Susan Rayfield

1811 - 1876  (64 years)

• Name	Susan Rayfield  [1, 2]
  Birth	24 Sep 1811	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Census with husband	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	She was shown as Susan Dix, age 38 in HH#667 headed by William H. Dix, a 43 year old farmer.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	23 May 1857	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	She was shown as a daughter Susan Dix, wife of William H. Dix, in the will of Marjor Rayfield Sr.
  Census with husband	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	She was shown as Susan Dix, age 50 in HH#137 headed by William H. Dix, a 54 year old farmer.
  Marr Name	Susan Dix
  Record ID	20539
  Death	8 Feb 1876  [3]
  Burial	Dix Burial Plot, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Major Rayfield, I (Hunting Creek),   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 20 Oct 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 58 years)  (Grandfather)  Susannah (--?--),   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Dec 1808  (Age < 68 years)  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Mary A. Rayfield,   b. Abt 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Seth Powell,  m. 28 Dec 1818 + 2. Major Rayfield, III,   b. Abt 1804, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Sarah 'Sally' Hinman,  m. 31 Dec 1827 ;   Sarah 'Sally' Fitchett,  m. 26 Jan 1848 ;   Elizabeth Fitchett,  m. 23 Feb 1852 + 3. William P. Rayfield,   b. Abt 1808, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ + 4. Susan Rayfield,   b. 24 Sep 1811, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Feb 1876  (Age 64 years) ╚═ William H. (of George) Dix,  m. 28 Oct 1828 + 5. Peter D. Rayfield,   b. Abt 1812, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Mary H. Hall,  m. 28 Jan 1831 + 6. Thomas James Rayfield, (Clerk of Court),   b. 24 Mar 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jul 1876  (Age 61 years) ╚═ Emily H. Roach,  m. 26 Aug 1842   7. Sarah A. Rayfield,   b. Abt 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I20539	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Major Rayfield, II,   b. Abt 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1858 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Nancy Turnall,   b. Abt 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 20 May 1853, Hunting Creek, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1795  [4, 6]
  Family ID	F13209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William H. (of George) Dix,   b. 8 Jul 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 3 Aug 1891 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1828	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 7]
  	Major Rayfield Sr. was the security on the M.L.B. of William H. Dix and Susan Rayfield of Major. (Note: Turman shows the date as 28 Oct 1825 and Mark Lewis shows it as 28 Oct 1828.)
  Children	+ 1. Nancy Dix,   b. Abt 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Oct 1881, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 47 years) ╚═ James H. White  m. 8 Jan 1851 + 2. Elizabeth Dix,   b. Abt 1837, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John S. Tull  m. 25 Dec 1854   3. Mary Dix,   b. Abt 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Alfred Colonna  m. 11 Jan 1860   4. William S. Dix,   b. Abt 1844, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Margaret 'Peggy' J. Hope  m. 20 Dec 1866 + 5. Virginia C. Dix,   b. Abt 1847, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John S. Tull  m. 17 Jul 1870 + 6. Sarah Margaret 'Sally' Dix,   b. 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1922 (Age 72 years) ╚═ William H. Justice  (Age 75 years)  m. 22 Oct 1873
  Family ID	F6471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Sep 1811 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 28 Oct 1828 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 23 May 1857 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Dix Burial Plot, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Mark C. Lewis, Marriage License Bonds, Accomack County, Virginia, 1806-1835, (Eastern Shore Public Library, Accomac, Virginia, 1970), 14. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 435 (will of Major Rayfield Sr.), 688. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), 569. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.