Two U.S. Presidents are also descended from the Littlefield family of Maine. Research is now being done in England to hopefully tie in all of the Littlefield families in the U.S., especially the Edmund Littlefield family that first settled in Wells, Maine in the 1600s and the William Littlefield family that settled in Maryland in the 1700s. I've also come across a few Littlefields living in colonial Virginia who do not seem to be related to either the Edmund or the William line, unless they are forebears of William and then William would not be the immigrant ancestor. This needs more research. If you are interested in keeping abreast of the latest findings and historical references regarding the Littlefield Family and the ongoing research that is being done on all lines in the U.S. and overseas, be sure to subscribe to Charles Littlefield Seaman's quarterly publication called the Littlefield Family Newsletter which began publication in January 1991.
Back issues are also available.
Because of my research on the Littlefield Family, in February 1997 I helped to get a Littlefield e-mail list started. Because of my many other activities, I turned the running of this list over to Alan Littlefield who lives at Cape Town, South Africa. Littlefield Genealogy List is a part of the Rootsweb e-mail discussion lists. It offers free queries and discussion on the Littlefield surname and variant spellings. You can also type in a person's name instead or a locality to narrow your search.