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Robert Sheppard 1650 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1688

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: Robert Sheppard

Mother: Elizabeth Spencer

Spouse(s): Jessica Hubbard

Children(s): Samuel Shepard, Mary Shepard

The story of Robert Sheppard began in 1650 in Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States. Robert Sheppard married Jessica Hubbard, and had children including Samuel Shepard, Mary Shepard. Robert Sheppard passed away in 1688 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Sheppard began in 1650 in Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States.
  • Robert Sheppard married Jessica Hubbard, and had children including Samuel Shepard, Mary Shepard.
  • Robert Sheppard passed away in 1688 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Children(s)

Robert Sheppard's Ancestors

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Robert Sheppard
1650 – 1688
Birth Place: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Sheppard
1604 – 1654
Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Spencer
1625 – 1655
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert Sheppard
1590 – 1614
Tenterdon, Kent, England
Elizabeth James
1585 – 1614
Smerden, Kent, England
William Spencer
1589 – 1654
Kent County, England
Alice Lightfoot
1599 – 1679
England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sheppard
1575 – 1596
Agnes Byrchett
1560 – 1596
Thomas Marsh
1534 – 1599
Constance Hamby
1549 – 1617
Robert Spencer
1542 – 1620
Rose Cokayne
1556 – 1629
John Lightfoot
1596 – 1648
Anne Goodrich
1580 –
2nd-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
Thomas Spencer
1514 – 1547
Anne Bulkley
1515 – 1550
Chad Cockayne
1520 – 1595
Elizabeth Luke\Leeke
1528 – 1600
Richard Lighfoot
1563 – 1625
Jane Jones
1570 – 1649

Robert Sheppard's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Frankie Wright
      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)
        1. 1. Cynthia Harris (1778 – 1860) m. Michael Peaster (1774 – 1859)
        2. 2. Timothy Harris (1778 – 1850)
        3. 3. Richard Harris (1780 – About 1851)
        4. 4. Samuel (W) HARRIS (1785 – )
        5. 5. Lettis ("Lettie") Harris (4 Dec 1790 – 1850) m. Andrew (Drury) Culpepper (Jun 1788 – 14 Mar 1857)
        6. 6. James (Pickney) Harris (1795 – 1835) m. Mary Bell (7 July 1790 – 5 January 1853)
        7. 7. Micajah Harris (1 Feb 1798 – 12 May 1867) m. Mary (Magdaline) Gallman (17 Aug 1803 – 4 Sep 1864)
        8. 8. Jocerdon (Jorden) Harris (1800 – 1860)
        9. 9. Cinthia Harris (1809 – 1879)
      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)
        1. 1. John (Sheppard) Strother (16 Jan 1788 – )
        2. 2. George (James) Strother (1791 – 1817)
        3. 3. Jeannette Strother (1794 – 1796)
        4. 4. Joyce (Powell) Culpepper (1 Feb 1801 – 10 Feb 1824) m. James Sheppard (10 Dec 1790 – Sep 1869)
        5. 5. Jacob (Joseph) Culpepper (14 Sep 1818 – 2 Oct 1865) m. Nancy Crawford (1819 – 19 Aug 1861)
      5. 5. Frances Sheppard
  2. 2. Mary Shepard (1695 – 1792)

Robert Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1650
1650
Birth of Robert Sheppard in Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
1688
1688
Age 38
Death of Robert Sheppard in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

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