Solomon Shepherd, Jr.

•Name: Solomon SHEPHERD

•Surname: SHEPHERD

•Given Name: Solomon

•Sex: M

•Birth: ABT 1710 in ,,IRE

BIOGRAPHY: Soloman Shepherd, Jr. was born in County Tyrone, Ireland (Ulster), the son of Solomon Shepherd, Sr. and the grandson of John and Isabel Shepphard of Killyman, spelled Killieman on old records, County Tyrone, Ireland (Ulster). His mother's name is not known at this time. Solomon came from Ireland when young, 1729-1730. 1 Aug 1729, from Grange Meeting at Charlemont, Ireland, a Quaker minister. The Shepherds eventually went to North Carolina where William BRAZELTON and Sarah SHEPHERD BRAZELTON were living.

Marriage 1 Jane WILSON

    m.15 Sept 1733, New Garden, Chester, PA

Children: 1. John Shepherd b: ABT 1735 in PA 2. SARAH SHEPHERD b: ABT 1737 in PA 3. Solomon Shepherd b: ABT 1739 4. Elizabeth Shepherd b: ABT 1741 in Menallen Twp., Lancaster Co., PA

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Soloman Shepherd, Jr. was born in County Tyrone, Ireland (Ulster), the son of Solomon Shepherd, Sr. and the grandson o f John and Isabel Shepphard of Killyman, spelled Killieman on old records, County Tyrone, Ireland (Ulster). His mother's name is not known at this time.

"Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania, 1682 - 1750" A.C. Myers (1902) reprint by Stemmons Publishing Co.

(pages 358-359m from a discussion of New Garden MM, Chester Co., PA.) " Solomon Shepherd, [1] unmarried, from Grange Meeting near Charlemont, Ireland, dated 8 mo. 1, 1729, recieved 11 mo 30, 1730-31. [Grange near Charlemont was in County Armagh.]

"att a mens meeting held [at Grange] ye 22 aforesaid [5 mo 1729] Solomon Shepard ye younger having transported himself to America as an Aprentice with Jacob Marshill & Desired of us a Certificate," etc.. He settled for a time in New Garden and was married, 9 mo 15, 1733, at New Garden Meeting, to Jane Wilson, of New Garden.

They removed to Menallen Township, now Adams Co., and in 1748 Solomon became a recommended minister of Warrington Monthly Meeting. He died about 1749, his will being dated July, 1748, and probated March 29, 1749. H e mentions his wife Jane and children John, SARAH, Solomon, and Elizabeth. Jane Shepherd served for several years as overseer of Menallen Meeting. In 1767 she and her daughter Elizabeth recieved a certificate to r emove within the limits of New Garden Monthly Meeting, North Carolina.

Solomon Shepherd, Jr., of Menallen Township, son of Solomon and Jane, m . 10 mo 19, 1763, at Menallen Meeting, to Margaret, daughter of John an d Rebecca Blackburn.

SARAH, daughter of Solomon and Jane Shepherd, m. 12 mo 20, 1758, at Men allen Meeting, William, son of John Braselton, of Frederick Co., MD."

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Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Solomon Shepherd

Name: Solomon Shepherd

Year: 1729-1730

Place: Pennsylvania

Source Publication Code: 5916.10

Primary Immigrant: Shepherd, Solomon

Annotation: Date and place of immigration, or place and date of first mention in the New World. Some original records are located at the Meeting House on Eustace Street, Dublin, and the Public Record Office of Dublin. Place of residence prior to immigration, occupati Source Bibliography: MYERS, ALBERT COOK. Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania, 1682-1750, With Their Early History in Ireland. Swarthmore, PA: Swarthmore College, 1902. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1969, 1985, 1994. Page: 358

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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Jane Wilson

Name: Jane Wilson

Gender: Female

Spouse Name: Solman Sheppard

Marriage Year: 1733

Marriage State: NC

Number Pages: 20

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Solomon Shepherd-Entered America-Received at New Garden Monthly Meeting:

IMMIGRATION OF THE IRISH QUAKERS INTO PENNSYLVANIA 1682-1730 WITH THEIR EARLY HISTORY IN IRELAND

NEW GARDEN MONTHLY MEETING IN CHESTER COUNTY. ESTABLISHED IN 1718, FROM NEWARK OR KENNETT

Comment:

unmarried, from Grange Meeting near Charlemont, Ireland, dated 8 mo. 1, 1720, recveived 11 Mo. 30, 1730-1

"Att a mens meeting held (at Grange) ye 22 aforesaid (5 Mo. 1729) Solomon Shepard ye younger having transported himself to America as an Aprentice with Jacob Marshill * Desired of us a Certificate," etc. He settled for a time in New Garden and was married, 9 Mo. 15, 1733, at New Garden Meeting, to Jane Wilson, of New Garden.

They moved to Menallen Township, now Adams County, and in 1748, Solomon became a recommended minister of Warrington Monthly Meeting. He died about 1749, his will being dated July, 1748, and probated March 29, 1749. He mentions his wife Jane and children, John, Sarah, Solomon, and Elizabeth. Jane Shepherd served for several years as overseer of Menallen Meeting. In 1767 she and daughter Elizabeth recieved a certificate to remove within the limits of New Garden Monthly Meeting, North Carolina. Solomon Shepherd, Jr., of Menallen Township, son of Solomon and Jane, m. 10 Mo. 19, 1763, at Menallen Meeting, to Margaret, daughter of John and Rebecca Blackburn. Sarah, daughter of Solomon and Jane Shepherd, m. 12 Mo. 20, 1758, at Menallen Meeting, William, son of John Braselton, of Frederick County, Maryland.

List of Certificates of Removal from Ireland Received at the Monthly Meeting of Friends in Pennsylvania, 1682-1750; with Genealogical Notes from Friends' Records of Ireland and Pennsylvania, Genealogies, County Histories, and Other Books and Manuscripts.

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