Individual Details
Anthony H. Sharp Sr.
(1762 - 1830)
March 1794 moved to Shelby Co Kentucky
1807 granted land in Christian Co Kentucky. Had 9 children 1810 census. 1815 sold his land and moved to the Missouri Territory(Washington Co). Was a member of the first Presbyterian church west of the Mississippi River. 1818 he signed the petition for statehood. 1826-27 he served as a judge for Madison Co.
Second Census of Kentucky 1800
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=7d8d1c66-f215-4534-8e9d-2259492eea78&tid=5119414&pid=-1498628943
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KY 1810 Census Christian Co from Logan Co 1797
0-10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+
Sharp, Anthony page 84 33001-20110-03
KY 1820 Census Christian Co
Sharp, Absolom page 027
M Dr page 027
Mo 1830 Census Madison Co Page 349 Liberty Twp
-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100 100+
Brown, Vincent 100001-12101
Sharp, Spencer 10001-20001
Sharp, Robert L 21001-21001
Sharp, Anthony 000020001-10002
Brown, James 0000101-1001001
Brown, Arabia 1000001-1121001
Sharp, John 120001-20001
Brown, Reuben 00001-1001 page 350
Brown, Wm T 30001-000001 page 340
Mo 1850 Census Madison Co 21 Sep PG240A L621/621
Sharp, Anthony H age 27
Kentucky Marriages to 1850
Ancestry.com
Ellison, Rachel married Sharp, Anthony on 6 Mar 1794 in Shelby Co Kentucky.
Events
Families
| Spouse | Rachael Allison (1770 - 1837) |
| Child | Selina Frances Sharp (1793 - 1860) |
| Child | John Sharp (1797 - 1850) |
| Child | Robert Looney Sharp (1798 - 1885) |
| Child | Anthony H. Sharp Jr. (1800 - 1880) |
| Child | James Allison Sharp (1803 - ) |
| Child | Spencer R. Sharp (1804 - 1860) |
| Child | William M. Sharp (1806 - 1880) |
| Child | Esther Sharp (1808 - 1837) |
| Child | Mary Ann Sharp (1810 - 1882) |
| Father | Edward Sharp (1740 - 1770) |
| Mother | Jane McClellan (1740 - 1778) |
| Sibling | John Sharp (1758 - ) |
| Sibling | Annis Sharp (1760 - ) |
Notes
Will-shared
The will names his wife Jane and three children as heirs, and his father in-law John McClellan and brother in-law William McClellan as executors. Edward's sons Anthony and John are specifically called out in the will, stating that it was his desire that their share of the estate be used to secure land at the mouth of Reidey [sic] (i.e., Reedy) Creek upon the Holston (in present day Tennessee) for each. Subscribers of the will were Samuel Walker (thought to be father or brother of William McClellan's wife Barbara), William Latherdall, and John Kerr. All three of these men were likely close neighbors. The will was officially recorded on 12 June 1770.Boozy Creek is approximately 180 miles farther down the Appalachian mountain range, west/southwest of Buchanan, VA, and approximately 10 miles east/northeast of present Kingsport, TN. Boozy Creek is located in the area of the Holston River Valley, situated between the North Fork Holston River and South Fork Holston River. The creek empties into Reeds Creek, which itself empties into the South Fork Holston River at Kingsport, TN (Google Maps).
