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Daniel Scofield I

Birth	:	1614 Hipperholme, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Death	:	Jan 1670 Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	North Stamford Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1348381, -73.5412979
Plot	:	Unknown as no grave marker remains.
Inscription	:	No marker remains.
Description	:	He was the son of Alexander Scofield. He married Sarah Mary Youngs about 1645, by whom he had several children. Sarah was born circa 1615 in England and after Daniel's death in 1669, she married again on 30 November 1670 to Miles Merwin. She died on 5 March 1698, but her burial place is unknown; it is believed to be in Milford, Connecticut.∼"Compendium", Vol. 7 pages 383 & 895 says: "Daniel Scofield (ca 1595-1669); a grandson of Sir Cuthbert Scofield of Scofield Manor; from England 1628 to Ipswich, Massachusetts to Wethersfield, Conn; to Stamford 1640 m. Mary Young (Rev.... Read More	He was the son of Alexander Scofield. He married Sarah Mary Youngs about 1645, by whom he had several children. Sarah was born circa 1615 in England and after Daniel's death in 1669, she married again on 30 November 1670 to Miles Merwin. She died on 5 March 1698, but her burial place is unknown; it is believed to be in Milford, Connecticut.∼"Compendium", Vol. 7 pages 383 & 895 says: "Daniel Scofield (ca 1595-1669); a grandson of Sir Cuthbert Scofield of Scofield Manor; from England 1628 to Ipswich, Massachusetts to Wethersfield, Conn; to Stamford 1640 m. Mary Young (Rev. John of Southold, Long Island) Young (Younges), Rev. John (1598-1671) son of Rev. Christopher Younges, Vicar of Reydon & Southwold, Eng.); came Salem, Mass in the "Mary Anne", 1637; founder of Southold, L.I. 1640 & 1st pastor of Presbyterian Church; m. 1622, Joan Herrington (d.1630); m. 2nd Joan Harris; m. 3rd 1639 Mary Warren Gardner (d. 1678)" “Daniel Scofield was born in the village of Hipperholme.” As you will note, the compendium only mentions the grandfather of Daniel Scofield. This is because Sir Cuthbert Scofield was not married to the mother of his son Alexander Scofield, the father of Daniel Scofield. Sir Cuthbert was first married to Ann, the daughter of Sir John Byron (poet). They divorced and he cohabited with Joney Langley. They had two illegitimate boys, Daniel and Richard Scofield. Daniel Scofield and his brother, Richard Scofield, sailed from Ipswich, England on the 'Susan & Ellen' in 1635 when Richard was 22 yrs old. Daniel Scofield is not listed on the passenger list. "Richard settled at Ipswich, Mass 1641-52 and came to Stamford in a latter year." (See Ancestry of Washington & Allied Families, [The Washington Ancestry: and records of the McClain, Johnson, and Forty Other Colonial American Families] Vol 3 by Hoppin). First record of Daniel in America was when as a founder of Stamford, Conn, he was granted a "home lot" there 7 Dec 1641. Daniel's will dated 4 Sept 1669 was entered for probate "7 mo. 1669/1770". Richard and Daniel Scofield are the immigrant ancestor of the Scofield American branch. D. Fairchild Wheeler's Report of the Second Triennial Reunion of the Association of Descendants of Andrew Ward At the First Congregational Church of Stamford, (1908): Page 11: "Daniel Scofield. The founder and first marshal, received December 7, 1641, a two-acre homelot and woodland. He died in 1671. He was a man of note in private and civil life. His widow, Mary, married Miles Merwin of Milford, Conn., (his third venture). It is said that the Dutchess of Marlborough (Lilly Price Hammersley) comes from the same Scofield family, of Scofield Manor Rochdale, Lancashire, England. The late General John McAllister Scofield wrote a personal letter over a quarter of a century ago, and in referring to my family traditions he said: "I come from the same ancestors: these traditions are all familiar ones to me." He was in command of West Point, a very fine officer and a scholar of high standing. Ex-Governor Scofield of Wisconsin, Rev. C. I. Scofield of Northfield, Mass, General Alexander Stewart Webb, and eminent writers, lawyers, and statesmen are from this same Daniel Scofield stock" History of Stamford, Connecticut, From Its Settlement in 1641 to the Present Time, including Darien, Rev. E. B. Huntington, A. M. (1868): Pg 41. "SCOFiELD, Daniel, received, Dec. 7, 1641, two acres, homelot and woodland, as the first company. He died in 1671. His children were Daniel, John, Richard, Joseph, Sarah the wife of John Pettit, and Mary. His widow Mary, became the third wife ot Miles Merwin. The son Joseph suflered so much from hardships in King Philip's war as to lose his life in 1676, giving his estate to his brothers and sisters. His will, dated Sept.4,1664, gives to his wife one-third the estate, with use of the house for her life time ; to his daughter Sarah, five pounds ; and to her two children five pounds; and to the other four children, Daniel, John, Jeseph [Joseph], and Mercy, the rest of the estate. His wife and two of the sons, Daniel and John, were made executors." Daniel Scofield was born in the village of Hipperholme in the ancient parish of Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England, presumably within a month prior to his baptism in St. John the Baptist Church, Halifax, 10 April 1614. His parents were Richard Scofield, probable son of Oswald and Alice (Barowcloughe) Scofield, and Richard's wife, Effam/Effan Northend, daughter of Henry and Effam (Lister) Northend of Northowram (also in Halifax parish, two miles from Hipperholme); Effam Lister's father was Richard Lister (Louis G. Ogden and Brent M. Owen, "The English Origins of Richard1 Scofield, Daniel1 Scofield, and John1 Northend of Stamford, Connecticut," _Connecticut Ancestry_ 59:3[Feb. 2017]:81–100). No marriage record has been found for Daniel, and since only one of his children's baptisms is recorded (Mercy, "latter end" of November 1657), estimating even a year of marriage would be pure speculation. It is certain, however, that the maiden name of Daniel's wife, Sarah, was not Youngs (see James Raywalt, "The Identity of Sarah, Wife of Daniel Scofield and Miles Merwin — Still a Mystery," _New England Historical and Genealogical Register_ 152(1998):179–83). There is evidence that Sarah's maiden name might have been Graves (see Fred C. Hart Jr., _Ancestry of William Weed of Stamford and Darien, Connecticut_ [Broomfield, Colo., 2009], 22–25, at 24–25). Daniel Scofield died probably within a month prior to 10 12th month [February] 1669[/70], when his estate inventory was taken; it was presented at probate court on 7 1st month [March] 1669/70 (Fairfield District Probate, 2:49–50). Daniel's will, dated 4 September 1669, was probated on 10 March 1669/70 (ibid., 2:50). The Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions has no listing for Daniel Scofield in North Stamford Cemetery or elsewhere.

