↑ 1.01.1 Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, 1849-1937, The history of Kings County, Nova Scotia, heart of the Acadian land, giving a sketch of the French and their expulsion ; and a history of the New England planters who came in their stead, with many genealogies, 1604-1910, Salem, Mass. : Salem Press Co; 1910; page: 818, Internet Archive (accessed 20 February 2024). "The Sheffield family was founded in King's County by Capt. Amos Sheffield, the Cornwallis grantee, a descendant of Ichabod Sheffield, the ancestor of all the Rhode Island Sheffields. It is possible, but not certain, that Amos Sheffield came to Cornwallis from Tiverton, R. I., and he may have been a son or grandson of Amos and Sarah Sheffield, who were m. April 25, 1709. He m. Mary Harrington, and his children that we know of were: ... Amos, Jr., b. Feb. 10, 1771, m. Jan. 1, 1795, Elizabeth, dau. of Benjamin and Sarah (Post) Belcher, b. March 15, 1772. Children: William; John, d. in New Orleans; Benjamin, d. in Aylesford; Mary, m. March 9, 1816, to William Northrup son of Gould and Elizabeth Northrup, and d. in Truro, N.S., about 1870: Gideon, m. Lavinia, dau. of Walter Reid, and d. in St. Stephen, N.B. ; Aaron Atwood, m. Mary, dau. of Enoch Steadman."
↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", citing Digital film/folder number: 005190405_001_M996-1G7; Image number: 94, FamilySearch Record: 6ZST-MV8J (accessed 20 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-LBCK-933N, Amos Sheffield baptism (born 10 Feb 1771), son of Amos Sheffield & Mary, in Nova Scotia, Canada.
↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", citing Digital film/folder number: 005190405_001_M996-1G7; Image number: 203, FamilySearch Record: 6ZSR-LMRD (accessed 20 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-LBCK-9STR, Amos Sheffield marriage to Elizabeth Belcher on 1 Jan 1795 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Amos Sheffield, born in Nova Scotia 1796. He was the son of Stephen S. Sheffield and Rachel Cunnabell, He died on Sept. 17, 1882 His wife was Prudence Wells, born on march 30, 1806, died on Feb. 22, 1890. They had five children, Henry Allen, 1834-1900 ... Colena Sheffield 1838-1925...Ann E. 1842-....Wentworth 1849-1888...Prudence 1851. I am the granddaughter of Lillian Prudence Sheffield Huntley, daughter of Amos Edward Sheffield 1864-1941 and Almeta Martin 1868-1918. Amos E. Sheffield, son of Henry Allen Sheffield and Sarah P. Harris born 1864. M Almeta, May 5, 1888. D. Sept. 9/1941. I have much more on my grandmother's family geneology.