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Abraham Fields

Male Abt 1753 - Aft 1820  (~ 67 years)


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  • Name Abraham Fields 
    Born Abt 1753 
    Gender Male 
    Known Presence 1778  Montgomery County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • May have signed an Oath of Fidelity in Montgomery County, Maryland in 1778.

      Oaths of Fidelity or Oaths of Allegiance, 1775-1778

      The Oath of Fidelity was instituted by Laws of Maryland 1777, Chapter 20, An Act for the Better Security of Government. Every free male 18 years and older was required to subscribe to an oath renouncing the King of England and to pledge allegiance to the revolutionary government of Maryland. Those already engaged in military service were assumed to be loyal. Quakers, Mennonites, and Dunkards were permitted to affirm. There were several penalties associated with failure to obey the instructions of the ACT. Magistrates neglecting to keep books and transmit them to the Governor were to be fined 500 pounds. Persons expected to take the oath who did not do so were required, for the rest of their lives, to pay triple the ordinary tax on real and personal property. They were forbidden to exercise and practice the trade of merchandise or to practice the law, physic or surgery, or the art of an apothecary, or to preach or teach the gospel, or to teach in public or private schools, or to hold or exercise within this state, any office of profit or trust, civil or military, or to vote at any election of electors or senators, or of delegates to the house of delegates. Oaths were to be administered by the magistrates of each county before March 1, 1778. One list of those who subscribed to the oath was to be kept at the county court and another sent to the governor and Council in Annapolis. The lists from various sources have been consolidated into this collection. This collection consists of documents containing lists of those residents of the respective counties of the State of Maryland who subscribed to the oath before a magistrate and oaths submitted to the Governor and Council.
    Residence 1800  Scott County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1810  Scott County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Abraham Fields, 1810 Census, Scott County, Kentucky.    		 Abraham Fields, 1810 Census, Scott County, Kentucky.
    Residence 7 Aug 1820  Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Abraham Fields, 1820 Census, Scott County, Kentucky.    		 Abraham Fields, 1820 Census, Scott County, Kentucky.
    Died Aft 7 Aug 1820  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I122  Schimka Family Tree
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2012 

    Father Joseph Fields, (Speculation),   b. Abt 1725,   d. 1785, Montgomery County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Family ID F89  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Johanna Peck,   b. Abt 1757 
    Married 19 Mar 1778  Montgomery County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Abraham Fields and Johanna Peck 1778 Marriage in Index Book    		 Abraham Fields and Johanna Peck 1778 Marriage in Index Book
    Children 
    +1. Richard Fields,   b. 24 Jun 1781, Montgomery County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1856, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2012 
    Family ID F82  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsKnown Presence - 1778 - Montgomery County, Maryland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Mar 1778 - Montgomery County, Maryland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1800 - Scott County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1810 - Scott County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Aug 1820 - Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Aft 7 Aug 1820 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Joseph Fields 1785 Inventory of Estate    		Joseph Fields 1785 Inventory of Estate

  • Notes 
    • There is at least one article about Abraham Fields that apparently contains information about Abraham becoming a guardian to the children of a brother, named Joseph, in Maryland and then bringing those children with when he relocated to Scott County, Kentucky. This article appears to be in one of the volumes of "Kentucky Ancestors" between 7-8 around 1971.

      This information was gleaned from a Google book search but the resulting "snip" was very limited. The search included two exact phrases - "maryland historical magazine" "abraham fields" which returned a hit in the Kentucky Historical Society's publication, "Kentucky Ancestors."
    • Maryland Historical Magazine

      The following original issues of the Maryland Historical Magazine have been scanned and made text searchable as a cooperative imaging project of the Maryland Historical Society and the Maryland State Archives.

      Volumes 101-104 are available to members of the Maryland Historical Society through the member login page. Join the Maryland Historical Society and enjoy access to the entire history of the Maryland Historical Magazine and more!

      Search Maryland Historical Magazine, 1906-2007:

      http://mdhs.mdsa.net/mhm/index.cfm

      * * An effort was made to search this resource but the query ended in error each time. Revisit at a later date. (DJS - 12 June 2012).

  • Sources 
    1. [S785] Maryland Census 1772-1890, Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Maryland Census, 1772-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

    2. [S1166] Kentucky Census, 1810-90.
      Name: Abraham Fields
      State: KY
      County: Scott County
      Township: No Township Listed
      Year: 1800
      Record Type: Tax list
      Database: KY Early Census Index

    3. [S1058] 1810 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.
      Name: Abraham Fields
      Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Scott, Kentucky
      Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
      Numbers of Slaves: 6
      Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
      Number of Household Members: 8

    4. [S1057] 1820 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.
      Name: Abram Fields
      Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky
      Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
      Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
      Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
      Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
      Total Free White Persons: 2
      Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 2

    5. [S786] Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850, Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. 2004.
      Name: Abraham Fields
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 19 Mar 1778
      Spouse: Johan Peck
      Spouse Gender: Male
      County: Montgomery County