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Dorcas Shepherd 1775–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Lanes Creek, Union, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 oct 1840

Death Location: , Anson, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Shepherd

Mother: Jemima Johnson

Spouse(s): Rev. (DNA)

Children(s): Elizabeth Lewellen

In 1775, Dorcas Shepherd entered the world in Lanes Creek, Union, North Carolina, USA, born to William Abraham Col Shepherd And Jemima Deason Johnson. Dorcas Shepherd married Rev Jesse Lewellen Dna, and had children including Elizabeth Lewellen. Dorcas Shepherd passed away in 1840 in , Anson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1775, Dorcas Shepherd entered the world in Lanes Creek, Union, North Carolina, USA, born to William Abraham Col Shepherd And Jemima Deason Johnson.
  • Dorcas Shepherd married Rev Jesse Lewellen Dna, and had children including Elizabeth Lewellen.
  • Dorcas Shepherd passed away in 1840 in , Anson, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shepherd
1733–1801
Birth Location: Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
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Jemima Johnson
1749–1825
Birth Location: King William County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rev. (DNA)
1770–1840
Birth Location: Union County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Lewellen
1793–1880
Birth Location: Anson, North Carolina, USA
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Dorcas Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Shepherd
1775–1840
Birth Place: Lanes Creek, Union, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Abraham (Col)* Shepherd
1733–1801
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Jemima (Deason*) Johnson
1749–1825
King William County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (EDWARD Shepherd SR. - old) spelling
1694–1771
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Sheperd
1665–1723
Elspet Pierie
1667–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Shepherd
1645–1698
Elspet Kinnear
1647–

Dorcas Shepherd's Descendants

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Dorcas Shepherd (1775–7 oct 1840) m. Rev. (Jesse Lewellen) (DNA) (1770–7 Oct 1840)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Lewellen 1793–1880 m. Thomas Bennett 1789–1869
    1. 1. Jemima Bennett 1823–1897
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Gooch 1864–1904
        1. 1. Abner (Ruel) Jones 1889–1977 m. Callie (Z) Brown 1889–1979

Dorcas Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Dorcas Shepherd in Lanes Creek, Union, North Carolina, USA
Lanes Creek, Union, North Carolina, USA
1840
7 oct 1840
Age 65
Death of Dorcas Shepherd in , Anson, North Carolina, USA
, Anson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Lanes Creek, Union, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 oct 1840
    Event Place: , Anson, North Carolina, USA
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