Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield (1760-1832)
Aged 71y
Husband of Catherine Monfort Westerfield (1762-1844).
Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield (109513373)(son of Jacobus Westervelt/Westerfield and Maria Demaree) was born February 18, 1760 in Utrecht, Long Island, Kings County, New York, and died February 8, 1832 in Eaton, Ohio (Washington Township), in Preble County, Ohio. He died at age of 71 years, 11 months and 20 days. He died at the Preble County Infirmary and was buried in the Preble County Infirmary Cemetery (now called the Preble County Home Cemetery). He never had a headstone. He spent the first half of his life living in New York and New Jersey. He moved to New Jersey with his family at age seventeen. While in New Jersey, he served in the Revolutionary War. In 1780, as a young man at age twenty he accompanied his parents to Louisville, Kentucky. While in Kentucky he became a Presbyterian Minister. He married Catherine Monfort Westerfield (5470482) on February 28, 1782 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. By the end of 1789, Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield and Catherine Monfort Westerfield had left Kentucky and migrated to Hamilton, Ohio. He later migrated to Clermont County, Ohio. He spent the second half of his life living in Ohio. Their decision to leave Kentucky came after Samuel's father, Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield and nine other Westervelt/Westerfield family members were killed in an Indian raid near what is now known as Thixton, Kentucky, (Jefferson County). This tragedy is recorded in American history as the Westervelt Massacre. In about 1807, Samuel Leander and Catherine Monfort Westerfield relocated to Preble, Ohio. Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield was an Ordained Presbyterian Minister and frequently traveled between Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois throughout his life. Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield died in Preble, Ohio on February 8, 1832. He died at the Preble County Infirmary and was buried in the Preble County Infirmary Cemetery (now called the Preble County Home Cemetery). He never had a headstone. Shortly after Samuel's death, his widow, Catherine Monfort Westerfield moved to Knox County, Illinois to live with son Rev. Peter Westerfield Sr. Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield and Catherine Monfort Westerfield had 12 children together.
Notes for Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield:
Samuel and Catherine Westerfield moved to Hamilton County, Ohio in 1789 after Samuel's father, Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield, was killed in an Indian attack in Thixton, Kentucky (Jefferson County) on June 27, 1780 (see The Westervelt Massacre).
More About Samuel Leander Westerfield:
Baptism: March 05, 1760, New York, New York.
Ordination: Presbyterian.
Wife: Catherine Monfort Westerfield (5470482) (b. February 26, 1762 in Hunterdon, New Jersey, d. July 17, 1844 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County).
Catherine’s Father: Peter Monfort (b. 1725 in Long Island, NY ; d. 1769 in York County, PA).
Catherine’s Mother: Johanna Langestraat Monfort (b. 1730 ; d. 1772 in York County, PA).
Catherine Monfort Westerfield had five siblings.
Samuel's Father: Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield (later changed to Westerfield) (141718166) (b. July 1, 1737 in Tappan, New Jersey (Bergen County). d. June 27, 1780 in Thixton, Kentucky (Jefferson County). Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield was killed in Thixton, Kentucky (Jefferson County) by Indians allied to the British (research the Westerfield Massacre). Many people wonder why they changed their last name from Westervelt to Westerfield? My late uncle, Robert Edward Westerfield provided the answer to this mystery. As the Revolutionary War approached the British became allies with the Indians in North America. The British government put a 5 pound bounty for the scalps of anyone who had the last names provided by the British. There were several Dutch names on this "Hit List", so the Dutch Reformed Church decided to do something about these murders. The DRC authorized several names on this list to change their last name so as to confuse the enemy. The Westervelt name was on this list along with other Dutch names. The Allied Indians became confused because if your name was not on the list they would allow you to escape (because you were not of any value to them). The DRC did however have strict guidelines on the name changes. They could only be done at time of marriage or birth and the name change was not reversible.
Jacobus' Father was: Jacobus Van Westervelt.
Jacobus' Mother was: Debora Van Schywen.
Samuel's Mother: Maria Demaree (later changed to Mary Westerfield). She also used the name "Marie". She was the daughter of Samuel Demaree and Lea Demarest. Jacobus' Mother and Father were married on November 5, 1754 in Schraalenburg County, New Jersey.
The 12 children of Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield and Catherine Monfort Westerfield were:
1. James Westerfield (141903815) b. November 26, 1783 in Jefferson, Kentucky, d. August 19, 1822 in Union City, Indiana (Union County). He married Mary "Polly" Downing (141902338) on December 5, 1806 in Warren, Ohio.
The seven children of James Westerfield and Mary "Polly" Downing are:
i. William D. Westerfield b: 1808 in Ohio
ii. Kathrine (Catherine) Westerfield Campbell (b. June 14, 1810 in Ohio ; d. 1853 in Indiana). She married Abraham Campbell in Indiana.
iii. Samuel Westerfield b: 1812 in Ohio; d. January 10, 1901 in Topeka, Kansas (Shawnee County). Samuel Westerfield married Melinda Frazier on October 20, 1836 in Fayette County, Indiana. Melinda Frazier was born to John Frazier and Rachel Frazier who settled in Fayette County Indiana in 1821. Melinda was one of ten children. Samuel Westerfield and Melinda Frazier had seven children together.
iv. Noah Westerfield b: ABT 1814
v. Rachel Westerfield b: 1815 in Ohio.
vi. Martha Westerfield Canady (110587765) (b. 1818 in Wayne County, Indiana; d. 1892 in Rush County, Indiana). Martha married Charles Canady on March 12, 1840 in Fayette County, Indiana.
vii. Enoch Westerfield (27082603) (b: July 10. 1820; d. November 25, 1899). He is buried in Fayette County, Indiana at Orange North Cemetery. Enoch Westerfield married
Ursula Mauzy Westerfield (27082616) in Fayette County, Indiana. Enoch is buried beside his wife.
2. Johannah Westerfield Dooley (36228315) b. December 02, 1786 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, d. April 14, 1859 in Preble County, Ohio. She married Silas Dooley Sr. on May 5, 1808 in Preble County, Ohio. They had six children together.
3. Peter Westerfield, b. January 20, 1787 in Jefferson, Kentucky, d. August 8, 1789 in Jefferson, Kentucky. He died at age 2.
4. Levi Westerfield, b. April 13, 1789 in Jefferson, Kentucky, d. September 22, 1790 in Jefferson, Kentucky. He died at age seventeen months.
5. Rev. Peter J. Westerfield Sr. (141872256) ( b. April 14, 1791, Cincinnati , Ohio (Hamilton County), d. February 26, 1846 in Orange, Illinois (Knox County). He is buried at Knoxville Cemetery in Knox County, Illinois. Peter moved with his mother to Illinois. Peter was a Veteran of the War of 1812. Peter J. Westerfield Sr. married Elizabeth Betsy Doughman (5470440) and (47556520) in Clermont, Ohio on August 1, 1811. Elizabeth was born in 1794 and died on August 13, 1868 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). They had twelve children together.
6. Rev. John Monfort Westerfield (140456893) b. July 13, 1793 in Hamilton, Ohio; d. September 16, 1840, Manilla, Rush County, Indiana. He was a Physician and a Methodist Episcopal Minister. Dr. John Monfort Westerfield married Nancy Downing on December 28, 1812 in Warren County, Ohio. She was born in Garrard County, Kentucky. They had nine children together (seven born in Preble County, Ohio). Their seventh and eighth child, Jacob Reid Westerfield and Isaac Newton Westerfield were born in Henry County, Indiana in 1830 and 1832. The entire family had moved from Preble, Ohio to Henry, Indiana in 1828. They later settled near Manilla, Indiana (Rush County) in February, 1833. Rev. John Monfort Westerfield died in Manilla on September 16, 1840.
7. Samuel Demarest Westerfield (141794505) b. October 25, 1795 in Hamilton, Ohio, d. August 28, 1827 in Wayne, Indiana (Wayne County). He married Sallie VanWinkle on June 5, 1817 in Preble County, Ohio. They had four children together.
8. Isaac Newton Westerfield,Sr. (141023588) b. February 01, 1798 in Hamilton, Ohio, d. August, 1848 in Clermont, Ohio).
Isaac N. Westerfield, Sr. married Martha Hall on December 23, 1817 in Clermont, Ohio. This union created seven children.
Isaac later married Phoebe Hall Robinson (Martha Hall's Sister) on June 15, 1832 in Clermont, Ohio. Phoebe had earlier married John ? on January 3, 1811. This union created three children.
Isaac had seven children with Martha Hall and they were:
i. Jane Westerfield (b. December 23, 1818 in Clermont, Ohio, d. December 12, 1893 in Stonelick Township, Clermont, Ohio.
ii. Richard H. Westerfield (b. 1820 in Ohio, d. unknown)
iii. Catherine Westerfield (b. 1822 in Goshen, Clermont, Ohio).
iv. Phebe Westerfield (b. 1824 in Ohio, d. January 25, 1903)
v. Martha Westerfield (b. April 30, 1826 in Ohio.
vi. Johannah Westerfield (B. 1828 in Ohio, d. September 9, 1840)
vii. Isaac Newton Westerfield, Jr. (b. July 3, 1830 in Ohio, d. 1900 in Ohio). Isaac Newton Westerfield Jr. was appointed Postmaster on June 2, 1862 in Goshen, Ohio (Clermont County).
Isaac Newton Westerfield, Jr. married Aurelia Ann Moore Westerfield on November 27, 1856 in Clermont, Ohio. They had three children together:
-Mary W. Westerfield (b. Abt. 1861
-Carrie Roth Westerfield Peddicord (131919687) (b. 1865 in Ohio; d. November 28, 1953 in Fayette County, Ohio).
-Richard Hall Westerfield (131920284) (b. November 26, 1872 in Ohio; d. February 16, 1919 in Fayette County, Ohio).
Isaac Westerfield had three children with Phoebe Hall Robinson and they were:
viii. James H. Westerfield (b. 1832 in Ohio, d. August 18, 1832 in Ohio).
ix. Almirah Westerfield (b. July 9, 1833 in Stonelick, Clermont Ohio, d. March 30, 1900).
x. Eliza Westerfield (b. 1835 in Stonelick, Clermont, Ohio d. January 3, 1892 in Livingston, Missouri).
9. Carey Allen Westerfield, (5470433) b. March 16, 1800, in Hamilton County, Ohio, d. September 18, 1839 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). He is buried at Knoxville Cemetery in Knox County, Illinois.
Carey Allen Westerfield (b. March 16, 1800 in Hamilton, Ohio; d. September 18, 1839 in Knox County, Illinois). He was the son of Samuel Leander (1760-1832) & Catherine Monfort Westerfield (1762-1844). He was one of 12 children. He had 9 brothers & 2 sisters. His siblings were: James, Johanna, Peter, Levi, Peter, John, Samuel, Isaac, Jacob, Aaron & Sarah. He married Minerva Ferree on May 11, 1824 in Clermont County, Ohio. It is believed that he had 6 children with Minerva before he died in 1839. His children were: John (1825-1855), Rebecca Ann (1826-1890), Catherine (1828-1866), William Ferree (1832-1911), Sarah (1833-1902), & Carey Allen (1837-1864). He was only 39 years old when he died. He is buried with his mother & several siblings in Knoxville Cemetery.
