Stephen Fifield (1734 - 1777)

Born 1734 in Brentwood, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Batchelder) FiField — married 23 Nov 1762 (to 19 Sep 1777) in Kensington, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire

Died 19 Sep 1777 at about age 43 in New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

At risk of confusing the many Stephen FiField's

• Stephen was b. 1738 in Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire to Moses and Abigail (FiField) FiField ^[1]
• 23 Nov 1762 in Kensington, New Hampshire 24 yr-old Stephen m. 17 yr-old Susannah Batchelder, dau of Page and Elizabeth (Hill) Batchelder.^[2]

- Susannah was born in Chester, NH.

- Keningston is 25 miles E. of Stephen's birthplace, Chester, NH.

• 1776 census residence: Brentwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire^[3]

- if Moses & Abigail's son, he's 38 years-old

- Brentwood is 10 miles NW of Kensington, N.H.

- ref links this Stephen w his 19 Mar 1777 service record.

Two Revolutionary War Death Records

• Killed: 11 Sept 1777^[4]. This DOD is from a military record showing his New Hampshire Muster-In date of 16 Apr 1777.
• "... killed Sept. 19, 1777, at Bemis' Heights, or Saratoga: ... Private Stephen Fifield, Brentwood."

- "The Granite Monthly" lists private Stephen FiField (of Brentwood) death 19 Sept 1777 under Col. A. Scammel's Regiment at Bremis' Heights or Saratoga.

- With this commander & date, 19 Sep 1777 had to be Battle of Saratoga.

fromWikipedia:

- The American Army, now swelled by post-harvest militia, then began moving north, arriving at Bemis Heights to camp on 8 September 1777. Most of the summer was spent without proper camp and supplies such as tents, given the hasty retreat from Fort Ticonderoga.

- Under Scammell the 3rd regiment saw heated action at the Battles of Saratoga (Sept 19 and Oct 7, 1777), as evidenced by the loss of several officers and many men. It is remarkable, given the positioning of the 3rd Regiment on the battlefield at Freeman's Farm, that such an inexperienced unit was able to hold the middle of the field. The 3rd was also on the field, in the thick of the battle as part of Enoch Poor's brigade in the Battle of Bemis Heights (Oct 7, 1777).

Sources

The Granite Monthly A New Hampshire Magazine (The Granite Monthly Co., Concord, NH, 1878) Vol. 1, Page 231.

1. ↑ "Royal Families: Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry. Second Edition" from Watson, Marston. Royal Families: Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry. Second Edition. Volume One: Governor Thomas Dudley and Descendants Through Five Generations. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004 Ancestry.com link to image
2. ↑ "New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 for Stephen Fifield" from Surname Range: Feeself - Fogg; New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire Ancestry.com link to digitized image
3. ↑ "New Hampshire, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 for Stephen FiField" from Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. New Hampshire Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. {No digitized image]
4. ↑ "New Hampshire, U.S., Revolutionary War Records, 1675-1835 for Stephen Fifield" from Record Type, Volume, and Range: Muster rolls and petitions, 1778-1787; New Hampshire Revolutionary War Records, 1675-1835. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2016. Ancestry.com link to digital image