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John Shepherd 1549–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1549

Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1601

Death Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert I.

Mother: Agnes Burchet

Spouse(s): Eizabeth Shepherd, Alice Harris

Children(s): William Shepard, Jane Shepherd

John Shepherd was born in 1549 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Bruce Shepard I And Agnes Burchet. John Shepherd married Alice Harris, Eizabeth Shepherd, and had children including Jane Shepherd, William Shepard. John Shepherd passed away in 1601 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Shepherd was born in 1549 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Bruce Shepard I And Agnes Burchet.
  • John Shepherd married Alice Harris, Eizabeth Shepherd, and had children including Jane Shepherd, William Shepard.
  • John Shepherd passed away in 1601 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Shepherd's Ancestors

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John Shepherd
1549–1601
Birth Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Bruce Shepard I.
1505–1560
Redgrave, MID Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Agnes Burchet
1509–1560
Rye, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edmund Shepard
1475–1524
Redgrave, MID Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Annes
1479–1540
Redgrave, MID Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Thomas (Burchett Lord Of Moor) Hall
1484–1564
Rye, Suffolk, England
Agnes (Shepard Baroness. Lady Of Redgrave) Hall
1477–1560
Redgrave, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shepherd's Descendants

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John Shepherd (9 Aug 1549–1601) m. Eizabeth Shepherd (1550–1567) m. Alice Harris (20 Jan 1543–22 May 1588)
  1. 1. William Shepard 1570– m. Shepherd 1572–1608
    1. 1. Robert Sheppard 1604–1653 m. Mary Greene 1610–1700 m. Elizabeth Burgess 1625–1659
      1. 1. Mary (Alice) Shepherd 1626–1689 m. James (Riddick) Reddick 1630–1693
        1. 1. James (Ladstone) Riddick 1650–1693 m. Laura (Ann) Mills 1668–1707
        2. 2. Lemuel Riddick 1711–1775
        3. 3. William Riddick 1655–1695
        4. 4. James (Ladstone) Riddick 1657–1749
    2. 2. Edward Shepard 1596–1680
    3. 3. Ambrose Shepherd 1597–
    4. 4. Thomas (Pastor A. Founder Of Harvard College Shepard) Immigrant 1605–1649 m. Margaret Toateville 1606–1636
      1. 1. Thomas (Shepard) Rev. 1635–1677 m. Anna Tyng 1639–1709
        1. 1. William Shepard 1660–1677
        2. 2. Anna Shepard 1663–1708
        3. 3. Thomas Shepard 1658–1685
        4. 4. Margaret Shepard 1666–1677
        5. 5. John Shepard 1669–1691
  2. 2. Jane Shepherd 1567–1629

John Shepherd's Timeline

4 Records

1541
1541
Birth of John Shepherd in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1549
9 Aug 1549
Birth of John Shepherd in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1601
23 May 1601
Age 52
Death of John Shepherd in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1601
1601
Age 52
Death of John Shepherd in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1549
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Saint Andrew
    Record Source:
    [1] GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.
    [2] Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1601
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

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