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Surnames: Colfield/Gresham
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
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Message Board Post:
Am curious as to where the Gresham name might have come from in the Cofield's. See that your Cofield family was in N.C. and then to Ga. That is the same route my Gresham line came to Ga. They started in Va. They settled in Greene Co., Ga. in the late 1700's. Some names were Edward, Archibald, Davis, Harris, Littleberry. Any thoughts?
Lou
History of Fayette County, by Franklin Ellis, Philadelphia, L H Everts
and Company, 1882, p739
Thomas Caufield is of Irish stock. His father, Timothy Caufield, was born
in County Galway, Ireland, in 1784 and migrated to America in 1810,
locating in Belmont county, Ohio. He married Nancy Hynes of that county
in 1826. Mrs Caufield died in 1831, leaving three children: John
Caufield, Thomas Caufield and Daniel Caufield.
John Caufield resides in Clarke county, Iowa. Daniel Caufield was
merchandising in Kansas during the struggle for supremacy there between
the Northern and Southern political forces, and has not since been heard
of by his friends in Pennsylvania. (not so!)
Timothy Caufield moved from Belmont county, Ohio, into Fayette county,
Penna, in 1834. He was a contractor on the National Pike and spent much
of his life in operating upon public works, building roads, etc. He was
married second time in 1836. (The maiden name of his second wife was
Elizabeth Detson; she died in 2/1/1872, at age 86, and is buried in
Pleasant View Cemetery, with a tombstone showing her as the wife of
Timothy Caufield.) Mr Caufield died December 30, 1873, and is buried in
Redstone Cemetery, Brownsville, Penna.
Thomas Hynes Caufield was born April 24, 1829, in Belmont county, Ohio,
and removed with his father to Fayette county, Penna, in 1834. He was
educated in the common schools and has spent nearly all of his life upon
the farm where he now resides.
He was married July 15, 1874, to Maggie L Lynn of Millsboro, Washington
county, Penna. Her great grandfather, William Lynn, was one of the
pioneers of Fayette county, settling in Redstone township on a farm
adjoining her husband's about the time the county was organized. The
farm remained in the name for three generations.
Mr and Mrs Caufield have had four children, three of whom are living:
John Gibson Caufield; Carrie Lynn Caufield; and Mary Edna Caufield (after
publication: Paul Roland Cauffield).
Mr Thomas Caufield has never held or sought political office. He is a
well informed gentleman, having read much, particularly of history,
remembering well what he reads and applying the results of his study to
practical purposes much more than it is customary for farmers to do. His
neighbors esteem him for his honesty and fair dealing.
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Alien Papers Fayette co, Pennsylvania: #203-289 #270
TIMOTHY CAUFIELD 9 petition of 1820, born County Galloway (Galway),
Ireland May 11, 1790; migrated from there June 1811 and arrived in U. S.
August 11th of same year. Timothy Caufield became an American citizen
in 1840.
His citizenship paper reads as follows:
"Fayette County. Be it remembered that at a Court of Common Pleas held
at Uniontown for the County of Fayette in the State of Pennsylvania in
the United States of America on the fifth day of October A. D. 1840,
Timothy Caufield, a native of Ireland, exhibited a petition praying to be
admitted to become a citizen of the United States and it appearing to the
Court that he had declared an oath before the same court on the fourth
day of December 1820 that it was bona fide his intention to become a
citizen of the United States and to renounce forever all allegiance and
fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty whatever
and particularly to the King of Great Britain and Ireland of whom he was
then a subject, and
the said Timothy Caufield having on his solemn oath declared and also
made proof thereof by competent testimony of Martin Hess and James
Morris, citizens of the United States, that he had resided one year and
upwards in the state of Pennsylvania, upwards of five years in the United
States of America immediately preceding his application, and it appearing
to the satisfaction of the Court that during that time he had behaved as
a man of good moral character attached to the principles of the
Constitution of the United States, well disposed to the good order and
happiness of the same, and having on his solemn oath declared before the
said Court that he would support the Constitution of the United States
and that he did absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all
allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state or
sovereignty whatever and particularly to Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland of whom he was before a subject.
Thereupon the Court admitted the said Timothy Caufield to become a
citizen of the United States. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my
hand and the seal of said Court at Uniontown the fifth day of October A.
D. 1840. Richard Beeson."
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Timothy Caufield's will, probated 1/8/1874, Will Book #4, p476, Fayette
Co, reads as follows:
The last will and testament of Timothy Caufield of the township of
Redstone, County of Fayette, state of Pennsylvania. I, Timothy Caufield,
considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, and being of sound mind
and memory to make and publish this my last will and testament, in manner
and form following, it is my desire that all my just debts, funeral
expenses, to be paid by my executor out of my personal estate,
Item 1st. I will and bequeath to my step daughter Eliza Hess one bed and
bed clothes and bedstead in sitting room and one beurow in sitting room,
one table and two old chairs.
