Person:John Shepard (42)

Name^[1]	John Shepard
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	4 Feb 1694/95	Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage	4 Jan 1719/20	Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United Statesto Dorcas Wing
Marriage	24 Jul 1751	Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Statesto Ruth Witten (add)
Will^[1]	5 Nov 1759
Death^[1]	Bet 5 Nov 1759 and 5 Dec 1759	Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Probate^[1]	5 Dec 1759	Will proved.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 D 1. Daniel¹ Shepard; D 5. John² Shepard, in Shepard, Gerald Faulkner, and Donald Lines Jacobus. The Shepard Families of New England. (New Haven [Connecticut]: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1971-1973)
3:8, 11.

"D 5. John² Shepard (Daniel¹), born at Portsmouth. R.I., 4 Feb. 1694/5, died at Dartmouth, Mass. (between 5 Nov. and 5 Dec.) 1759; married first, at Sandwich, Mass., 4 Jan. 1719/20. Dorcas Wing, born at Sandwich 6 Dec. 1695, daughter of Daniel and Deborah (Dillingham) Wing; married second, a[t] Swansea, Mass., 24 July 1751, Ruth Witten (or Whiten) of Swansea. She married second (intention, Dartmouth, 17 Sept. 1760) Benjamin Gifford of Sandwich. On 12 Feb. 1753, John Shepherd of Dartmouth, yeoman, deeded to his son David part of land he had bought of Thomas Hathaway. [Bristol County Land.] His will, dated 5 Nov. 1759, proved 5 Dec. 1759, named his wife; sons John, Abner, and David; daughters Deborah, Jemima, and Lydia; grandchildren Patience and Brice, children of deceased son Brice Shephard. [Bristol County Probate.]"