Mary Veatch (above) third child of Nathan Veatch and Elizabeth Craig, married Aug. 22, 1799, in Tennessee, Benjamin Shields. It was on the same date that Martha, her sister, married Joseph, presumably his brother, and no doubt at a double wedding. ...
Children:
1. Kinsey Shields, b. Feb 13, 1803; m. Dec. 27, 1825, Catherine Saffer. They had a daughter, Lucy Shields, b. Oct. 2, 1820.
2. Asabel Shields, b. Feb. 17, 1805.
3. Agnes Shields, b. Jan. 23, 1807; d. Jan. 20. 1823.
4. Robert Shields b. Jan. 1, 1809.
5. Joseph Shields, b. April 18, 1811.
6. Elizabeth Shields, b. Nov. 29, 1813; d. April 18, 1814.
7. Jesse Shields, b. Oct. 20. 1814.
8. Richard Shields, b. Oct. 17, 1816.
9. Hepzibah Shields, b. Jan. 13, 1819; d. May 30, 1819.