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Amos Sheffield 1627–1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1627

Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 31 Dec 1708

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sir Mulgrave

Mother: Thomazine Cordett

Spouse(s): Anna Pearce, Mary Duffin

Children(s): WILLIAM SHEFFIELD, Anna Sheffield, Sarah Sheffield, John Sheffield, Susanna Sheffield, Ruth Sheffield, Mary Sheffield, Francis Sheffield

In 1627, Amos Sheffield entered the world in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Edmund Sheffield Sheffeyld 1St Earl Of Mulgrave And Thomazine Mathew Cordett. Amos Sheffield married Anna Pearce, Mary Duffin, and had children including Anna Sheffield, Francis Sheffield, John Captain Sheffield, Mary Sheffield, Ruth Sheffield, Sarah Sheffield, Susanna Sheffield, William Sheffield. Amos Sheffield passed away in 1708 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1627, Amos Sheffield entered the world in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Edmund Sheffield Sheffeyld 1St Earl Of Mulgrave And Thomazine Mathew Cordett.
  • Amos Sheffield married Anna Pearce, Mary Duffin, and had children including Anna Sheffield, Francis Sheffield, John Captain Sheffield, Mary Sheffield, Ruth Sheffield, Sarah Sheffield, Susanna Sheffield, William Sheffield.
  • Amos Sheffield passed away in 1708 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amos Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Amos Sheffield
1627–1708
Birth Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Edmund Sheffield Sheffeyld 1st Earl of Mulgrave
1580–1630
Sudbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Thomazine (Mathew) Cordett
1586–1632
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Sheffield
1545–1598
Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Lady (Anne) Hodsoll
1553–1624
Cowfold, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Matthew (Cordett) Corbet
1560–1588
Suffolk, England
Thomazine Corbet
1566–1678
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sheffield
1521–1549
Anne Buterwick
1522–1571
John Hodsoll
1534–1617
Faith Thomas
1536–1573
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir VI
1483–1531
Lady Stanley
1500–1557
Anne Oxford,
1501–1559
Sir Hodsoll*
1505–1553
Rev. Surrey
1522–1560

Amos Sheffield's Descendants

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Amos Sheffield (Dec 1627–31 Dec 1708) m. Anna Pearce (14 February 1674–27 November 1706) m. Mary Duffin (1635–)
  1. 1. WILLIAM SHEFFIELD 1700–1770 m. Martha Tabor 1700–1756 m. Mary Adams 1699–1754
    1. 1. John (Sheffield) Shuffield 1728–1790 m. Mary (Elizabeth) West 1722–1778
      1. 1. Arthur (Bagby) Sheffield 1750–1824 m. Lucretia Hogan 1756–1837 m. Lucretia Hogan 1756–1837
        1. 1. Ephraim (Hogan) Sheffield 1791–1884 m. Sara (E) Davenport 1793–1880
        2. 2. Cordell Shuffield 1778–1850
        3. 3. Jason (Bryant Sheffield) Sr 1785–1874
        4. 4. Barbara Sheffield 1780–1850
        5. 5. William Sheffield 1787–1864
        6. 6. Arthur (Bagby) Sheffield 1787–1837 m. Permelia Phillips 1782–
        7. 7. Mary Sheffield 1777–
        8. 8. Martha Sheffield 1769–1867
        9. 9. James (Wesley) Sheffield 1780–1860
        10. 10. Lucinda Sheffield 1785–1852
        11. 11. Hugh (W) Sheffield 1780–1850
  2. 2. Anna Sheffield 1706–1706
  3. 3. Sarah Sheffield 1695–
  4. 4. John ((Captain)) Sheffield 1698–1770
  5. 5. Susanna Sheffield 1697–
  6. 6. Ruth Sheffield 1703–1774 m. Benjamin Weaver 1702–1774
    1. 1. Ruth Weaver 1730–
  7. 7. Mary Sheffield 1701–1735
  8. 8. Francis Sheffield 1662–1721
    1. 1. Ann Sheffield 1688–1769
    2. 2. Cornelia Sheffield 1690–1762
    3. 3. Elizabeth Sheffield 1684–1700
    4. 4. Mary Sheffield 1693–1762

Amos Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1627
Dec 1627
Birth of Amos Sheffield in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1708
31 Dec 1708
Age 81
Death of Amos Sheffield in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1627
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Pearce genealogy, being the record of the posterity of Richard Pearce, an early inhabitant of Ports

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1708
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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