Individual Details

Edward Sharp

(Abt 1740 - Bet May 1770 and Jun 1770)

Events

BirthAbt 1740Ireland
Residence1758on the north side of the James River in the vicinity of Fort Fauquier, established above the mouth of Looney Creek,
Marriage29 Jan 1758Jane McClellan
Property1760property processioned by Joshua Mathews and John Armstrong, in Captain John Maxwell's Company
Property15 Jul 1760Edward Sharp patented 335 acres on the north side of Cedar Creek at the fork of the James River for 35 shillings on 15 July 1760. The land was purchased from England's King George II, and adjoined the line of property owned by Samuel McDowell. It is said that this land was part of the Borden Tract, established some years after the establishment of the 118,000 acre Beverly Tract in western Virginia, to which Scot-Irish began to relocate to in 1736 - Augusta County, Virginia, British America
Property23 May 1763Edward Sharp granted 84 acres at Big Meadows. "45. Property given by patent, 23 May 1763, part of Zachary Lewis' order of Council." Recorded 12 October 1765. This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. - Augusta County, Virginia, British America
MilitaryFrom Apr 1764 to Sep 1764Edward Sharp and William McClelland (his brother-in-law) served as privates in the local militia in the Roanoke River/James River area, under 21-year old Captain William Christian. Edward Sharp served 131 days. The militia was authorized by the Governor to employ 450 men for the defense of the frontier, following Indian attacks (reportedly Shawnee and Delaware Indians) on settlers in the area. Christian's company was made up of men who lived on the Roanoke, James River, Craig's Creek, and Catawba. There were 130 men in all, many of whom served full time until 6 September 1764 - Roanoke, Augusta County, Virginia, British America
Property25 Dec 1764Joshua Mathew's estate settlement, by George Mathews (recorded on 22 October 1765), made payment to Edward Sharp - Augusta County, Virginia, British America
Miscellaneous4 Jun 1765mentioned in affidavit of William Fleming, before William Fleming, gent., in case of William Fleming, carpenter, vs. Edward Sharpe - Augusta County, Virginia, British America
Property12 Oct 1765Edward Sharp purchased two tracts of land on the head of Looney's Mill Creek, in an area known as "Big Meadow," from John McClellan (his father-in-law). One was a 60 acre tract purchased for 30 pounds, and the second was an 84 acre tract purchased for 45 pounds; - Augusta County, Virginia, British America
Religion1767Edward Sharp represented (i.e. was an officer of) the Sinking Springs Presbyterian congregation. The congregation was made up of 75 families and contributed 40 pounds towards Reverend John Craig's efforts to collect money for church expenses. The Sinking Springs congregation established the Fincastle Presbyterian Church in 1770 in present Fincastle, Virginia - Sinking Spring on the Catawba River, Augusta County, Virginia, British America
Occupation18 Aug 1767was one of several individuals that produced certificates for hemp in Augusta County, Virginia, British America. It appears the certificates were produced in order to receive payment. The Parliament of Great Britain had issued the certificates as a warrant for the bounty of four shillings for every gross hundred of hemp received by an official appointed for that purpose - Augusta County, Virginia, British America
PropertyBef 14 Dec 1767Edward Sharp sold a bay horse called Terrible to James Ewing sometime before 14 December 1767. Ewing sold the horse, along with a spotted cow, a bay mare, and one rifle with brass fittings to Israel Christian (Captain William Christian's father) for 10 pounds on this date. - Augusta County, Virginia, British America
Property8 Mar 1768Edward Sharp sold the 335 acres of his original land grant on Cedar Creek in the fork of the James River to Robert Whitley (Whitly) - Augusta County, Virginia, British America
OccupationCa 1769constructed and operated a mill on Sharp's Creek, now Boozy Creek. The mill was left to his widow, Jane McClellan, upon his death. In 1784, records mention the name of this creek as "widow Kerr's Mill Creek"
Will2 May 1770Botetourt County, Virginia, British America
Probate12 May 1770Botetourt County, Virginia, British America
DeathBet May 1770 and Jun 1770Botetourt County, Virginia, British America
BurialJun 1770Fincastle Church Cemetery, Fincastle, Virginia, British America
Property12 Jun 1770Joseph Jenkins granted 84 acres at the Head of Looney's Mill Creek called Big Meadows by deed from the estate of Edward Sharp, by Executors John and William McClellan. Bot. D. Bk. 1, 114 - Looney's Mill Creek, Augusta County, Virginia, British America
Miscellaneous16 Jun 1770Brothers Edward Sharp and John Sharp are on a list of tithables from the head of Reedy Creek to Stalnaker's. - Reedy Creek, Botetourt, Virginia, British America
PropertyNov 1772William Craddock granted 300 acres on divide next to Edward Sharp - Buffalo Creek Community, Augusta County, Virginia, British America
Miscellaneous-shared19 Jan 1777(John Sharp) John Sharp received a certificate for obtaining administration of the estate of his brother Edward Sharp (deceased, 1770), giving security together with David Looney and Abraham MClellan - Virginia Court, Washington, Virginia, British America
Miscellaneous-shared29 Jan 1777(John Sharp) John Sharp petitioned the Virginia Court for the administration of Edward Sharp's estate; David Looney and Abraham McClelan joined John Sharp in offering securities for John Sharp. The security was in the penalty of 200 pounds, - Washington, Virginia, British America
Miscellaneous-shared26 Aug 1777(John Sharp) The court-ordered appraisement of Edward Sharp's estate was recorded in court - Washington, Virginia, British America
Miscellaneous-shared18 Nov 1778(John Sharp) John Sharp was summoned to the Virginia Court to render an account of his administration of Edward Sharp's estate - Washington, Virginia, United States
Miscellaneous-shared1786(William McClellan) William McClellan filed a settlement record of the estate of Edward Sharp (his brother in law), naming all three of Edward's children (John, Anthony, and Annis), Edward's wife Jane, and expenses incurred. Listed expenses included boarding a child in 1771 and schooling for Anthony; expenses in 1778 for going to court in Sullivan County for two years; and payment to "Doctor William Fleming for helping to kill a man" on 13 May 1770, - Botetourt, Virginia, United States

