Thomas Stanfield (1732 - 1796)

Born 1732 in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia colony

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Died 12 Sep 1796 at about age 64 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Thomas Stanfield served with Halifax County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Family:

Thomas married Elizabeth and they had the following children:^[1]

1. Mildred "Milly"3 Stanfield, born November 18, 1759 in Virginia; died September 10, 1828 in McMinn Co., TN.
2. Jean "Jeany" Stanfield, born Abt. 1760; died Unknown.She married James Holt; born Abt. 1762.
3. James Stanfield, born Abt. 1764.
4. Isaac Stanfield, born Abt. 1765.
5. Mary "Molly" Stanfield, born Abt. 1767. She married Jeremiah Warren; born Abt. 1760.
6. Frances "Fanny" Stanfield, born Abt. 1769. She married George Wiley; born Abt. 1756 in Virginia; died January 1806 in Greene Co., Georgia.
7. Elizabeth "Betsy" Stanfield, born February 14, 1771. She married William H. Caldwell December 07, 1789; born 1767 in Virginia; died 1854 in Maury Co., TN.
8. Benjamin Stanfield, born Abt. 1773. .He married Elizabeth Upton; born Abt. 1775.
9. Sarah "Sally" Stanfield, born Abt. 1774. She married Martin Turner; born Abt. 1770.
10. Dolly" "Dorothy" Stanfield, born Abt. 1775. She married James Warren October 16, 1798; born Abt. 1775.
11. Thomas Stanfield, born Abt. 1777. He married Polly Waddill November 05, 1799; born Abt. 1780;

Land sale in 1768: Thomas Stanfield and his wife Elizabeth sold 100 acres to Thomas Banks. It was near Jeremiahs Fork in Halifax County and adjacent to other land that Thomas owned. The price was 10 pounds.^[2]

1774: A Thomas Stanfield bought 305 acres for 280 pounds on Lawsons Creek, Halifax County. William Stanfield had bought land along the same creek in the previous year. The sellers were Henry and John Chambers. A year later, a Thomas Stanfield sold 378 acres near Jeremiah’s Fork to Reuben Pickett for 130 pounds.^[3]

In Halifax militia, 1777: In August 1777 the County Court recommended to the governor of Virginia the men who should be officers in a militia for Halifax County. It had many companies. Thomas Stanfield was proposed as a second lieutenant for a company commanded by Captain Marmaduke Stanfield. ^[4] Thomas was buried in a Stanfield family cemetery as "Lt. Thomas Stanfield", a Revolutionary War veteran.^[5]

1779: During wartime Thomas Stanfield bought 400 acres in Halifax County on both sides of Evans Creek. It was next to land that Thomas already owned and land owned by Robert Stanfield. The price was 300 pounds.^[6]

1787, taxable property: Thomas was one of six Stanfields in Halifax County with taxable property. He was assessed as having a household with one white male between 16 and 21, four black people over 16, five blacks under 16, six horses and mules, and 20 cattle. The other five Stanfields were Ephraim, John, Marmaduke, and two Roberts. Comment: John and one of the Roberts were assessed with just one horse or mule, so were probably in a younger generation.^[7]

Death: Thomas had a will that was dated 19 December 1796 and proved in Halifax County Court on 23 January 1797, so he died in Halifax County between those dates.^[8] Thomas was buried in a Stanfield family cemetery between Turbeville and Alton.^[5]

Children in will: Thomas' will did not name a wife. The sons named were William, Benjamin, and Thomas. William and Benjamin were executors. He named seven daughters: Fanny Wy___, Milley Holt, Jeany Holt, Molly Warren, Betty Caldwell, Salley, and Dolly. A Robert Stanfield witnessed the will.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 14 Aug 2021), "Record of STANFIELD, THOMAS", Ancestor # A108416.
2. ↑ FamilySearch.org: "Deed books, 1752-1900", Deed Book 7, Halifax County Court. FHL digitized film 7898196, image 420. See [1].
3. ↑ FamilySearch.org: "Deed books, 1752-1900", Deed Book 9, Halifax County Court. FHL digitized film 7898195, images 161 and 231. See [2].
4. ↑ FamilySearch: "Plea, minute and order books, 1752-1902", Volume 9, Part 2, Halifax County Court. FHL film 7898193, images 142-143. See [3].
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Halifax County cemeteries; v. 02" by George Calvin Waldrep, dated 1986. On page 141 of original book and 149 as displayed in FamilySearch. The author wrote that the grave was observed in 1985. See [4].
6. ↑ "Deed books, 1752-1900", Volume 11. FHL digitized film 7898195, image 601. See [5].
7. ↑ “The 1787 Census of Virginia” by Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love, published in 1987, pages 424-425. The authors described their work as a census, but it was actually based on tax records.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} FamilySearch: "Will books, 1753-1903," Book No. 3, Film 7645118, image 166. See [6].