Samuel Field (abt. 1651 - 1697)

Born about 1651 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Sarah (Gilbert) Chapin — married 9 Aug 1676 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 24 Jun 1697 at about age 46 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Sergeant Samuel Field was born about 1651 in Hartford County, Connecticut and his parents were Mary (Stanley) and Zachariah Field, Sr. On 24 June 1697, while he was hoeing corn in Hatfield meadows, he was ambushed by Natives and slain. He was buried at Hill Cemetery in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ^[1],^[2]

In 1663 his parents moved the family to Northampton, Massachusetts.

He was a Sergeant in the Turners Falls fight on 19 May 1676. ^[3]

Samuel Field married on 09 Aug 1676 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts to Sarah Gilbert, daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Chapin) Gilbert, of Springfield. She married (second) October 17, 1702, Ebenezer Chapin, of Springfield.

The 9 August 1676 marriage is record at Hatfield, MA. Massachusetts, Town Clerk...d Town Records, 1626-2001 ^[4]

He removed to Hatfield, Massachusetts, where he became a prominent and influential man holding many town offices.

Died 24 June 1697 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Cause: Killed by Indians. The settlement of his estate was dated September 20, 1701.

Children Of Sarah Gilbert and Samuel Field:

1. Samuel (2);
2. Thomas, June 30, 1680; Sarah, June 30, 1683;
3. Zachariah, August 29, 1685 ;
4. Ebenezer, March 17, 1688;
5. Mary, July 23, 1690;
6. Josiah, November 5, 1692;
7. Joshua, April 9, 1695

Sarah married (second) October 17, 1702, Ebenezer Chapin, of Springfield.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #39565936
2. ↑ Cutter, William Richard compiler. New England Families Genealogical and Memorial.V1.New York. Lewis Historical Publ. Co. https://archive.org/details/newenglandfamili031847
3. ↑ The Battle of Turner's Falls or Battle of Great Falls; also known as the Peskeompscut massacre or the "Wissantinnewag massacre", was fought on May 19, 1676, during King Philip's War, in present-day Gill, Massachusetts, near a falls on the Connecticut River. The site is across the river from the village of Turners Falls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Turner's_Falls#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Turner's%20Falls%20or%20Battle%20of,the%20river%20from%20the%20village%20of%20Turners%20Falls.
4. ↑ Hampshire Hatfield Births, marriages, deaths 1655-1843 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRMS-TP?i=74&cc=2061550

• Temple, Rev. J. H., "Thomas Gilbert of Springfield and His Immediate Descendants, Some New Facts" published in [[Space:NEHGR|New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS of Boston, MA in 1888 v42 p280

• Pierce, Frederick Clifton. "Field Genealogy": Being the Record of all the Field Family in America, whose Ancestors were in this Country Prior to 1700 by Hammond Press, W. B. Conkey Co. of Chicago, IL in 1901; p116-117.

See Also Field Genealogy Vol 1 pages 97-100

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Hatfield-345 created through the import of Putnam2-1_2010-01-02_2011-02-16_2011-10-11.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by John Putnam. See the Changes page for the details of edits by John and others.