He was married to Minerva Ferree Westerfield Long (b. 1800, d. 1876)
Carey Allen Westerfield and Minerva Ferree Westerfield Long had 6 children together:
John Westerfield (1825 - 1855)*
Rebecca Ann Westerfield Long (1826 - 1890)*
Catherine Westerfield Long (1828 - 1866)*
William Ferree Westerfield (1832 - 1911)*
Sarah Westerfield Scott (1833 - 1902)*
Carey A. Westerfield (1837 - 1864)*
10. Sarah Westerfield Banfill Farmer (145880834) (b. 1081 in Hamilton County, Ohio; d. 1888 in Phillips, Kansas). Sarah married Enoch Banfill in Preble County, Ohio in 1828. Sarah was widowed from Enoch Banfill. Sarah married Nathan Farmer Jr. (42384800) on November 20, 1832 in Preble County, Ohio). Nathan had four children from a previous marriage.
Sarah Westerfield and Nathan Farmer, Jr. had three known children together:
i. Belinda Farmer Bayes (b. 1835 in Defiance County, Ohio; d. About May 16, 1917). It is believed that Belinda married Robert F. Bayes (b. 1829 in Farmer, Ohio; d. 1899 in Las Animas, Colorado). They lived with their children for several years in Centerville, Iowa (Appanoose County). Several Census’ spelled their last names as Bays. In the 1900 Census for Las Animas, Colorado Belinda Bayes, age 65 and a widow, was living in Las Animas County, Colorado. She was living there with her widowed daughter Sarah “Estella” Bayes Mahady (married Thomas Mahady), another daughter, Effa Bayes (age 23) and a son Dow Bayes (age 35).
ii. Sanford D. Farmer (42384801) (b. 1837 in Defiance County, Ohio; d. January 31, 1873 in Stark, Minnesota (Brown County).
iii. Serena May Farmer Serfoss (25435971) (b. 1841 in Defiance County, Ohio; d. 1917 in Baca County, Colorado).
11. Jacob Reeder Westerfield, Sr., (5470483) b. January 24, 1802, in Hamilton, Ohio, d. August 19, 1852 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). He is buried at Knoxville Cemetery in Knox County, Illinois. Jacob Reeder Westerfield married Ame Hedges Ayers Westerfield (5470486) on October 18, 1827 in Preble County, Ohio.
They had seven children:
i. Mary Westerfield (1828-1848).
ii. James Westerfield (98138841) (b. February 14, 1830 in Preble County, Ohio; d. 1893 in Illinois). He was a Wagon Maker in the south. On October 2, 1855 he married Esther Moore (98139106) in Knoxville, Illinois. They lived in Monmouth, Illinois and raised a family. When James died in 1893, Esther Moore Westerfield moved to Omaha, Nebraska where she spent her last days. They had four children together.
1. Charles A. Westerfield (110554376) (b. 1857 in Knoxville, Illinois; d. 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County).
2. Harry Arthur Westerfield (136369024) (b. April 24, 1860 in Knox County, Illinois; d. June 27, 1942 in Los Angeles County, California).
3. John Moore Westerfield (135295461) (b. September, 1861 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County); d. January 17, 1936 in Banning, California (Riverside County). He married Lizzie Johnston in Omaha, Nebraska. They had one son, William Johnston Westerfield Sr. In 1902, they relocated to California eventually settling in Banning, California (Riverside County).
4. Ellery Hill Westerfield (b. January 13, 1870 in Monmouth, Illinois; d. October 19, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County). He passed the bar and became an Attorney in Monmouth, Illinois. He married Elizabeth Edwards Orange on October 9, 1901 in Omaha, Illinois. Ellery eventually relocated to Omaha, Nebraska. They had four children.
iii. Samuel Westerfield (114315723) (b. November 1, 1831 in Preble County, Ohio; d. December 8, 1832 in Preble County, Ohio at the Infirmary). Samuel died at age 1 year, 1 month and 8 days. He is buried at Mound Hill Cemetery in Eaton, Ohio (Preble County).
iv. Samuel F. Westerfield, Corporal (5470480) ( b. January 14, 1836 in Preble County, Ohio; d. July 31, 1893 in Knox County, Illinois). Inscription: Co B 2nd Colo. Cav. Dec. 2, 1861, Mr. Westerfield enlisted in Company B, Second Regiment Colorado Cavalry Volunteers, and was promoted to Corporal April 25, 1864, and honorably discharged Dec. 13, 1864. He died July 31, 1893. Samuel F. Westerfield married Mahala Harmony Westerfield (5470489) (1842-1912). They were married on May 16, 1872 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). They had two children together:
1. Frank Edward Westerfield (5470504) (b. June 19, 1873 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County); d. February 18, 1925 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). Frank E. is a member of Camp No. 224, S.O.V., Knoxville. Frank Edward Westerfield married Sara Ann Lightner (142741866) on November 26, 1903 in Knoxville, Illinois. The six children of Frank Edward Westerfield and Sara Anna Lightner Westerfield are:
Ralph Edward Westerfield (5477596) (b. February 28, 1905. He married Phyllis Talla Johnson Westerfield on March 20, 1930 in Knox County, Illinois. They had one son, Alan N. Westerfield.
Ruth Harmony Westerfield Higgins Neal (93328599) (b. September 26, 1906
Glen Arthur Westerfield (120562928) (b. January 28, 1908; d. unknown). He married Alice Arlene Bishop (b. 1904; d. 1974 in Knox County, Illinois) on June 8, 1935 in Knox County, Illinois.
Dean Lohr Westerfield (b. January 27, 1912 in Knox County, Illinois; d. in Mercer County, Illinois). Dean lived in Elmwood Township, Peoria, Illinois in 1940 Census. He married Marianne Westerfield (b. 1915). They had one child Sara Westerfield (b. 1940). In June, 1953 Dean worked at Beatrice Food Company in Knoxville, Illinois.
Clarence C. Westerfield (14521660) (b. March 13, 1919 in Sunnyside Washington (Yakima County); d. January 10, 1978 in Moses Lake, Washington (Grant County).
Ivan Ayers Westerfield (56135144) and (7919038) (b March 4, 1920 in Knox County, Illinois; d. at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941). The body of Ivan Ayers Westerfield was never recovered.
2. Eva Kate Westerfield (5470493) (1876-1887). Eva died at age 11.
v. Abigail Westerfield McCorkle (1840-1919).
vi. Amanda Jane Westerfield Mayfield (1844-1923).
vii. Jacob Reeder Westerfield Jr. (5470497) (b. August 16, 1846 in Knox County, Illinois; d. December 16, 1864 in Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County). Jacob ran away from home to join the army and fight in the Civil War. He served in Company D, 7th Illinois Calvary. He died 7 months after his enlistment in the Adams General Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee of typhoid fever. Bio information courtesy of Renee Ellis.
12. Aaron Monfort Westerfield, (62889526) b. December 13, 1804 in Hamilton County, Ohio, d. February 6, 1870 in Fulton County, Illinois.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield served in the Army - Illinois Infantry
Aaron Monfort Westerfield married Deziah Sloan (1811-1849) on May 23, 1836 in Tazewell County, Illinois. They had seven children together.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield married a second time to Elizabeth Elrod on June 8, 1850 in Fulton County, Illinois. Elizabeth Elrod can be found in the 1850 Census in Fulton County, Illinois. This marriage ended in divorce before 1855.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield married a third time to Eliza Thomas (62889568) on February 22, 1855 in Fulton County, Illinois.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield (62889526) and Deziah Sloan had seven children together:
Note: The children were raised by Eliza Thomas Westerfield.
1. James H. Westerfield, (3682940) (b. 1838; d. May 5, 1902 in Leavenworth, Kansas). James H. Westerfield married Sena Kidd (101259053) on August 10, 1865 in Mason County, Illinois. James H. Westerfield served in the 85th Illinois Volunteers Infantry. He mustered out with the Regiment, returned to Fulton County, Illinois but died soon after.
The four children of James H. Westerfield and Sena Kidd Westerfield are:
i. Effie J. Westerfield Broach (101258949) (b. December 6, 1869 in Mason City, Illinois (Mason County); d. 1961 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County).
ii. Charles Albert Westerfield (106467608) (b. June 2, 1872 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County); d. April 4, 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County). Charles Albert Westerfield married Vallie Ann Siegrist Westerfield (106467727).
iii. William M. Westerfield (58170750) (b. May 2, 1875 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County); d. September 23, 1937 in San Jose, Texas (Bexar County).
iv. Emma Westerfield (101259054) (b. June 1, 1878 in Saunders County, Nebraska; d. February 24, 1879 in Saunders County, Nebraska). Died at age 18 months.
2. Aaron North Westerfield, Sgt. (141908288) (b. 1840 in Fulton County, Illinois; d. June 30, 1862 in the Civil War, Battle of Corinth, Mississippi). Aaron's parents were Aaron Monfort Westerfield (62889526) and Deziah Sloan Westerfield (1811-1849) who lived in Fulton County, Illinois. He served in Company F, 11th Illinois US Calvary. He served with his brother, Corporal Francis "Frank" Westerfield. Aaron North Westerfield married Susan A. Knight on January 12, 1862 in Fulton County, Illinois. His widow, Susan A. Westerfield applied for survivor's benefits after his death in 1862.
3. Francis "Frank" Westerfield, Corporal (62451866) (b. September 30, 1842 in Fulton County, Illinois; d. September 5, 1916 in Stocking, Nebraska(Saunders County). Francis Westerfield is buried in Sunrise Cemetery in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County). Francis Westerfield enlisted on September 24, 1861 in the 11th Illinois Calvary, Company F, GAR. Corporal Francis Westerfield served in 11th Illinois Calvary with his brother, Sgt. Aaron North Westerfield who was killed. He filed for his Volunteer Soldier's Pension on June 23, 1885, saying he was an invalid. His widow, Josephine H. Kirk Westerfield, filed for her death benefits in September of 1916. Francis married Josephine H. Kirk (1851-1930) in 1867 in Fulton County, Illinois.
The six children of Francis Westerfield and Josephine H. Kirk Westerfield are:
i. Aaron North Westerfield (b. 1869 in Fulton County, Illinois; d. 1958 in Wahoo, Saunders, Nebraska). He was named after his uncle, Aaron North Westerfield, born in 1840.
ii. Bartan Westerfield (b. 1874
iii. Ida May Westerfield (b. 1876
iv. Phebe L. Westerfield (24752614) (b. on November 28, 1888;d. February 27, 1889 in Saunders County, Nebraska). Died at age 2 months, 9 days. Daughter of Francis and "T" Westerfield.
v. William "W. L." Westerfield (80503060) (b. October 13, 1871 in Nebraska; d. February 3, 1949 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County).
vi. Dollie Rose Westerfield (80502867) (b. July 1, 1892 in Nebraska; d. March 22, 1903 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County). She died at age 20. Daughter of Francis and Josephine H. Westerfield.
4. Barton W. Westerfield (1843-1862)
5. Louisa J. Westerfield (b. 1844 in Fulton, Illinois. She married William H. Warner in February 1863 in Fulton, Illinois.
6. George Westerfield, Private (8273356) (b. December, 1846 in Canton, Illinois (Fulton County) ; d. unknown date in Riverview, Florida (Hillsborough County). Private George Westerfield, Company B, 58 Illinois Vet. Infantry.
7. Emma Amelia Westerfield (1849-1919).
Aged 71y
Husband of Catherine Monfort Westerfield (1762-1844).
Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield (109513373)(son of Jacobus Westervelt/Westerfield and Maria Demaree) was born February 18, 1760 in Utrecht, Long Island, Kings County, New York, and died February 8, 1832 in Eaton, Ohio (Washington Township), in Preble County, Ohio. He died at age of 71 years, 11 months and 20 days. He died at the Preble County Infirmary and was buried in the Preble County Infirmary Cemetery (now called the Preble County Home Cemetery). He never had a headstone. He spent the first half of his life living in New York and New Jersey. He moved to New Jersey with his family at age seventeen. While in New Jersey, he served in the Revolutionary War. In 1780, as a young man at age twenty he accompanied his parents to Louisville, Kentucky. While in Kentucky he became a Presbyterian Minister. He married Catherine Monfort Westerfield (5470482) on February 28, 1782 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. By the end of 1789, Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield and Catherine Monfort Westerfield had left Kentucky and migrated to Hamilton, Ohio. He later migrated to Clermont County, Ohio. He spent the second half of his life living in Ohio. Their decision to leave Kentucky came after Samuel's father, Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield and nine other Westervelt/Westerfield family members were killed in an Indian raid near what is now known as Thixton, Kentucky, (Jefferson County). This tragedy is recorded in American history as the Westervelt Massacre. In about 1807, Samuel Leander and Catherine Monfort Westerfield relocated to Preble, Ohio. Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield was an Ordained Presbyterian Minister and frequently traveled between Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois throughout his life. Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield died in Preble, Ohio on February 8, 1832. He died at the Preble County Infirmary and was buried in the Preble County Infirmary Cemetery (now called the Preble County Home Cemetery). He never had a headstone. Shortly after Samuel's death, his widow, Catherine Monfort Westerfield moved to Knox County, Illinois to live with son Rev. Peter Westerfield Sr. Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield and Catherine Monfort Westerfield had 12 children together.
Notes for Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield:
Samuel and Catherine Westerfield moved to Hamilton County, Ohio in 1789 after Samuel's father, Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield, was killed in an Indian attack in Thixton, Kentucky (Jefferson County) on June 27, 1780 (see The Westervelt Massacre).
More About Samuel Leander Westerfield:
Baptism: March 05, 1760, New York, New York.
Ordination: Presbyterian.
Wife: Catherine Monfort Westerfield (5470482) (b. February 26, 1762 in Hunterdon, New Jersey, d. July 17, 1844 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County).
Catherine’s Father: Peter Monfort (b. 1725 in Long Island, NY ; d. 1769 in York County, PA).
Catherine’s Mother: Johanna Langestraat Monfort (b. 1730 ; d. 1772 in York County, PA).
Catherine Monfort Westerfield had five siblings.
Samuel's Father: Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield (later changed to Westerfield) (141718166) (b. July 1, 1737 in Tappan, New Jersey (Bergen County). d. June 27, 1780 in Thixton, Kentucky (Jefferson County). Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield was killed in Thixton, Kentucky (Jefferson County) by Indians allied to the British (research the Westerfield Massacre). Many people wonder why they changed their last name from Westervelt to Westerfield? My late uncle, Robert Edward Westerfield provided the answer to this mystery. As the Revolutionary War approached the British became allies with the Indians in North America. The British government put a 5 pound bounty for the scalps of anyone who had the last names provided by the British. There were several Dutch names on this "Hit List", so the Dutch Reformed Church decided to do something about these murders. The DRC authorized several names on this list to change their last name so as to confuse the enemy. The Westervelt name was on this list along with other Dutch names. The Allied Indians became confused because if your name was not on the list they would allow you to escape (because you were not of any value to them). The DRC did however have strict guidelines on the name changes. They could only be done at time of marriage or birth and the name change was not reversible.
Jacobus' Father was: Jacobus Van Westervelt.
Jacobus' Mother was: Debora Van Schywen.
Samuel's Mother: Maria Demaree (later changed to Mary Westerfield). She also used the name "Marie". She was the daughter of Samuel Demaree and Lea Demarest. Jacobus' Mother and Father were married on November 5, 1754 in Schraalenburg County, New Jersey.
The 12 children of Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield and Catherine Monfort Westerfield were:
1. James Westerfield (141903815) b. November 26, 1783 in Jefferson, Kentucky, d. August 19, 1822 in Union City, Indiana (Union County). He married Mary "Polly" Downing (141902338) on December 5, 1806 in Warren, Ohio.
The seven children of James Westerfield and Mary "Polly" Downing are:
i. William D. Westerfield b: 1808 in Ohio
ii. Kathrine (Catherine) Westerfield Campbell (b. June 14, 1810 in Ohio ; d. 1853 in Indiana). She married Abraham Campbell in Indiana.
iii. Samuel Westerfield b: 1812 in Ohio; d. January 10, 1901 in Topeka, Kansas (Shawnee County). Samuel Westerfield married Melinda Frazier on October 20, 1836 in Fayette County, Indiana. Melinda Frazier was born to John Frazier and Rachel Frazier who settled in Fayette County Indiana in 1821. Melinda was one of ten children. Samuel Westerfield and Melinda Frazier had seven children together.
iv. Noah Westerfield b: ABT 1814
v. Rachel Westerfield b: 1815 in Ohio.
vi. Martha Westerfield Canady (110587765) (b. 1818 in Wayne County, Indiana; d. 1892 in Rush County, Indiana). Martha married Charles Canady on March 12, 1840 in Fayette County, Indiana.
vii. Enoch Westerfield (27082603) (b: July 10. 1820; d. November 25, 1899). He is buried in Fayette County, Indiana at Orange North Cemetery. Enoch Westerfield married
Ursula Mauzy Westerfield (27082616) in Fayette County, Indiana. Enoch is buried beside his wife.
2. Johannah Westerfield Dooley (36228315) b. December 02, 1786 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, d. April 14, 1859 in Preble County, Ohio. She married Silas Dooley Sr. on May 5, 1808 in Preble County, Ohio. They had six children together.
3. Peter Westerfield, b. January 20, 1787 in Jefferson, Kentucky, d. August 8, 1789 in Jefferson, Kentucky. He died at age 2.
4. Levi Westerfield, b. April 13, 1789 in Jefferson, Kentucky, d. September 22, 1790 in Jefferson, Kentucky. He died at age seventeen months.
5. Rev. Peter J. Westerfield Sr. (141872256) ( b. April 14, 1791, Cincinnati , Ohio (Hamilton County), d. February 26, 1846 in Orange, Illinois (Knox County). He is buried at Knoxville Cemetery in Knox County, Illinois. Peter moved with his mother to Illinois. Peter was a Veteran of the War of 1812. Peter J. Westerfield Sr. married Elizabeth Betsy Doughman (5470440) and (47556520) in Clermont, Ohio on August 1, 1811. Elizabeth was born in 1794 and died on August 13, 1868 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). They had twelve children together.
6. Rev. John Monfort Westerfield (140456893) b. July 13, 1793 in Hamilton, Ohio; d. September 16, 1840, Manilla, Rush County, Indiana. He was a Physician and a Methodist Episcopal Minister. Dr. John Monfort Westerfield married Nancy Downing on December 28, 1812 in Warren County, Ohio. She was born in Garrard County, Kentucky. They had nine children together (seven born in Preble County, Ohio). Their seventh and eighth child, Jacob Reid Westerfield and Isaac Newton Westerfield were born in Henry County, Indiana in 1830 and 1832. The entire family had moved from Preble, Ohio to Henry, Indiana in 1828. They later settled near Manilla, Indiana (Rush County) in February, 1833. Rev. John Monfort Westerfield died in Manilla on September 16, 1840.
7. Samuel Demarest Westerfield (141794505) b. October 25, 1795 in Hamilton, Ohio, d. August 28, 1827 in Wayne, Indiana (Wayne County). He married Sallie VanWinkle on June 5, 1817 in Preble County, Ohio. They had four children together.
8. Isaac Newton Westerfield,Sr. (141023588) b. February 01, 1798 in Hamilton, Ohio, d. August, 1848 in Clermont, Ohio).
Isaac N. Westerfield, Sr. married Martha Hall on December 23, 1817 in Clermont, Ohio. This union created seven children.
Isaac later married Phoebe Hall Robinson (Martha Hall's Sister) on June 15, 1832 in Clermont, Ohio. Phoebe had earlier married John ? on January 3, 1811. This union created three children.
Isaac had seven children with Martha Hall and they were:
i. Jane Westerfield (b. December 23, 1818 in Clermont, Ohio, d. December 12, 1893 in Stonelick Township, Clermont, Ohio.
ii. Richard H. Westerfield (b. 1820 in Ohio, d. unknown)
iii. Catherine Westerfield (b. 1822 in Goshen, Clermont, Ohio).
iv. Phebe Westerfield (b. 1824 in Ohio, d. January 25, 1903)
v. Martha Westerfield (b. April 30, 1826 in Ohio.
vi. Johannah Westerfield (B. 1828 in Ohio, d. September 9, 1840)
vii. Isaac Newton Westerfield, Jr. (b. July 3, 1830 in Ohio, d. 1900 in Ohio). Isaac Newton Westerfield Jr. was appointed Postmaster on June 2, 1862 in Goshen, Ohio (Clermont County).
Isaac Newton Westerfield, Jr. married Aurelia Ann Moore Westerfield on November 27, 1856 in Clermont, Ohio. They had three children together:
-Mary W. Westerfield (b. Abt. 1861
-Carrie Roth Westerfield Peddicord (131919687) (b. 1865 in Ohio; d. November 28, 1953 in Fayette County, Ohio).
-Richard Hall Westerfield (131920284) (b. November 26, 1872 in Ohio; d. February 16, 1919 in Fayette County, Ohio).
Isaac Westerfield had three children with Phoebe Hall Robinson and they were:
viii. James H. Westerfield (b. 1832 in Ohio, d. August 18, 1832 in Ohio).
ix. Almirah Westerfield (b. July 9, 1833 in Stonelick, Clermont Ohio, d. March 30, 1900).
x. Eliza Westerfield (b. 1835 in Stonelick, Clermont, Ohio d. January 3, 1892 in Livingston, Missouri).
9. Carey Allen Westerfield, (5470433) b. March 16, 1800, in Hamilton County, Ohio, d. September 18, 1839 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). He is buried at Knoxville Cemetery in Knox County, Illinois.
Carey Allen Westerfield (b. March 16, 1800 in Hamilton, Ohio; d. September 18, 1839 in Knox County, Illinois). He was the son of Samuel Leander (1760-1832) & Catherine Monfort Westerfield (1762-1844). He was one of 12 children. He had 9 brothers & 2 sisters. His siblings were: James, Johanna, Peter, Levi, Peter, John, Samuel, Isaac, Jacob, Aaron & Sarah. He married Minerva Ferree on May 11, 1824 in Clermont County, Ohio. It is believed that he had 6 children with Minerva before he died in 1839. His children were: John (1825-1855), Rebecca Ann (1826-1890), Catherine (1828-1866), William Ferree (1832-1911), Sarah (1833-1902), & Carey Allen (1837-1864). He was only 39 years old when he died. He is buried with his mother & several siblings in Knoxville Cemetery.