Item 2nd I will and bequeath to my son Thomas Caufield the remainder of
my personal estate after paying all my just debts and funeral expenses.
Item 3rd I will and bequeath to my son Thomas Caufield my house farm on
which I now reside together with the farm I bought of Robert Hagerty
adjoining me situated in Redstone township, Fayette County, Pa, adjoining
lands of Thomas Higinbotham, heirs of Martin Hess, Robert Hagerty,
Earhart Grable, W Stevens and James McCray containing in all about one
hundred and fifty acres more or less by paying out the following
bequests.
Item 4th I will and bequeath to my oldest son John Caufield the some of
fifteen hundred dollars to be paid out of the farms bequeathed to Thomas
Caufield.
Item 5th I will and bequeath to my youngest son Daniel Caufield the sum
of fifteen hundred dollars to be paid out of the farms bequeathed to
Thomas Caufield, if the said Daniel Caufield should not make his
appearance inside of ten years, then in that case his share to be equally
divided between John Caufield and Thomas Caufield share and share alike.
I make and ordain William K Gallagher and Thomas Caufield Executors of
this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me
made.
In witness whereof have hereunto ste my hand and seal the twenty
seventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy three.
Timothy Caufield (seal)
Signed sealed and published and declared by the above named Timothy
Caufield to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who at
his request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses
thereto-
Earhart Grable
James F Grable
Fayette County SS
(req seal) Be it known that on the 8th day of Jan AD 1874 before me Jos
Beatty Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of
administration in and for said county personally came Earhart Grable and
James F Grable subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and
testament of Timothy Caufield deceased who being duly affirmed according
to law say that they were not present when the said Timothy Caufield
signed said will but that he acknowledged the same to be his last will
and testament when of sound mind and memory to the best of their belief
that at his request and in his presence they signed their names as
witnesses thereto, that they knew of no undue influence used or late will
made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Register
office the date above written
Jos Beatty
Letters of Testamentary granted to Wm K Gallaher and Thomas Caufield who
were duly qualified, Jan 8th AD 1874
Registered and compared Jan 8th AD 1874
Nancy Hynes Cauffield died in 1831, leaving Timothy with:
1) John Caufield (1827-1884?), farmer, of Redstone Twp, Fayette County,
married (2/10/1853) Margaret Phillips, daughter of Elijah and Amelia
Phillips, of Menallen Twp, in a Baptist ceremony performed by Isaac Wynn
of Uniontown; the Caufields moved to Clarke County, Iowa.
COFIELD, JOHN
State: IA Year: 1870
County: Clarke County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Liberty Township Page: 063
Database: IA 1870 Federal Census Index
2) Thomas Caufield (4/24/1829-4/1913) m (7/15/1874) Margaret Louise Lynn
(11/24/1841-9/1912)
3) Daniel Coffield (b1831) became an itinerant salesman. With a good team
of horses, he set out in 1860 for "burning" Kansas. He wrote back to the
family regularly, but his brother, Thomas, apparently an inveterate
talker but an unenthusiastic correspondent, never answered. Daniel
Coffield in frustration wrote a last letter saying it was his last
letter.
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Timothy Caufield married Nancy Hynes at St. Clairsville, Belmont County,
Ohio; license was issued July 24, 1826. The number in the corner
indicates it was only the 96th marriage performed in the new county:
"Timothy Cofield, St. Clairsville, July 24, 1826, to Nancy Hynes, York,
Satisfied by the appearance of Cofield that he is of lawful age. The
State of Ohio, Belmont County. Patrick Dowd, being sworn says that he
has several years been acquainted with Timothy Cofield and verily
believes that he has no wife living, that he verily believes Nancy Hynes
is more than 18 years of age and has no husband living, and that they the
said Timothy and Nancy are not nearer of kin than first Cousins.
Sworn before me July 24, 1826. M Coulter, Dep. Clerk. The State of Ohio,
Belmont County. This is to certify that by the authority of a licence
issued by the Depy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in an for said
County Timothy Cofield and Nancy Hinds were by me legally joined together
in Marriage on this day. Given under my hand and seal the 24th day of
July, 1826. Wm McNeely (Seal), Jus of the Peace"
(Belmont County, Ohio, Record of Marriages, vol 2, p50).
According to Paul, Timothy's father was Micheal Caufield, and his
grandfather was Patrick Caufield. Timothy was brought in a ship full of
Irish contract laborers to work on constructing the National Road which
ran from Baltimore to the western territories.
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