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Bridget Wallis (Shephard)

Also Known As: "Shepard"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, Colonial America
Death: after December 18, 1693
Salem, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Shephard and Ann Shephard
Wife of John Wallis
Mother of John Wallis and Elizabeth Howard

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About Bridget Wallis

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Bridget (Shephard) Wallis (abt. 1657 - aft. 1693)

Bridget Wallis formerly Shephard

Born about 1657 in Yarmouth, Maine

Daughter of Thomas Shephard and Ann (Unknown) Shepard

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Wife of John Wallis — married 1675 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Mother of Sarah (Wallis) Stone, John Wallis and Nathaniel Wallis

Died after 18 Dec 1693 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 22 Aug 2016 | Created 27 Feb 2016

Biography

Bridget Shepard was born circa 1657, probably at Yarmouth, Maine. She married John Wallis, son of Nathaniel Wallis and Margaret (?), circa 1675 at Salem, Massachusetts. Bridget Shepard died after 18 December 1693.

Marriage

Bridget married John Wallis, born about 1653, Cornwall, England, and died between 1693 and 1720. [1] [2]

Children: Sarah Wallis (1675-1736) John Wallis (1678-1734) Margaret Wallis (1681-1737) Bartholomew Wallis (1684-) Elizabeth Wallis (1686-) Nathaniel Wallis (1689-1732) Benjamin Wallis (1691-) Mary Wallis (1693-1725) Sources

↑ Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004. Ancestry.com. (U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012, pg 776). Cit. Date: 21 Aug 2016. ↑ Ellery Bicknell Crane, Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Vol II. Cit. Date: 21 Aug 2016. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 6 vols. (Salem, Mass: The Essex Institute, 1916-1925), [hereinafter Salem VRs to 1849], Volume 2, Page 386, 12 Oct 1675.



M i John WALLIS, son of Nathaniel Wallis and Margaret, was born 1654 in St. Ewe, Cornwall, England. He died 1720 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. John married Bridget SHEPPARD on 1674 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

Bridget SHEPPARD 1 was born 1655 in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine. She married John WALLIS on 1674 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

They had the following children:

  • F i Sarah WALLIS 1 was born 12 Oct 1675 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • M ii John WALLIS 1 was born 13 May 1678 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • F iii Margaret WALLIS 1 was born 22 Aug 1681 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • M iv Bartholomew WALLIS 1 was born 2 Dec 1684 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • F v Elizabeth WALLIS 1 was born 2 Dec 1686 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • M vi Nathaniel WALLIS 1 was born 6 Oct 1689 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • M vii Benjamin WALLIS 1 was born 1691 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • F viii Mary WALLIS 1 was born 18 Dec 1693 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Bridget Wallis's Timeline

1655
1655
North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, Colonial America
1678
May 13, 1678
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1692
1692
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
1693
December 18, 1693
Age 38
Salem, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay