Daniel Field was the third child of Abraham Field (1637-1674).1 He was born about 1663 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.2 As far as we know he resided in Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia throughout his life.

Daniel begins to appear in Westmoreland County records in 1690. For a period of ten years many of the entries record suits against Daniel for various unpaid debts. One of the more interesting ones involves an attachment that was granted to Robert Brent against Daniel Field's estate because Daniel did not appear in court to answer the suit against him. Robert Brent (1660-1695-96) was the 8th great-grand uncle of Lucie C. Field on her maternal side.3 (Descendants of Richard Brent)

Daniel’s first wife was a Mary. He married her sometime after 1692.4 There is no record of Mary’s death. Based upon the fact that his last child, Abraham, was born about 1699, this Mary is probably the mother of his natural children. Their children were: Daniel,5 Joyce, wife of Joshua Hudson,6 Henry7 and Abraham (bef 1699-1774).8 It is from Abraham that we descend.

Sometime before 1702, he married Mary Alday.9 She had been married previously to Evan Price10 and Edward Wheeler. Records show that on 12 May 1708, Daniel Field turned over land to Henry and John Wheeler which their father, Edward Wheeler, had left them in his will. The two Wheeler brothers must have reached majority by this time, thus giving them the full right to the land.12

Daniel owned land on Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia. He willed this land to his son Daniel. He owned several parcels of land in Westmoreland and Stafford Counties, Virginia which he willed to various of his children.13

Daniel died June 1720, Westmoreland County, Virginia.14 Records show that on 17 April 1720, he wrote his will and it was proved 19 June 1720.15 He is most likely burried somewhere in Westmoreland County, Virginia. (Click on map for larger image)

By Lucie Field and Eugene Field
May 21 2006

  1. Pierce, Frederick Clifton, Field Genealogy, (Chicago: Hammond Press, 1901), pg. 1102.

    2. Dorman, John Frederick (comp.), Westmoreland County, Virginia, Deeds Patents, etc. 1665-1677 Part One, with Deeds and Wills No. 1 1653-1671, Washington DC, 1975.), pg. 67.

    Dorman, John Frederick (comp.), Westmoreland County, Virginia, Deeds Patents, etc. 1665-1677 Part Three, pg. 11, (Will of Abraham Field 1636-1674).

    Genealogies of Virginia Families, vol. I, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: Baltimore, 1982), pg. 251.

  2. McAllister, Edward N. and Annabelle C. McAllister, Estes Genealogy: Estes Families of Old Clay County, Missouri. Their Ancestors and Descendants, (1972), pg. 236, 237.

    3. Dorman, John Frederick (comp.), Westmoreland County, Virginia, Deeds Patents, etc. 1665-1677 Part Three, pg. 11, (Will of Abraham Field 1636-1674) gives age of son Daniel as 11 ½ years on June 16, 1674.

  3. Westmoreland County, Virginia, Order Book 1690-1698 part 1, 1690/1-1692.

  4. King, George Harrison Sanford (compiler), The Register of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia 1723-1728,

    American Society of Genealogists, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1961), has Mary's previous husband's (Edward Wheeler) death date as 1692.

  5. Land grant abstract: Abraham Field, 800 acs. (N.L.), Spotsyl. Co., in St. George's Par; in the fork of Rappa. River; on N. side of Flat Run, in the line of William Skrine; to the Mountain Run; 5 Oct. 1723, p. 288. 4 Lbs. Money.

    Nugent, Nell Marion. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Vol. 3, 1695-1732. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1979. Page 256.

  6. King, George Harrison Sanford (compiler), The Register of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia 1723-1728.

    American Society of Genealogists, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1961.

    7. Will: Daniel Field, Will Book 8, pg. 67, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Written 17 April 1720-Probate 29 June 1720 Westmoreland County, Virginia (http://www.luciefield.net/danwillwest.html).

  7. Land Deed between Henry Field, Jr and William Stanton, Deed Book G, Pp. 113-115, Culpeper County, Virginia.

    Dorman, John Frederick (comp), Culpeper County, Virginia, Deeds Vol. 4, 1765-1769, pg. 14.

    Sparacio, Sam and Ruth Sparacio (comp.), Virginia County Court Records, Deed Abstracts of Culpeper County, Virginia, 1791-1803 (Will Book D 19 September 1791-19 April 1803), (1988), pg. 37.

    King, George Harrison Sanford (compiler). The Register of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia 1723-1728, (American Society of Genealogists, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1961), pg. 59.

    Will: Daniel Field, Will Book 8, pg. 67, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Written 17 April 1720-Probate 29 June 1720 Westmoreland County, Virginia (http://www.luciefield.net/danwillwest.html).

  8. Fothergill, Augusta B., Wills of Westmoreland County, Virginia: 1654-1800, (Clearfield Company, Appeals Press, 1925), beg. pg. of vol. VII.

    Will: James Withers, 8 July 1746, Will Book M, Pg. 468, Stafford County, Virginia.

    Dorman, John Frederick (comp), Culpeper County, Virginia, Deeds Vol. 4, 1765-1769, pg. 45.

    Dorman, John Frederick (comp), Culpeper County, Virginia, Deeds Vol. 4, 1765-1769, pg. 79.

    Will: Daniel Field, Will Book 8, pg. 67, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Written 17 April 1720-Probate 29 June 1720 Westmoreland County, Virginia (http://www.luciefield.net/danwillwest.html).

    Briggs, Richard. A., Pioneer Settlers and Related Families at the Mouth of Salt River (West Point, Kentucky), (Vine Grove, Kentucky: Ancestral Trails Historical Society, Inc., n.d.), pg. 9.

  9. Dorman, John Frederick (comp.), Westmoreland County, Virginia, Order Book 1698-1705 Part Three 1701-1703, pg. 56.

  10. Dorman, John Frederick (comp.), Westmoreland County, Virginia, Order Book 1698-1705 Part Three 1701-1703, pg. 56.

  11. Dorman, John Frederick (comp.), Westmoreland County, Virginia, Order Book 1698-1705 Part Three 1701-1703, pg. 56.

  12. Stafford County, Virginia, Deed and Will Book for 1699-1709, pg 414

  13. Will: Daniel Field, Will Book 8, pg. 67, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Written 17 April 1720-Probate 29 June 1720 Westmoreland County, Virginia (http://www.luciefield.net/danwillwest.html)

  14. King, George Harrison Sanford (compiler), The Register of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia 1723-1728.

    American Society of Genealogists, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1961.

    Will: Daniel Field, Will Book 8, pg. 67, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Written 17 April 1720-Probate 29 June 1720 Westmoreland County, Virginia (http://angelfire.com/hi/luciefield/danwillwest.html).

  15. McAllister, Edward N. and Annabelle C. McAllister, Estes Genealogy: Estes Families of Old Clay County, Missouri. Their Ancestors and Descendants, (1972).


Parents:

Children:

  • Daniel Field
  • Joyce Field
  • Henry Field Sr.
  • Abraham Field (bef. 1699-1774)


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