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 1690 - 1745 (54 years)
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| Name |
David O'Sheal |
| Suffix |
The Immigrant |
| Birth |
23 Jan 1690 |
London, Middlesex, England  [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
Saint Martin-in-the-Fields Churchyard, Westminister, London, England [5] |
| Immigration |
1713-1714 |
Suffolk, Virginia [5] |
| Occupation |
Merchant & Planter [5] |
 Religion |
Anglican [5] |
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| Death |
1745 |
Suffolk, Virginia [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Burial |
Glebe Church Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia [4] |
- Address
4400 Nansemond Pkwy
Suffolk, Suffolk, Virginia
United States
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| Person ID |
I40401 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
4 Jan 2019 |
| Father |
John O'Sheal, b. 1660, England d. 0Apr 1736, Greater London, Middlesex, England (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Alice Apsley, b. 1666, England d. 1710, England (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage |
5 Jun 1688 |
Saint Katherine by the Tower, London, England [1, 6] |
| Family ID |
F14053 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elizabeth Pugh, b. 0___ 1699 d. 0___ 1760, Virginia (Age ~ 61 years) |
| Marriage |
Y [1, 7] |
| Children |
| | 1. John O'Sheal, b. 1716, Nansemond County, Virginia d. 1749 (Age 33 years) |
| | 2. Daniel O'Sheal, b. 0Mar 1722, Nansemond County, Virginia d. 1780, Union County, South Carolina (Age ~ 57 years) |
| | 3. David O'Sheal, b. 1723, Nansemond County, Virginia d. 1759, Granville County, North Carolina (Age 36 years) |
| | 4. William O'Sheal, b. ~1725, Nansemond County, Virginia |
| | 5. Alice Apley O'Sheal, b. ~1725, Nansemond County, Virginia |
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| Family ID |
F14049 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Much of this message originally appeared on the internet on July 25, 2006.I am reposting it, with a few revisions, at the request of many researchers.It should be noted that I do not included Lucretia as the daughter of Daniel Osheal and Sarah Walker because research shows that Lucretia O'Shields was the wife of John O'Shields, Revolutionary War Soldier of Spartanburg County, SC.
David Travillion Bunton
July 25, 2006
In response to those kind folks requesting a bit of my knowledge and research of the early Oshields family maybe this will give some of our family members a bit of help in figuring out our history. In particular those researchers tracing the Oshields family of Spartanburg Co, SC, may be interested in some of the early information I have gathered over the decades that I have spent in researching my different family lines. My research and compilation entitled THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE OSHEAL FAMILY, ie THE OSHEAL RECORD (copyright 2001, and onwards to current date) details the following, but I will also include some additional source references in this posting should anyone be interested. Included in my compilation of the Colonial History of the O'Sheal Family,THE OSHEAL RECORD, are original records and references, but I am including in this posting the mentions of several of the references in order to provide leads to those who are interested in chasing things down in more detail in their own local libraries. As far as to the reliability of this information, I can only state that any errors will be mine, as all the information in this posting was researched and verified by me, from papers passed down in my family, as well as my research in many books at my local library and others libraries here in Arkansas. I am sure that other libraries carry these titles as well, as some are standard reference works that have been widely available for decades. Other sources I have consulted include the microfilm from LDS where one can read tons of court, deed, and miscellaneous records, which is what I used to read the early SC, NC, and VA deeds page by page. I found out many years ago the hard way, that if someone sent me a reference, to not just take their word for it, but to go to the source myself and study it. Thankfully all these resources were available right here locally, so I have been able to do this with all the information in this posting. This information is derived entirely from my own research, with a bow of acknowledgment to my cousin Pearl who also researched our family over 100 years ago. I am grateful to her for providing things which would now be lost if it hadn’t been for her foresight, as well as my great great grandmothers foresight.My direct ancestors that I have been able to personally research and verify include John Osheal, who was a merchant tailor living in London, England. I will omit some of the details I have collected concerning him and just start with his marriage. For many years the IGI has listed his marriage to Alice Apsley, age 22, as occurring on 5 June 1688 in London, England. I ordered microfilm from the LDS church (number 845262) which shows the transcription of the church registers for St. Katherine by the Tower. The title is The Register of St. Katherine by the Tower, London 1687-1726, transcribed by AW Hughes Clarke. I might mention also that my cousin Pearl, now deceased, had been in contact with Mr. Hughes Clarke many decades ago, and also confirmed this marriage and our descent from John Osheal and Alice Apsley through their son David Osheal, his son Daniel, his son Jethro Osheal, his daughter Elizabeth Apsley Osheal Hewitt, and etc. Eventually the Osheal family became known by O'shields, and the names of Daniel Oshields, David Oshields, and Jethro Oshields were sometimes carried into the later generations.
