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Peter Burr Shepherd 1795–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1795

Birth Location: Greenbrier, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 May 1839

Death Location: Mount Pleasant, Delaware, Indiana, USA

Father: Daniel Shepherd

Mother: Chloe Shepherd

Spouse(s): Rhoda Shepherd

Children(s): Jesse Shepherd, Eliza Shepherd, Sarah Shephard, Daniel Shepherd, Abigail Shepherd, Albert Shepherd, James Shepherd, David Shepherd, Oliver Shepherd, Samuel Shepherd, William Shepherd, Moses Shepherd

Peter Burr Shepherd was born in 1795 in Greenbrier, Virginia, USA, the child of Daniel Shepherd And Chloe Shepherd. In 1820, Peter Burr Shepherd resided in Jackson, Indiana, USA. In 1829, Peter Burr Shepherd resided in Ohio, United States. Peter Burr Shepherd married Rhoda Shepherd, and had children including Abigail Ann Shepherd, Albert Burr Shepherd, Daniel Shepherd, David Shepherd, Eliza Jane Shepherd, James F Shepherd, Jesse Asbury Shepherd, Moses Trader Shepherd, Oliver Perry Shepherd, Samuel Peter Beeks Shepherd, Sarah Ellen Shephard, William Cummins Shepherd. Peter Burr Shepherd passed away in 1839 in Mount Pleasant, Delaware, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Burr Shepherd was born in 1795 in Greenbrier, Virginia, USA, the child of Daniel Shepherd And Chloe Shepherd.
  • In 1820, Peter Burr Shepherd resided in Jackson, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1829, Peter Burr Shepherd resided in Ohio, United States.
  • Peter Burr Shepherd married Rhoda Shepherd, and had children including Abigail Ann Shepherd, Albert Burr Shepherd, Daniel Shepherd, David Shepherd, Eliza Jane Shepherd, James F Shepherd, Jesse Asbury Shepherd, Moses Trader Shepherd, Oliver Perry Shepherd, Samuel Peter Beeks Shepherd, Sarah Ellen Shephard, William Cummins Shepherd.
  • Peter Burr Shepherd passed away in 1839 in Mount Pleasant, Delaware, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Shepherd's Ancestors

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Peter Shepherd
1795–1839
Birth Place: Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Parents
Daniel Shepherd
1757–1814
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Chloe Shepherd
1762–1804
Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
William Shepherd
1732–1802
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Gillett
1735–1783
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Shepherd's Descendants

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Peter (Burr) Shepherd (1 Apr 1795–7 May 1839) m. Rhoda Shepherd (1800–10 Nov 1875)
  1. 1. Jesse (Asbury) Shepherd 1823–1896
    1. 1. Margaret (Emily "Emma") Shepherd 1855–1922
      1. 1. Covert (Ansel) Beaver 1884–1940
  2. 2. Eliza (Jane) Shepherd 1835–1888
  3. 3. Sarah (Ellen) Shephard 1830–1901
  4. 4. Daniel Shepherd 1827–1839
  5. 5. Abigail (Ann) Shepherd 1827–1865
  6. 6. Albert (Burr) Shepherd 1829–1890
  7. 7. James (F) Shepherd 1823–1907
  8. 8. David Shepherd 1826–1839
  9. 9. Oliver (Perry) Shepherd 1836–1862
  10. 10. Samuel (Peter Beeks) Shepherd 1838–1917
  11. 11. William (Cummins) Shepherd 1816–1893
  12. 12. Moses (Trader) Shepherd 1820–1866

Peter Shepherd's Timeline

8 Records

1795
1 Apr 1795
Birth of Peter Burr Shepherd in Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 25
Peter Burr Shepherd resided here in Jackson, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Indiana, USA
1829
1829
Age 34
Peter Burr Shepherd resided here in Ohio, United States
Ohio, United States
1830
1830
Age 35
Peter Burr Shepherd resided here in Brownstown, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Brownstown, Jackson, Indiana, USA
1835
1835-1850
Age 40
Peter Burr Shepherd resided here in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1837
Abt 1837
Age 42
Peter Burr Shepherd resided here in Jackson, Indiana
Jackson, Indiana
1837
7 Jun 1837
Age 42
Peter Burr Shepherd - Probate in Jackson, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Indiana, USA
1839
7 May 1839
Age 44
Death of Peter Burr Shepherd in Mt Pleasant, Delaware County, Indiana, USA
Mt Pleasant, Delaware County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1795
    Event Place: Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Jackson, Indiana; Page: 267; NARA Roll: M33_13; Image: 288

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Ohio, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Township Plats of Selected States; Series #: T1234; Roll: 49

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Brownstown, Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Brownstown, Jackson, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 29; Page: 238; Family History Library Film: 0007718

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1835-1850
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1837
    Event Place: Jackson, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, Will Records, 1818-1928; Author: Jackson County (Indiana). Clerk of the Circuit Court; Indiana. County Court (Jackson County); Indiana. Circuit Court (Jackson County)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1839
    Event Place: Mt Pleasant, Delaware County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, Will Records, 1818-1928; Author: Jackson County (Indiana). Clerk of the Circuit Court; Indiana. County Court (Jackson County); Indiana. Circuit Court (Jackson County)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1837
    Event Place: Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, Will Records, 1818-1928; Author: Jackson County (Indiana). Clerk of the Circuit Court; Indiana. County Court (Jackson County); Indiana. Circuit Court (Jackson County)

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