Robert Sheppard

1802 - 1827  (24 years)

• Name	Robert Sheppard
  Born	5 May 1802  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1827  [1]
  Person ID	I19097	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2007

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Sheppard,   b. 1759, Hardy Co, WVa ,   d. 16 Apr 1825, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Martha C Wilson,   b. Abt 1767, MA ,   d. Mar 1808, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Married	1786  [1]
  Notes	Betty Dotson Renick info states they died in Wirt Co, but obviously this means in the part of the county that later became Wirt. Hardesty's History of Wirt Co WV 1882 The first settlers Then came Benjamin Roberts, Thomas Prebble and Jonathan Shepherd from the south branch of the Potomac, the latter bringing with him his three sons, William, Samuel and Henry. sketch about Rebecca's son David: His mother, whose maiden name was Rebecca Sheppard, was born in 1798 and is living with Brooks Somerville. She is the only surviving child of Jonathan Sheppard, who was the first settler in Reedy District.
  Family ID	F5700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Madden,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Mahala Sheppard,   b. Abt 1810, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Betty Dotson Renick sy13@worldnet.att.net.