On page 23 of the book by Hughes Clarke, published by the Harleian Society in 1948 and 1949, the entry reads:John Osheal of St. Martins in the Fields, merchant, and Alice Apsley of said parish, spr. (spinster), aged about 22. There is an L following this which probably means a license was granted.Further films I have ordered in past years were 560371 and 560372 which together have several of the children of John Osheal and his wife Alice Apsley.
The first born named John was baptized in 1689, but apparently died as a small child because he had a brother also named John born in 1696/97. The dual year is how the register years were recorded due to changing calendars.In giving the children of John Osheal and wife Alice Apsley I will include the varying spellings of the surname as I have interpreted it from my study of the original handwriting in the 17th century baptismal registers. All were baptized in the Church of England (Anglican) at the St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England.
The children of John Osheal and Alice Apsley were:
1. John Osheal of John and Alice, baptized 7 June 1689.
2. David Oshell of John and Alice, born 23 Jan 1690
3. John Oshel of John and Alice born 17 March 1696/97
4. Barnard Osheal of John and Alice born 16 Jan 1699/1700
5. Benjamin Osheal of John and Alice born 13 July 1705, baptized on 25 July 1705.
Of the above named children of John Osheal and Alice Apsley I believe at least two immigrated to America. I have found Benjamin mentioned in early NC records, as well as David Osheal, my ancestor. One of the earliest mentions of David Osheal was in a Virginia land patent record I located which was dated 16 June 1714 where a grant of land was given to Richard Parker for the importation of six persons, one of whom was David Osheal. I assume he was imported either in the Spring of 1714 or 1713, so David would have been about 23 or 24 years of age.
The reference for this deed, as well as others in THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE O'SHEAL FAMILY--THE OSHEAL RECORD, can be found online in the Virginia library and also in the set of volumes entitled CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS: ABSTRACTS OF VIRGINIA LAND PATENTS AND GRANTS by Nell Marion Nugent. I found the reference to this deed in this set at my local library--it is widely available in many others as well. By looking at the online Virginia library site, one can see the original record. David Osheal probably married not too long after his importation to Elizabeth Pugh. Although no marriage record exists, her identity comes from a memoir by Jethro Osheal's daughter Elizabeth Apsley Osheal Hewitt, as written by her granddaughter Clarinda Cowan Harris, and thus descended to me, the great great grandson of the author Clarinda Cowan Harris.
David Osheal was an early attorney in Nansemond County and Norfolk County, Virginia and was known as Major and later Colonel Osheal, and info on some of his cases in NC can be found in the COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA, a series in my local library as well as other libraries in Arkansas. Other online links can be found for David Osheal appearing in early issues of the Virginia Gazette.My research into the children of David Osheal and Elizabeth Pugh comes from public records as well as records maintained by my branch of the family for well over 100 years show the following children of David and Elizabeth Pugh Osheal:
1. John OSHEAL, b. Abt. 1716, Nansemond Co, Virginia; d. 1749, Norfolk Co, Virginia, m. Ann BOUSCH. Being the oldest son (per my review of early deeds between father and son), John inherited the bulk of estate, plus had an affluent father-in-law named Samuel Boush. Norfolk County, VA Wills and Deeds Book I gives a sizeable inventory showing an affluent household. His widow Ann Boush married second to James Holt. John and Ann Boush Osheal had at least four children, John Jr, David, Samuel, and Elizabeth, according to early guardian bonds of Norfolk County, Va.
2. David OSHEAL, b. 1723, Nansemond Co, Virginia; d. 1759, Granville, North Carolina. He apparently had no issue since his property was sold in 1759 by his brother Daniel Osheal in Granville Co, NC.
3. Daniel OSHEAL, b. Abt. 1722, Nansemond Co, Virginia; d. Aft. 1777, Probably in Spartanburg District, South Carolina. He married Sarah Walker.
4. William O’SHIELDS, b. Abt. 1724, Nansemond Co, Virginia.
This son included by inference from other original records I have located.
5. Alice Apsley OSHEAL, b. Abt. 1725, Nansemond Co, Virginia; married William Coupland.
6. Teresa OSHEAL, d. 08 Feb 1795, Monckton House, St. Mary's Parish, York Co, New Brunswick, Canada; m. Rev. John AGNEW. They had a son named Stair Agnew. (see LOYALIST CLAIMS vol. 1 by Coldham). The Agnew family were Tories in the American Revolution, while Daniel’s children were staunch patriots.
