
Aaron L., 546, 835.
Aaron W., 42, 491, 492, 779.
Abner, 63, 2ii7, 321, 337. 354. 365, .505, 535. 546. 547,
833, 836, 917, 1103, 1107, 1117, 1123, 1135, 1148. 1149.
Abner W., 834.
Abigail. 121, 127, 141, 162, 173. 183, 192. 198, 199, 210.
211, 225, 240, 242. 243, 268, 269, 278, 302. 308, 313,
319, 342, 359, 362. 374, 379, 402. 425, 446. 485, 549,
556, 739, 836. 958. 960, 902, 967, 972. 987, 1000.
AbigailA.,486. 557.
Abigail B., 550.
Abigail E., 483, 985.
Abigail H., 444, 463.
Abigail L., 742, 787.
Abigail M., 468.
Abigail 8., 4.W.
Abigail T., 997. 1007.
Abigail W., 837.
Abovebope, 28.
Abbott W , 788, 908.
Abiezer, 45. 46, 58. 65, 354, 536. 537, 823, 913.
Abram,605, 832, 916, 1120.
Abram H., 1121, 1141.
Abram W., 930.
Abba W.. 514.
Abbie. 918.
Abbie A., 605, 849.
Abbie B., 1055.
Abbie L., 825, 1045.
Abbie M., 751, 902.
Abbie R., 502.
Abby, 43, 349, 368, 525, 532. 553.
Abby A., 54S.
Abby C, 545.
Abby E., 7.55.
Abby M., 744.
Abby P., 544, 558.
Abby T.. 1000.
Abishal. 58.
Abel. S33.
Abel W.. 44?, 495.
Abraham, 78, 1101, 1102. 1103, 1112.
Able, 288.
Abilence. 116.
Achsah. .324.
Adam. 1566.
Adin, 513,
Adin W., 805.
Ada. 404. 5.37, 671, 859.
Ada A., 862.
Ada C, 864.
Ada F., 827.
Ada L., 788, 917.
Ada M., 843.
Adelaid, 321.
Adelaid E., 522, 607, 730, 8.52.
Adelaid H.. 1025.
Adeline, 410, 454, 5.53, 602, 815, 823, 832, 1004, 1016.
Adeline J., 463, 545.
Adeline E., 536.
Adeline M,, 779.
Addie, 305, .562.
Adelia, 43, 404, 606.
Adelia A., 947.
Adelia C, 562.
Adelia S., 781.
Adelbert,867.
Addie S., 740.
Adda E., 740.
Adelia C, 562.
Adelia S., 781.
Adelia M.. 684.
Agnes A., 26. 67, 69, 430. 539, 741.
Agnes D., 733.
Agnes O., 800.
Ahaz, 457, 737.
Albert, 40. 332. 358. 444, 458. 494. 516, 539, 602. 742.
781,809, 824, 830. 835, 914, 915, 918, 946, lUOG, 1019,
1032.
Albert A., 684, 738, 740, 837, 873.
Alanson. 409, 410, 432, 60:3, 683.
Alonzo, 345. 518.
Alpheus, 234, 283, 284, 344, 430, 434. 680, 970, 992,
1018.
Allen, 362, 588.
Amos, 126. 138, 209, 210, 278, 280, 283, 428, 484, 916,
970, 992. 994, 1019.
Ambria, 945.
Amanda, 377, 440. 559.
Ambrie, 905.
Ambrose. 107, 129, 131, 183, 197, 279. 307, 376. 404,
.559.
Ambrose D., 378.
Amy D., 934.
Amy E.. 861.
Amy (t., 671.
Amy L., 911.
Amy W.. 547. 1003.
Amey, 246, 368, 500, 832, 835.
Anna, 191, 197. 230, 23S, 240, 274. 275, .323. 330, 351.
406. 409. 448, 451, 467, 522, 545, 603, 726, 776, >48,
872, 915, 961, 973, 1025, 1099, 1107.
Anna B., 681, 917.
Anna D., 514.
Anna E., 781. 842, 881.
Anna F., 462. 846.
Anna L., 43. 591. 997.
Anna M., 468, 594,730,904.
Anna N., 1119.
Anna S., 446.
Anna T., 743.
Anna W.. 10.57.
Ansel, 360, 490, 540, 777, 905, 1017.
1159
1160
FIELD INDEX.
Ansel S., 541. 825.
Angle D., 789.
Anuette, 1038.
Albert A.. 740, 916.
Albert B., 596.
Albert (".,1151.
Albert I)., 840. 668, 932, 942.
Albert F., 734, 735, 817, 910, 945, 1139, 1151.
Albert G., 550, 842, 1138, 1150.
Albert H., 1007.1034.
Albert I., 909, 916, 947.
Albert J., 1093.
Albert K., 945.
Albert L., 659, 880, 907.
Albert M., 861.
Albert R., 484, 831, 916.
Albert 8., 809, 910, 945, 1161.
Albert W., 931.
Allen B., 868.
Allen F., 1099.
AUeu 11., 1041.
Allen M., 659.
Allen 8., 886.
Allen W., 917, 947.
Alden, 336, 359.
Alden C, 504.
Alden P., 550,841.
Algie K., 1149.
Alson, 355.
Alexander, 43. 214, 297, 378, ',6h 661, 834, 848, 917,
1080, 1081, 1082, 1117.
Alexander P., 1123, 1124, 1127.
Alexander 8., 1086, 1092, 1096.
Alfred, 283, 402, 428. 451, 591, 593.
Alfred B., 423, 654, 655, 879, 1028.
Alfred C, 909.
Alfred D., 444, 720, 1003, 1028.
Alfred E.. 1142.
Alfred F., 515, 806.
Alfred ({.. 879.
Alfred H., 857.
Alfred J., 1121, 1141.
Alfred L., 656, 879.
Alfred K., 455, 736, 742.
Alfred T., 736.
Alfred W., 40, 298, 735,895.
Alert ()., 1150.
Albion L., 1142,1155.
Algernon, 1098.
Algernon E., 1093.
AltaF.,86.S.
Alvanue W., 458.
Alvaretta, 857.
Albiiie 1., 1018.
Alphous D., 430.
Alvin, 850, 541.
Alvin H.. 727.
Alvin 8., 486, 769.
Air)hoiizo, ma, 930.
Alplionzo L., 596.
Alplionio R., 1035, 1052.
AUene E., 1142.
Algeron, 401.
Algeron 8.. 591.
AllenaC..743.
Aliiia .!., 859.
Alan I)., 792.
Alvani.)I).,1011.
Alvardo W., 733, 894.
Allio, 1153.
Allic .M., 1119.
AlvHFo r).,1038.
Alvira \V.. K33. ,
AhiKind, 916.
Alien, 1156.
Allcnia ('.,743.
Alma ("., 754.
Alma L, 1014.
Alico, 67, 71. 73, 77, 78, 80, 81, 84, 85, 95,114, 304,402,
543. 6H5. 1(144. 1148.
Alice A.. 733, 911.
Alice H..873.
AlicfiC, 505, 751,805, 868.
Ali.toK.,722, 725. 740.
Alice <}., 731, 1003.
Alice II.. 682. 1034.
Alice J. ,680, 777.
AliceL.,685, 779, 880.
Alice M., 6.56, 828, 931, 1041.
Alice 8., 939.
Alice W.. 550, 913.
Althea, 233.
Allan, 864.
Almeron,288, 4.39, 440, 714.
Almerou (i., 714.
Almira, 432, 4.58, 534, 588, 544,685, 832.
Almira B.. 840.
Almira J., 602.
Almira O., 459.
Almira S., 550.
Albnrtus, 748.
Amelia, 330, 919, 1130, 1146.
Amelia A., 492.
Amelia D., 1093,
Amelia M., 484.
Amelia S., 489.
Amasa E., 688, 887.
Amanda, 522.
Amanda A., 1011.
Amanda E., 724.
Amanda H., 561.
Ann, 24, 77, 136, 184, 198, 228, 272, 273, 278, 298, 309,
394, 425, 439, 553, 559, 573, 810, 815, 987, 1018, 1129,
1131.
Ann E., 454, 462, .573, 654, 824, 830, 861, 869, 997,
1019, 10.52, 1094, 1160.
Ann F., 657.
Ann L., 939.
Ann M., 574, 601, 1083.
Ann N., 912.
Ann W., 810.
Anne, 21, 26, 76, 83, 101, 106, 127, 190, 254, 272, 374,
955, 969, 971, 1U36, 1146.
AnneF., 778.
Annie B., 879.
Annie C, 1148.
Annie G., 1154.
Annie J., 575.
Annie L., 999.
Annie M., 736, 850, 859, 1041, 1156.
Annie P.. 1025, 1140.
Annie R., 1150.
Annie 8., 374, 556.
Annie v., 766.
Annie W., 1024.
Annis, 26. 6.55. 845.
Antoinette, 1036.
Antoinette L., 562, 899.
Angeline, 465.
Angeline M.. 8.52.
AnBon, 386, 406, 409. 574, 601, 602, 605, 858, 870, 872.
Anson B., 869.
Anson H., 870.
Anthy, 333.
Anieniay, 657.
Anthony. 89. 90, 91, 107, 109, 110, 125,132, 133, 134,
177, 185, 186. 244, 245, 269, 384, 572.
Ansti.^s, .5.30.
Anderson. 1088.
Andrew, 60, 683, 1083, 1088, 1094.
Andrew E., 41, 680.
Andrew J., 434. t)84, 1041.
Andrew H., 1000. 1024.
Andrew M., 597. 1098.
Andrew S., 685.
Andrew W.. 403.
Artlinr, 350. 371, 401, 548, 651, 749, 835, 1020.
Arthur A., 931.
Arthnr B.,7.35.
Arthur (•., 41. aSfl, 940.
Artlinr D., 688, 864. 1030, 1080.
Arthur E., 40. 779. 825, 918, 939, 945, 947.
Arthur F., 546, 835, 1095, 1099.
ArthnrG., 671,883,930, 1043.
Arthur H., 771.
Arthur J. ,781, 785, 908.
Arthur Mostvn. 31, 32, 845,936.
Arlhur P., 744.
Arthur H.. 935.
ArthurS.,865. 897. 909.
Arthur W., 516. 806, 840, 884, 911, 931, 1044.
Ariibella A., 842.
Arabellas.. 551.
Archie D., 1047.
FIELD INDEX.
1161
Archolaue (i., 42, 495. 781.
Arby, 35H.
Arvilla. 34r>.
Archibalil VV., 866, 913.
Arptus, >I16.
Asiibol \V..4M5.
Asia ("., 5r)H.
AHeneth. 2.ir>. 973.
Asher, 832, llltl.
Arnold, 549, stl.
Arnold \V., 934.
Artom.is, 355. 538.
Artenias ("., 42.
Asahel, 333.
Aeaph, 320.
Asa, 46, 225. 3(»9, 312, 335, 465, 748.
Asa K., 981, 1004.
Asa L., 502, 790.
Asa U., 576, 859.
Asa 8, 458,740.
Asa W., 464.
Azaba, 230.
Apphia J., 997.
Appaloma, 1099.
Alta R.. 906.
Athlnnah, &S6.
Aarelia, 776.
AuKnsta, 465, 1)62, 742, 776.
Augusta F.,914.
AuKUsta M., 860.
AuKusta P.. 834.
Austin, 265, 374. 404, 409, 488, 489, 513, 559, 804.
Austin C, 514, 805.
Austin L., 443. 719.
Aurolia, 320, 343, 434. 493.
Augustus, 409, 559, 603, 604.
Azubah. 312.
Aquila, 1083.
Augustus. 842, 1000, 1012, 1041.
Augustus B., 568.
Angustu.s E., 5.50. 842.
Augustus H., 545, 830, 850.
Augustus K., 860.
Austin P., 735, 895.
Austin 8., 776.
Karzillai, 44, 46, 65, 239, 361, 543.
Bazaleol, 44, 40, 58, 357.
Barnett, 373.
Barnett A.. 553, 845.
Barbara, 404, 546, 992.
Barbara 8., 830.
Basil, 588.
Bartlett B., 539.
Barney, 537.
Bartoro A., 1020.
Barnnm, 41, 854, 535, 536.
Barnum A., 824.
Barzillia,828.
Barron, 397. 584.
Barnard W., 482, 754.
Barnnm W., 42.
BeatricB B., 1043.
Beatrice E., 866.
Beatrice K.. 939.
Beatrice M., 864.
Bessie B., 867, 1100.
Bessie C, 1147.
Bessie L.. 914.
Beulah. 894. 1050.
Beulah M.,917.
Bertha. .588, 905, 1149.
Bertha F., 1022.
Bertha H., 882.
Bertha I., 930.
Bertha.!., 1041.
Bertha L., 873, 899.
Bertha M.. 515, 948.
Bine J. ,872.
Billy, 308.
BlancheeE.,1051.
Benjamin, 29, 44, 46, 59. 61, 64, 65. 91, 107, 108, 109,
110, 113, 116, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 182, 183,
186, 190, 191, 197, 265, 266, 269, 271, 272, 273. 275,
3.50, 3.58, 362, 385, 405, 406, 423, 525, 531. .544, 557,
573, 816, 849, 954, 958, 959, 968, 970, 894, 997.
Benjamin A.. 939.
Benjamin B., 428. \
74 ^
Benjamin C, 430, 657, 674, 995.
Benjamin 1)., 600, 766, 869.
Heiijaiiiin F., 465, 483, 539, .5.50, 557, 805,670,748,
76(;, 844, 861, 873, 874, 937, 5*97.
Benjamin H., 379, .563, 971, 996.
Benjamin I., 388. 575, 930.
Benjamin P., 5.59, 849.
Benjamin K.,908.
Henjiimin .S., 497, 785.
lienjamin T., 578, 857. 1001, 1026.
Benjamin W.. 601.
Benjamin McU., 582.
Betty, 959.
Bertrand 11., 941.
Bennett. 61, 136, 198, 199, 209, 279, 283,;284, 480, 486.
685.
Bennett B., 426, 659. ^ •-'
Bethia, 116. 192,209,273.
Bertie H., 882.
Bethnel,239, 355, 538.
Belinda, 259, 541.
Bettie, 231,962, 1141.
Betsey, 209, 271, 275, 279, 283, .308, 312. 813, 314. 830,
333, 350, 868, 386, 387, 388, 404, 545, 548, 810, 8a2,
986, 1122.
Betsey A., 574, 601.
Bertie D., 898.
Bernice, 686, 845.
Bernice D., 854.
Bernice E.. 914.
Belle D., 847.
Bohan P., 41, 320. 321, 483, 755.
Bohan W., 754, 901.
Bonlin, 1122.
Brayton A., 41, 684, 886.
Brayton W., 886.
Braddock, 538.
Bradford. 354. .535, 823, 1024.
Bradford H.,1046.
Bradford M., 516, 807.
Bradford S., 1046.
Brainard C, 515, 806.
Bradley, 511.
Brian, 26.
Brackett, 994, 1135.
Bruce F., 682, 884.
Burnett A., 878.
Burgess P., 463, 744.
Burr K., 40, 8.55.
Byrch, 1150.
Byron, 404, 605, 874, 948. «
Byron E., 872,
Byron J., 936.
Calvin, 307, 342, 462, 463, 512, 743, 832.
Calvin B., 4.52.
Calvin 8., 660.
Caleb, 39, 136. 190. 313, 532, 823, 832, 916.
Caleb v., 41, 29ti. 451, 455, 735.
Caleb 8.. 374. 5.56. *
Charlton H., 885.
Carlton 8., 696.
Calista, 335. 823.
Caroline. 289, 298, 807, 330, 834, 386, 344, 874, 387.
402, 443. 488, 497, .501. 543, 594, 721, 742, 811, 871,
946, 1009.
CarolineA., 446. 451,660.
Caroline B., 723.
Caroline C, 1003.
Caroline D.,815.
Caroline E.. 539, 541, 601, 1144.
Caroline F., 517.
(Caroline I., 463, 873, 1018, 1043.
Caroline L.. 533.
Caroline M., 382, 460, 504, 518, 685, 838.
Caroline P., 746.
Carolines., 431.54.5.
Caroline Van N.. 577.
Caroline W., 766, 887, 1139.
Caddie A., 1036.
Carrol P., 744.
Carolyn. 851.
Cassandra, 830, 1119.
CaesiuB, 742.
Carl. 775.
Carl E., 898.
Carl F., 682.
Carl 8.. 682.
1162
FIELD INDEX.
Carrie. 684. 894.
Carrie B., 934, 1027.
Carrie C. 791, 891.
Carrie E., 788, 1032.
Carrie L., 807, 881.
CarrieM.,682, 889. 942.
Carry Q., 1153.
Carrie s. 1144.
Catherine, l.'ii, 192, 266, 276. 305, 319, 337, 447.
449, 454, 525. 548, 557, 579, 601, 604, 738,
1007.
Catherine A., 587.
Catherine E., 460.
Catherine I., 59«.
Catherine K., 734.
Catherine L., 732, 986.
Catherine M., 505. 559. 903.
Catherine 8.. 491. 622, 735, 778.
Catherine Van N., 577.
Celine, A., 842.
Chester G.. 808.
Chester R., 824.
Celina, 1136.
Cephas, 293. 335, 448, 503.
Cecilia, 916.
Cecilia Mostyn, 32.
Celia, 537.
Celia A.. 824.
Cecil. 788, 909.
Chancellor W., 595.
Chapin H.,440.
Charlotte A.. 379, 451. 601, 891. 1032.
Charlotte B., 555, 847, 884.
Charlotte C, 728, 807.
Charlotte H., 447. 689.
Charlotte L.. 879.
Charlotte M., 780, 1016.
(Charlotte O.. 451.
Charlotte S., 770.
Charlotte T., 826.
Charles. 24. 38, 42, 64. 72. 180, 182, 224, 248, 266, 293,
304, 305. 312, 319. 340, 343. 345. 367, 373, 377, 378.
400, 404, 429, 436. 447, 449, 468, 469. 485, 493, 547,
548, 596, 671, 716, 724, 726, 743, 775. 832, 837, 856,
871, 90r., 919, 985, 1000. 1002, 1006, 1009. 1016,
1017, 1025, 1027, 1032, 1035, 1041. 1082. 1086.
Charles A., 42, 515, .'i62. 596. 673, 721, 728, 776, 806,
849, 858. 915, 934, 946, 1011, 1034. 11)98, 1100.
Charles B., 462, 494, 659, 741, 742. 882, 944.
CharleB C. 42. .500, 521, 542, 787, 827, 858, 895.
Charles D., 483. 754, 930, 1120.
Charles E.. 40, 41, 460, 466. 502, 561. 732, 754, 768,
789, 827. 854, 890, 893, 944, 1034, 1041.
Charles F., 40, 400, 458, 460. 754, 841, 848. 901, 1025,
1032. 1047.
Charles G.. 1032. 1050.
Charles II.. 452. 459, 514. 519. 671. 687. 722. 731, 733,
734, 752, 755, 772. 830, 894, 897. 999. 1018, 1023. 1036,
1046, 1143.
Charh>s,J., 930, 947.
Charles K.. 42, 507, 511, 792, 851.
Charles L., 321, 880, 1016. 1043, 1044.
C:harlps M., 4(i, 515, 683, H05. 884. 1019, 1044.
Charles N., 486, 769, 867, 1038, lOr.8.
Charles O., 658.
Charles P., 454, 461, 734, 741, 912.
Charles R., 719, 845, 889, 932. 1042, 1145.
Charles H., 449, 468, 597, 603,605, 659, 725, 735, 771,
781, 868, 873, .S81, 885,907.
Charles T., ,505, 543, 545, 769, 904.
Charles V.. 381.
Charles W.. 41. 540, 725, 726, 780, 820, 824, 845. 879,
881,887.892,912, 913, 936, 1043, 1044. 1100, 1112,
1129. 1147, 1148.
Christopher, 24, 26, 69, 70. 71, 73, 76, 81, 92, 93, 94,
95, 96,110, 1130.
ChriKtopher N., 864.
Christian, 226, 819.
Christ iaiina, 276.
Christiana, 1185.
Christiana C, 491.
Chad, 242.
Chauncey. 3.30, 493. 494.
Chrisa M.,467.
Christine, 880.
Chester. 3ir7, 32.3, 330, 425, 435. 488, 489, 493, 657, 686,
770, 775, 846, 880.
Charlotte, 283, 295. 297, 302. 304, .305, 330, 300. 377,
387, 410. 561, 748, 830, 846, 847, 916, 977, 1007, 1009,
1032, 1054.
Chloe. 2i9. 275. 362. 386, 436, 538.
Chloe W.. 835.
ChannceyB.,605. 871.
Chauncey II.. 661. 665.
Chauncey M., 42, 861.
Chauncey T., 444, 719.
(Charity, 90, 135, 324, 989.
Charity L.. 561.
Charity P., 878.
Chattie M., 660.
Charry S., 660.
Chandler A., 437, 689.
Clymena, 436.
Clyde, 892.
Clyde C. 894.
Clyde L., 1051.
Clarissa. 513.
Clara. 623, 917.
Clara E., 1038.
Clara F., 1034.
Clara J., 916.
Clara K., 500.
Clara L., 787. 891, 1053.
Clara M., 744, 875.
Clarissa, 278, 288, 303, 332. 333, 337, 342, 345, 362,
402, 404, 459, 548. 574, 769. 988.
Clarissa A., 482.
Clarissa J., 459.
Clarinda,232, 831.
Clayton W., 1097. 1100.
Clesson, 89, 449, 726, 735. 895.
Clesson H., 914.
Claudius F., 864.
Clifton, 1155.
Clifton E., 806.
Clifton L., 40. 788, 909.
Clifton R., 346.
Clifton S.. 522.
Cordie, 905.
Corine. 891.
Cornelius A.. 431. 681.
Cioruelius J., 753, 899.
Cornelius O., 738, 896.
Cornelius R.. 468. 752. 753.
Comfort. 59, 186, 271, 387.
Cordelia, 305, 345, 776.
Cordelia L., 836.
Cortl;mdtDeP.,564. 854.
Clarence. 808, 915, 1026, 1027.
Clarence C, 661, 665, 882.
Clarence D.. 863.
Clarence E., 824, 937. 1029.
Clarence G., 1038, 1053.
Clarence O., 867.
Clarence R., 935.
Clarence T.. 909.
Claud S.. 566.
Clifl'ord E., 806.
Clifford K.. 728.
Clinton. 743.
Clinton I. ,935.
Clinton N., 681. 883.
Clinton O., 567.
Clinton W., 870.
Constant. 42. 834.
Constant P.. 604,
Content, 824.
Clornelia, 449, 606, 682, 1156.
Cornelia A., 561.
(Cornelia C, 5(52, 725.
Cornelia L., So9.
Cortlandt. 42.
CoraA.. 450, 728, 825, 913.
Cora B., 688, 727, 854. 874, 882.
Cora C., 858.
Cora L.,718.
(Constantino C. 725.
ConHiderW..487,770.
Cyronus, 1000, 1025.
Cylinda, 604.
Cynthia, 2.34. 843. 359, 447, 451, 516, 904.
Cynthia B., 512.
Cynthia E., 788.
Cynthia J., 594, 839.
FIELD INDEX.
1163
Cynthia L., 838.
Oartis, 40. 1116. 1122. 1U5.
CartiB H.. 1146.
Cutler, 841. 511.
Cumfort, 59.
Cyril. .588. 884.
Cyril A., 913.
Cyril VV.. 821.
Cylns. 423.
Cyrus, 108, .32,'?. 3,')9. 880, 485. 641.
Cyrus C. 656.
Cyrus W., 42, 413, 468, 644. 775, 878, 904, 943.
Daniel. 2s, 4H, 47. 58. 65, 104, 122. 124, Uil, 173, 101,
280. 231, 239, 244, 254. 263, 274, 829. 331). 349, 3rfl.
867, 368, 385. 403. 493. 525. .526. 529, ,537, 542, 548,
550. 781, 815, 819, 843, 912. 946, 9,53. 9.-)!. 9.59. 968.
969. 970. 988, 991. 994, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1102, 1103,
nil, 1118, 1131.
Daniel A., 516, 604, 806.
Daniel B., 380, 564, 597.
Daniel C, 43,912.
Daniel 1)., 40, 817.
Daniel G., 492, 779, 780.
Daniel H.. 820. 1019. 1045.
Dauiel M.. 1017.
Daniel P.. 817.
Daniels.. 442. 1019.
Daniel W., 43. 552, 602, 820, 827, 912, 914, 94«.
Dalton A., 784.
Davis L., 1128, 1146.
Davis P.. 428, 661, 665.
Dan, 502.
Darwin W., 600, 869.
Danforth C, 402, .594.
Darius. 47, 354, 537, 545, 831.
Dana A.. 541, 827.
Darby. 949, 953.
Dale W., 897.
David. 47, 61, 108, 136, 140, 191, 210,211,213. 231,
275, 277, 287. 288, 292, 305, 330. 3.54, 365. 372, 406,
439. 440, 442, 446, 537, 547, 548, 602, 608, 609, 640,
611, 612. 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 621, 622, 716, 824,
840, 954, 971. 985, 999, 1000.
David C, 996, 1022.
David D., 42, 403, 410, 418, 481, 597. 608, 622, 626,
682. 875, 878.
David De F.. .595.
David E.. 446.722.
David G., 518, 720, 808, 889, 1045.
David H., 4.59.
David I., 4(1. 1130.
David J., 4.16. 687.
David L., 409, 602. 604, 605, 870, 873.
David M., 41, 385, 1143.
David O., 445.
Dnvid P., 936. 995, 1020, 1045.
David R.. 714.
Davids., 5.")1, 552.844.
David T.. 58:5, 872.
David W., 835.
Decima, 230.
Delos T., 846, 936.
DeliRbt. 3.H8.
Dennis, 64. 65. 272. 307. 395. 396, 463, 587.
De Estans S., 314, 517.
De Pue. 582.
Depui, 43.
Denoy, 537.
Desdemoiiia. 372.
Deinette ('.. 726.
Deborah, 1-3, 192, 286, 375, 386. 440, 500.
Deborah B.. 378.
Delia, 373, 550, 554.
Delia A., 539.
Delia 8.. 725. 848.
Dexter, 289. 343. 404. 413, 489, 515.670, 718. 776, 835,
905, 918.
Dexter W.. 778.
Diantha, 447.
Diadem a. 214. 328, 436.
Dinah, 225, 48.3.
Diana, 1103, 1119.
Diana A., 788.
Diana J., 1122.
Diana R., 601.
Dorexa, 970.
Douglas G., 730.
DorastUH F.. 468.
Dolly, 234. 342, .345.
Dolly K.. 680.
Dorothy, 26. 28. 234, 892.
Dorothy K., 93J.
Dorr E., 9.35.
Dorcas. .367,971.
Dorothea F.. 864.
Dora C., 080.
Dora G., 74.8.
Drnry, 1082.
Drury G.. 1093.
Drury S., 1086, 1093.
Drary T.. 1098, 1100.
Duaiie, 737.
Duane W., 769, 903.
Ducie L., 437.
Dudley, 42.
Dwight, 457. 738.
Dwight A.. 896.
Dwiffht D.,459.
Dwight H., 779. 898.
p:arl, 278, 1055.
Eaton J., 1097, 1099.
Ebenezer, 44. 47.4,8. 61, 115, 116, 117, 138. 139. 141.
152, 154, 161, 191, 192, 211, 225, 227, 276. 278. 289.
807, 320, 321, 358, 409, 483, 538, 9.54, 957, 958, 960,
961,963. 967, 979, 980, 981. 989. 991. 992, 1004. 1017.
Ebenezer W., 447. 483, 723, 891, 945.
Edmund, 21, 23, 28. 61, 897, 916, 947.
Edmund C., 686, 939.
Edmund D., 1140.
Edmund 1., 595, 1130.
Edmund L., 501, 789.
Edmund M., 402, 595.
Edmund 8., 787.
Edward, 20, 28, 30, 43. 61. 65. 71. 72. 77, 78, 79, 8», 84,
102, 106, 219, 273, 301, 302, 324, 334, 343, 850,877,
380, 402, 489, 503, 513, 531, 558, .559, 593. 776, 790,
809, 821, 823, 847, 862, 865, 872, 911, 946, 1004, 1044,
1139.
Edward A., 40. 7.50, 824, 844. 867. 935.
Edward B., 602. 731, 1038, 1043. 1053.
Edward C, 40, 464, 565, 731, 747, 1C32, 1051, 1151.
Edward D., 42. 907.
Edward E.. 439,601.
Edward <;., 841. 8.56, 932.
Edward H., .545, 866.
Edward I., 671, 882.
Edward J., 902.
Edward L., 466, 787, 908.
Edward M., 42, 483, 595, 786, 878.
Edward P., 42, 447, 461, 515, 567, 723, 730, 741, 850,
856.
Edward U., 1023, 1046, 1086, 1092, 1098.
Edward S., 42, 518. 671, 806, 808.
Edward T., 930. 1093.
Edwin. 42. 343. 540. 554, 602, 742, 770. 324. 818. 885.
1001. 1055.
Edwin A.,.502, 789, 1048.
Edwin ('.,660, 680.
Edwin D. 41. 682, 884.
Edwin F., 40. 514, 605. 1002, 1019, 1027, 1048.
Edwin G., 514.
Edwin L., 516.
Edwin P., 1011,1041.
Edwin H., 769, 904.
Edwin T., 405.
Edwin W.. 401, 505, 790, 857.
Edmond, 65, 831, 1080, 1082, 1085.
Edad, 330.
Edgar. 562.
Edgar A., 770. 805, P04.
Edgar B., 8^2, 943.
K.lgarD., 6.S4,8H5.
Edgar H., 687,791, 910.
Edgar K., 714.
Edgar h., 661, 665, 847, 882.
EdgarM., 744, 907.
Edgar R.. 910.
Edgar T..85'<, 9.39.
Edna. 1136. 1156.
Edna I., 825.
Edna L.. 946.
Edith, 905, 936.
Edith A., 903.
Edith B., 522.
1164
FIELD INDEX.
Edith E., 930.
Edith H., 8U7.
Edith F., 828.
Edith J., 723.
Edith L., 752,790,939.
Edith M.. 71.'), 900, 9()0, 9U. 1041.
Edith 8., 503, 740. H73.
Editlia, 116, 210, 227, 285, 287.
Edmonia. 1153, 1154.
Edda F.. 781.
Edmonia. 1139.
Egbert, 788,851,909.
Egbert B., 575, 859.
