Kaylin Jean Hatfield was born 09-November-2001.

Kaylin is our first child. I was born in WV and moved to DE in 1983. In 1996, I became interested in my family history. Actually, I had always been interested, but didn't really know how to start. In 1996, I stumbled across a website that had information on my mother's line. On this webpage, I even found myself included. That was all it took to get me hooked.

Since then, I have found various sources to build on my family tree. This included not only internet sources, but a variety of books and census records. The census records have been my most valuable tool, especially the records from after 1850 which not only list the head of the household, but also the children. I have used these records to find many dead ends.

Most of my ancestors were in this country prior to 1800 with the exception of one line which arrived from England in the 1850's. My ethnic background is very diverse. If I was a dog, I would definitely be a mutt.

I have ancestors from England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and even North America. The main families I have researched are NUTTER, HATFIELD, BRANNON, STURM, ANDERSON, and BORDER.

The NUTTER family is one of my most researched lines. My Nutter ancestors went from the Eastern Shore of Delaware and Maryland to WV (then VA) in the mid 18th century. There, they established Nutter's Fort in present day Harrison County WV. Because I now live near the area that my WV Nutter's lived, I have been able to actual visit areas settled by them in the 1600's. Among these sites in the Nutter's Neck Wildlife Area in Wicomico Co., MD. It was here that Christopher Nutter, a government Indian interpreter to the Nanticoke Indians, purchased land in the 1670's. Because the area is state land, this area is very accessible. I have been involved in some amateur archeaology and have a collection of ceramic fragments and pipe stems dating from the 1680's to the early 19th century.

In comparison, my wife's family arrived in this country in the middle 19th century. Her ancestors (NOSS, HOVE, SWANSON and JOHNSON) are from Norway and Sweden. I have done some research on her line, but have really relied on some of Lisa's cousins who have done extensive research, especially on the NOSS line.

I will add more data as time permits. Please note that some of this data is speculation and should be investigated further before taking it as fact. I have not intentionally tried to supply false data, but in many cases, all we family historians can do is make our best guess.

I have also added another genealogy homepage that can be accessed from the link below. All of these pages are being updated with more information, links, etc.

I appreciate any comments, corrections, remarks, etc.

Jeff Hatfield
Last Update 3/2/2003

• The Descendents of Caron Branham (175 KB)
  Brannon is my grandmother's maiden name. Her family were descendents of William Brannon who migrated to WV from northern VA/MD. William was a descendent from Caron Branham. Of interest, William's grandmother, Wilmoth Dudley, may be descended from England's King Edward III ( and thus Edward II, Edward I, etc.). The Dudely line also goes back to William the Conquerer, Charlemagne, and others.
• The Descendents of Charles Anderson (94 KB)
  My maternal great-grandmother's maiden name was Anderson. This line goes back to Charles Anderson, whose son (Charles II) was a signer of the Bush Declaration. Many historians claim that the wording of this document was used by Thomas Jefferson and others to write the Declaration of Independence. Charles (II) moved to western PA (Greene Co.) and eventually moved into present day Wetzel Co. (where I grew up) and to Calhoun Co., WV.
• Kaylin's Ancestors (500 KB)
  This is what I have so far on Kaylin's ancestors. This goes back 20 generations and I have some information on certain lines that go back further. I do not swear to the accuracy of all this information. If someone has information that can disprove any information on this site and set me in the right direction, I am very open. Feel free to contact me at the email address on this page. Thanks....Jeff
• The Descendents of Mathias Hatfield (267 KB)
  Naturally, I am very interested in my Hatfield ancestors. My first "confirmed" Hatfield ancestor is Jacob, who was born in 1786 in NJ, but lived his life in western PA (Greene Co.). From information from other researchers, it appears that Jacob may have been the son of John and Phebe Ross Hatfield. In a family Bible, Jacob is listed as a son of Phebe. According to "The Descendents of Matthias Hatfield" by Abraham Hatfield, a John Hatfield married Phebe Ross. No more information on this line was available in this book. Of interest, one of Jacob's siblings was named "John Ross Hatfield" which matches with this theory. If this is true, John was a son of Matthias Hatfield, who was a son of Abraham Hatfield and a grandson of the original Matthias Hatfield. With Jacob being born in NJ, this makes a lot of sense. I have included data from several other descendents of Matthias Hatfield and have tried to delete vital information (birth dates, etc.) for living individuals. If I have missed any, I apologize.
• The Decendents of Sebastian Sturm (148 KB)
  My mother's maiden name was Sturm. There are several Sturm families still living in Calhoun Co., WV. All stem form the same line. Most are descendents of Henry Sturm, who was one of the few individuals I have came across who served in both the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Most of the Sturm's fought for the confederates. Even though Henry was a large land owner in Barbour County WV (then VA), he did not own slaves. It appears that the family supported the Confederate cause not because of the slavery issue, but because of State's rights. Several of Henry's sons (including my ancestor, John N. Sturm) served or supported the Confederate Cause. The Sturm line is connected to the original Pennsylvania Dutch (who were actually German) in Lancaster Co. PA and later western MD.
• The Decendents of Christopher Nutter (203 KB)
  Christopher Nutter was the official government Indian interpreter to the Nanticoke Indians in the Delaware/Maryland area in the late 1600's. Since I live in this area, I have done extensive research (both from books and from 1st hand adventures) on this line. It appears that the WV line of the Nutters (which I came from) probably originated from Christopher's oldest son, John. John Nutter moved from the Nutter's Neck area (in present day Wicomico Co, MD) to the Slaughter Beach area (Sussex Co. DE) in the late 1600's. It seems that his ancestors (Thomas and Matthew) travelled to WV (then VA) around 1770 and established a fort. The fort was called Nutter's Fort and a town by this name still exists in Harrison Co., WV. I have recently updated this page to show the death of Christopher's descendent (and my grandmother) Leah Brannon Sturm. She was the great-grandaughter of Caroline Nutter Starcher, a great-grandaughter of Matthew Nutter, a builder of Nutter's Fort.

• Kaylin's Family Homepage- more genealogy links
• Our Genealogy Webpage

Jeffrey W. Hatfield
6 Heritage Lane
Millsboro, DE 19966
United States
302-933-0246
jwhatfield@earthlink.net

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