Peter Field 
Peter was born in 1647 in Charles City Co., VA. Peter's father was James Field and his mother is Anne Rogers Clark. His paternal grandparents were Theophilus FIELD and Alice UNKNOWN. He had two brothers named James and James. He was the second oldest of the three children. He died at the age of 60 on July 24th, 1707 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Va. He was buried in , New Kent, Virginia.General Notes
Name Prefix:<NPFX> Major
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> L9WX-L0
Major Peter Field was a public figure during colonial times. Several ofhis descendants joined the Colonial Dames based on his public service. Hewas born Charles City County, Virginia ca. 1647. By 1678, he moved toHenrico County, Virginia, and his home was named Curtis Plantation. Inthe levy of 1678, he was assessed with seven tithables. On October 21,1678, Peter married Judith Soane Randolph, widow of Henry Randolph anddaughter of Henry Soane, Speaker of the House of Burgesses. On November15, 1678, Peter was commissioned Justice of the Peace in Henrico County,and he also served as a major in the colonial militia. Shortly before hisdeath, Peter moved to New Kent County, Virginia, and there is a record inthe New Kent Parish Register of his death on July 24, 1707, and burial onJuly 29. A deed on record there in August, 1707, speaks of him asdeceased. In July, 1709, there was recorded a deed from Thomas Jeffersonand his wife Mary, daughter of Peter Field, late of New Kent County,deceased. On August, 1711, a deed from John Archer and Martha, his wife,to William Randolph, for 961 acres left Martha by will of Peter Field. (tblumberg@@advancedcc.net)
Member of the House of Burgesses.
-
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
-
*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1388 in <Bradford, Devon, England> d.Apr 1480
- b.1470 in Bradford, York, England d. in East Ardsley, York, England
- b.~ 1448 in <, Bradford, , England>
- b.1519 in East Ardsley, York, England d.26 Mar 1588 in St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
- b.22 Jan 1574 in St. Giles Parish, Cripplegate, London, England d.02 Jun 1636 in Cathedral Hereford, Hereford, England
- b.~ 1480 in Greenwich, Kent, England
- b.1505 in Kent, England d.May 1587
- b.~ 1481 in Greenwich, Kent, England
- b.1528 in Kent, England d.17 Jul 1609 in East Ardsley, York, England
- b.~ 1510 in Kent, England
- b.1601 in , , England d. in Of, Henrico Co., Va.
- b.~ 1574 in , Cambridge, England d.>26 Jul 1636
- b.1647 in Charles City Co., VA d.24 Jul 1707 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Va
- b.~ 1608 in Of Henrico Co, Va
-
‌Peter and Judith were married in a religious ceremony on October 21st, 1678. They had two daughters named Mary and Martha.
Family Notes
_UID94DB4700655FC045B1DDAFAF7325A19D41E7
-
Children
Mary Field
Mary was born on February 3rd, 1679 in Henrico, VA. She died at the age of 36 on August 13th, 1715 in , Henrico Parish, Va. She was buried in , Henrico Parish, Va.
Martha FIELD
Martha was born on February 23rd, 1681 in Virginia. She died at the age of 95 in February 1776.
Sources/Citations
1992 Pedigree Chart and Family Group Records information of RobertMathias., Ancestral File (R)
1992 Pedigree Chart and Family Group Records information of RobertMathias., Ancestral File (R)