The Heritage Lady

See my Andrew Supplee Hatfield webpage at          for information on Andrew and his descendants.

The photo above is of my Hatfield family. My great grandfather DeWitt Clinton “D.C.” Hatfield (sitting on chair, left) is seen with 9 of the 17 children that he fathered by three wives. The photo was taken in 1914 in front of DeWitt’s Hardware Store and Ice House that he owned in Calhoun County, Illinois. A couple of years after this photo was taken, the store burned to the ground and the family moved to Lincoln County, Missouri.

Those in the photo are, left to right: Louis “Louie,” DeWitt — holding the hand of Harvey. Behind Harvey is Hurley. Next to Harvey is Lena and next to her is Roy and then Christina. Behind Christina is my grandfather Ora. My great grandmother, Lewellen (Fry) is seated at right holding the baby, Lela. Lewellen was pregnant with Clyde when this photo was taken. “Lou Ella” as she was called, was DeWitt’s 3rd wife. She was 18 years younger than DeWitt. My grandfather, Ora Ezrah Hatfield is standing directly behind her. To the far right is Eugene. D.C. would have been 59 years old when this photo was taken. D.C. outlived Lewellen by 14 years, so he outlived all three of his wives. Lewellen went on to have one more child after Clyde. Lowell was stillborn on February 27, 1919 and Lewellen died of pneumonia in 1920, leaving D.C. with young children still at home.

DNA Testing and My Hatfield Family

Like many HATFIELDS, I was always told when I was a young girl, that we were related to the infamous Hatfields of the “feuding” Hatfields & McCoys. I never had any proof that I was or was not related to the feuding Hatfield, but now I do! I am NOT related to the feuding Hatfields.

In 2005 I took a sample of DNA from my father, Edsel Hatfield. I sent it in to FamilyTreeDNA and then went on the Hatfield Rootsweb Mailing List to encourage other Hatfields to submit their DNA for testing. DNA Testing for genealogical purposes does no good unless you find other men to compare your results with. It took about six months of coaxing, but I finally got others to join the study. In 2007, there were finally two other Hatfield men that had submitted their DNA samples that matched my dad’s DNA. The proof was finally at hand! I have now proven that I am not descended from the feuding Hatfields! We are descended from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family of John Hatfield and Catherine Supplee Hatfield. Their son was Revolutionary War Soldier Andrew Supplee Hatfield. Results of the DNA tests can be seen at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lesliemac/hatfielddna.htm

My Current Research

With DNA results in hand, my quest now is to document my line of descent back to Andrew Supplee Hatfield. I had previously documented my Hatfield family back to Jacob Hatfield, father of William and grandfather of DeWitt. My great-great grandfather was William HATFIELD. He was born in Indiana in 1830 and married Christiana BUTCHER in Calhoun County, Illinois on April 13, 1857. William and Christiana and their son, DeWitt Clinton, born March 31, 1858 (my great-grandfather) were on the 1860 census of Calhoun County, Illinois. Also on that census and living in William’s household was Mary HATFIELD. Research points to this Mary being William’s sister Mary Priscilla Hatfield who was born in Indiana in 1835. Also a Jacob HATFIELD was living in the household, born in 1805 in Virginia. I believe that this is William’s father, Jacob Hatfield. New research shows that Jacob Hatfield was on BOTH the 1860 census of Calhoun County, Illinois AND the 1860 census of Keokuk, Lee County census. How could this have happened? Because the Calhoun County census was taken on June 9, 1860 and the Lee County census was taken on September 25, 1860. That was more than enough time for Jacob to have left Illinois and traveled back to Indiana. My Granduncle Harvey Hatfield told me that his grandfather (William Hatfield) had gone “back” to Indiana. I never knew what he meant by that, because at the time he told me I did not know that the family originally came from Indiana! At this time I have no absolute proof that Jacob is the father of William; however, I find them in the following census records:

1830 census of Vigo Co., Indiana 

Jacob Hatfield is in Indiana living next door to Aaron Hatfield. Jacob has 1 son under 5 (William) and one daughter under 5 (Mary Priscilla) and a wife 20-30. Leslie tells me that Aaron is a son to Jonas Hatfield and his wife Nancy. Jonas is a son to Capt. Andrew Supplee Hatfield. “I don’t see any way that your Jacob could be anything but either an unresearched brother or first cousin to this Aaron.” Elaine thinks Jacob is 1st cousin to Aaron.

Eversole, Elizabeth Hatfield, married Jacob Hatfield on 27 Oct 1833 in Vigo Co. Indiana.

