Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Fifth Generation

DAVID⁵ MAXFIELD (David⁴, Eliphalet³, Nathaniel², John¹) was born probably at New Hampshire say 1768 a son of David Maxfield and his wife Judith Clough. He died at Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont, before 18 April 1796 (probate). He married before 1791 ANNE ALFORD. She was born at Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont, on 7 April 1759, a daughter of Benedict Alford and Jerusha Ashley,^[1] and was still living on 1 July 1801. He is often called David Maxfield, Junior.

David Maxfield was born before 1775, according to the 1791 Census. He is listed as the second son in the Family Tree of Frederick Gilmore Maxfield,^[2] and William, born about 1763, is generally treated as the first son. So 1768 is an approximation. His parents were still in New Hampshire, settling at Wentworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire, in 1770. The 1791 census reported the David Maxfield household with two females, probably his wife and first child. So they were married by 1791, probably a year or two before that, The last reference I have found for wife Anne is in the division of her late husband's estate on 1 July 1801.^[3]

In his brief life David Maxfield, Jr., participated in several property transactions in the new settlements of Fairfax and Georgia, in northwestern Vermont. Reported in Fairfax in the 1791 Census, he soon purchased land in the adjoining town of Georgia, and sold his interest in land in Fairfax:

• 27 January 1792, Ira Allen of Colchester sold to David Maxfield, Jr. for £ 64, 100 acres, lot 102 in Georgia.^[4]
• 30 April 1792, David Maxfield [Jr.], town of Georgia, husbandman, sold to William Maxfield of Fairfax, yeoman, for £ 40, 50 acres in Fairfax, "which we were in partnership;" and David Maxfield, Jr., of Georgia, sold to David Maxfield of Fairfax, yeoman, for £ 40, 30 acres on the south side of Lamoille River.^[5]
• 6 February 1793, David Maxfield Jr of Georgia sold to David Maxfield, Sr. for £ 133 10 s, land in Georgia.^[6]
• 14 March 1793, David Perrigo, administrator of the estate of Reuben Hurlbert, sold to David Maxfield of Georgia for £ 85, land in Georgia.^[7]
• 27 January 1794, David Maxfield, Sr., of Georgia, sold to David Maxfield, Jr, for £ 133 10 s, land in Georgia^[8] (Perhaps this is repayment of a mortgage?)

David Maxfield died some time before 18 April 1796, when his widow Anne Maxfield and Benedict Alford were appointed administrators of his estate. The inventory of 3 June valued his estate at £ 154 10s, including 100 acres of wild land, 22 acres of improved land, cattle and hogs. On 3 June debts of the estate were paid to fifteen persons, including David Maxfield, Sr., and Jacob Maxfield. The estate was divided among the heirs, and the court authorized the division on 1 July 1801. The widow received her dower, and the remainder was divided among three daughters, Betsey, Polly and Anthea.^[9]

The 1791 census reported David Maxfield at Fairfax, heading a household of one male over 16, one male under 16, and two females.^[10] I have not identified the male under 16. The 1800 census reported Anne Maxfield head of a household in Georgia, consisting of a female over 45, a male over 45, a male between 10 and 15, and five girls under 10.^[11] In addition to herself and her three daughters, Anne must have had some other persons helping her with the farm.

David and Anne Maxfield had the following children:

