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Richard Samuel Fields 1727–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 1727

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Sep 1764

Death Location: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James (Cherokee)Fields

Mother: Francis (Cherokee)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Murrell

Children(s): Judith Fields, Robert Fields, Sarah Fields, Thomas Fields, Robert Fields

Richard Samuel Fields was born in 1727 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of James Royston Cherokee Fields And Francis Fanny May Cherokee. Richard Samuel Fields married Elizabeth Betty S Murrell, and had children including Judith Fields, Robert Fields, Sarah Sally Fields, Thomas F Fields. Richard Samuel Fields passed away in 1764 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Samuel Fields was born in 1727 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of James Royston Cherokee Fields And Francis Fanny May Cherokee.
  • Richard Samuel Fields married Elizabeth Betty S Murrell, and had children including Judith Fields, Robert Fields, Sarah Sally Fields, Thomas F Fields.
  • Richard Samuel Fields passed away in 1764 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James (Cherokee)Fields
1700–1760
Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Francis (Cherokee)
1700–1770
Birth Location: Amelia County, Colony of Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Murrell
1723–1830
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Judith Fields
1753–1826
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Robert Fields
1755–1835
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Fields
1750–1828
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Thomas Fields
1747–1807
Birth Location: Albermarle, Virginia, USA
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Robert Fields
1755–1835
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Richard Fields's Ancestors

Self
Richard Fields
1727–1764
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Royston (Cherokee)Fields
1700–1760
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Francis (Fanny May) (Cherokee)
1700–1770
Amelia County, Colony of Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Albert) Fields
1650–1700
Virginia, United States
Shirley (Otis, Field (Comfort Baysham,) Cherokee)
1655–1745
Buckingham County, Virginia
Solomon (John "Rappahannock" KIMBOROUGH Capt.-Cherokee Gunion Miller Roll) 9614
1685–1720
Quiou Ohanoc, Surry County, Virginia, USA
Saleda (Cherokee) Indian
1668–1730
Tennessee, Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Feild)
1610–1669
Julia Parker
1600–1675
Hunter Mr
1610–1688
Maiden (Cherokee)
1630–1692
Ama Indian"
1640–1730
Taini Indian"
1641–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Fields
1590–1660
Lady Platt
1584–1625
JOHN II
1558–1655
John II
1540–1655
Maiden Clan
1580–1665

Richard Fields's Descendants

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Richard (Samuel) Fields (August 1727–27 Sep 1764) m. Elizabeth ("Betty" S) Murrell (1723–14 September 1830)
  1. 1. Judith Fields 1753–1826 m. Thomas (E Colley) III 1740–1800
    1. 1. Richard ("Fighting Dick") Colley 1793–1858 m. Lucretia (Christina "Crissie") Counts 1793–1855
      1. 1. Mary (Anne "Polly" Colley) Deel 1816–1899 m. David (Widener) Deel 1815–1885
        1. 1. Mary ("Polly" Ann) Deel 1839–1907 m. Jeremiah Yates 1837–1923
        2. 2. Sindusta ("Duck") Deel 1841–1929
        3. 3. Matilda (Tip) Deel 1842–1924
        4. 4. John (Henry) Deel 1844–1884
  2. 2. Robert Fields 1755–1835
  3. 3. Sarah (Sally) Fields 1750–1828
  4. 4. Thomas (F) Fields 1747–1807
    1. 1. Sarah ("Jane" Fields) Compton 1770–1853
      1. 1. Fields COMPTON 1804–1874
        1. 1. Robert (Noah) COMPTON 1840–1928
        2. 2. Jessie (Thomas) Compton 1843–1897
  5. 5. Robert Fields 1755–1835

Richard Fields's Timeline

2 Records

1727
August 1727
Birth of Richard Samuel Fields in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1764
27 Sep 1764
Age 37
Death of Richard Samuel Fields in Virginia Colony, British America, Albemarle County, USA
Virginia Colony, British America, Albemarle County, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 1727
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1764
    Event Place: Virginia Colony, British America, Albemarle County, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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