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Joshua Shepard 1786–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Sep 1857

Death Location: Gadsden, Florida, United States

Father: Joseph Shepard

Mother: Nancy Brinson

Spouse(s): Nancy Mashburn

Children(s): Henry Shepard

The story of Joshua Shepard began in 1786 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States. Joshua Shepard married Nancy Elizabeth Mashburn, and had children including Henry M Shepard. Joshua Shepard passed away in 1857 in Gadsden, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Shepard began in 1786 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States.
  • Joshua Shepard married Nancy Elizabeth Mashburn, and had children including Henry M Shepard.
  • Joshua Shepard passed away in 1857 in Gadsden, Florida, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Shepard
1746–1810
Birth Location: ,Onslow,North Carolina,USA
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Nancy Brinson
1746–1785
Birth Location: ,Onslow,North Carolina,USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Mashburn
1796–1877
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Henry Shepard
1822–1851
Birth Location: Gadsden County, Florida (possibly Jefferson County, Georgia)
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Joshua Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Shepard
1786–1857
Birth Place: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Shepard
1746–1810
,Onslow,North Carolina,USA
Nancy Brinson
1746–1785
,Onslow,North Carolina,USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (H) Shepard
1710–1791
Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Styron (Sterling)) Brinson
1723–1786
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Sr
1685–1776
Catherine Gardner
1690–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Jr
1661–1726
Hannah Bancroft
1661–1726

Joshua Shepard's Descendants

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Joshua Shepard (1786–Sep 1857) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Mashburn (Dec 1796–Jul 1877)
  1. 1. Henry (M) Shepard 1822–1851 m. Elizabeth (Ann McDougal) (McDougald) 1835–1909
    1. 1. Isaac (Newton) Shepard 1848–1893 m. Sarah (Carolyn) Rowan 1847–1915
      1. 1. Charles (Spurgeon) Shepard 1878–1949 m. Mary (Jane) Pitts 1880–1954
        1. 1. Issac (Bowen) Shepard 1913–1987 m. Anna (Gertrude) Ellison 1920–1998

Joshua Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Joshua Shepard in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
1857
Sep 1857
Age 71
Death of Joshua Shepard in Gadsden, Florida, United States
Gadsden, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1857
    Event Place: Gadsden, Florida, United States
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