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  On information received from Jean Dean and her research on the "Michigan Packard's" at the Arenac County Historical Museum at AuGres, MI. Jean is descendant from the Packard line which is believed to have originated in Massachusetts with Samuel Packard (1612-1684) who emigrated to Plymouth Massachusetts Colony  in 1638 on the ship Diligent from Ipswich, England.  

The  Early Packard line

Beginning with Samuel Packard (1612-1684) who emigrated to Plymouth Massachusetts Colony  in 1638 on the ship Diligent from Ipswich, England. we trace the line through:
Zaccheus Packard b. 1651 Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA d. 1723 Bridgewater, Ma
Abiel (Captain) Packard b. 1699 Bridgewater ,MA -  d. 1774 Bridgewater, Ma
Josiah (Captain) Packard b. 1730 Bridgewater, d. 1806 Readfield,
Kennebec, Maine

Captain Josiah Packard on 12 Jan 1747 married Sarah Ames (b 1724) at Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Their children were:
Shepard (1744 - 1749)
Susanna b 12 Dec 1749
Shepard  b 1750
Josiah  b 20 Oct 1751
Sarah b 20 Oct 1751
Mary b 09 Mar 1753
Edward b 1863
Betsy b 1757
Abiel b Abt 1769
Anna b 1769
Ames b 01 Apr 1770

The Mystery Generations

Due to the absence of Census information prior to 1800 and incomplete information from 1800 to 1540, and lack of documentation there is a gap in the line.

Abiel Packard decendants:

However it seems that the Abiel b Abt 1769 married Hannah Harris (b 1772) on 04 Oct 1794. Their children were:
Shepard b 23 Jul. 1795
Lucy b 06 Jun 1797
Abiel b 09 Sep 1799
Elizabeth b 22 Jul 1801
Sylvanus b 11 Dec 1806
Ansel b 28 Mar 1809
The above information was from a printed account furnished by Peggy Cecora.

Sheppard Packard, of an old Massachusetts family, was born about 1787, and came to Mapleton with his wife and seven children. He served in the war of 1812. In politics he was a Democrat. Children: Washington, mentioned below ; Hall, died at Washburn, twice married; Ansel, married Lizzie Bean; .Abial and Abel, died at Saginaw, Michigan; :\Adaline M., married Benjamin Wilder; Sherman, died young at Foxcroft.

II) Washington, son of Sheppard Packard. was born at Foxcroft, Maine, 1824, died in the Portland Hospital, 1888. He was a farmer in Mapleton. of which he was a pioneer He was active in public affairs. In politics he was a Democrat. He married (first) Harris, (second) Brannon, third ^.1 Amelia Morris, of New Brunswick. Children by second wife : I. Clara, married Benjamin Forrest Wilder (see Wilder XII). 2. Fred, born and died at Mapleton. By third wife: 3. Etta, horn June 2, 1864, died at Lewiston, July 25, 1911; married Samuel Harvey, carpenter of Lewiston, and had Ralph, a machinist. 4. Sherman, born September 2, 1866 ; married Lucille Murphy, of Ashland, now of Mapleton ; children: Harvey, Delbert, Pearl, June. Sherman, George, Floris, Harriet. 5. William, born March 28, 1871, died December 4, 1887. 6. Myrtle, born March 26, 1873 ; graduate of the Washburn high school ; member of the Prosperity Rebekah Lodge arid the Eastern Star ; married, at Washburn, March 26, 1892. George Umphrey, born there September 23. 1869, a farmer, a Republican, has been selectman twelve years, on school board six rears, \ v as in the legislature in 1913, member of Washburn Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons_, of Cold vale Chapter, Eastern Star, and of the First Baptist Church ; son, Harry Elk worth, born October 3, 1894, was a student in Colby College for two years, now farming.

The above information is in agreement with the information gathered by Jean Dean regarding her family ancestors. The only exception being Shepard Packard's date of birth.. However, the date of birth she had was improbable considering the dates of birth of his children and the 1787 date much more likely to be accurate.  
In addition we have:

Sheperd *note 1
Shepard Packard Birthdate 7/23/1795 Hebron, Oxford, ME, USA  Father Abial Packard Mother Hannah Harris

*note 1
Source Information.   Edmund West, comp..Family Data Collection-Births/Deaths(database on-line) Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, INc. 2001

We have records of Shepard's brothers, Abiel and his family, Sylvanus, apparently never married and was listed as a farm hand in the 1870 Census, and there are records of Ansel and his family. None have a son named Shepard. If you have any information to help please Contact Grandpa Don

Barnabas Packard and wife Sally

We do not know Barnabas' parents nor Sally's parents. We do not have either their dates of birth or his death. Sally Packard died 10 May 1804 Their children were.
Jedidiah Packard, born 17 June 1787
Shepherd Packard, born 19 April 1790
Susanna Packard, born 29 March 1792
Isaiah Packard, born 10 Dec. 1794
Jason Packard, born 8 Nov. 1796
Betsey Packard, born 9 Sept. 1798
Martin Packard, born 1 March 1801 on Sunday 8 o’clock E.
Rebecca Packard, born 15 Aug. 1802 on Monday 3 o’clock afternoon
Sally Packard, born 22 April 1804 on Sunday 2 o’clk P.M.
Sally Packard wife of Barnabas Packard died 10 May 1804

The Packard -  Dean Line

Jean Dean has traced her ancestry back to a Shepard Packard which may be the sane Shepard as the one born in 1795. He was married to Mary Jackson on 15 Jun 1817. Their children were:
Ansel b 1815
Adaline b Abt 1820
Washington b 1824
Abial b 15 Sep 1826
Abel b ?
Hall b ?
Sherman b ?

Washington and Abial lived for a time in Canada and then moved to Michigan. Jean Dean is a descendant of Abiel.

If you have information that would document this connection to Captain Josiah Packard or disprove it please Contact Grandpa Don

The Packard - Lossner Line

My mother's ancestors are documented from a Sheppard Packard born in Massachusetts about 1818. Maine was part of Massachusetts until 1820 and so it is possible that Captain Josiah Packard is one of this Shepard's ancestors. This Shepard Packard was married to Martha Clay on 26 June 1847 in Vermillion, Ohio and they lived with their eight children in the Cleveland area.

It seems unlikely that this line could stem from Abiel Packard and Hanna Harris. However, it is possible that our Shepard (1818) was the son or grandson of one of the other children of Captain Josiah Packard and Sarah Ames. There is also the possibility that he is the son or grandson of a brother of Captain Josiah Packard. Or ... Could our Shepard Packard (b Abt1818) been the son of one of Barnabas' children, possibly Shepard (b 19 Apr, 1790) ? If you can add any information Contact Grandpa Don