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Richard Nicholas Sharp 1755–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Rockingham, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 March 1823

Death Location: Campbell, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Sharp

Mother: Catherine Campbell

Spouse(s): Sarah Joyce

Children(s): James Sharp

Richard Nicholas Sharp was born in 1755 in Rockingham, Guilford, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Hof Sharp And Catherine Campbell. Richard Nicholas Sharp married Sarah Virginia Joyce, and had children including James Sharp. Richard Nicholas Sharp passed away in 1823 in Campbell, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Nicholas Sharp was born in 1755 in Rockingham, Guilford, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Hof Sharp And Catherine Campbell.
  • Richard Nicholas Sharp married Sarah Virginia Joyce, and had children including James Sharp.
  • Richard Nicholas Sharp passed away in 1823 in Campbell, Tennessee, USA.

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Children(s)

Richard Sharp's Ancestors

Self
Richard Sharp
1755–1823
Birth Place: Rockingham, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Hof Sharp
1715–1778
Varina Parish, Henrico, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Catherine Campbell
1720–1800
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert Sharpe
1686–1773
Varina, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Sally Tarleton) WOODSON
1691–1772
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Sharp's Descendants

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Richard (Nicholas) Sharp (1755–3 March 1823) m. Sarah (Virginia) Joyce (5 June 1750–30 March 1835)
  1. 1. James Sharp 1780–1843 m. Flemmon (Mary) Means 1770–1845
    1. 1. James (L Sharp) Sr 1816–1893 m. Mary (G) Smith 1821–1916
      1. 1. Ewell (S.) Sharp 1848–1927
      2. 2. Elizabeth Dobbs 1855–1930
      3. 3. Reden Sharp 1862–1937
      4. 4. James (L. Sharp) Jr 1865–1941
      5. 5. Sarah (Emma) Beauchamp 1858–1931
      6. 6. George (Washington) Sharp 1852–1913
      7. 7. Kezia (S) Sharp 1846–1901
        1. 1. William (Harrison) Chitwood 1878–
        2. 2. Jimmy (T) Chitwood 1875–1962
      8. 8. Calvin (M) Sharp 1860–1953
      9. 9. Infant (Daughter) Sharp 1865–1865
      10. 10. Sterling (G) Sharpe 1856–1916
      11. 11. William Sharp 1839–
      12. 12. Nicholas Sharp 1840–
      13. 13. John Sharp 1852–
    2. 2. Nicholas Sharp 1804–1876 m. Elizabeth Sharp 1812–1877
      1. 1. Bernhard (Uline) Sharp 1805–1882
      2. 2. Washington Sharp 1832–1864
      3. 3. James (Robert) Sharp 1829–1905
      4. 4. Edmund Sharp 1840–
      5. 5. Joseph (M) Sharp 1844–
      6. 6. Sarah Sharp 1846–
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Jane) Sharp 1850–
      8. 8. Louisa (Jane) Sharp 1852–
      9. 9. Martha Sharp 1855–
      10. 10. Russell Sharp 1858–

Richard Sharp's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Richard Nicholas Sharp in Rockingham, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1823
3 March 1823
Age 68
Death of Richard Nicholas Sharp in Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Campbell, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Rockingham, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 1823
    Event Place: Campbell, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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