Jurge Emmerich Scherp (bef. 1735 - 1815)

Born before 28 Sep 1735 in Germantown, Columbia, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Catharina (Fliegring) Scherp — married 28 Oct 1756 in Albany, Albany, New York Colony

Descendants

Died 26 Jan 1815 after age 79 in North Greenbush, Rensselaer, New York, United States

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Biography

George Scherp has German Roots.

Jurge / Jurjen / Georg Emmerich Scherp, Revolutionary War Veteran, son of Georg Emmerich Scherp and Anna Barbara Schmidt, was born in Germantown, Columbia county, New York; he was baptised on 28 September 1735 at the Lutheran Church in Loonenburg, Athens, Greene county, New York.

Jurge, Jurjen, and Georg are German variants of the same name: in English George. His original surname Scherp was later anglicised to Sharp(e).

In 1748 the name Jurg Emerich Scherp is recorded on a New York City church membership list. ^[1]

He wed Catharina Fliegring on 28 October 1756 in Albany, Albany, New York Colony. According to several sources, to this marriage were born the following children:

1. Jurrie George Scharp, bapt. 28 May 1758–1845;
2. Catharina (Scharp) Bloemendal, bapt. 13 Jun 1761–1830;
3. Jacob Georg Scherp (Scharp, Sharp), bapt. 19 Jun 1763-died 6 Jul 1851; ^[2]
4. Maria Marytje Scharp, bapt. 3 May 1766–1830;
5. Barbara (Scharp) Bloemendaal, b. 20 Apr 1768-1835; ^{[3] [4]}
6. Christina Scharp, b. 29 Sep 1770–1841;
7. Magdalena Sharp, 1774–1843;
8. Jeremiah Sharp, 1776–;
9. Nicholas Sharp, 1779–1812;
10. Conrad Sharp, 1779–1861.

Jurge Scherp (George Sharpe) died on 26 January 1815 in Greenbush, Rensselaer county, New York, and was buried probably at the Family Cemetery, Edwards Road, North Greenbush, Rensselaer, New York. ^[5]

George Sharp left a last will and testament which was probated on 18 November 1815 in Rensselaer County, New York. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Text: Name: Jurg Emerich Scherp; Residence Date: 1748; Residence Place: New York City, New York, New York; Comments: Church members list.
2. ↑ Ehring/Earing Family of Van Rensselaer Manor

   30. GERTRAUTH3 (GERTRUDE [GETTY]) EARING (EHRING/ARING) (SAMUEL2, Coll Ludewek1/Karel) born 29 Oct 1779, bp. 28 Nov 1779, GILEAD:14:293, wit. Jacob & Jacobina Ostrander (grandparents), dau. of Samuel & Sarah (Ostrander) Earing; died 5 Jun 1861 (g.s.) and buried LUTHERAN CEMETERY, West Sandlake, Rensselaer Co. N. Y. Gravestone inscription: "Gertrude Wife Of J. G. Sharp Died June 5, 1861 Aged 82 Years. Shed not for her the bitter tear Nor give the heard to dawn regret and though the casket moulders here The gem is sparkling now in heaven."

   Married circa 1797 JACOB G. SHARP, born Monday after Pentecost Rensselaerwyck, bp. 19 Jun 1763, ALBANY [1907]:94, wit. George & Barbara (Smit) Sharp (grandparents), son of Jurge Emmerich (George) & Catharina (Fliegring) Scherp (Sharp); died 6 Jul 1851 (g.s.) and buried with wife. Gravestone inscription: Jacob G Sharp Died July 6, 1851 Aged 82 Years. Dear husband and father thou has left us and thy loss we deeply feel But tis God that hath bereft us He can all our sorrows heal.

   Both stones were lying on ground 1986.

   Jacob G Revolutionary soldier served under his father Capt George Sharp. He inherited, 74 acres, part of his father's land lease. The family homestead house still stands on corner Edwards and Hidley Roads North Greenbush, N. Y.

3. ↑ U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records, Selected States, Ancestry.com. Text of Handwritten copy of Original Baptismal Record (See Image):" Barbara, born 20 Apr [daughter of] Jurjen Scharp & Catharina Fleegting [Godparents:] Nicolaas Scharp & Lena Scherp." Ancestry.com record information: Name: Barbara Scharp; Gender: Female; Record Type: Baptism; Birth Date: 20 Apr 1769; Baptism Date: 5 Jun 1769; Baptism Place: Albany, Albany, New York; Father: Jurjen Scharp; Mother: Catharina Fleegting."
4. ↑ https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/albany/part5.html Part 5, 1765–1771. Holland Society of New York (1908). Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809. Excerpted from Year Books of the Holland Society of New York. Baptismal Records, 1765 to 1771. [page 35] 1768. bo. Apr. 20. Barbara, of Jurjen Scharp and Catharina Fleegting. Wit.: Nicolaas Scharp, Lena Scherp.
5. ↑ Sharp Family Genealogy [on-line] Otto Scherp Text: "15 iv Jurge Emmerich [George] SHARP (Revolutionary War), born in Germantown, Columbia Co, New York; christened 28 Sep 1735 in Lutheran Church, Loonenburg, Athens, Greene Co New York; died abt 1815 in Greenbush, Rensselaer Co, New York; buried in Probably Family Cemetery, Edwards Rd, North Greenbush Rensselaer Co New York. He married Catharina (FLEIGRING) SHARP (Homemaker)." Note: This site provides many primary and secondary sources for all members of the Scherp/Sharp family.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Text: Name: George Sharp; Probate Date: 18 Nov 1815; Probate Place: Rensselaer, New York, USA; Inferred Death Date: 1815; Inferred Death Place: New York, USA; Item Description: Probate Records, Vol 0005-0006, 1814-1822.

• New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999. Probate Records, 1791-1921; Index to Probate Records, 1794-1916; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Rensselaer County); Probate Place: Rensselaer, New York
• New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, Vol. I - Extracts; Publication Place: Albany, New York; Publisher: J. B. Lyon Co.; Publication Year: 1904; Page Number: 108
• U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989. Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Albany, Vol III, Book 3
• Jurrie Emerich Scharp (Sharp), Catharina Fleegring (Fliegery), Jacob Scharp, Catharina Scharp, Marytje Scharp, Barbara Scharp, Christina Scharp et alii in Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany, page 101. See Image.
• Ancestry Family Tree Jurge Scherp

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Georg Emmerich Sharpe was created through the import of Harris.ged on 6 Jun 2011 by Wade Lippman. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Wade and others.
• Albertus adopted WikiTree profile Georg Emmerich Scharpe on 26 March 2015, furnishing it with a biography and sources.
• On 16 Jun 2022 the older profile Sharpe-256, created in 2011, was, by exception, merged into the younger profile Scherp-93, created in 2021 by Barbara Baltensperger Reed, due to the more authentic spelling of the surname Scherp at that profile.