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State of Service: CT
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Birth: Death: 30 Aug 1798 bur Stamford / / CT
Qualifying Service Description:
Took Oath of Fidelity, Stamford CT, 16 Sep 1777
Additional References:
"CT Town Meeting Records During the Rev War" Vol II
Author: Edward Lary
James Scofield is recognized for his Patriotic Service during the war for American independence. He took the Oath of Fidelity in his hometown of Stamford, CT on 16 Sep 1777.
James Scofield descends from Richard and Mary Scofield, who emigrated from England to the Massachusetts Colony in 1635. From there several Scofield families migrated to Stamford, CT. Stamford, in Colonial days, was populated by numerous Scofield households. To illustrate this point, of the 200 adult men who took the Oath of Fidelity in Stamford in 1777, 35 were named Scofield.
James Scofield was born in 1728, and we believe it was in Stamford, CT. James was the son of James Scofield and Elizabeth Weed, both of whom were born, lived, and died in Stamford. On 21 Sep 1758 James married Esther Dean in Norwalk, CT. Together they raised six children in Stamford; five sons and one daughter. An interesting piece of family history is that their eldest son Gilbert Scofield was drafted in 1776, at age 17, as a Private in Captain Jesse Bell’s Company, Lt. Colonel John Mead’s Regiment. Later that year he deserted at his Father’s request. The reason behind James’ request is unknown, but presumably it was because he needed help with the farm work and/or raising Gilbert’s five younger siblings.
James died in Stamford on 30 Aug 1798. Esther died in Stamford in 1804. Both James and Esther Dean Scofield are buried in the Scofield Cemetery #1 in Stamford, CT.
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