William Isham Eppes

Brief Life History of William Isham

When William Isham Eppes was born on 19 September 1760, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Eppes, was 35 and his mother, Abigail Pickman, was 26. He married Elizabeth Randolph on 16 June 1792, in Bristol St Mary Redcliffe, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 27 September 1823, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 63, and was buried in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Isham Eppes
1760–1823
Elizabeth Randolph
1763–1843
Marriage: 16 June 1792
William Randolph Eppes
1794–1849
Elizabeth Randolph Eppes
1796–1867
Adelaide Isham Eppes
1800–1885
Richard Routh Eppes
1803–1805

Sources (8)

  • William Isham Epes, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • William Isham Eppes, "Find A Grave Index"
  • W Isham Eppes in entry for Elizabeth Eppes, "England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983"

World Events (6)

1762 · Derby Wharf

Derby Wharf was built by the Derby family 1762. It is the longest Wharf in Salem stretching to half- mile in length.

1766 · Salem Marine Society Instituted

Founded in 1766 by a group of sea captains, the society was ment to help other sea captians and their families.

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

Name Meaning

Altered form of English Epps .

Dutch: variant of Eppens .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Life Sketch from "Descendents of Francis Epes I", vol. 2

At age 16 he fought with the loyalists at the battle of Bunker Hill and later served with a loyalist association at New York before departing in 1778 for England where he was a purser in the Royal Nav …

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