Although the foregoing gives a Lincolnshire origin, the name of the family of Skolfield is believed to have
originated from the village of Escoville, near Caen in the Normandy area of France. A source named by Rev.
Sinnett as "Freeman" is quoted as follows: "A local name taken from a place in Normandy is a sure sign of Norman Descent and is the only sure sign. By the 13th century, Rudulf and Humfrey de Scoville are said to be shown to hold extensive lands in Wiltshire
and Somersetshire, England, possibly remainders of lands granted to an ancestor at the time of the Norman
Conquest.
The name of Scoville is included in the Hundred Rolls of 1273 and in the early Visitation of Somersetshire the
above mentioned Humfrey de Scoville is shown to be 'seized of the Manor of Brockley'. A John de Scovil was a
tenant of two 'virgates' in Dorsetshire under Henry II (1154-1189). In later centuries a Richard Scovil, gent, of
Dorsetshire in Dorset is listed in a will in 1641 and an Elizabeth Scoville in shown in 1644 in the probate
Registry of Blanford, Dorset. The records from the 16th century onward show a number of Scoville marriages.
The Visitation of Somerset, 1623, gives the armorial bearings of Humfrey de Scoville. The name spelled as
'Skolfield' appears in 1611 in records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, in entries as follow: John Skolfeild
- [All Saints], Fornham, Suffolk, to William Skolfield - son - with consent of Thomas Skolfeild, relict - 1611. A
second entry shows: John Scolfield, St. Benet Grace-church, London. Administratis de bonis, to Sam Chew,
creditor vice Agnes Scolfield, relict decease, Oct. 1616.
The Scofields of Kent are said to descend from Sir Hubert de Skolefeld, who held lands at Kent in the 12th
century that passed to his son, Sir Humphrey de Skolefeld. One of Humphrey's sons, John, earned his own
knighthood in service to the King and took up the spelling of Scofield, establishing the family of Scofield of Kent.
Ancestry of Richard T. Skofield
The following ancestry for Richard T. Skofield is shown in a document The Family of Skolfield - in America from
the Pejebscot Historical Museum, Maine.
• 1) John Scofield, born Kent 1502, died Kent; 1581.
• 2) Sir Cuthbert Scofield, born Kent, 1528, died Lancashire 1615.
• 3) Richard Scofield, born Kent, 1549; died Lancashire, 1630.
• 4) Thomas Scolfelde, born Lancashire, 1571; died Lancashire, 1650.
• 5) Thomas Scofelde, born Lancashire, baptized November 8, 1601; died Lancashire, 1674.
• 6) Thomas Skofield, born Lancashire, 1638; died, Cork, Ireland, 1720.
• 7) Richard T. Skofield, bora Cork, Ireland, 1681
[Courtesy of the Pejebscot Historical Museum, Maine.]
originated from the village of Escoville, near Caen in the Normandy area of France. A source named by Rev.
Sinnett as "Freeman" is quoted as follows: "A local name taken from a place in Normandy is a sure sign of Norman Descent and is the only sure sign. By the 13th century, Rudulf and Humfrey de Scoville are said to be shown to hold extensive lands in Wiltshire
and Somersetshire, England, possibly remainders of lands granted to an ancestor at the time of the Norman
Conquest.
The name of Scoville is included in the Hundred Rolls of 1273 and in the early Visitation of Somersetshire the
above mentioned Humfrey de Scoville is shown to be 'seized of the Manor of Brockley'. A John de Scovil was a
tenant of two 'virgates' in Dorsetshire under Henry II (1154-1189). In later centuries a Richard Scovil, gent, of
Dorsetshire in Dorset is listed in a will in 1641 and an Elizabeth Scoville in shown in 1644 in the probate
Registry of Blanford, Dorset. The records from the 16th century onward show a number of Scoville marriages.
The Visitation of Somerset, 1623, gives the armorial bearings of Humfrey de Scoville. The name spelled as
'Skolfield' appears in 1611 in records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, in entries as follow: John Skolfeild
- [All Saints], Fornham, Suffolk, to William Skolfield - son - with consent of Thomas Skolfeild, relict - 1611. A
second entry shows: John Scolfield, St. Benet Grace-church, London. Administratis de bonis, to Sam Chew,
creditor vice Agnes Scolfield, relict decease, Oct. 1616.
The Scofields of Kent are said to descend from Sir Hubert de Skolefeld, who held lands at Kent in the 12th
century that passed to his son, Sir Humphrey de Skolefeld. One of Humphrey's sons, John, earned his own
knighthood in service to the King and took up the spelling of Scofield, establishing the family of Scofield of Kent.
Ancestry of Richard T. Skofield
The following ancestry for Richard T. Skofield is shown in a document The Family of Skolfield - in America from
the Pejebscot Historical Museum, Maine.
• 1) John Scofield, born Kent 1502, died Kent; 1581.
• 2) Sir Cuthbert Scofield, born Kent, 1528, died Lancashire 1615.
• 3) Richard Scofield, born Kent, 1549; died Lancashire, 1630.
• 4) Thomas Scolfelde, born Lancashire, 1571; died Lancashire, 1650.
• 5) Thomas Scofelde, born Lancashire, baptized November 8, 1601; died Lancashire, 1674.
• 6) Thomas Skofield, born Lancashire, 1638; died, Cork, Ireland, 1720.
• 7) Richard T. Skofield, bora Cork, Ireland, 1681
[Courtesy of the Pejebscot Historical Museum, Maine.]
