Elswick Sherwood Field was the second son and fifth of eleven children born to Jeremiah Field (c.1764-1830) and his wife Eleanor Sherwood (1776-1859) of Randolph County, NC. His paternal grandparents were William Field, Jr. (c.1825-1805) and his wife Lydia Elswick (1743-1829); and his maternal grandparents were Daniel Sherwood III (1749-1838) and his wife Frances Linthicum (1749-1806). Elswick married Guilianna Lindsay (1807-1885, a daughter of William Lindsay and Elisabeth Briggs) in Guilford County in 1831.
Elswick was employed by Henry Humphreys (1790-1840), who built and ran the Mt. Hecla cotton mill, the first steam powered cotton mill in the South, in Greensboro around 1830. Mr. Humphreys was married to Letitia Harper (1785-1835) who had first married Robert Lindsay, Jr. (1776-1818), Guilianna's uncle.
By 1850, Mr. Humphreys had passed away and his son-in-law, Thomas Randolph Tate, owned the Mt. Hecla mill, and Elswick ran it. They determined to move the mill to Gaston County, where it could be powered by water from the Catawba River. Elswick designed, built and ran the new mill, called the Mountain Island mill, also known as Tate's factory. This very large mill stood until it was washed away in the great flood of 1916.
Some time around 1857-60, the family moved to Leaksville, Rockingham Co., where Elswick was superintendent of another cotton mill, this one owned by Gov. John Motley Morehead, who was married to Guilianna's first cousin, Ann Eliza Lindsay. In the spring of 1861, they moved to Caldwell County, where Elswick ran the Patterson cotton mill, owned by in-laws of the Moreheads. This mill was burned by the yankees at the end of the War.
Elswick died in Caldwell County in 1867. A newspaper notice, published in the Raleigh Register on 17 Sept. 1867, stated:
"DIED: Recently, in Caldwell County, N. C., ELLSWICK SHERWOOD FIELD. The deceased was extensively known as the Superintendent of Tate's factory."
Elswick S. Field and Guilianna Lindsay had eight children: Martha Eliza Field (1833-1844, died in Greensboro), Eleanor Elizabeth Field (1835-1889, Mrs. John Wesley Clinard, died in Hickory, NC), William B. Field (1836-1865, Lieutenant, First NC Cavalry, Confederate States Army), Susan Lavinia Field (1838-1903, Mrs. Augustus H. S. Beard, lived & died in Kernersville), Robert Henry Field (1840-1911, m. Amanda R. Bisanar, lived & died in Charlotte), Thomas Elswick Field (1843-1912, m. Lillie Caroline Wilson, lived & died in Hickory), John Andrew Field (1846-1883, m. Mary Adeline Wilkinson, lived & died at Coddle Creek, Cabarrus Co., my line) and Frances Guilianna "Fannie" Field (1851-1919, Mrs. Lewis E. Griffith, lived & died in Kernersville).
The inscriptions on the stone read:
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." Rev. 14:13
and:
"No pain nor grief nor anxious fear,
Invades thy tomb, no mortal woes,
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here,
While Angels watch his soft repose."
Elswick was employed by Henry Humphreys (1790-1840), who built and ran the Mt. Hecla cotton mill, the first steam powered cotton mill in the South, in Greensboro around 1830. Mr. Humphreys was married to Letitia Harper (1785-1835) who had first married Robert Lindsay, Jr. (1776-1818), Guilianna's uncle.
By 1850, Mr. Humphreys had passed away and his son-in-law, Thomas Randolph Tate, owned the Mt. Hecla mill, and Elswick ran it. They determined to move the mill to Gaston County, where it could be powered by water from the Catawba River. Elswick designed, built and ran the new mill, called the Mountain Island mill, also known as Tate's factory. This very large mill stood until it was washed away in the great flood of 1916.
