Pelatiah Shepard1

Family
TMG ID:3241, (15 Dec 1774 - 10 Oct 1777)
Relationships:1st cousin 5 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
1st cousin 8 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gideon Shepard1 B: 6 Jan 1746/47, D: 28 Dec 1790
Mother*Silence Noble1 B: 28 Jul 1747, D: 20 Feb 1831

Vital Statistics

  • Born: Pelatiah Shepard was born on Thursday, 15 Dec 1774.1
  • Died on Friday, 10 Oct 1777 at age 2 years, 9 months and 25 days.1

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Eli Shepard1

Family
TMG ID:3242, (7 Apr 1777 - 31 Aug 1777)
Relationships:1st cousin 5 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
1st cousin 8 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gideon Shepard1 B: 6 Jan 1746/47, D: 28 Dec 1790
Mother*Silence Noble1 B: 28 Jul 1747, D: 20 Feb 1831

Vital Statistics

  • Born: Eli Shepard was born on Monday, 7 Apr 1777.1
  • Died on Sunday, 31 Aug 1777 at age 4 months and 24 days.1

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Sophia Shepard1

Family
TMG ID:3243, (26 Jan 1779 - 25 Jul 1860)
Relationships:1st cousin 5 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
1st cousin 8 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gideon Shepard1 B: 6 Jan 1746/47, D: 28 Dec 1790
Mother*Silence Noble1 B: 28 Jul 1747, D: 20 Feb 1831

Vital Statistics

  • Born: Sophia Shepard was born on Tuesday, 26 Jan 1779.1
  • Died on Wednesday, 25 Jul 1860 at age 81 years, 5 months and 29 days.1

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: on Wednesday, 23 Jan 1799, her married name became Mrs. Carter (née Shepard).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageWednesday, 23 Jan 1799, Sophia, age 19 years, 11 months and 28 days, and Nehemia Carter, age 29 years were married at Westfield, Hampshire County, MassachusettsG.1
     

Other Major Events

  • Will: on Wednesday, 3 May 1854, Nehemia Carter and Sophia (neé Shepard) Carter left a will. Nehemiah's will dated 3 May 1854, gave all his estate to his wife - there was no issue. A codicil remembered the Baptist Church in Westfield. The will of Sophia Carter, dated 21 Sep 1858, mentioned her mother, Silence Shepard, the Old Burying Ground at Westfield, and gave legacies to John Caldwell, Mrs. Cynthia Holcomb, Mrs. Huldah Sexton, Mrs. Sophia Sackett, Edwin Gaylord, Nehemia C. Shepard, Harlow Shepard, Hiram Carter, Lorenzo carter, Franklin Holcom, and George E. Knapp in trust for Nehemiah Carter Holcomb.

    [Hampden Co Probate]1

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited26 Jul 2022

Roxana Shepard1

Family
TMG ID:3244, (4 Feb 1781 - 30 Dec 1839)
Relationships:1st cousin 5 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
1st cousin 8 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gideon Shepard1 B: 6 Jan 1746/47, D: 28 Dec 1790
Mother*Silence Noble1 B: 28 Jul 1747, D: 20 Feb 1831

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: on Monday, 24 Jun 1799, her married name became Mrs. Holcomb (née Shepard).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageMonday, 24 Jun 1799, Roxana, age 18 years, 4 months and 20 days, and Horace Holcomb, age 27 years were married at Westfield, Hampshire County, MassachusettsG.1
     

Children of: Roxana Shepard and Horace Holcomb

Other Major Events

  • Reference: Public records; Mrs. Lewin D. McPherson, 'The Holcombes' (1947), p 42.1
  • Will: on Thursday, 29 Dec 1836, Horace Holcomb and Roxana (neé Shepard) Holcomb left a will. The will of Horace Holcomb of Westfield, dated 29 December 1836, proved October 1843, named his wife Roxana; Elder Holcomb; 5th son Walter Holcomb; youngest daughter Elizabeth Holcomb. [Hampden Co Probate].1

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Son Shepard1

Family
TMG ID:3245, (15 May 1783 - )
Relationships:1st cousin 5 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
1st cousin 8 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gideon Shepard1 B: 6 Jan 1746/47, D: 28 Dec 1790
Mother*Silence Noble1 B: 28 Jul 1747, D: 20 Feb 1831

