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Rebecca Shepherd 1785–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1844

Death Location: Wise, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Shepherd

Mother: Elizabeth Highsmith

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The story of Rebecca Shepherd began in 1785 in Russell, Virginia, United States. Rebecca Shepherd passed away in 1844 in Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebecca Shepherd began in 1785 in Russell, Virginia, United States.
  • Rebecca Shepherd passed away in 1844 in Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Rebecca Shepherd's Ancestors

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Rebecca Shepherd
1785–1844
Birth Place: Russell, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Shepherd
1745–1787
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Highsmith
1749–1769
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Sampson Shepherd
1708–1777
Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Martha Mayo
1713–1791
Barbados
Daniel Highsmith
1710–1807
, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Ann Beck
1715–1772
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Mayo
1684–1744
Frances Gould
1693–1731
Bartholomew Highsmith
1690–1728
Eleanor Powell
1692–1728
Benjamin Beck
1690–1715
Margaret Suggs
1696–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mayo
1656–1691
Elizabeth Hooper
1662–1740
Enoch Gould
1660–1755
Mary Thompson
1663–1697

Rebecca Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Rebecca Shepherd in Russell, Virginia, United States
Russell, Virginia, United States
1844
1844
Age 59
Death of Rebecca Shepherd in Wise, Virginia, United States
Wise, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Russell, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Wise, Virginia, United States

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