> TwentiethAnniversary lssue < lHiltnqftell nerl)sLeffiep, \ FAMILY '/ SOCIETY "W'ynkfeldthe Saxon held honor andfee. ere lltilliam the Nornnn came oyer the sea. Vol. XXl. No i turcrenl Sufiolk Enqland Rlvilrc Sumrner2007 z0thAnniversaryMeeting Breaks All Records - The biggestand bestever at Williamsburg/Jamestown!- 81,Billy Wingfield.WFS President.and.locelyn Wingfield. IVP The Wingfield Family Society's an- WFS meetingever. Bob & Wilsiecan be nual meetingat Williamsburg was a tre- proudof Mariaand would mendoussuccess. Plaudits have loved the meeting, have come in from all di- plus learningthat treasurer rections. Meeting coordi- Bob Wingfield (president England-IrelandTour nator Maria Butler was 1991-94), and Bob Bar- Plannedfor 2008 expecting I 50 attendees chenger.menrbership di- By Billy andJocelyn Winglield but ended up with well rector (at right), have over250 - a new record. raisedthe membershipby 60 sincethe last The WFS grouptours to Englandstarted It waswonderful to see, Jvlaria meeting- now 443 memberfamilies, with the first in 1988, one year after the after a long absence,Ray and Dale Ruf anotherrecord. and family (in greatform), "Wayne"and TheFriday tour of theJamestown Mu- EvelynEstes, Lattieand Elva Wingfield seumwas amazing - a realeye-opener. Coor and family, Joanand Jay Crawford, MariaButler and Lois Wingfield Wickham Betty Wingfield (Camache),John Wing- plus Billy, Greg, Mervyn, and Jocelyn field(of Perry& Umatilla),Ginger Wade, Wingfieldhave achieved wonders through and manyothers. talks with Mary We were all disappointedthat our Ellen Stumpf PresidentEmeritus Wilsie Wingfield Carr andthe aPvR in (president enhancing the societywas organized. Then the second 1988-91)and portrayal of wasin l99l includinga visitto Irelandand Bob Carr Edward Maria thenagain to Englandin 1995and 1999. (president Wingfieldthere A planned2003 tour hadto be cancelled 2000-2003) at the museum asthere were not enough sign-ups. whiledriving as Jamestown's For this 2008 England/lrelandtour to the meet- first president, we are aimingfor 40 but couldtake a few ing had to May thru Sep- more. We needa minimumof 35 persons turn backat Jacksonville,Florida, as they tenrber 1607. to firmly commitvery soonto joiningthis werenot well enoughto continue. Now he is spelt 2008group of Wingfieldcousins, or other- We were sad. too. that Lee Preston out in the Ar- wise we'll haveto cancelthe tour due to (president2003-2006) and Stephen& chaeariurn as bookingrequirements. To date we have MercedesBlackehart could not attend. the first presi- only about20 "for sure." The Carrs had dent, a top financial backer, an experi- To make this trip evenmore eventful, been due to be encedsoldier, and in largeletters we've just addedthe Cos- honoredin a big "a valiant genlleman"as both Archerand nold ancestral home of way at the Sat- Percy describedhim when he drove off Otley Hall (photoabove). urday banquet "the naturals"in May 1607- and even That is part of an excit- by a corona- then at age 57. At last: The Generation ing, tailor-madeadventure tion,u but Elva Gap! His 1955menrorial is the most in England and lreland Coor and Bob prominentin theJanrestown Church. startingwith our departure Barchenger On Fridayevening we enjoyeda deli- from Dulles Airport on stood in for ciousdinner at the WhitehallRestaurant in Sunday,May 18'n. them,and it was frhnedto be sentto Flor- Williamsburgand were visited by Captain Fromthen on, until our ida. We are prayingfor Wilsie'sspeedy Edward Maria returnMay 28'h ltotalling Big Ben recovery. Wingfield in per- elevendays) we'll have- as theysay in We thankBob and Wilsiefor teaching son (righr) who the travefbusiness - 22 family "venues" us all how to run a Fanily Society with answered very in England,and then five morein lreland. good meetings,tours, and newsletters well l0 difficult In Englandour travelcommentator will (votedThe 2ndBest in the US!) and with questions. beJocelyn Wingfield, and in lrelandit will ra::-n a-taz: and style! While their great- Well, in fact be Jocelyn'sbrother, George, who wentto est "newsletterpupil" is clearlyZella Mor- that reincarnation universitythere and knows it well. row, their greatest "meeting pupil" is was Jocelyn lSee2008 Tour page9) clearly Maria Wingfield Butler who with Wingfield in husbandTom plus Bob & Gail Miller in 1620sdress who'd Il The l{ingfteld ll/altz Ifr Seepage l0 the wings truly ran the most successful (Sec20th Anniversarypage2) thisissue. and a bigfeature article next time.

Srmnrer 2007 + 20th Anniversaryfrom page I <> for feedingthe 1607settlers - "without field acquiredthe painting ofthe U.s.s. just appearedon NBC TV in Richmond, theIndians, we hadall perished." ll/ing- promoting his and TV actor Stephen fieti Blackehart'sreprinting of Jocelyn's Vir- named ginia's True Founder. (Seeinfo at anta- for his zon.comand at booksurge.com.) namesake Maria Butler emphasizedthat in 1607 and the Jamestownarea was in themidst of the Maria worst droughtand famine in 800 years- Butler's the main reasonso many were weak and uncle. starvingat that time. The On Saturday,April 28, the Memorial Throughoutthis, both Elisabethand raffle Servicefor EMW (andthose who sailed Melanieonly just managedto hold back madejust with him) wasat Historic Jamestownein theirtears. Melanie later told MariaButler over$500 the JamesCity ParishChurch, which was thatthis wasa mostmoving and wonderful andthe packedto overflowing(it seatsbut 100). occasionand that she would convey to auction those she representedhow ecstaticand made "inclusive"she felt to beso central. s1,234, Young Sara Wade and Andrew all going Toomey ably assistedWFS President to the WFSseneral fund. Bilfy Wingfield (belov,)in layinga memo- VP Wing Hughesand Dorothyin the rial wreathcommemorating the life, death, Wingfield Store dealt delily andtook in and resurrectionof EMW and the other $2,180,while webmaster Vance Wingfield 103settlers of 1607,there listed by name, (president1997-2000) signed up members below EMW'smenrorial in thechurch. for the planned England-IrelandTour, May l8-28, 2008 (l I days,27 venues). On Sundaymorning our servicewas conducted by WFS ChaplainDale Ruf, (president1994-97) who gave a thought- provokingsermon. It was attendedby 80 Wingfieldsof threegenerations another We processedfor 400 yards, preceded recordfor this memorabletwenty years. by a Color Party (with fife and drums) Thiswas a trulyfitting 20'hAnniversary headedby lan Wingfield of London.b Meeting, andmaybe the biggestwe'll ever Insidethe church, the ReverendJack have. Yet, for manyof us,the mostexcit- Sutorof Hanoverofficiated for the service. ing thing wasthat three generationswere The lessonswere read by Wing Hughes there in force. Never have we seenso and Lynn Wingfield. That was followed After lunch in beautifulColonial Wil- many young, keen cousinson paradebe- by MelanieWright of the CreekAmeri- liamsburgcame the WFSGeneral Meeting fore, nor so many keen,active, young di- can lndian Tribe at which John"Perry" Wingfield of Uma- - rectorscoming into the WFSorganization. saying a prayer for tilla,Florida, installed the new directors We're bankingon MeaganFenn and the nativepeoples of SamBatsell, Barbara Cortino, and