| Birth | 1730 | St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania Co., VA |
| Death | 1805 | Wilkes Co., NC |
| Spouse | ||
| he m. Lucy _____ and had descendants | ||
| Mentioned | 10 Jan 1750 | St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania Co., VA |
| James was mentioned in his father's will dated 10 Jan 1750 in St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania co., Va | ||
| Tax | 1782 | Wilkes Co., NC |
| James Shepperd listed on the 1782 Wilkes Co Tax List in Capt. Rowland Judd's District with 110 acres of land, 2 negroes, 4 mules and horses, and 11 cattle. | ||
| Court | Apr 1784 | Wilkes Co., NC |
| John, James, and Robert Sheppard were appointed jurors for the April, 1784 court of Wilkes co., NC | ||
| Census | 10 Jun 1787 | Capt Judd's District, Wilkes co., NC |
| Tax | 1787 | Wilkes Co., NC |
| James Shepard listed for 100 acres, 3 polls. James Shepard also listed for 210 acres, 3 polls. both in Capt. Judd's District. | ||
| Property | 20 Jul 1789 | Wilkes Co., NC |
| 20 July 1789 Between Wm. Lenoir and James Shepherd, for 25 L, 150 Acres on fork New River...Wit: Wm. Noll, Charles Gordon, Alex. Smith. Signed: Wm. Lenoir. | ||
| Mentioned | 3 Oct 1796 | Wilkes Co., NC |
| 3 Oct. 1796 ...30 shillings for every 100 A. ..Grant Charles Gordon, Senr. 61,227 acres..on top Blue Ridge head Reddis River..at an old road on a ridge near James Shepherds line...Crossing Middle fork Reddis River at upper and Shepherds Plantation...George Owen's line...N. fork Reddis River..S. to Francis Vannoys corner...Abner Woottons corner..on Walter Browne line..N. to John P. Waterscorner...to said Walter Browns corner Mulberry Creek...George Barkers corner..Hezekiah Barkers line..Jonathan Stampers line S fork Roaring River..George Wheatleys line...Joel Stampers line..Jess Gambills line..Top of Knob on first mentioned Ridge..head Cranberry Creek..Robert Nalls corner..William Clarks corner on Cranberry Creek..to General Lenoirs line..Esquire Fletchers line..Joseph Yorks line..Thomas Paynes corner..fork Little Peak Creek..to top first mentioned Ridge... | ||
| 1787 Wilkes co., NC Tax list http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nc/wilk1787.htm New River Historical |
| ePSh (PSh) - comment on the page of James Shepherd Philip Sheppard <sheppard@hargray.com> |
| eLCa (LCa) - children of George Shepherd Linnea Caproni <caproni@premier1.net> |
| Needels and Shepherd family research Wilma Frances Boyd |
| Descendants of George Shepherd and Elizabeth http://www.extremezone.com/~wildwest/gedcom/fam01178.htm S W Angel <wildwest@extremezone.com> |
| Sheppard and Perkins Ancestry Tim Snyder <trapper@timsnyder.com> |
| Shepherd Family gedcom file received via email Sandy Zell <> |
| Early Settlers of Reddies River Paul W. Gregory |
| Wilkes County Tax List: 1782-1799 W. O. Absher, et. al. |
| The Land of Wilkes repository: MSS Johnson J. Hayes |
| State Census of North Carolina 1784-1787, 2nd ed Mrs. Alvaretta Kenan Register |
| Wilkes County, NC Deed Book B-1 1782-1797 |
| How to cite this page as a source | |
| author: | Michael Sheppard < sheppard@cs.unm.edu > |
| title: | Genealogical events for James SHEPHERD |
| url: | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shep/shep/I919.html |
| updated: | 18 Dec 2005 |