Ann (Shepherd) Garland (1746 - aft. 1778)

Born 21 Dec 1746 in Goochland, Virginia

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Died after 20 Oct 1778 after age 31 in Virginia, United States

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Ann was born in 1746. She was the daughter of Christopher Shepherd and Mary Lilly. She passed away after 20 Oct 1778, when she was named in the third codicil of her father's will. ^{[1] [2]}

9 Apr 1778, Albemarle Co., VA - The will of her father, Christopher Shepherd, names "my daughter Ann Garland." He gave her slaves - “the said negroes to continue with my above named daughter during her widowhood or natural life and then to be equally divided between her two daughters Frances & Mary also her son James…”

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1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Leslie Williamson.
2. ↑ Will of Christopher Shepherd (sic) of St Ann’s Parish in the County of Albemarle. Albemarle Co., VA, WB 2, pp. 418-419, written 9 Apr 1778, codicil written 15 May 1778, second codicil written 18 Oct 1778, third codicil written 20 Oct 1778, fourth codicil written 2 Jul 1779, proved Aug Court 1779. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62347/images/007643846_00220?pId=1734209

• [1] The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy Alexander Brown January 1, 1895 Houghton, Mifflin & Company: Parent, Husband, Child page 380