He was married to Minerva Ferree Westerfield Long (b. 1800, d. 1876)
Carey Allen Westerfield and Minerva Ferree Westerfield Long had 6 children together:
John Westerfield (1825 - 1855)*
Rebecca Ann Westerfield Long (1826 - 1890)*
Catherine Westerfield Long (1828 - 1866)*
William Ferree Westerfield (1832 - 1911)*
Sarah Westerfield Scott (1833 - 1902)*
Carey A. Westerfield (1837 - 1864)*
10. Sarah Westerfield Banfill Farmer (145880834) (b. 1081 in Hamilton County, Ohio; d. 1888 in Phillips, Kansas). Sarah married Enoch Banfill in Preble County, Ohio in 1828. Sarah was widowed from Enoch Banfill. Sarah married Nathan Farmer Jr. (42384800) on November 20, 1832 in Preble County, Ohio). Nathan had four children from a previous marriage.
Sarah Westerfield and Nathan Farmer, Jr. had three known children together:
i. Belinda Farmer Bayes (b. 1835 in Defiance County, Ohio; d. About May 16, 1917). It is believed that Belinda married Robert F. Bayes (b. 1829 in Farmer, Ohio; d. 1899 in Las Animas, Colorado). They lived with their children for several years in Centerville, Iowa (Appanoose County). Several Census’ spelled their last names as Bays. In the 1900 Census for Las Animas, Colorado Belinda Bayes, age 65 and a widow, was living in Las Animas County, Colorado. She was living there with her widowed daughter Sarah “Estella” Bayes Mahady (married Thomas Mahady), another daughter, Effa Bayes (age 23) and a son Dow Bayes (age 35).
ii. Sanford D. Farmer (42384801) (b. 1837 in Defiance County, Ohio; d. January 31, 1873 in Stark, Minnesota (Brown County).
iii. Serena May Farmer Serfoss (25435971) (b. 1841 in Defiance County, Ohio; d. 1917 in Baca County, Colorado).
11. Jacob Reeder Westerfield, Sr., (5470483) b. January 24, 1802, in Hamilton, Ohio, d. August 19, 1852 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). He is buried at Knoxville Cemetery in Knox County, Illinois. Jacob Reeder Westerfield married Ame Hedges Ayers Westerfield (5470486) on October 18, 1827 in Preble County, Ohio.
They had seven children:
i. Mary Westerfield (1828-1848).
ii. James Westerfield (98138841) (b. February 14, 1830 in Preble County, Ohio; d. 1893 in Illinois). He was a Wagon Maker in the south. On October 2, 1855 he married Esther Moore (98139106) in Knoxville, Illinois. They lived in Monmouth, Illinois and raised a family. When James died in 1893, Esther Moore Westerfield moved to Omaha, Nebraska where she spent her last days. They had four children together.
1. Charles A. Westerfield (110554376) (b. 1857 in Knoxville, Illinois; d. 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County).
2. Harry Arthur Westerfield (136369024) (b. April 24, 1860 in Knox County, Illinois; d. June 27, 1942 in Los Angeles County, California).
3. John Moore Westerfield (135295461) (b. September, 1861 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County); d. January 17, 1936 in Banning, California (Riverside County). He married Lizzie Johnston in Omaha, Nebraska. They had one son, William Johnston Westerfield Sr. In 1902, they relocated to California eventually settling in Banning, California (Riverside County).
4. Ellery Hill Westerfield (b. January 13, 1870 in Monmouth, Illinois; d. October 19, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County). He passed the bar and became an Attorney in Monmouth, Illinois. He married Elizabeth Edwards Orange on October 9, 1901 in Omaha, Illinois. Ellery eventually relocated to Omaha, Nebraska. They had four children.
iii. Samuel Westerfield (114315723) (b. November 1, 1831 in Preble County, Ohio; d. December 8, 1832 in Preble County, Ohio at the Infirmary). Samuel died at age 1 year, 1 month and 8 days. He is buried at Mound Hill Cemetery in Eaton, Ohio (Preble County).
iv. Samuel F. Westerfield, Corporal (5470480) ( b. January 14, 1836 in Preble County, Ohio; d. July 31, 1893 in Knox County, Illinois). Inscription: Co B 2nd Colo. Cav. Dec. 2, 1861, Mr. Westerfield enlisted in Company B, Second Regiment Colorado Cavalry Volunteers, and was promoted to Corporal April 25, 1864, and honorably discharged Dec. 13, 1864. He died July 31, 1893. Samuel F. Westerfield married Mahala Harmony Westerfield (5470489) (1842-1912). They were married on May 16, 1872 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). They had two children together:
1. Frank Edward Westerfield (5470504) (b. June 19, 1873 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County); d. February 18, 1925 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). Frank E. is a member of Camp No. 224, S.O.V., Knoxville. Frank Edward Westerfield married Sara Ann Lightner (142741866) on November 26, 1903 in Knoxville, Illinois. The six children of Frank Edward Westerfield and Sara Anna Lightner Westerfield are:
Ralph Edward Westerfield (5477596) (b. February 28, 1905. He married Phyllis Talla Johnson Westerfield on March 20, 1930 in Knox County, Illinois. They had one son, Alan N. Westerfield.
Ruth Harmony Westerfield Higgins Neal (93328599) (b. September 26, 1906
Glen Arthur Westerfield (120562928) (b. January 28, 1908; d. unknown). He married Alice Arlene Bishop (b. 1904; d. 1974 in Knox County, Illinois) on June 8, 1935 in Knox County, Illinois.
Dean Lohr Westerfield (b. January 27, 1912 in Knox County, Illinois; d. in Mercer County, Illinois). Dean lived in Elmwood Township, Peoria, Illinois in 1940 Census. He married Marianne Westerfield (b. 1915). They had one child Sara Westerfield (b. 1940). In June, 1953 Dean worked at Beatrice Food Company in Knoxville, Illinois.
Clarence C. Westerfield (14521660) (b. March 13, 1919 in Sunnyside Washington (Yakima County); d. January 10, 1978 in Moses Lake, Washington (Grant County).
Ivan Ayers Westerfield (56135144) and (7919038) (b March 4, 1920 in Knox County, Illinois; d. at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941). The body of Ivan Ayers Westerfield was never recovered.
2. Eva Kate Westerfield (5470493) (1876-1887). Eva died at age 11.
v. Abigail Westerfield McCorkle (1840-1919).
vi. Amanda Jane Westerfield Mayfield (1844-1923).
vii. Jacob Reeder Westerfield Jr. (5470497) (b. August 16, 1846 in Knox County, Illinois; d. December 16, 1864 in Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County). Jacob ran away from home to join the army and fight in the Civil War. He served in Company D, 7th Illinois Calvary. He died 7 months after his enlistment in the Adams General Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee of typhoid fever. Bio information courtesy of Renee Ellis.
12. Aaron Monfort Westerfield, (62889526) b. December 13, 1804 in Hamilton County, Ohio, d. February 6, 1870 in Fulton County, Illinois.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield served in the Army - Illinois Infantry
Aaron Monfort Westerfield married Deziah Sloan (1811-1849) on May 23, 1836 in Tazewell County, Illinois. They had seven children together.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield married a second time to Elizabeth Elrod on June 8, 1850 in Fulton County, Illinois. Elizabeth Elrod can be found in the 1850 Census in Fulton County, Illinois. This marriage ended in divorce before 1855.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield married a third time to Eliza Thomas (62889568) on February 22, 1855 in Fulton County, Illinois.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield (62889526) and Deziah Sloan had seven children together:
Note: The children were raised by Eliza Thomas Westerfield.
1. James H. Westerfield, (3682940) (b. 1838; d. May 5, 1902 in Leavenworth, Kansas). James H. Westerfield married Sena Kidd (101259053) on August 10, 1865 in Mason County, Illinois. James H. Westerfield served in the 85th Illinois Volunteers Infantry. He mustered out with the Regiment, returned to Fulton County, Illinois but died soon after.
The four children of James H. Westerfield and Sena Kidd Westerfield are:
i. Effie J. Westerfield Broach (101258949) (b. December 6, 1869 in Mason City, Illinois (Mason County); d. 1961 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County).
ii. Charles Albert Westerfield (106467608) (b. June 2, 1872 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County); d. April 4, 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County). Charles Albert Westerfield married Vallie Ann Siegrist Westerfield (106467727).
iii. William M. Westerfield (58170750) (b. May 2, 1875 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County); d. September 23, 1937 in San Jose, Texas (Bexar County).
iv. Emma Westerfield (101259054) (b. June 1, 1878 in Saunders County, Nebraska; d. February 24, 1879 in Saunders County, Nebraska). Died at age 18 months.
2. Aaron North Westerfield, Sgt. (141908288) (b. 1840 in Fulton County, Illinois; d. June 30, 1862 in the Civil War, Battle of Corinth, Mississippi). Aaron's parents were Aaron Monfort Westerfield (62889526) and Deziah Sloan Westerfield (1811-1849) who lived in Fulton County, Illinois. He served in Company F, 11th Illinois US Calvary. He served with his brother, Corporal Francis "Frank" Westerfield. Aaron North Westerfield married Susan A. Knight on January 12, 1862 in Fulton County, Illinois. His widow, Susan A. Westerfield applied for survivor's benefits after his death in 1862.
3. Francis "Frank" Westerfield, Corporal (62451866) (b. September 30, 1842 in Fulton County, Illinois; d. September 5, 1916 in Stocking, Nebraska(Saunders County). Francis Westerfield is buried in Sunrise Cemetery in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County). Francis Westerfield enlisted on September 24, 1861 in the 11th Illinois Calvary, Company F, GAR. Corporal Francis Westerfield served in 11th Illinois Calvary with his brother, Sgt. Aaron North Westerfield who was killed. He filed for his Volunteer Soldier's Pension on June 23, 1885, saying he was an invalid. His widow, Josephine H. Kirk Westerfield, filed for her death benefits in September of 1916. Francis married Josephine H. Kirk (1851-1930) in 1867 in Fulton County, Illinois.
The six children of Francis Westerfield and Josephine H. Kirk Westerfield are:
i. Aaron North Westerfield (b. 1869 in Fulton County, Illinois; d. 1958 in Wahoo, Saunders, Nebraska). He was named after his uncle, Aaron North Westerfield, born in 1840.
ii. Bartan Westerfield (b. 1874
iii. Ida May Westerfield (b. 1876
iv. Phebe L. Westerfield (24752614) (b. on November 28, 1888;d. February 27, 1889 in Saunders County, Nebraska). Died at age 2 months, 9 days. Daughter of Francis and "T" Westerfield.
v. William "W. L." Westerfield (80503060) (b. October 13, 1871 in Nebraska; d. February 3, 1949 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County).
vi. Dollie Rose Westerfield (80502867) (b. July 1, 1892 in Nebraska; d. March 22, 1903 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County). She died at age 20. Daughter of Francis and Josephine H. Westerfield.
4. Barton W. Westerfield (1843-1862)
5. Louisa J. Westerfield (b. 1844 in Fulton, Illinois. She married William H. Warner in February 1863 in Fulton, Illinois.
6. George Westerfield, Private (8273356) (b. December, 1846 in Canton, Illinois (Fulton County) ; d. unknown date in Riverview, Florida (Hillsborough County). Private George Westerfield, Company B, 58 Illinois Vet. Infantry.
7. Emma Amelia Westerfield (1849-1919).
Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield (1760-1832)
Aged 71y
Husband of Catherine Monfort Westerfield (1762-1844).
Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield (109513373)(son of Jacobus Westervelt/Westerfield and Maria Demaree) was born February 18, 1760 in Utrecht, Long Island, Kings County, New York, and died February 8, 1832 in Eaton, Ohio (Washington Township), in Preble County, Ohio. He died at age of 71 years, 11 months and 20 days. He died at the Preble County Infirmary and was buried in the Preble County Infirmary Cemetery (now called the Preble County Home Cemetery). He never had a headstone. He spent the first half of his life living in New York and New Jersey. He moved to New Jersey with his family at age seventeen. While in New Jersey, he served in the Revolutionary War. In 1780, as a young man at age twenty he accompanied his parents to Louisville, Kentucky. While in Kentucky he became a Presbyterian Minister. He married Catherine Monfort Westerfield (5470482) on February 28, 1782 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. By the end of 1789, Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield and Catherine Monfort Westerfield had left Kentucky and migrated to Hamilton, Ohio. He later migrated to Clermont County, Ohio. He spent the second half of his life living in Ohio. Their decision to leave Kentucky came after Samuel's father, Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield and nine other Westervelt/Westerfield family members were killed in an Indian raid near what is now known as Thixton, Kentucky, (Jefferson County). This tragedy is recorded in American history as the Westervelt Massacre. In about 1807, Samuel Leander and Catherine Monfort Westerfield relocated to Preble, Ohio. Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield was an Ordained Presbyterian Minister and frequently traveled between Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois throughout his life. Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield died in Preble, Ohio on February 8, 1832. He died at the Preble County Infirmary and was buried in the Preble County Infirmary Cemetery (now called the Preble County Home Cemetery). He never had a headstone. Shortly after Samuel's death, his widow, Catherine Monfort Westerfield moved to Knox County, Illinois to live with son Rev. Peter Westerfield Sr. Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield and Catherine Monfort Westerfield had 12 children together.
Notes for Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield:
Samuel and Catherine Westerfield moved to Hamilton County, Ohio in 1789 after Samuel's father, Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield, was killed in an Indian attack in Thixton, Kentucky (Jefferson County) on June 27, 1780 (see The Westervelt Massacre).
More About Samuel Leander Westerfield:
Baptism: March 05, 1760, New York, New York.
Ordination: Presbyterian.
Wife: Catherine Monfort Westerfield (5470482) (b. February 26, 1762 in Hunterdon, New Jersey, d. July 17, 1844 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County).
Catherine’s Father: Peter Monfort (b. 1725 in Long Island, NY ; d. 1769 in York County, PA).
Catherine’s Mother: Johanna Langestraat Monfort (b. 1730 ; d. 1772 in York County, PA).
Catherine Monfort Westerfield had five siblings.
Samuel's Father: Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield (later changed to Westerfield) (141718166) (b. July 1, 1737 in Tappan, New Jersey (Bergen County). d. June 27, 1780 in Thixton, Kentucky (Jefferson County). Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield was killed in Thixton, Kentucky (Jefferson County) by Indians allied to the British (research the Westerfield Massacre). Many people wonder why they changed their last name from Westervelt to Westerfield? My late uncle, Robert Edward Westerfield provided the answer to this mystery. As the Revolutionary War approached the British became allies with the Indians in North America. The British government put a 5 pound bounty for the scalps of anyone who had the last names provided by the British. There were several Dutch names on this "Hit List", so the Dutch Reformed Church decided to do something about these murders. The DRC authorized several names on this list to change their last name so as to confuse the enemy. The Westervelt name was on this list along with other Dutch names. The Allied Indians became confused because if your name was not on the list they would allow you to escape (because you were not of any value to them). The DRC did however have strict guidelines on the name changes. They could only be done at time of marriage or birth and the name change was not reversible.
Jacobus' Father was: Jacobus Van Westervelt.
Jacobus' Mother was: Debora Van Schywen.
Samuel's Mother: Maria Demaree (later changed to Mary Westerfield). She also used the name "Marie". She was the daughter of Samuel Demaree and Lea Demarest. Jacobus' Mother and Father were married on November 5, 1754 in Schraalenburg County, New Jersey.
The 12 children of Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield and Catherine Monfort Westerfield were:
1. James Westerfield (141903815) b. November 26, 1783 in Jefferson, Kentucky, d. August 19, 1822 in Union City, Indiana (Union County). He married Mary "Polly" Downing (141902338) on December 5, 1806 in Warren, Ohio.
The seven children of James Westerfield and Mary "Polly" Downing are:
i. William D. Westerfield b: 1808 in Ohio
ii. Kathrine (Catherine) Westerfield Campbell (b. June 14, 1810 in Ohio ; d. 1853 in Indiana). She married Abraham Campbell in Indiana.
iii. Samuel Westerfield b: 1812 in Ohio; d. January 10, 1901 in Topeka, Kansas (Shawnee County). Samuel Westerfield married Melinda Frazier on October 20, 1836 in Fayette County, Indiana. Melinda Frazier was born to John Frazier and Rachel Frazier who settled in Fayette County Indiana in 1821. Melinda was one of ten children. Samuel Westerfield and Melinda Frazier had seven children together.
iv. Noah Westerfield b: ABT 1814
v. Rachel Westerfield b: 1815 in Ohio.
vi. Martha Westerfield Canady (110587765) (b. 1818 in Wayne County, Indiana; d. 1892 in Rush County, Indiana). Martha married Charles Canady on March 12, 1840 in Fayette County, Indiana.
vii. Enoch Westerfield (27082603) (b: July 10. 1820; d. November 25, 1899). He is buried in Fayette County, Indiana at Orange North Cemetery. Enoch Westerfield married
Ursula Mauzy Westerfield (27082616) in Fayette County, Indiana. Enoch is buried beside his wife.
2. Johannah Westerfield Dooley (36228315) b. December 02, 1786 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, d. April 14, 1859 in Preble County, Ohio. She married Silas Dooley Sr. on May 5, 1808 in Preble County, Ohio. They had six children together.
3. Peter Westerfield, b. January 20, 1787 in Jefferson, Kentucky, d. August 8, 1789 in Jefferson, Kentucky. He died at age 2.
4. Levi Westerfield, b. April 13, 1789 in Jefferson, Kentucky, d. September 22, 1790 in Jefferson, Kentucky. He died at age seventeen months.
5. Rev. Peter J. Westerfield Sr. (141872256) ( b. April 14, 1791, Cincinnati , Ohio (Hamilton County), d. February 26, 1846 in Orange, Illinois (Knox County). He is buried at Knoxville Cemetery in Knox County, Illinois. Peter moved with his mother to Illinois. Peter was a Veteran of the War of 1812. Peter J. Westerfield Sr. married Elizabeth Betsy Doughman (5470440) and (47556520) in Clermont, Ohio on August 1, 1811. Elizabeth was born in 1794 and died on August 13, 1868 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). They had twelve children together.
6. Rev. John Monfort Westerfield (140456893) b. July 13, 1793 in Hamilton, Ohio; d. September 16, 1840, Manilla, Rush County, Indiana. He was a Physician and a Methodist Episcopal Minister. Dr. John Monfort Westerfield married Nancy Downing on December 28, 1812 in Warren County, Ohio. She was born in Garrard County, Kentucky. They had nine children together (seven born in Preble County, Ohio). Their seventh and eighth child, Jacob Reid Westerfield and Isaac Newton Westerfield were born in Henry County, Indiana in 1830 and 1832. The entire family had moved from Preble, Ohio to Henry, Indiana in 1828. They later settled near Manilla, Indiana (Rush County) in February, 1833. Rev. John Monfort Westerfield died in Manilla on September 16, 1840.
7. Samuel Demarest Westerfield (141794505) b. October 25, 1795 in Hamilton, Ohio, d. August 28, 1827 in Wayne, Indiana (Wayne County). He married Sallie VanWinkle on June 5, 1817 in Preble County, Ohio. They had four children together.
8. Isaac Newton Westerfield,Sr. (141023588) b. February 01, 1798 in Hamilton, Ohio, d. August, 1848 in Clermont, Ohio).
Isaac N. Westerfield, Sr. married Martha Hall on December 23, 1817 in Clermont, Ohio. This union created seven children.
Isaac later married Phoebe Hall Robinson (Martha Hall's Sister) on June 15, 1832 in Clermont, Ohio. Phoebe had earlier married John ? on January 3, 1811. This union created three children.
Isaac had seven children with Martha Hall and they were:
i. Jane Westerfield (b. December 23, 1818 in Clermont, Ohio, d. December 12, 1893 in Stonelick Township, Clermont, Ohio.
ii. Richard H. Westerfield (b. 1820 in Ohio, d. unknown)
iii. Catherine Westerfield (b. 1822 in Goshen, Clermont, Ohio).
iv. Phebe Westerfield (b. 1824 in Ohio, d. January 25, 1903)
v. Martha Westerfield (b. April 30, 1826 in Ohio.
vi. Johannah Westerfield (B. 1828 in Ohio, d. September 9, 1840)
vii. Isaac Newton Westerfield, Jr. (b. July 3, 1830 in Ohio, d. 1900 in Ohio). Isaac Newton Westerfield Jr. was appointed Postmaster on June 2, 1862 in Goshen, Ohio (Clermont County).
Isaac Newton Westerfield, Jr. married Aurelia Ann Moore Westerfield on November 27, 1856 in Clermont, Ohio. They had three children together:
-Mary W. Westerfield (b. Abt. 1861
-Carrie Roth Westerfield Peddicord (131919687) (b. 1865 in Ohio; d. November 28, 1953 in Fayette County, Ohio).
-Richard Hall Westerfield (131920284) (b. November 26, 1872 in Ohio; d. February 16, 1919 in Fayette County, Ohio).
Isaac Westerfield had three children with Phoebe Hall Robinson and they were:
viii. James H. Westerfield (b. 1832 in Ohio, d. August 18, 1832 in Ohio).
ix. Almirah Westerfield (b. July 9, 1833 in Stonelick, Clermont Ohio, d. March 30, 1900).
x. Eliza Westerfield (b. 1835 in Stonelick, Clermont, Ohio d. January 3, 1892 in Livingston, Missouri).
9. Carey Allen Westerfield, (5470433) b. March 16, 1800, in Hamilton County, Ohio, d. September 18, 1839 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). He is buried at Knoxville Cemetery in Knox County, Illinois.
Carey Allen Westerfield (b. March 16, 1800 in Hamilton, Ohio; d. September 18, 1839 in Knox County, Illinois). He was the son of Samuel Leander (1760-1832) & Catherine Monfort Westerfield (1762-1844). He was one of 12 children. He had 9 brothers & 2 sisters. His siblings were: James, Johanna, Peter, Levi, Peter, John, Samuel, Isaac, Jacob, Aaron & Sarah. He married Minerva Ferree on May 11, 1824 in Clermont County, Ohio. It is believed that he had 6 children with Minerva before he died in 1839. His children were: John (1825-1855), Rebecca Ann (1826-1890), Catherine (1828-1866), William Ferree (1832-1911), Sarah (1833-1902), & Carey Allen (1837-1864). He was only 39 years old when he died. He is buried with his mother & several siblings in Knoxville Cemetery.
He was married to Minerva Ferree Westerfield Long (b. 1800, d. 1876)
Carey Allen Westerfield and Minerva Ferree Westerfield Long had 6 children together:
John Westerfield (1825 - 1855)*
Rebecca Ann Westerfield Long (1826 - 1890)*
Catherine Westerfield Long (1828 - 1866)*
William Ferree Westerfield (1832 - 1911)*
Sarah Westerfield Scott (1833 - 1902)*
Carey A. Westerfield (1837 - 1864)*
10. Sarah Westerfield Banfill Farmer (145880834) (b. 1081 in Hamilton County, Ohio; d. 1888 in Phillips, Kansas). Sarah married Enoch Banfill in Preble County, Ohio in 1828. Sarah was widowed from Enoch Banfill. Sarah married Nathan Farmer Jr. (42384800) on November 20, 1832 in Preble County, Ohio). Nathan had four children from a previous marriage.
