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Sarah Sheppard 1690 – 1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States

Death Date: May 1732

Death Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States

Father: Hercules Shepheard

Mother: Mary Avery

Spouse(s): Jeremiah Claypoole

Children(s): Comfort Claypoole, Mary Claypoole, Sarah Claypoole, Rachel Claypoole, Joseph Claypoole, Elizabeth Claypoole, George Claypoole, Rebecca Claypoole, Jehu Claypoole

The story of Sarah Sheppard began in 1690 in Sussex, Delaware, United States. Sarah Sheppard married Jeremiah Claypoole, and had children including Comfort Claypoole, Mary Claypoole, Sarah Claypoole, Rachel Claypoole, Joseph Claypoole, Elizabeth Claypoole, George Claypoole, Rebecca Claypoole, Jehu Claypoole. Sarah Sheppard passed away in 1732 in Sussex, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Sheppard began in 1690 in Sussex, Delaware, United States.
  • Sarah Sheppard married Jeremiah Claypoole, and had children including Comfort Claypoole, Mary Claypoole, Sarah Claypoole, Rachel Claypoole, Joseph Claypoole, Elizabeth Claypoole, George Claypoole, Rebecca Claypoole, Jehu Claypoole.
  • Sarah Sheppard passed away in 1732 in Sussex, Delaware, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hercules Shepheard
1661 – 1706
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Avery
1667 – 1720
Birth Location: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Jeremiah Claypoole
1685 – 1745
Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
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Children(s)

Comfort Claypoole
1713 – 1779
Birth Location: Milford, Sussex, Delaware, British Colonial America
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Mary Claypoole
1715 –
Birth Location: Milford, Sussex, Delaware, United States
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Sarah Claypoole
1719 – 1800
Birth Location: Delaware, British Colonial America
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Rachel Claypoole
1721 – 1767
Birth Location: Milford, Sussex, Delaware, United States
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Joseph Claypoole
1725 – 1759
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States
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Elizabeth Claypoole
1725 – 1794
Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
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George Claypoole
1727 – 1763
Birth Location: Milford, Sussex, Delaware, United States
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Rebecca Claypoole
1730 – 1780
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Jehu Claypoole
1730 – 1777
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States
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Sarah Sheppard's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Sheppard
1690 – 1732
Birth Place: Sussex, Delaware, United States
Parents
Hercules Shepheard
1661 – 1706
Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Mary Avery
1667 – 1720
Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Hercules Shepheard
1640 – 1721
Modbury, Devon, England
Susanna (Beare) Sheppard
1640 – 1705
Devon, England
John Avery
1632 – 1682
Saint Mary Matfelon, Stepney, Middlesex, England
Sarah Browne
1641 – 1705
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shepheard
1613 – 1685
Joane Friend
1616 – 1685
Mathew Avery
1604 – 1643
Anna Smith
1604 – 1664
James Browne
1603 – 1644
Elsabethe Hyett
– 1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lodowike Shepheard
1580 –
Mary Chrispin
1584 –
Henry Smith
– 1648
William Browne
– 1637
William Browne
1570 –
Stephen Hyett
1595 –
Mary Sudbury
1592 –

