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Hatfield Surname

I was always told that our Hatfield family was closely related to the Hatfield family in the Hatfield-McCoy feud of West Virginia. (Specifically, I was told by my great-aunt that my great-great-great-grandmother, Polly Hatfield Plymale was the sister or aunt of Devil Anse Hatfield.) However that has proven false through through many different types of evidence, including DNA. Despite the fact that they lived in the same part of the country, and shared the same relatively uncommon name, our Hatfields were not related at all.

Some subsequent research has posited that our line of Hatfields descend directly from Jurian Hartsvelder, a German immigrant to Pennsylvania in the 1600's. A recent and ongoing Hatfield DNA project has begun answering many questions. Specifically, our branch of Hatfields (descendants of John Hatfield and Catherine Supplee) were not descended from the Jurian Hartsvelder line of Pennsylvania, the Matthias Hatfield line of New Jersey or the Hatfields of Hatfield-McCoy lore. Refer to the Hatfield DNA project discussed on Jerry Hatfield's Hatfield website. Also, the DNA project's website is here.


1st Generation:

John Hatfield was born circa 1717, probably in New Jersey or Pennsylvania.

There are not many details known of John's life. He was likely the son of John and Elizabeth Hatfield, who were documented as moving from Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, New Jersey to Upper Dublin Township in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1718. John probably spent much of his life in, or in the vicinity of, Philadelphia. He was married there to Catherine Supplee in 1736 and they had several children. A guess is that John had died relatively young, perhaps between 1745 (the birth of youngest known son John) and 1756 (when a Widow Hatfield who might have been his wife, moved to Virginia). It's also possible that he might have died before May 1747, when he was not named in his father-in-law's will (even though a different son-in-law was described).

John married Catherine Supplee on November 20, 1736 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. She was born circa 1717, probably in Upper Merion Township, in Philadelphia (now Montgomery) Co., Pennsylvania. She died after 1747.

Catherine was the daughter of Andrew and Deborah Supplee.

She was named in her father's will of May 1747 as Catherine (with no indication of her last name or husband); he left her ten pounds. In April 1756, a "Widow Hatfield" was given a certificate to remove from the Quaker church in Gwynedd in Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania to Fairfax Co., Virginia (in the part that became Loudoun County, Virginia in 1757). The identity of this Widow Hatfield is unknown, and some researchers think that Hatfield was an error and she was really a Widow Cunard. Another option is that "Widow Hatfield" was Catherine Supplee Hatfield. The widow was documented as moving with other people who were probably related (a Thomas Hatfield and also a James Cunard, who married Jane Hatfield). There is also weight to this because at least three of her children (Andrew, Adam and Edward) were in Loudoun County, Virginia by the 1760s.

They had the following children:
1 Andrew Hatfield
2 Edward Hatfield was born circa 1740 in Pennsylvania. He died after 1804.
In 1763, Edward was in Loudoun County, Virginia when he was sued by Joshua Gore (the same man who had sold his brothers Adam and Andrew the lease for their land in 1760). In September 1765, Edward was issued a lease for 100 acres of land in Loudoun County, Virginia. He was in Loudoun County as late as 1769, when he appeared on a tithables list there. At some point after this, he moved away from Loudoun County, but continued to retain his interest in his land there. He was living somewhere in Pennsylvania in May 1804, when he transferred his interest in his lease in Loudoun Co., Virginia. He had probably moved to southwest Pennsylvania; where there appears to be two different Edward Hatfields during his lifetime; one in neighboring Menallen and Union Townships in Fayette County and the other in Hanover Township in neighboring Washington County. Both locations were relatively close to his brother Adam.
3 Adam Hatfield was born on November 3, 1741 in Pennsylvania. He died on November 9, 1795 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.

In his youth, Adam moved to Loudoun County, Virginia. There, he leased land with his brother Andrew between April 1760 and August 1768. After selling their interest in the lease in 1768, Adam moved to southwest Pennsylvania (while his brother Andrew moved south in Virginia). Adam's move was probably motivated by the opening of a land office in Pittsburgh in 1769, which opened up most of southwest Pennsylvania for settlement. In April 1769, he entered a land application for 300 acres in what is now Fayette County, Pennsylvania [originally Cumberland, and later Bedford and Westmoreland Counties]. By 1773, he had married to Margaret Dilworth (who was described as Margaret Hatfield in her father's September 1773 will). Within Fayette County, he lived in Bullskin Township (although it's possible they were in the part of the township that became Connellsville Township in 1822). In April 1795, Adam and his wife sold their land in Pennsylvania and moved out west to Cincinnati, Ohio. Six months later, on October 22, 1795, Adam wrote his will and he died soon after. His will was proven on December 15, 1795. His family afterwards returned to Pennsylvania.

4 Sarah Hatfield was born on December 16, 1742 in Pennsylvania. She died on April 9, 1827 in Susquehanna Twp., Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania.
Details of Sarah's youth are unclear. By the 1770s, she was living in the part of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania that is now Dauphin County - presumably she had moved there with her brother John. She was married first to Jacob Yost, who died relatively young - probably in the late 1770s or early 1780s. Then before 1782, she married Daniel Roberts. They remained in Dauphin County, where they lived near the community of Rockville which was in the part of Lower Paxton Township that is now Susquehanna Township. They lived not far from Sarah's brother John, who was in neighboring Middle Paxton Township.
5 John Hatfield was born on May 1, 1745 in Oxford Twp. (now city of Philadelphia), Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania 30. He died on August 4, 1813 in Middle Paxton Twp., Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania 30. He is buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania.
Details of John's youth are unclear. He was first found in 1770, when he was living in the part of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania that is now Dauphin County. Family history suggests that he moved there in 1769 (if so, that timeline also supports the theory that he had been living in Loudoun County, Virginia with his siblings and relocated at the same time that his older brothers did, c. 1768/1769). There he lived in what is now Middle Paxton Township, where he remained until his death. He was married three times, to Sarah Patton, Elizabeth Cochran, and Nancy Berryhill; and had 18 children.

2nd Generation:

Andrew Hatfield* was born on July 25, 1737 24 probably in Philadelphia (now Montgomery) Co., Pennsylvania. He died on January 15, 1813 24 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia).

