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Robert Shepherd 1739–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1739

Birth Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 June 1817

Death Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: George Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Daye

Spouse(s): Sarah Rash

Children(s): Rebecca Harmon, Nancy McQueary, Mary McNiel, Agnes Irwin, Sarah Judd, Elizabeth Shepherd

Robert Shepherd was born in 1739 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA, the child of George Shepherd Sr And Elizabeth Mary Angelicke Daye. Robert Shepherd married Sarah Rash, and had children including Agnes Jane Irwin, Elizabeth Shepherd, Mary Polly Mcniel, Nancy Ann Mcqueary, Rebecca Harmon, Sarah Judd. Robert Shepherd passed away in 1817 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Shepherd was born in 1739 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA, the child of George Shepherd Sr And Elizabeth Mary Angelicke Daye.
  • Robert Shepherd married Sarah Rash, and had children including Agnes Jane Irwin, Elizabeth Shepherd, Mary Polly Mcniel, Nancy Ann Mcqueary, Rebecca Harmon, Sarah Judd.
  • Robert Shepherd passed away in 1817 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Robert Shepherd
1739–1817
Birth Place: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Parents
George Shepherd Sr
1700–1751
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Mary Angelicke) Daye
1699–1751
Essex County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Edward (Thomas) Sheppard
1675–1738
Scotland
Thomas (Day\ Dea) Jr
1651–1705
Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Shepherd's Descendants

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Robert Shepherd (17 Jun 1739–5 June 1817) m. Sarah Rash (23 Apr 1748–21 April 1810)
  1. 1. Rebecca Harmon 1787–1836
  2. 2. Nancy (Ann) McQueary 1770–1835
  3. 3. Mary (Polly) McNiel 1773–1869
  4. 4. Agnes (Jane) Irwin 1775–1856
  5. 5. Sarah Judd 1782–1858
  6. 6. Elizabeth Shepherd 1767–1820

Robert Shepherd's Timeline

3 Records

1739
17 Jun 1739
Birth of Robert Shepherd in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1810
1810
Age 71
Robert Shepherd - Probate in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1817
5 June 1817
Age 78
Death of Robert Shepherd in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1739
    Event Place: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 157
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Wilkes County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Wilkes, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 June 1817
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Wilkes County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Wilkes, North Carolina
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Wilkes County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Wilkes, North Carolina

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