Joseph Mansfield (abt. 1637 - 1692)

Born about 1637 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Potter) Mansfield — married about 1657 in New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1692 at about age 55 in New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

Joseph Mansfield , the son of Richard Mansfield and Gillian Drake, was born about 1637 and died November 15, 1692. He married Mary Potter, the daughter of William and Frances Potter. Joseph and Mary had ten children: Mary, Martha, Mercy, Silence, Elizabeth, Comfort, John, Joseph, Ebenezer, and Japhet.^[1]

Joseph and Mary were married about 1657.^[2]

Information about the marriages of some of Joseph and Mary's children can also be found in "Families of Ancient New Haven":

Mercy Mansfield married John Bristol, Vol 2, page 309.

Comfort Mansfield married John Benham, Vol 1, page 186.

Elizabeth Mansfield married William Johnson, Vol 5, page 1038.

An undocumented birth date and location (February 27, 1636 in Exeter, Devon, England) have been removed from the data fields. They are noted here, as possible, but needing further research.

The death date, 15 November 1692 is recorded in the heading of his inventory which is recorded in New Haven in the June 1693 court session.^[3] His inventory is not dated.

Sources

1. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, "Families of Ancient New Haven", Vol V, page 1137 (Mansfield Family).
2. ↑ Gary Boyd Roberts, "Genealogies of Connecticut Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register", 1983, Vol 3, page 154.
3. ↑ “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9JW-D : 13 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 332. New Haven Probate Record, 1668-1703, Vol. 2, Part 1, page 135.

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Notes on New Haven Families, NEHGR (Boston, 1912) Vol. 66, Page 308

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77G-M2C : 3 December 2014), Joseph Mansfield in entry for Silence Mansfield, 24 Oct 1664; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. (NEW HAVEN TWP,NEW HAVEN,CONNETICUT. Father listed as Joseph Mansfield.)

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7H9-DV3 : 3 December 2014), Joseph Mansfield in entry for Elisabeth Mansford, 20 Sep 1666; citing ; FHL microfilm 599,303. (Birth 20 Sep 1666, New Haven, Connecticut. Father listed as Joseph Mansfield.)

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F743-QLN : 3 December 2014), Joseph Mansfield in entry for Joseph Mansfield, 27 Dec 1673; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. (NEW HAVEN TWP,NEW HAVEN,CONNETICUT. Father listed as Joseph Mansfield.)

• Mansfield, Horace. The Descendants of Richard and Gillian Mansfield Who Settled in New Haven, 1639 (H. Mansfield, New Haven, 1885) Page 5-6.