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Colonel Abraham Cornett Shepherd 1685–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1685

Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States or, England

Death Date: 1776

Death Location: East Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Shepard

Mother: Hannah Blanchard

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Shepherd

The story of Colonel Abraham Cornett Shepherd began in 1685 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States or, England. Colonel Abraham Cornett Shepherd had children including William C Shepherd. Colonel Abraham Cornett Shepherd passed away in 1776 in East Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Abraham Cornett Shepherd began in 1685 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States or, England.
  • Colonel Abraham Cornett Shepherd had children including William C Shepherd.
  • Colonel Abraham Cornett Shepherd passed away in 1776 in East Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shepard
1661–1726
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hannah Blanchard
1659–1753
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shepherd
1725–1770
Birth Location: –
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Colonel Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Shepherd
1685–1776
Birth Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States or, England
Parents
Thomas (Capt. in the Militia) Shepard
1661–1726
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah (Maria) Blanchard
1659–1753
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Rev. (Thomas) Sheppard
1635–1719
on ship Abigail en route from England to Charlestown Massachusetts
Mary (Elizabeth) Hills
1627–1674
Great Burstead, Basildon District, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Shepherd's Descendants

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Colonel (Abraham Cornett) Shepherd (12 May 1685–1776)
  1. 1. William (C) Shepherd 1725–1770 m. Martha (R) Arrington 1730–1770
    1. 1. Agnes Shepherd 1750–1839 m. George Sizemore 1750–1822
      1. 1. Edward Sizemore 1778–1855 m. Martha ("Patty") Fields 1782–1877
        1. 1. Isaac (Newton) Fields 1808–1887 m. Elsoy (Asby) Day 1810–1888

Colonel Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1685
12 May 1685
Birth of Colonel Abraham Cornett Shepherd in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States or, England
Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States or, England
1776
1776
Age 91
Death of Colonel Abraham Cornett Shepherd in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1685
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States or, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Haven, Connecticut, USA
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