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John Sheppard 1734 – 1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1734

Birth Location: St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 June 1810

Death Location: Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Father: George Sheppard

Mother: Elizabeth DAY

Spouse(s): Sarah Jennings

Children(s): John Shepherd

John Sheppard was born in 1734 in St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of George Sheppard and Elizabeth Mary Angilick DAY. John Sheppard married Sarah Jennings, and had children including John James Shepherd. John Sheppard passed away in 1810 in Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Sheppard was born in 1734 in St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of George Sheppard and Elizabeth Mary Angilick DAY.
  • John Sheppard married Sarah Jennings, and had children including John James Shepherd.
  • John Sheppard passed away in 1810 in Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

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John Sheppard's Ancestors

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John Sheppard
1734 – 1810
Birth Place: St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
George Sheppard
1716 – 1751
St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Mary Angilick) DAY
1697 – 1751
St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Walter Shepherd
1665 – 1723
in Cottartoun, In Lethin, Scotland
Elspet Pierie
1667 – 1774
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Thomas Daye
1651 – 1705
Essex, Virginia, United States
Dorothy (Elizabeth) Hudson
1655 – 1699
Rappahannock, Essex County, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Shepherd
1645 – 1698
Elspeth Kinnear
1647 – 1700
Thomas Day
1627 – 1703
Jane Cole
1627 – 1653
Thomas Hudson
1640 – 1670
Ann Perry
1612 – 1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shepherd
1623 – 1707
Ann Craib
1625 – 1650
John Kinnear\Kinner
1624 –
Elizabeth Kinnear
1625 – 1685
Walter Cole
1585 – 1652
Susanna Northfield
1589 – 1658
ANN ROBBINS
1590 – 1612

John Sheppard's Descendants

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John Sheppard (10 Aug 1734 – 11 June 1810) m. Sarah Jennings (4 Jun 1732 – 21 Apr 1810)
  1. 1. John (James) Shepherd (10 November 1760 – 7 May 1812) m. Phoebe Nations (1770 – 1812)
    1. 1. Lewis Shepherd (1810 – 1888) m. Rebecca Jennings (Oct 1812 – 7 Mar 1890)
      1. 1. John Shepherd (1826 – 1865) m. Sarah Hefner (1826 – 1909)
        1. 1. Polycarp Shepherd (05/11/1854 – 07/04/1927) m. Malinda (Mahala) Dietz (03/15/1857 – 02/17/1934)
    2. 2. Presley Shepherd* (14 February 1799 – 23 January 1880) m. Ruth Woody* (Abt. 1795 – 1860)
      1. 1. Phebe Shepherd* (Sep 27, 1837 – 12 December 1894) m. Robert (Elijah) Seats\Seets\Seet\Seits (between Jun 1830 and June 1831 – 15 Sep 1862)
        1. 1. Dovie Seats (14 Feb 1855 – )

John Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1734
10 Aug 1734
Birth of John Sheppard in St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1810
11 June 1810
Age 76
Death of John Sheppard in Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1734
    Event Place: St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 June 1810
    Event Place: Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

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