General Notes

Moved with his father to Kentucky in 1808. In the early 1820's  he
settled in Monroe County, Indiana, where he reared his family of 5 boys.
On 2 May 1825 at Bourbon Co., Kentucky, Joseph Shields transferred to
Caleb Masterson of same County, one negro girl named Pleasant and her son
Thomas, five head of cattle, thirty head of hogs, farming utensils,
household and kitchen furniture for $300.00.
On 5 September 1825 at Bourbon Co., Kentucky, Joseph Shields of the
County of Bourbon, State of Kentucky and Thomas Hughs. That for and in
consideration of the sum of one dollar the said Hughs to the said Shields
in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and in the
consideration that the said Hughs is bound as the security of said
Shields in a replivin bond executed on the twelfth day of August 1824 for
upwards of $80.00 by the said Joseph Shields with said Hughs and William
Shields his security payable to the executor of John Stone dec'd within
two years from the date thereof with interest which bond was executed in
virtue and discharge of an execution from the Clerk's office of the
Bourbon Circuit Court in favor of the Hisizer Stone executor as foresaid
and against said Joseph Shields and a certain John Hildreth. Now in
consideration of the promises aforesaid the said Joseph Shields hath and
by these presents doth sell and convey to the said Hughs 3 beds, 3
bedsteads and all the furniture and covering sheets attached, one bureau,
one cupboard furniture therein, two tables, one breakfast table, and the
other a folding leaf table, six windsor chairs and two common two ten
gallon kettles, two ovens, one skillet, one grid iron, and a negro boy
Tom about four years old, which negro boy which is now in my possession
as also all the property named of one said the said Hughs to have and to
hold all the aforesaid property but subject to the condition following
towit. That if the saidJoseph Shields whall well and truly pay the said
replivin bond when it shall become due and save the said Hughs harmless
in all respects in the securityship aforesaid then the above conveyance
to be null and void else it remains in full force. In testimony whereof
the said Joseph Shields hath set his hand and affiexes his seal this
fifth of September eighteen hundred and twenty five. wit: H. M. Bledsoe 
H. Bridges.
In 1835 Joseph and his wife Sarah (Masterson) both natives of Kentucky,
moved to Monroe County, Indiana from Bourbon County, Ky, in 1835, where
he purchased land and remained until his death. He was exclusively a
farmer and was a teamster during the War of 1812.
In 1840, Joseph was resident of Monroe Co., Indiana, at the time of the
Census had listed 1 male under 5, 2 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 2 male
15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1
female 15-20 and 1 female 30-40.
Joseph's estate was probated on 14 August 1841 at Monroe Co., Indiana; an
inventory of Joseph's estate was submitted to Probate Court.
Joseph's estate was probated on 21 May 1849 at Monroe Co., Indiana; David
Shields and William Taylor were discharged from their duties as
Adminstrators of the Estate of Joseph Shields. The amount in full is now
paid into court as follow $31.85 by Taylor and David W. Shields pays
nineteen dollars and 39 cents making $51.24. Said administrators say they
have fully administered said estate, and ask to be discharged from
further liability. And the court now being now satisfied that said
admins. had fully  administered all the goods and chattells of said
decedent. It is therefore ordered by the Court that said Administrators
be and they are hereby fully discharged from all further liability as
such administrators.
On the 4th day of the February 1850 Term of the Monroe County Probate
Court and order for the distribution of the amounts to the following
people:
William Taylor                   $19.10
David W. S