Stephen Mayfield (abt. 1755 - 1834)

Born about 1755 in Albemarle, Colony of Virginia

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Died 11 Aug 1834 at about age 79 in Overton County, Tennessee, United States

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Stephen was born about 1755. He passed away in 1834.

24.Stephen5 Mayfield (John4, Isaac3, Robert2, Robert1) was born in Virginia, and died 11 August 1834 in Overton County TN.He married Bridget _____. Notes for Stephen Mayfield:
The last will and testament of Stephen Mayfield, dated 08 August 1834, was proved in the Overton County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions on the first Monday of November 1834.In the will, Stephen mentions his two deceased brothers, Isham and Lewis Mayfield; his wife Brigity Mayfield; his son Stephen, Jr.; and his daughter Marian Mayfield.
Since the Overton County, Tennessee Courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1865, many of the early court records of that county have been lost, including all of the 1834 probate records. However, thanks to the diligent research of Fran Wolfe of South Carolina in the 1960's and 1970's, a set of important court documents related to Stephen Mayfield, including a copy of his will, was located in the Library of Virginia in Richmond. The records were part of a claim for VA Revolutionary War Bounty Land, submitted in 1836 to the State of Virginia, by Stephen Mayfield, Jr. The claim was rejected, but several important genealogical records, including Stephen Mayfield, Sr.'s will, were saved thereby!J. Hoyle Mayfield of Bakersfield, California has generously provided a complete set of the original documents to me. A transcript of the will follows:
"Know all men by these presents that I Stephen Mayfield, Senr. of the County of Overton and State of Tennessee being low in health but of sound mind and disposing memory do make and publish this my last will and testament. "1stI will that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner.
"2ndThat all my just debts be paid.
"3rdI will and bequeath to my son Stephen Mayfield all the benefit of two claims which I have to land or money which was coming to my two brothers, to wit, Isham and Lewis Mayfield for services rendered by them in the old Revolutionary War to dispose of as he may think proper.
"4thI will and bequeath all my turning tools together with a hand saw, froe [sic] and drawing knife to my grandson William Mayfield, son of Stephen and Maryann Mayfield.
"5thI will and bequeath unto my granddaughter Mahala Mayfield, daughter of Marian Mayfield, my feather bed and furniture to have at the time of the death of my wife or at any time sooner if my wife should marry again or remove from the county.
"6thI will and bequeath unto my wife Brigity Mayfield all my household furniture exept as above bequeathed, all the rent corn for the present year, and all of my stock of hogs, all my land having been heretofore conveyed to my son Stephen Mayfield.
"It is my will and wish that my son Stephen Mayfield should take reasonable care of my wife during her widowhood or residence in this county and I hereby appoint my said son Stephen Mayfield as my executer to execute this my last will and testament.
"Given under my hand this 8th day of August 1834.
"/S/ Stephen Mayfield (seal)
"Signed and Sealed in presence of us:
"/S/ B. Gabbert
"/S/ W. Carmack"

Stephen Mayfield Sr.
M, #45035, b. 1755, d. 11 August 1834
Father John W. Mayfield Sr. b. c 1721
Mother Mary Delia Bracken b. c 1726, d. a 1814
Stephen Mayfield Sr. was born in 1755 at Amherst County, Virginia, USA. He was the son of John W. Mayfield Sr. and Mary Delia Bracken. Stephen Mayfield Sr. married Bridgett Gilmore, daughter of John Gilmore and Judith (?), in 1776 at Amherst County, Virginia, USA. Stephen Mayfield Sr. married Jack Catherine Briant. Stephen Mayfield Sr. died on 11 August 1834 at Overton County, Tennessee, USA. He was buried at Overton County, Tennessee, USA.
GWM; STEVEN SR. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WITH THE LOYALIST(S). HE WAS COMM. A LT. 12 NOV 1779 . HE WAS IN CAPT. JOHN MURPHEY'S COMPANY, SC ROYALISTS SAVANNAH, GEORGIA HE WAS PROMOTED TO CAPT. AND SERVED 13, MONTHS.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOUND IN (LOYALISTS IN THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR) BY MURTIE JUNE CLARK. LT. STEPHEN MAYFIELD COMMISSIONED 13 NOV. 1779. HE LATER BECAME A TORY ALONG WITH HIS FATHER, JOHN MAYFIELD. ON MAY 10 1790 IN PENDLETON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, PURSUANT TO LAW A QUARTERLY COURT WAS HELD THIS DAY- ORDERED THAT JOHN MAYFIELD AMONG OTHERS DO SEVERALLY ATTEND THE NEXT COURT OR SEND THEIR EXCUSES OR OATH TO MAKE GOOD AND SUFFICIENT EXCUSES FOR THEIR NON-ATTENDANCE AS PETIT JURYMAN.

