Descendants of William Fifield (801) Journal Report

Descendants of William Fifield (801)



Generation One


1. WILLIAM1 FIFIELD (801) (Glen Fifield, online [email protected], Glen Fifield (Utah), downloaded 5 May 1998.) (Ibid.) was born circa 1615 in Littleton, Hampshire, England (Ibid.) (The New Hampshire Genealogical Record : April 2003, Vol. 20 #2 page 60. Discussion on the origins of various Fifield branches worldwide including William.). He married Mary Batchelder? (802) say 1642 (Pauline J. Oesterlin, compiler, Hillsborough N.H. Court Records, 1772-1794 (Bowie, Md: Heritage Books, 1996), Inferior Court Papers Vol 1; 28 June 1661, Sara Fifield aged 18 deposed. Hereinafter cited as NH Court Records.). He died on 18 Dec 1700 in Hampton, provincial N.H (New Hampshire Vital Records,: Age 80,-,-, New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services, Hazen Drive, Concord, Merrimack, N.H. 03301.) (George & Melinde Sanborn, compiler, Vital Records of Hampton, New Hampshire to the end of the year 1900 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992), Page 120. Hereinafter cited as Hampton NH Vital Records V 1.); Aged above 80 years.
William immigrated from London on the ship Hercules, John Kiddey, Master, which left London March 24, 1634 and Southampton April 18 with 12 passengers. It landed Ipswich MA in April. He became one of the original settlers of Hampton, NH in 1638 and died there in 1700 at over 80 years of age. Records indicate that he had the confidence of his townspeople and other tories in settlement of affairs in dispute. He acted as Attorney, Constable and Sheriff in cases of record. NOTE: About 1652 Giles Fifield appeared in Charlestown MA, married Mary Perkins, moved to Hampton. His descendants were relatively few. His daughter Mary was recorded in Hampton on 9/28/1659. While Sheppard made the assumption that William and Giles were related based on their concurrent appearance in Hampton, it is my opinion that they were not. NOTE: The Descendants of William Fifield published in The American Genealogist by Walter Lee Sheppard Jr provides the basis for information on many of the first 6 generations. Many of the notes on these generations are derived from his notes. Some years of birth have been extrapolated on the assumption of 2 year intervals between children plus correct ordering (not necessarily a good assumption!) by Sheppard. This file represents work in process and may well contain some errors. Further documentation for much of the newer original research is contained in issues of The FIFIELD Flyer, available at NEHGS, New Hampshire Historical Society, the LDS Library in Salt Lake City plus a few other miscellaneous repositories. He lived in 1639 in Hampton, provincial N.H. He was freeman on 2 Jun 1641 in Hampton, provincial N.H. He was land trans John Sanders of Wells for 6 pounds conveys to William Fifield a house lot in Hampton bounded by land of Samuel and Aquila Chase. Witness Robert Tuck. Memo: Aquila Chase says he has sold part of this lot with a house on it to William Fifield for 4 pounds, 4 October 1649, witness Steven Kent on 29 Jul 1644 in Hampton, provincial N.H ("Old Norfolk County Records," The Essex Antiquarian I:3 (March 1897): Page 49. Hereinafter cited as "Norfolk Records."). He was land trans William Fifield conveyed to Anthony Taylor 5 acres of salt march, witnesses Joseph Mason and Humphrey Humber. Essex Antiquarian I:7:114 on 6 Oct 1653 in Hampton, provincial N.H. Samuel Winsley of Salisbury discharged William Fifield of Hampton from debt. Acknowledged in court at Salisbury. Essex Antiquarian II:1:13.

Children of William1 Fifield (801) and Mary Batchelder? (802) all born in Hampton, provincial N.H, were as follows:



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