1. William (or James) Shepherd Sr was born after 1730 in Nc. He died before 1790 in (Living 1782 Montgomery Co,Va).
William married Elizabeth (Betty,betsy) Mrs Shepherd. Elizabeth was born in Nc.
They had the following children:
2 F i Martha Shepherd. Martha married George Blanton. George was born in Powells Valley,Cumberland,Va. He died about 1860 in Johnson,Ky. 3 M ii Willis Shepherd. + 4 M iii James Pendleton Shepherd Sr was born on 18 May 1767. He died on 8 Jul 1853. + 5 M iv Sampson Shepherd was born about 1770. He died on 18 Jul 1845. + 6 M v William C. Theist Shepherd Sr was born about 1775. He died in 1828. + 7 F vi Rebecca (Becky) Shepherd was born in 1780. + 8 M vii Nimrod Shepherd was born in 1782. He died in 1874. + 9 M viii Uriah Shepherd was born about 1784.