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Edward Shepard 1596–1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596-06-27

Birth Location: Elmstead,,Essex,England

Death Date: 20 June 1680

Death Location: Cambridge,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA

Father: Edward Shepard

Mother: Katherine Becham

Spouse(s): Violet Stanley

Children(s): Elizabeth Shepard, Sarah Shepard

Edward Shepard was born in 1596 in Elmstead,,Essex,England, the child of Edward Shepard And Katherine Becham. Edward Shepard married Violet Wolerton Stanley, and had children including Elizabeth Shepard, Sarah Shepard. Edward Shepard passed away in 1680 in Cambridge,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Shepard was born in 1596 in Elmstead,,Essex,England, the child of Edward Shepard And Katherine Becham.
  • Edward Shepard married Violet Wolerton Stanley, and had children including Elizabeth Shepard, Sarah Shepard.
  • Edward Shepard passed away in 1680 in Cambridge,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Shepard
1570–1608
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Katherine Becham
1572–1608
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Violet Stanley
1596–1649
Birth Location: Mistley Parrish, Essex, England,
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Shepard
1629–1703
Birth Location: England
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Sarah Shepard
–1679
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Edward Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Edward Shepard
1596–1680
Birth Place: Elmstead,,Essex,England
Parents
Edward Shepard
1570–1608
Essex, England
Katherine Becham
1572–1608
Essex, England
Grandparents
John (Myllard) Sheppard
1542–1625
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Alice Harris
1524–1588
Hayne, Devon, England
Richard Beckham
1545–1592
Norford,Little Fransham,Norfolk,England
Margaret Reval
1545–1625
Nayland, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Harris
1507–1551
Lady Kelly
1502–1551
Walter Beckham
1523–1560
Cecily Jenison
1525–1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alice Kelley
1475–1525
Robert Beckham
1483–1557
Agnes Pope
1495–1576

Edward Shepard's Descendants

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Edward Shepard (1596-06-27–20 June 1680) m. Violet (Wolerton) Stanley (26 Sep 1596–9 Jan 1649)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Shepard 1629–1703 m. Peter Walker 1620–1694 m. John Desbrow 1608–1680
    1. 1. Jane Coppinhall 1659–1681 m. John (Walker II, Lt) Col. 1654–1713
      1. 1. Capt. (Thomas) Walker 1689–1724 m. Susanah Peachy 1688–1736
        1. 1. Doctor (Thomas) Walker 1715–1794 m. ELIZABETH ("BETTY") ELLIS* 1720–1817 m. Mildred (Thornton) Meriwether 1721–1778
        2. 2. Mary (Peachy) Walker 1710–1745
        3. 3. John Walker 1715–1741
    2. 2. Peter Disbrow 1631–1688
  2. 2. Sarah Shepard –1679

Edward Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1596
1596-06-27
Birth of Edward Shepard in Elmstead,,Essex,England
Elmstead,,Essex,England
1680
20 June 1680
Age 84
Death of Edward Shepard in Cambridge,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA
Cambridge,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596-06-27
    Event Place: Elmstead,,Essex,England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1680
    Event Place: Cambridge,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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