BIOGRAPHY
of
MARY2 SHIELDS
dau/o Daniel1 Shields and Mary [--?--], his wifeof
MARY2 SHIELDS
Her Story and Family
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MARY2 SHIELDS1, daughter of Daniel SHIELDS & his wife, Mary [--?-], was born 1775-1780 in Ireland. She immigrated with her parents and brothers to America in 1791. The SHIELDS family moved to Hamilton County, Ohio in 1794 and then Butler County, Ohio by 1807, where in one of the counties Mary probably married ca 1798 to (1) John SINKEY2. John was born 1773 in Pennsylvania.
On 1 May 1811, John Sinkey purchased 144 acres of land in Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio from Elias Bondinet.3
John Sinkey died April 10, 1814 at the age 41 in Butler County, Ohio. He was buried at the Amanda Cemetery,4 Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio where two of his children and their spouses are also found.
In 1820, Mary as "Mary Sinky" was enumerated as the head of household in Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio. She was enumerated in the 26-45 age category. Residing with her were 4 males and 3 other females.5
After John Sinkey's death, Mary married 20 August 1820 in Butler County, Ohio to (2) George FREEMAN.6 George was born between 1780-1785.
The John Sinkey heirs (Siblings of Daniel: Jane, James, Isabelle, Charlotte, and John) deeded 100 acres of land on 7 July 1827 to their brother Daniel Sinkey.7
The George Freeman and Mary (Shields) Sinkey-Freeman family were residing in Lemon Township of Butler County, Ohio at the time of the 1830 Census.8 George and Mary were enumerated on Line 24; widowed daughter, Charlotte (Sinkey) Dial, appears on Line 25 with her young son and daughter. Mary's son, Daniel Sinkey, and Daniel's wife were enumerated on Line 22 having married that year. Ralph Voris and wife, Jane (Sinkey) Voris, were enumerated in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio with 7 or 8 children.
Then in the 1840 U. S. Federal Census we find George and Mary (Shields) Freeman enumerated (Line 16) as living by themselves in Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio.9 Residing next door (Line 15) to the aging couple was her son, Daniel Sinkey and his family. Also, living in the area were other children: Ezra and Elizabeth (Sinkey) Cassiday; John Sinkey; Robert & Isabella (Sinkey) Coddington; and William Voorhees (perhaps s/o Ralph & Jane (Sinkey) Voris/Voorhees who appear to be deceased in 1840.
Both George and Mary apparently died sometime after 1840 and prior to the 1850 Butler County, Ohio census. Their death dates and place of death are unknown, as well as the places where each lies buried.
Children of Mary Shields & (1) John Sinkey:
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1. JANE SINKEY born abt 1799; married Ralph VORIS born abt 1799. [Note: Voris is a variant for Voorhees/Vorhees.] After marriage Ralph and Jane resided in Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio where they reared their family.
2. DANIEL SINKEY born 8 February 1801 Ohio; died 28 September 1877 Butler County, Ohio. He married 24 June 1830 Butler County, Ohio (Marriage Records) to Mary VANSICKLE born 1797; died 1877 Butler County, Ohio. For some years this family lived near Mary (Shields) Sinkey-Freeman.
3. JAMES SINKEY born 27 January 1804. In 1830 James resided in Hamilton County, Ohio. James Sinkey married Mary A. [--?--], but it is not known when or where the marriage took place. His whereabouts are not known between 1830 and 1860. In 1860 he and Mary were living in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio where he was a grocer. Then by 1870 he had returned to Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio where his wife, Mary A., died in 1875 and he died 7 January 1880. Both were buried at the Amanda Cemetery in Lemon Township, as was his father, his sister Isabelle, and brother-in-law, Robert Coddington.
4. ISABELLA SINKEY born abt. 1805 Ohio. She married 26 June 1832 Butler County, Ohio (Marriage Records) to Robert CODDINGTON born 21 Dec 1791 Maryland. From the History of Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio we read that in 1827 the village of Amanda was laid out by Samuel DICKEY and Robert CODDINGTON and was located along the Miami Canal (present day Verity Parkway).
5. CHARLOTTE SINKEY was born 30 August 1807 Butler County, Ohio. Charlotte married 5 September 1827 Butler County, Ohio (Marriage Records) to (1) William DIAL / DOYAL who died prior to 1830. She then married (2) [--?--] VELDER. It is not known when or where the couple married. Charlotte appears in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio where she died 24 September 1867. Her brother James was residing in Dayton at the time of the 1860 census. Nothing is known concerning Mr. Velder.
