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E S P E OT fo r and a laudable curio sity t o ’ kno w so mething o f o ne s ances try, are well

‘ ‘ rewarded when upo n due s earch they are fo und o f s uch varied s tatio n and interes t as are tho s e who s e reco rd is briefly given in t h fo l o in a es e l w g p g . mo n th s ce an s f the ar A bg e de nd t o Sh ps r in rk hi n an ere D r o f Bradfo d Y o s re, E gl d w . Jo h n Sharp A rchbis ho p o f Yo rk ; his s o n Thomas , r bo rn 1 6 93 , Archdeaco n of No rthumberland , and Gran v e h 1 n o f the rc eac famo us as av n ill S a p, s o A hd o n, h i g been t he principal pro mo ter o f t he abo litio n of s lavei y a s o f in t he Wes t Indies ; J mes Sharpe, Archbi h o p S t . i ' ' n re rn in B anfis hire in 1 61 8 and raham A d ws , bo ; Ab a a a e r Sh rp , famo us m thematician, bo rn at Littl H o to n t he mer an f h an c t he in1 6 51 . On A ic s ide o t e Atl ti s ame predilectio n fo r Theo lo gy s eem to attach to the f amue a am1 l nam We ere o n name R ev . S S r y e. h ly l h p ‘ f n m a r an o o o n f a R ev . o Bo s to , R ev . S l S h rp o M yl d, h an e ar o f s s o ur and R v ames . S ar D i l Sh p Mi i , e . J M p o f u ar na I n u e a ff n e was S o th C o li . q it di ere t fi ld Benn S harp o f Mis s o uri ,ando thers who will be men t i ned r a t r The o r is nc m e et uts i o he e f e . w k i o pl te, y p n co nvenient fo rm t he material which has been accumu fo r m ear u lating s o e y s , ho ping that in a fut re editio n at h th which is new lacki ng m ay be s upplied . T e preparatio n o f the f ollo wing pages has been facilitat ed re erence to the e f n har u s e by f Lif o D r. Jo h S p, p bli h d in Lo ndo n m 1 825 ; Life o f Granville S harp publis hed ’ ¢ in Lo ndo n m 1 828; Yo ung s Chro nicles o f M as s achus ’ etts ; Winth ro p s New E ngland ; Co lo nial R ecords o f C o nnecticut ; General Dictio nary of N ew E ngland ; Geneo logical Jo urnal ; vario us To wn and Pro b ate R eco r s am R eco r s etc The am name has d ; F ily d , . f ily ” een s e e e t er o r o u t he “ e acco n “ b p ll d i h _ with with t rdi g to t he cus o m o f eac n a r t h i dividu l refe red to . m Thomas andSa uel Sharpeof Bos ton.

rn i 1 Tho m as S harp e, bo n E ngland 580, t c he n ‘ was appo inted as s is tant o Endi ott,t ew Go verno r

' n 1 2 H e s a e r m n o f Mas s achus etts , i 6 9. il d f o Lo ndo o n t he Arabella in t he fleet with Wins hipfiaand was pres ent at t he co urt held o n the Arabella March 23rd,

e as the s mem er o f the H w os n . 1 629. ixth b B to Church ' H e filled his oflice o f As s is tant t o the Go vernor, as it w as then termed , and member of the Co uncil of Mas s achus etts C o lony wit ho ut interruptio n until pers o nal mis fo r t unes caus ed him t o lo ng t o return t o t he land o f

v his nati ity . his Thes e were the death o f daughter, January 30t h,

1 and' t he urn n o f is o s e arch1 t h 1 63 , b i g h h u M 7 by the Indians H e embarked at S alem with S ir R ichard S alto ns tall

h s andfamily o n board t e Lion Whelp , April l s t ,1 631 , n 30th andarrived in Lo ndo April . h S amuel S harp e s ailed fro m t e Hope, a reach in n in h t he Thames ,,j us t belo w Graves e d, t e GeorgeBo na

h ar r of a s 1 ventura, and was t e be e dis p tche fro m “ 6

Ki ng , Charles I , t o the Mas s achus etts Co lony, contain

v n co andhis o nc t . H e ing i ns tructio ns o Go E di tt C u il. “ n 3th 2 H e was u n arrived at S alem Ju e 1 , 1 6 9. R li g ” Elder of t he Church in S alem until his death in B oth Tho mas and S amuel Sharpe are frequently ’ ’ mentio ned in Winthro p s New England ,Yo ung s Chro n f ioles of Mas s achus etts , General Dictionary o N ew

England,Genealogical Jo urnal ,85 0. 44 1 1 01 1 1 8SHARP .

Thomas S harp o f Bradford , in the co unty of Yo rk

married Do rothy,eldes t daughter of M r. Joh n Weddal ’ of Widdingto n, a yo unger branch of the Weddal s of

mo was a a f ea o r . H er e u e Ears wick ,n r Y k th r d ght r o thefamily of the Cutts in C ambridges hire. H e was the second s o n of theowner of an es tate call edWoo dhous e, near Bradfo rd,being a younger branch of the S harps of Little Horton, in the s ame neighb hoo d $ amo ng whom there hadbeen kept up , not o nly a succes s ion of Thomas andJohn alternately fo r many generatio ns ,but,what was much mo re for their credit,a t aste fo r letters andpo lite studies , for there were s ome amo ng them who were cons iderablefor their writings ,ia s omuch that,it was s aid to berareto meet with s o many o f t h ea a e l rned utho rs s o nearly allied . ’ The family of the S harp s hadbeen very ancient in Bradfo rdale but all thewritings ( except someregis ters) by which any further kno wledge of them might have been gained,werelo s t o r destro yed at thetaking of Brad

