| b 25 Sep 1794, , Sevier, Tennessee | ||||
| d 31 Mar 1865, , Sevier, Tennessee | William Shields | > | bur , Sevier, Tennessee | John Shields | Mary Parker | > |
| Robert Shields | b 1709 | Robert Perry | ||
| | b 09 Nov 1749 | Margarette Perry | Leah Morris | ||
| Robert Shields | d 18 Jan 1802 | b 21 Oct 1710 | Davis Stockton | |
| |b 1772 | | | Richard Stockton | Sarah | |
| |d 1835 | Nancy Stockton | |||
| | | b 1749 | A. Agnes | ||
| Richard S. Shields | ||||
| |Susanna Thurman-1 + | |m 1816 | White | ||
| | | | | |||
| Sabra White | ||||
| b 1774 | | | |||
| 1 | < | John Tipton 'Jack' Shields | 2 | Perry Shields | 3 | James Shields | 4 | < | Jesse Shields | 5 | < | W. Henderson Shields |
Christine Brown lists birth as Sevier County, Tennessee.
Richard Shields was a farmer and miller and spent his entire lifetime in the Sevier County, Tennessee area.
Will probated 28 March 1865 in Sevier County, Tennessee.
Buried in Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery.
Source: 'In the Shadow of the Smokies,' Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 311. 'Shields Family', Christine B. Brown, 6 February 1980, p 76. 'Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage', 1994, p 308, 339.