Our Burchfield Line - Welsh/English?

 

 

First Generation

<Please Note> The information on Samuel is not proven, Thomas and below is ~

 

Samuel BURCHFIELD. Born in Wales, circa 1640.  Samuel first married an Elizabeth Bitmore, according to information found on Ancestry.com, he married second to Mary Frizzel, daughter of Forker Frizzel. 

 

Samuel Burchfield arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1662 from England. Francis Riggs paid for his voyage. Francis Riggs was the first Banker of Maryland. This documentation is found in the Hall of Records in Annanapolis, Maryland. Samuel was made an indentured servant for John Watkine for 5 years. He came aboard the ship Duty as an indentured servant.  He served his time and was released. After his release, he was given 50 acres in or around Baltimore, Maryland. 

 

NOTE:  I have a booklet "One Branch of the Birchfield Family of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee" by Larry Stallcup from which some of this information was obtained.  Contact Larry @ Stalcop@aol.com.  His information is very thorough and well documented and he is a very helpful and pleasant individual.  See notes here.

 

Please not that the above has NOT been proven and there is doubt to it's accuracy.  Please do not use this unproven information as fact, but perhaps a direction to perform more research.
 

They had the following children:

 

i. Thomas Burchfield (1683-) probably in MD.
ii. Adam Burchfield (1690-1771) Adam BURCHFIELD - Birth: ABT. 1690 in Baltimore, Maryland - Death: 2 DEC 1771 Note: It is unknown if this is the son of Samuel Burchfield but the age and info. seem to fit.  Will of Adam Burchfield who died in 1771 was admin. by son-in-law, Archibald Johnson.  Adam is found on a tax list in Baltimore Co., Md., 1692. St George's Parish Register & Hall of Records. P. 37,46,53,65.
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Information from Linda Smallwood stated that in a letter from Mr. William A. Wilkins, Atty. 4325 Berger Ave., Baltimore, Maryland, he listed the children of Adam and Mary as follows:

1. Thomas, born Feb. 21, 1710/11
2. Eliza, born May 13, 1714
3. Mary, born Oct. 26, 1716
4. Frances, born March 13, 1723/4
5. Adam 11, born May 26, 1726-died 1767
married Oct. 2, 1753, Ann Nelson, born cerc. 1738.
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Source: Dallas Burchfield, Atlanta, GA. Genealogical Database Info.
iii Laurence Burchfield
iv Samuel Burchfield

 


Second Generation

 


Thomas BURCHFIELD. Born in 1683. Thomas first married in June, 1709 to Mary Wilson. Mary died on 3 APR 1720, St. George's Parish, Maryland - Note: In an article from The Bone Rattler, Vol 5, #2, fall 1988 it stated that Mary Wilson Burchfield died just three months before her infant son Adam died.  St. Georges Parish, Original Register at Hall of Records - Title: Maryland Marriages, 1634-1777, Page: 25.

 

 

 
St. George's Parish in Maryland

Map of Maryland highlighting Harford County Harford County, Maryland was first discovered in 1608 by Captain John Smith of the Virginia Colony, when he made a fairly accurate map of the upper country and its islands and shores. About 1649, Colonel Nathaniel Utie came from Virginia to explore the upper bay region and find a place to settle, and was granted an island located a few hundred yards south of Havre de Grace. He named it Spesutie, using the Latin Spes-Utie, meaning Utie's Hope. The spelling was later changed to Spesutia as it is known today. When the Church of England became the established church of the Palatinate of Maryland, the first Vestry House was erected at Spesutie Parish on the property which belonged by grant to Col. Nathaniel Utie. In 1718, Spesutie Parish was divided into St. George's and St. John's Parishes, and the Spesutia Church of St. George's Parish was erected two miles away at Perryman, where it still stands today.

