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Colonel William James Sheppard 1760–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Stony Battery, Newberry Dist, SC

Death Date: 29 Nov 1825

Death Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA

Father: James Sr

Mother: Jannet\Jennette Riddle

Spouse(s): Elvy Anderson

Children(s): Peter Sheppard, William Sheppard, John Sheppard, Levi Sheppard, Thomas Sheppard, Lewis Sheppard, David Sheppard, Margaret Sheppard, John Sheppard, George Sheppard, Sarah Sheppard, Mary Sheppard, Jeanetta Sheppard, Margaret Sheppard, Samuel Sheppard, William Sheppard, Stanmore Sheppard

In 1760, Colonel William James Sheppard entered the world in Stony Battery, Newberry Dist, SC, born to James William Sheppard Sr And Jannet Jennette Riddle. Colonel William James Sheppard married Elvy Anderson, and had children including Anderson Sheppard, David Sheppard, George W Sheppard, Jeanetta Sheppard, John Levi Sheppard, John Sheppard, Levi Sheppard, Lewis Sheppard, Margaret Peggy Sheppard, Margaret Sheppard, Mary Polly Sheppard, Peter K Sheppard, Samuel R Sheppard, Sarah Rogers Sheppard, Stanmore R Sheppard, Thomas T Sheppard, William Honorias Sheppard, William Thomas Sheppard. Colonel William James Sheppard passed away in 1825 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1760, Colonel William James Sheppard entered the world in Stony Battery, Newberry Dist, SC, born to James William Sheppard Sr And Jannet Jennette Riddle.
  • Colonel William James Sheppard married Elvy Anderson, and had children including Anderson Sheppard, David Sheppard, George W Sheppard, Jeanetta Sheppard, John Levi Sheppard, John Sheppard, Levi Sheppard, Lewis Sheppard, Margaret Peggy Sheppard, Margaret Sheppard, Mary Polly Sheppard, Peter K Sheppard, Samuel R Sheppard, Sarah Rogers Sheppard, Stanmore R Sheppard, Thomas T Sheppard, William Honorias Sheppard, William Thomas Sheppard.
  • Colonel William James Sheppard passed away in 1825 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr
1737–1791
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, British Colonial America
JS
Jannet\Jennette Riddle
1742–1820
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
JR

Spouses(s)

Elvy Anderson
1762–1841
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
EA

Children(s)

Peter Sheppard
1785–1839
Birth Location: Goochland,,Virginia,USA
PS
William Sheppard
1782–1818
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
WS
John Sheppard
1786–1858
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
JS
Levi Sheppard
1787–1790
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
LS
Thomas Sheppard
1790–1837
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
TS
Lewis Sheppard
1796–1856
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
LS
David Sheppard
1823–1881
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
DS
Margaret Sheppard
1784–1814
Birth Location: Saxe Gothe, South Carolina, United States
MS
John Sheppard
1787–1824
Birth Location: Newberry Dist., South Carolina
JS
George Sheppard
1800–1861
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, USA
GS
Sarah Sheppard
1792–1826
Birth Location: , Newberry, South Carolina, USA
SS
Mary Sheppard
1804–1825
Birth Location: , Newberry, South Carolina, USA
MS
Jeanetta Sheppard
1815–1869
Birth Location: , Newberry, South Carolina, USA
JS
Margaret Sheppard
1802–1871
Birth Location: Edgefield,Saluda,South Carolina,USA
MS
Samuel Sheppard
1810–1838
Birth Location: , Newberry, South Carolina, USA
SS
William Sheppard
1807–1861
Birth Location: , Newberry, South Carolina, USA
WS
Stanmore Sheppard
1813–1871
Birth Location: , Newberry, South Carolina, USA
SS

Colonel Sheppard's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Sheppard
1760–1825
Birth Place: Stony Battery, Newberry Dist, SC
Parents
James William Sheppard Sr
1737–1791
Orange County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Jannet\Jennette Riddle
1742–1820
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Sheppard's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (William James) Sheppard (1760–29 Nov 1825) m. Elvy Anderson (1762–1841)
  1. 1. Peter (K) Sheppard 1785–1839 m. Mary (Polly) Moore 1785–1860
    1. 1. Sally (Ann) Shepard 1810–1900
      1. 1. Mary (S) Webster 1839–1922
        1. 1. Anna (J.) Alvis 1862–1937
      2. 2. Daniel (Payne) Webster 1853–1930
        1. 1. Burton (Allen) Webster 1892–1979
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Ellen) Webster 1848–1875 m. Zachariah (Taylor) Lacy 1848–1902
        1. 1. Clara (Ellen) Lacy 1869–1951 m. George (Edwin) Butler 1861–1921
        2. 2. William (Taylor) Lacy 1868–1868
        3. 3. William (Kean "Willie") Lacy 1886–1918
        4. 4. Alexander (Wilmer) Lacy 1897–1947
        5. 5. Alonzo Lacy 1898–1924
        6. 6. Emma (Butler) Grady 1891–1963
        7. 7. James (Mayo) Grady 1885–1953
        8. 8. Thomas (Coleman) Lacy 1866–1955
        9. 9. Wray (Booker) Lacy 1871–1950
        10. 10. Robert (Abner) Lacy 1873–1875
        11. 11. Nelson (Temple) Lacy 1875–1934
      4. 4. Robert (S) Webster 1840–1910
      5. 5. Anne (V) Webster 1842–
      6. 6. Sally Webster 1844–1877
      7. 7. Virginia (F) Webster 1848–
    2. 2. James (Wesley) Sheppard 1811–1889
    3. 3. Frances (L.) Sheppard 1828–1872
    4. 4. Elize (M.) Sheppard 1814–1850
    5. 5. Mary (Judith) Sheppard 1826–1902
    6. 6. Virginia Sheppard 1816–1850
    7. 7. Samuel Sheppard 1819–
    8. 8. John Sheppard 1821–1900
  2. 2. William (Thomas) Sheppard 1782–1818
  3. 3. John Sheppard 1786–1858
  4. 4. Levi Sheppard 1787–1790
  5. 5. Thomas (T) Sheppard 1790–1837
  6. 6. Lewis Sheppard 1796–1856
  7. 7. David Sheppard 1823–1881
  8. 8. Margaret Sheppard 1784–1814
  9. 9. John (Levi) Sheppard 1787–1824
  10. 10. George (W) Sheppard 1800–1861
  11. 11. Sarah (Rogers) Sheppard 1792–1826
  12. 12. Mary (Polly) Sheppard 1804–1825
  13. 13. Jeanetta Sheppard 1815–1869
  14. 14. Margaret ((peggy)) Sheppard 1802–1871
  15. 15. Samuel (R.) Sheppard 1810–1838
  16. 16. William (Honorias) Sheppard 1807–1861
  17. 17. Stanmore (R) Sheppard 1813–1871

Colonel Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Colonel William James Sheppard in Stony Battery, Newberry Dist, SC
Stony Battery, Newberry Dist, SC
1825
29 Nov 1825
Age 65
Death of Colonel William James Sheppard in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Stony Battery, Newberry Dist, SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1825
    Event Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
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