On July 1735 Richard Vick and Wife Sarah of Isle of Wight Co., VA sold for pound 10/10 to William Shuffell 130 Acres at Pattycasey Creek Adjoining John Finney. Witnessed by J. Turner, Jacob Vick. Deed proven in court 11 Nov. 1735.
November 1736 William Shuffield purchased for pound 50 from Richard Vick of Virginia 200 acres on Patecasy Creek near Pattay's Delight. Witnessed by Alexander Campbell and Jonn Rise.
www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/etc/comp73.txt
After this William Shuffield's land fell into Northampton boundaries.
25 May 1750 William Shetfield, Henry Hart and Thomas Futral witnessed a deed from Joel Newsam of Northampton County to John Campbell of the Upper Parish of Nansemond Co., VA.
20 Nov. 1759 William Sheffield, so signing his name, was a member of a jury assigned to lay off 2 acres of the land of Thomas Futral and Henry Hill on Hunting Quarter Swamp to be used for a grist mill.
April 13, 1764, John Futral of Northampton sold to William Shuffield of the same 54 acres "beginning at the burned Gum in the run of Patty's Delight, thence N. 45 E. 48 pole to William Shuffields Corner thence along his line.... Witnessed by John Wade, Joseph (+) Powell.
The prior purchases account for 384 acres in the area of Patty's Delight and are the last entries of William found in Northampton, particularly no sales of land. However this land was divided by some means to sons the older West, and Arthur of Northampton, NC. These fellows are brother to John Sheffield, Isham Sheffield, William Sheffield and Martha Sheffield Allan of Duplin, NC.
The following Sheffields have entries in the Record of Estates Northampton County NC. V. I Accounts, Sales, Inventories of Accounts and Sales of Estates, 1781-1793. I took these directly from the microfilm reel. These are
payments into the accounty of Benj. Roberts. The account was settled in 1785, having been opened in 1772. Mr. Roberts may have been a merchant due the large number of payments to his estate (almost 200).
Dec 7, 1773 Ephraim Shuffield made payment
Aug 18 1774 Delilah Shuffield made payment of ..,5,6 1/2
Feb 25, 1778 Arthur Shuffield paid 3,3,7 1/2
Mar 6, 1779 West Shuffield paid 3,13,8.
Encl: Arthur.doc, Delilah.doc, Ephraim.doc, Silas.doc
Researcher for all deeds: Tom Sheffield
Since this older William is found in Northampton around the same time that the older sons John and William were born it makes sense to believe that all of his children were born in Northampton, and not England.
Children of WILLIAM SHEFFIELD and UNKNOWN are:
WILLIAM4 SHEFFIELD, b. Abt. 1720, This is William of Duplin his true birth date is unknown; d. 1786, He is likely John of Duplin's brother close in age. Married to Sarah, had sons Amos and John of Duplin. This William may also be the father to William Sheffield of Bullock County GA.; possibly by a first wife. DNA shows that William is a close relative of the Duplin family and this William is the only family where he could have been an older child.
JOHN SHEFFIELD, b. Bet. 1735 - 1740 d. December 18, 1790, Exact date of John's birth is unknown, but he was considerably younger than the first dates given. His first known witnessing was in 1766 which usually occurred around age 21. Died leaving a will in Duplin. Married to Nancy Sheffield; second to Elizabeth Graddy
EPHRAIM SHEFFIELD, b. Bef. 1750, Lives very close to William's Pattys Delight in Northampton; d. September 29, 1814. Wife was the older Tabitha
WEST SHEFFIELD, b. December 13, 1747, Found first in Northampton County, NC; d. September 22, 1830, Brantley Co, GA.
ARTHUR SHEFFIELD, b. September 12, 1750; d. December 16, 1824, in 1775 he was Captain in Rev. Army. Dies in TN.
ISOM/ISHAM SHEFFIELD, b. Bef. 1751, in Duplin, NC; d. 1781, Division of Isham's estate was April 1792. Married to Barbara Boney.
MARTHA SHEFFIELD, b. Abt. 1751; d. November 27, 1847, Martha was about 97 according to her pension when she died.. Married to William Allen of Duplin.
DELILAH SHEFFIELD, unknown exactly who Delilah was, may have been wife or daughter of William of Northampton.