Sarah Westerfield and Nathan Farmer, Jr. had three known children together:
i. Belinda Farmer Bayes (b. 1835 in Defiance County, Ohio; d. About May 16, 1917). It is believed that Belinda married Robert F. Bayes (b. 1829 in Farmer, Ohio; d. 1899 in Las Animas, Colorado). They lived with their children for several years in Centerville, Iowa (Appanoose County). Several Census’ spelled their last names as Bays. In the 1900 Census for Las Animas, Colorado Belinda Bayes, age 65 and a widow, was living in Las Animas County, Colorado. She was living there with her widowed daughter Sarah “Estella” Bayes Mahady (married Thomas Mahady), another daughter, Effa Bayes (age 23) and a son Dow Bayes (age 35).
ii. Sanford D. Farmer (42384801) (b. 1837 in Defiance County, Ohio; d. January 31, 1873 in Stark, Minnesota (Brown County).
iii. Serena May Farmer Serfoss (25435971) (b. 1841 in Defiance County, Ohio; d. 1917 in Baca County, Colorado).
11. Jacob Reeder Westerfield, Sr., (5470483) b. January 24, 1802, in Hamilton, Ohio, d. August 19, 1852 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). He is buried at Knoxville Cemetery in Knox County, Illinois. Jacob Reeder Westerfield married Ame Hedges Ayers Westerfield (5470486) on October 18, 1827 in Preble County, Ohio.
They had seven children:
i. Mary Westerfield (1828-1848).
ii. James Westerfield (98138841) (b. February 14, 1830 in Preble County, Ohio; d. 1893 in Illinois). He was a Wagon Maker in the south. On October 2, 1855 he married Esther Moore (98139106) in Knoxville, Illinois. They lived in Monmouth, Illinois and raised a family. When James died in 1893, Esther Moore Westerfield moved to Omaha, Nebraska where she spent her last days. They had four children together.
1. Charles A. Westerfield (110554376) (b. 1857 in Knoxville, Illinois; d. 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County).
2. Harry Arthur Westerfield (136369024) (b. April 24, 1860 in Knox County, Illinois; d. June 27, 1942 in Los Angeles County, California).
3. John Moore Westerfield (135295461) (b. September, 1861 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County); d. January 17, 1936 in Banning, California (Riverside County). He married Lizzie Johnston in Omaha, Nebraska. They had one son, William Johnston Westerfield Sr. In 1902, they relocated to California eventually settling in Banning, California (Riverside County).
4. Ellery Hill Westerfield (b. January 13, 1870 in Monmouth, Illinois; d. October 19, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County). He passed the bar and became an Attorney in Monmouth, Illinois. He married Elizabeth Edwards Orange on October 9, 1901 in Omaha, Illinois. Ellery eventually relocated to Omaha, Nebraska. They had four children.
iii. Samuel Westerfield (114315723) (b. November 1, 1831 in Preble County, Ohio; d. December 8, 1832 in Preble County, Ohio at the Infirmary). Samuel died at age 1 year, 1 month and 8 days. He is buried at Mound Hill Cemetery in Eaton, Ohio (Preble County).
iv. Samuel F. Westerfield, Corporal (5470480) ( b. January 14, 1836 in Preble County, Ohio; d. July 31, 1893 in Knox County, Illinois). Inscription: Co B 2nd Colo. Cav. Dec. 2, 1861, Mr. Westerfield enlisted in Company B, Second Regiment Colorado Cavalry Volunteers, and was promoted to Corporal April 25, 1864, and honorably discharged Dec. 13, 1864. He died July 31, 1893. Samuel F. Westerfield married Mahala Harmony Westerfield (5470489) (1842-1912). They were married on May 16, 1872 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). They had two children together:
1. Frank Edward Westerfield (5470504) (b. June 19, 1873 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County); d. February 18, 1925 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). Frank E. is a member of Camp No. 224, S.O.V., Knoxville. Frank Edward Westerfield married Sara Ann Lightner (142741866) on November 26, 1903 in Knoxville, Illinois. The six children of Frank Edward Westerfield and Sara Anna Lightner Westerfield are:
Ralph Edward Westerfield (5477596) (b. February 28, 1905. He married Phyllis Talla Johnson Westerfield on March 20, 1930 in Knox County, Illinois. They had one son, Alan N. Westerfield.
Ruth Harmony Westerfield Higgins Neal (93328599) (b. September 26, 1906
Glen Arthur Westerfield (120562928) (b. January 28, 1908; d. unknown). He married Alice Arlene Bishop (b. 1904; d. 1974 in Knox County, Illinois) on June 8, 1935 in Knox County, Illinois.
Dean Lohr Westerfield (b. January 27, 1912 in Knox County, Illinois; d. in Mercer County, Illinois). Dean lived in Elmwood Township, Peoria, Illinois in 1940 Census. He married Marianne Westerfield (b. 1915). They had one child Sara Westerfield (b. 1940). In June, 1953 Dean worked at Beatrice Food Company in Knoxville, Illinois.
Clarence C. Westerfield (14521660) (b. March 13, 1919 in Sunnyside Washington (Yakima County); d. January 10, 1978 in Moses Lake, Washington (Grant County).
Ivan Ayers Westerfield (56135144) and (7919038) (b March 4, 1920 in Knox County, Illinois; d. at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941). The body of Ivan Ayers Westerfield was never recovered.
2. Eva Kate Westerfield (5470493) (1876-1887). Eva died at age 11.
v. Abigail Westerfield McCorkle (1840-1919).
vi. Amanda Jane Westerfield Mayfield (1844-1923).
vii. Jacob Reeder Westerfield Jr. (5470497) (b. August 16, 1846 in Knox County, Illinois; d. December 16, 1864 in Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County). Jacob ran away from home to join the army and fight in the Civil War. He served in Company D, 7th Illinois Calvary. He died 7 months after his enlistment in the Adams General Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee of typhoid fever. Bio information courtesy of Renee Ellis.
12. Aaron Monfort Westerfield, (62889526) b. December 13, 1804 in Hamilton County, Ohio, d. February 6, 1870 in Fulton County, Illinois.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield served in the Army - Illinois Infantry
Aaron Monfort Westerfield married Deziah Sloan (1811-1849) on May 23, 1836 in Tazewell County, Illinois. They had seven children together.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield married a second time to Elizabeth Elrod on June 8, 1850 in Fulton County, Illinois. Elizabeth Elrod can be found in the 1850 Census in Fulton County, Illinois. This marriage ended in divorce before 1855.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield married a third time to Eliza Thomas (62889568) on February 22, 1855 in Fulton County, Illinois.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield (62889526) and Deziah Sloan had seven children together:
Note: The children were raised by Eliza Thomas Westerfield.
1. James H. Westerfield, (3682940) (b. 1838; d. May 5, 1902 in Leavenworth, Kansas). James H. Westerfield married Sena Kidd (101259053) on August 10, 1865 in Mason County, Illinois. James H. Westerfield served in the 85th Illinois Volunteers Infantry. He mustered out with the Regiment, returned to Fulton County, Illinois but died soon after.
The four children of James H. Westerfield and Sena Kidd Westerfield are:
i. Effie J. Westerfield Broach (101258949) (b. December 6, 1869 in Mason City, Illinois (Mason County); d. 1961 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County).
ii. Charles Albert Westerfield (106467608) (b. June 2, 1872 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County); d. April 4, 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County). Charles Albert Westerfield married Vallie Ann Siegrist Westerfield (106467727).
iii. William M. Westerfield (58170750) (b. May 2, 1875 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County); d. September 23, 1937 in San Jose, Texas (Bexar County).
iv. Emma Westerfield (101259054) (b. June 1, 1878 in Saunders County, Nebraska; d. February 24, 1879 in Saunders County, Nebraska). Died at age 18 months.
2. Aaron North Westerfield, Sgt. (141908288) (b. 1840 in Fulton County, Illinois; d. June 30, 1862 in the Civil War, Battle of Corinth, Mississippi). Aaron's parents were Aaron Monfort Westerfield (62889526) and Deziah Sloan Westerfield (1811-1849) who lived in Fulton County, Illinois. He served in Company F, 11th Illinois US Calvary. He served with his brother, Corporal Francis "Frank" Westerfield. Aaron North Westerfield married Susan A. Knight on January 12, 1862 in Fulton County, Illinois. His widow, Susan A. Westerfield applied for survivor's benefits after his death in 1862.
3. Francis "Frank" Westerfield, Corporal (62451866) (b. September 30, 1842 in Fulton County, Illinois; d. September 5, 1916 in Stocking, Nebraska(Saunders County). Francis Westerfield is buried in Sunrise Cemetery in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County). Francis Westerfield enlisted on September 24, 1861 in the 11th Illinois Calvary, Company F, GAR. Corporal Francis Westerfield served in 11th Illinois Calvary with his brother, Sgt. Aaron North Westerfield who was killed. He filed for his Volunteer Soldier's Pension on June 23, 1885, saying he was an invalid. His widow, Josephine H. Kirk Westerfield, filed for her death benefits in September of 1916. Francis married Josephine H. Kirk (1851-1930) in 1867 in Fulton County, Illinois.
The six children of Francis Westerfield and Josephine H. Kirk Westerfield are:
i. Aaron North Westerfield (b. 1869 in Fulton County, Illinois; d. 1958 in Wahoo, Saunders, Nebraska). He was named after his uncle, Aaron North Westerfield, born in 1840.
ii. Bartan Westerfield (b. 1874
iii. Ida May Westerfield (b. 1876
iv. Phebe L. Westerfield (24752614) (b. on November 28, 1888;d. February 27, 1889 in Saunders County, Nebraska). Died at age 2 months, 9 days. Daughter of Francis and "T" Westerfield.
v. William "W. L." Westerfield (80503060) (b. October 13, 1871 in Nebraska; d. February 3, 1949 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County).
vi. Dollie Rose Westerfield (80502867) (b. July 1, 1892 in Nebraska; d. March 22, 1903 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County). She died at age 20. Daughter of Francis and Josephine H. Westerfield.
4. Barton W. Westerfield (1843-1862)
5. Louisa J. Westerfield (b. 1844 in Fulton, Illinois. She married William H. Warner in February 1863 in Fulton, Illinois.
6. George Westerfield, Private (8273356) (b. December, 1846 in Canton, Illinois (Fulton County) ; d. unknown date in Riverview, Florida (Hillsborough County). Private George Westerfield, Company B, 58 Illinois Vet. Infantry.
7. Emma Amelia Westerfield (1849-1919).
Aged 71y
Husband of Catherine Monfort Westerfield (1762-1844).
Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield (109513373)(son of Jacobus Westervelt/Westerfield and Maria Demaree) was born February 18, 1760 in Utrecht, Long Island, Kings County, New York, and died February 8, 1832 in Eaton, Ohio (Washington Township), in Preble County, Ohio. He died at age of 71 years, 11 months and 20 days. He died at the Preble County Infirmary and was buried in the Preble County Infirmary Cemetery (now called the Preble County Home Cemetery). He never had a headstone. He spent the first half of his life living in New York and New Jersey. He moved to New Jersey with his family at age seventeen. While in New Jersey, he served in the Revolutionary War. In 1780, as a young man at age twenty he accompanied his parents to Louisville, Kentucky. While in Kentucky he became a Presbyterian Minister. He married Catherine Monfort Westerfield (5470482) on February 28, 1782 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. By the end of 1789, Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield and Catherine Monfort Westerfield had left Kentucky and migrated to Hamilton, Ohio. He later migrated to Clermont County, Ohio. He spent the second half of his life living in Ohio. Their decision to leave Kentucky came after Samuel's father, Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield and nine other Westervelt/Westerfield family members were killed in an Indian raid near what is now known as Thixton, Kentucky, (Jefferson County). This tragedy is recorded in American history as the Westervelt Massacre. In about 1807, Samuel Leander and Catherine Monfort Westerfield relocated to Preble, Ohio. Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield was an Ordained Presbyterian Minister and frequently traveled between Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois throughout his life. Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield died in Preble, Ohio on February 8, 1832. He died at the Preble County Infirmary and was buried in the Preble County Infirmary Cemetery (now called the Preble County Home Cemetery). He never had a headstone. Shortly after Samuel's death, his widow, Catherine Monfort Westerfield moved to Knox County, Illinois to live with son Rev. Peter Westerfield Sr. Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield and Catherine Monfort Westerfield had 12 children together.
Notes for Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield:
Samuel and Catherine Westerfield moved to Hamilton County, Ohio in 1789 after Samuel's father, Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield, was killed in an Indian attack in Thixton, Kentucky (Jefferson County) on June 27, 1780 (see The Westervelt Massacre).
More About Samuel Leander Westerfield:
Baptism: March 05, 1760, New York, New York.
Ordination: Presbyterian.
Wife: Catherine Monfort Westerfield (5470482) (b. February 26, 1762 in Hunterdon, New Jersey, d. July 17, 1844 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County).
Catherine’s Father: Peter Monfort (b. 1725 in Long Island, NY ; d. 1769 in York County, PA).
Catherine’s Mother: Johanna Langestraat Monfort (b. 1730 ; d. 1772 in York County, PA).
Catherine Monfort Westerfield had five siblings.
Samuel's Father: Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield (later changed to Westerfield) (141718166) (b. July 1, 1737 in Tappan, New Jersey (Bergen County). d. June 27, 1780 in Thixton, Kentucky (Jefferson County). Jacobus (Westervelt) Westerfield was killed in Thixton, Kentucky (Jefferson County) by Indians allied to the British (research the Westerfield Massacre). Many people wonder why they changed their last name from Westervelt to Westerfield? My late uncle, Robert Edward Westerfield provided the answer to this mystery. As the Revolutionary War approached the British became allies with the Indians in North America. The British government put a 5 pound bounty for the scalps of anyone who had the last names provided by the British. There were several Dutch names on this "Hit List", so the Dutch Reformed Church decided to do something about these murders. The DRC authorized several names on this list to change their last name so as to confuse the enemy. The Westervelt name was on this list along with other Dutch names. The Allied Indians became confused because if your name was not on the list they would allow you to escape (because you were not of any value to them). The DRC did however have strict guidelines on the name changes. They could only be done at time of marriage or birth and the name change was not reversible.
Jacobus' Father was: Jacobus Van Westervelt.
Jacobus' Mother was: Debora Van Schywen.
Samuel's Mother: Maria Demaree (later changed to Mary Westerfield). She also used the name "Marie". She was the daughter of Samuel Demaree and Lea Demarest. Jacobus' Mother and Father were married on November 5, 1754 in Schraalenburg County, New Jersey.
The 12 children of Rev. Samuel Leander Westerfield and Catherine Monfort Westerfield were:
1. James Westerfield (141903815) b. November 26, 1783 in Jefferson, Kentucky, d. August 19, 1822 in Union City, Indiana (Union County). He married Mary "Polly" Downing (141902338) on December 5, 1806 in Warren, Ohio.
The seven children of James Westerfield and Mary "Polly" Downing are:
i. William D. Westerfield b: 1808 in Ohio
ii. Kathrine (Catherine) Westerfield Campbell (b. June 14, 1810 in Ohio ; d. 1853 in Indiana). She married Abraham Campbell in Indiana.
iii. Samuel Westerfield b: 1812 in Ohio; d. January 10, 1901 in Topeka, Kansas (Shawnee County). Samuel Westerfield married Melinda Frazier on October 20, 1836 in Fayette County, Indiana. Melinda Frazier was born to John Frazier and Rachel Frazier who settled in Fayette County Indiana in 1821. Melinda was one of ten children. Samuel Westerfield and Melinda Frazier had seven children together.
iv. Noah Westerfield b: ABT 1814
v. Rachel Westerfield b: 1815 in Ohio.
vi. Martha Westerfield Canady (110587765) (b. 1818 in Wayne County, Indiana; d. 1892 in Rush County, Indiana). Martha married Charles Canady on March 12, 1840 in Fayette County, Indiana.
vii. Enoch Westerfield (27082603) (b: July 10. 1820; d. November 25, 1899). He is buried in Fayette County, Indiana at Orange North Cemetery. Enoch Westerfield married
Ursula Mauzy Westerfield (27082616) in Fayette County, Indiana. Enoch is buried beside his wife.
2. Johannah Westerfield Dooley (36228315) b. December 02, 1786 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, d. April 14, 1859 in Preble County, Ohio. She married Silas Dooley Sr. on May 5, 1808 in Preble County, Ohio. They had six children together.
3. Peter Westerfield, b. January 20, 1787 in Jefferson, Kentucky, d. August 8, 1789 in Jefferson, Kentucky. He died at age 2.
4. Levi Westerfield, b. April 13, 1789 in Jefferson, Kentucky, d. September 22, 1790 in Jefferson, Kentucky. He died at age seventeen months.
5. Rev. Peter J. Westerfield Sr. (141872256) ( b. April 14, 1791, Cincinnati , Ohio (Hamilton County), d. February 26, 1846 in Orange, Illinois (Knox County). He is buried at Knoxville Cemetery in Knox County, Illinois. Peter moved with his mother to Illinois. Peter was a Veteran of the War of 1812. Peter J. Westerfield Sr. married Elizabeth Betsy Doughman (5470440) and (47556520) in Clermont, Ohio on August 1, 1811. Elizabeth was born in 1794 and died on August 13, 1868 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). They had twelve children together.
6. Rev. John Monfort Westerfield (140456893) b. July 13, 1793 in Hamilton, Ohio; d. September 16, 1840, Manilla, Rush County, Indiana. He was a Physician and a Methodist Episcopal Minister. Dr. John Monfort Westerfield married Nancy Downing on December 28, 1812 in Warren County, Ohio. She was born in Garrard County, Kentucky. They had nine children together (seven born in Preble County, Ohio). Their seventh and eighth child, Jacob Reid Westerfield and Isaac Newton Westerfield were born in Henry County, Indiana in 1830 and 1832. The entire family had moved from Preble, Ohio to Henry, Indiana in 1828. They later settled near Manilla, Indiana (Rush County) in February, 1833. Rev. John Monfort Westerfield died in Manilla on September 16, 1840.
7. Samuel Demarest Westerfield (141794505) b. October 25, 1795 in Hamilton, Ohio, d. August 28, 1827 in Wayne, Indiana (Wayne County). He married Sallie VanWinkle on June 5, 1817 in Preble County, Ohio. They had four children together.
8. Isaac Newton Westerfield,Sr. (141023588) b. February 01, 1798 in Hamilton, Ohio, d. August, 1848 in Clermont, Ohio).
Isaac N. Westerfield, Sr. married Martha Hall on December 23, 1817 in Clermont, Ohio. This union created seven children.
Isaac later married Phoebe Hall Robinson (Martha Hall's Sister) on June 15, 1832 in Clermont, Ohio. Phoebe had earlier married John ? on January 3, 1811. This union created three children.
Isaac had seven children with Martha Hall and they were:
i. Jane Westerfield (b. December 23, 1818 in Clermont, Ohio, d. December 12, 1893 in Stonelick Township, Clermont, Ohio.
ii. Richard H. Westerfield (b. 1820 in Ohio, d. unknown)
iii. Catherine Westerfield (b. 1822 in Goshen, Clermont, Ohio).
iv. Phebe Westerfield (b. 1824 in Ohio, d. January 25, 1903)
v. Martha Westerfield (b. April 30, 1826 in Ohio.
vi. Johannah Westerfield (B. 1828 in Ohio, d. September 9, 1840)
vii. Isaac Newton Westerfield, Jr. (b. July 3, 1830 in Ohio, d. 1900 in Ohio). Isaac Newton Westerfield Jr. was appointed Postmaster on June 2, 1862 in Goshen, Ohio (Clermont County).
Isaac Newton Westerfield, Jr. married Aurelia Ann Moore Westerfield on November 27, 1856 in Clermont, Ohio. They had three children together:
-Mary W. Westerfield (b. Abt. 1861
-Carrie Roth Westerfield Peddicord (131919687) (b. 1865 in Ohio; d. November 28, 1953 in Fayette County, Ohio).
-Richard Hall Westerfield (131920284) (b. November 26, 1872 in Ohio; d. February 16, 1919 in Fayette County, Ohio).
Isaac Westerfield had three children with Phoebe Hall Robinson and they were:
viii. James H. Westerfield (b. 1832 in Ohio, d. August 18, 1832 in Ohio).
ix. Almirah Westerfield (b. July 9, 1833 in Stonelick, Clermont Ohio, d. March 30, 1900).
x. Eliza Westerfield (b. 1835 in Stonelick, Clermont, Ohio d. January 3, 1892 in Livingston, Missouri).
9. Carey Allen Westerfield, (5470433) b. March 16, 1800, in Hamilton County, Ohio, d. September 18, 1839 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). He is buried at Knoxville Cemetery in Knox County, Illinois.
Carey Allen Westerfield (b. March 16, 1800 in Hamilton, Ohio; d. September 18, 1839 in Knox County, Illinois). He was the son of Samuel Leander (1760-1832) & Catherine Monfort Westerfield (1762-1844). He was one of 12 children. He had 9 brothers & 2 sisters. His siblings were: James, Johanna, Peter, Levi, Peter, John, Samuel, Isaac, Jacob, Aaron & Sarah. He married Minerva Ferree on May 11, 1824 in Clermont County, Ohio. It is believed that he had 6 children with Minerva before he died in 1839. His children were: John (1825-1855), Rebecca Ann (1826-1890), Catherine (1828-1866), William Ferree (1832-1911), Sarah (1833-1902), & Carey Allen (1837-1864). He was only 39 years old when he died. He is buried with his mother & several siblings in Knoxville Cemetery.
He was married to Minerva Ferree Westerfield Long (b. 1800, d. 1876)
Carey Allen Westerfield and Minerva Ferree Westerfield Long had 6 children together:
John Westerfield (1825 - 1855)*
Rebecca Ann Westerfield Long (1826 - 1890)*
Catherine Westerfield Long (1828 - 1866)*
William Ferree Westerfield (1832 - 1911)*
Sarah Westerfield Scott (1833 - 1902)*
Carey A. Westerfield (1837 - 1864)*
10. Sarah Westerfield Banfill Farmer (145880834) (b. 1081 in Hamilton County, Ohio; d. 1888 in Phillips, Kansas). Sarah married Enoch Banfill in Preble County, Ohio in 1828. Sarah was widowed from Enoch Banfill. Sarah married Nathan Farmer Jr. (42384800) on November 20, 1832 in Preble County, Ohio). Nathan had four children from a previous marriage.