Vital Statistics

  • Born: Son Shepard was born on Thursday, 15 May 1783.1

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Silence Noble1

Family
TMG ID:3246, (28 Jul 1747 - 20 Feb 1831)
Father*Samuel (or Silas?) Noble2
Mother*Catherine Fowler2

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: on Thursday, 13 Nov 1766, her married name became Mrs. Shepard (née Noble).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageThursday, 13 Nov 1766, Silence, age 19 years, 3 months and 16 days, and Gideon Shepard, age 19 years, 10 months and 7 days, son of: John Shepard and Elizabeth Noble, were married at Westfield, Hampshire County, MassachusettsG.1
     

Children of: Silence Noble and Gideon Shepard

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
  2. [S105] Bonnie J. Wiley (6433), online e-mail address, Bonnie Jeanne Wiley (103 N. Second St., Cambridge, IL 61238-1234), updated as of 13 Jan 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Moses Phelps1

Family
TMG ID:3247
Father*George Phelps1
Mother*Huldah Bush1

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageJul 1805, Moses and Silence Shepard, age 38 years, daughter of: Gideon Shepard and Silence Noble, were married at Westfield, Hampshire County, MassachusettsG.1
     

Memorable Moments & Stories

  • Other: on Thursday, 1 Jan 1818, Moses Phelps On January 1, 1818, Warham Shepard and Eli B. Hamilton were appointed guardians of Moses Phelps, habitual drunkard.

    [Hampshire Co Probate]..1

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Nehemia Carter1

TMG ID:3248, (1770 - 22 Aug 1856)

Vital Statistics

  • Born: Nehemia Carter was born in 1770.1
  • Died on Friday, 22 Aug 1856 at age 86 years.1

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageWednesday, 23 Jan 1799, Nehemia, age 29 years, and Sophia Shepard, age 19 years, 11 months and 28 days, daughter of: Gideon Shepard and Silence Noble, were married at Westfield, Hampshire County, MassachusettsG.1
     

Other Major Events

  • Will: on Wednesday, 3 May 1854, Nehemia Carter and Sophia (neé Shepard) Carter left a will. Nehemiah's will dated 3 May 1854, gave all his estate to his wife - there was no issue. A codicil remembered the Baptist Church in Westfield. The will of Sophia Carter, dated 21 Sep 1858, mentioned her mother, Silence Shepard, the Old Burying Ground at Westfield, and gave legacies to John Caldwell, Mrs. Cynthia Holcomb, Mrs. Huldah Sexton, Mrs. Sophia Sackett, Edwin Gaylord, Nehemia C. Shepard, Harlow Shepard, Hiram Carter, Lorenzo carter, Franklin Holcom, and George E. Knapp in trust for Nehemiah Carter Holcomb.

    [Hampden Co Probate]1

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited26 Jul 2022

Eunice Lampson1

Family
TMG ID:3249, (1771 - 19 Nov 1832)

Vital Statistics

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: on Friday, 28 Oct 1791, her married name became Mrs. Shepard (née Lampson).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageFriday, 28 Oct 1791, Eunice, age 20 years, and Gideon Shepard, age 22 years, 5 months and 13 days, son of: Gideon Shepard and Silence Noble, were married at West Springfield, Hampshire County, MassachusettsG.1
     

Children of: Eunice Lampson and Gideon Shepard

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Eunice Shepard1

Family
TMG ID:3250, (1795 - Sep 1845)
Relationships:2nd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gideon Shepard1 B: 15 May 1769, D: 15 Dec 1850
Mother*Eunice Lampson1 B: 1771, D: 19 Nov 1832

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: in 1817, her married name became Mrs. Ashley (née Shepard).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
Marriage1817, Eunice, age 22 years, and Otis Ashley, age 21 years were married at Turin, Lewis County, New YorkG.1
     

Children of: Eunice Shepard and Otis Ashley

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Otis Ashley1

Family
TMG ID:3251, (21 Mar 1795 - 1 Oct 1872)

