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
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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.
James Shields first settled in Kent Co., MD, finally moving to Newcastle, and became the progenitor of "The largest of the American Shields families". We do not know the name of his wife. His brother, William, settled in Williamsburg, VA. A great grand daughter of his was the grand mother of John Tyler, our tenth President. William SHIELDS was, a son of James, a son of James, was born in Kent CO., MD, in 1668. He married Jeanetter Parker and lived in Chestere 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 PA.
The sons were James, Thomas and John. The father, William, was killed by a falling log in 1741, as he was helping one of sons "raise" a house. James, the 'Cordwainer' (shoe maker), bought 209 acres of land on Moffett Creek in 1746. He died in 1750, leaving a widow, Jean Armstrong, and a minor son, John. The following is from the ANNALS of AUGUSTA CO, VA, 1726-1871, by Joseph A. Wadell, p. 80:"James Shields, who died in 1750, had among other properties a knife and fork, valued at 21 cents".
On August 18 1747, Thomas SHIELDS purchased land from Beverleys Manor, (A Crown Grant of 118,191 acres to William Beverley, et al). bought 225 acres from the Beverleys Manor in 1742. He died in 1773, leaving a widow, Margaret PERRY, and sons Robert, John, William and Thomas, and a daughter Mary. Robert, our ancestor, was born in Chester Co., PA. He married, in 1761, Nancy Stocton (1745-1810), a daughter of Richard STOCKTON, of Alberle Co., VA. This family consisted of five sons and eight daughters.
NOTE TAKEN FROM SHIELDS FAMILY book, 1980, pg. 39.
James Shields was born about 1633 in the County of Antrim, Ireland, the son of William SHIELDS. From historical data already researched, we find James SHIELDS and his older brother, William, together with about 100,000 others, were deported during Oliver Cromwells persecution for the "crime of being an Irishman and loyal to the King." One only needs to do a historical study of England and Ireland to comprehend the atrocious acts commited by Cromwell. James and William were shipped on a cattle ship to the Barbados Islands in the West Indies, a time island to the south of Puerto Rico, along with hundreds in 1655. Sometime later, probably aboiut three years,m they made their way to Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, where William remained.
Pg. 40
Prior to 1660, James removed from Williamsburg, VA to Baltimore, Md. He remained there a short while and then moved across the penisnusla to Kent County, MD. He remained there a short while and then moved across the peninsula to Kent County, Md., later records show that he was in New Castle, Del. The name of James wife is unknown.
James had 3 known children. No doubt there were other children.According to Broderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #5116 (imported 8 March 1997), James and his brother William were transported to Barbados in 1655 for being loyal to the King. In 1658, they got on a boat to Williamsburg, Virginia. They subsequently settled in Maryland. See more complete discussion in notes to William Shields, b. 1600.According to John A. Shields, James remained in Barbados a short time before leaving for Maryland, some time before 1660. See discussion under notes to William Shields b. 1600.
James moved from Williamsburg to Baltimore before 1660 and, after a short time, moved to Kent County, Maryland. Later, he settled in Newcastle, Delaware.
William Hathaway, son of George and Eliza Shields Hathaway, wrote in a family history in 1790: "My great-grandfather on the Shields side was James Shields. He was born in County Armagh in the year 1635. His father was born in County Antrim. In about the 20th year of his age, he and his brother and many others were arrested by the English and deported to the Barbados Islands. He came to Baltimore before 1660. He settled first in Kent County and then in Newcastle. His brother John and family came to America about the year 1738 or 1740. I was a mere child when they arrived. Cousin William lived with us about two years, his father having died on the ocean. The family settled in Frederick County. I have not seen any of them for nearly 50 years. Cousin William has a large family. Great-grandfather Shields died when my mother was a little girl."[v28t2460.FTW]
The two brothers, William and James, were deported via a slave ship from Ireland to Barbados by Oliver Cromwell in 1655 for being loyal to King James I. In 1658, they obtained passage to Williamsburg, VA and soon after settled in MD.
Information from G. Ronald Hurd of Vienna, VA, and letter to Walter Davidson from Ila and Oliver Shields of Veneta, OR (1 May 1983).