Sarah Westerfield and Nathan Farmer, Jr. had three known children together:
i. Belinda Farmer Bayes (b. 1835 in Defiance County, Ohio; d. About May 16, 1917). It is believed that Belinda married Robert F. Bayes (b. 1829 in Farmer, Ohio; d. 1899 in Las Animas, Colorado). They lived with their children for several years in Centerville, Iowa (Appanoose County). Several Census’ spelled their last names as Bays. In the 1900 Census for Las Animas, Colorado Belinda Bayes, age 65 and a widow, was living in Las Animas County, Colorado. She was living there with her widowed daughter Sarah “Estella” Bayes Mahady (married Thomas Mahady), another daughter, Effa Bayes (age 23) and a son Dow Bayes (age 35).
ii. Sanford D. Farmer (42384801) (b. 1837 in Defiance County, Ohio; d. January 31, 1873 in Stark, Minnesota (Brown County).
iii. Serena May Farmer Serfoss (25435971) (b. 1841 in Defiance County, Ohio; d. 1917 in Baca County, Colorado).
11. Jacob Reeder Westerfield, Sr., (5470483) b. January 24, 1802, in Hamilton, Ohio, d. August 19, 1852 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). He is buried at Knoxville Cemetery in Knox County, Illinois. Jacob Reeder Westerfield married Ame Hedges Ayers Westerfield (5470486) on October 18, 1827 in Preble County, Ohio.
They had seven children:
i. Mary Westerfield (1828-1848).
ii. James Westerfield (98138841) (b. February 14, 1830 in Preble County, Ohio; d. 1893 in Illinois). He was a Wagon Maker in the south. On October 2, 1855 he married Esther Moore (98139106) in Knoxville, Illinois. They lived in Monmouth, Illinois and raised a family. When James died in 1893, Esther Moore Westerfield moved to Omaha, Nebraska where she spent her last days. They had four children together.
1. Charles A. Westerfield (110554376) (b. 1857 in Knoxville, Illinois; d. 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County).
2. Harry Arthur Westerfield (136369024) (b. April 24, 1860 in Knox County, Illinois; d. June 27, 1942 in Los Angeles County, California).
3. John Moore Westerfield (135295461) (b. September, 1861 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County); d. January 17, 1936 in Banning, California (Riverside County). He married Lizzie Johnston in Omaha, Nebraska. They had one son, William Johnston Westerfield Sr. In 1902, they relocated to California eventually settling in Banning, California (Riverside County).
4. Ellery Hill Westerfield (b. January 13, 1870 in Monmouth, Illinois; d. October 19, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County). He passed the bar and became an Attorney in Monmouth, Illinois. He married Elizabeth Edwards Orange on October 9, 1901 in Omaha, Illinois. Ellery eventually relocated to Omaha, Nebraska. They had four children.
iii. Samuel Westerfield (114315723) (b. November 1, 1831 in Preble County, Ohio; d. December 8, 1832 in Preble County, Ohio at the Infirmary). Samuel died at age 1 year, 1 month and 8 days. He is buried at Mound Hill Cemetery in Eaton, Ohio (Preble County).
iv. Samuel F. Westerfield, Corporal (5470480) ( b. January 14, 1836 in Preble County, Ohio; d. July 31, 1893 in Knox County, Illinois). Inscription: Co B 2nd Colo. Cav. Dec. 2, 1861, Mr. Westerfield enlisted in Company B, Second Regiment Colorado Cavalry Volunteers, and was promoted to Corporal April 25, 1864, and honorably discharged Dec. 13, 1864. He died July 31, 1893. Samuel F. Westerfield married Mahala Harmony Westerfield (5470489) (1842-1912). They were married on May 16, 1872 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). They had two children together:
1. Frank Edward Westerfield (5470504) (b. June 19, 1873 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County); d. February 18, 1925 in Knoxville, Illinois (Knox County). Frank E. is a member of Camp No. 224, S.O.V., Knoxville. Frank Edward Westerfield married Sara Ann Lightner (142741866) on November 26, 1903 in Knoxville, Illinois. The six children of Frank Edward Westerfield and Sara Anna Lightner Westerfield are:
Ralph Edward Westerfield (5477596) (b. February 28, 1905. He married Phyllis Talla Johnson Westerfield on March 20, 1930 in Knox County, Illinois. They had one son, Alan N. Westerfield.
Ruth Harmony Westerfield Higgins Neal (93328599) (b. September 26, 1906
Glen Arthur Westerfield (120562928) (b. January 28, 1908; d. unknown). He married Alice Arlene Bishop (b. 1904; d. 1974 in Knox County, Illinois) on June 8, 1935 in Knox County, Illinois.
Dean Lohr Westerfield (b. January 27, 1912 in Knox County, Illinois; d. in Mercer County, Illinois). Dean lived in Elmwood Township, Peoria, Illinois in 1940 Census. He married Marianne Westerfield (b. 1915). They had one child Sara Westerfield (b. 1940). In June, 1953 Dean worked at Beatrice Food Company in Knoxville, Illinois.
Clarence C. Westerfield (14521660) (b. March 13, 1919 in Sunnyside Washington (Yakima County); d. January 10, 1978 in Moses Lake, Washington (Grant County).
Ivan Ayers Westerfield (56135144) and (7919038) (b March 4, 1920 in Knox County, Illinois; d. at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941). The body of Ivan Ayers Westerfield was never recovered.
2. Eva Kate Westerfield (5470493) (1876-1887). Eva died at age 11.
v. Abigail Westerfield McCorkle (1840-1919).
vi. Amanda Jane Westerfield Mayfield (1844-1923).
vii. Jacob Reeder Westerfield Jr. (5470497) (b. August 16, 1846 in Knox County, Illinois; d. December 16, 1864 in Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County). Jacob ran away from home to join the army and fight in the Civil War. He served in Company D, 7th Illinois Calvary. He died 7 months after his enlistment in the Adams General Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee of typhoid fever. Bio information courtesy of Renee Ellis.
12. Aaron Monfort Westerfield, (62889526) b. December 13, 1804 in Hamilton County, Ohio, d. February 6, 1870 in Fulton County, Illinois.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield served in the Army - Illinois Infantry
Aaron Monfort Westerfield married Deziah Sloan (1811-1849) on May 23, 1836 in Tazewell County, Illinois. They had seven children together.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield married a second time to Elizabeth Elrod on June 8, 1850 in Fulton County, Illinois. Elizabeth Elrod can be found in the 1850 Census in Fulton County, Illinois. This marriage ended in divorce before 1855.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield married a third time to Eliza Thomas (62889568) on February 22, 1855 in Fulton County, Illinois.
Aaron Monfort Westerfield (62889526) and Deziah Sloan had seven children together:
Note: The children were raised by Eliza Thomas Westerfield.
1. James H. Westerfield, (3682940) (b. 1838; d. May 5, 1902 in Leavenworth, Kansas). James H. Westerfield married Sena Kidd (101259053) on August 10, 1865 in Mason County, Illinois. James H. Westerfield served in the 85th Illinois Volunteers Infantry. He mustered out with the Regiment, returned to Fulton County, Illinois but died soon after.
The four children of James H. Westerfield and Sena Kidd Westerfield are:
i. Effie J. Westerfield Broach (101258949) (b. December 6, 1869 in Mason City, Illinois (Mason County); d. 1961 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County).
ii. Charles Albert Westerfield (106467608) (b. June 2, 1872 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County); d. April 4, 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County). Charles Albert Westerfield married Vallie Ann Siegrist Westerfield (106467727).
iii. William M. Westerfield (58170750) (b. May 2, 1875 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County); d. September 23, 1937 in San Jose, Texas (Bexar County).
iv. Emma Westerfield (101259054) (b. June 1, 1878 in Saunders County, Nebraska; d. February 24, 1879 in Saunders County, Nebraska). Died at age 18 months.
2. Aaron North Westerfield, Sgt. (141908288) (b. 1840 in Fulton County, Illinois; d. June 30, 1862 in the Civil War, Battle of Corinth, Mississippi). Aaron's parents were Aaron Monfort Westerfield (62889526) and Deziah Sloan Westerfield (1811-1849) who lived in Fulton County, Illinois. He served in Company F, 11th Illinois US Calvary. He served with his brother, Corporal Francis "Frank" Westerfield. Aaron North Westerfield married Susan A. Knight on January 12, 1862 in Fulton County, Illinois. His widow, Susan A. Westerfield applied for survivor's benefits after his death in 1862.
3. Francis "Frank" Westerfield, Corporal (62451866) (b. September 30, 1842 in Fulton County, Illinois; d. September 5, 1916 in Stocking, Nebraska(Saunders County). Francis Westerfield is buried in Sunrise Cemetery in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County). Francis Westerfield enlisted on September 24, 1861 in the 11th Illinois Calvary, Company F, GAR. Corporal Francis Westerfield served in 11th Illinois Calvary with his brother, Sgt. Aaron North Westerfield who was killed. He filed for his Volunteer Soldier's Pension on June 23, 1885, saying he was an invalid. His widow, Josephine H. Kirk Westerfield, filed for her death benefits in September of 1916. Francis married Josephine H. Kirk (1851-1930) in 1867 in Fulton County, Illinois.
The six children of Francis Westerfield and Josephine H. Kirk Westerfield are:
i. Aaron North Westerfield (b. 1869 in Fulton County, Illinois; d. 1958 in Wahoo, Saunders, Nebraska). He was named after his uncle, Aaron North Westerfield, born in 1840.
ii. Bartan Westerfield (b. 1874
iii. Ida May Westerfield (b. 1876
iv. Phebe L. Westerfield (24752614) (b. on November 28, 1888;d. February 27, 1889 in Saunders County, Nebraska). Died at age 2 months, 9 days. Daughter of Francis and "T" Westerfield.
v. William "W. L." Westerfield (80503060) (b. October 13, 1871 in Nebraska; d. February 3, 1949 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County).
vi. Dollie Rose Westerfield (80502867) (b. July 1, 1892 in Nebraska; d. March 22, 1903 in Wahoo, Nebraska (Saunders County). She died at age 20. Daughter of Francis and Josephine H. Westerfield.
4. Barton W. Westerfield (1843-1862)
5. Louisa J. Westerfield (b. 1844 in Fulton, Illinois. She married William H. Warner in February 1863 in Fulton, Illinois.
6. George Westerfield, Private (8273356) (b. December, 1846 in Canton, Illinois (Fulton County) ; d. unknown date in Riverview, Florida (Hillsborough County). Private George Westerfield, Company B, 58 Illinois Vet. Infantry.
7. Emma Amelia Westerfield (1849-1919).
Gravesite Details
This is a cenotaph. He died in the County Home in Preble County, Ohio.
Family Members
Siblings
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James Westerfield
1783–1822
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Johanna Westerfield Dooley
1786–1859
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Peter Westerfield
1787–1789
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Levi Westerfield
1789–1790
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Rev Peter J Westerfield Sr
1791–1846
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Rev John Monfort Westerfield
1793–1840
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Samuel Demarest Westerfield
1795–1827
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Isaac Newton Westerfield Sr
1798–1848
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Carey Allen Westerfield Sr
1800–1839
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Sarah Jane Westerfield Farmer
1801–1888
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Jacob Reeder Westerfield Sr
1802–1852
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Aaron Monfort Westerfield
1804–1870
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