Some time around 1857-60, the family moved to Leaksville, Rockingham Co., where Elswick was superintendent of another cotton mill, this one owned by Gov. John Motley Morehead, who was married to Guilianna's first cousin, Ann Eliza Lindsay. In the spring of 1861, they moved to Caldwell County, where Elswick ran the Patterson cotton mill, owned by in-laws of the Moreheads. This mill was burned by the yankees at the end of the War.
Elswick died in Caldwell County in 1867. A newspaper notice, published in the Raleigh Register on 17 Sept. 1867, stated:
"DIED: Recently, in Caldwell County, N. C., ELLSWICK SHERWOOD FIELD. The deceased was extensively known as the Superintendent of Tate's factory."
Elswick S. Field and Guilianna Lindsay had eight children: Martha Eliza Field (1833-1844, died in Greensboro), Eleanor Elizabeth Field (1835-1889, Mrs. John Wesley Clinard, died in Hickory, NC), William B. Field (1836-1865, Lieutenant, First NC Cavalry, Confederate States Army), Susan Lavinia Field (1838-1903, Mrs. Augustus H. S. Beard, lived & died in Kernersville), Robert Henry Field (1840-1911, m. Amanda R. Bisanar, lived & died in Charlotte), Thomas Elswick Field (1843-1912, m. Lillie Caroline Wilson, lived & died in Hickory), John Andrew Field (1846-1883, m. Mary Adeline Wilkinson, lived & died at Coddle Creek, Cabarrus Co., my line) and Frances Guilianna "Fannie" Field (1851-1919, Mrs. Lewis E. Griffith, lived & died in Kernersville).
The inscriptions on the stone read:
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." Rev. 14:13
and:
"No pain nor grief nor anxious fear,
Invades thy tomb, no mortal woes,
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here,
While Angels watch his soft repose."
Elswick Sherwood Field was the second son and fifth of eleven children born to Jeremiah Field (c.1764-1830) and his wife Eleanor Sherwood (1776-1859) of Randolph County, NC. His paternal grandparents were William Field, Jr. (c.1825-1805) and his wife Lydia Elswick (1743-1829); and his maternal grandparents were Daniel Sherwood III (1749-1838) and his wife Frances Linthicum (1749-1806). Elswick married Guilianna Lindsay (1807-1885, a daughter of William Lindsay and Elisabeth Briggs) in Guilford County in 1831.
Elswick was employed by Henry Humphreys (1790-1840), who built and ran the Mt. Hecla cotton mill, the first steam powered cotton mill in the South, in Greensboro around 1830. Mr. Humphreys was married to Letitia Harper (1785-1835) who had first married Robert Lindsay, Jr. (1776-1818), Guilianna's uncle.
By 1850, Mr. Humphreys had passed away and his son-in-law, Thomas Randolph Tate, owned the Mt. Hecla mill, and Elswick ran it. They determined to move the mill to Gaston County, where it could be powered by water from the Catawba River. Elswick designed, built and ran the new mill, called the Mountain Island mill, also known as Tate's factory. This very large mill stood until it was washed away in the great flood of 1916.
Some time around 1857-60, the family moved to Leaksville, Rockingham Co., where Elswick was superintendent of another cotton mill, this one owned by Gov. John Motley Morehead, who was married to Guilianna's first cousin, Ann Eliza Lindsay. In the spring of 1861, they moved to Caldwell County, where Elswick ran the Patterson cotton mill, owned by in-laws of the Moreheads. This mill was burned by the yankees at the end of the War.
Elswick died in Caldwell County in 1867. A newspaper notice, published in the Raleigh Register on 17 Sept. 1867, stated:
"DIED: Recently, in Caldwell County, N. C., ELLSWICK SHERWOOD FIELD. The deceased was extensively known as the Superintendent of Tate's factory."
