Note: Nathaniel has no extant grave marker. His birth date as given in the Norton vital record is 13 Feb 1713, which in the absence of the dual year or any further clarification means he was born Feb 1713/4, since February was at the end of the year in the calendar used during that time period.
Nathaniel was the son of Isaac Shepard and Elizabeth Fuller of Norton, Mass. He was married in Newton, Mass. on 30 November 1736 to Mindwell Woodward, the daughter of Ebenezer Woodward and Mindwell Stone of Newton. After marrying, Nathaniel and Mindwell lived in both Roxbury and Brookline, Mass. for a while, but Nathaniel eventually became an ordained minister, and preached in Attleboro, Mass. He and Mindwell had ten children, but he died before the last child was born. Following his death, his widow married Jeremiah Everett, and they moved up to New London, New Hampshire where they are buried.
The following is from the article "Genealogy of Shepard of Henrietta, Loraine County, Ohio" by Kate Shepard Hines in The Old Northwest Genealogical Quarterly, vol. 9: "Nathaniel Shepard...was converted at Brookline under the preaching of Mr. Whitefield, and in 1746 was called to preach to the Baptist congregation at Attleborough, where he died. He made many tours through the neighboring towns assisting other pastors, being a man of a beautiful spirit, and and earnest and efficient pastor. He took an active part in the early efforts which led to the establishing of Brown University, although it was not finally effected until after his death. Dr. Backus, the historian of the Baptists of New England, wrote a sketch of his life and death. At the marriage of Dr. Backus, Mr. Shepard performed the religious part of the ceremony, when the groom himself preached a sermon. Nathaniel Shepard's will was dated Apr. 13, 1757, and proved May 18th."
The following is from John Dagget's History of Attleboro (1894): Tradition says that Nathaniel was a tailor. He was later ordained, and had the reputation of being an earnest preacher. His funeral was very heavily attended, and the sermon was preached by Mr. Carpenter of Norton. Following Nathaniel's death, "his body was interred in the burying place nearly opposite to Col. Hatch's tavern."
The cemetery referenced had been known as the Old North Burying Ground or Hatch's Burying Ground, but today is called the Woodcock Cemetery for the family that founded it.
Children of Nathaniel and Mindwell, birth locations vary, but all births recorded in Attleboro:
* Jonathan, b. Brookline, Mass. 24 Sep 1737, went to New London, NH.
* Nathaniel, b. Roxbury, Mass. 25 Feb 1738/9, went to New London, NH.
* Eleanor, b. Brookline, Mass. 7 Oct 1740.
* Ebenezer, b. Brookline, Mass. 13 Jan 1741/2, d. New London, NH 12 April 1811, m. Dedham, Mass. 2 Dec 1762 Jane McCORDY, b. c. 1739, d. New London, NH 30 Mar 1819, the daughter of Thomas McCordy. On 1 Feb 1760, Ebenezer Shepard, aged 18, chose John Woodward of Newton to be his guardian. Ebenezer was called of Newton in his 1762 marriage record to Jane. He was a joiner by occupation. He and Jane were received into the First Church of Dedham on 8 Jul 1764. Ebenezer marched on the alarm of 19 Apr 1775 in Captain Aaron Fuller's (Dedham) Company, and on the alarm of 4 Mar 1776 to Dorchester in Captain Joseph Lewis' (1st Dedham) Company, Colonel William McIntosh's Regiment. On 26 Jan 1779 he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of the Second Company, Colonel McIntosh's (Suffolk County) Regiment and on 12 Sep 1780 1st Lt of Captain Daniel Fisher's Company, same regiment. He also served as Lt. from Aug to Dec 1781 at Peekskill in Capt Thomas Newcomb's Company, Colonel Joseph Webb's Regiment. Sometime following the sale of Dedham property in 1782, the family moved to New Hampshire, where they appear on the 1790 federal census for Kersarge Gore (then in Hillsborough Co.). They moved to New London, NH in 1793, and appear on the 1800 census there. Ebenezer was baptized at the New London Baptist Church on 23 Jun 1790 and his wife there on 23 Oct 1793. On 19 Jan 1794, Jane was dismissed from the First Church in Dedham and recommended to the church in New London. Ebenezer's will, dated 6 Mar 1811, was proved 4 Jun 1811, and named wife Jane, daughters Catherine Smith, Betsey Messer, Hannah Peasley, Polly Greeley, Sally Hunting, and Mindwell, and sons Ebenezer Shepard, Jesse Shepard (sole executor), and John Shepard, and grandson Ebenezer S. Messer.
