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Sir Richard Sheppard 1583 – 1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1583

Birth Location: Donington, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: abt 1683

Death Location: of Donington, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Sheppard

Mother: LADY SIBSIE

Spouse(s): Mary Benson

Children(s): Major Sheppard

In 1583, Sir Richard Sheppard entered the world in Donington, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir John Sheppard and LADY ELIZABETH SIBSIE. Sir Richard Sheppard married Mary Benson, and had children including Major Robert Sheppard. Sir Richard Sheppard passed away in 1683 in of Donington, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1583, Sir Richard Sheppard entered the world in Donington, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir John Sheppard and LADY ELIZABETH SIBSIE.
  • Sir Richard Sheppard married Mary Benson, and had children including Major Robert Sheppard.
  • Sir Richard Sheppard passed away in 1683 in of Donington, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sheppard
1555 – 1594
Birth Location: Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England
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LADY SIBSIE
1560 – 1626
Birth Location: Donington, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Benson
1584 – 1625
Birth Location: Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Major Sheppard
1604 – 1654
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Sir Sheppard's Ancestors

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Sir Sheppard
1583 – 1683
Birth Place: Donington, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir John Sheppard
1555 – 1594
Donington in Holland, Lincolnshire, England
LADY (ELIZABETH) SIBSIE
1560 – 1626
Donington, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Shepherd
1530 – 1581
Donington-in-Holland, Lincolnshire, England
Alicia
1535 – 1638
Donington, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sam Shepherd
1505 – 1560
Margaret
1510 – 1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sheppard's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Sheppard (1583 – abt 1683) m. Mary Benson (1584 – 1625)
  1. 1. Major (Robert) Sheppard (1604 – 1654) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Spencer (1625 – 13 May 1669)
    1. 1. Anne Sheppard (May 1644 – 1716) m. George (Foster) Newsom (1639 – 15 Dec 1697) m. Thomas Hart (1638 – 10 Jun 1669)
      1. 1. Mary (Foster) Newsome (1666 – 1734) m. Henry Hart (1662 – 20 July 1739)
        1. 1. Thomas Hart (1685 – 6 Mar 1748) m. Mary (Jane) Lane (1687 – abt 1760)
      2. 2. Henry Hart (1662 – 20 July 1739) m. Mary (Foster) Newsome (1666 – 1734)

Sir Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1583
1583
Birth of Sir Richard Sheppard in Donington, Lincolnshire, England
Donington, Lincolnshire, England
1683
abt 1683
Age 100
Death of Sir Richard Sheppard in of Donington, Lincolnshire, England
of Donington, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1583
    Event Place: Donington, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1683
    Event Place: of Donington, Lincolnshire, England
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