Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Fifth Generation

DAVID⁵ MAXFIELD (David⁴, Eliphalet³, Nathaniel², John¹) was born probably at New Hampshire say 1768 a son of David Maxfield and his wife Judith Clough. He died at Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont, before 18 April 1796 (probate). He married before 1791 ANNE ________. She was born before 1755, and was still living on 1 July 1801. He is often called David Maxfield, Junior.

David Maxfield was born before 1775, according to the 1791 Census. He is listed as the second son in the Family Tree of Frederick Gilmore Maxfield,^[1] and William, born about 1763, is generally treated as the first son. So 1768 is an approximation. His parents were still in New Hampshire, settling at Wentworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire, in 1770. The 1791 census reported the David Maxfield household with two females, probably his wife and first child. So they were married by 1791, probably a year or two before that, Anne (________) Maxfield was born before 1755 acording to the 1800 Census. The last reference I have found to her is in the division of her late husband's estate on 1 July 1801.

In his brief life David Maxfield, Jr., participated in several property transactions in the new settlements of Fairfax and Georgia, in northwestern Vermont. Reported in Fairfax in the 1791 Census, he soon purchased land in the adjoining town of Georgia, and sold his interest in land in Fairfax:

• 27 January 1792, Ira Allen of Colchester sold to David Maxfield, Jr. for £ 64, 100 acres, lot 102 in Georgia.^[2]
• 30 April 1792, David Maxfield [Jr.], town of Georgia, husbandman, sold to William Maxfield of Fairfax, yeoman, for &# 40, 50 acres in Fairfax, "which we were in partnership;" and David Maxfield, Jr., of Georgia, sold to David Maxfield of Fairfax, yeoman, for £ 40, 30 acres on the south side of Lamoille River.^[3]
• 6 February 1793, David Maxfield Jr of Georgia sold to David Maxfield, Sr. for £ 133 10 s, land in Georgia.^[4]
• 14 March 1793, David Perrigo, administrator of the estate of Reuben Hurlbert, sold to David Maxfield of Georgia for £ 85, land in Georgia.^[5]
• 27 January 1794, David Maxfield, Sr., of Georgia, sold to David Maxfield, Jr, for £ 133 10 s, land in Georgia^[6] (Perhaps this is repayment of a mortgage?)

David Maxfield died some time before 18 April 1796, when his widow Anne Maxfield and Benedict Alford were appointed administrators of his estate. The inventory of 3 June valued his estate at £ 154 10s, including 100 acres of wild land, 22 acres of improved land, cattle and hogs. On 3 June debts of the estate were paid to fifteen persons, including David Maxfield, Sr., and Jacob Maxfield. The estate was devided among the heirs, and the court authorized the division on 1 July 1801. The widow received her dower, and the remainder was divided among three daughters, Betsey, Polly and Anthea.^[7]

The 1791 census reported David Maxfield at Fairfax, heading a household of one male over 16, one male under 16, and two females.^[8] I have not identified the male under 16. The 1800 census reported Anne Maxfield head of a household in Georgia, consisting of a female over 45, a male over 45, a male between 10 and 15, and five girls under 10.^[9] In addition to herself and her three daughters, Anne must have had some other persons helping her with the farm.

David and Anne Maxfield had the following children:

1. BETSEY⁶ MAXFIELD b. at Georgia abt. 1790 or 1791 (reported in 1791 Census, under 10 in 1800 Census).
2. POLLY⁶ MAXFIELD b. at Georgia abt. 1794; d. on 5 February 1845;^[10] m. JOHN COFFEE.^[11] NOTE: Their son, Alfred W. Coffee, married Minerva Jane Maxfield, a second cousin, daughter of Henry Maxfield.
3. ANTHEA⁶ MAXFIELD b. bet. 1791 (not in census) and 1796 (before father's death).

¹Frederick Gilmore Maxfield, The Family Tree; supplied by Clysta Maxfield Jones, Brookfield, MO 64628, 28 June 2004; mimeographed. prepared after 1905.
²Town of Georgia, VT, Deeds, 1:112; Georgia Town Clerk, Georgia, Franklin Co., VT.
³Town of Fairfax, VT, Deeds, 1:120-22; Fairfax Town Clerk, Fairfax, Franklin Co., VT.
⁴Georgia, VT, Deeds, 1:143.
⁵Ibid., 1:139.
⁶Ibid., 1:183.
⁷Franklin County, Vermont, Probate Records, B:38-41; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org: accessed 2013).
⁸First Census of the United States: 1790, population, Fairfax, Chittenden Co., VT, 12:160; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 2012).
⁹Second Census of the United States: 1800, population, Georgia, Franklin Co., VT, 51:440; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 2012).
¹⁰Kezer Cemetery, Fairfax, Franklin Co., VT, "From the Fairfax, Vermont, Public Records," database, Henry Raymond's Fairfax Information Websites (www.vtgrandpa.com : accessed 2013).
¹¹Jack Billow, to Charles A. Maxfield, Letter, 31 October 2012.

Billow, Jack, to Charles A. Maxfield. Letter. 31 October 2012.

Fairfax, Vermont, Town of. Deeds. Fairfax Town Clerk, Fairfax, Franklin Co., VT.

Franklin County, Vermont. Probate Records. Digital images. Family Search. familysearch.org: 2013.

Georgia, Vermont, Town of. Deeds. Georgia Town Clerk, Georgia, Franklin Co., VT.

Kezer Cemetery, Fairfax, Franklin Co., VT. "From the Fairfax, Vermont, Public Records." Database. Henry Raymond's Fairfax Information Websites. www.vtgrandpa.com : 2013.

Lamb, Julia Maxfield, to William Cullen Maxfield. Letter. 7 May 1903. Privately held by Jack Bilow, Plattsburg, NY 12901. Photocopy mailed to Charles A. Maxfield, 31 October 2012.

Maxfield, Frederick Gilmore. The Family Tree. Privately held by Clysta Maxfield Jones, Brookfield, MO 64628. Mimeographed. prepared after 1905. Photocopy mailed to Charles A. Maxfield, 28 June 2004.

United States, Department of the Census. First Census of the United States: 1790, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2012.

________. Second Census of the United States: 1800, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2012.