Jonathan Shepardson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved to: 1798 to 1799, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Other Will: 19 Oct 1799, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Last Full Review: 24 May 2020

Notes:

Moved to:
While he is not on a property owner's list in Warwick in 1798, he is called of Warwick in his father's will of 1799.

Other Will:
In his father's will he is called "my son Jonathan of Warwick".

Family/Spouse: Lucy Delvee. Lucy (daughter of Peter Delva and Lucy Town) was born on 8 Oct 1768 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1818 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Millie Shepardson, wife of George Washington Moore has often been erroneously listed as a daughter of Lucy and Jonathan

1. Lucy Shepardson was born on 6 Feb 1788 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Jun 1857 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. USA.
2. Jonathan Shepardson was born on 5 May 1791 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Feb 1874 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
3. John Shepardson was born on 5 May 1791 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Jun 1817.
4. Isaac Shepardson was born on 10 Mar 1796 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Oct 1802 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
5. Sally Shepardson was born on 24 Dec 1799 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Dec 1880 in Windham, Windham County, Vermont; was buried in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham County, Vermont, USA.
6. Polly Shepardson was born on 2 Apr 1802 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 6 May 1878 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in say 8 May 1878 in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: According to Murder and the Death Penalty in Massachusetts, by Alan Rogers, chapter one, page 28, "Just one year after Bristol's execution [Robert Treat] Paine represented another murder defendant and in doing so effected a change in the rules of criminal procedure. Bail normally was prohibited in a capital case, but in 1764 Paine petitioned Chief Justice Thomas Hutchinson to allow an indicted murderer, Jonathan Shepardson, to remain free until his trial. Paine argued the murder indictment against Shepardson would not be sustained at trial, and, therefore, to hold him until the court's next circuit would violate the defendant's right to due process. Shepardson was an Attleboro resident whose rumored sexual misconduct came under attack by his neighbors. Late in October [Oct. 23, 1764], a group of men in blackface and disguise surrounded Shepardson as he worked in his field.'ride Skimmington,' a wooden horse on which they planned to parade him through town. Shepardson had been warned, however, and he was armed with a knife. During the scuffle that followed, Shepardson killed Benjamin Ide, one of his taunters. Under the circumstances, Paine asked that his client be granted bail and the chief justice agreed, allowing Shepardson to remain free until his trial in October 1765. At trial, Paine argued that Shepardson acted in self-defense and he was acquitted."
• Moved to: 1768, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; The moved from Cumberland, Rhode Island.
• Moved to: 1790, Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Will: 19 Oct 1799

Notes:

Birth:
Father: Nathaniel Shepardson (1680-1718)
Mother: Mary _____

Died:
He died the same day as his wife.

Jonathan married Miriam Follett on 4 Mar 1756 in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Miriam was born on 11 Feb 1733 in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Dec 1804 in Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved to: 1768, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; The moved from Cumberland, Rhode Island.
• Moved to: 1790, Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
Father: Isaac Follett
Mother: Sarah Carpenter

Died:
She died the same day as her husband.