William Mayfield (abt. 1779 - 1841)

Born about 1779 in Virginia, United States

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Died 24 Dec 1841 at about age 62 in Washington County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

When William Mayfield was born about 1784, his father, James M. Mayfield and his mother, Nancy Gore (1750-1795). He died on December 24, 1841, in Washington, Arkansas, at the age of 57.

Research Notes

1. William Mayfield was born probably in Virginia, to James Mayfield and Nancy Gore.
2. William died on January 1, 1842 in Washington County, Arkansas at the age of 58.
3. Mayfield”s Will was probated in January 1842. The Will names Sutherland, a brother; William Arthur Mayfield, a nephew, (as a son of Sutherland); Ellender Sharpe, a sister ( wife of John Sharpe); Micajah and Adam Sharpe, nephews ( Sons of Ellender Mayfield Sharpe): and James Mayfield as Executor of the Will.

Sources

• https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/711791:8638?ssrc=pt&tid=31009296&pid=12529543566. Source Citation Probate Records; Author: Arkansas. Probate Court (Washington County); Probate Place: Washington, Arkansas. Name: Wilham Mayfield, Probate Date: 21 Jan 1842, Probate Place: Washington, Arkansas, USA, Inferred Death Year: 1842, Inferred Death Place: Arkansas, USA, Item Description: Letters of Administration, Vol B, 1840-1868

• https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1922016:1246?ssrc=pt&tid=31009296&pid=12529543566. Source Citation Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007. Name: William Mayfield, Issue Date: 20 Aug 1838, Place: Washington, Arkansas, USA, Land Office: Fayetteville, Meridian: 5th PM, Township: 15-N, Range: 30-W, Section: 4 Accession Number: AR0860__.440, Document Number: 1331, Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx? Accession=AR0860__.440&docClass=STA&sid=omss0bk0.1gd

• https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/971170:8058?ssrc=pt&tid=31009296&pid=12529543566. Source Citation Year: 1830; Census Place: Montgomery, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 23; Page: 197; Family History Library Film: 0007648. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.