Families

SpouseJane McClellan (1740 - 1778)
ChildJohn Sharp (1758 - )
ChildAnnis Sharp (1760 - )
ChildAnthony H. Sharp Sr. (1762 - 1830)
FatherHenry Sharp (1704 - )
SiblingJohn Sharp ( - )
SiblingAbraham Sharp (1730 - )
SiblingJeremiah Sharp (1732 - )
SiblingAnthony Sharp (1746 - 1812)
SiblingJane Sharp (1752 - 1812)

Notes

Residence

Robert Looney established a homestead at the confluence of the James River and Looney Mill Creek, on a land grant of 863 acres. He was one of the first men to settle in the area. The homestead was sometimes referred to as "Looney's Fort" (Egloff). The north side of the James River in this vicinity was known as Cherry Tree Bottom, home to Colonel John Buchanan (presumably the location of present-day Buchanan, Virginia) (http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMB5Y_Looneys_Ferry).

Looney's Ferry was established at a crossing of the James River above Looney Mill Creek in 1745, as part of the "Great Road" from the Yadkin River through Virginia to Philadephia, a distance of 435 miles. John Buchanan, agent for the Woods River Company (and for whom the town of Buchanan, Virginia is named; and who also lived at Cherry Tree Bottom, near Looney's Mill), visited Robert Looney on the James River on October 11, 1745. Earlier that year, Buchanan and James Patton had presented a report to the Orange County Court (on May 23, 1745) petitioning for creation of a new road through the southern Shenadoah Valley, including a crossing at the James River near what is now Buchanan, Virginia. The first recorded ferry license for the crossing was granted to James Patton by the Orange Court. Nevertheless, the crossing immediately became known as Looney's Ferry. On a 1751 Map of Virginia, Looney's Ferry is indicated as the only place of note in what is now Botetourt County (Egloff, 3).

