John Shephard

John Shepard, son of William, was born about 1649 (estimated based on sibling as well as marriage date). John was said to be of Salem and Rowley, Massachusetts; he died June 19, 1676 at Rowley.[1]

John Shepard married first Rebecca (Putnam) Fuller, widow of John Fuller, December 6, 1677 at Salem. He married second between 1690 and 1697, Hannah (Green) Acie, daughter of Henry, and widow of John Acie. John married third at Ipswich, in 1718 or 1719, widow Rebecca (Bradner?) Priar, who outlived John by nine years.[1] He had at least six children.[2]

Children

1. John b 02 Feb 1678/9
2. William b ca 1681
3. Hannah m Hanniel Clark
4. Eleazar d at Salem 1714
5. Elizabeth d as an infant
6. Jonathan b at Rowley May 12, 1698 (by second wife)

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Shepard-32
• Ferris, Mary Walton, Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume ..., published 1943.Reference page 542 Archive.Org
• Blodgette, George. "Early Settlers of Rowley, Mass.", Essex Institute Historical Collections (Salem, Massachusetts, 1882) Vol. 19, Page 299
• Ancestral File Number: KT57-F1 Attached son William Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Shepard Families of New England, Volume I. New Haven, CT: New Haven Colony Historical Society. 1971. Page 331 per: https://archive.org/details/shepardfamilieso03shep/page/330/mode/2u...