Family Group Sheet for Thomas Field / Mary Ann Burton (F2020) m. 1659 : Burress & Palmer Genealogy

Male
Thomas Field

Female
Mary Ann Burton

Birth	1638	Henrico County, Virginia
Death	1696	Henrico County, Virginia
Burial
Other Spouse	John Davis \| F2021
Marriage	1680	Virginia
Other Spouse	William Glover \| F2023
Marriage	22 Oct 1685	Henrico County, Virginia
Father	John (of Longfield) Burton \| F2022 Group Sheet
Mother	Rachel Hutchins \| F2022 Group Sheet

Male
Thomas Fields Jr.

Female
Ann Fields

Female
+ Mary Field

Male
John Field

Notes

No marriage record has been found for Thomas and Mary. He may have been married twice (first to the sister of Richard, John and Thomas Perrin). It seems likely that Thomas did marry Mary Burton, daughter of John Burton, and that after Thomas's death she married John Davis who became the "orphans" guardian through Mary.

In that historical period children had to be under the guidance of a man. If the children's father died they were referred to as "orphans" even through their mother was still living and caring for them. If the widow remarried, her husband would become the guardian unless the children were old enough to choose their own.

Court records show that after John Davis died, Mary wed William Glover who then became the "orphans" guardian. Glover is thought to have mishandled the children's inheritances. Even though no wills can be found for Thomas Field or his sons, records indicate they had property both real and personal.

Family: Thomas Field / Mary Ann Burton (F2020)