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Capt. Thomas Cochran SHEPHERD Sr 1705–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1705

Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America

Death Date: 25 Mar 1776

Death Location: Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: William SHEPHERD

Mother: Sarah COCHRAN

Spouse(s): Elizabeth METER

Children(s): Col. SHEPHERD, Elizabeth SHEPHERD, John Sr, Capt. SHEPHERD, Thomas II, Mary (Twin), Rebecca SHEPHERD, Sarah SHEPHERD, Capt. Sr., Susannah SHEPHERD, Martha (Twin), Lawrence Sr.

Capt. Thomas Cochran SHEPHERD Sr was born in 1705 in Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America, the child of William Shepherd And Sarah Cochran. Capt. Thomas Cochran SHEPHERD Sr married Elizabeth Marie Van Meter, and had children including Capt Abraham Shepherd Sr, Capt William Shepherd, Col David Shepherd, Elizabeth Shepherd, John Shepherd Sr, Lawrence Shepherd Sr, Martha Matilda Shepherd Twin, Mary Shepherd Twin, Rebecca Shepherd, Sarah Shepherd, Susannah Shepherd, Thomas Cochran Shepherd Ii. Capt. Thomas Cochran SHEPHERD Sr passed away in 1776 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Capt. Thomas Cochran SHEPHERD Sr was born in 1705 in Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America, the child of William Shepherd And Sarah Cochran.
  • Capt. Thomas Cochran SHEPHERD Sr married Elizabeth Marie Van Meter, and had children including Capt Abraham Shepherd Sr, Capt William Shepherd, Col David Shepherd, Elizabeth Shepherd, John Shepherd Sr, Lawrence Shepherd Sr, Martha Matilda Shepherd Twin, Mary Shepherd Twin, Rebecca Shepherd, Sarah Shepherd, Susannah Shepherd, Thomas Cochran Shepherd Ii.
  • Capt. Thomas Cochran SHEPHERD Sr passed away in 1776 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William SHEPHERD
1679–1741
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, USA
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Sarah COCHRAN
1673–1735
Birth Location: Prince George County, MD
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth METER
1715–1793
Birth Location: Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Col. SHEPHERD
1734–1795
Birth Location: Mechlenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Elizabeth SHEPHERD
1738–1780
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America
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John Sr
1749–1812
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Capt. SHEPHERD
1737–1824
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Thomas II
1743–1792
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Mary (Twin)
1752–1781
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Rebecca SHEPHERD
1735–1810
Birth Location: Ohio, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Sarah SHEPHERD
1736–1780
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Capt. Sr.
1754–1822
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Susannah SHEPHERD
1758–1835
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Martha (Twin)
1752–1852
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Lawrence Sr.
1737–1842
Birth Location: Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, British Colonial America
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Capt. Sr's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Sr
1705–1776
Birth Place: Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
Parents
William SHEPHERD
1679–1741
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Sarah COCHRAN
1673–1735
Prince George County, MD
Grandparents
Thomas SHEPHERD
1650–1698
Clough Keating, Tipperary, , Ireland
Anne ELLIS
1655–
Tipperary, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Sr's Descendants

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Capt. (Thomas Cochran SHEPHERD) Sr (1 Nov 1705–25 Mar 1776) m. Elizabeth (Marie VAN) METER (03 Sep 1715–Jun 1793)
  1. 1. Col. (David) SHEPHERD 1734–1795 m. Rachel TEAGUE 1735–1795
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Lee) SHEPHERD –1792 m. Major (William) MCINTIRE 1749–1782 m. Robert WATSON 1758–1820
      1. 1. David (Shepherd) MCINTIRE 1773–1850 m. Catherine BONAR 1782–1865
        1. 1. Silas (C) McIntire 1820–1895 m. Charlotte HURLEY 1827–1885
        2. 2. David (Shepherd) MCINTIRE 1807–1893
        3. 3. George MCINTIRE 1808–1886
        4. 4. Charlotte MCINTIRE 1819–1884
        5. 5. Elizabeth MCINTIRE 1807–1879
        6. 6. Lydia MCINTIRE 1828–
        7. 7. Sarah MCINTIRE 1818–1848
        8. 8. Jane MCINTIRE 1812–1880
        9. 9. Rebecca MCINTIRE 1817–1852
        10. 10. Joseph MCINTIRE 1823–
        11. 11. William MCINTIRE 1804–1887
        12. 12. Jane MALLORY 1813–1865
      2. 2. Joseph MCINTIRE 1779–1842
      3. 3. William MCINTIRE 1775–1868
      4. 4. Eleanor MCINTIRE 1777–1849
      5. 5. Sarah MCINTIRE 1778–1852
      6. 6. Harriet MCINTIRE 1781–
      7. 7. Ruth MCINTIRE 1781–
      8. 8. Rachael MCINTIRE 1782–
      9. 9. Thomas Lee 1789–1846
      10. 10. Thomas (Marion) WATSON 1778–1857
    2. 2. Ruth Mills 1767–1846
    3. 3. Sarah Springer 1755–1832
    4. 4. Moses SHEPHERD 1763–1832
    5. 5. William SHEPHERD 1753–1777
    6. 6. David (Teague) SHEPHERD 1760–
    7. 7. Martha (Matilda) SHEPHERD 1752–1825
    8. 8. Abraham SHEPHERD 1754–1822
    9. 9. Susannah SHEPHERD 1758–1835
    10. 10. John (Captain) SHEPHERD 1763–1822
  2. 2. Elizabeth SHEPHERD 1738–1780 m. William (BROWN) Sr 1724–1801
    1. 1. John BROWN 1763–1814
    2. 2. Elizabeth BROWN 1764–1839
    3. 3. Thomas (Abraham) BROWN 1767–1768
    4. 4. Mary BROWN 1768–1812
    5. 5. Sarah BROWN 1771–1845
    6. 6. William (BROWN) Jr 1774–1774
    7. 7. Shepherd BROWN 1775–1817
    8. 8. George (Washington "Berry") BROWN 1777–1801
    9. 9. Hannah (Matilda) BROWN 1781–
  3. 3. John (SHEPHERD) Sr 1749–1812
  4. 4. Capt. (William) SHEPHERD 1737–1824
  5. 5. Thomas (Cochran SHEPHERD) II 1743–1792
  6. 6. Mary (SHEPHERD) (Twin) 1752–1781
  7. 7. Rebecca SHEPHERD 1735–1810
  8. 8. Sarah SHEPHERD 1736–1780
  9. 9. Capt. (Abraham SHEPHERD) Sr. 1754–1822
  10. 10. Susannah SHEPHERD 1758–1835
  11. 11. Martha (Matilda SHEPHERD) (Twin) 1752–1852
  12. 12. Lawrence (SHEPHERD) Sr. 1737–1842

Capt. Sr's Timeline

2 Records

1705
1 Nov 1705
Birth of Capt. Thomas Cochran SHEPHERD Sr in Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
1776
25 Mar 1776
Age 71
Death of Capt. Thomas Cochran SHEPHERD Sr in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1705
    Event Place: Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1776
    Event Place: Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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