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David Shepherd 1734–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1734

Birth Location: Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 02 Feb 1795

Death Location: Forks Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Shepherd

Mother: Elizabeth Meter

Spouse(s): Rachel Teauge, Rachel Teague

Children(s):

David Shepherd was born in 1734 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas C Shepherd And Elizabeth Van Meter. David Shepherd married Rachel Teague, Rachel Teauge. David Shepherd passed away in 1795 in Forks Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • David Shepherd was born in 1734 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas C Shepherd And Elizabeth Van Meter.
  • David Shepherd married Rachel Teague, Rachel Teauge.
  • David Shepherd passed away in 1795 in Forks Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, USA.

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David Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
David Shepherd
1734–1795
Birth Place: Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas C. Shepherd
1705–1776
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (Van) Meter
1715–1793
Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
William (Walter) Shepard
1675–1741
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Sarah Briscoe
1692–1735
William & Mary Parish, Charles, Maryland, USA
John (Van) Metre
1683–1745
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Margaret (Van) Meteren
1687–1745
Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shepherd
1650–1698
Anne Ellis
1655–1696
Philip Sr.
1651–1726
Susannah Swann
1651–1740
Joost Meteren
1656–1706
Sarah Dubois
1662–1726
Joost Meteren
1656–1706
Sarah Bois
1664–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Col
1620–1664
Mary Clarke
1620–1715
Thomas Ellis
1629–1690
Mary Goodenough
1636–1693
Edward Swann
1630–1708
Susannah Heath
1629–1693
Louis Dubois
1626–1696
Catherine Blanchan
1626–1713
Lovijs I
1622–1696
Catlyntje Blanchan
1626–1713

David Shepherd's Timeline

3 Records

1734
17 Jan 1734
Birth of David Shepherd in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
1752
1752
Age 18
David Shepherd was married in Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
1795
02 Feb 1795
Age 61
Death of David Shepherd in Forks Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, USA
Forks Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1734
    Event Place: Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1795
    Event Place: Forks Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, USA

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