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Individual Record
Name
Surname:
Bromfeild
Given Name:
William
Variant Surname Spellings:
Bromfield
Soundex Code:
B651
Birth, Christening and Other Information
Gender:
Male
Occupation(s):
Shoemaker
Orphan:
Unknown
Position in Parent's Family:
Unknown
Landowner:
Unknown
Literate:
Unknown
Convict:
Unknown
Length of Indenture
Year of Indenture:
by 1673
Place of Indenture
County:
Accomack
Colony:
Virginia
Master
Surname:
Jenifer
Given name:
Daniel
Title:
Captain
Research Notes
Proof of Immigrant Servant Status:
"On 7 February 1672/73, Wm. Bromfeild, servant to Daniel Jenifer, voluntarily bound himself to serve Jenifer for three years after the completion of his first term of service. In return Jenifer was to train Bromfeild in the trade of shoemaker, and keep him at that work exclusively from the present time onward. Signed, Daniel Jenifer and Wm. (f) Bromfeild." (1)
Headright:
"Capt. Danll. Jenifer, 1680 acs., Accomack Co., in Messango Sw., 26 Jan 1674/5, p. 553. Adj. Col. Wm. Kendall; land formerly granted to Jno. Wallop; by Jno. Parker's; to land formerly Alexdr. Massie's; to N. maine freshwater br. of Muddy Cr., & along Geo. Johnson, &c. Trans. of 34 pers: Wm. Bromfeild, Dor. Olive, Jno. Waford, Math. Elliot, Wm. Anzer (or Arecher), Hen. Gibson, Sam. Ponvoy (or Ponroy) [or Pomroy, Pomeroy], Jane Dylera, Rich. Williams, Nath. Barton, Geo. Foard, Ger. Lee, Ja. Boyd, Jno. Juler, Sus. Martin, Xper. Jackson, Rich. Greinall (or Greivall), Tho. Capp, Derman Cavine, Marg. Sumers, Tho. Shelite, Tho. Blake, Joane Scott, Ma. Knight, Ed. Bishopp, Nath. Darchartie, Jno. Manzo (or Manro), Hen. Flower, Sar. Cutts, Eliz. Mouth, Tho. Cunningham; & 2 Negroes." (2)
Source Citations:
(1) JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack County, Virginia Court Order Abstracts, 1671-1673, Vol. III (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996), 110, quoting Accomack County [Deeds] Orders and Wills [of Upper Northampton], 1671-1673:165; (2) Nell Marion Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Vol. II, 1665-1695 (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1977), 162.