William Thomas Shepherd Sr b 1745 NC d 1787 Halifax Co NC; s/o Sampson Shepherd. m. Elizabeth Highsmith b 1749 Bertie Co NC; d/o Daniel Highsmith and Ann Beck. Children of William Thomas Shepherd Sr and Elizabeth Highsmith;

I. Martha Shepherd b ? d ?; m. George Blanton b ? d about 1860 Johnson Co KY; s/o John William Blanton and Rebecca "Hannah" Hobbs.

II. James Pendleton Shepherd b 18 May 1867 Halifax Co NC d 8 Jul 1853 Independence, Jackson Co MO; buried Hardup Cemetery Jackson Co MO; m. before 1785 VA to Rachel Gault b about 1867 VA.

III. Sampson Shepherd b about 1770 NC d 18 Jul 1845 Lee Co VA; m. about 1798 NC to Christenia Mooney b 1773 d 1856 KY.

IV. William C Shepherd b about 1775 Halifax Co NC d 1828 Big Stone Gap, Wise Co VA; buried Big Stone Gap VA; m. Elvira L Lewis b about 1775 d about 1861 Wise Co VA; buried Big Stone Gap VA; d/o James Theophilus Lewis and Winnie Henson.

V. Rebecca Shepherd b 1780 VA; m. Zachariah Wells; s/o Zachariah Wells and Abigail Osborne.

VI. Nimrod Shepherd b 1782 Powell Valley, Lee Co VA d 1874 Jellico Creek, Whitley Co KY; buried Jellico Creek Baptist Church, Jellico Creek, Whitley Co KY; m. before 1810 to Jemima Smith b 1784 d 1876 Jellico Creek, Whitley Co KY; buried Jellico Creek Baptist Church, Jellico Creek, Whitley Co KY; d/o James "Jaylor" Smith and Nancy Mulkey.

VII. Uriah Shepherd b about 1784; m. about 1804 Lee Co VA to Elizabeth Smith b ? d/o James "Jaylor" Smith and Nancy Mulkey.

Sources:
Don Chesnut - d.chesnut@insightbb.com
Mary - marysfamilytree@yahoo.com