1. BETSEY⁶ MAXFIELD b. at Georgia abt. 1790 or 1791 (reported in 1791 Census, under 10 in 1800 Census); m. before 1809 JOHN MISNER. They were reported living at Saint Armond, Quebec, on 21 February 1809.^[12]
2. POLLY⁶ MAXFIELD b. at Georgia abt. 1794; d. there on 5 February 1845;^[13] m. JOHN COFFEE.^[14] b. 1788, d. at Georgia on 25 January 1861; John m(2). after 1845 POLLY BOWEN DANFORTH d. at Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, on 4 July 1872.^[15] Children of John and Polly (Maxfield):^[16]
   1. Ransom Coffee m. on 22 December 1839 Olive Cosgrove.
   2. Alfred W. Coffee b. at Georgia on 2 November 1819, d. at Clinton County, New York, on 4 March 1901; m. on 1 November 1845 Minerva Jane Maxfield daughter of Henry⁵ Maxfield (David⁴, Eliphalet³, Nathaniel², John¹)
   3. James Coffee b. about 1823, d. on 30 June 1849; m. at Fairfax on 24 October 1845 Idris Loveland d. 13 July 1888. Children of James and Idris:
      1. Amanda Coffee b. on 9 April 1847, d. on 21 March 1936; m. at Leslie, Ingham County, Michigan, on 15 July 1878 Henry D. Cronkhite b. on 15 December 1844, d. on 15 December 1917. Child of Henry and Amanda:
         1. Guy S. Cronkhite b. on 29 January 1869, d. at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on October 1966; m(1). Pearl Brumbaugh; m(2). Lillian Margaret Holt Griggs.
      2. Eli R. Coffee b. on 1849, d. at Hyde Park, Cook County, Illinois, on 10 February 1885
   4. Lester Coffee b. on 1825, d. on 1871; m. Nancy C. Miner b. 1836, d. 1924. Children of Lester and Nancy:
      1. Ella Coffee b. at Connecticut on 8 November 1856, d, at Harvard, McHenry County, Illinois, on 9 December 1944; m. Charles H. Colby.
      2. George Coffee b. on 1857, d. at Harvard on 5 October 1915; m. Dora Mae Deline b. on January 1886, d. on 1954.
      3. March L. Coffee b. on 1858, d. on 25 February 1860.
      4. Sarah Cornelia Coffee b. at Fairfax on 5 April 1861, d. at Harvard on 16 September 1937; m. Charles A. Bauder b. on 1856, d. on 1933.
      5. Nettie Coffee b. on 1866, living in 1880.
      6. Lester Coffee, Jr. b. on February 1871, d. at Harvard on 1955; m. Anne E. Brown b. on 1873, d. on 1951.
   5. Mary A. Coffee b. at Fairfax on 22 August 1827, d. on 14 May 1892; m. Oliver Kezer d. at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina (Prisoner of War camp), on 27 January 1865. Children of Oliver and Mary:
      1. Alma Collins Kezer b. at Georgia on 7 May 1849, d. at Harvard on 8 March 1936; m. L. B. Palmer.
      2. Chester S. Kezer b. on 6 May 1854, d. at Washington County on 22 April 1916; m(1). Cornelia Carriel b. on 5 September 1854, d. at Fairfax on 23 March 1886; Chester m(2). Martha ________ b. 1876; Chester m(3). on 10 July 1904 Bernice Allen.
      3. Oliver L. Kezer b. at Fairfax on 30 April 1857, d. on 4 September 1899; m. Caroline ________ b. on 1854, d. at Harvard on 1897.
      4. Mary Ann Kezer b. 15 September 1859, d. at Fairfax on 8 April 1877.
      5. Arthur A. Kezer b. on 14 May 1862, d at Barre, Washington County, on 25 January 1919; m(1). at Fletcher, Franklin County, on 30 October 1886 Kate M. Ryan; Arthur m(2). on 21 December 1890 Melissa Perry b. on 1873.
      6. Frederick A. Kezer b. at Georgia on 4 November 1864, d. at Montgomery, Franklin County, on 15 March 1940.
   6. Norman Coffee b. on 1835, d. at Potsdam, Saint Lawrence County, New York, on 20 May 1895; m. (1) Marjorie Anderson d. at Chateaugay, Franklin County, New York, on 19 April 1874; Norman m(2). Margaret ________. Child of Norman and Marjorie:
      1. Ella Coffee b. at Chateaugay on 1857
      Children of Norman and Margaret:
      2. John Coffee b. at Chateaugay on 1878.
      3. Grace Coffee b. on 1881, d. at Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa County, California, on 22 May 1972; m. on 23 November 1903 John G. Whittier d. on 21 September 1962. Children of John and Grace:
         1. Margaret Whittier b. at Raymondville, Norfolk, Saint Lawrence County, on 10 June 1905, d. at San Pablo, Contra Costa County, on 6 April 2003; m. Alfred Flohs.
         2. John Leo Whittier b. at Potsdam, Saint Lawrence County, on 26 March 1907, d. at Tacoma on 7 October 1982; m. Lucille ________.
         3. George Norman Whittier b. at Piercefield, Saint Lawrence County, on 29 April 1909; m. Margaret ________.
         4. Clarence Morton Whittier b. at Piercefield on 14 May 1911, d. at Oakland, Alameda County, California, on 25 April 2009; m. Nina _______.
         5. Ralph Otis Whittier b. at Brownville, Jefferson County, New York, on 21 February 1913, d. at California on 24 December 1989; m. Rose ________.
         6. Roy Alfred Whittier b. at Brownville on 5 January 1915, d. at California on 24 December 1989; m. Rose Valentine.
         7. Floyd James Whittier b. at Port Orchard, Kitsap County, Washington, on 5 March 1917, d. at Richmond, Contra Costa County, on 15 November 1990; m. Evelene ________.
         8. Ruth Whittier b. at Gladstone, Clackamas County, Oregon, on 24 February 1919, d. at San Pablo on 3 December 2009; m. Chester Weyman.
   7. Louisa Coffee b. on 1839; m. at Fairfax on 22 February 1889 Alonzo G. Bush.
3. ANTHEA⁶ MAXFIELD b. between 1791 (not in census) and 1796 (before father's death), d. at Lockport, Will County, Illinois, on 2 November 1861; m. JOHN MILKS b. on 1790, d. at Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, on 31 July 1874. Children of John and Althea:^[17]
   1. John Milks, Jr. b. on 1811, d. at Lockport on 2 November 1864.
   2. Alanson Milks b. on 1812, d. at Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, on 10 April 1875; m(1). Elizabeth ________; Alanson m(2). Margaret ________.
   3. Vincent S. Milks b. on 1814, d. at Bayham, Elgin County, Ontario, on 2 December 1899; m(1). Laura ________ b. on 1816, d. on 1878; Vincent m(2). on 26 November 1879 Bridget Shay b. on 20 July 1825, d. on 20 July 1909.
   4. Diantha Milks b. at Vermont on 1815, d. on 1901.
   5. Laura Ann Milks b. at Rome, Oneida County, New York, on 13 March 1817, d. at Wilmington, Will County, on 23 January 1871; m. Abraham Wilkens b. on 12 November 1810, d. on 17 October 1894.
   6. Melvina Milks b. on 1818; m. Albert Tyler b. on 1813.
   7. Harriet Mariah Milks b. on February 1823, d. at Chicago, Cook County, on 13 August 1902; m. Orville Cagwen b. on 1813, d. on 7 Augustg 1852.
   8. Jane Ophelia Milks b. about 1833, d. at Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, on 1901; m. at Joliet, Will County, on 26 January 1852 Solomon Knapp, Jr. b. on 18 February 1829, d. on 16 April 1908.

