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John Anderson Sharp 1720 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: Jul 1796

Death Location: Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Sharp

Mother: Mary McCLELLAND

Spouse(s): Jane Hamilton

Children(s): Elizabeth Sharp

In 1720, John Anderson Sharp Sr. entered the world in Scotland, born to Thomas E Sharp and Mary Jane McCLELLAND. John Anderson Sharp Sr. married Jane Hamilton, and had children including Elizabeth Sharp. John Anderson Sharp Sr. passed away in 1796 in Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1720, John Anderson Sharp Sr. entered the world in Scotland, born to Thomas E Sharp and Mary Jane McCLELLAND.
  • John Anderson Sharp Sr. married Jane Hamilton, and had children including Elizabeth Sharp.
  • John Anderson Sharp Sr. passed away in 1796 in Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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John Sharp's Ancestors

Self
John Sharp
1720 – 1796
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Thomas E Sharp
1695 – 1758
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary (Jane) McCLELLAND
1700 – 1726
Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Sharp's Descendants

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John (Anderson) Sharp (1720 – Jul 1796) m. Jane Hamilton (1721 – )
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sharp (3 Oct 1749 – 27 Jul 1829) m. William (Kirby) King (1 Aug 1752 – 5 Nov 1840)
    1. 1. Mary (Jane 'Polly') King (22 October 1779 – 25 June 1865)
      1. 1. Samuel Vance (4 Mar 1809 – 17 May 1894)
      2. 2. William (K) Vance (10 Oct 1810 – Aft 1840)
      3. 3. Jonathan (Edward) Vance (27 Jan 1812 – 23 May 1884)
      4. 4. Margaret (L.) Meredith (23 November 1814 – 26 January 1894)
      5. 5. James (Harvey) Vance (23 Jan 1817 – 17 Mar 1894)
      6. 6. John (P.) Vance (5 Aug 1819 – 17 Mar 1894) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Smith
      7. 7. John (P.) Vance (1820 – 1862)
      8. 8. Susan Berry (23 JAN 1822 – 13 JAN 1899) m. Isaac Vance (23 January 1822 – 13 January 1899) m. Isaac Vance (23 January 1822 – 13 January 1899) m. Susan (Vinie Berry) Vance (04 April 1834 – 07 March 1913)
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Vance (15 Nov 1854 – 9 Mar 1939) m. Mary (Edelle) Stickley (8 Sep 1861 – 11 Nov 1944)
        2. 2. Samuel (Leander) Vance (19 January 1859 – 05 July 1954)
        3. 3. Sally (Margaret) Vance (08 February 1863 – 12 February 1949)
        4. 4. Lafayette (Buckner) Vance (06 August 1868 – )
        5. 5. Bruce (Dudley) Vance (12 March 1880 – 21 January 1962)
      9. 9. Jacob (Leander) Vance (22 Jul 1824 – 26 May 1849)
      10. 10. Abigail Berry (1826 – 1886)
      11. 11. Andrew (Morrison) Vance (24 Oct 1826 – )
      12. 12. John (Franklin) Berry (30 August 1827 – 10 January 1906)
      13. 13. Calvin (Sharp) Vance (8 February 1828 – 16 June 1906)
      14. 14. Frances (Ann) Berry (1829 – )
      15. 15. Rebecca (Eliza) BERRY (1830 – 18 Dember 1864)
      16. 16. Mary (Elizabeth Sharp) Vance (18 May 1831 – 23 Oct 1869)
      17. 17. Elizabeth (S) Morrell (18 May 1831 – 23 October 1869)
      18. 18. Nancy (Jane m. Crumley) Berry (24 September 1837 – 31 Mar 1928)
      19. 19. Phoebe (Emaline F. Berry) Jenkins (17 February 1838 – 09 February 1907)
      20. 20. Samuel Berry (1842 – )
      21. 21. Johnathan Berry (1846 – )

John Sharp's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of John Anderson Sharp Sr. in Scotland
Scotland
1796
Jul 1796
Age 76
Death of John Anderson Sharp Sr. in Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1796
    Event Place: Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

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