o n t . f rd ,i he civil wars . 6

H e Was not a little inclined t o puritanis m acco rding m t o t he te per of tho s e times ,andmuch favo red the p ar

iam nt a t H e as in r a av ht he r l e p r y . w g e t f o r wit Lo d

is Fairfax , who m ade his headquarters at h ho us e in

ra o r ands o e him all the n nes s and him B df d , h w d ki d , did all t he s erv c a h c u mo n o er e res s o ns i e th t e o ld . A g th xp i o f his favo r,his lords hip offered him a commis s io n,which probably he had accepted , hadno t his wife who was a

enu u r a s a f r a him s tr o s oy li t , with gre t di ficulty pe s u ded n t ac ur n es e rou us mes was ot o cept it . D i g th t blo ti it her particular caret o ins till her own principles o f loyalty t o t he king andes teem for theliturgy into their children, with w hat effect is es pecially s eenin the after rank and pos itidn o f the eldes t s on Joh n . H e died in 1 670 2 Dr. JOHN SHARP .

n S ar rc is o of or s on of the re D r. Joh h p ,A hb h p Y k , p F e . ceeding,was bo rn at Bradford ,01 1 S hrove Sunday, b

H is ear ra n n ns e n o his m l6th 1 644. ly t i i g i till d i t ind that reverence for theSupremeBeing which determined

f hi u n e H e was s en t o the the purs uit o s s bs eque t lif . t s c o o at ra or un een ur n c me he h l . B df d til fift , d i g whi h ti was ins tructed by his father in writi ng s horthand and made t o repeat every Sunday in theevening all that had

been delivered that day in the co ngregation,which gave him s uch a perfect kno wledge o f this manner o f writing as as a er ar s f rea s r ce t him w ft w d o g t e vi o . At fifteen he had made s uch progres s in learning as that his father determined to send himdirect to the ’ r t H as a m r le in Unive s i y . e w d itted t o Ch is t s Col ge

Cambridge A pril/26th,1 660,jus t before the res to ratio n o f h n h t e Ki g . I n is fo urth co llege year he was made “ ” S cho lar of the Ho us e, and in 1 667 he received his ’ ” as er M t s Degree. H e entered H Qly Orders August

1 2th,1 667, and was ordained Deacon and Pries t the s ame day in S t . M argarets , Wes tmi ns ter ,by virtue of a

acu r m th r f lty f o eA chbis ho p of Canterbury,by the h ands f ul e o D r. F l r, then Bis ho p of Limerick, afterwards of

$

“ Lincoln . H ewas then appo inted Chaplain andI ns t ruc t er mthe am f n f ily o Sir . H e eage Finch ,Solicito r Gen e a t en v n in ens n on o s e r l , h li i g K i gt h u . 8

I n 1 6 6 9 he was inco rporated Mas ter of Arts at 0x

en en -e ears o f a e he was a o n ford . Wh tw ty ight y g pp i t e a n edby t he King Archdeaco n of Berks . H w s i s titu - ' f s anuar 3d 1 6 . tedinto t he R ecto ry o S t . Gile J y , 76

The next s pring he married Elizabeth Palmer,of Win

1 6 he ece ve rom the tho rp ,in Li nco lns hire. I n 79 r i d f

Univers ity o f Oxfo rd the degree o f Doctor in Divinity .

s n rs a f H e continued R ecto r o f S t . Giles ixtee yea , ndo him during this time Bis ho p Burnett s ays H e was o ne ” of the mos t po pular preachers o f t he age. I n 1 681 King Charles appo inted him Dean of N or

wich . April 20, 1 686 he was appo inted Chaplain in

r h s o e . s h dinary t o is Maj es ty . Jam II Abo ut thi time e

' los t two of his s o ns in two days and buried them the

H e as a o e a h n a a . th third . w pp int d to pre c S u d y J n 27 , before $ ing William 1 1 1 ,and o n t he 30th, befo re the

us e o f mm . h Ho Co o ns On S eptember 7t h, 1 689 e was appo inted Dean of C anterbury , and s o on after the f “ Bis ho pric o No rwich was o ffered him, which be de

lin h fi c ed, but e was s o on nominated hy the n A rch f bis ho p o York , and bemg duly elected was enthro ned t a Yo rk July 1 6th ,ando n October 5th, was introduced

n o th - i t e Ho us eo f Lo rds . H ewas then forty s even years o f a e ands at i th f - g n eS ec o York over twenty two years . During this time hecompiled s everal works among which were The lives and acts o f the Archbis hops from au nus A 1 1 . t e P li , 625 ,and heHis tory o f York Mins ter . H hadis s uefo urteen children s even s o ns ands even daugh ers o f o m t , wh o nly two o f each s ex s urvived him . H e

e in 1 1 a di d 7 3 ndhis bo dy w as i nterred at York in S t . ’ M ar s ha e erea s u y C p l,wh um pt o us monument was erected . - 3 JOII N SH ARP.

f a n a k was thee es s on JOHN SHAR P ,E s q. ,o Gr fto P r , ld t '

f D ohn ar c s o o f o . H e marr e o r. J Sh p , Ar hbi h p Y rk i d f Anna M aria,daughter of Charles and M ary Hos ier ,o n f Berwick , cou ty o S alo p . H e s erved his co untry and her M aj es ty Queen A nn

a H e in s everal Parliaments ,andat the Board o f Tr de. was elected t o the Ho use o f Commons fro m t he Bo ro ugh

f i n H e as a S ar an a o m s e o R p c . w polite cho l ; cc pli h d gentleman, a mos t affectio nate hus band andfather,a true

r en an a l ve andes eem$ f i d, d des irablecompanio n . Beo d t

‘ ed by all who knew him, he died much lamented,at

ra 4 H e was G fto n Park , March 9th 1 726 , aged 9. buried in Wicken Church , Northampt o ns hire.

