John (Schaup) Sharp Sr. (abt. 1740 - 1830)

Born about 1740 in Augusta County, Virginia

Husband of Anne (Dooley) Sharp — married 25 Jan 1762 in Bedford, Virginia

Descendants

Died 27 Sep 1830 at about age 90 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John (Schaup) Sharp Sr. performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

John (Schaup) Sharp Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A102959.

John's father, Matthias Schaup, came to America from Konigsbach, Germany Sept 11, 1732 on the Pennsylvania Merchant.

John Sharp was born to Matthias Schaup and Catherine Engen in about 1740 in Augusta, Virginia.^[1] Upon Matthias' death, his three sons Abraham, Adam and John moved to Bedford, County, Virginia and changed their name to Sharp.

John Sharp was a Revolutionary War soldier. He served in the Virginia Militia under Capt. John Triggs of Bedford County. In about 1780 he served as a spy on the Tories under Col. Evans S. Shelby.

He married Anne (Dooley) Sharp on 25 January 1762 in Bedford, Virginia,^[2] and had several children:

1. Abraham Sharp,
2. Lott Sharp (ca.1777-ca.1870)
3. Solomon Sharp (1763-1847)
4. Aaron J Sharp (1765-1841)
5. Sampson Sharp (1767-1851)
6. Ann sharp (1770-1824)
7. Noah Sharp (1767-1823)
8. Hulda Sharp (1780-1850)
9. John Sharp Jr. (1780-1872)
10. William Sharp (ca. 1783-ca.1840)
11. Bersheba (Sharp) Coffer (ca.1780-1823)
12. Job Sharp. (1792-)

Their son Noah Sharp was born about 1777 in Bedford County, VA and died in 1823 in Franklin County, Kentucky. Noah moved to Kentucky in about 1804 with his wife Jane (Jenny) Dooley; they had 6 children. Their son George Dooley Sharp was born March 1797 in Bedford County VA and died July 24, 1878 in Richland County, WI. He married Elizabeth (Betsy) Miller; they left Kentucky about 1827 for Clinton County, Indiana. John & his brother were slaveowners in Virginia and Kentucky. They then left Kentucky because of their anti-slavery views. In 1849, they moved to Richland County, WI; they were among the first settlers there. They had 7 children, one being James Andrew Sharp, who married Indiana Frances Privett and had a son, William Newton Sharp.

John Sharp, Sr. died September 27, 1830 in Bedford, Virginia, United States.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for John Sharp (1740–27 Sep 1830), Find A Grave: Memorial #209343299 ; Maintained by Joy (contributor 46772364) Burial Details Unknown.
2. ↑ U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943; “Data=Name: John sharp; Marriage Date on image Jan 25, 1762.Marriage place: Bradford Virginia; Spouse: Anne Dooley; Sureties: James Boyd & Gross Scruggs. “; Ancestry's U.S., Encylopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Ancestry Record 3753 #358094

See Also:

• File in correction file; Scan down for some of the information. https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A102959
• Family of Matthias Shaup and Catherine Engen [werelate.org/wiki/Special:Search?ns=&ecp=c&rows=20&watch=wu&k=Catherine+Engen&start=0]

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH2Q-7XC : accessed 23 September 2017), John Sharp, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 19, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 67; FHL microfilm 181,427.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLC-Y6R : accessed 23 September 2017), John Sharp, Northern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 48, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 133; FHL microfilm 193,692.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH54-G74), John Sharp, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing 144, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 194; FHL microfilm 29,673.

• Provided material aid to the Virginia Troops. DAR Patriot Index Part 3, p2625, Centennial Edition

The following Ancestry.com sources require a paid membership with Ancestry.com to view:

• Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. (http://www.Ancestry.com) Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea

• Title: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Author: Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data - Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; N

• Title: Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. (http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=42772320&pid=584) NOT AVAILABLE ANY MORE.