Where did these Sharps settle in the US. and where all did they spread out to. Ruth >From: "Theron Smith" <tl2smith@flash.net> >Reply-To: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com >To: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SHARP-L] Re: Ross family lore thru Sharp family >Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 00:25:24 -0500 > >dgaddie@sutv.com wrote May 18, 2002 11:19 PM in an Emial to me: > > > >> Can you tell me more about the family lore about Elizabeth Ross who >married Isaac Sharp. Isaac Sharp was the father of John Sharp. I would >like >to know if this >Elizabeth Ross was really related to John Ross Chief of the Cherokee, and >if >she was his sister.<< > >I'm about as close to 100% certain as I can be that Elizabeth Ross Sharp >was >NOT sister of Chief John Ross! >There are speculations to that effect, but there is literally no support >for >her being the chief's sister of that name. > > >> My Sharp family tree: >I. Edward Sharp & Sarah McNeely (Edward & Sarah were from Ballygawley, >Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland) >II. Henry Sharp & Mary << > >There is absolutely NO DATA that would support this Edward and Henry being >ancestors of Isaac Sharp who m. Elizabeth Ross. I an prove descent from >this >Henry through his son John Sharp who m. Jane Seawright. > >Some of the earlier researchers of the Isaac Sharp folks thought the John >who m. Althea was son of John son of Henry, and, unfortunately this >unfounded conclusion was widely disseminated . John Sharp and Jane >Seawright >did have a son, John Johnston Sharp (1800-1870) who m. Elizabeth Andrews >and >died in Lafayette Co., MS. This is a totally different John from your >ancestor who m. Althea. > > >> III. Isaac Sharp Sr. & Elizabeth (Betsy)Ross >"He married Elizabeth (Betsy) Ross. >IV. John Sharp & Althea ><snip> << > >I have no reason to question this part of your list on down . Agrees with >what I have. >Regards to all, >Theron Smith. > > > >==== SHARP Mailing List ==== >Rootsweb has searchable archives: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.