Source: Wells, Frederic P, History of Newbury, Vermont : from the discovery of the Coös country to present time : with genealogical records of many families St. Johnsbury, Vt.: The Caledonian Co., 1902, c1900, 857 pgs. Page 459 Banfield, George, came here, it is believed, during the Revolutionary war, from Newburyport, Mass. He served in several campaigns, and in old deeds is called a boat-builder. He m. Anne Sanborn, dau. of one o fthe first settlers of Orange, Vt. At one time he lived at Wells River, but much of his life he resided in Topsham. He d. in Newbury, July 1838, aged 92; his wife a few years later, aged 84. They are buried at the Lime Kiln, in the "Nourse burying ground." Children: i. Anna, m. a Mr. Sawyer of Topsham. ii. Mark, m. Mary Banfield, of Newburyport. They lived in Corinth. James Boyce of West Newbury m. their dau. Miriam. iii. Hannah, m John Batten of Topsham. iv. Samuel, m. Sarah Eastman of Topsham. They d. in Nashua, N.H. v. Betsey, m. Ephraim Bagley of Topsham. vi. Benjamin, unknown. vii. John, lived in Newbury. viii. Reuben, m. Miss Gates in Whitefield and had two daus. who m. John and Peter Goddard of Bethleham, N.H. ix. George, lived in North Haverhill, but d. and buried at Wells river. x. Abigail, m. Moses Rowell of Bath. Moses Clark of Newbury m. their dau. Martha P. xi. Mary, m. Caleb Rowell of Walden. I did a quick check of the index to the History of Newburyport, but didn't find any Banfields or Banfills. Nor did I find any Banfields or Banfills in the Newburyport VR's to 1850. Happy Hunting Steve > ____________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [VTORA] Newbury History - A's & B's from the index > From: > "James Boyce" <jimmy@htcomp.net> > Date: > Sun, 6 Jul 2003 22:48:20 -0500 > To: > VTORANGE-L@rootsweb.com > > >Yes, I would be interested in the writeup on Banfield. And thank you very >much. > >Jim > >