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Abraham Shepherd

Male 1754 - 1822  (68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Abraham Shepherd was born in 1754 (son of Thomas Shepherd and Elizabeth Van Meter); died on 7 Sep 1822 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV.

    Abraham married Eleanor Strode on 27 Dec 1780 in Berkeley County, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Abraham married Mary Peppers about 18 Aug 1780. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Shepherd was born in 1705 (son of William Shepherd and Sarah, son of William Shepherd and Sarah); died in 1776 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV.

    Thomas married Elizabeth Van Meter about 1733 in Monacacy, Frederick, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of John Van Metre and Margaret Mollenauer) was born in 1715 in Somerset County, NJ; died in 1792 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Van Meter was born in 1715 in Somerset County, NJ (daughter of John Van Metre and Margaret Mollenauer); died in 1792 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV.
    Children:
    1. David Shepherd was born in 1734; died on 2 Feb 1795 in Ohio, VA; was buried in Wheeling, Ohio, W.VA, Stone Church Cem.
    2. Sarah Shepherd was born about 1736; died on 18 Oct 1780 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV.
    3. Elizabeth Shepherd was born on 3 Oct 1738 in Mecklenburg, Frederick County, VA; died in 1788 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV.
    4. William Shepherd was born about 1741; died in 1824 in Wheeling, VA.
    5. Thomas Shepherd was born about 1745; died in 1792 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV.
    6. John Shepherd was born about 1750.
    7. Mary Shepherd was born in 1752; died on 31 Jul 1812 in Brooke, VA.
    8. Martha Shepherd was born in 1752; died about 1825 in Brooke, VA.
    9. 1. Abraham Shepherd was born in 1754; died on 7 Sep 1822 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV.
    10. Susanna Shepherd was born in 1758; died on 13 Apr 1835 in Wheeling, VA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Shepherd (son of Thomas Shepherd); died in Prince George County, MD.

    William married Sarah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah
    Children:
    1. William Jr. Shepherd died in Rock Creek.
    2. John Shepherd died in 1765 in Frederick County, MD.
    3. 2. Thomas Shepherd was born in 1705; died in 1776 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV.

  3. 6.  John Van Metre was born on 14 Oct 1683 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY; was christened on 14 Oct 1683 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY (son of Joost Jan(Sen) Van Metern and Sarah Du Bois); died on 13 Aug 1745 in Winchester, VA.

    John married Margaret Mollenauer in 1710 in Somerville, Somerset County, NJ. Margaret (daughter of Art Mollenbaur) was born about 1687 in Somerset County, NJ; died in 1745 in Frederick, County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Margaret Mollenauer was born about 1687 in Somerset County, NJ (daughter of Art Mollenbaur); died in 1745 in Frederick, County, VA.
    Children:
    1. Rebecca Van Meter was born in 1711 in Somerset County, NJ; died in 1770 in VA.
    2. Isaac Van Meter was born in 1713; died on 3 Sep 1745 in Frederick, County, VA.
    3. 3. Elizabeth Van Meter was born in 1715 in Somerset County, NJ; died in 1792 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV.
    4. Henry Van Meter was born in 1717; died in 1793 in Berkeley County, WV.
    5. Rachael Van Meter was born in 1719; died in 1744.
    6. Abraham Van Meter was born in 1721; died in 1783 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, WV.
    7. Jacob Van Meter was born in 1723; died on 16 Nov 1798 in Hardin County, KY; was buried in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, KY.
    8. Rebecca Van Metre was born about 1723 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, WV.
    9. Maudlina Van Meteren was born in 1725.
    10. Mandlina Van Meter was born about 1725.
    11. Magdalena Van Metre was born in 1725 in Somerset County, NJ.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Shepherd died about 1698 in Prince George County, MD.
    Children:
    1. 4. William Shepherd died in Prince George County, MD.
    2. John Shepherd was born in Prince George County, MD; died in 1726.

  2. 12.  Joost Jan(Sen) Van Metern was born in 1652 in Gelderland, Holland (son of Jan Joosten Van Meteren and Macyke Hendricksen); died on 13 Jan 1706 in N.Y..

    Joost married Sarah Du Bois on 12 Dec 1682 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY. Sarah (daughter of Louis (Lowys) Du Bois (Dubois) and Cathrine (Catherine) Blanchan (Blansh) was born on 14 Sep 1662 in Of Somerset County, NJ; was christened on 14 Sep 1664 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY; died in 1726 in Salem, Salem County, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 13.  Sarah Du Bois was born on 14 Sep 1662 in Of Somerset County, NJ; was christened on 14 Sep 1664 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY (daughter of Louis (Lowys) Du Bois (Dubois) and Cathrine (Catherine) Blanchan (Blansh); died in 1726 in Salem, Salem County, NJ.
    Children:
    1. 6. John Van Metre was born on 14 Oct 1683 in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY; was christened on 14 Oct 1683 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY; died on 13 Aug 1745 in Winchester, VA.
    2. Rebekka Van Meter was born on 26 Apr 1686; was christened on 26 Apr 1686 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY; died in 1755.
    3. Lysbeth Van Meter was born on 3 Mar 1689; was christened on 3 Mar 1689 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY.
    4. Isaac Van Metre was born in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY; was christened in 1692 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY; died in 1757 in Pleasant, PA; was buried in Buried By Indian.
    5. Rachel Van Meter was born in 1692 in Somerset County, NJ.
    6. Hendrix Van Meter was born on 1 Sep 1695; was christened on 1 Sep 1695 in New York; died in Dec 1759 in Salem, Salem County, NJ.
    7. Abraham Van Meter was born in 1700 in Somerset County, NJ.
    8. Jacob Van Meter was born in 1705 in Somerset County, NJ.
    9. Malinda Van Meter was born in 1710 in Somerset County, NJ.

  4. 14.  Art Mollenbaur was born about 1698; died in 1806 in Berkeley County, WV.
    Children:
    1. 7. Margaret Mollenauer was born about 1687 in Somerset County, NJ; died in 1745 in Frederick, County, VA.


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