Thomas Shepard

1709 - Bef 1752  (~ 43 years)

• Name	Thomas Shepard  [1]
  Born	Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA   [2]
  Christened	18 Sep 1709	Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA, Second Church   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 22 Sep 1752	Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA   [1]
  Notes	T 43. THOMAS4 SHEPARD (Nathanie1,3 Jeremiah,2 Thomas1), baptized at Boston, Mass., 18 Sept. 1709, died there (before 22 Sept.) 1752; married first, (intention, Boston, 17 May 1738), Bethia Phipps of Brookline, Mass., probably baptized (not in infancy) at Portsmouth, N.H., 8 Apr. 1722, died before 1747, daughter of Thomas and Eleanor (Harvey) (Cutts) Phipps; married second, at Salem, Mass., 1 Oct. 1747, Susanna (Pike) Hood, born at Salem 22 Jan. 1718/19, died at Boston in 1759, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Pitman) (Ormes) Pike. Susanna Pike had married first, at Salem, 4 May 1738, Joseph Hood, who died "at Rhode Island" 7 Sept. 1745; and she married third, at Boston, 6 July 1756, John Wright of Georgetown , Essex Co., Mass. The Boston Selectmen approved Thomas Shepard on Newbury Street for an innkeeper, 17 May 1738. On 22 Sept. 1752, administration on the estate of Thomas Shepard of Boston, innholder, was granted to his widow Susannah, and she was appointed guardian of Mary, Nathaniel, Susannah, Samuel, and Thomas, children of the deceased under 14 years; and a week later she was appointed guardian of her son Jeremiah. On 28 Dec. 1759, Richard Pike of Salem, blacksmith, was made guardian of Mary, Susannah, and Jeremiah, children under 14 of Susannah Wright, late of Boston, deceased. Pike presented an inventory, 21 Jan. 1760, of goods set off to the three children. On 12 Dec. 1766, the Court issued a warrant to divide real estate of Thomas Shepard in Worcester County among his six children; the land, partly in Worcester and partly in Leicester, was set off to Benjamin Pierpont, he to pay the heirs, and there are receipts to him, 26 Nov. 1767, from Thomas and Nathaniel Shepard, and also, 9 Sept. 1768, from Richard Pike as guardian to Susannah, Mary, and Jeremiah. [Suffolk County Probate.] Children by first wife, born at Boston: T 55 i. Nathanie1,5 b. ca. 1740; m. at Boston, 10 Nov. 1765, Elizabeth Ridgway, prob. the one b. at Boston 27 July 1749, dau. of John and Elizabeth (De St. Croix) Ridgway. Child (at least): 1. Rebecca6 bp. at Christ Church, Boston, 22 Aug. 1769. T 56 ii. Thomas, b. [say ca. 1742]; in. at Boston, 21 July 1763, Rebecca Ridgway, prob. the one b. at Boston 30 Sept. 1743, dau. of John and Elizabeth (De St. Croix) Ridgway. Nothing further found on this family except the births of two children at Boston: 1. Thomas,6 b. 23 Oct. 1763. 2. Elizabeth, b. 13 Mar. 1765. T 57 iii. Samuel, b. [say ca. 1744]; possibly the Samuel who m. at Boston, 1 Feb. 1768, Elizabeth Woodard. Nothing further found on this family. Children by second wife, born at Boston: * T 58 iv. Susanna, b. 12 Oct. 1748, d. at Salem, Mass., 25 Apr. 1796; m. at Salem, 5 Nov. 1772, William Gray, then called "4th," b. at Salem 5 July 1750, d. there 11 Nov. 1819 ae. 69, son of William and Sarah (Mattoon) Gray. Children (Gray), b. at Salem: 1. William Shepard,6 b. 30 July 1773. 2. John, b. 9 June 1775. 3. Sarah, b. 19 or 29 Dec. 1776. 4. John, b. 24 Apr. 1778. T 59 v. Mary, b. 23 Feb. 1750, d. at Salem, Mass., 9 May 1832 ae. 82; m. there, 21 Apr. 1772, Christopher Osgood, b. at Salem 26 Oct. 1747, d. there 4 Mar. 1828 ae. 80, son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Babbidge) Osgood. Children (Osgood), b. at Salem: 1. Nathaniel,6 b. 12 Oct. 1773. 2. Polly, b. 5 Oct. 1775. 3. Nathaniel, b. 6 July 1777. 4. Christopher, b. 13 Jan. 1780. 5. Sukey, b. 8 Sept. 1781. 6. John B., b. 7 Nov. 1783. 7. William, b. 7 Apr. 1785. 8. Henry, b. 29 Jan. 1787. 9. Betsey, b. 20 May 1789. 10. Jeremiah, b. 3 June 1791. 11. Abigail Pike, b. 11 June 1794. T 60 vi. Jeremiah, b. ca. 1751. References: Public records; New England Hist. and Gen. Register, 66: 333 [for Ridgway]; M.D. Raymond, Descendants of John Gray of Beverly (1887); Ira Osgood, Descendants of John, Christopher and William Osgood (1894); for Phipps, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. * The births of the two daughters are included (from private sources) in the printed Salem Vital Records, but the births doubtless occurred in Boston and the (dates presumably are "rectified" to the New Style Calendar. [3]
  Person ID	I1360	AC-Family
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Shepard,   b. 16 Jun 1681, Lynn, Essex, MA, USA ,   d. 30 Nov 1728, Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Wade,   b. 7 Aug 1681, Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA ,   d. Bef 29 Sep 1740, Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Married	5 May 1703	Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F593	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Bethia Phipps,   b. Bef 1722,   d. Bef 1747  (Age ~ 25 years)
  Marriage Notice / Intent	17 May 1738	Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA
  Married	Aft 17 May 1738  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Nathaniel Shepard,   b. Abt 1740, Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Thomas Shepard,   b. Abt 1742, Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Samuel Shepard,   b. Abt 1744, Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2010
  Family ID	F590	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Susanna Pike,   b. 22 Jan 1718/19, Salem, Essex, MA, USA ,   d. 1759, Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA  (Age 39 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1747	Salem, Essex, MA, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Susanna Shepard,   b. 12 Oct 1748, Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA ,   d. 25 Apr 1796, Salem, Essex, MA, USA  (Age 47 years) + 2. Mary Shepard,   b. 23 Feb 1749/50, Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA ,   d. 9 May 1832, Salem, Essex, MA, USA  (Age 82 years) + 3. Jeremiah Shepard,   b. Abt 1751, Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA ,   d. 11 Aug 1817, Salem, Essex, MA, USA  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2011
  Family ID	F589	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - - Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA Christened - 18 Sep 1709 - Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA, Second Church Marriage Notice / Intent - 17 May 1738 - Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA Married - 1 Oct 1747 - Salem, Essex, MA, USA Died - Bef 22 Sep 1752 - Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S177] Surname / Shepard: Shepard Familes of New England, Gerald Faulkner Shepard, (New Haven, Connecticut: The New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1973.), 3: 304. [S177] Surname / Shepard: Shepard Familes of New England, Gerald Faulkner Shepard, (New Haven, Connecticut: The New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1973.), 3: 302. [S177] Surname / Shepard: Shepard Familes of New England, Gerald Faulkner Shepard, (New Haven, Connecticut: The New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1973.), 3: 304-306.