Brumfield
The photograph, above, was taken 2009 in New Orleans while my family was visiting the city.
My great grandmother was Rose Ella (Brumfield) Brown. Through Rose & her father, Jessie Alexander Brumfield I am connected to the Brumfield family.
The Brumfield family tree might have originated in Great Britain before crossing the ocean to the American colony. More than one lineage has been presented as the original Brumfield ancestry. According to Dell Clawson:
The name Brumfield, used to describe a place, it is believed to be of Welsh origin and to mean a field of broom. An ancient family of this name is recorded as of Welsh origin in the fifteenth century and an early record reveals a Brumfield family in the County Kent, England in 1273. There is a town in England called Broomfield. [i]
Similarly, Charlotte J. Stewart wrote:
The distinguished name of Brumfield is an English local name meaning ‘broom field’, that is, a field of broom plants, a shrub of the bean family with stiff green branches, a conspicuous growth of the English heath. In many cases the progenitors of families bearing such names came from, or lived nearby, the places indicated by their surnames. [ii]
[i] Clawson, Dell, Fields of Broom(New Orleans, LA; privately printed, 1972) 2.
[ii] Stewart, Charlotte J. Brumfield(Ocean Springs, MS: Blossom Printing, Inc., 1972).
Read More About
- Charles Brumfield 1796 – 1870
- Charlotte Temple (Ott) Brumfield 1815 – 1895
- Davis Brumfield 1795 – 1863
- Elijah Brumfield 1805 – 1854
- Isaac Brumfield 1801 – 1862
- Isaac Nelson Brumfield 1823 – 1909
- Jessie Alexander Brumfield 1838 – c. 1910
- Jesse K Brumfield 1807 – 1884
- John Brumfield 1768 – 1834
- John D. Brumfield 1842 – 1903
- John W Brumfield 1811 – 1889
- Martha E (Alford) Brumfield 1846 – c1910
- Martin E. Brumfield 1865 – 1920
- Martin Penn Brumfield 1837 – 1862
- Nathaniel Brumfield b. 1813
- Rose Ella (Brumfield) Brown 1867 – 1948
- Willis Brumfield 1794 – 1833
Selected Sources
- Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Pike County, Mississippi. Deluxe. Norman, Oklahoma: Arphax Publishing Co., 2005. [Other counties available]
- Conerly, Luke Ward. Pike County Mississippi, Pioneer Families & Confederate Soldiers, 1798 – 1876. 2008 Edition. Madison, Georgia: Southern Lion Books, 1909.
- Haymon, Serena Abbess. Pike County, Mississippi School Census, 1885. Greenwell Springs, LA.
- Holcomb, Brent H. York County, South Carolina Will Abstracts 1787 – 1862 [1170 – 1862]. Columbia, SC: SCMAR, 2002. 975.743
- Holcomb, Brent H. York Co, South Carolina Deed Abstracts 1786 – 1801 [1772 – 1801]. I. Columbia, SC: SCMAR, 2008.FHL 975.743
- Houston, Martha Lou. Indexes to the County Wills of South Carolina. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970.
- Magee, Zuma Fendlason. Selected Obituaries from Louisiana (Washington & Tangipahoa Parishes) and from Mississippi (Pike, Walthall & Marion Counties). Volume II. Franklinton, Louisiana: Privately printed, 1976. From Franklinton Library, LA.
- Randolph, Ruth Brumfield, and Nell Brumfield Jacobs Smith. Brumfields Revisited: Ancestors and Descendants of George Y. and Martha Penny Brumfield. Privately printed, 1995.
- Williams, E. Russ. Abstracts of Obituaries from the Minutes of the Magee’s Creek Baptist Association (Mississippi and Louisiana), 1882 – 1924. Monroe, Louisiana: Privately printed, 1978. From the Louisiana Archives, Baton Rouge, LA.
- Williams, Jr., E. Russ. History of Washington Parish, Louisiana 1798 – 1992. I. 1994. 976.311
- Williams, Jr., Ernest Russ. A Potpourri of Historical Data concerning the Founding Families and Individuals of Washington Parish, Louisiana, 1798 – 1860. Monroe, LA: Northeast Louisiana University, 1990. FHL 976.311
Websites
- Brumfield Surname genealogy
- Orangeburg County Historical Society, South Carolina
Hello my name is Stacye I am the grand daughter of Charlotte Angelina Broomfield maiden name OTT she was married to two brothers the family also entwined with the Brock family Tylertown Mississippi check it out the same Broomfields you have I have located and ancestry.com myself through my lineage
Hello, my name is Melinda Harleaux and I am African American. My Great Grandmother’s maiden name was Dixie Brumfield. She was born 2/18/1880 in Pike County. I was always told about her father Jesse K Brumfield, but my sisters and I were recently tested by Ancestry and connected to several Brumfield. Dixie’s mother’s name was Myra Harvey. Apparently they had 3 children together. Would love to connect with family members to learn more
Hello, my name is Carol Durham. My 2x great grandfather was a twin, Andrew Jackson Brumfield, brother of George Washington Brumfield, sons of Jesse Kelly Brumfield. I am very interested in meeting African American Brumfield family members. Many of my family grew up around Tylertown, MS.
I have no information about the African American Brumfield family.
My great great grandmother is Caroline Brumfield, AA, b.1848. Daughter of Jesse K. Brumfield. Would love to connect.
Yes. Let’s share & compare.
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Hi everyone I’m Priscilla Brock I’m AA my grandmother maiden name was Broomfield please contact.
Hello! I’d like to exchange information. cgbp@nycap.rr.com
I am descended from John Wilson Brumfield – my gg-grandfather.
Your history seems to suggest that JWB was the son of John & Peggy Brumfield – he wasn’t.
If you would like to discuss the Brumfields of the West Florida Parishes I can be reached at:
knoxbrumfield@gmail.com
Wm Brumfield
Anaconda, Montana
William, I have sent an email to you in response to your comment.