Individual Details
John Francis BAREFIELD Sr.
(28 May 1734 - Aug 1811)
The two regiments were supplemented by Virginia militia commanded by Colonel George Washington. Braddock's small army marched out of Alexandria on the road now called Braddock Road (within a mile of one of my childhood homes) to Fort Necessity in a part of southern Pennsylvania then claimed by Virginia. Here he plotted his attack on Fort Duquesne, located at the tip of the peninsula upon which today's Pittsburg is located. On July 9, about 10 miles east of the fort, they engaged with disastrous results. The French and their Indian allies killed or wounded 878 of the 1300 men commanded by Braddock. Braddock was mortally wounded and carried off the field by Washington himself, only to die four days later. The militia retreated to Winchester and the British units to Philadelphia.
But, Sergeant Berfield's war was not yet finished.
Desperately short of manpower, Colonel John Forbes (promoted to Brigadier) recruited German-Americans, as well as Irish rejected for service in their homeland, into a new 60th Regiment of Foot, called the "Royal Americans". The recruits were commanded by British officers and sergeants. The veteran Sergeant Berfield would have been responsible for training the new recruits and deploying small units in battle as commanded by officers. By spring of 1758, they were ready and Forbes began a slow, methodical campaign to capture Fort Duquesne. In the autumn, the British negotiated an agreement with the Ohio Valley Indians to abandon the French, causing the French to evacuate and burn Fort Duquesne. Forbes took the ruins in November 1758 and ordered the building of a new Fort Pitt. Gravely ill with a "wasting disease", Forbes transferred command to Colonel Henry Bouquet. We are fortunate that Bouquet left copious papers and journals, mentioning Sergeant Berfield several times. The regiment returned to Philadelphia.
But, Sergeant Berfield's war was still unfinished.
The regiment fought in 1758 at the siege of Louisbourg (a fortress in the St. Lawrence River) and the Cape Sable campaign, often remembered for the deportation of the Acadians. On 13 September 1759, Berfield and the 60th arrived on the Plains of Abraham, just west of the walled city of Quebec. The victorious battle ended a three-month siege, resulting in the surrender of Quebec and, effectively, the end of the French and Indian War.
The English army returned to Philadelphia and Berfield to his wife, Anna Maria Burrows, whom he had married after the Braddock campaign. Moving to Chester County and owning no land, by 1770, he had become an agent for a Philadelphia attorney, Harry Gordon, who had been a major in the Royal Americans.
As the Revolutionary War approached, former English soldiers may have been regarded with suspicion. Perhaps Berfield had Loyalist convictions, perhaps his neighbors perceived such convictions; for whatever reason, Berfield decided to relocate. By 1779, he moved to the vicinity of the current Juniata County, in central Pennsylvania, where he joined the local militia. One has to suspect that he failed to disclose his military experience because he served as a private in Captain Farrier's company of the 7th Battalion until about 1785.
Eventually, the family moved further north to Bald Eagle, Clinton county, on the western branch of the Susquehanna River. He died there in 1811 and his possessions were sold at public auction.
Among the items that his family chose to buy back was a red coat.
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John Francis Berfield is a 5 x great-grandfather of the Moore brothers. The famous Braddock Road in Alexandria, following the route of General Braddock's march to Fort Necessity, is less than a mile from one of their childhood homes. The Berfield family continues to live in central Pennsylvania, including in Emporium, PA, Jim's birthplace, where they owned a store and where one of them served as sheriff.
This article is primarily based on an email with attachments, John Berfield, dated 22 February 2018, to James Moore.
Other sources include:
- Jack L. Summers and Rene Chartrand, "History and Uniform of the 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot, 1755-1760," Access Heritag (http://www.militaryheritage.com/60thregt.htm : viewed 3 March 2018); citing same authors, "Military Uniforms in Canada, 1665-1970" (Canadian War Museum : 1981).
- King's Royal Rifle Corps, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Royal_Rifle_Corps : 10 Dec 2017).
- 45th (Nottinghamshire) (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment of Foot, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_(Nottinghamshire)_(Sherwood_Foresters)_Regiment_of_Foot : 3 Jan 2018).
- 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48th_(Northamptonshire)_Regiment_of_Foot : 29 Oct 2017).
- French and Indian War, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War : 12 Feb 2018).
- Edward Braddock, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Braddock : 18 Feb 2018).
