William Willoughby Sharp was born on 29 October, 1801[1]. William Sharp ... He passed away on June 9, 1871[1]. He was president of Exchange Bank of Virginia in Norfolk, Virginia from 1840-1865. Buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Norfolk, VA.
Census
United States Census, 1850.[2] Estimated birth year is 1802
United States Census, 1860.[3] Estimated birth year is 1802
United States Census, 1870.[4] Estimated birth year is 1801
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, 23510 USA, GPS: 36.859222, -76.282731[5] Findagrave entry lists birthdate as 29 December 1801 but doesn't indicate its source. The gravestone appears too deteriorated for the date to have been derived as a transcription from the stone.
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2 North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 for William W Sharp
Granville Administrators Bonds, 1868-189. Ancestry.comSharp family bible Preface in possession of Edward Irby Comer, second great grandson of W.W. Sharp.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," FamilySearch, William H Sharp, Norfolk county, part of, Norfolk, Virginia, United States; citing family 564, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "United States Census, 1860", (\FamilySearch, W W Sharp, 1860.
↑ "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch, Wm W Sharp, 1870
↑ 5.05.1 "Find A Grave Index," FamilySearch, William Willoughby Sharp, 1871; Burial, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America, Cedar Grove Cemetery; citing FindaGrave record ID 93184124.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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