George Hatfield of Butler County, Ohio
Our earliest known ancestor on the Hatfield line is George Hatfield. Our George Hatfield was a native of Virginia, according to his daughter. George had moved to Ohio by 1799, when he married Rachel Bell on 10 April 1799 in Hamilton County, Ohio. The marriage can be found in Pioneer Marriage Records Hamilton County Ohio, 1791-1820. These marriage records were copied by John Day Caldwell, Secretary of the Cincinnati Pioneer Association, before the Cincinnati Courthouse fire in 1884. Compiled for USGenWeb Hamilton County, Ohio site by Shirlene Jensen.
While living in Butler County, Ohio, George and Rachel had nine children: John M. Hatfield, Jacob Hatfield, Abel Hatfield, Mary Hatfield Culver, Elizabeth Hatfield Carmichael, Elisha Hatfield, Nancy Hatfield Norman, George W Hatfield, and Sarah Hatfield Coddington. All of the children of George and Rachel Hatfield were born and raised in Butler County, Ohio. The older children starting moving to Parke County, Illinois by 1820 - probably after their father's death.
George and Rachel's daughter Nancy Hatfield Norman states the following about her parents in an 1893 county history:
"Father, George Hatfield, was a native of Virginia. He was reared on a farm and followed the occupation of farming all his life. The mother, Rachael Bell, in her maiden days, was born in the state of New Jersey and was reared there until twelve years old. The father and mother of our subject were blessed with nine children, four of whom were daughters and five sons, all reaching years of maturity but now deceased with the exception of three. Mrs. Norman is the seventh child and third daughter in order of birth, and was reared in her native place, remaining there until reaching her eighteenth year, when she came to Parke County with her mother, with whom she remained until her marriage."
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| "Portrait and Biographical Record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana," Chapman Bros, Chicago, 1893, pg 528-529. |
George Hatfield can be found in early tax records, land records, court records, and newspapers for Butler County, Ohio from 1799 to 1817.
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| 1808 Land record, Butler County, Ohio |
George died in 1817 presumably in Butler County. On 19 August 1817, administration of the estate of George Hatfield was granted to his widow Rachel Hatfield and to Jacob Bell. It is not known if Rachel was related to Jacob Bell.
George's widow, Rachel was still living in Butler County, Ohio when she married David Bradbury on 12 Dec 1819. After Rachel's second husband David died in 1824, Rachel moved to Parke County, Indiana where most of her children were living.
In 1821, an account of the estate was filed by Rachel Broadbury late Rachel Hatfield and Jacob Bell administrators of George Hatfield estate.
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| Butler County, Ohio Testamentary Records 1821 |
In 1829 Butler County, Ohio Chancery Records, all of George Hatfield's heirs are listed.
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| Gateway to the West, Vol 1, page 131, Butler Co., Chancery Records 1827-1829 |
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