John Sheffield (abt. 1725 - abt. 1794)

Born about 1725 in Somerset County, Province of Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Husband of Hannah (Melton) Sheffield — married 1748 in Moore, North Carolina, British America

Descendants

Died about 1794 at about age 69 in Robbins, Moore County, North Carolina, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Kathi Melton [send private message]

Biography

John Sheffield is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-288343
Rank: Private

John Sheffield served with North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

This profile is part of the Sheffield Name Study.

John Sheffield was born about 1725 in Pennsylvania, United States. He may have been the son of Adam Sheffield (1687-1764) and Mary Elizabeth Everitt (1695-1787). According to John's will, one of his sons was named Averitt, who John may have named after his mother's family.

John married Hannah Melton in 1748, likely in Moore County, North Carolina. ^[1]

John Sheffield, Sr. served as a private in the North Carolina Militia in the American Revolution.^[2]

John also served in the War of 1812.^[3]

John's will was probated 6 Dec 1794 in Moore County, North Carolina, which infers that he passed away that year. His will confirms his wife, Hannah, and the children listed below. ^[4]

• Mark Sheffield
• John Sheffield
• Adam Sheffield
• Isham Sheffield
• Averit Sheffield
• Sarah (Sheffield) Dennis
• Mary (Sheffield) Dunn
• Lucretia (Sheffield) Dunn
• Rebekah (Sheffield) Awtery
• Elizabeth (Sheffield) Awtery
• Lydia Sheffield
• Melby Sheffield

Research Notes

• According to the marriage record recorded above, John was born in 1748 in Virginia.
• The DAR has noted that the service originally attributed to this John Sheffield was actually performed by his son John. Because of this, I have removed the DAR sticker from this profile. DAR notes are now included on John's profile in the PRS (SAR).
• On Geneanet John's name is given as John Alex Sheffield. This version of his name also shows up on Find-A-Grave.
• Geneanet gives a birth date of 25 Dec 1725 and a death date of Feb 1796. There is no reference for the birth date and the death date given is like wrong as it does not match the date of his will probate.
• Find-A-Grave gives John's birth date as 1727 in Pennsylvania and his death date as 1796 in Moore County, North Carolina. The profile manager does not know where John is buried.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
   Source number: 246.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ELK
   Ancestry Record 7836 #1089598 (accessed 2 March 2024)
   John Sheffield marriage to Hannah Sheffield in 1748.
2. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970," database with images
   Volume: 238
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 2204 #579731 ($, accessed 12 December 2023)
   Name: [John Sheffield] [John Jr. Sheffield]; Birth Date: 1727; Birth Place: PA; Death Date: 1796; Death Place: Moore, North Carolina; SAR Membership: 47432; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 5 Feb 1929; Spouse: Hannah Sheffield; Children: Mary Ann Sheffield.
3. ↑ Index To War of 1812 Military Bounty Land Warrants; 1812 Warrants: 00001-01726
4. ↑ Will: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Bill of Sale and Power of Attorney Bill of Sale, 1785-1795; Author: North Carolina. County Court (Moore County); Probate Place: North Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #3868707 (accessed 2 March 2024)
   Will of John Sheffield of Moore, North Carolina, granted probate on 6 Dec 1794.

Acknowlegements

• Sheffield-1586 was created by K. E. Melton through the import of DirectONLY.ged on Apr 23, 2016.
• John Bennett Bodie