7. Ann OSHEAL, m. Edmund GODWIN. Their son Edmund Godwin left a will in New York dated July 20, 1778 where he appointed his cousin Stair Agnew executor, and he mentioned his aunt Teresa Osheal Agnew. This will is online can also be found by searching for Edmund Goodwin.
8. daughter OSHEAL who married and had daughter Penelope who married first William Forsyth and second Lieutenant D'Ende(for more on this refer to another volume in my local library entitled AMERICAN LOYALIST CLAIMS (vol 1) by Peter Wilson Coldham)
9. daughter OSHEAL. info not given at this time in this posting.
As well as outlining some of the law cases of David Osheal in the series of books NC COLONIAL RECORDS, there are also mentions of David's son Daniel who was a militia captain and had lands (which he ultimately mostly lost) in Edgecombe County and Granville County, NC.Researchers have wondered about the year of birth for Daniel O'Sheal. I personally came up with the year of 1722 on this conjecture:I have surmised that Daniel Osheal was born about 1722 or a bit before since a 1743 NC petition confirms a grant to him in 1743. (reference Col. Records of NC). He would have been at least 21 years old in 1743.Daniel Osheal married Sarah Walker in Granville County, NC, after the birth of their daughter Elizabeth Walker. Daniel might have been a bit of a rake to some extent, as he enjoyed having a good time, liked horse racing, and a bit of gambling. In 1759 Daniel Osheal entered into a 10 pound bond in apparent support of his friend Owin Read, who was accused of passing counterfeit money at a horse race. More info can be found about this in another volume at my local library by Thomas McAdory Owen entitled HISTORY AND GENEALOGIES OF OLD GRANVILLE COUNTY, NC 1746-1800. It was in the lifetime of Daniel Osheal's children and grandchildren that the surname began being spelled Oshields as well as the traditional Osheal.
Here are a few bits on Daniel's children from my compilation, THE OSHEAL RECORD, THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE O'SHEAL FAMILY.
The first four children, Elizabeth, Apsley, John and Jethro, have been well documented to be the children of Daniel Osheal and Sarah Walker and further research by me indicates the additional names for children 5and 6:
1.Elizabeth O’SHIELDS, b. 1755, Granville Co, North Carolina; m. Joshua SMITH
2. Apsley O’SHIELDS, b. Abt. 1757, Gransville, North Carolina; d. 25 Mar 1841, Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co, South Carolina; m. John LANCASTER 18 Aug 1778 in Bute Co, North Carolina.
3. John O’SHIELDS, b. 1761, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1841, Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co, South Carolina. Revolutionary War soldier.
4. Jethro O’SHIELDS, b. 1763, Granville Co, North Carolina; d. 1844, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Revolutionary War soldier.
5. Teresa Oshields (known as Treacy or Tracy), born 1760-1764 probably in NC.She is listed in the 1800 Spartanburg Co, SC census with her first name as Creasy, and living by one Nancy Wooten. Treasy is documented as having a daughter named Elizabeth Oshields who married Tyree Harrison. The daughter-in-law of this Elizabeth Oshields Harrison recorded in a memoir that Elizabeth Oshields Harrison had a step-father named Wooten.
6. Jefferson O’SHIELDS, Enumerated on the 1820 Spartanburg District, SC census age over 45 (born before 1775).
The Daniel Osheal family left NC to go to Georgia (an interesting anecdote was recorded about the trip from Georgia to SC by Daniel’s granddaughter) and the family ultimately came to settle in Union and Spartanburg Co, SC. The 1790 Spartanburg Co, SC census records the widow Sarah OShiel who was still living at that time. The surname Apsley descended from my original ancestress Alice Apsley, wife of John Osheal. The immigrant ancestor David Osheal named his daughter Alice Apsley Osheal (she married William Coupland). Daniel continued the tradition by naming one of his daughters Apsley Osheal (she married John Lancaster and lived in Union Co, SC) and then Daniel's son Jethro Osheal named one of his daughters Elizabeth Apsley Osheal, who married Rev. James Hewitt. Fortunately this same Elizabeth Apsley Osheal Hewitt had her memories of the Osheal family recorded by her granddaughter and descendants of my line have researched the Oshields history for well over 100 years, which I have maintained along with my research and other records, chronologies, and etc in THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE O'SHEAL FAMILY ie THE OSHEAL RECORD.Thank you to all the researchers who have contacted me over the years, and with thanks to those who have properly credited my research and my compilation, THE OSHEAL RECORD. We have an interesting family which I have enjoyed researching and continue to do so.If I can help others with our Oshields ancestry, I will be glad to try. Should you have records to share do please direct any additions or further questions to my email travillion@hotmail.com or the address below, which can be forwarded to me.
