John Shepherd Sr. (1749 - 1812)

Born 1749 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Nelson — married [date unknown] in Berkeley County, WV

Descendants

Died 31 Jul 1812 at about age 63 in Redoak, Brown, Ohio, United States

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Biography

John is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (VanMeter) Shepherd. He was born at the time when Shepherdstown, WV was known as Pack Horse Ford in Mecklenburg, Frederick County, Colony of Virginia. (This is where all of John's children were born except, John, Jr., who would be born, 1790, on Buffalo Creek, near Wheeling, WV).

John and his four brothers, David, William, Thomas Jr, and Abraham, all served in the Revolutionary War. John served from Apr 1777-Mar 1778 under Capt. William Cherry's Co., 4th VA Regiment Infantry, as Private.

He married Martha Nelson. They moved their family to Buffalo Creek, Ohio County, (West) Virginia in 1787. In 1795, John began selling off his properties along Buffalo Creek for his migration to Adams County, Ohio between 1795 & 1797. In 1799, John purchased 1000 acres from his brother, Abraham, in Union Township, Brown County, Ohio. John and Martha would raise their family on Red Oak Creek and would be buried together in the Red Oak Presbyterian Church cemetery. Their 7 children are:

• Elizabeth (1775-1858)m: Andrew Cochran Moore
• Abraham (1776-1847)m: (1) Margaret Peggy Moore, (2) Harriet Kinkead
• Isaac S. (1777-1811)
• Mary S. (1779-1846)m: William Dunlap
• Jacob (1780-1854)m: Agnes Johnston
• Sarah A. (1786-1832)m: William Wills
• John (1788-1877)m: Elizabeth (Nancy) Baird

BURIAL Red Oak Presbyterian Church Cemetery Redoak, Brown County, Ohio, USA ^[1]

Research Notes

• Other possible birth location: Mecklenberg, Berkeley County, VA
• Other possible death location: Union Township, Brown, Ohio, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #41007337