James G & Mary Jones Sheppard Bible

Now owned by Sheppard Memorial Library, Greenville, Pitt Co., N. C., 
this Bible originated in Greene County.  The library was established by 
the son of Henry Sheppard in memory of his father (William Henry Haywood 
Sheppard), whose descendants lived in Pitt County.  Henry's brother, B. 
H. Sheppard, moved to Tennessee, as can be noted in the following 
records.--er

Phereby Jones Sheppard daughter of James G. Sheppard and Mary Jones 
Sheppard was born the 10th day September A. D. 1810

William H. H. Sheppard son of the same was born 10th January 1813

Blanne Harper Sheppard son of same was born 1st January 1816


James G. Sheppard and Mary Williams Edwards was married the 19th day of 
december A. D. 1816

Martha Ann Sheppard daughter of James G. Sheppard and Mary Williams 
Sheppard was born Tuesday 6th January 1818

Eliza Jan Glasgow Sheppard daughter of same was born Tuesday 15th 
February 1820

Theophilus Edward son of James Glasgow & Mary W. Sheppard was born on 
Sunday morning the 30th day of September A. D. 1821

Benjamin Edward son of same was born on Thursday 13th January 1825 A. D.

Abraham Thomas was born on Wednesday morning about 1 o'clock January 
23rd 1828

James Glasgow Sheppard was born on Monday evening September 13th 1830

Elizabeth H. Catharine was born on Saturday evening January 12th 1833

Robert Dunbar was born on Sunday night about 11 o'clock April 26th 1835

Joseph McMakin was born on Monday Morning 18th day of April 1837

James Glasgow Means was born on Monday morn the 31 day of July 1838


Phereby Glasgow Sheppard daughter of Benja. and Martha Jones his wife 
was born 22nd January 1784 departed this life on the 31st July 1804

James Glasgow Sheppard was born 3rd March 1786

Benjamin Caswell Dobbs Blount Sheppard 18th June 1791

William Sheppard was born 17th May 1794 departed this life on the 1st 
January 1795

Abraham Sheppard was born 15th March 1796

Benjamin Sheppard sen. departed this life 1st October 1798 aged 47 years 
six months

Benjamin C. D. B. Sheppard departed this life 1th Jany. 1817

Martha Jones Scurlock departed this life 6 day of July 1818

Joseph Scurlock son of Joseph and Martha his wife was born Friday 
morning 28th August 1801

Myal Scurlock was born 25th May 1803


Mary Jones Harper, wife of Jas. G. Sheppard was born April 5, 1789, d. 
May 12, 1816

James G. Sheppard departed this life on the 8th day of July 1841 at 
Hernando, Miss.


William Henry Haywood Sheppard was born 10th January 1813 --Died Oct. 
27, 1881

Margaret Ann Sheppard, wife of Henry Sheppard was born 9th September, 
1822.  Died July 29, 1863

Elizabeth Williams Sheppard, daughter of Henry and Margaret Ann Sheppard 
was born 21st June 1842 -- Died December 21, 1868

Margaret Ann Sheppard, wife of Henry Sheppard was delivered of an infant 
female on 16th March 1844

James Glasgow Sheppard, son of Henry and M. A. Sheppard was born 6th of 
February 1845

Benjamin Streeter Sheppard son of H. and M. A. Sheppard was born 15th 
December 1846

Mary Macklewain Sheppard, daughter of Henry and M. A. Sheppard was born 
12th October 1848

Alice Sheppard, daughter of Henry and M. A. Sheppard was born 8th June 
1850

Martha Sheppard, daughter of Henry and M. A. Sheppard was born 14th 
April 1852

Henry Sheppard, son of Henry and M. A. Sheppard was born 26th June 1854

Margaret Ann departed this life, Daughter of Henry and M. A. Sheppard 
[no date]

William Sheppard, son of Henry and M. A. Sheppard was born 6th June 1858

Susan Emma Sheppard, daughter of Henry and M. A. Sheppard was born 20th 
November 1859

Alexander Sherrod Sheppard, son of Henry and M. A. Sheppard was born 
15th November 1861

Lawrence Baker Sheppard, son of Henry Sheppard and Lizzie Turnage 
Sheppard, his wife was born 1st December 1866


