Hannah Shepard

Children by GEORGE BLANCHARD

Hannah BLANCHARD, born about 1664 at Medford, MA, daughter of George BLANCHARD and Elizabeth?. Died after 1700. Death not found in Charlestown.

She married 1682 Dec 7 at Charlestown, MA14, Thomas SHEPHERD, born about 1660, died after 17142. He was assessed 4s in the 1688 Charlestown tax roll.1 {34:269} In 1703/4, he was one of the inhabitants of Charlestown Mystic Side who contributed toward the enlargement of the Malden meeting house.7 He sold a house and land to his nephew Joseph Blanchard in 1714.2

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Children of Thomas & Hannah (Blanchard) SHEPARD

THOMAS SHEPARD died 18 April 1726 in East Haven, New Haven Co., CT. He married HANNAH BLANCHARD 7 December 1682 in Charlestown, MA, daughter of GEORGE BLANCHARD.

The Children of THOMAS SHEPARD and HANNAH BLANCHARD are:

• i. HANNAH SHEPARD, b. 11 August 1683, bapt. 12 Aug. 1683, Charlestown, MA; d. 19 Dec. 1683.
• ii. SARAH SHEPARD, b. 16 May 1685, Charlestown, MA; m. RICHARD DARROW.
• iii. MARY SHEPARD, b. 4 February 1686/87, bapt. 13 Feb. 1686/7, Charlestown, MA.
• iv. ABIGAIL SHEPARD, b. 28 January 1688/89, bapt. 17 Feb. 1688/9, Charlestown, MA.
• v. RUTH SHEPARD, b. 4 May 1690, bapt. 11 May 1690, Charlestown, MA.
• vi. THOMAS SHEPARD, b. Abt. 1692, bapt. 27 Nov. 1692, Charlestown, MA; d. August 1755, East Haven, New Haven Co., CT; m. SARAH HOTCHKISS, 1729; b. 20 May 1712, East Haven, New Haven Co., CT; d. 17 September 1773, East Haven, New Haven Co., CT.
• vii. JOHN SHEPARD, b. 9 August 1696, bapt. 13 Sept. 1696, Bristol, RI; m. (1) MARY; m. (2) SARAH RUSSEL.
• viii. ELIZABETH SHEPARD, b. 27 July 1698, Bristol, RI

Thomas Shepard died at East Haven, Connecticut on 18 April 1726. His will, dated 16 April 1726 and proved 6 June 1726, bequeathed his estate to his wife Hannah for her life, then reverting to his two sons, Thomas and John, upon their payment of £12 to each daughter, who were not named. [New Haven Probate].

References

• http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~blanch-l/thomjosb.html#I13