H is th 1 4 . wife,bo rn Oct ; 2is t ,1 691 ,died S ept . 30 , 7 7

H is s on n H th 1 34 s , Jo h os ier Sharp,died Jan. 6 , 7 , a ged 1 3 years .

H is daughter Elizabeth married Thomas Prowse,E s q o f r e c Axb idg , o unty of S omerset .

au er ar marr am of His d ght M y ied J es Booth,E s q. , n Whitfield ,i Hertfo rds hire. 1 0

— 3 THOMAS SHARP,D. D.

f um er . rc eac n o or TH OMAS S HAR P ,D D . ,A hd o N th b

an s n f D r n ar rc o o f o r w as l d , o o . Joh Sh p,A hbish p Y k,

rn 1 2 3 o D ec . 1 b th , 69 .

H e a ma r n 1 22 t u — au er w s r ied Ju e1 9th , 7 , o J dith ,d ght

f t h ir r er om he had o e R ev . S Geo ge Whel , by wh

u n o n S ar fo rtee children,am ong whom were D r. J h h p , ’ Granville,William ,James ,E lizabeths ndJudith .

H is life was publis hed in Londo n in 1 829, in two

v um o l es .

H e died in 1 758, and was buried in t he Wes t E nd / f th a ra r f a n the c a o e C thed l Chu ch o Durh m , i h pel

called the Gallilee, as was als o his wife Judith who

w s ornin 1 00 e 1 a b 7 , di d 757.

H i a s s d ughter Eliz abeth ,m arried t o George Pro w e

' f P ark i F 22 1 1 a e E s . o c en 80 q , Wi k ,ded eb. . , g d 77

H e was em nen no t o n -for e and ru ence but i t ly _ Pi ty P d ,

rea earn n an a m n g t l i g dcritic l judge e t . H e dis tinguis hed hims elf in t he Hutchins o nian co n

t r f t h o vers y, in which his accurate knowledge o e H e

r n hi a ant a r b ew to gue gave m a decided dv g e o ve Mr.

u n n hi r H is rac o n theR u r H tchi s o and s fo llowe s . T t b ic and Cano ns of the Church o f England in highly

teemed ,as indeed are all his Charges t o the Clergy o f

h m o Nort v berland,over wh m he pres ided many years as

a Archde co n . H e was a Prebendary o f t he Cathedral andCollegiate f Churches o York, S o uthwell and Durham , R ector o f ’ o ur a n f R thb y , ndo e o Lo rd Crewes Trus tees . 1 1

— 4 JOHN SHARP,D. D.

R f m s and u D . e es s n o a JO HN S HA P D . , ld t o o Th J dith

’ ar was rn a 21 t 1 23 H e was m arr e S h p , bo M rch s , 7 . i d

4t h 1 2 n a e c . H e e De , 75 , t o M ary, Daughter o f D r. g

Dering,Dean o f R ipo n,by whom he hado ne daughter,

nn m H e as a n ar f ur am A e Je ima. w P repe d y o D h

Archdeaco n o f Northumberland, Vicar of Hartburn, andS enior Trustee o f the Es tates of the late Nathaniel ’ Lo rd Crewe, Bis h o p of Durham , who s e Ch arities he was indefatigable in promo ting , having repaired and roo fed t he oldruined T o wer o f Bamburg C as tle, at the

f th . jo int expens e o hims elf and his bro ther, e R ev

‘ H r h hi ce ent Tho mas S harp . ji e t o d in t e s teps of s ex ll father, andwas eminent fo r learning andpiety, andfor exemplary attentio n to his duties , both in his Church andin his rc eac n A hd o ry . H e was appo int ed Curate of the Perpetual Curacy o f

Bam o n the ea f his r t r ma 1 2 burg, d th o bo he Tho s, 77 .

H e e in r 1 792 andwas bur e in the al . di d Ap il , , i d G li

’ a lec , as w s als o his Wido w Mary,bo rn 1 720, died 1 798.

Anne Jemima, daughter o f Joh n S harp born 1 1 762, died 81 6 . 1 2

4 GRANVILLE SHARP .

GR A N vI L L E S HARP , ninth s o n of the R evs Tho mas f a D . re en a h a S h rp,D . ,P b d ry o t e C thedrals and Colle giate Churches of York, S o uthwell,and Durham , and f “ f ran s on r o hn ar rc s o o o r . G d o D . J S h p , A hbi h p Y k Born and Educated in the bo s om of the Church o f

England, he ever cheris hed fo r her Ins titutio ns the

‘ mos t uns haken regard ,while his who le s o ul was m har “ mo ny with the s acred s train— Glory t o Go d in the

highes t, on earth peace, go od will to wards M en, o n whichhis life pres ented o ne beautiful comment o f glow

in e and n ear e n fic n ree com e g pi ty u w i d be e e ce. F d by p

' tence from neces s ity ,andby co ntent fro m the des ire of t lucrative occupatio n,he was inces s ant in his labors o

