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Benjamin Sheppard 1751–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1751

Birth Location: Dobbs County, North Carolina Colony

Death Date: 01 Oct 1798

Death Location: Greene, North Carolina, USA

Father: Abraham Shephard

Mother: Catherine Gardner

Spouse(s): Harper None, Sarah Ruffin, Martha Glasgow

Children(s):

The story of Benjamin Sheppard began in 1751 in Dobbs County, North Carolina Colony. Benjamin Sheppard married Harper, Martha Jones Glasgow, Sarah Elizabeth Ruffin. Benjamin Sheppard passed away in 1798 in Greene, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Sheppard began in 1751 in Dobbs County, North Carolina Colony.
  • Benjamin Sheppard married Harper, Martha Jones Glasgow, Sarah Elizabeth Ruffin.
  • Benjamin Sheppard passed away in 1798 in Greene, North Carolina, USA.

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Benjamin Sheppard's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sheppard
1751–1798
Birth Place: Dobbs County, North Carolina Colony
Parents
Abraham Shephard
1688–1776
Windsor, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Catherine (Catrin) Gardner
1690–
Bertie, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Martin Gardner
1668–1759
Bertie, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Anne Tyler
1670–1699
England, James, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1751
1751
Birth of Benjamin Sheppard in Dobbs County, North Carolina Colony
Dobbs County, North Carolina Colony
1798
01 Oct 1798
Age 47
Death of Benjamin Sheppard in Greene, North Carolina, USA
Greene, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1751
    Event Place: Dobbs County, North Carolina Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1798
    Event Place: Greene, North Carolina, USA

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