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Walter William Shepherd 1665–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1665

Birth Location: Cottartown, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Aug 1723

Death Location: Spotslvania, Virginia, United States

Father: Andrew Shepherd

Mother: Margaret Lind

Spouse(s): Elspet Pierie, Elspet Pierie, Avarilla Pirie

Children(s): George Sr, Anna Shepherd, Elspet Shepherd, John Shepherd, Margarit Shepherd, Edward Sheppard

Walter William Shepherd was born in 1665 in Cottartown, Scotland, the child of Andrew Fletcher Shepherd And Margaret Thorn Lind. Walter William Shepherd married Avarilla Pirie, Elspet Pierie, and had children including Anna Shepherd, Edward Thomas Sheppard, Elspet Shepherd, George Sheppard Sr, John Shepherd, Margarit Shepherd, Walter Sheperd. Walter William Shepherd passed away in 1723 in Spotslvania, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Walter William Shepherd was born in 1665 in Cottartown, Scotland, the child of Andrew Fletcher Shepherd And Margaret Thorn Lind.
  • Walter William Shepherd married Avarilla Pirie, Elspet Pierie, and had children including Anna Shepherd, Edward Thomas Sheppard, Elspet Shepherd, George Sheppard Sr, John Shepherd, Margarit Shepherd, Walter Sheperd.
  • Walter William Shepherd passed away in 1723 in Spotslvania, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Shepherd
1612–1698
Birth Location: Scotland
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Margaret Lind
1612–1700
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elspet Pierie
1662–1774
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elspet Pierie
1667–1741
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Avarilla Pirie
1667–1739
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

George Sr
1716–1751
Birth Location: St George, Spotsylvania, Virginia USA
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Anna Shepherd
1691–
Birth Location: Grange Banffshire Scotland, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elspet Shepherd
1702–
Birth Location: Grange, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Shepherd
1688–
Birth Location: Grange, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margarit Shepherd
1689–
Birth Location: Grange, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Edward Sheppard
1694–1739
Birth Location: Grange, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Walter Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Walter Shepherd
1665–1723
Birth Place: Cottartown, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Fletcher Shepherd
1612–1698
Scotland
Margaret (Thorn) Lind
1612–1700
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Shepherd's Descendants

1.
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Walter (William) Shepherd (1665–13 Aug 1723) m. Elspet Pierie (31 Aug 1662–Aft. 1774) m. Elspet Pierie (1667–Aft. 1741) m. Avarilla Pirie (1667–12 Dec 1739)
  1. 1. George (Sheppard) Sr 1716–1751 m. Elizabeth (Mary Angelica Day) (Daye) 1697–1751
    1. 1. John (James) Sheppard 1734–1810 m. Sarah (J) Jennings 1732–1810
      1. 1. Lewis (Washington) SHEPPARD 1771–1858 m. Alice" (Alley" Jane) Johnson 1766–1825 m. Jane Murphy 1788–1838 m. Martha Raffety 1774–1860
        1. 1. Lewis (Johnson) Sheppard 1801–1850 m. Nancy Luttrell 1795–1854
        2. 2. Mary SHEPPARD 1798–1899
        3. 3. John (Oaks) Sheppard 1810–1881
        4. 4. Alley ((Ally)) Sheppard 1805–1880
        5. 5. Theophilus Sheppard 1803–1882
        6. 6. Sally Sheppard 1800–1840
        7. 7. Nancy SHEPPARD 1797–1889
        8. 8. Rachel Sheppard 1794–
        9. 9. Stephen (R.) Sheppard 1806–1889
        10. 10. Elder (Thornton) SHEPPARD 1795–1874
      2. 2. Andrew Sheppard 1782–1856
      3. 3. Delphia Sheppard 1776–1850
      4. 4. Nancy Sheppard 1775–1833
      5. 5. Sally (Sarah) Sheppard 1774–1856
      6. 6. Stephen Sheppard 1768–1825
      7. 7. Lucy Sheppard 1764–1845
      8. 8. Susannah Sheppard 1762–1816
      9. 9. James Sheppard 1761–
      10. 10. John (Sheppard) Jr 1760–1812
      11. 11. Ann (Anna) Sheppard 1759–1837
    2. 2. Robert (A.) Shepherd 1739–1817
    3. 3. James (Peter) Shepperd 1743–1810
    4. 4. James (John) Shepherd 1739–1817
    5. 5. Ann Shepherd 1737–1738
    6. 6. Elizabeth Shepherd 1745–1782
    7. 7. Mary Shepherd 1740–1781
    8. 8. George (Osmond) Shepherd 1734–1798
    9. 9. Elizabeth Shepherd 1737–1782
  2. 2. Anna Shepherd 1691–
  3. 3. Elspet Shepherd 1702–
  4. 4. John Shepherd 1688–
  5. 5. Margarit Shepherd 1689–
  6. 6. Edward (Thomas) Sheppard 1694–1739

Walter Shepherd's Timeline

4 Records

1665
1665
Birth of Walter William Shepherd in Cottartown, Scotland
Cottartown, Scotland
1665
1665
Birth of Walter William Shepherd in Cottartown, Scotland
Cottartown, Scotland
1723
13 Aug 1723
Age 58
Death of Walter William Shepherd in Spotslvania, Virginia, United States
Spotslvania, Virginia, United States
1723
13 Aug 1723
Age 58
Death of Walter William Shepherd in Spotslvania, Virginia, United States
Spotslvania, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Cottartown, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Cottartown, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Grange,Banff,Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothan: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1595-1700
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Strath, Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1723
    Event Place: Spotslvania, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1723
    Event Place: Spotslvania, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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