HE RECEIVED A LAND GRANT #260A IN DEC. 1793 IN DISTRICT OF 96 ON A BRANCH OF RICE'S CREEK OF 12 MILE RIVER IN PENDLETON COUNTY, AND LATER ANDERSON'S CO. WENT TO FLORIDA AFTER THE WAR. HE IS LISTED IN THE 1782 EAST FLORIDA SPANISH CENSUS AS LIVING IN THE AREA CALLED (THE BLUFF). JUST SOUTH OF JACKSONVILLE FL. HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN STAYED IN SOUTH CAROLINA. SHORTLY AFTERWARD'S THE BRITISH TURNED FLORIDA OVER TO THE SPANISH. AND HE WENT TO LIVE WITH THE CHEROKEE INDIANS. THE INDIANS WOULD NOT TRADE WITH YOU UNLESS YOU MADE AN ALLIANCE WITH THEM, AND ONE OF THE WAYS YOU COULD MAKE AN ALLIANCE WAS TO MARRY AN INDIAN WOMAN. HE MARRIED A CHEROKEE WOMAN. IT MUST BE REMEMBERED THAT THE INDIAN WOMAN WAS DOING NOTHING WRONG ACCORDING TO HER CULTURE. TO HER, A MARRIAGE WAS A MAN AND WOMAN SHARING EACH OTHERS LIFE. AND HER ARRANGEMENT DID NOT HAVE THE STIGMA OF THE WHITE MAN'S CULTURE. HER NAME WAS JACK ( CATHERINE BRIANT) AND THEY HAD SEVERAL CHILDREN. in 1782.1 WAS TRIED FOR THE MURDER OF JOHN MULLINS AND FOUND NOT GUILTY BUT GUILTY OF FELICIOUS SLAYING. (GWM) before 1 October 1829 at Overton County, Tennessee, USA. He left a will on 8 August 1834 at Overton County, Tennessee, USA; GWM; THIS IS THE WILL OF STEPHEN MAYFIELD SR. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT I, STEPHEN MAYFIELD, SR. OF THE COUNTY OF OVERTON AND STATE OF TENNESSEE BEING LOW IN HEALTH BUT OF SOUND MIND AND DISPOSING MEMORY DO MAKE AND PUBLISH THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT: 1ST- I WILL THAT MY BODY BE BURIED IN A DECENT AND CHRISTIAN LIKE MANNER. 2ND-THAT ALL MY JUST DEBTS BE PAID. 3RD-I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY SON STEPHEN MAYFIELD, ALL THE BENEFIT OF TWO CLAIMS WHICH I HAVE TO LAND OR MONEY WHICH WAS COMING TO MY TWO BROTHERS, TO WIT: ISHAM AND LEWIS Mayfield FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THEM IN THE OLD REVOLUTIONARY WAR, TO DISPOSE OF AS HE MAY THINK PROPER. 4TH-I WILL AND BEQUEATH ALL MY TURNING TOOLS, TOGETHER WITH A HAND SAW AND FORE AND DRAWING KNIFE TO MY GR.SON WILLIAM, SON OF STEPHEN AND MARY ANN MAYFIELD. 5TH- I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY GR.DAUGHTER MAHOLA MAYFIELD, DAUGHTER OF MARIAN MAYFIELD, MY FEATHER BED AND FURNITURE TO HAVE AT THE TIME OF THE DEATH OF MY WIFE OR AT ANY TIME SOONER IF MY WIFE SHOULD MARRY AGAIN OR REMOVE FROM THIS COUNTY. 6TH- I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY WIFE BRIGITY MAYFIELD ALL MY HOUSE HOLD FURNITURE EXCEPT AS ABOVE BEQUEATHED. ALL THE RENT CORN FOR THE PRESENT YEAR AND ALL OF MY STOCK OF HOGS; ALL MY LAND HAVING BEEN HERETOFORE CONVEYED TO MY SON STEPHEN MAYFIELD. IT IS MY WILL AND WISH THAT MY SON STEPHEN MAYFIELD SHOULD TAKE REASONABLE CARE OF MY WIFE DURING HER WIDOWHOOD OR RESIDENCE IN THIS COUNTY AND I HEREBY APPOINT MY SAID SON STEPHEN MAYFIELD AS MY EXECUTOR TO EXECUTE THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 8th DAY OF AUGUST, 1834 (SIGNED) STEPHEN Mayfield (SEAL) SIGNED AND SEALED IN PRESENTS OF US. B. GABBERT G. McMORMACK STATE OF TENNESSEE OVERTON COUNTY. THE ORDER OF PROBATE AND APPOINTMENT IS SIGNED BY WM. GORE, CLK.

His data record was Updated on 7 March 2004 by Glenn W Mayfield.
Family 1
Bridgett Gilmore b. c 1758
Marriage* He married Bridgett Gilmore, daughter of John Gilmore and Judith (?), in 1776 at Amherst County, Virginia, USA.
Children:
Luke Mayfield+ b. 1 Aug 1777, d. 3 Aug 1852
Catherine Mayfield+ b. 1785, d. c 1858
Mary Mayfield+ b. 1804, d. a 1860
Family 2
Jack Catherine Briant b. 1767
Marriage* Stephen Mayfield Sr. married Jack Catherine Briant.
Children
John Mayfield Jr.+ b. 1783, d. 11 Dec 1826
James B. Mayfield+ b. 6 Nov 1785, d. 1 Oct 1828
Elisha Seth Mayfield1 b. 10 Oct 1792
Rachel Zarke Mayfield+ b. 1796, d. 1860
Stephen Mayfield Jr.+ b. 1797, d. 1864
Catherine Mayfield+ b. 1798, d. c 1850
Francis Lucinda Mayfield+ b. 1799
Last Edited 17 Mar 2007
Citations
[S87] Glenn William Mayfield, Glenn W Mayfield's original data.

Sources

• See also: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/n/o/r/Phil-Norfleet/BOOK-0001/0008-0008.html#CHILD24
• Source: S1180527854 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 156107521

Acknowledgments

Trish Moore, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Trish and others.