Elswick S. Field and Guilianna Lindsay had eight children: Martha Eliza Field (1833-1844, died in Greensboro), Eleanor Elizabeth Field (1835-1889, Mrs. John Wesley Clinard, died in Hickory, NC), William B. Field (1836-1865, Lieutenant, First NC Cavalry, Confederate States Army), Susan Lavinia Field (1838-1903, Mrs. Augustus H. S. Beard, lived & died in Kernersville), Robert Henry Field (1840-1911, m. Amanda R. Bisanar, lived & died in Charlotte), Thomas Elswick Field (1843-1912, m. Lillie Caroline Wilson, lived & died in Hickory), John Andrew Field (1846-1883, m. Mary Adeline Wilkinson, lived & died at Coddle Creek, Cabarrus Co., my line) and Frances Guilianna "Fannie" Field (1851-1919, Mrs. Lewis E. Griffith, lived & died in Kernersville).
The inscriptions on the stone read:
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." Rev. 14:13
and:
"No pain nor grief nor anxious fear,
Invades thy tomb, no mortal woes,
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here,
While Angels watch his soft repose."
Elswick was employed by Henry Humphreys (1790-1840), who built and ran the Mt. Hecla cotton mill, the first steam powered cotton mill in the South, in Greensboro around 1830. Mr. Humphreys was married to Letitia Harper (1785-1835) who had first married Robert Lindsay, Jr. (1776-1818), Guilianna's uncle.
By 1850, Mr. Humphreys had passed away and his son-in-law, Thomas Randolph Tate, owned the Mt. Hecla mill, and Elswick ran it. They determined to move the mill to Gaston County, where it could be powered by water from the Catawba River. Elswick designed, built and ran the new mill, called the Mountain Island mill, also known as Tate's factory. This very large mill stood until it was washed away in the great flood of 1916.
Some time around 1857-60, the family moved to Leaksville, Rockingham Co., where Elswick was superintendent of another cotton mill, this one owned by Gov. John Motley Morehead, who was married to Guilianna's first cousin, Ann Eliza Lindsay. In the spring of 1861, they moved to Caldwell County, where Elswick ran the Patterson cotton mill, owned by in-laws of the Moreheads. This mill was burned by the yankees at the end of the War.
Elswick died in Caldwell County in 1867. A newspaper notice, published in the Raleigh Register on 17 Sept. 1867, stated:
"DIED: Recently, in Caldwell County, N. C., ELLSWICK SHERWOOD FIELD. The deceased was extensively known as the Superintendent of Tate's factory."
Elswick S. Field and Guilianna Lindsay had eight children: Martha Eliza Field (1833-1844, died in Greensboro), Eleanor Elizabeth Field (1835-1889, Mrs. John Wesley Clinard, died in Hickory, NC), William B. Field (1836-1865, Lieutenant, First NC Cavalry, Confederate States Army), Susan Lavinia Field (1838-1903, Mrs. Augustus H. S. Beard, lived & died in Kernersville), Robert Henry Field (1840-1911, m. Amanda R. Bisanar, lived & died in Charlotte), Thomas Elswick Field (1843-1912, m. Lillie Caroline Wilson, lived & died in Hickory), John Andrew Field (1846-1883, m. Mary Adeline Wilkinson, lived & died at Coddle Creek, Cabarrus Co., my line) and Frances Guilianna "Fannie" Field (1851-1919, Mrs. Lewis E. Griffith, lived & died in Kernersville).
The inscriptions on the stone read:
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." Rev. 14:13
and:
"No pain nor grief nor anxious fear,
Invades thy tomb, no mortal woes,
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here,
While Angels watch his soft repose."
Family Members
Siblings
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Martha "Patsy" Field McDaniel
1795–1863
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Rev Benton Field
1797–1871
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Frances "Fannie" Field Staley
1800–1842
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Rebecca Field Tyler
1805–1844
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Hugh H. Field
1811–1897
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Mary Ethel "Polly" Field Craven
1813–1908
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Eleanor Field Teague
1815–1899
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Jeremiah J. Field
1817 – unknown
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Tabitha Field Taylor
1818–1897
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William Field
1820–1852
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