Stephen Field (abt. 1671)

Born about 1671 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Son of Zachariah Field and Sarah (Roberts) Field

Husband of Mary (King) Field — married 10 Jun 1717 in Kittery, Maine

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

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Biography

Stephen Field was born about 1671, son of Zachariah Field (abt.1648-abt.1715) and Sarah (Roberts) Field (abt.1657-). There is no reliable source for his date of birth.

Marriage

Stephen Field declared his intention to marry Mary King on 26 Jan 1716-17 in Kittery ^[1]. They were married on 10 Jun 1717 by Rev. John Newmarch^[2].

From Old Kittery and Her Families^[3] on page 401: Stephen Field married 10 June 1717 Mary dau of Richard King.

The following text is from page 570 of Old Kittery and her families ^[4]: Richard King married Mary, dau. of George Lydston. York Deeds IV. 138. He was a shipwright, as was also his father. Was selectman in 1711 and 1712. He died about 1723. His widow married, 23 Dec. 1734, Samuel Johnson. Children:

SARAH ...

SUSANNAH ...

RICHARD ...

DANIEL ...

MARY b. 9 March 1695; m. Stephen Field, 10 June 1717.

GEORGE ...

JOANNA ...

PATIENCE? ...

According to "History of Durham" ^[5]: Stephen Field m. 10 Jun 1717. In 1721 sixty acres were laid out to Stephen Field which were granted to his father Zachariah Field in 1693/4. [Dover Town Records. Cf. Old Kittery and Her Families, p. 401.]

Children

From Old Kittery and Her Families^[6] on page 401: Stephen Field and Mary dau of Richard King had the following children recorded Cf. Genealogy of the Field Family:

Joseph b 18 May 1718 m Abigail Pilsbury 29 Oct 1745

Mary b 14 Sept 1720 m Moses Hanscom

Stephen b 16 Oct 1722 m Jane and had son Daniel b 23 May 1749

Occupation

Stephen Field is mentioned in a legal record that confirms his occupation as a sailor. "15 Dec 1738 Daniel Jacobs John Field, Solomon Pinkham, entered into an indenture with Stephen Field of Kittery, a sailor, regarding the above sixty acres. The indenture was recorded 23 March 1756. NH Province Deed 112:571-2." ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ http://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2009/03/kittery-marriage-intentions-1717-21.html
2. ↑ http://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2013/01/some-marriages-in-kittery-1695-1738.html
3. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=NMV8ijlqeA0C&vq=Daniel%20Field&pg=PA153#v=snippet&q=Daniel%20Field&f=false
4. ↑ Old Kittery and her families by Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, 1850-1927, Published 1903
5. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofd02stac#page/190/mode/2up/search/%22Zachariah+Field%22
6. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=NMV8ijlqeA0C&vq=Daniel%20Field&pg=PA153#v=snippet&q=Daniel%20Field&f=false
7. ↑ https://books.google.ca/books?id=Hgu1BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA182&lpg=PA182&dq=Stephen+Field+AND+Dover+Town+Records&source=bl&ots=8zDOVRYfiW&sig=yF3hmLCnJGNVSffDOJ6EipOAgCM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR34WmidzPAhUUSmMKHWiNAEkQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=Stephen%20Field%20AND%20Dover%20Town%20Records&f=false

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 November 2022, 06:19), entry for Stephen Field (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZ2Z-945 ); contributed by various users.

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Kenneth Field Jr, FTDNA kit #918052, and his 9th cousin, Gregory Field, FTDNA kit #1002783, match with Y-700 SNP testing at haplogroup R-FTD12271, with 3 private variants for Gregory and 4 private variants for Kenneth, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Zachariah Field (abt.1648-abt.1715).