Susanna Field1

F, #2034, b. 27 June 1693, d. 29 September 1750
Last Edited: 18 Feb 2011
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Parents:

Father: Benjamin Field1 d. 16 May 1702
Mother: Experience Allen1 b. 30 Aug 1669, d. bt 30 May 1702 - 29 Jun 1702

Family 1:

Benjamin Fairman d. 1 Jan 1739
  • Marriage*: circa September 1712; Burlington Co., New Jersey; First intentions 7th day 6th mo 1712: "Benjamin Fairman belonging to Philadelphia and Susanna Field belonging to this meeting..."
    Second intentions 4th day 7th mo 1712: "...having consent of parents and guardians..."; Spouse:Benjamin Fairman2

Children:

Elizabeth Fairman7
Susannah Fairman7
Mary Fairman7
Sarah Fairman+7
William Fairman+7
Ann Fairman+ 7 b. c 1733, d. 7 Aug 1773

Family 2:

William Hayes

Notes

  • Note*: Published genealogies differ as to the parentage of the Susanna Field who married Benjamin Fairman. Pierce, p. 129, identifies her as the daughter of Benjamin Field, while the usually more authoritative and often cited McCracken, p. 268, identifies her as the daughter of Nathaniel Field. Benjamin and Nathaniel were brothers, sons of Robert and Susanna Field.

    This compiler doubts that Nathaniel could have been her father on the basis of marriage dates, Nathaniel marrying in 1701 and Susanna in 1712.

    This compiler asserts that the parents of the Susanna Field who married Benjamin Fairman were Benjamin and Experience Field. This assertion is based upon indirect evidence, the witness lists on her siblings' Quaker marriage certificates. Three are available: On brother Robert's certificate the first two witnesses for the groom are Benjamin Field and Susannah Farman. On sister Elizabeth's first certificate the first witnesses for the bride are Robt. Field, Benj. Field and Susanna Fairman. On sister Elizabeth's second certificate the first witnesses for the bride are Rob. Field, Benj. Fairman and Sus. Fairman. On all three certificates various uncles and aunts follow Susanna. In other words Susanna Fairman's name is positioned among her siblings closest relatives. If she were a cousin, less prominent positions would be expected.

    In addition, the will of Benjamin Fairman names brother-in-law Benjamin Field.5,6
  • Note: The marriage of a Susannah Fairman to William Hayes in 1742 could possibly be assigned to either Susannah (Field) Fairman, widow of Benjamin, or to her daughter Susannah. Witness "Susanna Hayes" is the first or second witness on the 1747 marriage certificates of daughters Mary and Sarah Fairman, ahead of siblings, suggesting, put not proving, that she is their mother.

Citations

  1. [S445] Society of Friends, Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington Co., N.J. Filmed at Swarthmore. FHL microfilm 16,513. 2, Births & Deaths 1675-1750, Book K Births, p. 15-16; children of Benjamin & Experience Field.
  2. [S446] Society of Friends, Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington Co., N.J. Filmed at Swarthmore. FHL microfilm 20,382. Originals. 1 - Mens Minutes 1684 - 1738, p. 135, 136.
  3. [S386] Record of Pennsylvania Marriages, Prior to 1810. Reprinted from Pennsylvania Archives, series 2, vols. VIII and IX, 1880. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ. Co., 1968), 1:86.   Penn-Marriages-Prior-to-1810.pdf
  4. [S201] Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. II (Pa. & N.J.), Vol III (N.Y.) (Originally published Ann Arbor, 1938. Reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co. Baltimore 1969., ), 2:373, Philadelphia Monthly Meeting.
  5. [S374] Pierce, Frederick Clifton, Field Genealogy; Being the record of all the Field family in America...sections on 'The Fields of Flushing, New York' p. 85-129 and 'The Fields of New Jersey' p. 85-~136 contributed by Osgood Field (Chicago: Hammond Press, 1901).
  6. [S282] McCraken, George E., "The Fields of Flushing, Long Island", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGR) Vol. 113 (July 1957): 197-216 & (Oct 1959): 267-289.   McCracken--Fields-of-Flushing.pdf
  7. [S5] Abstracts of Philadelphia County Wills 1682-1726, and Abstracts of Philadelphia County Wills 1726-1747. publ 1995 Family Line Publications. 'abstracted under the auspices of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in the early 1900s.' p. 101, will of Benjamin Fairman.