"Botetourt County’s transportation history began with the development of roads for the Valley’sfirst travelers and settlers. The geography determined the location of the early roads and olderIndian paths along ridges, creek and river crossings, and mountain passes were improved intoprimitive roads or paths. With the arrival of permanent settlers, local road orders began to beissued in the 1740s and 1750s. The early trails were widened to wagon roads and began to leadto destinations such as courthouses, churches, mills, and ferry crossings. The difficulty ofnavigating unexplored creeks and rivers that crisscrossed the county meant that water travel waslimited during this period. Bridges were scarce, so rivers and creeks had to be forded at strategic crossing sites. Eventually eighteenth century travelers relied on ferries to cross rivers. One of theearliest ferries was Looney’s Ferry, begun in 1742 at Cherry Tree Bottom, near present-day Buchanan" (Architectural Survey of Botetourt County, 14).

"The earliest road through the Valley was the north-south artery known as the ―The Great WagonRoad.‖ In 1745, James Patton and John Buchanan were ordered by the Orange County Court toblaze a road from the Frederick County line south to the upper valley and beyond. The road wasalso referred to as the Indian Road; it was used by those who settled in Botetourt and thosetraveling to southwest Virginia. Many travelers passed through Botetourt heading towards North Carolina. The westerly route went through Fincastle and along Craig Creek and corresponds toState Routes 630 and 739. Although it was known as The Great Wagon Road, it was not suitablefor wagon travel until the 1760s. The preferred easterly route went through Amsterdam (nearSalem) and Roanoke. The route through Salem was known as the Wilderness Road after theRevolution, when thousands of immigrants moved west to territories in Kentucky and Tennessee.Road development south of Staunton remained unimproved due to lack of landowners tosubsidize it or aid in its construction. It was not until after the Revolutionary War that the roadsimproved between Staunton and Lexington and further south of Lexington in the 1770s and1780s (Stoner 152, 155; Backsights 20).In 1746, the Augusta County Court established ―Neely’s Road,‖ which became the Salem andLynchburg Turnpike. The turnpike crossed the Carolina Trail in present-day Roanoke(Williamson Road and Orange Avenue intersection), then headed northeast through ―Big Spring‖(now Coyner Springs), continuing into Bedford County. Realigned as State Route 460, ittraverses present-day Roanoke, Montgomery, Bedford, and Botetourt counties (Stoner p. 152-153). No transportation-related resources are documented nor were any located for this timeperiod during the 2008 survey project" (Architectural Survey of Botetourt County, 14).

In response to Indian raids on Cedar Creek and Renicks Run, Col. John Buchanan strengthened the position of Looney's Ferry with the erection of Fort Fauquier above the mouth of Looney's Ferry, on the south side of the James River in 1758 (Pulizos, 1; Egloff).

Edward Sharp is believed to have established his residence on the north side of the James River in the vicinity of this fort. Shortly thereafter, documents indicate he patented property at the confluence of Cedar Creek and the James River in 1760.

Marriage

Pulizo was uncertain when Edward and Jane were married. They were unable to locate their marriage record (Pulizo, 1).

Property

"Processioning" was the periodic review and agreement of property lines between settler's lands. This process was performed by law by two designated individuals in each parish every four years. Processioning Lists are useful in determining the general area of a settler’s lands and their neighbors at specific time periods.

Original text: "Page 280.--1760: Processioned by Joshua Mathews and John Armstrong, in Capt. John Maxwell's Company: For Michael Finney, for John Berryford, for Pat Porter, for Wm. Haldman, for John Harger, for Arthur McClure, for John Armstrong, for Paul Whitley, for Jonathan Whitley, for James Todd, for James Davis, for John Poage, for James McGavock, for John Maxwell, for Michael Dougherty, for John Mitchell, for James Gilmore, for James Bates, for John McCallum, for Richard Woods, for Edward Sharp, for Audley Paul, for Wm. Mathews, for Richard Mathews, for John Mathews."