Roland her manyyoung Wingfield cousins work- , represent- Haden. Sadly, new directorWes Wing- ing on moving EMW'simage up onernore ing Chief Carl"Lone fieldwas unable to attend. notchbetween now and2057. BwrwRM Eagle" Custalow of Next came our biggest banquetever, the Mattaponi (and with 203 sitting down to a superbfeast P6whatan) Indian followed by our biggestraffle with thirty Tribe, and Chief prizes,drawn by PresidentBilly Wing- StephenR. Adkins field, Lord of the Manorof Wingfield,and of the ChickahominyTribe, both unable VP Wing Hughescalling out the numbers. to attend as they were rehearsingfor the Then followed the biggestever auction visit by Queen ElizatrethIl, who was of thirty items, nrostbrought by Jocelyn comingin two daysfor Jamestownevents. from the UK, plusseveral kindly donated Jocelyn then read "peace excerpts" by othermembers, conducted smoothly by from EMW's A Discourseon VirEiinia Dennis Murphy (abote right) with great ,-* as & "A Tributeto NativeVirginians." panache. Accompaniedby harpsichordistDan Barbara Cortino coordinatedevery- Some I'ounp Winslield Cousins: Jacksonand classicalguitarist John War- thing, aided by her dad Ed Coussens, (rom left) JonathanToomey and SaraWade ner,' soprano Elisabeth Wingfield (from Doris Murphy, and by Rosalyn plus David,Heather, and Andrew Toomey the UK and Italy) sang, beautifully, Mo- Dowling's 9-year-oldgranddaughter Mea- areenjoying Jamestown and ... everything! zart's "Laudate Dominum" and later, gan Fenn holding the lots aloft (aborc (Seenotes fbr 20thAnniversary on page 4) directly and very emotionallyto Melanie right) andhelping to distributethe loot. TreasurerBob Wingfieldand his aides Wright, "Now Thank ll/e Matt'poni," Sam Batsellsaid: "We haven't won swiftly collected winningbids. lt was composedby Elisabethand Jocelyn Wing- the until there'san EMW T-shirt." field to the tune of "Aroy Thank WeAll likea smooth-runningconveyor belt. And now there is one! It was great Our God," as a "thankyou" to the Indians especially thatJohn D. Wing- fl I Seervrvrvjamestown200T.org ] Sunmer 2007 WfS Nervslelt€f Wingfields in Action April 2007 Jamestown,Virginia

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Sunrrner1007 ... new membersBarbara Diannibella of PresidentBilly Wingfield askedthat as secretaryof the Winglield Family Society.I give a Gap, PA; Hazel and Robert Clack of report of the Edrvard Maria Wingfield Endolvmentto the membersat large. This report was Hillsboro, OR; Paulaand Keith Lindsey given to us at the WTS Board of Directors meetingon April 26 at Williamsburg, Virginia, by and son Collin of San Antonio. TX; Mary Ellen Stumpf of the Associationlbr the Preservationof Virginia Antiquities (APVA). Beth and JasonHorn of Brentwood.TN: The membershipof the WFS' committee "APVA-EMW EndorvmentCommittee" includes John C. and Meredith Wingfield of Greg H. Wingfield (chair) of Richmond.Virginia; Lois Wickhamof Ashland.Virginia; Nashville,TN; Jan Houstonof Ottumwa, Mervyn W. Wingfield of Richmond, Virginia; Erma and Billy Wingfield of Petersburg. IA; Ellen and Dr. William Elder and Virginia; Maria Butler of Richmond,Virginia; and Jocelyn Wingfield of Norfolk, England. daughterJessica of Hettinger, ND; and Two years ago. the WFS Board rvas presenteda recommendationfrom the APVA-E,MW Dr. LawrenceKent of Kettering,Ohio. EndowmentCommittee to establishan endowmentlund in the name of Edward Maria Wing- A hearty welcometo eachof you! fleld. This would help f-rnanceWFS's efforts to educatethe public aboutEMW's participation Drop us a line anytime. ( + seepage l0) in the founding of Jamestolvn.ir.rcluding the 1'actthat he r.vasthe first presidentof the Jamestorvn Colony. It was approvedunanimously by the Board, and the membershipat largewas given an opportunityto contributeto the fund. De(L)SLetrep The Wingfield Family Societystarted the contributionswith $10.000lrom the WFS treasury. ISSN 1084-5887 and off-eredto match. dollar for dollar. the individual donationsof membersuntil the tequired Publishedquarterly by miniumum amountof $50.000was obtainedto establishthe endowment. WINIGFITLDF&Mu.Y SoCItrTY The societyand its membershave to datecontributed $70,000 rvith severalmembers continu- www. wingt'ield. org ing to make additionalgifts. Interestincome has reached$6,000 as a result of the endowment I 194N. 520 East fund. Members may continue to make donations to keep the fund and interest growing to OrernUT 84097 financefuture projects. [email protected] 'Ihe APVA-H,MWEndowment Committee recommended these uses of the f'und'sinterest; l. Sponsorshipofthe InternationalArchaeological Symposium" launching the 400th Editor Emerihts: Robert Carr AnniversaryYear ofJamestownand attractingrecord numbers ofregistrants. educators. Editor: Zella Morrow graduatestudents. and presentationsofscholarly papers. (January2007) AssistantEditor: RalphMorrow 2. Sponsorshipofthe annualHistoric Jamestowne Lecture Series. (Fall2007) Member Features: Ginger Wade Recentand ongoing recognitionsof the WFS and the EMW EndowrnentFund include: MailingAssistant: SaraWade l. Donorrecognitionin APVA's publicationsand its FlonorRoll ofDonors. PhotoTechnology: WallaceGoodman 2. DonorWall in RichmondAPVA offlceand the new FlistoricJamestorvne Visitor Center. ComputerAdvisors: Nila & GregBlackham 3. Recognitionof the APVA-E,MWEndowment Committee at the April 2006APVA Board Holly & I{arold Toomey of Trusteesmeeting, wherethe committeemembers were presenteda replicaof a key Adriane& MichaelRichardson artifact- the "Bartman Jug." WFS Officers 4. Specialrecognition of thecommittee at the May 2006opening days of the Archaearium CharlesBilly Wingfield President exhibition tacility, includingthe pressconf-erence hosted by the governor. the special Wingfield"Wing" Hughes Vice Pres tour and receptionfbr all cultural and educationalpartnering institutions, and the gala RobertW. Wingfield J'reasurer for benefactors,officials, and corporate/civicleaders. Zella Morrow Secretary 5. Recognitionat the InternationalArchaeology Society Conf-erence. JocelynWingfield InternationalVP The APVA-BMW EndowmentCommittee has worked diligently with the APVA to setup this Wilsie WingfieldCarr PresidentEmeritus endowmentfund and gain recognitionof E,dwardMaria Wingfield fbr his paft in the founding of Jamestown,and as the first presidentof JamestownColony. WFS Directors ELECTED: The Winglield Family Societyextends a hearly "Thanks" to the APVA-EMW Endowment Years2005-2008: l'ears2007-2010: Con.rmitteefor its eflbrts and fortitude in carrying out the goalsand work of the Wingtield Doris Murphy SamBatsell Family Society. Creg H. Wingfield Roland Haden Mervyn W. Wingfield BarbaraCorlino NrzlI-: Wm. Hugh Wingfield WesleyWingfield - -I +- ...... --...... iZF-TI:--- APPOINTED: I See " Flags" belotu. I I 606 England Cross of St. George Free Dutch EMn' Dale Ruf Chaplain SaraGarrett Computer <> 20th Anniversary "notes" from page2 <> 4: EMw's f-amilybanner, bearing his coatof arms. y Vance Wingfield Webmaster Re-ferenceNotes for " 20th Anniversary"' arlicle : (c) John Warner calleda week later 1t thanking Zella Morrow Publishing (a) Virginia Wingfield of Buffalo Grove. Illinois, us for making his day with our Jamestown Church ceremonies.