Born in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Sebastian Sharp
and Catherine (Garrett) Sharp
Brother of
Daniel Sharp and Sarah (Sharp) Isley
Husband of
Elizabeth (Albright) Sharp
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Eli Sharpe
Died
at age 67
in Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2015
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Biography
William Graves Sharpe was born in Orange County, North Carolina 18 October 1794 and passed 28 January 1862 in Alamance County, North Carolina.
Married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Albright[1]
He was buried in Stoner's Cemetery in Burlington North Carolina, Alamance County.[2][3]
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9K-X7PH : 9 March 2021), William Sharp and Elizabeth Albright, 5 Nov 1817; citing Orange, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ Know Your Relatives, The Sharps; Gibbs, Graves, Efland, Albrecht, Genevieve E. Peters, January 1953, page 81
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55598204/william-graves-sharp: accessed 25 September 2023), memorial page for William Graves Sharp Sr. (18 Oct 1794–28 Jan 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55598204, citing Stoner's Cemetery, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Coco15 (contributor 48679220).
- "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B3-HLH : Sat Sep 16 07:36:25 UTC 2023), Entry for William Sharp and Elizabeth Sharp, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD2-YFS : Fri Sep 15 23:26:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm Sharp and Elizabeth Sharp, 1860.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William Graves by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William Graves by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Nicholas Sharp
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-BY182688, FTDNA kit #B92168 - Scott Sharp :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-BY182688, FTDNA kit #858993
- John Sharpe :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test
-
~1.56%
Patricia (McDowell) Sprague :
23andMe, GEDmatch M212054 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A738152 [compare], Ancestry member psladybug1
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T132117 [compare], FTDNA kit #295587
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~1.56%
Linda Sharpe :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BRAXTONLS3
-
~1.17%
Ginger Webster :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal VIR9598b323, Ancestry member ginger1309
-
~0.78%
Karen Webster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A524471 [compare], Ancestry member k4892
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