Egbert L., 884.
Eli, 605, 874.
Elliott B., 405. 600, 931.
Eliot W., 1049.
Elutheria. 980.
Eldon C. 41.
Elizur, 846.
ElialG.,458.
Elinor, .554.
Eloisa, 319.
Eloif.a A., 467.
Elial, 739.
Elsie C, 911.
Elsie M.,81.S.
Eifie, 660, 743.
EtiieR..687.
Ella. 685, 718, 724, 775, 860, 946, 1032.
Ella A., 444, 726, 777.
Ella C, 742.
Ella F., 7.30. 849, 1021, 1093.
Ella J., 1027.
Ella L., 910.
Ella M., 731, 740, 744, 838, 908, 917, 1141.
Ella R., 656.
Ella S., 671.
Elnora, 1025.
Elsa A., 1048.
Electa M.,438.
Ellen, 429, 661, 665, 716, 779, 837, 884, 946, 1020, 1024.
Ellen A., 4( 5, 747, 780, 1O20.
Ellen E., 738.
Ellen F., 820.
Ellen H., 602.
Ellen M., 606, 737, 777, 855, 1019, 1067.
Ellen K., 767.
Ellen H., 596, 898.
Ellen v., 512, 578.
Ellen Z., 430.
Eleazer, 1017.
Eleazer B., 443.
Eliza, 298, .3.59, 880, 386, 403, 404, 482, 454, 457, 582,
815, 835, 849, 985, 1009, 1017, 1119.
Eliza A., 378. 488, 599, 1001, 1029.
Eliza (^.,484.
Eliza D., 478. 8.32.
Eliza E., 459.
Eliza G.. 734, 1012.
Eliza I., 1015.
Eliza./.,823. 835, 1011.
Eliza L., 745.
Eliza M., 840, 1086,1092.
Eliza O., 425.
Eleanor, 365, 368, 548, 939, 1102, 1103, 1117.
Eleanor E., 737.
Eleanor J., 573, 718, 770.
Eleanor K., 88:1.
Eleanor L., 929.
Eleanor M., 504, 1054.
Eleanor W., 459.
EliHha, 870.
EliHha H., 505.
Elisha J.,936, 948.
Elmira, COl.
Elmira 8., 522.
Elspy. 553.
Elbert, 560.
Elmer B., 8.58.
Elmer E.. 873, 943, 1045.
Elmer L., 936. 948.
Elizabeth, 21, 24, 26, 28, 43, 71, 77, 82, 92, 98, 94, 95,
97, 114, 122, 126, 127, 124, 184, 140, 161, 168, 184,
190, 2<i9, 238, 240, 254, 255, 266, 269, 273, 276, 278,
281,283, 2K8, 289, 302, 303, 382, 334, 3.30, 337, 362,
867, 374, 380, 385, 394, 396, 404, 485, 438, 443, i4S,
449,465,467, 490, 493, 516, 518, 529, 543,546, 547.
549, 554, 579, .591, .594, 603, 680, 682, 781, 8;», 838,
859. 860. 889. 951, 953, 954, 959, 961. 988, 994, 995,
1012, 1020, 1103, 1104, 1107, 1108. 1116, 1121, 1129,
1130, 1134.
Elizabeth A., 597, 781, 1023.
Elizabeth B., 820, 909.
Elizabeth ('., .5.^,1, 877, 908, 1009, 1027, 1037.
Elizabeth D., 466.
Elizabeth E.. 841. 1121.
Elizabeth F., 1093.
Elizabeth G., 686.
Elizabeth H., .569, 856, 1010.
Elizabeth L., 929.
Elizabeth M., 444, 583, 680, 733, 770, 939, 1146.
Elizabeth P., 438, 807, 935,995.
Elizabeth S., 13, 545, 748, 912, 1016.
Elizabeth T., 899.
Elizabeth V.,88l.
Elizabeth W., 484, 809.
Elena, 69.
Electa, 235, 289, 323, 325, 386, 388, 486, 487, 490.
Elvira, 305. 329, 343. 426, 595, 683, 724. 743, 1000.
Elvira A., 459.
Eliakim. 138, 210,287,440.
Electa T. 490.
Elias, 271' 404*, 970, 990, 992, 1016, 1017, 1019.
Elias E., 1122.
Elihu, 48, 60, 213. 232, 279. 293, 295, 303, 427, 450, 456.
Eliha H., 428, 665.
Eliana, 255.
ElisaE.,6.59.
Eliphaz, 323. 484.
El on, 548, 838.
Elnathan, 64, 107, 128, 129, 182. 186, 255, 271, 874,
555, 846.
Eloise. 1099.
Elisha (Chapman, 40, 162, 225, 231, 232, 800. 313, 888,
336, 337, 409, 406, 554, 603. 604, 562, 749, 846, 942.
983, 1007.
Elieha C, 852.
Elma, 559.
Elijah, 48, 49, 62. 209, 214, 231, 283, 284, 285, 296,
323, 333, 336, 367, 432, 451, 486, 488, 501, 548, 769,
789, 962, 987. 1013.
Elijah A., 459, 741.
Elijah C, 435, 458, 686, 740.
Elijah H., 329, 491.
Elijah M., 1122. 1144.
Elijah N.. 439.
Elijah 8., 504, 604, 896.
Elijah W., 887.
Emory, 538, 904.
Emilia B., 624.
Emilia H.. 413.
Emmet, 1158, 1157.
Emily, 283, 805. 342, 402, 494, 553, 588, 821, 1088,
1121.
Emily A.. 553, 781, 769.
Emily B., 474.
Emily E., 509, 1031.
Emily G., 460.
Emily L., 809.
Emily M., 426. 596, 659, 1047.
Emma, 359, 377, 401, 489, 602, 718, 768, 872, 907, 916.
Emma A., 602, 869. 997, 1048.
Emma B.. 1037.
Emma ('.,595.
Emma E., 505.
Emma F.. lau.
Emma G., 878, 931.
Emma J., 1100.
Emma K., 400.
Emma Jj.,870, 1028.
Emma M., 514,783.
EmniH S., 7.S4.
Emma W., 518.
Kmeline, 48;), 484, 493. 494, 533. 881.
Emeline F., 1002.
Emeline T., 562.
Emery, 769.
Emmet, 1189.
Emerette, 904.
Enos, 458, 971, 977, 994, 1000, 1001. 1025.
Emmnrenia E,, 1142.
Emmira, 1018.
Emereon, 1002.
FIELD INDEX.
1165
Ephraim, 49, 239. 360, 581.
Eric i'., 104H.
Ervin, 941.
Erasmus, 304.
EraamaB D., 497.
Erasmus J., 458.
Erie P., 868.
Ernest. 864. 1044, 1096.
Ernest C, 13f>. 81)4.
Ernest E.. 104.").
Ernest G.. 934.
Ernest J.. 1095. 1099.
Ernest P.. 9U9.
Ernest R.. 807.
Ernest W., 873. 943.
Erastus, 234, 307, 318, 342. 410, 467, 606. 985, 1004.
Erastus U.. 1011.
Erastus K., 737.
Erastus 8., 503.
EstelleG., 1051.
Estelle L.. 895.
Eeek, 832.
Esme B., 864.
Estella, 898.
Estella A., 825.
Estella ft., 743.
Estella L.. 715.
-Esther, IBfi, 197, 210, 274, 286, .S65, 371, 385, 397. 434.
962, P68, 986.
Esther A., 897, 1002. .
Esther C, 435.
Esther D., 578.
Esther G., 288, 426.
Esther M., 687. 931.
Esther S.. 508.
Etta F.. 770.
Ethel, 695, 851, 904.
Ethel C, 1142.
Ethel B., 945.
Ethel M., 864, 907.
Ethel W., 10.54.
Ethan E.. 918.
Etta L., .505. 733.
Eunice. 140, 165, 198, 229. 231. 283, 320, 323, 329, 330,
332, 409, 445, 603. 971, 1018.
Eunice A., 600.
Eunice B.. 604.
Eunice D., 1054.
Eunice E., 1026.
Eunice H., 995. 1042.
Eunice M., 1054.
Eunice W.. 1007.
Eustace. 543. 828.
Euretta, 555, 1027.
Eugene, 334, 493, .502. 511, 781, 792, 804, 943, 1054.
Eugene D., 1048.
Eugene E.. 452.
Eugene L., 658.
Eugene M., 739.
Eugene T., 948.
Eurotas H., 447, 722.
Evangeline, 934.
Evelyn E., 1043.
Evelyn L., 867.
Evelyn W., 10r,4.
EvalineM., 1146.
Eva M., 913.
Eva S.. 7-::6.
Everingtou M.. 634.
Everett H.. 903.
Everett M.,740.
Eveline M., 596.
Evaliua P.. 496.
Evans, 892.
Evan D.,41.
Experience, 162, 230, 293.
Ezekiel, 1116, 1129.
Ezekiel H.. 1107, 1117, 1118, 1129. 1130, 1148.
Ezra. 240.
Faith, 908.
Fanny, 224, 279, 302, 304, 308, 313. 324. 341, 379, 380,
403, 748, 832, 916, 914, 979, 985, 986, 1150, 1155.
Fanny A., 424, 824,840. 844.
Fanny C, 594, 751.
Fanny E.. 346, 506, 889.
Fanny G.. 984.
Farcia, 329.
Fanny L.. B88, 869.
Fanny M., 588, 600, 744, 880.
Fanny O., 755.
Fanny P., 5ti7.
Faimy K., 547.
Fanny T.. 1120.
Fannie, G85, 846, 911. 1053, 1096.
Fannie A., 8t;«. 948.
Fannie (;. ,1137.
Fannie E., 732.
Fannie J.. 514.
Fannie R., 113S.
Fannie T., 863.
Fannie W., 1054.
FeronaD., 481.
Ferdinand ('., .539,865.
Ferdinand E.. 401, 591.
Ferdinand Thomas, 40.
Felix, 307.
Fern, 942, 943.
Fitz H., 1043. 10.54.
Fidelia. 458.
Fidelia E.. 474.
Filana, 214, 284. 292, 295, 321.
Florence V., 564.
Flavia, 730.
Flavia A., 730.
Flavia H.. 451,
Floyd, 905.
Floyd A., 919. ,
Flora, 344. 3.55, 538, 682.
Flora B.. 851.
Flora (^. 850.
Flora E.. 435. 602.
Flora M.. 882, 897.
Florence, 714. 808, 908, 815.
Florence A., 595.
Florence E., 743, 851. 895.
Florence H., 1091.
Florence J., 690.
Florence L.. 790, 844.
Flournay, 1099.
Foster P., 838, 930.
Fobos, 44, 49.
Forest E., 930.
Forest G.. 1084.
Forrest 8., 881.
Fowler, 512.
Frank, 661, 665, 828, 846, 874, 942, 986, 1011, 1055.
Frank A., 778, 880.
Frank B., 785, 867, 1044, 1055.
Frank C, 785, 9.30.
Frank E., 658. 790, 860.
Frank F., 869, 904.
Frank G., 681. 665.
Frank H., 42, 656, 740, 7.53, 857, 900, 1143.
Frank J.. 660, 8S2.
Frank L.. 733. 766.
Frank M., 1037.
Frank N.. 747,899.
Frank O., 932.
Frank P., 742, 841, 897, 914. 932.
Frank R., 890, 913, 1026, 1145.
Frank .S., 600, 6.59. 788.
Frank T., 719, 889.
Frank W.. 684. 886.
Franklin B., 889.
Franklin 1)., 806.
Franklin E.. 744, 770.
Franklin F., 747, 899.
Franklin P., 597.
Franklin 8.. 786.
Franklin W.. 687, 887.
Franklin L., 747.
Franklin N.,.540.
Fred, 828. 914, 942.
Fred A., 91 Hi, 907.
Fred E., 882. 914.
Fred F., 827, 914.
Fred H., 662, 665. 882, 901, lltl.
Fred J., 930.
Fred L., 875.
Fred M., 658.
Fred P., 914.
Fred T., 930.
Fred W., 946.
1166
FIELD INDEX.
Frederick, 37, 342, 400, 403, 429, 450, 594, 595, 656,
671, 685, 718, 727, 730, 894, 932.
Frederick A., 561, 669, 744, 780, 845, 898, 1010.
Frederick B., 721, 806, 890.
Frederick C, 519, 791, 804, 808, 883, 938, 1033.
Frederick D., 397, 1025.
Frederick E., 506, 769, 791, 907, 1022.
Frederick F., 459, 468, 601, 753.
Frederick G., 825, 836.
Frederick H., 426, 595, 659, 740, 867. 1027.
Frederick K., 659.
Frederick M., 426, 685, 728, 893.
Frederick R., 855, 867, 985.
Frederick S., 408, 601, 936.
Frederick T., 824.
Frederick W., 41, 513. 600, 688, 727, 781, 807, 856,
869, 892, 907, 932, 1012, 1041.
Freelove, 363, 364, 531.
Frary, 343, 515.
Freeman, 40, 606, 977, 1003.
Frances, 26, 76, 77, 95, 114, 220, 231, 332, 661, 665,
673, 860, 1024.
Frances A., 587, 841, 879, 1033.
Frances D., 405, 826, 877.
Frances E., 492, 536, 545, 552, 564, 733.
Frances F., 518, 785.
Frances K., 517.
Frances M., 597, 598, 656, 780, 864, 886, 1054.
Frances P., 825, 1146.
Frances V., .511.
Franklin, 337, 428, 463, 465, 506, 516, 543, 573, 656,
661, 726, 747, 792, 828, 856, 872, 874, 879, 898, 899,
1006, 1034.
Franklin A., 506, 791, 1010, 1038.
Franklin C, 382, 567, 607, 875.
Franklin H., 489, 771.
Francis, 25, 62, 224, 303, 445, 457, 494, 738, 775, 987,
1013, 1042, 1043, 1054.
Francis B., 452. 541, 731, 825.
Francis C, 1009, 1036.
Francis D., 516.
Francis E., 465, 491, 593, 731, 778, 789.
Francis P., 788, 883, 903.
Francis H., 494, 500.
Francis J., 397, 562, 586. 852, 907, 1013.
Francis K., 564, 855, 862.
Francis L., 719. 722, 1152.
Francis M., 1136.
Francis P., 500, 583, 1050.
Francis R., 825.
Francis 8., 4.39. 714.
Francis W., 879.
Frederic, 1099.
Frederic G., 929.
Frederic T., 914.
Gaylord P., 1049.
Gavin L., 1141.
Galen, 360, 540, 541.
Gains, 60, 61, 152, 224, 225.
Gardner F., 882.
Gardiner, 548, 823.
Gabriel, .578, 859.
Gabriel W., 1117.
Georgiana. 685. 719, 722. 911, 934, 1042.
Georgia L.. 522.
Genie W., 917.
Gertrude, 656, 688, 737. 751.
Gertrude R., 1049.
Gertrude C. 900.
Gertrude E.. 605. 656, 895.
Gertrude L.. 808.
Gertrude M.. 741.
George. 27, 37, 39, 49, 62, 65, 68, 77, 79, 80, 83, 222,
241, 266, 269, 302, 3i)3, 305, 307, 319. 330. 846, 350,
363, 865, 374, 385, 386, 388, 404, 405, 453, 455, 456,
484. 485, 488. 503, 535, ,538, 542, 549, 553, 573, 574,
575, 599, 6.56, 732, 733, 736, 771, 789, 823, 831. 885,
837, 840, 845, 858, 916, 941, 946, 947, 953, 961, 977,
985, 1001, 1004, 1010, 1025, 1082, 1083. 1094, 1103.
1117.
George A., 458, 459. 469. 494, 740, 743, 747, 788, 790.
642, 883, 891. 916, 934. 1030, 1042. 1045.
George B., 428,670, 840. 913, 931, 1050.
George C, 595, 600, 771, 859.
George D., 497, 506, 595, 669, 745, 780, 792, 1000,
1026.
George E.. 346, 427, 442, 522, 683, 754, 785, 806, 884,
896, 901, 907, 943.
George F., 463, 599, 744, 930, 1086, 1038.
George G.,40, 43, 915, 1010.
George H., 500, 541, 573, 768, 867, 919, 1013. 1032,
1042, 1045, 1051.
George I., 1041.
George J., 741.
George L., 553, 583, 660, 741. 841, 982.
George M., 522, 827, 895, 947.
George O., 550.
George P.. 40, 292, 321. 445, 459, 484, 514. 659, 721,
728, 755, 893, 901.
George R., 942. 1107.
George S., 40, 512, 744, 859.
George T., 857, 862, 941.
George Thomas, 31, 722.
George W., 40, 41, 42, 43, 443, 446, 467, 488, 537,
539, 561, 659, 680, 718, 722, 752, 756,757,758, 7G8,
830, 842, 851, 858, 881, 903, 918, 930, 9?.4, 937. 938,
939, 940, 996, 1009, 1021, 1043, 1045, 1054, 1087.
Giles, 234.
Gilpha, 831.
Gilbert, 26, 59, 186, 269, 270, 854, 385, 386, 535.
Gilbert B., 674.
Gilbert C, 385, .573, 857.
Gilbert S., 857. 939.
Gladys, 714.
Glosietta, 1150.
Grant, 941.
Grant S., 889.
Graham S., 40.
Gregory, 1.S6.
Gridley, 987.
Granville, 541.
Granville H., 827.
Granville S., 602.
Green B., 529. 820, 1119. 1135, 1149.
Grace, 43, 71. 182, 265, 553, 588, 715, 845, 878, 874,
905, 915, 1152.
Grace A., 741.
Grace B., 878.
Grace G., 1044.
Grace K., 11.53.
Grace P., 826.
Grace W., 1053.
Gracia M.. 660.
Gratia. 294, 319, 321, 427, 486.
Gratia E., 450, 481.
Gratia M., 727.
GuBtavus G., 601. 869.
Gustavus H., 102S.
Gnrdon. 283.
Guy. 465.
Gny C, 866.
Guy L., 941.
Guilford, 546, 882, 916, 958, 962. 988.
Hannah, 29, 91, 103, 122, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 173,
183, 184, 186, 190, 192, 198, 209, 210, 238, 244, 274,
283, 284, 285, 293. 334, 354, 3.59, 363, 367, 371, 373,
377, 379, 894, 396, 440, 447, 448, 489, 525, 538, 54 2,
544, 578, 579, 580, 831, 833, 959, 961, 967, 1112.
Hannah B., 374, 555.
Hannah C, 5.37.
Hannah D., 892.
Hannah M., 431, 497, 553, 887.
H. P., 996.
Hannah W., .551.
Hazard, 268, 379.
Harrison, 336, 343, 516, 535, 846.
Harrison G., 837.
Harrison O., 502.
Harvey, 274. 409, 489, 606, 846, 987, 1008.
Harvey A., 846.
Harvey B., 539.
Harvey C, 426, 659.
Harvey E.. 1100.
Harrington. 1099.
Harrington L.. 1085, 1088.
flardin, 1146,1156.
Harriet. 336, 343, 380. 385. 388. 425. 466. 467. 485,
489, 549, .580. 602, 670, 716. 811, 829, 869, 1003, 1004,
1006, 1025, 1086.
Harriot A., 460, 497, 553.
Harriet B., 997, 1020.
Harriet C, 378, 1038.
FIELD INDEX.
1167
Harriet E., 443, 454, 561. 587. 595, 723, 881, 892, 906,
918, 1010, 10a2, 1088.
Harriet F., 660.
Harriet (i., 431.
Harriet H., 860, 1024.
Harriet J., 735,771.
Harriet L., 41)2, 769, 777, 779.
Harriet N., 460, 736, 768.
Harriet M., 426, 595, 682, 873, 904.
Harriet P., 48«, 746.
Harriet S.. 829, 977.
Harriet W., 734.
Harris, 529.
Harris C, 659, 881.
Haskine, 484.
Harold, 943.
Harold Crins, 41, 1052.
Harold J., 904, 1095.
Harrold L., 875.
Harrold R., 884.
Hattie, 892.
Hattie A., 661, 665.
Hattie C, 838.
Hattie D., 1044.
Hattie L., 779.
Hattie M., 1045.
Hattie V., 852.
Hampton E.. 463, 745.
Hampton S., 746, 899.
Hamletta M.. 1141.
Hettie, 905.
Harry, 406, 548, 601, 1088.
Harry A., 915.
Harry B., 936.
Harry C, 601, 902, 913.
Harry G., 8S6.
Harry H., 1026.
Harry .J., 930.
Harry L.. 869, 890.
Harry P., 946.
Harry W., 946.
Hazel A., 889.
Hazel G., 936.
Harriot, 542.
Harriot A., 1001.
Hardcastle P., 402.
Harmon, 840.
Harlow. 872.
Harlan E., 778.
-Henry, 15, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 40, 49, 60. 65. 96, 97, 112,
114, 191, 220, 224, 272, 295, 801, 302, 304, 333, 384,
39), 400. 406, 425, 433, 449, 450, 454, 458, 493, 513,
548, 554, 5.'i8, 556, 562, 578, 593, 597, 602, 652, 654,
657, 706, 707, 713, 727, 733, 776, 781, 809, 835, 846,
8.59, 866. 888, 919. 946, 949, 962, 1001, 1007, 1012,
1020. 1034, 1037, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1107, 1112, 1116,
1119.
Henry A.. 488, 512, 836, 849, 850, 890. 918, 934, 1032.
1051, 1098, 1100.
Henry B., 378, 444, 4,52, 489.
Henry (\, 396, 483, 512, 552, .584. 586, 594, 602. 754.
864. 866, 994. 1019, 1023, 1122.
Henry D., 600, 847, 869.
Henry E., 605, 874, 934, 1037.
Henry F., 42, 780, 906.
Henry (i., 40, 443, 806, 931.
Henry H., 447. 459, 494, 504, .505, ICOl, 1011, 1041,
1099, 1119, 11,3*^, 1151.
Henry I., 674. 11.57.
Henry.J.,41. 514, 741,805.
Henry K., 40. 50S, 792.
Henry L., 844, 807. 935, 1003.
Henry M., 32, 40, 42. 413, 426. 468, 550, 602, 603, 622,
654. 689, 791, 842, 870, 876, 878, 1030, 1048. 1049.
Henry P., 40, 504, 750, 769, 790, 1112.
Henry R., 753.
Henry 8.. 8.36, 861, 866, 919, 1120.
Henry T.. 58:^. 864.
Henry W., 381, 400, 453, 458, 587, 790, 792. 840, 931.
1044, 1058.
Henry Y., 1139, 1152.
-flerman, 404.
Hepsibetli.271.
Heman, 234, 342.
HemanH.,514, 805.
Heman L., 622, 875.
Hendrick, 272.
\'
Hezekiah, 683.
nep8ibah.276, 410.
Hettie, 905.
Hendrick, 64, 65, 394. 579.
Helen. ,565, 607. 807. 849, 872. 915, 1099.
Helen A., 443, 502, 751, 851, 936.
Helen C, 892.
Helen E., 437, 46.3, 502, 595, 682, 807.
Helen F., 842.
Helen I., 488, 657, 725, 934.
Helen M., 518, 539, .552, 722, 858.
Helen P., 461, 1050.
Helen R., 1051.
Helen 8., 549, 862, 912,
Helen W., 896.
Hezekiah, 431, 4.32.
Herbertine 8., 842.
Herbert, 345, 596, h43, 93.5, 1044.
Herbert C, 827,913.
Herbert D., ,522, 716.
Herbert E., 913, 935.
Herbert F., .522.
Herbert L., 750, 808.
Herbert R., 907.
Herbert S., 516, 889.
Herbert T.. 766.
Herbert W., 743, 790, 828, 1033, 1052.
Herman D.. 738.
Hester, 26, 1117,
Hester A., 603.
Hester M., 866.
Henrietta, 513, 1020.
Henrietta A., 838.
Henrietta G., 1025.
Henrietta H., 601.
Henrietta M., 864, 1088, 1091.
Henrietta R., 1098.
Hiram, 333, 385, 386, 485, 538. 715, 889, 994, 1019.
Hiram A., 1019.
Hiram T., .540, 825.
Hickson, 269. 538.
Hickeon W., 382, 383, 566, 569.
Howard, 43, 852, 1025. I
Howard A., 723. ^
Howard B., 946.
Howard E., 939.
Howard G., 896.
Howard L., 867.
Howard P., 1003, 1028.
Howard W., 938.
Horatio, 4.57.
Horatio M., 896.
Horatio N.. 1005. 10.30.
Horace, 293, 323. 337, 402, 447, 4S6, 649, 594, 724.
769, 857. 874, 1017, 1019, 1043.
Horace A., 715
Horace B.,494.
Horace F., 454, 734, 895, 899.
Horace H., 934.
Horace L., 4i«6, 769, 874.
Horace W., 404, 505, 605, 791, 874. 910.
Hollis, .304, 457.
Hollis(\, 1051.
Homer, 743.
Homer H., 1004, 1028.
Homer M., 880.
Homer P.. 1O03.
Hope F., 459.
Hoyet L., 503.
Hopestill. 957.
Hubert, 21.
Hubert 8., 714.
Hubert W., 1153.
Haldah.283, .386, 1019.
Huph. 10, 69.
Hagh C, 866.
Huffh W., 688, 887.
Hugo, 9.
Humfroy, 26.
Hnbertns. 9. 10, 1.5. 20.
Habbard, 227, 319, 468, 483, 752.
Hulda A.. 1020.
Huldah. 209. 278, 365.
Huldah J..430.
Hnme. 1080. 1082, 1087, 1093,
Hnme J., 10P7.
Hume R.. 1086. 1092, 1098.
1168
FIELD INDEX.
Hyacinth F., 851.
Ichabod, 62, 65, 191, 278, 409.
Ichabod G.. 409, 605.
Ida, 872.
Ida A.. 860.
Ida C, 507, 805.
Ida E., 515, 688, 1142.
Ida G.. 842.
Ida J., 728, 913.
IdaL.,7i8, 1164.
T-ia R., 726.
Ida S., 848, 883.
Ida v., 867.
Ida W., 842.
Irwin, 788. 909, 940.
Irving A.. 931.
Irene, 329, 493, 874.
Irene £..888.
Irene L., 897.
Irene M., 7«1.
Irene O:, 913.
Ira, 380. 887.
Irvin H., 1146.
Ira L., 859.
Ira 8., 427. 780, 882.
Isabelle F., 1018.
Isabelle M., 1147.
Isadore, 737. 1043.
Isadore L., 836.
Isabella, 09, 541, 687.
Isabella A., 4.59.
Isabella M., 850.
Isabel, 77, 79, 80. 114, 622, 820, 838, 991, 1017, 1130. 1156.
Isabel C, 805. 880.
Isabel S., 897, 909.
Isabel W., 1044.
Irving A., 931.
Imogene C, 739.
ImogeneD., 981.
Imogene E., 9.34.
Imogene V., 1142.
Inez, 905.
Inez v., 939.
Ine« M., 789.
Indiana, 1134. 1135.
Isaac, 136, 174, 191. 197, 241, 270, 273, 325, 363,
368, 374. 386. 396, 484, 485, 525, 545, 548, 557, 558,
574, 594, 858, 1002, 1005, 1027, 1029.
Isaac B.,815.
Isaac E., 8.58.
Isaac F., 977, 1001.
Isaac G. 994 1019.
Isaac N.' 403, 582, '597, 840, 862, 960, 976.
Isaac R., 857, 939.
Isaac S.. 939.
l9aacT..388, 575, 8.58.
Israel, 60, 121, 162, 232.
Israel W.. 487, 770.
Isaiah, 840.
Jasper, 33.
Jay. 1052.
Jay D., 948.
Jay K., 908.
jH>on. 601.
Jason L., 869.
Jarvis E., 740.
Jarvis W., 377.
Jackson, 44, 49.
Jabez, 172, 238, 239. 360, 540, 983.
Jabea U., 467.
Jane, 26, 28, 83, 95, 878, 388, 394, 395, 490, 548, 573,
579, 582, 721, 990, 994, 1018, 1025, 1112, 1U9, 1153.
Jane A., 4.54, 604, 725, 1007.
Jane B., 999.
JaneC.,.540.
Jane D., 314.
Jane E., 40, 75, 76. 79. 80, 83, 184, 403, 430. 595, 724.
Jane F., 577.
Jane M., 727, 849.
Jane P., 1(J09.
.Jane 8., 4.50.
Jane T., 583.
Jacob, 63, 1,36, 182, 271, 272, 969, 985, P89, 994, 1020.
Jacob Brainard, 40.
•Jacob Dapny, 583.
Jacob K., 582,860.
Jacob M., 573, 857.
Jacob O., 861.
JacobT.,42, 395, 582, 583.
James, 23. 24, 49, 59, 62, 65, 70, 72, 75. 76, 88, 97, 101,
102, 109, 111, 124, 127, 167. 168. 172, 225, 231, 235,
238, 244, 268, 269, 274, 292, 305, 306. 330, 849, 850,
355, 367, 368, 385, 402, 403, 404, 424, 446, 449, 462,
529, 547, 548, 595, 733, 809, 835, 848, 872, 957, 960,
961, 971, 981, 985, 989, 992. 994, 995, 997, lOdO, 1016.
1018, 1044, 1057, 1059, 1080, 1082. 1083, 1094, 1111,
1138.
James A.. 452. 656, 658, 730, 815, 879, 895, 995. 1018,
1020, 1044, 1088, 1121.
Japoes B., 736, 895, 915, 985, 997, 1010, 1022, 1037,
1046, 1054.
James C, 575, 859, 860, 889, 940, 944, 1000, 1025.
James D., 499, 787, 904.
James E., 452, 720, 730. 1034, 1044, 1052, 1150.
James F., 403, 440, 1035, 1052.
James G., 1139, 1140. 11.55.
James H., 380, 565, 607, 820, 874, 911, 945, 1007, 1034.
James J., 867.
James L., 499.
James M., 426, 446, 657, 1122, 1144.
James O., 529, 825, 844, 935.
James P.. 41, 880, 1045, 1143, 1155.
James R., .564, 595, 948.
James 8., 594, 867.
James T., 43.
James V., 444.
James W., 31. 43, 495, 550. 686, 785, 841, 914, 1020,
1021, 1055, 1088, 1094, 1112, 1150.
Janet. 26.
Jane P., 1009.
.Jemima, 211, 403, 451. 961.
Jesse, 59, 225. 230, 303, 308, 312, 329, 456, 463, 492,
538, 1017, 1136.
Jesse B., 605, 873.
Jesse C, 847. 866.
Jesse 8., 43, 45, 607, 882.
