Individual Details

Occupation

1. 20 Jun 1769 Rode express to Philadelphia for Amos Ogden. Wilderness
Christians by Elma E. Gray. MacMillan of Canada. 1956
2. 15 Sept 1769 Acct of Charles Stewart: To paid Geo. Field in full per rect
No. 15 for going express from Collo [sic] Frances & Stewart to
Philadelphia.

Family History

!SOURCE
BAPTISM:
BIRTH: Pennsylvania Gen. Mag.Vol.#14, Listed in the first 1783 Census at
Niagara as age 62 yrs.
MARRIAGE: Penn.Gen.Mag. list wife as Rebecca
DEATH: Pennsylvania Gen.Mag.Vol. # 14. (Abt on date and place), His death
date is listed as 1785 in the Book " Sons and Daughters of American
Loyalist". Page 109.
BURIAL: Queenston, Ontario. On Nayes or Bright property

!NOTES
1. A protion of the below mentioned article will be in Nathan Fields notes
RIN # 222.

2. In the book, FAMILIES, Vol. 22, #2 (1983), ."The Field Family - Early
Ontario Settlers" Pg 114- 118, (see note #3,below)there is a detailed
description of the Field family. Much of the information I have from
R.S. Moir and Douglas Field is contained in this article. The following
books are listed in the bibliography of the article:

1. Field Genealogy by Frederick C. Pearce, Pub 1901.
2. Susquahannah Company Papers Pub. by Cornell University Press.
3. History of Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Vallley by Oscar J. Harvey.
4. History of Niagara by Janet Carnochan Pub. by William Briggs (1914)
5. The Loyalist In Ontario by William D. Reid Pub. by Hunterdon HOuse
Lambertville, New Jersey (1973).
6. Valley Of The Lower Thames by Fred C. Hamil Pub University of
Toronto Press (1951)
7. The Ontrio Register ed.by Thomas B. Wilson. See Vol. I #1,4 (1969),
Vol.II, #1 (1970), Vol. IV, #3 (1971).
8. Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, F19RG1 L3 Vol. 194 Upper Canada
Land Record Indexes.
9. Ontario Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Upper Canada Land Grants,
Computerized Land Record Index.
10. Kent County, Ontario Census; 1851, 1861,1871.
11. Michigan Census; 1870, 1880.

3. Marion Field in her article "The Field Family - Early Ontario Settlers",
list the following individuals as sources using their personal records:
A. Janet Nelson and Margaret Wilson decendants of Daniel
B. Ruth Moir and Charles Field Jr. decendants of Gilbert.
C. Olive Fish, Richard Jenner and Marjorie Field and herself
the decendents of Nathan.
D. Other sources were Maurice Comfort, Roy Johnson and the papers
of Dr. Carson Johnson decendent's of Jeremiah Johnson.
4. George and his 3 sons Daniel, Gilbert and Nathan were soilders for
Col. Butler(British) suring the War of 1776.
5. George and Rebecca are listed as being in Niagara in 1783 in the "Sons
and Daughters of American Loyalist".
! 6. The following are notes from Charles H. Field Jr.:
NOTES FOR GEORGE FIELD U. E.

BIRTH : Date from age Dec 1, 1783 Census of Niagara in " The Ontario
Register", Vol. 1 p. 213: place- a variety of sources elude to the lower
Hudson Valley of New York (e.g. birth and marriage places of stepchildren
Field Family Gen.)

20 Jun 1769 Rode express to Philadelphia for Amos Ogden. Wilderness
Christians by Elma E. Gray. MacMillan of Canada. 1956

15 Sept 1769 Acct of Charles Stewart: To paid Geo. Field in full per rect
No. 15 for going express from Collo [sic] Frances & Stewart to
Philadelphia.

14 Nov 1769 Acct of Amos Ogden: To George Fields Acct for 1 B Corn.

3 Apr 1770 Acct of Amos Ogden: To cash paid George Field Express from
Wyoming to Philadelphia.

13 Apr 1771 George Field had lot 27 of 177, 80A in Manor of Sunbury (Shawnee
Kingston Flats)-paid 30L for Proprietary Lands at Wioming.
Pennsylvania Archives

20 Apr 1771 Granted 177 acres by Board of Property on behalf of Propertary
[sic]. Susquehannah Company Papers, Vol. 1, Cornell Univ. Press

ca 1773 Pruchased 300 acres of land from Daniel Rees & Dr. william Plunke
on Susquehannah (Toby's Creek). A History of Wilkes-Barre by
Oscar Harvey Jewell.

1774 Assessed on 300 acres in Wyoming twp., Northumberland Co.
Northumberland Co. Assessor's Book 1773-1796, Sunbury.

7 Aug 1774 Paddling upstream by canoe, Jesse Lukens overtook George Field, W
Simms & Geo I McWilliams. Ibid. Jewell

Feb 1776 Petitioner requesting a road from Briar Creek down the northeast
branch of the susquehannah to Fishing Creek at Owen's Ferry.
Northumberland Co. records, Sunbury.

Undated Appointed Supervisor of Roads, Wyoming township. Ibid.

1778 Assessed on 148 acres in Wyoming twp., Northumberland Co.
Northumberland Co. Assessor's Book 1773-1796, Sunbury.

4 July 1778 Joined British ( Butler's Rangers) and Indians during the "Wyomin
Massacre" and left Wyoming.

30 Oct 1778 Enjoined to give themselves up before Dec. 15 and stand trial or
be attainted of high treason. Proclamation issued by the Supreme
Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Undated The family came from New Jersey in canoes and landed near this
spot (Niagara River Road). Niagara Historical Society, pamphlet
No 5, 1914.

20 July 1781 List of persons who have subscribed their names for Crown Land
opposite to (Ft.) Niagara

25 Aug 1782 Settlement at Niagara. Census includes a married woman (Rebecca)
and two boys (Gilbert & Nathan), 22 acres land cleared. Ontario
Historical Society, Vol. II, Toronto, 1900.

3 Sept 1782 9 Apr 1783 Appears on Muster Roll of Butler's Rangers.

Mar-Apr 1783 The name "George Fields" appears on Allan Macdonell's plan of the
"New Settlement-Niagara River Line". The Mark of Honor.

28 Nov 1783 Attained of High Treason in pursuance of the treason laws of the
State of Pennsylvania.

1 Dec 1783 Age 62, wife Rebecca age 58 on Return of persons under the
description of Loyalist being settled at this post (Niagara).

1785 Probable year of death.

14 Sept 1786 Not on Loyalist Victualing List, But wife and sons were.

8 July 1794 Petitioner [Rebecca Field] is the widow of George Field who
served HisMajesty last war in Col. butler's Corps of Rangers...
18th
Report of the Dept. of Public Records & Archives of Ontario,
1929.
Additonal AFN: QBH7-14. Merged

The following are notes from Marion Field Belanger:

1767 Lives in Bloomberg, Wyoming Balley, Penn., Superintendent of
Roads

1779 Express rider to Philadelphia for Amos Ogden.

1771 Bought land from Daniel Rees. 27 lots on Kingston Flats.

1775 At Wyoming Valley appeared before Col. Zebulon Butler.

1778 Joined Butlers Rangers.

1783 Living at Niagara, Ontario.