Elizabeth (Laughlin) Sharp (abt. 1743 - 1825)

Born about 17 Feb 1743 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of John Sharp Jr — married 21 Mar 1774 in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1825 at about age 81 in , Washington County, Virginia, United States of America

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Biography

Elizabeth Laughlin was born on 17 February 1743 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania], the fourth of six known children and the second of three daughters of John and Jane Mathews Laughlin.

Alternate year of birth: 1748.^[1]

On 21 March 1774, a few weeks before she turned thirty, she married John Sharp in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania]. She bore him eight known children, all daughters:

1. Sarah Sharpe
2. Jane Sharp
3. Melissa Sharp
4. Elizabeth Sharp
5. Marianna Sharp
6. Ann Sharp
7. Margaret Sharp
8. Clarissa Sharp,

On 5 January 1825, a few weeks before her eighty-second birthday, she died of unknown causes in Washington County, Virginia].

Elizabeth is said to have been "deranged for some years before her death."

She died in her mid-seventies on 05 January 1825 in Washington County, Virginia and is buried in Green Spring Cemetery, Green Spring, Washington County, Virginia.,^[2]

Elizabeth Laughlin,^[3] was born c1748 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,,^[4]the fourth of five known children and the first of two known daughters of John (Sr.) and Jane Matthews Laughlin, who are said to have been married in Belfast, Ireland (though the mother is said to have been born in Pennsylvania!)

Gravestone for Elizabeth Laughlin Sharp from Findagrave.com

From Findagrave.com

Elizabeth Laughlin Sharp

Birth: 1748, Pennsylvania; Death: Jan. 5, 1825, Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA.

Died in 75th year of her age.

Family links: Spouse: John Anderson Sharp (1745 - 1823); Children: Elizabeth Sharp King (1775 - 1826).

Burial: Green Spring Cemetery, Green Spring, Washington County, Virginia, USA, Plot: BM26^[5]

Citations

1. ↑ Barb (Kister) Morris, maintained by Scott DuJardin, "Elizabeth Laughlin Sharp," Findagrave.com. Record added: Jun 17, 2009. URL: https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=sharp&GSiman=1&GScid=50451&GRid=38454299&. Accessed 13 Apr. 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
2. ↑ Berry, James L. <jim@langolier.net>, Berry Family of Augusta/Washington URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/WC_TOC.HTML#CNTC. Accessed on 11 Jan 2019 by Patricia Prickett Hickin. Page: John Anderson SHARP Jr
3. ↑ Berry, James L. <jim@langolier.net>, Berry Family of Augusta/Washington URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/WC_TOC.HTML#CNTC. Accessed on 11 Jan 2019 by Patricia Prickett Hickin. Page: John Anderson SHARP Jr
4. ↑ Berry, James L. <jim@langolier.net>, Berry Family of Augusta/Washington URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/WC_TOC.HTML#CNTC. Accessed on 11 Jan 2019 by Patricia Prickett Hickin. Page: John Anderson SHARP Jr
5. ↑ Barb (Kister) Morris, maintained by Scott DuJardin, "Elizabeth Laughlin Sharp," Findagrave.com. Record added: Jun 17, 2009. URL: https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=sharp&GSiman=1&GScid=50451&GRid=38454299&. Accessed 13 Apr. 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Laughlin-179 was created through the import of McChesney_Susan Berry m Abram McConnell.ged on Oct 16, 2012 by Patricia Hickin.

Sources

• Aronhime, Gordon, comp., Gordon Aronhime Papers—Southwest Virginia Card File (Holston-Clinch River area) URL: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/aronhime/ Accessed by Patricia Prickett Hickin 6 July 2018.

• Berry, James L. <jim@langolier.net>, Berry Family of Augusta/Washington URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/WC_TOC.HTML#CNTC. Accessed on 11 Jan 2019 by Patricia Prickett Hickin. Page: John Anderson SHARP Jr.

• Samuel Hervey Laughlin, “Diary of Public Events and Notices of My Life and Family and Of My Private Transactions including Studies, Travels, Readings Correspondence, Business Anecdotes, Miscellaneous Memoranda of Men, Literature, Etc From January 1st, 1845 to August, 1845 and Sketch of my Life from Infancy.” Transcribed by Anabel Easley Tidwell, a direct descendant of Samuel Hervey Laughlin, and her daughter-in-law, Janet Malone Tidwell. Rootsweb.com. URL: sites.rootsweb.com/~varussel/families/samuelherveylaughlindiary.html Accessed 3 Apr 2019

• shbertotti, "Bertotti Web Site," MyHeritage family tree.

• Angela Derr, "Derr Web Site," MyHeritage family tree

• Mary Lois Pierce Hughes records

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• Shannon Perry, "Perry Web Site." MyHeritage family tree.

• Julie Riedy, "Julie Struthers Riedy's Family Tree," MyHeritage family tree, Elizabeth Sharpe (born Laughlin).

• Keith Yapp Yapp Web Site, MyHeritage family .