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.
  Birth	26 May 1700	Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Death	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)
  Marriage	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.
  Family ID	F895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2020

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Marriage - 28 Apr 1726 - Dorchester, Massachusetts Death - 22 May 1765 - Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S339] Gerald Faulkner Shepard, Compiler, Donald Lines Jacobus, ed, Shepard Families of New England , (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.