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Where is Daniel Scofield I's memorial?
Daniel Scofield I's memorial is located at: North Stamford Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, USA.
When did Daniel Scofield I death?
Daniel Scofield I death on Jan 1670 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Daniel Scofield I's memorial?
Latitude: 41.1348381
Longitude: -73.5412979

Family Members:

Children

Sarah Scofield Pettit

(1637 - 1684)

John Scofield

(1650 - 1698)

Mercy Scofield Camp

(1657 - 1698)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. North Stamford Cemetery
Stamford, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1348381, -73.5412979

2. North Stamford Congregational Church Memorial Gard
Stamford, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1384190, -73.5422280

3. Trinity Episcopal Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 41.1327370, -73.5463880

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Coordinate: 41.1357300, -73.5551700

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Coordinate: 41.1291008, -73.5567093

6. Dean Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1215057, -73.5516205

7. Queen of Peace Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1406708, -73.5619278

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Coordinate: 41.1485443, -73.5281067

9. Seely-Stevens Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1267166, -73.5197144

10. Hunting Ridge Cemetery #1
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Coordinate: 41.1382740, -73.5701740

11. Hoyt Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1204820, -73.5164350

12. Turn of River Cemetery
Stamford, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1093000, -73.5446000

13. Hunting Ridge Cemetery #2
Stamford, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1288000, -73.5755000

14. Weed Cemetery
New Canaan, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1417885, -73.5049973

15. Webbs Hill Cemetery
Stamford, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1154442, -73.5688705

16. Scofield Cemetery #3
Stamford, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1401983, -73.5788450

17. Stevens Cemetery
New Canaan, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1262790, -73.5028710

18. Shadrach Lockwood Cemetery
Stamford, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1044000, -73.5517000

19. Scofield Cemetery #4
Stamford, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1034000, -73.5292000

20. Waterbury Cemetery
New Canaan, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1187744, -73.5025177

21. Crissy-Seeley Cemetery
New Canaan, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1339000, -73.4966000

22. Church Hill Cemetery
New Canaan, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1589012, -73.5096970

23. Green Cemetery
Stamford, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1065480, -73.5156690

24. Hoyt Cemetery #2
Stamford, Fairfield County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1064870, -73.5156910