Abraham Sheppard

Abraham Sheppard
Bornc. 1730
possibly Surry County, Virginia
Diedc. 1790
Dobbs County, North Carolina
AllegianceUnited States of America
BranchNorth Carolina militia, North Carolina Line
Service years1775–1778
RankColonel
CommandsDobbs County Regiment, 1st Battalion of Volunteers, 10th North Carolina Regiment
ConflictsBattle of Moore's Creek Bridge, Battle of Brandywine Creek, Battle of Germantown
ChildrenJohn, 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.

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