1840 census of Lost Creek, Vigo Co., IN

Hatfield, Jacob

1 male 5-9 (Nelson 6)

1 male 10-14 (William 11)

1 male 30-39 (Jacob 35)

1 female under 5 — Missing (perhaps a child who died early)

1 female 10-14 (Mary Priscilla 10)

1 female 20-29 (wife Elizabeth)

DEED WITH WIFE’S FAMILY: Vigo Co., IN Deed Book 11, pg. 4.

28 Oct 1845 — Jacob Hatfield, Elizabeth Hatfield, Barbary Gregory, Christopher and Nancy Eversole, Mary Merriweather, Michael Byrn, and Ann, Nancy Eversol, Emily Eversol, James P. Merriweather of Vigo to Samuel McMurtrie for $343, 6/7of 70 acres of the west part of west half of northwest quarter of Sec. 29 in Twp. 12, Range 8W, the same having descended to the parties of the first part of Peter Eversol, dec’d. Witness: Robert McKee

1850 census Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa pg. 419 (I wonder why they were in Iowa?)

Hatfield, Jacob 40 b. VA; Carpenter

Elizabeth Hatfield 32 b. OH b. IN (m. 1833 Vigo, IN, Elizabeth Eversol / Ebersole – 2nd wife)

William Hatfield 22 b. IN Plasterer (My GG Grandfather)

Priscilla Hatfield, 19, b. IN (I have Calhoun Co. marriage of Mary Priscilla Hatfield to Lewis Mead)

Nelson Hatfield, 16, b. IN (See in Lee Co., Iowa in 1860)

Barbara Hatfield 8 b. IN

Iowa F. Hatfield 2 b. IA (female) See Vigo IN 1860 census for name Frances Iowa

Isaac W. Hatfield, 4 months (the name Isaac might hold clues to ancestor of Jacob)

Eversol, Emily 22, b. IN (I believe this is the sister of Elizabeth)

1860 – Census – Calhoun County, Illinois

June 9, 1860 pg. 731

Jacob is in household with his son William in Hamburg, Calhoun Co., IL

Hatfield, Wm 30 b. IN Lumberer

Hatfield, Christiana age 18, b. MO Illiterate

Hatfield, De Witt, age 1 b. IL

Hatfield, Jacob, age 55, b. VA (father of Jacob)

Hatfield, Mary, age 25, b. IN (sister of Wm)

And then by Sept. 25, 1860 is back in Riley, Vigo Co., Indiana

1860 Census – Riley, Vigo Co., IN — 25 Sep 1860

(no last name is listed — SEE INFORMATION BELOW)

– Henry, age 54, b. OH, Farmer $3500/$500

– Susannah, age 54 b. VA (sister to Jacob

– Margaret, age. 24, b. IN

– M. Elizth. age 21, b. IN

– Wm. age 20, b. IN

– Hatfield, Jacob, age 54, b. Va, Laborer

– Hatfield, Frances Iowa age 12, b. IA

Although no surname is indicated by the census taker for the family with whom Jacob Hatfield lived in Vigo Co. in Sept 1860, this is Henry CHRISTY and wife Susannah (Hatfield), you can see Henry Christy’s 1850 census listing in Vigo Co. for confirmation.

It seems that William left to go search for Gold in California during the Gold Rush.

1870 Census Coloma, El Dorado, CA; Jun 30, 1870; Roll: M593_72: Page 3

Hatfield, Wm 44 Indiana Miner (living alone)

El Dorado County was founded February 18, 1850 as one of the original 27 counties making up the new state of California. The gold discovery at Coloma in 1848 sparked one of the biggest gold rushes ever, and changed the region quickly and drastically. It was in the town of Coloma in 1848 at Sutter’s Mill on the American River that James Marshall initiated the California Gold Rush with a single sentence, “Boys, I believe I’ve found gold!”. By 1852, Coloma was a busy town of 12,000 miners and merchants, each seeking their fortune.

The age of daughter William’s daughter Nancy (age 5-born in 1875) indicates that William was back in Illinois by 1874-75 and he must have died between 1875 and 1880 since William is listed as deceased on the 1880 Ripley County census.

1880 census of Ripley County, Missouri

Christiana HATFIELD is a widow with her 5 children (all born in Illinois.) The census lists the following children living in the household:

1. DeWitt HATFIELD, b. 1858 (my great grandfather)

2. Andrew J. “Jack” HATFIELD, born 1861 (could have been named after his ancestor Andew Supplee HATFIELD)

3. Mary HATFIELD, born 1864 (could have been named after Mary Priscilla)

4. Elizabeth HATFIELD, born 1866 (could have been named after Elizabeth EVERSOLE HATFIELD)

5. Nancy HATFIELD, born 1875 (could have been named after Nancy, first wife of Jacob)

DeWitt was back in Calhoun County on the 1900 and 1910 census with his family.

