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Thomas SHEPPARD
Adm. pens. at EMMANUEL, 10 Feb., 1619/20.
S. of William, grocer, of Towcester, Northamptonshire . B. there, 05 Nov., 1605.
School, Towcester [ Northamptonshire ].
Matric. 1620 ;
B.A. 1623/4 ;
M.A. 1627 .
Ord. deacon (Peterb.) 12 Jul., 1627; priest, 13 Jul., 1627.
Lecturer at Earls Colne, Essex .
Reprimanded by Laud for his Puritan activities and prohibited from exercising as a minister in the diocese of London .
Became chaplain to Sir Richard Darley, Knt., of Buttercrambe, North Riding of Yorkshire ; preached surreptitiously in that region till forced by persecution to flee to Heddon [ Northumberland ], near Newcastle-on-Tyne [ Northumberland ].
Emigrated to New England [cu] USA [/cu]. Arrived in Boston [ Massachusetts ] [ USA ], 03 Oct., 1635, and proceeded to Newtown, Massachusetts [cu] USA [/cu] (afterwards changed to Cambridge [ Massachusetts ] [ USA ] in honour of Sheppard).
Pastor of the Cambridge Church [ Massachusetts ] [ USA ], 1636-49 .
Took a leading part in establishing Harvard College [ Massachusetts ] [ USA ].
Held in high esteem by his contemporaries.
Author, religious.
Died 25 Aug., 1649.
(J. G. Bartlett; D.N.B. )
Thomas SHEPPARD
Approx. lifespan: 1605–1649
Adm. pens. at Emmanuel College 1619/20:02:10
s. of William SHEPPARD grocer of Towcester, Northamptonshire ,
b. there 1605:11:05
School Towcester, [Northamptonshire],
Matric. 1620
B.A. 1623/4
M.A. 1627
Ord. deacon (Peterb.) 1627:07:12 ; priest 1627:07:13
Lecturer at Earls Colne, Essex ,
Reprimanded by Laud for his Puritan activities and prohibited from exercising as a minister in the diocese of London ,
Became chaplain to Sir Richard Darley, Knt., of Buttercrambe, North Riding of Yorkshire , ; preached surreptitiously in that region till forced by persecution to flee to Heddon, [Northumberland], near Newcastle-on-Tyne, [Northumberland],
Emigrated to New England , USA , . Arrived in Boston, [Massachusetts], [ USA ], 1635:10:03 and proceeded to Newtown, Massachusetts , USA , (afterwards changed to Cambridge, [Massachusetts], [ USA ], in honour of Sheppard)
Pastor of the Cambridge Church, [Massachusetts], [ USA ], 1636-49
Took a leading part in establishing Harvard College, [Massachusetts], [ USA ],
Held in high esteem by his contemporaries.
Author, religious.
d. 1649:08:25
(J. G. Bartlett; D.N.B. )

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