Lucas and Shepherd families
Ms79-171

Descriptive Summary

Lucas and Shepherd families
1780-1900

Accession Number: Ms79-171
Repository: West Virginia State Archives, Charleston WV
Creator: Lucas & Shepherd Families
Title: Lucas & Shepherd Families
Date: 1780-1900
Extent: 1 linear foot; two half flip-top legal boxes
Name of Creator(s): Abraham Shepherd, Edward Lucas Jr., R. Rion Lucas
Language: English
Citation: [item, collection number], [collection title], West Virginia Archives and History, Charleston, WV.
Processing Information: Processed by Kimberlyn Dyer, May 2026
Conditions on Use and Access: This collection is open for research use.
Copyright: Copyright restrictions may apply.

Administrative Information

PROVENANCE
Documents created by the West Virginia State Archives pertaining to provenance might be scattered within the collection from prior processing efforts.

PROCESSING NOTES
Accessioned March 26, 1979.
Processed by Kimberlyn Dyer, May 2026.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION
A Brief History of Shepherdstown - Historic Shepherdstown. historicshepherdstown.com/2015/12/a-brief-history-of-shepherdstown/. "Capt Abraham Shepherd (1754-1822) - Find a Grave..." Findagrave.com, 2024, www.findagrave.com/memorial/6827233/abraham-shepherd . Accessed 29 May 2026.

"Edward Lucas (1790-1858) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree." Wikitree.com, 10 Mar. 2025, www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lucas-6132. Accessed 29 May 2026.

HISTORICAL NOTE
The Shepherd family can be traced back to Thomas Shepherd, an early settler of West Virginia and the founder of what is now Shepherdstown, West Virginia (A Brief History of Shepherdstown - Historic Shepherdstown). All five of his sons, including Abraham Shepherd (1754 - 1822), married to Eleanor (Strode) Shepherd, were patriots during the Revolutionary War ("Capt Abraham Shepherd (1754-1822) - Find a Grave...").

Edward Lucas (1790 - 1858) was first lieutenant during the War of 1812 who became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and later went on to represent the Valley District of Congress ("Edward Lucas (1790-1858) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree").

SCOPE AND CONTENT
This collection contains records from the Lucas and Shepherd families, including correspondence, notes, receipts, estate records, and accounts.

RELATED MATERIALS
Lucas, R. Rion. Account book, 1871, Jefferson County, 1 volume. Ms79-64, West Virginia Archives and History, Charleston, WV.

ARRANGEMENT
Series I: Shepherd Family Papers
Series II: Lucas Family Papers.

Box 2: Lucas Family
Folders:
2.1: Lucas + Barr
2.2: Lucas Family Correspondence
2.3: Lucas Accounts
2.4: Edward Lucas Jr. Estate
2.5: Edward Lucas Jr. Estate
2.6: Miscellaneous Lucas Correspondence
2.7: John Lucas Letters
2.8: R. Rion Lucas Accounts
2.9: Lucas Family Correspondence Transcriptions
2.10: Miscellaneous Correspondence
2.11: Lucas Family

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