SHIELDS James, II

Notes:

James' son, Honorable James Shields II was surveyor for York County and married Anne Marot-Inglis. Anne was the daughter of John Marot, a French Huguenot who came to Virginia in the Huguenot emigration in 1700. Anne's first husband had been James Ingles, the son of the first Grammer Master at William and Mary College.
James II and Anne's daughter, Anne Shields married Robert Booth Armistead and their daughter, Mary Armistead, married John Tyler Sr. who served as governor of Virginia, 1808 - 11. A college roommate of Thomas Jefferson and ardent supporter of the Revolution, Tyler served as a member of the Committee of Safety for Charles City County in 1774 and raised a company of troops in 1775 in rebellion against Lord Dunmore , the Royal Governor of Virginia. He had ordered the removal of gunpowder from the magazine at Williamsburg and that action, among many others, inspired the colonists to rebel and Lord Dunmore retreated to a ship.

James II and Anne Shield's son, Colonel James Shields III served in the Revolutionary War and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. His great grandson, James Shield, IV owned a large plantation near Yorktown.
At the age of 23, James IV's daughter, Elizabeth Page Shields died from injuries she received in what is now referred to as the first great disaster in American history, the burning of the Richmond Theater on December 26, 1811.

Family/Spouse: MAROT Anne. Anne (daughter of MAROT John and MAROT Unknown) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Williamsburg, VA; : He ran an Ordinary
• Lived(s) In: 1670-1727, Williamsburg, VA

Notes:

James was born in 1670 in Williamsburg and died there on 2 June 1727. He lived his entire life in Williamsburg where he ran what was called at the time, "an ordinary" or a restaurant/bar.

"The Shields family of Virginia, is a very ancient and honorable one, the first of this family in Virginia, of which we have authentic record is, James Shields, of Williamsburg, VA.: he was one of the early ordinary keepers of the Colony; was a staunch supporter of the Established Church; m. Hannah, of what family is unknown…"

Occupation:
The family of Thomas Booth's mother-in-law, Mary Shield, is well documented in " Colonial Families of The Southern States of America " by Stella Pickett Hardy. Mary's father was James Shields, of Williamsburg, VA who was "one of the early ordinary keepers of the Colony." His descendants would include an early surveyor for York County, a Governor of Virginia and a President of the United States. An ordinary is the same as a bar/restaurant today

Lived(s) In:
Lived his entire life in Williamsburg

James married SHIELDS Hannah --LNU--. Hannah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]