Short Biography of Jonathan Shead

Jonathan Shed was born in Chelmsford, Mass., 16 Sept. 1696, and when about six years old was taken by his parents in their removal to Groton, Mass. He resided in that part of Groton which in 1753 became the new town of Pepperell where he died early in the year 1756. On 9 Apr. 1756, William Lawrence was appointed administrator of the estate of "Jonathan Sheed" late of Pepperell. The inventory of the personal estate totalled 44-5-8 pounds, from which the widow's dower and probate expenses of 25-16-7 pounds being deducted left a balance of 18-9-1 pounds; but as the deceased left debts of 289-1-4 pounds, the estate was insolvent. (Middlesex County Probate Records, File 20220)

Source: "Daniel Shed genealogy : ancestry and descendants of Daniel Shed of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1327-1920" ¹⁷¹⁰