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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 Warren

Children(s): Anne NEWSOME

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 Warren, and had children including Anne Newsome. 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 Warren, and had children including Anne Newsome.
  • 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 Warren
1625–1655
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, British American Colonies
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Children(s)

Anne NEWSOME
1645–1711
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
AN

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

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

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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