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William B Shepard 1764–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764

Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1839

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Father: Robert Shapard

Mother: Elizabeth Blackstone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Allen

Children(s): Stephan Shepard

William B Shepard was born in 1764 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Shapard And Elizabeth Blackstone. William B Shepard married Elizabeth S Allen, and had children including Stephan Shepard. William B Shepard passed away in 1839 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • William B Shepard was born in 1764 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Shapard And Elizabeth Blackstone.
  • William B Shepard married Elizabeth S Allen, and had children including Stephan Shepard.
  • William B Shepard passed away in 1839 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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William Shepard's Ancestors

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William Shepard
1764–1839
Birth Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Shapard
1734–1797
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Blackstone
1740–1773
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Mary (Jane) Lilly
1715–1778
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
John Blackstone
1715–1770
York, York, Virginia, United States
Sarah Cooke
1719–1751
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lilly
1690–1781
James Blackistone
1676–1706
Elizabeth Armstrong
1678–1717
Henry Cook
1699–
Mary Meadows
1700–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1669–1732
Argyle Blackstone
1626–1688
Alice Hawkins
1629–1688
John Hilsman
1649–1704
Diana Clarke
1638–1720

William Shepard's Descendants

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William (B) Shepard (1764–1839) m. Elizabeth (S) Allen (Abt. 1784–Abt. 1847)
  1. 1. Stephan Shepard 1809–1838 m. Martha Maddox 1807–1877
    1. 1. Grand (Pap Billy) Shepard 1832–1913 m. Mary (J) Shepard 1833–1883
      1. 1. Samuel (Franklin) Shepard 1856–1930 m. Mary (Ann) Stroud 1857–1918
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Shepard 1880–1958 m. Luther (Elbert) Ogg 1878–1957

William Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1764
1764
Birth of William B Shepard in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1839
1839
Age 75
Death of William B Shepard in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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