Born in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Langton
and Abigail (Phelps) Langton
Wife of
Jonathan Shepard
— married
2 Jul 1730 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Rachel Shepard, Jonathan Shephard, Eleanor Shepard, Desire Shepard, Amos Shepard, Solomon Shepard, Rachel Shepard, Mary Shepard, Noah Shepard, Eleanor Shepard, Sarah Shepard and Amos Shepard
Died
at age 69
in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Oct 2014
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Biography
Rachel was born 14 November 1709, in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of John Langton (1682-1727) and Abigail (Phelps) Langton (1690-1767).[1]
Rachel married Jonathan Shepard (1704-1756) on 2 July 1730, in Northampton, Massachusetts. [2]
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Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZVF-R61 : 14 January 2020), Rachel Lunton, 1709.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT6-FV6 : 28 July 2021), Rachel Lancton in entry for Jonathan Shepard, 1730.
- ↑ Langdon-1142 was created by James Handy through the import of Handy_test_2013-07-14_01.ged on Jul 10, 2015. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
James Kenyon 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T988941 [compare], FTDNA kit #114135
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~0.39%
Jamie Handy :
23andMe, GEDmatch M680667 [compare], yourDNAportal JAMa7c386c2
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~0.39%
John Beardsley :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FM520961C1 [compare], yourDNAportal JOH01c6b3b9, FTDNA kit #B2385
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~0.39%
Michael Beardsley :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch NQ4767049 [compare], FTDNA kit #973394
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Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Langdon-1142 and Langton-178 appear to represent the same person because: Wife of Jonathan Shepard
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by Janne (Shoults) Gorman
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