| Name |
Major Rayfield [1, 2] |
| Suffix |
II |
| Birth |
Abt 1777 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA  [3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Will - Fathers |
10 Oct 1797 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [1] |
- He was shown as a son Major Rayfield in the will of Major Rayfield.
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| Land cause |
17 May 1799 |
tract A99, south of Parksley, west of R.R. tract, Hunting Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia [4] |
- That a certain Finla McWilliams the elder was in his lifetime seized as of fee of and in a certain tract of land supposed to contain 400 acres, of which the premises in question is part; that being so seized on the 25 Mar. 1687, made his last will & testament and shortly afterwards died without having altered said will; that the said will was probated 16 Nov. 1687; that Finla McWilliams the younger & Overton, the sons of the said Finla McWilliams the elder, entered into the land devised them and were of their several parts respectively seized according to their several estates in the said will specified; that Overton McWilliams, one of the sons of the said Finla the elder, died leaving issue, which issue still survived at the time of the death of the said Finla the younger; that the said Finla the younger lived till 1762 and then died intestate and without issue, being seized at the time of his death of that part of the tract of 400 acres which his father, the said Finla the elder, had devised to him as aforesaid; that immediately after the death of the said Finla the younger, Charles Courtney, being the heir at law and the eldest son lawfully begotten of the body of Sarah, the daughter of the said Finla the elder, entered into the lands whereof the said Finla the younger had died seized as aforesaid, claiming title as heir of the said Sarah, who was then dead, under the will of the said Finla the elder; We also find that Mary, the wife of Abraham Turner, and only daughter and heir of the said Overton McWilliams, entered at the same time with the said Charles Courtney into the said lands whereof the said Finla the younger died seized as aforesaid, claiming title thereto as heir both of the said Finla the younger and the said Finla the elder; we find that the title to the said lands whereof the said Finla the younger died seized being in contest between the parties as aforesaid, the following deeds were respectively executed between them: A certain indenture from the said Charles Courtney to the said Abraham Turner, dated 30 Jan. 1764, & one other indenture from the said Abraham Turner dated the day and year aforesaid; we find that the said parties after the execution of the said deeds, to-wit: on the said 30 Jan. 1764, entered respectively into the lands in the said deeds respectively specified to them and remained possessed thereof; that the said Abraham Turner died on the ____ day of April, 1769 leaving issue two sons, Richard & William & three daughters Ritter, Dina & Peggy, having previously made his last will & testament; that Richard Turner, one of the said children of the said Abraham Turner, on the ____ day of ____ 1774, died an infant & without issue, and that William Turner, the younger of the two sons survived his said brother and arrived at lawful age in the year 1781; that Mary, the widow of the said Abraham Turner, having afterwards married with a certain Major Rayfield, remained on the lands which the said Charles Courtney had conveyed to the said Abraham Turner, and which are the premises in question, until the said William Turner, the younger of the two sons of the said Abraham Turner, had come to lawful age; that the said William Turner after coming to lawful age, to-wit: in the year 1781, entered upon the premises claiming title as heir of his said father whom he pretended held under the deed of the said Charles Courtney, and cleared a few acres of woodsland and built a house thereon and made other improvements; that on the ____ day of Aug. 1796, in the life of her said husband, Major Rayfield, the said Mary Rayfield died leaving issue the said William Turner, Dina, the wife of William Bull and Peggy the wife of Levi Ames, children of the first husband, Abraham Turner, and also Sarah Delastacion, an infant grandchild born of her daughter Ritter, then dec., who was a child of the said Abraham Turner, and leaving issue by the said last husband, Major Rayfield, the following children: William Betty, Major & Mary Rayfield; that Mary Rayfield, one of the children of the said Mary and Major Rayfield, after the death of her said mother, to-wit: on the 1 Sept. 1797, died an infant and without issue; We find that Major Rayfield, the husband of the said Mary the elder, continued in possession of the lands at the death of his said wife, claiming to hold the same as tenant by the curtesy; that the before named William Bull & Dianna his wife, & Levi Annis & Peggy his wife, on the 4 Oct. 1797 conveyed their right & interest in the said premises to the said Major Rayfield the elder; That Major Rayfield the elder by deed dated 21 May 1798 conveyed the said right & interest so purchased to the defendant Thomas Bayly; that on the ____ day of ____ 1799 the said Major Rayfield the elder died, and the said defendant Thomas Bayly entered into the premises claiming to hold part thereof in consideration of the right & interest conveyed to him by the said Major Rayfield aforesaid; that William, Elizabeth & Mary Rayfield, children of the said Major Rayfield the elder, entered into the premises and afterwards, to-wit: 7 Oct. 1799, by their deeds conveyed their interest and rights in the said premises to the said Thomas Bayly, the defendant, by virtue whereof the said Thomas Bayly entered into and became seized & possessed thereof according to the tenor of said last mentioned indenture; that William Turner aforesaid, after the death of his mother, died leaving issue the following children, Mary, Richard & John, Lessors of the plaintiff &c.
