Lott Sharp (abt. 1777 - aft. 1870)

Born about 1777 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Dooley) Sharp — married 23 May 1809 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Died after 1870 after about age 93 in Clinton, Indiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Lott Sharp was born in about 1777 in Bedford, Virginia, the son of John Sharp and Anne Dooley. He married Rachel Dooley on 23 May 1809 in Bedford, Virginia.

Lott was listed in his father John Sharp’s Will. Item IV: “I give devise and bequeath unto my two sons Lott & John upon the death of my wife Anne the plantation on which I now live”. He was also an executor of his father’s Will.

Lott was a farmer. The 1820, 1830 and 1840 United States Censuses show Lott living in Bedford, Virginia. When his wife Rachel died in 1850, he moved to Ross, Clinton, Indiana. The 1860 U.S. Census shows Lott, 83, living there with his son Solomon’s family. Solomon Sharp was 42, his wife Mary Miller was 37, and their 3 children were: Cyrus Miller, 15, Mary Miller, 13, and William Miller, 11.

Lott died some time after 1870, as he is listed at age 92 living with his son on that year’s Census, in Clinton, Indiana.

Sources

“United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-YFS), Lott Sharp, Northern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 49, 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/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-GQP), Lot 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.

“United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBM-ZFT), Lot Sharp, Northern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 280, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 550; FHL microfilm 29,683

“United States Federal Census, 1850”, Census Place: Ross, Clinton, Indiana; Roll: M432_139; Page: 357B; Dwelling 82; Family 82; Line 22-25; Aug 20, 1850; Lott Sharp; 65; M; Farmer;Image: 99.

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FD-TH3), Lot Sharp, 1860.

“United States Federal Census, 1870”, Census Place: Ross, Clinton, Indiana; Roll: M593_305; Page: 412A; Dwelling 118; Family 112; Line 2; June 19, 1870; Family History Library Film: 545804.

Bedford County, VA. Will book 7, p400; Feb 13 1818.