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Major Robert B Sheppard 1604–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1604

Birth Location: Wyck Rissington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 14 Aug 1653

Death Location: Surry County, Virginia, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Robert Sheppard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sheppard, Elizabeth Spencer

Children(s): Anne Hart, John Sheppard, Dorothy Sheppard, Mary Sheppard, Anne Sheppard, William Sheppard, Priscilla Sheppard, Susan Sheppard, Lucille Singleton, Priscilla Shepherd, Mary Warren

The story of Major Robert B Sheppard began in 1604 in Wyck Rissington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England. Major Robert B Sheppard married Elizabeth Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer Sheppard, and had children including Anne Sheppard, Anne Sheppard Hart, Dorothy Sheppard, John Sheppard, Lucille Singleton, Mary Elizabeth Warren, Mary Sheppard, Priscilla Shepherd, Priscilla Sheppard, Robert Sheppard, Susan Sheppard, William Sheppard. Major Robert B Sheppard passed away in 1653 in Surry County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Major Robert B Sheppard began in 1604 in Wyck Rissington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England.
  • Major Robert B Sheppard married Elizabeth Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer Sheppard, and had children including Anne Sheppard, Anne Sheppard Hart, Dorothy Sheppard, John Sheppard, Lucille Singleton, Mary Elizabeth Warren, Mary Sheppard, Priscilla Shepherd, Priscilla Sheppard, Robert Sheppard, Susan Sheppard, William Sheppard.
  • Major Robert B Sheppard passed away in 1653 in Surry County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Major Sheppard's Ancestors

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Major Sheppard
1604–1653
Birth Place: Wyck Rissington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Robert Sheppard
1590–1614
Tenterden, Kent, England
Grandparents
Robert Shepperd
1566–1596
Ratcliff, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard *
1540–1640
Anne Atesbury
1545–1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sheppard
1520–1620
John Atesbury
1520–1564
ELIZABETH Atesbury
1520–1613

Major Sheppard's Descendants

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Major (Robert B) Sheppard (Feb 1604–14 Aug 1653) m. Elizabeth (Spencer) Sheppard (1625–1655) m. Elizabeth Spencer (1625–1659)
  1. 1. Anne (Sheppard) Hart 1645–1711 m. George (Foster) Jr 1639–1697 m. William (Newsom) Jr 1647–1690 m. Thomas (Hart) Sr 1638–1669
    1. 1. Mary FOSTER 1660–1739 m. Henry Hart 1662–1739 m. Thomas Hart 1665–1716 m. William (Gray) * 1661–1699
      1. 1. Ann Judkins 1720–1770 m. John Champion 1705–1755 m. John Champion 1705–1755 m. Charles Champion 1708–1755
        1. 1. William (Champion) Sr 1745–1825 m. Mary Fort 1755–1790 m. Sarah Rhody 1745–1781 m. Mary Fort 1750–1790
        2. 2. Hart Champion 1747–1798
        3. 3. John Champion 1749–1787
        4. 4. Charles Champion 1735–1791
        5. 5. John Champion 1730–1823
        6. 6. Joseph Champion 1743–1795
        7. 7. Hart Champion 1747–1798
        8. 8. Sarah Champion 1748–
        9. 9. Richard Champion 1739–1796
        10. 10. Saphirra Champion 1747–
        11. 11. Samuel Champion 1728–
        12. 12. Lucy Champion 1730–1800
        13. 13. Samuel Champion 1744–1825
        14. 14. Benjamin Champion 1726–1740
        15. 15. Charles Champion 1746–1791
        16. 16. Mary Champion 1735–
        17. 17. Elizabeth Champion 1755–1820
      2. 2. Thomas Hart 1685–1748
      3. 3. Joseph Hart 1698–1771
      4. 4. Lydia Hart 1685–
      5. 5. Lucy Hart 1685–1741
      6. 6. John Hart 1692–1746
      7. 7. John Hart 1680–1748
      8. 8. Henry Hart 1685–1767
      9. 9. Mary Hart 1701–
      10. 10. Thomas (Hart (Revolutionary) War) 1685–1748
    2. 2. Thomas Foster 1685–1633
    3. 3. Thomas (II HART) Jr 1664–1720
    4. 4. Robert Hart 1660–1720
    5. 5. Elizabeth Hart 1661–
    6. 6. Henry Hart 1662–1739
  2. 2. John Sheppard 1650–1670
  3. 3. Dorothy Sheppard 1627–
  4. 4. Mary Sheppard 1629–
  5. 5. Anne Sheppard 1645–1711
  6. 6. William Sheppard 1652–
  7. 7. Priscilla Sheppard 1631–
  8. 8. Susan Sheppard 1643–
  9. 9. Lucille Singleton 1645–1711
  10. 10. Priscilla Shepherd 1651–
  11. 11. Mary (Elizabeth) Warren 1654–1699

Major Sheppard's Timeline

3 Records

1604
Feb 1604
Birth of Major Robert B Sheppard in Wyck Rissington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Wyck Rissington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
1625
4 Dec 1625
Age 21
Major Robert B Sheppard was baptized in East Greenwich, Kent
East Greenwich, Kent
1653
14 Aug 1653
Age 49
Death of Major Robert B Sheppard in Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1604
    Event Place: Wyck Rissington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1625
    Event Place: East Greenwich, Kent
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P78ALF081
    [2] Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1623; Page Number: 46

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: East Greenwich
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1653
    Event Place: Surry County, Virginia, United States of America

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