there are shepherds in matawan- now jack(john) shepherd bought my husb. grandparents house on harding blvd, matawan boro, monmouth county nj- funny thing is his father=jack sr. was my parents best man at there wedding in 1945. his mother had been married to mr shepherd and then married mr. bliss. jack sr also has a daughter named judy- jack srs wifes name is gert= last i heard they lived in matawan=let me know if i need to dig more for you. jack sr was around my parents ages-( they would be 73 and 76 had they lived) linda originally of matawan