FIELD. Arms-Sable, a chevron engrailed between three garbs argent. Crest-A dexter arm rising out of clouds fesseways proper, habited gules, holding in the hand, also proper, a sphere or. CARPENTER. Arms-Or, an eagle displayed sable. Crest-A dexter arm embowed in armour holding in the hand proper a hammer or. CLAPP. Arms-Vaire, gules and argent, a quarter azure charged with the sun or. BOWNE. Arms-Azure, on a bend argent cotised or, between six lions rampant gold, three escallops gules. Crest-Out of a ducal coronet gules a cup, argent, between two elephants' tusks or SUTTON. Arms-Or, a lion rampant double queued vert. Crest-Out of a ducal coronet a demi-lion double queued vert." QUINBY (QUIMBY), Arms-Per fesse indented argent and sable, three bears passant muzzled counter Field and Allied Families BY E. C. FINLEY, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND Field Arms-Sable, a chevron engrailed between three garbs argent. Crest-A dexter arm rising out of clouds fesseways proper, habited gules, holding in the hand, also proper, a sphere or. LIST of family names splendid in English and American History unrolls as one reads down the page recording the achievements of the Field family and its alliances. The story begins in 1240, at Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, according to an early record. Originally spelled "Feld," by devious spellings it became the present "Field." A famous descendant of Roger del Feld (see I below) was John Field the distinguished astronomer of East Ardsley (15251578) whose line is traced through Roger's son Thomas, brother of the Richard through whom the line traced below descends. In honor of his achievements John Field had "confirmed" to him the arms described herewith which are also recorded by Burke for Field of Ardestow, County York, of Ulceby Grange, near Hull; of Horton, Sheply and Ardsley, County York; in England; and of Bayside and Flushing, New York, U. S. A. (1) Roger del Feld was born about 1240 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. (II) Richard del Feld, son of Roger del Feld, was born about 1276. (III) Adam del Feld, son of Richard del Feld, born 1299, died 1349-1350. (IV) Thomas del Feld, son of Adam del Feld, who was born in 1329, married Matilda, surname unknown. (V) Richard del Feld, son of Thomas and Matilda del Feld, died at Sowerby about 1454. (VI) John del Feld, son of Richard del Feld, died at Sowerby between 1450 and 1468. 1520. (VII) Christopher del Feld, son of John del Feld. (VIII) John Field, son of Christopher del Feld, was dead in (IX) Christopher Field, son of John Field, died in 1554. In 1540, at Sowerby, he married Grace Gradeheighe, apparently of Halifax Parish, which includes Sowerby. Their children, according to baptisms registered in the Halifax Parish records, were: 1. Edward, baptized 1541; married Isabella Greenwood. 2. Johanna, baptized 1543. 3. Alice, baptized 1544. 4. Grace, baptized 1545. 5. Elizabeth, named in her father's deed, 1554. 6. John, baptized and buried, 1547. 7. William, of whom further. (X) William Field, son of Christopher and Grace (Gradeheighe) Field, was baptized at Halifax, England, 1548. He moved to Southowram about 1593, and shortly afterward purchased in Northowram the home of his wife's family, where he lived the remainder of his life. He died at Northowram, Yorkshire, and his will was proved November 10, 1619. That of his wife was proved May 14, 1623. In Halifax Church, on June 1, 1591, he married Susan Midgeley, daughter of John Midgeley, of Northowram. Their children, except the first two, were born in Northowram, and all were baptized in Halifax: 1. William, baptized August 8, 1592; married Susanna Longbothome. 2. Alice, baptized August 8, 1593; married, November 11, 1611, Robert Rawson. 3. Jane, baptized November 23, 1595; married, June 10, 1622, John Mitchell. 4. George, baptized August 20, 1598; was named in wills of both father and mother. 5. Susan, baptized March 15, 1601; married, in 1628, Samuel Holdsworth. 6. Robert, baptized August 29, 1602, died young. 7. Joseph, baptized June 19, 1603; married, in 1624, Elizabeth Nicholson. 8. Robert, of whom further. 9. Isabel, baptized March 26, 1609; named in both wills. (XI) Robert Field, son of William and Susan (Midgeley) Field, was baptized in Halifax Parish, March 9, 1605. He died in Flushing, Long Island, before 1673. Robert Field emigrated, probably chiefly on account of ecclesiastical oppression, to Rhode Island. The first record of him is his admission as inhabitant of the town of Newport, May 20, 1638. In August of that same year he received a grant of land there, and December 19, 1639, was made a freeman of Newport. From 1641 to 1644 his name is absent from the records, and he is reported as arriving then with his family from England. Though not mentioned in the Rhode Island records, he |