The John Fleming Wakefield II Family Photos

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At the Wakefield Reunion on August 11, 2012, Sue
told us of a tremedous research breakthrough in
Irish research that has a direct bearing on our
Wakefield ancestors.  The breakthrough is a list
of 35,000 soldiers that were in the Battle of the
Boyne in 1690.  This is important because family
tradition(propagated by the Wakefield Memorial)
says that Dr. Albert Wakefield dressed a wound
for King William III in the Battle of the Boyne. 
King William was so appreciative that he granted
land in Aughrim to Dr. Wakefield and his heirs. 
That land has been passed down through the
centuries to a Leslie Wakefield who lives there
now.

Up until now, there has not been a comprehensive
list of soldiers in the Battle of the Boyne.  That is
why this is a tremendous breakthrough. 

There is a tradition, propagated by the Wakefield Memorial, that
because a Dr. Wakefield patched up King William before the
battle of Boyne in Ireland in 1690, King William rewarded Dr.
Wakefield with land from the battlefield. 

That land has been handed down to a Wakefield today named
Leslie Wakefield.

Up unitil now there have not been documents to
substantiate this tradition.  It is true that Leslie Wakefield
owns property near to where the battle was fought, but
even Leslie does not know the origin of how his ancestors
received this land. 

There are some accounts that state that King William
was wounded before the battle, but it is not conclusive as
to who this doctor was.

There are also incomplete lists of some of the soldiers that
were in the battle, but they are not complete lists.

What has come to light is this:

"A historic manuscript containing details of every soldier who
who fought with King William of Orange in the Battle of the Boyne
has been discovered during renovation work at Belfast City
Hall.  The 320-year-old 'account book' had been lying in storage
at the building for almost a century without the authorities
realizing the significance it could hold for military historians and
the Orange Order.

The parchment document was written by the Paymaster General
Thomas Coningsby and includes a detailed record of each man in
the 35,000-strong army which accompanied King William III to
Ireland to do battle with his uncle and father-in-law, the deposed
James II."

The significance of this for us is that either Dr. Wakefield
will be in the list, which will go a long way in substantiating
our Wakefield tradition, or it will not be in the list which
will go a long way in substantianting that the tradition may
not be correct.

Since the document was not found until May of this year,
and it will take a while to get the contents onto the internet,
it may be a while before we know one way or the other.
But, at some time in the near future, we will get this
valuable information.

For more information about this important find, click here.

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Lionel Nebeker's trip to IRELAND 3 Oct 2011

Read about Lionel Nebeker's trip to the Wakefield Village in Ireland. 
Click here.



See the pictures and the story.  Click here.

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REUNION 2012 - SPRINGVILLE

The Wakefield Family Reunion for 2012 will be in Springville, Utah.

For information, click on Reunions.

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF RELATIVES OF SIR HUMPHRY

We received an email of some great accomplishments of relatives
of Sir Humphry Wakefield.  Click on Accomplishments.

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This site was updated:
7/12/2012 - Added accomplishments of relative of Sir Humphry
7/11/2012 - Added
3/5/2012   - Added journal of Luella Wakefield Washburn - See "Life Sketches"
3/5/2012   - Added life sketches for children of Luessa Wakefield Washburn
2/11/2012 - Added info on the 2012 Family Reunion in Springville
1/17/2012 - Added a Search box to the home page 
1/16/2012 - Added Survey
8/15/2011 - Added a page for High on a Mountain Top