Born in Goochland County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Rogers
and Mary (Cannifax) Rogers
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Shields Sr
— married
28 Dec 1786 in Pittsylvania, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Polly (Shields) McGinnis, William Littleberry Shields Jr and Frances (Shields) Chandler
Died about
at about age 86
in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2016
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Biography
In 1767 part of Halifax County went into the formation of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
She was born about 1772 [citation needed] and her parents were Mary (Cannifax) and William Rogers.
Susannah Rogers married Littleberry Shields on 22 Dec 1786 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia [1] by Lazarus Dodson, Minister of the Gospel.
She died between March 1857 and 1860 in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA. [1]
Residence
- 1830 Madison County, Georgia, USA [2]
- 1845 Jackson County, Georgia, USA
- 1850 Madison County, Georgia, USA
- 1855 Forsyth County, Georgia, USA [1].
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revolutionary War Pension files citing NARA#M804; roll#2175; widows pension file #6024; p9; marriage certified: 24 Jan 1845 by Pittsylvania County Clerk; p11; applied: 03 Mar 1845 @73yrs; she recounts marriage as 27 Dec 1787; ten years later, she varied to 28 Dec 1785
- ↑ 1830 USA census of Madison County, Georgia; for William Shields; as only Shields in that county; by 1840 no Shields were listed there
- "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRZ-X8T : 28 January 2020), Mary Callifax in entry for Susannah Rogers, 1772.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YP-N9W : 6 August 2020), Littleberry Shields, 1786.
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DNA Connections
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~0.39%
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