Granville County, North Carolina
Cumberland County, North Carolina, Anson County, North Carolina
Stanfield was also spelled
Standfield, Stanfill, Stanphill, Stansfield
Thomas Stanfield was born on June 27, 1732 in Virginia. He was the son of Robert Stanfield. They do not seem to be related to the Sullivan County, Tennessee Stanfields.
Thomas Stanfield and his brother John Stanfield lived in Cumberland County, North Carolina in the 1760's to 1770's. They came from Granville County.
In 1763 Thomas was constable in Cumberland County. John Stanfield was on the 1767 tax list of Cumberland County, North Carolina.
In 1783 John Jackson, Jonathon Jackson, Sheriff., John Stanfill, Capt., Samuel Jackson, Thomas Stanfill, Sampson Stanfill, John Stanfill, Sr. signed petition a petition in Anson County, North Carolina.
Anson County 1790
Mary Sherrod Stanfield
John Stanfill, Jr.
Sampson Stanfill
Anson County 1800
Isaac Stanfield
Jacob Stanfield
James Stanfill
John Stanfiel
Sampson Stanfield
from Abstracts of The Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Cumberland Co., NC, Volume 1, October 1755 - January 1779, William C. Fields, Editor
May 18, 1763
Following appointed constable for the ensuing year: . . .Thos. Stanfield from the mouth of Lower Little River to Mr. Gibson's store, from there up the Wagon Road to John McAfee's then down to Archd. McNeil's on Little River.
May 18, 1764 - The following summoned to qualify as constables. . .Thomas Stanfield. . .
Replacements: . . .John Stanfield in place of Thomas Stanfield
1783 - Petition of inhabitants of Anson County [North Carolina] to General Assembly showeth that whereas an act of the Assembly appointed Commissioners to fix a place in Anson County to build a court house within two miles of the center of sd. county.
Among signers: John Jackson, Jonathon Jackson, Sheriff., John Stanfill, Capt., Samuel Jackson, Thomas Stanfill, Sampson Stanfill, John Stanfill, Sr.
1783 - Petition of inhabitants of Anson County (1783) to General Assembly to fix a place in Anson County to build a Church House.
Among signers: Thomas Stanfield, Sampson Stanfield, John Stanfield , Sr. and John Stanfield, Jr.
