The youngest son Jacob was captured by the Indians and died in Canada in 1747. Receipt given to administrator Nathaniel Shepard on 28 Oct 1748: Abel and Elizabeth Allen [mother and step-father], Joseph and Hannah Norcross [sister and husband], John and Sarah Allen [sister and husband], Isaac Shepard of Attleboro [brother], Jonathan Shepard of Coventry [brother], Noah Shepard of Coventry [brother], Aaron and Elizabeth Rice of Worcester [sister and husband].