(2) sayinghe was most proud to be a Bob Barchenger Membership designed the coronation ceremony and purchased planned pafiy part of and to lead his men in the the parade and be WallaceGoodman Photography costumes. She had also a birthday for Bob Carr at the Directors Meeting, including part ofthe celebrationwe had, and (3) that as he is JocelynWingfield WTS Historian the presentation of a cake and framed collage with relatedto the Wingfields,he may join the WFS. - Robert Carr Editor Emeritus pictures of Bob for each of his 20 years of service (d) Destroyer Escort 194 named for Maria Wingfield Hughes Wingfield Store to the WFS. The collage,card, and a video of the Butler's uncle. John D. Wingfield, the U.S. Navy Lee Preston Genealogy-DNA coronation\.vere sent to Bob and Wilsie in Florida. pilot who. at age 26, chose to do a kamikaze type Virginia Jones ReunionRegistrar (b) The Flags: (seeabove) l: Union of England attackon an enemy warship in the Pacifrc in 1942 when he didn't have enoughfuel to get back to his Maria Butler Meeting Coordinator & Scotland(1606, Ireland not yet included,flown in 1945. from main masts); 2: The CrossofSt. George (for aircraft carrier. When the war ended tr.vo Japanesesunenders in the Pacific were signed on O 2007 WingfieldFamily Society England, flown from the after mast); 3: The Free boardthe USSWinsfield. Extrasofthis specialissue: $4.00 for members Dutch, for whom Edward Maria Wingfield fbught;

WFS Newsletter 4 Sumrner2007 Some years ago Wilsie Wingfield Carr in researchingher MariaButler as chairman was formed to accomplishthat goal. Wingfield ancestrybecame interested in forming a Wingfield fam- English artistTom Mor had createdthe New World Tap- ily organization. She contacted estry with the storyof England'sattempt to colonizeAmerica Dr. Bill Wingfield of Ashland, between 1583 and 1642. He prepareda sec- Virginia,and he sharedher desire. tion for 5q !ffiJamestownand invited the Bill offeredhis help and support, WFS to ptu.. =,${ the first stitch.inthe lltinglield including a core of prospective names. From this list. more s:r1^,!{(^:#;'iY' i,l,#,:.fi:; T;1 JlfTIffil nameswere suggestedand invita- vance lvrng--I t Irelu vorunleercu[o lrv ro Eng- tions were sent to everyoneearly ra.u [o ,apr"-!ran, lne wrnglrcruranrr.v in 1987for the first gatheringat Society unc I performedthat taJk at a special Bill Lltingllield Ashlandin May. Wilsie Carr ceremony in Londonin 1989. - 1987 - Ashland. Vireinia 1990 Atlanta" Georsia An organizationalmeeting was held in Ashland,Virginia, with WilsieCarr was president. The highlight of theyear was WilsieCarr as chairman.The main purposeof the meetingwas to the purchaseof the Lord of the Munor of ll/ingfield title determineif therewas enough interest to form an organization.146 in England. Thetitle wasfirst assignedto personsattended and the overwhelmingconsensus was to "Form VanceWingfield(right) who hadspear- the Society!" The name chosen for the organizationwas headed,itsacquisition in 1989,making him "WingfieldFamily Society." the 54'n "Lord of the Manorof Wingfield" Eight steeringcommittees were setup. Paperswere filed and sincethe title was createdin Suffolk,Eng- the organizationbecame a non-profitcorporation in Virginia. By- land,by BishopThetford in theyear 1042. laws were written that first year. Those in atten- It was agreedthat the title would be the dance and had paid their dues were designated propertyof the WFS and would be trans- "FoundingMembers." Otherswho couldnot attend fened to each newly elected president. but registered by May lst and later paid their Laterthat year it was transferredto Wilsie Carr as president, dues were classifiedas "Charter Members." makingher the 55'nLord / Lady of the Manorof Wingfieldfor The Newsletter was publishedtwice in 1987, the restof herterm. with the letterhead desiened bv l99l - Fredericksbure. Va. Ken Wingfield of Phoenix, Arizona Wilsie Wingfield Carr was president. (above). Thereafterit was publishedquarterly by Robert Wingfield of Northbrook (now Buf- Bob Carr of Belleair,Florida (at right) tbr thenext falo Grove),Illinois, was electedthe new presi- twentyyears, with itsdistinctive Sotnenir typestyle. dentand became the 56th Lord of the Manorof In theyears that followed, the Wingfield Fam- Wingfield. ily Societyhad generalmeetings annually, and elec- The secondEngland tour itinerary tions every year to elect officers and directors. sroup includedIreland, "the EmeraldIsle." Manyresearch papers and books were published. (See page l0) The bylawsprovide for the appointmentof Vance Wingfield of Fort Worth, Texas,(at left) setup a Wing- permanentdirectors where needed. Seven permanent director field databaseand enteredall the pedigreecharts from the 1894 positionswere namedto handleongoing jobs for the society. "Muniments" book (fromEngland)whichthe WFS Thosedirectors were Bob Carr. Newsletter:Linnie Mills and republishedin 1998, throughspecial efforts ofSusan Gerry Dutton, WFS Store; Dee Epps, Membership;Vance and Terry Cavanagh. Each memberwas encouraged Wingfield, Computer;Lee Preston,Genealogy; and Jocelyn to fill out a personalinformation sheet, designedby Wingfield, Historian. Hereafterthose positions will be known Vancefor entryinto the Wingfielddatabase. as "AppointedDirectors " and held continuouslyas long as 1988 - Richmond. Virsinia desiredand /or needed. WFSmembership was 200 families. Wilsie Wingfield Carr (picturedabove) was elected 1992 - Reno. Nevada presidentfor 1988-1991.The first Wingfield Storewas openedby RobertWingfield continued as president.Jocelyn Wing- Linnie Mills of Corpus Christi, Texas,assisted by Gerry and field, WFS historian,was writing a biographyof Edward Betty Dutton ofConroe,Texas. The purposeof Maria Wingfield, with help from Susan and Terry the storewas to providespecialized and person- Cavanagh of alizedWingfield items for members. Athens,Georgia. The first Englandtour qroup with 45 mem- John and Sue Pany-Wingfield of Empingham,England, bers departedright after the meetingin 1988, loaned their Tickencote painting to the Victoria and Albert with Bob Carr asthe tour managerand Jocelyn Museumin Londonfor exhibitionthere. Wingfield of Norfolk, England (at right) as the tour narrator. 1993 - Williamsbure. Vireinia RobertWingfield continuedas president. An excavation 1989 - Scottsdale. Arizona of Jamestownhad begun under joint leadershipof theNational Wilsie Can continuedas president. The first WFSMembership Park Serviceand the Associationfor the Preservationof Vir- Roster was publishedand was thereafterpublished annually. The ginia Antiquities (APVA), searchingfor the original fort site. primary goal of gettingEdward Maria Wingfield recognitionas the ( Continuedon page6 ) Firstpresident of Jamestownwas established and a committeewith

