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The Shippen family traces their lineage back to Edward Shippen I (1639-1712), a Quaker who moved to Philadelphia from Boston in 1693. Edward Shippen I's great-great-grandson, Edward Shippen III (1703-1781), had three children: Edward Shippen IV (1729-1806), Sarah Shippen (1731-1784), and Joseph Shippen (1732-1810). Edward Shippen IV, a wealthy and prominent lawyer in Philadelphia, held multiple public offices by royal appointment. He fathered six surviving children, including Elizabeth Shippen (1754-1828) and Margaret "Peggy" Shippen (1760-1804). During the American Revolution, Edward Shippen IV lost his appointments, yet managed to keep his family financially afloat by remaining politically neutral. Both of his daughters married American revolutionaries. Elizabeth married her cousin, Edward Burd (1751-1833), while her younger sister, Peggy, married Benedict Arnold. Sarah Shippen married James Burd (1726-1793) in 1748. A Scotsman by birth, James Burd commanded Fort Augusta during the French and Indian War, rising to prominence afterwards as a merchant and colonial magistrate. Their son, Edward Burd (1750/51-1833), served as a major in the Revolutionary War. Following the war, he was prothonotoray and later justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Edward Burd was a friend and business associate to his uncle and father-in-law, Edward Shippen IV. Edward Burd wrote Neddie Burd's Reading Letter, a history of the Berks County bar. Elizabeth Shippen and Edward Burd had one son, Edward Shippen Burd (1779-1848). He married watercolorist Eliza Howard Simms (1793-1860) and resided in Philadelphia, where he worked as an attorney specializing in property law. Edward Shippen Burd was also involved in real estate and business ventures, including the Philadelphia Arcade and the Philadelphia Ice Company. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society, and, with his wife, donated extensively to philanthropic projects, particularly St. Stephens Church and the Protestant Episcopal Hospital of Philadelphia. The Burd-Shippens are related to the Hubley and Walker families. Edward Burd Hubley, (1792-1856) a lawyer from Reading, Pennsylvania, served the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Congresses as a representative from Pennsylvania. He later became a canal commissioner of Pennsylvania and then a commissioner of Cherokee affairs.

From the description of Papers of the Burd-Shippen family, 1717-1898. (University of Pittsburgh). WorldCat record id: 31531712

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associatedWith Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. person
associatedWith Arnold, Margaret Shippen, 1760-1804. person
associatedWith Burd, Edward, 1751-1833. person
associatedWith Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848. person
associatedWith Burd, Elizabeth Shippen. person
associatedWith Burd, James, 1726-1793. person
associatedWith Burd, Sarah Shippen, 1731-1784. person
associatedWith Donaldson family. family
associatedWith Hubley family. family
associatedWith Hubley, James Burd. person
associatedWith Pennsylvania. Supreme Court. corporateBody
associatedWith Shippen, Edward, 1729-1806. person
associatedWith Shippen, Edward, ca. 1703-1781. person
associatedWith Shippen family. family
associatedWith Walker family. family
associatedWith Walker, Lewis Burd, 1855-1903. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Lancaster (Pa.)
Harrisburg (Pa.)
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Shippensburg (Pa.)
Carlisle (Pa.)
Pennsylvania
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Active 1898

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