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Nicholas Shepard 1540–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Bilderson, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1598

Death Location: Wiltshire, England

Father: John Shephard

Mother: Mrs. Shephard

Spouse(s): Rose Melton

Children(s): Edward Sheppard, Sharon Sallee, Robert Shepard, Susan Shephard, William Shephard

Nicholas Shepard was born in 1540 in Bilderson, Suffolk, England, the child of John Shephard And Mrs John Shephard. Nicholas Shepard married Rose Melton, and had children including Edward Sheppard, Robert Shepard, Sharon Ione Sallee, Susan Shephard, William Shephard. Nicholas Shepard passed away in 1598 in Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Shepard was born in 1540 in Bilderson, Suffolk, England, the child of John Shephard And Mrs John Shephard.
  • Nicholas Shepard married Rose Melton, and had children including Edward Sheppard, Robert Shepard, Sharon Ione Sallee, Susan Shephard, William Shephard.
  • Nicholas Shepard passed away in 1598 in Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shephard
1513–1557
Birth Location: Parkham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Mrs. Shephard
1514–
Birth Location: Parkham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
MS

Spouses(s)

Rose Melton
1544–
Birth Location: Bildeston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
RM

Children(s)

Edward Sheppard
1567–1600
Birth Location: Wharstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Sharon Sallee
1560–1620
Birth Location: London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Shepard
1570–1617
Birth Location: Bildeston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
RS
Susan Shephard
1573–
Birth Location: Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
SS
William Shephard
1566–
Birth Location: Bildeston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
WS

Nicholas Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Shepard
1540–1598
Birth Place: Bilderson, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Shephard
1513–1557
Parkham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Mrs. (John) Shephard
1514–
Parkham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Shepard's Descendants

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Nicholas Shepard (1540–1598) m. Rose Melton (1544–)
  1. 1. Edward Sheppard 1567–1600 m. Anna Edis 1551–
    1. 1. Susannah (Peabody) Sheppard 1581–1662 m. Gregory Wolterton 1585–1672 m. Stephen Wolterton 1585–1672
      1. 1. Susannah Wolterton 1610–1673 m. Stephen Jordan 1589–1670 m. Nathaniel Merrill 1601–1654
        1. 1. Anna Jordan 1617–1669
        2. 2. Daniel Merrill 1642–1717
        3. 3. Thomas Merrill 1646–1711
        4. 4. John Merrill 1635–1712
        5. 5. Nathaniel Merrill 1634–1682
        6. 6. Abraham Merrill 1637–1722
        7. 7. Abel Merrill 1643–1689
  2. 2. Sharon (Ione) Sallee 1560–1620
  3. 3. Robert Shepard 1570–1617
  4. 4. Susan Shephard 1573–
  5. 5. William Shephard 1566–

Nicholas Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Nicholas Shepard in Bilderson, Suffolk, England
Bilderson, Suffolk, England
1598
1598
Age 58
Death of Nicholas Shepard in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Bilderson, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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