Looking for a 4x great grandfather. Kapua Shepherd. Possible Black Seminole.

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Looking for 4x great grandfather. Kupua Shepherd B 1813 in Palm Beach Florida. Possibly a black Seminole? Any information would be greatly appreciated 
 
 Thank you.

ASB · Accepted Answer

There are online trees with Kapua Shepherd, but none seem to have any documentation other than other online trees. What documentation do you have that provides his name, birth year and birth location? I would strongly caution you not to accept anything as a fact until you have reliable documentation of them.

lanamichelemcqueen · Answer

Thank you for your reply. 
 I previously replied but it may have been deleted. 
 My predicament is that it is strictly oral tradition. 
 According to my grandaunt's memoirs, it was said that Kupua was half black and half white. 
 He supposedly, jumped ship in Samoa and married a samoan woman Lesieli Malietoa B: 1826. 
 I obtained Kupua's name and birthdate from Family Search. 
 I notice that recently, Kupua's parents birthdates have been added to Family Search. 
 Mr Shepherd 1785 and Mrs Shepherd 1789. 
 All three were born in Palm Beach, Florida.

Looking for a 4x great grandfather. Kapua Shepherd. Possible Black Seminole.

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