Mary (Mayfield) Haggard (1743 - 1792)

Born 1743 in Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of John Haggard — married [date unknown] in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 1792 at about age 49 in Davidson, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Researcher's Notes

This story is based on information told to Nancy Anderson, great-great-great granddaughter of Mary Mayfield. Elizabeth Haggard Jones was the daughter of Mary Mayfield.

"Not only did Elizabeth tell the story of her mother's terrible death at the hands of Indians and of her father's death, but she said she remembered how she, as a small child, was hidden in a barn loft by her uncle when Indians attacked the station at which she was living. She said that when her mother was killed they were living at Brown's Station, which, I've been told, is near what is now the Tennessee State Fairgounds. Probably John Brown had built this station.

According to Elizabeth, her mother was pregnant and wanted to go to Ft. Nashboro to buy material to make baby clothes. A group of men were going to ride in and offered to escort her, but en route, the party was attacked and all were killed except for Elizabeth who was taken alive and one man who fell from his horse, broke his leg and managed to hide in a hollow log from which he witnessed the following:

"The indians tortured Mrs. Haggard all night and in the morning, split her open and threw her unborn baby on the ground. Naturally she died."

John Haggard was one of Castlerman's "Indian Spies", (sic, Abraham CASTLEMAN) when he was killed, he was overkilled. It is surmised that the Indians mangled him so, because he'd been on a personal warpath against any and all Indians since his wife had been killed.

Marriage

Husband: James Mayfield

Wife: @P845@

Child: Mary Mayfield

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Southerland Mayfield

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Isaac Mayfield

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: James Mayfield

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Micajah Mayfield

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sutherland Mayfield

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elizabeth Mayfield

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Samuel Mayfield

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elisha Mayfield

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @P861@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sarah Mayfield

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ellender Mayfield

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1740

Place: Albermarle, Virginia, United States^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-2140721316 Page: Birth year: 1722; Birth city: Amherst; Birth state: VA. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=5076524&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1722 Birth place: Amherst, VA Death date: 1780 Death place: Marriage date: 1750 Marriage place: APID: 1,4725::5076524

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=475790&pid=858

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Tracy McDonald for creating WikiTree profile Mayfield-600 through the import of McDonaldGedcom.aspx.ged on Jun 24, 2013