- John Forbes (British Army officer), Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forbes_(British_Army_officer) : 28 Jan 2018).
- Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham : 22 Feb 2018).
Events
| Birth | Abt 1730 | London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Birth | 28 May 1734 | London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |  | | |
| Baptism | 29 May 1734 | St. Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England, Great Britain | | | |
| Military | Bet 1754 and 1763 | as a Sergeant in the 45th or 48th Regiment of Foot under General Braddock during the French and Indian War | | ||
| Military | Bet 1754 and 1763 | as a Sergeant in the 60th (later 65th) Regiment of Foot ("Royal Americans") during the French and Indian War | | ||
| Marriage | 20 Feb 1757 | Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America - Anna Maria BURROW | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Bet 18 Nov 1765 and 20 Dec 1765 | was assessed taxes as an agent of Harry Gordon for 0:9:0 for a sawmill (at the rate of 10 shillings per year) and 0:5:0 for 5 horses - Birmingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British America | | ||
| Residence | Bet 18 Nov 1765 and 20 Dec 1765 | was assessed taxes as an inmate (married, but landless man) in the amount of 2 shillings - Birmingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British America | | ||
| Removed | Bef 1766 | Birmingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British America | | ||
| Employment | Aft 1766 | as an agent for Harry Gordon, Esq., a Philadelphia attorney - Birmingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British America | | ||
| Occupation | Abt 1767 | a miller | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 25 Aug 1767 | was reported to have "absconded" without paying his assessed tax of one shilling - Birmingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British America | | ||
| Residence | 1770 | was assessed taxes as an inmate (married but landless man) in the amount of 0:4:6 - Birmingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British America | | ||
| Residence | Bet 24 Dec 1771 and 17 Jan 1772 | was assessed taxes as an inmate (married but landless man) in the amount of 1 shilling - Birmingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British America | | ||
| Residence | 27 May 1772 | (but insolvent and excused from taxes) - Birmingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British America | | ||
| Military | Abt 1780 - 1785 | as a Private in Capt. Andrew Farrier's company of the 7th Battalion of the county militia during the Revolutionary War - Lack Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Military | From 1 Sep 1780 to 1 Nov 1780 | as a private in Capt. Andrew Ferrier's company of the 7th battalion of Cumberland County militia - Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Military | 7 Sep 1780 | appearing as a Private in Capt. Andrew Farrier's company of the 7th Battalion of the county militia during the Revolutionary War - Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Removed | Bef 1787 | Pine Creek Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1787 | was taxed for owning one horse and one cow - Pine Creek Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1788 | Lower Bald Eagle Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - Anna Maria BURROW | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1790 | Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - Anna Maria BURROW | | | |
| Residence | 1793 | Bald Eagle Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1 Oct 1798 | as a tenant in an 18x18 log cabin, owned by Robert Martin, valued at $10 with 400 acres of land valued at $200 (all taxed as $0.38) - Bald Eagle Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1800 | was not listed in the 1800 census and may have been living with a daughter | | ||
| Residence | Aft 7 Mar 1800 | as a taxable resident - Pine Creek Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Occupation | Aft 7 Mar 1800 | laborer - Pine Creek Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Death | Aug 1811 | Bald Eagle Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Alt name | John BARFIELD | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Maria BURROW (1737 - 1799) |
| Child | George BERFIELD (1762 - ) |
| Child | John Francis BERFIELD Jr. (1764 - ) |
| Child | Mary BAREFIELD (1766 - 1807) |
| Child | Jane [?] BERFIELD (1766 - ) |
| Child | Margret BERFIELD (1766 - ) |
| Child | Stephen BERFIELD (1774 - 1814) |
| Child | William BERFIELD (1776 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin BERFIELD (1778 - ) |
| Spouse | Sarah HALL (1750 - 1820) |
| Father | Abraham BAREFIELD (1702 - ) |
| Mother | Mary LINGETT (1714 - 1745) |
Notes
Birth
We cannot be sure that this is the same John Barefield.Birth date is lost in fold of page, but is given by other sources.
Baptism
We cannot be sure that this is the same John Barefield.Military
p. 709 Sep 7, 1780 Muster Roll, John Barefield, private in Capt. Andrew Farrier's companyResidence
Sons John, Jr. and George also appear on the page.Residence (family)
Listed on tax rolls."The old home place and farm of John, Sr. is believed to be located at Monsey Flats, now called Old Dunnstown, across the Susquehanna River from Lock Haven."
