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John Lee "Lord Archbishop of York" Sharp 1669–1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1669

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 February 1722

Death Location: Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Father: Andrew I

Mother: Helleine Hendersone

Spouse(s): ELLENOR PRESTON, Alice Mercer, Ellenor Preston

Children(s): John Sharp, Thomas Sharp, Jane Sharp, John Sharp, Alice Sharp, Jane Sharp

John Lee "Lord Archbishop of York" Sharp was born in 1669 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Andrew Sharp Scharpe I And Helleine Hendersone. John Lee "Lord Archbishop of York" Sharp married Alice Mercer, Ellenor Preston, and had children including Alice Sharp, Jane Catherine Sharp, John Sharp, Thomas Sharp. John Lee "Lord Archbishop of York" Sharp passed away in 1722 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • John Lee "Lord Archbishop of York" Sharp was born in 1669 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Andrew Sharp Scharpe I And Helleine Hendersone.
  • John Lee "Lord Archbishop of York" Sharp married Alice Mercer, Ellenor Preston, and had children including Alice Sharp, Jane Catherine Sharp, John Sharp, Thomas Sharp.
  • John Lee "Lord Archbishop of York" Sharp passed away in 1722 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sharp's Ancestors

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John Sharp
1669–1722
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Andrew Sharp\Scharpe I
1607–1671
Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Helleine Hendersone
1638–1661
St Nicholas Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
(Sir) (John (Johne) Sharp (Schairpe, Sharpe, Scharpe)) III
1578–1616
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Wilson
1573–1626
Clackmannan, Clackmannan, Clackmannan, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alexander Hendersone
1615–1669
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Agnes Chessor
1620–
St. Nicholas Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Henry
1595–1670
Jeane Andersone
1592–1651
Walter Chessor
1605–
1st NM*
1605–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sharp's Descendants

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John (Lee "Lord Archbishop of York") Sharp (20 November 1669–1 February 1722) m. ELLENOR PRESTON (12 Jul 1673–1773) m. Alice Mercer (Abt. 1663–) m. Ellenor Preston (12 Jul 1673–30 September 1711)
  1. 1. John Sharp 1689–1796 m. Jane Hamilton 1721–1789 m. Margaretha ("Margery") McNeely 1718–1750
    1. 1. William Sharp 1742–1833 m. Mary (Frances) Meeks 1748–1837
      1. 1. Thomas (P) Sharp 1773–1833 m. Elizabeth Berry 1786–1865
        1. 1. William (Eperson) Sharp 1813–1891 m. Margaret ("Peggy") Carr 1824–1908
    2. 2. Sarah Sharp 1754–1834
    3. 3. Benjamin Sharp 1762–1844
  2. 2. Thomas Sharp 1693–1758
  3. 3. Jane (Catherine) Sharp 1697–1739
  4. 4. John Sharp 1689–
  5. 5. Alice Sharp 1695–
  6. 6. Jane (Catherine) Sharp 1690–1739

John Sharp's Timeline

5 Records

1645
30 Oct 1645 / 02 Nov 1646
John Lee "Lord Archbishop of York" Sharp was married
None
1669
20 November 1669
Birth of John Lee "Lord Archbishop of York" Sharp in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1670
2 Feb 1670
Age 1
John Lee "Lord Archbishop of York" Sharp was baptized in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1721
1 Feb 1721
Age 52
John Lee "Lord Archbishop of York" Sharp resided here in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States
1722
1 February 1722
Age 53
Death of John Lee "Lord Archbishop of York" Sharp in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1669
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1670
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP53118

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1645 02 Nov 1646

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1721
    Event Place: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: New Jersey, Abstract of Wills

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1722
    Event Place: Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, Abstract of Wills

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