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JAMES SHIELDS 1633–1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1633

Birth Location: Armagh, Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: 1712

Death Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States

Father: WILLIAM SHIELDS

Mother: Mary Sholes

Spouse(s): Jane Prather

Children(s): William Shields, James Shields, Daniel Shields, Matthew SHIELDS, William SHIELDS, Elizabeth SHIELDS, Mary SHIELDS

The story of JAMES SHIELDS began in 1633 in Armagh, Antrim, Ireland. JAMES SHIELDS married Jane Prather, and had children including Daniel Shields, Elizabeth Shields, James Shields, John Shields, Mary Shields, Matthew Shields, William Shields. JAMES SHIELDS passed away in 1712 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of JAMES SHIELDS began in 1633 in Armagh, Antrim, Ireland.
  • JAMES SHIELDS married Jane Prather, and had children including Daniel Shields, Elizabeth Shields, James Shields, John Shields, Mary Shields, Matthew Shields, William Shields.
  • JAMES SHIELDS passed away in 1712 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

JAMES SHIELDS's Ancestors

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JAMES SHIELDS
1633–1712
Birth Place: Armagh, Antrim, Ireland
Parents
WILLIAM SHIELDS
1600–1655
County Antrim, Ireland
Mary (Ann) Sholes
1610–
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Grandparents
William Shields
1585–1655
Antrim, Ireland
Norcott (or Marcott) Sholes
1597–1608
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William I
1535–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JAMES SHIELDS's Descendants

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JAMES SHIELDS (1633–1712) m. Jane Prather (1645–1710)
  1. 1. William Shields 1668–1741
  2. 2. James Shields 1661–1700
  3. 3. Daniel Shields 1670–
  4. 4. Matthew SHIELDS 1688–1766
  5. 5. William SHIELDS 1690–1741
  6. 6. Elizabeth SHIELDS 1692–1752
  7. 7. Mary SHIELDS 1692–

JAMES SHIELDS's Timeline

4 Records

1633
1633
Birth of JAMES SHIELDS in Lough Neagh, County Antrim, Ireland
Lough Neagh, County Antrim, Ireland
1633
1633
Birth of JAMES SHIELDS in Armagh, Antrim, Ireland
Armagh, Antrim, Ireland
1712
Abt. 1712
Age 79
Death of JAMES SHIELDS in Newcastle, Delaware
Newcastle, Delaware
1712
1712
Age 79
Death of JAMES SHIELDS in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Lough Neagh, County Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Armagh, Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of DE

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1655
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Barbados to Williamsburg, Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1666; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1712
    Event Place: Newcastle, Delaware
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States

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