Elizabeth Higginbotham was born July 11, 1778, in Amherst. Virginia, the daughter of Aaron Higginbotham and Nancy Croxton.
Elizabeth Higginbotham married James Shields on March 1, 1797 in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. [1] They moved to Kentucky in 1836 and received a land grant for 3/4 acres which he named ‘Valley Rest’.
Elizabeth passed away the following year on September 7, and John James died on September 9, 1839.
CHILDREN of Elizabeth and John Shields
[ NOTE:
Several of these do not have supporting information.]
William Francis Alexander “Frank” Shields 1794-1866; m. 1819 * Martha Elizabeth Adams. [This name is rather odd especially since there is supposedly another son named William Alexander]
Sally Shields 1796-1855; m. 1813 John F. Camden V
Thankful Shields 1798-1850; m1. Thomas Johnson; m2. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Croxton Shields 1799-1879; m. 1828 Maria Woods Sterrett
Margaret Finley Shields 1801-1831; m. 1818 Willis Rucker Plunkett
Sarah M. Shields 1802-1845. [There is no supporting information for this daughter, there is another daughter listed as Sally, which is usually a nickname for Sarah]
Nancy Q. Shields 1802-1828
Mary Polly Ann Shields 1805-1838
John James Shields 1807-1868
Elizabeth Higginbotham Shields 1808-1883
William Alexander Shields 1815-1838
Egbert Oswald Shields 1818-1888; m1. 1839 Sarah Ellen Brent; m2. 1849 Ann Elizabeth Bibb
Robert Aaron Shields 1821-1839
Sources
Stout, Herald: The Clan Finley, 2nd ed. Dover, Ohio: The Eagle Press, 1956. vol.1, p 105. Verifies marriage to James, son of John and Margaret Finley Shields.
France, Albert Finley. House of Finley. Typewritten text sent out to family members in 1930s. Also details these children: Thankful-b1799
↑ "Marriage Entry" Elizabeth Higginbotham married James Shields on 1 Mar 1797 in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDN-8MC : 29 January 2020), Elizabeth Higginbotham in entry for James Shields, 1797.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86900535/elizabeth-shields: accessed 07 July 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Higginbotham Shields (11 Jul 1778–7 Sep 1837), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86900535; Burial Details Unknown, Unknown location of Burial; Maintained by William Price (contributor 47121479).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth: