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Thomas Shields

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Birthplace: Augusta County, Virginia, Colonial America
Death: March 04, 1797 (33-34)
Shields Fort, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
Place of Burial: Tennessee, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Robert Shields and Nancy Shields
Husband of Rhoda Shields
Father of Joshua Shields
Brother of Jennet Tipton; Richard Stockton Shields; David Shields; William Shields; John Shields and 7 others

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About Thomas Shields

Thomas Shields (1763-4 Mar 1797) m.1783 Rhoda. Thomas visited his cousins in Yadkin, NC, in 1780, enlisted and fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain. He spent the next two years exploring the Smoky Mountain region, including the Valley of the Little Pigeon. He was killed by Indians, in sight of his two young sons.



Thomas was first of "The Ten Brothers"

Thomas visited his cousins in Yadkin, NC in 1780 and he enlisted and fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain. He spent the next two years exploring the Smoky Mountain region, including the Valley of the Little Pigeon. He was killed by Indians, in sight of his two young sons.


GEDCOM Source

MH:S256 Ancestry Family Trees Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network.Original data: Family Tree file @R6@ MH:SC4521 Ancestry Family Trees Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=9761635&pid=967 0

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Thomas Shields's Timeline

1763
1763
Augusta County, Virginia, Colonial America
1788
April 10, 1788
Knox, Tennessee, United States
1797
March 4, 1797
Age 34
Shields Fort, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
March 4, 1797
Age 34
Tennessee, United States