Father: John Hatfield
Mother: Catherine Supplee

Andrew was raised in, or in the vicinity of, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Hatfield Family Record indicates he was born in "Montgomery Co., Pa. near Philadelphia" 24 [Montgomery County was part of Philadelphia County until 1784 - and was where most of his father's and mother's relatives were documented as residing], while the birth of his younger brother John in 1745 was described in Oxford Township, in Philadelphia County 30 (Oxford Township is now within the City of Philadelphia, and is adjacent to Montgomery County). Sometime in his youth, Andrew moved to northern Virginia - with at least two of his brothers. A guess is that the move was in about 1756, when there was a move of several Hatfield relatives from the Philadelphia area to Loudoun County, Virginia. Andrew was documented in Loudoun County, Virginia between 1760 and 1768. There, he leased land along Piney Run (a tributary of the Potomac River) with his brother Adam. In August 1768, they sold their interest in their lease there and moved away soon after.

Andrew was next found in 1770 in Botetourt County, Virginia (while his siblings all moved back to Pennsylvania). There, they settled on Big Stony Creek [now just Stony Creek] in what is now Giles County, Virginia (in Botetourt County from 1770-1772, then Fincastle County from 1772-1776, then Montgomery County from 1776 until 1806). It was while living there that Andrew had various military service. In 1774, he served at the Battle of Point Pleasant in what is now West Virginia in Dunmore's War (1773-1774). He afterwards served in the American Revolution, and was a Militia Captain in 1781.

In 1802, Andrew moved with his family out west. They settled in Kanawha County, Virginia (in what is now Cabell County, West Virginia). In September 1802, Andrew purchased 576 acres on the Guyandotte River. This land was, and still is, in a rural area in the southern part of the county. Andrew is said to have owned all the land in the area later referred to as Hinchman Bend. The general area has also been referred to as Roach and Inez.

The burial place of Andrew and his wife Christiana is not known. The D.A.R. has placed a Revolutionary grave marker for him in the Hatfield Cemetery at Roach, yet others believe that he and his wife were buried in the Frye (Hinchman Family) Cemetery at Salt Rock, West Virginia. Still others believe that they were buried in a place that has been eroded by river flooding.

* Traditionally, Andrew is usually listed with the middle name Supplee - his mother's maiden name. In reality, Andrew was not listed with a middle name or initial on any yet discovered record. The only thing close is a couple of tax lists when he was described as Andrew Hatfield Sr., to differentiate himself from his son Andrew.

Andrew married Christiana Powell in 1759 24, probably in Loudoun Co., Virginia. She was born circa 1735 and died on October 25, 1809 24 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia).

Traditionally, Christiana is listed with the last names of either Powell or Snidow; suggesting that one was a maiden name and the other possibly the name of an earlier husband. The name Powel [Powell] appears in the Hatfield Family Record 24 and the source of the Snidow name is unknown (but the Hatfields had various connections to Snidows while living in what is now Giles Co., Virginia).

Her first name is usually listed as "Christina", yet multiple sources (including those of granddaughters named after her) indicate that the spelling was "Christiana".

They had the following children:
1 Catherine Hatfield* was born on October 25, 1760 24 in Loudoun Co., Virginia. She died circa 1841-1845** in Cabell (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia).
She married John McComas on about February 21, 1786 in Montgomery Co., Virginia. He was born on October 15, 1757 in North Carolina and died on March 31, 1837 in Cabell (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia).
They had children:
Isaac McComas (1787-c. 1870)
md. Nancy Adkins
Nancy McComas (c. 1788-1869)
md. Ransom Dial
John McComas (c. 1789-aft. 1850)
md. 1st Mary Burns
md. 2nd Edith "Edy" Johnson
Christiana McComas (c. 1796-1863)
md. Edward Franklin
Andrew McComas (c. 1799-1860)
md. Cinderella McComas
David Hatfield McComas (1801-1872)
md. Eudocia Drake
others? (Catherine, Malinda, William?)

Catherine and her family settled in what is now Lincoln County, West Virginia, and she and her husband remained there until their deaths. John McComas was a Revolutionary War soldier and received a pension. After his death, Catherine also received a pension and received payments between September 1837 and March 1841.

* She is often listed with the name Nancy Catherine Hatfield, yet there is no evidence in any contemporary record that she ever used the name Nancy.

** The Hatfield Family Record indicates that she died sometime between 1836 and 1838. However contemporary records suggest she did not die then, as she was alive in October 1840, when she appeared in court to apply for a pension for her husband's war service. The last record of her pension payment was in March 1841.

2 Isaac Hatfield
3 John Hatfield was born on December 19, 1765 24 in Loudoun Co., Virginia. He died after 1832, possibly in Carroll Co., Indiana.
He married Mary McComas on or about February 26, 1788 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia 22. She died after 1832.
They had children:
William Hatfield (c. 1789-1830s)
md. Susannah Harness
He was sometimes described as William Hatfield Jr., to distinguish him from his uncle. Between 1811 and 1820, he was documented in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). In 1829 and 1830, he was in Fayette Co., Ohio. By 1835, he was in LaPorte Co., Indiana; where he probably died.
Mary "Polly" Hatfield (1791-1850)
md. Nathaniel Morrison
In 1820, Mary and her family were in Lawrence Co., Ohio. Then between 1828 and 1835, they were in Fayette County, Ohio. By 1840, they had settled in Scott Co., Illinois, where they remained.
Andrew L. Hatfield (1797-aft. 1840)
md. Rachel Clark
In 1823 and 1827, Andrew was in Lawrence Co., Ohio. Then from 1828 and 1838, he was in Fayette Co., Ohio. In 1840, he was in Scott Co, Illinois (where his sister Mary was living).
Catherine Hatfield (c. 1800-c. 1840)
md. William Hankins
In 1830 and 1840, Catherine and her family were in Lawrence Co., Ohio.
Christiana HatfieldThe Hatfield Family Record provides Christiana's name with no further information. There is no other information that corroborates her existence or connection to this family - suggesting that she probably died young.
Stephen Hamilton Hatfield (1810-1892)
md. Sarah Lorany Benson
Between 1830 and 1850, Stephen was in Fayette Co., Ohio. In 1860 to 1880, he was in Benton Co., Iowa. In 1885, he was in Beadle Co., South Dakota, where he died.
John began married life in what is now Giles County, Virginia. In 1802, he moved with most of his relatives west to what is now Cabell County, West Virginia. John remained in Cabell County until at least 1820, and then moved away. He was next found in nearby Union Township, in Lawrence County, Ohio; where he was documented between 1824 and 1827. Then between 1828 and 1830, he was living in Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio (where his brother William was living). He apparently moved away in 1830 or 1831, but continued to own land in Fayette County. Then in September 1832, he was described as living in Carroll County, Indiana (where his brother Jonas was then living), when he sold land he still owned in Cabell County, Virginia. Most family trees provide his death as September 5, 1838 in Montgomery County, Virginia; but there is no evidence he went back east - there is also no known source for that death date.

