Edward Garfield

1583 - 1672  (~ 88 years)

• Name	Edward Garfield
  Christening	28 Jul 1583	Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England   [1]
  Freeman	6 May 1635 (~ 51 years)  [2, 3]
  History	25 Jul 1636 (~ 52 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Edward was listed among the original grantees of Watertown.
  Land/House	28 Feb 1636/37 (~ 53 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He was granted seven acres. On 26 June that year, he was granted 5 more acres.
  Offices Held	1638 (~ 54 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  1638 - Selectman. Again in 1655 and 1662. 1661 - Constable
  History	15 Dec 1657 (~ 74 years)  [2]
  On 15 December according to the Watertown accounting records he was credited with four shillings for "keeping of the order of hogs."
  Will	30 Dec 1668 (~ 85 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  He mentions his children: Samuel, Joseph, Rebecca, Abigail, and Benjamin.
  Death	14 Jun 1672	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Probate/Proved	11 Jul 1672 (~ 88 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  His inventory was valued at £457 3/6.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Edward Garfield,   c. 28 Jul 1583, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England d. 14 Jun 1672, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 88 years) ▻ possibly Sarah,  m. Bef 1611 ;   Rebecca,  m. Before 1637 ;   Joanna,  m. 01 Sep 1661   2. Thomas Garfield,   c. 20 Feb 1585, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England   3. William Garfield,   c. 14 Mar 1586/87, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England   4. Margaret Garfield,   c. 9 Apr 1589, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England   5. Sara Garfield,   c. 2 Jun 1591, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England   6. Henry Garfield,   c. 20 Oct 1593, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England   7. Elizabeth Garfield,   c. 31 Jul 1596, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Garfield,   b. Abt 1528, England bur. 12 Mar 1585/86, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England  (Age ~ 58 years)  (Grandfather)  Agnes   bur. 22 Feb 1615/16, Coventry, Warwickshire, England   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I114	Roy Line
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Bond (1860) assumed that this Edward was in fact two people. This was taken up by Savage and thus followed by many genealogists thereafter. The age given on Edward's death record proves that he is one very long lived person. [2, 5]

  
  

Father	Thomas Garfield,   b. Abt 1557, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Mother	Agnes   bur. 22 Feb 1615/16, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Family ID	F142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner 1	possibly Sarah
Marriage	Bef 1611  [1]
Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 5 months - She : ??.
Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
1. Jonathan Garfield,   b. 13 Oct 1611, Holy Trinity, Coventry, Warwickshire, England d. 31 Oct 1611, Holy Trinity, Coventry, Warwickshire, England (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Samuel Garfield,   c. 1 Oct 1613, Holy Trinity, Coventry, Warwickshire, England d. 20 Nov 1684, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 71 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Sarah Garfield,   c. 1 Nov 1616, Holy Trinity, Coventry, Warwickshire, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
Family ID	F141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	26 Jul 2019




Spouse / Partner 2	Rebecca,   b. Abt 1606, England d. 16 Apr 1661, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 55 years)
Marriage	Before 1637  [1, 2, 3]
Age at Marriage	He : 53 years and 5 months - She : ~ 31 years.
Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
+   1. Joseph Garfield,   b. 11 Sep 1637, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Aug 1691, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 53 years) ▻ Sarah Gale  m. 3 Apr 1663     2. Rebecca Garfield,   b. 10 Mar 1640/41, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Mar 1682/83, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Captain Benjamin Garfield,   b. Abt 1643, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Nov 1717, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Abigail Garfield,   b. 29 Jun 1646, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Oct 1726, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
Family ID	F140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	26 Jul 2019




Spouse / Partner 3	Joanna,   b. England d. Aug 1676, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   Other Partners: Thomas Buckmaster
Marriage	01 Sep 1661	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Age at Marriage	He : 78 years and 2 months - She : ??.
Family ID	F138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	7 Nov 2015




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Edward Garfield(1583 – 1672) 2Thomas Garfield(Abt 1557 – ) 4Edward Garfield(Abt 1528 – 12 Mar 1585/86) 5Alice( – 15 Feb 1603/04) 3Agnes( – 22 Feb 1615/16) 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 28 Jul 1583 - Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England History - 25 Jul 1636 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Land/House - 28 Feb 1636/37 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1638 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 01 Sep 1661 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 30 Dec 1668 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 14 Jun 1672 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 11 Jul 1672 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S251] Anderson, Robert Charles. "English Origin of Edward Garfield of Watertown, Massachusetts" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 156, 2002). [S249] Nichols, John Edward. "Edward Garfield (1575-1672), of Watertown, Mass." , (Washington, District of Columbia: National Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume XXVII, number 3, September 1939). [S793] Norris, D. W. and H.A. Feldman. The Wells Family , (Milwaukee: Cramer-Krasselt Company, 1942). [S1132] Burwell, Gale S. Garfield Family Group Sheets , (Ridge, Maryland: Compiled 28 February 1987). [S463] Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts including Waltham and Weston, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860).