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Robert Sheppard 1604 – 1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1604

Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 5 Jul 1654

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Father: Robert Sheppard

Mother: Elizabeth James

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Spencer, Mary Green

Children(s): William Shepherd, Robert Sheppard, Anne Sheppard

Robert Sheppard was born in 1604 in Gloucestershire, England, the child of Robert Sheppard and Elizabeth James. In 1624, Robert Sheppard resided in Elizabeth City County, VA. Robert Sheppard married Elizabeth Spencer, Mary Green, and had children including William Shepherd, Robert Sheppard, Anne Sheppard. Robert Sheppard passed away in 1654 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Sheppard was born in 1604 in Gloucestershire, England, the child of Robert Sheppard and Elizabeth James.
  • In 1624, Robert Sheppard resided in Elizabeth City County, VA.
  • Robert Sheppard married Elizabeth Spencer, Mary Green, and had children including William Shepherd, Robert Sheppard, Anne Sheppard.
  • Robert Sheppard passed away in 1654 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Sheppard's Ancestors

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Robert Sheppard
1604 – 1654
Birth Place: Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Robert Sheppard
1590 – 1614
Tenterdon, Kent, England
Elizabeth James
1585 – 1614
Smerden, Kent, England
Grandparents
Robert Sheppard
1575 – 1596
Ratcliff, London, England
Agnes Byrchett
1560 – 1596
Rhys, Shropshire, England
Thomas Marsh
1534 – 1599
Louth, Lincolnshire, England
Constance Hamby
1549 – 1617
Maltby, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sheppard
1551 – 1581
Anne Atesbury
1560 – 1593
THOMAS Byrchett
1540 – 1569
Isabel
1545 – 1590
William Marsh
1499 – 1542
Margaret Walker
1553 – 1601
John Hamby
1520 – 1573
Jane Pickering
1525 – 1573
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Atesbury
1520 – 1564
Edward Marsh
1470 – 1542
Isabel Saville
1474 – 1534
George Hamby
1491 – 1521
Margaret Green
1480 – 1510
Richard Pickering
1500 –

Robert Sheppard's Descendants

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Robert Sheppard (Aug 1604 – 5 Jul 1654) m. Elizabeth Spencer (1625 – 1655) m. Mary Green (1600 – )
  1. 1. William Shepherd (1637 – )
  2. 2. Robert Sheppard (1650 – 1688) m. Jessica Hubbard (1673 – )
    1. 1. Samuel Shepard (1695 – 9 Nov 1751) m. Mary Kavanagh (1705 – )
      1. 1. Elizabeth Shepard (1724 – ) m. Archibald Wright (1720 – 1774) m. Archibald Wright (1720 – 1826)
        1. 1. John Wright (1 Aug 1759 – Nov 1826) m. Susannah Hudnall (13 Sept 1758 – 1826)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wright (1750 – 1835)
      2. 2. James Shepard (1737 – 17 Sep 1791) m. Jannett Riddle (1742 – 8 May 1820)
        1. 1. William Sheppard (1760 – 29 Nov 1825)
        2. 2. Lewis Sheppard (1762 – 1819)
        3. 3. Sarah (Sally) Shepard (21 Jul 1762 – 1819) m. Micajah ("Cage") Harris (6 Nov 1752 – 1813)
        4. 4. Joyce (Powell) Sheppard (1771 – 1841) m. William (Augustus) Strother (16 Feb 1766 – 18 Aug 1794) m. Benjamin Culpepper (10 Jan 1749 – 10 Jan 1827)
        5. 5. Frances Sheppard
    2. 2. Mary Shepard (1695 – 1792)
  3. 3. Anne Sheppard (1650 – ) m. William Newsom

Robert Sheppard's Timeline

3 Records

1604
Aug 1604
Birth of Robert Sheppard in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1624
1624
Age 20
Robert Sheppard resided here in Elizabeth City County, VA
Elizabeth City County, VA
1654
5 Jul 1654
Age 50
Death of Robert Sheppard in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1604
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Elizabeth City County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia Census, 1607-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1654
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

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