B. Harper Sheppard and Phereby R. Donelson, daughter of Lemuel and Eliza 
J. Donelson were married at Nashville on the second day of August, 1838

B. H. Sheppard was born on the first day of January, 1816 at Snow Hill 
Greene County, North Carolina

Phereby R. Donelson his wife was born near Franklin Williamson County 
Tenessee on the 16 October 1824

Benjamin E. Sheppard & Francis E. Curtiss was married 22nd day of 
November 1860


Harper Donelson Sheppard, son of Henry and Lizzie Sheppard was born 9th 
October 1868

James Sheppard son of Benjamin Sheppard and Martha Jones was born the 
3rd day of March A. D. 1786 was married to Mary J. Armstrong widow of 
Wm. H. Armstrong and daughter of of Blanne and Elizabeth Harper Dec. 
13th 1809

Mary J. Sheppard departed this life on the 12th day of May A. D. 1816

Phereby Jones Sheppard daughter of James G. Sheppard and Mary Jones 
Sheppard departed this life the 30th day of July 1811

Martha Ann Sheppard daughter of James G. Sheppard and Mary Williams 
Sheppard departed this life Saturday the 26th day of August A. D. 1820

Theophilus Edward Sheppard departed this life on Thursday the 26th day 
of February A. D. 1824

Joseph McMakin Sheppard departed this life on Sunday the 15th day of 
Sept. 1840

James G. Sheppard departed this life on Thursday the 8th day of July, 
1841

James G. Sheppard Junr. departed this life on Friday the 20 day August 
1841


Mary Elizabeth, daughter of B. H. and Phereby R. Sheppard was born near 
Nashville on the morning of th 19th of June A. D. 1839

Phereby Whyte, daughter of same was born near Franklin Tenn on the 
morning of the seventh of March A. D. 1841

Lemuel Donelson Sheppard son of same was born in Nashville on Sunday the 
16th of July 1842

Harper Sheppard second son of same was born near Nashville Thursday 
morning May 1, 1845

Mary Frances, third daughter of same was born near Nashville on Thursday 
March 1, 1849

John William Sheppard, third son of B. H. and Phereby R. Sheppard was 
born on the 14th of July, 1853

Maida Harper, seventh child of same was born on the 11th day of January 
A. D. 1857


Francis E. Shell, Daughter of Dr. Thomas Shell, Newbery, South Carolina 
born 28 day Dec. A. D. 1833

Mary Curtiss Sheppard Daughter of B. E. & Frances E. his wife was born 
Mobile, Ala. Sept. 27th 1861

Benjamin E. Sheppard, Jr. son of B. E. & F. E. his wife born in Miss. 12 
Feb. 1863.  Died 20th of same month, 1863

Benjamin Harper Sheppard born in Miss. August 11, 1865

Willie Liss Sheppard of same was born Memphis, Tenn.  August 10th 1868

Benjamin Curtiss Sheppard son of same departed this life July 20 1864 
age 2 years 9 months 20 days

Benjamin Harper Sheppard son of same died in Miss. Nov. 25, 1866 age 1 
year 3 months 9 days

Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter of B. H. and Phereby R. Sheppard died of 
measles at Nashville on Wednesday morning at half past 12 o'clock, June 
7, 1848

Harper, second son of same died of measles at Nashville on Tuesday night 
at half past 11 o'clock, May 24, 1848 aged three years and twenty four 
days

Mary Frank, third daughter of B. H. and Phereby R. Sheppard departed 
this life 11th March 1856, aged seven years and ten days

Phereby, second child of B. H. & Phereby R. Sheppard departed this life 
on the 10th day of June A. D. 1859, aged eighteen years three months and 
twenty three days

Lemuel Donelson died near Franklin Tenn. on the second day of June 1832, 
aged 43 years

Eliza J. his wife died in Nashville on the sixth of December 1832, aged 
thirty years


James G. Sheppard departed this life July 8, 1841, age fifty five years

Mary Jones Sheppard his wife died May 12, 1816, aged twenty nine years

Thomas E. Harper & Eliza Scurlock was married 25th day of May 1822

Cornelia Ann daughter of Thomas & Eliza was born the 5th day of March 
1823

Martha Elizabeth was born 1st December 1824

Richard Graves was born 5th March 1827





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