A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of Private. DAR Ancestor # A052955

http://yeahpot.com/gedcom/hatfieldancestry/pafg10.htm#17532.

http://www.geni.com/projects/Hatfield-McCoy-Feud

Joseph's Revolutionary War veterans pension application: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/54822785?objectPage=26

Find A Grave Memorial # 11340366 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11340366

Joseph's approximate birthdate of 1742 is based on his probable age at marriage and the probable birthdate of his first child. However, recent research suggests that he may have been born between 1750 & 1758, probably in Augusta Co., VA.

There is confusion over the aancestry of Joseph - note possible different father - needs further research. Abraham was born c. 1690 -1695, while George Goff Hatfield was born c. 1715; it seems likely that it was the latter who was the father of Joseph. Many researchers give the lineage as Abraham, father of George Goff, father of Joseph Hatfield - use as clues only!

If Joseph was the son of George Sr., who was the only Hatfield in southwest Virginia at this time old enough to have grown sons, then the fact that he does not appear on the 1771 tax list means he was not yet 21, so born no earlier than 1750. But the arrest warrant issued for him in June 1779 means he was at least 21 by then and therefore he was born no later than 1758. (The arrest warrant issued by the crown was over a matter of debt.)

Joseph was a veteran of the American Revolution. He served as a Private & Indian scout/spy in the Virginia militia under Col. Chrisman for two terms of six months each, before 1779. He served later on the western frontier under Capt. Thompson, also as an Indian spy.

A memorial left on his Find A Grave site: "In memory of Joseph Hatfield, my ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War. He may have been married first to Elizabeth Vance as the DAR lists her as one of his two wives." - A DAR descendant of Joseph. Added: Feb. 27, 2007.

Joseph Hatfield, Sr. (George Goff Hatfield, Sr., George Abraham "Abe" Hatfield, Abraham Hatfield, Matthias "Matthew" Hatfield, Thomas Hatfield, Johis Hatfield, John Hatfield, John Hatfield, John) was born in 1739 in Washington Co., VA. He died on 29 Aug 1832 in Campbell Co., TN. He was buried in Walker Cemetery south of Oneida, Scott Co., TN.

Joseph married (1) Mary Goff. (? or was it his son Ephraim who married Mary Goff - see below?)

Joseph married (2) Elizabeth "Deliz" Vance, daughter of Ephraim Vance and Theodosia Hewlings. The marriage occurred c. 1763 - 1764 in Russell Co., VA. Elizabeth was born in 1735 in , Isle of Wright Co., VA. She died in Dec 1778 in Russell Co., VA.

Joseph & Elizabeth had the following children:

+Ephraim "Eft of All" Hatfield was born about 1765. He died on 13 Oct 1847.

+George "Big Eaf" Hatfield was born on 4 Mar 1766. He died in 1840.

+Valentine Hatfield was born about 1767. He died in 1840.

+Mary Hatfield was born about 1768.

+Joseph Hatfield , Jr. was born about 1777. He died on 16 Apr 1854.

+Ale Hatfield , Sr. was born on 29 Oct 1778. He died on 10 Nov 1841.

Joseph married (3) Rachel Smith, daughter of Ericus Stalcup Smith and Roseanna "Rosy" Puckett on 28 Oct 1779 in Russell, (then Washington Co.,) VA. Rachel was born c. 1754 in Russell, (then Washington Co.,) VA. She died on 19 May 1858 in Scott Co., TN.

Joseph and Rachel had the following children:

+Jeremiah "Jerry" Hatfield was born in 1780. He died on 21 Jan 1840.

+Stanley Hatfield was born about 1782.

+John Hatfield 1, 2 was born in 1785 in Russell Co., VA. He died c. 1858 in Casey Co., KY. John married Mary Craig on 5 May 1808 in Wayne Co., KY.

+Reuben Hatfield was born in 1786. He died on 12 Jul 1860.

+Nancy Hatfield was born in 1789.

+James Wiley Hatfield , Sr. was born in 1790. He died in 1860.

+William "Bill" Hatfield 1, 2 was born in 1793 in Lee Co., VA. William married (1) Nancy Oak Oakley c. 1823 in Lee Co., VA. Nancy was born about 1798 in Lee Co., VA. William married (2) Malinda or Matilda Russell on 26 May 1849 in , Greene Co., IN. Malinda was born c. 1806 in Greene Co., IN.

+Rachel Phariba"Ferbie" Hatfield was born in 1795. She died in 1840.

+Sarah Hatfield 1, 2 was born on 15 Aug 1800 in VA. Sarah married (1) Absolom Cooper. Sarah married (2) Benjamin Sollers\Soloman Cecil , Jr., son of Benjamin Sollers\Solomon "Sol" White Cecil , Sr. and Priscilla "Peggy" Boydstun/Boyleston in 1814. Benjamin was born in 1794 in Dublin, Monticello Co., VA. He died on 23 Dec 1856 in Newton, Arkansas.