St. George's (Spesutia) Vestry Parish House, 1766

St. George's Parish
Spesutia Road
Perryman, MD 21130
Phone:410-272-6622
Mail Address: P.O. Box 22, Perryman MD 21130

 


 Thomas Burchfield and Mary Wilson had the following children:

 

i

Robert Burchfield (Feb 27,1709?) - St. Georges Parish, Maryland Our Line
ii Thomas Burchfield, Jr. b: 8 AUG 1712 in St. Georges Parish, Maryland, married Sarah GASH - Married: 13 JUL 1736 in St. Georges Parrish, Maryland - Children ~ Aquilla BURCHFIELD b: 9 AUG 1738 in St. Georges Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, Thomas BURCHFIELD b: 13 JAN 1738/39 in St. Georges Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, Hannah BURCHFIELD b: 3 JUN 1741 in St. Georges Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, Mary BURCHFIELD b: 14 JUL 1743 in St. George's Parish, Maryland, Sarah BURCHFIELD b: 16 OCT 1746 in St. George's Parish, Maryland, Elizabeth BURCHFIELD b: 6 MAY 1749 in St. George's Parish, Maryland
Sources:  St. Georges Parish, Original Register at Hall of Records.
iii Mary Burchfield, born 6 JUL 1716 in St. Georges Parish, Maryland
ii. Adam Burchfield, 1720 - 1720

 

 

On 4 Aug 1721 when Thomas was 38, he second married Joanna Cantwell, in St. George's Parish Church, Maryland.  On 21 Feb 1725 when Thomas was 42, he third married Elizabeth MaCarley, in St. George's Parish Church, Maryland.  On 10 Aug 1727 when Thomas was 44, he fourth married Mary Johnson, in St. George's Parish Church, Maryland.
 

Sources:  Baltimore Co. Land Commissions #1
Title: "Wisps of Smoke---The Early NC Birchfield Family" by Larry S. Stallcup
Title: "Wisps of Smoke, the Early N.C. Burchfield Family" The Bone Rattler, Vol. 5, #2, Fall 1988
St. Georges Parish, Original Register at Hall of Records
Title: Maryland Marriages, 1634-1777,
Page: 25   

 

 

Third Generation

Robert BURCHFIELD. Born on 27 Feb 1710 in Fredrick Co., Maryland. Robert died in Burke County, North Carolina in Mar 1783, he was 73.  On 4 Dec 1735 when Robert was 25, he married Ann Clark, in St. George's Parish Church, Maryland.  Robert Burchfield was the only Robert Burchfield found to be old enough to patent land in Frederick Co., Md. in 1742 and he is probably the same Robert that patented lands in 1749, 1759 and 1766.  By 1766 he was married to his second wife, Elizabeth Justice. Robert and Elizabeth sold land in 1766 and 1772. He would have been 62 years old at the later deed.


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 Source: The Bone Rattler, Vol 5, #2, fall 1988

 

 

This correspondence is from Hugh Arnold discussing his linage through Robert's son Robert Junior:

North Carolina map
Descendants of Robert Burchfield - 5/28/02

 

 

 


Generation One

1. Robert3 Burchfield (Thomas2, Samuel1) was born February 27, 1709/10 in Maryland, and died March 1783 in Burke County, North Carolina. He married (1) Ann Clark December 04, 1735 in St. Georges Parrish Church, Maryland. He married (2) Elizabeth Justice Aft. 1760 in Frederick County, Maryland, daughter of John Justice.

Notes for Robert Burchfield:
Killed by Indians

Robert apparently moved to Fredrick County early and became a fairly large land owner. In 1742, 50 acres was patented to him. It was called Robert's Purchase. He probably had already been living on this land. It usually took several years to get land patents settled. Seven years later another 50 acres was patented to Robert. It was called Crooked Piece. In 1759, Robert was patented more land. This time it was 190 acres named Robert's Care. The last piece of land known to belong to Robert was 51 acres named Long Meadow.

On March 3, 1769, Robert sold to Charles Wells the 51 acre parcel known as Long Meadow with the consent of his second wife.

Robert probably moved to North Carolina in the summer of 1772. On May 19, 1772, Robert sold all of their interests in land holdings in Fredrick County, Maryland to Jacob Crumbacker for 500 Pounds current money. In those days it was a considerable fortune. Robert moved his entire family into Burke County, NC where he took up quite a bit of land. The first grant, on March 17, 1778, was for 350 acres on Issac Creek of south side of Catawba River 1/2 mile from main river including improvements already there. A few months later on August 28, 1778, he obtained 290 acres joining his earlier acquired track. This second parcel extended on up Issac Creek. In the Burke County land records there is also a note on page 366 between entries #1113 and #1114 for 150 acres of land on Earnest branch. There is not date or any other information recorded about this parcel of land. One of his neighboring land owners was Joshua Sherrell. His neighbor on the opposite side of the Catawba River was John Forsith.

