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Co., #30. Will of Thomas Parker date of Drawing of will, 17 July 1695, probate 2nd Sept. 1695. Information by Marjorie Metzger of Ozawkie, Kansas.Thomas Parker's Will, dated 17 July 1695; probated 2 Sept. 1695 in the Prerogative Court, (Probate) Vol. 7, pp. 117-118. Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md., 21404. (see copy of will)
Eliza Parker, widow of Thomas, married after Thomas' death, (2) a man named SMITH of Langford Bay, Kent Co., MD. Her will probated 1714 in Kent Co., mentions a son Thomas Parker and daughter Mary SHEELE and son in law William SHEELE. This would confirm the name of the wife of William SHIELDS as mary and not as Jeanete as some records now show.
The death of William SHIELDS as mentioned in hte foregoing letter is also confusing. In VOl. 5, page 34, Maryland Wills, (Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md.) a will of Richard West, Kent Co., dated 22 June 1732 records:
To Wife mary, at her decease to be divided amonth the children of William SHIELDS, son, John and William. Should William SHIELDS prefer the aprt of plantation devised to brother, John, he is to have said dwelling plantation on condition that sd William make over a feasible right oto his borhter, John and Heirs, that part of land made over by testoator to William SHIELDS, son of William, deceased.
William Sr. would have deceased prior to 1732 when his widow, Mary, is listed in the will of Richard West as his "Beloved wife, Mary". William died intestate. Records also indicate that Mary SHIELDS married (2) Richard West.WILL OF THOMAS PARKER
In the Name of God, Amen, I Thomas Parker being a this time very sick and weak of body but in sound memory thanks be to Almighty God and calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life and hoping and trusting in my Saviour Jesus Christ after this life, I shall through the merritt of my blessed Saviour to Enjoy Eternall Happiness I Committ my Soule unto the heavens my body to ye Earth to be buried in such Christian manner as to my Executor hereager named shall think fit. (my body to of my soule into his hands and my body to ye earth to be buried) and:ITEM. I do give and bequeath unto my three daughters now married two cows and calves or with calves each of them two cows and calves as afroesaid and to their heirs forever and to be delivered to them by Christmas next ensuing and each of my said daughters one three years old mares as herefore to be delivered by May day next ensuing.
ITEM. I give and bequeath to my four grand children to each of them one mare filly.
ITEM. I give to my son in law Edward Russell what he doth own except four thousand pounds of _______ (?) to him and his heirs.
ITEM. I give and bequeath unto my son in law Wm. SHIELDS all that he doth own except twelve hundred pounds to (?) to him and his heirs.
ITEM. I give to my son in law James Walfore's children each of them one yar old heifer as provided to be delivered to them by Christmans next ensuing and to their heirs forever.
ITEM. I give and bequeath to my loving wife Eliza and my son Thomas all the rest of my estate after my just debts are paid to be equally divided between them and of my said son should dye befor he comes of age then this part of my said estate to be divided between my three aforementioned daughters and their heirs forever.
ITEM: I do make and appoint my loving wife and my loving friend William Harris of Ceeville (Carroll) County my full and sole Esecutor and Executrix of this my last will and testament and to take care of his estate and do appoint my Executor to have the ___________(?) of my said sonn after my wife deceases till he comes of age if it would please God he should dye before he comes of age. This word delivered befoer signed between ye Executor and widow signed and between the two and forty and ye three and forty ___________(?) but still my will and meaning is that no Legacy be paid before my just debts are paid except my Executri and Executor see fit as wittness my hand and sealed this 17 day of July 1695
Signed Sealed and Delivered (signed) Thomas Parker
in the pressence of us (his mark)
John Chandler (his mark)
Robert Dunn
Claeb Cookorell
Walter Bussell (his mark)
Eliza E. Hart (her mark)KENT COUNTY, MD
By Virtue of a Court to me delivered from the Hon. Knowles Christopher, Esq. for Probate Wills. I have called before me John Chandlor, Robert Dunn, Caleb Coororell, Walter Bounsell and Eliza Hart Witness to ye last will and testament of Thomas Parker sign, seal and Acknowledge the within written Will to be his last Will and testament Aforehand ____________ William Harris Es. and Eliza Parker Executrix of ye Last Will appointed and have ____________ Thomas Lord and Thomas Dynor (?) appraisers of the last estate.
