Rachel Sheffield

1660 - 1687  (26 years)

• Name	Rachel Sheffield
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	24 May 1660	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Married	Abt 1683 (Age 23)  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Joseph Daniels, the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Morse) Daniel. He was born about 1640 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. On 16 January 1665/66 Joseph, married first Mary Fairbanks, at age 18, daughter of Capt. George Fairbanks and Mary Adams, in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He deposed on 25 April 1672 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, giving his age as about 31 years. During King Philip's War their home was burnt during the attack on Medfield. After Rachel's death, on 27 January 1696/97 Joseph, married Lydia Adams, at age 43, daughter of Ensign Edward Adams and Lydia Rockwood, in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday 23 June 1715 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jeremiah Daniels (1684-1771) 2. Rachel Daniels (1686-____) 3. Zachariah Daniels (1689-1689)
  Death	3 May 1687	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Siblings	10 Siblings
  1. Rachel Sheffield,   b. 24 May 1660, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 3 May 1687, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 26 years)   2. Mary Sheffield,   b. 1661, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   3. Hannah Sheffield,   b. 18 Apr 1663, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 19 Jul 1754, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 91 years) ▻ Deacon John Partridge,  m. 17 Apr 1721   4. Daniel Sheffield,   b. 3 Mar 1665, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   5. William Sheffield,   b. 19 May 1667, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 23 Aug 1732, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 65 years)   6. Martha Sheffield,   b. 8 Jan 1668, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   7. Joseph Sheffield,   b. 3 Mar 1671, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 10 Jul 1750, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire  (Age 79 years)   8. Thomezine Sheffield,   b. 25 May 1673, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 4 Jul 1743, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 70 years) ▻ Jonathan Adams,  m. 1697   9. Susanna Sheffield,   b. 11 Dec 1675, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 3 Jun 1742, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 66 years)   10. Elizabeth Sheffield,   b. 28 Nov 1678, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   11. Nathaniel Sheffield,   b. 7 Mar 1681, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 21 Jan 1753, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 71 years)
  Person ID	I14885
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	William Sheffield,   c. 15 Nov 1619, Sudbury, Suffolk, England d. 6 Dec 1700, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Webb,   b. Abt 1636   d. 31 Oct 1714, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F1309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 May 1660 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Death - 3 May 1687 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S67] Ancestral File (LDS), (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Questionnable Source. [S1001] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Daniels-Morse , (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/daniels.htm, Printout dated 12 March 1998). [S76] Adams, Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass., and his Descendants also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1898). [S68] Jameson, E. O. The Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons and the Genealogical Records of Many Early and Other Families in Medway, Mass. 1713-1886, (Providence, Rhode Island: J.A. & R.A. Reid Printers, 1886). [S82] Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 , (Boston: George H. Ellis, Printers, 1887).