4 William Hatfield was born on May 20, 1767 24 in Loudoun Co., Virginia. He died after 1842.
He married Ann "Anna" Brumfield on or soon after April 2, 1793 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia 22. She died after 1823.
They had children:
Sarah "Sally" Hatfield (1796-1873)
md. Henry Brammer
In 1815 and 1816, they were in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). Then from 1821 to 1825, they were in Lawrence Co., Ohio. Then between 1830 and 1835, they were in Fayette Co., Ohio. In 1840 and 1850, they were in Delaware Co., Indiana. In 1873, Sarah was buried in Marion Co., Illinois.
Isaac Hatfield (1799-1842)
md. Mary Clark
In 1826, he was in Lawrence Co., Ohio. Between 1828 and 1831, he was in Fayette Co., Ohio. Then from 1833 until his death in 1842, he was in the part of Athens Co., Ohio that is now Vinton Co., Ohio.
Nancy Hatfield (1807-1873)
md. Edmund Brammer
Between 1827 and 1836, they were in Fayette Co., Ohio. By 1838, they were in Delaware Co., Indiana; where Nancy remained until her death in 1873.
James G. Hatfield (1808-1881)
md. Biddy Washington Redding
James was documented in Fayette Co., Ohio continuously between 1828 and his death in 1881.
Henley P. Hatfield (c. 1810-1843)
md. Barbara Stover
Between 1831 and 1836, he was documented in Fayette Co., Ohio. By 1840, he had moved to Delaware Co., Indiana; where he died.
Eliza Hatfield (c. 1814-aft. 1897)
md. George Washington Sanderson
Between 1833 and 1880, she was in Fayette Co., Ohio. Her death is usually listed as 1896 in Clinton Co., Ohio; yet she was apparently still alive in 1897 when she applied for a widow's pension for her husband's Civil War service.
Others?The Hatfield Family Record also describes children: Elizabeth (who married Perl Johnson), William Hatfield (who married Nancy Buckner) and John. Those children are not corroborated by any other records and might be errors, or possibly names of children that died young.

William began married life in what is now Giles County, Virginia. In 1802, he moved with most of his family west to what is now Cabell County, West Virginia, where he lived for several years. In about 1817, William probably moved across the state/county line to Lawrence County, Ohio; where he was documented between 1820 and 1825. Then by 1827, he had moved to Jefferson Township in Fayette County, Ohio; where he apparently remained until at least the 1830s. Note that in 1829 and 1830 in Fayette County, Ohio there were two different William Hatfields; a Jr. (most likely his nephew, son of his brother John) and a Sr. (most likely him). Then between 1831 and 1842, there is only one William Hatfield in Fayette County records and it is unclear which one it was in reference to, although it was likely this William Hatfield. Although William Hatfield owned land in Fayette County until it was sold in August 1842, it is possible had had moved away before this. One source suggests he moved to Delaware County, Indiana 24; there is weight to this because at least three of his children (Sarah, Nancy, and Henley) did move there in about 1836.

5 Andrew Hatfield was born on December 30, 1769 24 probably in Botetourt (now Giles) Co., Virginia. He probably died between 1806 and 1819 in Indiana.
He married Mary Mann on or soon after March 24, 1798 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia 22.
They had children:
Isaac Hatfield (c. 1798-1879)
md. Priscilla Woolen
Henry Hatfield (c. 1800-aft. 1860)
md. Elizabeth Woolen
Susannah Hatfield (1803-1875)
md. Henry Christy
Jacob Hatfield (c. 1805-aft. 1860)
md. 1st Nancy Kesster
md. 2nd Elizabeth Eversole

Andrew and his wife lived in what is now Giles County, Virginia, where he appeared on tax records as late as 1806 23. He likely moved out west with his brother Jonas and family. Family history is that Andrew moved with his wife's family to Miami County, Ohio and then to Carroll County, Indiana, where he died from being hit by a falling tree 24. Some other family trees indicate he died in April 1836, yet the source of that is unknown - and is unlikely. He most likely died before 1819, when his children settled in Vigo County, Indiana. It is unlikely that he died in Carroll County, Indiana - that area was not settled until 1824 and not formed as a county until 1828.

6 Jonas Hatfield was born on August 18, 1772 24 in Fincastle (now Giles) Co., Virginia. He died between 1831 and 1840, probably in LaPorte County, Indiana.
He married Ann "Nancy" Williams on or soon after August 8, 1801 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia 22. She was born circa 1782 in North Carolina or South Carolina and died after 1860, probably in Wisconsin.
They had children:
Moses Hatfield (1803-1892)
md. Nancy Christy
Aaron Hatfield (1805-1857)
md. Sarah Price
Abel Hatfield (1807-1882)
md. Mary "Polly" Harness
Ruth Hatfield (c. 1817-1864)
Peter Hatfield (1819-1892)
md. Lucinda Harness
Edward Hatfield (c. 1823-aft. 1880)
Susannah Elizabeth Hatfield (1825-1880)
md. Andrew Jackson Singleton
Jonas and his wife were documented in what is now Giles County, Virginia on tax records through 1806 23, and then moved out west (probably with the family of his brother Andrew). Their place of residence over the next 14 years is unknown, but they lived at some point in Miami County, Ohio 24 and then moved to Indiana during the 1810s. In 1820, Jonas was enumerated in Sullivan County, Indiana - where he was near the children of his brother Andrew in neighboring Vigo County, Indiana. In 1828, his oldest son was married in nearby Clay County, Indiana. Then in 1830 and 1831, Jonas was in Carroll County, Indiana. During the 1830s, Jonas' family apparently moved to LaPorte County, Indiana; where Jonas probably died before 1840. Later his widow moved to Tazewell County, Illinois and then to Wisconsin.
7 Adam Hatfield was born on October 19, 1774 20,24 in Fincastle (now Giles) Co., Virginia. He died on June 18, 1855 20,24,29 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). He is buried in the Hatfield Cemetery, Cabell Co., West Virginia.
He married Mary Williams on or soon after December 3, 1799 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia 22. She was born on February 12, 1782 and died on November 15, 1847 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia).
They had children:
George Hatfield (1800-1877)
md. 1st Jane Conley Swann
md. 2nd Elizabeth "Eliza" Allen Beckett
Thomas Hatfield (1801-1880)
md. 1st Amanda Pennell
md. 2nd Susannah Dillon Wiley
Catherine Hatfield (1803-1877)
md. Hezekiah Swann
Elizabeth Hatfield(1804-1858)
md. William Hinchman
Nancy Hatfield (1806-1843)
Henry Jefferson Hatfield (1808-1877)
md. Katharine Dial
Margaret Hatfield (1810-1846)
md. Dingess Henderson
Adam Supplee Hatfield (1812-c. 1853)
md. 1st Martha Walters
md. 2nd Elizabeth Green
Andrew Lewis Hatfield (1814-1880)
md. Frances Pennell
Mary "Polly" Hatfield (1816-1896)
md. Samuel S. Stone
Susannah "Susan" Hatfield (1819-1889)
md. Dingess Henderson
Moses Hatfield (1822-1895)
md. Peninah Beckett
Emily Samuels Hatfield (1824-1883)
md. Andrew L. Beckett