* Mindwell, b. Brookline, Mass. 14 Nov 1743, m. Attleboro 17 Dec 1761 Enoch ROBINSON, b. Attleboro 7 June 1736, d. Attleboro 6 Nov 1798, the son of Noah Robinson and Patience Daggett of Attleboro. Enoch served as a lieutenant during the Lexington alarm, and was later given the title of Captain. He was a deacon in the Congregational church, and a school teacher. He is buried in the Robinson Cemetery in Attleboro with a grave marker.
* Isaac, b. Roxbury, Mass. 15 Sep 1745, d. Needham, Mass. 22 Aug 1819, and m. in Needham 3 Nov 1777 Jemima (Allen) Parker, the widow of Jonathan Parker who was killed at the Battle of Lexington on 19 April 1775. jemima was born in Dedham 15 Feb 1747/8, and died in Needham 3 Jan 1832, the daughter of Hezekiah Allen and Jemima Kingsbury. They share a grave marker in the Needham Cemetery.
* Elizabeth, b. Providence, RI 20 Jan 1747 (in Attleboro VR), m. _______ PARKS.
* Jacob, b. Attleboro 13 Dec 1748 (the printed VR says 1749, and another online VR says 1747; 1748 fits the best in family), d. Sturbridge, Mass. 6 April 1827, and m. (1) 15 Dec 1773 Patience HOLBROOK, b. Brimfield, Hamp., Mass. 19 Nov 1753, died 15 Dec 1784, daughter of John Holbrook and Patience Fisher. He m. (2) 24 Nov 1785 Grace PERRY, the daughter of Jonathan Perry and Martha Morse. Jacob was aged three and a half when his father died, and resided with his maternal grandparents, Ebenezer and Mindwell Woodward, in Newton. He was apprenticed at the age of 14 and became a carpenter and joiner. At the age of 21 he moved to Sturbridge, where he became a builder of churches, schools and bridges. He was a deacon of the Baptist church in Sturbridge. Jacob and Patience are buried in the Old Burying Ground in Sturbridge.
* Hannah, b. Attleboro 1 Sep 1750, d. Attleboro 26 June 1808, m. Attleboro 25 Oct 1771, as his second wife, Deacon Jonathan STANLEY, b. Attleboro 8 Aug 1733, d. Attleboro 5 May 1811, son of Jacob Stanley Elizabeth Guild. Jonathan had married as his first wife Martha Pond, b. Wrentham, Mass. 17 Jan 1734, d. Attleboro 14 Aug 1770. Jonathan and both wives are buried in the Robinson Cemetery in North Attleboro.
* Samuel, b. Attleboro 24 June 1752, d. Attleboro 25 Jan 1754.
Nathaniel was the son of Isaac Shepard and Elizabeth Fuller of Norton, Mass. He was married in Newton, Mass. on 30 November 1736 to Mindwell Woodward, the daughter of Ebenezer Woodward and Mindwell Stone of Newton. After marrying, Nathaniel and Mindwell lived in both Roxbury and Brookline, Mass. for a while, but Nathaniel eventually became an ordained minister, and preached in Attleboro, Mass. He and Mindwell had ten children, but he died before the last child was born. Following his death, his widow married Jeremiah Everett, and they moved up to New London, New Hampshire where they are buried.