Although the foregoing gives a Lincolnshire origin, the name of the family of Skolfield is believed to have
originated from the village of Escoville, near Caen in the Normandy area of France. A source named by Rev.
Sinnett as "Freeman" is quoted as follows: "A local name taken from a place in Normandy is a sure sign of Norman Descent and is the only sure sign. By the 13th century, Rudulf and Humfrey de Scoville are said to be shown to hold extensive lands in Wiltshire
and Somersetshire, England, possibly remainders of lands granted to an ancestor at the time of the Norman
Conquest.
The name of Scoville is included in the Hundred Rolls of 1273 and in the early Visitation of Somersetshire the
above mentioned Humfrey de Scoville is shown to be 'seized of the Manor of Brockley'. A John de Scovil was a
tenant of two 'virgates' in Dorsetshire under Henry II (1154-1189). In later centuries a Richard Scovil, gent, of
Dorsetshire in Dorset is listed in a will in 1641 and an Elizabeth Scoville in shown in 1644 in the probate
Registry of Blanford, Dorset. The records from the 16th century onward show a number of Scoville marriages.
The Visitation of Somerset, 1623, gives the armorial bearings of Humfrey de Scoville. The name spelled as
'Skolfield' appears in 1611 in records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, in entries as follow: John Skolfeild
- [All Saints], Fornham, Suffolk, to William Skolfield - son - with consent of Thomas Skolfeild, relict - 1611. A
second entry shows: John Scolfield, St. Benet Grace-church, London. Administratis de bonis, to Sam Chew,
creditor vice Agnes Scolfield, relict decease, Oct. 1616.
The Scofields of Kent are said to descend from Sir Hubert de Skolefeld, who held lands at Kent in the 12th
century that passed to his son, Sir Humphrey de Skolefeld. One of Humphrey's sons, John, earned his own
knighthood in service to the King and took up the spelling of Scofield, establishing the family of Scofield of Kent.
Ancestry of Richard T. Skofield
The following ancestry for Richard T. Skofield is shown in a document The Family of Skolfield - in America from
the Pejebscot Historical Museum, Maine.
• 1) John Scofield, born Kent 1502, died Kent; 1581.
• 2) Sir Cuthbert Scofield, born Kent, 1528, died Lancashire 1615.
• 3) Richard Scofield, born Kent, 1549; died Lancashire, 1630.
• 4) Thomas Scolfelde, born Lancashire, 1571; died Lancashire, 1650.
• 5) Thomas Scofelde, born Lancashire, baptized November 8, 1601; died Lancashire, 1674.
• 6) Thomas Skofield, born Lancashire, 1638; died, Cork, Ireland, 1720.
• 7) Richard T. Skofield, bora Cork, Ireland, 1681
[Courtesy of the Pejebscot Historical Museum, Maine.]
originated from the village of Escoville, near Caen in the Normandy area of France. A source named by Rev.
Sinnett as "Freeman" is quoted as follows: "A local name taken from a place in Normandy is a sure sign of Norman Descent and is the only sure sign. By the 13th century, Rudulf and Humfrey de Scoville are said to be shown to hold extensive lands in Wiltshire
and Somersetshire, England, possibly remainders of lands granted to an ancestor at the time of the Norman
Conquest.
The name of Scoville is included in the Hundred Rolls of 1273 and in the early Visitation of Somersetshire the
above mentioned Humfrey de Scoville is shown to be 'seized of the Manor of Brockley'. A John de Scovil was a
tenant of two 'virgates' in Dorsetshire under Henry II (1154-1189). In later centuries a Richard Scovil, gent, of
Dorsetshire in Dorset is listed in a will in 1641 and an Elizabeth Scoville in shown in 1644 in the probate
Registry of Blanford, Dorset. The records from the 16th century onward show a number of Scoville marriages.
The Visitation of Somerset, 1623, gives the armorial bearings of Humfrey de Scoville. The name spelled as
'Skolfield' appears in 1611 in records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, in entries as follow: John Skolfeild
- [All Saints], Fornham, Suffolk, to William Skolfield - son - with consent of Thomas Skolfeild, relict - 1611. A
second entry shows: John Scolfield, St. Benet Grace-church, London. Administratis de bonis, to Sam Chew,
creditor vice Agnes Scolfield, relict decease, Oct. 1616.
The Scofields of Kent are said to descend from Sir Hubert de Skolefeld, who held lands at Kent in the 12th
century that passed to his son, Sir Humphrey de Skolefeld. One of Humphrey's sons, John, earned his own
knighthood in service to the King and took up the spelling of Scofield, establishing the family of Scofield of Kent.
Ancestry of Richard T. Skofield
The following ancestry for Richard T. Skofield is shown in a document The Family of Skolfield - in America from
the Pejebscot Historical Museum, Maine.
• 1) John Scofield, born Kent 1502, died Kent; 1581.
• 2) Sir Cuthbert Scofield, born Kent, 1528, died Lancashire 1615.
• 3) Richard Scofield, born Kent, 1549; died Lancashire, 1630.
• 4) Thomas Scolfelde, born Lancashire, 1571; died Lancashire, 1650.
• 5) Thomas Scofelde, born Lancashire, baptized November 8, 1601; died Lancashire, 1674.
• 6) Thomas Skofield, born Lancashire, 1638; died, Cork, Ireland, 1720.
• 7) Richard T. Skofield, bora Cork, Ireland, 1681
[Courtesy of the Pejebscot Historical Museum, Maine.]
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