'Sheppard1'
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Families covered: Sheppard of Frome Selwood
| The name 'Sheppard' is almost certainly derived from 'shepherd'. Consequently, it is by no means certain that families of that name are all related. | |||||||||||||||
| Edward Sheppard of Frome Selwood, Somerset (b c1590, a 1642) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Sheppard of Tytherington (Wiltshire) then Frome Selwood (b c1630, d before 21.01.1676) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Edward Sheppard ancestor of the Sheppards of Taunton | ||||||||||||||
| B. | John Sheppard of St. Katherine's Hill, Frome Selwood | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.06.1705) Philippa Humphrey (dau of William Humphrey of Berkley) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Sheppard of St. Katherine's Hill, Frome Selwood (b 17.10.1708, d 29.11.1759) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.05.1731) Eleanor Parsons (d 1792, dau of Edward Parsons of Bristol by Anne, dau of Joseph Houlton of Farley Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Sheppard of Frome Selwood & Bath (b 01.1734, d 17.05.1814) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.01.1762) Ann Hulbert (b c1736, d 20.02.1820, dau/coheir of Wilia Hulbert of Bath) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Sheppard of Styleshill, Somerset (b 28.12.1762, dvp 19.11.1804 | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (19.05.1789) Susannah Lewin (25.10.1794, dau/coheir of John Lewin of Ruislip by Sarah, dau/coheir of John Mico) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Hulbert Sheppard of Keyford House, Somerset (b 11.08.1791, d 1870) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.09.1818) Hannah Pollett (dau/heir of William Pollett of Great Bardfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue (d unm) - Frederick (d 04.10.1802), John Lewin (b 05.08.1794, d 10.08.1821, cleric), Susan Mary Ann (d 22.05.1861) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Elizabeth Hayter (relict of Thomas W. Wyatt) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Edward Sheppard of Firgrove (Dudmaston), Alstone (Worcestershire) & Oxenton (Gloiucestershire), Sheriff of Gloucestershire (b 10.10.1764) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.01.1797) Mary Drake (dau/heir of John Drake of Alstone & Oxenton) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Thomas Sheppard of Folkington Place (Sussex), etc (b 28.10.1786) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (050.12.1800) Sarah Down (dau of Richard Down of Halliwick Manor House) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Henry Sheppard of SeymoiurCourt, Clifton & Compton House (b 30.11.1770) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Ann Tomkins (dau of William Tomkins of Abingdon) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Winter (dau of Thomas Bradbury Winte of Shenley Hill) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | George Sheppard of Fromefield House, Somerset (b 23.07.1773, d 02.02.1855) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1797) Mary Ann Stuart Byard (d 1838, dau/coheir of Captain ir Thomas Byard of Mount Tamar) | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Anne Sheppard (d 1861) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Whittaker Ledyard of Road Hill | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Elizabeth Sheppard (d 1818) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Samuel Wathen of New House, Stroud | |||||||||||||||
| (8) | Ellenor Sheppard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Peter Wood (Rector of Broadwater) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Edward Sheppard of London & Stone House (b 1741, d 05.09.1808) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1777) Mary Harmer, heiress of Stone House, Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Harmer Sheppard of Stone House & Clifton had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Isabella Sheppard (d 10.1860, dau of Henry Sheppard of Frome Selwood, cousin) @1@ below | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Sheppard (dau of John Sheppard, cousin) @2@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Mary Harmer Sheppard (d 1840) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Wilsonne Sheppard (cousin) @3@ just below | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Walter Sheppard (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Henry Sheppard | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12777) Isabella Wilsonne (sister/heir of Captain Wilsonne of Purton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Richard Wilsonne Sheppard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Harmer Sheppard (dau of Edward Sheppard, cousin) @3@ just above | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Emily Sheppard | ||||||||||||||
| 31) | Isabella Sheppard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Harmer Sheppard of Stone House & Clifton @1@ above | |||||||||||||||
| e. | John Sheppard | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.09.1784) Mary Kelson Banger (dau of John Banger of Piddlestown by Mary, dau of William Kelson of Midummer Norton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Sheppard of Frome Selwood (b 14.10.1785) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anna Tomkins (dau of William Tomkins of Abingdon, cousin) @4@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Mary Sheppard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Harmer Sheppard @2@ above | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Anne Sheppard | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Tomkins of Abingdon | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Anna Tomkins apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Sheppard of Frome Selwood (d 1785) @4@ above | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Eleanor Sheppard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Timothy Lacey of North Hill House | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Sheppard | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Ann Sheppard | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Wayland of Frome Selwood | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1863 ('Shppard of Frome Selwood'), BLG1937 ('Sheppard late of Fromefield')
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