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Melanekton Hamilton

M, #8376

Parents

FatherLott Hamilton (b. circa 1782, d. 22 February 1858)
MotherNemia Finn (b. 18 November 1780, d. 11 November 1835)
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Biography

Melanekton Hamilton was born.
Last Edited 25 June 2010
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Abigail McLaren1,2

F, #8377, d. before 13 September 1843
Pedigree Link

Family: William Shepard, Sr., (b. March 1759, d. 13 September 1843)

SonDavid Shepard (d. after 1850)
DaughterEleanor "Elsy" Shepard+ (b. 1790, d. 1860)
SonJoseph M. Shepard (b. circa 1793, d. after 1850)
SonWilliam Shepard, Jr. (b. circa 1794, d. before 1843)
DaughterRhoda Shepard+ (b. circa 1800, d. 10 November 1875)
SonMoses M. Shepard+ (b. circa 1801, d. before 1843)
DaughterRebecca Shepard (b. circa 1803, d. before 1843)

Biography



Abigail McLaren married William Shepard, Sr., son of William Shepard I, on 10 December 1784 in Monroe, Orange County, New York. [Note: FamilySearch gives the marriage location as Westchester, Yorktown County, New York.].1,3,4 She died before 13 September 1843 in Harrison, Boone County, Indiana. M2.3
Last Edited 28 October 2011

Citations

  1. [S800] DAR William Shepard, Ancestor No. A103166, unknown series. Hereinafter cited as DAR William Shepard, Ancestor No. A103166.
  2. [S141] FamilySearch Family Tree, online www.familysearch.org, Abigail McLaren. Hereinafter cited as FamilySearch Family Tree.
  3. [S370] Gerald Faulkner Shepard The Shepard Families of New England, Volume III (New Haven, Connecticut: The New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1973), page 467. Hereinafter cited as Shepard Families of New England.
  4. [S494] Daughters of the American Revolution, compiler, DAR Patriot Index (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 2003), Vol. III, page 2428. Hereinafter cited as DAR Patriot Index.
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Rhoda Shepard1

F, #8378, b. circa 1800, d. 10 November 1875

Parents

FatherWilliam Shepard, Sr. (b. March 1759, d. 13 September 1843)
MotherAbigail McLaren (d. before 13 September 1843)
Pedigree Link

Family: Peter Burr Shepherd (b. 1 April 1795, d. 7 May 1839)

SonJesse Asbury Shepherd+ (b. 20 August 1823, d. 25 March 1896)

Biography

Rhoda Shepard was born circa 1800 in Virginia.1,2,3

Rhoda Shepard married Peter Burr Shepherd on 9 May 1822.1,3

Rhoda Shepard died William Shepard's 1843 probate proceedings state that he left no surviving widow and only four surviving children, Eley, David, Rhoda and Joseph, so the other three children (William, Moses and Rebecca) apparently died before 1843. According to William Shepard's Revoultionary War Pension File S.972170, his children Joseph M. Shepard (born about 1793), Rhoda Shepard, David Shepard and Elsy Golleanor or Goledar were still living in 1850. on 10 November 1875 in Hartford, Warren County, Iowa, at age ~75.1,3,4


Rhoda Shepard appeared on the census of 1850 in Jackson, Putnam County, Iowa.5
Last Edited 10 October 2011

Citations

  1. [S801] Johnson-Shepherd Family Tree, online www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Johnson-Shepherd Family Tree.
  2. [S14] 1850 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com, Rhoda Shepherd [sic] household, Jackson, Putnam County, Iowa.
  3. [S932] DAR Application - Cecelia Westphal Cronk - DAR No. 668733, DAR Ancestor No. A103166 (William Shepard). Hereinafter cited as DAR Application - Cecelia Westphal Cronk - DAR No. 668733.
  4. [S802] William Shepard file; S 325.13; unknown series; 972170 (www.fold3.com: Fold3.com (formerly Footnote.com).)
  5. [S14] 1850 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com.
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Peter Burr Shepherd1

M, #8379, b. 1 April 1795, d. 7 May 1839
Pedigree Link

Family: Rhoda Shepard (b. circa 1800, d. 10 November 1875)

SonJesse Asbury Shepherd+ (b. 20 August 1823, d. 25 March 1896)

Biography

Peter Burr Shepherd was born on 1 April 1795 in Greenbrier, Virginia.1,2

Peter Burr Shepherd married Rhoda Shepard, daughter of William Shepard, Sr., and Abigail McLaren, on 9 May 1822.1,2

Peter Burr Shepherd died on 7 May 1839 in Mount Pleasant, Delaware County, Indiana, at age 44.1,2
Last Edited 25 June 2010

Citations

  1. [S801] Johnson-Shepherd Family Tree, online www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Johnson-Shepherd Family Tree.
  2. [S932] DAR Application - Cecelia Westphal Cronk - DAR No. 668733, DAR Ancestor No. A103166 (William Shepard). Hereinafter cited as DAR Application - Cecelia Westphal Cronk - DAR No. 668733.
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Jesse Asbury Shepherd1