In 1802, Adam moved with his family to what is now Cabell County, West Virginia. He settled near his father and several siblings on the Guyandotte River, at the area called Hinchman Bend (area also known as Roach and Inez). In October 1810, his father deeded him 128 acres of land there. Adam remained there for the duration of his life. He was a farmer.

8 Thomas Hatfield* was born on April 8, 1777 19,24 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia. He died on June 21, 1859 19,24 in Jackson Twp., Hancock Co., Indiana. He is buried in the Gilboa Cemetery, Blue River Twp., Hancock Co., Indiana.
He married Hannah Sample(s) on June 9, 1808 24 or in 1809 18 in Kanawha (now Cabell) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). She was born in about November 1785 and died on September 4, 1860 in Jackson Twp., Hancock Co., Indiana. She is buried in the Gilboa Cemetery, Blue River Twp., Hancock Co., Indiana.
They had children:
Cynthia Hatfield (1809-1822)
Deborah S. Hatfield (1810-1891)
md. 1st Richard D. Williams
md. 2nd. Edward Barrett
James S. Hatfield (1813-1840)
Andrew Hatfield (1815-1822)
George Washington Hatfield (1817-1889)
md. Cynthia Barrett
Thomas Jefferson Hatfield (1820-aft. 1900)
md. Aiselee Williams
Allen Tremble Hatfield (1823-1890)
md. Elbina Commons
Vinton Samuel Hatfield (1825-1865)
John Quincy Hatfield (1828-1891)

Thomas and his family first lived along the Guyandotte River in what is now Cabell County, West Virginia. They sold some of their land there in April 1816 26. Then in about 1818, they moved across the county/state line to Lawrence County, Ohio, where they settled in Windsor Township. They remained in Lawrence County until August 1834, when they sold their land there and joined in an exodus of various relatives out west to Hancock County, Indiana. Thomas and his family settled in Jackson Township, east of the city of Greenfield - where they were not far from his sister Sarah Barrett and his nephews Andrew Hatfield and Elisha Hatfield. Thomas was a farmer.

*Thomas is usually listed with the middle initial S., yet there is no evidence of him in any yet known record with a middle name or initial.

9 Moses Hatfield was born on October 12, 1780 24 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia. He died on February 11, 1835 21 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio. He is buried in the Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
He married Catherine John on November 12, 1805 in Greene Co., Ohio. She died on June 21, 1838 21 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio. She is buried in the Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
They had children:
Christiana Hatfield (1806-1871)
George A. Hatfield (1808-1870)
md. Mary Ann Licklider
Israel Ludlow Hatfield (1810-1894)
md. Catherine Ann Sill
Eliza Hatfield (1814-1852)
md. Samuel Glass
Emaline Hatfield (1816-1901)
md. Joseph R. Wagoner
William John Hatfield (1818-1865)
md. Ann Catherine Smith
Cynthia Hatfield (1820-1894)
md. Moses Troyer
Charlotte Hatfield (1823-1854)
md. Benjamin James
Catharine A. Hatfield (1825-1840)
Moses Hatfield (1828-1852)

Moses was documented in what is now Giles County, Virginia in 1800 and 1802. In 1802, he likely joined with his family in their move out west, and briefly settled with his family in Kanawha County, Virginia (now Cabell County, West Virginia) - his name was described on his father's land patent there. However he did not remain there for long. Instead, he went farther west to Ohio. He was next found in Greene County, Ohio, when he married in November 1805. Then in 1811 he moved to the city of Dayton in neighboring Montgomery County 24, where he was first documented in 1814. Moses was a chairmaker.

10 Sarah "Sarry" Hatfield was born on February 13, 1783* 19,24 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia. She died on June 25, 1863* 19,24 in Green Twp., Hancock Co., Indiana. She is buried in the Gilboa Cemetery, Blue River Twp., Hancock Co., Indiana.
She married James Barrett in 1802 or 1803** in Kanawha (now Cabell) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 18. He was born on July 29, 1783 and died on August 1, 1840 in Hancock Co., Indiana. He is buried in the Gilboa Cemetery, Blue River Twp., Hancock Co., Indiana.
They had children:
Andrew Barrett (1804-1833)
John Barrett (1807-1882)
Margaret Barrett (1809-1867)
md. Jonas Blue Heath
William Barrett (1811-1859)
Edward H. Barrett (1814-1892)
Isaac Hatfield (1817-1866)
Joseph Barrett (1820-1897)
Hiram Barrett (1824-1865)
Eliza Ann Barrett (1826-1889)
md. Henry Lee Moore

Sarah and her family lived along the Mud River, in what is now Cabell County, West Virginia. In September 1834, they sold their land in West Virginia and joined in an exodus with many relatives to Hancock County, Indiana. They settled in Green Township in Hancock County, Indiana, where they remained until their deaths.

