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William Sharpe 1574 – 1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1615

Death Location: Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Sharpe

Mother: Lady Gonerby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Coney

Children(s): Virginia Sharpe, Elizabeth Sharpe, "Ann" Sharpe, Sir Sharpe, Isaac Sharpe, Samuell Sharpe

In 1574, William Sharpe entered the world in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir Richard Sharpe and Lady Elysabeth "Jane" Elixabeth Grenhaugh of Gonerby. William Sharpe married Elizabeth Coney, and had children including Virginia Elizabeth Packerals Sharpe, Elizabeth Catherine Sharpe, "Ann" Anna Maria Sharpe, Sir Richard Hunt Sharpe, Isaac Sharpe, Samuell Sharpe. William Sharpe passed away in 1615 in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1574, William Sharpe entered the world in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir Richard Sharpe and Lady Elysabeth "Jane" Elixabeth Grenhaugh of Gonerby.
  • William Sharpe married Elizabeth Coney, and had children including Virginia Elizabeth Packerals Sharpe, Elizabeth Catherine Sharpe, "Ann" Anna Maria Sharpe, Sir Richard Hunt Sharpe, Isaac Sharpe, Samuell Sharpe.
  • William Sharpe passed away in 1615 in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sharpe's Ancestors

Self
William Sharpe
1574 – 1615
Birth Place: Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Sharpe
1558 – 1590
Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Elysabeth "Jane" Elixabeth Grenhaugh of) Gonerby
1560 – 1597
Great Gonerby, West Riding, Lincolnshire, , England
Grandparents
Richard (Sharpe) Sherp
1510 – 1563
Great Gonerby, Loveden, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Elixabeth\Elizabeth\Elysabethe) Grenhaugh-Sharpe\Sharp\Sherp
1515 – 1608
Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
Roberte (Robert or Richard) Grenhaugh
1539 – 1610
Lancaster, England
Lady (Alice\Alis) Wilill\Weyll\Carilille
1541 – 1618
of Tong, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Sharpe
1500 – 1560
Sarah Sharpe
1498 –
Robert Grenehowe
1515 – 1565
Lady ?
1520 – 1574
Alexander Carlile
1538 – 1591
Mrs. Carlile
1542 – 1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sharpe's Descendants

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William Sharpe (1574 – 1615) m. Elizabeth Coney (1 Feb 1592 – 1617)
  1. 1. Virginia (Elizabeth Packerals) Sharpe (1602 – Feb 1650)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Catherine) Sharpe (23 Feb 1613 – 1 Feb 1650) m. Claude Esly (12 Feb 1613 – 1634) m. Thomas Parker (1617 – Abt. 1681)
    1. 1. Henry Easley (12 Feb 1633 – 1659) m. Marguerite Prevost (5 Nov 1633 – 10 Apr 1720)
      1. 1. Daniel Easley (1653 – 1686) m. Elizabeth Nicholls (ABT 1660 – 18 Jul 1727)
        1. 1. Ann (Ray) Easley (1712 – 1729) m. John Watkins (1728 – 15 Jan 1770)
      2. 2. Robert (O) Esly\Easley (1655 – 17 Dec 1711)
      3. 3. John Easley (1711 – 19 Aug 1746)
    2. 2. Thomas Parker (1636 – 10-Mar-1697)
    3. 3. William Parker (1638 – 1 Oct 1677)
    4. 4. Dorothy Parker (1640 – 1677)
    5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Parker (1642 – 1723)
    6. 6. Thomas Parker (1650 – abt 1751)
    7. 7. William Parker ( – abt 1657)
  3. 3. "Ann" (Anna Maria) Sharpe (14 May 1615 – abt 1673)
  4. 4. Sir (Richard Hunt) Sharpe (1621 – 15 Jan 1699)
  5. 5. Isaac Sharpe (1622 – 25 Aug 1680)
  6. 6. Samuell Sharpe

William Sharpe's Timeline

5 Records

1574
1574
Birth of William Sharpe in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
1589
31 Jan 1589
Age 15
Birth of William Sharpe in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
1589
31 Jan 1589
Age 15
William Sharpe was baptized in Great Gonerby,Lincoln,England
Great Gonerby,Lincoln,England
1607
1607
Age 33
William Sharpe resided here in Virginia, Virginia Colony, VA
Virginia, Virginia Colony, VA
1615
1615
Age 41
Death of William Sharpe in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1589
    Event Place: Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1589
    Event Place: Great Gonerby,Lincoln,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia Colony, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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