Residence (family)
The census lists John Barefield, Sr. in a household of 1 adult (over 16) male, 2 minor males and four females.It also lists John Barefield, Jr. in a household of 1 adult male, 1 minor male, and 2 females.
They are recorded as living in Northumberland County, which, at that time, included most of north central PA. (See map image.) According to other records, they probably lived in Pine Creek, in modern day Clinton County.
This accounts for John Sr., his wife, Anna, two younger sons William and Benjamin and three daughters, Anne, Mary Jane and Margaret.
It also accounts for John Jr., a wife, a minor son, and a daughter.
It does not account for two adult sons of John Sr., Stephen and George. We know from the 1787 tax record that George lived separately in 1787.
Residence
Listed on tax rollsResidence
In 1798, Bald Eagle township appears to be partly in Mifflin and partly in Lycoming counties. Image 110 places the location of Bald Eagle township in Lycoming County. It is now in modern Clinton County.Residence
It is unknown when Pine Creek township was created. It is near to the current Bald Eagle township. So, it's possible that the 1798 record for Bald Eagle and the 1800 record for Pine Creek is not a relocation, but a relabeling.It is possible that the Pennsylvania census record is for John Jr., rather than John Sr.
Endnotes
1. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 2, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
2. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
3. "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," database index with page images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1624/31281_a102261-00022?pid=8042287: downloaded 15 March 2018), City of London, St Sepulchre, Holborn > 1731-1752, image 180; citing Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives.
4. "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database index (no images), Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/: viewed 17 March 2018) , John Barefield, son of Abraham & Mary Bearefield, b. 28 May 1734, bapt. 29 May 1734, St. Sepulchre, London, England (from FHL film 375000).
5. "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," database index with page images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1624: downloaded 15 March 2018), City of London, St Sepulchre, Holborn > 1731-1752, image 180; citing Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives.
6. "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database index (no images), Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/: viewed 17 March 2018) , John Barefield, son of Abraham & Mary Bearefield, b. 28 May 1734, bapt. 29 May 1734, St. Sepulchre, London, England (from FHL film 375000).
7. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
8. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 2, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
9. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 2, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
10. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 July 2015), Mary Barefield English, 146538598.
12. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 2, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
13. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
14. "Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821," database index with page images of published compilation, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2383 : downloaded 15 March 2018), Philadelphia > Christ Church, Philadelphia, 1709-1806, image 14 (p.14), "1757, Feb. 20, Barefield, John, and Anna Maria Burrow", citing Pennsylvania Marriage Records, Harrisburg PA, Pennsylvania Archives, vols. 2, 8, and 9 of Second Series and vol. 6 of Sixth Series.
15. "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976," database index, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-PMJH: viewed 23 March 2018), John Barefield and Anna Maria Burrow, m. 20 Feb 1757, Christ Church, Philadelphia; citing Christ Church Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, various churches and archives, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 823,996.
16. Chester County, Pennsylvania||Chester Co., PA, "Assessment for Provincial Tax of 1766," Birmingham, p. 190, John Bearfield, agent for Harry Gordon; Archives & Record Services, West Chester. The image of the record was provided by the repository based upon the index at http://www.chesco.org/1729/18th-Century-Tax-Records.
17. Chester County, Pennsylvania||Chester Co., PA, "Assessment for Provincial Tax of 1766," Birmingham, p. 192, John Bearfield, inmate; Archives & Record Services, West Chester. The image of the record was provided by the repository based upon the index at http://www.chesco.org/1729/18th-Century-Tax-Records.
18. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
19. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, p. 2, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
20. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, p. 2, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
21. Chester County, Pennsylvania||Chester Co., PA, "Commissioners' Minutes & Pay Orders 1740-1746 and 1757-1780," p. 142, August 25, 1767, "Ordered the Treasurer to discount...with the collector of Birmingham the sum of one shilling the tax of John Bearfield ... Absconded"; Archives & Record Services, West Chester. The image of the record was provided by the repository based upon the index at http://www.chesco.org/1728/Tax-Discounts-1785-1865..
22. Chester County, Pennsylvania||Chester Co., PA, "Assessment for Provincial Tax of 1770," Birmingham, p. 129, John Bearfield, inmate; Archives & Record Services, West Chester. The image of the record was provided by the repository based upon the index at http://www.chesco.org/1729/18th-Century-Tax-Records.