Pennsylvania Hatfields

See Jerry Hatfield’s website at http://www.ghat.com/hatftrec.htm to see the Pennsylvania line of Hatfields.

Please note that the Jurian/Georgius Hartsvelder shown as Number 1 is WRONG! DNA testing has PROVEN that Jurian is NOT in this line of Pennsylvania Hatfields. Scroll down to (the 2nd) Number 1 JOHN HATFIELD ( b. 1717 PA), as he is the first proven ancestor in this line of Hatfields. If you think you might be in this line of Hatfields, please contact me through this website.

My line of descent

1  John Hatfield b: 1717 in Philadelphia Co., PA        d: Abt. 1805

+Catherine Supplee  b: 1724 in Upper Merion, Montgomery Co., PA  m: 20 Nov 1736 in Philadelphia, PA d: Aft. 1757 in VA

….2      Andrew Supplee Hatfield b: 25 Jul 1737 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA d: 15 Jan 1813 in Cabell Co., VA (now WV)

….+Christina Powell b: Abt. 1738 in Montgomery Co., VA m: 1759 in Kanawha Co., VA         d: 25 Oct 1809 in Cabell Co., VA

…….3  Andrew Hatfield b: 1769 in Montgomery Co., VA d: in Carroll Co. Indiana

………+Mary Mann b: Abt. 1769 m: 13 Oct 1798 in Montgomery Co., VA   

I have proven my line from myself back to Jacob Hatfield. I have no concrete proof yet that Andrew Hatfield and Mary Mann was the father of Jacob, but I have many reasons to believe that they COULD have been.  My quest now is to prove that information. I will update this site with info as I find it.

………..4  Jacob Hatfield b: 1805 in VA    d: Aft. 1860 in Vigo Co., Indiana?

…………..+Nancy ?    m: Abt. 1829 in Prob. Vigo Co., Indiana d: Abt. 1830

……………5  William Hatfield b: Aft. 1825  d: Abt. 1877

………………..+Christiana Butcher b: 1842 in Missouri m: 13 Apr 1857 in Calhoun Co., Illinois d: Aft. 1880

………………….6  DeWitt Clinton Hatfield b: 31 Mar 1858 in Calhoun Co., IL d: 18 May 1934 in Elsberry, Lincoln Co., MO

……………………+Lewellen Fry b: 10 Oct 1876 in Pike Co., Mo, m: 1894 in Lincoln Co. d: 14 Feb 1920 in Lincoln Co., MO

……………………..7  Ora Ezrah Hatfield b: 08 Dec 1897 Elsberry, Lincoln Co., MO d: 14 Mar 1944 in San Francisco, CA

……………………….+Catherine Warren b: 12 Jan 1895, Butler Co., Ky, m: 10 Apr 1917 Madison Co., IL d: 07 Oct 1983 St. Louis, MO        

…………………………8  Edsel Arthur Hatfield b: 02 Jan 1919 in East Alton,  Madison Co., IL d: 05 Jul 2007 in St. Louis MO

……………………………+Jessie Whitelaw  b: 19 Apr 1921 St. Louis, MO m: Oct 1942, Pulaski Co., AR d: Feb 1991 St. Louis Co., MO

………………………………9  Elaine Marie Hatfield  ME!

Andrew S. Hatfield in Cabell County, West Virginia

We vacationed in Cabell County, West Virginia in Oct. 2009 to ride on the Fall Foliage train excusion through the New River Valley. While there I visited Point Pleasant where Andrew Hatfield fought in the Battle of Point Pleasant, which is said to be the first battle of the Revolutionary War. There is a “mansion,” which is a house that was built in the late 1790’s that is located at the battle site park and in that house there is a booklet that is sold that lists Andrew as a participant in that battle. Andrew and his family settled at what is now Cabell County, West Virginia. In 1802, Andrew is said to have purchased 578 acres at Roach, in Cabell County. This land was, and still is, in a rural area in the southern part of the county. Andrew is said to have owned all the land in the area later referred to as Hinchman Bend. The Family Cemetery on Guyandotte River Bank at Roach, WV was washed away years ago by floods and a stone honoring Andrew’s service in the Rev. War has been erected at the new Hatfield Cemetery on McComas Road near Roach by the DAR. Andrew and family moved from Loudan Co., VA to Big Stoney Creek in Fincastle (present day Giles) Co., VA, before 1775. He was elected Captain in the Virginia Militia in 1781. About 1800 the family settled in Kanawha Co., VA, near present day Salt Rock, WV.

If you have information to share or would like more info, please email me at Hatwelle@aol.com.