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Matthew Shepard 1675–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1675

Birth Location: Cavendish, Suffolk

Death Date: Aug 1727

Death Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, England

Father: Thomas Shephard

Mother: Mary White

Spouse(s): Mariae Biggs

Children(s): Mary SHEPHERD, Matthew Shepard, Ambrosius Shepard, Martha Shepard, Anna Shepherd

Matthew Shepard was born in 1675 in Cavendish, Suffolk, the child of Thomas Shephard And Mary White. Matthew Shepard married Mariae Mary Biggs, and had children including Ambrosius Shepard, Anna Shepherd, Martha Shepard, Mary Shepherd, Matthew Shepard. Matthew Shepard passed away in 1727 in Glemsford, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Matthew Shepard was born in 1675 in Cavendish, Suffolk, the child of Thomas Shephard And Mary White.
  • Matthew Shepard married Mariae Mary Biggs, and had children including Ambrosius Shepard, Anna Shepherd, Martha Shepard, Mary Shepherd, Matthew Shepard.
  • Matthew Shepard passed away in 1727 in Glemsford, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shephard
1641–1740
Birth Location: Cavendish, Suffolk
TS
Mary White
1640–1678
Birth Location: Cavendish, Suffolk
MW

Spouses(s)

Mariae Biggs
1677–1760
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, England
MB

Children(s)

Mary SHEPHERD
1701–1758
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, England
MS
Matthew Shepard
1696–1739
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, England
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Ambrosius Shepard
1697–1777
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk
AS
Martha Shepard
1698–1760
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk
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Anna Shepherd
1707–1707
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk
AS

Matthew Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Shepard
1675–1727
Birth Place: Cavendish, Suffolk
Parents
Thomas Shephard
1641–1740
Cavendish, Suffolk
Mary White
1640–1678
Cavendish, Suffolk
Grandparents
William Shepherd
1612–1657
Redgrave, Suffolk
Ann Hillbeck
1619–1688
Cavendish, Suffolk
Great-Grandparents
William Shepherd
1581–1615
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Shepard's Descendants

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Matthew Shepard (20 Sep 1675–Aug 1727) m. Mariae ((Mary)) Biggs (1677–18 May 1760)
  1. 1. Mary SHEPHERD 1701–1758 m. William (Byford) (Biford) 1700–1757
    1. 1. Susannah Byford 1725–1754 m. Thomas (Breines) (Breans) 1725–1765
      1. 1. Hannah Breines 1748–1816 m. William Bruty 1747–1807
        1. 1. William Bruty 1787–1851 m. Ann Philpot 1803–1884
        2. 2. John Bruty 1776–1840
        3. 3. Robert Bruty 1798–1867
        4. 4. Hannah Bruty 1784–1867
        5. 5. Thomas Bruty 1773–1808
        6. 6. Elizabeth Bruty 1775–
        7. 7. Susanna Bruty 1780–
        8. 8. James Bruty 1783–1808
        9. 9. Ann Brutey 1785–1786
        10. 10. Sarah Bruty 1794–1794
    2. 2. Hannah BYFORD 1728–1728
    3. 3. Mary Bayford 1722–1728
    4. 4. Ambrose Byford 1731–1805
    5. 5. Ann Byford 1739–
    6. 6. Ann Byford 1738–1738
    7. 7. Elizabeth Byford 1734–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Byford 1723–1731
    9. 9. Elizabeth Byford 1733–1733
    10. 10. John Byford 1742–
    11. 11. John Byford 1737–1737
    12. 12. Sarah Byford 1741–
    13. 13. William Byford 1729–1781
    14. 14. Richard Byford 1730–1781
    15. 15. Hannah byford 1735–1779
    16. 16. Margarit Byford 1726–1726
    17. 17. Reuben Byford 1733–1737
    18. 18. Margaret Byford 1729–1801
    19. 19. Rose Byford 1735–1735
    20. 20. Sarah Byford 1733–1733
    21. 21. Sarah byford 1728–1728
  2. 2. Matthew Shepard 1696–1739
  3. 3. Ambrosius Shepard 1697–1777
  4. 4. Martha Shepard 1698–1760
  5. 5. Anna Shepherd 1707–1707

Matthew Shepard's Timeline

3 Records

1675
20 Sep 1675
Birth of Matthew Shepard in Cavendish, Suffolk
Cavendish, Suffolk
1675
20 Sep 1675
Matthew Shepard was baptized in Cavendish,Suffolk,England
Cavendish,Suffolk,England
1727
Aug 1727
Age 52
Death of Matthew Shepard in Glemsford, Suffolk, England
Glemsford, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1675
    Event Place: Cavendish, Suffolk

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1675
    Event Place: Cavendish,Suffolk,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1727
    Event Place: Glemsford, Suffolk, England
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