Andrew Hatfield
Andrew Hatfield was an American Revolutionary War Captain who built Hatfield's fort along New River.
Early life
He was born around 1730 in England.[1][2] He was a descendant of Joseph Hatfield thus making him related to the feuding Hatfields.[3][4][1][5] He may have been the uncle to Eph-of-All Hatfield[3] and possibly the brother to Joseph Hatfield.[6]
It is not known when he came to America.[2]
American Revolution
Records show that Andrew Hatfield lived in Botetourt Couny Virginia in 1770.[3]
He built Hatfield's fort along New River.[7][3][8] The fort resided on what is now Giles County upon a farm that belonged to David J.L. Snidow.[9] The fort was built either before 1770[7] or around 1774.[10] Thomas Burke (1741-1808) a captain from the Indian wars at one point was in charge of the fort.[11]
He fought during the Battle of Point Pleasant.[3] His name is found on James Robertson's 1777 list of people who sworn allegiance to the states.[12]
Later life and death
In 1804, he moved to what is today Cabell County, West Virginia. He would eventually move there along with his 4 sons.[3]
He lived at Mather's farm until his death. He is buried in Hatfield cemetery Inez, West Virginia.[2]
Legacy
The area that the fort resided would later became known as Hatfield Voting Precinct.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scalf, Henry P (1965). The East Kentuckian. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lambert, Fred B. "MS 76 Box 1 Notebook 3 - Captain Andrew Hatfield and his descendants".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Hatfield 1974, p. 17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Snidow 1982, p. 15.
- ↑ Donnelly, Shirley (1970-01-15). "Hatfield genealogy traced to 1626". Beckley Post-Herald. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ↑ Hatfield 2011, p. 10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Alther 2013, p. 15.
- ↑ Hatfield 2011, p. 9-10.
- ↑ "PHOTOGRAPHS WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA MEASURED DRAWINGS" (PDF). pp. 9–10.
- ↑ "PHOTOGRAPHS WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA MEASURED DRAWINGS" (PDF). pp. 9–10.
- ↑ Johnston 1906, p. 455.
- ↑ Kegley 1980, p. 149.
Bibliography
- Hatfield, George Elliott (1974). The Hatfields. Big Sandy Valley Historical Society. Search this book on
- Kegley, Frederick Bittle (1980). Early Adventurers on the Western Waters: The New River of Virginia in pioneer days, 1745-1800. Green Publishers. Search this book on
- Sellards, Harry Leon (1995). Hatfield Family History. H.L. Sellards, Jr. Search this book on
- Sellards, Harry Leon (1993). Hatfield and Phillips Families of Eastern Kentucky and Southwestern West Virginia. H.L. Sellards, Jr. Search this book on
- Hatfield, Abraham (1935). The Hatfields of Westchester: A Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Hatfield of New Amsterdam and Mamaroneck, Whose Sons Settled in White Plains, Westchester County, New York. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Archived from the original on 2018-11-28. Search this book on
- Rice, Otis K. (December 31, 1982). The Hatfields and the McCoys. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813114590. Search this book on
- Waller, Altina L. (2012). Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860–1900. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9781469609713. Search this book on
- King, Dean (May 14, 2013). The Feud:The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316224789. Search this book on
- Alther, Lisa (February 5, 2013). Blood Feud:The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and Vengeance. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0762779185. Search this book on
- Johnston, David (1906). A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory. Standard Ptg. & Publishing Company. ISBN 9781789875317. Search this book on
- Swain, George (1927). History of Logan County, West Virginia. G. T. Swain. ISBN 9780598483393. Search this book on
- Hatfield, Coleman (June 27, 2011). The Feuding Hatfields & McCoys. Woodland Press, LLC. ISBN 9780979323621. Search this book on
- Snidow, Philip (1982). Giles County, Virginia, History--families. 2. Giles Co. Historical Society. Research Committee. Search this book on
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