--WebTV-Mail-1491-803 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Do you know if any of the Sharp's were kin to the Emert's and Howard families of that area?I am looking for Elisha Sharp,I think he was in the Civil War.He married a Howard and had a daugter named Melvina E.Sharp that married Thomas D.C.Emert. --WebTV-Mail-1491-803 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpin-101-15.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.199.181) by storefull-627.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 16:38:31 -0800 (PST) Received: by smtpin-101-15.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) id A78D07FCE; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 16:38:34 -0800 (PST) Delivered-To: aburba@webtv.net Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by smtpin-101-15.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) with ESMTP id D76C07FA6 for <aburba@webtv.net>; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 16:38:33 -0800 (PST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id g0P0WjC13036; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 17:32:45 -0700 Resent-Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 17:32:45 -0700 X-Original-Sender: flintlock@kcnet.com Thu Jan 24 17:32:45 2002 Message-ID: <3C50A8E4.44FD59AF@kcnet.com> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 18:37:56 -0600 From: SKM <flintlock@kcnet.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Old-To: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SHARP-L] Re: William Sharp(s) References: <v01530504b81893ba3dc8@[134.71.206.74]> <002e01c16e44$85c20100$32df0ed0@computer> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Resent-Message-ID: <dijRR.A.fLD.teKU8@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <SHARP-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/4054 X-Loop: SHARP-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: SHARP-L-request@rootsweb.com I do beleive they came from Ireland thru Germany. I can't prove this but rec;d mail on it. tnation wrote: > I believe the Sharps in Knox and Claiborne were of German descent and are > the ancestors of my husband. They were from Germany then to PA and to VA. > The Thomas Sharp in Frederick Co. VA was I believe an ancestor of my > husband, these Sharps were English descent and were Quakers. His daughter > Elizabeth married a Nation who can only be Christopher Nation. > The other sharps from Knox and Claiborne Co and Union Co. married into the > Gibbs, Loys, Albrights, Graves and off hand I can't name anymore families. > William was known as Station Bill and I think the brother of or son of Henry > Sharp.These Sharps built Sharps Fort along the Clinch River I think, I > haven't been into the Sharp Genealogy for sometime. > If it would help you I can look them up again to be sure. Henry Sharp > married Barbara Graves, their daughter Catherine married Tobias Tillman and > their daughter Margaret married Isaac Nation. > A bunch of these Sharps went to Preble Co., Ohio. > You can find a lot on these Sharps by going to Union Co., TN. > Thelma Nation > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roberta Sharp" <rsharp@csupomona.edu> > To: <SHARP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 3:18 PM > Subject: [SHARP-L] Re: William Sharp(s) > > > Betty and Mary, > > > > >could this man have moved from Bedford Co. Tn.to Knox Co. Tn. later in > life? > > > > Betty, remember that you found William and Penea Sharp in Knox County TN > in 1850 > > and William and Sarah Hancock Sharp were living in Bedford County in 1850. > > Although > > they may have been related in some way, perhaps cousins, they were not the > > same man. > > > > I have been looking through my files at the numerous Williams I have made > > notes on > > and found a few details that might help you find the parents of your > > William. I once > > copied a will of a Thomas Sharp of Frederick County, Virginia. He had > sons > > Thomas, > > Samuel, William, and grandson John who are mentioned in the will. > > > > A note below the will mentions that a Samuel (possibly the one above) > > moved to Knox County, Tennessee. > > > > A Moses Sharp, who was originally of Frederick County VA but died in > > Grainger Co. TN, also had a son William. > > > > An index of those in the Revolutionary War names Moses Sharp also from > > Frederick Co. VA who had a son William and who moved to Knox County. VA > > line R9425 > > > > The list of early taxpayers in Tennessee names four Sharps in Knox > County-- > > Jesse, John, Samuel and Moses who were all taxed in 1806. > > > > > > > > Roberta rsharp@csupomona.edu > > > > > > > > ==== SHARP Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== SHARP Mailing List ==== ==== SHARP Mailing List ==== --WebTV-Mail-1491-803--