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Major Robert Sheppard 1604–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1604

Birth Location: Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 05 Jul 1654

Death Location: Jamestown, Surry co, Virginia

Father: ROBERT (10th)

Mother: Elizabeth James

Spouse(s): Elizabeth SPENCER

Children(s): Robert IV

Major Robert Sheppard was born in 1604 in Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Robert Sheppard 10Th And Elizabeth James. Major Robert Sheppard married Elizabeth Spencer, and had children including Robert Sheppard Iv. Major Robert Sheppard passed away in 1654 in Jamestown, Surry co, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Major Robert Sheppard was born in 1604 in Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Robert Sheppard 10Th And Elizabeth James.
  • Major Robert Sheppard married Elizabeth Spencer, and had children including Robert Sheppard Iv.
  • Major Robert Sheppard passed away in 1654 in Jamestown, Surry co, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

ROBERT (10th)
1590–1614
Birth Location: Tenterden, Kent, England
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Elizabeth James
1590–1614
Birth Location: Smerden, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth SPENCER
1624–1659
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Robert IV
1650–1697
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
RI

Major Sheppard's Ancestors

Self
Major Sheppard
1604–1654
Birth Place: Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
ROBERT SHEPPARD (10th)
1590–1614
Tenterden, Kent, England
Elizabeth James
1590–1614
Smerden, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Sheppard's Descendants

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Major (Robert) Sheppard (Aug 1604–05 Jul 1654) m. Elizabeth SPENCER (24 Jan 1624–13 May 1659)
  1. 1. Robert (SHEPPARD) IV 1650–1697 m. Jessica Hubbard 1660– m. Elizabeth James 1652–
    1. 1. Samuel Shepard 1695–1762 m. Mary (Kavanagh (6th) GG) 1705–1751
      1. 1. James Sheppard 1737–1791 m. Jannett Riddle 1742–1820
        1. 1. Thomas (Lewis) Shepard 1762–1819 m. Joyce (Janet) Powell 1772–1841
        2. 2. Joyce (Powell) Sheppard 1770–1841
        3. 3. George Sheppard 1766–1819
        4. 4. Sarah ("Sally") Sheppard 1768–1819
        5. 5. Honorias Sheppard 1778–1859
        6. 6. Thomas (S.) Shepard 1776–1850
        7. 7. Rosannah Sheppard 1764–
        8. 8. Frances Sheppard 1776–1819
        9. 9. Jannet Sheppard 1780–1819
      2. 2. John Shepherd 1742–
      3. 3. Mildred Shepherd 1746–
      4. 4. Frances Shepherd 1748–
      5. 5. Sarah (Crockford) Shepherd 1752–
      6. 6. Benjamin Shepherd 1758–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Shepard 1724–
      8. 8. Carrol (M) Shepard 1726–
      9. 9. Robert Shepard 1732–1797
      10. 10. Ann Shepard 1728–
      11. 11. Samuel (Shepard) II 1730–1792
      12. 12. Mary (Baldwin) Shepherd 1744–1813

Major Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1604
Aug 1604
Birth of Major Robert Sheppard in Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, England
Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, England
1654
05 Jul 1654
Age 50
Death of Major Robert Sheppard in Jamestown, Surry co, Virginia
Jamestown, Surry co, Virginia

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1654
    Event Place: Jamestown, Surry co, Virginia
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