Dear Connie, Lorilei, Rita, and all: Please accept my apologies. I keep forgetting I have some Sharps from NY in my father's mother's line to whom I am *very distantly* related, i.e.: Descendants of John Sharp <--- my fourth cousin three times removed Generation No. 1 1. John1 Sharp was born 11 Jan 1829, and died in Lapeer, MI. He married Isabella Willis 05 Mar 1849, daughter of Benjamin Willis and Anna King. She was born 25 Dec 1829 in Darien, NY, and died in Lapeer, MI. Children of John Sharp and Isabella Willis are: 2 i. Linus2 Sharp, born 06 Dec 1850 in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1864. + 3 ii. Sophronia Sharp, born 28 Jan 1852 in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1874. 4 iii. Philo Sharp, born 20 Oct 1856 in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Sep 1863. 5 iv. Isabella Sharp, born 06 Jul 1858 in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada. 6 v. Benjamin Sharp, born 10 Jun 1861 in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada. Generation No. 2 3. Sophronia2 Sharp (John1) was born 28 Jan 1852 in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada, and died 18 Nov 1874. She married Arzel Tibits 11 Jan 1872. He was born 09 Dec 1846, and died in Belmont, Elgin Dist., Ontario, Canada. Children of Sophronia Sharp and Arzel Tibits are: 7 i. Mary3 Tibits, born 19 Aug 1872 in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada. 8 ii. Dora Tibits, born 22 Aug 1874 in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada. ___________________________________________________________________________ _________ Descendants of James Sharp Generation No. 1 1. James1 Sharp was born Abt. 1825. He married Ann Etherington. She was born Abt. 1830. Child of James Sharp and Ann Etherington is: + 2 i. Sarah2 Sharp, born Abt. 1850. Generation No. 2 2. Sarah2 Sharp (James1) was born Abt. 1850. She married John Leggett Palmer 17 Jun 1874, son of Alphe Palmer and Elizabeth Brickell. He was born 26 Sep 1845 in 156 W. 11th St., New York, NY. Child of Sarah Sharp and John Palmer is: 3 i. Howard Sharp3 Palmer, born 23 Jun 1875 in Tenafly, Bergen, NJ. I hope this is of some benefit to someone in the Sharp Family. :o) Priscilla