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James Shepard 1737 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1737

Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 17 Sep 1791

Death Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Father: Samuel Shepard

Mother: Mary Kavanagh

Spouse(s): Jannett Riddle

Children(s): William Sheppard, Lewis Sheppard, Sarah Shepard, Joyce Sheppard, Frances Sheppard

James Shepard Sr was born in 1737 in Orange, Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Shepard and Mary Kavanagh. In 1779, James Shepard Sr resided in Ninety-sixth District, SC. James Shepard Sr married Jannett Riddle, and had children including William Sheppard, Lewis Sheppard, Sarah Sally Shepard, Joyce Powell Sheppard, Frances Sheppard. James Shepard Sr passed away in 1791 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • James Shepard Sr was born in 1737 in Orange, Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Shepard and Mary Kavanagh.
  • In 1779, James Shepard Sr resided in Ninety-sixth District, SC.
  • James Shepard Sr married Jannett Riddle, and had children including William Sheppard, Lewis Sheppard, Sarah Sally Shepard, Joyce Powell Sheppard, Frances Sheppard.
  • James Shepard Sr passed away in 1791 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Shepard
1695 – 1751
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mary Kavanagh
1705 –
Birth Location: France
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Spouses(s)

Jannett Riddle
1742 – 1820
Birth Location: Stoney Battery, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

William Sheppard
1760 – 1825
Birth Location: Stoney Battery, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Lewis Sheppard
1762 – 1819
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Shepard
1762 – 1819
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Joyce Sheppard
1771 – 1841
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Frances Sheppard
Birth Location: –
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James Shepard's Ancestors

Self
James Shepard
1737 – 1791
Birth Place: Orange, Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel Shepard
1695 – 1751
Virginia, United States
Mary Kavanagh
1705 –
France
Grandparents
Robert Sheppard
1650 – 1688
Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
Jessica Hubbard
1673 –
Glouchester Co, Virginia, United States
Michael Kavanagh
Spain
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sheppard
1604 – 1654
Elizabeth Spencer
1625 – 1655
James Kavanagh
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sheppard
1590 – 1614
Elizabeth James
1585 – 1614
William Spencer
1589 – 1654
Alice Lightfoot
1599 – 1679

