William Sharp (1760 - 1842)

Born 3 Jun 1760 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia

Husband of Elizabeth (Borden) Sharp — married about 1783 in Greene, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Mary Glass — married 1815 in Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1842 at age 82 in Greene, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Native Virginian

William Sharp was a Tennessean.

Private William Sharp served with Virginia Line during the American Revolution.

William Sharp is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A103047.

William Sharp is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 287839
Rank: Private

Born: 3 Jun 1760 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia

Died: 17 Dec 1842 in Greene, Tennessee

• Find A Grave: Memorial #90136991

Father is... Thomas Sharp Jr.

Mother is... Mary Churchman

1st Marriage was to Elizabeth Borden together they had 10 children; John, William, Elisha, Betsey, Susanna, David, Peggy, Andrew, Mahala, and Casper.

• None of these children settled in Jefferson County.
• From the line of Elisha, is where his 5th great-granddaughter, Danielle Sullivan descends

2nd Marriage was to Eliz(s)abeth Massey and together they had 6 children; Matilda 14 “who was a perfect idiot”, Sarah 12, Polly 10, Rachel 8, Thomas Jackson 6.

3rd Marriage was to Mary Glass

Miltary — American Revolution:

Aug. 1777: enlisted in the Revolutionary War; the Virginia Continental Line

• Served as a Private in Captain Francis Minnis' Company & Colonel Richard Parker's Virginia regiment.^[1]
• Was in the Battle of Monmouth, Guilford Court House and at the taking of Cornwallis.
• Served in the battles of Monmouth, Guilford Court House, and Yorktown.
• Was with Washington at Valley Forge

25 Jan 1830: Applied for revolutionary pension while living in Jefferson Co., TN and stated on the application; first wife Elizabeth Borden dead, second wife Elizabeth Massey alive.

SOURCE: Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution. Fifth Pamphlet, Page 142

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 10 January 2024), "Record of William Sharp", Ancestor # A103047.

• Personally researched by 5th great-granddaughter, Danielle Sullivan as remembered 18 Jul 2022