Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Sixth Generation
DAVID6 MAXFIELD (perhaps Isaac5, David4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Vermont about 1803/4 (1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses), and according to the 1880 census his parents were born at Vermont. He resided at Saint Lawrence County, New York, in the 1830 and 1850 censuses. All of this points to an origin with the Maxfields of Franklin and Chittenden Counties, Vermont. In other words, he is probably a grandson of David Maxfield (born 1741). But which of that David's sons is his father?
- William's probate records do not indicate a David, and the numbers of children reported in censuses can all be accounted for.
- David died before this David was born.
- Jacob did not marry until after this David's birth, and his probate records do not indicate a David.
- Eliphalet's paper trail is thin, but in the 1820 census he had no children at home.
- Henry's children in David's age bracket, as reported in the 1810 and 1820 censuses, can all be accounted for.
- Levi's children in David's age bracket, as reported in the 1810 census, can all be accounted for.
- Moses was too young to be David's father, although a male in David's age group was residing in Moses' household in 1820.
This leaves Isaac and Obadiah. Both had male children under 10 in the 1810 census, not otherwise accounted for. In 1820 all of the males in Obadiah's household can be accounted for. Isaac reported four males between 10 and 16; only one can be clearly identified. Therefore I speculate that David is perhaps a child of Isaac Maxfield and his wife Phebe Hill. It is NOT PROVEN. The second possibility would be that David was a son of Obadiah, who was living with his uncle Moses in 1820.
Daivd Maxfield married LOUISA SANFORD probably some time before the birth of their first child in 1829/30 and the 1830 census. Louisa was born at New York about 1803/4 (census records). Her name is variously written Lovica or Lavisa.
The 1830 census (107:219) reported the David Maxfield family at Gouvernour, Saint Lawrence County, New York, consisting of a man and a woman between the ages of 20 and 29, and a male child under 5.
The 1850 census (589:58B) reported this family at Macomb Town, Saint Lawrence County:
| Name |
Age |
Sex |
Occupation |
R.E. |
Birthplace |
Other |
| Daniel Maxfield
|
46
|
M
|
laborer
|
|
VT
|
|
| Levica Maxfield
|
45
|
F
|
|
|
VT
|
|
| William Maxfield
|
20
|
M
|
laborer
|
|
NY
|
|
| Mary Maxfield
|
14
|
F
|
|
|
NY
|
school
|
| Sally M. Maxfield
|
10
|
F
|
|
|
NY
|
school
|
| Elizabeth Maxfield
|
5
|
F
|
|
|
NY
|
|
Although the census taker recorded the name of the head of household as "Daniel," all of the family data corresponds to our David.
By 1860 (census 1429:940) the family had moved to the Town of Richmond, Showano County, Wisconsin, where the David Maxfield household was recorded by the census taker immediately before William and Sally Maxfield:
| Name |
Age |
Sex |
Occupation |
R.E. |
P.E. |
Birthplace |
Other |
| David Maxfield
|
56
|
M
|
farmer
|
$450
|
$275
|
VT
|
|
| Lovica Maxfield
|
56
|
F
|
|
|
|
NY
|
|
The 1870 census (1739:352B) recorded the family at the same town, consisting of David, 66, a farmer, Levisa, 66, and Sarah, 27.
The 1880 census (1447:399C) reported them at the same Town, living with their daughter and son-in-law:
| Name |
Related |
MS |
Sex |
Race |
Age |
B |
Occupation |
FB |
MB |
| James Whitehouse
|
self
|
M
|
M
|
W
|
47
|
NY
|
farmer
|
NH
|
NY
|
| Mary Whitehouse
|
wife
|
M
|
F
|
W
|
41
|
NY
|
keeps house
|
VT
|
VT
|
| James Whitehouse
|
son
|
S
|
M
|
W
|
20
|
WI
|
river man
|
NY
|
NY
|
| Morris Whitehouse
|
son
|
S
|
M
|
W
|
17
|
WI
|
at school
|
NY
|
NY
|
| Sidney Maxfield
|
son
|
S
|
M
|
W
|
12
|
WI
|
at school
|
NY
|
NY
|
| David Maxfield
|
father-in-law
|
M
|
M
|
W
|
76
|
VT
|
at home
|
VT
|
VT
|
| Louisa Maxfield
|
mother-in-law
|
M
|
F
|
W
|
76
|
NY
|
at home
|
VT
|
VT
|
Perhaps the surname of Maxfield for Sidney is a mistake.
Lavisa Maxfield died at Richmond on 2 June 1881 (Ziereis), as reported in the Showano County Journal for 10 June 1881. She was described as 77 years old, widow of D. Maxfield. David Maxfield died in 1888 (Woodlawn Cem).
David and Louisa/Lavisa Maxfield had the following children:
- WILLIAM FREDERICK7 MAXFIELD b. at DeKalb, New York, about 1829/30
- MARY CATHERINE7 MAXFIELD (Maralyn Maxfield)
- b. at DeKalb, Saint Lawrence County, New York, on 13 May 1836
- d. at Richmond, Wisconsin, on 21 December 1908
- m. JAMES LEVI WHITEHOUSE
- b. at Saint Lawrence County on 16 October 1832
- SARAH M.7 MAXFIELD
- b. at New York on 16 September 1840 (Woodlawn Cem)
- d. at Richmond on 17 April 1874 (Ziereis, Shawano County Journal 18 April 1874)
- ELIZABETH7 MAXFIELD
- b. at Saint Lawrence County, New York about 1844/5 (1850 census)
- m (1). before 1865 THOMAS GRIMMER (1880 census)
- b. at New Brunswick about 1839/40
- m (2). at Omro, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, on 20 November 1898 JOHN FREDERICK RILLING (WI M)
John Frederick Rilling, born Witternberg, Germany, son of John Frederick Rilling and Catharine Hermann, white
Elizabeth Maxfield Grimmer, born St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., daughter of David Maxfield and Lovice Sanford, white
Marriage 30 Nov 1898, Omro, Winnebago, Wisconsin
REFERENCES
Information on this family is found in:
Other sources abbreviated above include:
- Maralyn Maxfield
- Maxfield, Maralyn, to Charles Maxfield. Electronic mail. 11 December 2003
- WI M
- Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930. Family Search (familysearch.org). Accessed 17 June 2011.
- Woodlawn Cem
- Woodlawn Cemetery, Shawano, Shawano County, WI. Find a grave (findagrave.com).
- Ziereis
- Ziereis, Cathe. Roots Web Message Boards - Wisconsin - Shawano # 3623. 18 Jun 2002.
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