Secondary source: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Edward_Sharp_%288%29)

Records also indicate that a William Sharpe received a land grant in 1759. William could be a relative of Edward's (Pulizos).

Property

Cedar Creek flows into the north side of the James River several miles east of present-day Buchanan, Virginia, near the intersection of Gilmores Mill Road and Shafner Lane (VA 608 and VA 708). The creek flows south through the present-day community of Natural Bridge, Virginia.

In 1746, Joseph McCleland (sic) and his wife, Jane, were administrators of Randall McDowell's estate. It is not expressly state in Pulizos' history, but the presumption seems to be that Randall was a relative of Samuel McDowell, and that Joseph was a relative of Edward's wife, Jane McClelland. Joseph is also listed in the militia for Augusta County in 1759 (Pulizos, 1) .

Military

Continued Disturbances in the Settlements: "In April 1764 Col. Andrew Lewis was authorized by the Governor to employ 450 men for the defense of the frontier. He wrote to Col. Preston on April 4, and on April 6 was begun the pay-roll of Captain William Christian's Company. This was Israel Christian's son, William, who was then a young man 21 years old living with his father on the Great Road from Carolina to Philadelphia at the Stone House on Buffalo Creek of Roanoke. This company was made up of men who lived on the Roanoke, James River, Craig's Creek, and Catawba, some of whom, like their Captain, became distinguished in military service. There were in all 130 men many of whom served full time until the sixth of September."

"The officers were: William Christian, Captain, John Lewis, Lieut., William Davies, Lieut., William Carvin, Serg't., Walter Crockett, Serg't., Philip Watkins, Serg't., Henry Dooley, Serg't., Henry Paullen, Serg't., Walter Stewart, Serg't., Peter Wiley, Serg't., John Milam, Drummer, Loo Thomas, Drummer."

"Some of the privates on the Roanoke were: Alexander Love, James Emack, Joshua McCormack, Edward Sharp, Thomas Barnes, Amos Evans, Samuel Robinson, Fred. Smith, Wm. McClellan, Wm. Robinson, Wm. Terry, Jasper Terry, Thomas Evans, Benjamin Paulson, Thomas Robinson."

"This company served as a home guard while Col. Bouquet was waging a campaign against the Indians in their own territory west of the Ohio. Two companies of a hundred men each from Augusta County assisted in this campaign, one of them led by John McClenachan, a pioneer on the Catawba. Col. Bouquet was successful in bringing the war to a close, concluding a treaty of peace with the Shawnees and Delawares on November 9th, 1764. By this treaty the white peole detained by the Indians were to be given up. Nine women and children were rescued that winter and a hundred more were delivered at Fort Pitt in the spring of 1765 (Waddal, Annals of Augusta, 198, 199)."

Miscellaneous

It is possible that William was the son of William Fleming, gent., who was also a surgeon as well as a court official (Pulizos, 1).

Property

The "divide" was originally patented on 3 November 1750, conveyed by James Patton to Charles Milligan; and conveyed by Milligan to McClelland on 17 November 1752. Witnesses to the 1765 transaction from McClelland to Sharp were An[drew?] Bird, Arthur Campell, David Looney (Sharp's brother in-law), and John Buchanan. Buchanan and Campbell acknowledged the deed before the Augusta County Court on October 15, 1765. David Looney acknowledged it the next day.

The wording of the source statement is somewhat confusing and may offer differing interpretations of its meaning: "Edward Sharp from John McClelland, 30 pounds, 60 acres from Charles Milligan, head of Looney's Mill Creek. Au. D. Bk. 12, 369; 84 acres, patented 1763, at Big Meadows. Au. D. Bk. 12, 372."

The 60 acre tract was originally patented by Charles Milligan on 23 May 1763, part of Zachary Lewis' order of Council. Au. Bk. 12, 369, 372. Witnesses to the 1765 transaction from McClelland to Sharp were An[drew?] Bird, Arthur Campell, David Looney (Sharp's brother in-law), and John Buchanan (See MDC, Vol. I, p. 252 and Vol. II, p. 406 for more about this lease).