Revolutionary War applications for pensions of both Robert Jr. and Meshack state that their father, Robert Sr., was killed by Indians in Burke County, North Carolina, early in 1783. The next mention of Robert Sr., is when his son, Robert Jr. sells the 350 acre track to Frances Cuningham, July 12, 1784. By that time the area where the land was located had changed over from Burke County to Lincoln County. The last mention of Robert Sr. in surviving Burke County records is in the July 1802 Court Minutes of Wills, Estates and Orphans where Nicholas Trosper was appointed administrator to settle the estate of Robert and Elizabeth (both) deceased. (my note, Nicholas Trosper was married to Sally Burchfield, Robert and Elizabeth's daughter, so Nicholas was their son-in-law, and this is my line.)  See the Trosper line here.

Notes for Elizabeth Justice:

Burke County land records entry #1850, page 615 -- Jesse Burgan, 200 acres on Cain Creek that empties into the north side of Catawba River below Ephram Mc Leans entry. Entered June 18, 1779. Transferred to Elizabeth Burchfield. The word transferred means Elizabeth bought the land from Jesse Burgan before the land grant was finalized. She would also have paid for it with her own money. Normally in this period women did not have land entered into their own name.

Elizabeth Burchfield appears on the 1796 and 1797 Entry Takers (tax) Returns for Burke County. On September 25, 1798, Elizabeth Burchfield filed a bill of sale for a horse she sold to William England. Robert Carithers and Reuben Dement were witnesses to the sale.

Elizabeth's estate is first mentioned in October 1801 and her estate sale is mentioned in April 1802. It was not unusual for an estate settlement to be delayed until after the death of the widow especially if there was no will and she did not re-marry. Robert Sr. did not have time to make his will before his death.

Children of Robert Burchfield and Ann Clark are:

 

i

Nathan Burchfield, born in Frederick County, Virginia; died March 1783 in Burke County, North Carolina.
 

Notes for Nathan Burchfield:

Like his father, Nathan became a large land owner in Burke County, North Carolina. On February 5, 1778, he was granted 200 acres on main Catawba River, both sides. On May 28, 1778, he was granted 300 acres on 'Linvills' River with improvements. Nathan was noted as already being in possession of this land so it is reasonable to assume he made his home on this parcel of land. Nathan is mentioned as being a neighbor of Danial Russell on Catawba River on November 28, 1778. On December 28, 1778, Nathan acquired an additional 150 acres on Linvills River next to the land he already owned.

Nathan's name appears as an accused Tory on the Subpoena Docket for Tories, November 18, 1782. This does not mean that Nathan was a Tory but only that someone had accused him of being a Tory. No proof was required for this accusation to be made. This was before the U.S. Constitution was written so it was a case of assumed quilt until you could prove yourself innocent. Nathan apparently never had a chance to prove himself innocent. He died just a few months later.

Since Nathan died at almost the same time as his father it is quite possible that he died of wounds he received in the same Indian attack that killed his father. An administrators bond was granted to Avarilla Burchfield, April 23, 1783 for the estate of Nathan Burchfield. at the sale of his estate, Avarilla Burchfield was one of the buyers.

Notes for Aberilla Wilson:  -Avarilla's name first appears on the 1779 land grant index for Burke County, North Carolina. In the 1783 Court records there is record of a subpoena issued to Greenberry Wilson, Avarilla Burchfield, John Baker, Jane Gowin, Thos. White Sr., on behalf of Danial Gowin vs. James Murphy, for the April term. Subpoenas were issued in 1788 for Christian Isom, Greenberry Wilson in the case of State and Avarilla Burchfield vs. Catherine smith, wife of John Smith. John Wood, Atty. John Davidson, foreman (4 papers). This case must have been interesting. Later there were two attachments issued by the court; Christian Isom in case of John Smith vs. Avarilla Burchfield, October 23. Also, Greenberry Wilson, Christian Isom, in case of Avarilla Burchfield vs. John Smith, January, October 23, 24. Attendance ticket of Isom. It is hard to tell who was suing who.

Child of Nathan Burchfield and Aberilla Wilson is:

8 i. Nathan5 Burchfield, Jr., born 1780 in North Carolina; died 1863. He married Anne McKinney; born 1785.

ii

Robert Burchfield, born above Baltimore "on Pipe Creek", Maryland; died October 29, 1844 in Ripley County, Indiana.

