Sheppard succumbed to gaol fever, and died on 10 April 1730, aged 49. He had several sons and daughters, but many predeceased him. The monument to Sheppard erected in Honiton Church, with his bust, was destroyed in a fire in March 1911, but the panel with the inscription was preserved and is now on the south wall of the church.Devon Notes & Queries, Volume XI, from January 1920 to October 1921, p.319
