John Sheffield

1816 -

• Name	John Sheffield
  Birth	1816
  Gender	Male
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Sheffield, Sr.,   b. Bef 1740   d. Bef Feb 1796  (Age ~ 56 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Catherine Comer,   b. 1785  (Mother)
  Notes	1840 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 178 John Sheffield Jr. (20-30) 1M 1F (0-5) 2F 1845 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC, District #8 John Sheffield listed 100 acres valued at $75 on Bare Creek; 100 acres valued at $30 acres on Bare Creek 1850 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 249-B John Sheffield 34 M, Wheelwright, $75 Real Estate, Born in NC Sallie Sheffield 38 F, Born in NC Martha Sheffield 12 F, Born in NC Mary Sheffield 10 F, Born in NC Delilah Sheffield 7 F, Born in NC Lydia Sheffield 6 F, Born in NC Hannah Sheffield 4 F, Born in NC Rebecca Sheffield 2 F, Born in NC Jane Sheffield 7/12 F, Born in NC 1860 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 206-B
  Person ID	I07505	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2022

  
  

  DNA Tests	2 DNA tests are associated with John Sheffield
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	Linda Gilpin
  	atDNA	R.J. Cockman

  
  

  Father	John Sheffield, III,   b. 1770-1775   d. Bef 28 Oct 1845 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Catherine Comer,   b. 1785
  Histories		Sheffield Family of Moore County, NC - Miscellaneous Records The enclosed is a timeline and accounting of early Sheffield references in Moore County and Cumberland County. Given the numerous John, Isham, Adam and Everet Sheffields I have tried to denote which one that I believe the reference is referring to.
  Family ID	F10834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sallie Comer,   b. 1812  [1]
  Children	+   1. Martha Sheffield,   b. 1838   d. Bef 1870 (Age < 32 years) ▻ James Beck  m. 24 May 1857 +   2. Mary Sheffield,   b. 1840 ▻ Isaac Sheffield  (Age < 33 years)  m. 26 Mar 1857 +   3. Delilah Sheffield,   b. 3 Nov 1841   d. 9 Feb 1876 (Age 34 years)     4. Lydia Sheffield,   b. 1844     5. Hannah Sheffield,   b. 1846     6. Rebecca L. Sheffield,   b. 18 Jan 1847   d. 18 May 1919 (Age 72 years) +   7. Martisha Jane Sheffield,   b. 28 Oct 1849   d. 26 Dec 1941 (Age 92 years)     8. William Sheffield,   b. 1853 +   9. John W. Sheffield,   b. Aug 1855 ▻ Sarah Ann
  Family ID	F2395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2011

  
  

• Histories » Slide Show		1845 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8 Located in the McKeithan Papers at the Moore County Historical Association. Courtesy of James V. Comer.
  		1847 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8 Located in the McKeithan Papers at the Moore County Historical Association. Courtesy of James V. Comer.
  		1851 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8 Courtesy of the NC Archives.

  
  

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  [S1005] Jan Bodenheimer [jan_bodenheimer@yahoo.com], 26 Feb 2011. JONATHAN "JOHN" "JOHNNY" SHEFFIELD was born 1814 in Moore Co., NC, and died 20 May 1862 in Goldsboro, Wayne Co., NC. He married SARAH JANE "SALLIE" COMER Abt. 1837 in Moore Co., NC, daughter of JOHN COMER and MARY UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1812 in Moore Co., NC, and died Bet. 1860 - 1870. Children of JONATHAN SHEFFIELD and SARAH COMER are: i. MARTHA SHEFFIELD, b. Abt. 1838, Moore Co., NC; d. Bef. 1870; m. (1) WILLIAM GORDON; b. 17 Sep 1831, Wake Co., NC; m. (2) JAMES BECK, SR., 24 May 1857, Moore County, NC; b. 1837. ii. MARY "POLLY" SHEFFIELD, b. Abt. 1840, Moore Co., NC; m. ISAAC SHEFFIELD, 26 Mar 1857, Moore County, NC by William Brewer, JP; b. Abt. 1836, Moore Co., NC; d. Bef. 1870. iii. DELIAH SHEFFIELD, b. Abt. 1843, Moore Co., NC; m. LEWIS MANESS, JR.. iv. LYDIA SHEFFIELD, b. Abt. 1844, Moore Co., NC. v. HANNAH SHEFFIELD, b. Abt. 1845, Moore Co., NC. vi. SAMUEL SHEFFIELD, b. Abt. 1846, Moore Co., NC. vii. REBECCA L. SHEFFIELD, b. 18 Jan 1847, Moore Co., NC; d. 18 May 1919, Moore Co., NC. viii. ELIZABETH SHEFFIELD, b. Abt. 1848, Moore Co., NC. ix. MARTITIA JANE "MARTISHA" SHEFFIELD, b. 28 Oct 1849, Moore Co., NC; d. 26 Dec 1941, Moore Co., NC. x. WILLIAM SHEFFIELD, b. Abt. 1853, Moore Co., NC. xi. JOHN R. SHEFFIELD, b. Aug 1855, Moore Co., NC; m. (1) ALICE L. UNKNOWN, Abt. 1874; b. 1854; m. (2) SARAH ANN UNKNOWN, Abt. 1882; b. Oct 1853, NC.