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James Shields 1690–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 01 Apr 1749

Death Location: Augusta, Rodingham, Virigina, Virginia, USA

Father: John Surgeon

Mother: Mary Parker

Spouse(s): Jean Armstrong

Children(s): John Shields, Patrick Shields, William Shields, Elizabeth Shields, Eleanor Shields, Thomas Shields

James Shields was born in 1690 in Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John William Shields Capt Military Asst Surgeon And Mary Jeanette Parker. James Shields married Jean Armstrong, and had children including Eleanor Ellen Shields, Elizabeth Shields, John Shields, Patrick Shields, Thomas Shields, William Shields. James Shields passed away in 1749 in Augusta, Rodingham, Virigina, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Shields was born in 1690 in Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John William Shields Capt Military Asst Surgeon And Mary Jeanette Parker.
  • James Shields married Jean Armstrong, and had children including Eleanor Ellen Shields, Elizabeth Shields, John Shields, Patrick Shields, Thomas Shields, William Shields.
  • James Shields passed away in 1749 in Augusta, Rodingham, Virigina, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Shields's Ancestors

Self
James Shields
1690–1749
Birth Place: Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John "William" Shields Capt. Military Asst. Surgeon
1668–1741
Kennebec, Kent, Maryland, USA
Mary (Jeanette) Parker
1668–1750
Kent County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
James Shields
1633–1712
Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth (Jane Gouldsmith Prather) Shields
1646–1710
Kent County, Maryland, United States of America
Thomas (H W) Parker
1645–1697
Reading, Middlesex, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Eliza* Hart
1653–1700
Thorpe Morieux, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Sholes
1610–1668
Thomas PARKER
1619–1677
Elizabetha* Harris
1625–1700
John Hart
1620–1670
Anne Clarke
1630–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hall
1590–1642
Amy Seymour
1583–1639
William (Heard)
1605–1664
William (IM)
1590–1640
Ellen Burges
1590–1664

James Shields's Descendants

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James Shields (1690–01 Apr 1749) m. Jean Armstrong (15 Jan 1696–12 May 1788)
  1. 1. John Shields 1740–1802 m. Margaret (Mary) Finley 1746–1802
    1. 1. William Shields 1773–1848
      1. 1. Henry Shields 1801–1889
        1. 1. John (W.) Shields 1832–1889 m. Louiza Phipps 1840–1923
      2. 2. James (M) Shields 1818–1896
        1. 1. William (Henry) Shields 1853–1908
  2. 2. Patrick Shields 1719–1770 m. Lydia Armstrong 1755–1817 m. Jeanne Armstrong 1720–1770
    1. 1. James* (Shields) Pvt 1733–1847
    2. 2. John Shields 1740–1802
    3. 3. Thomas Shields 1741–
    4. 4. Samuel Shields 1745–1779
    5. 5. Robert Shields 1743–
    6. 6. Joseph (Shields) Senior 1750–1857
    7. 7. William Shields 1750–1818
    8. 8. John Shields 1755–1779
  3. 3. William Shields 1735–1831
  4. 4. Elizabeth Shields 1745–
  5. 5. Eleanor ("Ellen") Shields 1750–1827
  6. 6. Thomas Shields 1750–1803

James Shields's Timeline

6 Records

1690
1690
Birth of James Shields in Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1694
1694
Age 4
Birth of James Shields in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1694
1694
Age 4
Birth of James Shields in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1730
1730
Age 40
James Shields was married in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
1749
April 1749
Age 59
Death of James Shields in Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
1749
01 Apr 1749
Age 59
Death of James Shields in Augusta, Rodingham, Virigina, Virginia, USA
Augusta, Rodingham, Virigina, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1749
    Event Place: Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1749
    Event Place: Augusta, Rodingham, Virigina, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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