Jean, 271, 1156.
Jennie, 43, 658, 717, 718, 738, 845, 1144.
Jennie A., 913.
Jennie G., 864.
Jennie J., 6«6.
Jennie L., 733. 735, 896.
.Jerusha, 187, 269, 323, 484, 970.
Jerusha A., 879, 454,
Jeremiah, 63, 64, 65, 106, 125, 126, 135, 176, 177, 182,
187, 188, 242, 244, 271, 272, 368, 372, 873, 394, 895,
546, 547, 550, 553, 584, 836, 843, 919, 941, 970, 1112,
1121.
.Jeremiah A., .553. 842.
Jeremiah G., 1006.
Jeremiah H., 550, 583, 842, 862.
Jeremiah K., 582. 860.
Jeremiah 8., 1032.
Jedediah. 275. 276, 405, 409, 605, 872.
Jedediah B.. 870.
Jedediah J., 604.
Jefferson, 1121.
Jesabel, 26.
Jeannette, 1136.
Jermanicus, 916.
Jenny. ,360, 1103.
Jewell B., 997.
Jerome C, 880, 887.
Jeanettie, 429, 529.
Jessie, 60, 377,465.
Jessie A., 463.
Jessie B., 898.
Jessie D., 785.
Jessie E., 867.
Jessie L., 891.
Jessie M.. 722, 918.
Jessie 8., 882.
Jennie A., 891.
Jennie B., 1042, 1048.
Jennie E., 381, 892, 910, 1096.
Jennie H., 1032.
Jennie L., 1096.
.Jennie M., 8.58.
Jennie R., 769.
JeanieL.,622.
Joanna, 120. 154, 165, 809, 977.
Job. 50, 173, 350, 374. 962, 987, 1013.
Johnson,- 275.
Jonnie O., 829.
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FIELD INDEX.
1169
J. Clinton, 940.
Joel, 275, 3123, 406, 487, 6U1, 770.
John, U, 16. "20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 41, 42, 44,
45, 49, !50, 51, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67,
68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 83,
84, 85, 87,91,92,94,95.96,97,101,102,103,106,
108, 109, 110, 112, 114, 115, 121, 12.', 124, 125, 127,
129, 133, 134, 136, 137. 138. 139, 166, 167, 168, 169,
172, 174, 180, 183, 184, 186, 188, 190, 191, 197, 198,
209, 210, 211. 228. 235, 238, 240, 241, 248, 254, 266,
267, 268, 271. 272, 273. 274, 279, 285, 286, 287, 288,
296, 314, 328, 329, 330, 332, 337, 841, 346, 849, 350,
355, 358, 359. 362, 363, 384, 379. 896, 400, 402. 403,
404, 426, 436. 440, 445. 458, 466, 491, 492, 522, 525,
538, 542, 543, 545, 546, 548, 573, 583, .584, 587, 594,
604, 715, 716, 721, 732, 808, 809, 837, 844, 858, 946,
949, 953, 958, 961, 971, 979, 982, 988, 986, 994, 9!^6,
1000, 1004, 1005, 1007, 1010, 1019, 1025, 1028, 1056,
1057, 1080, 1083, 1087, 1093, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1107,
1112, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1121, 1122, 113i, 1136, 1137,
1150, 1153.
John A., 465, 543, 545, 550, 5,59, 721, 748, 829, 830,
841, 890, 915, 937, 1011, 1038. 1093.
John «., 31, 388, 467, 492, 550, 575, 576, 779. 781, 859,
907, 1129.
John C. 40, 878, 426, 506, 561, 594, 659, 741, 825. 1009,
1035.
John D., 396, 584, 861, 1121, 1142.
John E., 40, 442, 779, 906, 1144, 1150.
John F., 659, 828, 881, 984, 1007.
John George, 31, 1006.
John H., 40, 42, 401, 591, 602, 684, 7G8, 865, 870 8'*1,
903,900, 945, 1049, 1055, 1122, 1146, 1147, ll.'-)6.
John I., 388, 851, 937.
John J., 911.
John K., 582, 862, 1028.
John iu, 436. 828, 1020, 1045. 1143.
John M., 385, 685, 886, 887, 1011, 1042, 1138, U44.
John N., 443.
John P., 600, 869.
John Q., 1013, 1041.
John R., 594.
JohnS., 492. 658, 662, 666, 780, 1128.
John T., 449, 6.56, 725, 829, 860, 940.
John v., 862, 940.
John W., 41, 42, 873, 435, 436, 506, 529, 554, 579, .580,
605, 660, 680, 685 687, 726, 806, 809, 820, 860, 873,
882, 887, 911, 1030, 1042, 1049, 1136.
John Z., 918.
Johanna, 26,71,120,273.
Jonas, 26, 84. '
Joseph, 28, 40, 41, 44, 45, 52. 58. 59, 60, 62, 65, 80, 84,
85, 101, 106, 117. 120, 124, 127, 133, 1.%, 161, 162,
173, 174, 177, 179, 181, 182, 186, 190, 197, 231. 232.
240, 241, 246, 265, 267, 271, 828, 334. 343, 349, 854,
8.58, 363, 373, 374, 385, 387, 525, 529, .532, 538, 544,
547, 555. 815, 832, 836, 846, 911, 951.9,53,954, 957.
958, 959, 960, 981, 962, 967, 970, 971. 980, 982, 986.
988, 989, 994, 995, 1004, 1006, 1008, 1011, 1012. 1014.
1015, 1020, 1029, 1035, 1041, 1042, 1043. 1103, 1112,
1119, 1137.
Joseph A., 841, 932, 1144.
Joseph B., 379, 1010, 1013, 10.38, 105S.
Joseph (":., 378. 557, 561. 849, 851, 1048.
Joseph D., 381, 404, 600.
Joseph E.. 888, 502, 575, 604, 872.
Joseph F., 1028, 1048.
Joseph G., 518.
Joseph H., 828, 914, 1054, 1122.
Joseph K.,42.
Joseph L.. 846, 1009, lOlfi.
Joseph N., 437, 689.
Joseph R., 41.
Joseph 8., 516.
Joseph T., 554,846,
Joseph v., 859.
Joseph W., 466, 749, 820, 837, 937, 1000, 1009, 1026,
1042, 1054.
Joareb, 191. 197. 274. 404.
Joshua. 65. 106. 117. 161, 191. 225. 254. 274, 275,
806, 307. 373, 385, 402, 404, 405, 554. 594, 867 994.
Joshua L., 867.
Joan, 69.
Josephine, 1018, 1148.
Josephine A., 932.
Josephine F., 1025.
Josephine H., 1027.
Josephine M.. 481.
.Josie M., 1141.
Joyce. 943.
Jonathan, 29, 44, 51, 58, 64, 121, 162, 164, 166, 182.
197, 211, 232, 234, 235, 289, 293, 336, :iU. 354, 877.
428, 447, 537, 726, 954. 958, 967, 969, 988, 989, 1016.
Jonathan B., 662, 665.
Jonathan E., 42, 418, 623, 624, 878.
Jonathan N., 596, 867.
Jonathan R., 484, 545, 767, 903.
Jonathan S., 504.
Josiah, 25, 28, 110, 111, 112, 117, 161, 230, 233, 268,
880, 423, 4.57, 491, 588, 788, 988.
Josiah A., 778,
Josiah B., 1020.
Josiah F., 984, 1008.
Josiah H., 729.
Josiah v., 597.
Josephus, 40.
Julian, 1092.
Julian C, 1091, 1096.
Julian D., 847.
Julian E., 850.
Julian O., .566.
Judson, 889.
Julius, 274, 403, 409, 604.
Julius B.. 403, 598.
Jude, 238. 858, 588.
Jnde W., 589.
Julia. 842, 374, 450. 555, 661, 685. 718, 804. 846, 859,
905.919,989,1017.
Jnlia A., 346, 403, 544, 604, 661, 665.
Julia B., 738.
Jnlia E., 458, .574, 741, 850.
Julia F., 387, 1098.
Julia H., 1052.
Julia J., 1053.
Julia K., 508.
Julia M.. 727.
Julia P 728
Judith.'ss, 101. 182, 191, 1103, 1104, 1111, 1116.
Judith M., 484.
Justin, 89, 466, 751.
Judy, 1122.
Julius 8., 603.
Julius L., 4.52. 781.
Junius. 40, 301.
Junius E., 731, 893.
Juliana, 498.
Juanita G., 1142.
Juds!on, 944.
JiiHson L.. 805.
Juliette C, 1135.
Juliet, 380, 454, 849. 11.35.
Juliet M., 484.
Juliet R., 665, 892.
J. Warren. 529.
Katherine, 24, 82. 673, 908, 985.
Katherine C, 888, 1033.
Katherine E., 877.
Katherine L., 946.
Katherine M., 10ii8.
Katherine T., 848.
Kate, 304, 582, 718, 742, »15, 947, 1099.
Kate A., 897.
Kate (\, 867.
Kate D., 792.
Kate L., 522, 787.
Kate M., 789, 1018.
Kate P., 880.
Kate W., 875.
Kathleen N.,864.
Kathryne, 1156.
Kenneth C 792.
Kenneth W., 1049.
Keziah, 227.
Keturah, 434.
Kimball S., 769.
Kirtland, 274. 402, 403, 596.
Kirk H., 40, 608.
Kittie L.. 867.
Kennett A., 32.
Lawrence, 600, 747.
Lawrence A., 405.
Lawrence L., 808.
Lauretta A., 512.
Lafayette, 831.
1170
FIELD INDEX.
LavillaA.,742.
Lavina, 345. 840, 1088.
Lavina E., 657.
Lanacy 8.. 661, 665.
Larkin. 1107. 1118.
Larkin C, 1121, 1142.
Lanra, 401, 403, 410, 432, 4.34, 443. C90. 838, lOM.
Lanra A., 450, 602, 727, 857, 1002, 1027.
Laura E., 5,=>0.
Laura L., 1100.
Laura M., 1144.
Laura N., 438.
Laura T., 540.780,830.
Laura W., 862.
Leathern A., 1054.
I ifi n PI ^ ^ ^"^
Lemuel, 53. 65, 849. 525, 817, 961, 985.
Lemuel B., 436, 687.
Lena M.,948.
Letitia, 273. 329, 865.
Letitia E., 587.
Levi, 42, 53, 225, 234, 279, 308, 343, 426.
Levi A., 40, 344, 518.
Levi B., 1121.
Levi C, 1000. 1024.
Levi F., 426, 658.
Levi R., 469.
Levi W., 776.
Lewis, 695, 718, 905, 1017, 1107, 1118, 1132, 1134,
1135, 1149.
Levels D., 485.
Lewis E.,682.
Lewis H.. 1012, 1041,
Lewis P., 809.
Lewie R., 932.
Lewis T., 863.
Lewis Y., 1111, 1120.
Lebbens, 284, 432, 434, 684.
Lelia A., 716, 946.
Lelia H., 1142.
Leonore A., 682.
Leonora V., 684.
Lenora, 11.50.
Loon ('., 43, 657, 771.
Leon G.,880.
Leou 8., 807.
Leon a M., 43, 879.
Leeds K., 985.
Leonard, 307, 354, 402, 535, B48, 564, 831, 838.
Leonard B., 425.
Leonard (^, 880.
Leonard D., 426, 943.
Leonard H., 40, 380, 437, 688, 679, 888.
Lester, 776, 905.
Lester M., 825.
Lester W., 934.
LeGrand J., 874.
Le Grand V., 941.
Lewis L., 869.
Lenacy, 428.
Leroy, 872.
Lee B., 1142.
Lee(;.,904.
Leslie, 10.50.
Leslie W., 778.
Lillian. 1022.
Lillian A., 850.
Lillian C, 865.
Lillian L.,fl*>2, 740.
Lillian M., 778, 824.
Lizzie, 515, 749, 1043.
Lizzie ("., 828.
Lizzie F., 1025.
Lizzie 1., 806.
Lizzie K., 867.
Lizzie P., 1034.
Limas, 53.
Lillie, 1099.
Lillie(}., 859.
Lincoln, 440, 716.
Lincoln .M., .5.'.0, 844.
Lillid A.. 845, 881.
Lilla, 10.30.
LillaI.,6H7.
Lilla L., 741
Lilla K.,8.S9.
Lida M., 1143.
Lily, 897.
Llewelyn ('., 1045.
Lottie 8., 91.5.
Louette S., 882.
Logan, 882.
Lou, 1153.
Loretta, 541, 823, 894.
Loyd B., 1155.
Lorenzo, 423, 656.
Lorenzo A., 442, 716.
Lorenzo D., 550, 843, 8U, 935.
Lottie, 1053.
Lottie L., 1053.
Lois, 242, 277, 359, 406, 661, 665, 977, 994, 1007.
Lois A., 488.
Lois B., 455,
Lois H.. 445.
Lovina, 235, 275, 332, 436, 776.
Lovina B., 486.
Louisa. 287, 288, 334, 380, 381. 405, 480. 485, 439. 488,
484, 542, 591. 809, 827, 1001, 1005.
Louisa < "., 596.
Louisa D., 1091.
Louisa F., 855.
Louisa H., 655.
Louisa J., 42G.
Louisa M., 552, 1043.
Loyall, :;o3.
LoyallC..499,786.
Lorinda, 451.
Louis H., 1028.
Louis J., 1006.
Loveu, 493. 781.
Loren S., 321, 482.
Louise, 943.
Louise B., 909.
Louise E., 909, 1027.
Louise H., 879.
LouipeM.,8.56.
Louise 8.. 842.
Lora B., 789.
Lora E., 870.
Lora v., 882.
Lovise, 820.
Lulu. 1093.
Lulu F., 930.
Lucille. 936.
Luella E.,790.
Luella I., 884.
Luella M., 883, 1041.
Lucilla B., 654.
Luria, 428.
Lula M., 880, 883.
Lucella E., 605.
Lurancy, 449.
Lucetta A., 781.
Luther, 234, 279, 289. 341, 342, 404, 425, 443, 573, 82».
Luther H., 1032.
Lunian, 333,497,908.
Luman A., 787.
Lura, 328.
Lue, 274.
Lncena A., 493.
Lucena S., 504.
Lucinda, 197, 233, 287, 289. 322, 324, 329, 402, 450,
.^38, 916, 1017, 1112.
Lucinda B.. 1010.
Lucinda H., 443.
Lucinda M., 497.
Lucia. 344, 484, 753.
Lucia A., 346, 603.
Lucia E.. 900.
Lucia M.,4H."), 514.
Lucia O., 7.55.
Lucia R., 660.
Lucretia, 288, 289, 303, 3.36, 454, 458. 467, 824.
Lucina 8., 461.
Lucius, 42. 234, 319, 328, 348, 362, 467, 491, 512, 5M,
777, 985.
Lncius H., 4C7.
Lucius ()., 427, 660.
Lucius 8., 505, 790.
Lncy, 65, 209, 225, 227, 231, 246, 279, 290, 305, 806.
321, 324, 328, 329, 330, 336, 345, 3.59, 402. 403, 410,
425, 462, 490, 537, 575, 591, 832, 837, 842, 962, 972,
990, 1083. 1093, 1136.
Lucy A., 891, 1004, 1012, 1017.
FIELD INDEX.
1171
Lucy B.. 820. 912, 913. 1123.
Lucy E., 8H7, 8<.tl, 103(5, 1149.
Lucy F., 777,820.
Lucy G., 1087.
Lncy M., 745, 987.
Lucy W., 385, 485, 1000.
Luke, 53. B2, 191, 275.
Lyman, 410, 425,606, 858,985.
Lyboous, 358.
Lydia. 121, 122, IrtS, 227, 2.31, 2,'?8, 244, 255, 275, 285,
304, 30t). 329. 333, 349, 378, 436, 447. 457, 500, 525.
■529. 538, 547. 548, 549, 959, 962.
Lydia A.,. 551, 604.
Lydia B., 405.
Lydia C, 727.
Lydia D., 787.
Lydia J., 4:^6, 541.
Lydia M., 723, 8;{3.
Lydia O.. 561.
Matilda, 295, 513, 5B5.
Matilda D.. 450.
Margilla, 355.
Marianna, 2B2.
Marianna M., 767.
Marian M., 561.
Malinda. 303. 1112.
Mandred, 772, 904.
Marion L., 931.
Maud,568, (108,722,943.
Maud B.. 690.
Maud E.. 8.57.
Maud L., 930.
Maud M., 789, ll.^iO.
Maud 8., 880.
Maye I., 980.
Marcellus 8., 1027.
Max E., 947.
MarillaS.,604.
Marriott, 399.
Maunsell B., 40, 382, 565, 566, 568. B^6.
Marshall. 98, 437, 542, 690 to 707, 710, 888.
Marshall D., 4.59.
Marshall W., 1100.
Mattison, 484.
Maxey G., 1140.
Marinda, 494. 574.
Marcia, 430. .552.
Marcia A., 827.
Marcia L., J019.
Marcia W., 857.
Mahala. 463.
Maryette. 342.
Maieon. 1148.
Marion. 4,39. 549, 884.
Marion D., 945, 1053.
Marion G., 847.
Marion L., 5 i2.
Marion R.. 790.
Marie. 1093.
Marie .\., 565.
Marie L., 32.
Mariette. 601.
MarietteE.,601.
Maxpy. 1144.
Maitland.913.
May A., 1053.
May B., 9.'',4.
May E.. 43.
M. E..909.
Mary H., 1028.
Malcom M., 5.5>'.
Malcom W.. 902.
Mar»ey B., .539.
Mannsl W.. 849, 937.
Mason G.. 541, 826.
Mathew D.. 876.
Madeline M., 719.
Mattie, 1154.
Mattie A., 1043.
Mattie B., 939.
Mattie C, 785.
Mattie R., 1145.
Mereda. 355, 538.
Mehitablo, 173, 210, 230, 246, 350, 3C0, 531, 826, 957,
986. 1012, 1013.
Melvin B., 894.
MelvinG., 804.
Mclinda, 409.
Modora, 9;)6.
Matliow, 14, 24, 76, 82, 83, 92, 93, 95. 97, 101, 109,
no. 111, 112.
Mathew 1)., 42, 413,622.
Mae M., 1045.
MjiRgie, 1028, 1146.
M.iranda, 1018.
.^larKureto, 1099.
Mary ilia. 1018.
Maryilla R., 1044.
Marjorip, 910.
MarKaret, 25, 81, 144, 188. 215, 231, 244. 278, 302, 388,
395, 552. 559, 593, ()05, 849, 802, 941, 1017.
Margaret A., 557, 724.
Margarets., 654,887.
Margaret C, 578, 1140.
Margaret J., 1091.
Margaret K., 860.
Margaret L., 944.
Margaret M., 808.
Margaret R., 1054.
Margaret v., 576.
Margaret \V., 860,935.
Margery V., 1151.
Marcy C..1005.
Marcus B.,727.
Marcus H., 727.
Marcus T., 1146.
Maurice, 1150.
Maurice D., 726, 892.
Mark G., 866.
Margaretta, 43.
Martha, 121, 126, 162, 181, 211, 228, 232, 233, 234, 285,
:105, .333, 337, 361, 445, 4.56, 490. ,502. .5.53, 555, 560,
573, 721, 848. 856. 916, 9.')8, 962, 9S4, 1013, 1071!. 1088.
Martha A., 466, 504, 557, 580.
Martha B., 868, 8.^9.
"" Martha ('., 594, 809.
MartliaE., 4.58, 720. 787.
Martha F,. 439.
Martha G., 734.
Martha J., 405. 599. 838.
Martha L., 5ii3. 823, 1053.
Martha R.. 1083.
Martha S., 455.
Martha W..716.
Manley C, 947.
Marcy, 368.
Marcy A.. 550.
-Mable. 275, 276, 409.
-MableA..606.
-MabloL.. 430,828.
Maria. 230. 319, 377, 880, 434, 449. 484, 491, 544, 574.
661, 665, 815. 8.32, 1083, 1132, 1140.
Maria A., 465, 684, 999.
Maria (\, 381.
Maria D.,750.
Maria E., 381, 405, 427, 505.
Maria F.,. 541.
Maria G.. 720.
MariaH., 8;53, 1144.
Maria .J., 842.
Maria L., 399, 440, 539, 545, 561, 771, 911.
Maria R., 912.
Maria V.. 753.
^Martin. 23. 24, 41. 42, 76. 110, 234, 274, 276, 308, 312,
- 338. 4a3, 425, 507, 792, 834, 917.
Martin D.. 1122. 1144.
Martiti K.,821, 1034,
Martin H., 493, 781.
Martin L., 403, 596,727.
Martyiie, 75.
Mabel A.. 864, 907.
Mabpl B., 935.
Mabel D., 7.52.
Mabel K., 714, 945.
Mabel F., 914.
Mabel (i., 906, 1019.
Mabpl H.. 1(K)3.
Mabel J.,()7l.
Mabel L., 910.
Mabel M.. 10.53.
Mabello A.. 716.
Mamie, 1146.
Mamie C, 827.
, Mary. 28. 31,77, 84, 97, 100, 101, 106, 115, 116, 117,
1172
FIELD INDEX.
118. 128, 127, 129, 130, 181, 136, 137, 138. 139, IGl,
182. 165, 172, 179, 181, 182, 186, 188, 190, 191. 198,
199, 211, 213. 215, 225, 231, 232, 235, 238. 241, 254,
255, 266, 269, 272, 273, 278, 277. 280, 301, 804, 305,
313, 328, 332, 336, 337, 340, 341, 342, 858, 362, 368,
371, 374, 386, 387, 388, 395. 396, 403, 406, 410, 423,
434. 440, 445, 449, 456, 461, 463, 483, 485, 489, 490,
525, 531, 543, 547, 548. 554, 557, 559, 668, 578, 588,
591,602,603.604.657, 661,685, 716, 726, 776, 790,
815, 825, 833, 834, 842, 847, 874. 889, 898, 905, 915,
930, 932, 940, 951, 954, 955, 958, 961, 962. 969, 971,
982, 984, 989, 991, 994, 1005, 1008, 1009, 1011,
1019, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1048. 1053, 1060, 1082, 1084,
1107, 1112, 1118, 1122, 1181. 1132, 1138. 1139, 1146,
1150, 1154.
Mary A., 373, 387, 888, 402, 403, 458, 493, 499, 518.
540, 541. 554, 557, 574, 694, 602, 607, 656, 660, 725,
730, 742, 778, 785, 824, 830, 887, 849. 857. 895, 904,
911, 930. 941, 992, 995, 999, 1001, 1005, 1034.
Mary B., 670, 1048.
Mary C. 424, 440. 553, 735, 747, 1019.
Mary D., 555, 675. 1095.
Mary E., 419. 446, 452, 488, 484, 490, 505, 504, 572,
576,591.593,595,601,605,654, 660. 719, 725, 732,
735, 742, 749, 768, 769, 776, 777. 779, 787, 788, 790,
806. 828, 842. 844. 8f)6, 858. 880. 862, 887, 903. 907,
1008, 1010. 1019, 1027, 1088. 1150.
Mary F., 599, 685, 743, 780, 804, 861. 1042, 1088,
1098.
Mary G., 425, 545, 788, 840, 899, 931. 1013, 1024,
1025.
Mary H., 459, 492, 608, 587, 851, 862, 1023, 1027,
1029.
Mary J., 444. 447, 512, 540, 551, 575, 600. 837. 841.
889.870, 1093, 1120, 1137.
Mary K., 604,939.
Mary L., 31. 443. 451. 653, 582, 595, 597, 605. 687,
734. 844. 913, 1032.
Mary M.. 724, 728, 846, 935. 1013, 1098.
Mary O.. 755, 1144.
Mary P., 466, 569, 880, 995. 997.
Mary R.. 849. 897.
Mary S.. 430, 459, 518, 624, 878,913, 918.
Mary T.. 451, 940.
Mary v., 957. 1139. 1151.
Mary V. W.. 378.
Mary W., 485, 487, 738, 770, 857, 997, 1153.
Merril A., 823.
MerrilK.,894.
Merrill O., 786.
Medad, 53, 210. 228, 284, 324.
Melme M., 1017.
Mercy. 173, 182, 233, 2U.
Mercy A., 831.
Merry P., 487.
Michael, 78, 84. 188. 189, 197. 271. 278, 394. 423, 580.
862.
Michael A., 940.
Michael G.. 594.
Michael I.. 388.
Michael J., 565.
Michael M., 588, 862.
Michael T.. 395, 582.
Mildred, 857, 948. 1119, 1136.
Mildred A., 884. 914.
Mildred B., 108.
Mildred M., 1141.
Miriam, 289, 378, 1129,
Miranda. 332, 447, 541.
Miaella, 321.
Mindwell, 192, 278.
Millie, 1135.
Minnetta A.. 7.38.
Minervia, 427, 6ii2.
Minervia A., 482.
Mina, 277, 714. 726, 1096.
Minervia 8., 506.
Milo, 1132.
MiloW., 4"8.
Milton, 947.
Milly, 917.
Mira E., 904.
Minnie, 587, 842. 8»5, 893, 941.
Minnie A., 873. 1144.
Minnie F., 935.
Minnie G., 945.
Minnie L., 771.
Minnie M., 874.
Minnie R., 1053.
Morris E., 789.
Molly. 244, 271, 275. 283. 9,59. 1003.
Moses. 53, 60, 61. 141. 166, 186, 214, 227. 228. 285. 268,
285, 28H. 296, 322, 328, 345. 365, 381, 886. 485, 519.
548, 730, 832.
Moses A., 382, 567.
Moses B., 486, 769.
Moses E.. 520.
Moses F., 491.
Moses L., 431, 682.
Moses S., 344. 618.
Mortimer H., 937.
Monroe 8., 781.
Morris. 449, 726.
Morris B., 868. 941.
Morris M., 4,56.
Morris W., 862, 841.
Munroe 8.. 907.
Murray. 857.
Myrtle E., 1051.
Myrtle L... 988.
Myrtie, 887.
Myron B., 828, 913, 947.
MyronC, 868, 041.
Myron H., 889, 944.
Myra, 491.
Myra J., 791.
Nathaniel, 24, 25, 36, 37, 53, 62. 90, 107, 128, 136, 161,
177, 190, 192, 231, 288, 244, 255, 329, 330, 354, 855,
531, 538. 992, 1018. 1056, 1057, 1117. 1128.
Nathaniel B.,485.
Nathaniel 0., 1044.
Nathaniel H., 1055.
Nathaniel L., 789, 910.
Nathaniel R., 492.
Nancy, 186, 287, 308, 318.342,854, 373, 386, 425, 434.
440, 448. 463, 489, 525, 531, 775, 984, 986, 1016, 1108,
1112, 1116, 1119. 1134, 1135.
Nancy A., 776, 1010.
Nancy C, 946.
Nancy J., 574,659.
Nancy S. 506.
Nannie M.. 11.54.
Nannie R.. 1096.
Nanette R., 1027.
Nathan, 34, 53. 59, 64, 136, 179, 181, 190, 109, 274,
279, 305, 385. 888, 428, 461, 462, 574, 662, 665, 742.
897
Nabby. 279, 807, 808.
Naomi, 214, 278, 296.
Naomy, 451.
Newcomb, 716.
Ned Mc, 787.
Nehemiah, 188. 865, 546.
Nehmiah,59, 63.
Newton F., 595, 867.
Newton H.,880.
Newton M., 599. *
Newton R., 346.
Newton 8., 463, 747.
Nettie, 494.
Nettie E., 947.
Nettie G., 916.
Nowbert, 64.
Newton H., 658.
Nelson. 775.781, 889, 905. 944.
Nelson C, 40, 485.
Nelson P., 607.
Nellie, 898. 11.53.
Nellie A., 687, 1087.
Nellie E., 857.
Nellie F., 827.
Nellie H., 503, 906.
Nellie J.. 789.
Nellie L., 886.
Nellie M., 875, 1042.
Nellies., 938.
Nilbert D.,935.
Nichols. 21. 73.
Nor via. .597.
Noah, 53, 228, 323, 324, 409, 489, 605, 776, 872.
Norman, .S33, 480, 499, 690.
Norman R., 865.
Norman S., 678.
Norton J., 424.
FIELD INDEX.
1173
Obedience, 985.
Ohadiah, 959, 970, 994, 1118.
Obed, 324. 489.
Obed a., 489, 771.
Olie, 857.
Ollie R., 936.
Olive, 224, 230, 283, 334. 342, 343, 434, 541, 543, 883,
994.
Olive M.. 430.
Oliver. 54, 82. 213. 214, 272, 279, 288. 293, 295, 312.
359,371, 377, 400, 426,447,451,539, 560, 588,591.
724, 851, 8(55.
Oliver A., 587, 864.
Oliver C, 400, 438, 726.
Oliver D., 444, 823.
Oliver H., 846.
Oliver P., 1026.
Oliver S.,7:i9.
Onslow Do, 838, 930.
Ophelia, 345.
Orton D, 844, 935.
Orra G., 904.
Orra S., 769, 904.
Ormond B., 1096.
Orestes G., 495, 784.
Orenzo, 443.
Oren, 346.
Orlando, 284, 341.
Orza, 857.
Orange, 285, 286, 435, 436, 872.
Orus, 305, 461, 737.
Orrin, 333, 495, 548, 549, 840.
Orrin B., 908.
Orrin C, 775. 905.
Orrin D., 490, 776.
Orrin J., 787,
Orrin L., 497, 785.
Orrin W., 905.
Orilla, 355, 538.
Orville K.,781.
Orville H., 858.
Orville v., 908.
Orvill C, 573.
Orvill H., 939.
Orvill J., 741.
Oscar, 494, 662, 665, 687, 779.
Oscar A., 781.
Oscar C, 948, 1097.
Oscar H ,, 597, 868.
Oscar N., 806.
Oscar S., 565, 855.
Oscar W., 743. 898.
Osgood. 24, 108, 382, 568.
Osmer F., 598.
Osmond. 345.
Osmond F., 880.
Osmond H., 518.
Osmond L., 659, 880.
Oawell W., 599.
Osborne K., 1121, 1141, 1142.
Ossian L., 936, 948.
Otis, 42, 288, 439, 489, 775, 983, 1007.
Otis E., 459.
Otis L., 789.
Otis S., 908.
Othniel, 307,462.
Othniel H., 743, 897.
Owen, 543, 686, 829.
Ozias. 360, 539.
OBroM., 789.
Paul, 225, 307, 318, 463, 465, 747, 900, 1051.
Paul F., 903.
Paul L., 1100.
Paul S., 743.
Paul W., 486. 688.
Patrick, 59.