The following is from the article "Genealogy of Shepard of Henrietta, Loraine County, Ohio" by Kate Shepard Hines in The Old Northwest Genealogical Quarterly, vol. 9: "Nathaniel Shepard...was converted at Brookline under the preaching of Mr. Whitefield, and in 1746 was called to preach to the Baptist congregation at Attleborough, where he died. He made many tours through the neighboring towns assisting other pastors, being a man of a beautiful spirit, and and earnest and efficient pastor. He took an active part in the early efforts which led to the establishing of Brown University, although it was not finally effected until after his death. Dr. Backus, the historian of the Baptists of New England, wrote a sketch of his life and death. At the marriage of Dr. Backus, Mr. Shepard performed the religious part of the ceremony, when the groom himself preached a sermon. Nathaniel Shepard's will was dated Apr. 13, 1757, and proved May 18th."
The following is from John Dagget's History of Attleboro (1894): Tradition says that Nathaniel was a tailor. He was later ordained, and had the reputation of being an earnest preacher. His funeral was very heavily attended, and the sermon was preached by Mr. Carpenter of Norton. Following Nathaniel's death, "his body was interred in the burying place nearly opposite to Col. Hatch's tavern."
The cemetery referenced had been known as the Old North Burying Ground or Hatch's Burying Ground, but today is called the Woodcock Cemetery for the family that founded it.
Children of Nathaniel and Mindwell, birth locations vary, but all births recorded in Attleboro:
* Jonathan, b. Brookline, Mass. 24 Sep 1737, went to New London, NH.
* Nathaniel, b. Roxbury, Mass. 25 Feb 1738/9, went to New London, NH.
* Eleanor, b. Brookline, Mass. 7 Oct 1740.
* Ebenezer, b. Brookline, Mass. 13 Jan 1741/2, d. New London, NH 12 April 1811, m. Dedham, Mass. 2 Dec 1762 Jane McCORDY, b. c. 1739, d. New London, NH 30 Mar 1819, the daughter of Thomas McCordy. On 1 Feb 1760, Ebenezer Shepard, aged 18, chose John Woodward of Newton to be his guardian. Ebenezer was called of Newton in his 1762 marriage record to Jane. He was a joiner by occupation. He and Jane were received into the First Church of Dedham on 8 Jul 1764. Ebenezer marched on the alarm of 19 Apr 1775 in Captain Aaron Fuller's (Dedham) Company, and on the alarm of 4 Mar 1776 to Dorchester in Captain Joseph Lewis' (1st Dedham) Company, Colonel William McIntosh's Regiment. On 26 Jan 1779 he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of the Second Company, Colonel McIntosh's (Suffolk County) Regiment and on 12 Sep 1780 1st Lt of Captain Daniel Fisher's Company, same regiment. He also served as Lt. from Aug to Dec 1781 at Peekskill in Capt Thomas Newcomb's Company, Colonel Joseph Webb's Regiment. Sometime following the sale of Dedham property in 1782, the family moved to New Hampshire, where they appear on the 1790 federal census for Kersarge Gore (then in Hillsborough Co.). They moved to New London, NH in 1793, and appear on the 1800 census there. Ebenezer was baptized at the New London Baptist Church on 23 Jun 1790 and his wife there on 23 Oct 1793. On 19 Jan 1794, Jane was dismissed from the First Church in Dedham and recommended to the church in New London. Ebenezer's will, dated 6 Mar 1811, was proved 4 Jun 1811, and named wife Jane, daughters Catherine Smith, Betsey Messer, Hannah Peasley, Polly Greeley, Sally Hunting, and Mindwell, and sons Ebenezer Shepard, Jesse Shepard (sole executor), and John Shepard, and grandson Ebenezer S. Messer.
* Mindwell, b. Brookline, Mass. 14 Nov 1743, m. Attleboro 17 Dec 1761 Enoch ROBINSON, b. Attleboro 7 June 1736, d. Attleboro 6 Nov 1798, the son of Noah Robinson and Patience Daggett of Attleboro. Enoch served as a lieutenant during the Lexington alarm, and was later given the title of Captain. He was a deacon in the Congregational church, and a school teacher. He is buried in the Robinson Cemetery in Attleboro with a grave marker.