6. ELIZABETH SINKEY married 19 June 1833 Butler County, Ohio (Marriage Records) to Ezra F. CASSIDAY. At the time of 1840 U. S. Federal Census the Cassiday family were residing in Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio. Nothing more is known of Ezra or Elizabeth and their family.
7. JOHN SINKEY was born at Amanda in Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio. He married 27 May 1837 Butler County, Ohio (Marriage Records) to (1) Louisa WIKLE. The couple and two daughters resided in Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio in 1840. Sometime after that Louisa evidently died. John then married 9 March 1843 (Marriage Records) to (2) Rebecca Hedding.
1 Anita (Bowers) Short & Ruth Bowers, DANIEL SHIELDS Family Lineages, Manuscripts, & Documents, 1965-1970: Research SUMMARY; 2008, Internet: E-mail to ASH: Additional Information from ALBS; and someother Research by Audrey (Shields) Hancock
2 SINKEY researchers also spell the SINKEY surname as SANKEY.
3 Butler County, Ohio Deeds
Butler County, Ohio, Deed Records
Deed Book E, page 64(?)John Sinkey from Elias Bondinet; May 1, 1811; 144 acres NW ¼ Section 25, Township 2, Range 4 (Lemon Township).
4 Amanda Cemetery, Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio. Here John Sinkey (Sr.) was buried. Later other family members were buried at the Amanda Cemetery: son, James and his wife, Mary A. and daughter, Isabelle and her husband Robert Coddington. Perhaps there are others whose burial sites were not marked by gravestones nor recorded in books, or whose gravestones with inscriptions are lost to the ages.
Amanda Cemetery is located near Rt.4/Rt.73 and Lafayette Rd off Amanda Rd., Section 26, Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio
SINKEY John; Died April 10, 1814; Aged 41 Yrs., Born in Pennsylvania. [Husband of Mary (Shields) Sinkey]
5 1820 U. S. Federal Census
1820 U. S. Federal Census
Butler County, Ohio
Lemon Township
Line 27Sinky (sic), Mary
Males:
1 (0-under 10) b bet. 1810-1820
1 (16-under 18) b bet. 1802-1804
2 (16-under 26) b bet. 1794-1804
Females:
1 (0-under 10) b bet. 1810-1820
2 (10-under 16) b bet. 1804-1820
1 (26-under 45) b bet. 1775-1794 [Mary (nee Shields) Sinkey]
Heritage Quest: Image 5)
6 Butler County, Ohio Marriages
Butler County, Ohio – MarriagesMary Sinkey to George Freeman
8-20-1820
7 Heirs of J. Sinkey sign over their shares of the 100 acres of their father's acreage and estate to their brother, Daniel, of the 140 acres purchased in 1811. Perhaps the other 44 acres went to Mary, the widow, as her dower's right.
Deed Book V, page 293 Heirs of J. Sinkey to Daniel Sinkey; July 7, 1827; recorded August 29, 1833: 100 acres in NW corner Section 25, Township 2, Range 4 (Lemon Township); $300. “containing 100 acres of land of which John Sinkey father of said Daniel Sinkey…. Jane Voris late Jane Sinkey now wife of Ralph Voris, James Sinkey, Isabell Sinkey, Charlotte Sinkey and John Sinkey (Note: in another place in addition to the above it states “Elizabeth Sinkey.”) Signed: Ralph Voris, Jane (her mark) Voris, Charlotte (her mark) Doyal, John Sinkey, Robert Coddington, Isabella Coddington, Ezra F. Cassidy, Elizabeth Cassidy.
8 1830 U. S. Federal Census: Residing next door to George Freeman and Mary (Shields) Sinkey-Freeman was Mary's widowed daughter, Charlotte (Sinkey) Dial [aka Doyal] and Charlotte's son and dauther (both under 5).
1830 U. S. Federal Census
Butler County, Ohio
Lemon TownshipFreeman, George
Males:
1 (10-under 15) b 1815-1820
1 (40-under 50) b 1780-1790
Females:
1 (50-under 60) b 1770-1780
(Ancestry: Image 21)
(Heritage Quest: Image: 21)
9 1840 U. S. Federal Census: Residing next door to George Freeman and Mary (Shields) Sinkey-Freeman was her son, Daniel Sinkey and his family [Line 15].
1840 U. S. Federal Census
Butler County, Ohio
Lemon Township: Line 16Freeman, George
Males:
1 (50-under 60) b 1780-1790
1 (60-under 70) b 1770-1780)(Ancestry: Image 19)
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