Joseph Field (1689 - 1754)

Born 9 Jun 1689 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Smith) Field — married 13 Sep 1716 in Sunderland, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1754 at age 64 in Sunderland, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Joseph Field, Jr. was born June 9, 1689, in Hatfield, Hampshire county, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph Field and Joanna (Wyatt) Field. ^[1][2]

Deacon Joseph Field was one of the first forty settlers of the town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, living on lot number 6 on the west side, and also obtaining lot number 12 on the east side, where his son, Joseph Field, III afterward lived. ^[3]

On September 13, 1716, in Hatfield, Hampshire county, Massachusetts, Joseph married Mary Smith. ^[4] daughter of Joseph Smith, also of Hatfield. They had ten children, all recorded in Sunderland:

• 1717: Elisha^[5]
• 1719: Mary^[6]
• 1721: Abigail^[7]
• 1723: Joseph^[8]
• 1726: Thankfull^[9]
• 1728: Martha^[10]
• 1732: Experience^[11]
• 1734/5: Sarah^[12][13]
• 1737: Jonathan^[14]
• 1741: Israel^[15]

Joseph died February 4, 1754 and was buried in the Riverside cemetery, in Sunderland. His wife, Mary (Smith) Field died March 9, 1767 and was buried with him. ^[16]

Researcher's Notes

The Find A Grave memorial for Joseph Field, Jr. indicates that he was born in Sunderland, however there an image that may be viewed on Family Search at the link cited in the sources clearly shows that his birth is recorded in Hatfield. Both Hatfield and Sunderland were located in Hampshire county during Joseph's lifetime. Franklin County was created on 24 June 1811 from the northern third of Hampshire County.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LWNY : 13 July 2016), Joseph Feild, 09 Jun 1689; citing Birth, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
2. ↑ Pierce, Frederick Clifton. Field Genealogy: Being the Record of all the Field Family in America, whose Ancestors were in this Country Prior to 1700 (Hammond Press, W.B. Conkey Company, Chicago, IL., 1901). [ Vol 1], Page 161-162
3. ↑ History of the Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, E.A. Hall & Company, Greenfield, MA 1899, page 331
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC91-JQQ : 4 December 2014), Joseph Field and Mary Smith, 13 Sep 1716; citing reference item 2 p 96; FHL microfilm 760,648.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMN-B32M : 10 November 2020), Joseph Field in entry for Elisha Field, 1717.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMC-M8MM : 10 November 2020), Joseph Field in entry for Mary Field, 1719.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMH-KMMM : 10 November 2020), Joseph Field in entry for Abigail Field, 1721.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMX-T42M : 10 November 2020), Joseph Field in entry for Joseph Field, 1723.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMH-CX3Z : 10 November 2020), Joseph Field in entry for Thankfull Field, 1726.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMH-CJPZ : 10 November 2020), Joseph Field in entry for Martha Field, 1729.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQG-XYG : 15 January 2020), Joseph Field in entry for Experience Field, .
12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMH-21N2 : 10 November 2020), Joseph Field in entry for Sarah Field, 1735.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMH-CGPZ : 10 November 2020), Joseph Field in entry for Sarah Field, 1734.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMX-THMM : 10 November 2020), Joseph Field in entry for Jonathan Field, 1737.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQG-T4B : 15 January 2020), Joseph Field in entry for Israel Field, .
16. ↑ https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29144871

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Field-544 created through the import of Putnam2-1_2010-01-02_2011-02-16_2011-10-11.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by John Putnam