* Sarah's death date on her tombstone is often transcribed as June 25, 1869, which would calculate to a birth year of 1789. However her tombstone is so degraded that it is nearly impossible to decipher the year with any certainty. Various other resources suggest that she probably died in 1863 and thus was born in 1783.

** Sarah's marriage date is often listed as June 1, 1802, yet the original marriage register is clear that the date of marriage was never entered, but was sometime between June 1, 1802 and May 15, 1803.


3rd Generation:

Isaac Hatfield was born on August 3, 1763 24 in Loudoun County, Virginia. He died in or before March 1823 in Cabell (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). He is buried in the Isaac Hatfield Cemetery, Lincoln Co., West Virginia.

Father: Andrew Hatfield
Mother: Christiana Powell

Isaac spent his earliest years in Loudoun County, Virginia. Sometime between 1768 and 1770, he moved with his family to what is now Giles County, Virginia; close to the border with what is now West Virginia. It was while living there that Isaac was married to Mary French and began raising his children. There, they probably lived near his parents who lived on Big Stony Creek (near what is now the northern border of Giles County). In 1802, Isaac and most of his family and relatives moved out west to what is now western West Virginia. At the time they settled there, the area was part of Kanawha County, Virginia and then after 1809 was in Cabell County, Virginia. Isaac and his family settled south of his parents in the part of Cabell County that became Lincoln County in 1867. They are said to have settled off of Ranger's Branch, a tributary to Ten-Mile Creek, itself a tributary to the Guyandotte River. Land records though indicate that Isaac's land was directly on the Guyandotte River, near "Laurel Hill" Shoals or Creek. The area that they lived in has been referred to as Ranger Ridge. Isaac was last described as alive in March 1822, when he was on the 1822 personal property tax list for Cabell County 23. He then died probably in late 1822 or early 1823. In March of 1823, his estate was inventoried and his assets sold. The administrators of his estate were his son Andrew Hatfield and his son-in-law George Rogers. His wife survived him, but is not known when she died.

In August 1813, Isaac received a land grant for 230 acres on the Guyandotte River in what is now Lincoln County. In 1818, he transferred 150 of those acres to his sons James and John, and his son-in-law William Smith 26. He continued to own 80 acres which remained in his family after his death. The land was finally sold by his heirs in December 1859 26.

Isaac married Mary French on or after May 13, 1788 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia 7.

They had the following children:

1 Sarah "Sally" Hatfield was born circa 1789* in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia. She died on October 10, 1857** in Cabell (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 29. She is buried in the Smith Cemetery, Lincoln Co., West Virginia.
She married William Claudis Smith on April 4, 1811 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 7,14. He was born circa 1783 in Pennsylvania and died in 1851 in Cabell (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). He is buried in the Smith Cemetery, Lincoln Co., West Virginia.
They had the following children:
James Smith (c. 1812-aft. 1880)
md. Tennessee Brumfield
Ballard Smith (c. 1816-1881)
md. Susannah "Sina" Marrs
Harvey Smith (c. 1818-1898)
md. Sarah
Elizabeth Smith (c. 1825-aft. 1880)
md. Isaac Smith
Matilda Smith (c. 1827-aft. 1860)
David French Smith (c. 1829-1919)
md. Amanda Elizabeth Gibson
Eleanor Smith (c. 1830-aft. 1900)
md. Luke S. Smith
Cynthia Ann Smith (c. 1833-aft. 1880)
md. John S. Brumfield
at least two others***

Sarah "Sally" and her family settled near her parents on the Guyandotte River in what is now Lincoln County, West Virginia and remained there for the duration of their lives.

Sarah died from cancer 29 .

* The approximate year of Sarah's birth varies considerably in surviving records: 1788 (non-contemporary burial marker), c. 1792 (1850s death register), c. 1800 (1850 census); or sometime during the 1780s (1840 census) or 1790s (1830 census). Because she married in 1811, it supports earlier birth years. The Hatfield Family Record manuscript records her name first in the list of her parents' children, implying that she was the oldest. Because of these various clues, I've made the guess that she was the oldest and possibly born in about 1789.

** The death register clearly records Sarah's death on October 10, but the year is not listed anywhere on that part of the register. The year 1857 is an inference, but could be another year in the 1850s.

*** One source indicated that Sarah had a total of 10 children 24. Census records suggest that there was possibly two daughters born between 1810 and 1820 and possibly one more son born between 1820 and 1830. Most family histories suggest that they had sons named Isaac and Richard. Yet my guess is that Isaac was actually their son-in-law (husband of their daughter Elizabeth) and there is no record that anybody named Richard was connected to their family, unless he died young. Most of these sources suggest that their son Richard (c. 1823-1862) was the one who married Elizabeth Mabbitt, and lived in Indiana and Missouri and died during the Civil War - yet that Richard was from a different family. There was also a Jackson Smith of Cabell County, who died before October 1848 - people who purchased items from his estate included James Smith, Harvey Smith, Ballard Smith and William Smith. My guess is that Jackson was their son.

2 James Hatfield* was born on March 15, 1791 13 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia. He died on November 24 29 or 25 13, 1854 in Cabell (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). He is buried in the Isaac Hatfield Cemetery, Lincoln Co., West Virginia.
He married first Mary "Polly" Bias on October 30, 1817 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 7,14. She died sometime between 1817 and 1819.
They had no children.
He married second Rebecca Brown in 1819 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 14. She died sometime between 1819 and 1822.
They had one child:
Calvary T. Hatfield (c. 1819-???)
He married third Zerelda Dunlap in 1822 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 14. She is buried in the Isaac Hatfield Cemetery, Lincoln Co., West Virginia.
They had the following children:
Amicetta Hatfield (1823-aft. 1880)
md. Henderson Drake
Fernandez French Hatfield (1824-1900)
md. 1st Mary Ellen Franklin
md. 2nd Nancy Ann Harris
James Addison Hatfield (1826-1913)
md. Mary Etta Messinger
Harriet Hatfield (1827-???)
Adaline Hatfield (1829-aft. 1860)
md. Bailey Conley
Julia Ann Hatfield (1830-1906)
md. Glouchester Daniel Hatfield, her first cousin (see below)
Tulantus L. Hatfield (1830-???)
Frances Hatfield (1832-???)
Andrew Jackson Hatfield (1833-1920)
md. Eleanor Ellen Brumfield
Elisha Preston Hatfield (1835-1912)
md. Mary A. Sanders
Martha Ann Hatfield (1837-???)
Emily Hatfield (1839-1886)
md. Robert Overton Hatfield (her first cousin, see below)
America Hatfield (1842-aft. 1880)
md. John M. Foster
Samantha Hatfield (1845-1914)
md. Solomon Burchett

In April 1818, James' parents transferred 50 acres of land to him. This land was on the Guyandotte River, in what is now Lincoln County, West Virginia. James remained there until his death. He died from flux 29 [dysentery].

