Seth Warfield (1723 - 1805)

Born 15 Jan 1723 in Anne Arundel, Province of Maryland

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Died 14 May 1805 at age 82 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

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Biography

1723 Birth and Parents

Seth Warfield was born 15 January 1723 in Millersville, Anne Arundel County Maryland, the son of Richard (1697-1765) & Marian (Caldwell) Warfield (1700-1725) of Warfield Plains, Anne Arundel County, ^[1]

Seth Warfield was born 15 January 1724 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Countym Maryland, the son of Richard Warfield and Marian Caldwell.^[2]

Seth Warfield was born 15 January 1723 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, the son of Richard Warfield and his wife Marian. ^[3]

Seth, along with brother Joseph, was Executor to his father's Will. ^[1]

1750 Marriage

He married Mary Gaither, born 4 Oct 1724, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland ^[2]

Seth married Mary Gaither c1750 in Anne Arundel Co MD, daughter of John & Agnes (Rogers) Gaither of Bite-the-Biter Plantation, Prince George Co MD.^[1]

They settled on a tract of land called Warfield's Forest, located in Lisbon, Howard Co MD. There they raised seven known children.^[1]

"Seth Warfield married Mary Gaither and was the father of 10 children. Typical of many family farms of its time and place, Warfield's Forest, or Oakley Farm as it became better known, contained an ancestral burial ground, some 40 feet east of the house. Believed to be buried there are Seth Warfield, his wife Mary and many of their descendants." ^[4]

Warfield Forest (Oakley Farm)

Immediately east of the village of Lisbon, fronting on the north side of the National Pike (now Rt. 144), is located what remains of the old land grant, Warfield's Forest, known as Oakley Farm until 1953, when most of the land passed from family ownership. ^[4]

"The earliest record of the property is a patent dated May 27, 1760, in which Seth Warfield (1724-1805), gr-grandson of Captain Richard Warfield, the Founder and progenitor of the Warfields of Maryland, registered his ownership of a 700 acre tract entitled Warfield's Folly. On July 4, 1794, Seth Warfield registered a patent for Warfield's Forest, an 1800 acre tract, the property being a resurvey of Warfield's Forest, Warfield's Folly and vacancies, one of the largest patents in western Upper Arundel. A portion of the land remains in family ownership to this day, continuing testimony to the family's boast that no one had owned that land but 'God, the Indians and the Warfields'. ^[4]

1778 Oath of Fidelity

Seth Warfield of Anne Arundel County took the Oath of Fidelity in 1778 in Anne Arundel County. ^[5]

1805 Death

He died in 1805 in Anne Arundel County. ^[2]

He died in 1805 in Lisbon, Howard County, Maryland and was buried in Warfield's Forest, Lisbon, Howard County, Maryland, USA ^[1]

Children

Children with Mary:

1. Elizabeth Warfield^[1]
2. Benjamin Warfield (1755-1829); m. Ariana Dorsey (1755-1827).^[1] Benjamin Warfield (1755–1829) ^[1]
3. Amos Warfield (d. 1823); m. Sarah Warfield, a 3rd cousin.^[1]
4. Azel Warfield (b. 1763); m. Elizabeth Welling (1765-1843).^[1]
5. Beale Warfield (d. 1817); m. Achsah Dorsey.^[1]
6. Eli Warfield (1768-1815); m. Frances Dorsey (1767-1812).^[1]
7. Seth Warfield Jr; m. Ruth Hammond Welsh (b. 1775).^[1] Seth Warfield (1752–1812) ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13} Find A Grave: Memorial #57729878 Memorial for Seth Warfield. Accessed 20 August 2023 jhd
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Mike Marshall. Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Profile for Seth Warfield Accessed 20 August 2023 jhd
3. ↑ Maryland Births & Christenings Index 1662-1911:FHL Film Number: 13279. Cited by Find-a-Grave
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Celia M. Holland. Old Homes and Families of Howard County Maryland, 1987, Pg 267 (see Snowdens-Warfields.org). Cited at Find-a-Grave.
5. ↑ Maryland Early Census Records 1772-1890:Page: 022. Cited by Find-a-Grave.

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of Rodney Timbrook Ancestors and Relatives_2010-09-10.ged on 10 September 2010.