Witness my hand this 2 day of September 1695Vol. 7, p. 117-118
Hall of Records Commission Eda. Sweatnam
Department of General Services
Annapolis, Md.
SHIELDS FAMILY HISTORY by John Arthur SHIELDS, 1917, pg. 14.
Since this sketch will be of interest chiefly to descendants of the "Ten Brothers," we now break the thread of the SHIELDS genealogy long enough to include such information as is obtainable concerning the mother of these men, and her ancestors.
Davis Stockton, the grandfather of Nancy Stockton SHIElDS, is said to have come from the north of Ireland in the early 1700's, and to have settled first in Lancaster Co, Penn., and in 1734 in Goochland, now Albemarle County, Virginia. He was given a grant for 400 acres of land in that county on March 12, 1739. He died in 1769. His wife's name was Sarah. Their children were Richard, William, Thomas, and Hannah; the latter married Adam Godylouch (Goudelock-Godylock, original name was Goldenlock) of Albemarle.
The son Richard, referred to above, also obtained a grant of 400 acres in Albemarle County July 23, 1745, and it was proved October of the same year, indicating that his death occurred between those dates. His wife's name is not known. He had five sons and eight daughters, namely: Thomas, John, Robert, David, and Richard, and Margaret, Sarah, Winneford, Jemima, Elizabeth, Deborah, one whose name is unknown, and Nancy; Nancy married Robert SHIELDS in 1761.
John STOCKTON, above named, was a signer of the Albemarle Declaration of Independence.
From Shields Gen. by Mary O. Derrick Coleman, abt 1937, pg. 2
Davies Stockton and his wife, Sarah, came from the North Part of Ireland in the early 1700's, settling first in Lancaster Co., Penn. Later in 1734 they came into Rockingham Co., now Abermarle Co., Va. He was given a grant of 400 acres of land in that country on March 12, 1739. Children as herein listed.
Hannah later married Adam Godylauch of Albemarle. Davies Stockton died in
1769. Davies probably died in Rockingham, now Abermarle Co., VA.From SHIELDS HISTORY, pg. 54
Nancy Stockton's Grandfather, Davis Stockton, came from the North of Ireland in the early 1700's and settled n Lancaster Co., PA. He later moved to Alvemarle County, VA where he obrained a grant of 400 acres on the 12th of March 1739. He amrried Sarah (surname unknown). They had:
1) Richard Stockton
2) Thomas
3) WiIlliam
4) Samuel
5) Hannah who married Adam Goodylanch of Albermarle County, VA.
SHIELDS FAMILY HISTORY by James Arthur SHIELDS, 1917. Pg. 12.
The Chalkley Records, and other Historical data of Augusta County, Virgina, (Which included territory that has since been organized into half a dozen states) make frequent reference to Thomas, James and John SHIELDS, who setteld in what is now Rockingham County, in the Shenendoah Valley of Virginia, in 1740, having come from Chester County, Pennsylvania.
SHIELDS GENEALOGY by Mary O. Derrick Coleman, abt 1937.
Mary also refers to Shields Gen. by John A. Shields and Garret and Goodpasture History. Also John Shields mentions source as "The Chalkley Records of Virginia", as "large landholders".
William died in 1741 by a falling log while helping to erect a house for
John, as traditional history in the decendants of William Shields, one of the
ten brothers, and father of Nancy Agnes Shields, my grandmother. (Mary Derrick Coleman, author of Shields history).
Garret and Goodpasture History also gives James, Thomas and John as sons of William Shields and Jeanette Parker Shields as land holders in, at that time, Augusta Co, Va. James also died in 1749, leaving two sons; John and Robert. The later is mentioned especially as serving as a revolutionary officer all through the war. He married Nancy Stockton in 1761. They had 12 children, one died in infancy, ten sons and one daughter lived to maturity.The Descendents of Robert and Margaret Emmert SHIELDS
by A. Robert SHIELDS
128 Sunset Drive
Maryville, TN 37801William SHIELDS, a son of James, was born in Kent County, MD in 1668. He married Jeanette Parker and lived in Chester Co., PA. In 1739 he moved his family, of three sons and two daughters, to Augusta Co, VA, which at that time was being rapidly settled by emigrants from Pennsylvania.
