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James The Cordwainer Shields 1694–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1694

Birth Location: Lancaster, Chester, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1 Apr 1749

Death Location: Harrisonburg, Augusta, Virginia

Father: John Surgeon

Mother: Mary Parker

Spouse(s): Jeannette Armstrong

Children(s): Patrick Shields, john Shields, William Shields, James Shields, Elizabeth Shields, Eleanor Shields, Pvt Sr, Thomas Shields

In 1694, James The Cordwainer Shields entered the world in Lancaster, Chester, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John William Shields Capt Military Asst Surgeon And Mary Jeanette Jennet Parker. James The Cordwainer Shields married Jeannette Jean Armstrong, and had children including Anne Shields, Christina Shields, Eleanor Ellen Vaughn Boyle Shields, Elizabeth Shields, James Shields, John Shields, Patrick Shields, Pvt Robert Perry Shields Sr, Thomas Shields, William Shields. James The Cordwainer Shields passed away in 1749 in Harrisonburg, Augusta, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1694, James The Cordwainer Shields entered the world in Lancaster, Chester, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John William Shields Capt Military Asst Surgeon And Mary Jeanette Jennet Parker.
  • James The Cordwainer Shields married Jeannette Jean Armstrong, and had children including Anne Shields, Christina Shields, Eleanor Ellen Vaughn Boyle Shields, Elizabeth Shields, James Shields, John Shields, Patrick Shields, Pvt Robert Perry Shields Sr, Thomas Shields, William Shields.
  • James The Cordwainer Shields passed away in 1749 in Harrisonburg, Augusta, Virginia.

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Spouses(s)

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James Shields's Ancestors

Self
James Shields
1694–1749
Birth Place: Lancaster, Chester, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John "William" Shields Capt. Military Asst. Surgeon
1668–1741
Kent County, Maryland, United States of America
Mary (Jeanette (Jennet)) Parker
1668–1750
Kent County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Augustus) Shields
1633–1727
Lough Neagh, County Antrim, Ireland
Elizabeth (Jane Gouldsmith Prather) Shields
1646–1710
Kent County, Maryland, USA
Thomas (H W) Parker
1645–1697
Reading, Middlesex, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth (Eliza) Hart
1645–1713
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Shields
1600–1655
Mary Sholes
1610–1668
John Prather
1630–1680
Lyle MacKay
1635–1713
Thomas Sr.
1619–1663
Elizabetha* Harris
1625–1700
John Hart
1620–1670
Anne Clarke
1630–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Prather
1604–1666
Mary Powell
1606–1679
Geraldine Mallot
1604–1680

James Shields's Descendants

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James (The Cordwainer) Shields (3 May 1694–1 Apr 1749) m. Jeannette ("Jean") Armstrong (15 January 1696–1800)
  1. 1. Patrick Shields 1719–1770 m. Jeanne Armstrong 1720–1770
    1. 1. Samuel Shields 1745–1779 m. Jane Fulton 1740–1775
      1. 1. Nancy Shields 1770–1820 m. Parmenas Haynes 1760–1810
        1. 1. Nancy Haynes 1798–1844 m. James (Coleman) Motley 1787–1850
      2. 2. Jane Shields 1766–1852
    2. 2. James Shields 1733–1847
  2. 2. john Shields 1725–1802
  3. 3. William Shields 1735–1830
  4. 4. James Shields 1725–1779
  5. 5. Elizabeth Shields 1745–
  6. 6. Eleanor ((Ellen) Vaughn Boyle) Shields 1750–1827
  7. 7. Pvt (Robert Perry Shields) Sr 1749–1802
  8. 8. Thomas Shields 1743–1803

James Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1694
3 May 1694
Birth of James The Cordwainer Shields in Lancaster, Chester, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Chester, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
1749
1 Apr 1749
Age 55
Death of James The Cordwainer Shields in Harrisonburg, Augusta, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Augusta, Virginia

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1749
    Event Place: Harrisonburg, Augusta, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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