Shepard, Ralph^[1]

1700 - 1765  (64 years)

• Name	Shepard, Ralph
  Probate	1665 - 1666	Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts   [2]
  	Ralph died intestate. Estate was divided as follows: Sarah his wife received her widow's dower or third which was 23 acres plus the house. Simeon as the only son received a double share (21 acres), Samuel Dudley and wife Sarah received nothing as they had received their full share during Ralph's life. William and Ann Dudley, 5 acres; Robert and Mariam Humes, 5 acres; Roger and Elizabeth Amidown, 5 acres; and David and Abigail Pain, 1/4 acre and a barn.
  Born	26 May 1700	Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 May 1765	Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I2706	Martin-Bloom
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2020

  
  

  Family	Spur, Sarah,   c. 5 Nov 1710, Dorchester, Massachusetts ,   d. 31 Dec 1779, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	28 Apr 1726	Dorchester, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Shepard, Sarah,   b. by 31 Jan 1726/7, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts   2. Shepard, Anne,   b. 31 Mar 1730, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Jun 1730, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts  (Age 0 years)   3. Shepard, Anne,   b. 20 Oct 1731, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts   4. Shepard, Lemuel,   b. 21 Mar 1733/4, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Jan 1766, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 31 years)   5. Shepard, Kingsley,   b. 27 Mar 1736, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 3 Jan 1756, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 19 years) + 6. Shepard [Shepherd], Elizabeth,   b. 1738,   d. 24 Jan 1819, Rowe, Franklin, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years)   7. Shepard, Miriam,   b. Abt 1741   8. Shepard, Abigail,   b. 23 May 1746, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 20 Jul 1834, Ludlow, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age 88 years)   9. Shepard, Simeon,   b. 13 Aug 1750, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 15 Nov 1832, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut  (Age 82 years)   10. Shepard, Levi,   b. 28 Oct 1754, Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. Died young.
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 28 Apr 1726 - Dorchester, Massachusetts Died - 22 May 1765 - Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S339] Shepard Families of New England , Gerald Faulkner Shepard, Compiler, Donald Lines Jacobus, ed, (New Haven Colony Historical Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1971), Vol. 1, pp. 18-19. [S340] Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881, Case number 53135 (19 images) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1635/rd/30219/53135-co1/682743396.