' impro ve the conditio n o f M ankind, fo unding public happines s o n public virtue he aimed to res cue his native co untry from the guilt and inco ns is tency o f employing h m t e ar of Freedo m t o rivet the fetters o f Bo ndage,

f t h s n f andes tablis hed o r e Negro R ace,in the per o o 1 3

a ue S omers et,the lo ng dis puted l ights of Human N t r . h Having ,1 n this glorio us caus e,triumphed over t e co m

bined res is tance of interes t, prej udice, and pride, he to o k his pos t amo ng the fo remo s t of the ho norable band as s o ciated to deliver Africa fro m the rapacity of E u

e n r as a ro pe,by the abo litio n o f the SlaveTrad , o w de th

permitted t o interrupt his career of us efulnes s ,till he “

h n s s a a t f the r a m ad wit e ed th t c o B itis h P rlia ent, by

“ ” th a c n r a which e Abo lition w s de reed . I his p iv te relatio ns he was equally exemplary ; and having exhib

ited through his life,a mo del of dis interes ted virtue, i he res igned his pio us s pirit into the hands of his Crea

t o r in t he exe c e of ar and a and o e , r is Ch ity , F ith , H p ,

th th a 1 3 in the th a f o n e 6 dy of July, 1 8 , 78 ye r o his

a ge.

h a T e bove was ins cribed o n a Mural Mo nument, erected to his memory by the African Ins titution of

o n o n in s m ns e L d , We t i ter Abb y .

On a bus t of Granville Sh arp , prepared by o rder o f th e Council o f Londo n, and placed in the Co uncil

Chamber at Guildhall,are the fo llo wing wo rds “ Granville S harp,t o whom E ngland o wes the glori o us er v dict of her highes t co urt of law , that the Slave who s ets his fo o t o n Britis h “ gro und beco mes at that

ns an “ e. re rn N . 1 th 1 3 o ov 0 , 7 5 . edJu 6th i t t f B , Di ly , 1 4

— 4 WILLIAM SHARP .

H us e s o n o f WI L L I AM S HAR P , E s q , o f Fulham o ,

r a n f orthumberland Tho mas Sharp, D . D . ,A chde co o N ,

nen ur e n H em arr e a ar ne dau h was an emi t S g o . i d C th i g

mas ar c E s h 9th 1 81 4 t er o f Tho B wi k , q ,w o died F eb. , , aged 73 years .

am S a e arc 1 7 1 81 0 a e 81 ears . Willi h rp di d M h . ,g d y

au r f 5 MAR Y ; d ghte o William Sharp , married Llo yd

f f “ ar e t Baker, E s q ,o o H dwick, Glouces tershire, andl f

n au t ers a s o n a dtwo d gh .

z e ro ws e of h m t ne 4 Eli ab th P Wicken Park, No rt a p o

au er o f a 23 s hire, d ght Th o m s S harp , died F eb. ,

1 81 0,aged 77.

' 4 Judith Sharp , daughtei of Tho m as and Judith

o rn 1 33 e 1 Sharp,b 7 ,di d 809. . 4— T HOMAS SHARP .

S D n f mas and u h S R P . s o o o THOMA HA ,D . , Th J dit

ar w as ura f Sh p , C te o Bambo ro ughuntil his death , N o v .

25th, 1 772.

E S S A n f JAM H R P , o f Clare Hall , was the s o o o m as and u Th J dith S harp .

H is au er a n ut d ght C tharine,married R ev . A drew Bo l o f Bam orou h b g , in Nort humberland.

1 8

T M H of w HO AS S ARP Ne town.

m har b) s o n o f omas and a Tho as S p , ( Th Lydi S harp ,

ar 1 8 1 02 an a was born in Stratferd, M . th , 7 , dw s there ’ fo re at the time of his fath er s death in Newtown but

t n van a e was a en f s t o d e years of age. Ad t g t k o thi e prive thefamily of a cons iderable po rtio n o f thei r rights as heirs of o ne o f the o rigi nal pro prietors o f ' 1 5t h 1 1 a r e A s a e as D ec . 5 o s is on Newtown . l t ; 7 , p t t

h a the town records by t e widow Lydi Sharp , s how ing h t e cours e taken .

m a a s er F e . 1 th 1 4 s H e rried S ar h Co b 7 , 7 5 . H i children were

(0) Tho m as , born M ay 28th,1 746 D 1 6th 1 48 L ydia ec . , 7 ; 1 2 1 750 Jo hn , N o v . m, 1 52 E liak im D ec . 7

Jan 30th 1 755 Jes s e, . , ;

r 25 1 60 M a . m 7 , .

' Th o mas S harp,(b) died April 1 7th 1 765 , aged 6

years . THOMAS SHARP of Oxford.

Tho m a s S harp , ( a) s o n o f Tho mas and S arah m in in 1 4 . arr S harp , was bo rn Newto wn 7 6 H e ied

Mary Treadwell ,andremo ved to R idgefield andafter

r H is c ren ere ward t o Oxfo d . hild w

Po lly ,bo rn June 3 0th, 1 771 m arried Stephen h 3 t 1 81 . Galpin,died O ct . 0 , 5

r 1 8th 1 4 e an . 281 8. Lydia,bo rn Ap . , 77 ; di d J , 77

20th 1 8 marr e r e Flo ranna, born F eb. , 77 ; i d Go y

d n e s e o f ermo n e in the a o f 1 841 o K l i V t, di d f ll .

' ar nn rn ul 1 1 th 1 81 marr e o s e M y A , bo J y , 7 ; i d J ph

m s a n Th o p o n of Wes t H ve , died M ar.

