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Thomas Shephard 1641–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1641

Birth Location: Cavendish, Suffolk

Death Date: Apr 1740

Death Location: Bury, St. Edmund, Suffolk

Father: William Shepherd

Mother: Ann Hillbeck

Spouse(s): Mary White

Children(s): Matthew Shepard, Maria Shepard, Johannes Shepherd, Thomas Shepard, Martha Shepard, Christian Shepard, Mary Shephard, Christian Shepard, Elizabeth Shepard, William Shepard

The story of Thomas Shephard began in 1641 in Cavendish, Suffolk. Thomas Shephard married Mary White, and had children including Christian Shepard, Elizabeth Shepard, Johannes Shepherd, Maria Shepard, Martha Shepard, Mary Shephard, Matthew Shepard, Thomas Shepard, William Shepard. Thomas Shephard passed away in 1740 in Bury, St. Edmund, Suffolk.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Shephard began in 1641 in Cavendish, Suffolk.
  • Thomas Shephard married Mary White, and had children including Christian Shepard, Elizabeth Shepard, Johannes Shepherd, Maria Shepard, Martha Shepard, Mary Shephard, Matthew Shepard, Thomas Shepard, William Shepard.
  • Thomas Shephard passed away in 1740 in Bury, St. Edmund, Suffolk.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shepherd
1612–1657
Birth Location: Redgrave, Suffolk
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Ann Hillbeck
1619–1688
Birth Location: Cavendish, Suffolk
AH

Spouses(s)

Mary White
1640–1678
Birth Location: Cavendish, Suffolk
MW

Children(s)

Matthew Shepard
1675–1727
Birth Location: Cavendish, Suffolk
MS
Maria Shepard
1666–
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, , England
MS
Johannes Shepherd
1667–1666
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, , England
JS
Thomas Shepard
1665–1666
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, , England
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Martha Shepard
1663–
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, , England
MS
Christian Shepard
1677–1678
Birth Location: Cavendish, Suffolk
CS
Mary Shephard
1677–1696
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, , England
MS
Christian Shepard
1667–1666
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, England
CS
Elizabeth Shepard
1670–
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, , England
ES
William Shepard
1673–1673
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, , England
WS

Thomas Shephard's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Shephard
1641–1740
Birth Place: Cavendish, Suffolk
Parents
William Shepherd
1612–1657
Redgrave, Suffolk
Ann Hillbeck
1619–1688
Cavendish, Suffolk
Grandparents
William Shepherd
1581–1615
Redgrave, Suffolk
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Shephard's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Shephard (1641–Apr 1740) m. Mary White (Mar 1640–1678)
  1. 1. Matthew Shepard 1675–1727 m. Mariae ((Mary)) Biggs 1677–1760
    1. 1. Mary SHEPHERD 1701–1758 m. William (Byford) (Biford) 1700–1757
      1. 1. Susannah Byford 1725–1754 m. Thomas (Breines) (Breans) 1725–1765
        1. 1. Hannah Breines 1748–1816 m. William Bruty 1747–1807
      2. 2. Hannah BYFORD 1728–1728
      3. 3. Mary Bayford 1722–1728
      4. 4. Ambrose Byford 1731–1805
      5. 5. Ann Byford 1739–
      6. 6. Ann Byford 1738–1738
      7. 7. Elizabeth Byford 1734–
      8. 8. Elizabeth Byford 1723–1731
      9. 9. Elizabeth Byford 1733–1733
      10. 10. John Byford 1742–
      11. 11. John Byford 1737–1737
      12. 12. Sarah Byford 1741–
      13. 13. William Byford 1729–1781
      14. 14. Richard Byford 1730–1781
      15. 15. Hannah byford 1735–1779
      16. 16. Margarit Byford 1726–1726
      17. 17. Reuben Byford 1733–1737
      18. 18. Margaret Byford 1729–1801
      19. 19. Rose Byford 1735–1735
      20. 20. Sarah Byford 1733–1733
      21. 21. Sarah byford 1728–1728
    2. 2. Matthew Shepard 1696–1739
    3. 3. Ambrosius Shepard 1697–1777
    4. 4. Martha Shepard 1698–1760
    5. 5. Anna Shepherd 1707–1707
  2. 2. Maria Shepard 1666–
  3. 3. Johannes Shepherd 1667–1666
  4. 4. Thomas Shepard 1665–1666
  5. 5. Martha Shepard 1663–
  6. 6. Christian Shepard 1677–1678
  7. 7. Mary Shephard 1677–1696
  8. 8. Christian Shepard 1667–1666
  9. 9. Elizabeth Shepard 1670–
  10. 10. William Shepard 1673–1673

Thomas Shephard's Timeline

3 Records

1641
1641
Birth of Thomas Shephard in Cavendish, Suffolk
Cavendish, Suffolk
1641
30 May 1641
Thomas Shephard was baptized in Cavendish,Suffolk,England
Cavendish,Suffolk,England
1740
Apr 1740
Age 99
Death of Thomas Shephard in Bury, St. Edmund, Suffolk
Bury, St. Edmund, Suffolk

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Cavendish, Suffolk

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 May 1641
    Event Place: Cavendish,Suffolk,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1740
    Event Place: Bury, St. Edmund, Suffolk
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