** * Sunmer 2007 A record173 attended in Williamsbure.The activitiesincluded a 1997- The TenthAnniversary Meeting visit to Jamestownand to the archaeological was held in Richmond, Virginia, with Dale Ruf presiding as presi- dig beingconducted there. dent. Vance Wingfield was electedpresident, and Dale relinquished Two more director positions were ap- the title of Lord of the Manor of Wingfield to Vance. Attendees took pointed: Susan-and Terry Cavanagh (at a rvalk through time, participating in the colorful medieval ceremony left) as Publishing Directors, and Floyd of transferringthe Lord of the Manor title, then visiting two historic Wingfield as Chaplain. Membershipwas residences, Jamestownand Colonial Williamsburg, and then cele- 300families! brating Thomas of York River's arrival at.Tamestownin 1680. 1994 - Kissimmee. Florida The original location of Jamestownwas fbund. Gail Miller was the RobertWingfield was president. New officers WFS representativeat the Jamestownceremonies. Continuing prob- wereelected, and the manortitle passedto Dale lem: EMW's role in the lbundine of Jamestownis still beineignored. R:uf (dt right), the new presidentand the Lord / 1998 - San Antonio. Texas Lady of theManor of Wingfield. Vance Wingfield was presidentand Lord of the A dilemmawas presentedto the group: Was Manorof Wingfield. He presentedtwo awardsfor ThomasWingfield of York River, Kent County, outstandingWFS serviceduring the years1997 and Virginia, really the father of Thomas,John, and 1998. AnneKendrick Lanier of Wilmington,NC, RobertWingfield as many had believed? This resultedin more (right) wasgiven the 1997award for the production researchby Lee Preston,our genealogist. Robert Wingfield of including script, editing, pictureselection/editing, BuffaloGrove, Illinois, was appointed Membership Director. and voice-overofthe video "The Historyofthe 1995 - Mclean. Virsinia WinefieldFamlv." Dale Ruf continuedas presidentand Lady of the For 1998,the awardwent to Charleen McKin- produc- Manorof Wingfield. ney of St. Augustine,Florida, (at le.ft)for the graphics, Wingfield *Wing" Hughes(le/i) becamedirector tion including editing, computerization, of the WingfieldFamily Society Store. and printing of JocelynWingfield's special work, Thethird Enelandtour group of 46 memberspre- "Wingfield Lettersand Diaries." The IntemationalTennis Hall of Famein Newport, sentedtwo Rhode Island, officially enshrined Major Walter bannersto St. CloptonWingfield in theirprestigious Hall of Fameas oneof the Benet'sPaul's world's greatsof tennis. WalterClopton Wingfield WharfChurch, patentedand packagedthe gameof tennisin England where infant- in 1874. Thomaso/ Sara Garrett (at right) wasappointed a society YorkRiver was directorworking with the ComputerDatabase. christenedin 1999 - Washineton. D.C. 1664. They Vance Wingfield continuedas president. The fourth England (Jocelyn, alsovisited DaleRul (Vicar),Ed Coussens, Fred Wingfield) tour sroupleft right afterthe meetingin Washington,D.C. Lincoln'sInn Law Schoolwhere EMW attended one year.Then on Lee Preston,WFS genealogist,discovered through a surveyof to StonelyPriory where he was born in 1550,where they unveiled a the areathat the "Winckfild" nameon the southof the tavernsite, memorialplaque installed by the WingfieldFamily Society. just below Watling Street,on Bow Lane,London, was very likely A Wingfield-Cromwellfamily connectionand a Wingfield- John Wingfield,York Herald,of Tickencote,the fatherof Thomas Leefamily connection have beenfound by JohnParry- Wingfieldof York RiverVirginia. The Collegeof Arms wasonly a - Wingfield. ( Attention,genealogists pleasetake note!! ) shortdistance from Bow Lane. It was alsoabout two blocksfrom Sue and John Parry- St. Benet's Paul's Wharf Church where John Wingfield's son Wingfield hostedthe tour group EdwardMaria was buriedin 1663 and his son Thomas (laterof for a memorable lunch at their York River,Virginia) waschristened in 1664. lovely, historic home, Lovick's Memberson the Englandtour visitedthe Collegeof Arms in Place,near Empingham in Leices- London and then St. Benet'sPaul's Wharf Church,where they tershire, northwestof Stamford. enjoyeda specialservice and had tea with the York Herald. They also visitedthe Lawn TennisMuseum at Wimbledonand 1996 - Scottsdale" Arizona presenteda copy of the Wingfield tennis patentto the museum. Dale Ruf continuedas president. Lee Pre- The original patentwas recentlydiscovered and is in the Tennis ston, WFS genealogist,(at right) starteda col- Hall of Famein Newport,Rhode Island. umn for the newslettercalled Genealogical A campaignwas startedto get a U.S. postagestamp issued fea- Exchange,"GenEx." It is the resultof his vast turing Jamestown'sfirst president. Many memberswrote lettersto researchof the Wingfield heritage, and gives the CitizensStamp Advisory Committee, which seeksout ideasand variedinformation of interest suggestionsfrom the public. to WFSmembers. 2000 - Toronto" Canada The WFS home pagewas VanceWingfield was president. estabfishedby Vance Wingfield (at lefr) with Bob Carr (at left) waselected the intemetwebsite address www.wingfield.ore. presidentand became the 59thLord Detailed information about the Wingfield Fam- of theManor of Wingfield. ily Societyand its activitiesis now availableto Bill Wingfield of Canada(right) the world without cost. (Continuedon page7)

6 Surrmer2007 WFS Newsletter wasmeeting coordinator for theToronto meeting.The attending Lee Preston,our genealogist,(belov, right) haddone a thorough WFSmembers visited Niasara Falls and took a ride on thetr[aid o/' but unsuccessfulsearch to locateofficial recordsthat were missing theX'Iist boat below the falls,on the NiagaraRiver. from the Registerof St. Peter'sParish, New KentCounty, Virginia, The VirginiaSettlers Memorial reopenedin London. Jocelyn for theyears that those three men would havebeen born. Wingfield (at right\ representedthe Wingfield In July 2000, we learnedthat Brigham Young University in Family Society at the ceremony at Blackwall Provo,Utah, had embarkedon a projectto collectblood samplesto Dock,London. developa DNA databasefrom all over the world. Their Molecular Jocelyn Wingfield (right) was invitedto speak GeneticsDepartment was contactedand they agreedto help us with aboutEMW at the JamestowneSociety meeting. thisas a specialproject. (Alsosee at 2003below.) Vance Wingfield was appointedWebmaster. Five donors,all WFSmembers, were selected,who eachpro- Bob Barchenger (belot leli) was appointed vided a pedigreesheet with provenlineage: LancelotHugh Wing- MembershipDirector, and Virginia Jones (belowmiddle) was .fieldof Rockaway.NJ, a provendescendant of Sir John Winefield appointedReunion registrar. Bernie Coley (belov right) is of Tickencote,grandfather of Thomasof York River; Middleton scanningindi- Barnett Wingfieldof Collierville,TN, a provendescendant of Tho- vidual pic- mas WingfieldII; JamesReuben llringfield //1 of CrystalLake, IL, a tures into the proven descendantof John Wingfield; and two donors,Dr. Billy members' Itillman l4tinglieldof Petersburg,VA, and Louis Henry W'ingfieldof genealogcial Dewey,AR. bothproven descendants of $!94!_Wingfield. records. The The DNA of all five men rnatched, therebyproving Thomas pictures are Wingfield of York River to be the father of Thomas,John, and beingHMHstored along with familycharts as a permanentrecord and RobertWingfield, each born in thelatter . canbe printed out along with the member charts. 