A my,bern July 1 1 th, 1 783 ; married S herwo o d

S rat o n o f r e or e A u th 1 83 6 4 . t t B idg p t,di d g . ,

Daniel, bo rn April 22ud, 1 785 ; married Po lly - h enne e M ar. 2 1 B tt,di d 8t , 870.

hi and a 24t h 1 marr a a P l er rn M r . 787 e S r ,bo , i d h a s e r 3 th 1 D vi ,di d Ap il 0 , 859.

enr rn t th marr r H y,bo Oc . 7 ,1 789 ied Polly She

‘

an ct 2 th 1 823 . m ,died O . 7 ,

anna orn D e 1 91 e c . M a 20 1 82 H h ,b 7, 7 ,di d y , 0. a rn e 1 1 o D c . 7 79 e une 81 81 Abi ,b , , di d J 2 , 7.

u ran o rn une 1 1 9 . ee a e 1 L g d,b J , 7 7 S p g 2 .

ma S ar 0 e in Tho s h p , ( )di d Oxford ,near Z o ar Bridge, 1 4th 1 80 March , 5 . 20

Jo hn S harp , ( c) enlis ted in the Britis h army in

1 776 , and died abo ut ten mo nths after in Harlem

- a meeting ho us e, which w s then us ed as a hos pital .

E liak im S harp , ( c) married Hes ter Wetmo re

25th 1 3 e r c ren w er N ov . , 77 Th i hild e

l s er o rn e l th c S . 6 1 6 arc 1 3 ( ) E th ,b pt , 75 died M h , 89. n u 1 1 Andrew,bo r A g . 7 775 ,died N o v

e s e o rn 5 1 m urr mlin n m w N o v . To o w B t y,b , 776 , ar. B s

e o rn t 1 1 1 a c . 9. M b l ,b O . 77

R u A nn o rn 1 1 1 1 11 1 0 1 4 th ,b J , 78 .

a A nn or ar 2 1 81 . Lydi ,b n M ch 2 1 788,died F eb. 7, 7

ar rn t M y ,bo Oc .

n r i o W . o n dedN o v . J h ,b A ug. nn ce o rn A u 1 0 1 1 A i ,b g. , 79 .

e ln n Jo hn di d Liverpo o l ,E gland , and w as buried ln ’

o n s urc ar . St. J h Ch hy d Lydia A nn was buried ln Hunti ngto n

R o er a r m n . n e e t o Annicemarried Jo h W b t, d ov d o Ohi .

rn 3 t h 1 h c o an . 0 Jes s e S harp , ( ) b J , 755 , ad children

e a e. (d) S ally,marri d Y l

ma e a a n h Jo hn ,born 1 690, rri d K te D ws o , w o died f n o e ct . 2 1 2 at the age o 35 . J h di d O 7, 85

a r the au er of o s s ear e William ,m r ied d ght M e B ds l y .

Lydia,married William Dart .

Nancy,married Dart ,bro ther

H eps ey,married S cov

n t s ea n an n r r ur David,we t o while yo u g d eve et ned . L ug ran d S harp e, s o n o f Tho mas and Mary n i i efield un l s t S harpe,was bo r n R dg , J e , 1 797 H e

v o o au er of was m arried t o Oli e M . B th , d ght Ebenez er f 2 th 1 andAn na Bo ot h o S o uthfo rd , S ept . 8 , 823 , by

r H u as e a m a an a . e rc o es ead n R ev . L b Cl k p h d h t i

S o uthfo rd ,where he lived until April,1 843 , when he

t e ur H is c ren ere remo ved o S ymo . hild w

' nn married hn m f ns n a Mary A , Jo Ja es o A o i .

a m a r r u f ve ar r e e . ouns r o r Oli M i , i d Alb t W L b y Oxfo d .

marr R a r a Eliz abeth , ied ev . W lte Ch mberlin o f the

a n r n New rk C o fe e ce.

enr e in infanc a e 1 4mo n s 1 a H y , di d y ,( g d th 5 d ys . ) ‘ es e e in e mo ur a e o n S 1 6 . J h W l y,di d y , g d Th o mas ,m arried Lo ttie M cL ain

an e Sm e in S e mo ur in his 1 3 ea D i l ith ,di d y , th y r .

‘ arvos s marriedVi ie am O o n . e s o f o nr e Willi , A L wi M o .

n rew ene c e in n anc in his 2nd a A d B di t,di d i f y,( ye r . )

avi ats o n marr e m e s of o nro e D d W , i d E ily L wi M .

ar e e ar h8 ve M . S c 1 864 e 49 Oli h p di d M th , ag d years , a s 7 m onths and8d y .

n o re us a Gro e bef , de res t m o ther, To t he s pirit l and $ Vainly lo o k we fo r ano ther

I n ace t s and thy pl o t . Not los t t o memo ry or lo s t t o love ’ ' But go ne t o o ur father s hous e‘above h n S e s leeps i Jes us ,but s h all soon arise

To c a m ro u him her mans o n in the s l i ,th gh , i kies . m a t n a n andhad Po lly S harp , rried S ephe G lpi ,

— o a man children Stephen, Curtis s , P lly, Maria ndLe .

M ary A nn S harp , m arried Jo s eph Tho mps o n o f es a en e r c ren ere ann n a W t H v . Th i hild w F y,Cy thi ,

uc n a Lo uis a,Jedhut hun, Charles , Geo rge, L i d , Jos eph

and an J e.

D aniel S harp ,s o n o f Tho mas and Mary Sharp

as rn ri 2 1 H e m arr e P o B en w o A l 2 nd 85 . b . p , 7 i d lly

m h ran nett,by who e had S herman Juds on, and Leg d

mas Tho .

l ar 1 th 0 1 . o S e F eb. 858 P l y h p di d ,

an e ar M ar 28th 1 8O. D i l S h p died . , 7

‘ ma P hilanaer S harp , rried S arah Davis . H er

u ene e r an children were S arah , E g , G o ge, Alfred dMary . h 1 9 H e died April 30t , 85 .