23. Chester County, Pennsylvania||Chester Co., PA, "Assessment for Provincial Tax of 1772," Birmingham, p. 9, John Barfield, inmate; Archives & Record Services, West Chester. The image of the record was provided by the repository based upon the index at http://www.chesco.org/1729/18th-Century-Tax-Records..
24. "Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, Tax Discount Index, 1740-1865," database index, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70822: viewed 19 March 2018), John Barefield, 27 May 1772, Birmingham, Chester, PA, book 1740-1780, p. 194; citing Tax Discounts, 1785-1865, Chester County, Pennsylvania Archives and Records, http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1728.
25. Chester County, Pennsylvania||Chester Co., PA, "Commissioners' Minutes & Pay Orders 1740-1746 and 1757-1780," p. 194, May 27, 1772, "Ordered the Treasurer to discount...with the collector of Birmingham five shillings and sixpence being tax of [others] John Barefield [others] Insolvents worth nothing"; Archives & Record Services, West Chester. The image of the record was provided by the repository based upon the index at http://www.chesco.org/1728/Tax-Discounts-1785-1865..
26. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 2, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
27. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, p. 2, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
28. Thomas Lynch Montgomery, editor, Pennsylvania Archives: Muster Rolls relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Cumberland, Fifth Series, Volume VI (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company [printer], 1906), pp. 618, 621; online page images, Google.com, GooglePlay (https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=YmhIAAAAYAAJ : viewed 20 March 2018.
29. William Henry Egle, M.D., edtor, Muster Rolls of the Navy and Line, Militia and Rangers, 1775-1783: with List of Pensioners, 1818-1832, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, V. 23 (Harrisburg, PA: Wm. Stanley Ray (printer), 1897), p. 709; online images, Ex Libris Rosetta (https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE220060 : viewed 24 March 2018). Sep 7, 1780 Muster Roll, John Barefield, private in Capt. Andrew Farrier's company.
30. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, p. 2, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
31. "Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2497: downloaded 19 March 2018), Northumberland > Pine Creek, image 3, John Sr., John Jr. and George Barefield; citing Archive Rollname 332, Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794, Series No. 4.61, Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
32. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, p. 3, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
33. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, p. 3 (citing 1790 census), Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
34. 1790 U. S. census, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania||Northumberland Co., PA, database index with images from familysearch, Ancestry.com, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5058 : downloaded 16 March 2018) Pennsylvania > Northumberland > Not Stated , image 39, /"Jno. Barefield Senr | 1 | 2 | 4" and "Jno. Barefield Junr. | 1 | 1 | 2"/ ; citing First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M627, 12 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
35. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, p. 3, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
36. "Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2060: downloaded 19 March 2018), Northumberland, Lycoming, and Mifflin > image 288, header, image 290, item 91, image 110, header, and image 113, item 52, "Jno. Barefield"; citing United States Direct Tax of 1798, Tax Lists for the State of Pennsylvania, M372, microfilm, 24 rolls, records of the Internal Revenue Service, 1791-2006, Record Group 58, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.
37. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, p. 3, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
38. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 1, p. 3 (citing first enumeration of taxables in Lycoming County), Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
39. 1800 PA census, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania||Lycoming Co., PA, database index with images, Ancestry.com, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2702 : downloaded 20 March 2018) Lycoming > 1800 , image 21, Bairfield, John, labourer ; citing Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863, Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls, Records of the House of Representatives, Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA.
40. 1800 PA census, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania||Lycoming Co., PA, database index with images, Ancestry.com, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2702 : downloaded 20 March 2018) Lycoming > 1800 , image 21, Bairfield, John, labourer ; citing Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863, Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls, Records of the House of Representatives, Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA.
41. John Berfield, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, , to James W Moore, email note, 22 February 2018, "Early Berfields in PA," attachment 2, Moore-Lardner Family, Zotero ("Berfield Family"); privately held by Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 22 February 2018. These are his notes about the history of his family. They do not cite sources.
42. "Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records, 1759-1970," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62460/: accessed 3 June 2024) > Not Stated > Not Stated > Parish Register, image 2403 of 28027, "1764[NS]... [bapt.] February 14, George, son of John & Anna Maria Barfield, [b.] Sep. 9, 1762"; ( https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62460/images/i2288399-00176 ); citing Church Records. Norristown, Pennsylvania: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania..