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Col. David William Shepherd 1682–1743 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1682

Birth Location: Shepherd's Fortune, Shepherd's Forest, Talbot County, Maryla, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1743

Death Location: Queen Ann, Prince George’s, Talbot Co., Maryland, American Colonies

Father: Francis Shepherd

Mother: Ann Norris

Spouse(s): Catherine Hildreth

Children(s): William II

Col. David William Shepherd was born in 1682 in Shepherd's Fortune, Shepherd's Forest, Talbot County, Maryla, Maryland, USA, the child of Francis Shepherd And Ann Hannah Norris. Col. David William Shepherd married Catherine Hildreth, and had children including William Gilbert Shepherd Ii. Col. David William Shepherd passed away in 1743 in Queen Ann, Prince George’s, Talbot Co., Maryland, American Colonies.

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Biography

  • Col. David William Shepherd was born in 1682 in Shepherd's Fortune, Shepherd's Forest, Talbot County, Maryla, Maryland, USA, the child of Francis Shepherd And Ann Hannah Norris.
  • Col. David William Shepherd married Catherine Hildreth, and had children including William Gilbert Shepherd Ii.
  • Col. David William Shepherd passed away in 1743 in Queen Ann, Prince George’s, Talbot Co., Maryland, American Colonies.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Shepherd
1635–1690
Birth Location: England
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Ann Norris
1650–1684
Birth Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Hildreth
1699–1743
Birth Location: Talbot County, Maryland
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Children(s)

William II
1719–1790
Birth Location: Queen Anne, Prince George’s, Maryland, American Colonies
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Col. Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Col. Shepherd
1682–1743
Birth Place: Shepherd's Fortune, Shepherd's Forest, Talbot County, Maryla, Maryland, USA
Parents
Francis Shepherd
1635–1690
England
Ann (Hannah) Norris
1650–1684
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Shepherd's Descendants

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Col. (David William) Shepherd (1682–1743) m. Catherine Hildreth (1699–1743)
  1. 1. William (Gilbert Shepherd) II 1719–1790 m. Catherine (Linden) Hildreth 1723–1790
    1. 1. Hannah SHEPHERD 1761–1840 m. Sidney Burris 1760–
      1. 1. Emery Burris 1790–1878 m. Mary Ayers 1808–1892
        1. 1. William (John) BURRIS* 1831– m. Elizabeth Hastings 1843–1915

Col. Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1682
1682
Birth of Col. David William Shepherd in Shepherd's Fortune, Shepherd's Forest, Talbot County, Maryla, Maryland, USA
Shepherd's Fortune, Shepherd's Forest, Talbot County, Maryla, Maryland, USA
1743
1743
Age 61
Death of Col. David William Shepherd in Queen Ann, Prince George’s, Talbot Co., Maryland, American Colonies
Queen Ann, Prince George’s, Talbot Co., Maryland, American Colonies

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Shepherd's Fortune, Shepherd's Forest, Talbot County, Maryla, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Queen Ann, Prince George’s, Talbot Co., Maryland, American Colonies
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