| Abraham Sheppard | |
| Birth Date: | c. 1730 |
| Death Date: | c. 1790 |
| Birth Place: | possibly Surry County, Virginia |
| Death Place: | Dobbs County, North Carolina |
| Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
| Allegiance: | United States of America |
| Branch: | North Carolina militia, North Carolina Line |
| Serviceyears: | 17751778 |
| Rank: | Colonel |
| Commands: | Dobbs County Regiment, 1st Battalion of Volunteers, 10th North Carolina Regiment |
| Battles: | 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]
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:
Sheppard served during the American Revolution:[4] [2]
His son, John Sheppard, served with him as a Captain, Major and Lieutenant Colonel in the Dobbs County regiment and as Major in the 10th North Carolina Regiment. He was given the command as colonel of the Wayne County Regiment established in 1779. His son Abraham Sheppard Jr. also served with him in the 10th North Carolina Regiment as a Captain.[5]