Thomas Sheffield I (bef. 1732 - bef. 1800)

Born before 20 Sep 1732 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England

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Died before 19 Jul 1800 at about age 67 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England

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Thomas Sheffield I Family History

The Old Red Lion, Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England

Thomas Sheffield, FREEHOLDER,^[1] CARPENTER,^[2], son of John Sheffield and Mary Eeling, was baptized on the 10 or 20 Sep 1732 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.^[3][4]

Thomas married Anne (?) about 1756.

Children of Thomas and Anne:

1. William Sheffield 1752-1835
2. Hannah Sheffield Coleman abt.1759-1794
3. Thomas Sheffield 1763-
4. James Sheffield 1766-1799
5. John Sheffield 1774-1856
6. Mary Sheffield Browton 1788-1799

Thomas was buried on the 22 Jul 1800 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.^[5], his will proved on the 19th July 1800.^[2] probated 09 Aug 1800.^[2] Thomas leaves his estate to his wife Anne.^[6]

Great Brickhill Enclosure Land Map of 1772

The 1772 enclosure map shows the parcels of lands granted, and titles of ownership therein.'

Thomas had property both on Cuff Lane very near to the Old Lion Inn in Great Brickhill and a plot of farmland nearby (see yellow arrows in enlarged 1772 enclosure map photo above).

An aerial view looking down at Duck End in Great Brickhill from above showing where (approx.) Thos' lived and farmed (ca. 2020).

Google Street view driving down Cuff Lane in Great Brickhill where (approx.) Thos' lived (ca. 2020).

Style of Great Brickhill home representative of the 1700's (ca. 2020)

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".^[1]

• 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 both probates, 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 Thomas Sheffield d. 1800

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Individuals named in Testator:

1. Ann Sheffield
2. John Lappington
3. James Burley
4. Benjamin Gregory
5. James Coleman
6. William Coleman
7. Thomas Sheffield
8. William Sheffield
9. John Sheffield
10. Matthew Etheridge
11. John Sanders
12. John Robinson

Will for Thomas Sheffield d. 1800

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Sources

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. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Newport Hundreds Window Tax 1801-1802
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Testator for Thomas Sheffield d. 1800
3. ↑ Buckinghamshire Baptism Index
4. ↑ Great Brickhill Baptisms - 1558-1917 (pt. II)
5. ↑ Great Brickhill Burials 1559-1901
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Will for Thomas Sheffield proved 19 Jul 1800
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Electoral Polls & Registers listing a Thomas and William Sheffield. Newport Hundreds Window Tax 1784