* Isaac, b. Roxbury, Mass. 15 Sep 1745, d. Needham, Mass. 22 Aug 1819, and m. in Needham 3 Nov 1777 Jemima (Allen) Parker, the widow of Jonathan Parker who was killed at the Battle of Lexington on 19 April 1775. jemima was born in Dedham 15 Feb 1747/8, and died in Needham 3 Jan 1832, the daughter of Hezekiah Allen and Jemima Kingsbury. They share a grave marker in the Needham Cemetery.
* Elizabeth, b. Providence, RI 20 Jan 1747 (in Attleboro VR), m. _______ PARKS.
* Jacob, b. Attleboro 13 Dec 1748 (the printed VR says 1749, and another online VR says 1747; 1748 fits the best in family), d. Sturbridge, Mass. 6 April 1827, and m. (1) 15 Dec 1773 Patience HOLBROOK, b. Brimfield, Hamp., Mass. 19 Nov 1753, died 15 Dec 1784, daughter of John Holbrook and Patience Fisher. He m. (2) 24 Nov 1785 Grace PERRY, the daughter of Jonathan Perry and Martha Morse. Jacob was aged three and a half when his father died, and resided with his maternal grandparents, Ebenezer and Mindwell Woodward, in Newton. He was apprenticed at the age of 14 and became a carpenter and joiner. At the age of 21 he moved to Sturbridge, where he became a builder of churches, schools and bridges. He was a deacon of the Baptist church in Sturbridge. Jacob and Patience are buried in the Old Burying Ground in Sturbridge.
* Hannah, b. Attleboro 1 Sep 1750, d. Attleboro 26 June 1808, m. Attleboro 25 Oct 1771, as his second wife, Deacon Jonathan STANLEY, b. Attleboro 8 Aug 1733, d. Attleboro 5 May 1811, son of Jacob Stanley Elizabeth Guild. Jonathan had married as his first wife Martha Pond, b. Wrentham, Mass. 17 Jan 1734, d. Attleboro 14 Aug 1770. Jonathan and both wives are buried in the Robinson Cemetery in North Attleboro.
* Samuel, b. Attleboro 24 June 1752, d. Attleboro 25 Jan 1754.
Note: Nathaniel has no extant grave marker. His birth date as given in the Norton vital record is 13 Feb 1713, which in the absence of the dual year or any further clarification means he was born Feb 1713/4, since February was at the end of the year in the calendar used during that time period.
Nathaniel was the son of Isaac Shepard and Elizabeth Fuller of Norton, Mass. He was married in Newton, Mass. on 30 November 1736 to Mindwell Woodward, the daughter of Ebenezer Woodward and Mindwell Stone of Newton. After marrying, Nathaniel and Mindwell lived in both Roxbury and Brookline, Mass. for a while, but Nathaniel eventually became an ordained minister, and preached in Attleboro, Mass. He and Mindwell had ten children, but he died before the last child was born. Following his death, his widow married Jeremiah Everett, and they moved up to New London, New Hampshire where they are buried.
The following is from the article "Genealogy of Shepard of Henrietta, Loraine County, Ohio" by Kate Shepard Hines in The Old Northwest Genealogical Quarterly, vol. 9: "Nathaniel Shepard...was converted at Brookline under the preaching of Mr. Whitefield, and in 1746 was called to preach to the Baptist congregation at Attleborough, where he died. He made many tours through the neighboring towns assisting other pastors, being a man of a beautiful spirit, and and earnest and efficient pastor. He took an active part in the early efforts which led to the establishing of Brown University, although it was not finally effected until after his death. Dr. Backus, the historian of the Baptists of New England, wrote a sketch of his life and death. At the marriage of Dr. Backus, Mr. Shepard performed the religious part of the ceremony, when the groom himself preached a sermon. Nathaniel Shepard's will was dated Apr. 13, 1757, and proved May 18th."
The following is from John Dagget's History of Attleboro (1894): Tradition says that Nathaniel was a tailor. He was later ordained, and had the reputation of being an earnest preacher. His funeral was very heavily attended, and the sermon was preached by Mr. Carpenter of Norton. Following Nathaniel's death, "his body was interred in the burying place nearly opposite to Col. Hatch's tavern."
