William Sheffield

1619 - 1700  (~ 81 years)

• Name	William Sheffield
  	to New England
  Christening	15 Nov 1619	All Saints Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England All Saints Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England   [1]
  Immigration	by 1657 (~ 37 years)  [1]
  Residence	1658 (~ 38 years)	Dover, Strafford County, Colony of New Hampshire   [1]
  He was taxed nine shillings to support the minister, Mr. Reyner.
  Married	1675 (~ 55 years)	Hingham, Plymouth County, Plymouth Colony
  He moved because of King Phillip's War
  Moved To	say 1680 (~ 60 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
  William had purchased land in Sherborn before the outbreak of King Philip's War. As it was an Indian deed, it lapsed with the war, and William had to petition the inhabidants of Sherborn to confirm his title, which they did.
  Land/House	22 Apr 1682 (~ 62 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1]
  William Sheffield made a grant of his house and land in Boston to John Clarke of Medfield and his wife, Mary, his son-in-law and daughter, for the term of William's natural life.
  History	17 Oct 1691 (~ 71 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Death	6 Dec 1700	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1]
  Probate/Proved	24 Mar 1700/01 (~ 81 years)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Humphrey Sheffield,   c. 30 Nov 1608, Sudbury, Suffolk, England   2. Thamazine Sheffield,   c. 17 Jul 1610, Sudbury, Suffolk, England   3. Edmund Sheffield,   c. 16 Aug 1612, Sudbury, Suffolk, England d. 13 Oct 1705, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 93 years) + 4. William Sheffield,   c. 15 Nov 1619, All Saints Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England All Saints Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England d. 6 Dec 1700, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age ~ 81 years) ▻ Mary Webb,  m. Abt 1658   5. Tomson Sheffield,   c. 12 Mar 1624, Sudbury, Suffolk, England   6. Elizabeth Sheffield,   c. 12 Mar 1624, Sudbury, Suffolk, England   7. Amos Sheffield,   c. Dec 1627, Sudbury, Suffolk, England d. 31 Dec 1708, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 81 years)   8. Ichabod Sheffield,   c. 23 Dec 1630, Sudbury, Suffolk, England d. 4 Feb 1711/12, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Sheffield,   b. Abt 1550   bur. 29 Jun 1598, St. Peter's Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England St. Peter's Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England  (Age ~ 48 years)  (Grandfather)  Thamazine,   b. 1586, Sudbury, Suffolk, England   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1522	Roy Line
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Edmund Sheffield,   b. 1580, Sudbury, Suffolk, England
  Mother	Thamazine,   b. 1586, Sudbury, Suffolk, England
  Family ID	F1310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary Webb,   b. Abt 1636   d. 31 Oct 1714, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1658  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 38 years and 1 month - She : ~ 22 years.
  Children	4 sons and 7 daughters
  1. Mary Sheffield,   b. say 1658   d. Bef 17 Jul 1722 (Age 64 years) ▻ John Clark  m. 9 Jan 1679/80     2. Rachel Sheffield,   b. 24 May 1660, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 3 May 1687, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 26 years) ▻ Joseph Daniels  m. say 1683 >   3. Hannah Sheffield,   b. 18 Apr 1663, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 19 Jul 1754, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 91 years) ▻ Deacon John Partridge  m. 17 Apr 1721     4. Daniel Sheffield,   b. 3 Mar 1665, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony     5. William Sheffield,   b. 19 May 1667, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 23 Aug 1732, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 65 years) ▻ Hannah Bullard  m. 30 May 1692     6. Martha Sheffield,   b. 8 Jan 1668, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony ▻ George Denning  m. 1 Apr 1724 and 21 Feb 1726/27     7. Joseph Sheffield,   b. 3 Mar 1671, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 10 Jul 1750, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 79 years) +   8. Thomezine Sheffield,   b. 25 May 1673, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 4 Jul 1743, Medfield, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 70 years) ▻ Jonathan Adams  m. 1 Feb 1697     9. Susanna Sheffield,   b. 11 Dec 1675, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 3 Jun 1742, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 66 years) ▻ Zuriel Hall  m. 1 Sep 1697   10. Elizabeth Sheffield,   b. 28 Nov 1678, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Nathaniel Holbrook  m. 18 Jan 1714/15;   George Blanchard  m. Bef 23 Nov 1720   11. Nathaniel Sheffield,   b. 7 Mar 1681, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 21 Jan 1753, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 71 years) ▻ Mary ______  m. say 1726
  Family ID	F1309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William Sheffield(1619 – 1700) 2Edmund Sheffield(1580 – ) 4Thomas Sheffield(Abt 1550 – 1598) 5 3Thamazine(1586 – ) 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 15 Nov 1619 - All Saints Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England Residence - 1658 - Dover, Strafford County, Colony of New Hampshire Married - 1675 - Hingham, Plymouth County, Plymouth Colony Moved To - say 1680 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Land/House - 22 Apr 1682 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death - 6 Dec 1700 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = 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

  [S2597] Spencer, Austin W. and Beverly Spooner. " William Sheffield of Braintree and Sherborn, Massachusetts, with Further Notes on the Daniel(s) Family of Medfield" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 170, Number 4, 2016).