Robert4 Burchfield (Robert3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born December 18, 1759 in Above Baltimore "on Pipe Creek", Maryland, and died October 29, 1844 in Ripley County, Indiana. He married Elizabeth Hill March 01, 1787 in Burke County, North Carolina, daughter of Swinfort Hill, Col.. She was born 1768 in North Carolina, and died September 20, 1845 in Ripley County, Indiana.

Notes for Robert Burchfield: Affidavit for the Revolutionary War stated that he was from above Baltimore, on Pipe Creek.

Notes for Elizabeth Hill:  Burial: Burchfield-Wilson Cemetery-Cades Cove, TN19 - Description: Among twelve other unmarked graves in Cades Cove, located a ten minute walk straight across from the last left "turn-out" before crossing Abram's Creek.

Note: In Robert Burchfield's Rev. War. Pension statement it was stated that Elizabeth Hill's father was Col. Hill of Rowan Co., (Burke Co), N.C..

Children of Robert Burchfield and Elizabeth Hill are:

9 i. Kitty5 Burchfield. She married ? Smith

10 ii. Mary Burchfield. She married George Roberts May 05, 1806 in Fayette County, Kentucky.

Notes for Mary Burchfield: Came to Indiana in 1815 and settled on Laughing Creek, near Friendship, IN. Notes for George Roberts:  Burial: Blair/Turkey Run Cem., Ripley, IN

 iii. Nancy Burchfield. She married ? Whitam

 iv. Phoebe Burchfield

 v. Sally Burchfield. She married Daniel Kelly February 09, 1810 in Franklin County, Kentucky.  Notes for Sally Burchfield: Daniel and Sally descendants still live in Ripley Co., IN

vi. Elizabeth Burchfield, born February 25, 1792; died July 11, 1830.

vii. John Burchfield, born 1796 in Kentucky; died 1865 in Franklin County, Kentucky

viii. Robert Burchfield, Jr., born August 25, 1804; died November 07, 1895. He married Elizabeth Meredith 1827.

iii

Meshack Burchfield, born in Baltimore, Maryland; died in Marion County, Missouri.
 

Meshack4 Burchfield (Robert3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born July 01, 1760 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Marion County, Missouri. He married Sally Roan July 15, 1785 in Warren, Kentucky.

Children of Meshack Burchfield and Sally Roan are:

i. Hezekiah Burchfield.
ii. James Burchfield.
iii. Jeremiah Burchfield.
iv. Joseph Burchfield.
v. Henry Burchfield.
vi. Bedford Burchfield.
vii. John Noah Burchfield. He married Charlotte Galaspie.

iv

Thomas Burchfield, b. 1737.  He married Sarah LEATHERWOOD. Child of Thomas Burchfield and Sarah Leginwood is:  Lydia Burchfield. 

Robert's son, Thomas was born in 1737-two years AFTER he married ANN CLARK, and many years before he married Elizabeth Justice  My late mother, Julia HUNTER Williams's records indicate that ANN CLARK was Lydia's grandmother-NOT Elizabeth Justice.  From my cousin Nina:  This couple's daughter, Lydia Burchfield Hunter is one of my 4th great-grandmothers. She is the one who was scalped as a toddler, lived to marry Andrew Hunter and became an ancestress of my late mother, Julia HUNTER Williams. Her sister, Mary Burchfield, age 5, was kidnapped by the Cherokee and legend has it that she married an Indian chieftain.

 

Children of Robert Burchfield and Elizabeth Justice are:
 

i

John Burchfield, died December 28, 1849 in Ripley County, Indiana. He married (1) Elizabeth Hendrick May 08, 1782 in Halifax, Virginia. He married (2) Polly Patterson 1815.  Notes for John Burchfield:

John appears on the 1793 Entry Takers Returns. He is listed without land but owning one stud (horse). John also appears on the 1799 Entry Takers Return. He does not appear on the 1800 census indicating he had moved out of Burke County.  John apparently married after he left North Carolina.  John applied for a Revolutionary War pension #W-8175.  May have lived in Warren Co., KY

ii

Sally Burchfield, born ? died Bet. 1817 - 1822. She married Nicholas Trosper Bef. 1789.  OUR LINE.


Endnotes

1. Revolutionary War Pension papers of Robert Burchfield named John Burchfield as one of his children.

2. Marriage Return dated Aug. 1812, Marriage of John Burchfield and Elizabeth O'Neal return dated Aug. 1812.

3. Henry was mentioned as John's son in John's will. His will is recorded in the Franklin Co., KY Will Book 3, p.127. It was written Oct. 24, 1863 and probated July 1865.

