Please remember...there are 3 aspects necessary for each and every query. first, a full name, both given and surname ...second, some sort of geographic location ... third, some kind of date. All genealogical resources only cover certain dates, and without knowing when, it's impossible to know WHERE to look. Even an approximate date is fine...there's no need for folks to be typing in a bunch of information on folks of the `19th century, when the ones you're interested in are from an earlier.....or later......century. Sandra "Hello to any that are connected to the Sharpless family...I have a good friend with the last name of Sharpless...she and I go to the same church here in Punta Gorda, Florida. She told me she is a descendant of John Sharpless and there are Smedleys in her family. Don't know if she is into research but know she knows a lot about her ancestors.