Patten, 359, .539.
Patience, 238, 275, 484, 959, 962.
Patience B., 813.
Paris, 232, 334.
Pattee, 303.
Pardon, 62. 63. 365, 367, 588, 546, 547, 882. 837.
Patsey, 1129, 1131.
Pamelia, 288, 342, 355, 447,604.
Pamelia E., 404,
Pamelia J., 728.
Paolina P.. 780.
Parenenas O., 1137.
Pamelia 8., 487.
Parker B., 1023, 1045, 1046.
Park, 858.
ParkB.,465, 748, 862.
PattieA., 1146.
Pattiel.,1137.
Pauline C, 1147.
Pauline H., 9%.
Paulino N., 439.
Pauline W., 439.
Pedajah, 137, 197, 198, 279, 425.
Peleg, 368, 549.
Percival,82.
Persis, 231,336, 488,992.
Peter. 44, 45, 54, 63, 64, 219, 266, 297, 375, 876, 485,
559, 977, 986, 990, 1011, 1017, 1041, 1059.
Peter C. 42.
Peter E., 870, 943.
Peter H., 1003.
Peter W., 582, 862.
Perez H.. 446. 722.
Perez P., 542, 828.
Perry E., 936, 948.
Percy F., 741.
Percy H., 1050.
Pearl. 882.
Pearl A.. 1041.
Penlope, 1117, 1128.
Perley P., 541, 825.
Pearson H., 977, 1002.
Pierson H., 1003, 1028.
Pliilinda, 318.
Phebe, 129, 242, 267, 306, 372, 876, 386, 581, 994.
Phebe A., 424,576, 1009.
Phebe B., ^88.
Phebe J., 1019.
Phebe L., 600.
Phebe M., 579, 582.
-Philema. 355, 447, 488.
Phoebe, 268, 379.
Phinehas, 54, 228, 234, 324, 328, 342, 490, 518.
Phinehas P., 727, 829.
Pindar, 334, 501.
Plana, 319.
Pierre A., 736, 895.
Phila, 456.
PhilanderM., 404, 599.
Philip, 54, 59, 60, 190, 284, 434, 686, 916.
Philip D., 1132.
Philip E., 846.
Philip H., 11.55.
Philip M., 852.
Philips., 561.
Phillip v., 1150.
Piatt, 597.
Pliney, 274, 295.
Pliney A., 450. 728.
Pletus, 916.
Polly, 197, 234, 270, 279, 287, 289, 298, 296. 803, 806,
312, 324, 345, 350, 355, 359, 386, 486, 538, 978, 981.
Polly H., 321.
Priscilla, 410, 425.
Prudence, 197. 278, 286.
Prudence 8., 986.
Prentice C. 826.
Prentice H., 476.
Prentice P., 825.
Preserve, 62.
Preserve P., 825.
Prnsia, 456.
Prusia A., 734.
Prosper, 428, 456.
Prescott, 484.
Putnam. 345. 520, lOaS.
Rachel, 65. 230, 238, 240, 276, 844, 878, 812, 970.
Rachel C, 754.
Rachel D., 58;?.
Rachel DeP., .582.
Rachel H., 597.
Rachel J., 657.
Rachel L., 877.
Rachel R., 576.
Rathburn, 537, 824.
Ralph, 385, 494, 673, 737, 857, 882, 896, 1119.
Ralph A., 504, 790.
Ralph B., 892.
1174
FIELD INDEX.
Kalph C. 754.
Ralph E., 595.
Ralph L., 857.
Ralph v., 863.
Ransom, 235, 346.
Raymond E., 1051.
Raymond H.. 790.
Raymond T., 859.
Rayner, 6^-9, 888.
Relief, 986.
Relief B^ 1012.
Rederic T., 873.
Rectina, 294.
Rebeckah, 374, 5,55.
Rebeckah G., 1158.
Reginald, 901.
Rebecca, 139, 186, 214, 228, 232, 281, 335, 359, 385.
487, 529, 557, 9.54, 961.
Rebecca A., 562.
Rebecca P.. 811, 835.
Rebecca 8., 1035.
Rest, 367, 548.
Remember, 365.
Reuben, 60, 197, 198, 278, 279, 280. 323, 373, 423. 425,
428, 548, 5.52, 553, 970, 985, 990, 1016, 1103, 1107.
Reuben A., 423, 656.
Reuben L., 657, 880.
Reuben M., 777.
Reuben S., 1043.
Reuben W., 485, 486, 768.
Rhoda, 210, 224, ZSl, 286, 304, 313. 323, 365, 427, 485,
962. 986.
Rhoda A., 503.
Rhoda 8., 458.
Richard, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, .33, 34 36, 37, 44, 45.
.54, 55, 64, 65, 66, 67. 68. 69. 70, 75, 76, 84, 92, 96,
108, 109, 110, 112, 122, 130, 172, 190, 225, 238, 239,
272, 302, 3.54, 359. 383, 395, 454, 540, 552. 583, 733,
809, 845, 859. 989. 944, 949, 1082, 1083. 1087, 1094,
1136, 1139, 1152, 1153.
Richard A., 864, 914.
Richard B., 910.
Richard C, 907, 1087.
Richard D., 515, 862. 9U.
Richard E., 43, 444, 720, 728, 860, 867, 940.
Richard H.. 394. 578, 1111, 1119, 1120, 1141, 1144,
1155, 1156.
Richard I., 41, 395, 580, 860, 940,
Richard J.. 887.
Richard M., 536. 544, 545, 733, 860.
Richard O., 808.
Richard P.. 1150.
Richard R., 43, 582, 861.
Richard 8., 43, 374, 555. 847, 848, 861, 936.
Richard W., 720. 1087, 1093.
Richard Y., 1120.
Rispah, 484.
Robert, 15, 21, 24. 25. 26, 43, 45, 55, 58, 61. 62, 68, 69,
72, 77, 79, 80. 81. 85, 86, 87, 8«, 89. 90, 91, 95, 97.
101, 107. 109, 110, 111. 112, 114, 127, 128, 129, 130,
131, 133, 182. 183, 186, 190, 255, 265, 305, 374, 494,
555, 832, 846, 847, 848, 936, 949, 950, 953, 9.54, 955,
957, 960. 961. 978, 981, 1003, 1020, 1086, 1088, 1092,
1107, 1112, 1119, 1136, 1137, 1146.
Robert B., 885.
Robert D., 719, 750.
Robert E.. 7.52, 867, 904.
Robert F.. 888.
Robert H., 1043, 1097.
Robert L.. 854, 938.
Robert M., 1009.
Robert R., 292, 444,720.
Robert 8., 591, 1083.
Robert W., 546, 860, 887, 1092.
Robertus, 20.
Roy A., 1045.
Rodney, 278.
Rodney A., 491, 778.
Rodney B., 450. 728.
Roger, 26, 27, 66.
Roger M., 866.
Roxanna, 26, 278, 318, 365, 387, 403. 404, 546, 834.
Roxanna B., 459, 787.
Roxana E., 431.
Rosamond, 78, 334.
Roscoe, 43.
Bosanna, 1146.
Rosannah I.. 346, 1122.
Rodman, 190.
Rosalie, 751.
Rosamond. 27.
Rosena M., 494.
Rosamond A., 41, 501, 715.
Rosa, 594. 1053,
Rosa E., 314.
Rosa H., 1145.
Rosa I., 1041.
Rose, 1099.
Rose M., 8.57, 882, 1139.
Rosolo, 837.
Rollin B., 603.
RoUin D., 681. '•
Rollin R., 741.
Roswell, 454. 483.
Roswell F.,804.
Roswell M., 42, 234, 303, 321, 341, 342. 457. 508, 511,
804.
Rodolphus, 307, 320, 447, 449, 463.
Rodolphus B., 840.
Rodolphus L., .599.
RodolphoB.,937.
Rosetta M., 781.
Russell B., 792.
Rnssel H., 1U99.
Rush H., 948.
Rushton H.. 841. 932.
Ruel, 1000.
Ruhannah, 403.
Rudolphus, 293.
Rudolphus W.,469.
Russell, 359, 548, 865.
Rufns. 152, 213, 234, 293, 303. 304, 341, 344. 347, 448,
4i7, 662, 665, 739.
Rufus C, 880.
Rufus D., 661, 655.
Rufus R., 724, 891.
Rufus W., 724.
Ruth, 104. 122, 172. 198, 232, 238, 246, 279, 373, 404,
410. 466. 900. 905, 983, 1005. 1007.
Ruth A.. 500. 895, 1051.
Ruth C, 1051.
Rntli G.. 804. 875.
Ruth M., 1051.
Ruby, 65, 686.
Ruby A., 541.
Ruby E., 737.
Sally, 307, 308, 350, 354, 359, 386, 387
546, 815, 969, 972, 983.
SallyA.,379, 404, 600, 1094.
Hally B., 876.
Sally M., 1136.
Sally S.. 1102.
Sally W., 377.
Samuel, 28, 40, 44,45, 55, 56,59,63,
101, 116. 117, 127, 131, 133, 136, 139,
161, 182, 183, 186, 191. 209, 211, 213,
280, 255. 267, 269, 270, 273. 275, 276,
290, 302, 313, 329, 385, 387, 405. 434,
525, 545, 548, 5(iO, 596, 721, 777, 815,
954, 959, 980, 961, 1148, 1150.
Siimuel A.. 378, 387, 443, 789, 1009.
Samuel B., 603, 908.
Samuel C, 430, 1000.
Samuel E., 292, 445, 858, 939, 1144.
Samuel G., 437.
Samuel H.. 438, 790, 1023, 1046.
Samuel I., 601.
Samuel J., .596, 604, 867.
Samuel L., 685.
Samuel M., 430, 583. 680.
Samuel P., 400. .587, 892.
Samuel R., 1002, 1027, 1048.
Samuel S., 41,
Samuel T., 42, .501, 787.
Samuel W., 434, 684, 849, 999, 1023.
Halma W., 687, 887.
Saraantha, 447, 830.
Salathiel,369. 550.
Salome, 342.
Salley E., 321.
Sarah, 28,85,97, 116, 117, 1?4, 127, 134,136, 137,
138, 139, 141, 152, 162, 171, 174, 186, 187, 190, 191,
198, 209. 210, 211. 214, 225, 227, 230, 234, 2.38, 241,
244, 254, 268, 270, 274, 275, 279, 288, 292, 301,
435. 530, 538.
64, 65. 78, 97,
140, 141. 152.
219. 220, 225,
283,284, 289,
443, 4.52, 490.
831, 835, 915,
FIELD INDEX.
1175
807, 318, 322, 329, 832, 358, 367, 385. 394. 396. 427,
428, 435, 525, 531, 538, 547, 549, 557, 574, 594, 603,
661, 665, 776. 859. 951, 953, 958, 959, 960, 967, 970,
989, 995, 1025.
Sarah A., 344, 454, 463, 531, 539, 545, 579, 595, 624,
741, 746, 815, 878, 1000, 1030, 1082, 1103, 1116, 1144.
Sarah B., 810, 827, 931, 1009.
Sarah C, 445, 1026.
Sarah D., 680, 1000, 1003.
Sarah E., 34(5, 405, 442, 446, 447, 452, 459, 467, 484,
517,656,658,716, 730, 736, 753,754, 771,785, 811,
918, 1041. 1141.
Sarah F., 430. 1042.
Sarah G., 1156.
Narah H., 550, 1002.
Sarah J., 458. 485, 574, 742, 744, 777, 823, 844, 941,
945, 1003, 1035.
Sarah L., 602, 727, 1037.
Sarah M., 561, 661, 790, 825, 1035, 1052, 1054.
Sarah N., 601.
Sarah O., 403.
Sarah P., 463, 504, 1023.
Sarah S., 413. 499.
Sarah T., 1O05.
Sarah V., 873, 918.
Sarah W., 431, 910.
Sarah Z., 436.
Sallie, 1145.
Sallie B., 1151.
Sallie M., 899.
Safford E., 684.
Sawyer, 164.
SareptaL., 837.
Sara W., 776.
Seth, 40, 41, 56, 64, 65, 150, 166, 221, 222, 224, 233,
235, 283, 285, 303, 304, 305, 311, 445, 457, 458, 512.
Seth P., 431.
Seth R.,836.
Seth W., 538.
Seymour, 737.
Seamons, 836.
Seaman, 268, 380.
Serena, 360.
Sereno, 423, 656.
Selah, 388, 575.
Seneca, 548,
Selden, 409, 604, 872.
Selden L., 603.
Scott, 41, 461,747.
Schnyler, 1044.
SenorittaM..776.
SenorittaV.,595.
Shirley, 1150.
Sharon, 325, 490.
Shelby C, 873.
Sibel, 26.
Sibel A., 426.
Silas, 152, 225, 232. 242, 312,313,323, 336, 363, 465,
486, 503, 545, 769, 831. 1119.
Silas C, 448, 724, 916, 996, 1020.
Silas F., 1091, 1095.
Silas H., 769, 903.
Silas L., 1095.
Silas M., 1021.
Silas T., 1095, 1099.
SilasW., 424, 657, 770.
Sibella M., 864.
Silence, 962, 985.
Simon, 28, 65, 440.
Simon C, 335. 431, 502, 682.
Simeon, 40, 141, 197, 215, 278, 525, 809, 911, 970, 994.
Simeon A., 454, 733.
Skinner. 100.
Spofford C, 665.
Spafford, 283. 284, 429, 434.
SpaffordO.,428,662.
Spatford E., 434.
Spencer, 56, 226, 234, 307, 313, 319, 330, 341, 428,
466, 468, 751, 758.
Stannton, 1118.
Staunton A., 864.
Stanton, 1111.
Stanton S., 1138,1150.
Stephen, 59, 177, 182. 184. 266, 269, 270, 363, 364,
377,380,384.386,546,564,573, 83:i, 834, 954, 959,
971,995.1020.1153.
Stephen D., 624, 878.
Stephen F., 834.
Stephen H., 1020.
Stephen G., 547, 885.
Stephen J., 42, 413, 421, 624, 878.
Stephen R., 484.
Stella, 941.
Stillman,342, 443, 511.
Stillman K., 515. .595.
Stukloy 8., 500. 787.
Stearns J.. 463, 743, 744.
Stanley, 690, 888, 1189.
Steven, 386.
Storer W., 468.
Stearling, 581.
Solomon, 45, 58, 59, 186, 228, 2.38, 269, 278, 323, 324,
356, 358, 359, 385, 387, 485, 488, 490, 525, 5,57, 574.
Solomon E., 488.
Solomon M., 425, 657.
Solomon P., 858.
Sophia, 273, 287, 297, 304, 308, 312, 819, 335, 425, 435.
449. 488, 830, 980, 989, 1004, 1017.
Sophia B.. 458.
Sophia (;., 503.
Sophia F., 544. — '
Sophia P., 1025.
Sophia T., 1095.
Sophronia, 433, 448, 605.
Sophronia L., 492.
Sukey W., 1112.
Suze. 1103.
Susie F., 656.
Susie M., 874.
Susie P., 938.
Susie v., 1151.
Susannah, 91, 107, 129, 172, 178, 183, 859. 371, 896,
962.
Susannah G., 1012.
Susannah H., 1013.
Susannah L., 1003.
Sumner W., 735, 895.
Susanna, 178, 183, 224, 239, 240, 244, 985, 986.
Susanna H., 1112.
Susanna N., 984.
SteUa, 1050.
Stella C, 516.
Stella H.,888.
Stella I., 872.
Susan, 26, 77, 78, 79. 80, 87, 265, 345, 367, 379, 529.
554, 588, 603, 605, 831, 832, 902, 986, 1083, 1186.
Susan A., 813. 849, 858, 1087.
Susan E., 506.
Susan H., 439.
Susan J., 1008.
SusanM., 382, 551, 604.
Susan N., 815.
Susan W., 908.
Submit, 197, 225, 282, 283, 274, 318.
Sylvia, 275.446. 865.
Sylvia L., 838.
Sylvia M., 499.
Sylvia O., 930.
Sylvanus, 284, 343, 4.57, 737.
Sylvester, 804.
Sybil, 77, 866.
Sybilla, 377.
Sylviana, 1005.
Sydney R., 866.
Sylvester G., 451, 4.57, 605, 776.
Tabitha C, 489.
Tamson, 284, 434.
Temporancp. 403.
Thompson B., 1122. 1146.
Theron R., 875.
Thyrza, 945.
Theoda. 779.
Theophilus, 1056, 1057, 1059, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082,
1083. 1086, 1088.
ThadB.,857.
Thaddous, 484.
Thaddeus C. 850, 937.
Thankful, 121, 141, 162, 213, 227, 293, 307, 336. 410.
Thankful A., 996.
Thankful E., 597.
Theodore, 224, 305, 334, 459, 500.
Theodore D., 493,
Theodore F., 511, 788.
Theodore G., 903.
1176
FIELD INDEX.
Theodore L., 502.
Theodore T., 500.
Theresa, 344.
Theresa H., 857.
Thomas, 21. 24, 26, 31, 32, 45, 56, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65,
66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 76, 77, 83, 84, 85, 87, 96, 105, 110,
114,117,124, 125, 126, 135, 136, 141, 175, 176, 177,
178, 182, 183, 186, 190, 232, 242, 244, 247, 255, 270,
272, 278, 302, 305, 329. 363, 364, 368, 373, 374, 377,
385, 386, 452, 525, 545, 547, 548, 549, 554, 557, 559,
.574,815,830, 832, 838, 865, 916. 952. 953, 961, 984,
1002, 1008, 1027, 1088, 1094, 1103, 1112, 1129, 1139,
1154.
Thomas A., 750, 1016, 1085.
Thomas B., 440, 714, 1142.
Thomas C. 500, 787.
Thomas E., 737, 896.
Thomas G., 40, 41, 747, 840, 930, 1000.
Thomas J., 379, 432, 457, 467, 561, 737, 751. 837, 1035,
Thomas M., 977. 1001, 1138, 1146, 1147, 1150.
Thomas P., 39, 466, 569, 749,
Thomas S., 554,600, 846.
Thomas W., 42.
Tirza, 213, 292, 321, 445.
Tirza A., 444. .,
Tirza P., 3Z1.
Timothy, 40, 45. 63, 191, 276, 277, 313, 421, 423, 557,
655, 656, 818, 961, 984, 1007.
Timothy B., 419, 656, 1024.
Timothy D., 1000.
Timothy H., 880,
Timothy P.. 1024.
Travis, 894.
Tracy C, 42, 851.
Tryphena, 334, 337, 426, 489.
Tryphosia, 426.
Truman, 410.
Truman F., 1002.
Tunes, 190.
T. B., 41.
Tylor, 945.
Tyler, 289, 444.
Uriah, 187, 271. 574,858.
Ulysses L., 842, 1044,
Van Bnren, 948.
Van Wyck, 377.
Valeria T., 1098.
Vernon A., 1026, 1047.
Viola, 1119.
Viola v., 937.
Virgil W.. 1154.
Virginia, 745, 1099.
Virginia A. ,720.
Virginia M., 1146.
Vila R.. 887.
Wal bridge A., 41, 836, 919.
Waitstill, 60, 225, 248, 307.
Waterman, 368, 545, 548, 831.
Walker B., 573, 857.
Walter, 22, 226, 232, 318, 319, 337, 377, 380, 467, 559,
584, 588, 742, 848, 865, 916, 931, 1044.
Walter A., 903.
Walter C, 825, 1097, 1099.
Walter D., 855, 1051, 1142.
WalterE., 947, 948, 1034.
Walter F.. 897, 1020.
Walter G., 1036.
Walter H., 911, 945.
Walter J., 930.
Walter M., 1035.
Walter O., 561, 866.
Walter P., 506, 915.
Walter R., 1049.
Walter S., 43.
Walter T., 4fl, 1032, 1050.
Walter W., 661.
Wakoley, 494.
Waldo, 239, 861, 542, 988.
Waldo F., 827.
Waldo P., 828.
Waldo S., 683, 884.
Waldo W., 899.
Warden P., 1128, 1146.
Waito, 547,833.
Washington P., 539.
Wallace C, 938.
Wallace W.. 833, 1055.
Warwick T.. 1151.
Warren, 829, 984, 1008.
Warren A., 41, 419, 726, 743, 898.
Warren B., 1035, 1052.
Warren D., 806.
Warren L.., 462, 742.
Warren R., 1002, 1027, 1052.
Warren 8., 659, 722, 881, 904.
Wells, 448, 724.
Wells F., 881.
WellsL., 623, 875.
Wells 8., 459.
Welcome. 547, 837.
Wealthy, 238, 334.
Wealthy A , 423, 769.
Wealthy M., 604.
Wesley H., 919.
Wesley O., 683, 884.
Wesley R., 779.
Wescott R., 883, 917.
Whitehead, 183.
Whitcomb, 1023.
Wilmont, 869.
Winthrop B., 806, 1028.
Winfield 8., 1032.
Wilmot G.. 872.
Wilson E., 788, 808.
Willie L., 1151.
William, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 45, 56, 63, 64, 68, 69,
70, 71,72, 76, 77, 78,79,80,81, 83,84,85,96, 97,
101, 102, 104, 106, 110, 125, 126, 127, 136, 166, 178,
179, 181, 182, 184, 186, 191, 220, 225, 234, 2.39, 243,
24rt, 247, 254, 265, 266, 268, 269, 272, 273, 287, 292,
302, 305, 307, 312, 332, 837, 343, 344, 3.'i0, 354, 359,
363, 364, 313, 374, 380, 386, 388, 394, 400, 402, 405,
423,436,446, 454, 463, 465, 4«5, 525, 530, 531, 537,
538, 540, ,545, .546, 548, 5.53. 554, 562, 575, .579, 584,
,591, 593, 504,. 600,1 6.^6, 661, 665, 775, 810, 831, 835,
^ 839, 84.5, 864, 872, 912. 930, 936, 953, 954, 957, 958,
I 961, 970, 971, 982, 983, 984. 989, 991, 992, 1000. 1004,
j 1005, 1006, 1013, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1025, 1032, 1044,
I 1053. 1057, 1059, 1103, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1151, 1153.
William A., 557, 567, 606, 744, 835, 838. 849, 874,
892, 937. 943, 985, 1000, 1009, 1024, 1036, 1044, 1053,
1096, 1099.
William B., 381, 435, 485, 555, 569, .582, 685, 689, 768,
840, 847, 861. 862, 880. 888, 913, 931, 1038, 1053.
William (^., 768, 780, 8.57, 941.
William D., 40, 42, 446, 514, 525, 722, 748, 788, 792,
899, 909, 948, 1017, 1024.
William E., 344. 438, 454, 463, 506, 515, 517, 565, 782,
744, 805, 856, 906, 1030, 1050, 1051, 1055, 1139,
1150, 1154.
William F., 514, 596, 824, 827, 914, 1006, 1034, 1098.
William G., 41, 548, 1032, 1043, 1054, 1103, 1122.
William H., 42, 381, 382, 404, 4.30, 540, 561, .565,
569, .579, 604, 681, 727, 732, 744, 749, 777, 807, 815,
831, W4, 851, 852, 860, 905, 906. 917. 939, 1011, 1017,
1018, 1020, 1045, 1054, 1055, 1085, 1088, 1089, 1094,
1119, 1136, 1139, 1151, 1154, 1157.
William I., 7.54, 902,
William J., 42, 686, 903.
William K.,423, 827.
William L., 444, 494, 542, 600, 730, 813, 827.
William M., 492, 780, 845, 1010, 1087.
William N., 517, 807.
William O., 539, 1148, 1157.
William P.. 40, 43, 378, 466, 487, 483 521. 539, 560,
722, 730. 754, 893, 937, 1043, 1054, 1095. 1098, 1099,
1146.
William R., 41, 579, 714, 8,59, 860, 883.
William 8.. 494, 680, 7,50, 882, 1002.
William T., 41, 460, 732, 820, 837, 886, 893, 1026, 1099,
1144, 1155.
William V. W., 377, 579, 909.
William W., 41, 442, 449, .506, .547, 680, 716, 726, 824,
873, 888, 905, 932, 940, 946, 948, 1018, 1048, 1140,
1155.
Wilbnr B., 658.
Wilbur V,., 909. '^
Wilbur 8., 825.
Wickham, 274.
Wilfred B., 671.
Willard, 458, 685, 857, 905.
Willard(\,681, 714,888.
Willard Z., 986.
Willis, 837, 1118, 1128, 1129, 1147, 1148, 1156.
FIELD INDEX.
1177
Willie B., 870.
Willis E.. 873.
Willis W., 41.
Wilkinson, 724.
Wilkinson E., 892.
Woo8terB.,93l.
Woolsey H., 878.
Wright, 379, 562.
Wynna, 806.
W. Gibson, 41.
Wright, 379.
Zachariah, 24, 56, 60, 82, 97, 98, 99, 104, 111, 123,
124, 174, 240, 954, 959, 970, 994, 1020.
Zacharias, 954, 959.
Zachary, 25, 102, 373, 950, 954, 969.
Zatella, 1151.
Zach,68.
Zadiah, 1096.
Zebina, 335, 502.
Zechariab, 101, 114, 115, 117, 136, 138, 142, 143, 145,
146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 197, 210, 211, 225, 227,
276, 285, 319, 410, 958, 959, 962.
Zenas, 57, 210, 285, 286, 3'J3, 436, 485, 687.
Zenophon, 304, 459.
Zerviah, 246, 349.
Zobnlon, 45, 57, C5, 172, 235, 238. 3.50,354, 376, 586.
Zubalon W., 485, 768-
Zeoriah, 283, 359, 525.
Ziboon, 359, 540.
Zibeou C, 541. 825.
Zilpha, 210, 360, 369.
Zibach, 238.
Zipporah, 912.
Zipporah B.,820.
Zipporah C, 43, 65.
Zilla, 917.
ZiUa('.,917.
Zophar, 361.
Zobiah, 173.
Zuba, 373.
TH>; AHMS or SIR JOHN HIlLD.
75
Index of Other Names.
Aaronson, 556, 557.
Abrams, 847, 936.
Abbott, 58, 76, 119, 124, 141, 234, 240, 248. 271 342
371, 496, 497, 514, m, BIS,' 221! 669, m, m] SSo!
Abby, 659.
Abel, 38.
Abernathy, 1094.
Abeel, 389, 390.
Aborn, 815.
Ackerman, 478.
Adamsone, 76.
Adams, 59, 157. 164, 192, 196, 234, 270, 284, 287. 835
??2' Itl' li^' f tt- i^l *»0: 473,' 496 504 513 M?
5in' n^^' III ^?' ^1^' 658. 670, 681, 683, 684. 723,
?^i'?n^Q®°?;.l?^.^.=^' «"• 9*3. 964, 968 982 986
1004, 1009, 1067, 1073. 1074, 1075, 1078.
Adair, 1038, 1053.
Ainsworth, 601.
Akin, 266, 376, 377, 559.
Allairn, 377.
Alger, 172, 360, 540.
AUie. 116. 163, 286.
^ti??'„l^^' ^^®' ^'"- "1- 155, 158, 162, 198, 211, 212,
^V 13 ?21' 279. 284. 285, 304 305 307 310 328
22^ Ifo' t?^ i^' .*f5' ^^^' *". 459. 462 468 468
liUtiJiafJfi.'l'oV'''"'^'^^''"^-^^^'
Alman. 98, 94.
Alverson, 372.
Allys, 143.
Alvord, 87, 495, 840.
Albee, 487, 918.
Allyn, 297.
Allenbangh, 943.
^9*78°983'l048 ^^^' ^^^' ^^^' *^^' *^^' ^^' *®^' '^^^•
Alley, 969.
Alcott, 136, 958, 963, 967, 989.
Allison, 1024.
Aldridge, 324, 489.
^l^ri^^.^.'^'j 165. 198. 222, 275, 303, 304, 305, 821, 328.
A.!?*-' l^*!,f^^- *^^' ^°^' 660, 741, 778, 1027, 1048, 1107
Aldnch, 342, 350, 512, 530, 1024. «.""<■
Aldis, 710.
Albright, 868, 941.
Amias, 74.
Amos, 361.
Amyas, 70, 73, 74.
Amherst, 118.
^Ti^K^'ono- ^22' ^^2' 166. 171. 172, 173. 351, 435. 788,
Amsden, 165, 286.
Ambler, 388, 574, .575, 858.
Angell, 104, 124, 247, 250, 873. 895, 545, 553, 831.
Anderson, 321, 325, 971. 995, 1082, 1033, 1098, 1109,
Andras, 310.
Anthony, 277, 350,395, 494, 580.820, 913.
770?833' 878' ^QT' *^*'' "^' ***' ^*°' ^"' ^^^'■^^'^' ®^'
Angier, 171, 251. "
Angerine, 270, 886, 501.
Applegate, 89, 90, 583.
Apgar, 608.
Applin, 248.
Apthorp, 833.
Arnold, 63, 124, 175, 177, 181, 223, 242, 251, 258, 274,
834, 350, 865. ,S66, 367, 544. 1004, 1028.
Arms, 117, 152, 161, 214, 286, 823, 482, 488, 741.
Armstrong, 108, 429, 498, 672, 678, 880, 1009. 1086.
Archer, 1061, 1079.
Arndt. 652.
Armitage, 215.
Ashley, 60, 61, 164, 318, 234, 290, 296, 342, 848 421.
451, 603. 505. 512, 518, 790, 806, 1001, 1026, 1048.
Ashborner, 624.
Asay. 1116.
Arnonp, 287.
Ashman, 869.
Armit, 557.
Arned, 567.
Atwater. 475, 599, 628, 878.
Atkins. 443, 463, 485, 747.
Atherton, 229, 955.
Atkinson, 81, 82, 182, 426, 557, 658. 1138.
Atwood, 333. 388, 388, 589, 648, 549, 697, 785.
Atchison, 428, 656, 836, 879, 880.
Austin. 238, 289, 448, 647, 551, 574, 684. 1035.
Auburn, 721, 890.
Auten, 582, 862.
Avery, 448, 871.
Averill, 430, 486, 624, 680, 888.
Ayer, 697.
Ayers, 262. 354, 817, 856.
Aylesworth, 915.
Bartholomew. 163.
Baldwin, 48. 60, 115, 209, 219, 279, 280, 801, 302, 333.
378, 889, 390, 480, 443, 452, 582. 635, 673, 907, 971
972. 999, 1005. 1029.
Ballard, 165, 985, 1010.
Barnes, 368, 470, 514, 737, 805. 984. 997. 1022, 1186.
