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Penelope White 1776–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Seymore Indiana

Father: Meady White

Mother: Mary Raynor

Spouse(s): James Shields

Children(s): Polly Shields, Nancy Shields, Elizabeth Shields, Meedy Shields, William Shields

In 1776, Penelope White entered the world in North Carolina, born to Meady White And Mary Raynor. Penelope White married James Shields, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Shields, Meedy White Shields, Nancy Shields, Polly Shields, William Shields. Penelope White passed away in 1841 in Seymore Indiana.

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Biography

  • In 1776, Penelope White entered the world in North Carolina, born to Meady White And Mary Raynor.
  • Penelope White married James Shields, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Shields, Meedy White Shields, Nancy Shields, Polly Shields, William Shields.
  • Penelope White passed away in 1841 in Seymore Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Meady White
1750–1804
Birth Location: North Carolina
MW
Mary Raynor
1754–
Birth Location: North Carolina
MR

Spouses(s)

James Shields
1770–1848
Birth Location: Virginia
JS

Children(s)

Polly Shields
1803–
Birth Location: –
PS
Nancy Shields
1799–
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
NS
Elizabeth Shields
1797–
Birth Location: –
ES
Meedy Shields
1805–1866
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
MS
William Shields
1795–
Birth Location: –
WS

Penelope White's Ancestors

Self
Penelope White
1776–1841
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Meady White
1750–1804
North Carolina
Mary Raynor
1754–
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Penelope White's Descendants

1.
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Penelope White (1776–1841) m. James Shields (10 MAR 1770–2 FEB 1848)
  1. 1. Polly Shields 1803–
  2. 2. Nancy Shields 1799–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Betsy) Shields 1797–
  4. 4. Meedy (White) Shields 1805–1866 m. Eliza (P.) Ewing 1808–
    1. 1. Meedy (W.) Shields 1845–1912
    2. 2. Eliza (S.) Shields 1841–
    3. 3. Sarah (S.) Shields 1835– m. John (Hedding) Blish 1822–1866
      1. 1. Tipton (Shields) Blish 1865–1927
      2. 2. Lucy (Shields) Blish 1862– m. William (Carr) Humbert 1858–
        1. 1. John (W.) Humbert 1890–
      3. 3. John (Bell) Blish 1860–1921 m. Ida (Benson) Gurney 1886–1960
        1. 1. John (Junior) Blish 1918–1994
        2. 2. Sarah Blish 1913–
        3. 3. Donald Blish 1912–
      4. 4. Emma (Merab) Blish 1858– m. Elbridge (Gerry) Thompson 1853–1889
        1. 1. Marguerite (Dickenson) Thompson 1887–
        2. 2. Elbridge (Blish) Thompson 1882– m. Maude Robinson 1882–
      5. 5. Meedy (Shields) Blish 1855–1922 m. Belle Everinham 1871–
        1. 1. Meedy (W. Shields) Blish 1902–
        2. 2. John (Lyman) Blish 1901–1945
    4. 4. Tipton Shields 1847–
    5. 5. Lycurgus (L.) Shields 1834–1890 m. Rebecca (Jane) McCollum 1837–1905
      1. 1. Lycurgus Shields –1916
      2. 2. Meedy (W.) Shields 1868–1886
    6. 6. William (H.) Shields 1843–1912 m. Sarah Kester 1854–
      1. 1. Kester (Bruce) Shields 1880–
  5. 5. William Shields 1795–

Penelope White's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Penelope White in North Carolina
North Carolina
1841
1841
Age 65
Death of Penelope White in Seymore Indiana
Seymore Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Seymore Indiana
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