8th Great Grandparents
William Sharp
abt 1638 - 1690
and
Hannah ?
?
abt 1638 - 1690
and
Hannah ?
?
William and Hannah never came to America but three of their sons did. They were from "Flower," Northamptsonshire, England (now called Flore). William and Hannah had six children and three of their five sons came to West Jersey, John, Hugh and William. John is our 7th Great Grandparent and two of his sons are our 6th Great Grandparents.
Their Children:
Their Children:
- Elizabeth Sharp 1656 - ?
married Thomas Falkner, unknown children - Henry Sharp 1659 - ?
unknown spouse and children - John Sharp 1661 - 1727 - see below
married Elizabeth Paine and had seven children (two of our 6th Great Grandfathers) - Hugh Sharp - 1663 - 1663 (died in infancy)
- Hugh Sharp - 1668 - 1742
married Rachel French, had at least two daughters - William Sharp - 1670 - ?
married Jemima Eastlack (or Estlack), unknown children
7th Great Grandparents
John Sharp
29 Dec 1661 - 1727
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Elizabeth Paine
19 Feb 1666 - 28 Nov 1705
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John Sharp was
born in Flower, Northamptonshire, England 29 Dec 1661 (now called
Flore).
John
died about 1727 in Evesham, Burlington Co, NJ.
He emigrated to West Jersey with his two brothers, Hugh and William
Sharp. It's estimated there were about 40,000 members of the Society
of Friends in England and they were being persecuted by the English as
dissenters of the Church of England, and by the Puritans. The Sharp
brothers were among the migration of these Quakers in the late 1600's.
His father and mother never came to the new world.
He married three times. He married Elizabeth Paine in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey on 17 Jun 1688. He married Elizabeth Paine under the care of the Burlington Quaker Monthly Meeting (MM), Burlington County, New Jersey. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Paine, one of the signers of West Jersey's constitution, "The Concessions and Agreements of West Jersey of America", signed in London in 1676. Elizabeth's parents never emigrated to the new world. John and Elizabeth had seven children, two of which are our descendants.
As a matter of historical and geographical perspective, in 1663, King Charles II of England granted the Carolina territory to his brother, the Duke of York. From this territory, a tract of land called Nova Caesurae or New Jersey was formed. In 1676, a deed divided the land into West Jersey and East Jersey. The above-mentioned constitution was the landholder’s agreement upon a form of government for West Jersey.
Elizabeth was born 19 Feb 1665/66. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Paine and unknown mother. Elizabeth died 28 Nov 1705 at 39 years of age. He married Elizabeth Green 11 Apr 1707. She was born about 1662. He married Jane Curtis in Haddonfield MM about Dec 1719.
He made a will in Burlington Co, NJ, 17 May 1725. Abstract of Will-1725 May 17: Sharp, John, of Evesham Township, Burlington Co.; will of. First wife Elizabeth Green. Second wife Jane. Children--William, John, Thomas, Samuel, Elizabeth, Hannah Addams, Sara. Real and personal estate. Executors-sons William and John. Witnesses-William Evens, William Troth, Hugh sharp. Proved March 29, 1727 1727 March 28. Inventory of the personal estate, L138.14; made by John Haines and William Evens.
From the Sharp Family History, page 11, it states: John settled 1250 acres of land in Evesham Twp., which were located next to Thomas Ballinger. John was frequently mentioned in public business affairs. He arrived in America on the ship "Samuel" which landed at Burlington, New Jersey on the 4th or 5th of September, 1682.
He married three times. He married Elizabeth Paine in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey on 17 Jun 1688. He married Elizabeth Paine under the care of the Burlington Quaker Monthly Meeting (MM), Burlington County, New Jersey. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Paine, one of the signers of West Jersey's constitution, "The Concessions and Agreements of West Jersey of America", signed in London in 1676. Elizabeth's parents never emigrated to the new world. John and Elizabeth had seven children, two of which are our descendants.
As a matter of historical and geographical perspective, in 1663, King Charles II of England granted the Carolina territory to his brother, the Duke of York. From this territory, a tract of land called Nova Caesurae or New Jersey was formed. In 1676, a deed divided the land into West Jersey and East Jersey. The above-mentioned constitution was the landholder’s agreement upon a form of government for West Jersey.
Elizabeth was born 19 Feb 1665/66. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Paine and unknown mother. Elizabeth died 28 Nov 1705 at 39 years of age. He married Elizabeth Green 11 Apr 1707. She was born about 1662. He married Jane Curtis in Haddonfield MM about Dec 1719.
He made a will in Burlington Co, NJ, 17 May 1725. Abstract of Will-1725 May 17: Sharp, John, of Evesham Township, Burlington Co.; will of. First wife Elizabeth Green. Second wife Jane. Children--William, John, Thomas, Samuel, Elizabeth, Hannah Addams, Sara. Real and personal estate. Executors-sons William and John. Witnesses-William Evens, William Troth, Hugh sharp. Proved March 29, 1727 1727 March 28. Inventory of the personal estate, L138.14; made by John Haines and William Evens.
From the Sharp Family History, page 11, it states: John settled 1250 acres of land in Evesham Twp., which were located next to Thomas Ballinger. John was frequently mentioned in public business affairs. He arrived in America on the ship "Samuel" which landed at Burlington, New Jersey on the 4th or 5th of September, 1682.
Their Children
We are descended from TWO of their seven children - William and John:
- William Sharp - 1689 - 1759 (See below)
married first Mary Austin and had seven children (Their daughter Hannah married Jonathan Haines 2 and they are the parents of Josiah.) William married second Hannah Austin (his wife's younger sister) and had seven children. - Elizabeth Sharp - 1692 - ?
unknown marriage and children - John Sharp - 1693 - 1729
married Ann Haines (daughter of our ancestor Thomas) and had five children (she married second William Hooton and had three children) - Thomas Sharp - 1698 - ?
married Elizabeth Smith, unknown children (Thomas Sharp was the first Township Clerk of Newton Township, the first English settlement in Camden. He served from 1723-1728 until Samuel Sharp took over in 1729. Joseph and then John Kaighn were subsequent Township Clerks.) - Hannah Sharp - 1700 - ?
married Thomas Adams, unknown children - Samuel Sharp - 1702 - abt 1736
married first Elizabeth Haines (also a daughter of Thomas and sister to Ann above), and second Mary Tomlinson, unknown children - Sarah Sharp - 1705 - ?
married Peter Phillips, unknown children
6th Great Grandparents
William Sharp
2 Dec 1689 - 4 Aug 1759
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Mary Austin
1702 - 1732
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They had seven children, four of which married a Haines:
- Mary Sharp - 1717 - ?
married Daniel Stratton, unknown children - Rebecca Sharp - 1719 1 1781
married Solomon Haines, unknown children - Hannah Sharp - 1721 - 1784
married Jonathan Haines and had six children, Josiah Haines is their son - Hugh Sharp - 1724 - 1799
married first Sabillah (unknown), and second Ann Stratton, unknown children - Esther Sharp - 1727 - 1785
married first Job Haines, and second Samuel Hammitt, unknown children - Margaret Jane Sharp - 1729 - 1816
unknown spouse and children - William Sharp - 1731 - 1760
married Mary Haines, unknown children