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Col. David SHEPHERD 1734–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1734

Birth Location: Mechlenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 2 Feb 1795

Death Location: Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Capt. Sr

Mother: Elizabeth METER

Spouse(s): Rachel TEAGUE

Children(s): Elizabeth SHEPHERD, Ruth Mills, Sarah Springer, Moses SHEPHERD, William SHEPHERD, David SHEPHERD, Martha SHEPHERD, Abraham SHEPHERD, Susannah SHEPHERD, John SHEPHERD

In 1734, Col. David SHEPHERD entered the world in Mechlenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Capt Thomas Cochran Shepherd Sr And Elizabeth Marie Van Meter. Col. David SHEPHERD married Rachel Teague, and had children including Abraham Shepherd, David Teague Shepherd, Elizabeth Lee Shepherd, John Captain Shepherd, Martha Matilda Shepherd, Moses Shepherd, Rachel Shepherd, Ruth Mills, Sarah Springer, Susannah Shepherd, William Shepherd. Col. David SHEPHERD passed away in 1795 in Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1734, Col. David SHEPHERD entered the world in Mechlenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Capt Thomas Cochran Shepherd Sr And Elizabeth Marie Van Meter.
  • Col. David SHEPHERD married Rachel Teague, and had children including Abraham Shepherd, David Teague Shepherd, Elizabeth Lee Shepherd, John Captain Shepherd, Martha Matilda Shepherd, Moses Shepherd, Rachel Shepherd, Ruth Mills, Sarah Springer, Susannah Shepherd, William Shepherd.
  • Col. David SHEPHERD passed away in 1795 in Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Col. SHEPHERD's Ancestors

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Col. SHEPHERD
1734–1795
Birth Place: Mechlenburg, 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

Col. SHEPHERD's Descendants

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Col. (David) SHEPHERD (17 Jan 1734–2 Feb 1795) m. Rachel TEAGUE (1 Oct 1735–Aft. 20 Jan 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
        1. 1. George (Lyall McINTIRE) MD 1846–1910 m. Emma (Jane) SMITH 1847–1940
        2. 2. James (Washington) McINTIRE 1850–1923 m. Martha (Jane) HARBISON 1853–1932
        3. 3. David (Nehemiah) McINTIRE 1852–1933
        4. 4. Charlotte (V.) McINTIRE 1859–1877
        5. 5. Catherine (Elizabeth) McINTIRE 1863–1940
        6. 6. Ellsworth McINTIRE 1864–1864
        7. 7. Cyrus (Hurley) McINTIRE 1859–1864
        8. 8. William (A.) McINTIRE 1852–1930
        9. 9. Tolitha (Clyde) McIntire 1868–1952 m. Okey (O) WHITING 1884– m. Peter RESSEGER 1860–
        10. 10. Adaline McIntire 1856–1944 m. Ephraim (R) MYERS 1848–1929
        11. 11. Augustus (Dorsey) McINTIRE 1869–1912
      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

Col. SHEPHERD's Timeline

3 Records

1734
17 Jan 1734
Birth of Col. David SHEPHERD in Mechlenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mechlenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
1752
1752
Age 18
Col. David SHEPHERD was married in Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
1795
2 Feb 1795
Age 61
Death of Col. David SHEPHERD in Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia, USA
Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1734
    Event Place: Mechlenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogy of the Duke - Shepherd - Van Metre family : from civil, military, church and family records and documents
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 102 : 1913
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 144 : 1919

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1795
    Event Place: Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogy of the Duke - Shepherd - Van Metre family : from civil, military, church and family records and documents
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 102 : 1913
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 144 : 1919

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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