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Richard Sheppard 1533–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Pesmarche, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1596

Death Location: St Saviour, Surrey, England

Father: Robert Shepard

Mother: Agnes Burchet

Spouse(s): Anne Heytesbury

Children(s): Robert Sheppard

The story of Richard Sheppard began in 1533 in Pesmarche, Sussex, England. Richard Sheppard married Anne Heytesbury, and had children including Robert Sheppard. Richard Sheppard passed away in 1596 in St Saviour, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Sheppard began in 1533 in Pesmarche, Sussex, England.
  • Richard Sheppard married Anne Heytesbury, and had children including Robert Sheppard.
  • Richard Sheppard passed away in 1596 in St Saviour, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Shepard
1505–1560
Birth Location: Redgrave, Suffolk, England
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Agnes Burchet
1509–1560
Birth Location: Rye, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Heytesbury
1545–1582
Birth Location: Westfield, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Robert Sheppard
1575–1596
Birth Location: Ratcliff, London, England
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Richard Sheppard's Ancestors

Self
Richard Sheppard
1533–1596
Birth Place: Pesmarche, Sussex, England
Parents
Robert Shepard
1505–1560
Redgrave, Suffolk, England
Agnes Burchet
1509–1560
Rye, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Edmund Shepard
1475–1523
Redgrave, Suffolk, England
Agnes Heytesbury
1479–1540
Redgrave, Suffolk, England
Thomas Burchet
1484–1523
Rye, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Heytesbury
1454–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Sheppard's Descendants

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Richard Sheppard (1533–1596) m. Anne Heytesbury (1545–1582)
  1. 1. Robert Sheppard 1575–1596 m. Agnes Byrchett 1560–1596
    1. 1. Robert Sheppard 1590–1614 m. Elizabeth Marsh 1582–1662
      1. 1. Robert Sheppard 1604–1710 m. Elizabeth Spencer 1611–1669
        1. 1. Anne Sheppard 1625–1711 m. Thomas Hart 1628–1669 m. George Foster 1639–1697 m. William Newsom 1648–1691
        2. 2. Dorothy Sheppard 1627–
        3. 3. Mary Sheppard 1629–
        4. 4. Priscilla Sheppard 1631–
        5. 5. Susannah Sheppard 1632–
        6. 6. Robert Shepherd 1635–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Shepherd 1639–1666
        8. 8. Susan Sheppard 1643–1630
        9. 9. William Sheppard 1652–1670
        10. 10. John Shepherd 1633–
        11. 11. John Sheppard 1648–
      2. 2. Martin Sheppard 1607–1608
      3. 3. Thomasina Sheppard 1610–1611
      4. 4. Robert Sheppard 1604–1653

Richard Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1533
1533
Birth of Richard Sheppard in Pesmarche, Sussex, England
Pesmarche, Sussex, England
1596
1596
Age 63
Death of Richard Sheppard in St Saviour, Surrey, England
St Saviour, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Pesmarche, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: St Saviour, Surrey, England
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