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Thomas Shephard Senior 1599–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1599

Birth Location: Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 Jul 1687

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: William EOL

Mother: Anne Sheppard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sellars

Children(s): John Shepherd

In 1599, Thomas Shephard Senior entered the world in Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Shepherd Sr Eol And Anne Sheppard. Thomas Shephard Senior married Elizabeth Betsey Sellars, and had children including John Edward Shepherd. Thomas Shephard Senior passed away in 1687 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1599, Thomas Shephard Senior entered the world in Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Shepherd Sr Eol And Anne Sheppard.
  • Thomas Shephard Senior married Elizabeth Betsey Sellars, and had children including John Edward Shepherd.
  • Thomas Shephard Senior passed away in 1687 in Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Senior's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Senior
1599–1687
Birth Place: Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Shepherd Sr EOL
1575–1612
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Sheppard
1575–1609
Ibstock, Leicestershire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas Shepherd
1555–1626
Hailey, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Beecroft
1555–1605
Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Drake
1524–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Senior's Descendants

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Thomas (Shephard) Senior (1599–19 Jul 1687) m. Elizabeth ('Betsey') Sellars (1600–1687)
  1. 1. John (Edward) Shepherd 1627–1707 m. Susanna Craib 1625–1650
    1. 1. William Shepherd 1645–1698 m. Elspeth KINNEAR 1647–1700
      1. 1. Walter Shepherd 1665–1723 m. Elspet Pirie 1667–1774
        1. 1. George (Shepherd) Sr 1716–1751 m. Elizabeth (Mary Angilick) DAY 1697–1751
        2. 2. Edward (Thomas) Shepherd 1680–1739

Thomas Senior's Timeline

5 Records

1599
1599
Birth of Thomas Shephard Senior in Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1605
5 November 1605
Age 6
Birth of Thomas Shephard Senior in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1649
25 August 1649
Age 50
Death of Thomas Shephard Senior in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1687
19 Jul 1687
Age 88
Burial of Thomas Shephard Senior in Essex, England
Essex, England
1760
19 Oct 1760
Age 161
Thomas Shephard Senior was baptized in Teversall, Nottinghamshire, England
Teversall, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1605
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 157
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1760
    Event Place: Teversall, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ashfordby, Leicester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1649
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1687
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

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