William Hathaway, a grandson of this William Shields, wrote in his 1790 history of the family: "My grandfather was William Shields. He was born in Kent County in the year 1668. My grandmother on my mother's side was Jeanette Parker. Aunt Jane was born January 15, 1696. She died in Lancaster County in the year 1750. I had four uncles. One died young. Uncle Tom was born in the year 1699. Uncle James was born in the year 1694. Uncle John was born in the year 1709. They lived first in Chester County and then moved to Augusta County, Virginia. Mother was born June 3, 1704. She died in Chester County in the year 1742, being stricken with pneumonia. Grandfather was killed by a falling log while helping one of my uncles build a house in Virginia in 1741. Grandmother lived with Aunt Jane until her death. Uncle James died about the year 1750. His son John was about my own age. He visited us soon after. I have never seen him since then. He was living in North Carolina a few years ago. Uncle Tom died about the year 1765, leaving several children. Uncle John died just before the war. Several of my cousins were in the Continental Army. Uncle Tom's children moved away, and I do not know where they are. Some of them went south, I think. Uncle John's children have scattered. One lived in Pennsylvania. One went to North Carolina. One went to Boone's settlement in Frankland a few years ago. Some of them still live in Virginia. My relatives on Mother's side were all large, strong, long-lived and industrious people."[v28t2460.FTW]
Information from G. Ronald Hurd of Vienna, VA, and letter to Walter Davidson from Ila and Oliver Shields of Veneta, OR (1 May 1983).
From the SHIELDS HISTORY, 1980, pg. 40, the name of Mary Parker is given instead of Jeanette.Judge Littell and Christine Brown report that William Shields' wife was Mary Parker. It appears that Mary Parker, daughter of Thomas Parker and his wife, Eliza, was married to another William Shields. William Hathaway, a grandson of William Shields and Jeanette Parker, would appear to be a better source on the identity of his grandmother.
Various sources at the LDS Library indicate William Shields and Jeanette Parker were married in 1692. There is disagreement among the sources as to other data on this couple. One source has Jeanette born in County Armagh, and one shows that she and William were both born there and that they married there. We know William was born in Kent County, Maryland. It is safe to assume Jeanette was born about 1670 and that she married in 1692, probably in Augusta County, Virginia. One International Genealogical Index entry shows that William Shields of Augusta County, Georgia and Jeanette Parker were married 1692 in Kent County, Maryland.
Jane Shields did not marry.
SHIELDS FAMILY HISTORY by John Arthur SHIELDS, 1917, pg 13
Thomas SHIELDS purchased land from Beverly Manor August 18, 17-- which he sold to Mathew Thompson in 1761. His estate was appraised February 19, 1782, which indicates that he died prior to that date. The Hathaway record puts the date of his death as 1765.See page 46 of SHIELDS HISTORY, 1980
Thomas also purchased land from Beverly Manor in 18 Aug 1747, which he sold to Mathew Thompson in 1761. His estate was aparaised Feb. 19, 1782 (Augusta County, VA. Probate Records) which indicates that he died prior to that date. He had several children.
From the SHIELDS HISTORY, 1980, pg. 40, the name of Mary Parker is given instead of Jeanette.Judge Littell and Christine Brown report that William Shields' wife was Mary Parker. It appears that Mary Parker, daughter of Thomas Parker and his wife, Eliza, was married to another William Shields. William Hathaway, a grandson of William Shields and Jeanette Parker, would appear to be a better source on the identity of his grandmother.
Various sources at the LDS Library indicate William Shields and Jeanette Parker were married in 1692. There is disagreement among the sources as to other data on this couple. One source has Jeanette born in County Armagh, and one shows that she and William were both born there and that they married there. We know William was born in Kent County, Maryland. It is safe to assume Jeanette was born about 1670 and that she married in 1692, probably in Augusta County, Virginia. One International Genealogical Index entry shows that William Shields of Augusta County, Georgia and Jeanette Parker were married 1692 in Kent County, Maryland.