Joseph Shippen was born 1679 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States and died 28 July 1741 Pennsylvania, United States of unspecified causes. He married Abigail Grosse (1677-1716) 1 August 1702 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Edward Shippen (1703-1781) | |||
| Elizabeth Shippen (1705-1714) | |||
| Anne Shippen (c1705-?) | |||
| Joseph Shippen (1706-1793) | |||
| William Shippen (1708-1714) | |||
| Anne Shippen (1710-1790) | 5 August 1710 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States | 23 June 1791 Pennsylvania, United States | Charles Willing (1710-1754) |
| William Shippen (1712-1801) | |||
| Elizabeth Shippen (1714-1714) | |||