Clymer Weir Cox Genealogy » Eleanor Cochran Shepard (1699-1794)

Personal data Eleanor Cochran Shepard 

• She was born in the year 1699 in Berkley, Norfolk County, Virginia.
• She died in the year 1794 in Berkley, Norfolk County, Virginia, she was 95 years old.
• A child of WILLIAM EDWARD (MD) SHEPARD and SARAH COCHRAN
• This information was last updated on November 24, 2023.

Household of Eleanor Cochran Shepard

She is married to EDWARD HATCHETT STRODE.

They got married

Child(ren):

1. Susannah Shepard Strode  1721-????
2. Mary Shepard Strode  ± 1722-1771 
3. Edward Shepard Strode  1723-1749
4. Letitia Shepard (KY) Strode  1725-1799 
5. James Shepard Strode  1727-1795 
6. John Shepard Strode  1729-1805 
7. Jeremian Shepard Strode  1732-1785 

Notes about Eleanor Cochran Shepard

Eleanor Shephard Strode
Birth: 1703 Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Death: 1794 (aged 90œ91) Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Burial: Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: Eleanor and husband where Quakers , it is possible that her and husband are buried in one one of the Quaker cemeteries in the area

Memorial #: 218604512
Bio: Eleanor was the daughter of William Shephard and Sarah Cochran , she married husband Edward Strode in 1720 ,Edward Strode the father of John, Jeremiah, Samuel and James–in a 1770 deposition in the Hite/Fairfax suit, said that he purchased, ca 1740, a tract of land of 360 acres on the Lick Branch, which he subsequently gave to John Strode who was then in possession of it. This was a branch of the Opequon River, west of the Philadelphia Road, about 8-10 miles south of Shepherdstown. In 1751, Strode received a 400 acre Fairfax grant which included most of the 360 acre tract. In 1752, Strode purchased another 360 acres about 6 miles northeast of the first tract. He also owned a 409 acre tract, about four miles northwest of the first tract, on the south side of present-day Martinsburg. The Strodes were Quakers. The probable sons of Edward and his wife Eleanor included: John, Jeremiah, Samuel and James.
Husband Edward Strode
May have been born in 1698 in Shepton Mallet, (parish), Somerset, England
Edward Strode had moved in to the Berkeley county area from Chester county Pennsylvania with several other family groups .
A Revolutionary war soldier and early settler of New Mecklenberg, later called Shephardstown, VA. He furnished supplies to the army per DAR records. The son Captain John Strode was known for establishing Strode station in Kentucky one of the first outpost forts in the area .Edward Stroud was born about 1695.

He married Eleanor Shepherd. She was the daughter of William Shepard and Sarah Cochran.

Susannah Stroud (1721),
Edward Stroud (1723),
Letitia (Letty) Stroud (1725, married Jacob Van Meter),
James Stroud (1727),
John Stroud (1729, married Mary Boyle), and.
Jeremiah Stroud (1732).

Edward was on the 1718-1721 tax list in New Garden

On January 29, 1733, Edward sold 150 acres in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Edward was part of a group who left Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1734-35, when they secured a 100,000 acre grant on Opequon Creek in Frederick County, Virginia (now Berkeley County, West Virginia). They built a stone fort.

About 1740 Edward bought 360 acres on the Lick Branch of the Opequon River.

7 April 1747 O. S., Frederick County Order Book 2, p. 225
On the petition of Thomas Thornbur[torn]
[E]dward Strode & Others for a Road from the said Thornbury‘s Mill to Opecken [Opequon] Creek by Edward Strouds & from thence into the Road that Leads[torn] Jacob Hite‘s to Vestal‘s ford on Sharando River.
Its Ordered that G[torn] Hobson Junr. & Simon Moon View Mark & lay off the same & make report thereof to the next Court

In 1751, Edward received a 400 acre Fairfax grant which included most of his 360 acre tract. He sold it to John the same year.

In 1752, Strode purchased another 360 acres about 6 miles northeast of his first tract. He also owned a 409 acre tract, about four miles northwest of the first tract.

In 1758, Edward supplied provisions for the army in the French and Indian War.

1 August 1758, Frederick County Order Book 8, p. 89
Ordered that Jeremiah Stroud be Overseer of the Road from Opeckon [Opequon] Creek to Lucas‘s Marsh in the Room of Anthony Turner and that the Tithables formerly appointed keep the said Road in Repair according to Law.

On November 19, 1761, Edward and Elinor, his wife, sold land on the Opequon.

On June 10, 1773, for 100£ Edward Strode of Berkeley County sold his son, Jeremiah 360 acres which had been part of a greater tract of land granted to his sister, Martha's husband, Morgan Bryan.

Elinor was still living in 1777 when she witnessed a deed.

On July 26, 1786, Edward was still living when he was referred to in a letter as "the Old Gentleman.."
Family Members
Children
James Strode 1727-1795
John Strode 1729-1805
Jeremiah Strode 1732-1785
Created by: Winn Forman (47738735)
Added: 15 Nov 2020
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218604512/eleanor-strode
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218604512/eleanor-strode: accessed 28 April 2023), memorial page for Eleanor Shephard Strode (1703œ1794), Find a Grave Memorial ID 218604512; Buried or Lost at Sea, Eleanor and husband where Quakers , it is possible that her and husband are buried in one one of the Quaker cemeteries in the area; Maintained by Winn Forman (contributor 47738735).

EleanorStrodeformerlyShepard
Bornabout1699inBerkley, Norfolk County, Virginia
ANCESTORS
DaughterofWilliam Edward ShepherdandSarah (Cochran) Shepherd
Sister ofMary Shepherd,Thomas C. Shepherd Sr.,William Shepherd Jr.,John Shepherd,David Shepard,Ann (Sheppard) SuttonandAbraham Shepherd
Wife ofJames Edward Strode– married [date unknown] in Virginia
DESCENDANTS
Mother ofSamuel Strode,Susannah Strode,Edward Strode,Letitia (Stroud) Van Meter,James Strode,John Strode Sr,Jeremiah Strode,Eleanor Strode,Abraham StrodeandRebecca Strode
Died1794at about age 95inBerkley, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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==Biography==
Eleanor Shepard
Birth BET 1699 AND 1704 Berkely Co., Virginia
Marriage ABT 1719/20
Husband:James Edward Strode
Wife:Eleanor Shepard
Child:Letita Strode
Acknowledging contributors
•This person was created through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged on 06 August 2010.
•This person was created through the import of DEG_16_GEDMATCH.GED on 13 December 2010.
In Search of the Strode Orphans, 1998: pages 12, 111-117.
Merges
This profile developed through the merging of Shepard-116 into Shepard-13.
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