James Shepard's Descendants

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James Shepard (1737 – 17 Sep 1791) m. Jannett Riddle (1742 – 8 May 1820)
  1. 1. William Sheppard (1760 – 29 Nov 1825)
  2. 2. Lewis Sheppard (1762 – 1819)
  3. 3. Sarah (Sally) Shepard (21 Jul 1762 – 1819) m. Micajah ("Cage") Harris (6 Nov 1752 – 1813)
    1. 1. Cynthia Harris (1778 – 1860) m. Michael Peaster (1774 – 1859)
      1. 1. Sarah (Peaster) Piester (1796 – 1867)
      2. 2. Jane Peaster (1803 – 1875) m. James (N) Hall (1800 – 1844)
        1. 1. William Hall (1830 – )
        2. 2. Sarah Hall (1838 – )
        3. 3. George (W) Hall (1841 – )
        4. 4. Martha (R) Hall (1844 – )
      3. 3. Anne Peaster (1805 – 1860)
      4. 4. Harriet Peaster (4 Oct 1809 – 6 Jun 1886)
      5. 5. Tapley (H) Peaster (1814 – 1860) m. Delilah May (1822 – 1860)
        1. 1. Mary Peaster (1841 – )
        2. 2. Alfred Peaster (1843 – 17 Sep 1861)
        3. 3. Allen Peaster (1843 – )
        4. 4. James (Greene) Peaster (Jul 1845 – 1909)
        5. 5. Jane Peaster (1847 – )
        6. 6. William (Michael) Peaster (1847 – )
        7. 7. Josephine Peaster (1849 – )
        8. 8. Jefferson Peaster (1855 – )
        9. 9. Sarah (Caroline) Peaster (1856 – )
        10. 10. John (Berry) Peaster (1858 – )
        11. 11. Thomas (Bruce) Peaster (22 Feb 1860 – 2 Jan 1913)
        12. 12. Robert (Lee) Peaster
      6. 6. Amy Peaster
      7. 7. Cynthia (Hughey) Peaster
      8. 8. Elizabeth Peaster
      9. 9. Micajah (H) Peaster
    2. 2. Timothy Harris (1778 – 1850)
    3. 3. Richard Harris (1780 – About 1851)
    4. 4. Samuel (W) HARRIS (1785 – )
    5. 5. Lettis ("Lettie") Harris (4 Dec 1790 – 1850) m. Andrew (Drury) Culpepper (Jun 1788 – 14 Mar 1857)
      1. 1. Lucinda (Luci) Culpepper (1810 – 1881) m. James (Michael) Cockcroft (1805 – 19 Jun 1885)
        1. 1. Sarah (Caroline) Cockcroft (Nov 1833 – 1905) m. Samuel (Louis) Neal (6 Jan 1822 – 13 Apr 1886)
        2. 2. William (Alexander) Cockcroft (1834 – 30 Jan 1863) m. Nancy Wright (1835 – 1900)
        3. 3. Lettis (Lucinda) Cockcroft (2 Dec 1839 – 27 Dec 1920) m. William (F) Noyes (Sep 1839 – 23 Jan 1883)
        4. 4. James (Alexander) Cockcroft (1844 – 1925)
        5. 5. Hulda (Lucinda) Cockcroft (28 Mar 1845 – 31 Aug 1911) m. JEREMIAH Shaw m. William Smith (1846 – )
        6. 6. Mary Cockcroft (Jan 1846 – 1900) m. John Helms (1846 – )
        7. 7. Mieayah (Allen) Cockcroft (1847 – 1929) m. Martha (Ann) Wilder (1857 – 1947)
        8. 8. Nancy (Lucinda) Cockcroft (May 1850 – ) m. Samuel (Thomas) Wilder (1850 – ) m. Samuel (Thomas) Wilder (30 Mar 1848 – bef 1900)
      2. 2. Joseph (Marion) Culpepper (11 April 1811 – 24 Mar 1878) m. Sarah (Caroline) Ward (16 Dec 1818 – Jul 1880)
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Culpepper (22 May 1835 – 25 Mar 1917) m. Isabella (F) Walterman (7 August 1844 – 12 Dec 1924)
        2. 2. Micajah Culpepper (22 Oct 1837 – 3 July 1903) m. Nicey Armstrong (20 Apr 1840 – 22 Feb 1918)
        3. 3. Andrew Culpepper (20 Jun 1839 – 13 Nov 1862) m. Elizabeth (Marrow) Armstrong (4 June 1837 – 15 Octo 1916)
        4. 4. Mary (Amanda) Culpepper (18 May 1841 – )
        5. 5. Nancy (Catherine) Culpepper (1843 – )
        6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson) Culpepper (12 Jan 1845 – 12 Nov 1895) m. Martha Culpepper (1845 – )
        7. 7. Lucinda (E) Culpepper (1848 – )
        8. 8. Sarah (Caroline) Culpepper (20 April 1849 – 04 JUL 1893) m. Jordan (B) Arnold (Aug 17, 1845 – 25 April 1918)
