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Colonel Abraham Shepherd 1700–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

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

Death Date: 1776

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Father: Capt Sheppard

Mother: Hannah Blanchard

Spouse(s): Catherine Gardner

Children(s): Mary Shepherd

In 1700, Colonel Abraham Shepherd entered the world in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, born to Capt Thomas Sheppard And Hannah Blanchard. Colonel Abraham Shepherd married Catherine C Gardner, and had children including Mary Polly Shepherd. Colonel Abraham Shepherd passed away in 1776 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1700, Colonel Abraham Shepherd entered the world in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, born to Capt Thomas Sheppard And Hannah Blanchard.
  • Colonel Abraham Shepherd married Catherine C Gardner, and had children including Mary Polly Shepherd.
  • Colonel Abraham Shepherd passed away in 1776 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colonel Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Shepherd
1700–1776
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Capt Thomas Sheppard
1660–1726
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Blanchard
1659–1726
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Reverand (Thomas) Shepard
1635–1719
At Sea
Hannah Ensign
1640–1697
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
George Blanchard
1622–1700
Penton Grafton, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Hills
1627–1674
Billerica, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hills
1602–1688
Rose Dunster?
1603–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Shepherd's Descendants

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Colonel (Abraham) Shepherd (1700–1776) m. Catherine (C) Gardner (13 May 1690–6 Oct 1755)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Shepherd 1733–1808 m. John (Christian) Lane 1730–1811
    1. 1. Abraham (Shepherd) Lane 1757–1849 m. Martha Lane 1762–1847
      1. 1. Elizabeth Lane 1782–1850 m. John (L) Kirkland 1783–1860
        1. 1. Keziah Kirkland 1802–1860 m. Charles (Griffis) Sr. 1800–1880
        2. 2. Naomi Kirkland 1804–1874
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Kirkland 1813–
        4. 4. Abraham (Lane) Kirkland 1801–1880
        5. 5. Irwin Kirkland 1816–1866
        6. 6. John Kirkland 1805–
        7. 7. Mariah Kirkland 1818–1885
        8. 8. Elizabeth Kirkland 1820–1888
        9. 9. Sarah (Ann) Kirkland 1800–1850
        10. 10. Rebecca Kirkland 1810–
        11. 11. Jane Kirkland 1804–1861
        12. 12. Agustus (Cuyler) Kirkland 1815–1845
        13. 13. Reuben (W) Kirkland 1808–
        14. 14. Teresa Kirkland 1832–
        15. 15. Robert (L) Kirkland 1827–1893
        16. 16. Oliver (Hazard Perry) Kirkland 1829–1911

Colonel Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Colonel Abraham Shepherd in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1776
1776
Age 76
Death of Colonel Abraham Shepherd in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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