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James Shields 1694 – 1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1694

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: April 1749

Death Location: Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Shields

Mother: Mary Parker

Spouse(s): Jean Shields

Children(s): John Shields

James Shields was born in 1694 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John "William" Shields and Mary Jeanette Parker. James Shields married Jean Shields, and had children including John Shields. James Shields passed away in 1749 in Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Shields was born in 1694 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John "William" Shields and Mary Jeanette Parker.
  • James Shields married Jean Shields, and had children including John Shields.
  • James Shields passed away in 1749 in Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Shields's Ancestors

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James Shields
1694 – 1749
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
John "William" Shields
1668 – 1741
Maryland Colony Kent County
Mary (Jeanette) Parker
1668 – 1750
Kent County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
Jas (Augustus Walkap) Shields
1633 – 1712
Lough Neagh, County Antrim, Ireland
Jane (Gouldsmith Prather) (MGG-9)
1631 – 1710
Calvert, Maryland, United States
Eliza (A) Hart
1653 – 1700
Wales, England
Great-Grandparents
William Shields
1600 – 1655
Mary Sholes
1610 – 1668
Jonathan Prather
1631 – 1680
Katherine *
1620 – 1656
John Hart
1620 – 1670
Anne Clarke
1630 – 1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shields
1535 – 1604
Anne Boyd
1550 – 1588
Norcott Sholes
1585 – 1610
Ann Norcott
1600 – 1674
* Sea)
1604 – 1702
Mary Powell
1604 – 1680

James Shields's Descendants

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James Shields (1694 – April 1749) m. Jean Shields (1718 – 1800)
  1. 1. John Shields (2 November 1740 – 1802) m. Margaret Finley (21 November 1746 – 17 September 1802)
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Shields (1766 – 1 Apr 1801) m. Henry Shackelford (30 Aug 1764 – 17 May 1842)
      1. 1. Isabel (Elizabeth) Shackleford (22 Dec 1784 – 1850) m. John (Thomas) Ely (6 Apr 1785 – 1 Jan 1861)
        1. 1. Barbara (Fry "Addie") Ely (28 Feb 1827 – 1880) m. Jesse (Terrel) Freeze (1813 – 1881)
    2. 2. John (James) Shields (9 March 1772 – 9 September 1839)

James Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1694
1694
Birth of James Shields in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1749
April 1749
Age 55
Death of James Shields in Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1749
    Event Place: Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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