Phillip Pendleton Shapard

1818 - 1879  (61 years)

• Name	Phillip Pendleton Shapard  [1]
  Birth	02 Jun 1818	, Halifax, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will	29 Mar 1879	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Pittsylvania County to wit: I Philip P. Shepard, Sr. of the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia being advanced in age but of sound mind and disposing memory do make and Constitute this my last will and testament in manner following to wit: First it is my will and desire that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid first out of any assets of which I may possess. Second I give to my son John W. Shepard and to my three daughters Elizabeth B. Shepard, Clementine P. Shepard and Eliza A. Shepard respepectively one bed and bedding. Thirdly I give and bequeath to my beloved wife during her life or so long as she remains my widow, all of the property both real and personal of which I may die possessed, after the payment of my just debts as abovve mentioned and I hereby authorize her to give to any of the heirs of my body any portion of my estate during her life provided and equal share thereof shall be given to all my children hereafter named. Fourthly, It is my will and desire that my beloved wife Parthenia L. Shepard shall have full control of all my estate during her life and shall have perfect right to consume so much of all the rents and profits accruing there therefrom as may be necessary for her comfort and support, t together with either or all of my daughters who may remain unmarried and remain with her after my diseased [sic]. Fifthly it is my will and desire that after the death of my wife Parthenia L. Shepard all of my estate both real and personal which may then exist and not consumed shall be sold at public auction and proceeds accruing from said sale to be divided equally between all the heirs of my body after taken in consideration the amount of advancements made to them respectively durining my life as well as during the lifetime of my said wife. Sixthly. It is my will and desire that after all the existing debts of the firm of P. P. Shepard, Sr. shall be fully paid and settled up that my son P. P. Shepard, Jr. shall be entitleled to one half of all the goods that may then remain on hand. Seventh. Having the utmost confidence in the integrity of my beloved wife Parthenia L. Shepard, I do hereby constitute and appoint her my Executrix to this my last will and testamennt and do most respectfully request the Judge of the County Court to permit her to qualify without giving any security. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand to this my will dated 29" day of March 1879 in the presence of the undersigned as witnesses to the same. Philip P. Shapard, Sr. Witnesses Stephen H. Townes, William W. Boothe At a County Court held for Pittsylvania county on the 19" day of January 1880. The last will and testament of P.P. Shapard, Sr. was proven by the oaths of Stephen H. Townes and William W. Boothe the two subscribing witnesses thereto and is ordedered to be recorded. And on the motion of Parthenia L. Shapard the Executrix therein named, who made oath and entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of eight thousand dollars conditioned according to law, certificate is granted her for obtaining probate of said will in due form, the testator requesting the Court not to require security of the said Executrix. Teste W. B. Shepherd, Clerk  Contributed by Maribeth Lesley McNaull
  Death	16 Dec 1879	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  	Philip's tombstone gives his date of death as 6 Dec 1880. This appears to be incorrect. The 1880 census, enumerated on 25 June 1880 shows Parthenia Shepard as a widow. Also, his will was proven on 19 Jan 1880. Pittsylvania County, Virginia Will Book 3:241-242,Written: 29 Mar 1879, Proved: 19 Jan 1880
  Burial	17 Dec 1879	Shapard Cemetery, Ringgold, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I22329	Master
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	John S. Shapard,   b. Between 1777 and 1784, , , Virginia, USA d. 14 Oct 1857, , Halifax, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Vass
  Marriage	15 Oct 1808	, Person, North Carolina, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F5789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Parthenia Dodson,   b. 02 May 1823   d. 12 Feb 1896 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1841	, Halifax, Virginia, USA
  Census	1850	, Halifax, Virginia, USA   [7]
  Census	1860	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [8]
  Census	1870	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [9]
  Children	1. William T. Shapard,   b. 09 Sep 1842   d. 10 Aug 1888 (Age 45 years)   2. John W. Shapard,   b. 1844   d. 1928 (Age 84 years) + 3. Sarah Brim Shapard,   b. 8 Mar 1846, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1 Jan 1922 (Age 75 years)   4. Elizabeth R. Shapard,   b. 1850   d. 1937 (Age 87 years)   5. Philip Pendleton Shapard, Jr.,   b. Abt 1851   6. Clementine Shapard,   b. Abt 1857   7. Eliza A. Shapard,   b. Abt 1860
  Family ID	F5759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 02 Jun 1818 - , Halifax, Virginia, USA Marriage - 6 Dec 1841 - , Halifax, Virginia, USA Census - 1850 - , Halifax, Virginia, USA Census - 1860 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Census - 1870 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Will - 29 Mar 1879 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Death - 16 Dec 1879 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Burial - 17 Dec 1879 - Shapard Cemetery, Ringgold, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S591] Certification of Vital Record, Commonwealth of Vir. [S573] Shapard-Bennett Cemetery, Philip P. Shapard|Don Bennett|9 Aug 2009. [S613] Virginia, Pittsylvania County, Will Book 3, p. 241-242, Will of Philip P. Shapard, 1879. [S116] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 30 Jan 2011. [S486] Pittsylvania County Register of Deaths 1853-1896 (FHL), (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), 1879 Register of Deaths, 3rd District, D. A. Tyree Assessor, Entry for Philip P. Shapard, line 66. [S594] Ketherine Ker Kendall, Person Co., NC Marriage Bonds, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1997), p. 76. [S227] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.), Philip P. Sheppard household. [S31] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.), Pendleton Shepherd household. [S231] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. ), T. P. Shepherd household.