WINGFIELD.
The first appearance of the Wingfield name in Albemarle
occurred in 1762. At that time Mary, the wife of John
Wingfield, and daughter of Charles Hudson, conveyed to her
son Charles a part of five hundred acres named Prospect, on
which he was then living, and which she had received from
her father. This place was manifestly situated in the Biscuit
Run Valley, near the north fork of Hardware, a locality
for a long period largely occupied by the Wingfield family.
In 1772 Charles bought from David Glenn upwards of three
hundred acres on the head waters of Mechum's, which in
1783 he sold to John Piper. He died in 1803. His wife's
name was Rachel, and his children were John, Charles,
William, Christopher, Joseph, Francis, Mary, the wife of
John Hamner, Ann, the wife of John Harrison, Sarah, the
wife of a Martin, Jemima, the wife of Samuel Barksdale, and
Elizabeth, the wife of Henley Hamner.
John died in 1814. His wife's name was Robina, and his
children were John, Robert, Matthew, Rebecca, the wife of a
Gilham, Mary and Martha. John married Ann, daughter of
John Buster, lived west of Batesville, and died in 1859. His
children were Richard, Edward, Robert, John, and Mildred,
the wife of a Herndon. Robert, his brother, died in 1825, and
his children were Thomas F., Mary Ann, and John M.
Matthew married Martha, another daughter of John Buster,
and his children were Ann and Martha.
Charles, long known as Charles Wingfield Jr., was appointed
a magistrate in 1794, and served as Sheriff in 1819,
but died in one month after entering upon the office. His
home was at Bellair, on the Hardware. In 1783 he married
Mary, daughter of Charles Lewis Jr., of Buck Island, and
widow of Colonel Charles Lewis, of North Garden, but had
no children. In his will he mentions generally the relations
of his wife, as well as his own. There is a tradition in the
family that he was an Episcopal minister, but no other evidence
of the fact can be found.
Christopher lived on the Plum Orchard branch of Biscuit
Run. He died in 1821. His wife's name was Elizabeth, and
his children were John H., Lucy, the wife of Allen Dawson,
Ann Eliza, the wife of James Rosson, Charles, who married
Margaret Rosson, and after whose death the widow became
the wife of William Summerson, whom many remember as
the aged page of the County Court, and William. John H.
and William removed to Nelson County.
Francis lived in the Biscuit Run valley, at the foot of Carter's
Mountain. His children were Mary, the wife of Robert
Gentry, Thomas, Francis, Charles M., Ann, the wife of
Littleton Chick, and John. John removed to Hanover.
His children were Alonzo, Chastain, Henrietta, Agnes, Elizabeth
and Charles.
Other members of the family who came to the county besides
Charles, were Edward and Reuben. Edward died in
1806. His wife was Nancy Hazelrig, and his children Joseph
F., John, Mary, the wife of Larkin Hudson, Amanda, the
wife of Rice Bailey, Sarah, the wife of William Stewardson,
Edward W. G., Robina, the wife of James Martin, and
Matthew. The children of Reuben, who died in 1842, were
Sarah, Mary R., Lucetta, John O., Anderson and Edward.
Charles Wingfield, no doubt of the same stem, but of a
different branch, came to the county from Hanover in the
early part of the century, married Cary Ann, daughter of
Lewis Nicholas, became a Baptist minister, and died in 1864.
His children were Frances, the wife of Waddy Roberts,
Mary, the wife of John A. Mosby, Sarah, the wife of John
Morris, Maria, the wife of Robert Thornton, Julia, the
wife of John P. Roberts, Edmonia, John, George and
Dr. Charles L.