On July 1735 Richard Vick and Wife Sarah of Isle of Wight Co., VA sold for pound 10/10 to William Shuffell 130 Acres at Pattycasey Creek Adjoining John Finney. Witnessed by J. Turner, Jacob Vick. Deed proven in court 11 Nov. 1735.
November 1736 William Shuffield purchased for pound 50 from Richard Vick of Virginia 200 acres on Patecasy Creek near Pattay's Delight. Witnessed by Alexander Campbell and Jonn Rise.
www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/etc/comp73.txt
After this William Shuffield's land fell into Northampton boundaries.
25 May 1750 William Shetfield, Henry Hart and Thomas Futral witnessed a deed from Joel Newsam of Northampton County to John Campbell of the Upper Parish of Nansemond Co., VA.
20 Nov. 1759 William Sheffield, so signing his name, was a member of a jury assigned to lay off 2 acres of the land of Thomas Futral and Henry Hill on Hunting Quarter Swamp to be used for a grist mill.
April 13, 1764, John Futral of Northampton sold to William Shuffield of the same 54 acres "beginning at the burned Gum in the run of Patty's Delight, thence N. 45 E. 48 pole to William Shuffields Corner thence along his line.... Witnessed by John Wade, Joseph (+) Powell.
The prior purchases account for 384 acres in the area of Patty's Delight and are the last entries of William found in Northampton, particularly no sales of land. However this land was divided by some means to sons the older West, and Arthur of Northampton, NC. These fellows are brother to John Sheffield, Isham Sheffield, William Sheffield and Martha Sheffield Allan of Duplin, NC.
The following Sheffields have entries in the Record of Estates Northampton County NC. V. I Accounts, Sales, Inventories of Accounts and Sales of Estates, 1781-1793. I took these directly from the microfilm reel. These are
payments into the accounty of Benj. Roberts. The account was settled in 1785, having been opened in 1772. Mr. Roberts may have been a merchant due the large number of payments to his estate (almost 200).
Dec 7, 1773 Ephraim Shuffield made payment
Aug 18 1774 Delilah Shuffield made payment of ..,5,6 1/2
Feb 25, 1778 Arthur Shuffield paid 3,3,7 1/2
Mar 6, 1779 West Shuffield paid 3,13,8.
Encl: Arthur.doc, Delilah.doc, Ephraim.doc, Silas.doc
Researcher for all deeds: Tom Sheffield
Since this older William is found in Northampton around the same time that the older sons John and William were born it makes sense to believe that all of his children were born in Northampton, and not England.
Children of WILLIAM SHEFFIELD and UNKNOWN are:
WILLIAM4 SHEFFIELD, b. Abt. 1720, This is William of Duplin his true birth date is unknown; d. 1786, He is likely John of Duplin's brother close in age. Married to Sarah, had sons Amos and John of Duplin. This William may also be the father to William Sheffield of Bullock County GA.; possibly by a first wife. DNA shows that William is a close relative of the Duplin family and this William is the only family where he could have been an older child.
JOHN SHEFFIELD, b. Bet. 1735 - 1740 d. December 18, 1790, Exact date of John's birth is unknown, but he was considerably younger than the first dates given. His first known witnessing was in 1766 which usually occurred around age 21. Died leaving a will in Duplin. Married to Nancy Sheffield; second to Elizabeth Graddy
EPHRAIM SHEFFIELD, b. Bef. 1750, Lives very close to William's Pattys Delight in Northampton; d. September 29, 1814. Wife was the older Tabitha
WEST SHEFFIELD, b. December 13, 1747, Found first in Northampton County, NC; d. September 22, 1830, Brantley Co, GA.
ARTHUR SHEFFIELD, b. September 12, 1750; d. December 16, 1824, in 1775 he was Captain in Rev. Army. Dies in TN.
ISOM/ISHAM SHEFFIELD, b. Bef. 1751, in Duplin, NC; d. 1781, Division of Isham's estate was April 1792. Married to Barbara Boney.
MARTHA SHEFFIELD, b. Abt. 1751; d. November 27, 1847, Martha was about 97 according to her pension when she died.. Married to William Allen of Duplin.
DELILAH SHEFFIELD, unknown exactly who Delilah was, may have been wife or daughter of William of Northampton.
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