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William Walter Shepard 1675–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1675

Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Death Date: May 1741

Death Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Father: Thomas Shepherd

Mother: Anne Ellis

Spouse(s): Sarah Cochran

Children(s): Capt. Shepherd

William Walter Shepard was born in 1675 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States, the child of Thomas Charles Shepherd And Anne Ellis. William Walter Shepard married Sarah Cochran, and had children including Capt Thomas C Shepherd. William Walter Shepard passed away in 1741 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • William Walter Shepard was born in 1675 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States, the child of Thomas Charles Shepherd And Anne Ellis.
  • William Walter Shepard married Sarah Cochran, and had children including Capt Thomas C Shepherd.
  • William Walter Shepard passed away in 1741 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shepherd
1650–1698
Birth Location: Clough-Keating, County Tipperary, Ireland
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Anne Ellis
1655–1691
Birth Location: Tipperary, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Cochran
1680–1735
Birth Location: Prince George's Parish, Frederick, Maryland Colony
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Children(s)

Capt. Shepherd
1705–1776
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, USA
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William Shepard's Ancestors

Self
William Shepard
1675–1741
Birth Place: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Parents
Thomas Charles Shepherd
1650–1698
Clough-Keating, County Tipperary, Ireland
Anne Ellis
1655–1691
Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
William (Shepherd (Continental Troops) Lt) Col
1620–1664
Columpton, Devonshire, England
Mary (Frances) CLARK
1620–1715
Tipperary, Ireland
Robert Shepherd
1604–1654
Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Spencer
1625–1659
Jamestown, Surry Co, VA
Great-Grandparents
Reverend Sheppard
1599–1646
Frances Kingston
1605–1690
William Clark
1604–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shepard's Descendants

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William (Walter) Shepard (24 Oct 1675–May 1741) m. Sarah Cochran (18 Oct 1680–1735)
  1. 1. Capt. (Thomas C) Shepherd 1705–1776 m. Elizabeth (Van) Meter 1715–1793
    1. 1. David (Van Meter Shepherd) Col 1734–1795 m. Rachel Teague 1735–1795 m. Rachael (Teague) Shepard 1735–1795
      1. 1. Sarah Shepherd 1755–1832 m. Lt. (Col Francis) Duke 1751–1777 m. Levi Springer 1744–1823 m. Thomas Thornburg 1732–1789
        1. 1. Francis Duke 1777–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wheeler 1795–1878 m. Elizabeth Wheeler 1795–1878 m. Susannah Easley 1788–1837 m. Catherine Hoover 1776–1813 m. John Duke 1774–1849
        3. 3. Francis Duke 1777–
        4. 4. John Duke 1774–1849 m. Elizabeth Wheeler 1795–1878 m. Elizabeth Wheeler 1795–1878 m. Elizabeth Wheeler 1795–1878

William Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1675
24 Oct 1675
Birth of William Walter Shepard in Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
1741
May 1741
Age 66
Death of William Walter Shepard in Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1675
    Event Place: Prince George's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1741
    Event Place: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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