Barber, 46, 60, 829, 344, 456, 715, 815, 889, 944, 970.
Battey, 868, 649.
Barstow, 177. 244.
Bairstowe, 77, 78, 84, 85, 87.
Babbington. 723.
Bannard, 196.
Bancroft. 659, 739.881.
Banks, 37, 288. 303. 688.
Battles, 968.
Barker, 287, 314, 315, 483, 527, 629.
Backer 169.
Bardwell. 118, 119, 140. 156, 210, 214, 227, 284, 313,
319, 321, 343, 484, 507, 687, 788, 909.
Barlow, 1020.
Bass, 48, 49, 51, 52, 56, 157, 169, 160. 503, 789, 988.
986.
Barton, 183, 265, 428, 600, 661, 744. 869, 1003, 1095,
1149.
Batchelder, 487.
Barrett, 59, 274, 350, 540, 772, 822, 623, 904, 934, 984,
1001, 1008. 1026.
Barry, 499, 737, 767.
Barrows. 209.
Baskorville, 944.
Bates. 197, 279, 874, 410. 452. 494, 558, 561, 696. 664.
721, 833, 838, 887, 917, 977, 1003.
Barney. 51, 53. 67, 350, 854, 536, 537.
Ball, 450, 727.
1178
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
1179
Barnett, 842.
Bagg, 138, 210, 492.
Baxter, 50, 323. 333, 371, 485, 862, 986, 1018, 1057.
Bagnell, 813, 914.
Bagley, 905.
BasLford, 43, 717.
Barkerville,889.
Backus, 410.
Barrow, 272, 396.
Backman, 961,1011.
Ball, 119, 234, 235, 294, 335, 836, 345, 384, 450, 502,
503, 865, 1107.
Bartol 971. 999.
Babcock, 295, 444, 451, 728, 744, 834.
Bailey, 49, 54, 151, 172, 186, 191, 204, 289, 268, 270,
273, 359, 367, 379, 387, 403, 410, 4^0, 461, 541, 56S,
583, 607, 658, 715, 741, 742, 771, 833, 838, 858, 880,
939.
Ballard 559.
Barron, 60,61, 396, 397, 584, 686.
Bain, 260, 296, 726, 779.
Barnum, 60.
Baesford, 288, 440, 714.
Batchley, 191.
Barbour, 1111, 1119.
Bachellor, 1009, 1036.
Badger. 156, 169.
Bard, 316, 548, 839.
Batte, 1092.
Barnham, 60.
Batchelder, 984, 1002, 1027.
Balch, 830.
Bayard, 261, 748.
Barnard, 101, 118, 119, 279, 444, 720, 887,890.
Batten, 781.
Barr, 305, 459, 720, 890.
Barringer, 1097. 1099.
Bassett, 237, 238, 404, 475.
Badcock, 954.
Bartlett, 161, 191, 202, 833, 486, 486, 500, 771, 787,
903, 1087.
Baird, 980.
Barlow, 202.
Bacon, 281, 429, 486, 671, 609, 911.
Barclay, 577.
Bascom, 227, 310.
Baker. 231, 234. 243, 341, 363, 430, 465, 561, 591, 602,
678, 683, 684, 724. 748, 870, 885, 909, 994, 1008, 1019,
1189, 1148, 1153, 1155.
Beecher, 749.
Beadleston, 868.
Benson, 360,540,602.
Bergen, 499.
Beaman, 785.
Bement, 446,722.
Benjamin, 849, 455, 457, 526, 528, 874.
Beard, 314, 315, 316, 317, 835, 995, 1019, 1044.
Belgar, 284.
Benedict, 365,610, 1004.
Betchley, 274.
Bean, 1025.
BealB. 278. 419, 423, 452, 505, 593, 654, 780, 781, 878,
879, 898, 894.
Bessey. 360.
Berry. 525, 815, 959, 1024, 1061.
Bedell, 579.
Bennett, 115. 136, 137, 273, 454, 640, 733, 733, 838,
841, 995, 1000, 1113, 1138, 1150.
Beebe, 230.
Bedford. 106.
Benton, 100, 228, 275, 406,601. 869.
Bernard. 1094.
Belcher. 172, 411.
Beanchaine, 897.
Besse, 122.
Bellenger, 1060.
Beers, 377, 378, 516, 534.
Beaumonte, 27.
Betts, 183.
Beauchamp, 997.
Belden, 162, 165, 288, 622, 875.
Belknap. 1110.
BemiB, 205, 860. 466.
Belding. 101, 116, 118,188,211, 284. 842.
Bell, 1010, 1037.
Bevien, 549.
Beach, 162, 880, 458, 576, 606.
Berkley, 1104.
Beurdeley. 103.
Bentley, 246, 247,680.
Beswick. 178, 240.
Birkett, 349.
Bilson, 85.
BisBoU, 281, 812, 830.
Biglow, 230.
Bishop, 33. 136, 191, 277, 408, 421, 474, 475, 664, 695,
601, 655, 776.
BJcknell. 209.
Binns, 127, 182.
Bingham. 406, 407, 408, 497. 498, 785.
Bilder, 116.
Biglow, 967, 972, 988, 989.
Biddle, 374, ,557, 558.
Bird, 126, 652. 955. 1084.
Bickmore, 593.
Billings, 48, 49, 51, 52, 56, 99, 116, 121, 162, 211, 234,
447. 492, 690. 705,809, 813, 814, 964, 987.
BidweU, 417.
Blatchley, 406,601.
Blies, 54, 121. 198, 295, 409, 602.
Blake, 742, 897, 958, 961, 977, 1001, 1020. 1024, 1098.
Blodgett, 319, 462, 870, 1003, 1028, 1036.
Blades . 34.
Blane, 381.
Blackwell, 182, 437, 690.
Blow, 680, 883.
Blackman, 141, 802, 406, 461.
Blasingame, 1122, 1144, 1155.
Blanchard, 381. 449, 488. 656, 786, 771, 833.
Blood, 28, 720, 790, 889.
Blush, 410.
Blueman, 815.
Blaisdell, 872.
Blaney, 269.
Blessing, 936.
Block, 466.
Blaokbeard, 273.
Black, 604, 751, 790.
Blackbnrn, 562.
Bodge, 1037.
Bomeisler, 476,477, 476, 479, 4«0.
Bogsburn, 409.
Boysburn, 604.
Bowles, 466.
Borg, 372.
Bogman, 350.
Boss, 849,654, 887.
Bowes. 813.
Box, 349, 350.
Bowler. 849.
BoUes, 544.
Bolton, 332, 494, 500.
Boyce, 930.
Boon, 327, 936, 948.
Boyden, 227. 286, 769, 903,
Boles, 875.
Boltwood, 211, 289, 502, 789.
Bolster 1049.
Booth, 865, 369. 388, 575, 838, 1094.
Bondinot, 25.5, 374.
Bonney, 457, 468, 737, 758.
Bogart, 473.
Bowdin, 990.
Booma, 716.
Bodle, 855.
Bowman, 156, 336, 337, 466, 489, 761, 1122.
Boyd,184, 265,682, 862.
Boothesand, 70.
Boughton, 858, 939.
Bond. 37.
Boylee, 177, 726.
Boed, 126.
Boalt, 727.
Bonoquet, 81.
Boycott, 1150.
Boiling, 1061, 1082, 1083, 1087, 1098.
Boden, 126, 723.
Boynton, 606, 715, 884, 8S6, 917.
Bodman, 116, 166.
Booton. 1111, 1112.
Boetwick, 62, 494, 828.
Bowden, 1017, 1085.
Bottum, 158.
Boutwell, 1005.
1180
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
Boteler, 07, 127, 182.
Boice, 188, 895.
Bosworth, 172, 610, 1025.
Bowen, 108, 130, 181, 132, 138, 181,209, 225. 247, S68,
428. 435, 550, 671, 844.
Bowne. 190, 880.
Breadon, 591, 865.
Browne, 29, 50, 81, 82, 91, 103, 178, 179. 181, 202.
203, 228, 240. 243, 244, 247, 248, 249, 270, 275, 284,
294, 802. 305, 323. 326, 348, 860, 368, 387, 40», 484,
457, 514, 516, 529, 545. 595, 600, 605, 682, 687, 690.
788.754,770. 774,805, 806,807.817,819, 843, 849,
872, 873. 888, 912, 918, 955, 971. 981, 996, 1004.
Brodie, 1110.
Brock-way, 1006, 1032.
Bramble, 403.
Brownins:, 956.
Brayton, 378, 552, 922.
Bryan, 311, 706, 1116.
Bradhurst, 269, 881, 882, 883, 567, 568, 5«9.
Brelt, 289, 542, 543, 648, 980.
Branch, 527.
Bruce, 457, 541, 726, 728, 739, 898, 988.
Broad, 234. 512. 896.
Bremen. 492. 779.
Brainard. 456, 736.
Brinton, 827, 328.
Brooks. 51, 103. 222. 274. 874. 402. 549, 554. 591. 788.
743. 840, 846. 960, 988. 1121.
Brownlee, 370.
Brady, 657. 979. 1088. 1053.
Brokaw. 271. 888. 582.
Britton, 288, 988.
Brash, 575. 681. 888.
Bryant, 465. 688.
Bristol. 273. 402, 601.
Breath. 390. 891.
Bradford. 64, 358, 861, 539, 541, 549, 743, 898, 969.
Bradt, 1578.
Brannell, 64.
Bradbnry. 541. 825.
Brnnt. 35.
Bragg, 369, 550.
Brackett, 968, 1006, 1032.
Brownell, 177, 365, 366, 867, 546, 809.
Bronson, 117.
Brying. 1006.
Brakenridge. 211.
Brighton, 958, 961.
Brintwall, 29. 1016.
Breed. 662, 882.
Brigham. 198, 209, 457, 784, 737, 914, 946.
Brigge. 122. 801, 452, 492, 505, 541, 730, 741, 777, 78B.
Brig, 69.
Bright, 1144, 1145.
Brandt, 397.
Breese. 135.
Brancaccio, 569, 570. 571.
Brewer, 36, 52, 58. 195, 845, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417,
418, 425, 625, 626, 643, 982.
Bridges, 226.
Bridgman, 141, 211, 286, 435, 482, 578.
Bramlett, 1086.
Bradley, 50. 51, 61, 62, 129. 136. 197. 27B, 405, 600,
813, 988.
Brock, 1146.
Bronghton, 741.
Brett, 360.
Bnrbank, 58.
Bnrlin, 230.
Burlingarae, 123, 297. 301, 363, 882.
Bnrnam, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115.
Bnrbeck, 53.
Bnrchett, 1086.
Bnllard, 199, 275, 279, 517, 1001.
Burke, 117, 119, 280, 329, 491, 545, 595, 809.
Bushby, 1121, 1141.
Bunday, 549.
Bardett, 76. 83, 777.
Bordick, 378.
Bnsaing, 187, 889, 390, 891.
Bnckley, 731.
Bnttolph, 28, 192.
Bnrley, 707.
Barton, 546.
Barling, 133, 158, 185, 186, 187.
Bunnell, 605. 8^4.
Ball, 107, 128, 267, 878.
Buchanan, 617.
Bonn, 192, 197.
Back, 1118, 1128. 1129.
Burt. 54, 214, 237, 288, 280, 295, 296, 297, 345, 402,
428, 450, 521, 593.
Burns, 990.
Burnham, 155, 156, 168, 229, 823, 486, 789, 780, 1928.
1102.
Burrows, 104, 269, 849, 485, 486, 529, 578.
Bnllis, 880.
Buckland, 768.
Batlers, 824, 878.
Bnllock, 603.
Burgess. 508, 874.
Burkhart, 1110.
Burbank,497.
Barradge, 1011.
Burch, 388, 575.
Burleigh, 1019, 1045.
Burrell, 377.
Bnlkley, 301, 452.
Bushnell. 725.
Bunker. 250.
Bumpus, 542, 548.
Bnrroughs, 210, 252, 253, 285, 286, 578.
Burington, 971.
Bassey. 378, 560.
Buckman, 985.
Butterfield, 254, 434. 541, 747, 825, 899.
Bush, 466, 749, 871.
Bungay, 685.
Burgess, 1023, 1046.
Bnrgoyne, 285.
Backliu,830.
Buell, 274, 403, !596.
Burkett, 285.
Buckner. 1088.
Batler. 61, 62. 75, 284, 380, 396, 409, 432, 500, 603,
688, 771, 787, 871.
Burti. 888.
Burr. 224, 351, 852. 484. 543, 564, 787, 829, 855, 1074.
Bustar, 968.
Back, 605, 776.
Bass. 739.
Bnskirk. 788.
Byrd. 1062. 1102, 1104.
Carl Vicco Otto, F. C. von Stralendorf. 998, 999.
Carew, 169.
Capwell, 363, 546.
Camp, 197, 1144.
Carnie, 591, 865.
Capron, 60, 815.
Caton, 205, 207.
Case, 197, 248, 481, 792.
Castree, 100.
Cary, 274, 354, 360.
Catlan, 947, 948.
Carpenter, 47, 57. 105. 116, 124, 187, 288, 242, 244,
246, 266, 344, 346, 349, 358, 378, 529, 536, 587, 656,
860, 940.
Casey, 151, 223, 1001.
Cardwell, 1103, 1112.
Carter, 89, 122, 362, 873, 385, 455, 544. 583, 659, 689,
735, 880, 1129.
Caller, 490.
Calkins, 192, 197, 330.
Caldwell, 599, 1085, 1091. 1098.
Catlin, 121, 287, 323, 769.
Campbell, 202, 218, 549, 594. 603, 991, 1017.
Carey. 49, 55. 124. 174. 289. 382.
Carrier, 457, 738.
Carver, 196.
Cathcart, 210. 285.
Canfield, 61, 62, 68.
Carmel, 574.
Cassety, 776, 905.
Capen, 533.
Cantoni, 480.
Cannon, 1007, 1089.
Castle, 301, 446, 722, 781.
Catron. 636, 1139, 1154.
Cane, 443, 719.
Carlton, 779.
Carncroft, 397, 585.
Card, 846.
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
1181
Canlkins, 278.
CastleniHn, 1094.
Callioun, 471. 472.
Carlisle, 224, 311.
Canwell. 825.
Cass, 459.
Callander, 318, 752.
Camo, 959.
Cate. 463.
Cady, 244, 312.465, 493, 748.
Caslin, 1119.
Carlile, 681.
Caswell, 336, 495.
t!arnaby, 775, 905.
CaiT. 413, 545, 608.
Carl, 605, 873.
Canning, 820.
Cavin, 1028.
Caldwell, 500.
Carroll, 724. 891.
Cesanna, 479.
Cecil, 1109.
Chisholm, 930.
Chace, 532, 830, 912.
Churchill, 542.
Chambers, 1138.
Chillis, 888.
Charden,849.
Chad wick, 889,944.
Chalmers, 1084.
Cheney, 299, 918.
Chesley, 446, 685, 722, 887.
Champion, 214.
Christy, 878.
Chapman, 61, 62, 317, 818. 379, 384, 481, 562, 776,
1019, 1029. 1048.
Chester, 229.
Charter, 492, 780. 907.
Champion, 141, 296, 574.
Chapin, 53, 56, 57, 116, 121, 161, 165, 227, 229. 295,
297, 308, 309, 323, 324, 834. 430, 464, 488, 562, 680, 734,
771.
Chatlield, 300.
Clhaffin, 122.
Church, 409, 606.
Chapen. 46, 49, 53.
Christian, 891.
Chase, 405, 485, 488, 540, 618. 636, 688, 755, 825. 1018.
Cheney, 223. 740, 835.
Childs, 117. 140, 141, 213, 287, 290, 291, 292. 293, 804,
823. 335. 444, 445, 446, 547, 721, 860, 875, 940.
Chaskey, 1035.
Chandler, 62, 151, 215, 330, 331, 332, 387, 961. 988.
Chamberlain, 224, 305. 370. 404, 450, 728, 867, 1000.
Chaffee, 126, 175.
Chittenden, 492, 601.
Chatterton. 90, 333, 500. 787.
Chesman, 362.
Champlain, 269, 385.
Cisson, 500.
Cleveland, 298, 853, 447, 682, 722, 779, 988.
Clarkson, 5.57.
Clonston, 1002, 1027.
Closson, 283, 431, 682.
Clesson, 117, 445, 721.
Clay, 1130. 1131.
Clarke, 544.
Clardy, 1139. 1150.
Clark. 103, 115. 119. 134, 186, 138, 143. 162. 210, 211,
212, 228, 230, 285, 287, 320, 324, 328, 343, 3,58, 372, 376.
384,402,440,462,484, 486, 491, 495, 504, 512, 514,
.539,552,581,594,661,680,687, 7'28, 742, 780, 789,
791, 875, 883, 906, 913, 916, 947, 979, 997, 999, 1014,
1046, 1069, 1095, 1099, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1107, 1117,
1134.
Clemence, 108.
Cloyes, 1002.
CAegg, 690.
Clement, 134, 380, 564.
Cleghorn, 902.
Clap, 53, 55.
Clifford, 636,
Clapp, 140. 211, 230, 238, 289. 292, 324, 854. 855. 445,
456, .537, 721, 747, 840, 899, 931.
Clift, 172.
ClouRh, 832.
Clinton, 59.
Clanson, 576.
Clarborne, 1087.
Close, 302, 453.
Clary, 164, 283, 286, 428.
Clute, 769, 903.
(^olvocoresses. 389.
Coventry, 857,939.
Coan, 871.
Cogill, 848.
Co burn, 360, 740, 1025, 1047.
Combes, 824.
Comins, 343, 1024.
Conners, 838, 930.
Connable, 320, 482, 754.
Coffin, 531,822,823. 1033.
Commins, 312.
Colby, 688, 780, 1018, 1044, 1185.
(Joy, 304, 458, 739.
Cole, 271, 362, 388, 402, 439, 458, 714.
Corrosoll, 1011.
Cortlandt, 270.
Cotton, 451, 555.
Cornell. 266, 271, 368, 874, 559, 579.
Cox, 860. 862.977.
Conger, 260, 446.
Conover, 556, 446.
Covert, 604, 722.
Cowell, 249, 250, 251, 252, 2.58.
Cogswell, 1135.
Coulehan, 727.
Colwell, 244, 372, 373, 553.
Courtney, 1145.
Cony, 502.
Corey, 241, 528.
Cory, 817.
(Pollings, 594. 866.
Conant, 229, 234, 315, 341, 512.
Colcord, 954.
(Jonklin, 406, 595, 602.
Corinth, 316,
Cone, 891, 1005, 1032,
Cowles, 192. 907,
Cockernhoe, 402.
Copley, 81, 95, 1132.
Cookson. 588, 865.
Cook, 202, 341, 354, 865, 367, 376. 409, 452, 461, 483,
484, 512, 567, 573, COO. 605. 781, 738, 741. 857, 889,
Cooper, 138, 428, 447, 475, 646, 647, 662, 723, 1004,
1098, 1100:
Cogwell, 1119.
Cochran, 59,
Copeland, 172, 173.
('ollender, 467.
Conklin, 595.
(Jottrell. 443.
Cowls. 164.
Coolidge, 1011, 1012.
Corse, 116, 229, 604, 740.
(Jombs, 539.
Comer, 371.
Colton, .50. 53, 59, 214. 296, 297, 821, 780,
Toucher. 986,
Coles, 184. 265. 267. 575.
Colburn. 540, 983, 1004.
(!ove, 94.
Coil, 466. 750, 958, 963.
Coryill, 485.
Con vers, 49,803.
Cooney, 591.
Cowpertbwaite, 134.
Coulters. 934.
Coleman, 115. 137. 163, 295, 320, 111, ><72, 1146.
Connelly, 1128.
Corbett, 541, 825, 828.
(^omstock. 82, 123, 241, 511, 802. 891, 958.
Conins. 191, 197. 224, 242, 274, 275. 288, 286, 868. 408,
435. 493. 597. 674, 678. 835, 1000,
Colvin. 100, 545. 1119, 1138.
Conover, 8.59, 939,
Coon, 197.
Covey, 169.
Cory, 818, 819, 820.
(^obb, 46, 220. 384. 338. 861. 481. 462. 505, 533. 741,
742. 827. 851. 868, 897, 941.
(^oe. 128, 129, 184, 887, 405, 440. 601. 714.
Cotton. 847.
/
1182
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
Cooley, 117. 141, 161. 162, 198. 210. 214, 231. 232, 29S,
8.33. 3S4, 451, 493, 500, 501, 691, 781.
CoUander. 997, 1022.
Crowell, 48.
Collar, 491.
Cowand, 370.
Corliss, 112, 973, 976.
Compton, 421, 489, 603, 775, 873.
Corter, UK).
Cozzens, 220.
Corteljou, 583.
Collier, 33.
Colombe, 381.
Cowherd, 1120. 1140.
Coman, \2'.i.
Coudry, 517, 807.
Cowing, 228.
CourtB, 1142.
Cornelins, 1222.
Crison, 1122.
Cranmer, 86.
Crowell, 828, 961, 980.
Crosby, 39, 223, 288, 719, 738, 858, 854. 981.
Crawford, 156, 175, 247, 374. 405, 541, 895, 1150.
Crabtree, 78, 84.
Crocker, 54, 296, 337, 344, 517, 807.
Crampton, 191, 192, 274, 275. 276, 410.
Cromack. 492.
Craner, 425.
Crutchfield, 1139, 1151.
Crow, 292.
Crampon. 813. 814.
Cronk, 562.
Crittenden, 274, 292, 404, 446, 500, 789, 909.
Croft, 48. 50, 55. 196, 284, 359, 486, .506, 769.
Crenshaw, 997. 1023.
Creager, 605. 878.
Cresewell, 477.
Craggs, 1093. 1098.
Crawford, 124, 174, 179, 180, 738.
Crockett, 289, 1016, 1095.
Crocken. 353.
Craven, 753, 899, 900.
Cross, 59, 542, 557, 1009.
Crandall, 660, 724, 959.
Creed, 227.
Crary, 155.
Crins. 1035, 1052.
Craigs, 579, 766, 1129. 1148.
Cromwell, 190, 272, 273, 397, 598.
Crane, 175, 185, 209, 270, 271. 283, 877, 387, 888. 434,
555, 560, 718, 850, 1011, 1012, 1041.
Cramer, 580.
Cult. 52.
Camming. 1040.
Cummings. 902.
Caehman, 173, 230, 429, 482, 578, 605, 754, 874.
Cudder, 985.
Cnmpston, 51.
Cummins, 954.
Cuyler, 3H0.
Cutter, »12. 575, 805, 859.
Cutler, 28. 122, 234, 341, 511, 512, .548, 740, 759. 960.
061, 981.
Currier. 410, 606, 781, 907.
Currie, 178.
Curtain, 956.
Curtis, 43. 348. 860. 467. 525, 527, 604, 643, 719, 820,
1022.
Culver, C83, 873, 884, 943.
Cumptock, 792.
CuHhing. .W, 313. 729.
CuttiuK. 428, 610.
Cunningham, 289, 297. 382, 444. 567, 720, 1027. 1048.
1180.
Cypher. 878. 560.
Davifi, 64, 151. 288, 293. 821, .105. 866. 367, 371, 874,
428, 442, 447, 4>3, .529, tUJ2, 636, 716, 72:5, 724, 754,
75r,, 756, 76t), 767, 769. 780, 830. 838, 844. 868, 870.
88^4, 891, 892, 917, 942, 971, 995, 999, 1000, 1018. 1042.
1146, Il.SS.
Daniel (s), 346. 466, 508. 555, 750. 792, 847. 1035, 1121.
Daymon, 986.
DagKett, 44, 45, 55. 151, 354. 355, 358, 885.
Uaik-y, 830, 1118. 1131.
Danson, 436, 6^7.
Dabney, 922.
Davidson, 37, 557, 786, 848.
Danforth, 455.
Daboll, .549.
Darwin, 310, 311.
Dawley, 547.
David, 447.
Darby. 64.
Darden, 847.
Davidson, 413, 499, 608, 1095.
Davenport, 341, 492, 612. 525, 780.
Damon, 436, 887, 1010.
Dawes, 37. 579.
Dana, 544, 921.
Dalton, 6.56, 880, 1086.
Davies, 370.
Darling, 825, 826, 1042.
Day, 138, 210, 230, 381, 421, 446, 544, .565, 738, 1004,
1057.
Dart, 371.
Darrow, 725, 9.56.
Danielson, 47.
Danforth, 735.
Dalrymple, 380, 583.
Dancer, 579.
Delaney, 1103.
Delvey,882.
Dee Fortes, 652.
Demary, 552.
Decker, 539.
Dent, nil.
Denham, 519,897.
Delong, 497,498.
Delashmot, 489, 775.
Dennis, 474, 961.
Demerit, 1019.
De Schwentz, 384.
Deblois, 749.
De Graw, 576, 859.
De Puy, 395.
De Pue, 582.
De Witt. 772. 904.
Delano, 354, 404, 5.S5, 968, 988, 989.
Dewer, 274.
Dennieon, 162.
Delavan, 574.
De Pyster, 379, 563, 854.
Denton, 86, 133, 186, 270.
Deering. 686.
Degen, 449. 726.
Dellicker. 317.
Denby, 657.
Dearborn, 60, 984, 1008, 1012.
De Pew, 449.
Decow, 129. 183.
Deetz, 656.
Deets, 423.
Doan, 39, 55, 57, 169. 197, 286, 237. 238, 240, 241, 242,
279, 289, 354. 426, 444, 536, 537, 538, 573, .588, 917.
Dewey, 225, 274, 308, 425, 431, 681, 682, 1032. 1050.
Dexter. 126, 182, 248, 511, 514, 804, 845.
Dehone, 478.
Deming, 814, 457, 493, 738, 781.
Dee, 596.
Depuy, 43.
Delvey, 659.
De Golyer, 336, 337.
De Groolt. 90, 271.
Denonso, 788.
De Forest, 269, 382.
Do Long, 333, 786, 787.
Dilhm. 742.
DickenHon, 56.
Dibbleo, 436, 438, 498, 595, 601, 689. 867.
DickcrHon. 395.
Dickinson. 117, 119, 138, 141, 160, 168, 191. 209,210,
211, 212, 213,214, 219. 224, 227, 2:U, 276, 277,284,
285, 286, 288, 290, 293, 294, 303, 313, 829, 343. 418.
438. 446, 450, 455. 463, 486, 622. 643, 744, 787. 908.
Dibbens, 891.
Dike, 46, 361.
Dill. 375, 376, 970, 992, 995. 1020, 1045.
Dillard, 1112. 1121.
Dixon. 215, 216, 217, 800. 388, 447, 724.
DinL'OS, 1085.
Dickman, 996.
Dix, 59, 1045, 1069.
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
1183
DuDKore. 491.
Die:gin8,225, 309.
Dirney, 910, 947.
Dimmick, 254.
Dixoii, 1U5.
Didware, H07.
DobHon.490,776.
Doty, 2m, 299, 375.
Dodd, UlO.
Dou«las8, 479. 480. 60S. 744, 955.
DouKhty, 90, 91, 114.
Dowliiifj, 776.
Dod, 259, 264.
Dollison, 685.
Downs, 228, 881.
Dowd. 197, 275, 277, 403, 595, 597, 600.
Douglas. 61.
Downer, 468.
Dorrance, 349.
Dole, 487, 488, 10.S9.
Doolittle, 140, 150, 211, 221, 222, 223, 227. 303, 426,
659, 660, 881, 882.
Dorn. 785.
Downing, 349, 388, 525.
Dodge, 157, 160, 299, 317, 597, 598, 983, 1007.
Doane. 368, 776, 785, 875, 908.
Dow. 280. 403, 562.
Dowding, 487, 770.
Dromgool, 379.
Drury. 333, 495, 785.
Dryer, 157.
Drinkwater, 1038.
Drew, 209, 238, 355, 754.
Drake, 59, 270, 286. ;i79, 436, 562, 939.
Draughon, 1141.
Dresser, 838, 984.
Dreor, 205.
Draper, 384, 661.
Dutcher, 582, 862.
Duncombe. 554.
Dnbany, 1105.
Duncan, 4:i3, 1111,1120.
Dunbar, 374.
Durrant, 372, 437.
DuQlop, 550, 844, 1147.
Dnrfee, 373. 553.
Dunn. 317. 337. 388, .576, 1119, 1136.
Danlap, 484, 1129, 1148.
Danwoody, 477. 478.
Dngrin, 662, ma.
Du Bonrge. 268. 380. 565.
Durkee, 224. 457, 737, 896.
Dalton, 213, 1155.
Danham, 200, 209, 283, 531, 540, 579, 742, 777.
Dutchett. 94.
Dustan, 1005.
Dunnica, 196.
Dunmer, 88.
Dunklee, 279.
Dusten, 152. 235. 344.
Duckwall, UlO.
Dudley, 115, 136, 191, 197, 276, 402, 405, 543, 595, 870,
943.
Dwinnell, 151. 639.
Dwight, 144, 253, 413, 419, 435. 469, 470, 481, 652, 749.
Dyer. 89, 158, 363, 849, 856, 968.
Dynsley, 76.
Dyre, 724.
Easter, 830, 914.
Eagleson, ,587, 864.
Eamondson. 182.
Eames, 488.
Eaton, 337, 460, 604, 747, 899, 968.
Eamonson, 254.
Earl, 378, 547, 835. 837, 918.
Eastman, 488, 504, 723, 743.
Edgartou, 904.
Edwards, 43, 101, 115, 137, 138, 166, 841, 852, 932,
938.
Edge'rton, 643, 769, 772, 1056.
Edgett, 427.
Edgley, 1009, 1035.
Edson, 155, 208, 233, 323, 486, 769.
Edmonds, 1082, 1087, 1093, 1139.
Edmund, 28, 103, 643, 1082, 1083.
Edes, 987, 1013.
Edgar, 428, 497, 661.
Eddy, 44. 46, 53, 57, 68, 103, 174, 175, 178. 241, 242,
299, 354, 355, 446. 535, 537, 722, 767, 831, 10«0.
EggluMton. 28t), 411.
Egbert. 603.
Kick, 579.
Elburt, 997.
Elmondorf. 565. 856.
Eldridge. 425, 737. 740, 896, 988, 989, lOiU.
Ellih, 2KS. :i3t;, 337, 481, 485, 574, 858, 993, 1019. 1136.
Elder, 992. 1017, 1019.
ElliHoii,.S.52. 1006.
Eldou, 46, 47, 968. 969, 970.
Elmore, 606, 834.
Elwoll, 973.
