Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Sixth Generation

JONES6 MAXFIELD (probably Joseph5, Eliphalet4-3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born in New Hampshire on 16 March 1813, probably a child of Joseph and PhebeMaxfield and died on 16 July 1896.[1] He first married an unidentified woman probably before 1834-5 (birth of a child). She died probably before 1849 (his second marriage). Jones Maxfield married as his second wife at Detroit, Somerset County, Maine, on 19 November 1849 MARTHA ANN DAVIS,[2] child of Silas Davis and Fanny Evans, who was born at Palermo, Waldo County, Maine, on 31 May 1832, and died at Stetson, Penobscot County, Maine, on 14 December 1911.[3]

The parentage of Jones Maxfield has not been proven. Because his first name was Jones, he was probably a grandchild of Eliphalet Maxfield and Lydia Jones, the only wife of a Maxfield with the surname if Jones in New Hampshire. A review of the census records for the sons of Eliphalet in 1820 and 1830 indicated that Joseph had a son not otherwise accounted for, born in this time period. The other sons of Eliphalet and Lydia, namely Eliphalet and Jacob, both had sons born the year of Jones' birth, and they have been identified as someone else.

Jones Maxfield was reported in the 1840 Census at Palmyra, Somerset County. The family consisted of a female in her 50s (unidentified), a couple in their twenties (Jones 27 and wife), and a female 5-9 years old (Eliza 5).[4]

When Jones married for the second time he was 36, she 17, and Jones' daughter by his first marriage was 14.

The family was reported at Detroit in the 1850 Census as follows:[5]

Name Age Sex Occupation R.E. Birthplace Other
Jones Maxfield 36 M laborer NH
Martha A. Maxfield 18 F ME
Eliza J. Maxfield 15 F ME school
Eben F. Junkins 14 M ME school

The 1860 census reported "James" and Martha Maxfield, a family of two, at Stetson. James, probably our Jones, a farmer, age 47, was born at New Hampshire. Martha, age 28, was born at Maine.[6]

The Jones Maxfield family was reported in LaGrange, East Bradford Post Office, Penobscot County, in the 1870 Census:[7]

Name Age Sex Race Occupation R.E. P.E. Birth Other
Maxfield, Jones 57 M W farmer $800 $255 NH
Maxfield, Martha A. 38 F W keeping house ME
Maxfield, Mary A. 4 F W ME

The 1880 Census report of this family, in Stetson, Maine, more clearly defined relationships:[8]

Name Related MS Sex Race Age B Occupation FB MB
Jones Maxfield self M M W 67 NH farmer NH NH
Martha Ann Maxfield wife M F W 49 ME keeps house ME ME
Mary A. Maxfield adopted daughter S F W 14 ME at school NB ME
Fanny C. Davis mother-in-law W F W 78 ME ME ME
James C. Huntington other W M W 56 ME farmer NH ME

Jones Maxfield died in 1896. The 1900 census reported Martha Maxfield, a widow, living with her daughter's family at 26 Child Street, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine:[9]

Name Related Race Sex Born MS B FB MB Occupation
Spearin, David head W M Mar 1859 M ME ME ME carpenter
Spearin, Mary A. wife W F Jan 1866 M ME ME ME
Spearin, Charles J. son W M Mar 1886 S ME ME ME at school
Spearin, Maude P. daughter W F Jun 1896 S ME ME ME
Maxfield, Martha F. mother-in-law W F May 1833 Wd ME ME ME

According to this record, Martha had three children, one of whom was living. So she may have had two other children who did not live long enough to be reported in a census. David and Mary had been married fifteen years.

The 1910 census reported Martha N. Maxfield, 76, widow, living alone on Etna Road, Stetson. Of her three children, none were still living.[10]

Jones Maxfield and his first wife had the following child:

  1. ELIZA JANE7 MAXFIELD b. at Maine abt 1834-5;[11] m. at Old Town, Penobscot County, on 21 may 1858 DARIUS GOODWIN.[12]
Jones Maxfield and his second wife, Martha Davis, adopted the following child:
  1. MARY A.7 MAXFIELD b. at Bradford on January 1866;[13] m(1). at Penobscot County on 1884 DAVID SPEARIN[14] b. at Maine on March 1859.[15] Mary m(2) at East Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, on 28 March 1908 CHARLES K. PAGE[16] b. at East Livermore about 1851-2.[17] Children of Mary and David:[18]
    1. Charles J. Spearin b. at Maine on March 1866.
    2. Maud Spearin b. at Maine on June 1896.

NOTES

1Coboro Cemetery, Stetson, Penobscot County, Maine, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 13 August 2017), Jones-Martha Maxfield; created and photo by Dale & Patti.
2Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 14 September 2012), Maxfield-Davis, 1849.
3Maine, Division of Vital Statistics. State Board of Health, Augusta, Maine, Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Death, Martha Maxfield, 1911; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 2 March 2017).
4Sixth Census of the United States: 1840, population, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, p. 203, Jones Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 25 September 2012); NARA microfilm publication M704, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
5Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, population, Detroit, Somerset County, Maine, roll 268, p. 21B, household 15, Jones Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 1 October 2012); NARA microfilm record group M432, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
6Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, population, Stetson, Penobscot County, Maine, roll 445, p. 258, household 636, Jones Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 28 October 2012); NARA microfilm record group M653; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
7Ninth Census of the United States: 1870, population, LaGrange, Penobscot County, Maine, roll 554, p. 142B, household 106, Jones Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 31 January 2013); NARA microfilm record group M593; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
8Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population, Stetson, Penobscot County, Maine, enumeration district (ED) 21, roll 485, p. 53B, household 95, Jones Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 August 2017); NARA microfilm publication T9, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
9Twelth Census of the United States: 1900, population, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, enumeration district (ED) 103, roll 593, p. 15B, household 362, David Spearin family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 29 September 2017); NARA microfilm group T623; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
10Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910, population, Stetson, Penobscot County, Maine, enumeration district (ED) 180, p. 10B, household 43, Martha N. Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 20 February 2014); NARA group T624, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
111850 Census, Detroit, Somerset County, Maine, roll 268, p. 21B, household 15, Jones Maxfield family.
12"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," Goodwin-Maxfield, 1858.
131900 Census, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, ED 103, roll 593, p. 15B, household 362, David Spearin family.
14"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," Spearin-Maxfield, 1884.
151900 Census, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, ED 103, roll 593, p. 15B, household 362, David Spearin family.
16Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Marriage, Paige-Maxfield, 1908.
171910 Census, East Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, ED 13, p. 8B, household 192, Charles K. Page family.
181900 Census, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, ED 103, roll 593, p. 15B, household 362, David Spearin family.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Coboro Cemetery, Stetson, Penobscot County, Maine. Find a Grave. Digital images. findagrave.com : 2017.

Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907." Database. Family Search. familysearch.org : 2012.

Maine Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta, Maine. Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921. Digital images. Family Search. familysearch.org : 2017.

United States Department of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States: 1840, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2012.

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