38. Jacob4 Shier (Jacob3, Nicholas2, Adam1) reference 3698 (#3692) was born March 5, 1775. Jacob died 1845 in Brock Township, Ontario, at 70 years of age.

He married Anne Sparling. (Anne Sparling reference 3699) (Anne Sparling is #3693.) Anne was born 1784. Anne died 1843 in Brock Township, Ontario, at 59 years of age. About 1805 he took up land on the estate of Lord Dunraven at Adare. In 1835 he and his wife and family left Ireland and came to Canada; they were met at Montreal by their oldest son George who had come out three years previously and taken up land in Brock. From muddy York they travelled up Yonge Street carrying their family and goods in carts. They reached Brock by way of the south shore of Lake Simcoe. Jacob lived on the farm of his son George (Brock vix:5, S1/2), where a house was built for him and his unmaarried sons and daughters. George's own house was a few rods eastward. Jacob's second son, Philip, located on teh N1/2 of the same lot. The locality became known as the Brock Shier Settlement or for brevity "The Settlement". Jacob Sr. died September 8, 1845 and was buried in the Settlement Cemetery. He and his wife had six sons and five daughters.

Jacob Shier and Anne Sparling had the following children:

child 75 i. William5 Shier reference 3700 (#3694) was born in Court Matress, Co.limerick, Ireland February 15, 1805. William died ABT. 1805 in Court Matress, Co.limerick, Ireland.

child + 76 ii. George Shier was born November 28, 1806.

child + 77 iii. Philip Shier was born August 9, 1809.

child 78 iv. Elizabeth Shier reference 3746 (#3740) was born in Brock Township, Ontario January 15, 1812. Elizabeth died 1878 in Cannington, Ontario, at 66 years of age. She married Robert Bennett. (Robert Bennett reference 3747) (Robert Bennett is #3741.)

child 79 v. Rachel Shier reference 3748 (#3742) was born in Brock Township, Ontario June 25, 1814. Rachel died March 5, 1882 in Cannington, Ontario, at 67 years of age. She married Daniel King. (Daniel King reference 3749) (Daniel King is #3743.)

child + 80 vi. Adam Shier was born June 25, 1816.

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