Sheild Family; Wm. and Mary Qrtly., Vol. 3, No. 4 Transcribed by Kathy Merrill for the USGenWeb Archives Special Collections Project ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Sheild Family Lyon G. Tyler William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 4. (Apr., 1895), pp. 268-271. SHEILD FAMILY BY THE EDITOR 1. ROBERT SHEILD, of England, and Elizabeth Bray, his wife, had a son, 2. Robert, to whom Edward Milhill in 1646 gave two cows in New Pocoson parish (afterwards Charles Parish), York county, Va. In 1661 Elizabeth Milhill, widow of said Edward, entered into marriage articles with Captain William Hay, of York county, in which she provided for "her son, Robert Sheild, whom she had by her first husband, Robert Sheild dec"; and for "her brother, Arthur Bray, wine-cooper of London"; her first husband's "nephew, Page 269. Thomas Sheild"; and for "William Stookes, son of William Stookes". 2. ROBERT SHEILD died March 4, 1669-'70; m. Elizabeth(1) ------ (perhaps Davis, as Anne Davis in 1673 gives a legacy to her "grandson, Robert Sheild"). Issue, 3, Robert. The will of 2.Robert, pr 24 March 1669-'70, mentions wife Elizabeth, son Robert and cozen Thomas Sheild. 3. ROBERT SHEILD, church-warden of Charles parish, &c. (inventory recorded in 1728), b. April 26, 1667, married Mary, only dau. of Charles Dunn (will proved April 24, 1679) and Temperance (died Nov. 11, 1699) his wife (called "sister of Thomas Roberts"). Temperance m'd 2d Samuel Toplady. Issue: 4, Elizabeth, b. Jan. 18, 1690 -- died Dec. 29, 1692; 5, Robert, b. April 18, 1693; 6, Dunn, b. Jan. 2, 1695; d. May 29, 1732; 7, Anne, b. Jan. 25, 169(8) - d. Oct. 16, 1719; 8, Thomas, b. April 12, 1702 - d. Nov. 11, 1732. d.s.p.; 9, John, b. April 19, 1706, - d. Oct. 7, 1734, d.s.p.; 10, Charles, b. April 12, 1709. 5. ROBERT SHEILD, (will proved 21 May, 1753; inventory, L1853.1.5-3/4), m. Sarah, widow of Thomas Barber (deceased in 1712). Issue: 11, Anne, b. Aug. 27, 1714 - m. John Howard; 12, Robert, b. Dec. 1, 1717; 13. John, b. Nov. 24, 1719; 14, Mary, b. Dec. 21, 1721 - d. Jan. 15, 1721-'22; 15, Mary, b. Jan 2, 1722; m ---- Kerby; 16, Sarah, b. Aug. 25, 1725 - m. William Sheldon Sclater. 6. DUNN SHEILD, m. Susannah Curtis, who died Nov. 15, 1727. Issue: 17, Frances, b. Nov. 24, 1725. He m. 2dly Hope, daughter of John Tomer, and had 18, Martha, b. May 12, 1731, d.s.p. 13. JOHN, m. Eleanor Chisman, dau. of John Chisman and Eleanor Howard, his wife, and had issue, 19, Sarah, b. Dec. 21, 1745, who m., 1st, William Dudley; 2d, William Cary. 20, Mary, b. Oct. 16, 1747, m. Simon Hollier. 21, Robert, b. March 12, 1750 - d. Oct. 23, 1781; 22, Eleanor, b. Mch. 23, 1752, m. Capt. William Mitchell, of York Co.; 23, John, b. Nov. 29, 1757, Captain of First Virginia State regiment - died 16, Jan., 1779, of wounds received in service. Will pr. 20 Jan., 1783. 21. ROBERT SHEILD (will pr. 20 May, 1782) m. Mary ------- and ____________________________________________________ (1) She married 2dly William Wetherall, who died in 1681, leaving all his property to his son-in-law, Robert Sheild. Page 270. had, 24, John Ferguson; 25, Patrick, b. Sept. 30, 1776; 26, Robert, b. April 4, 1779; 27, Samuel, b. March 23, 1781. 12. ROBERT SHEILD, served as captain in the French and Indian wars; major of militia of York Co.; justice of peace, &c. (Will proved 19 July, 1773). He m. Rebecca, dau. of Samuel Hyde (son of Robert Hyde, attorney-at-law, and Jane his wife, dau. of Capt. John Underhill, who is buried at "Ringfield", on York River.) Inventory, L2289.17.2. Issue: 28, Samuel; 29, Robert. 28. SAMUEL SHEILD entered William and Mary College in 1769. Having passed through the Grammar School, he entered the Philosophy Schools in 1771, and in 1773 received from the faculty one of the two medals established by Lord Botetourt(1). Extract from the Faculty Minutes: July 29th, 1773. At a meeting of the President & Masters of William and Mary College. Present: The Revd Mr. CAmm, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henly, Mr. Gwatkin & Mr. Madison: "Agreed - that the medal assign'd for Philosophical Learning be given to Mr. David Stewart. "Agreed that the medal assigned for the encouragement of Classical Learning be given to Mr. Samuel Sheild." INSERT MEDAL GIFS HERE. Mr. Sheild was a friend of Gen. Thomas Nelson, who recommended him in 1774 to Bishop Beilby Porteus (son of Robert Porteus, of Virginia) for orders. (Meade). He returned in 1775 and ____________________________________________________ (1) There were eight of these medals in all awarded, of which certainly two are preserved. One is in the possession of the Misses Sheild, of Hampton, daughters of Mallory Sheild, and they kindly loaned it to me for examination. The other is held by Mr. George H. Burwell, of Clarke county, Va. - See QUARTERLY, pp. 144, 207. Page 271. was made minister of Drysdale parish, in Caroline county. There are several letters of his in the Gazette for this year, replying to Richard Bland, the antiquary, who took fire at some words imputed to Shield casting doubt on his (Bland's) loyalty to the American cause. In the Gazette for July, 1775, is the announcement of his marriage to Molly, daughter, of charles Hansford4, (Charles3, Charles2, John1, the immigrant). After the death of John Camm, President of William and Mary College, who married Elizabeth Hansford, another sister, Sheild became minister of York-Hampton parish, to which he added in 1792 the duties of the adjoining Charles parish. His will was proved in York court June 20, 1803, and mentions sons Robert, Samuel and Henry Howard Sheild. To the last he gave one-half the tract of land called Worley's; mentions also brother Robert Sheild and friend William Howard. Mr. Sheild mar., 2dly, Lucy, dau. of Henry Howard. Bishop Meade relates that "Mr. Sheild was very earnest in his discourses, and that a lady of the old school, at a time when stiff brocades were the church dress of those who could afford it, would come home, after some of Mr. Sheild's more animated discussions, and call upon her maid to take off her clothes, for she had heard so much of hell, damnation and death that it would take her all the evening to get cool". Issue of Rev. Samuel Sheild by first marriage: 30, Col. Robert, 31, Capt. Samuel, 32, Mary, issue by 2d marriage: 33, Martha, 34, Henry Howard. (To be Continued).