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Major Robert Sheppard 1604 – 1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1604

Birth Location: , Gloucestershire, , England

Death Date: 5 Jul 1654

Death Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Shepherd

Mother: Mary Shepherd

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Spencer

Children(s): Anne Sheppard

Major Robert Sheppard was born in 1604 in , Gloucestershire, , England, the child of Richard Shepherd and Mary Benson Shepherd. Major Robert Sheppard married Elizabeth Spencer, and had children including Anne Sheppard. Major Robert Sheppard passed away in 1654 in Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Major Robert Sheppard was born in 1604 in , Gloucestershire, , England, the child of Richard Shepherd and Mary Benson Shepherd.
  • Major Robert Sheppard married Elizabeth Spencer, and had children including Anne Sheppard.
  • Major Robert Sheppard passed away in 1654 in Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Shepherd
1583 – 1683
Birth Location: Donington, Lincolnshire, England
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Mary Shepherd
1584 – 1625
Birth Location: Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Spencer
1625 – 1655
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, British American Colonies
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Children(s)

Anne Sheppard
1645 – 1711
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Major Sheppard's Ancestors

Self
Major Sheppard
1604 – 1654
Birth Place: , Gloucestershire, , England
Parents
Richard Shepherd
1583 – 1683
Donington, Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Benson) Shepherd
1584 – 1625
Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Sheppard's Descendants

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Major (Robert) Sheppard (Aug 1604 – 5 Jul 1654) m. Elizabeth Spencer (24 Jan 1625 – 20 Dec 1655)
  1. 1. Anne Sheppard (1645 – 20 Mar 1711) m. Thomas Hart (1627 – 10 Jun 1669) m. William Newsome (August 1647 – 5 Sep 1691) m. George Foster (1639 – 15 Dec 1697)
    1. 1. Robert Hart (1660 – 20 Jul 1720)
    2. 2. Henry Hart (1662 – 21 Nov 1739) m. Mary Foster (1660 – 1734)
      1. 1. Thomas Hart (1685 – 6 Mar 1748) m. Mary Lane (1690 – 24 Oct 1759)
        1. 1. Mary Hart (1710 – Oct 1751) m. Thomas (William) Sanders (1715 – 1802) m. William Sanders (1710 – ) m. John Sanders (1708 – 18 Aug 1751)
        2. 2. Charlotte (Anne) Hart (1710 – 1763)
        3. 3. Henry (Phillip) Hart (1715 – 7 Apr 1782)
        4. 4. Jane Hart (1718 – 1761)
        5. 5. David Hart (1720 – )
        6. 6. Henry Hart (1720 – 1761)
        7. 7. David Hart (1723 – 1751)
        8. 8. Lucy Hart (1724 – 1751)
        9. 9. Benjamin Hart (1726 – 1800)
        10. 10. James Hart (AFT 1726 – UNKNOWN)
        11. 11. Rebecca Hart (1730 – 1798)
      2. 2. Henry, (Jr.) Hart (1685 – 20 Jul 1767)
      3. 3. Lucy Hart (1685 – 1762)
      4. 4. Lydia Hart (1685 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Hart
    4. 4. Mary Hart (1660 – 1734)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Hart (1661 – )
    6. 6. Anne Hart (1663 – )
    7. 7. Elizabeth Hart (1665 – 1734)
    8. 8. Mary Hart
    9. 9. Mary Hart

Major Sheppard's Timeline

3 Records

1604
Aug 1604
Birth of Major Robert Sheppard in , Gloucestershire, , England
, Gloucestershire, , England
1624
1624
Age 20
Major Robert Sheppard was married in Surry, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Surry, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
1654
5 Jul 1654
Age 50
Death of Major Robert Sheppard in Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1604
    Event Place: , Gloucestershire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Surry, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1654
    Event Place: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
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