* James is often listed with the middle name Addison or the middle initial C. However James never used a middle name or initial in any known contemporary records. The middle initial C. is on his tombstone, yet the stone is relatively modern.

3 Andrew French Hatfield was born on February 25, 1794 15; in February 1796 6; or on or about February 28, 1797 11 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia. He died on November 7, 1851 11 in Greene Twp., Hancock Co., Indiana. He is buried in the Cook Cemetery, Hancock Co., Indiana.
He married Mary "Polly" Ann Dennison in 1822 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 14. She was born on or about July 29, 1798 or on July 30, 1803, in Virginia. She died on July 7, 1872 in Hancock Co., Indiana. She is buried in the Cook Cemetery, Hancock Co., Indiana.
They had the following children:
William E. Hatfield (1823-1887)
md. Mary Jane Eakin
Guy D. Hatfield (1826-1846)
Eleanor K. Hatfield (1835-1873)
md. John G. Hayzlett

Andrew and his family first lived along the Guyandotte River; in the part of Cabell County, Virginia that is now Lincoln County, West Virginia. There they lived on land that was deeded to him by his father in 1818 26. In September 1834, Andrew sold his land in West Virginia 26. He likely moved to Hancock County, Indiana at the time, along with his various relatives including youngest brother Elisha (who was married in Hancock County in July 1835), his wife's family, and the families of an aunt (Sarah Barrett) and an uncle (Thomas Hatfield). However, evidence suggests that Andrew's daughter Eleanor was born in July 1835 in Virginia. Perhaps they did not move until later in 1835. Or maybe he came first and his wife and children joined them later. They settled in Green Township in Hancock County, Indiana. Andrew was a farmer.

4 John Hatfield was born circa 1797 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia 8. He died before September 16, 1858, probably in Pettis (now Kickapoo) Township in Platte Co., Missouri.
He married Susan F. Brumfield on February 27, 1823 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 7,14. She was born on January 3, 1803 in Kanawha (now Cabell) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) and died on July 20, 1873 in Platte Co., Missouri.
They had the following children:
Cynthia Ann Hatfield (c. 1824-1863)
md. Christopher Peters
Mary Eleanor Hatfield (1827-1886)
md. James McCormick
Vinton William Hatfield (c. 1830-???)
Henry Clay Hatfield (1832-1911)
md. Martha Sleet Bane
Elizabeth Jane Hatfield (1836-1905)
md. Charles Lee McComas (her first cousin - see below)
Caroline F. Hatfield (c. 1839-???)

John lived in the part of Cabell County, Virginia that became Wayne County, in what is now West Virginia. There he lived on land adjoining his sister Ann Hatfield Rogers Brumfield. In March 1856, John and his wife sold their land in Wayne County. In the same month, they moved out west to Platte County, Missouri and purchased land; near where John's sisters Ann and Rebecca were already living. John owned land there in the part of Pettis Township that is now Kickapoo Township. He died sometime before September 16, 1858 when his daughters Cynthia and Elizabeth deeded their interest in his property to their brother Henry. On September 21, 1858, John's widow Susan was appointed as administratrix of his estate.

5 Ann "Anna" Hatfield was born circa 1799 in Montgomery (now Giles) Co., Virginia 8. She died in April 1870 in Pettis Twp., Platte Co., Missouri 12.
She married first George Rogers in 1819 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 14. (He was born on August 2, 1782 15 probably in Virginia and died on October 20, 1830 15 in Cabell (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia).
They had the following children:
James Madison Rogers (1819-1870's)
md. Lucinda Hampton
Armilda Rogers (1822-c. 1863)
md. Harrison Walker
Green Malone Rogers (1826-1888)
md. Mary A. Murray
Julia Ann Rogers (1829-aft. 1880)
md. Henry Chapman
She married second Bostic Brumfield circa 1832 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). (He was born circa 1814 in Virginia (now West Virginia) and died after 1860.)
They had the following children:
Margaret A. Brumfield (1833-1905)
md. Thomas Henry Porter
Frances L. Brumfield (c. 1837-aft. 1880)
md. Andrew J. Wells
Susan F. Brumfield (1839-1882)
md. Samuel Joseph Butner
Rhoda A. Brumfield (c. 1844-aft. 1866)
md. John Israel Parker

Ann and her first husband lived in the part of Cabell County, that is now Lincoln County, West Virginia. There, they lived along the Guyandotte River and were near many of Ann's relatives.

Then Ann and her second husband lived nearby in the part of Cabell County that is now Wayne County, West Virginia. However they might have briefly lived elsewhere during part of the 1830s. In November 1837, Ann's oldest daughter was married in Lawrence County, Ohio. Bostic's name is also absent from the annual tax lists in Cabell County from 1836 to 1838. They were back in Cabell/Wayne County by 1839 and remained there through 1850. They sold their land there in October 1850 and moved to Platte County, Missouri; where Ann's sister Rebecca was then living. They settled in Pettis Township, where they were documented in 1860 and 1865, and where Ann died in 1870. Bostic served in the Civil War out of Kansas from 1861 to 1862.

There are conflicting sources about what happened to her husband Bostic. When Ann died in 1870, she was described as a widow. One source indicates Bostic went to California during the gold rush of 1849 and died there. Yet that doesn't seem possible, unless he went later - during the 1860s. However, various sources indicate that he did not die during the 1860s and instead moved back east and remarried two more times. He eventually moved to Lincoln County, West Virginia, where he likely died between 1880 and 1890, when his widow Emily Brumfield applied for a pension for his Civil War service (out of Kansas). Did Bostic abandon his wife in Missouri? Or were they legally divorced?