Cordially yours
David Travillion Bunton
613 South Commerce Ave
Russellville, AR 72801
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- RE: research of the early O'Shields Genealogy (ie O'Sheal Genealogy )
O'Shields Immigrant to America: David O'Sheal 1690-1745 of London, England and Nansemond County, Virginia
David O'Sheal, also known to some researchers as David O'Shields, was the immigrant ancestor to America for my branch of the O'Sheal and O'Shields family. David O'Sheal arrived in Virginia and his descendants now reside across America, but in particular inhabit the south and west-- states of South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon. If your O'Shields family lives or lived in any of these states, there is good chance that your family branch is connected to me and my immigrant ancestor David O'Sheal and his wife Elizabeth Pugh.
I was fortunate because some members of my family (ie descendants of Elizabeth O'Sheal Hewitt born 1793, daughter of Jethro O'Sheal who was born 1763) maintained records and researched the family for over 100 years, and in 2001 I made a compilation entitled THE OSHEAL RECORD, THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE OSHEAL FAMILY. In 2001 my research included, among other things, a chronology of public records, land patents and records as I had found in Cavaliers and Pioneers and at the Library of Virginia, as well as military papers for various ancestors. My research includes both the Patriot and loyalist branches of the family. Of note was my chronology of the court cases and papers of my ancestor David O'Sheal, which was the first chronology of such records. I am currently expanding, revising, and updating my 2001 compilation on the O'Shields ancestry, and invite interested researchers to email me direct at travillion@hotmail.com.
Following are a few facts of interest for those researching the O'Shields and O'Sheal family in America who think they might trace back to David O'Sheal aka David O'Shields:
David O'Sheal was born 23 January 1690 in St. Martin in the Fields Parish, Westminster, London, England, son of John Osheal and Alice Apsley. I am thankful to a dear cousin who lived to be 100 years "young" for the information on David O'Sheal being the son of John O'Sheal and Alice Apsley and much more, and I continued on with the history and I also researched their children in baptismal records of the Anglican church, which provided the names of David's siblings, including his brother Benjamin O'Sheal, who also came to America some years after his elder brother David. This "Uncle Ben" left America, after a bit of scandal, and removed to Gambia, Africa.
David immigrated to Nansemond County, Virginia previous to 16 June 1714 when Richard Parker was granted land in Nansemond County for the importation of six persons, one named David Osheal. His actual time of immigration could have been as early as 1711, thus 300 years ago, but in any case, it is clear the immigrant O'Shields ancestor was in Virginia by 1714. My research has shown that often the persons named as imported, such as David O'Sheal, could have lived in the area for several years before being named. It was advantageous for those seeking land to obtain importees or immigrants, in order to obtain land. In some cases the importees were coming from another state outwith Virginia, such as Maryland, but in the case of our O'Shields ancestor, David O'Sheal, he came from England. His ancestors were Irish.
According to family accounts, David O'Sheal married Elizabeth Pugh, said to be the daughter of one Daniel Pugh of Nansemond County, VA.
The David O'Sheal family, (it was the later generations of the O'Sheal family who became known as O'Shields), had a properous business as lawyer, recorder, planter, and merchant.
His oldest son John also became a merchant and attorney. He married Ann Boush and lived at Norfolk, Va.
His son David O'Sheal Jr died in North Carolina and the records show that his property came into the hands of his brother Daniel Osheal and sister Theresa Agnew, in agreement with the law of the times.
Daniel Osheal, the third son, is believed to have been the namesake of Daniel Pugh, his grandfather. He married Sarah Walker and most of their children settled in Spartanburg County, SC. (NOTE: I descend from their son Jethro O'Sheal aka Jethro O'Shields, whose daughter Elizabeth O'Sheal married Rev. James Hewitt of Spartanburg County, SC and later Gordon County, Georgia.)
Alice Apsley Osheal, married William Coupland, and she is believed to be the namesake of her grandmother Alice Apsley, wife of John Osheal of England.
Theresa Osheal married Rev. John Agnew, an Anglican minister and loyalist, and eventually left Virginia and, after a sojourn to England, went to New Brunswick, Canada.
Ann Osheal married Edmund Godwin.
Much more history on the above family may be obtained from the author of THE OSHEAL RECORD, THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE OSHEAL FAMILY by DT Bunton, and I may be contacted at travillion@hotmail.com
David Travillion Bunton
613 South Commerce Ave
Russellville, AR 72801
end of report [9]
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- [S3702] David Bunton | Telephone interview & Pedigree, October 26, 2014 | 479.967.9109 | travillion@hotmail.com.
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