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Stephen Mayfield Sr. (abt. 1756 - abt. 1846)

Stephen Mayfield Sr.
Born about in Mecklenburg, North Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 20 May 1797 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 90 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Biography

Stephen Mayfield, Sr

Birth:  about 1756 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

believed to have been the son of Robert Mayfield, Jr. and Sarah Egger

married Margaret Koch 20 May 1797 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina[1]

Death: about 1846 Cape Girardeau County, Missouri[2]

burial details unknown, but frequently theorized to have been buried in Mayfield Cemetery east of Kurreville in rural Whitewater Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri[3]

Children:

  • Stephen Mayfield, Jr. (1798 - 1884), married Margaret Link
  • John Washington Mayfield (1800 - 1886), married Nancy Carle, then Olivia Williams
  • Margaret Olivia Mayfield (1804 - 1840), married Caleb Long
  • Elisha B. Mayfield (1806 - 1858), married Susannah Huck, then Mahala Miller
  • Isariah Mayfield (1807 - 1898), married Adaline Lee
  • Jacob Henry Mayfield (1809 - 1853), married Catherine Bollinger
  • Mary Mayfield (1812 - 1859), married Frederick Yount
  • Lucinda Mayfield (1815 - 1848), married John Cheek
  • Catherine Mayfield (1817 - 1897), married Jacob Killian Yount
  • George Washington Mayfield (1820 - 1905), married Mary B Cheek, then Mary Walker
  • Surrelda Mayfield** (1830 - 1926), married Franklin E. Williams
**given the 10 year gap after George, and Margaret Koch's age at the time of Surrelda's birth, she was likely their biological granddaughter

Sources

  1. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina marriage bond
  2. Declaration made in SAR membership application of son, George Washington Mayfield: "My father died about the year 1846."
  3. FindAGrave memorial 36058506 for Stephen Mayfield Sr. (1756–1846), possible burial at Mayfield Cemetery, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, though no gravestone or documentation has been found.
  • Documents and images attached to FamilySearch personID G9F1-ZMQ and connected profiles




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Mayfield-723 and Mayfield-1424 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
posted on Mayfield-1424 (merged) by Colleen (Carson) Flannery

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