6 Lasher Hatfield was possibly born circa 1802 in Kawana (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). He probably died before 1815.
Many online family trees indicate that Isaac and Mary had a son named Lasher [often listed as the oldest, with a birth year of c. 1790]. I have not been able to find any contemporary record for this person. If he did exist, he likely died young. One source suggests that he was a contender for the being the first white child born in the district of Lincoln County, West Virginia where his family lived. If so, it might suggest this child was not the oldest and instead possibly born circa 1802-1804.
7 Isaac Hatfield* was born circa 1803 in Kanawha (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 8. He died on October 13, 1876 6 probably in Lincoln Co., West Virginia.
He married first Rachel Drake on January 21, 1827 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 7,14. She was born circa 1806 in Grainger Co., Tennessee and died circa 1842 in Cabell (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia).
They had the following children:
Glouchester Daniel Hatfield (1827-1888)
md. Julia Ann Hatfield, his first cousin (see above)
Hugh Caperton Hatfield (c. 1829-aft. 1860)
Arminta Hatfield (1830-1913)
md. Martin Van Buren Benson
Robert Overton Hatfield (1832-1916)
md. 1st. Emily Hatfield, his first cousin (see above)
md. 2nd Harriett Whitworth
Joseph Hatfield (1835-1862)
Susan Hatfield (1840-???)
Peter Dingus Hatfield (1842-1916)
md. 1st Louise Elma Cox
md. 2nd Mary Eliza Reeves
He married second Elizabeth Moore on December 25, 1843 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 7,14. She was born circa 1812 in Virginia and died on March 16, 1853, probably in Cabell (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia).
They had the following children:
Fernandus French Hatfield (1844-1932)
md. Mary Etta Elifrits
Drusilla Hatfield (1846-1890)
md. Greenberry Deatherage
Rufus Hatfield (1848-1932)
md. Louisa Wagner
md. 2nd Perlina Frances Davis
Charles David Hatfield (1851-c. 1887)
md. Ella S. Arthur
Oliver Hatfield (1853-1915)
md. Mary Ellen Bowden

Isaac spent most of his adulthood in Cabell County, Virginia [West Virginia]; although he lived in different parts of the county that are now other counties. In December 1832, he purchased 80 acres of land along Camp Creek, in what is now Wayne County. It is unknown if and how long he lived there, as there is also no record of when he sold that land. In August 1842, he purchased 260 acres of land near where the Guyandotte River meets 4 Mile Creek; in what is now Lincoln County. He sold that land in December 1850. The same year, he received a patent for 200 acres, which was not far away - at One Mile Creek, a tributary of the Guyandotte River. In March 1853, he was described as living on "Mile Creek" [presumably this meant One Mile Creek]. Then in April 1855, he was described as a resident of Lawrence County, Ohio when he sold his 200-acre property on One Mile Creek. In June 1856, he and several of his siblings were listed together on a deed transferring interest in their father's land to other relatives.

Family history is that Isaac and his family attempted to move out west to Illinois in about 1852. The story is that they were held up by high waters in South Point in Lawrence County, Ohio and had to spend about a year there. However since son Oliver's birth in 1853 was documented and registered in Cabell County and since Isaac was still a resident of Lawrence County in 1855, the attempted trip west was likely later; probably in 1854. Eventually they did make it out west and in 1860 were enumerated in Warren County, Illinois (where his brother Elisha was then living and close to where his sister Mary had previously lived). There is no known record of Isaac after this date and he has not been located in the 1870 census. In 1850 and 1860 he was described as a farmer; family history is that he was a minister. A letter from his son Overton referencing a different letter from his son Rufus indicates that Isaac had moved back east to West Virginia and died there; "30 miles up on Guyan River". This was most likely in Lincoln County, West Virginia; in the same general area where Isaac was born and raised and where he owned land between 1842 and 1855.

* Isaac is often listed with the middle initial J. or S., yet I have not been able to find any contemporary records that describe him with any middle name or initial.

8 Mary Ann Hatfield
9 Rebecca Hatfield was born in 1806 10 in Kanawha (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia). She died on August 4, 1868 near Santa Clara in Santa Clara Co., California 10. She is buried in the Mission City Memorial Park, Santa Clara, Santa Clara Co., California.
She married Hiram McComas in 1829 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 14. (He was born in 1803 17 or in January 1809 6 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) and died on May 9, 1849 17 in Pettis (now Kickapoo) Twp., Platte Co., Missouri. He is buried in the Peters Cemetery, Platte Co., Missouri.)
They had the following known children:
Rush McComas (1830-1903)
md. Ann Eliza Swope
Charles Lee McComas (1831-1885)
md. Elizabeth Jane Hatfield
Joseph Edward McComas (1834-1916)
md. 1st. Elizabeth
md. 2nd. Emma M. Laughrey
Guy McComas (c. 1836-aft. 1858)
md. Margaret Lanter
unknown female McComas (c. 1838-1840's)
Lucy A. McComas (1841-1892)
md. Samuel Joseph Miller
Thomas McComas (c. 1846-aft. 1850)
Hiram McComas (1849-1911)
md. Anna Lloyd
Rebecca and her husband first lived in Cabell County, Virginia, where they lived along the Guyandotte River and were probably in what is now Lincoln County, West Virginia. In March 1841, they sold their land in West Virginia and moved out west to Missouri. They settled in Pettis Township (now part of Kickapoo Township) in Platte County, Missouri. In March 1863, Rebecca sold her land in Missouri and moved to California with her family. They settled in Santa Clara County, California; where her oldest son Rush was already living.
10 Elisha M.* Hatfield was born on December 25, 1810 in Cabell (now Lincoln) Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 6. He died on August 29, 1893 in Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois 6. He is buried in the Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois.
He married Nancy W. Dennison on July 13, 1835 in Hancock Co., Indiana 9. (She was born on January 16, 1818 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now WV) and died on April 1, 1904 in Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois. She is buried in the Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois.)
They had the following children:
Margaret Anna Hatfield (c. 1837-1927)
md. Charles H. Monroe
Adaline "Addie" D. Hatfield (c. 1839-1916)
md. George Smelzer
Anderville "Andrew" F. (or V.) Hatfield (c. 1842-1905)
md. Catherine J. Tunnecliff, widow of Andrew Kenneth Marsh
Isaac Benton Hatfield (1845-1913)
md. Ida Howard
Vinton Asbury Hatfield (c. 1847-1932)
md. Ella Leighton
William Guy Hatfield (1850-1929)
md. Delphine Delissa
Francis "Frank" M. Hatfield (1852-1914)
md. Francis Ella Berry
John McGraw Hatfield (1854-1933)
md. Mary Iceam Perry
James "Jim" L. Hatfield (c. 1857-aft. 1913)
md. 1st. Martha Brown
md. 2nd Minnie Frome
md. 3rd Mary Jane Reynard, widow of James Harvey Maxwell (divorced)
Mary "Nellie" Ellen Hatfield (c. 1859-1928)
md. Marion "Mel" Williams
Riley Hatfield (1860-1860s)
Stephen Douglas Hatfield (1861-1935)
md. Addie Mae Fisher
Catherine "Dollie" Hatfield (1862-aft. 1930)
md. Charles Westfall
one more died young