Both the 60 acre and 84 acre tracts purchased by Edward Sharp from John McClellan in 1765 were purchased by McClellan, along with another 297 acre tract, only four years prior in 1761. Earlier record of John McClellan selling land to a Robert Walter shows he was of Bedford County (Pulizos, 1).

Religion

The Congregations on the Roanoke and Catawba: "The vestry provided some religious service for every part of the county, but the people were generally dissenters and it was in their congregations that we find the most active religious worship. The two foundation Presbyterian congregations were about Sinking Spring on Catawba and about the Great Lick and Mason's Creek on the Roanoke. The land for the meeting house on the Catawba was set apart in the beginning of the settlement, and while the survey for the congregation on the Roanoke was not made until 1769, there are references that show that there was an organized congregation (New Antrim) there from the beginning. From 1760-1770 there were more regular visits from ministers appointed by the Presbytery and more definite reports about the congregations. In 1762 Rev. Mr. Craig was appointed for one Sabbath at Roanoke and one at Catawba . . . A report of Mr. Craig's mission to collect funds for the expenses of the Church gives the names of the different congregations, their membership, their officers and the amount subscribed. There were five congregations--Sinking Spring, 75 families, 40 pounds, Representatives, John Mills, Joseph Cloyd, Edward Sharp, Benj. Hawkins, Thos. McFerrin, Robert Finley, Andrew Woods..."

Occupation

The Encouragement of Useful Industry: "The people on the frontier were as near economically independent as people can be. They furnished their households with such articles as they had brought with them or could be made on the ground, they supplied their tables with such food as they could find in the forest or produce in their gardens and fields, they made their own clothes from cloth woven from fibre produced by themselves or purchased from the local stores, they discovered mines, refined ores and forged metals for tools and ware with which to work; and yet they were interested in commercial agriculture and profitable industry. In 1760 proposals were made to the General Assembly for the encouragement of useful undertakings. An act was passed to stimulate the cultivation of the vineyard so as to employ the young and old and utilize the fine climate of the colony and also to encourage the production of silk. It was proposed that 500 pounds be given as a premium to the person who in any one year within eight years would make the best wines in quantity not less than ten hogsheads, that 100 pounds be given to the second candidate, that the money be raised by subscription of public-spirited gentlemen, and that premiums for silk and other articles advantageous to the colony be included, if the subscriptions would allow it. Over a hundred citizens subscribed from one to four pounds . . . The Parliament of Great Britain had offered encouragement for the raising and exportation of hemp and flax, so the assembly provided warehouses for its reception. There was to be paid the the person and person who should make or cause to be made, hemp, winter or water-rotted, dry, bright and clean, a reward of four shillings for every gross hundred of hemp made as aforesaid, the hemp to be received by an official appointed for that purpose and certificate issued for a warrant for the bounty. In 1767 and 1768 such certificates were issued to Edward Sharp . . ."

I speculate that these "encouragements" may have been the reason for Edward Sharp and many other settlers obtained 60 acre land grants in 1760.

Property

Cedar Creek flows under the Natural Bridge in Natural Bridge, Virginia. The land tract joined Samuel McDowell's line to Robert Whitley.

Occupation

Post by Barb Braner on July 6, 2007:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/looney/messages/1246.html
At website http://homeflash.net/~johnson1 it is recorded in LeRoy W. Tilton's book on the Robert Looney family. On Part 7, David (2) Looney Branch they are mistakes about my family. Page 14 states that Mary McClellan's sister Jane McClelland married (1) Edward Sharpe had two sons, Edward and Anthony and then married (20) Samuel Gamble and had Annis Gamble who married Nathan Gregg. This is not correct. Edward Sharp's will dated May 8, 1770 clearly states his sones are Anthony and John and daughter Annis. Their mother did remarry but to John Kerr and had three more children. After all children were grown, she married the third time to James Allison. Edward Sharp was killed by Indians on Sharp's Creek now Boozy Creek where he had built a mill. His widow, Jane McClellan Sharp with her new husband, John Kerr moved there and continued with the mill. John died in 1778 and Sullivan Co. history refers to the Widow Kerr's mill. Please correct the mistakes. If they are left as is they almost become fact. Thanks.