Elliott, 410, 421, 801, 729, 1086.
El gar, 222.
Ely, 209, 295. 296. 448. 531, 534, 561. 619. 851.
Elmoro, 410, m74.
Ellsworth, 218, 497, 742, 785, 907.
Ellar, 661.
Elderton, 400. v^
Ell wood, 590. -\
Elton, 477. \
Emby, 1130. 1148.
Embry, 1086, 1131.
Emerson, 232. 283, 334, 425, 430, 443, 502, 6r«), 681,
996.
Emison, 1137.
Emmons. 776.
Emery, 489, 749.
Endera. 555.
Engalitchoff. 442.
Ensworth. 231, 979. 1003.
Enos, 62.
Enoch, 279.
Endy, 324.
Epps, 1(»82.
Epes. 292.
Eriksson, 352.
Erwin, 311, 494.
Estes, 1019.
Errington, 402, 593, 594.
Esselstyn, 846.
Esty. 715, 955.
Eslich, 525.
Everett, 303. 505, .574, 858, 912.
Everden; 103, 121.
Every, 823, 913.
Evertson. 559, 850.
Evarts, 136, 192, 410, 597.
Ever8hed,.587.
Everest, 384.
Evens, 222, 226.
Evans. 4u2. 594, 867, 892, 1153.
Ewing, n:i&.
Eychaner, 781, 907.
Fawcett. 768.
Farr. 344.
Farnham, 232, 551, 899, 1020, 1045.
Fayorwoather. 979.
Farrington, 190, .503. 1038, 1053.
Farwell. 670, 684, 691, 919, 920.
Fairbank, 85, 87, 115, 152, 298, 550, 844.
Farnsworth. 1006.
Fairfield. 917. 947.
Farley, 294.
Fall. 963.
Fairchild, 268. 381, 388, 481, 603.
Fanning. 545, 830. 831, 916.
Farnuin, 58.
Farwoll.836.
Farris, 1112.
Farlow, 351.
Fauquier, 1064.
Faucett. 903.
Faxon. 313, 465. 748, 749, 961, 962, 984.
Faulkner. 492. 740.
Fay. 674. 978.
Farmer. 769. 904. 1007. 1034.
Featherly. 449, 726.
Ferguson. 3S4. 4.54, 733.
Foaks, 108, 132, 133.
Fennemon. 499.
Fearnley. 85.
Ferris. 375, 409, 858, 957.
1184
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
Ferror, 71,72.
Ferreu, lUS.
Fellow>, 53, 57, 285, 315, 316, 1002.
Fessenden, 517, 977, 1001.
Ferrin. 279.
Fenner, 104, 383, 368, 545, 548, 831, 842, 934.
Feman, 544.
Ferrell, 295.
Felcli, .")t)2.
Finney, 878.
Fitts, 342.
Field, 225, 226, 227, 228, 230, 231, 233, 234, 235, 236,
237, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 247, 268, 275, 278, 284,
2b6, 287. 292, 295, 299, 301. 302, 803, 305, 321. 325.
333, 335, 336, 337, 341, 342, 345, 350, 353, 354. 374,
878, 880. 3t>4, 885, 396, 418, 425, 427, 453, 458. 460,
474. 482, 4^S7. 489. 500, 502, 503. 504, 506, 513, 514,
518. 525, 545, 546, 555, 562, 582, 755, 772, 806. 807,
831, 832, 851, 861. 896, 938, 960, 968, 988, 992, 994,
1000. 1016. 1018. 1019. 1023, 1053, 1107, H16, 1118.
1128, 1134, 1142. 1155, 1156.
Fitch, 192, 193, 194, 195, 210. 309. 489, 499, 567, 912.
Fieher. 51, .52, 56, .58. 115. 190, 192, 196. 298, 299, 300,
358, 396, 458, 487, 490, 535, 561, 579, 770, 823. 852.
930, 947. 1118, 1134, 1149.
Firth. 220.
Firman, 129.
Fish, 48, 305, 426, 448, 461, 474, 484. 547, 605, 655, 727,
837, 873, 934.
Finn, 288, 440, 600, 869.
Filield, 969.
FiHke, 159, .525, 544. 654, 816, 1014.
Finch, 987. lOl.S.
Fitzgerald, 373, 893, 1012.
Finley, 655.
Flournay, 1085, 1086, 1088, 1089, 1092. 1U94, 1097.
Flagg, 283, 788, 908, 996.
Fling, 1017.
Flower, 54. 295, 2%.
Floyd. 1012.
Fletcher, 500, 539. 835.
FJeeman, 270.
Flint. 466, 749.
Forwant, 622, 875.
Follett. 323. 485, 6.56.
Fowler, 228. 268, 269, 270. 275, 346, 379, 386, 405, 503,
.562. 595, 749, 824, 914, 939, 1004, 1029.
B'ourneau. 115.
Forsyth. 832.
Ford, 444, 487, 594, 867.
Forman, 83.
Forri8tail,442.
Forse, 223.
Fowlee, 1103.
Fones, 182, 183.
Folwell, 559.
Foster. 26. 55. 1.59, 300, 40t. 541, 547, 548, 607. 739,
837, 9.54, 991, 1039, 1043, 1054.
Fogg, 541, 825.
F'ortnne, 253.
Fox, 91, 92, 115, 283, 430, 458. 680, 961.
Force, 4967.
Ford, 960, 976, 977, 1048.
P'orbes, 479. 488.
Font, 1129.
Foot, 163, 223, 224, .303, 486, 656.
Fobes, 172, 2;M, 239, 360.
Fountain. 565.
Footo, .W5. 487, 080.
Fredenburgh, 549.
FranciHville, 371.
Frost, .52, 74, 426, 574, 1057.
Fry, .349.
Frr-eman, :»4. 457, 531, .535, 787, 7:58.
Fritz, 435.
Frcrnoiit. 2.57.
Krwioric, 1027, 1048.
Fritte, 68ti, 8.H7.
Frary. 116, 160, 228, 234, 287, 337, 311, 5' 6. TSiO.
Fry<-, 9f.9, 10.33, 1062.
Frizzelle, 426, 658.
FranciH. 47, 57, .58, 177, 435, 481. 580, 6H5, 887, 969.
Fro<-land,73H.
Fri.sbie, 275. 28.J, 295, 384, 405, 406, 440, 150, 727, 728.
Fraz.T.2ni, 5.55. 846, K-7.
Frnin. 775.
Frink. 226, 318, 410, 466, 606.
Fray, 335.
French, 57, 120, 186, 209, 269, 272. 275, 276, 286, 287,
340, 343, 351, 395, 406, 409, 514, 525, 531, 602, 608.
604, 605, 793, 815. 1017, 1043.
Franklin, 269, 274, 384.
Frank, 718.
Faller, 51, 66, 165. 230, 362, 368, 489, 493, 506. 517, 518,
536, 544, 547, ,5.50, 613, 644, 736, 766, 776, 791, 8.37,
914, 977, 988, 1002.
Farnace. 1144.
Furrow. 458. 459.
Furbush, 336.
Fudge. 838, 930.
Gardiner. 531, 828, 830.
Garber, 932, 948.
Gage, 271, 386, 454. 562, 639, 734, 894, 895, 1025.
Gaups, 726.
Garrish, 56, 190.
Gammon, 686.
Garrett, 533, 1092.
Gatts, 345.
GauBS, 892.
Gaylord, 225, 306, 385. 342, 997.
Garreshan, 1096.
Gable. 603, 898.
Garfield, 193, 519, 808.
Gayton,481.
Gatten, 1093.
Gate.'^. 53, 224, 281, 286, 806, 324, 873, 6.57, 1169.
Gay, 955, 1147, 1156.
Gatson, 578. 921.
Gartick, 136. 191.
Gallagher. 661, 882, 922.
Ganung. 574.
Gallbois, 956.
Gansevort, 59.
Gallatine. 1075.
Ganan(g).887.
Garvin. 1026.
Garland. .576.
Garretsoo. 91, 577, 578, 582,
Geddes, 1029.
Geener, 840.
Geyer, 64.
Getman, 874.
Gedney, 806.
Gershom, 201.
George. 902, 957, 960.
(Tingerick, 8.56.
(iiles, 485, 768.
Gibbs, 344. 454, 518, 808, 870. 943, 1013. lOU, 1042.
Gilman. 342, 513, 1023.
Gibson. 209. 494, 714, 1111, 1119.
Gibbons, 749.
Gillette, 119, 380, 435, 437.
Girard, 477.
Gilbert. 101. 116, 152, 161, 195, 213. 235. 269. 281,
282, 2S3, 428, 484, 671, 806, 875.
Gilham, 1082.
Gill. 50, 51, 984.
Gittings, 272, 400.
Gieborn, 645.
Gilmore, 172, 238, 990, 991, 1016, 1017.
Giftord.486. .574.
Gillespie. .578.
Glezen, 2.52.
Qleason. 45, 54. 144, 150, 442.
Glidden, 1001.
Gladding, 362, 543, 815. 842.
Glover. .50. 854, 531, 968, 985, 987, 1004, 1009, 1016,
1028, 1029.
Glare, 10-2.
GlasBon, 420. 451.
GladBtono, 611, 733.
Glenn, 591.
Goodman, 295.
Goodoll, 4SS, t(75.
Gorton, 175. 832. 916.
GosBHge, 881.
Qowdy, SSO, 492. 780, 781.
Gonld, 164, 211. 228, 289, 824, 780.
Goodalo, 680, 748.
Godard,314.
Goforth, 830, 91.5.
Godfrey, 45. 46. 53. 57. 58, 3.54, 864, 537, 770. 1105.
Ooddard, 1012. 1041.
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
1185
Gooduoufili, 28vS.
Gordon, 274, .M7, 581. 590, 1007.
Gooch, 'J77.
Gotf. 657, WO, 991.
Gorham, 167, 243, 244, 295, .525.
Goodsell, 43, 160. .Sll, 660. 979.
GoldHiuith, 463, 717, 899.
Gooding, 100(), 1024, 1025.
Goodwin, 208, 311, 481. 607, 688, 884, 1008.
Goodrich, 161, 281, 429, 432, 597, 624. 683, 868, 1098.
Goding. 602.
Goss, 253.
Qoldwait, 332.
Gore. S41.
Gridloy. 548, 838, 962, 987.
Griiinell, t81.
Grnhiiiu, .59,610.613, 884.
Groenland, 3J5.
Greenwood, 70. 126, 127, 1108.
Grosveuor, 499.
Greenfield, 1112.
Grndehoighe, 70, 71.
Gruber. 1002.
Grill. 494. 781.
Grimes, 210. 1138.
GriggB, 043.
Greonleaf, 59, 294.
Graddy, 1146.
Grover. 425, 737. 1084.
Graepel, 2.53.
Grayson. 903, 1119.
Greer, 568.
Grow. 683.
Gray. 52, 402, 488, 683, 594, 972, 982, 1107.
Grove. 305.
Grepnman, 831.
'Griffith, 228, 403, 596, 888, 889. 930, 944.
Granger, 48, 320, 981, 1075.
Gregg, 1140.
Gregory, 125. 318, 742.
Gri.swold, 191. 275, 402, 409, 501, 547, 594, 789, 886.
Grant, 81. 169, 376, 562, 786, 787, 896.
Grinnell. 865.
Grier. 636.
Graofe, 159.
Griffin, 403, 1000, 1024.
Green, 43. 44, 54, 76, 166, 171, 220, 241, 244, 246, 247.
274. 287. 363. 865. 404, 425, 434, 437, 518, 538, 545,
547, 682. 688, 883, 884, 889, 912, 915, 929, 958, 968.
972. 1005, 1029. 1042, 1084, 1085, 1102, 1107.
Greaton. .50, 51. 54. 296.
Grey. 318, 541, 749.
Gravns, 52, 136, 138, 143. 162, 164, 165, 192, 197. 310,
233, 234, 284, 285, 286, 287. 288, 294, .324. 831. 337,
341, 354. 435, 443, 449, 4.54, 469, 492, 598, 601, 656,
718. 726, 770, 791, 879, 910, 1122, 1146.
Gustin, 293, 991.
Gnrney. 123.
Gutman, 605.
Gull, 118, 210.
Gnnther, 997.
Gnorineau, 358, 538.
Gnilford, 436.
Gurley. 200, 209, 288.
Guild, 1046.
Guigerick, 573.
Gwinnel, 273, 896, 584.
Harrison, 31, 251, 257, 298, 404, 850, 1067, 1081, 1111,
1122, 1144.
Halstoad, 877.
Hawley, 234, 793, 855.
Hancock, 47, 53, 212, 218, 313, 493, 989, 1016, 1116.
Haynes, 954, 9,59.
Haight, 134, 186, 269.
Hanscom, 1001.
Harper, 26, 217, 455.
Hardy, 579.
Hardon, 851. 352. 353, 354.
Harding, 181, 214, 246, 247, 248, 372, 525, 817, 1150.
Hardin. 1116, 1122, 1123, 1146.
Hatfield, 186, 269, 435.
Hay ward, 28, 151, 172, 312. 322, 484, 512, 809, 962. 981.
Harrington, 871, 385, 491, 573, 777, 778.
Hadley,443, 747.
Hale, 31, 32, 303, 491, 618, 922, 1010, 1039.
Hawthorn, 562.
Hiirriiiiaii, 895, 4«S, 764, 902, 989.
HartHhorn, 241.
Haniinond, 162, 209, 274, 680, 714, 888, 898. 1078.
Haraden,4H3.
Harmar, 64.
Hamcrsloy, 564, 854.
Uamiltou, 287, 4S6, 491, 779,288,906, 909, 1121, 1128.
1141.
Harris, 85, 36, 105, 124. 158. 181, 228, 239, 242. 248,
248, 250, 304, 828, 3.59, 426, 480, 459, 491, 550, 778,
779, 807, 9u5. 959, 970, 1026, 1089, 1097, 1131, 1147.
Hanchett. 990.
Haminon, 244, 8C3. 1135.
Haagen, 985.
HamblotOD, 174, 241.
Haniman, 868.
Haywood. 734, 894, 988.
Hand, 02.
Handy, 594.
Hackett, 1020. 1035, 1045.
Hathaway, 45, 67, 151, 292, 351, 384, 446, 440, 586.
637, 572. 722. 723, 725.
Hark.w, 44«, 464, 724, 747.
Hanvey, 464.
Hartshorn. 174.
Hanson, 739, 959, 969, 970, 989, 1018.
Hamm, 439.
Harvey, 37, 48. 55, 129, 289, 334, 481. 741, 905, 1006,
1032.
Hartwell, 173.
Haroun, 449. 726.
Hawkins, 167, 174, 246.
Hammiok. 596.
Harbrouck, 376, 377.
Hall, 44, 45, 47. 49, 51. 52, .53. 58, 82, 92, 94, 186, 192.
197,224,238, 257, 270, 279, 350, 358, 381, 375, 877,
403, 456, 480. 505, 533, 542. 5r,l, 595, 600. 790, 880,
888, 944, 964, 982, 983, 984, 986, 989, 994, 1004, 1018,
1019.
Hay, 606.
Hazard, 186, 267, 886. 563.
Harriden, 755.
Haviland, 133, 187,266.
Hardinge, 468.
Hayes, 193, 209, 482, 437, 648, 558, 819. 820, 6S9, 68»,
689. 690. 1110.
Hawes, 48, 52, 142, 162, 859, 914.
Harmon, 562.
Hanes, 379.
Haddock, 728.
Hagaman, 895. 862, 940.
Harger, 841, 932.
Hallett. 90.
Haven, 656, 880.
Hatch, 358, 409, 451, 588, 730, 1017.
Harwood, 54, 495, 910.
Hance, 554. 846.
Haskell, 195, 287. 288. 333, 494, 740, 754, 838, 901, 902,
911, 946. 994, 997, 1019.
Haskins, 51, 323, 356, 369. 371, 427.
Hargrove. 1097, 1100.
Hamill, 478.
Ham. 808, 960, 991.
Hawks. 140. 156, 213. 283, 292. 884. 445, 448. 470, 481,
482, 502, 789.
Hay don, 1022.
Hayden, 49, 54. 2.39, 8.59, 444, 542, 827, 996.
Haines, 687.
H.irdie. 380.
Hamlin. 830.
Hastings, 116, 119, 279, 292, 298, 825, 448, 458, 490,
722. 737.
Havs, 1084, 1088, 1094.
Hamblin, 49.
Hagar. .503.
H.Tre, 686.
Hatclikiss. 279.
Hart, 90. 104. 175, 220. 275, 879. 430. 830, 871, 970,
985, 992, 1010.
Helmn, 819.
Heyl, 848. 849.
Heaton. 241. 475.
Hermon, 821.
Hedger. 134.
Hendrickson. 846.
Henderson. 211. 288.
Hendrickson, 555.
11S6
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
Keys, 394.
Herman, 381,
Helmas, 525.
Herndon, 496.
Hersey, 1000.
Healey, '2:9, 434.
Horvoy, 681.
Hebard, 379.
Herr, 1121. 1141.
Hewott, 298.
Henderson, 669.
Hewitt, 268. 449, 726.
Heller, 476.
Henshaw, 967, 968, 1132, 1134.
Hedge, 451.
Heath, 273, 274, 325, 326, 404, 497, 498, 581. 964, 965,
966.967.
Hebron, 956.
Headen. 373.
Hem,
Herrick, 289, 369.
Herbert, 622.
Hemenway. 463. 744, 922, 1085. 1052.
Henry, 468.
Headin, 555.
Heiu, 506.
Howes. 158.
Henderschott, 725.
Hendrick, 129. 318, 406, 806.
Henry, 208, 403. 597, 603. 752. 855. 900, 1064, 1096,
1067, 1069.
Hedges, 134, 223, 793.
Heath, 820.
Hicks, 88. 128. 182, 715, 993, 1019.
Hilla, 689, 888. 996.
Hillman. 337.
Hitchock, 63, 251, 253, 325, 327.
Hixon, 550, 842.
Hinea, 481, 492, 791, 910.
Higgg. 751.
Higby, 116.
Hiilman, 50.5, 790.
Hinmau, 50, 53, 62.
Hilton, 984.
Higboe, 57.3, 857, 1129, 1147, 1156.
Hipwell, 196.
Hinckley, 1013.
Hiscock, 541.
Higgins, 425, 431, 657, 989, 1030.
Hill bourne, 969.
Hine, 726, 892.
Higginson, 205.
Hill, 58, 75, 197. 223, 228, 240, 368, 385, 403, 405, 408,
435, 414, 470, 486, 548, 573, 591. 601, 610.625,685,
769, 865, 887, 904, 959. 969, 970, 979, 1097, 1100,
1105, 1107. 1119.
Hilliard. 604. 921.
Holley, 281. 317.
Hookf-r, 35, 30. 46, 52, 55, 99, 218, 226, 297, 383, 658,
8.54, 961, 981, 982.
Holloway, .501, 1118, 1130.
Holland, 995.
Hoisted, .180.
Hod.sdon, 1018.
Howard. 28, 155, 171, 172, 23.5, 329, 345, .359, 360, 861,
867, 425, 519, 542, 561, 6H0, 76M, 809, 864, 883, 961,
968,971,973. 978, 979, 989, 1000, 1011.
Hour, 354. 517, 548, 921.
Holdon, 986.
Howland, 119, 120, 244, 454, 487, 705, 754.
HohrnHn. G(J7.
Hopimr, 194, 19.'>, 731.
Hooper, 9H0, 1016.
HoHmor, 28, 654.
Hockinson, 949.
Holbroc"'. 801. 373, 517, .541, 829.
Horton, ., 2H9, 836, 999, 1023.
HolmoE. , 341, 376. 518, 542, 580. 595. 722, 724, 779,
827, SCO, HlO, 892, 959, 1093.
Hobby, .574.
Hobnrt, 297, 298, 3.35. 843, 345. 504, 519, 790, 805, 806.
Hochaday, 1122. 1146.
Holconib, 4mi;, 660, 1032. 1050.
Howell, 249, 2r.0, 264.
Holbon,878, 94.'!.
Hoyt, 117, ir)5, 213, 214, 292. 293, 329, 378, 441, 447,
448, 449. 491, 561, 717.
Howe. 97, 127, 228, 321, 360, 369, 406, 442, 540, 541.
550, 660, 602, 716, 717, 786, 827, 851, 870, 907, 981,
1001.
Howlet, 60.
Holman, 172. 960.
Hodgkins, 1113.
Hobbs, 136, 1014. 1091. 1095, 1099.
Hoyle, 349.
Hopkins, 59, 119, 126, 175, 176, 246. 247, 248, 264, 287,
317, 368, 411, 412, 413, 425, 550. 568. 608, 660. 740.
841.
Houston, 1085.
Holton, 143, 152, 155. 162, 224, 225, 303, 318, 319, 885.
4*. 427, 454, 455. 459, 467, 741.
Holdsworth, 80.
Home, 379.
Hoes, 241.
Hoskiss, 301.
Hodge, 659, 881.
Hodgdon, 45.
HoUenbeck, 453, 732.
Hogarth, 446.
Holt, 44, 45. 208, 212, 332, 360, 716.
HoUister, 312, 320, 460, 469, 470, 474, 1U31.
Hogg, 125.
Hodges, 815, 832.
Homer, 476, 479, 480, 749.
Hofifraan, 38.
Hopewell, 685.
Hovey, 431, 725, 726, 737.
Hodgson, 126. 127, 182.
Homan. 1047.
House, 430. 680, 1082.
How, 56, 211.
Hodgman, 473, 480.
Houghton, 294, 428, 450, 661.
Hunter, 74, 729, 789, 904, 1095, 1096, 1098.
Hummer, 580.
Huddart, 566.
Hubb, 492, 779.
Hnertis, 427, 596. 867.
Huffman, 350.
Hubbell, 410, 605, 872, 873.
Humes, 498, 872, 916, 1118.
Hnnnewell. 809, 910.
Huck. 695, 888.
Hull, 265, 266, 267, 601.
Hulburt, 493.
Hasted, 270.
Hunt, 53, ,59. 60, 160, 184. 220. 222, 230, 236, 279, 313,
377, 502, 646, 648, 720. 961. 984.
Hudson, 421, 735, 817, 838, 930.
Hubbard, 152, 164, 169, 220, 225, 227, 232, 233, 234,
235, 310, 319, 321, 335, 336, 337, 342. 345, 360.410.
427, 443, 487, 482, 504, 505. 518, 715, 735, 745, 752,
779, 791, 830, 895. 1123.
Huges, 31.
Huse, 1006.
Hussey, 954.
Hurlburt, 213, 610.
Huntress. 1016.
Hurd, 137.
Hutchins, 998.
Hunting, 365, 967.
Hutchinson, 155, 156, 160, 428. 557, 848. 867. 949,
1056.
Huflf, 989.
Humphrey, 60, 308, 319, 466, 483, 753, 756, 980.
Hngg<»ford. 380.
Hubley, 255.
Button, 980.
Hnntington. 169. .321. 671, 675.
Hughson. 270,858,939.
Hulet, 726.
Hurst, .595.
Hnghes, 284.
Huiitloy, 403, 447, 595,867.
Hyde, 517. 548, 838.
Hysert, 857.
Ingram, 483, 522, 754, 902, 910.
Ingraham, 307, 836, 346, 350. 514, 782, 791.
Ingersol, 190, 255. 310, 560, 850, 936, 9B9, 969.
Inman, 103.
Insley,58.
Ingalls, 324, 489, 775.
Irish, 995, 1032,1051.
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
1187
Irving, 918.
Irwin, 372, 1118.
Irvin, 1129, 1134.
IsaacB, r)51.
Ivens, .'iGG.
Ives, 403, 471, 472. 473, 474, 47S, 478. 596.
Jaclciuan, 5ti'2, 852, 85:).
Jafifory, 549.
James, 437, 438, 625, 526, 527, 580, 566, 689, 817, 819,
870.
JaniiH.m,408, ias9.
Jack>t)n, 135, 136, 190, 207, 263, 332, 423, 460, 487,
494, 425, 601, 656, 809, 828, 848, 914, 944, 987, 1089,
1097.
Jacob, 28, 46, 56, 58.
Jameson. 1094.
Jacobs, 321, 850, 371, 324, 431, 537, 857.
Jaues, 198, 318, 493, 802.
Jay, 383, 384. 566.
Janeway, 391.
Jenckee, 169, 247. 870, 871, 1000.
Jefiferson, 1060, 1062, 1063, 1064. 1005, 1066, 1067.
1068, 1069, 1070, 1073. 1074, 1076, 1076, 1077. 1078.
Jeteon, 97, 127.
Jennery, 953, 954.
JepBon, .531, 821.
Jewett, 82. 508, 769, S92.
Jerauld, 815.
Jennisou. 306, 462, 463, 832. 879. 916.
Jenkins, 119. 223, 390, 391, 505, 579, 815, 887.
Jellison. 1043.
Jellson, 367.
Jenning, 137. 283, 304, 451, 457. 543, 739,
Jewell. 327, 405, 438, 491, 714, 710, 915.
Jordon, 58.
Jordan, 481, 488, 546, 553, 743, 778, 834, 845. 898, 968,
992, 1018, 1U27.
Jones, 43, 119, 224, 290, 319, 334, 340, 341, 349, 384,
404, 412. 439, 443, 446, 463, 502, 680, 684, 714, 719,
722, 729, 745, 746, 769, 886, 889. h99, 904, 912, 922,
951, 10O6, 1025. 1049, 1055. 1083, 1086, 1087, 1092,
1093, 1103, 1107, 1128. 1129, 1139.
Jose, 1018.
Jopp, 822. 823.
John, 61.
Jollitfe, 40.
Joy, 656.
Joslyn. 39, 74. 293, 323, 410, 455, 485, 606. 735, 768,
908, 1004, 1029.
Johnston, 43, 45, 273, 573, 838, 839, 8.57, 917, 1024.
Johnson, 52, 136, 191, 211, 215, 289, 306, 310, 323,
373, 376, 427, 438, 4.59, 462. 488, 553, 587, 593, 596,
602,617,720.728,731,810,831, 870, 895. 916, 934,
969, 1097, 1121.
Jndarine, 359.
Jndkins, 359.
Jadah, 103.
Jndson. 404, 499. 787.
Jndd. 274. 285, 770, 904.
Justin, 584.
Kaskins, 637.
Kavauaugh,850.
Kent, 282, 546, 573, 574, 585, 832, 8.58.
Ketchnm, 378, 409, 561, 604, 872.
Kemp, 230.
Kellogg. 119, 163, 166, 234, 338, 339, .34(1, 343, 378,
380, 409, 431.471,472, 480, .507, 508, .509, 514, .564,
604. 670, es8.
Kendall, 209. 273.
Kennedy, 857, 899.
Key, 86.
Kerner, .564.
Keys, 293. 448, 600, C80.
Kenyon 910. 945.
Kelley, 160, 482, 824, 1105. 1119.
Keith, 888.
Kelton. 4.54.
Kennett, 36, 1112.
Keen, 540, 825.
Kenney, 304.
Kein, 792.
Keeler, 182. 452.
Kettle, 809, 910.
Keith, 122. 172, 173, 239, 335, 359, 380, 502, 531.
Kennon, 1061.
Ki'irn, Hm.
KendolI.lOH, 220.
Koot,513.
Keudall. 7H6, 904.
Keuway, 151.
Keep, 809.
Kelsey. 274, 870.
Kenkol, 888.
Kearny, 257, 258, 419.
Ko van, 787,908.
Keobaugb, 741.
Kirkpatrick, 389.
Kingsley, 234, 297, 341, 517, 780.
Kirk land, 1091.
Kirkhani, 231, 275, 833, 495, 499, 500.
Kilpatrick, 1025.
Kilgore, 1000, 1025.
Kinzel, 218.
Kinsman, 845.
Kieft, S9.
Kilboarn, 552.
Kirby, 387.
Kittrell, 956.
Kinsley, 122, 287, 981.
Kittle, 1081.
Kitchell, 475.
Kinsdalo. 80.
Kilburn. 845.
Kingsbury, 289, 373, 493, 780, 781, 981, 1043.
Kirtland, 220.
King, 117, 174, 227, 231, :530, 430. 435, 491, 537, 545,
650, 551, 685. 736, 758, 831, 842. 895, 897. 954.
Kittridge. 381.
Kihling, 547.
Kibbe, 214, 780, 907.
Kibbee, .330.
Kidder, 473. 481, 485, 895, 995, 1020.
Kimball, 325, 408, 431, 484, 543, 574, 728, 780, 828.
984, 1081.
Kingsland, 382, 383, 384.
Kinder, 401, 588.
Kline, 395, 578, 579, 680, .582, 859, 860.
Knight, 84, 242, 363, 364, 431, 529, 544. 5.50.
Knettlos, 409. 604. 872.
Knons, 400, 587.
Kniffln, 387, 574.
Knox. 309. 386, 510, 511, 574, 978.
Knowles, 251, 865.
Kna0p, 236, 237, 238, 460, 463, 549, 574. 748, 858,
1080, 1081, 10!S4, 1089, 1090, 1091.
Knowlton, 166, 174, 344, 684, 922, 991.
Krebaum, 348.
Krueger, 598.
Kuder, 844.
Lawos, 1117.
Langley, 813. 814.
Lampton, 1136.
Lancaster, 1023, 1016. 1139.
Laidlaw.857.
Leaurence. 116, 134. 359, 1093.
Larkin,S08, 810, 815, 910.
La Bar, 576.
Laphear, 274.
Lawson, 530, 1123.
Landon. 418. 596. 918. 1011, 1038.
Lamb. .53, 279. 4.55, 490, .585. 588, ,591, 777, 1018. 1043.
Law. 1128.
Langdon, 337,386, 431.
Laidlaw, .573.
Lapnley. 253.
Lambertou, 450, 728. 893.
Laflin, 413,622, 875.
Lake, 89, 846.
Last,. 5.53, 845.
Langmead. 401.
Lane, 272, 2S3, 3.58, 3.57,394, 395, 431, 497 0, 599,
682,717,862,897,940.1084.
Latham, 495, 784, 785, 989, 1014.
Lakin. 28, 29. 152.
Larned, 545. 707.
Lawrence, 615, 744, 1003. 1028, 1030, 1042, 1050.
Lankton, 451.
Lazaraw.278, 423.
Lazard. 720.
Lapham, 174, 177, 655, 1011, 1012.
Lamson, 501, 788, 1006.
1188
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
Lawin. S29.
Larson, 605, 874.
Lathrop. 55, 100, 103, 172, 334, 359, 438,606,706, 710,
873, lOOy, 1114.
