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Rebecca Shepherd 1780–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Powell Valley, Lee Co., Virginia

Death Date: 11 JAN 1867

Death Location: Big Stone Gap, Lee Co., Virginia

Father: Sampson Shepherd

Mother: Elizabeth Highsmith

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The story of Rebecca Shepherd began in 1780 in Powell Valley, Lee Co., Virginia. Rebecca Shepherd passed away in 1867 in Big Stone Gap, Lee Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebecca Shepherd began in 1780 in Powell Valley, Lee Co., Virginia.
  • Rebecca Shepherd passed away in 1867 in Big Stone Gap, Lee Co., Virginia.

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Rebecca Shepherd's Ancestors

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Rebecca Shepherd
1780–1867
Birth Place: Powell Valley, Lee Co., Virginia
Parents
Sampson Thomas Shepherd
1739–1787
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ('Betsy') Highsmith
1749–1803
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Highsmith Hysmith Sr,) Corp.
1710–1771
Norfolk City, Virginia
Anna Beck
1715–1772
, Norfolk, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Highsmith
1690–1728
Eleanor Highsmith
1692–1728
Benjamin Beck
1696–1719
Margaret Suggs
1696–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Hysmith
1642–1750
Mary Marrow
1640–1755
William Powell
1672–1715
Anne Powell
1652–1695
Jeremiah Beck
1650–1708
Ann Morrow
1650–1700
George Sr
1665–1734
Sarah (P)
1668–1734

Rebecca Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Rebecca Shepherd in Powell Valley, Lee Co., Virginia
Powell Valley, Lee Co., Virginia
1867
11 JAN 1867
Age 87
Death of Rebecca Shepherd in Big Stone Gap, Lee Co., Virginia
Big Stone Gap, Lee Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Powell Valley, Lee Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1867
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Lee Co., Virginia

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