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Facts and Events
| Name[1][2] |
Sergeant Thomas Canfield |
| Gender |
Male |
| Christening[1] |
23 Jun 1623 |
Minsden, Hertfordshire, England |
| Residence[2] |
1646 |
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Marriage |
Bef 1649 |
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (probably)Based on estimated date of birth of eldest known child (Sarah).
to Phebe _____ |
| Will[1] |
13 Feb 1687/88 |
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| Death[1] |
Bef 22 Aug 1689 |
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesBefore date of inventory. |
| Estate Inventory[1] |
22 Aug 1689 |
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Origin
"John Burwell of Milford came from Minsden and entries concerning his family appear there. Several other Milford surnames are found in the Minsden registers. Thomas Canfield was not an original Milford settler, but a later comer. He joined the Milford church in 1656 and then had three children baptized, of whom the eldest was born probably not later than 1650. He would therefore be of suitable age to identify with the Thomas baptized in 1623 above. We think the identification probable, because the distinct connection of Minsden with Milford colonists suggests that the young Thomas of Minsden may have followed relatives to the New World and that would explain why he selected Milford for his home. Furthermore, the Minsden Thomas had a brother Jeremiah and a sister Elizabeth, and the Milford Thomas bestowed those names on children. The surname in the Minsden records, as in New England, was variously spelled Camfield, Canfeild, etc, and in one entry the elder Thomas was called 'of Hill ende.'"[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 I. Thomas Canfield, in Camp, John F. (John Frederick); N. Grier (Nathan Grier) Parke; and Donald Lines Jacobus. The Ancestry and Descendants of Frederick Tracy Camp and His Wife Marion Fee. (Vancouver, Wash.: John F. Camp, Jr., 1961)
31-32.
"Thomas1 Canfield, probably baptized at Minsden, Hertfordshire, England, 23 June 1623, died at Milford, Conn., (before 22 Aug.) 1689; married Phebe _____, who died at Milford in 1690.
He was an early but not an original settler in Milford, where he was admitted to the church, 1 Mar. 1656. His wife Phebe was not admitted until 4 May 1671. …
Thomas was confirmed Sergeant of the Milford Trainband, May 1669, and served as Deputy, Oct. 1673, Oct. 1674, Oct. 1676, Oct. 1681, Oct. 1683, Nov. 1683, May and July l684.
The will of Thomas Canfield, Sr., dated 13 Feb. 1687/8, mentioned his wife Phebe; three married daughters, Sarah, Phebe, and Elizabeth; daughter Abigail; three unmarried daughters; two sons, Thomas and Jeremiah; and son John Smith. His inventory, taken 22 Aug. 1689, calls him Sergeant."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 1. Thomas Canfield, in Abbott, Susan Woodruff, and Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker. Families of Early Milford, Connecticut. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979)
190-91.
"1. Thomas Canfield arrived in Milford by 1646 as he was allotted a home lot # 55 consisting of 3 acres. This was in the northwestern part of the town. He later purchased other land, and received 4 acres from the town for supporting a gate at Newfield. He was a Sgt. in the trained band and represented the town in the General Court in October 1674 and 1676. He was admitted to the church at Milford 1 March 1657. Was taxed in 1686 on £154. Inventory of his estate, dated 22 August 1689 was £482 1s. 2d."
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