2003 - Salt Lake Citv. Utah 2001 - Denver.Colorado Bob Carrwas president. Lee Preston(belov) waselected presi- Bob Carr continuedas oresidentand Lord of the Manorof dent and then was investedas the 60"' Lord of the Wingfield,and as meetingcoordinator, Manorof Wingfield. with Wayne and EvelynEstes of Den- Dr. ScottWoodward of BYtJ's MolecularGe- ver(at right) assisting. netics Departrnentspoke at the Saturdayevening TheWFS joined the APVA to banquet,labeling the WingfieldFarnily Society as establishbetter communications. An "pioneersin moleculargenealoqy." archaeologicaldig hasbeen under way The campaignto get a U.S.postage stamp featur- for severalyears, uncovering thousands ing EMW as the first presidentof Jamestownhas of artifactsfrom the 1607Jamestown area. beenurrsuccessful thus far, so we askedthat all memberswrite to the Wilsie Wingfield Carr was appointeda WFS directoras the CitizensStamp Advisory Committee in Washington,D.C. PresidentEmeritus. A skeletonunearthed at Jamestownis thoughtto be that of Bar- The WFS sentfunds to help repairSt. Andrew'sChurch in tholomewGosnold, a cousinof E,MWwho sailedto Virginiawith Suffolk, England,a few milesfrom WingfieldCastle. the 1606-1607group. Thecomposite portrait of EMW ( right)was made as he might England'sRoyal Mail Servicewas contactedby WFS member havelooked at age57 whenhe sailed to Jamestownin l606. Alan Roland Hadenof CollegeStation, Texas, suggesting that they honor Barlow,a Britishartist, was conrrnissioned to do the portraitfronr EdwardMaria Wingfield on the400'r'anniversary of Jamestown with four ancientportraits: ( 1) of EMW's red-hairedgrandfather, Sir a postagestamp. Theywill decideby 2005. RichardWingfield; (2) of his uncle Charles Archaeologistsdigging in an old Virginiafarm unearthed what Wingfield; (3) oneeach of hiscousins, Marshall they are confidentis Werowocomoo,the principalvillage of the Sir and (4) Sir Anthony powerful Indian chieftain P6whatan, who con- Wingfield;plus composite computer face created trolledthe area around Jamestown in 1607. from the first four, and portrait painted also a - from the computer image by Gail Wingfield 2004 Savannah. Georsia president Mansfield. From those, Alan Barlow painted Lee Prestonwas and Lord of the thecolor portrait as shown here. Manorof Wingfield. The WFSnow hastwo DNA websites- Recentresearch was mentioned on a full-hourPBS the originalestablished and updatedby Lee Preston and to identified "Wingfield programentitled "Death at Jamestown" that gave be as Family (al much responsibilityfor the famine and other prob- DNA Project," and @$j4gfu!!'s right) site of "HaplotypePerspective," which nray be accessedat lems at early Jamestownto "the worst droughtever between1606 and l6l2." www.donwingfield.net.Both sitesare linkedto the WFS home pageat www.wingfield.org. Carolyn Smith (at left) was appointedto the Boardof Directors,for Publishing. PresidentLee Preston appointed Charles Billy Wingfield of Coodwater,Alabama, as vice presidentto replaceLance Wingfield, 2002 - New Orleans. Louisiana who resigned. Bob Carr was president. DNA testresults prove that Thomas A Jamestowncommittee was selectedfor two specialgoals. One Winefieldof York River,Virginia, is the fatherof Thomas,John, is to provideideas for the WFS participationat the Jamestownsites and Robert! This had beenaccepted in the pastby our members for the 400'hanniversary celebration in 2007. The secondgoal is to andby all genealogicalsocieties as valid lineage.Then in 2000, ensurethat EMW's historicalinvolvement is includedas part of the the Colonial Damesof the lTth Centurystopped accepting Tho- historybeing displayedduring the 2007 celebrations. Bob Carr is mas Wingfield of York River, Virginia, as an approvedancestor chairmanof the committee,which includesMaria Butler,Richmond, becausethere was no documentedproof that he was the fatherof VA; MervynWaller Wingfield, Richmond, VA; Billy Wingfield, Thomas,John, and Robert Wingfield of the giventime andarea. (Continuedon page8)

Summer 2007 Petersburg,VA; WesWingfield, Kan- is the first such lineagegroup to createan endowedgift to the sasCify, MO; and JocelynWingfield APVA. ln May the conrmitteemet with the APVA representative, of Morston,Norfolk, England. Mary Ellen Sturnpf, to decidewhich programthe EMW Endow- Ruth andWally Goodmanof Ar- mentwill fund whenit reachesits first yearof maturity. lington,Texas (al rigftt) upgradedthe EMW was honoredand a memorial WFSmeeting and tour albums to the plaque(al right) was installedat St. An- latestarchival standards. drew'sChurch in Kimbolton (wherehe is buriedton April 9 on theeve of the400'h 2005 - Nashville. Tennessee anniversaryof the signingof the Virginia Lee Prestoncontinued as president. Our main goal for the Charterof 1606,which includedhis in- Jamestowncelebration is to get at leastsome simple visual refer- volvement. encesof EdwardMaria Wingfield in thenew museums being built An EMW postage and/orother exhibits at Jamestown. stamp (left) was A part of a "wing" from a Wingfieldcoat of armswas found designedby Ro- in theexcavation at Jamestown.It will be on displayin the new land Haden and museum,which will beready for the2007 celebration. made by the Endicia Corporation,which Membersof the JamestownCommittee from Richmond, ffimakesstamps for the IJSPS. It was avail- chairedby Greg Wingfield, havebeen working since November able for sale in 2006 in time for the 2007 celebrationof the 400"' 2004 with APVA curatorsof the museum, and with ownersof anniversaryof Jamestown. The stampsare available at the Wing- JamestownIsland and the site of thefirst English colony. field FamilySociety Store, and may be orderedthrough WFS treas- Workingwith theAPVA promptedthe committee (now called urer RobertWingfield of BuffaloGrove IL. (Seeliosrel page22.) theAPVA-EMW EndowmentCommittee) to surveyWFS mem- WFSmen.rber Stephen Blackehart of Pasadena, bersin hopesof determiningwhat financial support existed for "a California(at right) playedEMW in theTV- made recognitionof EMW" project. It appearsthat memberdonations movie "First Landing," whichaired in April 2007 could add up to $20,000for supportof EMW recognitionat duringthe WFS annual meeting in Williamsburg. Jamestown. Robert Carr retiredas l\tetr.sleltereditor after After many n.reetingsin comrnitteeand with the APVA (the 20 yearsof service. Zella Morrow very carefully Associationfor the Preservationof Virginia Antiquities) the steppedinto his shocs as editor, with nruchassistance APVA-EMW EndowmentCommittee decided upon creating an fromWFS members and farnilv members. EMW Endowmentwith the APVA. The proposalwas unani- Maria Wingfield Butler agreedto be the rneetingcoordinator mouslysupported by the boardin the Nashvillemeeting. The for the 20'n annualnreeting, which is to be in Williamsburg/ endowmentwill supportone or severalseminars or programseach Jamestownin April 2007. Shehas a very ableteam of helpers, year, and the eight most prominentcredits of EMW's role at which include, Gail and Bob Miller, Cliff Harris,Lois Wickham, Jamestownwill appearon all literaturepromoting the yearlypro- MarthaWingfield, Greg Wingfield, Jocelyn Wingfield of England, grams.All WFS members may contributeto theendowment fund. andMaria and her husband Tom Butler. To officially beginthe endowment,the WFS treasurycontrib- A replica of the ship