Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Sixth Generation

MARY PARKMAN married William M. Maxfield on 17 January 1819 (NMGR 7:64). Mary was born at Duckstrap, Maine, or Camden, Maine, on 9 November 1798 (NMGR 7:64).

The William Maxfield family appeared in Searsport, Maine, in the 1820 Census, but in China, Maine in 1830, 1850 and 1860. The 1820 Census (34:569) reported the newly married couple, a male 26 to 44 and a female 16-25, plus one additional male, 10-15. It reported one adult employed in agriculture. The 1830 Census (48:13) from China, Maine, reported the couple in their 30s, and 4 daughters, two under 5, and two 5-10.

The William and Mary Maxfield family was counted in China, Maine, in the 1850 Census (258:206) as follows;

In 1860 (Me 6:548) the family was recorded in China, Maine, as follows:

However, two sons, Edwin and Henry, appear to have also been counted elsewhere. In Benton, Kennebec County, Maine, Edwin A. Maxfield was recorded in the household of Daniel Abbott (Me 6:976):

"H. W. Macksfield," probably our Henry W., was also recorded in Benton, in the household of David (age 50) and Betsey E. (age 48) Hanson (Me 6:976).

William McCrillis Maxfield died at China, Maine on 4 January 1867 (VR Me), recorded as follows:

His widow, Mary Maxfield, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where son William had settled, on 17 July 1889 (VR Me; NMGR 7:64). She also was buried at China Village Cemetery.

William and Mary Maxfield had the following children:

1. SARAH JANE⁷ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Searsmont on 27 December 1820 (NMGR 7:64)
   • d. at China on 12 November 1833 (VR Me)
     • China: Sarah J. Maxfield, life resident, Female, White, single, age 12 y 10 m b. China to William Maxfield, farmer and Mary d. 1833-11-12.
2. MARY PARKMAN⁷ MAXFIELD
   • b. at China on 27 May 1823 (NMGR 7:64)
   • d. 0n 17 February 1878 (NMGR 7:64)
   • m. on 7 November 1848 The Reverend WILLIAM CHASE STEVENS (NMGR 7:64)
     • b. at Windham, Me, on 8 April 1819 (NMGR 7:64)
     • child of Chase Stevens and Joanna Godfrey
       • He was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, serving pastorates in Bethel, Lock Mills, Bryant's Pond, Cumberland, Searboro, Peru, Durham, Hartford, Livermore, York Village, and New Portland, Me. He served in the Civil War in Co. E, the 25th Maine Reg.--NMGR 7:64
     • d. at Hartford, Me, in April 1896 (NMGR 7:64)
3. SOPHIA ANN⁷ MAXFIELD
   • b. at China on 27 July 1826 (NMGR 7:65)
   • d. at China on 5 November 1833 China (VR Me)
     • China: Ann S. Maxfield, life resident, Female, White, single, 7 y 9 m b. China to William Maxfield, farmer, and Mary d. 1833-11-5.
4. LYDIA WOOD⁷ MAXFIELD
   • b. at China on 29 November 1828 (NMGR 7:65)
   • d. at Boston, Ma, on 24 December 1870 (VR Ma 231:215:100)
     • Dec. 24, 1870, Lydia W. Maxfield, F, single, age 42 y, synoitis 4 yrs, Ryaemia 8 weeks, d. Mass. Hospital, Boston, b. China, Me., to William M. (b. Epping, NH) and Mary (b. Camden, Me).
   • bur. at China (NMGR 7:65)
5. WILLIAM PARKMAN⁷ MAXFIELD b. at China on 7 April 1831
6. EDWIN AUGUSTUS⁷ MAXFIELD
   • b. at China on 18 July 1835 (NMGR 7:65)
   • military. in 1864 in the Civil War (Civ W Sold)
     Name: Edwin A Maxfield,
     Residence: China, Maine Enlistment Date: 14 Jul. 1864
     Enlisted as a Private on 14 Jul. 1864 at the age of 28
     Enlisted in Company G, 7th Infantry Regiment Maine on 14 Jul. 1864.
     Transferred Company G, 7th Infantry Regiment Maine on 21 Aug. 1864
     Transfered in Company G, 1st Vet Infantry Regiment Maine on 21 Aug. 1864.
     Absent, sick Company G, 1st Vet Infantry Regiment Maine on 28 Jun. 1865
   • d. at Washington, DC, on 18 August 1864 (VR Me)
     • Washington D.C.: Edwin A. Maxfield, residence: China, Me, Male, White, married, 29 y, occ.: soldier b. China, Me to William Maxfield d. 1864-Aug 18, congestion of brain. bur. China Village Cemetery, China, Me.
   • NOTE: I cannot reconcile death record with military record.
   • m. bef 1864 JULIETTE E. MITCHELL
     • b. at China abt Nov 1835 (death record)
     • child of Jeremiah Mitchell
     • d. at China on 25 February 1865 (VR Me)
       • China: Julia E. Maxfield, life resident, Female, White, widow, wife of Edwin A. Maxfield, 29 y 3 m housewife b. China, Me. father: Jeremiah Mitchell, farmer. d. 1865-2-25 bur. China Village Cemetery, China, Me.
7. HENRY WHEELER⁷ MAXFIELD b. at China on 19 October 1838
8. DANA HANSON⁷ MAXFIELD
   • b. at China on 17 February 1842 (NMGR 7:65)
   • military: from 18 September 1861 to 14 April 1863 in Civil War (MSSMCW 2:701)
     • Dana H. Maxfield, private, of China, Me., 20, farmer, enlisted and mustered Sep 18 1861, wounded Jun 27 1862 Gaines' Mill, Va.; discharged for disability Apr. 14, 1863 Alexandria, Va.; 22d Regt., Co. I.
   • Census 1870 at Toulon, IL (278:1:453A) in hotel
     • Maxfield, Dana H. 29 M W merchant-hardware personal estate $1000 b. ME
   • d. at Wellington, Ks, on 27 April 1872 (unmarried) (VR Me)
     • Wellington, Kansas: Dana B. Maxfield, res. China, Me., Male, White, single, age 30 y b. China. father: William Maxfield, farmer; mother: Mary. d. 1872-4-27 shot by a desperado. bur. China Village Cemetery, China, Me.

• Wright, Elizabeth, ed., "John Maxfield, of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants." Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record 7:64-65. (NMGR)
• French, Harry Dana, Descendants of John Maxfield of Salisbury, Mass. abt 1952. Manuscript, New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. (F)

Civ W Sold

American Civil War Soldiers. Ancestry.com.

MSSMCW

Adjutant General, ed. Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War. Norwood, Mass.: Norwood Press, 1931-32.

VR Ma

Massachusetts Vital Records. Division of Vital Statistics, State House, Boston, Ma.; microfilm, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Ut.

VR Me

State of Maine, State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Augusta, Me. Index to Vital Records Prior to 1882 of the Following 80 Towns. microfilm, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake Cuty, Ut.