H enr y S harp , m arried Po lly S herman ren child ' i Urz el a,married Thomas Clingham

Henrietta,married William VVakeman

a er W lk . S T R A T T O N

h au er ma and a a A my S arp ,d ght of Tho s M ry Sh rp r married Sh erwo o d S tratto n. Thei children were$

Legrand ,

Sherwo od , married Cynthia Tho mps o n, daughter of Mary A nn Sharp and Jo seph Thomps on o f Wes t

Haven, and had children, Jane, Eliz abeth , and

a a m T um a s To . Ch rles S . , li h b

a a ma r e n B ra n ha ren L uren , r ied S h lto . S t tto , d child

a n and an Ch rles , S helto B. Fr cis, who married

Daniel B os twick .

L o s s ana marr e a e , i d Elij h Pe t .

Henry ,

Daniel .

Jo hn S harp , s on of Thomas and S arah S harp, marr e P hedina a 2 e Nov . 3 1 3 e r ren i d L k , , 77 . Th i child w ere

uc rn 1 1 t h 1 3 L y,bo Oct . , 77 ;

R ena o rn 4th ,b Aug, , 1 776. ' R e D was orn in ani l D . v . e b

H utt ers fi l r s n h e d o re o . E D c 2 t 1 3 , Y k hi C , g e . 5 , 78,

em rat t m i h s ig ed o A er ca, and was pas to r o f t e Charle

t a s urc nd c s n r m A -29 . a o S B pti t Ch h S iety, B o to , f o pr.

1 81 2 t o the time o f his death , w hich o ccurred June 23 1 83 in t h th f hi t ne , 5 , e 70 year o s age, while a Sto

e nea a t m r an is r m ns er r o e ar . H e a e l igh , . B l i , M yl d i w

n erre in a e venue co rner ac n at i t d Ch p l A . Hy i th P h

r m Mo unt Aubu n C e etery .

’ o lo m o n ha e w s rece ve as a R ev . S S rp , a i d

Metho dis t Minis ter — m 1 793 and preached fo rty years at vario us s tatio ns in N ew Jers ey, Penns ylvania and

a ar Del w e.

‘

' D av id S ha e o f the M is s o uri o n er R ev . rp , C f ur w as r s n er f ence o f t he M . E . Ch ch P e idi g Eld o

a s ever l dis tricts .

‘ ‘ m M ha was s a o ne at v . a S r e R e J es . p , t ti d i O akmulg e,S o uth C aro lina, in 1 81 3 .

m was s a o ne at S a t v a es . ha R e . J C S p e, t ti d l

$ r k et che1 the s ame year.

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“ W illiam S harp e o f Pecksburg,Indiana,enlis ted

n u us 1 862 and s erve ur n the w ar i A g t, , d d i g .

rc s f a Jam es S harp e, A hbi ho p o St . Andrews ,w s

rn in Banfis hire n in 1 1 8 bo ,E g , 6 .

A braham S harp e,was born at Little Horto n,

' ‘ near e ra for in l 651 H wa n Littl B d d . e s an eminet h ma ema c an . e u 1 8t 1 42 th ti i Di d J ly , 7 . R ichard S harp e embarked for Virginia July 4th f 1 635 ,m t he Trans po rt o Londo n

R o bert S harp e embarked for Virginia July 27th,

' 1 h a e r m s e. H e w s n 2 a a 1 635 , 1 n t P i ro the 1 ye rs o f ge.

s r 1 wa o n D ec . 1 42 Jo hn S harp e b , 6 .

as ec 1 a r R ichard S harp e w r orded f eeman Oct . h 4 The o ur a ove s n a 7t ,1 76 . ( f b of Bo to ,M s s . ) Pet er S harp e was a member of As s embly for

N e ers e ro m 1 3 t S us s ex Co . , w J y, f 79 o 1 797, and

' 1 804 n 1 s ar e in 1 800. l805 a 81 0t 1 1 Jo eph Sh p , d o 85 .

$ “ f us s x was rn Jaceh S harp e o S e Co . ,N . J bo in t . a 1 776 ,died D ec 31 s ,1 856 , ged 795 years .

u f a S ara h, da ghter o Tho m s Sharpe of Newto wn ,

' “ married John Blake Vos e,a s oldier in the patrio t army th during the American R evo lution . At e time o f ob

n his ens o n wa v n in r e o tai g p i s li i g B idg p rt .

s n f man h r h o o S e . R ev . a le W ar C s . S p e, h r J

S harpe, graduate o f Yale in 1 859 W illiam S harp e was Deputy for P omfrett to the

enera s s em o f nnec cu in 1 22 and1 2 G l A bly Co ti t 7 7 5 . 27

Tho m as S harp e,s on of Lugrand Sharpe,carpen a n an r 1 85 t er and builder in M co d Fo syth , Ga. , 5 to

1 861 andin S e m 1 861 et s e . . y our q h r ea er m 1 857 1 867 and W m . C . S a p e,t ch fro to printer in S eymour 1 868et s eq. - D av idW ; S harp e, Bridgemas ter on the Derby et e 1 83 s . andN ew a en R . R . 7 H v . q

N ew Y o r k C it y .

’ m a mm r 2 1 2 Jaco ar e . a o e ov . 8 b Sh p , M ri B , N , 7 .

a l a m a e an N d M a 3 R c V er r. 0 1 58. D nie Sh rpe, . h l , , 7

ha F ac a . anc 1 4 1 J o b S h rpe,m Fr es S ats , eb. , 7

Pe e ar e e man 2ud a 1 831 2 and t r Sh p , Ald r , W rd , , 3 .

a e 1 0 e en ne be re anv e n e hma P g ,s v th li , fo Gr ill i s rt T o s . See f l e Dr. n a e a es 2 2 i of Joh Sh rp ,p g 5 and266 .