In 1834 or 1835, Elisha moved out west to Hancock County, Indiana. He moved there with his brother Andrew's family and various other relatives. Elisha married soon after arriving (to the sister of Andrew's wife) and settled near his brother in Green Township in Hancock County, Indiana. Then in 1852, Elisha and his family moved west to Illinois. In 1860, he was living in Berwick Township in Warren County, Illinois. Then by 1870, he had moved nearby to the city of Galesburg, in neighboring Knox County, Illinois; where they remained. Elisha was a farmer.

* Although no known source provides his middle name, he was most likely named Elisha McComas Hatfield in honor of Elisha McComas, his uncle-by-marriage and also a general in the War of 1812.


4th Generation

Mary "Polly" Ann Hatfield was born on February 8, 1804 in Kanawha (now Lincoln) County, Virginia (now West Virginia) 1,2,3,4. She died on April 3, 1875 in Manzanita Pct. (now Medford), Jackson Co., Oregon 1,2,3,5. She is buried in the Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, Jackson Co., Oregon.

Father: Isaac Hatfield
Mother: Mary French

Mary was raised in Cabell Co., Virginia (in what is now Lincoln Co., West Virginia) where her parents were farmers and lived along the Guyandotte River. She went by the name "Polly", probably to differentiate herself from her mother who was also named Mary. When her father died in 1823, Polly inherited/purchased one heifer from his estate. She afterwards continued to live with her mother or other relatives. Mary was married to Gabriel Plymale on October 16, 1828, at the age of 24. They settled nearby in the part of Cabell County is now Wayne County. They lived there for 6 years, until 1834, when they sold their land and moved away. They then went to Knox County, Illinois, and settled in Galesburg Township near the city of Galesburg. It was said by her grandson that Mary's husband moved away from Virginia because he did not approve of slavery that was legal there. Mary had 10 children, all of whom survived to adulthood.

Mary and Gabriel lived in Illinois for several years where they were farmers. They eventually became inspired by stories of gold out west and in 1852, left on a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. They arrived in southern Oregon in the fall of 1852, and settled briefly in the bustling gold mining town of Jacksonville, Oregon. Sadly, Mary's husband Gabriel and oldest son Anderville both died within two months of their family's arrival in Oregon. Mary remained with her children in Jacksonville over the winter of 1852-1853. The following spring, Mary settled a donation land claim of 320 acres in the valley east of Jacksonville, called Manzanita Precinct. The Plymales did well in cultivating this ranch and raising their status in the community. In about 1867, she left the farm to her older sons and moved with her younger children to Jacksonville. There, she lived with her daughter Sarah Zigler's family. In about 1872, Sarah and her family moved away. At about that time, Mary moved back to the Plymale ranch where she lived with her son Francis and family. In 1872, Mary underwent a successful surgery to repair cataracts in her eyes. She died at her son Francis's house on April 3, 1875, in what is now a part of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon.

Like many of the women in her family, contemporary records suggest that Mary was illiterate (could not read or write) because on deeds she signed with her "mark" rather than using a signature.

She married Gabriel Plymale on October 16, 1828 in Cabell Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) 1,3,4.
For information about their children, see his page.

Sources:

1. Plymale, John F. The Plymale Family in America. Commercial Printing & Lithographing Co., Huntington, WV, 1967.
2. Death notice of Mary Plymale, Jacksonville Democratic Times, April 9, 1875
3. Information from Zelia Zigler Von Tress, 1993
4. Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims. 1962, Volume 3.
5. Tombstone Inscription, Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, Oregon
6. Online family trees
7. Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850. Ancestry.com
8. Assorted US Federal Census records
9. Indiana Marriages to 1850. Ancestry.com
10. Tombstone inscription, Mission City Memorial Park, Santa Clara, CA
11. Tombstone inscription, Cook Cemetery, Hancock Co., IN
12. 1870 Census Mortality Schedule, Platte Co., MO
13. Tombstone inscriptions, Isaac Hatfield Cemetery, Lincoln Co., WV
14. Marriage register, Volume 1, Cabell Co., WV
15. Martha Settlers. The Rogers Family Only. Papers of Fred B. Lambert, 1809-1964. Marshall University, MS 76, Box 14, Notebook 8.
16. West Virginia Death Registers
17. Tombstone inscription, Peters Cemetery, Platte Co., MO
18. Marriage registers, Kanawha Co., WV
19. Tombstone inscription, Gilboa Cemetery, Hancock Co., IN
20. Tombstone inscription, Hatfield Cemetery, Cabell Co., WV
21. Tombstone inscription, Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, OH
22. Original marriage bonds, Montgomery Co., VA
23. Annual personal Property Tax Lists, Montgomery Co., VA
24. Hatfield Family Record. (Original manuscript was written by an unidentified grandchild of Andrew and Christina Hatfield, perhaps c. 1860s or 1870s. Manuscript passed to "Mrs. Calvin Reyburn" and Vermont C. Hatfield. Location of original transcript is unknown. This data is based off a transcript of the manuscript provided by a Bev Julian in 2002.)
25. Annual personal property tax lists, Cabell Co., VA (WV)
26. Deed Records, Cabell Co., VA (WV)
27. Annual tax Lists, Lawrence Co., OH
28. Annual tax lists, Fayette Co., OH
29. Original West Virginia Death Registers
30. "John Hatfield, Husband and Husbandman", by William B. Clark. (Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 57, No. 4, 1933) (The source for most of the birth, marriage and death dates in this article was John Hatfield's original "Receipt Book" [diary]).