John Sheffield

Male 1816 -


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  • 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 

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

  • Histories
    1845 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8
    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
    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
    1851 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 8
    Courtesy of the NC Archives.

  • Sources 
    1. [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.