Property-shared
Pulizos (2) believes that Jane McClellan and husband John Kerr purchased land in the Holston River Valley for sons John Sharp and Anthony Sharp, when they relocated to the area, per the wishes of their father Edward Sharp, as expressed in his will.Miscellaneous-shared
Abraham McClellan, Samuel Walker, and Joseph Walker are recorded as having acknowledged the bond. In "Sharp Family History," Pulizos and Braner speculate that this change in guardianship was because their mother Jane and her new husband John Kerr were relocating to what is now the Sullivan County, Tennessee area (formerly Washington County, VA and Sullivan County, North Carolina). Jane and John relocated to this area with Jane's father John McClellan, her sister Mary (McClellan) Looney (wife of David Looney), and Alexander Brackenridge.Miscellaneous-shared
On January 19, 1777, Washington County, Viriginia Court records show on motion of John Sharp (thought to be Edward's brother) certificate is granted him for obtaining administration of the estate of Edward Sharp deceased, giving secruity whereupon he together with David Looney and Abraham McClellan, his secruities entered into and acknowledge their bond in the penalty of 200 pounds with condition as the law directs for the faithful administration of the said deceased estate (Pulizos, 3). The court then ordered appraisement of the estate of Edward Sharp.Miscellaneous-shared
David Looney and Abraham McClellan signed the bond for this filing.Miscellaneous-shared
Pulizos (3) speculates that someone was unhappy with John Sharp's administration of the estate, which resulted in the summoning order.Property
The property is mentioned on the "Ancestors of Looney" webpage. I have been unable to relocate this source (1/15/2016).Property
This location is now part of the Hillsdale area of Trousdale County, Tennessee.Miscellaneous-shared
In 1786, William McClellan, Edward Sharp's brother in-law, who was one of the executors of his will, made his settlement a record of the court of Botetourt County, Virginia. William recorded the names of all three of Edward's children as Anthony, John, and Annis, and wife as Jane. William listed expenses for boarding a child in 1771 and schooling for Anthony, and expenses in 1778 for going to court in Sullivan County for two years. Pulizos (4) speculates this latter was probably because John Sharp (Edward's brother) had petitioned the court for administration of Edward's estate. William's expense record also records his payment to "Doctor William Fleming for helping to kill a man," dated 13 May 1770. William Fleming was a surgeon, and Pulizos (4) suggests that William McClellan "must have felt he did not do enough to save Edward's life." This expense occurred only eleven days after Edward Sharp made his will.Marriage
The marriage of Anthony Sharp and Rachel Ellison was officiated by James Scott, according to the Shelby County, Kentucky, marriage bond.Census
Second Census of Kentucky 1800http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=7d8d1c66-f215-4534-8e9d-2259492eea78&tid=5119414&pid=-1498628943
Census
The 1830 federal census provides the following statistics for the household of Anthony Sharp:2 Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29
1 Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69
1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5
2 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29
1 Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69
1 Free White Persons - Under 20
4 Free Whites Persons - 20 thru 49
7 Total Free White Persons
7 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored)
Endnotes
1. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, Source number: 1767.004; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ..
2. Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001), 1762, s.v. "Anthony Sharp," Virginia, United States.
3. Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), online database, http://www.ancestry.com, 1762, s.v. "Anthony Sharp," Virginia, United States.
4. Frederick Bittle Kegley, Kegley's Virginia Frontier: The Beginning of the Southwest: The Roanoke of Colonial Days, 1740-1783, (Google eBook) (Roanoke, Virginia; Reprinted in Baltimore, Maryland: Reprinted: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1938; Reprinted 2003), 499; ebook, Google, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books?id=Bp0nOrLrPlYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false : Electronically accessed 2 January 2012.
5. Stewart, Michael R. (inquiry@cousinsearchnetwork.com), CousinSearchNetwork, Lt Col David Looney Revolutionary War Soldier (http://research.cousinsearchnetwork.com/12843.html : Accessed 4 March 2012), .
6. Anne Lowry Worrell, Early Marriages, Wills and some Revolutionary War Records – Botetourt County, Virginia (Hillsville, Virginia: Anne Lowry Worrell, 1958), 63.
7. Botetourt County, Virginia, Will Book A 1, Last Will and Testament of Edward Sharp, 12 June 1770; Virginia State Library, Richmond, VA.
8. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3.
9. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 2-3.
10. Botetourt County, Virginia, County Ov 1770-1771, page 273, 15 August 1771; Botetourt County Circuit Courty Clerk's Office, Fincastle, Virginia.
11. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3.
12. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3.
13. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3.
14. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3.
15. Madge Looney Crane, Most Distinguished Characters on the American Frontier: Children of Robert (b. 1692-1702, d. 1770) and Elizabeth Looney of Augusta (now Botetourt) County, Virginia, and some of their descendants (Waterford, OH (RR 1, Box 193, Waterford 45786): M. L. Crane, 1998–2008), p. 592.
16. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3-4.
17. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , "International Genealogical Index," database, Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 (https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Kentucky_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) : Downloaded 23 March 2012), Kentucky, Anthony Sharpe and Rachael Ellison, Married 6 March 1794; citing FHL microfilm Batch No. M53127-1, System Origin: Kentucky-EASy, Film Number 259276.
18. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, s.v. "Anthony Sharp," source number: 1767.004 and 1767:003; source type: family group sheets, FGSE, listed as parents; number of pages: 1.
19. Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), online database, http://www.ancestry.com, 1762, s.v. "Anthony Sharp," Virginia.
20. Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 1997, Rachel Ellison and Anthony Sharp.
21. Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), online database, http://www.ancestry.com, Anthony Sharp; Birth year: 1762; Birth State: VA.
22. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1830 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1830), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, 1830 US Census; Census Place: Twelve Mile, Madison, Missouri; Page 349; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 73: Family History Film: 0014854.
23. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1830 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1830), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, 1830 US Census; Census Place: Twelve Mile, Madison, Missouri; Page 349; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 73: Family History Film: 0014854.

