PITT COUNTY, NC - Bible - James G. Sheppard Bible. ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Elizabeth Ross ======================================================================== The James G. 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