4. 1850 Census, Franklin Co., KY, census roll 200.

5. 1850 Census Owen Co., KY roll 216, p.78.1860 Census Franklin Co., KY reel 160, p.213.

6. 1850 Census Owen Co., KY and 1860 Census of Franklin Co., KY, Simeon in 1850 Census, Owen Co., KY reel 216, p.78. with John, his son.  Simeon in 1860 Census, Franklin Co., KY reel 160, p.213 shows Simeon and wife Elizabeth with son John T. Arnold and Nancy with one child next door.

7. Marriage records Franklin Co., Ky., Sec. 2 Chapter 30, Marriage bond of Simeon Arnold and Elizabeth Burchfield dated Sept. 14, 1831. Signed by Simeon Arnold and John Burchfield.

8. 1850 Census Owen Co., KY and 1860 Census of Franklin Co., KY, John T. shown in 1850 Census Owen Co., KY p.78 roll 216. next door to Stevens family showing Nancy. Also shown in 1860 Census Franklin, Co., KY p.213 roll 160. now married to Nancy, and next door to Simeon Arnold.

9. 1850 Census Owen Co., KY and 1860 Census of Franklin Co., KY, 1850 Census Owen Co., KY Microfilm roll 216, 2nd part.. shows her as daughter of Benjamin Stevens and Lucinda (Williams) Stevens..1860 Census Franklin Co., KY p.213, reel 160 shows Nancy married to John T. Arnold.

10. Owen Co. Ky. marriage records, county clerk's office, Owenton, Owen Co., Ky., p.261, Marriage Bond dated October 28, 1857.

11. 1850 Census Owen Co., KY and 1860 Census of Franklin Co., KY, 1860 Census, Franklin Co., KY, reel160, p.213, not shown in 1860 Owen Co, KY Census.

12. 1850 Census, Owen Co., KY, MF reel 216, 2nd part.1860 Census, Franklin Co., KY, reel 160, p.213

13. 1850 Census, Owen Co., KY, reel 216, 2nd part

14. 1860 Census, Franklin Co., KY, reel 160, p.213.

 

 

Robert BURCHFIELD, married Elizabeth JUSTICE second, daughter of John JUSTICE, Sr. & Margaret LOWDER. Born in Frederick Co., Maryland? Elizabeth died in 1801 in Burke County, North Carolina.  According to Burke County, North Carolina Land Grants, Robert Burchfield, purchased 290 acres on waters of Isaac Creek water of Catawba River near John Olwans road entered 29, November, 1778, entry #703 surveyed 23 Mar 1779 Rose Reese and William Allen C. B.

 

Burke County land records entry #1850, page 615--Jesse Burgan, 200 acres on Cain Creek that empties into the north side of Catawba River below Ephram McLeans entry. Entered 18 June 1779. Transferred to Elizabeth Burchfield. The word transferred means Elizabeth bought the land from Jesse Burgan before the land grant was finalized. She would also have paid for it with her own money. Normally in this period women did not have land entered into their own name. Elizabeth Burchfield appears on the 1796 and 1797 Entry Takers (tax) Returns for Burke County. On 25 September 1798, Elizabeth Burchfield filed a bill of sale for a horse she sold to William England. Robert Carithers and Reuben Dement were witnesses to the sale. Elizabeth's estate is first mentioned in October 1801 and her estate sale is mentioned in April 1802. It was not unusual for an estate settlement to be delayed until after the death of the widow especially if there was no will and she did not re-marry. Robert Sr. did not have time to make his will before his death.
 

Note:  In October 1775, Frederick county, Maryland, John Justice made a will naming his children, including a daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Robert Burchfield.  Maryland Wills, 41:188.

 

Fourth Generation

Knox County, KentuckySally BURCHFIELD. Born ? Sally died abt 1817/22 in Burke County, NC.  Sally married Nicholas TROSPER, Sr., son of Nicholas STRASBAUGH & Hannah ?. Born in 1747 in of Knox Co., Kentucky. Nicholas died in Knox Co. KY or Missouri? bef 1817, he was 70.

 

Notes on Sally:  Died between 1817 and 1822. Spelled "Sally" in a power of attorney granted to Joseph Parsons who represents her and her husband Nicholas.  Stated power of attorney being filed in Knox County, Kentucky.  Establishes marriage relationship between Sally and Nicholas and names their son James.

From here see the Trosper line.

 

  
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