the wasmade in Virginia,and utedan initial andwill matchindividual member contri- $10,000 it thensailed to Londonto be partof celebrationsthere in the UK. butions,dollar for dollar,until the endowmentis establishedat It will returnin timefbr theMay andJune celebrations in Virginia. $50,000.Continued contributions will keepthe endowment srow- In the UK, WFS membersparticipated there in varied400th ing to fund moreprograms frorn the annualinter- anniversarycelebrations of Jamestowrr.Extended details are in the estincome. Nervsletterissues of Autumn2006 Dale Ruf (leJi)was appointed to the boardas andWinter and Spring 2007. Joce- the society'sChaplain, and Wally Goodman fy'n Winglield was invited by I'isit- (ohote) as PhotographyCoordinator. Briluin magazineto lay a wreathon EdwardMaria Winqfield's burial recordwas December19 at the Virginia Set- locatedby JocelynWingfield. EMW diedApril tlersMemorial at Docklands,Lon- 13, 163l, at age8l andis buriedat St. Andrew's don. .lohnand Sue Parry-Wingfield Churchin Kimbolton,England, near StonelyPriory where he was plus George.Diana and Richard, bornin 1550. Elisabeth,and Sarah and Jocelyn 2006 - Phoenix.Arizona Wingfield(at right) attendeda black LeePreston was president. Charles "Billy" tie dinnerpresented b1'the LIK 400th Jamestos'n Planning Committee. Wingfield of Goodwater,Alabama, (rrgftl) was The new archaearium at Jamestownopened in April with some electedthe new presidentand then was invested exhibitsdepicting Edward Maria Wingfieldas the first presidentof as the 61" Lord of the Manorof Wingfield, the JamestownColony andnoting him to be "... a valiant gentle- sincebegun in theyear 1042. mun," (Seepicture on page l.) Gift donationsrequired to establishthe EMW 2007 - Williamsburs.Virsinia Endowment Fund have now surpassedthe The20'n Anniversary Meetine was held in Williamsburg,Vir- minimumeoal. But do not considerthe endow- ginia, in April with Charles"Billy" Wingfieldcontinuing as presi- mentclosed. We still needcontributions, but we areon our way dentand Lord of the Manorof Wingfield. Maria Wingfield But- - andthe endowmentis established, running! up and ler wasthe meetingcoordinator, with muchhelp from her commit- The APVA entertainedthe EMW EndowmentFund Commit- tee. A recordof 253 membersattended the meeting. Total Wing- teein Richmondat their trusteesdinner at the APVA headquarters. field FamilySociety mernbership rose to 443 families. memberswho attendedwere Billy Wingfield, Maria Butler, WFS .focelynWingfield teamed up with Stephenand Mercedes MervynWingfield, andLois Wickham. (SeeHistory page 9) TheEMW EndowmentFund now totals $70.000. The WFS

WFS Newsletter 8 Surnrner2007 *- l0 Wingfields in Action <----+Jocelyn Winffield tf During a receptionafterward, he talked CountryLife, a leadingUK magazine, EMW, Virginia's True Founder: Eduard with ProfessorMark McGarvieof the Uni- in February2007 had a major article about Maria Winglield and His Times (1550- versity of Richmond, who is planning a JocelynWingfield, the WFS international 1631).with added notes. semestercourse on EMW and his early vice presidentand historian. He was inter- leadershipat Jamestown. Jocelyn pre- viewed and photographed(see at right) in sentedProfessor McGarvie with a copy of November 2006 by Sue Corbett, staff his book and also a copy of the "paper" writer of Country Life, who was assigned from which the EMW impersonatorspoke to interview a descendantor close kin of at the Whitehall Restaurant. Billy and "four Englishmenof note whose 400th Erma Wingfield then took him to meet anniversaryfalls in 2007." EdwardMaria with Virginia's govemor,the Hon. Timo- Wingfield was one of thosefour men, and thy Kaine, to presenthim with a copy of Suechose to interview JocelynWingfield. his book Virginia's TrueFounder. During the interview,Jocelyn said he is Jocelynalso had discussionswith Dr. "a collateraldescendant of Edward Maria James Hom, VP of Research for the Wingfield, who in May 1607became one APVA, and Abbey and GeorgeO'Neil, of the founders of Jamestown,Virginia, (SeeJocelyn page 1l) andthe colony'sfirst president." He mentionsthat EdwardMaria Wing- In Suffolkwe shallvisit OtleyHall and field wrote a "Discourseof Virginia," an WingfieldChurch and view Wingfield Londonwill be homebase the first two accountof "the eventful year betweenhis Collegeand Wingfield Castle, with a group nights,then The GeorgeInn at Stamford landingin Virginia and his retum to Eng- photo taken by the for two nights,followed by a third night in land." Jocelynhad written a biographyof castlemoat. Londonat the HeathrowHilton. Edward Maria Wingfield, publishedin Orford Castle just Next, our lrish homebase will be two 1993, which has now been repub- (pictured here) nightsat the ShelboumeHotel in Dublin, lishedwith updates. will be another beforeflying back to London's Heath- Jocelyn also mentionsthe WFS and highpoint,in more EMW's portrait, commissionedto be row for a retumconnection to the USA. Among the highlightsin England,we waysthan one,and made in 2001. He also told about the if your Wingfieldlineage includes Thomas memorial shall visit "S!-BenCl; I Benedict's,spell- to EMW at St. Andrew's of York River, thenyour umpteen-greats- Church,Kimbolton, England, ed different ways in various UK areas l Cambridge, grandfatherlived in that chateauas the and the quadricentennial celebrationin Church Paul's Wharf," where in 1664 Orford Governor duringthe1400s. Jamestownby the WingfieldSociety. the infant Thomas Wingfield (of York LetheringhamChurch was the Wing- It River) was christened - and then at age seemsthat Jocelyn takes advantage of field family churchfrom the 1370sto every opportunityto promoteEMW. 16 he sailedto Virginia. Then will come about1708, wherewe hopeto resurrectan On April year, gave the SouthwarkManor Court Leet in ses- 30 this Jocelyn a old family customof the 1400sthru 1800s. sion, plus the WimbledonLawn Tennis talk at the Virginia StateLibrary in Rich- Then, in London again, we'll visit mond on Edward Maria Wingfield to Museum (with Major Walter Clopton WindsorCastle and St. George'sChapel promote the reprintby StephenBlackehart Wingfield's bust on displaythere, as the where, by specialarrangement, we plan to and himself of his 1993 biographyof inventorof tennisin seethe two Wingfield "Knights of the 1874, just inside) Carter" plates-of Sir Richard,KG, 1523, and the famed. fore- and Sir Anthony,made K.G. in 1541. Blackehart (belov,) to have Jocelyn's boding Tower of Jauntingover to the EmeraldIsle, in book Virginia's London (pictured Ireland we shall visit True Founder: Ed- here) which in- St. Patrick'sCathedral, v,ard Maria Wing- cluded Sir Robert the PowerscourtWing- field and His Times Wingfield incarcer- fields' Townhouseand republished, with atedinside the tower in the 1440s. stables(which arenow updatesincluded. Those will then be followed by the Dublin's main shop- It is availablein Docklands Museum, London, regarding ping arcade), and the paperback from 1607 Virginia, the Virginia SettlersMe- fabulous Powerscourt amazon.comand in morial,and then on to TickencoteChurch, House and its re- hardboundfrom booksurge.com. with creamtea at TickencoteHall (a pri- nownedgardens, The