Sarah Sheppard's Descendants

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Sarah Sheppard (1690 – May 1732) m. Jeremiah Claypoole (23 Dec 1685 – 9 May 1745)
  1. 1. Comfort Claypoole (31 May 1713 – 29 Jun 1779) m. John Conwell (14 Apr 1699 – 22 Jul 1782)
  2. 2. Mary Claypoole (abt 1715 – ) m. Fowler (abt 1711 – ) m. Fowler
  3. 3. Sarah Claypoole (1719 – 1800) m. Jacob (B.) Gum (10 Mar 1709 – 27 Oct 1783)
    1. 1. Jacob Gum (1739 – 20 Nov 1798) m. Lydia Dever (1740 – 1792) m. Margaret Kennedy (abt 1741 – Feb 1821)
      1. 1. Jacob (B) Gum (15 Dec 1764 – 15 Apr 1847) m. Rhoda Bell (24 Jul 1767 – 11 Mar 1852)
      2. 2. Ellenner Gum (abt 1769 – 19 Aug 1800) m. Henry Bell (abt 1765 – 27 Dec 1837)
      3. 3. Sarah Gumm (1774 – aft 1820) m. Meshack Skaggs (1766 – abt 1792) m. Simpson Montgomery (abt 1765 – abt 1812)
        1. 1. Lydia Skaggs (abt 1790 – ) m. Ralph Hudson
        2. 2. Richard Skaggs (20 Oct 1792 – 24 Nov 1855) m. Elizabeth Wells (17 Oct 1794 – 21 Oct 1857)
        3. 3. William (Brock) Skaggs (1793 – 1830) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Wells (bet 1791 and 1800 – 1840)
      4. 4. Charles (William "Billy") Gum (25 Dec 1777 – 1849) m. Elizabeth Rhea (17 Aug 1783 – 18 Apr 1870)
      5. 5. Lydia Gumm (28 Sep 1778 – 20 Jun 1858) m. Shadrack Skaggs (1767 – 1798) m. John Jones (Sep 1776 – 15 Apr 1845)
      6. 6. Elijah Gum (20 Jan 1782 – 20 Apr 1861) m. Susannah Bruner (abt 1789 – 1842) m. Sophia Wyrick (1820 – aft 21 Oct 1891)
      7. 7. Jesse (Conover) Gumm (Aug 1783 – 28 Aug 1863) m. Mary (Polly) Dills (1783 – 10 Dec 1839) m. Grace Flynn (1810 – 1853) m. Lucy Lewis (28 Feb 1811 – 18 Feb 1881)
      8. 8. Mary Gum (abt 1787 – )
    2. 2. Norton Gum (15 Apr 1739 – 1789) m. Eleanor McElwain (29 Jun 1757 – 1796)
    3. 3. Sarah ("Sally") Gum (abt 1740 – 1800) m. John White (1733 – 7 Dec 1807)
    4. 4. Comfort Gum (1742 – 12 Feb 1828) m. John Whitehurst (1740 – 1808)
    5. 5. Abraham Gum (abt 1742 – )
    6. 6. Rachel Gumm (1747 – ) m. William (B.) Davis (30 Mar 1741 – abt 1798)
    7. 7. Mary (Magdalene) Gum (10 Aug 1748 – 6 Mar 1827) m. John Chisholm (1 Aug 1738 – 9 Oct 1828)
    8. 8. Claypool Gum (abt 1750 – 20 Oct 1780) m. Ann (abt 1750 – )
    9. 9. Shepherd Gumm (29 Jul 1761 – 8 Feb 1844) m. Elizabeth Ashcraft (1766 – 1810) m. Nancy Cessna (abt 1770 – 1855)
    10. 10. Jesse Gumm (1763 – 19 Jun 1825) m. Nancy Simpson (1774 – bef 1 Jun 1860)
    11. 11. Eleanor Gum (1766 – 19 Aug 1800)
  4. 4. Rachel Claypoole (15 Jan 1721 – 21 Jul 1767) m. Elias Conwell (10 Oct 1709 – 20 Feb 1782)
  5. 5. Joseph Claypoole (1725 – 30 Jan 1759)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Claypoole (1725 – 24 Apr 1794) m. Lewis Davidson (1712 – 16 Nov 1793) m. Thomas Conwell (13 Nov 1727 – 1752)
  7. 7. George Claypoole (12 Feb 1727 – 3 Sep 1763) m. Mary Parkhouse (Nov 1736 – 19 Aug 1765)
  8. 8. Rebecca Claypoole (1730 – 1780) m. William (Fisher) Conwell (8 Nov 1727 – 20 Feb 1782)
  9. 9. Jehu Claypoole (26 Aug 1730 – 1 Dec 1777) m. Mary Hardy (abt 1730 – )

Sarah Sheppard's Timeline

3 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Sarah Sheppard in Sussex, Delaware, United States
Sussex, Delaware, United States
1732
May 1732
Age 42
Death of Sarah Sheppard in Sussex, Delaware, United States
Sussex, Delaware, United States
1732
1732
Age 42
Burial of Sarah Sheppard in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1732
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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