There were two John Cofields [Coffield] living in Chowan County in 1850. One was a small, illiterate farmer whose seven acre farm was valued at only $100. The other owned a $1200 farm consisting of 200 acres. Seventh Census of the United States (1850) Chowan County, North Carolina, Population and Agricultural schedules, National Archives (microfilm, Joyner Library, East Carolina University).