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Martha Sheppard 1692–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1692

Birth Location: Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Death Date: 1760

Death Location: Fawn Grove, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Edmund Sheppard

Mother: MARY KNIGHT

Spouse(s): Josiah Payne

Children(s): Martha Payne\Pain

The story of Martha Sheppard began in 1692 in Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Martha Sheppard married Josiah Payne, and had children including Martha Payne Pain. Martha Sheppard passed away in 1760 in Fawn Grove, York, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Sheppard began in 1692 in Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  • Martha Sheppard married Josiah Payne, and had children including Martha Payne Pain.
  • Martha Sheppard passed away in 1760 in Fawn Grove, York, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Sheppard
1657–
Birth Location: London, London, England
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MARY KNIGHT
1664–
Birth Location: Holland, Netherlands
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Spouses(s)

Josiah Payne
1690–1752
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
JP

Children(s)

Martha Payne\Pain
1722–1764
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Martha Sheppard's Ancestors

Self
Martha Sheppard
1692–1760
Birth Place: Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Parents
Edmund Sheppard
1657–
London, London, England
MARY KNIGHT
1664–
Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Edmund Sheppard
1657–
Stepney, London, England
Jane Hogbourn
1625–
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Sheppard's Descendants

1.
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Martha Sheppard (1692–1760) m. Josiah Payne (01 Jan 1690–01 Jan 1752)
  1. 1. Martha Payne\Pain 1722–1764 m. Eleaser Cowgill 1710–1759
    1. 1. John Cowgill 1746–1819 m. Susannah Farnsworth 1752–1815
      1. 1. Mary Cougle 1767–1829 m. Robert Vail 1761–1817
        1. 1. Anne Vail 1787–1810 m. Thomas (Oliver) Arnold 1787–1867

Martha Sheppard's Timeline

4 Records

1692
1692
Birth of Martha Sheppard in Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
1704
1704
Age 12
Martha Sheppard was married in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1715
1715
Age 23
Martha Sheppard was married in Chester, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
1760
1760
Age 68
Death of Martha Sheppard in Fawn Grove, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Fawn Grove, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Chester, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: PA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Fawn Grove, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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