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* Commissioned a 2nd Lt. in British Army during French-Indian War by King George II. * Commanded an American regiment in 7 major battles during Revolutionary War. * Crossed the Delaware River with George Washington to attack the Hessians at Trenton. * Acting commander of the brigade at Valley Forge * Commissioner dealing with two Indian Treaties. * Stopped Shayss attack on Springfield Armory. * Served in fifth, sixth and seventh Congress.
Ralph Shepard (b.ca.1606) emigrated in 1629 from England to Dedham, Massachusetts, and after several moves, settled in 1665/1666 in Concord, Massachusetts. Edward Shepard emigrated from England to Cambridge, Massachusetts by 1642, married twice, and died before June 1680. Descendants of both lived throughout the United States.
Ralph Shepard (b.ca.1606) emigrated in 1629 from England to Dedham, Massachusetts, and after several moves, settled in 1665/1666 in Concord, Massachusetts. Edward Shepard emigrated from England to Cambridge, Massachusetts by 1642, married twice, and died before June 1680. Descendants of both lived throughout the United States.
This "Supplement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress" lists all genealogies in the Library of Congress that were catalogued between 1972 and 1976, showing acquisitions made by the Library in the five years since publication of the original two-volume Bibliography. Arranged alphabetically by family name, it adds several thousand works to the canon, clinching the Bibliography's position as the premier finding-aid in genealogy.
"In his new capacity as a rear-area soldier, Shepherd had the opportunity to interact with local civilians. Because of these experiences, Shepherd came to view the South's citizens as more than battlefield abstractions, and his understanding of the occupied South grew increasingly nuanced."--BOOK JACKET.
John Wilson was baptized 12 October 1740 in Dull, Perthshire, Scotland. His parents were John Wilson and Elspeth McKenzie. His family emigrated in the 1760s and settled in Massachusetts. He married Mary in about 1768. They had six children. Mary died in 1784. He married Susanna Mayberry in 1791 and they had two children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York.