William Sheffield (abt. 1752 - bef. 1835)

Born about 1752 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Son of Thomas Sheffield I and Anne (Unknown) Sheffield

Husband of Zilpah (Smith) Sheffield — married 3 Feb 1777 (to 1788) in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England

Husband of Mary (Cooke) Sheffield — married 31 Jan 1793 in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died before 5 Dec 1835 before about age 83 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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William Sheffield Family History

Brick Houses in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England

William Sheffield, FREEHOLDER,^[1] SHEPHERD,^[2] CARPENTER^[3], son of Thomas Sheffield and Anne Unknown, was born about 1752 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.^[4][5]

William married 1st, Zilpah Smith, on the 3 Feb 1777 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.^[6][7]

William married 2nd, Mary Cooke, on the 31 Jan 1793 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.^[8][9][10]

Children of William and Mary:

1. James Sheffield 1794-1881
2. Edmund Sheffield 1796-1876

William was buried on the 5 Dec 1835 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.^[11][12]

Research Note

William was named as an heir to his mother Anne's estate in 1803.^[13]

Newport Hundreds Window Tax

Window Tax, liable to be paid by occupiers of property rather than owners, was introduced in 1696 and collected until 1851. Before 1784 the Window Tax and various other taxes were assessed separately but from this date a consolidated assessment to incorporate the various taxes on houses, servants, horses, carriages etc. came into being. Those occupiers deemed to be impoverished were not required to contribute" ^[14]

• A Thomas Sheffield is listed having 6 windows (Thomas (b. 1791)?)
• A William Sheffield is listed as having 6 windows (William (b. 1790)?)
• A William Sheffield (Sr.) is listed as having 6 windows, 1 horse and 1 dog (b. abt 1785?)
• A witness listed in probates for Thos' I and William, Matthew Etheridge, is listed as having 6 windows. (There is a record of a Matthew Etheridge being a tenor of some notoriety in London in 1794)

Electoral Polls & Registers

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Index of the Poll for Knights of the Shire for the County of Bucks

Testator for William Sheffield d. 1835

Will for William Sheffield d. 1815

Sources

UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

Name: William Sheffield
Poll Year: 1784
Hundred: Newport
Parish or Rectory: Great Brickhill
County: Buckinghamshire^[16]

Confirmed with Y-DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing for Michael Sheffield, FTDNA kit #420484 / mitoYDNA kit #T13630, and his 6th cousin once removed, Luke Sheffield, FTDNA kit #86802 / mitoYDNA kit #T13628 match at a Genetic Distance of 2 on 37 markers confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Thomas Sheffield. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 8 generations is 71.28%.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing for Fred Sheffield, FTDNA kit #B674911 / mitoYDNA kit # T13938, and his 6th cousin once removed, Luke Sheffield, FTDNA kit #86802 / mitoYDNA kit #T13628 match at a Genetic Distance of 2 on 37 markers confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Thomas Sheffield. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 8 generations is 71.28%.

1. ↑ Newport Hundreds Window Tax 1801-1802
2. ↑ Buckinghamshire Marriage Index
3. ↑ Testator for William Sheffield d. 1815
4. ↑ Buckinghamshire Marriage Index
5. ↑ Testator for William Sheffield d. 1835 (pt I)
6. ↑ Buckinghamshire Marriage Index
7. ↑ Buckinghamshire Marriage Index
8. ↑ Buckinghamshire Marriage Index
9. ↑ Buckinghamshire Marriage Index
10. ↑ Bletchley Marriages 1577-1901
11. ↑ Great Brickhill Burials 1559-1900.
12. ↑ Testator for William Sheffield d. 1835 (pt I)
13. ↑ Testator for Anne Sheffield d. 1803
14. ↑ Newport Hundreds Window Tax 1801-1802 (Eureka Partnership)
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Electoral Polls & Registers listing a Thomas and William Sheffield. Newport Hundreds Window Tax 1784
16. ↑ UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893