Vital Statistics

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
Marriage1817, Otis, age 21 years, and Eunice Shepard, age 22 years, daughter of: Gideon Shepard and Eunice Lampson, were married at Turin, Lewis County, New YorkG.1
     

Children of: Otis Ashley and Eunice Shepard

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Riley Ashley1

Family
TMG ID:3252, (1818 - )
Relationships:3rd cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
3rd cousin 6 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Otis Ashley1 B: 21 Mar 1795, D: 1 Oct 1872
Mother*Eunice Shepard1 B: 1795, D: Sep 1845

Vital Statistics

  • Born: Riley Ashley was born in 1818.1

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Otis Ashley1

Family
TMG ID:3253, (2 Jul 1820 - )
Relationships:3rd cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
3rd cousin 6 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Otis Ashley1 B: 21 Mar 1795, D: 1 Oct 1872
Mother*Eunice Shepard1 B: 1795, D: Sep 1845

Vital Statistics

  • Born: Otis Ashley was born on Sunday, 2 Jul 1820.1

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Mary Ashley1

Family
TMG ID:3254, (1824 - )
Relationships:3rd cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
3rd cousin 6 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Otis Ashley1 B: 21 Mar 1795, D: 1 Oct 1872
Mother*Eunice Shepard1 B: 1795, D: Sep 1845

Vital Statistics

  • Born: Mary Ashley was born in 1824.1

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Mary Shepard1

Family
TMG ID:3255, (28 Nov 1797 - 22 Nov 1842)
Relationships:2nd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gideon Shepard1 B: 15 May 1769, D: 15 Dec 1850
Mother*Eunice Lampson1 B: 1771, D: 19 Nov 1832

Vital Statistics

  • Born: Mary Shepard was born on Tuesday, 28 Nov 1797.1
  • Died on Tuesday, 22 Nov 1842 at age 44 years, 11 months and 25 days.1

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: on Thursday, 30 May 1822, her married name became Mrs. Bliss (née Shepard).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageThursday, 30 May 1822, Mary, age 24 years, 6 months and 2 days, and Amos Bliss were married.1
     

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Amos Bliss1

TMG ID:3256

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageThursday, 30 May 1822, Amos and Mary Shepard, age 24 years, 6 months and 2 days, daughter of: Gideon Shepard and Eunice Lampson, were married.1
     

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited10 Apr 2013

Gideon Shepard1

Family
TMG ID:3257, (16 Mar 1800 - 22 Nov 1876)
Relationships:2nd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gideon Shepard1 B: 15 May 1769, D: 15 Dec 1850
Mother*Eunice Lampson1 B: 1771, D: 19 Nov 1832

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Alias(es)

  • Title: he was also known as Reverend Gideon Shepard.1

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
Methodist preacher; removed before 1833 to Ontario, Canada, but spent his last years in Forestville.

REF: family data, Frank Elgin Shepard, Hamilton, Ontario, 1932; Margaret Shepard, Forestville, New York, 1932;ork state' 3: 25, 74; 'Genealogical and family History of Western New York' (Lewis Publishing Co, 1912).1

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited30 Jul 2019

Hiram Shepard1

Family
TMG ID:3258, (8 Jul 1804 - 25 May 1862)
Relationships:2nd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gideon Shepard1 B: 15 May 1769, D: 15 Dec 1850
Mother*Eunice Lampson1 B: 1771, D: 19 Nov 1832

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Alias(es)

  • Title: he was also known as Reverend Hiram Shepard.1

Other Major Events

  • Reference: wife's name not found. REF: The schedule of this family was apparently obtained by early Shepard genealogists before 1890.1

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited30 Jul 2019

Diantha Shepard1

Family
TMG ID:3259
Relationships:2nd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gideon Shepard1 B: 15 May 1769, D: 15 Dec 1850
Mother*Eunice Lampson1 B: 1771, D: 19 Nov 1832

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Fisher (née Shepard).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageDiantha and (?) Fisher were married.1
     

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

(?) Fisher1

TMG ID:3260

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
Marriage(?) and Diantha Shepard, daughter of: Gideon Shepard and Eunice Lampson, were married.1
     

Citations

  1. [S139] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, Sara Kathryn Gredler (Culpeper, VA 22701), updated as of 18 Aug 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013