goalsof EMW receivingrecogni- vate invitation) plus a very specialfamily here) the seatofthe tion for being first presidentof Jamestown lunch at John & Sue Parry-Wingfield's Qtictured Colony and for him being visible in the Powerscourtfrom the 1600s,and there QueenAnne home, "Lovick's Place." we'Il enjoya speciallunch. displaysat the museumswere met! Thenwe'Il havea visit to view Stonely For any further information, and espe- Heartfelt thanks to Maria Butler and Priory House and an inside visit at Kim- ciallyif you'd like to join that May 2008 the meetingcommittee, to GregWingfield bolton Castle, which was in Wingfield adventure, promptty adviseBilly Wing- and the APVA-EMW EndowmentCom- hands from 1523 until the early 1600s. field at [email protected] tele- mittee, and to all the participants in the We'll also haveshort prayers and laying a phone256-839-5574, or VP WingHughes 400th Anniversary meeting activities for wreathat EMW's memorialat Kimbolton at [email protected] or tele- their greatefforts and accomplishmentsfor ParishChurch - a choiceexperience. the Wingfield Family Society! zM phone 813-685-1946. BwrwRM

Srunmer2007 9 TwentyYears of WFS Research.Media. and Publications

l. WingfieldFamily Society "Newsletter," first publishedin 1987and thereafter published quarterly, preparedand editedby RobertCarr from 1987-2006and by Zella Morrow from mid-2006. 2.,,W,,,firstpublishedin|988andthereafterannually. 3. Wingfield:Its Church.Castle, ttnd College. t926,128pages; republished by rhe WingfieldFamily Society, 1994. 4. Munimentsqf the Ancient SaxonFantily o.f Wingfield, by 7d'ViscountPowerscourt, originallypublished in London, 1894; republished bythe Wingfield Family Society in 1988. 5. Videotape:"The UK Trip (startingin Virginia)," byRobert W. Wingfield.1988. 6. Videotape:"1991 England/Ireland Tour," by RobertW. Wingfield. Wingfield Castle (1979,R.Monow) 7. Videotape:"1995 Tour of England," by RobertW. Wingfield. 8. "HistoricalBackground of the wFS Specialrour to England,"by Jocelynwingfield, | 995 9. Videotape:"The Historyof the WingfieldFamily of Suffolk," by JocelynWingfield andAnne KendrickLanier, 1997. 10. Videotape: "Thomas Wingfield of York River, Virginia," by Jocelynand SaraWingfield (UK) andJohn Wingfield (Georgia),2000. tt. Virginia's TrueFounder: Edvard Maria Winglieldand His Times.by J. Wingfield,1993. 12. Virginia's True Founder: EdwarelMaria Wingfteld and His Times (1550-1631), 2007, updatedversion of the 1993volumc with addednotes. by JocelynWingfield and StephenBlackehart. 13. DVD: "In Memory of Edward (1550-1631)," byJocelynWingfield, assistedby Lois WingfieldWickharr, Ashland, Va., and Ian Wingfieldof London,2006. 14. President LVingfreld. an abridgedversion of the biographyof EMW, by JocelynWingfield, 1988. 15. SomeRecords of the Wingfield Famillt, by Lt. Col. JohnM. Wingfield,1925:republished l99t 16."The Wingfieldsan ," by JocelynWingfield, 5 pages,1994. ll by theWingfield Family Society. 17. "WAIL 92-1" (WingfieldAmericans Immigration List), by JocelynWingfield and Lee Preston,5 pages of documentedWingfield early arrivals 1992 - nowcalled "Wirrgfield lmmigration Register." 18."WAIL 93-1," updatedby JocelynWingfield and Lee Preston. 19. "WAIL 94-1," updatedby JocelynWingfield and Lee Preston, 5 pages of earlyarrivals. 20. WingfieldFamily Links, ("LinksOne") 85pages by Jocelyn Wingfield, t992. 2t. WingfieldFamily Registrations, 1066 - 1966,("Links Tpa") byJocelynWingfield, 1993. 22. TlrreeDozen Anecdotes, ("Links Three") by JocelynWingfield, 1994. 23. "WingfieldFamily Letters & Diaries,"("Links Foar") by J.Wingfield with help of CharleenMcKinney, 1998. 24. "WingfieldMillenium (A.D. 1000to A.D. 2000)," ("LinksFiye") by JocelynWingfield, 2000. 25. CD-ROM:"Wingfield Links" (incorporatirrgLinks One thrr"r Five above and various other WFS publications),by VanceWingfield and Jocelyn Wingfield, 2001. 26. "Lee - WingfieldConnections," a l6-pagebooklet by JocelynWingfield (London), 1995. 22. "RoberlE. LeeConnections with Wingfieldsin England,"a l6-pagebooklet by JocelynWingfield and John Parry-Wingfield, 1995. 28. SpEctnlREpoRr: "Headright property granted for importationof ThomasWingfield, believedidentified in King andQueen Counties, Virginia (1680)," in threeparts, by JamesR. WingfieldIll (CrystalLake, Illinois) and LoisWickham (Ashland, Va.), 1996. * RobertE.Lee 29."Wingfields Migrate Westto Arizona and Colorado,"by variousauthors and researchers, 1996. 30. "Glossaryof Lord of the Manor'sCourt ," compiledby JocelynWingfield, 1991. 31. "FromWilliam to William," by MichaelWalker,l8 pagesof research,1990. 32. "TwelveEarl), Wingfield Ancestral Signatures," by JocelynWingfield, 1996. 33. "Delicious Memoriesand Fine Famibt Food," by Gail Mansfield.1995. 34. "BicycleGymkhana a ," a bookby MajorWalter Clopton Wingfield, 1896. 35. tl "The Wingfield Waltz" J J: - originalcomposer unknown: dated to 1858/1861;see the next newsletter! or'r zv

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I 0 Sumner2007 WFS Newsletter : >>>>Is this for "llinglfields in Action"?? or for "Genealogical Exchange"?? Those two young ladies are (WFS) : Diana SherryQight) of Canandaigua,New i..:.....1lf::?!??H:-:":::!:.:i'!:$:lr-l1-!!,:!s::-".:York. andher sister SuziLaskowski of California. lf they hadnot beenat that - As told to you by RussellWingfield: the rock face. There were three types of - "Chaco Canyon is a remote high de- carvings those done by the Ansazi a sert canyon in thousand years ago, those done by the northwestern New Navaho beginningin the l5'n century, and Mexico. Between those by "non-natives" beginningaround 850 AD and 1250 a hundredyears ago. The non-nativecarv- AD it was the center ings areessentially contemporary graffiti. of an early After walking about fifty yards on this Puebloan culture trail and seeingsome impressiveAnasazi whose people are and Navaho images,and some not so im- now referred to as pressivecontemporary graffiti, something the Anasazi. The totally unexpectedcame into view. The exactplace and moment, they would never Anasaziare believedto be the ancestorsof name K. E. Wingfield and the date Sept. haveheard this storyand wouldn't havea currentPueblo, Zuni, and Hopi cultures. 26,1910,were carved into the canyonwall copyof their family's rareartwork - their At its zenith. the Chacoanculture cov- right abouthead height! I couldn'tbelieve great-grandfather's "masterpiece" from ered a large area of what is now the four itl In the middleof a remotecanyon, miles ChacoCanyon, New Mexico.circa l9l0! comersarea of New Mexico. Arizona. off the powergrid, I cameacross a name Diana saysthat if therewas something Utah, and Colorado. They had a road that was my own except for the middle to learn from this story it would be that systemand built many largemulti-storied initial! Closeby were other nameswith graffiti isn't alwaysbad. It's sometimesa structuresknown as Great Houses(belov similar dates. I got my cameraout and recordfor the future - like in I 00 years. center) which now dot the landscapeas took a numberof pictures. Continuingmy And shesuggests we all meetat Chaco ruins. There are also manv ceremonial hike and seeingthe ancientpainted images Canyon for the WFS annualmeeting in structurescalled Kivas throu the was not nearlyas excitingas havingcome 2010 - sort of a l00th anniversary! ChacoCanyon. across the name of someone that I (Watchfor K.E,.Wingfield's story There are two roads andphoto in thenext Newsletter.