Rachel (Teague) Shepherd (1735 - 1795)

Born 1 Sep 1735 in Mecklenburg, Orange County, Virginia

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Died Mar 1795 at age 59 in Ohio, West Virginia

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Biography

Rachael Teaque daughter of William Teague and Isabella Loftin was born 1735 in Mecklenburg, Virginia.^[1][2] She married David Shepherd about 1752 in Frederick, Virginia.^[3] She died 1798 in Ohio, Virginia.^[2][1]

from Sorrell Genealogy

Rachel TEAGUE, Surname: Teague Given Name: Rachel, Sex: F, Birth: 1 Oct 1735 in Mecklenburg Co., VA, Death: 1798 Note: RACHEL, DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM:

Rachel Teague married David Shepherd, son of the wealthy founder of Shepherdstown, Virginia (became part of West Virginia when West Virginia seceded from Virginia before the Civil War). Rachel's son, David Shepherd, Jr., was born at Shepherd's Mill Fort during an Indian raid on white settlers.

Col. Sheppherd was ordered by General hand to take command of Fort Henry. He brought with him his entire family. Son, William, and the girls helped to load guns and made ammunition, burning their hands with the hot bullets.

Son, William Shepherd, died on 9-1-1777 in the Revolutionary War siege at Fort Henry, Wheeling, Virginia along with his father and uncle. Defense of the fort was by a citizens? militia, not regular soldiers, led by Colonel David Shepherd against an assault by Indians loyal to the British.

During the Revolutionary War, Rachel's daughter-in-law, Lydia Boggs Shepherd, molded bullets at the Siege of Wheeling until her arms were blistered. Lydia was captured by Indians and taken down the Ohio River. She escaped by forcing her horse to swim the river. Col. Moses Shepherd, son of Rachel Teague Shepherd, served with the Revolutionary War while yet a boy in Capt. Lewis Bonnett's Company of Militia and as an aide to his Father, col. David Shepherd. He was made Lieutenant of Ohio County, Virginia. After the War, he served in Congress.

Daughter Ruth Shepherd's husband served in the Continental Army as a lieutenant and later as a captain. Daughter Elizabeth Shepherd was killed by Indians at Limestone, Kentucky in 1792.^[4]

Died Y. MAR 1795. Ohio County Wva. Age: 59.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} OneWorldTree Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} TEAGUE3.ged.
3. ↑ Need source citation.
4. ↑ Sherry S. Finchum <finchums@usinternet.com>. "Rachel Teague," "'SORRELLS Genealogy > TEAGUE GENEALOGY. (Entries: 2218 Updated: 2016-05-29 19:06:05 UTC (Sun) ) URL: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=teague&id=I34541

See also:

• Barbara Susan Jones Title: GEDCOM File : arimathwaite2.ged Data: Date: 18 Mar 2004.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: Ancestral File (R) Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998.
• Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files /pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16539298&pid=3190.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Mark Shurtliff, Michael Welborn, and others for starting this profile.

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