Person:Mary Shields (12)

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Mary Shields
b.Abt 1774
d.Aft 16 Nov 1844
m. Bef 1765
  1. Mary ShieldsAbt 1774 - Aft 1844
m. 20 Jan 1790
  1. Mary McClureAft 1790 -
  2. Elizabeth McClureAft 1790 -
  3. Jemima McClureAft 1790 -
  4. Sarah "Sallie" McClureAft 1790 -
  5. Jane McClureAft 1790 -
  6. Levisa McClureAft 1790 -
  7. Robert McClureAft 1790 -
  8. David McClureAft 1790 -
  9. William McClure1800 -
  10. John Shields McClure1811 -
m. 10 Oct 1822
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Name Mary Shields
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1774
Marriage 20 Jan 1790 Woodford County, Kentuckyto William McClure
Marriage 10 Oct 1822 Washington County, Tennesseeto Dr. Adam Surber
Death? Aft 16 Nov 1844 [gave declaration]
References
  1.   Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.

    From the Revolutionary Pension Statement of Mary's first husband, William McClure:

    State of Kentucky Pulaski County to wit
    On this 16th day of November 1844 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid Mary Surber a resident of Kentucky in the County of Pulaski aged 69 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed 7th day of July 1838 and the 23rd August 1842 and the act of Congress passed 16th April 1816 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war and to widows of persons who died while in the service of the United States during the late war.
    That she is the widow of William McClure who was a private in the war of the Revolution and served 4 years & 9 months in the Virginia line he enlisted in Rockbridge County State of Virginia that he received a wound on his forehead with a sword and one in his back with a bayonet, and in the late war he substituted in the County of Washington State of Virginia under Lieutenant William Huston who acted as Captain and after he arrived at Norfolk he enlisted and whilst in the service of the United States died at Norfolk. She also declares that she was married to the said William McClure on the 12th day of September 1789 that her husband the aforesaid William McClure died on the __ day of __ 1814 the day of the month of his death has never been ascertained. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794 (viz.) at the time above stated. She further declares that after the death of her said husband she was married to Adam Surber. That he died on the 10th day of April 1833 and that she is still a widow.
    S Mary Surber, X her mark

    https://revwarapps.org/r10313.pdf