\ zMlRM leading to the Chaco knew I could possi- Canyon Historical Cul- bly be relatedto, if <> Jocelyn frompage 9 <> ture Park, run by the only remotely, directorsof the John D. RockefellerJr. NationalPark Service. someone named Library at ColonialWilliamsburg Founda- In Decemberof 1994 Wingfield. tion, and presentedthem eachwith a copy while visiting friends, I The next day ofhis bookand paper. decidedto take a day to when I returned to Jocelynsays Dr. Horn, in his many go on a hike in the de- the ParkVisitor Cen- talks, presentsthe foundingof Jamestown sert. Knowins almost ter, I inquiredif any in a mostpositive light - as a stupendous nothing about Chaco Canyon other than of the park rangersknew anything about achievementin which "the key captains: what I had studiedin an art classin col- the K. E. Wingfield inscription. From my Smith,Newport, Wingfield, and Gosnold, lege, I choseto take the hike in the canyon description of the location,they ventured all playeda crucialteam role, ratherthan to see some of the ruins and the picto- that he was probably part of the Army individualroles." graphs (belotv) the Anasazi left on the GeologicalSurveying Group that mapped Dr. Horn askedJocelyn to keepin touch canyonwalls. I was so impressedwith the the New Mexico Territoryprior to its be- concerningthe 1580sRoanoke settlers - day I spentthere, and havingseen only a cominga statein 1912. a project Jocelyn is already investigating small part of the vast ruinso I knew I had That would have been all I'd have as to possiblelinks to the Jamestownset- to return someday. known about this "Wingfield" had I not tlers. So in the summerof 1996 | retumed come to this Wingfield Family Society The afternoon that Jocelyn imperson- with ovemight camping gear for an ex- meetingin Williamsburg and met Vance ated EMW at the WhitehallRestaurant in tendedstay in the canyon. On my second Wingfield, who quickly initiateda search Williamsburg, during the anniversary day in the can- on his computer. *K.E." meeting, he had just returnedfrom Rich- yotr, I set out Vancefound that was probably mond wherehe was on nationaltelevision on the trail to Kendrick Edward Wingfield becausehe (NBC) promotinghis biographyof EMW. see what was fit the time frame and had someNew Mex- There he also took ample opportunity known as Su- ico connections. So thereat the Wingfield to promote EMW and his role in the per Nova. This Societygeneral meeting in Williamsburg, founding of Jamestown, and also to pro- site has a fa- Vanceasked me to tell this story." motethe WFS. Thanks,Jocelyn! mous group of painted imagesfrom the Editor's note: But that's not the end of thestory! While Russellwas telling l2th century, high abovean invertedcliff, You're invited to reporti this, a woman in the back of the meeting far down in the canyon. On my way, I family events for men-i room jumped up and cried out: "That was noticed a side trail leading toward the tioning here - births, i my grandpa's father!" She and her sis- north canyonface. Always curious to get engagements, weddings,i off the beaten path, I ventured onto this ter were so excitedto hear this story, and ! 4vrrrgv9[rv[tJ, Y4v4!lvtlJ, qllg Julll. one. As I got closeto the canyonwall I then Russell was able to give them a : iAdvise us by email: [email protected]! was amazedby the amount of carvings in photograph of their great-grandfather's "classic" graffiti from Chaco Canyon. i"::lu": " lllo'_'11urr"rrr,,' j - A huge TulNxs! to WFS meeting planners and to members participating in the EMW Memorial Service by MariaButler. Meeting Coordinator SinceBob Carrisn't doingthe work now of WFSmeeting arrangements, those of us who've attemptedto fill his shoesare leaming whata bigjob it is to arrangea meetingwith the millionsof detailsrequired. The flood of Wingfieldmembers who registeredfor the meetingthis yearin Williamsburgwas astounding and gratifuing, and made the job of meetingplanning rnost worthwhile. Thework wasn'tdone by me alone. Therewas a hostof membersworking on everyfacet of the meeting. The planningcommittee consistedmostly of WFS membersfrom the Richmond area: Gail and Bob Miller, Cliff Harris,Lois Wickharn, Martha Wingfield, Creg Wingfield,Jocelyn Wingfield of England,and my husband,Tom Butler,and me. The wholegroup performed their jobs beautifully,and I enjoyedworking with them. Bob Wingfieldwasn't exactly on the planningcommittee, but he did an enormousamount of work in BuffaloGrove, Illinois, register- ingmembers for thetwo hotelsin Williarnsburg.My committeenrembers couldn't have done their work without his constant work. And SamBatsell ran muchneeded errands for us andfor JocelynWingfield ! Thankyou - andI passalong morethanks fromthe many WFS members who spokeso highly of thejob thecomrrittee did. The EdwardMaria WingfieldMemorial Service was attended by over200 members.and half of themfilled the"standing room only" area. WFSmembers participated with theirwide variety of talents,making the memorial service very special. JohnWarner, musician, and the JamestowneMilitia ledthe procession of WFSmenrbers into the Memorial Church. (OneAPVA volunteersaid later: "You Wingfieldsreally do thingsin style!") MarthaE,llen Wingfield led the group as the crucifer. IanWingfield ofLondon wasat thehead ofthe flag bearers,carrying the flag of The CrossofSt. Ceorge. Efisabeth Wingfield, soprano, sang two beautifulsongs, [-uudute l)onrinum and a songadapted and arranged by JocelynWingfield and Elisabeth,Notr ThankWe, X4att'poni. The latterwas sung to MelanieWright, a CreekAmerican Indian who representedthe Mattaponi andP6whatan lndians of 1607. MelanieWright read ".4Prayer.lbr the ,\'atit'ePeoples o/'I,'irginio. " Bob Wingfield,Wingfield Hughes, and Lynn Wingfieldread fromscripture.JocelynWingfieldreadfromEdwardMariaWingfield's ".,1Discourseofl'irginia," andhereadthenarnesoftheother colonistswhocameonthatl606voyage.MariaButlerandDaleRufreadprayersforthecongregation. TheReverendJackSutor,offici- ant, gavethe n.rernorial address in whichhe spokeof EdwardMaria Wingfield's accomplishments 400 years earlier at thevery site where we wereassembled to honorhim. TheLord of theManor of Wingfieldand WFSPresident Billy Wingfieldlaid the memorial wreath to EMW with thehelp of two young wreathbearers, Sara Wade and Andrew Toonrey. JonathanToomey filled a neededtask at the lastnrinute - he becamea flag bearerwith theJamestowneMilitia,doingasuperbjob(andwithnopractice) carryingtheEngland 1606flag. Guestsof honorwere Melanie Wright, a CreekAmerican lndian representing the Mattaponi and P6whatan lndians of | 607, andAnne TylerNetick, pastgovernor of theJamestowne Society. Everyoneperformed beautifully, and there to captureit all in pictureswere Wally Goodman and Vance Wingfield's son, Mark. If you couldn'tbe with us forthe heartfeltceremonies, you canenjoy the pictures when they corrreout.

Thanksagain to all ofyou! MariaButler

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