Abraham Sheppard
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Abraham Sheppard | |
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| Born | c. 1730 possibly Surry County, Virginia |
| Died | c. 1790 |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | North Carolina militia, North Carolina Line |
| Service years | 1775–1778 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Dobbs County Regiment, 1st Battalion of Volunteers, 10th North Carolina Regiment |
| Conflicts | Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, Battle of Brandywine Creek, Battle of Germantown |
| Children | John, Abraham Jr, Phoebe Sheppard |
Abraham Sheppard was a merchant-planter, sheriff, legislator, and officer during the American Revolutionary War from North Carolina. He lived in Dobbs County, North Carolina on a plantation called Contentnea.[1][2]
Abraham's ancestors were from Surry County, Virginia, where he may have been born. The date of his birth is not known for sure but could be about 1730. Abraham Sheppard was a merchant-planter and owned a plantation, Contentnea, in Dobbs County, North Carolina. He had at least three sons (Benjamin, Abraham Jr., and John), and four daughters, one of whom (Pherebe or Phoebe Sheppard) married Colonel James Glasgow, a fellow colonel in the North Carolina militia. Abraham became a widower with three small daughters by his first wife and married the sister of James Glasgow, Martha Jones Glasgow. They had a large family. Abraham died in or after 1790.[2][3]
His civilian career included the following offices:[1]
- 1759, appointed as justice of the peace for Dobbs County, North Carolina
- 1760 and 1769 served in the Province of North Carolina Assembly
- 1775, 1776, served in Third, Fourth, and Fifth North Carolina Provincial Congress
- 1780-1781, served in the North Carolina House of Commons
- 1784, served as member of the North Carolina Council of State
- 1783 to 1790, served as chairman of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Dobbs County