Members of Congres s .

har —H e was o rn in r n a S o lo m o n P . S p , b Vi gi i , but remo ved t o Kentucky when a child 3 he received a u limited educatio n, but s t died law , and was admitted t o

e ar f a the bar when nin teen ye s o ge,andwas s ucces s ful ; hes erveda number of years inthe S tate Legis lature was o rne -enera of theSta e and a R e res en a Att y G l t ; , p t

in n res s rom en uc ro m 1 81 3 to 1 81 tive Co g , f K t ky . f 7

h han f H e fell by t e d o an as s as s in, while a member o f

re in o v er 1 83 a f -fi the Legis latu , N emb , 5 , ged fi ty ve years ; anda legis lative reward of fo r the ar in n res t of the murderer, was o ffered ,but vai . Pet er S harp e — H e was a member o f the As

f e r m 1 81 4 t o 1 820 o fliciatin a s embly m N w Yo rk f o , g number o f s es s io ns as Speaker he was als o a member “ ” o f the S tate Co ns titutio nal C o nventio n o f 1 821 ; a

e res en a ve in o n re s ro m 1 823 t o 1 825 anda R p t ti C g s . f ” “ ff n n i member o f the Tari Co ve tio n held n 1 827.

h H e was a ee a e rom W illiam S arp e. D l g t , f h a n Nerth C arolina,t o t e Continent l C o gres s ,fro m 1 779

t o 1 782.

li m har o f S a em . was in W il a S . S p l , N J

n t -m a 0a o e e r er s er enera . 1 86 pp i t d D pu y Qua t t G l,U . S

th ran of e an F eve a e uen o o ne . o r A . ,with k Li t t C l l s r l years s ubs equent t o the war he was edito r andpublis her “ f th a o na an a a e an in 1 84 o e N ti l S t d rd , S l m ,N . J d 7

“ th a co mmenced e public tio n o f the Public Oplnlo n,

a e l at T t in m an daily nd we k y, ren o n,N . J co p y with

. har S . E . W p

a 3 1 .

S TR A TTON .

S HE R W OO D , s o n of Thomas Stratton, married h 96 M artha Edw ards andlived to t e age of .

CHI L DR EN . S ET H S H E R W oOD ,m arried A my ,daughter of Thomas a andMary S h rp . mar e G e m o e a t n E U N I CE, ri d rsho P rt r of E s o . — n i e m rr ed M ar aret D u e CH I L D R E N Gra v ll , a i g tc h r. rat t o n m arried aro ne D ut c er S t , C li h . m a e t e e S AM U EL EDW ARD , rri d Be s y R ow ll .

— m u E . o r CH I L D R E N Shel t o n B. ,S a el ,Ge ge S ,M ary A n n

m arri ed Jo h n Beac h .

$ r h rw d ra Child en of S ethS e oo S t tto n . G N ma e an S tet t n S ET H LE R A D, rri d N cy son of Bos o . — nd n di o n CH I L D R E N Jo an,N ancy a Ja e edy u g . Augus t a,m arried M ark s o f S t ratfm d r M l H Adaline,m ar ied a i a i nman . r edH ubbe L egrand,m ar i ll . r w in he arm nd o n Geo ge, as t y ; a J h . SHE R W O O D EDW AR D,married Cynthia Thompson, $ daught er of Joseph and M ary A nn Thompson of e a en W st H v . — a T o m T CH IL D R E N Jane, Eliz abeth , Charles S . lias humb , and

W illiam . A m arri e n B t1 atto n e S . LAUR EN , d S h lto . — o B. n F r i CH I L D R E N Charles T . ,S helt n ; a d anc s ,m arried

D aniel Bo s w ick . A ma d a e S S E N , rrie Elij hP et . — HI L D R E N L aura A nn ,m arried Beac h ; H arriet L o s s ena, m arried L emuel S herm an Jane Eliz a,marriedEl ih uT aylo r o f E as t o n E L ma e an t a f D ANI , rri d S us Curtiss of S r t ord . — H I L D R E N z abet . m arr edF ra nk Bo o t o f r o C Eli h i h S t atf rd. H I L D R E N— re e us n o C F ddi ,S a ,Fl ra . r Edw a d Curt i s . Y T ma e a ne W e t die H ENR . , rri d C roli Mills of stpor , d 29 1 874 Nov . , GH I L D R E N — Anto inette Amelia,m arri ed Benja min Ans o n F ields ; F rederick T ho m as , Emma C aro i e ce L o uis a F r nk S r o l n ,Ali , a he w o d.

u ter o f T o m s nd r D a gh h a a M a y Sharp . P L U G RA N D s H A R .

IN MEMORIAM.

Lugrand S harp ,s on of Thomas and M ary S harp , w a n in R id efi ld n l t 1 9 H e s bor g e , Ju e s , 7 7. w a a ea - an n N w s gr t gr ds o . of Thomas S harp of e to wn,o ne o f the original proprietors and a surveyor “ of the township of Newto w n,by a grant of the legis atur in 1 08 H is fa er e en hew as e l e 7 . th di d wh but ight years of age, after purchasing l and o n the east side of the Hous atonic near what is now known as Z oar andcommencing to build a house which is still stand ' in H e ea ne the t a e e a n a g. l r d r d of sho m ki g with N

’ thaniel Betts of MiddleQuarter,W o o dbury,anddurlng the time saved money with which he afterward p aid

“ e en e ea c I n the a t c t a e xp s s whil t s hool . pr c i eof his r d during the years ensuing,according to the cus tom of

' the time,he went from house to house,rem aining a few w eeks at each pl ace and m aking up s ho es fo r the ea an in o h and a n n w n y r . , M y S ut bury djoi i g to s _ emem e him in t e ea a will r b r hos rly d ys . H e w as converted in ~ 1 81 1 and from that time he a a z ea e in the e he had e e w s lous work r caus spous d . I n 1 821 he bought of N athan H arris of S outhford the lot on which the Abbott mansions no w stands, w ith the house in the rear and a few acres of land, renting it to N athan Lake,until his m arriagein 1 823 l t a te benez er Bo o th to Olive M . Boo h, d ugh r of E , cabinet maker, w ho built the house no w. owned by anda he dam and fa on the Mr . Cutts lso t ctory oppo te e o f the a H e w as an ea ne t a e in si sid ro d . r s l bor r

i F rom the N ew Y ork hr an A C s ti dvo cate.

