Henry FIELD

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    1. 20 Nov 1635: Immigrated to Jamestown, VA. on the ship "Expectation".
    2. The tradition, which is quite generally prevalent in the South, in relation to this branch of the family is, that four brothers came to America, at about the same time.  They had taken with their father a prominent part in religious controversies in the old country, and were obliged to flee to avoid per persecution. 
    3. One of the brothers, accompanied by  a relative , came to America in the ship Expectation, and located at Jamestown, Va.  His name was Henry.  He was born in England in 1611 and arrived in Virginia Nov. 20, 1635.  His relative was John Dickinson, who was born the same year as Henry and who came in the same ship with him. 
    4.  In April prior Henry's cousin, Thomas, came over in the same ship, and it was doubtless from his glowing description that Henry went to Virginia rather than New England, where two of his brothers had migrated. John Field came over on the Thomas about 1630 and settled in Wethersfield Conn. Richard Field also settled in Virginia.
    5. From Henry Field is descended a larger majority of the family in the southern and southwestern states. Henry prospered, and obtained large grants o f land from the crown. The names of Feld or Field who came in vessels that cleared from London, England, for Virginia in North America were:  William Feld, aged twenty-three, in ship Charles, 1621; Jame s Field, aged twenty, in ship Swan, 1624; Henry Field, aged twenty-six in ship Jacob, 1624; T homas Feld, aged eighteen, in ship Expectation, April 16, 1635; Joseph Feld, aged twenty-four , in ship Expectation, Nov. 20, 1635. 
    6. Persons frequently came as servants with their friends, to save getting a certificate that they were good and loyal subjects to the King and established church. In 1621, an order in Council forbade the clearance of vessels with emigrants from Loudon and Gravesend bound to New England.  Therefore vessels cleared for Virginia, in North America, and landed anywhere they desired, as Virginia was considered by many as all North America . New England being mostly Puritans and Virginia not, was why this order in council was made.