Joseph bought land at several locations and paid taxes on it in Washington & Russell Counties, 1782-87. He was also frequently in court on business and personal matters.

He migrated c.1790 to TN, but was back and forth between there and Russell Co., VA for the next decade; he appears to have owned land and had children living in both locations. He moved c.1801 to Campbell Co., TN, then to Wayne Co., KY a year or two later. In the late 1820s, he moved back to Campbell Co., TN and stayed there.

His widow filed for and received a pension in October 1843 for his Revolutionary War service. The application includes much detail about his activities as an Indian spy.

Children of Elizabeth "Deliz" VANCE and Joseph HATFIELD are:

• Ephriam HATFIELD born 1765 in VA, d. 15 Jun 1855 in Blackberry Creek, Pike Co., KY. He married Anna McKinney MUSICK 1801 in Logan Co., Va.. She died 1855. He married Mary Smith GOFF. She was born 1754, and died 1791 in Russell Co., VA.
• George HATFIELD born 1766. He married Susan ELLIS 11 Jan 1793 in South Hampton, VA.
• Valentine HATFIELD born 1767 in Russell Co., VA, died 1840.
• Andrew Warren HATFIELD born 2 Mar 1776 in Russell Co., VA, died 13 Jul 1854 in Marion Co., TN. He married Priscilla TURNER c. 1799 in Marion Co., TN. She was born 2 Jun 1782 in Marion Co., TN, died 4 Apr 1851 in Marion Co., TN.
• Aly HATFIELD, Sr. born 29 Oct 1778 in Washington Co., VA, died 10 Nov 1841 in Greene Co., IN. He married Mary GIBSON 1798 in Washington Co., VA. She was born 1782 in Washington Co., VA, and died 1850 in Campbell Co., TN . He married Elizabeth YOUNG. She was born 1788 and died 1850.

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GEDCOM Note

Per the book "The Hatfields" edited by my father, Dr Leonard W Roberts, "Legend does claim that Joseph Hatfield, b. ca 1740 is the parent and progenitor of the Hatfields of virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. Though we have little information upon which to base our belief relating to John Hatfield's nephew Joseph, until better proof is presented, we will follow the claim that Joseph Hatfield, b. ca 1740, d Aug 29, 1832 to be the progeniter of the Hatfields of this region."
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Joseph's date of birth is unknown. No birth record has been found for him. Joseph was initially believed to have been born about 1739/1740. He was "assigned" this date by researchers using the old "make parents about 25 years older than his first child" rule of thumb when it was mistakenly believed that Joseph was married to a woman named Elizabeth Vance before his proven marriage to Rachel Smith and had several children with Elizabeth including alleged oldest son Ephraim Hatfield, born about 1765. An actual examination of the records show that Joseph was only 7-14 years older than Ephraim. There is no documentation or even circumstantial evidence to show that this particular Joseph Hatfield & Elizabeth Vance had even crossed paths with each other let alone got married. Based on what few Virginia documents there are Joseph was born sometime between 1751 and 1758 but more likely between 1756 and 1758.

Since this particular Joseph did not marry Elizabeth Vance then he is not the father of Margery, Ephraim, Valentine or any other of Elizabeth's children.

WIFE: Rachel Smith. Married: 28 October 1779 in Washington County, Virginia. The date and location comes from Rachel's affidavits in support of her application to receive a pension as the widow of a Revolutionary War Veteran.

Joseph and Rachel's children are:
ALE (1788 Va-1841 Indiana), born while Joseph/Rachel were "shacked up" waiting for the circuit judge to show up in the Virginia mountains (very common practice). Name for Rachel's brother, Ale Smith. "Ale" is not a misspelling of "Eli" or a nickname for "Alexander" but an old Swedish name and the Smiths were of Swedish/German/Finnish heritage and residents of the New Sweden colony (Delaware) before coming to Virginia; married (1) Millie Gibson , divorced and married (2) Elizabeth Young.
JEREMIAH (1780 Va-1840 Tennessee) married Elizabeth "Betsy" Alley.
JAMES (1782 Va-1838)
JOHN (abt 1785 Va-abt 1858 Ky) married Mary "Polly" Craig.
NANCY (1786 Va-1870 Mo) married Aaron Whitecotton.
JOSEPH JR. "Joe" (abt 1787 Va-aft 1860 Mo) married Martha (Milly) —maiden name unknown—.
WILLIAM "Bill" (abt 1795 Va-aft 1870 Ark/Ind) married (1) Nancy Oakley, divorced and married (2) Melinda Helms.
LEANDER LAURA (abt 1795 Va-abt 1860 Tenn) married Moses Sexton.
RACHEL PHARIBA (abt 1795 Va-after 1860 Tenn) married Isaac Reed.
SARAH (1800 Va/Ky/Tenn-1884 Calif) married Benjamin Sollers Cecil.

