FIELD.
For many years before the end of the last century, and in
the early part of the present, the name of Field was a
familiar one in the vicinity of Batesville. The family head
was Robert, who began to purchase land in that section in
1766. From small beginnings he rose gradually, till he acquired
a considerable estate. He died in 1824. He was twice
married, and raised a family of ten children, Mary, the wife
of a Garland, Elizabeth, the wife of John Mills, Sarah, the
first wife of Charles Yancey, Jane, the wife of Thomas
Grayson, John, Robert, Ralph, Joseph, Susan, the wife of
Nelson Moss, and Nancy, the wife of William Wood.
Three of the brothers married sisters, daughters of the
elder Jesse Wood, John being united to Sarah, Ralph to
Mildred, and Joseph to Elmira. Joseph died before his
father, leaving two sons, William and Joseph. His widow
afterwards became the wife of John Robinson. Robert led
the way in emigrating first to Kentucky, and subsequently to
Missouri, and was ultimately followed by most of the
family; by all indeed bearing the name. John's home was
east of Batesville, where Mrs. William H. Harris resides.
Here he kept for many years a well known public house.
In 1807 he conveyed to Marshall Durrett, James Wood,
Charles Massie, Jonathan Barksdale, Oliver Cleveland,
Thomas Massie, Henry Emerson, William Wood Sr., and
John Wood, son of Isaac, ground for the old Mount Ed
Church, on the south side of the public road, and on the top
of the hill between Whitesides Creek and Captain White's.
His son, bearing his name, was a druggist in Charlottesville,
doing business on the public square under the firm of Field
& Goss. In 1831 the father sold his place to Isaac White,
and all the family joined their kindred in the West.
