John (Shepherd) Sheppard (abt. 1774 - abt. 1846)

Born about Mar 1774 in East Lockinge, Berkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hutchins) Sheppard — married about 1784 in Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1846 at about age 71 in Marion, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

John Shepherd aka Shephard aka Sheppard was born about 1774 in East Lockinge, Berkshire, England, the son of Edward Sheppard and Sarah Cooper. He immigrated to Virginia before 1784/85. There he married Elizabeth "Betsey" Hutchens aka Hitchins about 1784/5. They with extended family members, Zachariah and Charity Sheppard Hutchins, moved to middle Tennessee in 1810. About 1819 John and Betsey moved on to Monroe County., Mississippi , where they were charter members of the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church in Monroe Co., MS (May meeting 1819). Their son-in-law William M. Anglin joined during the July meeting in 1820. John passed there about 1846. When John Sheppard's Monroe Co., Mississippi, estate was distributed in late 1848, Lewis Sheppard, a resident of Hickman Co., Tennessee, was listed among John Sheppard's children.

Sources

John Sheppard, "England, Berkshire, Parish Registers, 1515-1993 Name John Sheppard Religion Anglican Father's Name Edward Sheppard Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Sarah Mother's Sex Female Event Type Baptism Event Date 6 Mar 1774 Event Place East Lockinge, Berkshire, England Affiliate Name Berkshire Archives

John Sheppard in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Name John Sheppard Gender Male Baptism Date 6 Mar 1774 Baptism Place East Lockinge,Berkshire,England Father Edward Sheppard Mother Sarah FHL Film Number 88249

John and Betsy Sheppard, Church Records of the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, Monroe County, Mississippi, 1819-Sept. 1955. [Microform] (Available at Mississippi State University, Special Collections) Describe The Record (Notes) John and Betsy Sheppard were charter members of the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church in Monroe Co., MS (May meeting 1819). Their son-in-law William M. Anglin joined during the July meeting in 1820.

John Shepherd in the 1830 United States Federal Census. Name John Shepherd Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Monroe, Mississippi Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19 1 Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69 1 Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69 1 Free White Persons - Under 20 1 Total Free White Persons 3 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 3

John Shephard in the Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 Name John Shephard Probate Place Georgia, USA Relationship Slave Owner Item Description Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850 Others Listed (Name) Relationship John Shephard Slave Owner Cain Enslaved Person Pina Enslaved Person