Ansell Nathanial Fields (1749 - 1834)

Born 5 Jan 1749 in Hanover, Virginia, British Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Dodd) Fields — married 7 Apr 1781 in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1834 at age 85 in Sugar Creek, Shelby, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Ansel Fields served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.

Ansel Fields is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A039870.

Ansel, a son of Nathaniel Field and his wife Mary, born January 5 1749 in Hanover County, Virginia. Married Martha (Patty) Dodd, daughter of Allen Dodd, April 7 1781.

Children of Nathaniel and Martha:

1. Mary Ann Fields m. Barnes
2. Sarah Fields m. Bradley
3. Nathaniel Fields m. Margaret Purcell
4. Allen Fields m. Elizabeth Pitcher
5. John Fields m. Mary
6. Catherine Fields
7. Abner Fields m. Nancy Lemmons
8. Noah Fields
9. Redmon Fields m. Virginia
10. Patsy Fields
11. Ansel Fields

Name

Ansel Nathaniel /Fields/^[1]

Birth

Date: 5 Jan 1749

Place: Hanover, Virginia. ^[2]

Marriage

Date: 1781

Place: NC^[3]

Military Title

Title: Sgt.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-2128411358 Page: Source number: 21603.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=406954&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1749 Birth place: VA Marriage date: 1781 Marriage place: NC APID: 1,7836::406954
2. ↑ Source: #S-2128411358 Page: Source number: 21603.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=406954&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1749 Birth place: VA Marriage date: 1781 Marriage place: NC APID: 1,7836::406954
3. ↑ Source: #S-2128411358 Page: Source number: 21603.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=406954&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1749 Birth place: VA Marriage date: 1781 Marriage place: NC APID: 1,7836::406954

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• Source: S-2128411358 Repository: #R-2146436631 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv Note: APID: 1,7836::0
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• The Heritage of Rockingham County North Carolina (1983). Rodenbough, Gann, Carter, & Osborne. Rockingham County Historical Society, Inc. Hunter Publishing Company. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ISBN 0-89459-212-2. Library of Congress Catalogue Number 83-82327. p. 245, 253.

Reference: 30264

Note: #NI30264

Note NI30264Moved w/parents to N.C. abt,1765. Served in the Rev. War and received a pension.

1800 census Salisbury, Rockingham Co., NC 3 0 0 1 0 // 2 1 1 1 0

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch www.familysearch.org, IGI, Batch 8202501, sheet 81, film #0884740: Ansel FIELDS md Martha DODD 7 Apr 1781 in Guilford Co., NC

FIELDS, Ansel b. 1749/50 VA d. 10-1-1834 IN md Martha DODD Sgt NC PSNR WPNS ==> Sargeant from North Carolina, pensioner, widow's pension

While Ansel was sure of the month and day of his birth, he stated in his pension application in Shelby Co, Ind. that his older brother John of North Carolina recorded the family records and he could not remember the exact year, so it would seem that he was born Jan 5 in about 1753, rather than the date he gave.

Ansel Fields was living in Guilford Co, NC (having moved when he was about 12 years old) during the Revolutionary War where he enlisted in July 1790 for three months under Capt John Leak, Lt. George Peay and Ensign James Leak. He served as sergeant in the Gulford Regiment of the NC Militia which was commanded by Col James Martin and Maj Robin Ralston under Gen Rutherford. He served as sergeant three other tours of three months under the same officers. Besides Indian skirmishes in South Carolina, he marched on the second tour to Cross Creek at Fayettteville to join the regular army when it was thought that an invasion would occur there; then participated in the Battle of Guilford Court House in March 1781. It was his concensus that both parties lost the battle there as both retreated. He was discharged in Aug 1781.

Ansel Fields named Chesley Barnes, Nicholas McCubbin,

George Nicks, Samuel Gann, Thomas Carter, Sr and James Delay as some of the men who served with him.

Sources:

1.Ruth F. Lewis (Fulton, Ky)

2.John Hysler GEDCOM, worldconnectproject, http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:885655&id=I54831

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Fields-538 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jack and others
• Fields-2111 was created by Barbara Baker through the import of Fields gedcom.GED on Jul 26, 2015.
• WikiTree profile Fields-559 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jack and others.