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Nancy Wicker Sheppard 1778–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 7 August 1843

Death Location: Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Robert Wicker

Mother: Hannah Holley

Spouse(s): John Shepherd

Children(s): Dorcas Sheppard, Jemima Wilkinson, Hannah Ferguson, Mary Johnson, William Shepherd, John Sheppard, Sarah Bennett, Elisha Shepherd, Joel Shepherd, Nathaniel Shepherd, Isaac Shepherd, Nancy Green, Thomas Shepherd, Eunice Anthony

In 1778, Nancy Wicker Sheppard entered the world in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Robert Hester Wicker And Hannah Simmons Holley. Nancy Wicker Sheppard married John Hartwell Shepherd, and had children including Dorcas Amanda C Sheppard, Elisha W Shepherd, Eunice Shepherd Anthony, Hannah Shepherd Ferguson, Isaac Newton Shepherd, Jemima Shepherd Wilkinson, Joel R Shepherd, John Hartwell Sheppard, Mary Ann Shepherd Johnson, Nancy Marzilla Shepherd Green, Nathaniel W Shepherd, Sarah Sallie Sheppard Bennett, Thomas G Shepherd, William Shepherd. Nancy Wicker Sheppard passed away in 1843 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America.

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  • In 1778, Nancy Wicker Sheppard entered the world in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Robert Hester Wicker And Hannah Simmons Holley.
  • Nancy Wicker Sheppard married John Hartwell Shepherd, and had children including Dorcas Amanda C Sheppard, Elisha W Shepherd, Eunice Shepherd Anthony, Hannah Shepherd Ferguson, Isaac Newton Shepherd, Jemima Shepherd Wilkinson, Joel R Shepherd, John Hartwell Sheppard, Mary Ann Shepherd Johnson, Nancy Marzilla Shepherd Green, Nathaniel W Shepherd, Sarah Sallie Sheppard Bennett, Thomas G Shepherd, William Shepherd.
  • Nancy Wicker Sheppard passed away in 1843 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Nancy Sheppard's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Sheppard
1778–1843
Birth Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Robert Hester Wicker
1738–1821
Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Hannah (Simmons) Holley
1742–1818
Edgecomb, Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Francis) Hester
1717–1784
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Nathaniel (Holley) Jr
1715–1791
Bertie County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Holley
1680–1726
Jeanne Ricks
1685–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John HOLLEY
1665–1732
Elizabeth LEIGHTSEY
1670–1730

Nancy Sheppard's Descendants

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Nancy (Wicker) Sheppard (1778–7 August 1843) m. John (Hartwell) Shepherd (16 June 1765–22 November 1836)
  1. 1. Dorcas (Amanda C) Sheppard 1797–1821 m. William Sheppard 1793–1844
    1. 1. Elisha Sheppard 1819–1875 m. Narsisa (Norsisa) Clark 1819–1870
      1. 1. Annie (Julianna Elizabeth) Harris 1851–1929 m. Dr (Edward Rice) Harris 1844–1904
        1. 1. Beulah (H) Wilson 1872–1949 m. Thomas (Elliot) Wilson 1861–1941
        2. 2. Frank Harris 1878–1889
        3. 3. Jessie Harris 1883–1951
        4. 4. John (M) Harris 1874–1875
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Sheppard 1814–1869
    3. 3. John (Jasper) Sheppard 1834–1852
    4. 4. William (N) Sheppard 1831–1904
    5. 5. Columbia (Teresa C) Sheppard 1828–1861
    6. 6. Isaac (Washington) Sheppard 1836–1837
  2. 2. Jemima (Shepherd) Wilkinson 1792–1857 m. William Wilkinson 1782–1856
  3. 3. Hannah (Shepherd) Ferguson 1794–1873 m. James Wilkinson 1780–1833 m. Joel Ferguson 1780–1863
  4. 4. Mary (Ann Shepherd) Johnson 1795–1830
  5. 5. William Shepherd 1799–1821
  6. 6. John (Hartwell) Sheppard 1801–1866 m. Dorcas (Lewellyn "Laura") Sheppard 1808–1867
  7. 7. Sarah (“Sallie” Sheppard) Bennett 1804–1870 m. James (Nathan) Bennett 1806–1857
    1. 1. Marzilla (Adaline) Statham 1841–1916
    2. 2. William (Marvin) Bennett 1833–1898
  8. 8. Elisha (W.) Shepherd 1809–1846
  9. 9. Joel (R) Shepherd 1810–1848
  10. 10. Nathaniel (W.) Shepherd 1814–1836
  11. 11. Isaac (Newton) Shepherd 1816–1886 m. Mary (Frances) Randol 1824–1898
  12. 12. Nancy (Marzilla Shepherd) Green 1823–1847 m. Christopher (C.) Green 1815–1859
    1. 1. Nancy (Susan) Anthony 1846–1922 m. Wm. Anthony 1845–
      1. 1. Robt. Anthony 1867–
      2. 2. Annie Anthony 1869–
      3. 3. Alice Anthony 1871–
      4. 4. Emma Anthony 1874–
      5. 5. Elmora Anthony 1876–
      6. 6. Henry Anthony 1878–
  13. 13. Thomas (G.) Shepherd 1826–1846
  14. 14. Eunice (Shepherd) Anthony 1805–1865 m. William Anthony 1793–1865 m. William (M.) Bennett 1793–1833
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Bennett 1826–1897 m. Josiah (Marshall) Anthony 1820–1896
      1. 1. Wm. Anthony 1845– m. Nancy (Susan) Anthony 1846–1922

Nancy Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Nancy Wicker Sheppard in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
1843
7 August 1843
Age 65
Death of Nancy Wicker Sheppard in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America
Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1843
    Event Place: Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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