The cemetery referenced had been known as the Old North Burying Ground or Hatch's Burying Ground, but today is called the Woodcock Cemetery for the family that founded it.
Children of Nathaniel and Mindwell, birth locations vary, but all births recorded in Attleboro:
* Jonathan, b. Brookline, Mass. 24 Sep 1737, went to New London, NH.
* Nathaniel, b. Roxbury, Mass. 25 Feb 1738/9, went to New London, NH.
* Eleanor, b. Brookline, Mass. 7 Oct 1740.
* Ebenezer, b. Brookline, Mass. 13 Jan 1741/2, d. New London, NH 12 April 1811, m. Dedham, Mass. 2 Dec 1762 Jane McCORDY, b. c. 1739, d. New London, NH 30 Mar 1819, the daughter of Thomas McCordy. On 1 Feb 1760, Ebenezer Shepard, aged 18, chose John Woodward of Newton to be his guardian. Ebenezer was called of Newton in his 1762 marriage record to Jane. He was a joiner by occupation. He and Jane were received into the First Church of Dedham on 8 Jul 1764. Ebenezer marched on the alarm of 19 Apr 1775 in Captain Aaron Fuller's (Dedham) Company, and on the alarm of 4 Mar 1776 to Dorchester in Captain Joseph Lewis' (1st Dedham) Company, Colonel William McIntosh's Regiment. On 26 Jan 1779 he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of the Second Company, Colonel McIntosh's (Suffolk County) Regiment and on 12 Sep 1780 1st Lt of Captain Daniel Fisher's Company, same regiment. He also served as Lt. from Aug to Dec 1781 at Peekskill in Capt Thomas Newcomb's Company, Colonel Joseph Webb's Regiment. Sometime following the sale of Dedham property in 1782, the family moved to New Hampshire, where they appear on the 1790 federal census for Kersarge Gore (then in Hillsborough Co.). They moved to New London, NH in 1793, and appear on the 1800 census there. Ebenezer was baptized at the New London Baptist Church on 23 Jun 1790 and his wife there on 23 Oct 1793. On 19 Jan 1794, Jane was dismissed from the First Church in Dedham and recommended to the church in New London. Ebenezer's will, dated 6 Mar 1811, was proved 4 Jun 1811, and named wife Jane, daughters Catherine Smith, Betsey Messer, Hannah Peasley, Polly Greeley, Sally Hunting, and Mindwell, and sons Ebenezer Shepard, Jesse Shepard (sole executor), and John Shepard, and grandson Ebenezer S. Messer.
* Mindwell, b. Brookline, Mass. 14 Nov 1743, m. Attleboro 17 Dec 1761 Enoch ROBINSON, b. Attleboro 7 June 1736, d. Attleboro 6 Nov 1798, the son of Noah Robinson and Patience Daggett of Attleboro. Enoch served as a lieutenant during the Lexington alarm, and was later given the title of Captain. He was a deacon in the Congregational church, and a school teacher. He is buried in the Robinson Cemetery in Attleboro with a grave marker.
* Isaac, b. Roxbury, Mass. 15 Sep 1745, d. Needham, Mass. 22 Aug 1819, and m. in Needham 3 Nov 1777 Jemima (Allen) Parker, the widow of Jonathan Parker who was killed at the Battle of Lexington on 19 April 1775. jemima was born in Dedham 15 Feb 1747/8, and died in Needham 3 Jan 1832, the daughter of Hezekiah Allen and Jemima Kingsbury. They share a grave marker in the Needham Cemetery.
* Elizabeth, b. Providence, RI 20 Jan 1747 (in Attleboro VR), m. _______ PARKS.
