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Shepard Family History
This name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is an occupational name for someone employed to tend and watch over sheep, a shepherd. The derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th Century word "sceap", or "scip", sheep, with either "hierde", herdsman, from "heord", herd, flock, or "weard", guardian, watchman. Occasionally the modern surname may derive from an occupational name for a "shipward", as in the following recordings from Bristol; Thomas Shypward (1432) and John Shipward (1467). There are at least ten spellings of the surname, ranging from Shepard, Shephard, Shepherd, and Sheppard to Shepeard, Shepperd and Shippard.Who have we missed?
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Many Shepard/Shepherd in Richmond cy, NC in 1700 surveyors, explorers, soldiers, and farmers,many records of men and women and descendants, DNA test on my mother 87% Irish Ruth E, Shepard/Shepherd 1921, married John A Johnson with DNA proven of Celtic and Native American descendant and proven DNA records to Uk back to 1400.
John Little Bird Shepard, 1759-1810 Continental Army during American Revolution, VA tomb marker Bethel Church Richmond cy, NC.. Sold land to McColl bankers of Scotland d on Mountain Creek, Richmond cy, NC 1779. Deeds and Veterans roll of proven quality.
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