Abel SHIELDS

1748 - 1833  (84 years)

• Name	Abel SHIELDS
  Born	7 Feb 1748	Sussex Co., Delaware
  Gender	Male
  _UID	747DE8724C30B9429B7E2DD47053A5A8EC60
  Died	1833	North Carolina
  Person ID	I75564	Branch 099 William Stafford 1784
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2006

  
  

  Father	John SHIELDS,   b. 1719, probably Accomac Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary CHIPMAN,   b. 1699,   d. Aft 1780, North Carolina  (Age > 82 years)
  Married	Abt 1747
  Family ID	F26163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace FREEMAN,   b. 22 Sep 1750,   d. 1830, North Carolina  (Age 79 years)
  Married	23 Sep 1773	Sussex Co., Delaware
  Children	1. John SHIELDS, Sr.,   b. 20 Feb 1775, NC or Delaware ,   d. 1856, probably Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 80 years)   2. Mary SHIELDS,   b. 22 Dec 1776,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah SHIELDS,   b. 18 May 1779,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth SHIELDS,   b. 7 Jul 1781,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Rachel SHIELDS,   b. 19 Feb 1783,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ann SHIELDS,   b. 28 May 1786,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Reuben SHIELDS,   b. 21 Dec 1788, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. 3 Nov 1865, Washington Co., Indiana  (Age 76 years)   8. Deborah SHIELDS,   b. 18 Oct 1789, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1 Jul 1860, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age > 71 years)   9. Grace SHIELDS,   b. 20 Jan 1793, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F25469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abel Shields brother, Ruben, married wife #2 Elizabeth Masten (1758-1849) Came to NC in 1784