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William Shepherd 1679–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1679

Birth Location: , Prince George's, Maryland, USA,

Death Date: 1741

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

Father: Thomas Shepherd

Mother: Anne Ellis

Spouse(s): Sarah Cochran

Children(s): Captain Shepherd

The story of William Shepherd began in 1679 in , Prince George's, Maryland, USA,. William Shepherd married Sarah Cochran, and had children including Captain Thomas Shepherd. William Shepherd passed away in 1741 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Shepherd began in 1679 in , Prince George's, Maryland, USA,.
  • William Shepherd married Sarah Cochran, and had children including Captain Thomas Shepherd.
  • William Shepherd passed away in 1741 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States.

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William Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
William Shepherd
1679–1741
Birth Place: , Prince George's, Maryland, USA,
Parents
Thomas Shepherd
1650–1698
Clough Keating,,Tipperary,Ireland
Anne Ellis
1655–
, Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Ellis
1635–
IRELAND
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shepherd's Descendants

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William Shepherd (1679–1741) m. Sarah Cochran (1680–1705)
  1. 1. Captain (Thomas) Shepherd 1705–1776 m. Elizabeth (Van) Metre 1715–1792
    1. 1. Colonel (David) Shepherd 1734–1795 m. Rachel Teague 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
    2. 2. John Shepherd –1812

William Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1679
1679
Birth of William Shepherd in , Prince George's, Maryland, USA,
, Prince George's, Maryland, USA,
1741
1741
Age 62
Death of William Shepherd in Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: , Prince George's, Maryland, USA,
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 84859

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