M, #8380, b. 20 August 1823, d. 25 March 1896

Parents

FatherPeter Burr Shepherd (b. 1 April 1795, d. 7 May 1839)
MotherRhoda Shepard (b. circa 1800, d. 10 November 1875)
Pedigree Link

Family: Rachel Shepherd (b. 17 January 1826, d. 6 September 1897)

SonE.P. Shepherd+ (b. 13 February 1869, d. 31 March 1940)

Biography

Jesse Asbury Shepherd was born on 20 August 1823 in Clinton County, Ohio.1,2

Jesse Asbury Shepherd married Rachel Shepherd on 18 August 1842.2

Jesse Asbury Shepherd died on 25 March 1896 in Fontanelle, Iowa, at age 72.1,2


Jesse Asbury Shepherd appeared on the census of 1880 in Crawford, Madison County, Iowa.3
Last Edited 24 June 2010

Citations

  1. [S801] Johnson-Shepherd Family Tree, online www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Johnson-Shepherd Family Tree.
  2. [S932] DAR Application - Cecelia Westphal Cronk - DAR No. 668733, DAR Ancestor No. A103166 (William Shepard). Hereinafter cited as DAR Application - Cecelia Westphal Cronk - DAR No. 668733.
  3. [S6] 1880 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com.
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Moses M. Shepard1

M, #8381, b. circa 1801, d. before 1843

Parents

FatherWilliam Shepard, Sr. (b. March 1759, d. 13 September 1843)
MotherAbigail McLaren (d. before 13 September 1843)
Pedigree Link

Family: Elizabeth Ryner (b. 15 November 1801, d. 14 November 1874)

SonJames Penry Shepard+ (b. 21 June 1832, d. 13 March 1903)

Biography

Moses M. Shepard was born circa 1801 in Clinton County, Ohio.2,3

Moses M. Shepard married Elizabeth Ryner on 22 June 1826.3

Moses M. Shepard died CAVEAT: William Shepard's 1843 probate proceedings state that he left no surviving widow and only four surviving children, Eley, David, Rhoda and Joseph, so the other three children (William, Moses and Rebecca) apparently died before 1843. before 1843 in Putnam County, Indiana.3,2
Last Edited 10 October 2011

Citations

  1. [S800] DAR William Shepard, Ancestor No. A103166, unknown series. Hereinafter cited as DAR William Shepard, Ancestor No. A103166.
  2. [S802] William Shepard file; S 325.13; unknown series; 972170 (www.fold3.com: Fold3.com (formerly Footnote.com).)
  3. [S933] DAR Application - Mary Underwood Kirk - DAR No. 419217, Ancestor No. A103166 (William Shepard). Hereinafter cited as DAR Application - Mary Underwood Kirk - DAR No. 419217.
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Eleanor "Elsy" Shepard1

F, #8382, b. 1790, d. 1860

Parents

FatherWilliam Shepard, Sr. (b. March 1759, d. 13 September 1843)
MotherAbigail McLaren (d. before 13 September 1843)
Pedigree Link

Family: William Benjamin Goleanor (b. between 1785 and 1788, d. 22 August 1844)

SonWilliam Simeon Goleanor+ (b. 2 February 1813, d. 11 January 1879)
SonDavid M. Goleanor+ (b. circa 1822)

Biography

Eleanor "Elsy" Shepard was born in 1790 in Virginia.2,3

Eleanor "Elsy" Shepard married William Benjamin Goleanor circa 1812 in Warren County, Ohio. They had ten children.2,4

Eleanor "Elsy" Shepard died in 1860 in Boone County, Indiana, at age ~70. William Shepard's 1843 probate proceedings state that he left no surviving widow and only four surviving children, Eley, David, Rhoda and Joseph, so the other three children (William, Moses and Rebecca) apparently died before 1843. According to William Shepard's Revoultionary War Pension File S.972170, his children Joseph M. Shepard (born about 1793), Rhoda Shepard, David Shepard and Elsy Golleanor or Goledar were still living in 1850.5,2


Her husband, William, died on 22 August 1844 in Boone County, Indiana, leaving her a widow.2

Eleanor "Elsy" Goleanor appeared on the census of 1850 in the household of David M. Goleanor and Mary Jane Goleanor in District 7, Boone County, Indiana,

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: David Goleanor
Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822
Birth Place: Ohio
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 7, Boone, Indiana
Family Number: 752
Household Members:
David Goleanor, 28
Mary J Goleanor, 25
Maranda K Goleanor, 2
Eley Goleanor, 50.3
Last Edited 24 April 2025