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| Land cause |
1 Nov 1802 |
tract A99, south of Parksley, west of R.R. tract, Hunting Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia [2] |
- That whereas one Major Rayfield & Mary his wife, in right of said wife, were seized of and in a tract of land containing 100 acres in the Parish of St. George; that on the ____ day of August, 1796, in the lifetime of her said husband, the said Mary died leaving issue the said William Turner, the father of the aforesaid Mary Turner, and John Turner, Dianna, the wife of William Bull, and Peggy, the wife of Levi Ames, children by her first husband, Abraham Turner, and also Sarah Delastations an infant grandchild born of her daughter Ritta, then deceased, who was also a child of the said Abraham Turner, and leaving by her last husband, the said Major Rayfield, the following children: William, Elizabeth, Major & Mary, whereupon the lands descended to the above said children and grandchild of the said Mary Rayfield, liable to a tenancy by the curtesy of the said Major Rayfield who survived his said wife; that afterwards, to-wit: on the ____ day of Sept. 1797, after the death of the said Mary Rayfield the elder, Mary Rayfield the younger, one of the children of the said Major & Mary Rayfield, died an infant & without issue; that on the 4 day of October, 1797, the above named William Bull & Dianna, his wife, & Levi Ames & Peggy, his wife, conveyed their rights and interests in the premises to the said Major Rayfield the elder; that on the 21 May 1798, the said Major Rayfield the elder conveyed the interests so purchased by him to Thomas Bayly; that on the ____ day of ____ 1799, the said Major Rayfield the elder died, and the said Thomas Bayly thereupon entered into the premises in consequence of the rights by him so purchased; that Elizabeth, William and Major Rayfield, children of the said Major the elder and Mary, his wife, upon the death of the said Major entered into the premises and afterwards, on the 7 Oct. 1799, conveyed all their interest and rights in the premises to the said Thomas Bayly, by virtue whereof the said Thomas Bayly entered and became possessed thereof, and afterwards, on the 22 July, 1802, Sarah Delastations, the daughter of Ritta and grandchiid of Mary Rayfield, the elder, conveyed to the said Thomas Bayly all her right and interest in said land, so
that he, the said Thomas Bayly and the said Mary Turner and John Turner, heirs of William Turner, together and undivided hold the said messuage & lands &c. Stephen Drummond appointed guardian to the infant defendants to defend this suit.
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| Will - Extr |
16 Feb 1807 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [5] |
- It was on this date that sons-in-law Levin Crowson & Major Rayfield were named as Extrs. in the will of Susannah Turnal.
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| Census head of household |
1810 |
St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia [6] |
- He was shown as Major Rayfield, a head of household, age 26-45 (bc 1765-1785). Listed with him were 1M0-10, 2F0-10, 2F26-45 and 6 slaves.
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| Census head of household |
1820 |
St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia [6] |
- He was shown as Major Rayfield, a head of household, age 26-45 (bc 1775-1795). Listed with him were 3M0-10, 1M10-16, 1F0-10, 1F26-45 and 8 slaves.
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| Will - Brothers |
5 Feb 1826 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [7] |
- He was shown as a brother Major Rayfield in the will of William Rayfield, wife Susannah.
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| Census head of household |
1850 |
St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia [3] |
- He was shown as Major Rayfield the head of HH#349, age 73 with real estate valued at $3,000. Listed with him were Nancy Rayfield, age 74; Sarah A. Rayfield, age 30; and Edmund Boothe, age 24 and idiotic.
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| Reported death |
20 May 1853 |
Hunting Creek, Accomack County, Virginia, USA [8] |
- It was on this date that Major Rayfield Jr. reported the death of his wife Nancy Rayfield, who died of rheumatism at that age of 78 years.