¹Letter with packet of materials from Jack Billow, to Charles A. Maxfield, 25 November 2016.
²Frederick Gilmore Maxfield, The Family Tree [mimeographed]; supplied by Clysta Maxfield Jones, Brookfield, Missouri, 28 June 2004; prepared after 1905.
³Franklin County, Vermont, Probate Records, B:38-41; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org: accessed 23 August 2013).
⁴Georgia Town, Franklin County, Vermont, Deeds, 1:112; Georgia Town Clerk, Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont.
⁵Fairfax Town, Franklin County, Vermont, Deeds, 1:120-22; Fairfax Town Clerk, Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont.
⁶Georgia Town, Deeds, 1:143.
⁷Ibid., 1:139.
⁸Ibid., 1:183.
⁹Franklin County Probate, B:38-41.
¹⁰First Census of the United States: 1790, population, Fairfax, Chittenden County, Vermont, p. 160, David Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 14 September 2012); NARA microfilm publication M637, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
¹¹Second Census of the United States: 1800, population, Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont, p. 440, Anna Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed ); NARA microfilm publication M32; Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
¹²Letter from Jack Billow, to Charles A. Maxfield, 20 September 2016; held in by
¹³Kezer Cemetery, Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont, "From the Fairfax, Vermont, Public Records: Kezer Cemetery," database, Henry Raymond's Fairfax Information Websites (www.vtgrandpa.com : accessed 24 August 2013), Polly Coffee, 1845.
¹⁴Letter from Jack Billow, to Charles A. Maxfield, 31 October 2012.
¹⁵Jack Billow to Charles A. Maxfield, 20 September 2016.
¹⁶All information on descendants of John and Polly Coffee is from: Jack Billow to Charles A. Maxfield, 20 September 2016.
¹⁷All information on descendants of John and Anthea Mills is from: Jack Billow to Charles A. Maxfield, 20 September 2016.

Billow, Jack. Letter. 20 September 2016, to Charles A. Maxfield. Privately held.

________. Letter. 31 October 2012, to Charles A. Maxfield. Privately held.

________. Letter with packet of materials. 25 November 2016, to Charles A. Maxfield. Privately held.

Fairfax Town, Franklin County, Vermont. Deeds. Fairfax Town Clerk, Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont.

Franklin County, Vermont. Probate Records. Digital images. Family Search. familysearch.org: 2013.

Georgia Town, Franklin County, Vermont.Deeds. Georgia Town Clerk, Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont.

Kezer Cemetery, Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont. "From the Fairfax, Vermont, Public Records: Kezer Cemetery." Database. Henry Raymond's Fairfax Information Websites. www.vtgrandpa.com : 2013.

Maxfield, Frederick Gilmore. The Family Tree [mimeographed]. Privately held by Clysta Maxfield Jones, Brookfield, Missouri. 28 June 2004.

United States, Department of the Census. First Census of the United States: 1790, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2012.

________. Second Census of the United States: 1800, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : . 2012.