Ladd. 727, 892.
Lansing, 409, 604.
Larbee, 198. 279.
La Dake. 573, 857.
Layster, 183.
Laving, 603.
Lainphear, 403.
Lawton. 343, 467, 516, 545, 552, 978, 980.
Lata, 721, 890.
Lardner, 592.
Larkin, 525.
Leavenworth, 61, 301.
Leverett, 512.
Lentz, 1121, 1141.
Lopper, 449.
Loe, 50, 123. 232, 274, 278, 335, 376, 405, 40C, 423, 442.
.Wi. 504, 573, 601, 602, 606. 738, 787, 789, 806, 869,
870. 1067.
Leeds, 10(i2, 1027.
Leavett. 213, 328, 1187, 1138.
Leiper, lOO.'i.
Leighton, 991.
Laegee, 566, 856.
Lo May, 908.
Leonard, 45. 48, 48, 58, 57. 215, 235. 238, 237, 238,
289, 313, 315, 338, 334, 3.iO, 351. 354, 355, 857, 858,
403, 408, 526. 537. 538, 557, 824, 1002.
Ledyard, 890.
Leavitt, 43, 213, 490.
Leiter, 692, 693.
LeCEorts. 1011.
Leavens. 545.
Lead), 242, 406, 601.
Leamens-. 809.
Leward, 81.
Lenox. 1091. 1092.
Leet, 404. .599.
Lewis, 387, 405, 441, 453, .583, 810, 849, 863, 889, 911,
936, 1006, 1082, 1092. 1096, 1130, 1145.
Legs. 1038, 1053.
Leland, 205.
Leak. 862.
Learned. 48, 320, 688, 715, 981.
Leyeden, 440.
Learning, 441.
Liehy, 1110.
Littlefield, 52. 779.
Li 11, 803.
Lippitt, 249, 253, 554, 846.
Lillard, 1103.
Liscomh, 162.
Littlejohn. 1083.
Lilley, 436, 6H7, 978, 979.
Lincoln, 48. 49. 51, .52. 53, 56, 151, 2.38. 288, 350, 854.
44(), 530, .537, 640. 641, 642, 716, 753. 841, 842, 922,
983, 980, 1075, 1143.
Linsey, 1086.
Lid. lie, 1016.
LiiidHBy, 246. 426, 659, 878.
Livingston. 854. 855. 1061, 1067.
Life, 022
Little. 673. 1132.
Lloyd, .561. 6H7, 851.
Lowzory. 220.
Loveridge, 328.488.771.
Lothrf.p. 114, 122,922.
Long.-treet, 395, 584, 911.
Longbothome. 80, H», 126.
Ijonguhore, 898.
L(,bkwood, 241, 809, 9f)6, 945.
Lovewell, 61.
Locherby.481.
L<«.mis, 210, 230, 28H, 330, 500, 610, 613, 788.
Lowtlier. 648.
Lovell,50, 209, 973,987.
Lock, 314, 990.
Lord, 141. 219. 303, 431, 503. 659, 682, 884, 959.
Logwood, 1120, 1140.
Loy. 552.
Long. 38, 643. 921.
Lowe, .394, 580. 5.S}. 611, 725.
Look, 210. 286.
Lofko. 991,992, 997, 1023.
Loveland. 155, 156, 160, 279, 426, 6B9.
Losey, 871.
Lombard, 211.
Lotheridge, 166. 238, 285.
Lobodell, 270, 386.
Longley, 834.
Lonsbury, 448, 480.
Loree, 472.
Loring, 1000.
Logon, 849.
Lucchese. 1096, 1099.
Lucy. 1094.
Lnddens, 958, 962, 968, 986, 1020. ♦
Luce, 578, 859, 992.
Lunsden, 494, 781.
Lumey, 360.
Lusk,277,298,451.
Luck, 421.
Lnnt, 970, 992, 994, 1018, 1044.
Luddington, 594.
Lyle, 220, 683, 884.
Lyon. 64, 127. 463, 474, 486, 503, 575, 601, 823. 858.
Lyman, 49, 54. 144, 162, 228, 232, 276, 319, 321, 408.
467, 490, 491, 606, 987. 1130. 1181.
Lytle, 837.
Lyeth, 353.
Lynde, 160, 294.
Lynn, 317.
Magaw. 64.
Marcellne, 275.
Macfarlaud, 998, 999, 1109.
Manley, 122. >
Massimo, 570, 571.
Mathew, 64.
Matteson, 684.
Matterson, 372.
Mauderville, 221.
Mandell, 980.
Marble, 457 992.
Marshall, 46, 164, 251, 253, 361, 378, 427. 500. 542,
561, 640, 641, 787, 970, 986, 1011, 1012, 1020, 1119.
Mannering, 957.
Mason, 126. 192, 431. 444, 457, 531. 566, 716, 720, 737,
81.5. 854. 896, 1121, 1129, 1141, 1142. 1147, 1148.
March, 114, 1080, 1050.
Matheson.437.
MathewBon, 868.
Marler, 93.
Marr, 1060.
Matte8oon.284.
Maccarty. 952.
May, 46, 47. 56. 58, 285. 357, 449, 492, 1094-
Martyn, 1005.
Mathews, 306, 430, 472. 480. 499, 542. 719, 1059.
Martin, 157, 230, 362. 367. 402, 423, 591, 592. 654,
719. 81.5. 819, 859, 1130. 1140, 1155.
Marston. 970. 992, 993, 994.
Mathewson. 102, 103. 123, 124, 126, 172, 178.
Mathis, 1096.
Mack, 60. 978. 979.
Mattison, 432, 484.
Mayhew, 826.
Maddux, 223. 224.
Matson,6.'l6,880.
Malavery, 103.
Mann, 310, 35S, 458, 459, 483, 585.
Mayo, 2.53. 574.
Macomber, 475, 908.
Mapuirp. 1182.
Mather, 2h3, 600, 720.
Marcv, 447, 1006. 1().')2.
Mackio, 251. 253.
Manv(>l. 454.
Maxwell. 311, 410,490.
Marsland, 441.
ManchoHtor, 241, 242, 368. 550, 822, 823, 970, 9iX).
Mahler. 660.
Mary field. 353.
Manlor, .^01,789.
Markle, 28H. 439.
Marsters. 576.
Matoon. 117. 141. 142. 154. 162, 198, 222, 223. 225, 227,
304, 312, 318, 318, 319. 320, 321, 343, 4.58, 466, 467,
46M. 484, 751. 7.52.
Madison, 1065, 1074, 1075.
MarsteUer, 1042.
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
Ilb9
MacVeaBh, 707.
Mareli. 11(5. 140. 1C5, 218, 21i, 34'2, 4UI, 433, 457, :M,
rx/ti, uuH.'jit).
Miilior, KtU.
Mallory, 314, %1, 0»4.
Murceriiii, 077,
Mayniinl, -jr.:!, 785, 786. 789, 8(50. 960, '.>M.
Ma»,'rutli, 4n2.
Munniin«, ii'.tJ, 57<.l, 582. 772.
Manlou, ltS7, 173, •.:41.
Mat,'(>()i), 41!i!.
Ma.sti'rs, 4'Jt'). 465.
MaiiHhcld, 274.
Marlt'll, tiMH.
Maiilubtciio, 252.
Mah't'e, 43'J.
Mar^oson, 288, 43U.
Mauvol, 733.
Ma bin. 270, 574, 575.
Maneri, »(>2, 941.
MalLiril, 3i;».
Morodith, b2, «3.
MeiK'!-, 277, 278,831.
Mt'rrith, 10h7, lOU*.
Metlar, 861.
Medley, 74.
Meads, 1001, 1020.
Meacham. 834, 917.
Melick,;ty5.
Mctyer, 64, 827.
Merrett, 689.
Merrymau, 888.
Modbury, 368, 84«, 93(5.
Mercliant, «4S.
Morrill, 16U. 3.'.3, 380, 684. 768, 885, 969, 'J'.H, !"J4.
1018, 1019.
Merry, 548.
Mead, :U)3, 164, 575. 837, 859. 1082.
Menitli, 10H7.
Merrimau, 46, 49. 53, 198, 301, 302. 303, 3('K, 30'.i, 321,
3.S4. 454,4.55, 733, 778, 969.
Meado. 1082, 1083, 1087, 1094.
Means, 996.
Metcalf. 240.
Meter, 837.
Meerh, 551.
Mnrrill, 156.
Merrick, 684, 792, 1041.
MeddaUKli. 454, 733.
Merriliew, 912. 946.
Merritt, 91, 107. 205, 208, 369, 550, 1085.
Meder,971.
Mead, 930.
Mellen, 487, 770,
MesBinKor. 551.
Millard, 23U, 329. 443, 453, 718.
MjdKley, 71, 78, 80.
Milieu, 498.
Mitchel, 44, 45, 46. 47, 49. 52, M. 57, hO, 87, 172, 239,
354, 855, 4.") I. 5;:6, 537. 724, 1000.
MileH, 516, 969, 9S9.
Mit.-liell, .3.59 488, 1039, 1085, 1088.
Mixwell, 10O7.
Mills, 2H, 61, 136, 192. 252, 400, 587.
Mikels. 4^0.
Mizaner, 502.
Mieliler, 220.
Miller, 129. 110, 177, 222, 25n, 274, 305, 350, 867. 395,
485. 4-0, 544, 552, 579, 582, 596, 6<HJ, tVMi, 726,
728, 73,S, 772. 833, 842. 861. 869,893. 896, 1055, 1113,
1115. IIIH, 1121, 1131,1141, 1145.
Minor, 1107.
Mil nor, 67,90.
Milne, 594.
Milton, 334, 988.
Miotiael. 271.
Miner, 600, 869, 100*5, 1054.
MidliuKton, 432, 780.
Morrison, 898, 1011.
Moles, 443.
Moody, 2H5, 292, 321, 359, 600. 670. 734, 735.
Moborly, 1122.
Moiiltou,209, 402.
MoHby, 10S9.
Morton, 119, 210, 269. 284, 308, 385, 403. 484. 506, 550,
767, 771, 903, 921, 1013.
Mofis, 1088.
Mo8i«r. 722.
Morlinier. 77, Kl, S4.
Mohlier, 656.
MorMland, 7&5.
Molt. 643.
Mowell, lOlH.
Moulk'oniery, 55H.
Moultliorp, 744.
Morey, 724.
MuuHliorp. y.i'.i.
Morrihon, 62, Ili41.
MorriM, Jill. iii5, K86.
Montak'ue, l(i:l, 164, 165, 4.55, TM, 735, 90M.
Moon, 9r.6, 957.
.Movlaii, i>4.
Mollitt,457.
MoHli.-r. 287. 423.
Morrin, 3N).
Mowrcy, 885.
MoHtyn, 31.
Moxley. 6H2.
Mobfs, 363. 545, 577, 1132.
Mowry. 122, 1-23, 546.
Moors, 735.
Moore, 86, 178. 1M3, 233, 275, 284, 341. 313. 860, 434,
436, 442, 445, 516, .540, 0H4, 687, 716, 824, 947. 992.
1006. 10.H2, 1043. 1054, 1121.
Morehouse, 59, 293.
Morwe. 3J9, ;i44, 491, fi4S. 671, 1020.
MorK«u, 224, 228, 321, 324. 4.57. 490, 512, 685. 740, 956.
Monroe, 448, 466, 721. 1118, 1136.
Munner, 274, 276, 404, 463, 59<t, 744, 771, ^98.
Murray, 52, 53. 54, .55, 56, M, 275, 284, 2S5. 304. 323,
224. 4U5, 477, 595, 601, 634, 1044, 1080, 1081.
Munson, litlO.
Muiiroe. K«9.
Mum, 198. 279, 067, 716, 733, 880.
Muef,'ravo, 622.
Mnrphey, 42M, 670. 1112,1121.
Mullenix,271.
Mullen, 976, 9h3, 1048.
Murcliinson. 735. 89.5.
Mumford, 396, 449, 528, 584.
Mudk'e, 3IK.
Miizzv, 1019, 1045.
Mur.iork,421.
Mulholland, 808.
Mullen, 828.
Myddleton. 373, .5.54.
Myera, 274, 293, 442, 447, 724, 781, 841, 907, 932, 1158.
Myrick, 1012.
McAUester, 9^3. 10o6.
McAinlrew. 1U24.
McBride, 879
Mac'ralliini. 820.
McCleod, 1148.
McChesuev, 1146.
McCUaualian, 1117, 1118.
McCowan. 835.
McCann. 493. 781.
Met 'loud, 8.''>6.
McCaraclicr, 477.
McClure, 1145.
McCorniaunliey, 405, 748.
Mcdiester, 451.
Mc('utclieon, 1136.
McCorniick. 44o, 701. 703,
MeCarlniv. 1017.
McCord, 379, 1136.
McCullocli. 533.
McCurthv. 279, 426.
Mo(%iy. 1131, 1132.
MeClellan. 2.'.9,2Sh, 445, 721, 1136.
McClain, 1091, 1U96.
McCarty, 220.
McClaire. 10x5.
McConuell, 209.
McCoun, 608.
McOea, 189.
McCauley, 5S3.
Mcriearn, 6.S2, K>«4.
MoDullie, 1033. 1052.
McDonoUKli, 318.
McDonald. 197. 577.
McDerniid, 371.
McDowell. 895,1139, 1151.
.McEweo,981.
1190
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
McKlhoiiip, h«0.
McKlroy, li:i'.t. Hit, 1153.
McFurliind, iy4, »7y.
McGrngor, 4U6.
Mclioo, -iXi.
Mo(iftfIey, 345,521.
Mcciill. D:iri.
Mcliiiiru, ar)0.
Mciiut,'ii, or.y, 882.
McHaury, 1131.
McLaury. 1042.
McLauKliliu, 1U(I3.
Mclutire, 995.
Mcintosh, 49, 50, 52, 5«, 448, 724. 984, 987.
McKonna,ti41.
McKorizie, 541. 1049.
McKaruhor. 477, 478.
McKim. 1028.
McKiuzic, 435.
McKeo, 320.
McKey, 1010.
McKink-y, 194, 298, tt4;f.
McKay, 1038.
McKollip, 754, 902.
McLood, 747.
McLoon, KA6, 919, 920.
McLoan, 787, 915.
McMillan. 558.
McNeal, 1139.
McNab, 1008.
McNair, 547, 1110.
McPherson, 431, 670.
McPheo. 1018.
McRoberts. 1084.
McRuor, 483, 767.
McKumery, 989.
Nal.T, 27, 76.
Natfle, 643.
Nash. 49, 116. 184,211,287, 288, 289, 437, 438. 443,
444, 9« I, 984,1009.
Nave, 1136.
Nanon, 424.
Noill. 749.
Nelf . 742.
Newton, 297, 384, 3«5, 401, 500, 548, 591, 743, 838.
Nevill. 35. lOOJ.
Nfal,.5a3, 954, 958.
Newwll, 227, 302, 453.
Newhy, 5.M.
Nollis, 116.
Ntiil, 1081.
Nowliall, 486, 903, 904.
Ntnv berry, 297.
Newcuiiib, 56, 229, 4.36, 440, 444, 716, 736, 9.")7, 958,
9t;u, 961, 962, 981, 987.
NoUmh, 372, 425. 430, 636, 681, 1070. 1105.
NotlliJton, 303.504.
Ndwland, 377, 723.
Noahitt, 591.
Nickor.-ioii, 157.
NilfB. 449, 1006.
Nicl.ol, 60, 85.
Nirl,ol>. 185, 198, 232, 344. 617, 526, 527, 978, 1004,
1012. 1041.
Nicliolaou, 53, 80,85, 94, 1031, 1154.
Nicholas. 1074.
Nirk.-,, 275.
Niiiirt, 117, 487, 488.
Nixon, 55.
NipprcMS, 1)05, 873.
Nohleo, 776.
Nod in. 252.
Norr.ill. 1120.
Norwoll, 94.
Noriiiiuj, 1011. 1041.
Norton. r.(6. 222. 275, 284. 430, 434, 596. H07. 1005.
Noy.H, 46, 169. 172, 129, 492, 000, 613, 780, 970, 1005,
NottuKc, 1013.
NorriM, 5H, 715. 1070.
Nobio. 138. 4,M.
Notliin>f. 991.
Noitli.400, .^76, 716.
Norlliway, 193.
Noulich, r>V2.
Niiiiaiuukor, 1011, 10J8.
Nuttinsr, 438, 439.
Nyo, 283.
Oakes, 279.
O'Hanuon, 1119, 1137.
O'Brion. 379, 385.
Ober, 27W. 425.
O'Conor, 618.
OdoU, 604.
Oelriche, 3^4.
Olticer. 1089, 1090.
OKloeby, 1130.
Osden, 660.
Okes. 36.
Olson, 479. 480.
Olin, .S32.
Oles, 660.
OIn.iy, 63, 104,105,241.
Oltton, 660.
Olmatoud, 374.
Oliver, 50, 51, 198. 957.
Oldham. 1108.
O'Leara, 1098, 1100.
Omabee, 955.
Ormsby, 1139.
Overly, 1087.
Oviatt, 780.
Owiups, 1148.
Opdyke, 618,
Orth, 1025.
Ormsbee. 495.
Orris, 222.
Orcutt, 196, 209, 423.
Outrander, 835.
Osborn, 491, 778, 828, 914, 939.
OsKood. 268, 275, 359, 4U5, 483, 668, 754, 755.
Oatrandru, 646.
Otis, 169.
Ott, 500, 792.
Ottman, 552.
Osborne, 493, 858.
OutterHon, 549.
Owen, 252, 489, 776.
Owone, 252.
Oxford, 1103.
OxmantowD, 554.
Patten 359
Patorson, 47, 50, 53, 275, 404, 447, 897.
Paddock, 280, 831,915.
I'attou, 196, 295, 358, 840.
Palmer, 44, 4,"), 133. 158, 183, 186, 201, 209. 240, 271,
280, 445, 465, 692, 721. 822, 823. 968, 982, 984, W86,
989.
Parkman, 457. 737.
Pareona, 144. 165, 218, 287. 302. 405, 719, 889. 1110,
nil.
Pack, 116.
Pardy. 849.
Parch, 385.
Parker, 28, 162, 187, 224, 231, 274, 305, 816, 383, ;M4.
382, 3N>, 102, 435, 459. 460, 161. 486. 493, 504, 528,
566, .')67. 716, 723, 768, 833, 843, '.H)8, 1013, 1089, 1136.
Paino, 156, 176. 177. 213. 919. 980, 1004, 1075.
Painter, 122, 289, 367.
P.irnioter, 307, 329, 492, 601, 779, 1042.
Parkinson, 1U6.
pHttMr>on, 208,2\t6, 494, 748. 1008, 1017.
Packard, 44, 45, 49, 55, 172, 173. 239. 240, 8111, .154.
359, 360, 361, 443, 479. 485. 486, 487, 087, 827, 887.
914
Panlridwe. 144, 233, 440, 441, 442, 715. 720.
I'atnck, 159.
Paul, 922.
Pariah, 274. 1091.
Pa«e, 246, 287. 852. 853. 478, 489, 490, 518, 600, 70fl.
713, 714, 771, 772, 861). 929.
Puik'H, 49, 303, 305, 596, 844, 985.
I'ar.-ciiM, .',51. 1108.
l'a(hilf.ir<l, 238,545.
PaiHi'lls, 3.".8. 588.
I'uuljiiK, 266.
ParkhiirHt,493, 514.
Payne, 273. 865, 402, 434, 50O, 546, 568, 1061.
PavKy. 11)57.
I'arkb, ,'-91, 8)i5, 873, 1006.
Parrot I, 598, 599.
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
1191
Pocklinni, MB, 52U, 820, 8^9.
Fuarson, 272, 395, 903, 1000. 1009, 1024. lOiltJ.
Hottit, m44, !i:)5.
V I'oltiboim, 059, i^81.
I'lTiy. 74.
Fcurl, 7fir..
Petore, 3.VJ.
Fi>rcivul, liiH).
Petty, 4H, 225, 307, 3;!;i.
Peak, 1U2(1, 1047, 104M.
Peel, 382.
PeniiiiiKti'U, /30.
Pearcn, 235, 266.
Porwoniiis, 003, 871.
Peal, INJ, 2.55.
Poterson, 533.
PeppoDD, 447.
Poirce, 4t5.
Perow, «.')7.
Puttio, 279.
Ponuock, .557.
Peltoe., 137, 19a, 226, 318.
Pendoster, 969.
Perley, 488,771.
Pea.-<o, 131, 488, 547, 715, 784.
Perliaiu,991.
PelliKrew, 371, 727.
Perk, 62, 63, 4,50, 454, 475, 533, 662. 663, 670, 727. 781.
805, 892, 1080, 1032, 1048. 1049. lO.'.O.
Perry, 230, 268, 3U3, 345, 380, 458, 5u4, 506, 518, 526,
892, 968.
Peudleton, 1067.
Perkins. 156, 158, 159, 240, 283, 361. 4 J5, 437, 461, 542,
657, 688, 828, 851. 880, 938, 992, 993, 1007, 1009, 1034,
1086.
Peabody, 689, 978.
PeUun,410, 850.
Penman, 7.57, 760,762.
Peiraian. 1112.
PettenKill, 845, 936, 971, 996.
Pel ham. 1UM6.
Pliilpot, 917.
Philbriok, 359.
Phinripy, 44, 46, 52, 240, 968. 978.
Plirlps, 158,223, 359,897.
Ptiillips, 34, 134, 287. 3,54, 447, 501, 502. .535, 549. 5,50,
674, .575, 588. 721, 789, 820, 8G4, 890, 912. i'Sl, 997.
Ptiiimie, 46,970, 971.
PliilhowKr, 579.
Fix ley, 6ou, 880.
Pike, 548, H39, i08«.
Pickett, 430.
Pilsbury, 51.
Piper, 540. 547. 833, 1002, 1027.
Pier, 386, .574.
Pitcher, 371.
Pickanl. 1140.
Pineo, 220.
PillMbury, 920, 929.
Pierce, 51, 54, 55, 171, 2Wt, 235, 206, 283, 3(H, 324, 8.56,
;«J1, 879, 387, 4.S0. 444. 473, 474. 488, 490, 491, 540,
60G, 684, 720, 7.S8, 739. 771, 972, 1007, 1021.
Pierson, 4C0, 451, 587. 588, 730.
Pitts, 320.
Pickering, 55.
Pickney, 1074.
Piuney, 373, 553.
Piorsall, 1013.
Pluuket, 746.
Plimpton, 52, 163.
Plumb, 5()6.
Flummer, 491, 779.
Phiuibly, 192.
Piatt, 273, 402, 575, 594. 595. 859.
Poott, 202.
Porter, 47, 48, 49, 54. 55, 58, 137, 144, 294. 828, 824.
380, 384, 458, 4S5, 489, 490, 565, 775, 968, 987.
Pool, 46, 19(1,355, 789.
Fortes, 413.
P.-tter. 181. 264, 3,50, 363, 410, 445, 450, 525, 526, 531,
544, 595. 606. 684. 727. 813, 814, 1008.
Pollard, 27.
Pottinger. 1121.
Powell. 404, 1112.
Power, 11.5(1.
Powers, 2 0, 313, 460, 574, 832, 690, 944. 1188.
Pope, 1107, 1117.
Ponioroy, 155. 225, 277. 818, 336, 413, 421, 486, 467,
470, 503, .'.(l4,62:i,i,.,6.
Pout, 327. 559, 725, H4U.
I'oiid, 4H, 5J. 431, 1017, 1043.
Polk, 616, 1137.
Powers, 55.
I'oUi.iiin,-,. 582.
Poor, 742.
Preslon, 514.
Prudden, L'97.
Preslii., 23li, 237, 238.
PressiuKer, 480.
I'ruden, 219.
Proiidlit, 370.
I'retlyiiiMU, 120.
Prior, 357.
Priest, 426, 448. 490.
Price, 114,441.525,527.
Prier, 465.
Proud, 349.
I'rilz. 842.
I'roctor, 53, 1(j9, 808. 858, 481, 482, 1032, 1050.
Prescolt. UIOO.
Fryer, 272, 400.
Prentice, 820, 825, 913, 1110.
Pratt, 101. 162, 204, 231. 270, 360, 368. 384, 438. 489.
454. 45^, 462, 475, 493, 518, 654, 716, 784, 739, 742,
785. 8(i5, 961,1, 9^2. 986. 9fct, 989.
Front, 1U23, 1016.
Pray, 173, 178, 240.
ProQty, 824.
Fresson, 329.
Froster, 1030.
Prince, 325, 971. lOOO.
Prentice, 3.50.
Fardy,841,851,8G4.
Pallmau, 676.
Pullen, 418.
Pnmpelky, 440.
Fntney<537,)(i()> 791.
Pulbif.T, 2Kii, 486. 1044, 1054.
Putnam, 52. 58, 60, 62, 63, 196, 235, 288, 841, 846.
358, 519, 52(1, 522, 656, 804, 633, 881. 917.
Pnckelt, 1060.
Fariile, 720, h89. 944.
Purchase, 849. 937.
PyuchoD, 11.5. 144.
Qoarl.s. 11.19.
Quinley, 1006.
Quiucy, 997.
Quimby. 187, 271, 288.
Qni^«le, 725, 726.
Quick, 859.
Randolph, 352, 576, lu59, 1060, lOfll, 1063, 1072.
Itan.som, 209, 2-%4, 316, 431, loll, 1012.
Uandall, 122, 24:i. 244, 2m4, 530, 752, 821, 916.
Itaw.son 79, 80, 84, 106. 819,469.
Handle, 388.
Uaynioiid, 184.429, 492, 493, 605, 675, 779, 790, 869,
109H. 11(10.
Kay, 73.5, ',Mi2.
Kae, 47, Kdl.
IJaum, ll;tl, 1132, 1134, 1130, 1136. —
Hand..!, 271.
Kapleyea, 188.
Kawle, 849.
Rawson, 74.
Hayner, .594.
llanuoy, 19i), 323, 487. 488. 770.
Kanjsdell.427. 548.840.
Iiei«art,4e!'.
Keed, 61. 32'.t, 311, 371,423, 431, 508. 666, 980, 9s3,
1004. 1011. 1030, 1041. 1019.
Reyni>lds.lJO. 141. -215, 218, 2.52, 253, 254. 278, :«»,
302, 414, 423, 495, Oo7, 774, 775. 786, 875. 1008, 1 136.
Reese, 64, 86H.
Reuwick, 481, 988.
Keaui, 371.
lieeve. 232.
Redlon,959, 968.
Kea, .59.
Redlow, 9»)9.
ReDiff. 436.
Reeder, 2.88.
Remini,'toii, 530.
ll'J'J
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
KequH, 380, 56"), 856.
Kecur.l. 3dO, 541.
Kew, 607.
Head. 48. 189, 330, 488, 981.
K.-ildint', 44, 361.
Elieciu, 1U43, 1054.
Ktiodes, 126, 127, 025, 1043, 1130.
KiiKf, 744.
Ritterbush,723, 724. 891.
Ricl.ford, 942.
Risley, 561, 575, 852.
KiKKs, 382.
Riiidge, 209.
Ridlon, 1000, 1026.
Rid.T, 120.
Ripley, 540, 541, 825, 827.
Ricliardson, 64. 103, 200, 253. 514, 659. 736, 998,
1(KJ5, 1122, 1145.
Ri.llington, 727.
Riddlo. 536.
Rich. 960, 980.
Rice, 46. 121. 248, 286, 307. 336, 342. 343, 443, 444,
454, 4r.5, 460. 462. 513, 719. 742, 743, 788, 857, 889,
909, 939, 9G8. y72, 9M), 1003.
RiehardB, 209, 274, 418, 671, 883, 954, 977, 992,
KXil, 1002.
Ritchie, 374, ,155. 1135, 1149.
Rickor, 1019, 1045.
Richmond, 461, 527, 548, 601, 741, 840, 984.
Riach, 593, 865.
Ri»,'le, 583.
Kouads. 1U4, 372.
Rowc, 235, 342, 484. 497, 785.
EoKors, liiy. 332, 378, :«5. 423. 517. 573, 5f8. 6.')6. 772,
775. 78r,. 807, 857, 858, 880, 905, 936, 956, 1084, 1104,
nor.. 1110, 1133.
Ri)llestoii,38<).
|{osenberry, 734.
Rohhiii.s 225 242. 246. 304, 306, 436, 457, 462, 403,
470. tii7, 737, 1112, 1121.
Rodo. 77. 84.
Rosocraus, 724.
Roberts, 273, 311, 575, 604. 646. 647, 715, 1108, 1119.
Rowell. 1043. 1054.
Rockwood, 224. 488, 505. 771.
Roseabury, 454.
RobiDBOij,45, 47. 50, 51, 58, 172. 173, 191. 273, 284,
3U8. 317. 323, 358, 3H4. 435, 471. 484, 552, 579, 590,
591, mi, 767, 775, 899, 913, 968, 1013, 1020.
Ri.o, 986.
U..bb, 1121.
Roc.t, 140, 160, 209, 225,227, 228. 229, 312, 435. 455,
727, 737, 754. 1008.
i:olf«, 1U61, 1087.
Rohw, 971.
Rodman. 134, 135, 136, 190, 1154, 1157.
Itobie, MiZ.
Itoscoe, 381.
Rose, .'-.9.^, 822, 823, 1092, 1097.
Roburtbon, 51, 62, 988.
Rollinn, 669. 825, 1113.
RoshitiT, 594. I
Ro.-,8, 2>57. 438, 743, 1009, 1017. 1111.
Royall, I0h6.
Rod«.TM,256, 371, 551. 557.
Roy, :W6.
RolMirtM, 770.
llor.-.('velt, 47H, 610.
llockwMll, ;tl7.
RojIhuco. 789, 910.
RuKKleu, 5.'i3.
Russell, 118, 162, 235, 276, :M5, 316, 491, 522, 604.
tm, 755. 790, 838, 872, 882, 890, 973, 991, 1»W7, 998,
9<.(«, 1020. 1023.
KniiiMy. 3«7,834.917.
Ku.ld.97. 114. 136, 190,272, 39»J, 423. 656.
Uuilorow. 728.
Kut({(irs, 3h9.
KiitenlHjiir. 181.
Kunyon, 57H.
RiishiiKit). 2H4, 434.
Ku^'»{len. Kj'.U.
Kydr,r, 134. 184, 186, 270, 379, 387, 490. 574, 858.
Ryiin, 38, 371.