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| Will |
23 May 1857 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [9] |
- To son Thomas J. Rayfield the land where I now reside commencing on Hunting Creek at the line between my land & the land of Thomas Russell of M. & ... & on the line between my land & that belonging to the heirs of James Lewis dec'd & thence to Hunting Creek & he to pay my estate $800 & to him my slaves for the terms mentioned: Simon Sr., 7 years after my death; Violet, 4 years; Abraham, Isaac, Jacob & Simon Jr. until they shall arrive at age 30, at which time they are to be free, provided they wish to be free & also all the increase of Violet born during her term of service until they reach age 30 & so with the increase of such increase born as aforesaid. My true intent & meaning is that all the increase of the several descendants of the slave Violet through successive generations born before the actual freedom of their respective ancestors shall have accrued according to the provisions hereinbefore contained, shall be the property of my said son Thomas J., until they severally attain age 30 & that then they shall be free, if they desire such freedom. To my grandchildren George W. Powell, John T. Powell, Henry Powell, William Powell, Nancy Parks, the wife of Parker W. Parks, Mary Adams, the wife of James Adams & Elizabeth Lilliston, the wife of Henry P. Lilliston, children of my dec'd daughter Mary Powell, formerly the wife of Seth Powell dec'd, my female slave Louisa for the term of 10 years after my death & my slave Sarah Jr. for the term of 15 years & then they to be free, provided they wish to be free, along with their increase subject to the same terms as for my slave Violet. To son Major Rayfield my Negro man Southey for the term of 10 years & my girl Leah for the term of 15 years along with her increase subject to the same terms as for my slave Violet. To daughter Susan Dix, the wife of William H. Dix, my Negro woman Sarah Sr. for 8 years, her child Henry until he is age 30 & my Negro man Stephen for 2 years after my death & the increase of Sarah Sr. subject to the same terms as for my slave Violet. To son Peter D. Rayfield $500 & my large canoe. My Negro man George to be free after my death & my son Thomas J. Rayfield to see that he has sufficient support in his old age & to treat him with kindness. To Sarah Ann Taylor $100 & ... & my son Thomas J. Rayfield to see that she does not suffer from want & that he keep her out of the Poor House during her life time. To each of the children of my son William P. Rayfield, named Laura & Henry, $100. The residue as follows: ¼ to the children of my dec'd daughter Mary Powell, hereinbefore named, ¼ to my son Major Rayfield; ¼ to my son Peter D. Rayfield & ¼ to my daughter Susan Dix, the wife of William H. Dix. The reside of my personal property, including the sum to be paid by my son Thomas J. Rayfield, as follows: 1/6 to the children of my daughter Mary Powell, hereinbefore named; 1/6 to my son Major; 1/6 to my daughter Susan Dix; 1/6 to my son Peter D. Rayfield; 1/6 to my son Thomas J. Rayfield & 1/6 to the children of my son William P. Rayfield, above named. The slaves named not be sold for their respective terms of service beyond the limits of this county. Son Thomas J. Rayfield & friend John R. Drummond Extrs. Witt: Shalmaneser Davis, Thomas D. Lewis & Levin D. Lewis. Codicil: 19 Jul 1858 - In lieu of $100 each to Laura & Henry, the children of son William P. Rayfield, I give $200 to my son Thomas J. Rayfield. Witt: Louis D. Drummond & Leonidas Lewis.
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| Death |
Oct 1858 [9] |
| Probate |
4 Nov 1858 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [9] |
- John E. Wise, Lorenzo J. Bell, Levin Gray & John D. Parks sureties.
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| Reference Identifier |
Acc |
| Record ID |
20540 |
 Siblings |
1 brother and 2 sisters |
| + | 1. William (of Major) Rayfield, b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1826 (Age 51 years)
╚═Susanna Kelly, (Kelly?), b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 May 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 50 years), m. 22 Apr 1803, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
| | + | 2. Major Rayfield, II, b. Abt 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1858 (Age 81 years)
╚═Nancy Turnall, b. Abt 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 20 May 1853, Hunting Creek, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years), m. Abt 1795
| | | 3. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Rayfield, b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
╚═Benjamin H. (of Levin) Ames, b. Abt 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. 6 Jan 1801, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
| | | 4. Mary Rayfield, b. Abt 1782, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Sep 1797, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 15 years) |
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| Half-siblings |
4 half brothers and 3 half sisters (family of Abraham (of Rich II) Turner and Mary Anne Mackwilliam) |
| | 1. Andrew (of Abraham) Turner, b. Abt 1754, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
╚═Tabitha (of Dennis) Tignal, b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. Bef 26 Nov 1774, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
| | | 2. Richard (of Abraham) Turner, b. Abt 1758, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1774, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 16 years) | | + | 3. William (of Abraham) Turner, b. 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 25 Jun 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 38 years)
╚═Elizabeth 'Betty' (--?--), b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
| | | 4. Jacob (of Abraham) Turner, b. Abt 1762, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown | | + | 5. Diana (of Abraham) Turner, b. Abt 1764, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
╚═William (Young?) Bull, b. Abt 1767, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. Abt 1788
| | + | 6. Rachel 'Ritta' (of Abraham) Turner, b. Abt 1766, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef Aug 1796 (Age < 30 years)
╚═(hus of Ritta Turner) Delastatius, b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. Abt 1790
| | + | 7. Margaret 'Peggy' (of Abraham) Turner, b. Abt 1768, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1851 (Age 83 years)
╚═Levy Levi Annis, b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. Abt 1792
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Origins |
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| 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) (Father)  (--?--) (--?--), b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown (Grandmother) |
| Person ID |
I20540 |
MilesFiles23 |
| Last Modified |
9 Oct 2018 |
Abt 1777 - 1858 (81 years)
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