Citations

  1. [S800] DAR William Shepard, Ancestor No. A103166, unknown series. Hereinafter cited as DAR William Shepard, Ancestor No. A103166.
  2. [S930] DAR Application - Eda Clare Avery Olney - DAR No. 714870, DAR Ancestor No. A103166 (William Shepard). Hereinafter cited as DAR Application - Eda Clare Avery Olney - DAR No. 714870.
  3. [S14] 1850 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com, David Goleanor household, District 7, Boone County, Indiana.
  4. [S989] e-mail message from Libby Compton to Paul B. Van Buren. Hereinafter cited as "Libby Compton e-mail". 19 October 2011.
  5. [S802] William Shepard file; S 325.13; unknown series; 972170 (www.fold3.com: Fold3.com (formerly Footnote.com).)
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David Shepard1

M, #8383, d. after 1850

Parents

FatherWilliam Shepard, Sr. (b. March 1759, d. 13 September 1843)
MotherAbigail McLaren (d. before 13 September 1843)
Pedigree Link

Biography

David Shepard was born.

David Shepard died William Shepard's 1843 probate proceedings state that he left no surviving widow and only four surviving children, Eley, David, Rhoda and Joseph, so the other three children (William, Moses and Rebecca) apparently died before 1843. According to William Shepard's Revoultionary War Pension File S.972170, his children Joseph M. Shepard (born about 1793), Rhoda Shepard, David Shepard and Elsy Golleanor or Goledar were still living in 1850. after 1850.2
Last Edited 28 November 2013

Citations

  1. [S370] Gerald Faulkner Shepard The Shepard Families of New England, Volume III (New Haven, Connecticut: The New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1973), page 467. Hereinafter cited as Shepard Families of New England.
  2. [S802] William Shepard file; S 325.13; unknown series; 972170 (www.fold3.com: Fold3.com (formerly Footnote.com).)
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Joseph M. Shepard1

M, #8384, b. circa 1793, d. after 1850

Parents

FatherWilliam Shepard, Sr. (b. March 1759, d. 13 September 1843)
MotherAbigail McLaren (d. before 13 September 1843)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Joseph M. Shepard was born circa 1793 At a Court of Probate in Boone County, Indiana, it was certified that William Shepard died at Harrison in Boone County, on 13 Septemer 1843, leaving no widow and only four surviving children, Elsy Goleanor, David, Rhoda and Joseph Shepard (who gave his age on 14 September 1850 as 57 years).
.1

Joseph M. Shepard died William Shepard's 1843 probate proceedings state that he left no surviving widow and only four surviving children, Eley, David, Rhoda and Joseph, so the other three children (William, Moses and Rebecca) apparently died before 1843. According to William Shepard's Revoultionary War Pension File S.972170, his children Joseph M. Shepard (born about 1793), Rhoda Shepard, David Shepard and Elsy Golleanor or Goledar were still living in 1850. after 1850.2
Last Edited 10 October 2011

Citations

  1. [S370] Gerald Faulkner Shepard The Shepard Families of New England, Volume III (New Haven, Connecticut: The New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1973), page 467. Hereinafter cited as Shepard Families of New England.
  2. [S802] William Shepard file; S 325.13; unknown series; 972170 (www.fold3.com: Fold3.com (formerly Footnote.com).)
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Rebecca Shepard1

F, #8385, b. circa 1803, d. before 1843

Parents

FatherWilliam Shepard, Sr. (b. March 1759, d. 13 September 1843)
MotherAbigail McLaren (d. before 13 September 1843)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Rebecca Shepard was born circa 1803.1

Rebecca Shepard died William Shepard's 1843 probate proceedings state that he left no surviving widow and only four surviving children, Eley, David, Rhoda and Joseph, so the other three children (William, Moses and Rebecca) apparently died before 1843. before 1843.
Rebecca Shepard lived in 1820 in Clinton County, Ohio.1
Last Edited 10 October 2011

Citations

  1. [S802] William Shepard file; S 325.13; unknown series; 972170 (www.fold3.com: Fold3.com (formerly Footnote.com).)
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William Shepard, Jr.1

M, #8386, b. circa 1794, d. before 1843

Parents

FatherWilliam Shepard, Sr. (b. March 1759, d. 13 September 1843)
MotherAbigail McLaren (d. before 13 September 1843)
Pedigree Link

Biography

William Shepard, Jr., was born circa 1794.1

William Shepard, Jr., died William Shepard's 1843 probate proceedings state that he left no surviving widow and only four surviving children, Eley, David, Rhoda and Joseph, so the three children (William, Moses and Rebecca) apparently died before 1843. before 1843.1
William Shepard, Jr., lived in 1820 in Clinton County, Ohio.1 His father's Revolutionary War Pension Application stated that his three children then living with him included "William aged 26 years who has long since lost all use of feet and legs so that he can neither walk nor stand in which state he has remained since an infant and is able to do nothing".1
Last Edited 10 October 2011

Citations

  1. [S802] William Shepard file; S 325.13; unknown series; 972170 (www.fold3.com: Fold3.com (formerly Footnote.com).)
Compiler: Paul Van Buren
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