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).

Will

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).

Death

Edward Sharp was reportedly killed by Indians on Sharp's Creek now Boozy Creek, where he reportedly had built a mill circa 1769.

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).

Edward Sharp's actual death (whether the result of Indian attack or not) may have occurred on or just before 13 May 1770. On this day, William McClellan (Sharp's brother in-law) made payment to Doctor William Fleming, a surgeon, that had some connection to Edward Sharp's estate and specifically "for helping to kill a man." This expense was recorded by William McClellan in a court filed list of expenses related to settlement of Sharp's estate in 1786 (Pulizos, 4).

Doctor William Fleming is likely Colonel William Fleming (1729-1795), who was a physician, soldier, statesman, and planter, who briefly served as acting Governor of Virginia during the American Revolutionary War. At the time of Sharp's death, Fleming had retired from practicing medicine (in 1768) and lived at his estate called "Bellmont" in Botetourt County (now Montgomery County in present day Roanoke, VA).

Burial

It is speculated that Edward Sharp is buried in the cemetery of what as now Fincastle Presbyterian Church in Fincastle, Virginia. Edward's name does not appear in existing church records. However, he is known to have belonged to the Sinking Springs presbyterian congregation, which reorganized as the Fincastle Presbyterian Church and purchased 40 acres in 1770, and constructed the original church on the site in 1771.

Miscellaneous

On June 16, 1770, a list of tithables from the head of Reed Creek to Stalnakers show Edward Sharp and John Sharp (Pulizos, 3).

"Stalnakers" likely refers to a camp/homestead established by Samuel Stalnaker in the Reedy Creek area, as mentioned on page 51 in "The Life of Daniel Boone," by Lyman Copeland Draper.

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.

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.

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: 775.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RRM..

2. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 1.

3. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 1.

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), 337 and 345; ebook, Google, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books?id=Bp0nOrLrPlYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false : Electronically accessed 2 January 2012.

5. Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the original court records of Augusta County, 1745-1800 (3 vols.) (Augusta County, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Company, 1912), 462; ebook, Google.com, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books/about/Chronicles_of_the_Scotch_Irish_settlemen.html?id=wk8PAAAAYAAJ : Downloaded 31 December 2012.

6. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 1.

7. Botetourt County, Virginia, Will Book A 643, Reel 20, Patent #34, 1756–1762; Virginia State Library, Richmond, VA.

8. Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Extracted from: Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published in 1912..

9. 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), 289; ebook, Google, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books?id=Bp0nOrLrPlYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false : Electronically accessed 2 January 2012.

10. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 1.

11. Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the original court records of Augusta County, 1745-1800 (3 vols.) (Augusta County, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Company, 1912), 93; ebook, Google.com, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books/about/Chronicles_of_the_Scotch_Irish_settlemen.html?id=wk8PAAAAYAAJ : Downloaded 10 March 2012; http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Edward_Sharp_%288%29.

12. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 1.

13. Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the original court records of Augusta County, 1745-1800 (3 vols.) (Augusta County, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Company, 1912), ; ebook, Google.com, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books/about/Chronicles_of_the_Scotch_Irish_settlemen.html?id=wk8PAAAAYAAJ : Excerpt online 10 March 2012; http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Edward_Sharp_%288%29.

14. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 1.

15. 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), 305, 350 and 499; ebook, Google, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books?id=Bp0nOrLrPlYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false : Electronically accessed 2 January 2012.

16. Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the original court records of Augusta County, 1745-1800 (3 vols.) (Augusta County, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Company, 1912), 436; ebook, Google.com, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books/about/Chronicles_of_the_Scotch_Irish_settlemen.html?id=wk8PAAAAYAAJ : Downloaded 31 December 2012.

17. 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), 393.

18. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 1.

19. 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), 323; ebook, Google, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books?id=Bp0nOrLrPlYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false : Electronically accessed 2 January 2012.

20. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 2.

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