Henry Woods Shields (1759 - 1826)

Born 3 Nov 1759 in Hampton Valley, Frederick, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Waddell) Shields — married about 1784 in Frederick, Maryland, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 1826 at age 66 in Timber Ridge, Greene, Tennessee

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Biography

Son of William Shields and Jane Bentley Williams.

Husband of Esther Waddell.

Father of Rachel Shields Guinn, Jane Shields Barkley, Polly or Pauline Shields Borden, Dr. John Shields, William Shields, Margaret Shields Broyles, Alpha Shields Gregg and Nancy Shields Shields.

John Edgar Shields, History of the Shields Family, contains facsimile of William Shields Bible record.^[1]

Henry Shields brought suit in Blount Co., Tenn. in 1808 against Robert, Samuel and John Walker Sr.

Henry Shields vs John Walker - Ordered by court that commissioners issue to James White & John McClelland in Abindon Virginia to take the deposition of Jno. Davis giving 20 days notice.

Henry Shields vs Robert Walker - Ordered by court that commissioners issue to James White & John McClelland in Abindon Virginia to take the deposition of Jno. Davis giving 20 days notice.

Henry Shields vs Samuel Walker - Ordered by court that commissioners issue to James White & John McClelland in Abindon Virginia to take the deposition of Jno. Davis giving 20 days notice.

Henry Shields vs Robert Walker - Ordered by court that commissioners issue to take the deposition of John Walker Senr on behalf of the Plaintiff to be taken in Maryville on Monday nest & the plaintiff acknowledged notice.

Henry Shields vs Samuel Walker - Ordered by court that commissioners issue to take the deposition of John Walker on behalf of the Plaintiff to be taken in Maryville on Monday next & the plaintiff acknowledged the services of this notice

Grave marker reads: "In Memory of Henry Shields/Who died September 12, 1826/ Aged 66 years, 10 months, 9 days" ^[2]

Katherine Susong Harmon, "Timber Ridge Church: A Two Hundred Year Heritage of Presbyterian Faith, 1786-1986" Information from this source (not available) needs to be added.

Sources

1. ↑ The History of the Shields Family, by John Edgar Shields, Rockville, MD, printed by Triangle Press, Harrisburg, PA, 1968, page 101.
2. ↑ http://www.tngenweb.org/greene/cemetery/wpa-timber-ridge.htm

• Shields, John Arthur The Shields Family (Shields, Minneapolis, Minnesota,1917), page 101.

Middle name Woods and wife's birth info from http://users.rcn.com/gisela1/Guinn.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154363863