▁on ▁the ▁grounds . ▁The ▁fl ora ▁included ▁a ▁fig ▁tree ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁gard ener ' s ▁c ott age ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁box ▁tree ▁only ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁yards ▁away . ▁This ▁tree ▁was ▁replaced ▁several ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁B elf ield . ▁There ▁were ▁numerous ▁trans pl anted ▁trees ▁that ▁are ▁scattered ▁throughout ▁the ▁land ▁but ▁throughout ▁all ▁the ▁years , ▁only ▁one ▁tree ▁can ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁strong est ▁and ▁longest ▁last ing . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁old ▁h ick ory ▁tree ▁that ▁was ▁and ▁still ▁is ▁standing ▁near ▁the ▁green h ouses . ▁ ▁After ▁Pe ale ▁▁ ▁After ▁purch asing ▁the ▁property ▁from ▁Pe ale , ▁William ▁Log an ▁Fish er ▁and ▁wife ▁Sarah ▁Lind ley ▁Fish er ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁estate . ▁Sarah ▁Lind ley ▁Fish er ▁attract ed ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁guests ▁when ▁she ▁arrived ▁to ▁the ▁estate . ▁T ogether ▁the ▁two ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁Sarah ▁Lind ley ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁the ▁second , ▁Charles ▁William ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁and ▁finally ▁Mary ▁Rod man ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁William ▁gave ▁the ▁estate ▁to ▁his ▁daughter ▁Sarah ▁upon ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁William ▁W ister ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁W ister ' s ▁great - grand d augh ter , ▁Mary ▁Me igs , ▁B elf ield ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road