Edmund HENFIELD

Abt 1595 - Bef 1626  (< 31 years)

• Name	Edmund HENFIELD
  Nickname	Edmond
  Birth	Abt 1595	England
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	35533887
  Reference Number	39138431
  Reference Number	60
  WWW	https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/Henfield-7
  Death	Bef 12 Jan 1626	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
  Person ID	I550	Gummer
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary MOORE,   b. 1600, Southwold, Suffolk, England d. Nov 1674, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1620	England
  Children	1. Elizabeth GRAFTON,   b. Bef 25 Sep 1622, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d. Aft 3 Mar 1679, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts (Age > 57 years)
  Family ID	F120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2024

  
  

• Notes

  == Biography ==Edmund (also seen as Edmond in Great Yarmouth St. Nicholas parish registers) was the first husband of Mary Unknown/Moore (see her profile for a full discussion of the uncertainties of her origin). Beyond that his origins are not known; his marriage to Mary and his own baptism are not found at Great Yarmouth. His birth is estimated at 1695 given the birth of his first known child in 1622. Based on the NEHGR 154:216 article by Barbara MacAllanBarbara MacAllan, "The Great Yarmouth Company of Migrant Families," in ''NEHGR,'' 154 (2000):[https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register/image/?volumeId=11634&pageName=216&rId=143498391 215-216 $subscription required] and St. Nicholas parish registers, Mary Henfield (widow) married Joseph Grafton in 1631 at St. Nicholas before they emigrated to New England. The only Mary Henfield, widow found so far in visual reviews of St. Nicholas records was the one married to Edmund Henfield. Note that MacAllan transcribed Mary's name at her 1631 marriage as "Howfield"; findmypast.co.uk transcribed it as "Henfield" and as the original register image shows, it could be read either way. When Henry Belknap wrote his well-researched and sourced book on the Grafton family, ''The Grafton Family of Salem''], by Belknap, Henry Wyckoff, database online at Internet Archive, (Salem, Massachusetts, Essex Institute, 1928) [https://archive.org/stream/graftonfamilyofs00belk#page/n7/mode/2up pages 1 - 12] he apparently was not aware of the St. Nicholas parish records. He asserts by detailed analysis of New England records that Joseph Grafton's wife was Mary Moore and also asserts her parentage. Belknap further guessed that Grafton had a first wife because of the 12 year gap between daughter Elizabeth "Grafton" (1622) and Joseph's next known child Priscilla (1634). Again, Belknap was unaware of the records of St. Nicholas that proved Joseph was unmarried before 1631. While Mary might or might not have been born "Moore" there is no doubt that the marriage of Joseph Grafton, singleman was to Mary Henfield/Howfield, widow at St. Nicholas Great Yarmouth. There is also the question of why Joseph Grafton, in his will bequeathed to a William and Edmund Henfield without specifying his relationship to them. (Belknap p. 10 citing Essex County Probate Records, vol. 302, p. 26). They may have been cousins or close relatives of Mary's daughter Elizabeth. The records of Edmund Henfield and wife Mary and their children help make sense of these various claims. === Marriage & Children ===Mary (Moore or not) seems to have first been the wife of Edmund "Henfield", likely married in mid-late 1620 or early 1621. Her marriage to Edmund has not yet been found in a visual review of the St. Nicholas parish register back to December 1616, likely it was outside of Great Yarmouth. However, baptisms of several children of Edmund and Mary (the wife's name is listed in baptisms in this section of the register) appeared at Great Yarmouth transcribed as "Henfeild":#[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FNORFOLK%2FBAP%2F001921566 Robert baptized 25 July 1621]Norfolk : Great Yarmouth : St Nicholas : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818f6cfe93790ec8b81ab0d : viewed 14 Aug 2022) baptism Roberte Henfeild 29 Jul 1621 Was this the Robert Henfield found in the Great Migration Directory from a 30 March 1641 court appearance in Salem where he was a [https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/Essex/vol1/images/essex026.html witness in a defamation suit] and a [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/21072/60/45633746 1650 appearance as a creditor] of the estate of [[Button-787|Robert Button]]? The 1641 appearance seems unlikely as he would have been only 19 years old, but it is a possibility. A Robert Henfield [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FNORFOLK%2FMAR%2F000632932%2F1 married an Alice Wranham] at Great Yarmouth in 1617, perhaps he emigrated to New England from there along with the Graftons. He may have been the "Goodman Henfield" of Milford listed as a creditor in another [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/21073/135/1427079289 1654 probate].