Ryerson, 376, 559, 710, 1008, 1035.
Sanderson, 235, 288, 836, 337, 438, 500, 505. 508, 787.
792, 908, 1013.
Salton, 213, 409, 6U5, 873.
Saltoubtall. 86. 87.
.Sanborn, 656, 658, 879, 983, 1005, 1018, 1021.
Hanford, 403, 597, 7»8. 843, 868. 1086, 1087.
.Suiter, 37, 64.
Hatford, '.tWt.
Saddler, 591.
Bands. 129.
Say, 832.
Sawtello.727.
Sackett, 12a, 129, 451.
Hale, 1112.
Salels, 605, 874.
Saville, 35, 82.
Savage, 998.
Sampson, 463, 604.
Salter, 373, 554.
Sawyer. 283, 451, 516, 541, 739, 777. 827.
Savel, 958, 962, 968.
SampBon. 361. 1023, 1045. 1105.
Samson. 785, 008.
Sawen, 49, 50, 66, 987.
Sarver, 1086.
Satterleo, 643. ,
Sargent, 229. 283, 803, 442, 547, 740, 833, 917. 922.
Salisbury, 403,806.
Safford, 748.
Schlick, 938.
Schurtz, 582. 1006.
Schmidt, 565.
Scofield, 562.
Schrowder, 354.
Scribuor, 60.
Schaundor, 414.
Scranton, 275, 276. 409, 604.
Scott, 21U, 224, 284. 303. 329, 333, 337, 437, 455, 490.
491, 492, 495, 505, .'iori, 682, 690, 743. 777, 779, 887,
905. 957, 984, 1006, 1108, 1112.
Scamniou. 58, 1025.
Schieliolin, 384.
Scudder, 107, 127, 128.
Schaunberg, 1035, 1052.
Sohuvler, 472.
Scriples, 880.
Scoboy. 844.
Soheuck. 388.
Scoville, 499, 574. 781.
Soekell. 530.
Searl, 16M, 495.
Soarle, 115, 169, 170, 349, 522, 832. 916, 1036.
Searles, 1033.
Seaward, 402.
Seward. 103, 136. 197, 276, 278, 353, 694.
Soary, 1110.
Sellock, 443.
.Sevoronco, 121, 140, 161. 446, 483, 486, 768.
Sedgwick, lilO.
Sears, 45, 296, 842.
Sergeant, 458.'
Seymour, 224, 308. 387, 597.
Settle, 1093.
Sewall, 834, 412, 501, 758, 762, 1108.
Solby, 325.
Souiiioiis, 547, 8:«J.
Selkirk, 562,852.
Siddoll, (104.
Simon«oii, 583.
Simton, 559.
Single, 557.
Sithes, 448.
Silsby, 431, 682.
SiploH, 884.
Sirimiitiin, 377.
Sibley, 980.
Siiijoiuls, ;i04, 458. 550, 740, 7riO.
SiiupHoti, ll.'iH, IIW).
Sinii.H.ns. ^79. 543, 828, 844, 935, 1081, 1082, 1086,
1112, 1113, 1120.
SiHsoiiH. 82.498, 499.
Sias. 42l>, «r.7.
Sim, 270. :ir,l), 3H7.
Sharp. I'.tO, 401, 5.H2, 687, 905. 945.
Shnbrick, 258.
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
ll'JJ
SholiK.n, 48. 02, 117, 120, 124. 116, 175, 'iiO, Jll. 283,
2U4, ;il'.i, 551. 002, 724, Sttl,U45.
Shoii. 1UU». ,
Hluirwooil, 275, 502, 503, 000, 003, OdO. '
Hliiriey. 173.
Sbopiinl, 10U5.
Bhaw, 17, 51, 57,83, ?41.351, arij, 40'J. 4VJ, 537, 551,
602, (>a"i, m\. 70y, H45, HtiU. H7U, 874, 'J04, 908.
filiotwull. IKl'J.
Short, 1(19, 3USI, 1081.
Hhedd. 544, 003.
Hlieo, 04.
Bhioldit, 200, 204. 10W5. 112;».
.Slinrburnes, 815.
Slu)ur«r. 138. DOl.
Hlieuriiiun, 013.
ShonuHii. 28, 62, 193, 444, 4*1, 055, 709, >32. W)-!. U16,
1007.
SliFHvi*. 205, S74.
Shafter, 420,057.
Shay, 1)5.
Sharpo, 5^8.
Shattuck. 223, 229, 071, HM.
Shuttloton, 787.
Sherloy, 75.
Sliopardson, 735, 895.
Sholley, 405.
HlupuiBn,220.302, 582, 862.
Sbepard, 48, 51, 103, 320, 552, 501, 575, 004, 820, 981,
1005.
Hbotterby, 549.
Bhopbord, 255, 378.
Shryock, 1147, IIBO.
Sliey,8l.
Bhufelt, 727.
8hira«, 312.
Sbarruw, 51, 53, 56, 232, 234, 235.
8knltoii, l(tt)5.
Skinn.^r, 164, 747.
Skillmun, 579.
Skitf, 697.
Slate, 224, 329.
Hloeper, 095, 1020.
Bloat, 257.
Sloan, lliitf.
Blator, 248.
Slau«bt«r, 887, 1102, 1105, 1100, 1107, 1111, 1U9,
ii;!8.
Smally, 209.
Smock. lOU, 272.
Smith. 45, 48. 51, .55, CI, 83. 101, 112, VM, 111, 124,
14;}, 154, 15.^1, 1,50, 157, 158, 160, 101, 102, 164, 106.
175, 183, 210, 211, 222, 225, 227, 228, 229, 233, -^37,
2;i8, 243, 248, 249, 270, 284, 288, 289, 294, 2i»5, 290,
300, .103, 304, 319. 322. 323, 324. ;t25, 327, 330, 341,
355, 302, 865, 887, 425, 428, 433, 4.14,440, ir.4, 450,
465, 467, 4S4, 485, 491, 501, 503, 522, .'i31, .'-5ii, .578,
.597, 000, 603, t;05, 643, 659, OSI, Ovj. 083, 099, 730,
748, 767, 769, 776, 778, 788, 789; 80tl, h23, 837, 840,
842, 858, 808, 871, 881. 884. 893, 904, 918, 929, 932,
934, 939, 977, 983, 1003, lOOti, 1020, 1025. 1032, 1043,
1054, 1082, 10S4, 1122.
Smoiid, 114, 140, 162, 303, 445, 456.
Siuithwick, 402.
Hmitherrt, 312.
Small.506, 791, 856, 1004.
Smalloy, 582.
Smart, 3.59.
Smoot, 724.
Smyth. 27. 28.
Bnollinc, 587.
aQ«ll,49, 239. 301,841,931.
Huyiit-r, 454.
HnitToa, 753, 900.
Snow, 44, 166, 168. 169, 170, 171, 171, 240. 350. 362,
303, 868. 428, 432, 444, 492, 527, 528, 531, 548, 544,
545, 599, 720, 736, 800, 815, 829, 890.
Soathgiite, 136, 190.
Soatie. 1059, 1060.
Sotwell.83.
Soule. 487, 542.
Hommers, 317.
Soper, 001.
Sowden, 85.
Sonthworth, 300, 779.
Bpinuey. 52.
Spear, 371.
MpoUman, liW'., 235.
Sprout, 48, 58. t)81.
Hporry, 001, H69.
HpinniiiK. 2?4.
Hpoiicor. 35, 30, 4», 273, 355, 378, 511, 001, lOlW.
SpaldiiiH, 2i;. 378, 083. 835. 8H4.
.Spaiildliih'. r.ii;, .^jO. 606, 081.
Hpiitford, 137, r.i'.i, 2h3, 458.
Spooner. 343, 380. m06.
BpraniiH, 47, 55. ir,6, 244, 270, 337, 350, :W1. 411, 4'i8,
530, 061, 710, 1010.
Siiiiirub, 231. 330, 332, 492, 493, 533.
Htoko8.2.'.2, 742.
Starr, 458.
StapliiM, 240. H42.
Hlurtovaut. 1018.
ritaoo. 600.
Sterry, 240.
Htawurt, 565, 023, 644.
Stocker, 22H.
SUimtoii, 532, 533.
StiloB, 227, 301, 070, 671.
Hturjcea, 575.
Stownll, 225, 293, 908, 918, 1017.
.Stilwoll. 739, 980.
Stono, 191. 244. 275, 284, 330, 350. 367, 378, 88«. 408,
413, 419, 439, .^.00, 541,601,015, 644, 749. 825, 849,
878, 977, 978, 980, 981, 9.^4. 1002, 1118 977. 978.
Htouff, 870.
StrobridRc, 162, 165. 491.
Htursia, OMI.
Strattori, 155, ri6, 162, 222, 224. 225, 226, 279, 801,
304, 425, 427, 454, 456, 458, 490, 660, 733.
Stoddard, 14 i, 318, 331, 412, 739, 833, 956, 984, 1007.
1037.
Stafford, 1017.
Stanton, 382, 505.
Stockman, lOU, 1012, 1041.
StrouK, 130. 191. 279. 309, 474, B12, 562.
StoiiHBtretjt, 1118.
Stacy, 312, 1U07, 1034, 10J5.
Stowe.007,084, 875.
Stockwoll, 103.
Staats, 578.
Streeter, 303.
Staudinb, 235, 977.
Starr, 740.
Stuart, 413.
Standard, 274.
Strykor, .578, 707.
St. John, 61.
Stowartuon, 830.
St. Carr, 282.
St. Ore.s, Mill.
Storms, 741, 890.
Storuy. 51, 295, 332, 922, 1037.
Stiinsou, 510.806, HSii.
.Starbuck. .^23.
Stebbins. 121,110, 161, 198, 222. 2'24, 232. 288. 297,
320, 337, 845. 44J. 550, 005, 721, 7:J7, 749. 844. 874.
Stearns. 52, 230, 231, 307. 4'2fl, 440, 458, 459, 463. 514,
659, 689, 715. 743. 744, 805, h88, 031, 971, 972. B80.
Htophons. 114. 125. 557, 849.
Stansbury,660, 882.
StDwart, 4111. .582. 768. 779, ^40, 800, 887, 1082, 1086.
Stool, 101, 136, 1086, 1092, 1139.
Strickor, 404, tiOO.
Steward, 5.'i7, 686.
Stevens, 28. 235, 274. 276, 205. 346, 403, 400, 409, 482,
595.596. 597,603,000, S40, 857, 981. 071, 981, WW.
997. 1030. 1112.1121.
Strickland, 110, 283. 807, 402, 401. i397, 898.
St.)Uk,'htoii, 9.',3.
Stanley, 91. 505. 056, 879, 949, 951.
Starkwoathor, 734.
StackhoUHO, 136. 191.
Stokins. 489. 770.
Stark. 00, 212. 2,52, 293. 312. 3B3. 787, 908. 940, 847.
Stovonson, 122, 293, 620, 036.
StotHon, 1011, 1012.
Stokes, 442.
Storro, 02. 03, 209.
Stroet, 475.
Hteoro, 122, 123. 174.
Steger, 860.
Stockton, 122. 255. 2'.«, 257, 258. 259, 260. -201. 262,
263, 204, 205, 374, 555.
ll;<4
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
>;rhi.K>'. KCi.
Man, la^2, liws, lONi.
Htracliaii, 10«"^, 10H7.
Stiol, 10^7.
Stuyvosaiit. 851.
Sullivau, bU), nil.
Siiumer. ;tu5, -JiC, 4G1, 1002, 1027.
Sutton, 133, IM), 187, 2i)7.
Siill.MiK'er, Uri, 1141.
Sutphiu, 1136.
Hwt-nej , ti4.
Bwcft, 434, 74rt.
Swift, lU, 6J. 423, 407, 471, 472, 7.V2.
Swei'tmau, ()7l.
Sw.illow, 440, 715.
Swfitzi.T, 2f)l.
Swcauigeii. 413,624.
Swayue, 036.
8wam, 253.
Swau. 45N, 459.838, 1080, 1050.
Hwczoy, 725.
Syins. 4MJ.
Syraomis, 161.
SykeB, yi, 1<«.
Bympson, 78.
Sylvoster, 101, -288, 802, 361, 48».
Tarball. 305,836, 929.
Tarbell, 546, 8;J4.
TaMiRli, 2.50.
Tallnian, 557, Kid.
Talcott, 61,62, 2:11.
TaKfe'art, 1128, 1146.
Taft, ;J86, 4aa, H21, 826, 914.
Talhol, 350. 508, 569, 1091, 1095.
Tallinaiui, 276, 374.
Tai.loy 1026.
Taliuauue, 475.
Tayler, 543.
Taylor, 37, U, 61. tU, 80, hO, 110, 120, 130. 132, 133,
140, 142, 183,211, 213, 226, 245, 255, 2KS, 29(1, z92,
298, 290, 297, 329, 335. 31,2, 3riH, 371, 373, 434, 448.
491, .'■.(1;.. 548, 597, 005,640, 647, 724, 725, 740, 829,
874, 899, 936, 948, ttOH, 987, 9HH, 989. 1(K)5, 1030. 1081,
11)44, 1080, 1081. 10t<4, 1086. 1088, 1093, 1104, 1110.
Tabbcrt, 1038, 10.53.
'I'alx.r. 365, iw, 529, 809.
Tarr, 992. 1055.
TaljHF, 387, 529. 530, 820, &2o, 914.
Talfour, .591.
Tauuor, 831.
Telfair. ,582, 860.
TeactioDt, 494.
Tftiiify.481, 83^, 1(X)9.
Teuenck, 272,394,395.
Teul, 192.
Teiiiplc, 152, 158, 335, 435, 469, 639. 686.
Ten Eyck, 581.
Terhune, 271,388.
Terry. 296. 451, 634, 643, 687, 814, 887, 1095, 1099,
1112.
Ti^rponiiiK, 603. 601. 870. 871, 872.
Tliurtx'r. 245, 42.'., ho9, 911.
Tliurutou. 77, 83, 97. 104, 123, 127, 244, 930, 9S4,
Ills.
Tl.ayor, 49. 173, 240, 323. 342, 3.59, 360, 538, 540. 961,
971-,, 977, 9m2 9.->», 984, 985, 987, 1007. 1048.
Th.irtniik.'. 47.9<W.
ThwiriK, 825. 826.
Tliompson. 45. 46, 52. 64, 109, 200, 213, 302, 332, 302,
371, 414. 453, 486, 529. 512, 6m4, 720, 733, 754, 820,
h32. hll>, h04. Hut;, H94, W)2, 931. 970, 973. 1005,
1007, 1011. 1011, UO.i, lUH.
Thurston, 170, 547, 718, 719, 749, 883, 835,886, 887,
91H.
Tlu.rnu, 107. 128, 134.
Thwoat, 1082.
TliomaH, 46. .55, 124, 200, 213, 323, 359, 362, 374, 443,
46(). 513, 55-;, 573, .5h7, 603,.7IH, 734, 970.
Thui-ntt. 1083.
Thorn, 134.
ThKtohor. 94.
Tiikwi.rth, 518, 80,8.
TilliuK'haHl, 3.'.0. 531. 842, 918.
TilfMuy, 804, 330, 493.
Tilsloy.273.
'I HUB, 127, 12*1, 174. 240, 206.
A
V I it. Ml, M>. s^. '.vVV
Tltcoinb. 40, 301, 994.
Tiifi.nl, 461, 162.
Tiiidomun, 207.
Tililon, 597, 619, 620, 639.
Tillson, 327.
Tichouor, 603, 871.
Torruns, 1098.
Tulman, 709.
TowuHond, 507, 838, 8.58.
Townsheud, 423, 656, 879, 880.
Toiuliuf^oii, 471.
Tootlo, 1136.
Torry, 439.
Towle, 404, 1017.
'I'orrcy, 986, 990.
Townes, 350, 371.
Towno, 465, 492, 721, 748, 780. 899.
Tooley, 276.
Toplitf, 200, ;;25.
Totoway, 54.
Toy, 312.
Townsley, 228, 508.
Todd, 48, 221, 411, 1119.
Towhiey, 1128.
Towle, 274.
Tobey, 334, 483,*500, 543, 766, 787, 788, 789, 829,992,
1085.
Tracy, 165.
'rueudoll, 880, 564.
TrowbridKe, 213, 428, 670, 723.
TriRt's, 1138.
ToiuBon, 67.
Truiiiau,823, 824.
Trainer, 468. 743.
'1 roat, 297. 474.
Trno, 960. 971.997, lOlfl.
Treuiaiue, 452, 731.
Trow.44, 57, 351, 355.
Truuutfll. 1120, 1121.
TraphaK(m, 395, 582.
Tram, 284, 730.
Trumbull, 61, 404, 499, 1081.
Tripp, 241, 630.
Travi.s, 574, 731,893, 894.
Trovillion, 1135, 1148, 1149.
Tribou, 360.
Tree, 695.
Trank, 336, 962. 987.
Truman, 103.
'I'urney, 494.
Tuttle, 62, 332, 1148. 1157.
Tuck«r, 449, .530, 726, 825, 892, 1082 10^3, 1087, 109 J.
Turner, 53, 114, 115, 129, 172, 210, 275, 41X1, 456, 463,
475, 739, 753, 1044, 1056, 1093, 1118.
Turk, 377.
Tnrnin, 126, 178.
Tullis, 727.
Tupper, 47, .58. 59. 955. 968. 969.
Tufts, 335.
Twitchell, 39.
Tweedy, 317.
TyiuK, 28.
TyHHun, 93.
Tyler, 191, 257. 263 288, 435.945, 978, 1003.
Ty lor, 911.
Underwood, 103, 0, 461, 605, 1057.
Uuderhill, 89, 91 i.l3, 187, 2.50.
Uiid..rBlit.ll, 191, 273.
Dpdike. 3,50, 531.
Ul.liam, 9H2, 1008.
Ubhi.r, 349, 529.
Utlerbuch, 1146, 1156.
Van (ilyck, 1032.
Van 1 loose, 1091.
Van Huanen, 1009.
Valciitint', 250, 862.
Vanh.uo, 7,12.
Valh'tto, 550.
Vanhorii". 458.
Vail, 01, 03, 1«6, 260, 267, 269, 275, 377. 682.
Van HuHkirk,909.
Van liurun, 448, 616, 626, 936, 948.
Van.l.TburK. 302, 600.
Van Ciiuip, 573.
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
1195
Van Cortlandt, 5«.
Vau Dt<rveer, 578, 57U.
Van l)ovo»'r, 894.
Villi Dorvourl, 394, 578.
Vhii Doveutor, 18.M, 394, 579.
Vhii Duzi'e, 6H0, H«8.
Van Dorii, lf2, 570,859.
Van Dyck, 59.
Van MHrti'u, 555.
Van Ni'st, 3hM, 389. 390, 3'.tl, 393, 304. 57S.
Vail Niirtwiok, iSS.
Villi 8ifkle,-,;74.
Van .Scliaifk, 59.
Van Hlyker, 8U2, 452.
Vau VioKliton, 185, 187, 188.
Van Wyck, 134, 184, 2t55.
Vau Woert, 714,689.
Veech, 583, t!tJ2.
Vorin, 1124.
Vescelius, 579.
Vernon, 835.
Vertresa, 1093.
Vermule, 272, 396, 861.
Veazio, 968.
Veruoy, 365.
Verrill, 991.
Verbrnyok,S88.
Vilea, 372.
Vinton, 49.
Vinal, 820.
Vineyard, 1135, 1149.
Vliet. 497, 8«i2, 941.
Voorbees, 388. 472, 579, 581, 719.
Vose, 44, 50, 51, 170, 451, 729, 954, 955. 957, 988.
VoKol, 583, 1032, 1051.
Vredenburfth. 879,881.
Vroman, 716.
Walker. 51, 106. 126, 243. 248, 250, 262, 258, 855, 385,
447, 500, 573, 688, 735, 895, 990, 1020, 1105.
Wad.sworth, 691, 753, 978.
Wanton, li;9.
Watson, 427, 777,905.
Warner, 39, 48, 49, 52, 58, 104, 116, 117, 138, 165, 199.
285, 286, 2113, 320, 321, 3;i0, 834. 342, 348, 858, 365,
374, 438, 449, 531, 546, 551, 725, 726, 744, 791. 809,
081..
Waite, 163, 164, 210, 211, 248, 284, 285, 288, 828, 485,
436, 444, 445, 685, 686, 889.
Walorton. 73.
Wanier. 745.
Waiter, 685.
Wait. 137, 162, 720, 890, 995.
Walton. 35, 36. 166, 276, 981, 946.
Watt. 886.
Waring, 186.
Watorbury, 484, 747.
Warno, 120.
Wuy.Bmi.
Wallon, 349, 626, 527.
Watta,9«4.
Walkli.MKl. 82.
Wati iuH, 1&4, IM, 224, VSI.
Wator^on, 86.
Ware, 973.
Walcott. 3ii3, 545.
Waters, 186, 186, 190, 141. 468.
Walter. 318, 915.
Walling, 843.
Washington. 52. 505, 1067.
Waltnall, 1086.
Wallace, 547, 8:55, 841, 875, 932.
Wakloo, 312, 463, 464.
Waith, 747.
Waterman, 168. 177. 181, 241, 242, 248, 244, 350, 365,
529.
Wales, 967. 988.
Warren, 103, 197. 235, 284, 337, 846, 374, 889, 482,
433, 43e), 437, 450, 506, 525, 529, 854, 683, 684, 954,
959. '.60, 1014, 1023, 1087, 1116.
Walters 1132.
Washburn, 59, 122, 226, 269, 804, 886. 83«, 916, 946,
1042.
Wayle.s, 1065.
Ware, 214, 279, 324, 426, 443, 657.
WaUlen, 955, 956.
Waldo, 122, 172, 350.
Waller, 529.
Wa(ld,954.
Wattles. 45, 58. '
Wainnoau, 87:t. 554.
Wakeiuau, 129.
Wallis, 391.
Walbridt'O, 892.
Ward. 62, 68, 198, 278, 800, 301, 3J5, 382, 865, 369.
406. 487, 5U3. 545, 602, 650, 736, 896, 944, 1000, 1111.
1 118.
Walthall, lOdl.
Wade. 46, 67. 123. 861, 505, 791.
Watkins, 854, 1118.
Wakoloy, 281. 382.
Walrirou,579.
WatkiuMiU, 81, 82, 92, 91, 94, 95, 449.
Waldh, 385.
Wescott, 243. 8.'>0, 864, 884.
Weld, 228, 279, 425.
Wolnian, 992.
Weaver, 1,'.8, 1108.
Weigan, .SeS.
Weary, 775. 905.
Webb, 50, 62, 101, 114. 186, 277, 832, 871, 943.
Wellington, 1013, 1041.
Westgarth, ri88, 864.
Weir. 444, 922.
Welcli. 209, r,41, 583. 591, 882.
Weattierby, 405. 782.
Weatherhf^e, 977, 1003, 1028.
Weeaou, 49, 59,911.
We-st, 878, 411, 1085.
Webber, 561.
Wellman, 129, 274, 404, 480.
Wedgewood, 371.
Wesley. 685.
Wells, 47, 48, 51. r<S, 55, 56,67, 118. 119,140. 154, 160,
161, 311,229, 230, 232, 234, 285, 279, 285, 2H7. 288,
289, 824, 384, 843, 436. 437, 512, 6.54, 6.56, 689, 721,
740. 848, 969, 1036, 1036.
Wendelken. 499.
Weston, 489. 737. 771, 988, 989.
Weed. 271.
Weldon,.VHO.
Wentworth,202, 208, 208. 253. 866, 969, lOlO, U39,
1152, 1158.
Weatherston, 837.
Wetherell, 172, 236, 238, 850, 354, 355, 536, 537.
Weller, 501.
Webster, 226, 293, 297, 833, 378, 447, 600. 911.
West«rvelt, 860.
Weeks, 277, 278, 333, 495, 1085.
Whitaker, 385,516,843.
Whitteniore, 778.
Whoolock, 58, 458, 499, 806, 740.
Wharton, 922.
Whitll..lcl. 218.297.
Wheat l.>y, lUl.
^vllll..hlU.^''•:, .S(j3.
Whiitoii,»;j.
Whi|)|.le, rt.S. 10:1, 128, 128, 160, 166, 174, 177, 241,
244. VUll. 4r.s, 54(1, 789, ,MS, 814, IWI. V.l. W.H.
\Vhotli>u, 3iO.
WhltU'U, 1042.
Whitney, 4ti, 58, 57, 223, 2te6, 287. 300, 314. 4;W, 521,
537. 624. 657, 681, 730, 881. IW6, 1116.
Whit<)u,9Sl.
Whiting, 227, 860, 539, 540, 555, 824, 660, 940.
Wheeler, 116, 206, 300, 303, 849, 372, 386, 410, 442,
467, 527, 552. 575, 685, 812, 928, 972, 973, W96, 997,
1112.
Whiteacarvor, 1110.
Whitehoud, 182.
White. 57, 93, 94, 116, 186, 213, 229,233, 284. 286,284,
323, 324, 8.54, 363, 878, 402, 446, 469. 4hr., 533, 536,
537, 612, 545, 549, 694, 646, 848, 661, 674, 699. 768,
828, 1031, 1043, 1044. 1129, 1148.
WhitUKiii, 172, 244, 266, 349. 860, 365, 368, 377, 540,
546.582, 9H,J086,
Whitcomb, 60, f,08, 661. 971. 997, 998.
Whaley, 549, K40.
Wheaton, 246.
Winters, 719.
Williams, 44. 4.->. 46, 48, 50, 51, 53, 57,88,91, 116. 118,
155, 156. 158, 168, 169, 172, 174, 198, 199, 200, 202,
203, 204, 20t), 207, 208, 212, 214, 221, 222, 2;i5, 242,
244, 248, 280, 293, 308. 313, 817. 333. 350, 351, 854,
1196
INDEX OF OTHER NAMES.
8B&, ;iS6, 3i7, 'i:>b, Mi, 367, liTS, 412, 44«, 455, 468,
4«8. 4,Sb, 500. 501. 5S1, 538, 537, 545. 547, 549, 553,
5b0, rtb7, 72G, 73rt, 787, 748, 824, 847, 887. 89U, 904,
we, 988, IIHU, 1042, 1054, 1081.
WiiiKate, 3U!, 3U7.
WiliitT, 286, 323, 487, 683, 870. 084, 1007.
Wiarrt, 831.
Wildo, 40, 164, 4«6, 751.
Wild*, 615.900.
Willis. S80.
Wilkinsou, 250. 305, 723, 747, 830, 831, 1113.
Winthroi), 86, h7, 183.
Wiuter, 465, 889.
Wiley,232, 837, 505.
Williumsiuii, 715.
Willurd, 28. 151. 152, 191, 209, 224, 273, 403, 508. B95.
Wilkf^B. 1087.
Winsor, 576. ,
Wilbur, 868. 537, 828, 1001,
WilU, 685, 939.
Willot, 182, 255.
Wilson, 151, 252, 852, 853. 367. 374, 4«9, 647, 551, 658,
559, 643, 732, 809. 835. 845, 908, 954, 958, 959, 968,
997, 1018, 1024, 1088, 1105. 1109, 1113.
Wilter. 333, 495.
Wilboro. 45. 57. 5»fl. 537.
WiiiK. 885,463,770,990.
Wiunlow, 222. 88B. 448, 991.
Wilmiuuton, 686.
Wilbur, 854, 355, 823.
Witherell, 818.
Wiltsio, 685.
Willcinb, 272, 273, 400, 401. 458, 1087.
Winn, 1141.
Wilcox, 250, 252, 253, 25t, 277, 278, 405, 410, 484, 552,
597, 600, 732, 783, 669, 871, 1006, 105O.
WikotI, 554, 846.
WellinK, 462.
WilcoxHon, 156, 278.
Wilt, 787, 896.
Windsor, 368, 550.
WilouKhby, 1010.
Willorton, 854, 58S.
WiKger, 479.
Wilmot, 682.
Wilbur, 236, 237, 2.S8.
Witlibrs, 1103, 1112.
WinchOhtor, 192, 194, 196, 197.
Withington, 4.^5, 456.
Wiliuot. 297, 884.
Wilmarth, 4H1, 777, 778.
Willihton. U73. 1036.
Wilmer. 2:A, 873.
Wilcher, 986. Zelley, 5.17.
Winsor, 373, 582. Zenor. 862.
Wildmau, 317.
Wilton, 501.
Worthint;ion, 63.
Woodward, 236, 237, 288, 281, 308, 874, 46S, 557, 558,
744, 747.
Woodbury, 47, 62, 164, 232, 336, 842. 860, 490, 503.
613, 643. 777. 870, 929, 942, 968. 996.
Woolcott. 161, 232, 387, 430,678.
Wovel, lOOB.
Woodbridge, 46. 47, 48, 52, B8, 55, 66, 289, 324, 333,
418.
Woodman, 951.
Work, 754, 902.
Woolworth, 214, 839.
Wookey, 133, 138, 188, 862.
WortLou, 681.
Wortbley, 44, 52, 971.
WoodhanB, 587.
WorcostPr, 1005, 1029.
Woodruflf, 409.
Woodcock, 225, 805, 443, 462, 718.
WooBter, 62, 68, 808.
Woodford, 602, 870.
Wortmau, 272.
Wood, 161, 209, 230, 284, 288, 800, 804, 321, 830, 348,
345,403,427, 431, 484, 443, 461, 462, 493, 513, .^57,
597, 681, 739. 768, 781. 832, 858, 908, 912, 916, 986,
987, 1004, 1119, 1186,1137.
Woodhuns, 864.
Wren, 917.
WriKht. 152, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159. 222, 224, 226,
227, 228, 230, 242, 268, 280, 291, 804. 320, 323, 386.
343, 376, 879, 474, 483, 485, 486, 487, 488. .'•)(i4, 575,
584, 686, 741, 767, 778, 790, 815, 823, 842, 864, 913.
Wnnderlich, 1018.
Wyke, lOSl, 1095.
Wythe, 1064.
Wykoff, 603.
Wyatt. 117, 118, 605, 1088, 1094.
Wyniun, 60.
Yancy, 1103, 1111, 1136.
Yaw, 546, 832.
YateH, 124, 832.
Yale. 403, 475, 627.
Yeamoa. 623.
Yeats. 126.
Yell, 1090.
Youngman, 983.
YontE, 485.
YounRa, 174, 241, 243, 248. 819, 540, 556, 776. 842. 847
918, 1082, 1086, 1119, 1181, 1139.
Youtz. 768.
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