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Mary Polly Shields 1766 – 1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Apr 1801

Death Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States

Father: John Shields

Mother: Margaret Finley

Spouse(s): Henry Shackelford

Children(s): Isabel Shackleford

The story of Mary Polly Shields began in 1766 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Mary Polly Shields married Henry Shackelford, and had children including Isabel Elizabeth Shackleford. Mary Polly Shields passed away in 1801 in Henrico, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Polly Shields began in 1766 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • Mary Polly Shields married Henry Shackelford, and had children including Isabel Elizabeth Shackleford.
  • Mary Polly Shields passed away in 1801 in Henrico, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shields
1740 – 1802
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Finley
1746 – 1802
Birth Location: Tinkling Springs, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Henry Shackelford
1764 – 1842
Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Isabel Shackleford
1784 – 1850
Birth Location: Sandy River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Mary Shields's Ancestors

Self
Mary Shields
1766 – 1801
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Shields
1740 – 1802
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Margaret Finley
1746 – 1802
Tinkling Springs, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Shields
1694 – 1749
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Jean Shields
1718 – 1800
Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth (Thankful) Doak
1707 – 1791
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1668 – 1741
Mary Parker
1668 – 1750
Robert Armstrong
1671 – 1759
Elizabeth Ruthledge
1680 – 1759
Nsf-9 Doak
1670 – 1753
Sarah (Doak)
1672 – 1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jas Shields
1633 – 1712
Jane (MGG-9)
1631 – 1710
Eliza Hart
1653 – 1700
Elizabeth Lum
1650 – 1725
Maria Whittaker
1653 – 1730

Mary Shields's Descendants

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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)
      1. 1. Sidney (Faye Bishop) Freeze (Jul 02, 1865 – 16 Jan 1902) m. Pleasant (Pierce 'Kern') Anderson (29 SEP 1850 – 10 JAN 1914)
        1. 1. Carrie (Eugene "Kate") Anderson (26 Aug 1891 – 28 Apr 1982) m. William (Mercer) Norton (17 June 1891 – 18 September 1971)

Mary Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of Mary Polly Shields in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1801
1 Apr 1801
Age 35
Death of Mary Polly Shields in Henrico, Virginia, United States
Henrico, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1801
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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