* Jacob, b. Attleboro 13 Dec 1748 (the printed VR says 1749, and another online VR says 1747; 1748 fits the best in family), d. Sturbridge, Mass. 6 April 1827, and m. (1) 15 Dec 1773 Patience HOLBROOK, b. Brimfield, Hamp., Mass. 19 Nov 1753, died 15 Dec 1784, daughter of John Holbrook and Patience Fisher. He m. (2) 24 Nov 1785 Grace PERRY, the daughter of Jonathan Perry and Martha Morse. Jacob was aged three and a half when his father died, and resided with his maternal grandparents, Ebenezer and Mindwell Woodward, in Newton. He was apprenticed at the age of 14 and became a carpenter and joiner. At the age of 21 he moved to Sturbridge, where he became a builder of churches, schools and bridges. He was a deacon of the Baptist church in Sturbridge. Jacob and Patience are buried in the Old Burying Ground in Sturbridge.
* Hannah, b. Attleboro 1 Sep 1750, d. Attleboro 26 June 1808, m. Attleboro 25 Oct 1771, as his second wife, Deacon Jonathan STANLEY, b. Attleboro 8 Aug 1733, d. Attleboro 5 May 1811, son of Jacob Stanley Elizabeth Guild. Jonathan had married as his first wife Martha Pond, b. Wrentham, Mass. 17 Jan 1734, d. Attleboro 14 Aug 1770. Jonathan and both wives are buried in the Robinson Cemetery in North Attleboro.
* Samuel, b. Attleboro 24 June 1752, d. Attleboro 25 Jan 1754.
Nathaniel was the son of Isaac Shepard and Elizabeth Fuller of Norton, Mass. He was married in Newton, Mass. on 30 November 1736 to Mindwell Woodward, the daughter of Ebenezer Woodward and Mindwell Stone of Newton. After marrying, Nathaniel and Mindwell lived in both Roxbury and Brookline, Mass. for a while, but Nathaniel eventually became an ordained minister, and preached in Attleboro, Mass. He and Mindwell had ten children, but he died before the last child was born. Following his death, his widow married Jeremiah Everett, and they moved up to New London, New Hampshire where they are buried.
The following is from the article "Genealogy of Shepard of Henrietta, Loraine County, Ohio" by Kate Shepard Hines in The Old Northwest Genealogical Quarterly, vol. 9: "Nathaniel Shepard...was converted at Brookline under the preaching of Mr. Whitefield, and in 1746 was called to preach to the Baptist congregation at Attleborough, where he died. He made many tours through the neighboring towns assisting other pastors, being a man of a beautiful spirit, and and earnest and efficient pastor. He took an active part in the early efforts which led to the establishing of Brown University, although it was not finally effected until after his death. Dr. Backus, the historian of the Baptists of New England, wrote a sketch of his life and death. At the marriage of Dr. Backus, Mr. Shepard performed the religious part of the ceremony, when the groom himself preached a sermon. Nathaniel Shepard's will was dated Apr. 13, 1757, and proved May 18th."
The following is from John Dagget's History of Attleboro (1894): Tradition says that Nathaniel was a tailor. He was later ordained, and had the reputation of being an earnest preacher. His funeral was very heavily attended, and the sermon was preached by Mr. Carpenter of Norton. Following Nathaniel's death, "his body was interred in the burying place nearly opposite to Col. Hatch's tavern."
The cemetery referenced had been known as the Old North Burying Ground or Hatch's Burying Ground, but today is called the Woodcock Cemetery for the family that founded it.
Children of Nathaniel and Mindwell, birth locations vary, but all births recorded in Attleboro:
* Jonathan, b. Brookline, Mass. 24 Sep 1737, went to New London, NH.
* Nathaniel, b. Roxbury, Mass. 25 Feb 1738/9, went to New London, NH.
* Eleanor, b. Brookline, Mass. 7 Oct 1740.
* Ebenezer, b. Brookline, Mass. 13 Jan 1741/2, d. New London, NH 12 April 1811, m. Dedham, Mass. 2 Dec 1762 Jane McCORDY, b. c. 1739, d. New London, NH 30 Mar 1819, the daughter of Thomas McCordy. On 1 Feb 1760, Ebenezer Shepard, aged 18, chose John Woodward of Newton to be his guardian. Ebenezer was called of Newton in his 1762 marriage record to Jane. He was a joiner by occupation. He and Jane were received into the First Church of Dedham on 8 Jul 1764. Ebenezer marched on the alarm of 19 Apr 1775 in Captain Aaron Fuller's (Dedham) Company, and on the alarm of 4 Mar 1776 to Dorchester in Captain Joseph Lewis' (1st Dedham) Company, Colonel William McIntosh's Regiment. On 26 Jan 1779 he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of the Second Company, Colonel McIntosh's (Suffolk County) Regiment and on 12 Sep 1780 1st Lt of Captain Daniel Fisher's Company, same regiment. He also served as Lt. from Aug to Dec 1781 at Peekskill in Capt Thomas Newcomb's Company, Colonel Joseph Webb's Regiment. Sometime following the sale of Dedham property in 1782, the family moved to New Hampshire, where they appear on the 1790 federal census for Kersarge Gore (then in Hillsborough Co.). They moved to New London, NH in 1793, and appear on the 1800 census there. Ebenezer was baptized at the New London Baptist Church on 23 Jun 1790 and his wife there on 23 Oct 1793. On 19 Jan 1794, Jane was dismissed from the First Church in Dedham and recommended to the church in New London. Ebenezer's will, dated 6 Mar 1811, was proved 4 Jun 1811, and named wife Jane, daughters Catherine Smith, Betsey Messer, Hannah Peasley, Polly Greeley, Sally Hunting, and Mindwell, and sons Ebenezer Shepard, Jesse Shepard (sole executor), and John Shepard, and grandson Ebenezer S. Messer.
* Mindwell, b. Brookline, Mass. 14 Nov 1743, m. Attleboro 17 Dec 1761 Enoch ROBINSON, b. Attleboro 7 June 1736, d. Attleboro 6 Nov 1798, the son of Noah Robinson and Patience Daggett of Attleboro. Enoch served as a lieutenant during the Lexington alarm, and was later given the title of Captain. He was a deacon in the Congregational church, and a school teacher. He is buried in the Robinson Cemetery in Attleboro with a grave marker.
* Isaac, b. Roxbury, Mass. 15 Sep 1745, d. Needham, Mass. 22 Aug 1819, and m. in Needham 3 Nov 1777 Jemima (Allen) Parker, the widow of Jonathan Parker who was killed at the Battle of Lexington on 19 April 1775. jemima was born in Dedham 15 Feb 1747/8, and died in Needham 3 Jan 1832, the daughter of Hezekiah Allen and Jemima Kingsbury. They share a grave marker in the Needham Cemetery.
* Elizabeth, b. Providence, RI 20 Jan 1747 (in Attleboro VR), m. _______ PARKS.
* Jacob, b. Attleboro 13 Dec 1748 (the printed VR says 1749, and another online VR says 1747; 1748 fits the best in family), d. Sturbridge, Mass. 6 April 1827, and m. (1) 15 Dec 1773 Patience HOLBROOK, b. Brimfield, Hamp., Mass. 19 Nov 1753, died 15 Dec 1784, daughter of John Holbrook and Patience Fisher. He m. (2) 24 Nov 1785 Grace PERRY, the daughter of Jonathan Perry and Martha Morse. Jacob was aged three and a half when his father died, and resided with his maternal grandparents, Ebenezer and Mindwell Woodward, in Newton. He was apprenticed at the age of 14 and became a carpenter and joiner. At the age of 21 he moved to Sturbridge, where he became a builder of churches, schools and bridges. He was a deacon of the Baptist church in Sturbridge. Jacob and Patience are buried in the Old Burying Ground in Sturbridge.
* Hannah, b. Attleboro 1 Sep 1750, d. Attleboro 26 June 1808, m. Attleboro 25 Oct 1771, as his second wife, Deacon Jonathan STANLEY, b. Attleboro 8 Aug 1733, d. Attleboro 5 May 1811, son of Jacob Stanley Elizabeth Guild. Jonathan had married as his first wife Martha Pond, b. Wrentham, Mass. 17 Jan 1734, d. Attleboro 14 Aug 1770. Jonathan and both wives are buried in the Robinson Cemetery in North Attleboro.
* Samuel, b. Attleboro 24 June 1752, d. Attleboro 25 Jan 1754.
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