        9. 9. David (A) Culpepper (1854 – 1902)
        10. 10. Elbert (Bartow) Culpepper (17 Jan 1861 – 8 Apr 1934) m. Martha (Etta) Enox (30 Dec 1863 – 1 Dec 1945)
        11. 11. Ellen Culpepper
      3. 3. Micajah Culpepper (1813 – 27 Sep 1848) m. Martha Blanton (1820 – 19 May 1857)
        1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Culpepper (22 Feb 1839 – ) m. William (Jasper) Blanton (16 May 1834 – )
        2. 2. James (Pickens) Culpepper (25 Oct 1840 – 1 Aug 1898) m. Charlotte (Matilda Dollie) Sharp (22 May 1848 – 10 Jul 1931)
        3. 3. Amanda (Jane Mandy) Culpepper (1843 – 1915) m. Blanton (Abt 1831 – )
        4. 4. Sarah Culpepper (1844 – )
        5. 5. Joseph Culpepper (Jan 1846 – 1920)
      4. 4. Eliza Culpepper (1818 – )
      5. 5. Louisa Culpepper (1818 – ) m. George (W) Galloway
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Galloway (20 March 1845 – 13 November 1913) m. Mary (A) Thompson (12 Jul 1846 – 28 Mar 1913)
        2. 2. Cornelia Blackwell (Abt 1844 – )
      6. 6. Pvt (James Henry) Culpepper (22 Nov 1822 – 17 Apr 1903) m. Delitha (Ann) Edwards (16 Feb 1822 – Jun 1904)
        1. 1. William (Wesley) Culpepper (29 Sep 1846 – 2 Jul 1931) m. Elizabeth Harrell (19 Aug 1854 – 28 Jul 1935)
        2. 2. James (Calvin) Culpepper (13 Dec 1847 – 23 Nov 1907) m. Julia (Ann) Gray (28 Jun 1848 – Nov 1929)
        3. 3. John (Hillard) Culpepper (5 Jan 1849 – 28 Dec 1925) m. Elizabeth (Caroline "Carrie") Bodiford (29 Aug 1853 – 4 September 1934)
        4. 4. Micajah (C) Culpepper (28 Jan 1853 – 26 Apr 1920) m. Leonia (W) Singleton (Oct 1862 – Jun 1939)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Culpepper (31 May 1855 – 1881) m. Elias (Pennington) Bodiford (Mar 1842 – ) m. James Culpepper (Dec 1846 – )
        6. 6. Martha (L) Culpepper (1858 – )
      7. 7. Nancy Culpepper (1824 – 10 Nov 1886) m. John (H.) Blanton (3 December 1814 – 28 Apr 1884)
        1. 1. Joseph (Warren) Blanton (11 Mar 1838 – 24 Aug 1860) m. Ellen (Anderson) Brown (1839 – 15 Sept 1911)
        2. 2. Francis (Marion "Frank") Blanton (26 Mar 1840 – 1865) m. Margaret (T) Watts (23 Dec 1839 – 17 Sept 1929)
        3. 3. Susan Blanton (25 March 1842 – 29 October 1922) m. Thomas (J) Watts (17 October 1842 – 18 June 1919) m. Jacob (L) Hawkins
        4. 4. Wayne (Thomas) Blanton (5 Apr 1844 – 22 Feb 1920) m. Mary Ward (17 May 1850 – 8 Jun 1923)
        5. 5. James (H) Blanton (1846 – 1911)
        6. 6. Sydney Blanton (28 Dec 1850 – 5 September 1935)
      8. 8. Mary (Ellen) Culpepper (28 Jan 1826 – 2 Nov 1852) m. Reason (Ransom) Ward (2 Nov 1825 – 13 Jun 1859)
      9. 9. Sarah (C) Culpepper (8 Dec 1826 – 5 Mar 1892)
      10. 10. John (S) Culpepper (1828 – ) m. Mary (Ann) Strickland (13 Jun 1832 – 1920)
        1. 1. Mary (C.) Culpeper (Abt 1857 – )
        2. 2. Joseph (M.) Culpeper (Abt 1863 – )
        3. 3. John (W.) Culpeper (Abt 1872 – )
    6. 6. James (Pickney) Harris (1795 – 1835) m. Mary Bell (7 July 1790 – 5 January 1853)
    7. 7. Micajah Harris (1 Feb 1798 – 12 May 1867) m. Mary (Magdaline) Gallman (17 Aug 1803 – 4 Sep 1864)
      1. 1. Sarah (Caroline) Harris (11 Nov 1821 – 5 Dec 1851) m. Thomas (J.) Price (Abt. 1815 – )
      2. 2. Katherine Harris (18 Feb 1825 – 6 Apr 1878)
      3. 3. Rebecca (J.) Harris (23 May 1828 – 24 Aug 1829)
      4. 4. James (Pressley) Harris (30 Oct 1830 – 5 Jun 1862) m. Miss Cineton (WFT Est 1826-1843 – WFT Est 1846-1920)
