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Solomon Tharp (abt. 1753 - abt. 1842)

Solomon "Solom" Tharp
Born about in Murderkill Hd., Kent upon Delawaremap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married before 1 Jan 1782 in New Castle, Delawaremap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 88 in Cass County, Michigan, USAmap
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Profile last modified | Created 7 Sep 2011
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Biography

Solomon was son of John Tharp and Elizabeth Jordan who had migrated from Maryland to "Kent upon Delaware" (river) where Solomon was born abt 1753. (Birth of 16 Oct 1750 on Find-a-grave is not sourced; that very date is the death date of a Solomon Tharp from Middlesex Co., New Jersey. with whom Solomon born in Delaware is often confused} [1]

At the Delaware Archives Solomon Tharp is recorded in a card file as married to Hannah Tate with a date 1 Jan 1782 in New Castle Co., Delaware: "Solom Tarp to Hannah Tate." (The Delaware Archives followed the convention of using Jan 1 of a year to indicate that in that year (in another document which is named on the card but not included in the online index to it) the 2 persons were cited as already married. [2]

Solomon and Hannah migrated from DE to VA, NC then back thru VA and either WV or KY to Logan Co., Ohio where Hannah died aft the 1830 Federal Census. In the 1840 Federal census of Ohio Solomon was living with his youngest son, Levi Dixon Tharp (Hannah Tate Tharp's mother was a Dixon). Levi Tharp moved with his father Solomon Tharp to Michigan where they both died.

Research Notes

Adams-16917 11:47, 22 May 2016 (EDT)

  • Many sources show Solomon and his children as born in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ but according to DNA there were 2 separate lines NJ and Maryland/Delaware. According to my research the NJ line descended from Thomas Tharpe/Torpe who had immigrated from England to Massachusetts Colony and then to the Woodbridge area in Middlesex Co., New Jersey.
  • There is much confusion and few sources re where and when Solomon was born, died, buried and if he served in the Rev War. Most likely this is a case of confused identities which it seems the DAR has contributed to by awarding patriot status [A114937] and placing a memorial stone on the grave of a Solomon Tharp in Cass MI.

Sources

  1. Find A Grave Memorial# 18073733
  2. Delaware Marriages, 1645-1899

See also:

  • Delmarvalous Ancestors 12066739 at Ancestry.com by Marj Adams for other sources.

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Tharp-198 created through the import of O'Bryan Family tree.ged on Sep 6, 2011 by Tim Tropeck.




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Tharp-293 NJ and Tharp-198 DE do not represent the same person because the NJ line and the Delaware line were separate, no matter how the name is spelled.
posted by Marj Adams
edited by Marj Adams
Tharp-293 and Tharp-198 appear to represent the same person because: DAR Records are under Solomon Thorp Ancestor #: A114937. DAR disclaimer states, "As such, the DAR assigns a single standard surname that covers variant spellings of similar surnames. While the surname may appear incorrect, this does not mean it is in error. This spelling system ensures that patriots are not established under more than one spelling."

DAR records also give his son as William Tharp, who married Mary Bishop Eply as his fourth wife. Decendants National Numbers are: 525111and 564882

The father's records require merging prior to merging of William ... or detach William from one of the two profiles.

posted by Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Tharp-293 and Tharp-198 do not represent the same person because: There were 2 families of Tharp-one from New Jersey (usually spelled Thorp and the other from the Maryland counties on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay (spelled Tharp. My Tharp line is the latter. Both used the same first names.
posted by Marj Adams
Tharp-293 and Tharp-198 appear to represent the same person because: same/similar dates, clearly intended to be the same person
posted by Robin Lee
This does not to be corrected. Please do not merge.
posted by Marj Adams
This needs to be corrected and merged with Tharp-293
posted by [Living Corwin]

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