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Capt. William SHEPHERD 1737–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1737

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 4 Jun 1824

Death Location: Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Capt. Sr

Mother: Elizabeth METER

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In 1737, Capt. William SHEPHERD entered the world in Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Capt Thomas Cochran Shepherd Sr And Elizabeth Marie Van Meter. Capt. William SHEPHERD passed away in 1824 in Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1737, Capt. William SHEPHERD entered the world in Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Capt Thomas Cochran Shepherd Sr And Elizabeth Marie Van Meter.
  • Capt. William SHEPHERD passed away in 1824 in Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Capt. SHEPHERD's Ancestors

Self
Capt. SHEPHERD
1737–1824
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Capt. Thomas Cochran SHEPHERD Sr
1705–1776
Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
Elizabeth (Marie VAN) METER
1715–1793
Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Grandparents
William SHEPHERD
1679–1741
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Sarah COCHRAN
1673–1735
Prince George County, MD
Jan ((John) Jensen VAN METER) Sr
1683–1745
Marbletown, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America
Margaret (MOLLENAUER) (MILLER)
1687–1745
Somerset, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas SHEPHERD
1650–1698
Anne ELLIS
1655–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. SHEPHERD's Timeline

2 Records

1737
8 Dec 1737
Birth of Capt. William SHEPHERD in Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
1824
4 Jun 1824
Age 87
Death of Capt. William SHEPHERD in Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, USA
Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1737
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1824
    Event Place: Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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