Abel Shields
1747 - 1833 (86 years)-
Name Abel Shields [1] Birth 7 Feb 1747 Sussex County, Delaware 
[1] Gender Male Death 27 May 1833 Forsyth County, North Carolina [1] Burial Muddy Creek Friends Cemetery, Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina [1] Person ID I4693 Gritton Last Modified 21 Apr 2026
Father John Shields, b. 1719, Accomack County, Virginia d. 1784, Sussex County, Delaware (Age 65 years) Mother Mary “Mercy” Chipman, b. 1722, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut d. 1784, Stokes County, North Carolina (Age 62 years) Family ID F2017 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Grace Freeman, b. 22 Sep 1750, Sussex County, Delaware d. 20 May 1830, Forsyth County, North Carolina (Age 79 years) Children + 1. Sarah Shields, b. 18 May 1779, Forsyth County, North Carolina d. unknown, Forsyth County, North Carolina Family ID F2016 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2026
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Notes - Abel Shields was born on 7 February 1747, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was the son of John Shields (1719 VA - 1784 Sussex Co., DE) Sr and Mary Chipman (1722 CT - 1784 Stokes Co., NC). He married Grace Freeman on 23 September 1773, in Sussex County, Delaware. He died on 27 May 1833, in Kernersville Township, Forsyth County, North Carolina, at the age of 86, and was buried in Muddy Creek Friends Cemetery, Forsyth County, North Carolina.
Children:
John H. (1775 DE - 1856 Forsyth Co., NC) married Martha Haisley
Mary (1776 DE - 1856 Jefferson Co., IA) married John Haisley
Sarah (1779 NC - D?) married Jonathan Sell II (1776 GA - 1850 Stokes Co., NC)
Elizabeth (1781 NC - ?)
Rachael (1782 NC - ? Stokes Co., NC) married John Sell (1773 GA - ? Stokes Co., NC)
Nancy Ann (1786 - 1866) married George Hubbard
Reuben (1788 NC - 1868 Washington Co., IN) married Grace Johnson
Deborah (1789 NC - 1867 Davidson Co., NC) married David Robertson
Grace (1793 NC - 1872 Forsyth Co., NC) married John Simon Leight [1]
- Abel Shields was born on 7 February 1747, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was the son of John Shields (1719 VA - 1784 Sussex Co., DE) Sr and Mary Chipman (1722 CT - 1784 Stokes Co., NC). He married Grace Freeman on 23 September 1773, in Sussex County, Delaware. He died on 27 May 1833, in Kernersville Township, Forsyth County, North Carolina, at the age of 86, and was buried in Muddy Creek Friends Cemetery, Forsyth County, North Carolina.
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Sources - [S2] Find a Grave.
- [S2] Find a Grave.