      5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Harris (30 January 1833 – 22 Oct 1862)
      6. 6. George (D) Harris (16 Aug 1835 – 2 Jul 1863)
      7. 7. Susanna (Catherine) Harris (Abt. 1836 – 2 July 1863)
      8. 8. Mary Harris (1838 – 18 Oct 1897) m. Augustus (Howard) Scheck (3 January 1837 – 30 July 1931)
        1. 1. Lois (Sherey) Scheck (23 Nov 1882 – )
      9. 9. Lavinia (Frances) Harris (2 June 1840 – 6 May 1915)
      10. 10. Eliza (A.) Harris (14 Feb 1843 – 28 Mar 1908)
      11. 11. Burr (Calvert) Harris (28 Dec 1845 – 5 Dec 1852)
      12. 12. Oliver (P) Harris (6 Feb 1847 – 19 May 1915)
    8. 8. Jocerdon (Jorden) Harris (1800 – 1860)
    9. 9. Cinthia Harris (1809 – 1879)
  4. 4. Joyce (Powell) Sheppard (1771 – 1841) m. William (Augustus) Strother (16 Feb 1766 – 18 Aug 1794) m. Benjamin Culpepper (10 Jan 1749 – 10 Jan 1827)
    1. 1. John (Sheppard) Strother (16 Jan 1788 – )
    2. 2. George (James) Strother (1791 – 1817)
    3. 3. Jeannette Strother (1794 – 1796)
    4. 4. Joyce (Powell) Culpepper (1 Feb 1801 – 10 Feb 1824) m. James Sheppard (10 Dec 1790 – Sep 1869)
      1. 1. Frances (Caroline) Sheppard (27 Jan 1817 – 01 Sep 1878) m. Elbert (F) DeVore (24 November 1808 – 14 August 1886)
        1. 1. David Devore (23 Oct 1834 – 24 Jun 1894)
        2. 2. Frances (Joyce) Andrews (3 December 1837 – 24 June 1918)
        3. 3. Jobe (Knox De) Vore (1846-06-06 – 1908-06-24)
        4. 4. Sarah (Louise) Devore (28 Aug 1851 – 20 Apr 1893)
        5. 5. Caroline (Adele) McLees (24 March 1853 – 20 April 1938)
        6. 6. Elbert (Filmore) DeVore (20 October 1856 – 21 January 1935) m. Frances (Permelia) Still (23 December 1856 – 10 July 1901)
    5. 5. Jacob (Joseph) Culpepper (14 Sep 1818 – 2 Oct 1865) m. Nancy Crawford (1819 – 19 Aug 1861)
      1. 1. Francis (Marion) Culpepper m. Mary Lemons
  5. 5. Frances Sheppard

James Shepard's Timeline

6 Records

1737
4 Mar 1737
Birth of James Shepard Sr in Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Virginia, United States
1737
1737
Birth of James Shepard Sr
None
1779
1779
Age 42
James Shepard Sr resided here in Ninety-sixth District, SC
Ninety-sixth District, SC
1780
1780
Age 43
James Shepard Sr resided here in Ninety Six District, South Carolina, United States
Ninety Six District, South Carolina, United States
1790
1790
Age 53
James Shepard Sr resided here in Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Newberry, South Carolina, United States
1791
17 Sep 1791
Age 54
Death of James Shepard Sr in Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1737
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 164 : 1921

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1737

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Ninety-sixth District, SC
    Record Source: South Carolina Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Ninety Six District, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Jury Lists, 1783, Acts #1172 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 4; Family Number: 30

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: , Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: ; Image:

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/1197-1202

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1791
    Event Place: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 164 : 1921

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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