Father: John Shepherd b: 1700 in Durham, New Hampshire
Mother: Eleanor Elizabeth Ellison b: Abt 1710 in Durham.
Christened at Portsmouth, NH 12 Oct 1748.
Book - The Shepard families of New England, Vol. 3, p 256-7
(Majore) Richard Shepard, son of John Shepard, born probably at Barrington, NH, about 1748, died at Holderness, N.H. 6 Mar 1825, aged 77 (gravestone); married first, it is said, a cousin of Esther Cox (wife of Joseph Shepard);
married second, at Holderness, 30 Dec. 1792, Azubah Adams, daughter of (Deac.) Thomas Adams of Charlestown, N.H.;
married third, at Tamworth, N.H., 12 Oct. 1797, Abigail (Folsom) Gilman, born 30 Aug. 1760, daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth ( ) Folsom, widow of (Capt.) Israel Gilman;
married fourth, a Mrs. Marston.
He was listed in the 1790 Census at New Holderness with a household of two males over 16 and five females. On 10 Feb. 1797, Richard Shepard of Holderness, Gent., with a large number of others (several named Farnsworth) conveyed their right in the estate of Azubah Shepard, late wife of said Richard. [Cheshire County, N.H., Land.]
Richard Shepard of New Holderness, N.H., bought land in Plymouth, Vt., 1796 [Plymouth Land.] Samuel S. Shepard of Holderness petitioned that Richard Shepard of Holderness died intestate leaving a widow and one heir who is the wife of John Shepard "whose son your petitioner is," the widow and John Shepard declining administration, and he was appointed administrator; and on 22 Aug 1825 Samuel Smith Shepard reported that the estate was insolvent, and John Shepard, Jr., and Joseph Shepard were appointed commissioners. [Grafton County Probate.]
Child by first wife:
Eleanor b. 5 Sept. 1772, d. 31 Jan. 1852 ae. 79 m. 7 July 1791, (Capt.) John Shepard
Mother: Eleanor Elizabeth Ellison b: Abt 1710 in Durham.
Christened at Portsmouth, NH 12 Oct 1748.
Book - The Shepard families of New England, Vol. 3, p 256-7
(Majore) Richard Shepard, son of John Shepard, born probably at Barrington, NH, about 1748, died at Holderness, N.H. 6 Mar 1825, aged 77 (gravestone); married first, it is said, a cousin of Esther Cox (wife of Joseph Shepard);
married second, at Holderness, 30 Dec. 1792, Azubah Adams, daughter of (Deac.) Thomas Adams of Charlestown, N.H.;
married third, at Tamworth, N.H., 12 Oct. 1797, Abigail (Folsom) Gilman, born 30 Aug. 1760, daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth ( ) Folsom, widow of (Capt.) Israel Gilman;
married fourth, a Mrs. Marston.
He was listed in the 1790 Census at New Holderness with a household of two males over 16 and five females. On 10 Feb. 1797, Richard Shepard of Holderness, Gent., with a large number of others (several named Farnsworth) conveyed their right in the estate of Azubah Shepard, late wife of said Richard. [Cheshire County, N.H., Land.]
Richard Shepard of New Holderness, N.H., bought land in Plymouth, Vt., 1796 [Plymouth Land.] Samuel S. Shepard of Holderness petitioned that Richard Shepard of Holderness died intestate leaving a widow and one heir who is the wife of John Shepard "whose son your petitioner is," the widow and John Shepard declining administration, and he was appointed administrator; and on 22 Aug 1825 Samuel Smith Shepard reported that the estate was insolvent, and John Shepard, Jr., and Joseph Shepard were appointed commissioners. [Grafton County Probate.]
Child by first wife:
Eleanor b. 5 Sept. 1772, d. 31 Jan. 1852 ae. 79 m. 7 July 1791, (Capt.) John Shepard
Father: John Shepherd b: 1700 in Durham, New Hampshire
Mother: Eleanor Elizabeth Ellison b: Abt 1710 in Durham.
Christened at Portsmouth, NH 12 Oct 1748.
Book - The Shepard families of New England, Vol. 3, p 256-7
(Majore) Richard Shepard, son of John Shepard, born probably at Barrington, NH, about 1748, died at Holderness, N.H. 6 Mar 1825, aged 77 (gravestone); married first, it is said, a cousin of Esther Cox (wife of Joseph Shepard);
married second, at Holderness, 30 Dec. 1792, Azubah Adams, daughter of (Deac.) Thomas Adams of Charlestown, N.H.;
married third, at Tamworth, N.H., 12 Oct. 1797, Abigail (Folsom) Gilman, born 30 Aug. 1760, daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth ( ) Folsom, widow of (Capt.) Israel Gilman;
married fourth, a Mrs. Marston.
He was listed in the 1790 Census at New Holderness with a household of two males over 16 and five females. On 10 Feb. 1797, Richard Shepard of Holderness, Gent., with a large number of others (several named Farnsworth) conveyed their right in the estate of Azubah Shepard, late wife of said Richard. [Cheshire County, N.H., Land.]
Richard Shepard of New Holderness, N.H., bought land in Plymouth, Vt., 1796 [Plymouth Land.] Samuel S. Shepard of Holderness petitioned that Richard Shepard of Holderness died intestate leaving a widow and one heir who is the wife of John Shepard "whose son your petitioner is," the widow and John Shepard declining administration, and he was appointed administrator; and on 22 Aug 1825 Samuel Smith Shepard reported that the estate was insolvent, and John Shepard, Jr., and Joseph Shepard were appointed commissioners. [Grafton County Probate.]
Child by first wife:
Eleanor b. 5 Sept. 1772, d. 31 Jan. 1852 ae. 79 m. 7 July 1791, (Capt.) John Shepard
Mother: Eleanor Elizabeth Ellison b: Abt 1710 in Durham.
Christened at Portsmouth, NH 12 Oct 1748.
Book - The Shepard families of New England, Vol. 3, p 256-7
(Majore) Richard Shepard, son of John Shepard, born probably at Barrington, NH, about 1748, died at Holderness, N.H. 6 Mar 1825, aged 77 (gravestone); married first, it is said, a cousin of Esther Cox (wife of Joseph Shepard);
married second, at Holderness, 30 Dec. 1792, Azubah Adams, daughter of (Deac.) Thomas Adams of Charlestown, N.H.;
married third, at Tamworth, N.H., 12 Oct. 1797, Abigail (Folsom) Gilman, born 30 Aug. 1760, daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth ( ) Folsom, widow of (Capt.) Israel Gilman;
married fourth, a Mrs. Marston.
He was listed in the 1790 Census at New Holderness with a household of two males over 16 and five females. On 10 Feb. 1797, Richard Shepard of Holderness, Gent., with a large number of others (several named Farnsworth) conveyed their right in the estate of Azubah Shepard, late wife of said Richard. [Cheshire County, N.H., Land.]
Richard Shepard of New Holderness, N.H., bought land in Plymouth, Vt., 1796 [Plymouth Land.] Samuel S. Shepard of Holderness petitioned that Richard Shepard of Holderness died intestate leaving a widow and one heir who is the wife of John Shepard "whose son your petitioner is," the widow and John Shepard declining administration, and he was appointed administrator; and on 22 Aug 1825 Samuel Smith Shepard reported that the estate was insolvent, and John Shepard, Jr., and Joseph Shepard were appointed commissioners. [Grafton County Probate.]
Child by first wife:
Eleanor b. 5 Sept. 1772, d. 31 Jan. 1852 ae. 79 m. 7 July 1791, (Capt.) John Shepard
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