There is a dispute as to the parentage of Reuben and Stanley. Some have them as sons of Joseph/Rachel while others have them as sons of Joseph's brother Jeremiah Hatfield and his wife Fanny Holland.

Joseph is said to have been buried in Walker Cemetery in Scott County, Tennessee. There are 2 different Walker Cemeteries in Scott County and Joseph is not listed on the cemetery roster for either cemetery. A Find-grave photo request was made but the volunteer could not find Joseph's grave at either cemetery. If Joseph is buried in one of the cemeteries then he is in an unmarked grave.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 30 2023, 18:35:29 UTC

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11340366/joseph-hatfield
Joseph's date of birth is unknown. No birth record has been found for him. Joseph was initially believed to have been born about 1739/1740. He was "assigned" this date by researchers using the old "make parents 25 years older than their first child until documents can be found giving their year of birth" rule of thumb, commonly used when doing genealogical research 50+ years ago, when it was mistakenly believed that Joseph was married to a woman named Elizabeth Vance before his proven marriage to Rachel Smith and had several alleged children with Elizabeth including alleged oldest son Ephraim Hatfield, born about 1765. An actual examination of the records show that Joseph was only about 9 years older than Ephraim. There is also no documentation or even circumstantial evidence to show that this particular Joseph Hatfield & Elizabeth Vance had even crossed paths with each other let alone got married.
The only documents that do exist that can give us a timeframe for Joseph's year of birth are a 1771 Botetourt County Virginia Tax Record and his 1779 arrest warrant. The Virginia law at the time required that all males 16 years of age and older must be on the list. {Law changed to 21 and older in 1777.} Joseph's father and brothers are on this record while Joseph is not. His absence indicates that is no older than 15 years old. His 1779 arrest warrant means that he was at least 21 years old. From this we can infer that Joseph was born no earlier than 1756 and no later than 1758.
Since this particular Joseph did not marry Elizabeth Vance then he is not the father of Margery, Ephraim, Valentine, Andrew or any other of Elizabeth's children.
WIFE: Rachel Smith. Married: 28 October 1779 in Washington County, Virginia. The date and location comes from Rachel's affidavits in support of her application to receive a pension as the widow of a Revolutionary War Veteran.
Joseph and Rachel's children are:ALE (1788 Va-1841 Indiana), born while Joseph/Rachel were "shacked up" waiting for the circuit judge to show up in the Virginia mountains (very common practice). Name for Rachel's brother, Ale Smith. "Ale" is not a misspelling of "Eli" or a nickname for "Alexander" but an old Swedish name and the Smiths were of Swedish/German/Finnish heritage and residents of the New Sweden colony (Delaware) before coming to Virginia; married (1) Millie Gibson, divorced and married (2) Elizabeth Young.JEREMIAH (1780 Va-1840 Tennessee) married Elizabeth "Betsy" Alley.JAMES (1782 Va-1838)JOHN (abt 1785 Va-abt 1858 Ky) married Mary "Polly" Craig.NANCY (1786 Va-1870 Mo) married Aaron Whitecotton.JOSEPH JR. "Joe" (abt 1787 Va-aft 1860 Mo) married Martha (Milly) —maiden name unknown—.WILLIAM "Bill" (abt 1795 Va-aft 1870 Ark/Ind) married (1) Nancy Oakley, divorced and married (2) Melinda Helms.LEANDER LAURA (abt 1795 Va-abt 1860 Tenn) married Moses Sexton.RACHEL PHARIBA (abt 1795 Va-after 1860 Tenn) married Isaac Reed.SARAH (1800 Va/Ky/Tenn-1884 Calif) married Benjamin Sollers Cecil.
There is a dispute as to the parentage of Reuben and Stanley. Some have both of them as sons of Joseph/Rachel while others have both of them as sons of Joseph's brother Jeremiah Hatfield and his wife Fanny Holland. Some have Reuben as the son of Joseph/Rachel and Stanley has the son of Jeremiah/Fanny.
Joseph is said to have been buried in Walker Cemetery in Scott County, Tennessee. There are 2 different Walker Cemeteries in Scott County and Joseph is not listed on the cemetery roster for either cemetery. A Find-a-grave photo request was made but the volunteer could not find Joseph's grave at either cemetery. If Joseph is buried in one of the cemeteries then he is in an unmarked grave.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 9 2025, 16:19:18 UTC