LurandSha f g rp,o ;Seymou.r,Donn$

no e ew as en e a few Wee s a o in thet o wn o f S e mo ur o nn A bl lif d d k g y ,C . , w e t e r n r o f o r h n Fa h r L ug a d Sha p u Church , in that plac e, fell as leep F o r s ix-five ears he w as mem er o in Jes us . y a b f the Metho dis t ‘ urc av n o ne the s o ciet in t o s e ar da . w en E m Ch h, h i g ji d y h d k y h D r. ' mo ns ando ther eminent N ew England divines were c autio ning their p aris hio ners to b ew are of the Meth o dis t s ,fo r they w ere w o lves in ’ s ee c o n t a is c an e no T h W t w . e r h p s l thi g . All h h g d hi ligig o f time brings ab o ut it s revenges , andto day are co nfes s edto he ' o vers o f t e r n o f t e r c o unt r ando f t e r c n l h i ki d , h i y , h i o u try s G o d. ‘ at er ar w as o rn in R id etieldin 1 797 H e c ame o t s u F h Sh p b g . a t rdy s t o ck , o ldN ew Englanders , inuredt o hard w o rk , an dp ro ud o f their o er re in h s w e ability t earn th i b ad t e at o f their bro w . i w s c o f t s m A t r h w H s life a typi al Me h o di . an ea ly age e as an o r phan andp o o r, but by dint o f ho nes t w o rk ,eco no my andpers everan ce, he at ta ne a c o m et enc anda w a s hads o m et n t o ve aw a i d p y , l y hi g gi y . C o nvert ed at theage o f fo urteen he at o nce began t o pray andlabo r in the s o cial m eetings ; andtho ugh laughed at fo r his yo uth and z eal , and s o met im es fo r his blunders , yet he k ept o n wo rk ing fo r Jes us - s I n u “ t r u fift ive o n ear . o t o r w r he s eem b h o gh y f l g y S hf d . he e ed t o e ” a ar in the tt e et o s t s o c et he w as c as s ea er s w pill li l M h di i y , l l d , te ard .

andSunday s cho ol s uperintendant . O ften Bro ther S harp ando ne o r mo re o f his c hildren w o uld co n ‘ s titute the ent re w eek n t ra er m eet n t at as t in ans w r i igh p y i g, ill l . e to many prayers , an extens i ve revival s wept thet o w n, and a meeting ’ H is us e w as of c our e th r ho us e w as built . ho , s , e itine ant s ho me, w here the Metho dis t preacher w as al ways ho no red as an ambas a do r ' o f G o d, andw as w el co me; and, as in many o ther like cas es , o ne o f

‘ o f the children is no w in the itinerancy,ando thers arefaithful s ervant s

o f Metho dis m . I n 1 843 he rem oved t o Seymo ur,w here he res umedhis lab o rs fo r “ ” his Mas ter, andw as faithful unt o death . I n a s ingular degree Fat her Sharp c o mbinedp ractical co ns cien nd n e r t w t an ntens e s r tua t o tio us nes s a i t g i y i h i pi i li y . M ral men are o ften uns piritual ,ands pirit ual men ares ometimes defect ivein co nduc t, r w o n r t n v H but Father Sha p as at ce igh eo us a dde o ut . e had the keenes t s ens e ofjus tice,andall w ho knew him felt that he w alked

with G o d. L ike many others o f thefathers o f Metho dis m ,he w as mighty in r W en he e an t o w res t e w t G o din the old e o u praye . h b g l i h S ym r i w bas ement w e all felt that t as timet o preparefo r a bles s ing,fo r Go d w v n A ndhis t w as s o wn h w h n a . a is o r as o n t e gi i g h d f i h h by ks . During the las t nineyears o f his life,tho ugh a po o r man, he gave the s s o na o c et o f o ur urc es es w h o ver t o Mi i ry S i y Ch h , b id hat e gavet o o ther departments o f Ch ris tian w o rk , every cent o f which he

earned by hard t o il at his bench as a s ho emaker. H e w o u w or ands ave t $1 00w as accumuate andt en s en , ld k ill l d, h d F ew t n s re o r o uc it t o the s ecretary in N ew Y o rk . hi g a m et hing than ’ h the dear o ldman s s o licitudet o make up t e las t hundred . Sicknes s hadco me up o n him , andgreat phys ical s ufferi ng, but yet he to iled o n n fru lt nds av n a mo s t tera eve at the bench,livi g ga y,a i g, l li lly, ry penny eceive in r er to et ano t er un re fo r th eat en I t that he r d , o d g h h d d eh h . ’ o s w andw t a s ad eart hes a at as t t o his au e w as no t G d ill, i h h id l d ght r. ’ ” “ I c n t ei u Brave o ld m n $ , I mus t give o ver ; a mak t p . a tho ugh dead he w ill s till li vein many lives made m o re beautiful by his ex JO E P dhis ee s . S P U L L M ampl e an d d H A N .