#Elizabeth baptized 25 September 1622Elizabeth Henfeild in 1622 Norfolk Baptisms Great Yarmouth, St Nicholas with St Peter, St John, St Andrew, St James, St Paul & St Luke, Norfolk, England [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FNORFOLK%2FBAP%2F001921943 $subscription required]Norfolk : Great Yarmouth : St Nicholas : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818f777e93790ec8b82c631 : viewed 14 Aug 2022) baptism Eliz Henfeild 25 Sep 1622 Elizabeth herself married by about 1638 and deposed in 1675 that she was 53 years old giving her a birth date of about 1622 in England.#[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FNORFOLK%2FBAP%2F001921566 Mary baptized 6 Feb 1624/25]Norfolk : Great Yarmouth : St Nicholas : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818f76de93790ec8b82b7c2 : viewed 14 Aug 2022) baptism Mary Henfeild 06 Feb 1624/25 Her fate is not known; Joseph Grafton bequeathed to a "Mary Meade" but there is no particular reason to think that it was this Mary in New England under a married name.#[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_874742151 Edmund "Junior" baptized 23 April 1626]Norfolk : Great Yarmouth : St Nicholas : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818f771e93790ec8b82be2c : viewed 14 Aug 2022) baptism Edmund Henfeild 23 Apr 1626, 3 months after his father was buried. Possibly he was buried one week later on [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FNORFOLK%2FBUR%2F001733327 30 April 1626]Norfolk : Great Yarmouth : St Nicholas : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58188b28e93790ec754ccdd9 : viewed 14 Aug 2022) burial Edmund Henfeild 30 Apr 1626 although there is no supplemental text in the register. The fate of Robert and Mary Henfiel, children of Edmond & Mary has not been determined. A manual search of St. Nicholas burial records may find them or perhaps they were raised in England by members of the Henfield or "Moore" family. They may have died on the journey, or in New England with no record as was not uncommon. === Death & Estate ===Edmund the father was likely the one buried under that name at St. Nicholas on 12 Jan 1625/26Edmund Henfeild in 1625 Norfolk Burials Great Yarmouth, St Nicholas with St Peter, St John, St Andrew, St James, St Paul & St Luke, Norfolk, England [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FNORFOLK%2FBUR%2F001732239 $subscription required]. The transcription on findmypast.co.uk simply says 1625 but the orignal image linked to the record clearly shows 1625/26 about 3 months before his last child was born. Unfortunately burials in this register have no supplemental text such as "son of" or "husband of". === Elizabeth Henfield alias Grafton ===The key takeaway here is their daughter Elizabeth Henfield born in 1622. This young woman is almost certain to be the one married in Salem and in fact, no vital record or other primary source has been found yet to determine exactly what name she married under. The only source presented so far is a footnote to a Salem church record when she was married to her second husband (Kitchen) stating that she was Elizabeth (Grafton) Saunders, widow of John Saunders. Joseph Grafton was not born until 1604 so it is implausible to think he had a daughter baptized in church in 1622. More importantly, his 1631 marriage record (described and cited below) listed him as a singleman so it was his first marriage. He was not the father of Elizabeth "Grafton" born in 1622 who came to New England. A manual review of the St. Nicholas parish register (it is not fully indexed for searching) found no "Elizabeth Grafton" or "Garton" (some Grafton names were written this way including Joseph's at his baptism) between 1619 and 1625. The obvious explanation is that when Joseph married widow Mary Henfield in 1631, she brought (at least) daughter Elizabeth from her first marriage with her who then emigrated to New England and was likely known there as "Elizabeth Grafton". == Sources == See Also: