Shepardson Daniel b. d. 26 JUL 1644 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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Died 26 Jul 1644 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2, 3]

Person ID I5384 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Family Joanna, d. 30 Jan 1660/61

Married Y [1, 2, 4]

Children

	1. Shepardson Joanna, b. Abt 1642
	2. Shepardson Lydia, b. Abt 1637, d. 17 Dec 1723

Family ID F2304 Group Sheet

Notes	The ancient family of Shepardson is descended from Daniel Shepardson, who is the only immigrant of that name mentioned by Savage in his account of the early families of New England. As he settled in New England before 1650 he is entitled to be called a pioneer. (I) Daniel Shepardson, who may have come from Yorkshire, England, landed at Salem. Massachusetts, in the year 1629. He moved with other immigrants to Charlestown, and there he is recorded as a citizen in 1632. He was a blacksmith, and signed his will with a cross, which was not an unusual thing in those days. He had a comfortable home with three acres of ground around it, his blacksmith shop, andfifty acres of pasture and meadow land in various parcels so that his widow, who had the use of the property during her lifetime, was quite well provided for as far as property was concerned in thosedays. Like most Puritans he was intensely superstitious, a believer in signs and omens, and when one day. as he was working at his forge, a stone fell from it and crumbled to powder, he recognized the evil portent and gave to his wife the nails he was then making, saying, "They will come in handy some day." The nails were kept, and when he died they were used in making his coffin. He was admittedto the church in Charlestown, June 8, 1633. He resided for a time in Malden, where he died July 26, 1644. His wife's baptismal name was Joanna. Her ante-nuptial surname and the date of marriage are unknown. The widow of Daniel Shepardson married (second) Thomas Call, Sr., and died January 30, 1661. The children of Daniel and Joanna Shepardson were: Lydia, Daniel and Joanna. Daniel Shepardson, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England, and came to this country in 1626 or 1629, landing at Salem, Massachusetts. He removed to Charlestown, Massachusetts, as early as 1632, and was admitted to the church there June 3, 1633. His home was in the section afterwards incorporated as the town of Maiden. He was a blacksmith by trade. He died at Maiden July 26, 1644. His will was dated July 16, 1644, bequeathing to his wife, his daughters Lydia and Joanna, and son Daniel, whom he wished to be brought up in the trade of blacksmith. He made Mr. Nowell and his brothers Heborne and Cutler, overseers of the will. The court divic'ed his estate May 26, 1647. His widow Joanna married (second) Thomas Call. She died January 30, 1661. Children: Lydia, baptized July 24, 1637, married (first) Thomas Call Jr., (second) Thomas Skinner; Daniel, mentioned below; Joanna, baptized March 13, 1642, married Roger Kinnicut.

Sources

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[S282] The Bi-centennial book of Malden: containing the oration and poem delivered on the two hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the town, May 23, 1849 : with other proceedings on that day, and matters pertaining to the history of the place, Malden (Mass.), (Name: Printed by G.C. Rand & Co., 1850;), 240 (Reliability: 3).