Orange County Indexed
The Sheppard surname
The Sheppard name in Orange County Indexed: 54 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1787 to 1838
most named in the 1810s
- Court minutes 1787–1818
- Marriages 1793–1838
- Deeds 1794
- Wills 1798–1822
- In the chronology
- 1779 to 1784 1 person in 2 entries, most in the 1770s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- New Hope Creek (1), Second Creek (1)
- Married into
- Marcum 1, Monk 1, Pope 1, Strudwick 1, Tier 1, Thrower 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Murdock 3, Hall 2, Vinson 2, Strudwick 2
- Spellings to try
- Shepperd, Shepherd, Shepheard, Sheperd, Shepard, Shepperds
- Search beyond these records
- Sheppard in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Sheppard there)
- Sheppard in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 1 person
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
In the historical records 54 records
1 deeds, 6 marriages, 43 court minutes and 4 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Sheppard marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
- 1787Court minutesThe jury awarded Jno Hogan one penny in damages plus costs against Wm Stroud.
- 1787Court minutesThe court authorized Umstead’s deposition without the parties; the jury later awarded Benton £11.2.1. Sheppard filed a salt-sale account…
- 1787Court minutesThe court assigned workers Brice Collins, Joseph Thompson, James and 6 others and John Armstrong’s laborers to Wm Sheppard’s road section…
- 1787Court minutesThe court appointed Wm Copland overseer of the road to Pattersons and assigned thirteen named workers.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Andrew Gibson £20.10.6 plus costs against John Jones.
- 1788Court minutesThe court appointed Wm Sheppard as road overseer, replacing Tho Hall.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Benj Leonards’s administrators £144 plus costs against James Williams.
- 1788Court minutesThe record listed prospective jurors without an accompanying summons order.
- 1788Court minutesThe court appointed Sam’l Sheppard overseer of the Rhodes–Comers road and assigned fourteen named workers.
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe jury convicted Andrew Brooks and imposed a £5 fine plus costs.
- 1790Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Sheppard twenty shillings plus costs against Andrew Burke.
- 1791Court minutesThe jury found for Sheppard; the court denied a new-trial motion, and an appeal was requested.
- 1793MarriagesMarriage bond: William F Strudwick and Martha Sheppard
- 1794DeedsDavid Gilson to William Sheppard, 22 February 1794
- 1798Court minutesRobert Campbell recovered damages and costs against John Taylor after setoff; Taylor appealed with Wm Sheppard as approved surety.
- 1798WillsPower of attorney: James Sheppard to William Francis Strudwick
1800s
- 1805WillsWill of Martha Strudwick
1810s
- 1811MarriagesMarriage bond: Henry Sheppard and Polly Marcum
- 1812Court minutesDeed, John Hall to Henry Shepperd, proved by William Sheppard.
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Thrower and Elizabeth Sheppard
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: Ludwick Tier and Polly Sheppard
- 1817Court minutesThe court recorded the executors’ return for Henry Sheppard’s estate.
- 1817WillsWill of Andrew Murdock
- 1818MarriagesMarriage bond: Willis Monk and Ann Sheppard
- 1818Court minutesThe jury acquitted George Allen and the other defendants; the unnamed prosecutor was ordered to pay costs.
- 1818Court minutesDeed, Shadrach Forrest to Ripps Scoggin, proved by William Sheppard.
- 1818Court minutesThe court recorded David Hobbs, John Sheppard, John Wrightsell and 33 others for jury service.
1820s
- 1822WillsWill of William Sheppard
1830s
- 1838MarriagesMarriage bond: Erasmas Pope and Frances Sheppard
Undated
- Court minutesThirty-four named jurors were appointed for next county court.
- Court minutesWm. Sheppard was appointed road overseer from Brice Collin’s to Jesse Benton’s Mill.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Samuel Sheppard as road overseer, replacing Roger Dannel.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Thomas Been as road overseer, replacing William Sheppard.
- Court minutesOn appeal, the jury awarded Joseph Dixon an amount recorded as 1.15 plus costs against Wm Latham.
- Court minutesThe jury could not agree in Trice’s action against Grisham, withdrew, and the suit was continued.
- Court minutesThe court ordered jurors Joseph Moore Sheppard, James Faucet Sr, Robert Carson and 11 others summoned for the next term.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Daniel Carleton as road overseer.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Palmer, Robert McCray, Alexander Russel and 22 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Daniel Cloud, Andrew McCrory, James Sheppard and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Ann Vinson to John Sawyer, proved by Jas Sheppard.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, John Sawyers to Ann Vinson, proved by Jas Sheppard.
- Court minutesDeed, Henry Sheppard & William Sheppard to John Lattey of Thomas, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesWill of Andrew Murdock, proved by oath.
- Court minutesThe court received and recorded an inventory for Henry Sheppard’s estate.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors Daniel Albright, William Chambers, William Carter and 27 others for the next court.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors James Nicholson, David Murdock, Edward Rippey and 28 others for the next county court.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Nicholson, David Murdock, Edward Rippey and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Maris, David Murdock, Adam Douglass and 2 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Willis Sellars damages and costs against William Wallis.
- Court minutesJames Scott? was nonsuited in the ejectment action; an appeal was granted with security.
- Court minutesThe jury decided Wm Murray’s action in favor of Andrew Robinson.
- Court minutesThe court received and recorded a sales account for Edmund Browning’s estate.
- Court minutesDeed, Henry Sheppard to Ezekiel Hailey, proved by Thomas Roe?.
- Court minutesDeed, Henry Sheppard to John Huffman, proved by Adam Whitsell.
