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Richard Shields 1764–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 July 1764

Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1825

Death Location: Sevier, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Sr

Mother: Nancy Stockton

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The story of Richard Shields began in 1764 in Rockingham, Virginia, USA. Richard Shields passed away in 1825 in Sevier, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Shields began in 1764 in Rockingham, Virginia, USA.
  • Richard Shields passed away in 1825 in Sevier, Tennessee, USA.

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Richard Shields's Ancestors

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Richard Shields
1764–1825
Birth Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Perry Shields Sr
1749–1802
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Mary) Stockton
1741–1802
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (William SHIELDS Paternal 6x) GGF
1709–1772
Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Margaret (Jeanette) Parry
1710–1760
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Richard (R Stockton) Sr
1710–1775
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Agnes (Anne Boudinot) Anthony
1728–1775
St Annes, Abermarle, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Surgeon
1668–1741
Mary Parker
1668–1750
Edward Perry
1676–1738
Leah *
1679–1741
Davis Stockton
1686–1769
Sarah Gudylouch
1682–1736
Joseph Sr
1690–1755
Elizabeth Banks
1691–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shields
1633–1712
Elizabeth Shields
1646–1710
Thomas Parker
1645–1697
Edward GGF
1630–1701
Margaret Griffiths
1638–1706
Lewis Morris
1636–1685
Penelope Morris
1654–1701
F Goudelock
1652–1700
Ann Duncan
1660–1713
Isabella Hart
1680–1750
Elizabeth Brown
1674–1709

Richard Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1764
4 July 1764
Birth of Richard Shields in Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1825
1825
Age 61
Death of Richard Shields in Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Sevier, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 July 1764
    Event Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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