James Sherrick (1750 - 1826)

Born 8 Jul 1750 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Everard) Sherrick — married 1 Jan 1784 in New York, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1826 at age 75 in Guernsey, Ohio, United States

This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.

Note

Ancestry.com: James was christened in Liverpool, England on July 8, 1750. He came to America as a British soldier during the Revolutionary war and deserted and joined the Americans in the fight for independence. He could never return to England because he would have been hanged as a traitor.

DAR Patriot Ancestor. Descent has been established through these children of the patriot: John Watson, Phoebe, Timothy, and Everard.

• Listed with the Daughters of the American Revolution as Sherrick, James, ancestor #A103396 https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/default.cfm

Biography

James Sharrock (son of William Sharrock) was baptized July 08, 1750 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, and died March 28, 1826 in Guernsey Co., Ohio. He married Jane Everard on January 01, 1783 in New York, New York.

Children of James Sharrock and Jane Everard are:

1. Timothy Sharrock, b. Abt. 1785, Westchester Co., New York, d. July 30, 1874, Senecaville, Guernsey Co., Ohio.
2. Benjamin Sharrock, b. March 11, 1778, Westchester Co., New York, d. November 16, 1879, Iberia, Morrow Co., Ohio.
3. Phoebe Sharrock, b. Abt. 1784, Peekskill, Westchester Co., New York, d. Aft. December 1865, Guernsey Co., Ohio.
4. Everard V. Sharrock, b. Abt. 1793, Westchester Co., New York, d. June 17, 1866, Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon.
5. George Sharrock, b. Bet. 1792 - 1795, Westchester Co., New York, d. Aft. 1822.
6. John Watson Sharrock, b. May 13, 1797, Westchester Co., New York, d. February 1877, Fredericktown, Madison Co., Missouri.
7. Mary Polly Sharrock, b. May 13, 1797, Westchester Co., New York, d. September 26, 1799, Peekskill, Westchester Co., New York.
8. Mary Jane Sharrock, b. Abt. June 24, 1800, o Peekskill, Westchester Co., New York, d. September 24, 1877, Guernsey Co., Ohio or 1894 in Richland Co., Ohio.
9. John Sharrock, b. Abt. 1780, Guernsey Co., Ohio,

...Many contemporaries of James decided that a life of enclosed drudgery and wage slavery in the new factories of the Industrial Revolution was not for them and they emigrated.

Burial - 1826, Leatherwood (Miller's Methodist Episcopal Church) Cemetery, Guernsey Co., Ohio. The Grave is directly behind the church. Stone cracked in half, new stone placed near the old one. "1776" marker from the DAR on grave.

Census: 1820, Head of family in Guernsey Co., Ohio.

Christening: July 08, 1750, Liverpool, England.

Military service: English Army during the Revolutionary War of 1776.

Occupation: Methodist Minister.

Property: Given land as payment in Guernsey Co., Ohio for his service during the war.

Research Notes

Two biographies of James are on file at the Cambridge Historical Society. Most of the material appears to have been taken from Homer Eiler's OUR ANCESTORS, The Sharrock Family, p.1928. Jennie Jones was not referenced in the Eiler book.

STORY #1 (Martha Boys, Cincinnati, OH, 4 Dec 1963). In 1775, was sent with the first large contingent of British soldiers landing in New York City. In short order, James deserted the British Army to take up the cause of the colonists. Record of his service is available in Washington D.C.. After the War, James married Lady Jane Everard in New York City in 1783. They settled in New York City where some of their children were born. The rest were born in Peekshill, NY. He was given land in Cambridge, Guernsey Co., Ohio, for his army service. "The deed is on record and it is exempted from tax." His Father is buried in the cathedral in London, England, where he also has a coat-of-arms. His mother was Welsh, and her name was Jennie Jones. James went to Oxford College and came to Guernsey County about 1805.

STORY #2 (not attributed) James was the only son of the owner of a mill where cloth was manufactured. His mother was Welsh (a family tradition). James was sent away to College (perhaps Oxford) and upon one of his vacations home, was taken by a Press Gang for the British Army and sent to America to put down the rebellion. "Being of a determined character, and espousing the cause of 'Right' even if it meant death", he deserted the British and joined the Colonists. Since he had deserted, he could not return to England after the war so he settled for a while in New York City, where this author feels he was married to Jane Everard, "also an English lady". The Everard name is one of royalty in Europe.

PJA NOTES:

1. A Press Gang was a detachment of men under command of an officer empowered to force men into military or naval service. Under pressure to fill a quota for a particular ship or regiment, they literally kidnapped men off the streets.
2. The first major contingent of British soldiers was sent to Maj. General William Howe, who had retreated from Boston to Halifax, NS in March, 1776, with 11,000 troops. He returned in June, 1776, to Sandy Hook, NJ with a fleet commanded by his brother, Adm. Richard Howe. This was the strongest expeditionary force Britain had ever sent overseas and numbered 32,000 troops. They began landing on 22 Aug 1776 in Gravesend Bay [Long Island?]
3. Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, 19 Oct 1781, marked the end of serious hostilities in North America although the Treaty of Paris , recognizing the independence of the former colonies, was not signed until 3 Sep 1783.

Note: Leatherwood Cemetery in Wills Twp. also known as Millers Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery

• Birth: ABT 1750 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
• Christening: 8 JUL 1750 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
• Census: 1790 & 1800 Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York
• Census: 1820 Wills Twp., Guernsey County, Ohio
• Death: 28 MAR 1826 in Guernsey County, Ohio
• Note: He signed a will 17 Aug 1822 which was probated 16 May 1826. Guernsey Co. Vol. A, pg 152. It names sons Timothy, Benjamin, Evard, George, and John; and daughters Phoebe McCoy and Mary Overly. The daughters were to receive "half as much as is given unto each of my boys". Benjamin was to receive "that lot of land that I sold Mr. Young". Witnesses were Isaac Chenowith and Jonathan Miller. (The land referred to was sold to Alexander Young 21 Oct 1821, 11-1/4 acres in Sec 21, Twp 2, Range 1 for $50. Vol 3, p74).
• Burial: Miller (Leatherwood) Cem., Wills Twp. Note: This cemetery is located a few miles from Salesville, OH. Fieldstone marker shows name as "Sherick".
• Occupation: Methodist Minister
• Note: Family lore says he studied for the "priesthood" in England because his mother was Catholic. He was a local Methodist minister as early, or earlier than 1812 in Guernsey Co, OH. CIRCUIT RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO, by W. W. Stewart of De Pauw University, Green Castle, IN, p. 102, states James admitted to the annual Conference of the Methodist Church, in session in Chillicothe, OH, Oct 1812. Also to the same Conference, in session at Steubenville, OH, 1 Sep 1813. He officiated marriages until his death.

Sources

• Carl Crow - A Tough Old China Hand: The Life, Times, and Adventures of an ... By Paul French

• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/a/l/Angela-M-Salinas-TX/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0001.html

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/default.cfm

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5073972/james-sharrock

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/168169165/person/412184191176/Gallery?_phtarg=EgE4362